Chapter 240: Intentional Bomb Fist!

"So, that's it?"

The Riddler glanced at Batman and Catwoman, who were already locked in a brawl with several super-villains, and at the Joker, who was pinned down by Two-Face. Calmly, he walked toward Poison Ivy, intending to retrieve his hat and cane from her.

"Is the war over? How boring."

"No, it's not over yet, you bastard."

"Hmm?"

Hearing the Kite Man's voice, the Riddler turned his head in surprise to look behind him.

The man who had briefly been knocked out finally woke up. He gritted his teeth, mustering all his strength to rise from the ground. Through his blood-blurred vision, the world was a sea of crimson.

Blood still flowed from his mouth and nose. His brain buzzed. At this very moment, his limbs felt incredibly heavy; it took nearly all his willpower just to stand up again.

But the Kite Man was not afraid of being knocked down. When rescuing people in war zones, he had taken bullets and had his bones broken by soldiers ordered to take him alive, only to be saved by the late-arriving Batman. No matter how many injuries he sustained or how heavy the punches were, he would always eat a piece of candy, then get back up, take flight again the next day, and save those who desperately needed saving.

Because he was the Kite Man. Even if people mocked him, he would show a smile and laugh along with them. He could be used, he could be knocked down, he could be terrified, but he also had things he held onto.

And now, for his son who had nearly died, Chuck insisted on smashing the Riddler's face.

Stumbling forward, he charged again, swinging his fists at the Riddler. The Riddler sneered and swung another punch at his face.

Bang!

Chuck took another heavy blow to the face. The punch sent blood and teeth flying from his mouth, and his consciousness blurred once more. His body, top-heavy and unsteady, tipped backward.

Could he stand up after this fall?

Yes. Chuck instinctively answered his own question in his mind. Of course I will stand up again, but I don't just want to stand up.

I'm going to beat the Riddler until his own mother wouldn't recognize him.

"Beat his ass, Chuck!"

At that moment, the Perverted Biker suddenly shouted loudly at Chuck. Instantly, Jervis, the Firefly hovering in mid-air, and even the Joker on the ground turned to look at him, their eyes filled with deep shock.

The voice was almost deafening and directly jolted Chuck awake. His vision blurred for a moment before refocusing. In that instant as his body tipped backward, he finally regained full clarity. He shot his hands out like lightning, catching the Riddler's punching arm in his embrace and locking it tight with his left arm.

"Try dodging that again!"

Chuck, roaring in anger, raised his right hand and punched the Riddler, whose arm was now held by his left. While the Riddler was shocked by Ma Ma Zhaodi's action, his gaze at Chuck turned extremely contemptuous. He tensed his abdominal muscles and raised his left fist, intending to trade a punch with Chuck.

You should be on the ground, bug.

Bang!

Bang!

Chuck's fist struck the Riddler's abdomen, and the Riddler's fist struck Chuck's head.

But the instant Chuck hit him, the Riddler realized he was wrong.

"Pah!"

A mouthful of bright red blood sprayed from his mouth. The terrifying force of the punch, like a wild wind, raged through the Riddler's body. In that instant of impact, he felt as though he wasn't trading blows with Chuck, but colliding with a large truck.

"Cough! Cough, cough!" He looked at Chuck in disbelief, completely unable to understand what had just happened.

"Cough, cough, your... fist, why—"

"Stop talking nonsense!"

Dizzy and groggy, Chuck had no mood to listen to him and swung another punch at his face.

Bang!

This punch was slightly lighter than the last, but the force was still terrifying. The Riddler's teeth clattered as six or seven flew from his mouth, and his jaw went completely crooked and sagging—his jaw had been dislocated.

The Riddler, face covered in blood, now experienced what Chuck had felt. This punch had dazed him. He stood there blankly, his body swaying a few times, on the verge of collapsing, but was instantly pulled up by Chuck.

"It's not over yet, you bastard." While cursing, he removed his gloves and a ring.

These two items did not belong to him. The night before, the Perverted Biker had come to visit him.

The night before the final battle, in the living room of Chuck's house.

"I know your hand-to-hand combat isn't great, Chuck." The Perverted Biker, clad in a black robe, patted his shoulder. "So tomorrow, once the fight starts, you must leave immediately. You cannot participate in the battle."

Chuck looked at Ma Ma Zhaodi. He knew his friend was worried about his safety, so he smiled and gave him a hug.

"I'm grateful, friend, really. I've never had a particularly close buddy in my life," Chuck replied. "You're the only one."

"But I can't promise you that, because I still have to find the Riddler."

He spoke seriously to Ma Ma Zhaodi: "I will find him, smash his face, beat him until his mother won't recognize him, and then tell him he shouldn't have touched my family."

"Come on, you're no big shot." Ma Ma Zhaodi sighed. "You're spouting such tough talk with such presence; anyone would think you're some kind of underworld boss."

At this point, he paused, looking at Chuck's serious eyes, and thought, I probably can't talk this guy out of it.

So, Ma Ma Zhaodi pulled a pair of gloves and a ring from his black robe and handed them to Chuck.

"Forget it," he said. "When it comes to your family, you're basically a stubborn fool anyway; talking to you is useless—just take these two things."

"What are these for?"

"Remember the Lollipop? These two items, just like that thing, possess some special effects."

Hearing this, Chuck instinctively looked at the ring and gloves in his hands.

【Boxer Gloves

Price: 10,000 USD Asset Points

Note: Increases unarmed combat damage by 10 points.

Note 2: Putting aside the stats, doesn't this equipment have any collectible value?】

【Beast Ring

Price: 80,000 USD Asset Points

Note: Increases unarmed combat damage by 20 points and maximum health by 100 points.

Note 2: A bit useful, but not much. You and the boxing gloves sit at the same table.】

If explaining their effects using the numerical system of these two pieces of equipment, an ordinary person's unarmed damage is roughly 4 points, and their health is only a few dozen points. Combined, these two items can boost an ordinary person's unarmed punch force to more than eight times the original, and their health to more than double—that is why Chuck was not knocked down directly by the Riddler.

"Chuck, I need to warn you about something." Ma Ma Zhaodi said solemnly: "I know your constitution is just that of an ordinary person — you might even be a bit of a weakling, only able to put about fifty kilograms of force with one hand — but you still need to understand that once you put these two things on, you will no longer be an ordinary person."

"Let me put it another way: when you hit someone, hold back a little. You can smash their face in, but don't beat them to death."

(End of chapter)