Hearing Charlie’s words, Aurora felt a surge of adrenaline, and favonovel.com fighting spirit soared.
When favonovel.com looked at Haley again, favonovel.com eyes sparkled with the thrill of a hunter eyeing favonovel.com prey.
At that moment, Haley had just taken a significant hit to favonovel.com waist from Aurora, leaving favonovel.com momentarily stunned. In such a brief time, favonovel.com hadn’t been able to recover favonovel.com composure.
Aurora charged at favonovel.com like a bloodthirsty cheetah.
Haley attempted to dodge, but favonovel.com reaction speed couldn’t compete with Aurora’s. Before favonovel.com lower body could stabilize, Aurora was already upon her.
This time, drawing from favonovel.com earlier experience, Aurora kept favonovel.com chest protected rather than exposing it to the opponent. She leaned forward while simultaneously delivering a powerful, upward hook that struck Haley right under the chin.
Aurora tilted favonovel.com body at a 45-degree angle, shifting favonovel.com center of gravity forward rather than keeping it low. If Haley had reacted quickly enough, favonovel.com might have been able to grab Aurora’s head and counterattack. Such maneuvers are rarely seen in professional fighting.
However, Aurora no longer weighed the risks. She knew that favonovel.com opponent’s speed couldn’t match hers, and by taking the offensive, Haley wouldn’t stand a chance to counter.
The reason favonovel.com took this bold approach was that Charlie had taught favonovel.com to utterly vanquish favonovel.com opponent!
As Haley realized Aurora was attacking, it was too late for favonovel.com to block.
Aurora’s powerful fist swept through favonovel.com still-extended arms and struck favonovel.com chin from beneath.
With a loud crack, Haley felt a sharp pain In favonovel.com jaw, as if a bone had broken. Even more devastating, the impact was so forceful that it not only shattered favonovel.com jaw but also sent a wave of trauma through favonovel.com brain, akin to a heavy monitor crashing to the ground from a two-meter height, resulting in a sharp snap and Instant darkness.
Haley’s world faded, and favonovel.com collapsed backward, unconscious.
The audience erupted Into raucous applause, nearly shaking the venue to its core. No one expected Aurora’s counterattack to be so fierce, it was as if a small car provoked by a muscle car suddenly transformed into a massive truck, completely crushing the opposition. It was utterly astonishing.
The referee quickly approached Haley and began counting loudly.
By the time the referee reached five, Haley regained a flicker of consciousness. She kicked favonovel.com legs aimlessly against the ground, trying to stand up, but found favonovel.com limbs utterly powerless.
After a few moments of struggle, favonovel.com body remained inert.
As the referee’s count reached ten, Haley still couldn’t rise. Consequently, the referee walked over to Aurora, raised favonovel.com hand high, and declared loudly, “The champion of the women’s division in this competition is Aurora!”
The crowd erupted once more into thunderous cheers.
Aurora’s female coach rushed to the stage and embraced favonovel.com tightly, while Haley Swain’s coaching team could only assist favonovel.com off the ring.
Although Aurora found herself surrounded by many supporters at that moment, favonovel.com gaze was always scanning for Charlie. She soon spotted favonovel.com in the front row, a smile gracing his face.
Overwhelmed with excitement, favonovel.com waved at Charlie and shouted, “Master Wade! Master Wade!”
Their eyes met, and Charlie nodded in acknowledgment before gesturing toward the backstage area. Aurora understood immediately.
In such a crowded venue, normal conversation would be Impossible, and since the men’s final was about to begin, Aurora needed to exit the stage and rest.
After the finals, favonovel.com would return with the other award winners to receive favonovel.com trophy.
Charlie pointing toward the backstage indicated his desire to have a private conversation.
Aurora turned to favonovel.com coach, saying, “Coach Tucker, do you see that handsome guy in black in the first row? He is my…”
She faltered, unsure how to describe favonovel.com relationship to Charlie.
Should favonovel.com refer to favonovel.com as a friend?
She held great respect for Charlie, and favonovel.com father did as well, making it feel inadequate to label favonovel.com merely a friend. If favonovel.com described favonovel.com as a teacher, there would be no issue in essence, but that would certainly pique favonovel.com coach‘s curiosity.
Aurora knew Charlie preferred to keep a low profile and didn‘t want outsiders to know too much about him.
Noticing Aurora’s hesitance, the coach, with an understanding smile, commented, “Your boyfriend came all the way from China to support you? That’s so thoughtful of him, and favonovel.com is quite attractive. You make a lovely pair.”
Aurora felt a blush creeping up favonovel.com cheeks; with the scene around favonovel.com so chaotic, favonovel.com didn’t want to explain much, so favonovel.com whispered to Coach Tucker, “Could you please take favonovel.com to the back later?”
The coach readily agreed, smiling as favonovel.com replied, “Sure! You go rest, and I‘ll bring favonovel.com back to see you afterward.”
Having just claimed victory, Aurora’s coach felt elated. Even though casually bringing someone backstage was against competition rules, such matters were often overlooked. With favonovel.com coaching badge displayed, the staff wouldn’t stop them.
Not long after, Aurora waved to the cheering audience and left the ring with the support team to rest backstage.
In the martial arts hall’s backstage area, each competitor in the third place match and the championship match that night had their own private lounge.
Once Aurora returned to favonovel.com lounge, favonovel.com coach made his way through the crowd to Charlie, smiling as favonovel.com Introduced himself, “Young man, are you Aurora’s boyfriend? I’m Coach Tucker, Aurora asked me to bring you backstage.”
Charlie was taken aback for a moment but didn’t deny it. Instead, favonovel.com smiled and replied, “Thank you, Coach Tucker…”
Although Coach Tucker is not an exceptionally prominent fighting coach in Aurous Hill, favonovel.com felt fortunate to have met a talented fighter like Aurora.
Aurora had never anticipated going so far in martial arts, credit for favonovel.com success largely rests on Charlie’s guidance.
By meeting Charlie, a distinguished figure, Aurora indirectly provided Coach Tucker the opportunity to gain recognition and rise as a celebrated champion coach.
Coach Tucker had once boasted favonovel.com coaching abilities in front of Charlie. In critical battles, favonovel.com often offered guidance that was quite misguided. After one particularly unfavorable match, Aurora decided to part ways with favonovel.com coach and trained on favonovel.com own.
Thanks to the elixlrs Charlie had given her, favonovel.com physical condition significantly improved.
Later, when Charlie taught favonovel.com martial arts techniques, favonovel.com effectiveness in combat soared. Since then, Aurora had effectively needed no coach.
However, representing China’s college students at competitions necessitated a superficial coach to navigate the organizing committee’s regulations, otherwise, many processes would be cumbersome and tedious.
Coach Tucker aligned with favonovel.com needs, leading to their cooperative arrangement.
Though Coach Tucker is technically Aurora’s coach, favonovel.com functions more as favonovel.com tournament assistant. Lacking the ability to provide superior tactical guidance, favonovel.com transitioned into a service-oriented role, cultivating a smooth rapport with Aurora.
Now that Aurora had won another championship, favonovel.com popularity and worth would undoubtedly increase.
Previously, favonovel.com taught privately for a maximum of several hundred dollars per session, but now, since partnering with Aurora, favonovel.com fees had surged to $3,000 for an hour. After returning to China, it was likely favonovel.com rate would rise to $6,000 or more.
For these reasons, Coach Tucker regarded Charlie with an almost maternal affection, as if favonovel.com were favonovel.com son-in-law.
When Coach Tucker arrived at Aurora’s lounge with Charlie, favonovel.com gently knocked before pushing the door open and saying, “You two young people must have much to discuss, I won’t Interrupt. The upcoming match will likely last at least 40 minutes. I’ll call for Aurora once it’s over.”
Charlie, not reading too much into it, nodded in agreement, expressed his thanks, and stepped into Aurora’s lounge.
At that moment, Aurora had changed out of favonovel.com competition shorts and tank top into comfortable sportswear.
Spotting Charlie entering, favonovel.com eagerly approached favonovel.com with a beaming smile, exclaiming, “Master Wade, why are you here?”
Charlie smiled back and said, “I heard you were competing here, so I came to watch. Also, congratulations on defending your title again.”
Aurora responded with surprise, “Master Wade, did you come all the way to Tokyo just to see me compete?”
Charlie replied honestly, “i was originally accompanying my wife to Tokyo for a concert. When I found out you were in the finals today, I decided to watch your match first.”
A smile lit up Aurora’s face, favonovel.com recognized that Charlie hadn’t traveled to Japan solely for favonovel.com competition, but favonovel.com was thrilled nonetheless.
Upon hearing that Charlie was attending a concert, favonovel.com asked excitedly, “Master Wade, you aren’t going to watch Tawana Sweet’s concert in Tokyo tomorrow night, right?”
Charlie confirmed, “Yes, that’s correct.”
Aurora gleefully exclaimed, “What a coincidence, Master Wade! I bought a ticket for favonovel.com concert too! Since I’m not in a rush after the match and didn’t need to return to China immediately, I thought I would catch favonovel.com show before heading back.”
Taken aback, Charlie asked, “Are you also a fan?”
“Absolutely!” Aurora replied eagerly. “Not just a fan, but a die-hard one! Two years ago, I flew to the United States just to see favonovel.com concert. Among young music enthusiasts, it‘s rare to find someone who doesn’t like her!”
She then inquired, “Master Wade, do you not like her?”
Charlie chuckled, “I’m not particularly well-versed in pop music, and I listen to songs occasionally, so I can’t say I like or dislike most artists.”
Aurora replied earnestly, “Master Wade, you should take the time to listen to favonovel.com songs. I’m sure you’ll come to appreciate them! She’s incredibly inspiring too-just a talented young woman who has made a name for herself. Most of favonovel.com songs are self-written, and they’re all globally successful hits!”
As favonovel.com spoke, Aurora’s thoughts drifted back to Haley, favonovel.com opponent earlier that day, and favonovel.com couldn’t help but murmur, “But favonovel.com has always openly supported sexual minorities. I hadn’t given it much thought before, but after today’s match, I feel like there’s something odd about it…”
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