"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!" Luo Ling seemed to become a parrot all at once, even stopping his hand movements in the process.
Blocking a skill 13 times in a row had occurred in the history of Street Fighter, though not without precedent.
It was during the Street Fighter World Semifinals six years ago, when a player named Kaibong, alias Daigo Umehara, faced off against a Chinese American player named Justin in the final match.
Right from the start, Justin's character "Chun-Li" unleashed a dazzling sequence of moves that brought Daigo's character "Ken" down to a sliver of health, identical to Zhang Menglong's situation just moments ago, where any simple attack landing or skill being blocked followed by forced health deduction would mean a direct loss for Daigo.
At that point, Justin still retained a third of his health, a virtually guaranteed victory considering the level of world-class players like him.
