Many won't understand the level of stupidity in Allen's actions. This is because defeating a bear is often portrayed in anime, manga, video games, and movies as a way to showcase a strong character. This has been taken to the point where bears sometimes seem like a joke, allowing a high school girl practicing Karate to shine in an anime.
Let's set aside superhumans, mutants, magical beings, and the like, and focus on a regular man and a bear.
Grizzly bears like Yuri, after polar bears, should be the most dangerous bears, but how strong are they?
During some experiments documented and with bears in captivity, it was observed that a 880 lbs (400 kg) bear could effortlessly overturn a rock weighing almost 1900 lbs (900 kg).
This makes a large bear like Yuri between nine and twelve times stronger than an average man. To put it simply, Yuri can crush an off-road vehicle into scrap. So, fighting something like that barehanded is nothing short of suicide.
Of course, Yuri is a monster even among other bears, but Allen is not just an ordinary human, at least not in terms of damage resistance.
This was inherited from Shirohige, who was able to survive even when he lost part of his head and his organs were burned. Of course, even that abnormal damage resistance was nerfed to one hundredth. That's it; Allen has absolutely no other physical advantage over another man. It can't even be argued that Allen uses martial arts because at this moment, he doesn't remember anything from his hellish training.
Allen simply sought death by fighting Yuri. Unexpectedly for everyone, this turned out to be a quite intense fight. In the last round, it wasn't even known who would win! A man with endless willpower and a bear with unbreakable desire!
...
"Man against beast!" shouted the presenter. "Probably the strongest grizzly bear against the strongest human!" The entire stadium erupted in cheers. This was no longer a meme fight or a joke; it was a fierce battle.
"A clash of titans that will go down in history!"
As the cherry on top, the system made the Rocky soundtrack play throughout the stadium.
...
Allen approached the center with a swollen cheek and a cut eye; Yuri did the same. His skin was visible on his stomach, arms, and neck, losing his fur, which meant dishonor as a bear. However, Yuri's eyes were confident, and Allen showed no mockery at Yuri's strange appearance.
...
Allen was the first to attack with a fast right punch, but it was blocked by Yuri, who looked less fatigued and reacted better. However, despite being fast in a sprint and having great explosiveness, bears do not have large amounts of stamina, so Yuri's fatigue was already very visible.
On the other hand, Allen frowned while hitting; several bones in his hand had broken in the last rounds, preventing him from clenching his fists properly. This couldn't last any longer; Muhammad Ali's advice was to tire Yuri and only land quick punches to win the round. Allen knew that was the best way to win.
"But!" Allen growled displeased.
For Allen, ending with such a cowardly victory would be a humiliation for himself and a lack of respect for his opponent.
...
Allen continued to attack while Yuri covered himself. Every blocked punch from Allen dropped blood onto the canvas, but Allen's gaze, far from showing pain or resignation, remained fixed on Yuri, and the force of his punches kept increasing. Allen hit so hard that Yuri took a step back.
"Ugh, human..."
For the first time, Yuri felt pain while blocking a blow. Allen looked at Yuri in silence.
The bear wasn't yet cowardly and accepted Allen's challenge. With a loud roar, he abandoned defense and began to attack. There were no defenses or strategies; the last round would be a clash to the end.
Allen landed a hook to his snout; Yuri hit Allen's left cheek. Allen landed a punch to Yuri's stomach, now without fur, the bear had lost much of his defense.
Neither retreated nor blocked; their exchanges were raw and direct, without the slightest hint of skill, just a brutality born from prehistoric times between predators.
Allen and Yuri roared as blood drops flew everywhere. The crowd had stopped cheering and instead begged for the fight to stop. But when the referee tried to intervene, he was met with the killer intent of both and simply fainted.
Natasha, Gwen, and MJ said nothing; they knew Allen well and knew that no one would stop him at this point. They could only pray for his safety.
The fight continued as the ring trembled with each exchange, but everything must end at some point. With twenty seconds left, Allen was thrown towards the ropes by a massive blow to his face.
Allen lost consciousness for a second, and when he recovered, he saw himself falling. In the end, the fight seemed to lean to one side, and unfortunately, it wasn't with Allen.
Allen's mind entered lucidity while smiling. He knew he was going to lose, but his mind was at peace; his opponent was worthy of victory.
But...
"..."
Something was not right. Allen felt that something was missing as he fell backward. Allen felt something stabbing in the back of his head. Allen felt an intense feeling of displeasure.
'I want to win...'
Allen respected his rival. Allen was satisfied. Allen felt grateful. Allen felt comfortable with the result... but still, Allen Walker wanted to win!
Allen's eyes lit up for one last time. Instead of pushing forward, he pushed backward, against the ropes that bordered the ring.
"YURRRRRRRIIIII!!"
Allen propelled himself forward with everything, clenched his right fist, stomped the ground forcefully, and threw all his weight forward, gathering every gram of strength in his fist.
Yuri opened his eyes; Allen's fist seemed gigantic as it approached. Yuri felt chills and realized one thing: he couldn't dodge!
Allen's fist hit Yuri's nose, fracturing several bones. Allen's hand, on the other hand, also broke, but even with the pain of something like that, Allen didn't stop.
"Ahhhh!!!"
Allen kept pushing a stunned Yuri until the five-hundred-kilogram bear staggered backward.
Yuri felt his muscles disconnect because that blow caused too much damage to his head. Yuri looked at Allen with anger and disdain, then roared like never before, making people cover their ears, but that's all it was, as the bear didn't attack and fell to the canvas. Ivan lowered his head.
Everyone was in shock!
Allen lowered his broken hand and straightened his back; he looked at Yuri on the ground, his eyes were open with a furious look.
"Even unconscious, you don't accept defeat, Yuri?" Allen smiled. "You're an incredible opponent."
Allen faced two apocalyptic monsters who only knew how to destroy and a tormented man he didn't enjoy facing. But Yuri was different; there was no hatred or resentment between them. It was as simple as a clash of pride and will. This victory brought immense satisfaction to Allen.
...
Allen turned towards the expectant audience; there was nothing glorious or imposing about him. He was just a man, battered and exhausted. Nevertheless, his figure engraved itself in the hearts of everyone, inspiring respect and admiration.
Allen walked calmly to his corner; before arriving, he raised his broken hand to the sky.
With that, the world erupted in a wave of cheers, and Allen's legend grew even more.
...
Allen turned off the recording, stood up, and walked towards the balcony without saying a word. Wednesday floated alongside him while Rebecca, Emma, and Megan continued sleeping.
Allen felt strange; initially, there was only shame in his past actions. Still, as everything unfolded, Allen realized that it was very interesting, fun, and even incredible to see him do crazy things.
Allen wondered if he had lost something important as a content creator. His livestreams are essentially life-or-death fights, which is why making jokes and having fun takes a backseat. What kind of madman would have fun when his world is about to end?! And yet, Allen cannot deny that he has set aside something important.
Looking at himself, carefree and unafraid of consequences, he felt like he was becoming... boring.
Allen should be the ultimate content creator, but he seems increasingly stressed by his surroundings.
Allen remembered the first transmission he made with the system, where he cared about putting on a show while saving Peter and protecting Gwen.
But since the Doomsday incident, Allen changed and became more serious in dealing with things. Not that it's a bad thing... but growing up doesn't mean stopping having fun.
However, Allen began to see his system as a heavy burden and not as a gift from the world...
He mentally balanced both mentalities, Allen realized that he could not be like him Allen from the recording. Still, he also couldn't be a bitter Allen, afraid that some apocalypse might come at any moment.
[...]
The system realized that Allen was at a crucial stage of his life right now, so it remained silent but made sure to record it to preserve it. This action was a small display of ego and self-desire.
...
Allen closed his eyes and couldn't come to a conclusion. So, he opened the system interface to see what else he had done to decide. But he also noticed the large number of notifications.
Indeed, Allen had obtained many things he had set aside. It's not that he is careless, but Allen is not the kind of man who wants to depend on his system for everything. That's why the opportunity the system gives him to meet incredible characters and learn directly from them is more meaningful to him than winning an incredible weapon in the gacha.
Still, Allen won't disregard the system's gifts, especially when he needs them for future problems.
Allen pressed the inventory window and saw that he had more than seventy crystals.
Allen obtained fifty for being worthy of Mjolnir, and fifty from the confrontation against Loki. He used thirty in the store to upgrade it and ten more to create defensive and emergency amulets for the girls.
Additionally, Allen obtained the spider that can turn a person into Spiderman, a passive source of fragments, although it only provides one crystal every two days.
After thinking for a moment, Allen decided to upgrade the system. The cost was fifty fragments, a significant sum, but Allen could afford it.
The room lit up, and the interface underwent a change; now, the system screens appeared in transparent crimson color.
[Host, the system has acquired many improvements. Would you like to know them?]
"Yes."
[Cooldown times have decreased]
Destruction God - Iridescent 7 > 5 days
Gojo's Set – Crimson 3 > 2 days
Sukuna's Set – Crimson 3 > 2 days
One Piece World Skills and Powers 2 > 1 day
Bullet Time meets the requirements to become a permanent power; do you want to change it?
"Oh, certainly..."
Allen was surprised; it seems that at a certain point of evolution, both in himself and in the system, a skill can become permanent.
Perhaps comparing the speed of Bullet Time with what Allen got from Kizaru seems like an unimpressive improvement. Still, we must remember that being permanent makes it available all the time, and Allen doesn't have to worry about when and how to use it.
On the other hand, by reducing the cooldown time, Allen felt that both Gojo's and Sukuna's powers were already available. Two days may not seem like much, but in an instant, the world can be reduced to ashes. That's why until Allen can use the powers of a destruction god permanently, he will always be on alert, no, even with those powers, he cannot fail to be alert, not in this world.
The system saw that Allen had finished assimilating the cooldown improvements and continued.
[Temporal Anchor: Now the system can align the time of the new universe with the host's, preventing awkward situations like with Diana.]
[Chronometer: Host, now the system can alter the flow of time between worlds to make time pass slower or faster or in the same way.]
This means that Allen can choose whether when he goes to DC and returns, only a second would have passed, the same amount of time, or even more time than he spent in DC.
[Multiversal Map: Now the system can keep track of the worlds it visits and can also save the location to return whenever you like.]
[Temporary Visit Permit: The host can bring a person temporarily through the door to another universe]
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