On one side, Atkins believed that Li Wei was bluffing, so he opted for a retaliatory strike.
On the other side, Li Wei also thought that Atkins was bluffing, so he decided to lure him into a trap.
Li Wei, going with the flow, obliged Atkins' wish by initiating first, yet he closely watched Atkins' movement details, especially his knees and shoulders, after accurately judging Atkins' grappling tendency—
Brake. Halt.
In just a short moment, waiting for Atkins to make a grappling move, Li Wei pushed off with his left leg, maintaining a light and agile body as he spun counterclockwise, circling three hundred and sixty degrees around Atkins' left arm.
Atkins was startled: He had actually missed! Really!