Hayley Swain found herself feeling quite perplexed at this moment. This was her first experiencepeting in the women’s category as a woman. Despite having researched the seeded yers in the women’s division prior to thepetition—particrly the top seed, Aurora—she realized during the finals that the overall skill level in the women’s group was noticeably lower than in the men’s group. Consequently, she began to underestimate Aurora, the number one seed.


    Previously, she had carefully analyzed the performance data of the leading male and female athletes in the 100-meter dash. The top malepetitors consistently clocked times under ten seconds, while the fastest female athletes ranged from ten to eleven seconds. Hayley perceived herself asparable to a male athlete with a time around ten and a half seconds. Although she might not qualify for the finals in the men’s category, she felt confident that winning the championship in the women’s division would be a breeze.


    However, to her surprise, when she faced off against Aurora, she found herselfpletely outmatched. Aurora’s skills and tactics were far superior to what Hayley had anticipated!


    As Hayley struggled, Aurora quickly assessed her opponent’s abilities and realized that Hayley’s fighting prowess did not measure up to her own. With this knowledge, Aurora shifted from a conservative approach to bing more aggressive.


    Internally, Aurora harbored resentment towards Hayley Swain. She believed that allowing a so-called transgender individual topete in the women’s category was unfair to all female athletes. Moreover, to Aurora, it appeared that Hayley was not genuinely transgender but merely exploiting a loophole in the rules. This perception fueled her resistance even more.<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    Hayley’s haughty demeanor had been evident throughout the match, exuding an air of “I’ve found a way to take advantage of the rules, and there’s nothing you can do about it.” This attitude was incredibly frustrating for Aurora.


    Now that Aurora had a clearer understanding of Hayley’s actual skill level, she quickly adjusted her strategy.


    As Aurora began to take the initiative, Hayley sensed that a tactical shift was underway. Before she could devise a response, Auroraunched a series of relentless attacks.


    Realizing that Aurora’s punching speed was significantly faster than her own defensive maneuvers, Hayley felt overwhelmed.<fn5de9> Official source is Find★Novel</fn5de9>


    Aurora attacked from both sides, delivering rapidbinations of four punches each round. Hayley could only manage to block two or three strikes with her arms, leaving her vulnerable to getting hit by one or two punches each time.


    Fortunately for Hayley, although Aurora delivered her punches quickly, the rapid-fire approach meant that Aurora had to limit the range of her arm movements, resulting in less power behind each blow. Despite the speed of the punches, theycked the force needed to seriously harm Hayley, who, as a man, could still endure the strikes.


    Nheless, the constant barrage of punches was humiliating and infuriating for Hayley.


    Since entering the women’spetition, she had faced and ovee numerous challenges without allowing any opponent to truly hurt her. To suddenly find herself being struck by a youngerpetitor in the finals was infuriating.


    Despite her anger, Hayley recognized that she was outmatched by Aurora. A reckless counterattack could easily lead to her opponent capitalizing on the moment andnding a significant hit.


    Yet, remaining on the defensive was not a viable solution. If she continued to be pounded by punches, even without sustaining serious injuries, she would quickly lose points. Ultimately, if the match continued this way, she could lose simply based on the score, regardless of her physical condition.


    In that moment, Hayley was focused on one crucial thought: how to turn the tide of the match!