Yajin Tensei: Karate Survivor in Another World - Vol. 11 Ch. 72 - Hugo the Butcher

[MangaDex]

 

[The_Lamb]

In this episode, has Yajin bitten off more than he can chew? Either way, there is a lot of chewing...

 

[Isobe-jan]

'tis but a scratch

 

[ursk]

In awe at the size of this lad.

 

[djjudjju]

Really like the art in this chapter.

 

[Kaiser92]

Run away bro
You can try again later

 

[ampnaman]

Go for the eyes, duh! Also, at this point, I'm surprised that Yajin hasn't even considered coating his dagger with poison.

 

[Kaarme]

Go for the eyes, duh! Also, at this point, I'm surprised that Yajin hasn't even considered coating his dagger with poison.

Aye. My thought as well. With how much Yajin is wandering the wilderness and encountering nasty creatures, he should be aware of poisons already. I suppose he never considered his human target could be such a tank.

 

[tigerstar186]

I appreciate that even though he's a big guy he clearly still knows how to fight. In fact, I think we've seen Yajin use that exact throw and rush combo before.

 

[tigerstar186]

Go for the eyes, duh! Also, at this point, I'm surprised that Yajin hasn't even considered coating his dagger with poison.

Poisoned blades are mostly fictional. In the real world, most poisons are not fast acting enough to warrant their use in an active fight, and the logistics of actually using one are awful. First you need something fast-acting, probably a venom, which you have to source yourself. Then you need a way to store it and handle it without risk of getting it on or in you. Then you need to be able to maintain that safe method available to you in battle. Then once you actually do apply it in battle you need to use it quickly so it doesn't wash or wipe off (or degrade from exposure to air/light). And then when you finally get around to using it you still need to get a sufficient dose into the target's bloodstream, which is far more than the little nicks you see in most works, and at which point you've already dealt a significant enough blow to alter the trajectory of the fight anyways.

The author seems to be trying to keep the things not directly related to magic/levels as grounded, so unless Yajin finds some fantastical creature that eases or skips some of these steps of the process I can't really picture it coming up.

 

[nobody2002]

Bro got stabbed, and nonchalantly shrugged it off. It didn't even bother his appetite. 😳

Thanks for the translation.

 

[gengaozo]

He's a big guy

 

[joeygold]

Poisoned blades are mostly fictional. In the real world, most poisons are not fast acting enough to warrant their use in an active fight, and the logistics of actually using one are awful. First you need something fast-acting, probably a venom, which you have to source yourself. Then you need a way to store it and handle it without risk of getting it on or in you. Then you need to be able to maintain that safe method available to you in battle. Then once you actually do apply it in battle you need to use it quickly so it doesn't wash or wipe off (or degrade from exposure to air/light). And then when you finally get around to using it you still need to get a sufficient dose into the target's bloodstream, which is far more than the little nicks you see in most works, and at which point you've already dealt a significant enough blow to alter the trajectory of the fight anyways.

The author seems to be trying to keep the things not directly related to magic/levels as grounded, so unless Yajin finds some fantastical creature that eases or skips some of these steps of the process I can't really picture it coming up.

One can just cover it in shit or make a paste out of brightest mushrooms they can find. "Posion" doesn't have to kill in next hour and its quite fine if target is dead next week.
Also throwing knives or darts can administer posion well right? at least those with grooves on them.

 

[deezenautz]

He's a big guy

4U

 

[HDMI1]

Hugo is just Blob from the X-Men.

 

[outinthegardener]

It's the juggernaut, bitch!

Yajin is what, a tier-4 now? Trapped at level 25? Is this guy also trapped at 25, and just a massive brick shithouse? Or is he a higher tier too?

The normal plan for big guys is to take out the legs. Tendon cuts, or break the knees. I wonder if that's not feasible when superhumans are involved.

 

[cgr]

Poisoned blades are mostly fictional.

you forgot this is a fiction in which MC was poisoned in chapter 17, slum kids have poisoned daggers: https://mangadex.org/chapter/241cbf73-1c26-4dd0-9bdb-64869a2e5a7f/19, chapter 70 was probably poisoned dagger too

I'm surprised that Yajin hasn't even considered coating his dagger with poison.

probably because just never learned how to coat weapons with poisons that will last long enough to be effective (most modern survivalists don't learn this) - because he never learned from an actual poisoned assassin,
so unless MC specifically wants to live as an assassin there isn't much point to take the extra time to learn and use it,
especially since if he's not careful he'll poison himself

 

[Kireato]

It's the juggernaut, bitch!

Yajin is what, a tier-4 now? Trapped at level 25? Is this guy also trapped at 25, and just a massive brick shithouse? Or is he a higher tier too?

The normal plan for big guys is to take out the legs. Tendon cuts, or break the knees. I wonder if that's not feasible when superhumans are involved.

The other guy is either at a higher level, or is wearing some sort of body armour undeneath his clothes, making him far more durable. Honestly, considering Hugo's feat of strengths, I think he's higher level. Consider also that he detected Yajin, who is quite good at stealth, and then moved quickly enough to dodge a knife stab aimed at the back of his neck.

It doesn't seem that Yajin has the physical strength to break Hugo's knees nor to cut a tendon; don't forget that Hugo is wearing boots, so that combined with his durability doesn't make it likely for Yajin to be able to take him down.

I expect Yajin will find his way to the eyes and inside of the mouth. Maybe get another shot to the back of the neck. It seems to me he basically rushed over there with no plan nor tools to ensure his capability at taking down a higher levelled human and only now is he considering his options and realising they're all bad.

 

[goodhunter]

Poisoned blades are mostly fictional. In the real world, most poisons are not fast acting enough to warrant their use in an active fight, and the logistics of actually using one are awful. First you need something fast-acting, probably a venom, which you have to source yourself. Then you need a way to store it and handle it without risk of getting it on or in you. Then you need to be able to maintain that safe method available to you in battle. Then once you actually do apply it in battle you need to use it quickly so it doesn't wash or wipe off (or degrade from exposure to air/light). And then when you finally get around to using it you still need to get a sufficient dose into the target's bloodstream, which is far more than the little nicks you see in most works, and at which point you've already dealt a significant enough blow to alter the trajectory of the fight anyways.

The author seems to be trying to keep the things not directly related to magic/levels as grounded, so unless Yajin finds some fantastical creature that eases or skips some of these steps of the process I can't really picture it coming up.

This is a fantasy world, you're trying to use real life logic in a fantasy world setting. As much as "real life" like grounding the mangaka is trying to do, the world is still so very inherently different than ours. Not to mention, the assassin girl that Yajin killed was using a poisoned dagger, or the implication was that she was. Seems to indicate that it's a real thing to use.

 

[Sugioh]

Calling it now: Yajin picked up the assassin girl's dagger offscreen and will be using it at a clutch moment in this fight. But because Hugo is such an Absolute Unit, it will only serve to weaken him enough that Yajin stands more of a chance rather than being obviously outclassed.