Chapter 54: Nothing but Dirty Work

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The entire training room was white, forged from high-strength alloy and filled with all kinds of training equipment.

The moment Ren Jie entered, Ye Huai, Wu Yunqing, and Yun Xiao were already waiting inside.

Wu Yunqing was bare-chested, his powerful muscles on full display. He was drenched in sweat and currently doing squats with a barbell weighing over a ton.

The bar itself had been bent under the weight, while Yun Xiao was actually sitting on one of the plates...

The sight made the corner of Ren Jie's mouth twitch violently.

Were these people even human?

Ye Yue introduced him:

“Ren Jie~ I’m sure you all know him already. He’s one of us now. We’ll be in charge of his training today. Are you all ready?”

Wu Yunqing tossed the barbell aside and thumped his chest with both hands!

ᕦ凸(｡･ˇ益ˇ･｡)凸ᕤ “Okay~”

The veins on Ye Huai’s forehead bulged. He forced a smile that looked worse than crying and said through gritted teeth:

(ꐦ°᷄◡°᷅) “How could we not know him? Ren Jie, right? I’m furious to see you. I can hardly wait to begin training!”

He still remembered the plaster statue incident and the terracotta warrior incident perfectly well!

Yun Xiao was thrilled.

“This is going to be fun~ I’m going to get some snacks.”

Ren Jie curled his lip. “Furious? Then endure it. Teacher Ye, to prevent you from abusing your authority for personal revenge, I request that you train me directly!”

Ye Yue smiled. “Sure. You certainly know how to choose~ Let’s start with close-quarters combat. Get ready. I’ll begin as soon as I count down from three.”

Ren Jie was stunned.

Good grief, they were getting into character that quickly?

“Three!”

Hearing the countdown, Ren Jie hurriedly copied the fighting stance he had seen boxers use on television, assuming a posture riddled with openings.

But the moment he finished taking his stance, his vision blurred. Two loud thuds rang out, and Ren Jie was knocked back two steps, instantly sporting a pair of black eyes.

Yun Xiao could not hold back and burst out laughing, kicking her legs gleefully from where she sat.

Ren Jie was completely bewildered.

“What are you doing?”

Ye Yue gave him a wicked grin. “Lesson one of special training: never trust anyone too easily. Learned your lesson?”

“Ye Huai, you’re up first. As the captain, naturally I have to make a grand finale.”

Ren Jie: (ꐦ●益●)

You’re the one abusing your authority for revenge, aren’t you?

This is definitely payback for spraying pepper spray at you all, right?

How despicable!

Who would have thought Ye Yue was so petty? Just you wait!

Ye Huai strode straight over to Ren Jie, rolled his neck, and cracked his knuckles.

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“Kid, I’m not going to bully you. I won’t use my abilities, and I’ll even keep one hand behind my back. Use whatever tricks you have. If you can injure me—”

But Ren Jie completely ignored him and stared in astonishment toward the doorway.

(*ﾟ～ﾟ)!! “Director Shen? What brings you here? Is there something you need me for?”

Ye Huai froze, then instinctively turned his head toward the door...

At that moment, Ren Jie’s eyes widened. Flames erupted beneath his feet, producing a tremendous burst of thrust. His leg shot upward like a steel whip.

With a resounding bang, it struck Ye Huai squarely between the legs. The savage impact sent Ye Huai flying straight into the air. His head struck the ceiling with a metallic clang before he crashed back down onto the floor.

His face turned deathly pale, and his forehead was covered in a fine sheen of cold sweat. A scream like something out of a Tom and Jerry cartoon escaped his mouth as he clutched himself and rolled frantically across the floor.

Σ_(Ŏ◊Ŏ‧̣̥̇」∠)_ “Ohhhhhhh~ Ren! Jie! I’m going to—%?…;# *’☆&℃$! It’s broken! It’s definitely broken!”

Ren Jie tipped his head back.

(˶‾᷄↼‾᷅˵)

“Tch~ Is that all? Never trust anyone too easily. Didn’t your teacher ever teach you that?”

“Next! Who’s next~”

Ye Yue covered her face at the sight. Yun Xiao laughed so hard that she spat out a mouthful of potato chips, then pulled out her phone and began taking pictures frantically.

Wu Yunqing shuddered. He instinctively hunched over, gaining a much clearer understanding of just how underhanded Ren Jie’s methods were.

Ye Huai’s eyes brimmed with tears as he ground his teeth.

(;´༎ຶ益༎ຶ`) “Brother, avenge me! Beat him to a pulp!”

Wu Yunqing drew a deep breath, stepped forward, and said solemnly:

“Please instruct me.”

His body was built like an iron tower, and his immense muscles gave Ren Jie an overwhelming sense of pressure.

Before Ren Jie could even prepare, Wu Yunqing swung a massive hook at him. The punch tore through the air with a booming blast.

He was serious?

Ren Jie instinctively activated his Instant Sight. In that moment, the world seemed to slow down. Wu Yunqing’s movements and the trajectory of his punch became perfectly clear.

Ren Jie immediately adjusted his posture, tilting his head just enough to evade the blow. Then, imitating Wu Yunqing’s movement, he threw a hook of his own.

A heavy thud rang out.

Wu Yunqing’s punch missed, but his chin took the full force of Ren Jie’s strike. His huge body staggered back two steps as he stared at Ren Jie in disbelief.

He had actually dodged?

“You have a foundation in combat?”

Ren Jie rubbed his aching fist. It felt as though he had punched a steel plate.

“Nope! I just learned it on the spot~”

Wu Yunqing refused to believe him. If he had never trained before, how could he know how to counterpunch?

If Wu Yunqing’s physical strength had not far surpassed Ren Jie’s, an ordinary person would already have been knocked flat by that blow.

Ye Yue, watching from the side, was equally astonished. Ren Jie had not been lying. His movements had been rough and unfamiliar, and they had been almost identical to Wu Yunqing’s.

He had obviously copied them.

But in that brief moment, Ren Jie had been able to see the movements clearly, memorize them, and put them into practice?

Could he actually be a combat genius?

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Unwilling to accept this, Wu Yunqing said:

“Again! This time, you attack me!”

Ren Jie did not hold back. He copied the stance from before and threw another punch.

This time, however, Wu Yunqing caught his hand. With a turn and a shoulder throw, he slammed Ren Jie onto the floor, then immediately slipped behind him and locked in a rear naked choke.

Ren Jie’s face flushed red as he struggled to breathe.

“Pay attention. This is called a rear naked choke. Once it’s locked in, no matter how you struggle or what method you use, you can’t break free. In a few more seconds, you’ll pass out. If you don’t believe me—”

Before Wu Yunqing could finish, blazing flames suddenly erupted from Ren Jie’s hand. He pressed it directly against Wu Yunqing’s forearm.

A sizzling sound rang out. Wu Yunqing cried out in pain and instinctively yanked his arm away, breaking the choke immediately.

Ren Jie’s mechanical hand shot out. He seized Wu Yunqing’s most vulnerable area and squeezed hard.

(ꐦಥ益ಥ) “Aaaagh~”

Wu Yunqing’s eyes bulged as he let out a miserable scream. The next instant, Ren Jie’s other hand shot upward at lightning speed and jabbed straight toward his eyes.

“Ah! My eyes! My eyes! You bastard, let go!”

Ren Jie did let go—but his mechanical hand formed a victory sign and then plunged into Wu Yunqing’s nostril, stabbing wildly.

It stretched the nostril wide open. Meanwhile, Ren Jie’s other hand seized Wu Yunqing’s ear and twisted it around and around.

Wu Yunqing was nearly crying from the pain. Despite his enormous size, Ren Jie twisted his ear until he was crawling in circles across the floor, trying to relieve the agony.

Wu Yunqing crawled in circles, while Ren Jie twisted in circles, like an old donkey turning a millstone.

“Hey, hey, stop squeezing! Stop, stop, stop! I surrender! I surrender!”

Only then did Ren Jie let go. He tossed his head and said:

(O՞ ꇴ ՞) “That’s all you’ve got? You want to train me? You’re still eight hundred years too early!”

Clutching his ear, Wu Yunqing looked aggrieved.

“May I ask what style of martial arts you use? Which school do you belong to?”

Ren Jie cupped his fists.

“Unrestricted combat. I studied under the great martial arts master, Elder Chen He Gao. You were most gracious!”

If I had known this was how things worked, would I have given you the chance to attack?

I would have driven a dump truck to your house and run you over last night.

Wu Yunqing’s face turned green.

No wonder his methods were so underhanded. He had heard of this Elder Chen before—a vicious fighter who had once been invited by the Great Xia Defense Force to serve as a combat instructor.

Ye Yue covered her face.

It seemed they were useless after all.

“Everyone move aside. I’m up~”

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