Volume 1: The Beginning Chapter 30: Eagle Strike

  Just as Shen Luo's hands were about to touch Yao Jia's neck, she felt a strong gust of wind coming from behind her. She reacted quickly and immediately raised her arms to block the attack in front of her.

  Whoa! At the critical moment, she barely blocked a quick kick coming straight at her. Unbeknownst to her whether it was due to her severe physical exhaustion or the immense force behind that one kick, she stumbled backward two steps under its impact. Her massive body thudded onto the ground with a loud crash, and both arms were left numb and sore from the shock.

  She raised her head incredulously and looked at Xia Wenjie standing beside Yao Jia, not daring to believe that this kick was made by him.

  Xia Wenjie looked like he was only sixteen or seventeen years old, just a half-grown child, how could he possibly have such great strength? Xia Wenjie did not take advantage of the situation to attack, instead he helped Yao Jia up and asked in a low voice: "Are you okay?"

  Yao Jia slowly shook her head and said intermittently: "What I can do... is to help you consume the female Golden Warrior's physical strength to the greatest extent... now it's all up to you..."

  "I understand." Xia Wenjie, of course, could understand Yao Jia's intention. He knew he couldn't win the fight, but still wanted to exhaust himself like this. His goal was only one thing: sacrifice himself and ensure the ultimate victory of the team.

  After escorting Yao Jia back, he returned to the scene again.

  Despite his physique being vastly different from Shen Luo's, he held his head high with a look of disdain and nonchalance, saying proudly: "You've been fighting for so long, now if I win it would be an unfair victory. You can take a five-minute break first."

  This is exactly what Shen Luo just said to Shao Bing in words and tone.

  For Shen Luo, a child of this age daring to speak in front of her like that, so disdainful of herself, was simply a great shame. She gritted her teeth and suddenly let out a loud roar, like a mad tiger, pouncing straight at Xia Wenjie.

  She rushed up to Xia Wenjie, didn't say a word, rolled up her fists, aimed at his head and struck fiercely.

  Her fist was almost as big as Xia Wenjie's half head, if she really hit him, his head would probably be punched out of a big hole.

  Seeing this, the faces of the surrounding crowd changed greatly, and a gasp was heard from the crowd.

  Even the assistant Ke Ye, who was standing beside Yan Duo, had already frowned and whispered: "Captain Yan, Shen Luo's father is Shen Teng, a descendant of the Shen family's Liuhe Quan. Shen Luo also received his true transmission from his father. In terms of fist and foot combat, even among all the students, she is one of the best."

  It's pointless to continue fighting, Xia Wenjie is just a beginner in combat skills, even if he has talent, it's impossible for him to win against Shen Luo who has been practicing Liuhe Quan since childhood. Moreover, now that he has provoked Shen Luo's anger, as long as he makes one mistake and gets hit by Shen Luo, he will either die or be seriously injured.

  Someone of Shen Luo's level can really kill a person with one punch.

  Yan Duo did not speak immediately, his face expressionless, staring intently at the two people fighting on the stage.

  And as for Xia Wenjie, seeing Shen Luo's fist coming over, he lowered his body and quickly drilled under Shen Luo's armpit like a loach. Immediately after, he kicked back with one foot, this kick was not very powerful, but it hit Shen Luo's buttocks squarely.

  Shen Luo became even angrier, let out a strange cry, and quickly turned around, raising his fist to deliver another heavy punch to Xia Wenjie's face. Xia Wenjie dodged again, but this time Shen Luo had a follow-up move, and when the first punch missed, her other fist shot out immediately.

  It was too fast, so fast that Xia Wanjie didn't even have a chance to dodge. The latter could only raise his arms to block.

  Bang! Shen Luo's fist landed solidly on Xia Wenjie's arm, also shocking him into retreating several steps, his two arms feeling as if they had been electrocuted, numb and tingling all over.

  "Take another punch from me." Shen Luo stepped forward with large strides, aiming at Xia Wenjie's face and throwing another heavy punch. This time her fist speed was even faster, and Xia Wenjie had no room to dodge, he could only raise his arms again to block.

  Bang! When Shen Luo's fist hit his arm, he retreated three big steps again.

  Shen Luo didn't hold back, throwing punch after punch at Xia Wenjie's head. Bam, bam, bam! Each of her fists landed on Xia Wenjie's arm, also causing him to stumble backward repeatedly.

  "Wenjie, stop hitting!" Seeing this situation, whether it was Tang Xiang or Shao Bing and others, they all became anxious and rushed to Xia Wenjie, shouting loudly.

  The strength of both sides is too far apart, and it's no longer something that can be made up for by sheer willpower.

  Xia Wenjie's punch, even if it hits Shen Luo, will not cause her any harm. On the other hand, Shen Luo's punches, even if Xia Wenjie blocks them all, his body still cannot withstand the impact.

  However, Xia Wenjie was too stubborn, he didn't intend to concede and retreat at all, his arms firmly protecting his head, enduring Shen Luo's fierce punches.

  At this time, Kouyuu, who was watching the battle, couldn't help but say to En: "En, call it off. If you keep going, something bad might really happen."

  Yan's face was gloomy and he still didn't say a word.

  This battle, for Xia Wenjie, is very dangerous, but at the same time it's also a rare good opportunity. No matter whether he wins or loses in the end, he can benefit from it and accumulate experience of using weakness to defeat strength. Stopping now would be a pity and not conducive to Xia Wenjie's growth, and could even be said to be unfair to him.

  On the field, Shen Luo was still launching a continuous attack, striking out one punch, two punches... ten punches, twenty punches, until finally, even she herself couldn't remember how many punches she had launched.

  Under Shen Luo's continuous heavy punches, Xia Wenjie was like a small lonely boat in a storm, and also like a sandbag that could be beaten by anyone. However, he did not fall down, he was still gritting his teeth and desperately holding on, although he had already been battered to the extreme.

  In the end, it was Shen Luo who actively attacked and got tired, and she already felt that her forward momentum was not enough, and her rear strength was insufficient.

  If this continues, Xia Wenjie may not be defeated by himself, but rather he will be exhausted first. Shen Luo's physical strength was severely depleted, she decisively stopped her fierce attack, planning to retreat and catch her breath before delivering the final blow to Xia Wenjie.

  Just as she gave up the attack and decided to retreat temporarily, Xia Wenjie keenly felt that the opportunity had come, which was also the opportunity he had been waiting for. Shen Luo's strength was exhausted, and all the muscles in his body were in the most relaxed state.

  Without warning, Xia Wenjie, who had been passively taking a beating all along, suddenly let out a loud roar and leapt into the air. His body drew a faint arc in mid-air as he jumped from directly in front of Shen Luo to her side, and just as he was about to brush past her, Xia Wenjie, still airborne, struck out with a fierce punch from top to bottom.

  Eagle Strike!

  This eagle strike hit Shen Luo's back neck root. After he fell to the ground, Xia Wenjie, who was already exhausted, rushed forward a few more steps before barely stabilizing his body.

  He gasped a few quick breaths, turned around and looked at Shen Luo. What surprised him was that the latter stood up from the original place as if nothing had happened, seemingly unaffected by his punch.

  It's over! Xia Wenjie secretly sighed in his heart, the eagle strike just now was his all-out attack, and it was also the moment when Shen Luo's physical defensive ability was at its weakest. If he couldn't even knock her down with that move, then he didn't have any chance of winning against her.

  "You stinky brat, is that all you've got...!" Shen Luo bellowed, raising his fist and taking heavy steps towards Xia Wenjie once again.

  But she had only taken two steps when her massive body suddenly shook violently, giving the feeling of being hit by an invisible hammer. She subconsciously raised her hand to cover the back of her neck, and her legs bent involuntarily, kneeling on the ground.

  She let out a beast-like roar, struggling to get up from the ground, but no matter how hard she tried, her legs just couldn't support her body and instead she fell to the side with a thud.

  Lying on the ground, her eyes were wide open, but her limbs could only twitch and she couldn't exert any strength.

  Xia Wenjie's punch just now hit her central nervous system, putting her central system in a temporary state of paralysis. Her mind was clear, but the commands issued by her brain could no longer be transmitted to her limbs and body.

  She struggled to kneel on the ground, fell down, got up again, and fell down again, repeating this process, unable to get up. She was so anxious that she was covered in sweat all over her body and face, making strange cries and wailing loudly, but she just couldn't get up.

  Whoa! Seeing this, Xia Wenjie finally let out a long sigh of relief in his heart and secretly said "narrow win"! He walked up to Shen Luo, first lowering his head to glance at her, then crouched down with an innocent and naive smile on his face, saying: "Luo sister, you lost."

  Wow.

  It wasn't until then that the crowd around him came back to their senses, and at the same time, thunderous applause and cheers erupted.

  A perfect eagle strike, an unparalleled blow! Whether it's the grasp of the timing of the shot or the control of the punching force, it's perfect.

  Normally, Xia Wenjie's strength wouldn't be enough to knock Shen Luo down, even if he hit her on the back of the neck.

  Shen Luo was robust and his muscles were overdeveloped, like a protective shield that could deflect most external harm. But the moment Xia Wen struck was exactly when Shen Luo was at his most exhausted, with all his muscles relaxed to the point of being unable to protect his body. And it was precisely this fleeting opportunity that Xia Wen seized to deliver the fatal blow to Shen Luo.

  If it were Shen Luo who won against Xia Wenjie, no one would be cheering for her because that's what was expected. But now that Xia Wenjie has beaten Shen Luo, it's a miracle in the eyes of all the students, unbelievable to the extreme, and even if they saw the sun rising from the west, they wouldn't be as shocked as they are now.

  That's the terror of an opportunist. You may have been suppressing him all along, but as soon as you give him a tiny chance, he will seize it and make full use of it to kill you.

  The outcome was already decided, and Yan Du glanced at Ke Ye Yu beside him, who was staring blankly with his mouth agape. A hint of a smile finally appeared on Yan's gloomy face.

  He was right about Xia Wenjie, and Xia Wenjie indeed had the ability and strength to surprise people.

  This time in the fighting competition, Xia Wenjie can be said to have made a name for himself in one battle. From then on, the trainees and even the instructors in the training camp no longer dared to underestimate this young man.

  After the special training entered the group scoring stage, the groups with more remaining members began to show their advantages. The seventh group and the eleventh group where Xia Wenjie was located were both full-member groups, and the scores of these two groups were always in the lead.

  The three-month special training period has finally come to an end, and this is also the most intense competition among trainees.

  After all, only the top five teams can stay in the end, and after suffering so much in the hellish Lei Feng training camp, no one is willing to be eliminated at this time. In each subsequent confrontation exercise, all students will use their best skills to earn more points for their team.

  And at this time, the special training is becoming more and more cruel, basically all of them are confrontations between trainees, including hand-to-hand combat confrontation, shooting confrontation, physical fitness confrontation, adaptability confrontation, etc., almost everything can be used for confrontation.

  It is precisely at this stage that it has become the fastest growing stage for all students, especially Xia Wenjie, whose strength can be described as rapid progress.