Chapter 19: Night Raid
It was nighttime, and the place was dark.
Xue Jing walked on the streets outside South City.
The narrow and poorly planned blocks were crowded with buildings in a disorganized manner. These structures were generally very old, and some could barely be called houses, they were just sheds made of a few pieces of metal sheets and wooden boards.
The building materials of these houses were obviously substandard, lacking basic maintenance for a long time, and some places were already dilapidated.
There were cans and garbage strewn on the ground, and the uneven concrete surface was full of puddles. Several stray dogs stared at Xue Jing as if waiting for something.
"..." Xue Jing stopped.
Although the street seemed empty, he had a strange feeling.
It was like the calm before the storm; the dark night seemed to be harboring a terrifying beast, and there was a faint, inexplicable sensation of something growing and contracting.
That was his heartbeat.
Even though he hadn't used the breathing method, the blood in his body suddenly began to circulate faster, and his body temperature started to rise, almost to the point of boiling.
The hair on the back of his neck stood up, and his scalp felt numb, as if a sharp knife were pressed against his neck, the blade slowly grazing his skin.
Without any reason, without the help of any senses, the "fight or flight" instinct hidden deep within his body warned him of danger.
Without hesitation, Xue Jing chose to trust his instinct.
Run!
On the street, Xue Jing crouched slightly, his thigh muscles tightened, and the power in his legs erupted. He bolted down the street!
Just as he began to run wildly, shouts and curses came from the gaps between the houses.
"Damn, he found us!"
"Catch him!"
"Fuck, this bastard runs fast!"
From various hidden alleys, more than a dozen figures emerged, chasing after Xue Jing.
Most of them were armed with various weapons; knives, sticks, machetes, baseball bats... The clanging of iron weapons being dragged on the ground echoed.
It was clear that these people were experienced in this. They had almost formed a complete encirclement around Xue Jing. If he had hesitated for even a dozen seconds, the trap would have closed him in entirely, leaving him no way to escape.
But now, only two people were blocking his path ahead!
"Chengzi, Xiao Li, stop him!"
The people behind him were shouting. Xue Jing looked at the two people on the road in front of him, a thin boy wearing a red T-shirt and holding a baseball bat, and a young man with a crew cut, empty-handed with a sinister look.
The distance between Xue Jing and the two gradually narrowed. Although he was about to make contact, he showed no intention of slowing down.
The young man with a crew cut did not move, and the boy with the baseball bat took two steps forward, holding the bat as if preparing to hit Xue Jing, who was rushing toward him like a baseball.
Closer and closer.
Just as the thin boy focused and swung the bat, Xue Jing's body suddenly lowered without slowing down at all. The whistling bat passed over his head, brushing a few strands of hair. At the same time, Xue Jing, who was crouching, clenched his right hand, and as he stood up, delivered a fierce uppercut directly to the boy's chin!
With precise aim, he punched with unparalleled accuracy, striking the boy's chin directly.
"Bang!"
With a loud bang, accompanied by the sound of bone cracking, Xue Jing felt the sensation of something breaking on his fist. The strong inertia from running, combined with his 180 kilograms of punching force, generated intense kinetic energy that sent the thin boy flying nearly a meter in the air. When he landed, his eyes rolled back, and he remained motionless. His neck twisted in an exaggerated arc, and the skin on his chin was uneven, indicating that his jawbone had been completely shattered.
"Xiao Li!"
"Damn, this kid is a bit strong; be careful Chengzi!"
The people chasing behind him exclaimed.
Xue Jing did not stop at all. He only paused slightly before continuing to rush forward.
The remaining young man with a crew cut initially wore a nonchalant expression, but after what happened just now, he clearly realized that Xue Jing was not an ordinary weak student.
He became serious, raised his hands, bent his knees slightly, and took a boxing stance. He was well-prepared, confident that he could react no matter from which angle Xue Jing attacked.
As long as he could block the fast-running student for a while, his companions behind him would catch up, and then they could corner him.
He was ready, with a serious face, watching Xue Jing rapidly approach.
'Left fist, right fist, or kick?"
Just as he was about to make contact with Xue Jing, at the most tense moment...
Xue Jing ignored him and ran past him.
The young man with a crew cut was stunned.
He seemed to see that Xue Jing, who passed by him, gave him a strange look as if to say, "What are you doing?"
"Fuck you!"
The young man with a crew cut blushed instantly, cursed angrily, and turned to chase Xue Jing.
On the streets outside the South City District, Xue Jing was running in front, with more than a dozen people chasing behind.
A few minutes later, seeing Xue Jing's back getting farther away, everyone gradually stopped.
"This... this bastard... how, how can he run so fast..."
Someone panted, propping up his tired body with the machete in his hand, and spoke intermittently.
"Fuck, we spent the whole day hunting geese, but a goose pecked us in the eye. This time we're screwed. We didn't catch anyone, and a brother got hurt."
"What should we do? Brother Duan is still waiting in the warehouse. We couldn't even handle this small fry. I don't know what he'll do."
"What else can we do? People are..."
A young man with dyed hair stopped mid-sentence.
At the corner at the end of the street, Xue Jing, who was about to run out of their sight, suddenly stopped, turned around slowly, and looked at them.
"Hey, that bastard can't run anymore, right?"
Someone sneered.
"Let's go. This bastard wasted our efforts. We'll teach him a lesson later."
"My tweezers for extracting teeth are almost rusty. This guy looks like a ladies' man. Let's see if he can still charm the girls without teeth..."
Everyone laughed and walked toward Xue Jing.
...
As the shouts and footsteps behind him gradually disappeared, Xue Jing realized he was out of danger.
The accelerated heartbeat from the sense of crisis slowly subsided, but a rage was burning in his heart.
Damn, a bunch of people suddenly appeared out of nowhere and chased him like a wild dog. No matter what the reason was, he remembered this grudge.
Reason told him that he should leave now and not take risks. It would be safer to come back after he became stronger. There is a long way to go. It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge.
But instinct told him to screw reason!
He slowly turned around and looked at the dozen figures across the street.
He opened the panel and confirmed the passive effect of "Twins," suddenly feeling confident.
He looked around and saw a fist-sized broken red brick on the ground not far away.
Xue Jing picked up the broken piece of brick and weighed it in his hand.
Under the surprised gazes of the dozen people, he walked towards them slowly with steady steps and a blank expression.
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The next chapter is funny as hell, at least to me it was
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