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Chapter 29: Yang Lei's Challenge
Chapter 29: Yang Lei's Challenge (Please Follow)
Boom!
Whoosh~
Dark clouds loomed over Tianhai City as torrential rain poured down. Silver serpents of lightning slashed across the sky, illuminating the storm-wracked heavens.
Drip~
Lin Qi closed his umbrella, rainwater pattering onto the floor as he stepped damply onto the third floor of Building 4. Opening the door, a whiff of alcohol greeted him in the living room.
He spotted a familiar figure seated at the dining table surrounded by empty bottles and half-finished dishes.
"Uncle, what are you doing here?" Lin Qi asked, surprised.
Fang Zhe, his mother's older brother, sat slouched on the sofa with flushed cheeks. Dressed in a crisp black suit, the thirty-something martial artist exuded scholarly elegance compared to Lin Qi's burly father Lin Zhen.
"Xiaoqi's back!" Fang Zhe grinned, raising a gift-wrapped box. "Congratulations on joining the Elite Class. This is for you."
Lin Qi unwrapped the package revealing three vials of Revitalizing Elixir - each worth 3,000 Xia Kingdom Credits. "This is too expensive!"
"Thanks, Uncle", he accepted gracefully, knowing refusal would only offend.
Fang Zhe's expression turned serious. "I'm heading to Linhai No.1 War Base as a meat dissection specialist. With disaster beasts pouring through spatial gates, your father and I want to work together."
Lin Qi fell silent. Disaster beasts' armored corpses required blade-wielding martial artists to dismantle efficiently. Though lucrative, the job carried risks of infection from toxic beast fluids.
"I'll be fine", his father reassured. "Your uncle's recovered well enough to look after himself."
"Then when are you leaving?" Lin Qi asked.
"The day after tomorrow."
...
Later that night, after his uncle departed, Lin Qi resumed his stance training. Popping a Physical Energy Capsule, he assumed the Harmony Stance. His body trembled as vital energy surged through his muscles.
【Your Vital Energy has broken through! Vital Energy Stat+0.2】
【Vital Energy: 6.7→6.9】
"Not enough", he muttered, pushing harder despite exhaustion. "I need that Second-Tier Student Loan and the 500,000 credit Stellar Rank reward."
...
In the living room, his parents tidied up.
"Be careful at the war base", Fang Huiyi worried. "Those beast carcasses leak corrosive fluids."
"I know my limits", Lin Zhen smiled. "Just a temporary gig."
...
Two days later, Lin Zhen and Fang Zhe departed for Linhai. At school, post-challenge excitement buzzed through the Elite Class.
"Kang Feiyue! Let's spar at the martial arts classroom!"
"Bring it on, coward!"
Jiang Tao nudged Lin Qi. "Let's watch the original Class 3 guys. Head to the martial arts room with me?"
Lin Qi nodded. Martial artists often challenged each other to prove their mettle.
When evening classes ended, students flooded to the training hall where Zhang Cheng already stood grinning.
"Got a challenge? I'll referee!" he announced. Two students squared off with practice weapons under his rules.
Lin Qi analyzed their techniques, comparing their spear skills to his own. Though others lacked his status panel's precision, his progress had narrowed the gap with these prodigies.
Nearby, Yang Lei watched with calculating eyes.
...
"Boom!" Kang Feiyue pinned his opponent. "Victory!"
"Kang Feiyue wins!" Zhang Cheng declared amidst cheers.
"Another round!" someone shouted.
"I'll challenge Lin Qi!" Yang Lei suddenly pointed across the room.
Murmurs rippled through the crowd. Lin Qi exchanged glances with Jiang Tao.
"Scared to fight me?" Yang Lei taunted.
"Let's make it 50,000 credits", Jiang Tao proposed. "Loser pays the winner."
"50K?!" The crowd gasped.
Yang Lei hesitated. "You're on!" he snapped after Lin Qi's icy glare.
...
(End of Chapter)
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