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Chapter 201 The Enemy Reveals Its Fangs

Combining the knowledge gained from several skills, Fang Yi deduced the idea of ​​improving the technique several times and felt that it was stable. Then he stood up and began to practice the body-building technique that he had improved by himself beside the flickering campfire.

On the basis of activating the [Limiter Release], Fang Yi used the [External Training] method of [Tiger Roaring Golden Bell Cover] while controlling the Qi and blood in his body to circulate along the meridians for [Internal Training].

As Fang Yi's modified technique progressed with internal training, he felt a more intense muscle pain than what was originally described in the training of the "Tiger Roaring Golden Bell" technique, which was almost like tearing the whole person apart.

He could clearly feel that every inch of muscle in his body was expanding like a balloon that had been completely enlarged and lost its ability to deform.

And every meridian was giving him an unprecedented burning sensation, and the flow of qi and blood in the meridians was as busy as a bridge blocked by traffic during rush hour.

This training method, which exceeds the limit of one's own physical load, brings unprecedented speed of progress in martial arts skills under the almost extreme pain.

Fang Yi only saw the skill points consumed by [Tiger Roaring Golden Bell] on his panel being upgraded to [lv2], which was a change from the previous situation where the points slowly decreased over time.

It was as if the fast-forward button was pressed. The speed of consuming points, which was originally -1 every few seconds, began to accelerate like a flood under Fang Yi's unconventional and wild method.

As his qi and blood circulated faster, he began to feel a tearing and swelling sensation in his muscles.

Although he couldn't directly use [Reversal Technique·Strengthening] to heal this injury in order to preserve the training effect, he found another 'cheating' solution with the help of his mental attributes and several characteristics.

Originally, after the [restrictor was released], the Qi and blood were unable to flow in time due to muscle damage, so they were stagnant in the muscles. They needed to be slowly cleared after the muscles recovered over time.

These stagnant qi and blood are like a crowded crowd facing a broken bridge. They can only pass through after the broken bridge of muscles is repaired.

With the help of his proficient [Reversal Technique·Strengthening], Fang Yi began to try to use a little [Reversal Technique·Strengthening] energy to repair a very small part of the damaged muscles.

While ensuring that the results of the training are retained, the Qi and blood that have been stagnant in the muscles due to the use of [Limiter Release] will be evacuated in time to reduce the side effects of the skill, and then the trait [Low-level Self-healing] will be used to quickly recover the body.

Under the recovery effect brought by [Low-level Self-Healing], Fang Yi has sensed that the tearing pain in his muscles has gradually transformed into a sense of fullness and toughness.

After recovering, those muscles that were rich in qi and blood and were about to burst became even stronger and more powerful, just like broken weapons that were recast.

When Fang Yi's self-created martial arts method had completed a cycle and could no longer be practiced in the short term, the system panel displayed the advantages of his improved practice method.

[Tiger Roaring Golden Bell Cover] The points required to reach the next level of skills are less than 4000 points.

After finishing his exercise, Fang Yi just moved his body slightly, and his whole body emitted a pleasant crackling sound.

When moving the body to detect changes in the body, the body began to give Fang Yi a sense of satisfaction after a slight movement, as if he was eating a buffet and leaning against the wall.

The muscles, bones, and internal organs were like fried dough sticks soaked in the red soup hot pot. They had absorbed and digested all the energy and blood that had been replenished after taking the dangerous flesh and blood.

Fang Yi looked down at his arms. The muscles on them already had a faint golden, metallic luster.

Apart from some soreness in most muscles and some muscle tears, which were the aftereffects of the "restrictor release", his body was in good condition.

After practicing his skills and warming up with a set of [White Eyebrow Fist], Fang Yi expressed that he was very satisfied with the results of this training.

Although the attributes on his panel have not changed, and the skills of [Tiger Roaring Golden Bell Cover] have not changed, there is only a space prompt.

"Affected by your talent [Diligent Study], your skill [Tiger Roaring Golden Bell] has been strengthened in an undetermined direction. Please continue exploring."

Obviously, Fang Yi's current improvement of [Tiger Roaring Golden Bell Cover] is still some distance away from becoming a space-certified self-created skill.

Perhaps he has to wait until he obtains more physical training techniques as a reference, and obtains more knowledge about physical training by making friends with [Brand] to gain experience in physical training, or by killing [Zhu Tian] among the four Rakshasa ghosts and revealing his experience in physical training.

Only after summarizing, integrating and studying this knowledge can the quantitative change lead to qualitative change and turn [Tiger Roaring Golden Bell Cover] into a martial art that can be named by oneself.

But he knew that he was indeed stronger than he was a few minutes ago.

After only a moment of joy, Fang Yi drove the joy of the improved martial arts out of his mind and prepared to rest.

He extinguished the bonfire and began to head towards the residence assigned to him by Natasha, while thinking about tomorrow's schedule.

For example, how to quickly increase Brand's friendship level and get his physical training methods for free.

At the same time, he warned himself in his heart.

"This improved method only allows you to cultivate at a speed less than 10 times that of an ordinary person. Don't be complacent or proud.

"Due to the limitations of my injury-immunity talent, I can only practice and attempt to improve this common horizontal training technique. The bonus it brings is not enough to guarantee victory in this mission.

"After gaining more experience in physical training, there is still room for optimization and improvement in the technique. I still have a long way to go before I can become strong enough to compete with the person who is chasing me.

[My journey to becoming stronger has not yet come to an end! ]
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A village near the imperial capital that served as a base for the revolutionary army.

Former Imperial General [Brand] is observing the number and strength of the enemy.

Looking at the imperial army that had begun to merge and was gradually growing larger, Brand's expression couldn't help but become solemn.

This imperial general, who was evaluated by Esdeath as slightly inferior in strength to her, was now feeling extremely uneasy.

His intuition gained from years of training as a warrior told him that there were people hidden in these armies who could threaten his life, and the information about the powerful man given by the Revolutionary Army's insider should be correct. In order to save his life, it would be best to retreat.

But as the commander of this operation and the strongest person in the [Night Raid], he absolutely cannot escape for his own safety.

His sense of duty as a soldier would not allow him to do such a despicable act.

So he began to warm up for the battle in order to deal with the enemy that was comparable to Esdeath according to the intelligence.

After a few warm-up exercises, his strong muscles became tense, and the "momentum" in his body spread out.

The whole person standing there exuded a strong aura, like an unshakable statue.

But compared with the local army and the imperial incineration troops that were like dark clouds pressing down on the sky and had no end in sight, as well as the enemy that had not yet appeared, it still seemed a little insignificant.

He sighed and turned his head, asking [Main] who was holding a sniper rifle-type [Imperial Tool] beside him.

“How is the progress of the villagers’ relocation?
"[Lubbock] and [Leone], are you cooperating with the members of the Revolutionary Army to find a route to guide the villagers to evacuate?

"The Imperial Army is about to surround us. I'm afraid we don't have much time left!"

Maine, a mixed-race girl with pink twintails and a flat chest, did not act like a tsundere at this moment. Instead, she used the scope on her [Imperial Tool] [Romantic Turret Pumpkin] to observe the situation in the village and spoke hesitantly.

“To be honest, it’s not optimistic.

"Some villagers are reluctant to leave their bottles and cans behind and are still packing up their belongings and have not yet started to move.

"Also, because it's nighttime and visibility is poor, the villagers are disorganized and their efficiency is extremely low. I'm afraid we'll have to engage these imperial troops to buy them some time."

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As soon as the sniper finished speaking, Brand adjusted his hair and said with some trouble.

"How much longer will it take? Can we urge them to speed up the process?
"If possible, I really don't want to kill these soldiers.

"Except for the Imperial Incineration Troops, the rest of the soldiers were simply drawn from local armies. Most of them were ordinary people who had no other options and joined the army because of poverty.

"Looking at the level of training these people have and the equipment they carry, it's obvious they are rookies who have never seen blood.

"Perhaps a few days ago, they were just civilians. If I were to kill them without mercy, I would feel extremely guilty."

Hearing the somewhat 'weak' speech of the temporary leader, Mayin did not object, but spoke firmly.

"Then let me be the villain.

"I will shoot a few officers to shock these troops and make them stop advancing.

"I am a mixed race of foreigners and the Empire. According to the general concept of the Empire, I am a barbarian who is not welcomed by others.

"Killing these people doesn't require any psychological preparation. To protect these villagers from being killed, this is the only option left."

After saying that, he raised the [Pumpkin] in his hand and began to aim at the Imperial Army soldiers, ready to make an example of them. However, he did not expect that a man with a somewhat strange appearance walked out from the Imperial Army's ranks.

Seeing this man who was nearly two meters tall, with a streamlined body, several scars on his head, a hooked nose, squinty eyes, and a red tattoo on his face, Myne and Brand couldn't help but shudder.

The two looked at each other and naturally knew that the enemy with strength enough to rival Esdeath had appeared in the intelligence.

Marin was about to shoot, but was blocked by Brand.

"Don't shoot and expose your presence. I'll go and find out his background.

“Try not to try to provoke him.

“I have a feeling that if we anger him, one of us might have to stay here today.

"First see what the other party is going to do and delay for some time."

After saying that, Brand growled, "I'm haunted by an evil spirit," and he put on silver-white armor and a spear. The powerful general then walked towards Yuan Qi who was standing at the entrance of the village.
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Yuan Qi stood at the entrance of the village. Although he was strong and looked powerful, his presence was completely different from Brand's.

He did not exude a majestic aura, nor did he have the same sense of oppression as Brand, and not even a hint of intimidation could be felt.

Brand could see nothing unusual about his appearance.

Although he is a bit ugly with his bald head, hooked nose and squinty eyes, it is hard to associate him with the word "master".

Brand felt a little uneasy in his heart.

As a general known as the "Hundred Man Killer", he had faced countless powerful men.

Rather than relying on his eyes, he trusted the intuition honed by years of fighting.

Brand gripped his spear tightly, his eyes fixed on Yuan Qi who was not far away.

The more he observed, the more confused he became.

There was no murderous intent, no strong 'momentum', but why was every nerve in his body telling him one thing -

If he has the intention to kill me, I will die.

He had never encountered such a contradictory feeling. Experience told him that Yuan Qi could not be a threat, but his fighting instinct and intelligence made it impossible for him to underestimate the man in front of him.

Brand's brows were furrowed, and he felt an unprecedented fear in his heart.

He didn't know Yuan Qi's true strength, and couldn't even judge the other party's intention of standing here, but he was clear about one thing.

The person in front of me is not as simple as he seems. Beneath that ugly appearance, there may be a powerful power that has not yet been revealed.

He looked at Yuan Qi, but heard some arrogant words coming from the enemy's mouth.

"I only need one punch to finish you off.

“If you don’t die after one punch, I will not take any more action on this mission and only let these soldiers do it.

“But if you can’t withstand my blow, you’ll have to leave some villagers for me to kill as a tribute.

"How about this bet?"
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Yuan Qi stood not far from the village entrance, looking at the fully dressed [Brand] standing in front of him, but he was not in a hurry to complete the task of [annihilating the village where the revolutionary army is based]. Instead, he proposed an arrogant bet.

He planned to use this battle to defeat the rebel, who was described as powerful according to intelligence, in order to enhance his own reputation.

Gain the favor of the minister as soon as possible and get help in finding your assassination target.

He will not use his full strength this time to kill the opponent directly.

If he wants to stay in the world of rank 2, he must try to make fewer moves and kill fewer key plot characters in the mission world, so as not to improve the mission performance and obtain free attribute points at the time of settlement.

Even if free attribute points are not added, once a certain attribute total is met, the attribute breakthrough task will be forcibly triggered, forcing him to go to the world of level 3.

However, the Human Pill Method, which is able to advance the practice at 7 times the speed of an ordinary person, must use human lives as fuel.

The most important thing is to force this man named Brand to kill the imperial army in large numbers, or let the imperial army kill the villagers and leave behind several corpses, and then use the corpses to activate the [Human Pill Method] to speed up the learning of the [Dragon Elephant Prison Skill].

Looking at Brand in armor in front of him, Yuan Qi exerted 70% of his strength and used his best martial art, the [Universal Fist].

After his fist easily hit the enemy who tried to dodge his attack with the help of the [Imperial Weapon].

Yuan Qi knew that the winner had been decided.

After half a second, the enemy will fall down and become a disabled person with no combat ability.

Because the martial arts he used were the [Human Pill Method], which he had developed by killing countless people and deducing and integrating it countless times to create an invincible killing move.

Looking at the fallen Brand, he began to think about how many people he would need to kill if he activated the [Human Pill Method] to practice the [Dragon Elephant Prison-Suppressing Technique] at 7 times the speed of an ordinary person.

　I will update tomorrow and quickly enter the second small plot.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)