People are collapsing, but Kevin

The battle ended at that point, and no one was victorious. Both sides tacitly chose to put away their swords and retreat, preparing for a new round of fighting.

Inside the stuffy mask, Kevin let out a long breath. A drop of sweat slid down his cheek, bringing an itchy sensation that made his heart beat faster.

In the previous round of fighting, he seemed to be dominating the rhythm with his absolute strength advantage, but in fact, compared with his ineffective offensive, Mei's response could be said to be just right, precise and deadly.

Kendo is the opponent's strong point, not his own expertise. He was very clear about this. If he had not been sufficiently vigilant and used his strength advantage to suppress the opponent, he would have been defeated within two moves.

Kevin frowned and clenched the knife handle with both hands, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up a little - challenging the opponent in the field of expertise is really super tense and exciting, it's really cool!

This was a sense of excitement that he rarely experienced after he was separated from nature and entered the constraints of the city and school. Even if it was not a life-and-death fight, it was enough to make people enjoy themselves.

Sure enough, his judgment about Raiden Mei was correct. This girl is really special and very good at fighting!

Once again, Kevin suddenly attacked and swung his sword continuously. The front end of the bamboo sword brushed against the protective gear on Mei's body several times, just a hair's breadth away, but he was never able to touch her.

In fact, this cannot be considered wise. In a weapon battle, the moment you take the initiative to attack, it means showing your cards and exposing your intentions to your opponent. A master with quick reactions like Mei can completely predict your next move.

However, in a fast-paced duel like kendo, when fighting against a more skilled opponent, if you cannot grasp the rhythm of the attack and instead passively play back, it is almost equivalent to slow death.

Therefore, knowing that his swordsmanship was inferior to his opponent's

Kevin on the other side attacked continuously, pressing forward step by step, suppressing Mei's position with each round of heavy and aggressive attacks.

Since you know your moves will be seen through, you might as well give it a try. While you still have some power to suppress the opponent, use your strength and momentum to break the opponent's skills and place your hopes of victory on this first-hand attack.

It's now!

During another collision of the bamboo swords, Kevin suddenly exerted force downward, driving the sword blade to draw an arc in front of him, and with great force, twisted the opponent's bamboo sword to the side.

He stepped forward with his left leg, as if rooted in the ground, drawing the powerful force into his waist and passing it to his arms. When the opponent showed a brief flaw, he swung a fierce chop, attacking Mei's unstable lower body.

Click!

The crisp collision sound stopped abruptly, but it was not the dull sound of hitting protective gear, but the sound of weapons colliding.

Looking closely, Mei, who had been maintaining flexible defense and retreating during the confrontation, actually took the knife head-on. The tip of the bamboo sword stopped in front of her leg, less than a millimeter away.

"noodle!"

The next moment, a round object in the field of vision suddenly enlarged, and following the loud shout, there was a strong feeling of dizziness.

"Ouch...!"

Even with protective gear on, Kevin was shocked by the straight stab from the left hand. He took two steps back involuntarily, screamed, and almost lost his balance.

"Ouch! Sorry, sorry, I think I lost control of my strength! Are you okay?"

Just when he was feeling dizzy, Mei's worried voice came at the right time, and she came forward to support him. After seeing him wave his hand to indicate that he was fine, she breathed a sigh of relief and spoke carefully:

"Um...Kevin, shall we continue?"

"No, I don't think I'm your opponent in this area."

As he spoke, Kevin shook his head, took off his mask, revealing his white hair covered in sweat, and twisted his neck. Although he knew he had lost, he still laughed with great satisfaction.

"Honestly, you're pretty good, Mei. I haven't had such a good fight in a long time. Thank you!"

“…Huh?!”

Mei was stunned for a moment. She thought that she would at least be complained by the other party, but what she got was an unexpected thank you.

No, it should be said that Kevin has always been very stable in surprising her. And as if she was also infected by this emotion, her expression was much more relaxed.

In fact, Mei felt that she should thank Kevin for coming to her. After a fierce battle and sweating profusely, she seemed to have thrown away the gloom and unhappiness of the past, adding some brightness to the recent bleak days.

"By the way, Kevin, how good are your swordsmanship..."

Suddenly thinking of something, Mei hesitated for a moment, but finally did not continue asking.

She didn't know if this would touch the other person's bottom line. Considering that this might be a bit abrupt, she didn't want to lose the rare person who was willing to get along with her normally...

Maybe we can be called friends.

However, during the brief contact between the two, whether it was the combative character or the ferocity in the knife fight, Mei could vaguely guess that the other party's past experience must have been complicated, which made her unable to help but feel a little curious.

"Hmm? Why, you want to know?"

"Is it really possible?"

"That's no problem! But..."

Speaking of this, Kevin raised his eyebrows cleverly, and after getting a mostly affirmative answer from the other party, he raised two fingers, grinned, and a few cunning gleams flashed in his eyes.

"As long as you agree to keep our score at 0:2, I'll tell you, how about that?"

Sure enough, this guy is an idiot...

Thinking of this, Mei rubbed her wrist and nodded with a smile.

Chapter 5: The Probability of Being Hit by a Meteorite

"That was probably about a year or two ago, around the time when I first arrived in the Far East."

"When I was twelve years old... I don't know what happened, but my mother suddenly disappeared. She told me to fulfill my family's responsibilities, but I didn't understand anything."

Starting from Europe, I traveled all over Asia, including to Southeast Asia, but I never found any clues related to my mother.

It can be said that there is not a single white hair to be found, except for those that fall off occasionally.

By the time he got here, all the money he had saved up along the way had been used up. Kevin was impatient and didn't want to work. He chose a classic way -

I will continue to move forward in the wilderness! If my friends and relatives in Luoyang ask me, I will say that I am wandering in the outlaw forest.

Oh, it seems he has no relatives or friends, that’s okay.

No matter what, for a normal 14-year-old boy, surviving in the deep mountains and forests while keeping moving forward is an extremely harsh test.

However, as a hardcore ruthless man who traveled all the way from Europe to the Far East alone, Kevin's situation was obviously not particularly conventional.

Relying on Kaslana's natural strength and the unique locational disadvantages of the local area - unlike Eastern Europe, where he could often admire the baring teeth of big bad wolves, he quite liked those guys, but unfortunately, there were no wolves to be found in the Far East...

"Yes, the Far Eastern Wolf became extinct at the beginning of the last century."

"Is that so? That's a pity."

After briefly expressing his regret, Kevin muttered, "I was wondering why I could only meet Teacher Big Bear in the mountains..."

"Big Bear Teacher...Black Bear?!"

“That’s pretty much what it means.”

He curled his lips, and his tone was so nonchalant, as if what he encountered was not the most ferocious beast in the Far East, but a cat or a dog like that that could be found everywhere on the street.

In fact, fighting a few moves with a big black bear is not much more difficult than escaping from a wolf's mouth. After all, no matter how difficult a one-on-one fight is, it is not as difficult as fighting alone in front of a wolf pack.

If it really doesn't work, you can also take out Thor's Hammer to fight back and let the wild beasts experience the dimensionality reduction attack of the ecological niche.

"What? You think this is a bit unethical? But my old woman just threw that thing to me, saying it's for self-defense. She didn't tell me in detail whether this is the correct way to use it!"

Despite what he said, Kevin still caught some strange looks in those calm light purple eyes.

But rather than why a fourteen-year-old boy had a gun, she was obviously more concerned about how anyone could actually endure a Sarushoku-style hike across half the world.

If this is a story, it is too far-fetched. If this is true...

With her fingertips on her lips, Mei clicked her tongue softly and glanced at Kevin. He had a handsome face like a Westerner, with a slender figure and soft features. One could even say that he looked a bit feminine.

But as she went down along the neck, she also noticed that on that seemingly fair skin, there was a deep mark extending from the left side of the collar.

...gorilla?

Considering the opponent's previous fighting style and the bizarre experience, the girl subconsciously made the above judgment.

"What's that look in your eyes?"

"No, nothing..."

Kevin glared at her suspiciously, feeling that she was thinking of something impolite to him.

OK, so that’s how it was. Kevin, who was only fourteen years old at the time, managed to overcome the resistance of nature, whether it was the snowfields of Northern Europe or the dense forests of Southeast Asia...but the process was rather tortuous.

This mountainous area in the Far East is neither a so-called poor and barren place nor does it have many ferocious beasts. There is no natural force that can stop the young man from moving forward!

Outer {group-~

But there are also supernatural powers.

At that time, Kevin was traveling to the Asama Mountains west of Tokyo. He built a fire and set up camp as usual, looking up at the quiet night scene through the lush trees above his head.

There was only a lonely waning moon hanging in the sky, with a few sparse stars dotted in the dim white light. The flames were crackling as they burned. Out of boredom, he simply counted the stars along with the sound.

one two three?

Within the visible range, he could only find three. It seemed that Miss Moon Goddess's place was a little deserted today. However, he was not sure whether the third one was a star.

"Are there any stars that glow green?"

Kevin shrugged as he talked to himself. With his knowledge, he couldn't tell what this thing was.

Still coming this way, is it a shooting star? The kind you make wishes for?

Why not give it a try?

Call him a slow reaction, Kevin didn't care anyway. He had no fear at all and even took a bite of the overcooked fish.

But before he could think of what to wish for, his blue eyes suddenly shrank, and a dazzling emerald green light gradually swallowed up everything in his sight...

…Boom!

"I feel like I have a physique that attracts harm."

"For example, is it easy to get into the police station?" Mei covered her mouth and chuckled.

“Right… Hey! Who do you think caused this, Raiden Mei?! You, you, you… remember this, I will repay you double for this humiliation!”

Kevin, who was unable to react for a moment, nodded confusedly at first, but his expression changed immediately when he realized something was wrong.

He made a threatening gesture in front of Mei, but his annoyed look only elicited another string of laughter.

Being taken to the police station for suspected perverted behavior was definitely the most embarrassing thing that had happened to him in recent years.

Is this the hell of losers?

Don't think that's the end, Raiden Mei!

Kevin glared at Mei next to him, and tried hard to resist the urge to punch her twice and beat her again. Finally, he sighed in frustration and continued:

"Anyway, I didn't quite understand what happened at that time. I just felt my body was light, as if I was flying. Then, everything went black in front of my eyes - I fainted!"

"Luckily, my eldest brother helped me at that time..." When Kevin said this, a trace of nostalgia flashed in his eyes.

He was a tall, dark-haired young man wearing a worn grey windbreaker, with wild and unruly long black hair. The most eye-catching thing was the blood-red scarf wrapped around his neck, which surged upward like an unbridled flame, emitting a wild and passionate aura.

Although his expression was calm, his eyes could not suppress the murderous aura, as if there was a ferocious beast waiting to devour its prey. Just looking into its eyes was enough to give people the chills.

Among the pile of miscellaneous items placed aside, one could clearly see an old sword covered in dust, which had obviously not been unsheathed for a long time.

When Kevin opened his eyes hazily, the man spoke:

"Are you still alive, boy?"

"…Well?"

"Yes, you are quite lucky. Not everyone can stand up after being pierced by debris in the heart."

Regardless of the excruciating pain all over his body, Kevin sat up suddenly and felt his chest hurriedly. Nothing seemed to be missing, and he looked down and saw a grey bandage wrapped around his heart several times, stained with dark blood.

Suddenly, a large hand wrapped in bandages pressed hard on Kevin's shoulder and patted him twice, causing him to grit his teeth in pain. At the same time, the hand pulled him over and brought him face to face with the gray-clothed young man with a fierce look on his face.

"You kid, you're able to jump around so quickly? That's really interesting. It seems like you're not just an ordinary kid..."

For a fourteen-year-old kid, this look was a little scary. Even Kevin, who had traveled a lot and was not afraid of black bears chasing him, couldn't help but feel a little scared when facing this man.

"Ah... yes! I... thank you for saving my life... um... big brother?"

"Brother? You kid..."

The young man suddenly seemed to be in high spirits and laughed heartily a few times. Perhaps he was quite satisfied with the title. He held Kevin tightly with his powerful arms, and a kind smile appeared on his white teeth, but his tone softened a little.

At least he looked a little friendly.

"From the looks of you, are you practicing in the mountains alone? Not bad, then as a post-injury rehabilitation exercise, why don't you run around the big pit over there a hundred times!"

"what?!"

"What's wrong, kid! You're a man, right? Can't you just run a few steps?"