Tokyo Knights: The Odd Jobs X Files

But since this is a trial, Li Xin will naturally face whatever difficulties he encounters, so why would he take shortcuts? Therefore, first stop, Rakshasa, here I come!

Chapter 741 Conforming to Stereotypes

At sea, a human body floats on the surface, rising and falling with the waves. There is no struggle or other movement, and it appears to have drowned.

A gray fish fin silently emerged from the calm sea and slowly approached the human body.

Just as the fins approached the human body, they suddenly disappeared. In the next instant, a gaping maw full of sharp teeth burst out from underwater and charged at the human body with extreme ferocity.

Just as the human body was about to be torn apart and swallowed by the gaping maw, it suddenly moved. It slammed its hands against the water's surface, using the recoil to leap into the air and narrowly avoid the giant shark's attack. At the same time, it quickly landed and struck the shark's back with its elbow.

With a muffled thud, the elbow strike pierced through the giant shark's smooth skin and muscular muscles, striking its spine with tremendous force and shattering its resilient structure. The giant shark was dead!

Sitting on the giant shark's corpse, Li Xin directly bit off the shark's dorsal fin with his mouth, then drank the gushing blood.

After drinking several large mouthfuls of shark blood, Li Xin finally recovered from his thirst. He let out a long breath and lay down on the shark's back for a short rest.

Originally, Li Xin planned to travel along the coastline of Japan to the East Sea, then go to Russia, and from Russia, he would travel around the border of the Central Plains to the Tianshan Mountains mentioned by Zhen Yuanzhai.

Before they could even reach the East Sea, a storm struck Li Xin.

Normally, such a storm would not be able to harm Li Xin in the slightest, but now Li Xin has locked away his power, and he cannot use any of his world-shaking cultivation.

Of course, Li Xin can break the seal and regain his power at any time if he wants to, but if he breaks the seal before even passing the first test, then what's the point of Li Xin's training?

So Li Xin braved the storm, letting it carry him into the sky, holding on tightly without ever using a single bit of his power.

When the storm passed, Li Xin had no idea where he had been swept away. He could only determine his direction by the sun and swam westward. As he swam, he realized that he seemed to have gone the wrong way.

On the vast ocean, with no landmarks and only the sun to determine direction, especially without knowing the time, it's no wonder you make mistakes.

It wasn't until the sun set that Li Xin finally confirmed his direction, only to realize that he had swum completely in the wrong direction, and very wrong at that!

If you make a mistake, you have to correct it. Li Xin could only swim back. After swimming for almost two days, Li Xin finally couldn't swim anymore; he was thirsty.

A person can go ten days without food, but not three days without water, especially when engaging in strenuous exercise.

Li Xin swam in the sea for two days, which was far more than just strenuous exercise. Being able to go two days without drinking water already demonstrates that his physical condition far exceeds that of ordinary people.

Only a body that has been tempered by the "Wedding Dress Divine Skill" and coordinated by the "Mingyu Skill" can swim more than 2,000 kilometers in two days without using any internal energy.

After resting for a while, Li Xin regained some strength. He originally wanted to eat some shark meat, but after smelling it, he found it smelled bad and gave up on the idea.

Just as Li Xin was about to rest for a while, dorsal fins suddenly began to appear around him, swimming around him.

Li Xin laughed. To him, the fish meat was rotten and inedible, but to the sharks of their kind, it was a feast!

"I won't fight you for it; you can fight it all your way!"

Li Xin jumped into the water and swam in one direction at top speed. The sharks noticed the commotion and rushed towards the giant shark's carcass. A few sharks, unable to compete with the others, chased after Li Xin as he ran away.

Sharks have always been considered top predators in the ocean, and their swimming speed is among the fastest of all marine creatures. Although the sharks chasing Li Xin were not the recognized "speed champions" such as the mako sharks, they were still quite fast. They thought they could easily catch up with and eat this "little guy," but they found that this little guy was swimming very fast and left them far behind in just a few strokes, leaving them all stunned.

With no other option, unable to get their hands on the "snacks," they had to turn back and fight with their kind for food. However, their kind had already gone berserk in the fight for food, and when they went over, they were directly drawn into the bloody battle, staining the sea red with blood.

Li Xin was naturally unaware that he had caused a battle between sharks, and even if he had known, he wouldn't have cared.

After being chased by sharks for hundreds of miles, Li Xin saw land appearing in the distance. Overjoyed, he sped up and rushed towards the land.

When Li Xin, soaking wet, stepped onto solid ground, the feeling of being grounded gave him a sense of rebirth.

During the two days he swam in the sea, Li Xin did encounter small islands, but to increase the difficulty, he deliberately did not go ashore. Instead, he swam in the sea until he was really exhausted, at which point he would rest for a while before continuing to swim.

That's why Li Xin felt so strongly when he finally set foot on land again after so long.

After practicing in place for a while, Li Xin gained much better control over his body.

Swimming is one of the very few sports that can truly and deeply activate all the muscle groups in the body. When Li Xin first entered the sea, he swam entirely using the unorthodox methods he learned in his hometown. This way of swimming consumed a lot of Li Xin's physical strength. Even a physical monster like Li Xin would not dare to exhaust his physical strength like this.

So Li Xin gradually adjusted his swimming movements, trying to swim in the most energy-efficient way possible. After his swimming posture approached the most energy-efficient state, Li Xin then worked on his muscle power. In two days, Li Xin's swimming speed increased rapidly from ten kilometers per hour at the beginning to more than fifty kilometers per hour at the end, and his peak speed could even approach one hundred kilometers per hour.

It is precisely this superhuman swimming speed that makes even the ocean's "swimming champions," sharks, pale in comparison.

This increase in swimming speed also provides another opportunity to train the coordination of Li Xin's entire body's muscles.

"Alright, let's keep moving forward at this pace!"

Feeling a clear improvement in himself, Li Xin felt a surge of confidence and began to stride forward. Then he shivered – it was so cold!

Before me lay a vast expanse of ice and snow, a completely white world.

Where the hell am I?

Li Xin trembled as he searched around for the person, but instead of finding anyone, he found a sign.

The good news is that the text above is in Russian, which means that Li Xin has come to the right place; this is indeed the land of Rakshasa.

The bad news is that the Russian text above says – “Beware of polar bears.”

Li Xin: "..."

Where the hell am I?

The land of Rakshasa was vast and sparsely populated. Li Xin searched for a long time but couldn't find anyone. With no other option, he found a cave in the wilderness, lit a fire, and carefully used the fire to dry his clothes.

Li Xin now regrets not wearing his combat uniform, because while warming himself by the fire, he discovered that his clothes had cracked from the cold.

That's true. Given the surrounding temperature, which is at least minus ten degrees Celsius, these clothes would freeze in no time after being soaked in water. If Li Xin moves, these clothes would surely tear.

With a sigh, Li Xin pondered whether he should go somewhere to get some new clothes. In the past, when his internal energy was still intact, he would take care to protect his clothes. Now that he had locked his internal energy, his clothes were doomed.

Only two days have passed, and his clothes are already torn. There are still nearly three months to go. How is he going to survive?

However, Li Xin couldn't possibly back down and turn back just because of the clothes. If even such a small matter could shake Li Xin's will, then this training was destined to fail. He might as well spend these three months indulging in a life of pleasure and forgetfulness, so that he could die a quick death in the duel.

After drying and dressing, Li Xin left the cave, only to see a huge, white bear walking towards him. It was the same polar bear that had been mentioned on the sign that read "Beware of Polar Bears".

Li Xin: "..."

Polar bear: "..."

After a moment of silence, Li Xin said to the polar bear, "I'm sorry, I've entered your home without permission."

Fearing the polar bear wouldn't understand, Li Xin deliberately used Russian. Li Xin learned Russian from Secretary Wang, who said Li Xin's Russian was quite good, so he should...

"Roar~~~"

The polar bear let out a long roar and pounced on Li Xin.

This is completely impossible to communicate with!

Li Xin used his left hand to deflect the polar bear's claws, then dodged, scooping up the bear with his right hand to his elbow, his left hand pushing outwards while his right hand pulled back, crossing at the elbow...

"Hoo hoo hoo hoo!"

The polar bear roared even louder.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I have to go now!"

Li Xin apologized to the polar bear, who was writhing in pain on the ground, and then jogged away from the cave.

In Russia in April, the weather is far from warm. Although the snow and ice have begun to melt in some areas, many other areas are still covered in ice and snow. Li Xin's breath would condense into ice fog, and the air he breathed in felt like it was carrying shards of glass.

Having barely made up his mind, Li Xin headed west. He didn't know how long he had been walking when he suddenly saw a young man in military uniform fighting a polar bear in front of a frozen lake.

This polar bear was over three meters tall, much larger than the one Li Xin had just seen. The young man fighting it was only about as tall as its chest, and the height difference between the two was despairing.

Moreover, this polar bear is very robust, with a waist width of over one meter, unlike other polar bears which are slender.

The young man punched the polar bear in the stomach, but the polar bear didn't even flinch. Then, the polar bear slapped him, sending the young man flying more than ten meters before he crashed into a large tree by the lake.

The young man, whose head was spinning after being swatted away by the polar bear, was on the verge of losing consciousness when he bit his arm hard. The pain brought him back to his senses, and he got up and charged at the giant bear again.

Seeing this, Li Xin hurriedly went to stop him, but was pulled back by a large hand.

"Stand still. This is his trial, and he can only overcome it on his own."

Li Xin looked to his side and saw a super strong man, no less imposing than a polar bear, grabbing him. Li Xin's tall stature suddenly appeared tiny in front of this strong man.

The burly man looked at Li Xin: "A person from the Central Plains?"

Li Xin nodded: "That's right."

The burly man laughed: "Heh, you speak Russian? That's perfect. I absolutely hate speaking English, and besides, my Chinese is terrible!"

The burly man seemed very outgoing. He tossed Li Xin a flat stainless steel flask and said, "You're dressed so lightly, have a couple of sips to keep warm."

Li Xin smiled and declined, saying, "Sorry, I don't drink."

"You won't drink something this good? Your life must be so boring!"

Seeing that Li Xin wouldn't drink, the burly man unscrewed the wine flask and took a swig himself: "I can't live a day without this stuff!"

Seeing that the burly man didn't urge him to drink, Li Xin breathed a sigh of relief. He asked the burly man, "Comrade (Davarishi), may I ask where this place is?"

He was completely lost about where he was, and since he had finally run into someone, he naturally wanted to ask for directions and, of course, lend him a few more clothes.

With a thud, the wine jug in the burly man's hand suddenly fell to the ground, and the clear wine gushed out of the jug.

In the past, this burly man would have been heartbroken in the face of such a situation, but now, he didn't even bother to pick up the wine jug. He just muttered, "Comrade-in-arms... how long, how long has it been since anyone called me that..."

Li Xin was somewhat puzzled. The burly man wiped his eyes and extended his hand to Li Xin: "Comrade, my name is Ivan, what's yours?"

"My name is Ashin."

Li Xin shook hands with the burly man, who smiled and said to Li Xin, "Come on, Comrade Xin, I'll take you to meet my comrades!"

"Then he..."

Li Xin looked at the young man who was still fighting with the giant bear.

“I said, this is his trial. Whether he is killed or gives up is his own choice.”

Ivan said calmly.

Li Xin looked at the young man. He had been knocked down and sent flying by the giant bear several times, but each time he got up and fought again. His tenacious will impressed Li Xin. He asked, "What's wrong with this guy?"

Ivan said, "He came to become an apprentice, and this is a test we've given him."

"A trial? To defeat this bear?"

Li Xin asked, "This trial is indeed very... very Rakshasa!"

Ivan smiled, neither confirming nor denying.

Li Xin then said, "This bear... I feel like it's not an ordinary bear, is it?"

"Of course, it's a polar bear."

Ivan replied, then laughed at himself: "Okay, I was just kidding, this really isn't an ordinary bear, it's..."

Ivan stroked his chin and pondered seriously, "What do you call them in your Central Plains language? Oh, right, I remember now, they're called exotic beasts."

"A strange beast?"

"Yes. Just as some people are born with extraordinary abilities, there are also such extraordinary individuals among animals, which are called exotic beasts."

Ivan looked at the giant bear and said, "Veronica is just that kind of person."

"Veronica?"

Li Xin was stunned for a moment.

Ivan explained, "That's its name! It's a girl! Haha!"

When things got funny, Ivan instinctively reached for the wine jug but found nothing. He then realized that the jug had fallen to the ground and he hadn't picked it up.

"No! My vodka! It's my life!"

Ivan's remorseful voice echoed through the forest.

Chapter 742 "Red Will"

Ivan, looking dejected, led Li Xin to a small village in the woods. Calling it a village wasn't quite accurate, as there were only a dozen or so scattered wooden houses, none of which even had fences around them.

Back home, Ivan felt a bit better, and he shouted, "Hey, we have a guest!"

"What kind of guests are we having? Lately, people keep finding this godforsaken place. We've hidden in this godforsaken spot, how come they still manage to track us down!"

Someone came out of a wooden hut, making an impatient sound. The owner of the voice was as tall as Ivan. It was rare to see even one of these two-meter-tall men, but now there were two of them all at once.

Ivan pointed at the man and said, "This is my partner, Maxim, a roughneck with little education, but he has a loud voice."

Maxim was furious. He yelled, "Ivan, you talk like you're so cultured! Aren't you just like me, going to the battlefield right after graduating from elementary school!"