Tokyo Knights: The Odd Jobs X Files

"I'm different. I received a little red flower when I was in elementary school, but you didn't!"

Ivan said, his neck stiff.

So, the only difference between being cultured and being uncultured is a little red flower?

Li Xin wanted to laugh, but he held it in. After all, whether it was the cultured Ivan or the uncultured Maxim, they were both extraordinary powerhouses.

Yes, that's right. In this small snow forest, Li Xin actually saw two extraordinary experts who are rarely seen in the mortal world!

"These two uncultured brutes are arguing again..."

Another person emerged from the wooden huts. Unlike the two burly men, Ivan and Maxim, this was a kind-looking, bald old man with two vertical and one curved mark between his eyebrows.

"Hello, friend from afar, my name is Yuri, and I'm these two guys' neighbor."

The bald old man said to Li Xin.

Li Xin looked at the bald old man. Even though Li Xin had locked his power and his perception was not as good as before, he could still feel the old man's vast spiritual power. This was another powerful extraordinary expert, and an extremely rare one at that!

"Mr. Yuri, hello, my name is Ashin."

"Central Plains?"

Yuri asked Li Xin.

"People from the Central Plains!"

Li Xin nodded.

Yuri smiled and said, "Thirty... no, forty years ago, I went to the Central Plains and exchanged ideas with your scholars. They were all wonderful people. In addition to their knowledge, they also had the determination to fight for their country and people. At that time, our country had very few people like them..."

As he spoke, Yuri's voice trailed off into melancholy.

Li Xin asked Yuri, "Mr. Yuri, are you the 'Red Will'?"

Extraordinary experts are not common, or rather, extremely rare. With a global population of nearly six billion, there are only about a hundred extraordinary experts (not counting those who are considered "fake" extraordinary experts according to Western calculation methods), and this includes Li Xin and other newly promoted extraordinary experts.

If this is spread out, only one extraordinary expert will emerge out of more than 50 million people (this calculation is not accurate, because the vast majority of people do not have the opportunity to become extraordinary people), so the scarcity of extraordinary experts is self-evident.

However, Li Xin encountered three extraordinary experts in a small forest. Moreover, judging from the other houses in the village, Li Xin did not think that extraordinary experts would associate with a group of ordinary people. Therefore, the people living in the other wooden houses were probably not simple either.

With so many extraordinary experts gathered together, and in Rakshasa, Li Xin immediately thought of an organization that Wu Ji had casually mentioned before, "Red Will".

When the Soviet Union collapsed, it wasn't just a country that fell; it was a collapse of a belief. Countless warriors who had gathered together because of that red will scattered, including some of the Soviet Union's military's extraordinary experts.

Those extraordinary experts gathered together and formed an organization called "Red Will," and this place must be their secluded retreat.

"'Red Will'... Who told you that name? Heh, people outside call us 'Red Ghosts'!"

Upon hearing this name, Ivan stopped arguing with Maxim and said with a smile.

“My friend told me that his name is Wu Ji.”

Li Xin replied.

"Oh, it's that brat from the Great Rakshasa Sect!"

Ivan suddenly realized, and then started cursing: "That kid, he came here every few days looking for a fight, just because he's younger and has better recovery, right? If I were twenty years younger, I'd beat him to a pulp!"

Li Xin couldn't help but laugh.

Indeed, given Wu Ji's obsessive personality, with so many extraordinary experts here, and real, battle-hardened ones at that, isn't this his paradise?

"You also fought with that kid?"

Ivan asked Li Xindao.

"Hit."

Did you win?

Ivan pressed on with interest.

Li Xin raised an eyebrow and said casually, "We won."

"Alright, that kid deserves a beating!"

Ivan patted Li Xin on the shoulder, knocking Li Xin to the ground.

"Sorry, sorry, I didn't know my own strength..."

Ivan scratched his head and pulled Li Xin out of the ground.

"fine!"

Li Xin emerged from the ground, then grabbed Ivan's hand and forced him back into the ground as well.

Ivan paused for a moment, then burst into laughter. Without Li Xin pulling him up, he patted the frozen ground and crawled out of the ground.

"Good lad, come on, let's have a match!"

Ivan assumed a wrestling stance.

Li Xin came out this time for training, so he naturally wouldn't refuse Ivan's invitation. He assumed the stance of Bajiquan and said to Ivan, "How about we use only physical strength and skill, without using supernatural powers?"

Although he had locked his power, Li Xin was still superior to Ivan in terms of physique, as they were both extraordinary beings. If it was just a matter of physical combat, Li Xin could still have a go with Ivan.

"Oh dear, you're really at a disadvantage!"

Clearly, Ivan has absolute confidence in his body and skills.

Ivan, an extraordinary expert from the Central Plains, has seen and even fought against them. They are indeed very strong when using their power called "true qi". But when it comes to physical strength and skill... Heh, let me show you the skills that a World War II veteran honed on the battlefield!

Li Xin and Ivan charged at each other at the same time. Although they were two flesh and blood bodies, they charged with the momentum of a tank charge, no, even stronger than a tank charge!

"boom!"

The two collided. Li Xin stood on his feet, bent his arms back, and like a spring storing power, suddenly struck out, hitting Ivan squarely in the chest.

Ivan swayed slightly, and after taking both of Li Xin's punches, he struck out with a palm. Li Xin turned his head to dodge, but was still struck on the shoulder by Ivan, and staggered back several steps.

In a direct confrontation, Li Xin lost the first round.

There was nothing that could be done about it; the two were too different in physique. As extraordinary experts who had been tempered and refined through countless trials, their physical strength was roughly the same, so their physique determined their power.

Although Li Xin lost the initial clash of strength, Ivan was also not in good shape. He rubbed his chest and said, "Good lad, your fist is not soft at all!"

After saying that, Ivan tore open his shirt, revealing his upper body with thick chest hair, and two deep fist marks were clearly visible on his chest.

Suddenly, the muscles in Ivan's chest began to twitch, bulging out, and the fist mark disappeared instantly.

Maxim, who was watching the fight, frowned and shouted, "Ivan, you're tearing my clothes again! And now you're trying to steal mine! You piece of shit!"

Among the companions living here, he and Ivan were the most similar in physique, and they could exchange clothes. Given Ivan's personality, after tearing up his clothes, he would definitely be too lazy to buy new ones, but would instead try to steal his. That's why Maxim said that.

"Again!"

Ivan didn't bother with Maxim's words. He was determined to take Maxim's clothes, and before that, he wanted to have a good fight with him!

Li Xin cracked his neck and said to Ivan, "Come on!"

The two fought with great enthusiasm, each throwing a punch and a palm strike. Although it lacked the earth-shattering destructive power of a superhuman battle, the visceral combat was all the more exhilarating.

Ivan uses a freestyle wrestling style called "Sambo," which originated in Soviet Russia in the 1920s. It combines various ethnic martial arts styles, including Central Plains wrestling, Japanese jujitsu, and French wrestling. It is a fighting style that combines competitiveness and practicality. Ivan is an early student of this fighting style and has been practicing it for more than 50 years.

Li Xin initially fought Ivan using Bajiquan, but after only a few exchanges, Ivan figured out his moves, causing Li Xin to suffer several setbacks and be unable to use his skills.

With over fifty years of technical expertise and combat experience from World War II, Ivan is terrifyingly strong even without supernatural powers!

After suffering a few minor setbacks, Li Xin struck Ivan with a palm. Ivan thought it was the "Tiger Climbing the Mountain" move from Bajiquan and tried to block it. However, Li Xin changed his move, turning his palm technique from hard to soft, and struck continuously, catching Ivan off guard and causing him to be attacked in the face by Li Xin.

Ivan had a physical advantage, but Li Xin's continuous attacks on Ivan's face still made him slightly dizzy. He angrily swung his arm, but Li Xin blocked it with his leg.

Li Xin bent his knee and hooked his body upside down onto Ivan's arm, while his other leg kicked Ivan several times in close combat, using the "Wind God Leg" technique, specifically the "Strong Grass in the Wind" style.

Of the three unique skills of "Leg, Palm, and Fist," only "Heavenly Frost Fist" requires the use of "Heavenly Frost Qi" to unleash its full power. Some moves in "Wind God Leg" and "Cloud Dispelling Palm" have their own unique effects even without the use of internal energy. "Wind God Leg" is flexible and versatile, and "Cloud Dispelling Palm" is unpredictable. When used together, they can unleash astonishing power.

It is important to know that the strength of an ordinary person's legs is three times that of their hands. After training, the strength gap between the hands and feet will narrow for martial artists. However, except for some extreme cases, the strength of a martial artist's feet is still stronger than that of their hands.

When Li Xin's continuous palm strikes landed on Ivan's face, Ivan only felt slightly dizzy. But after being kicked several times in succession, he was truly dizzy and his consciousness became blurred.

However, the instincts of extraordinary powerhouses are indeed powerful, and Ivan is an extraordinary powerhouse who has experienced many life-and-death trials on the battlefield. Even when he was unconscious, his body still made the most accurate judgment, grabbing Li Xin who was hanging on his arm and then slamming Li Xin to the ground.

Ivan's massive body, combined with gravitational potential energy, made him incredibly powerful even without using supernatural abilities. Li Xin was so crushed that he almost vomited bile.

Li Xin didn't even have time to cry out in pain. Taking advantage of the moment when Ivan was also hit, he arched his body, pushed Ivan away, and kept his distance from him—he finally knew the pain of close combat with these wrestling masters.

Ivan staggered to his feet, shook his head, wiped his face, glanced at the blood on his palm, grinned, and said, "It's been a long time since I've seen blood. That felt good!"

At that moment, a tall, thin man in a military overcoat walked into the village, carrying a wild boar on his shoulder. Seeing Li Xin and Ivan facing off, he asked, "Guests?"

Yuri smiled slightly: "Guest."

Upon seeing the tall, thin man return carrying a wild boar, Ivan immediately abandoned Li Xin: "Are we having roasted pig today? It's roasted pig, right? Wild boar is only delicious when roasted! Let's eat roasted pig!"

Seeing that Ivan had given up the fight, Li Xin's tense body relaxed.

Although he had only fought Ivan for a short while, it was more tiring for Li Xin than the swimming he had done in the previous two days.

Because of the wild boar... no, because of the return of the tall, thin man, Ivan and the others immediately shifted their focus to cooking the wild boar. As noon approached, the owners of the abandoned cabins also returned from outside.

Yuri introduced Li Xin to the members of the "Red Will." After learning that Li Xin was from the Central Plains, they treated him very well. When they learned that Li Xin had fought Ivan, a barbarian, hand-to-hand and had not been at a disadvantage, they gave him a thumbs up. Although Ivan kept muttering that he hadn't shown his true skills yet, the others ignored him.

Li Xin chatted with the members of the "Red Will" with a smile. Just before the meal was about to start, the polar bear that had been there earlier walked over on all fours with a person on its back. It was the young man who had fought with it.

No, to be more precise, it's the young people who are being unilaterally abused by it.

The young man, barely clinging to life, was left on the ground. The polar bear came running over eagerly. Although Ivan really wanted to be the first to eat, he tore off a large piece of meat and threw it to the polar bear.

"Eat up, Veronica, but eat elegantly, you are a lady!"

Ivan said something to the polar bear, and was rewarded with a very emotional eye roll from the polar bear.

I'm a bear!

Li Xin watched this scene with a smile, thinking that it must be tough for the polar bear to hang out with such a scoundrel.

After feeding the polar bear a wild boar leg, Ivan finally got himself a thigh. He took a delicious bite, his face showing a look of ecstasy, but also a hint of regret: "It's a pity there's no alcohol. If only I could have a big glass of vodka right now!"

"roll!"

Maxim covered his wine jug, showing no intention of sharing it with his companion.

The other members of the "Red Will" did the same, hiding their own flasks or drinking them all without giving any to Ivan—for these Slavs who were addicted to alcohol, trying to share their wine while they were eating meat was tantamount to killing them!

"If you want vodka, I have some here, Uncle Ivan, would you like some?"

A hoarse voice rang out, and Li Xin looked in the direction from which the voice came. He saw a long-haired woman wearing a military overcoat carrying a wine bottle and slowly walking into the small village.

The woman had beautiful long blonde hair, which was combed back and tied into a single ponytail.

She was tall and voluptuous with an exceptional temperament; she should have been an outstanding beauty, if not for the huge scar that covered half her face and extended to her neck.

The horrific scars, combined with the long-haired woman's cold demeanor, created an impression of sheer terror.

This is a terrible woman.

Li Xin said so.

Chapter 743 The Extraordinary Path Forged from Flesh and Blood

The long-haired woman shook the bottle in her hand: "'Water of Life,' 96-proof high-proof vodka, Uncle Ivan's favorite, if I remember correctly?"

Seeing his favorite wine, Ivan's face didn't show much surprise, but rather a deep sense of helplessness: "Sophia, you're here again..."

"What, can't I come?"

"The long-haired woman asked."

"of course can."

Yuri stepped forward and said, “As the daughter of our old friend, you are of course free to visit us anytime. We, the ashes of the last era, are glad that someone still remembers us. However, we will not leave here. So, Sophia, please stop trying to take advantage of us. We just want to spend the rest of our lives here and don’t want to concern ourselves with anything else outside.”

The long-haired woman took out a cigarette, lit it, took a deep drag, and said to Yuri, "Uncle Yuri, in your eyes, am I really such a scheming woman?"

Yuri shook his head slightly: "Of course not. Sophia is always a kind and beautiful girl."

The long-haired woman smiled, but when she smiled, the muscles on her face pulled at her scars, making her smile look not beautiful at all, but terrifying.

Kindness and beauty—these two words had long since become irrelevant to her, but when facing these former friends of her father, she could still barely recapture a trace of the past.

"Then, won't you invite this kind and beautiful girl like me in for a seat?"

"The long-haired woman asked."

Yuri pondered for a moment, then finally sighed and said, "Come in."