Who says those who retire at the speed of light are not heroes?

Lin Cheng hesitated for a few seconds, but still answered, "Xu Wanyue is my girlfriend now."

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Lu Xiaoxiao's expression became extremely complicated at this moment.

Shock, bitterness, anger, shame, several emotions kept switching in his eyes, and finally turned into a cold protective color, "So you lied to me when you said you didn't hook up with her?"

"That's not the case." Lin Cheng scratched his head. "In the fruit shop, there is the Evolution Blood that Siming left behind when he traded with us. The Evolution Blood can wake Xu Wanyue's sister up from her coma, so I use the Evolution Blood as a condition to exchange her for being my girlfriend for seven days."

"Is this another bad joke you just made up?"

"No, usually when I tell the truth, it's the truth." Lin Cheng blinked at Lu Xiaoxiao, "There are only two days left. After two days, my love contract with her will end."

"Why?" Lu Xiaoxiao didn't understand.

"Because I feel a little lonely, I want someone to accompany me. It may also be because I have never been in a relationship, so I want to try what it feels like to be in a relationship. Xu Wanyue happens to be very suitable. She is very cute, has a good figure, and is very gentle... She seems to be a very suitable partner for love."

"Hey, hey, hey, don't look at me with such disgusting eyes. The contract between me and her does not include doing naughty things... It's just an ordinary relationship, holding hands and walking around the street, don't think about it in a wrong way."

Lin Cheng looked helplessly at the disgust in Lu Xiaoxiao's eyes, "If you don't believe me, you can ask her. Really, really, her underwear on the balcony and what I just said are all true. I promise. If I lie... I'll be hit by a car when I go out."

"I don't understand."

"So you don't understand the heartbroken puppy at midnight. When you toss and turn in bed alone at night, you will really feel lonely at a certain moment."

"so?"

"So I originally agreed to meet again in a few days, but I always felt that if I stayed with her any longer, I would be tempted to do something to her again, so I came to you to kill time."

Lu Xiaoxiao sat up from the bed and looked at Lin Cheng who was still lying on the bed. "You are such a boring person."

"Just say so."

"So what's the point?"

"I always think that hugs mean more than being embarrassed. Maybe she just wants to find someone to hug. Originally, no one in the fruit shop could use the Evolution Blood. Since she joined, it should have been given to her. By the way, she can take advantage of it a little bit."

Lu Xiaoxiao was speechless. She turned around, hugged the quilt and went to sleep.

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When Lu Xiaoxiao woke up from bed, Lin Cheng was no longer in bed. She got up and went to the living room, where she smelled the aroma of food. She went to the kitchen, where Lin Cheng was staring at the pig's trotters in the pot in a daze.

Lin Cheng had cooked for her at her house last time. Lu Xiaoxiao still remembered that his cooking skills were even better than the aunt her family hired at a high salary. Seeing her wake up, Lin Cheng came to his senses and said, "Wash your hands and you can eat in 20 minutes. If you are bored tonight, I will take you to find something fun."

"Fun?"

"Well, the fruit shop has a task for me to do, so I just happened to bring you along to join in the fun."

Lu Xiaoxiao nodded in confusion. Twenty minutes later, Lin Cheng brought over the prepared pig's trotters, the prepared dipping sauce, a plate of shredded pork with green peppers, and steamed spareribs with taro paste. The two sat at the table and began to eat dinner. The weather was still not clear, and the gloomy sky was slightly dark and windy.

The two went downstairs together. Lin Cheng came to where he parked his motorcycle and put on his helmet. Lu Xiaoxiao sat on the back seat of the motorcycle and gently hugged his waist. Lin Cheng rode towards the south of the city.

The south of the city is the most prosperous place in the city. It is also the base of the non-governmental organization [Tianyuan]. They occupy the entire south of the city. Lin Cheng led Lu Xiaoxiao to a building in the south of the city, and then entered the elevator according to the instructions on the mobile phone. After entering a string of numbers on the elevator, the elevator went to a specific floor. The elevator arrived after fifteen seconds. Lin Cheng and Lu Xiaoxiao were led by the waiter into the door. When the door opened, everything in front of him made Lu Xiaoxiao stunned for a moment.

This seems to be a boxing ring.

In the middle is an octagonal cage-like venue, and on the edge there are many seats. The top screen shows the information and data of the two people fighting on the ring, and on the side are the odds for gambling.

At this moment, the blood on the ring had already flowed all over the ground, and the two people in the octagonal cage had some wounds on their bodies. Lin Cheng stretched out his ear clip, took out the pair of alchemical contact lenses from it and handed them to Lu Xiaoxiao. After she put them on, she was almost blinded by the energy spots in an instant.

Most of the people sitting here are people with special abilities, and many of them have energy ratings above 200, and some even have energy ratings of , , and ... Lin Cheng slowly spoke, "Those above can barely be rated as S-level. Have you heard of this place before?"

Lu Xiaoxiao shook her head.

"This is where physical ability users usually exchange fighting techniques. It can also be said to be a black boxing arena. There are performances every day. Most of the people standing in the octagonal cage are physical ability users. There are no restrictions on fighting, and there are only two rules... If the opponent can't stand up within ten seconds, he wins, and you can't deliberately kill the opponent."

"Deliberately?"

"It means that even if you kill someone accidentally, you won't be held responsible." Lin Cheng answered softly. Lu Xiaoxiao turned to look at him, "So... why did you bring me here?"

"Some time ago, our fruit shop and the East City worked together to annex the Black Beast in the West City, but Tianyuan in the South City also wanted to get a piece of the pie. They caused us a lot of trouble during this period, so Lizhi sent me to deter them."

"Wait, you..."

"Well, you can't just eat for free in the organization every day... You still have to work occasionally. Find a seat and sit down obediently. After a few games, my odds are announced. Remember to bet on me. You can buy me drinks with the money you earn tonight."

Lin Cheng patted Lu Xiaoxiao on the shoulder, left Lu Xiaoxiao's side, and quickly walked towards the manager beside the octagonal cage. He directly stated his name and his code name in the fruit shop, wanting to challenge these physical ability users in the south of the city.

This kind of boxing match often attracts people with special abilities from other places to compete, and there are rewards for winning. The south city has its own rules. In the past, many people with special abilities came here to find ways to make money because they were short of money. Later, many people with special abilities were noticed by the south city and absorbed into Tianyuan.

[Tianyuan] itself is an organization composed mostly of people with physical abilities, and its leader is an SS-level physical ability user.

Lin Cheng's request was quickly accepted, and his match was scheduled for the next one. His opponent was an A-level ability user. Here, there were also means to identify the levels of ability users. There were special alchemy machines that could test the energy reserves in a person's body. Lin Cheng's level was A, so he would be arranged to face an A-level opponent.

Tianyuan is a large organization. As far as Lin Cheng knows, there are more than a dozen A-level physical strength people in their organization alone. He first came to sit next to Lu Xiaoxiao for a while. There was a little worry in Lu Xiaoxiao's eyes.

Even though she knew that she couldn't beat Lin Cheng, after all, someone would always get hurt in a fight. She had always subconsciously felt that Lin Cheng seemed to have a high status in the fruit shop, and was really like a pretty boy. But this time, the mission seemed a little dangerous no matter how she looked at it.

Previously, she and Lin Cheng had been exchanging skills, and both of them had held back. But facing a fight that was truly like a fight between trapped beasts, the uneasiness in her heart became particularly strong.

At this moment, one of the two people in the ring had a bloody hole torn in the lower abdomen, and the other one's physical strength seemed to have the effect of strengthening the palm bones. One of them was lying on the ground, not knowing whether he was dead or alive, and the spectators under the ring seemed particularly enthusiastic, with cheers and curses being particularly loud.

Lin Cheng came to the empty seat next to Lu Xiaoxiao and sat down, waiting quietly. Lu Xiaoxiao reached out and gently grasped his arm, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "This mission...can't you refuse?"

"It's not that I can't, but there's no need to refuse. It won't be dangerous, so I'll just think of it as a way to stretch my muscles."

Lin Cheng sat in the audience and watched the ring quietly, his eyes were calm. This calmness slowly melted away the uneasiness in Lu Xiaoxiao's heart. Soon it was his turn. Lin Cheng stood up from his seat and walked onto the ring.

But soon after he left his seat, someone suddenly sat in the seat where Lin Cheng had just sat. Lu Xiaoxiao didn't even notice it. At this moment, her heart was hanging in her throat. Now Lin Cheng's opponent was an A-level special physical strength expert who could not only strengthen the physique but also the bones of the palms. His opponent had been carried away on a stretcher before, and his life or death was uncertain.

A cold voice suddenly came into Lu Xiaoxiao's ears.

"Even if it's S-rank, it won't be his opponent. There's nothing to worry about."

Lu Xiaoxiao always felt that this voice was inexplicably familiar. He turned his head and saw a woman wearing a black one-shoulder dress sitting next to her. She had a delicate face and cold eyes. She had a black necklace on her snow-white neck and her long red hair was particularly dazzling in the dark. She was wearing a pair of exquisite silver high heels and a anklet on her slender ankle with a small bell on the chain.

...It’s Jiang Lingxue.

80 Kneel down

Lu Xiaoxiao seemed to vaguely remember Lin Cheng saying that Jiang Lingxue was also a member of the fruit shop.

But why did she suddenly appear here? Did Lin Cheng know about it? What was the relationship between him and Jiang Lingxue? She clearly remembered that Jiang Lingxue had invited Lin Cheng to sing with her in the bar that day, but Lin Cheng's eyes were clearly cold when he refused.

Fortunately, Jiang Lingxue's next sentence quickly answered her doubts.

"To prevent someone above S-rank from attacking him in Tianyuan, I came to check on him."

Lu Xiaoxiao nodded slightly. She wanted to ask something else, but when she looked at Jiang Lingxue, Jiang Lingxue had already turned her face away. Her dark eyes were extremely cold, as if she was indifferent to everything.

So Lu Xiaoxiao had to turn her attention back to the stage.

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The lighting in the ring was a little dim.

Perhaps because darkness would stimulate the bloodthirsty instinct of animals, Lin Cheng always felt that the person standing in front of him was not a human being, but a wild beast with murderous eyes and a desire for flesh and blood.

The abilities of most physical ability users are used to strengthen their physical fitness. When the physical strength reaches its limit, the violent desires in their genes will subconsciously reveal themselves. When the referee shouted "start", Lin Cheng held his breath slightly and turned sideways.

In Lu Xiaoxiao's sight, the flow of energy in his body was almost instantaneous. During this period of time, she had been trying hard to study the plan taught by Lin Cheng, but no matter how hard she tried, she could not reach the same level as Lin Cheng, which was as easy as controlling her breathing.

The ultimate energy control ensures that not a single bit of energy will be wasted, and only energy will be focused on one action at the current moment. So when his opponent swung his punch, Lin Cheng dodged it easily. He did not make any unnecessary movements, and only took advantage of the moment when his opponent was returning to defense to hit his opponent in the face.

The opponent fell straight down. The referee counted ten numbers in a row, but the opponent failed to stand up. Lin Cheng won this match.

His expression was so calm from beginning to end, just like what he said before, he was just here to join in the fun and cause trouble for the other party.

His opponent slowly got up after ten seconds, his eyes were full of ferocity, but when he looked up and saw Lin Cheng's cold eyes, he suddenly felt a little cold on his neck. He withdrew his gaze and hurried off the ring.

The next opponent soon came on stage. He was also an A-level ability user. However, this time Lu Xiaoxiao clearly saw that the opponent's comprehensive energy rating was 180, which was much higher than hers.

She thought that Lin Cheng would be in a lot of trouble this time, but this time it only took ten seconds... his opponent fell to the ground and couldn't get up again. His opponent might have wanted to try to stand up despite the pain, but after seeing Lin Cheng's cold eyes through his hazy eyes, the inexplicable fear made him lose his strength again.

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Monitoring room.

“Is this the man from the fruit shop?”

"Well, according to the information we have obtained so far, he is the watermelon in the fruit store, a physical ability user, and his normal ability is A-level. He can enter the S-level through the Mimic Abyss, but it will consume a certain amount of life."

"Let Dali and Xiaoli go and meet him."

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After knocking out seven opponents in a row, Lin Cheng's opponent reached the S-level.

The energy of every ability user who has just entered the S-level is around 500, but the S-level itself is a particularly delicate level. As long as the energy is below 4999, it can be called S-level. The standard for distinguishing S-level from SS-level is whether the energy will undergo a qualitative change. The energy source in the body will also undergo a miraculous evolution. The person standing opposite Lin Cheng at this moment is obviously a physical ability user who has just entered the S-level.

Lu Xiaoxiao folded her hands and subconsciously looked at Jiang Lingxue, but Jiang Lingxue's eyes were still extremely calm, neither happy nor sad, like an exquisite and beautiful porcelain doll. If it weren't for the little luster reflected in her eyes, Lu Xiaoxiao almost thought she was a sculpture.

This is an opponent with energy 530, equivalent to four Lu Xiaoxiaos... Lu Xiaoxiao suddenly recalled that every time the guy fought with her, he was always nonchalant. What about now?

She looked into Lin Cheng's eyes, but Lin Cheng's eyes were also too calm, as if they were cast in the same mold as Jiang Lingxue's eyes at the moment.

"That's... S-level." Lu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but speak after all.

"So what?" Jiang Lingxue responded to her words without even looking at her.

"Didn't it mean... that after he used the Mimic Abyss, his lifespan would be consumed?"

"It takes several minutes to consume a few seconds. Is there any problem?" Jiang Lingxue replied calmly, but her tone seemed to contain some contempt and impatience.

Lu Xiaoxiao was stunned and almost couldn't breathe.

...Why did she believe Lin Cheng’s lies before?

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Black and red blood vessels appeared on Lin Cheng's body, which soon covered him completely. Soon his arms turned into crescent-shaped scimitars, reflecting sharp cold light under the dim light. His opponent's skin was now dyed with bronze, and it was obvious that he had the ability to strengthen his body surface. The bodies of the two men disappeared from the ring almost at the same time, leaving only an afterimage. However, when the afterimage was no longer blurred, there was only one person standing and one person falling on the ring.

Lin Cheng looked down at him and said nothing.

The referee silently counted to ten. The opponent failed to stand up and there was a bloody mark on his chest, which was repaired at a very fast speed. Soon the opponent left the ring. A moment later, a man who looked similar to him but more mature jumped up.

The opponent's comprehensive energy rating is 780.

When the referee shouted "start", two afterimages collided again. There was no hesitation or bloody scene as the audience imagined. One person stood on the ring and the other fell down. Lin Cheng just lowered his head slightly and glanced at the other person.

When Lu Xiaoxiao moved her gaze to Lin Cheng, she realized that the energy in his body had now become 999. He cancelled his transformed form and stood there quietly waiting for his next opponent.

There was originally a bet on Lin Cheng, but at this moment his odds were so small that they were almost negligible. The two S-class who came on stage were the big and small ones in Tianyuan. They had fought on this ring for several years before, and after being promoted to S-class, they became the top leaders of Tianyuan and rarely fought with others, but at this moment they had been defeated easily.

What about the next opponent? Who will be the next opponent?

No one went up to the stage for a few minutes, and the waiter came to the crowd watching the game and whispered something. The crowd watching the game left one after another, and soon, only Lu Xiaoxiao, Jiang Lingxue, Lin Cheng, and some waiters were left in the entire hall.

Footsteps were heard from the darkness, and a boy who looked only fifteen or sixteen years old walked out.

Behind the fifteen-year-old boy were seven or eight shirtless muscular freaks. Lu Xiaoxiao turned her gaze away. The energy in their bodies was all above 1000. Lin Cheng walked down the ring slowly, and the boy stood in front of him.

“Are you a watermelon?”

"Yeah." Lin Cheng smiled and nodded.

"What does it mean that Litchi sent you here?"

"Warning you."

"Warning?" The boy's voice was full of amusement and disdain. "You seem to be confused about the situation."

"Really?" Lin Cheng's expression was calm, he just looked quietly at the boy opposite him. He had the highest comprehensive energy rating among these people, with an energy value of up to 5200.

"You have good abilities." The boy said slowly, "Would you like to consider staying in Tianyuan to work?"

Lin Cheng shook his head.

"What a pity." The boy sighed helplessly, with some regret in his eyes. Then he turned around and said lightly, "Kill him."

Lu Xiaoxiao's eyes widened, but no matter whether she looked at Lin Cheng or Jiang Lingxue, their expressions were still so calm, which made her feel like a marginalized person who was completely kept in the dark tonight. No matter how worried and nervous she was... they didn't seem to care at all.

The seven or eight people with special abilities behind the boy all stepped forward at this moment and slowly moved towards Lin Cheng. Finally, at this moment, Lu Xiaoxiao felt some changes in Jiang Lingxue.

Jiang Lingxue's eyes turned into a clear red.

It was the same scarlet color as her hair, and her lips slightly opened, gently uttering two syllables. After a moment, those people with special abilities who had gathered around Lin Cheng turned around, their eyes quietly crimsoned, and they stared at the boy who had turned away like wild beasts. After a moment, all of them pounced on the boy.

"you……"

The boy was furious at this moment. His seemingly thin body burst out with terrifying strength. He almost grabbed one man with each hand and threw them directly to the wall, but in an instant his next man pounced on him. Even the man he threw out quickly got up and approached him again like a controlled puppet, with the scarlet in his eyes becoming more and more intense.

The scene became a little chaotic for a moment, and Lin Cheng floated back to Lu Xiaoxiao's side. His previous seat had been taken by Jiang Lingxue, so he sat on the other side of Lu Xiaoxiao and watched the farce in front of him quietly.