AITAMITB Chapter 50

“Oh, I thought you weren’t coming back!”

As soon as Zhao Xiaokui entered the base, she received a teasing from Gou Rixin.

She playfully beckoned.

If you have the guts, take a lap around the training room.

Don’t just talk, show some real skills.

Gou Rixin, with his explosive temper, immediately…

Immediately started to backpedal.

He shook his head, saying, “No, no, I have a night patrol later. You go have fun by yourself.”

“Uncle Gou, that’s no fun. The night patrol doesn’t start for another two hours. It’s more than enough time for us to have a little competition. Besides, I have nothing to do tonight. I can even join your team for the night patrol after we’re done…”

Saying that, Zhao Xiaokui reached out to put her hand on Gou Rixin’s shoulder, forcibly dragging him towards the training room with a dominant posture.

Hong Ying stood on the side, covering her mouth and laughing.

Normally, Zhao Xiaokui showed some respect to Gou Rixin and Lin Bai, but when Gou Rixin wasn’t behaving properly and couldn’t control his mouth, it was hard to respect him.

Although Gou Rixin said he didn’t want to, his steps still led him toward the training room.

Fine, a bunch of violence enthusiasts, no one was better than anyone else.

The Night Walkers’ training room was different from ordinary places. It was a specially reinforced room, as it needed to withstand the antics of this group of superhumans who were more than human.

As soon as Gou Rixin and Zhao Xiaokui arrived at the commonly used training room, news of their impending fight spread quickly, and soon, the area outside the training room was crowded with people.

Wang Junwu, who arrived a step late, couldn’t find a spot, grumbling, “Why are so many people squeezing in here? Is there nothing else to do?”

Normally, the Night Walkers feared him, but at this moment, no one cared about his identity. Without looking back, they stared through the glass at the two people who had already taken off their coats and were warming up inside.

Wang Junwu’s strategy didn’t work. He cursed under his breath, relying on his superior abilities compared to others. He forcefully squeezed through a weak spot, pushing the crowd to the sides.

“Tyrant Wang.” Someone muttered quietly.

Wang Junwu ignored it.

Zhang Hongyi walked in briskly from outside. Seeing the scene inside, he snorted, “Wang, why are you using force again?”

“You understand nothing!” Wang Junwu said confidently, “This is the law of the jungle.”

“I think you’re just shameless.” Saying this, Zhang Hongyi, in his leather jacket, also used his sturdy arms to push through the crowd.

Everyone: “Both are shameless!”

Zhang Hongyi remained indifferent.

Inside the training room, Gou Rixin had already taken off his coat, revealing a black combat vest with very few fabric pieces. It couldn’t cover his bulging and explosive physique. Under his bronze-toned skin, muscles bulged, and with his legs slightly apart, he wore an expressionless face while a sense of killing intent slowly brewed.

Zhao Xiaokui also removed her coat.

Compared to Gou Rixin, her figure was much slenderer, but the muscle lines on her body were equally smooth. There was not a trace of excess fat on her two long arms, only clearly defined muscles. She stared intently at Gou Rixin, the color in her amber eyes gradually settling and shifting towards a dark golden hue.

Separated by a training room, others couldn’t perceive clearly, but they felt a tense atmosphere between the two. Gou Rixin, however, could clearly sense that goosebumps were slowly rising on his skin—this was a reaction that occurred when he felt threatened.

He hadn’t relaxed his focus from the beginning, and now his vigilance was heightened. He treated Zhao Xiaokui as an equal opponent.

“Who do you think will win?”

“Needless to say, it must be Second Dog. If he loses even to a little girl, where should we put our faces?”

“I’m not so sure. Xiaokui’s learning ability is impressive, and she’s a semi-first-tier superhuman. Maybe Second Dog is going to have a hard time today.”

“What’s your opinion?” Wang Junwu asked.

“She has a strong presence.”

Zhang Hongyi had always felt that something was missing in Zhao Xiaokui’s training, but he couldn’t put his finger on it. After witnessing today’s battle, he realized what was lacking—presence.

Before, although Zhao Xiaokui’s learning and reaction speeds were not slow, and she was serious in combat, Zhang Hongyi, instinctively as a warrior, always felt like she was suppressing something. She hadn’t been able to fully unleash herself.

After circling the arena a few times, both of them launched attacks against each other at a speed that was almost imperceptible to the naked eye.

Gou Rixin’s attacks were rough and powerful, with almost no defense; he focused entirely on offense, using a strategy of exchanging injuries.

In the past, Zhao Xiaokui would have been at a disadvantage against this style of fighting because people without combat experience tend to prioritize defense instinctively during fights.

She could perceive Gou Rixin’s movements, but she had no idea how to counterattack. Under his storm-like assault, she appeared awkward and clumsy, struggling to keep up.

However, today, she seemed to be injected with excitement, and her attacking posture was even more ferocious than Gou Rixin’s.

Almost completely abandoning defense, she didn’t blink when receiving blows. Utilizing both hands and feet, her attacks were extremely fast, resembling a fierce beast that had just been released, hungry and aggressive.

“Boom, boom, boom—”

Every clash between the two was full of force, and through the glass, everyone could hear the sound of bones colliding.

“So fierce…” someone’s eyes lit up with fascination.

Su Mingyue once said that Nightwalkers were a group of violence enthusiasts, and this situation proved her point. Normally, they seemed gentle and polite, but when they fought, each one became more violent than the other.

Admiration for strength was ingrained in human genes, and for these superhumans, it was even more pronounced. Possessing strength, they admired powerful individuals more than ordinary people did.

So, despite Gou Rixin’s sharp tongue, he actually had a high popularity, with many being his invisible fans.

But now, his fans were switching to Zhao Xiaokui’s side.

Compared to a muscular man fighting a dinosaur, it was undoubtedly more entertaining to watch a young girl engaging in a fierce battle, especially when they were evenly matched.

The difference between Gou Rixin and Zhao Xiaokui lay in the combat instincts developed through countless days and nights of life and death training, the blood and courage cultivated in war and gunfire…

These differences couldn’t be bridged in a short period, even though Zhao Xiaokui, with her sudden and aggressive attacks, caught Gou Rixin off guard initially. Before long, however, he managed to overpower her.

But perceptive individuals could see that Zhao Xiaokui’s rate of improvement was nothing short of remarkable.

In the beginning, when Gou Rixin let her attack, she didn’t know where to strike. Now, if Gou Rixin let his guard down for a moment, he would inevitably be hit hard by her.

“She’s mimicking Gou Rixin’s movements.” As the team captain, Zhang Hongyi had keener eyes than others and quickly noticed something amiss in the ongoing battle.

Zhao Xiaokui now seemed like a chef learning on the spot. Any move that Gou Rixin used to attack her would be skillfully countered by her in subsequent skirmishes.

The more Gou Rixin fought, the more challenging it became.

He always felt like Zhao Xiaokui could read his mind, knowing what he was thinking. Every attack he had used once was almost guaranteed to be blocked the next time—unless Zhao Xiaokui intentionally gave up the defense to strike him.

“I give up, I give up!”

Ten minutes later, Gou Rixin suddenly stopped, withdrawing from the combat zone.

Even for superhumans, after such intense combat, his stamina had been significantly depleted. Standing on the side, sweat poured down like rain, muscles twitching incessantly, and he breathed heavily.

Zhao Xiaokui didn’t fare any better; judging from appearances alone, she seemed more disheveled—

Her ponytail was no longer lively, her hair clung wetly to her neck, and due to the intense exertion, her complexion had turned pale. However, her eyes were surprisingly bright, and a pair of sharp fangs faintly appeared between her lips.

She stared intently at Gou Rixin, suddenly curling up the corners of her lips.

He took a step back with a swish.

Zhang Hongyi cursed, “Chicken.”

Clearly, you’re the winner. What are you afraid of?

Gou Rixin wasn’t one to lose face easily. With a surname like Gou, he lived up to the name.

When it was time to be reckless, he was reckless. But when it was time to endure, he wouldn’t shy away from embarrassment. He scolded, “Little lunatic, you’re really asking for trouble…”

“Wow, so impressive! Too cool!”

“She’s not human. With this abnormal combat ability, who is the one that joined halfway through?”

“Xiaokui is amazing. Mom will always support you!”

Did something strange infiltrate them?!

Several bewildered male Nightwalkers turned to look at their female teammate beside them.

She looked excited, fists clenched, the usually fierce female “Tyrannosaurus” now radiating the glow of maternal love.

They instinctively took two steps back.

Mom fans are terrifying.

“Let’s go, let’s go, time for a shower. Brother Gou, you’re amazing! We’ll continue tomorrow!”

Zhao Xiaokui caught her breath and wiped the sweat from her face with a towel, not minding Gou Rixin’s sweaty appearance. She hooked her arm around his neck and walked out.

Though she wasn’t short, standing at around 1.7 meters, she even tended to continue growing.

But Gou Rixin was taller, at almost 1.9 meters, dragging him out of the training room like walking a dog.

Gou Rixin: “Zhao, Zhao Xiaokui, who wants to shower with you? You’re a girl, show some restraint…”

Zhao Xiaokui: “Didn’t you say it yourself? Nightwalkers have no gender distinctions. A girl’s restraint doesn’t matter in this place.”

Gou Rixin, who dug his own pit: “I didn’t mean for you to be unrestrained in a place like this…”

Facing the people outside, Gou Rixin felt so ashamed that he wished he could find a place to hide. However, he still had to force a greeting, “Captain…”

“Hello, Captain Wang, Captain Zhang!” Zhao Xiaokui also let him go, cheerfully shouting.

Zhang Hongyi and Wang Junwu assessed Zhao Xiaokui, a fair-skinned girl who, when she smiled, seemed sweet and not at all like a warrior.

However, no one dared to underestimate the power that those small arms and legs could unleash in battle.

The two nodded, “Not bad, not bad.”

It felt like she was the one who won.

Others also joined the circle, praising her, and some even made appointments for combat training with Zhao Xiaokui.

Meanwhile, the neglected Gou Rixin: “…”

Clearly, he won the match, but he’s the one without recognition.

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