The most pressing matter now was to rush to the training grounds as soon as possible and explain the reason for the violation of the rules to the instructor who seemed to have an odd personality. However, Shi Xiaobai did not seem to be in a hurry. He slowly found a tiny backpack in his room and constantly filled it with food and drinks. He was even carefully choosing which food to bring.
"Being late by a minute is late. Being late by a few hours is also late. Why should This King be in a hurry?"
With this thought in mind, Shi Xiaobai walked out of the dormitory at an unhurried pace. Moments later, he was on the road. Shi Xiaobai remembered that Riko had mentioned several times when she introduced Steel City. The rookie training grounds were located south of the [Annihilation] jurisdiction. It was the southernmost point of Steel City.
However, which direction was south?
Shi Xiaobai looked at the crossroads in front of him and could not help but stop. Shi Xiaobai stood at the crossroads for a long time before he finally met a passerby. He immediately went forward to stop the passerby and asked which direction was south before he began walking down the black steel road. However, Shi Xiaobai would patiently stop every time he encountered a fork in the road. He would wait for the passerby to ask for directions before proceeding forward.
As he walked and stopped, Shi Xiaobai finally arrived at the southernmost point of Steel City. He was in front of a gigantic steel door.
"This is Gaia's South Door that leads to the Demon World!"
Shi Xiaobai marveled as he looked at the steel door. He turned to walk towards the dumbfounded security guard and planned on asking for the location of the rookie training grounds.
The rookie training grounds were rather close to the south door. The security guard kindly pointed out the exact route to Shi Xiaobai. Shi Xiaobai nodded in thanks and proceeded along the route the security guard pointed out.
However, after making three turns ….
"Hmm, the fourth fork that the Devil Realm's gatekeeper mentioned, is it to the left or to the right?"
Shi Xiaobai pondered for three seconds and decided to give up on the painful thought. He stopped at the fork and began waiting.
It was already noon and the sun was scorching hot. Shi Xiaobai immediately found it unbearable after standing there for a minute. Turning his head to survey his surroundings, he noticed a short steel building that looked like a warehouse in the distance. Shi Xiaobai immediately walked towards the shadows cast by the steel building.
As he walked, he suddenly heard a loud collision sound. It was the sound of something hitting steel. However, because it was far away, the sound was very soft, almost inaudible.
Shi Xiaobai pricked up his ears and could vaguely tell that the crashing sound came from the other side of the steel building. As he walked forward, the closer he got to the steel building, the louder and clearer the sound became. When he reached the side of the steel building, the crashing sound was nearly deafening.
Bam! Bam! Bam!
Shi Xiaobai took one step at a time towards the back of the steel building. The banging sounds that entered his ears sounded like a heavy hammer was constantly striking a steel wall. Just as he was about to turn the corner, he could vaguely hear rough breathing.
"Whoosh! Hu chi! Whoosh! "
That panting sound was like a howling gale being squeezed out from a crack in the mountain, with a tearing force. Shi Xiaobai could not help but slow down his pace. His breathing also slowed down.
He was getting closer and closer. Shi Xiaobai had finally reached the corner of the steel building. After standing still for a few seconds, he slowly took a step forward. Turning his body slightly to the side, he turned his head and immediately saw the scene behind the steel building.
He saw a man standing at the intersection of sunlight and shadows. The man's back, which was exposed to the sunlight, was bulging with jaw-dropping muscles. And his body, which was hidden in the shadows, seemed to contain explosive power. At this moment, the man was punching the steel building's wall again and again, as his nostrils emitted bestial breaths.
And what was shocking was that although the fist seemed to produce a loud bang when it hit the steel wall, Shi Xiaobai could clearly see that the fist would stop about ten centimeters in front of the wall every time. It did not make direct contact with the wall at all!
On a careful look, when the fist reached its end, a circular ripple of white light shot out from the fist. Like a vertical ripple, it spread out from the fist to the wall. When the ripple of white light hit the steel wall, it produced a loud bang and caused a visible dent to appear on the steel wall.
"This …."
Shi Xiaobai swallowed a mouthful of saliva as his eyes emitted a fiery beam. He observed intently. Every punch the muscular man made was deeply imprinted in his mind. His body could not help but imitate the muscular man's actions, even though his imitation was extremely clumsy and ridiculous.
The muscular man had made dozens of punches, while Shi Xiaobai had also made dozens of punches. The contrast between the two was extremely clear. One was like a beast, causing the steel wall to tremble with every punch, while the other appeared weak. Every punch he made could not even stir up a weak wind.
"Phew!"
The muscular man seemed to feel tired as he finally stopped punching and stood still. He took a few deep breaths before turning to look at Shi Xiaobai. Shi Xiaobai also stopped punching and turned to look at the muscular man.
What entered Shi Xiaobai's eyes was a face that could not be described as "extremely ferocious". His short black hair was shaved off, and in the middle, there was a tuft of yellow hair that stood up like a rooster's comb. At this moment, his eyes were filled with violent flames, and a hideous scar ran from his forehead across his right eye. His moustache was messy and scrawled, and his distinct double chin accentuated his terrifying and strange appearance.
Shi Xiaobai's head only reached the muscular man's chest. When the two faced each other, Shi Xiaobai was like a tiny sapling that was blocked by a mountain.
"What's the matter?"
A coarse and deep voice came out of the muscular man's mouth with a panting sound. It was like the growl of a wild beast, filled with an irrepressible ruthlessness.
An undeniable thought immediately flashed in Shi Xiaobai's mind — this man could knock him down with one punch, and it was even possible to kill him with one punch!
This was the person that Riko said was absolutely not to be provoked! If he dared to address himself as "This King" at this moment, or say some shameless words … Then, this man would mercilessly use a fist that could shake a steel wall to smash at his head!
Shi Xiaobai instantly understood that the best choice he could make was to keep a low profile, low profile, and even more low profile.
"This King has something to ask you."
However, the high-spirited and even somewhat arrogant words still came out of Shi Xiaobai's mouth. There was no trembling or any hesitation.
However, the moment his voice faded, even the sound of the wind seemed to turn silent. The shadow behind the steel building immediately fell into a dead silence.
The muscular man frowned slightly, as though he was considering Shi Xiaobai's words, or considering when he should brandish his fist.
Shi Xiaobai straightened his chest and looked up to meet the muscular man's eyes. There was no arrogance or fear in his eyes, nor was there any emotion.
There was only calmness and naturalness, as though he was used to waving his hand in greeting.
"This King has something to ask you." Shi Xiaobai repeated once again.
Against the "ferocious" muscular man, Shi Xiaobai did not choose to keep a low profile. It was not because he wanted to be ostentatious, but because — this was him. This was Shi Xiaobai. You ask why I did this? Because there was no reason!
But regardless of the reason, there was no way to reverse the tragedy that was about to happen. This was because the muscular man had slowly raised his extremely hard fist.
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