Start with push-ups to gain experience

Chapter 189 Top Passive Skills

Early in the morning, around seven o'clock.

Although the rain had stopped, the fog still hung between the uneven buildings like cotton wool mixed with gray.

The red and blue roof lights of the patrol car flickered silently on the street corner.

Several yellow and black cordon tapes surrounded and blocked a nine-story residential building.

Neighbors who got up early and passed by would stop from time to time to point and talk.

Cheng Leyi stood in front of the window sill, holding a military telescope in his hand, observing the gray-white tube building opposite.

She was chewing on a mint candy that was refreshing, making a crunching sound.

With the crosshairs on the lens, aiming at the window with the curtains drawn, you can clearly see the residents inside.

A housewife was busy making breakfast, and it seemed that from far away, she could hear the harsh sound of the pressure cooker cooking porridge.

The male owner, who was not at work, walked out of the bedroom in his pajamas, yawned, and started washing his face and brushing his teeth.

After a brief pause, the camera continued to move upstairs.

In the next room, there was an old man living alone.

He sat alone in a rocking chair, looking at the spilled medicine bottle on the floor, seemingly in a daze.

Seeing this, Cheng Leyi tapped his fingertips and switched to thermal imaging mode.

Then, he talked to himself into the headset:

"January 1, 30:7 am, Target No. 20 on the 8th floor, suspected of taking sedatives, body temperature is about 4℃ lower than that of an ordinary person, which is within the reasonable range for the time being..."

Just as she was recording the surveillance situation, she heard the faint sound of a door opening behind her.

Then, a series of footsteps were heard, gradually approaching her.

Without looking back, Cheng Leyi knew that his teammates had returned.

"How is it, did you find anything unusual here?"

A burly, bearded man walked straight up to her.

The voice was quite loud, and even if it was lowered deliberately, it still made people's ears buzz.

Cheng Leyi shook his head and said nothing.

"Let's take a rest first."

The bearded man then advised: "Those monsters are night owls. They like to come out at night. They basically hide in their caves during the day and will not show up."

Cheng Leyi just said "hmm" and continued to focus on the surveillance mission.

I have finished the mint candy in my mouth, and the cold air I inhaled into my mouth was like countless tiny ice needles stimulating my taste buds.

Suddenly, she sniffed and smelled an extremely rich meaty aroma.

My stomach started to growl, so I put down the telescope and turned to look at my companion standing beside me:

"Lin Xuhao, I bought some delicious food, why didn't you tell me earlier?!"

The bearded man was holding two take-away bags in both hands with an innocent expression on his face.

It seems to be saying, you have been ignoring me just now.

The room was empty and cold, without any furniture.

The two of them sat directly on the concrete floor, opened their lunch boxes, and began to enjoy their breakfast.

This house was originally an unfinished building. They rented it temporarily to carry out observation tasks, so it looked very simple.

"Alas, this task looks simple, but it is the most laborious and time-consuming."

"We've been watching here like Peeping Toms for more than ten hours, but we haven't spotted any monsters. It's really not easy to earn some mission points."

Lin Xuhao didn't look like a gentleman. He was gnawing on a chicken leg while muttering and complaining.

As a girl, Cheng Leyi didn't care about her image at all. She grabbed a meat bun and stuffed it into her mouth, and replied vaguely:

"The epidemic prevention department will come to disinfect and inspect later. As long as no accidents occur within 48 hours, we can evacuate."

Last night, the two men were stationed at observation points on both sides of the tube building, carrying out surveillance tasks all night long.

They relaxed a little at this moment, so they ate and talked, exchanging the various intelligence information they had obtained.

"I hope so..."

Lin Xuhao quickly finished the chicken leg in his hand, then picked up the second chicken leg and continued:
"I just got news from the criminal investigation team. After He Yao's body was found, the DNA was compared and it was a perfect match. The one who killed him is definitely not a simple person."

Cheng Leyi's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he immediately said:

"Doesn't this prove that my guess is correct? The nature of this case is not a case of fratricide at all, but an accidental encounter."

Lin Xuhao nodded, he thought so too.

Ghouls can speed up their evolution by eating their own kind, and bones are the most nutritionally valuable.

Since the masked man kept the corpse intact, he definitely did not belong to the zombies.

As to whether it is another monster hidden among ordinary people, or a young man from a noble family with hunting habits, it is not known for now.

The former is a time bomb, and the latter is not good news for the special search team.

"I don't know why the higher-ups are so concerned about that guy in the mask. They concluded that he is a resident of this area based on the blurry images from a few cameras."

Lin Xuhao frowned and muttered a few words:
"According to the eyewitnesses' description, He Yao should have evolved into an intermediate ghoul. To deal with such a dangerous monster, one must be at least a C-level ability user."

"How could someone with such strength hide in a shabby place like Jiuchang Street? As a man, once he has power, he will definitely pursue excitement, such as villas, luxury cars, and beautiful women..."

Cheng Leyi glanced at him:
"Like you, right?"

Lin Xuhao smiled awkwardly and quickly explained:
"I was just having fun with those women. You know we are not ordinary people. Enjoying life while you can is the best way to go..."

"Stinking rogue!"

Cheng Leyi snorted with some disgust and took out a napkin to wipe his mouth and fingers.

Then he stood up, picked up the telescope and continued to observe the scene in the opposite building.

The camera scans through each household in order of floors.

Suddenly, her pupils shrank slightly and her face showed some emotion.

The view in the camera, through the rain-stained glass window, suddenly saw a sturdy man.

I saw him lying on the living room floor with his upper body naked, doing morning exercises.

With each rise and fall of the movement, the muscles of the whole body go from tense to extreme and then slowly stretch.

In the faint morning light, beads of sweat slowly seeped out of the back, rolling and flowing along the well-defined waist.

The whole person is like a work of art carefully crafted by a master, exuding the masculine beauty unique to men.

The most important thing is that he is extremely handsome.

It is so rare and precious to have such well-developed muscles and beautiful facial features.

The sexual tension is full and the hormones are exploding!
Cheng Leyi swallowed softly, adjusted the focus to the maximum, and stared at this beautiful scene intently.

After a while, he sighed secretly:
"It's a pity that I'm just a silver-plated gun tip. I was sweating all over and panting after just doing a few push-ups."

"But this body and muscles are so perfect, I really want to touch them a few times..."

"Touch what?"

Lin Xuhao, who was eating happily, had sharp ears. He looked up in surprise and asked.

"Oh, nothing. I mean, given the current situation, I think we can leave here tomorrow."

Cheng Leyi's expression remained unchanged and he slowly turned around.

Seeing the mess of the lunch boxes on the ground, her eyebrows furrowed immediately:
"Lin Xuhao, you are the reincarnation of a starving ghost. Why don't you leave some more for me?"

Then he sat down again and rushed to grab the remaining few complete lunch boxes and held them in front of him.

Lin Xuhao looked at her speechlessly.

She looks quiet and pretty, but she acts like a tomboy.

At this moment, Cheng Leyi didn't care about his companions' complaints, and his mind was still recalling the scene he had seen before.

A comparative analysis was conducted based on the identity information retrieved by the police and the scenes observed last night and this morning.

In her heart, she was more inclined to exclude the other party from the suspicion.

How could such a cute and self-disciplined boy turn into such an ugly and crazy monster?
Cheng Leyi didn't want to believe it from the bottom of his heart and glanced at Lin Xuhao who was still wolfing down his food.

At least, he is much more pleasing to the eye than the unshaven guy in front of him, and looks more like a normal person.

After a few minutes, all the food in more than ten lunch boxes was finished, which showed that the two people's physical fitness was different from that of ordinary people.

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The light inside the house in the morning is soft, creating a peaceful atmosphere different from the outside world.

The gas stove was emitting blue flames and the kettle was gurgling and emitting white smoke.

The TV screen was flashing pictures, and the host was broadcasting the morning news in a steady voice.

"Huchi..."

"290."

"Huchi..."

"291."

"..."

Fang Cheng supported himself on the ground with his hands, straightened his back, and did push-ups.

At this moment, his face was flushed, his brows were furrowed, and he was breathing heavily and counting the times.

Beads of sweat continued to flow down his chin and drip onto the worn red pine floor.

The muscles in his arms were trembling slightly, and every time he bent down to the ground and raised his chest and head, it seemed extremely difficult.

When the count reaches 300.

As if he had finally completed an extremely difficult task, a low cry came out of his mouth.

Then he tried to straighten his arms, staggering a little and standing up with his body swaying slightly.

"Huh...huh..."

Fang Cheng raised his face and gasped for breath. He looked very tired, like a dehydrated salted fish.

of course.

It's all fake.

The so-called flushed face and sweaty body are all illusions created by the silent circulation of true Qi in the body.

With his current physical condition, he can do the simplest two-handed push-ups 1000 times in a row without breathing, forcing his mouth to close.

How is it possible to complain of being tired after only 300 of them?

Even if I become stronger and gain a lot of weight now, it is absolutely impossible.

[Push-up experience +3]

A prompt message floated past my eyes.

When I lowered my head, I caught a fleeting reflection from the gap in the curtains on the eighth floor opposite.

Fang Cheng turned around as if nothing had happened, leaving the curtains open, and slowly walked towards the bathroom.

slam-la-

He turned on the faucet and took off his gold-rimmed glasses.

Then he took the towel, wrung it wet, and wiped his face vigorously.

I raised my head and looked into the pair of bright eyes in the mirror.

Fang Cheng's face was calm, without any trace of the ferocious expression of gritting teeth and trying his best before.

Now one thing is basically certain.

The woman opposite who was peeping at him with a telescope was the specialist sent by the special search team.

but.

The target of the special search team's surveillance did not seem to be just him.

This made Fang Cheng feel a lot more at ease.

It was already past 11 o'clock when I finished practicing Tai Chi last night.

Instead of continuing to practice meditation, he simply chose to cover himself with the quilt and go to sleep.

This morning, I slept in nicely.

I didn't get up until seven o'clock and started exercising.

Of course, there have been some changes to the morning exercise plan.

I just did 300 squats, 300 push-ups, and 100 back bridges.

This level is within the reach of ordinary people with effort.

The role that Fang Cheng plays now is that of a lower-class citizen who works as a sparring partner in a fight club to make money, while at the same time studying hard and struggling to get into graduate school.

He is a promising young man who is free from vulgarity, full of ambition, and sunny and cheerful.

Apart from its sturdy body, it is impossible to associate it with the image of a "monster" or "demon" whether you look at it horizontally or vertically.

Although Fang Cheng could choose to act more ordinary, that would actually make it easier for others to suspect him.

After all, one's identity and past experience can be investigated at any time.

It's just right to perform better like now.

Although normal training plans are affected, more time can be spent on practicing other skills.

Thinking of this, Fang Cheng's eyes flashed slightly as he looked at the panel that appeared in front of him.

The Tai Chi skill level is relatively low, and the improvement efficiency is relatively higher.

After practicing intensively these past few days, my experience gained rapidly, and I successfully achieved a breakthrough last night, receiving an unexpected enhancement reward.

[Dissipate force, deeply understand the boxing principle of using softness to overcome hardness, and the muscles of the whole body form an instinctive reaction to offset external force attacks]

[At the same time, if your speed is greater than the target speed, you can be immune to attacks below 2 tons. If it exceeds 2 tons, the immunity will be reduced on this basis.]

[This is the embodiment of Tai Chi skills gradually moving towards the highest level. Each skill upgrade can further increase the upper limit of force dissipation.]

Watching the special effects introduction of Tai Chi that had been promoted to the expert level, Fang Cheng couldn't help but recall that almost mystical state of enlightenment again.

The so-called martial arts skills, no matter how they change, remain essentially the same, and they are nothing more than two aspects.

Allow your body to exert its full strength and successfully resolve all attacks launched by the opponent.

To put it simply, it is one attack and one defense.

For any kind of martial arts or boxing style, if you want to truly engage in actual combat, it is useless to simply practice the moves until you are proficient in them.

What's more, you need to forget all the external routines you have learned, and finally only remember how to exert force to form instinctive muscle memory.

If we say that all the moves of Tai Chi are based on the four principles of fighting against the enemy: receive, lead, transform and release.

Then "eliminating force" is the fusion of "receive" and "transform" in the four-character formula, and is a top skill for defusing attacks.

To put it simply, it means "get beaten before you hit someone." "Getting beaten" is a direct manifestation of "dissipating force."

Of course, this doesn't mean that you should just stand there stupidly and get hit. Instead, when the opponent launches an attack, you should use techniques such as contracting muscles and deflecting force in an instant, so that even if the opponent is hit, he will not cause enough damage.

This skill special effect is actually equivalent to a passive defense skill.

In addition, there are five special effects similar to hard qigong: "Iron Fist", "Steel Bones", "Iron Bridge", "Strong Wrist Master" and "Qilin Arm".

It can be said that this further improves one's ability to withstand blows.

pity……

Now that there is no actual opponent, it is impossible to test the specific effect.

After washing himself, Fang Cheng returned to the living room and watched the news on TV about people all over the country celebrating the Spring Festival.

I couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

Today is the 30th, the rd day of the twelfth lunar month, and there are only seven days left until the Chinese New Year.

I hope the police can end the blockade soon.

I had been planning to visit my grandpa in the hospital today.

I called my mother yesterday and learned that my grandfather's recovery after the operation was relatively smooth.

I estimate that he will be able to be discharged from the intensive care unit in two or three days.

While thinking, Fang Cheng suddenly heard the sound of a police horn coming from downstairs.

It seemed like some epidemic prevention department had arrived to conduct a comprehensive disinfection and inspection of the entire building, and also provide free physical examinations.

(End of this chapter)