In fact, there was a reason Shen Che came alone today without any bodyguards.
He hadn’t had the chance to truly test out the [Beginner Martial Arts] he’d acquired last time, and now—with more than a dozen enemies in front of him—it was the perfect opportunity to gauge its power.
“You guys, beat this pretty boy until he’s half-dead. Knock him out cold. Once we’re done with him, we can enjoy those two women properly.”
The red-haired man licked his lips as he spoke, a disgusting, lewd grin on his face.
His tone was full of scorn when mentioning Shen Che, as if he wasn’t worth a glance. But when it came to Su Linyi and her mother, his words became downright filthy, sending chills down anyone’s spine.
The two thugs closest to Shen Che responded immediately. Like rabid dogs, they rushed forward, swinging their baseball bats with eager malice.
The bats sliced through the air with a whoosh, aimed directly at Shen Che’s vital points with full force.
The red-haired man folded his arms, watching from the side with smug confidence.
He narrowed his eyes, already picturing Shen Che curled up on the ground, bruised, bleeding, begging for mercy. The image made the corners of his mouth curl into a cruel smirk.
But what the red-haired man didn’t know was that Shen Che was no longer the same as before.
After learning [Beginner Martial Arts], his combat ability had taken a leap forward.
And just on the way here, Shen Che had spent his remaining 1,500 Villain Points, increasing his Strength attribute by 10 and Agility by 5.
Now, his muscles were taut, his gaze sharp, and his entire body exuded an aura of confidence and fearlessness, like a fierce beast finally unleashed.
Shen Che’s eyes narrowed. His aura tightened instantly.
Just as the bats were about to strike him, he twisted his waist. His body became a blur, dodging like a streak of black lightning.
The two baseball bats barely brushed the edge of his clothes, missing by a hair and cutting through the air with force.
As the two thugs’ attacks missed and their bodies lurched forward due to momentum, Shen Che moved.
He launched forward like a dragon breaking through waves, his fists unleashing a seamless flow of strikes. Each punch carried fierce momentum, targeting their faces, chests, and abdomens with blinding speed.
The blows came one after another like a storm. Every punch landed with precision and power.
In mere seconds, the two thugs were hit repeatedly like sandbags struck by iron hammers.
Their vision darkened, heads ringing, and it felt like a boulder had smashed into their chests. Their organs felt like they had shifted.
With a clang, the bats dropped from their hands. Their knees buckled, and they collapsed with a heavy thud, kneeling helplessly on the floor.
Shen Che didn’t give them a second to react. In one swift move, he dashed forward, his arms like iron clamps. He grabbed both of their wrists and twisted down in a sharp motion. The source of this chapter is novelping.com.
Crack—crack! The sound of joints being dislocated echoed.
The two men screamed like pigs being slaughtered.
“AHHH!!”
The +10 Strength attribute worked terrifyingly well. With his full-powered strikes, Shen Che had already surpassed the limits of an ordinary man.
These thugs stood no chance.
In just a few seconds, both men’s eyes rolled back, and they passed out cold, collapsing to the floor unconscious.
What?! He took down two of them already?!
The red-haired man’s eyes widened in shock. He stared at Shen Che in disbelief, stunned and bewildered.
He’d thought Shen Che was just a pampered weakling, but this level of skill was completely unexpected.
Shen Che’s explosive display forced him to reevaluate the situation.
He glanced around. There were still over a dozen of his men left—strong, rough types not easy to deal with.
He licked his dry lips, his confidence returning.
People win by numbers. Even if Shen Che was strong, he couldn’t fight them all.
He narrowed his eyes and said coldly, “Not bad, kid. You’ve got some moves. But here, numbers rule. Today, I’m going to break you!”
With that, he waved his hand violently and shouted, “Brothers! Grab your weapons! Surround him! Don’t let him escape!”
In an instant, the remaining gangsters raised their clubs and knives and swarmed forward.
The air was thick with tension, like a string pulled taut and ready to snap.
Su Linyi and her mother looked at Shen Che, their eyes filled with shock and wonder.
Just now, he had taken down two burly thugs in the blink of an eye. His swift, precise moves gave them a glimmer of hope.
But the red-haired man’s threat quickly doused that hope.
They were jolted back to reality—no matter how skilled Shen Che was, he was still alone, while the other side had more than a dozen ruthless gangsters. This chapter was taken from NovelPing without permission.
It was still extremely dangerous.
Worry filled Su Linyi’s eyes. She bit her lip and said anxiously, “Sir, please leave! There are too many of them—you can’t win. We don’t want you to get hurt because of us!”
Her voice was full of concern, tinged with guilt. She felt it was her and her mother’s situation that dragged Shen Che into this mess.
Su Linyi’s mother stood nearby, her brows furrowed, her face full of concern and remorse.
Her lips parted as if she wanted to say something, but the heavy burden of helplessness choked the words in her throat.
Right now, they were overwhelmed with guilt, regretting deeply that their debt had involved this brave young man.
Run?
Shen Che never once considered that.
From the moment he stepped into the shop, that thought never even crossed his mind.
At the entrance, the innocent customer still groaned in pain, his face burned and disfigured. Inside, the shop was a wreck—tables overturned, fragments of porcelain and spilled food everywhere.
Looking at the mess, Shen Che felt regret.
He’d arrived too late.
If he had come just a little earlier, maybe he could’ve stopped this nightmare before it began.
Shen Che quickly walked over to the injured customer, pulled out a few banknotes from his wallet, and gently placed them beside him as compensation.
Then, he swiftly dialed 120 for emergency services.
These loan sharks ran wild in the area, ruining countless families. The Su family mother and daughter were just one of many victims.
Thinking of that, anger welled up in Shen Che’s chest.
Earlier, before heading upstairs, he had spent his last 1,500 Villain Points, upgrading his Strength by 10 and Agility by 5.
Every point boosted him like armor forged from fury.
Now, back in the moment, Shen Che suppressed his rage. A cold glint flashed in his eyes as he stared at the thugs in front of him.
With a deep shout, he suddenly unleashed a whip-like kick, slicing through the air like black lightning, crashing toward them with crushing force.
It felt like even the air had been split apart.
The gangsters’ eyes widened in horror, but it was already too late to react…