Chapter 1 He Has Some Skill

"With kung fu, there are no cowards! I can see that you recognize my Praying Mantis Fist. Your eyesight is worthy of my praise!" Coward Savior's eyes lit up when he heard Gu Fei's words, and he immediately spoke.

Gu Fei was speechless. The Praying Mantis Fist stance was just too iconic, especially with this guy posing so well. Anyone who'd seen even a few movies featuring Praying Mantis Fist could recognize it at a glance. It really wasn't worth praising with "good eyesight."

"In that case..." Gu Fei said, stuffing the Baptism of Fire back into his pocket and getting into a stance.

"Also Praying Mantis Fist?" Coward Savior was taken aback, then said, "Hey, don't just imitate people! That's too cheap!"

"I'm not imitating!" Gu Fei was stunned.

"Not imitating? Then what's that?" Coward Savior stuck his arms out in front of him like they were broken, and swayed back and forth, his whole body contorted.

"I'm not copying you..." Gu Fei was about to explain when he heard the other man shout, "Never mind, take this!" He rushed toward Gu Fei and threw a punch at his face.

"What kind of mess is that?" Gu Fei raised his hand and slapped the punch away.

"Good kid, you've got some moves!" Coward Savior was clearly quite agile. His first punch was blocked, so he immediately followed up with another.

Gu Fei paid close attention to his footwork, and couldn't help but laugh. He bent his body to dodge the punch, and at the same time swept his leg in a very simple sweeping kick, knocking Coward Savior to the ground.

"Do you even know Praying Mantis Fist?" Gu Fei shouted at him.

"Of course I do, ya hey!" Coward Savior lay on the ground, still striking a praying mantis pose. Then, with a shout, he flipped back to his feet and resumed his stance.

Gu Fei retreated a few steps, and Coward Savior immediately followed at full speed.

"Stop!" Gu Fei shouted, pushing his hand forward.

Coward Savior stopped, asking blankly, "What?"

Gu Fei walked up to him, patted his arm, and said, "Your upper body stance is Seven Star Praying Mantis Fist, but your lower body..." Gu Fei tapped Coward Savior's calf with his foot and said, "You don't even know the Seven Star Step? Have you even learned Seven Star Praying Mantis Palm?"

"What step?"

"Seven Star Step?"

"What's that?"

"..." Gu Fei took two steps back and drew the Baptism of Fire again. "Get your weapon!"

"True kung fu relies on fists!" Coward Savior clenched his fist.

Gu Fei rushed forward and kicked Coward Savior over, then started stomping on him. "I'll teach you to insult kung fu! I'll teach you to insult kung fu!"

"Ahhh! Stop stomping! I'll get angry if you keep stomping!" Coward Savior shouted. Gu Fei was a full-Agility mage who relied on his weapon for damage in close combat. This unarmed attack, even stomping with his feet, didn't do enough damage to break through his defense. Coward Savior looked miserable, but his health hardly decreased.

"I'm already angry!" Gu Fei yelled. He knew that this kind of attack didn't do any real damage, but that meant he didn't have to worry about accidentally killing him and increasing his PK value, so he stomped even more boldly. At the same time, he pulled out the Dark Night Flowing Sword. With the added Agility from the sword, he could stomp a few more times per minute.

"Ya!" Coward Savior roared, stretching out his hands and suddenly grabbing Gu Fei's right leg. Gu Fei was stunned, then felt a huge force surge up. He couldn't resist it at all and was thrown into the air.

Gu Fei tried to balance himself in the air and land steadily, but found that he couldn't use any strength. In that moment of surprise, he was thrown to the ground.

His health dropped by more than half in the blink of an eye. Just falling had caused so much damage. Gu Fei understood immediately, because he was very familiar with this game's classes.

Fighter, level 30 skill: Embrace Throw.

Coward Savior had used this skill while prone, so it probably hadn't reached its maximum power, but it still knocked out more than half of Gu Fei's health. The attack power of this move was clearly comparable to the Archer's Snipe or the Thief's Backstab. It was a powerful skill that could instantly kill low-level players with low health.

"Hahahaha!" Coward Savior stood up, put his hands on his hips, and laughed. "You forced me to use my ultimate move. Now you know how powerful I am!"

It had to be admitted that even the calmest person could lose their reason. That's what had happened to Gu Fei just now. Coward Savior's bizarre Praying Mantis Fist, where he could strike a pose even while lying on the ground, had infuriated Gu Fei. His only wish at the time was to stomp him into a cockroach, completely forgetting that this guy could still fight back.

Gu Fei slowly got up, brushed the dust off his body, put his sword back into his pocket, and turned to leave...

Coward Savior clenched his fists and stared blankly for a long time before he finally reacted. He shouted and chased after him, "Stop! Where are you running?"

Gu Fei turned around. "I thought you really knew kung fu, so I wasted time with you. Turns out you don't know anything. All right, go do whatever you were doing!"

"Damn, are you looking down on me! Take this!" Coward Savior shouted and threw a Meteor Rush.

Gu Fei dodged to the side. Coward Savior turned around and threw another hook punch. Gu Fei took another step back. Coward Savior's other leg flew out, but kicked nothing. Gu Fei stepped forward, grabbed the guy's ankle that was still sticking up in the air, and gave it a gentle push.

Coward Savior, standing on one foot, immediately lost his balance and fell to the ground, though he didn't fall far—Gu Fei didn't have that much strength.

Coward Savior was a little dazed. That uppercut and flying kick weren't the same as the nonsense he'd been doing with the Praying Mantis Fist. Those were the Fighter's level 12 and level 18 skills. In game terms, the uppercut launched the opponent into the air, followed by a flying kick for a two-hit combo, and then the Meteor Rush before the opponent landed. This was a unique combo for Fighters.

But Gu Fei had simply moved a couple of steps to dodge them.

"You know kung fu!" Coward Savior suddenly shouted.

Gu Fei nodded.

"Take me as your disciple!" Coward Savior said.

"What are you talking about?" Gu Fei said.

"I won't get up if you don't take me!" Coward Savior lay on the ground, refusing to get up, and even started rolling around.

Times are changing! Gu Fei sighed. In the past, people begging to become disciples would kneel and refuse to get up, but now it was the new century. Kneeling wasn't popular anymore, so they'd changed to throwing a tantrum on the ground. The words hadn't changed, though. It was still "I won't get up if you don't take me."

"Take me! Take me!" Coward Savior shouted as he rolled around with all his might. Suddenly, he glanced up and saw that Gu Fei was long gone.

Coward Savior flipped to his feet and clenched his fist. "I must become a disciple and learn kung fu, because with kung fu, there are no cowards!"

At this time, Gu Fei was already two streets away. It was rare to see someone as passionate about kung fu as Coward Savior, but there was something wrong with his brain, Gu Fei sighed. Rather than stay there and embarrass himself with him, it was better to disappear early.

He asked a few more people along the way, and Gu Fei finally arrived at Fourth Night Street in Yueye City. The wanted mission posting hall was very large, and for a town with such a high PK rate as Yueye City, it was a lively place. Many players gathered here, each with their own thoughts, searching the list and waiting.

At the same time, everyone was full of praise for 27149, who was still at the top of the list. Although he had already reduced his PK value by 5, there was no one else in the entire game with a PK value in the double digits. Gu Fei's 10 points of PK value still put him far ahead. Gu Fei was very worried that some clumsy person would take the mission, but fortunately, that unfortunate thing didn't happen.

He checked the wanted list and selected the option to sort by region. The player with the highest PK value in Yueye City was 4, with the number 29527. Gu Fei didn't hesitate and chose to accept the mission.

The system immediately informed Gu Fei of the precautions for the wanted mission.

This mission could only take on one target at a time, and the mission could not be canceled. The mission would automatically end when the target's PK value reached 0 or was captured by someone else.

Gu Fei left the mission posting hall. Before long, the coordinates of 29527 were sent to Gu Fei by the system in the form of a message.

Gu Fei perked up and ran toward the coordinates.

Based on the direction of movement and the changes in coordinates, Gu Fei determined that the coordinates were within the city. Five minutes passed, and the coordinates were sent out again. Gu Fei pulled them up and was shocked. Compared to the last time, the person's coordinates hadn't changed at all, meaning that this guy had been staying in the same place for five minutes.

That's too arrogant. Gu Fei thought, I had to run away to wash away this PK value, but this guy's doing great, actually squatting in one place without moving. Isn't he afraid of being hunted down?

Gu Fei was puzzled. He suspected that there was some kind of trap. Thinking this, he got closer and closer to the coordinates. He looked ahead and saw a tavern.

"Still drinking in the tavern? Or is there some kind of trap inside?" Gu Fei circled the tavern twice, hesitant to go in.

Seeing many players entering and leaving without a care, Gu Fei changed his mind. He could see the number 29527, but the other person didn't know that he had taken the mission to capture him. The idea of setting up a trap shouldn't be valid.

Thinking this, Gu Fei stepped into the tavern. The taverns run by the system were just halls with rows of small tables. Gu Fei immediately saw 29527 sitting at one of the tables in the middle, drinking and chatting with the people around him. The players who came and went mostly just glanced at him. He didn't know if they knew that this was the number one wanted criminal in Yueye City, but no one paid him any attention.

"What's going on here?" Gu Fei was confused. He walked to the bar and asked the system NPC for a drink. After taking a sip, he looked back and saw that the man was still chatting with people. He was less than two meters away, close enough to reach out and slash him with his sword.

"Never mind!" Gu Fei made up his mind. Although he felt that something was strange, he had to brave even the dragon's pool and tiger's den in order to clear this PK value.

Gu Fei leaped forward and swung the Baptism of Fire with all his might, knocking 29527 to the ground on the spot. The surrounding players were in an uproar. 29527 fell to the ground with his chair, not making any attempt to resist, but just staring at Gu Fei with a look of surprise.

What are you looking at? You're sitting here waiting to be caught. Didn't you prepare for this? Gu Fei was puzzled, but he didn't stop his hands. He immediately struck twice more, shouting, "29527, that's you, right?"

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