Chapter 8: Bro’s Looking for a Brick!
“Why aren’t you running yet!” Lin Manxuan glanced at the car, noticing that Yang Ning hadn’t made any move to escape.
Her subtle action caught Liu Hu’s attention. He sneered, “Beauty, I advise you not to play any tricks. Cooperate nicely with Tiger Lord here. If you don’t, I don’t mind using some rough methods. Don’t blame Tiger Lord for not being gentle then. Oh, and my brothers here have special ways of dealing with disobedient beauties.”
Liu Hu’s words immediately caused an uproar. Many of his men got excited as if injected with adrenaline. Some even made lewd gestures toward Lin Manxuan, while others teased, “Beauty, you’d better not cooperate, alright?”
As soon as this guy spoke, it sparked agreement among the others, making Lin Manxuan’s pretty face turn even paler with fear.
At that moment, Yang Ning got out of the car, holding Little Loli’s hand. As if prepared for this, several burly men immediately blocked their path from behind.
“Yo, there’s a little one here too, and she’s quite pretty. A-Hai, aren’t you into underage girls? Does this one suit your taste?”
Liu Hu rubbed his chin, a mocking grin on his face as he looked at Lin Mantong. He was very confident, believing the situation was completely under his control. In his eyes, this cooked duck wasn’t going anywhere.
“Suits my taste! She’s top-tier! I’m satisfied, very satisfied!” A sleazy-looking man with glinting eyes stared at Little Loli.
Little Loli was clearly terrified, her small face pale as she clung tightly to Yang Ning’s shirt.
“Don’t hurt Tongtong! Let them go, and I’ll come with you!”
Lin Manxuan was trembling with fear, terrified that her little sister would also fall into their clutches.
At this moment, she even felt a bit of resentment toward Yang Ning. Why didn’t he take Lin Mantong and run the moment they got out of the car?
“No problem. As long as you make Tiger Lord happy, I promise I won’t touch this little sister of yours.” As Liu Hu spoke, he reached toward Lin Manxuan’s backside, seemingly wanting to test the waters.
Facing Liu Hu’s groping hand, Lin Manxuan was about to dodge in fright when suddenly, a discordant voice rang out.
“Are you all pretending I don’t exist?”
Liu Hu froze mid-action, glancing at the speaker, Yang Ning, and sneered, “If you don’t speak, no one thinks you’re mute. What? Trying to play the hero and save the beauty? With that pathetic look of yours? Come on, don’t make me look down on you!”
Facing Liu Hu’s provocation, Yang Ning didn’t soar into the sky like a martial arts master from a TV drama, cutting through enemies with ease. Instead, he lowered his head.
“Giving up already? Damn, are you messing with me for fun?” Liu Hu was momentarily stunned, then burst into laughter, clutching his stomach. The men he brought along also mocked and ridiculed Yang Ning.
Little Loli timidly tugged at Yang Ning’s shirt and asked, “Are you scared?”
“Me, scared?” Yang Ning’s eyes widened.
“Then why are you lowering your head? Go get them!” If the situation weren’t so dire, Little Loli would’ve pursed her lips in disdain.
Yang Ning replied very seriously, “Whenever I see someone acting all high and mighty, I can’t help but lower my head. It’s not that I’m a coward, and it’s definitely not that I’m scared.”
“Then what is it?” Little Loli tilted her small head, full of curiosity.
Not just Little Loli, even Lin Manxuan, Liu Hu, and the others were eager to hear what Yang Ning had to say.
“Bro’s looking for a brick!” Yang Ning declared confidently, “One brick to smack that bastard down!”
As he spoke, Yang Ning searched for a solution in the [Shop].
Soon, he found the [Strength Amplification Scroll]. This scroll cost twenty points, which he could just afford.
The scroll’s effect was decent, temporarily boosting strength by thirty points, but it required a base strength of 55 to use.
Without hesitation, Yang Ning allocated his remaining six attribute points to strength, just meeting the 55-point requirement to use it.
You have obtained [Strength Amplification Scroll]...
You have used [Strength Amplification Scroll], strength temporarily increased by thirty points, lasting three minutes...
After using the [Strength Amplification Scroll], with his base strength of 55, Yang Ning’s strength value now reached 85!
At this moment, Yang Ning felt an inexhaustible surge of energy coursing through him. He even had a blind confidence that he could kill a burly wild boar with a single punch!
“Damn it, daring to mock your Tiger Lord? I’m gonna cripple you today!”
Provoked by Yang Ning’s words, Liu Hu flew into a rage. “What are you all standing around for? Get him! Kill this clueless brat!”
“Damn! Daring to show off in front of our boss? I’ll bash your head in with one swing.”
A thuggish man with yellow hair and a vicious expression raised an iron rod high, aiming a brutal strike at Yang Ning’s head. “Bastard, go to hell!”
“Be careful!” Lin Manxuan cried out in alarm, while Little Loli screamed, covering her eyes with her small hands, too afraid to look.
BANG!
Yang Ning dodged quickly. Though the rod didn’t hit his head, it grazed his ear and landed on his shoulder.
Lin Manxuan couldn’t bear to watch and was about to turn away, but then she noticed Yang Ning was completely fine, even sneering coldly at the yellow-haired man.
How is this possible!
Lin Manxuan covered her mouth in shock. Not just her, even Liu Hu and his crew were dumbfounded.
This was an iron rod, not some inflatable plastic toy. How could someone take a hit like that and feel nothing?
“Holy shit!”
The yellow-haired man was stunned, incredulously lifting the iron rod to see that the tip was slightly bent. Though not obvious, it was shocking enough.
Yang Ning was equally astonished. Even though he knew he had strong resistance to blows, he hadn’t expected to take such a hit so easily.
The iron rod striking his shoulder felt like nothing more than a mosquito bite. And the fact that the rod bent? Holy crap, that was just too unbelievable!
Yang Ning felt it was necessary to reassess his current defensive capabilities.
“My turn.”
The yellow-haired man hadn’t yet recovered from the shock of his bent rod. Hearing Yang Ning, he looked up in a daze, only to see a powerful fist coming at him.
And then, there was no “and then”...
BANG!
The yellow-haired man flew back like a cannonball, crashing into two burly men behind him. Unable to dodge, the two let out a miserable scream before collapsing to the ground.
Just one punch, and three men were instantly incapacitated, their eyes rolling back and foam spilling from their mouths?
The power of a single punch was this terrifying!
Liu Hu sucked in a cold breath. He had thought everything was under control, but he hadn’t accounted for this unexpected wildcard!
Now the situation was clear—this cooked duck might actually fly away!
“Friend, this is a misunderstanding. Let’s talk this out.”
Liu Hu’s eyes flickered as he weighed his options. After all, he still had over a dozen men with him; it wasn’t like he had no chance to fight back.
“Get lost. There’s nothing to talk about!”
Yang Ning was well aware that the strength he was displaying had a time limit. After three minutes, he’d revert to his original state.
Every second of these three minutes was crucial!
So, he charged straight at Liu Hu and his men.
Liu Hu hadn’t expected Yang Ning to give him no face at all, attacking without hesitation. Furious, he roared, “Little punk, I refuse to believe I can’t take you down.” Then he shouted, “Brothers, he’s just one guy, and we’ve got numbers. Take him out! Whoever performs well, after I’m done with that woman, I’ll hand her over to him.”
Sure enough, under the promise of a hefty reward, brave men emerged. His crew raised their iron rods and charged at Yang Ning en masse.
After all, when working for Tiger Lord, even if they killed someone, he’d take the fall. What was there to fear?
Lin Manxuan’s pretty face was deathly pale. Though she was shocked by Yang Ning’s ferocious combat ability, no matter how strong he was, facing over a dozen men, could he really fend off so many with just two fists?
Yang Ning didn’t recklessly charge into the crowd. Though confident in his powerful resistance to blows, he hadn’t yet tested his limits. But after taking seven or eight hits, he finally confirmed that attacks of this level couldn’t affect him at all.
So, Liu Hu and his still-shouting crew were in for a bad time.
With absolute defense and terrifying strength, even if his agility and speed weren’t exceptional, Yang Ning was like a human tank charging into the crowd. He struck whoever he saw, often taking out one or even two or three people with a single punch.
What kind of fight was this?
Holy shit, this was practically a one-sided massacre!
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