Chapter 136: Taking a Stroll After Killing Someone (1/2)

Chapter 136: Taking a Stroll After Killing Someone

Within Chinese Boxing, there were several disciplines which studied the art of kicking like “Tantui”. Many of these disciplines usually did not bring their legs higher than the knees when they kicked.

That was because when man was on the ground, they could borrow power from it. When they left the ground, they could not. Their bodies would be in a moment of sluggishness. And if there came a situation where they could not dodge and strike back, then it would be very easy for them to be killed.

But that didn’t mean there were no methods to kicking. Kicking was tantamount to a nuclear weapon. Upon use, if you didn’t die, then I would be the one killed. It was incredibly fierce, and was a move that could determine life or death in a split-second.

Wang Chao’s “Flying Horse Treading on Sparrow” borrowed the horse stance’s stampeding strength to push out a fierce Pounding Jin one after another in a series of strikes. When the opponent grew weary, then soar up to reveal the scissor kick of the “Sparrow” stance. With the body high in the sky, the kick would break open the enemy’s defenses and kick the opponent to death.

But despite the powerfulness of this strike, danger ran parallel to it. If the three kicks did not kill the enemy, then when in midair, the person would be powerless to move or change his posture. All that was left was to greet the enemy’s strike and die.

Back in his competition with Cheng Shanming in Singapore, Wang Chao had not kicked downwards in the final moment due to a complete bet on Cheng Shanming’s moral character. The ending had been to everyone’s liking, as enemies became friends. Truly a perfect ending.

To be accurate, one of the reasons why Wang Chao had bet on it wasn’t because Cheng Shanming’s moral character. It had been mostly due to the fact of the identity of the ancestor of the Cheng style school of Baguazhang, Cheng Tinghua.

Cheng Tinghua was something like an idol to Wang Chao. A martyr of his generation to his descendants. No matter how much Wang Chao looked at him, there was nothing but appraisal.

But today’s Duan Guochao had harbored some killing intent in him. From the start he had used the “Eagle Claw of the Iron Body”, “Eight Arts of Snake and Crane”, and several other killing moves. How could Wang Chao continue holding back? One more thing, there was no one Wang Chao had particularly respected in the Shaolin Temple.

The second kick of the “Flying Horse Treading on Sparrow” had destroyed the enemy’s Iron Body. As long as the opponent circulated their Jin once more and condensed it, it wouldn’t do much damage over all. That was why Wang Chao had lashed out with a third kick.

The third kick had ended up completely shattering the enemy’s throat and neckbone to the point where the head had nearly been decapitated. Such a tremendous blow like this would make leave even an Immortal hurt. So without even a word from Duan Guochao, his breath left his body and he died.

Like Wang Chao, Duan Guochao was an expert whose fist was fully capable of scooping out a hole in cement thanks to training his body to its limit. When a killing move was made, the afflicted would at the very least be crippled. There was no leeway for mercy.

“Quick, someone go take a look, how are those three? Medic, where’s the medic?”

Lin Yanan had shot Dong Ling, but then the next thing she had seen was him being tossed through the window pane like a scarecrow by Wang Chao. In a shower of glass and blood, the situation was completely fuzzy to her, so she had hurriedly barked out an order.

Although the matters between the two had been bad enough for a fight to start, a result like this was not expected by Lin Yanan.

In a short few rounds, the victory had been made clear. All of those soldiers and workers watching from the sidelines had instantly turned from lively to stunned silence. However, because they were disciplined by the organization, none of them had been panicked.

As soon as Lin Yanan shouted, several white-gowned medic soldiers came forward with oxygen masks, IV drips, artificial pacemakers, and other medical instruments. Arriving at Duan Guochao, Chen Ke, and Dong Ling, they began to apply first aid.

They had been well prepared since they knew that in this match, someone would be injured.

When Wang Chao saw this preparation, he had clicked his tongue several times.

From the end of Wang Chao’s fight with Duan Guochao, three minutes hadn’t even passed but a report had already made its way to commissar Yang’s office.

“Yes, yes yes, senior official. I guarantee nothing will happen, they’re only comparing notes with each other, that’s all. We’ll speak later. But rest assured, with them being such high experts, something like this is within their norms.” Commissar Yang smiled, clearly engaged in a conversation with a senior official. “You needn’t worry, what is an expert? An expert isn’t some sort of street hoodlum who carry knives and kill. By comparing notes, at most there’ll only be a small injury.”

Just as commissar Yang changed the visuals on his TV from several experts to Wang Chao and Duan Guochao to make his report to his higher ups, a knock could be heard on the door.

“Yes, senior official, it’ll be as so. I will make a report to you later.”

“Enter.”

A white-robed medic soldier came walking in.

When he saw the medic soldier wearing two aseptic gloves stained with blood, commissar Yang suddenly felt a sinking sensation in his heart.

“What was the result. Who won and who lost? Were the injuries serious?” The commissar asked in a hurry.

“Commissar Yang, Duan Guochao died on the spot. Chen Ke is suffering from internal bleeding, and is currently in the emergency room. Her ECG looks rather weak since she isn’t in stable condition yet. Dong Ling was shot through the wrist and was stabbed throughout his body with glass. But he is awake, and there is no internal bleeding.” The medic replied honestly without any emotion as if he was a robot rather than human.

“What? One’s dead, and one’s in critical condition?” The commissar had been prepared, but this result had still shocked him nonetheless. However, pondering for a moment, he quickly calmed his heart and asked, “And what of lieutenant colonel Wang, is he fine? How was a gun involved?”

“Commissar Yang, I am not sure of the definite details, but lieutenant colonel Wang is fine.”

“Good. You may leave, save them to the best of you ability! I will get to the bottom of this.” The commissar had suddenly found himself sweltering with heat. His forehead had begun to sweat profusely, and so he had quickly torn off his military uniform. As he walked, he began to brood to himself.

“I only wanted them to fight to poke at their honor and kick the ladder underneath them, how did a gun get involved? With a gun, the nature of this is completely changed. If it was just a fight, using the arms or legs to cripple or kill, that’d be fine. But using a gun to kill? That’d be disastrous.”

Just as commissar Yang was scurrying over, Wang Chao was observing the medic currently trying to attach an oxygen mask to Duan Guochao’s face. Then, checking his pulse, the medic knew that the attempt was fruitless. Slowly closing his eyes, the medic let out a sigh.

“What, did he actually die?” Lin Yanan holstered her gun and looked at Wang Chao as if she had thought something wasn’t right.