Chapter 19 - 19: Robbery

Translator: Myriad Translations 

Chapter 19

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As they walked out of the stadium, the other three people were exceptionally excited. They never stopped talking on the way back.

"Amazing! You're so powerful!"

"Brother Arius, are advanced stage martial disciples all so powerful?"

"To a normal person, an advanced stage martial disciple is quite strong."

Arius lit a cigarette and took a puff of it. He slowly breathed the smoke out and said in a calm tone.

"Haha, this is great. With you protecting us, no one will dare to bully us." Saul laughed heartily.

"Brother Arius, do you think I can be as strong as you in the future?" Lynn clenched his fist secretly and asked with envy.

"You just need to practice hard. Becoming an advanced stage martial disciple won't be difficult for you," Arius replied.

Arius walked beside them without saying anything. However, her gaze would land on Arius occasionally. There was a small sweet smile appearing at the corner of her lips.

The group of four parted at the school gate and went back to their own homes.

On the way, Arius kept wondering why Harry was so weak. He wasn't acting. He sincerely felt that Harry was too weak.

When he drove the car along the roads and looked at the other cars zooming past him, he suddenly got enlightened.

Speed!

Right, it was speed!

Looking at all the martial arts in the world, only speed could never be defeated.

His speed was much faster than Harry's, so to him, his attacks looked slow.

Harry was so slow that Arius only used two moves to knock him unconscious on the ground.

The speed attribute on the attribute panel couldn't be perceived directly. Arius kept picking up attributes and his points kept rising, but he had never tested his actual speed before.

Today, his potential suddenly exploded, and Harry did not even have a chance to retaliate.

At night, Arius finished his dinner at home and went to the Shining Martial House to practice as well as to collect attributes.

For the next few days, his life was calm and smooth.

During the day, he would attend school and go for lessons. He collected attributes to upgrade his studies and occasionally teased his beautiful but cold table buddy. He had a great time.

After these few days, his studies had improved tremendously. If he took an exam now, he was confident that he could get 90 points.

This level was enough for him. He wasn't planning to become the top scorer in the standard exam. Also, this was already a huge leap from his past results.

At night, he would sign in at the Shining Martial House for training and collect attributes to raise his martial arts cultivation.

Now, all his martial arts attributes had broken through the limit of a martial disciple.

Intelligence: 51

Physique:121

Strength:1356

Speed: 632

Battle Techniques: Basic Fist Skill (grand completion), Basic Footwork (grand completion), Basic Sword Skill (grand completion), Basic Blade Skill (grand completion)

Knowledge: Basic Subjects (100 percent)

The limit for the physique of an advanced stage martial disciple was 100. The limit of strength was 1000kg or 2200lbs and 100 meters in four seconds for speed(55mph).

All his attributes had far surpassed those limits.

Some time ago, he had specifically tested his speed and realized that he could run 100 meters in two seconds(111mph). This was much faster than the advanced stage martial disciples.

It might only be a two seconds difference, but many people might not be able to cross this hurdle even after three to five years.

Think about how hard it was to break the 100 meters sprint record for the Olympics. This was proof of its difficulty.

In addition to his mastery in Basic Footwork, if Arius was to meet another advanced stage martial disciple, he would dominate them without a doubt.

Getting to here, there was a need to emphasize the fact that all of Arius's battle techniques had reached grand completion state.

What was grand completion?

As its name suggested, it was mastery to the smallest detail of the technique. It was a state above the perfected state.

What kind of power did a grand completion state battle technique possess?

A simple example would make it clear.

If a person was attacked and he had reached the half completion state of Basic Footwork, he would need to move more than half a meter to evade the attack.

If the person had reached the grand completion state of Basic Footwork, he would be able to remain unscathed by maneuvering close to the attacker. The distance between the two would be no more than a few centimeters.

Hence, the difference between the two states could only be depicted clearly during an actual battle.

One could say that Arius's current ability was only a step away from an official martial warrior.

Once he started cultivating the Spiritual Ki, he would become a real martial warrior.

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On Friday, after the lesson ended, Arius went back home as per usual.

He drove his car along the road and looked at the scenery outside the car window. Yet, in his heart, he was pondering how he could get a Spiritual Ki cultivation skill scripture.

His current stage was known as a half-step martial warrior. Once he started cultivating the Spiritual Ki, his status would change.

But, the Spiritual Ki skill scripture was different from the foundation battle techniques and aerobics that any martial disciple or average person could practice.

The imparting of Spiritual Ki skill scriptures had always been tightly regulated.

One could pass the martial arts exam and learn it in universities. This was the path with the most freedom.

Another way was to apply for a half-step martial warrior exam at martial arts academies. Once he passed and the academy found nothing wrong with his background, they would impart their Force skill scriptures to him.

This way, he would become a martial warrior of the martial arts academy. He would be on the same boat as the martial arts academy.

The last method was to become a vassal of some powerful family. If you were able to gain the other party's trust, they might impart their Spiritual Ki skill scriptures to you. However, this was equivalent to selling your life.

The martial arts exam was after the university entrance exam. Furthermore, he had to wait until he entered the university to learn the Spiritual Ki skill scriptures. It took too long. Arius didn't consider this option.

Should he go to the martial arts academy to become a half-step martial warrior?

No way, no way!

Arius's family knew his progress. He had only started practicing martial arts not long ago, and yet, he was already on the way to becoming a martial warrior. If unscrupulous people laid their eyes on him, things would turn troublesome.

Then… should he become a vassal for other martial warrior families?

Forget it. He was still a rich second generation. He would be lowering his status if he became other people's lackey.

Bang!

As he was pondering to himself, he heard a loud explosion in front of him.

A great cloud of smoke was billowing out in front of him.

The intersection in front of him was jammed for some reason, and the car ahead braked abruptly. It looked like there was a rear-end collision.

Arius's reaction was swift. He immediately stepped on the brake. However, the distance was too near, so the car still jerked forward due to inertia.

"Boom!" He knocked into the rear of the car.

Beep, beep, beep!

Ring, ring, ring!

In an instant, the honking of the cars and the sirens of the police cars intertwined together.

The scene was messy and chaotic. This part of the road was completely paralyzed.

Arius frowned. He had no choice but to get out of his car to look at what had happened.

He needed to go back home for dinner.

"What is happening?"

"Oh my god, what's going on? Is their a car accident!"

The drivers stuck their heads out of their cars and started cursing.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Right then, a few more loud sounds stunned the scene into silence in a blink of an eye.

"Gunshots!"

Arius was astounded. "I'm sure I didn't hear wrong. That was definitely gunshots!"

Robbery in daylight?

Riot?

Or was it kidnapping?

All kinds of thoughts flashed through Arius's mind. Suddenly, he saw a few people dashing over.

Based on their speed, they must be martial disciples!

Arius made his judgment in his mind. Then, he hurriedly shifted to the side. He didn't know what was happening, so it was better to mind his own business.

He wanted to step away, but unfortunately, it didn't mean that troubles wouldn't look for him.

When these people ran past him, the one with a scar on his face suddenly shouted, "Wait!"

"What is it?" his companions asked him in a hurry.

"The police will be are arriving soon. We're too passive if we run like this. We should kidnap a hostage so that we can negotiate with them."

The man wanted to grab Arius as he spoke.

Just as Arius was about to resist, the man with a scar on his face raised a gun with his other hand and aimed it at his head. "Be obedient. If not, I will shoot you!"

He was on tenterhooks!

The intense aura of death caused Arius's mind to explode, and the blood in his body started pumping with adrenaline furiously. His heart stopped beating for a split second. Then, it started palpitating.