DHMB - Chapter 21
Chapter 21
Although Kai Yun said that, she was still prepared to withstand Lu Que's attack. After all, Lu Que had chased her the entire way; there was no reason for him to just quietly wait here for her to score points.
But after she defended for a while, Lu Que remained completely unresponsive. Looking at his dazed expression and trembling pupils, he clearly wasn't listening to anything she said.
The few people behind the wall leaped out in unison. Without a command, they tacitly avoided Kai Yun and attacked Lu Que.
Lu Que was still in a state of distraction, completely unaware of how to resist. Kai Yun turned her head blankly, feeling a bit lost, but her intuition finally prompted her to step forward and block for Lu Que.
She held her saber horizontally, blocking the crowd, and said, "How much hatred do you have? Can't you even see me?"
"Hey!" a boy pointed at Lu Que and said, "Look closely, isn't this bad?"
Another person quickly followed, "He's really about to have an episode! Damn, Zhang San is really dead, he did such a big thing!"
Kai Yun had been observing with her peripheral vision. The words "have an episode" seemed to stimulate Lu Que. She glimpsed his eyelids twitching slightly, but the group of people talking in front of her were completely unaware.
Kai Yun frowned and said, "I really hate listening to you guys talk. Why are you so annoying?"
"It's true!" a boy argued anxiously, "His internal energy is very unstable and prone to chaos and collision. His mother... wasn't she... possibly killed by him?"
Perhaps mentioning his mother stimulated him, as Lu Que's internal energy around him instantly surged, doubling in intensity.
Wow!
A genius with excellent aptitude has a smoother path in martial arts than others, but it also means more danger. Not every young body can withstand a surge of internal energy. Once internal energy loses control, it will expand with the blood and qi, roaring in every cell, wanting to kill, wanting to release, until it occupies one's reason—this is what is called 'going berserk'. Kai Yun, of course, knew this.
But she had truly never seen someone lose control of their reason just because of a few keywords. Lu Que's state was simply too unstable.
Only now did she understand the expressions on Lei Kaiding and Jiang Tu's faces when they spoke of Lu Que. Were the hints really that subtle?
Another person quickly interjected, "If we don't kill him now, it'll be troublesome later! Quickly eject him from the system and send him back to Alliance University!"
"Wasn't he chasing you just now? Are you sick for helping him?"
"You're still talking!"
Kai Yun felt a surge of anger upon hearing this. She sharply interrupted the few people and attacked them with her saber.
"Don't run!"
There were over ten people there. Seeing Lu Que's condition was wrong, they didn't linger in combat and fled in different directions. Kai Yun chased for a while, only managing to take down two guys. Worried about Lu Que, she quickly turned back.
Lu Que was now showing signs of madness. His internal energy was radiating outwards, flowing aimlessly, his skin was flushed, and his eyes were abnormally wide.
Kai Yun shouted at him, "I've already avenged you! Lu Que, wake up!"
Lu Que clutched his head forcefully, his body stiffly twitching. He breathed heavily, his chest rising and falling, still trying to self-suggest: "Calm down... I need to calm down..."
Kai Yun hesitated and suggested, "How about you run... try running a couple of laps?"
Lu Que's eyes rolled. Kai Yun's face kept flickering in his vision, but the sound of his violently pounding heart had already occupied all his attention. Those opening and closing lips transformed in his mind into a voice buried for a long time:
"Lu Que... do you know you're not a normal child... you're just like your father... I really can't do anything with you."
You're just like your father...
The string of reason snapped completely.
A huge impact sound came from the cabin wall, accompanied by a hoarse roar. Xue Chengwu trembled, quickly pushed through the crowd, and ran to Lu Que's cabin door.
From the moment he was blasted out by Kai Yun, he knew things might be bad. If he wasn't there, no one would be willing to soothe Lu Que's emotions. Everyone treated him like a madman.
Lu Que's mental state was unstable.
Irritable, prone to anger, powerful potential accompanied by hidden dangers were etched into his genes... and in the prejudice of the world.
Even if he did nothing, the record of his birth in his file would tell everyone that he was abnormal, because his father was abnormal.
But Xue Chengwu knew that Lu Que had been trying very hard to control himself.
Even if half was inherited from his father, the other half was inherited from his mother. He was just a sensitive, contradictory person. On one hand, influenced by his childhood education, he wanted to become strong. On the other hand, struck by his mother's death, he feared falling into depravity. These two things unfortunately intersected, becoming a mistake for him.
He had already actively distanced himself from crowds, reduced communication, and become reclusive. But perhaps because of this, the excessive pressure, constant self-deprecation, and the societal condemnation he could never escape made his episodes of rage more frequent and made him increasingly panicked.
Fearing he would become abnormal, even those simple three words eventually became his inner demon.
Even if he did nothing wrong at the very beginning.
Xue Chengwu felt very uncomfortable.
Lu Que wasn't like this before... not like this. He was very confused whether it was the so-called inheritance that made Lu Que this way, or those complicated and irresponsible voices.
The Alliance University proctor guarding the door was already contacting specialists to handle the situation.
"Lu Que, yes, seems to have lost control. Quickly call the medical and security teams over, forced measures might be needed. I'm observing his condition..."
Xue Chengwu hugged his head and squatted on the ground.
It's over.
"Lu Que! Hey, Lu Que!"
Kai Yun placed a hand on Lu Que's shoulder. In an instant, a silver light struck towards her throat.
Instinct was faster than thought. Kai Yun did a backflip to dodge and pulled back three meters from him.
"Wow..."
She touched her cold neck with lingering fear. Before she could recover, a vast surge of internal energy blasted towards her again from the front.
If there was one thing Kai Yun was weakest at, it should be defense. The martial arts her master taught her were: if you can win, fight; if you can't, run. He didn't tell her how to slowly endure.
The main reason was that her old man himself didn't know many moves. He was just a mediocre, half-baked, down-on-his-luck man—that's what he said himself, otherwise he wouldn't have gone to Rebuilt Barren Star to be her full-time nanny.
Kai Yun disagreed.
Could the nanny of a little king be an ordinary nanny? That was a royal wet nurse!
Her nanny said, when you can't escape, then stand firm—stand firm with backbone!
She knew clearly that if she left now, Lu Que's condition would immediately become much worse.
"Really, there's no helping you."
Kai Yun shook the saber in her hand, then gripped it firmly with both hands, her expression serious, determined to face him.
"Come on, I'm not afraid of you."
The two faced off directly for the first time!
Lu Que's attack moves after going berserk became patternless, purely a form of venting. If there was a common point, it was brute force. Even Kai Yun didn't dare to clash head-on with him.
His iron claws aimed directly at Kai Yun's chest and throat with every move. In close combat, Kai Yun's large saber became clumsy due to its length, with no room to maneuver. She could only block while constantly retreating, trying to create distance.
Kai Yun retreated for a distance before finding a suitable range. After estimating their positions, she used the most monotonous, simplest chops to constantly deflect Lu Que's iron claws from the side.
She stared intently, no matter what angle or move Lu Que used, she tried to resolve it from a similar angle, while controlling her footwork, adjusting her position with small hops.
Not counterattacking, not running away. Using this difficult, breakthrough-less fighting style was clearly for the purpose of—letting him slowly calm down, and then resolving the internal energy that had gone berserk within him.
Facing an opponent who had lost control, although she was dodging awkwardly, she surprisingly managed to hold on.
The scene, under her control, actually began to stabilize.
The clang of metal striking echoed continuously in the arena, flashing with faint streaks of sparks, while also mixed with Kai Yun's constant questions:
"Are you calm yet?"
"Calm down!"
"Hey! Lu Que, I'll treat you to a meal!"
The audience in the comment section had erupted. Initially, they were all condemning Alliance University for allowing Lu Que to participate in such an intense competition, but now it had all turned into research and discussion about Kai Yun's fighting style.
"Can't tell the style, is she still hiding her strength at a time like this?"
"Maybe it's the grassroots style!"
"Have you ever seen a grassroots style that can suppress a berserk Lu Que?"
"Her movements are really... you look at them and think you can definitely do it, but as soon as you try, you fail immediately. Simple and pleasing to the eye. A master!"
"Hands and feet coordinated! Did you see that? Footwork that my stupid students couldn't learn even if they died a hundred times!"
"Break down the movements... a perfect beginner's tutorial."
"I think it's a perfect, impossible-to-complete beginner's tutorial."
The proctor watched this scene, letting out a mixed "hmph."
Every martial artist worried about going berserk, but not everyone could be so lucky to get through it. Many lost the chance to start over just because of one mistake.
Ordinary people facing this situation, their first reaction is fear, is to run, just like that team of people just now. But what was Kai Yun doing? She was helping him.
Clearly, just a few minutes ago, they were "enemies."
However, the proctor didn't think she could last long, because Lu Que's strength in this state was terrifying. Kai Yun's saber, in its blocking posture, was tilting more and more with each impact, because her arm muscles were under excessive pressure. Numbness and pain should be tormenting her now.
Maybe five minutes, maybe ten minutes, she wouldn't be able to bear it anymore.
If she didn't counterattack, she would only be defeated.
Guiding internal energy was not something she could do.
But... but he still felt that Kai Yun's martial arts had a particularly familiar feeling. Especially this lingering... no, this tenacious, evasive style, made his previous vague guess a little clearer.
The proctor rubbed his chin, constantly searching his mind.
That figure became clearer and clearer, finally settling on a figure raising a fist, unrestrained and flamboyant.
The proctor suddenly stood up.
He remembered!
That was over thirty years ago, a young man from the slums who irresistibly broke into the Alliance Military Academy Tournament, stirring up an unprecedented storm.
He had no lineage, knew no styles. The only things he could access in his life were some basic attack moves. However, relying solely on those publicly available, scorned simple attacks, combined with his devilish talent, he strung together and adapted them into a series of unstoppable combos.
Whether it was a sword, saber, fist, staff, or anything else, as long as it could be used by him, he would take it without hesitation.
Strange, brutal, yet undeniably powerful. But he stood at the pinnacle of glory, leaving behind the name of a hero.
...also a man who had been on the Alliance's missing persons list for a long time.
"...Damn it!"
The proctor couldn't help but curse.
He actually misled students!
Immediately after, he began to doubt himself.
Was it really that person? Probably not, right? Hadn't he been completely out of contact for a long time? But besides him, who else could teach a freak like Kai Yun?
They were all like this, exactly the same... damn chuunibyou.
The proctor slowly sat down.
At this moment, Kai Yun in his eyes had completely changed. In his new filter, Kai Yun, like her master, believed nothing was impossible.
Daughter, you must hold on!
"Quick!"
A group of people rushed into the arena, arriving in front of Lu Que's simulation cabin. They formed a line, aimed their weapons at the door, and ordered, "Cut the power, unlock the cabin door, disperse the crowd!"
"Please wait a moment!" Xue Chengwu rushed forward, blocking the cabin door, and pleaded, "I'm really begging you, he's almost better! If you cut the power now, he might be seriously injured!"
The leading soldier frowned and said, "How is that possible! Quickly move aside!"
Xue Chengwu raised his finger and pointed, emphasizing with a nod.
Everyone unanimously turned their heads to look at the large screen on the wall.
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