DHMB - Chapter 36
Chapter 36
Yan Bianhe was so angered by Kai Yun he was almost fainting: "Are you the one with something wrong in your head? Do you understand what it means to be expelled from the Tournament? How many sessions has the Tournament held, and who are the people who get expelled? Forget the Tournament, if he wasn't lucky enough to be born in the Alliance, the Alliance wouldn't even want him!"
Xue Chengwu: "That's enough!"
"He's a dangerous individual to begin with! He loses control of his reason with just a word or two, how could the Tournament possibly allow such a mentally unstable person to participate in actual combat? The parents of the other students would never agree either! He is expelled!" Yan Bianhe shouted, "It's just to save face for Alliance University that they're letting him participate in the final preliminary round! And make friends with him? He's a murderer who could turn his blade on you at any moment! Who would dare entrust their back to someone like that on the battlefield?"
The commentator belatedly added: "Lu Que is actually going to be expelled from the Tournament..."
He paused, actually feeling it made a lot of sense himself. If Lu Que participated in actual combat, it would indeed be hard to feel at ease.
Going berserk was a very serious matter, both for others and for Lu Que himself.
It was just a pity that Lu Que had enough talent and worked hard enough, but ultimately couldn't walk the path of the rescue forces.
The commentator said in a serious tone: "We wish him well. But this mistake shouldn't be attributed to him personally. This is about risk control, not questioning his character. In this matter, I think Lu Que is just someone who is not so lucky. I hope everyone stops putting pressure on him."
The commentator was speaking up for Lu Que, and there were also many people in the comments section explaining for Yan Bianhe.
Fear of danger is, after all, a human instinct.
However, the more Yan Bianhe added, the more solemn Kai Yun's expression became. Finally, she shook her head, signaling him to shut up, and said: "You are truly despicable. If you're jealous of him, you can fight him openly. If you look down on him, you can win fair and square, but you do neither. I am the one who wouldn't feel safe entrusting my back to someone like you. Who knows when you'll even violate the most basic chivalry of a martial artist?"
"Speaking so grandly, what is your chivalry?" Yan Bianhe said, "Showing generosity towards a dangerous individual, is that your chivalry? Do you know this person could even drive his own mother to death? He grew up in that kind of environment, it's already too late to talk about saving him!"
Xue Chengwu argued loudly: "That's not true! What do you know? You're talking nonsense! What right do you have to put such a label on him!"
Xue Chengwu wanted to stand up, but the system determined his body was in a severely injured state. Fortunately, Jiang Tu was quick-witted and supported his body.
Xue Chengwu was angry at his lack of response: "Lu Que, say something!"
People from the major military academies in the Alliance had probably heard similar rumors. It was precisely because of these "well-known," "undoubtedly true," "insider revelations" that Lu Que was tightly linked with the word 'madman'. From the moment he became famous, he was accompanied by countless doubts.
Lu Que had never explained himself regarding this... perhaps no one had ever asked him either.
In the arena, probably only Kai Yun and Ye Sa were unaware of this matter. For some reason, Xue Chengwu cared a lot about their attitude.
Ye Sa raised an eyebrow, his expression completely indifferent, and muttered softly: "Practiced so many techniques, but his brain turned stupid."
For bounty hunters, so-called rumors were the least credible things. And malicious speculation about so-called murderers or others was even more absurd. The focus of everyone's attention had long since ceased to be on good and evil, right and wrong.
Kai Yun clearly didn't believe it either. If Lu Que had been a dangerous individual from the start, the Alliance wouldn't have let him participate in the previous tournaments. This decision was clearly related to Kai Yun's unexpected incident.
"If you ask what my chivalry is, I truly cannot tell you clearly," Kai Yun said loudly, "But if you ask what my identity is, I am someone who grew up on Rebuilt Barren Star."
Kai Yun: "Rebuilt Barren Star was originally humanity's old land, it is a past forgotten by humanity. You can abandon it, forget it, and then live your lives more easily and frankly. This is the pursuit of the future and hope, I understand. But as for us, we have never disappeared. We are just using more difficult efforts, more minuscule efforts, to pursue a day when we can start anew."
"My country welcomes everyone who wants to live a good life but has been beaten down by reality. Even if it's just temporary escape, it doesn't matter. If Rebuilt Barren Star can give him a chance, let him think things through properly, and then live bravely again, that is my reason for wanting to revitalize it. Otherwise, what can be done? There must be a place to shelter those who are suffocated by this society. After all, not everyone is like you, born without having to bear anything, nor needing to understand the suffering of others!"
Kai Yun pointed to herself, her expression incredibly serious: "I, the King, representing my planet, if Lu Que ever wants to leave the Alliance, my country is willing to welcome his arrival! I will not discriminate against him, I will not humiliate him, I will not deliberately use his most hidden secrets to hurt him, spread rumors about him, and then watch him go berserk and smugly accuse him of being irrational! This is not some kind of chivalry, this is just my basic principle as a person!"
Xue Chengwu was filled with sorrow and deep emotion: "Kai Yun!"
A few people in the team laughed.
Should they say, 'As expected,' or 'Truly worthy of being Kai Yun'?
Ye Sa thought to himself, the people in this team are indeed quite interesting.
At this moment, Lu Que, who had been silent for a long time, stood up. His condition looked much worse than Xue Chengwu's.
Lei Kaiding also wanted to help him, but Lu Que refused.
"I'll do it myself."
Under everyone's gaze, he walked forward step by step, finally standing at the very front of the team.
Everyone thought he would come out to explain a few things, but Lu Que just pointed at Yan Bianhe and said: "I'll fight you. One-on-one."
Yan Bianhe sneered: "In your state, are you sure you want to go one-on-one with me? Don't complain later that I won unfairly!"
Lei Kaiding already felt Lu Que was just putting on a brave face, and immediately retorted: "You've said all the good and bad things yourself. How can you be so outwardly shameless? Don't you know how to sugarcoat it?"
Yan Bianhe roared at him: "Shut up!"
Ye Sa deliberately looked away, gazing into the air, and said: "Teammate over there, it's fine if you don't make a move. As long as you pay, I can tie him up and bring him before you. Alive or dead, your choice."
Lei Kaiding was eager to try: "I don't need money to make a move!"
Kai Yun followed up: "I can even buy one and get four free!"
Ye Sa was indignant.
Lu Que lifted his eyelids, his voice rolling out from his throat like a heavy bellows: "I will kill him myself."
Yan Bianhe beckoned him with a finger.
Lu Que erupted with strength from somewhere, his muscles instantly tensing, and charged forward.
The wounds on his back that had stopped bleeding burst open again, internal energy flowing out with the blood, surrounding him like steaming mist.
The pain did not affect the flexibility of his movements. Instead, the will to burn his life made his attacks even more fierce.
Yan Bianhe first blocked a move with one hand, and half his arm immediately went numb from the shock. His expression turned serious, and he dared not be careless anymore, switching to holding his saber with both hands.
Lu Que's iron claws, worn on his hands, were more flexible than any bladed weapon. Once they got close, Yan Bianhe's situation became greatly disadvantageous.
Sparks from the clashing blades constantly flashed in the air, and Lu Que had already firmly gained the upper hand. Given even a small opportunity, his sharp claws would undoubtedly pierce the opponent's throat.
But Kai Yun and the others were not reassured by this.
Ye Sa watched for a moment, noticed something abnormal, and sidestepped to Kai Yun's side, tilting his head to whisper: "Does he look... normal like this?"
Kai Yun was also puzzled, stroking her chin and saying: "A normal person might be 'bursting their seed', but I don't know if this counts as normal for him."
Xue Chengwu said anxiously: "That's of course—" not normal!
The internal energy surrounding Lu Que became thicker, and its flow was chaotic. That familiar suffocating feeling—it was clearly a precursor to going berserk!
"Isn't this kid about to suffer qi deviation?"
A voice suddenly came from behind Qin Linshan. He turned around and saw over a dozen middle-aged men holding large wine glasses, all hiding behind him, craning their necks to peek at his optical computer screen.
Qin Linshan pushed the screen away slightly, biting on an unlit cigarette, and said: "It's just a hurdle in front of a young person, he'll be fine once he crosses it. You say he's suffering qi deviation, maybe he's being tempered into steel?"
The man behind him seemed to have heard something funny: "Tempering into steel by suffering qi deviation? He'd have to become riddled with holes first, wouldn't he?"
"Isn't he already?" Qin Linshan said, "Going berserk more often is also a kind of experience. No experience should be underestimated, maybe it's the path to becoming steel?"
"Lu Que's condition seems off! Will the proctors call a stop?" The commentator paused, then said: "Okay, the feedback from Alliance University is that professional personnel are already waiting outside the simulation pod. If there's a problem again this time, Lu Que might truly have to say goodbye to the Tournament."
Xue Chengwu watched for a moment, unable to bear witnessing this scene. He stepped forward, took Kai Yun's hand, and pleaded: "Forget it, Kai Yun... go stop him. Don't let him end this session of the Tournament so miserably."
Kai Yun looked straight ahead and said: "His attacks still have patterns and structure, and his footwork is very agile. This shows he is very clear-headed right now."
Xue Chengwu: "But now is now, and later is uncertain!"
Kai Yun said: "He is very clear-headed right now, he can ask you for help." If he doesn't, it means he doesn't want to.
Xue Chengwu was stunned for a moment.
Yan Bianhe heard a couple of sentences and shouted: "Hey! I'm saying you guys aren't really going to just let him be, are you? What kind of trust is this? Are you hoping he dies? Are you guys crazy too?"
Kai Yun ignored him. Gripping her saber, she moved to the edge of the battle. The few teammates from the Second Military Academy did the same. Both sides were restless, ready to enter the arena at any moment.
The commentator's voice deepened, carrying a tone of disapproval: "Once the berserk state begins, it requires at least careful internal energy regulation. Not stopping his fight... I'm afraid it's not advisable. If it worsens, student Lu Que will face great danger. I think what his teammates should be doing right now is stopping him."
The comments were also full of accusations, implicitly saying Kai Yun and the others didn't know their limits, using so-called trust to gain trust.
"This kind of trust will only harm people. Do they really think being chuunibyou can save the world?"
"How is this different from an idiot who believes someone with a terminal illness can heal themselves?"
Lu Que knew what he was doing in his heart. His consciousness was incredibly clear, but a sense of fatigue was gradually eroding his mind. He suppressed it, but it repeatedly surged up.
Lu Que's Adam's apple bobbed. He slowed the frequency of his attacks, circulating the technique Qin Linshan taught him in his dantian again and again.
Circulating it throughout his body, it was useless.
He calmed his mind and continued to mobilize his internal energy.
He didn't know which attempt it was, but when the internal energy in front of his eyes darkly obscured his vision, he finally felt a change. It was as if a basin of cool ice water had been poured into his meridians. The restless internal energy slowly stagnated, moving slowly in one direction.
It worked! He could control it!
Lu Que's eyes widened sharply.
He thought greedily, perhaps this was his last chance. A chance to cross this chasm!
His vision became clear again. The externalized internal energy gradually converged towards his palms.
He heard several exclamations of surprise from behind him, but it was hot! Too hot! It was a pain like his palms were being roasted by a raging fire. All the pain he had suffered on his body before was now concentrated in this one hand.
He felt that if this continued, his hand would lose sensation, so he followed his instinct and threw the ball of energy in his hand.
That unremarkable ball of white internal energy immediately began to expand after leaving his hands, exploding like a hurricane. Propelled by its rotation, it shot forward rapidly.
Yan Bianhe only had time to hold his saber horizontally across his chest, but it was completely useless. He didn't even have time to utter a single word before he was sent flying back four or five meters, slamming hard into a giant tree.
Kai Yun: "Whoa—!!"
Ye Sa ran forward a couple of steps, but unfortunately, the wondrous sight had already disappeared. Ahead was now a dead calm.
Ye Sa: "???" What the heck was that just now?
Lei Kaiding was dumbfounded: "Huh?"
Wasn't that the energy condensation technique that their fist practitioners had to learn? How vast must the internal energy be, how precise the control, to materialize it in one's hand and then even throw it out?
Wasn't Lu Que's main focus iron claws?!
Kai Yun exclaimed in surprise: "So the Kamehameha is real!"
The commentator weakly said: "A new... new move?"
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