Chapter 007

It was still the same landing site where I had arrived. At 8 o'clock, a civilian spacecraft landed on that site with a deafening noise. No one came to see me off except for the assistant instructor. "Whoosh—" The main cabin door of the spacecraft slid open, and a figure stood at the entrance waving at me. I picked up the bag at my feet, and the assistant instructor handed me my documents and credentials. I awkwardly tucked them under my arm and ran towards the spacecraft. The joy of about to leave this place was overwhelming, and I could not help but yearn to embrace freedom!

The next day was the day of my departure. In the morning, they continued their training. For the first time in three years, I got up after seven o'clock. The night before, Xiao Bing had tightly embraced me, turning my back to him, and said, "You wait, I will definitely come to find you!" I nodded and replied, "We will definitely wait for you to come!" At seven-thirty in the morning, an assistant instructor came to the dormitory to call me: "Lie Feng, the spaceship is about to arrive!" I stood up, grabbed the bag that had already been packed beside me, and followed him out.

The heavy stone door opened before me, revealing the familiar iron cage inside. I saw the rusted iron bars and heard the chilling sound of the giant snake hissing. The instructor said to me, "As soon as I open the door, you will go in immediately, understand?" I nodded, and the instructor glanced at me and counted, "One, two, three! Go in!" He pulled the door open, and I darted inside.

Now I have arrived here as well, but the wooden stakes have been replaced countless times. Before me stands a brand new one from m.hetushu.com. This time, I will give it my all to see just how much I differ from Instructor Li! The instructor took out a stopwatch and asked me, "Are you ready?" I nodded, and he nodded in return: "Three, two, one, start!" My legs flew like the wind, and the series of sounds, "pī pī pā pā," resembled a torrential rain hitting banana leaves, as the wooden stakes sank down one by one. I could barely see my own legs. Finally, the instructor shouted, "Stop!" I pulled my legs back and gasped for breath—such speed in kicking would inevitably lead to significant physical exhaustion in just one minute. "Four hundred and thirty-one kicks!" The instructor counted carefully twice and then announced loudly. A wave of excitement surged in my heart: this is the only area where I surpass both Instructor Li and Marcus! Instructor Li, who was standing nearby, walked over to me and said, "Not bad!" "Four hundred and thirty-one kicks!" The instructor counted carefully twice and then announced loudly. A wave of excitement surged in my heart: this is the only area where I surpass both Instructor Li and Marcus! Instructor Li, who was standing nearby, walked over to me and said, "Not bad! I originally thought that the 'murder hornets' would deliver the same old rubbish as before, but you have indeed exceeded my expectations. You are the fastest kicker I have ever seen, but remember, speed alone is far from enough!" I nodded to indicate that I had taken note.

Abins led me into the spaceship and brought me to the cabin he had arranged for me. It was quite spacious and well-equipped, with various fitness equipment available—this is crucial for a boxer to maintain physical strength at all times. It seems that Abins is indeed experienced. He took out a stack of materials and said to me: "Your performance at the Mallorca training camp has qualified you for the advanced boxing matches directly. This is the first opponent I have arranged for you, scheduled for one month later, at the location of Slate Planet. This is your first match, and you must win it beautifully!" I took the materials about my opponent and opened them to take a look: the opponent is a fighter who has just moved up from the intermediate boxing matches to the advanced level, named Jin Nanjing, with the nickname "Fire Tiger." He stands at 1.81 meters tall, weighs 85 kilograms, can squat 360 kilograms, and bench press 180 kilograms, delivering six kicks per second. His strengths lie in his exceptional leg techniques and lightning-fast kicks, while his weakness is a lack of knockout power, having only won 30 out of 130 matches by knockout. This is quite normal, as the fatality rate in intermediate and lower-level boxing matches is not very high, and given his inherent lack of knockout ability, such results are already remarkable. His record shows 126 wins out of 130 matches, with 30 of those being knockouts. I smiled slightly—exceptional leg techniques, is it? That suits me just fine.

As soon as I boarded the spaceship, I saw a figure below reaching out to me: "Hello, welcome to the ranks of the Alliance fighters! My name is Abins, full name Peter Abins. I am a senior director of the Alliance Free Fighting Operations Company, and I am also your agent. Additionally, I believe you would be pleased to hear that I am also the agent for your friends Marcus and Hogan!" "What!" My goodness, how could heaven grant me such a surprise after I have endured such hardships! I am actually represented by the same agent as those two? Previously, I had only heard that Marcus's agent was the best in the entire alliance, but I had no idea who it was, let alone that he was the same person as Hogan's agent! This is wonderful; it means I might not have to face them in the ring. Generally speaking, agents of underground fighters do not arrange for their own fighters to compete against each other, as each fighter is a source of income for the agent, and losing one means a financial loss. "Hello!" I hurriedly extended my hand to shake his, while carefully observing this man who is said to be the best agent in the entire alliance—he was slightly plump, with a round face and small nose and eyes. My first impression was that he seemed to be a friendly businessman, indeed a face suitable for an agent. Abins smiled at me and said, "Haha, Marcus and Hogan are my best fighters, and they highly recommended you to me. After I received your materials, I immediately decided to take you on—I actually snatched you from Frank's hands, and old Frank is quite angry with me!" After he finished speaking, he burst into laughter, and I laughed as well.