Chapter 7, Ridiculous Demands

Driven by desperation, Lin Fei repeatedly imitated the combat techniques and striking methods of the dummy. On one occasion, Lin Fei finally incapacitated the dummy's left hand, but soon after, the dummy's right hand executed a chokehold, crushing Lin Fei's Adam's apple. Once again, Lin Fei met a painful demise.

However, in this fight, Lin Fei ultimately survived a few seconds longer than him

***

Lin Fei, in perfect health, reappeared in the fighting arena. At this moment, Lin Fei truly understood what it meant to not defeat oneself, and the implication that training would continue in an infinite loop.

As Lin Fei entered the first cafeteria, the prisoners who were originally eating or talking all halted their actions and turned to look at him, their expressions as rich and peculiar as those of prisoners awaiting the final verdict from the judge in a courtroom

The dummy in front of him charged towards Lin Fei again. Lin Fei began to run backward, but unfortunately, he was unable to run faster than the dummy. Once again, Lin Fei was spectacularly knocked out.

Lin Fei looked around; there were still about five to six hundred people dining in the first cafeteria. However, among these five to six hundred individuals, at least more than two hundred were wearing bandages of varying degrees, playing the role of mummies' relatives

Forget it, I don't want to think about those past nightmares. Life must be faced head-on. As Lin Fei once again curses the creator of the pitiful War God system, he begins to open the fluorescent lunchbox and eat the sticky synthetic food inside.

Upon hearing the words of the War God System, Lin Fei realized that the person striking a pose opposite him, dressed coolly in a white kung fu outfit, was his opponent. However, he had yet to fully comprehend the meaning of the phrase "training will continue indefinitely."

This time, the ratio of your real-time will be slowed to 1:3, but virtual combat imagery will not be provided. I hope you can achieve victory. Prove yourself to be the strongest

Lin Fei saw the dummy standing in front of him and quickly charged at it. He delivered a side kick aimed at its head. Lin Fei was just about to dodge backward, but his speed was too fast. Just as he avoided the kick, he stepped forward again and landed a straight punch that struck Lin Fei's jaw, followed by another left hook.

Lin Fei discovered a hefty mob enforcer, his former prison mate, who was burying his head under the dining table amidst the crowd

Feeling an extreme hunger in his stomach, Lin Fei counted the number of lunch boxes. Good heavens, eight lunch boxes. He had actually engaged in a three-day battle within his own consciousness. Lin Fei could hardly imagine what would happen if this continued; would his body perish from lack of food or dehydration?

On the morning of the second day, more than ten heavily armed prison guards opened the door to the small dark room, with a stretcher placed behind them. After all, there had been no sound from the small dark room for three consecutive days, and these guards believed that Lin Fei had already broken down.

Combat training failed, restarting in ten seconds, 10, 9, ... 2, 1, 0

The prison guards quickly left after escorting Lin Fei to the station, probably because they were hungry as well. Lin Fei thought to himself that their meals were certainly better than those of a prisoner like him

Combat training failed, restarting in ten seconds, 10, 9, ... 2, 1, 0

With a strike of collision, Lin Fei used a life-for-a-life method to blow up the dummy's own head. Of course, the bones in Lin Fei's chest were also caved in by the final blow he delivered before dying. Under normal circumstances, such a severe injury would have resulted in Lin Fei's death if not treated immediately.

However, upon opening the door, I found Lin Fei, who was sleeping soundly and snoring, and the makeshift stretcher was nowhere to be seen, having been discarded by the prison guard who followed in behind.

The voice of the warrior system in my mind sounded again. "In light of your previous group battle not achieving a complete victory at mhetushu.com, and to assess the results of the special training in your mind over the past three days, you will once again challenge all the prisoners in the cafeteria. The mission objective is all the prisoners in the first cafeteria.

After countless defeats at the hands of the dummies, Lin Fei finally grasped the rhythm of combat and began to hold his own against them for a while, yet he still could not inflict any damage on their bodies. Each time, he was still effortlessly slaughtered by them.

***

After the voice of the "Pitiful War God System" sounded, Lin Fei shouted "Pit, Pit, Pit" three times in his heart, and once again helplessly overturned the table in front of him, igniting another chaotic brawl in the entire cafeteria

The condition for completing the task is that within the entire cafeteria, if you are the only one standing while all other living individuals are lying down, you will be considered successful

"Lin Fei, your three-day punishment in the small dark room has ended. You may now go to the cafeteria for lunch," said the leading prison guard to him

Lin Fei quickly walked to the fat man's table and said, "Could you help me take down the iron ball? I am preparing to have a lunch." Lin Fei spoke to his overweight cellmate in as gentle a tone as possible

"Ah, no, I haven't eaten the lunch that just arrived. You can have mine first, and I'll go get another one," the chubby man said to Lin Fei, casually pushing a full plate of synthetic food in front of him. After that, the chubby man and his friend quickly fled from the seat.

Upon opening his eyes once more, Lin Fei found himself lying on a cold iron bed. Beside the bed, in front of the iron door, there was a fluorescent lunch box and a bottle of mineral water, which were likely the food thrown to him by the prison guards during his days of battling with his own consciousness.

Congratulations to the trainer for completing the beginner's tutorial on combat training. In ten seconds, you will awaken from your self-awareness. Lin Fei, still in a daze, felt happier upon hearing this than he would have upon seeing a beautiful woman

Standing on the mountaintop arena, Lin Fei had experimented with jumping off cliffs and even attempted suicide. Ultimately, he discovered that no matter what he did, each time he died, he would repeat this battle again. His number of deaths had already reached three digits, yet he still could not defeat this dummy, not even having the right to end his own life. Every time he heard the countdown to restart after a failed combat training, Lin Fei felt as if his mind was on the verge of collapse

Lin Fei, cradling a metal ball, was escorted by the prison guards, making a clanging sound as he arrived once again at the first cafeteria

Only by facing forward, Lin Fei tried to imitate the moves used during the attacks on the dummy a few times, and began to strike first at the dummy. However, after Lin Fei had just thrown two punches and a kick, he was killed again

After experiencing two consecutive bouts of excruciating pain, Lin Fei collapsed to the ground

Although synthetic food is extremely unpalatable, Lin Fei, who has been hungry for nearly three days, could even gnaw on tree bark. He was on the verge of becoming skin and bones. After consuming three boxes of synthetic food and drinking a few bottles of mineral water, he finally lay back down on the bed in satisfaction

Under the gaze of many, Lin Fei had just consumed one-third of the food

Or perhaps more terrifyingly, Lin Fei was discovered unconscious by the prison guards, and was put on an IV drip, ensuring a constant input of energy, which meant he would spend his entire life engaged in a struggle within his own consciousness

The countdown in the fighting arena was heard, 10, 9, 8, 7, ... 1, 0, the fight begins

The fight will resume in ten seconds, 10, 9, ... 2, 1, 0

When Lin Fei felt his consciousness was on the verge of collapse, the only remaining awareness was to continue fighting. After an unknown number of cycles, whether in the four-digit or five-digit range, Lin Fei's body began to grow increasingly agile, and his combat awareness became exceptionally fierce. The techniques he employed were almost as sharp as those used by the dummy opposite him, characterized by precision, ruthlessness, and lethality driven by his instinct for battle

After five or six attempts to escape, Lin Fei realized that no matter how he tried to flee, he would ultimately be killed by this dummy.

Exhausted, Lin Fei collapsed onto the iron bed and fell into a deep sleep, finally obtaining a brief respite for his spirit