Chapter 1: The Age of Steam
Fengyue City is a small city located in the east of the fifteen provinces of Tianlong Kingdom.
In the evening, in a small park.
"Eight hundred and fifty-three, eight hundred fifty-four, eight hundred and fifty-five......"
A teenager in a black vest is doing strange movements in the park, like a fist, but then jumping again, but the whole looks like a big loop.
"Eight hundred and ninety-seven, eight hundred and ninety-eight, eight hundred and ninety-nine......"
The boy's movements were vigorous, as if tearing through the air around him, making a thumping sound.
"Nine hundred and ninety-eight, nine hundred and ninety-nine, one thousand."
He sat down on the lawn suddenly, exhaled, and his eyes flashed a trace of gloom, "I've been practicing the body strengthening technique for three years, and I'm only qualified in the assessment, let alone anything else." โ
He stared at his hand and smiled bitterly: "It seems that I really don't have the talent to become a martial artist, do I really have to go to work in the factory after graduation?" โ
Pang Xiao, fifteen years old, is a ninth-grade student at the No. 1 Primary School in Fengyue City.
Graduation is only three months away.
"Poofโ"
The noise from the train in the distance interrupted his train of thought, he shook his head, and picked up the backpack on the ground, "Forget it, I'll talk about it later, I have to go back, otherwise I will be scolded by my family again." โ
On the brass paved road, the white-spewed cars in the front row and the tall horses complement each other.
Kneel and beg for a hundred black! Cliff! Your Excellency
The shouts of the merchants outside the shop and the steam noise from the factory blended together to create a very lively scene.
Pang Xiao raised his head and looked at the steam airship that was still a little silhouette in the sky, and a trace of yearning flashed in his eyes.
This is the age of steam, from everyday utensils to large machinery, all run by steam.
There are other energy sources such as electricity, coal, and wind power, but steam is the mainstream.
There are advanced steam cars, steam airships, steam ships, but also backward horse-drawn carriages and sailing ships.
Backwardness and advanced coexist, and transcendence and science and technology advance together.
"Boom la la ......"
Pang Xiao turned his eyes and saw a piece of paper on the wall being blown up by the wind, which was a reward order.
Under a vicious photo, there is a specific amount and some basic introductions:
Tu Hong, an E-level martial artist, is insidious and cunning, murderous, and has a reward of 30,000 silver dollars, whether he lives or dies.
"Even if it's a dark martial artist, that kind of power is enviable." Pang Xiao narrowed his eyes and thought enviously.
Martial artists, the controllers of extraordinary power, it is said that they alone can be compared to an army, the invulnerability of swords and guns is infinite, and the red land is thousands of miles between waving their hands, and thousands of miles are frozen!
In this era, everyone is proud to be a martial artist, and even if they become criminals, they are also feared people.
If you want to become a martial artist, you only need to practice the basic training skills to pass, which seems simple, but it is very difficult to do.
Pang Xiao has wanted to become a martial artist since he was a child, and he consciously exercised his body before entering the school, and after entering the school, he was even more crazy about practicing basic training skills.
However, in three years, except for the body strengthening technique that was barely qualified, the qi cultivation technique and the basic stick technique were only inferior.
It's still too far from the assessment standards of the Martial Arts Academy.
In the assessment of the Martial Arts Academy, the basic training techniques must be qualified, or two of them must reach the good level, or one of them must reach the excellent level, and then pass the test before they can enter the Martial Arts Academy.
But in a small city like Fengyue City, I don't know if one of them can pass the martial artist assessment in a year.
There are not many people like Pang Xiao who can practice physical strengthening techniques to qualification.
This is already the limit of civilians......
In the past three years, he has not known how many people have ridiculed him, all of whom think that he is incompetent, and a civilian also wants to become a martial artist?
"Hey......"
Pang Xiao sighed again, reluctantly glanced at the bounty order, and walked towards home.
The night is getting dark, and the dim lights are lit up on the side of the street, illuminating the brass road a little hazy.
Pang Xiao turned into a small alley dejectedly, seeing that it was not too late, he began to take a shortcut when he thought about going home.
Under the crutches, Pang Xiao became more and more remote.
The lights outside can only form a little light source in the small alley, which seems a little dark and mysterious.
"Bang."
Pang Xiao, who was lowering his head, only felt that he had hit something, and when he raised his eyes, he saw a person in a black robe knocked to the ground by him.
"Yes...... no"
Pang Xiao's words came to an abrupt end, and he stared at the black-robed man with wide eyes.
Under the robe, that little bit of light sprinkled on that face, this face, Pang Xiao had seen before!
It's exactly the same as the bounty posted on the wall!
"Tu Hong!"
A hand suddenly appeared from the shadows, and Pang Xiao only felt a clever blow on the heavenly spirit cover, and subconsciously rolled on the spot.
Bang!
Pang Xiao's body slammed into the wall.
"Ahem!"
He spurted out a large mouthful of blood, and his chest seemed to be dented, and when he looked down, he saw that the clothes on his chest had been torn out of a hole, and the skin was open inside.
He's just flashed!
Why!
Pang Xiao stared at Tu Hong in horror, only to see that the black-robed man in front of him was standing unsteadily, and his hideous face looked a little sickly pale.
"Die!"
Call!
The wind is blowing.
Pang Xiao's eyes widened, and he hurriedly rolled backwards, barely dodging his attack.
Bang bang!
There were two muffled sounds, and two more holes appeared in the metal wall.
What a strong attack!
Cold sweat broke out on Pang Xiao's face, and his chest was even more painful.
"Ahem!"
I saw Tu Hong suddenly kneeling on the ground, coughing heavily, and thick blood was coughed out of his mouth and sprinkled on the ground.
"Damn, if I hadn't been injured, such a little ghost, that blow just now would have killed him!"
Hurt!
Pang Xiao's eyes widened, and the content of the bounty order whistled through his head:
30,000 silver dollars, live or die!
If you catch him......
With 30,000 silver dollars, you can rely on this money to buy resources, promote your physique, and then you will be able to pass the assessment of the martial artist!
Pang Xiao's eyes suddenly sharpened, he looked around, cautiously took a few steps back, and picked up the copper pipe on the ground.
With the weapon in hand, the tension in my heart seemed to ease somewhat.
"Tu Hong, give up resistance, raise your hands and surrender!"
He raised the brass pipe, stared at Tu Hong with his eyes, and said sharply.
Pang Xiao, who had never fought at all, didn't know where he had the courage to make an E-class martial artist surrender!
"Little ghost, are you tired of living?"
Tu Hong's face was hideous: "I didn't take this opportunity to escape, but wanted to arrest me, I know, you read my bounty order?" Thirty thousand silver dollars can kill you little ghost? โ
"Anyway, you have no way to escape!"
Pang Xiao roared boldly, "Obediently follow me to the security bureau!" โ
"The Guards?"
Tu Hong got up slowly and said with a cruel smile: "Little ghost, have you thought about it, even if you go to the security bureau, are you sure that the bounty can be obtained by you?" Those people are black to death. โ
"This ......"
"It's better to let me go, how about I give you 30,000 silver dollars?"
As he spoke, Tu Hong slowly approached, and his hand reached into his arms to pick something out.
What he said was right, Pang Xiao couldn't guarantee that even if he caught Tu Hong, the 30,000 silver dollars would not fall into his hands.
"Don't come here!"
In his distraction, Tu Hong was getting closer and closer, Pang Xiao suddenly became clever, and the pores all over his body opened excitedly, he clenched the copper pipe and stabbed forward suddenly.
"It's late, go die, little ghost!"
Tu Hong's hands were as fast as two whips, and he attacked with a single brush.
Boom!
The upper half of the brass pipe was beaten and flew up, spun in the air for half a circle and landed on the ground.
Syllable!
A hand clasped Pang Xiao's neck and lifted him high.
"Ha, greedy imp, you want to arrest me too?!"
Tu Hong smiled and stared at Pang Xiao, who was constantly struggling: "If you escaped just now, this life would have been saved, if you want to blame it, blame your greed!" โ
"Amount ......"
Pang Xiao's eyeballs kept rolling, his face turned purple, and he kicked unconsciously, but it was like hitting a stone.
"Die, little ghost!"
Tu Hong smiled and increased the strength in his hand, and he was about to break the neck of this little ghost.
The consciousness became weaker and weaker, the strength in his body gradually disappeared, and Pang Xiao's body gradually relaxed.
Are you going to die......
No! I can't die so easily, I haven't become a martial artist yet! I haven't enjoyed everything in this world yet!
I can't die!
A strong will to survive filled his body, his eyes suddenly widened, and the brass pipe that was still half left in his hand slammed down.
Burst!
"Ah!!h
With a roar of pain, Tu Hong suddenly threw Pang Xiao down, and with his movements, a vial with a blood inside it fell out of his arms.
"Blood!"
Tu Hong's eyes were shattered, and it was too late to reach out to pick it up.
Syllable!
The test tube exploded on Pang Xiao's chest, and the blood inside merged into Pang Xiao's fleshy chest along with the glass shards.
"Roar!!
The figure on the ground suddenly erupted into a roar, jumped up from the ground and pounced on Tu Hong, grabbed the copper pipe that was pierced in his arm, and stabbed him in the chest with a backhand.
"You...... You damn ......"
"Roar!!
Pang Xiao's eyes turned red, and now there is only one thought in his mind, he dies, I live!
Burst!
The voice behind him could no longer be spoken, and the brass pipe was directly pierced into Tu Hong's head.
Burst!
Burst!
The brass pipe was pulled up and stabbed by him, and these two actions were repeated over and over again.
His eyes were blank and completely irrational.
It was just that with his movements, a thick mist of blood emerged from Tu Hong's corpse, which burrowed into his body when he didn't notice it.
"Uhhh
Pang Xiao only felt that his body was starting, hot as if he was in magma, he raised his head and screamed wildly unconsciously.
His raised face became red and hot, and his pupils were imprinted with a layer of red glow, flickering in the alley.
"It's so hot!!"
Pang Xiao straightened up, his body kept dancing wildly, and his hands were like whips, constantly dancing in the air.
Syllable!
Syllable!
The air trembled as his hands struck the air.
If Pang Xiao was still conscious at this time, he would definitely find that this move was the move that Tu Hong had performed before.
"Hundred snakes!"
Pang Xiao's mouth unconsciously made a sound, and only the afterimage of his hands danced away, as if countless snakes were attacking.
"Ahh!!h
An earth-shattering roar came out of his mouth, and with the sound, the burning sensation in his body seemed to slowly begin to ease.
As if the temperature was cooling, a puff of white gas came out of Pang Xiao's body, and his arms drooped weakly, and he actually fainted while standing like this.
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