[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-m-the-cleanup-crew":3,"chapter-i-m-the-cleanup-crew-i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-192":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I'm the Cleanup Crew!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2286028,4472,"Chapter 192","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-192",192,"\u003Cp>Normally, learning combat requires first building physical fitness, then moving on to forms and techniques—but since he only has two or three days, maybe I should teach him some quick survival moves instead?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Leon, slender after shedding his old coat, standing five paces away, the female police officer hesitated slightly, then asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know several combat styles, but the two best for rapid learning are police combat and military combat—which one do you want to learn?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon, utterly clueless about combat, hesitated, then asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s the difference between the two?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Different goals and characteristics. Military combat focuses on quick kills—rendering opponents combat-ineffective immediately… like this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment she finished speaking, her entire body dropped sharply, sinking toward the ground as if swallowed by it, then surged forward like a black eel writhing through dirt, covering the nearly three meters between them in an instant, appearing before Leon like a ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the instant the female officer crouched, Leon tried to track her movement with his eyes—but even with his 4.1 infiltration value granting high reaction speed, he could only see a blurred shape “lunging” at him, unable to even distinguish the position of her limbs in the chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Leon instinctively retreated, a black, form-fitting pant-clad thigh—impossibly elastic—had already slipped beneath his right knee’s left side, and with a slight upward lift following his backward momentum, it directly upended his entire balance, flipping him sideways onto his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before his body even hit the ground, while he was flailing midair, a fingertip lightly jabbed the spot between his third and fourth left ribs—the point closest to his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I’d been holding a dagger, you’d be dead already.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing where Leon had been, the female officer raised two fingers in a horizontal stabbing motion, satisfied by his stunned expression. She bit her lip, suppressing a smile, and forced a serious face:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A recruit who lasted half a second under my hands! Listen carefully: the first thing you must learn in combat isn’t how to knock down your opponent—it’s ‘don’t move randomly’!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your body is much tougher than it looks; your standing leg has greater reach than my advancing one. If you hadn’t panicked and retreated just now—if you’d mustered the courage to kick out—you’d have changed the outcome!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kick out?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling the scene, Leon brushed off the dirt, stood up, and mused:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I’d kicked out, I could’ve stopped your move just now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female officer shook her head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But it would’ve made you die a little slower. I’d have needed a second move to kill you—total time would’ve gone from 0.5 seconds to 0.8 seconds.” ????\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the difference between kicking and not kicking is just dying instantly versus kicking once before dying?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmph! Served you right for standing me up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Leon’s gloomy expression at her answer, the female officer—who’d been scowling the whole time—finally cracked a smile, then studied Leon thoughtfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For combat, explaining something ten times is less memorable than experiencing it firsthand. My sudden attack was meant to shock this guy, and teach him combat’s first lesson—open your eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, the first lesson for beginners isn’t “don’t move randomly”—it’s learning to keep your eyes open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When novices are attacked near the face, they instinctively shut their eyes. For newcomers who rely solely on sight to track opponents, that habit is no different from surrendering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So originally, I planned to rush straight at Leon, punch his face, make him blink shut—and teach him this most vital lesson: combat requires overcoming the instinct to close your eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I didn’t expect that although Leon couldn’t follow my movements with his eyes, his mind and body reacted—he seemed to intuitively judge my target, retreated in time, and kept his face out of range. So this first lesson got changed on the fly—from “don’t blink” to “don’t move randomly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm… long limbs, fast reactions, sharp instinct or judgment, and his physical condition… seems much tougher than he looks?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slightly flexing her right leg, recalling the instinctive resistance she’d felt when pressing against his thigh, the female officer had a rough sense of Leon’s “foundation.” She nodded slightly—she now knew exactly how to teach him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget military combat. Though more lethal, its small techniques are mostly ambushes and brute strikes—requiring high strength and specific environments. You meet the requirements, but your power generation habits don’t suit them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking over, she pinched Leon’s shoulder and back muscles, then patted several spots on his thighs. The anger gone, she gave an honest assessment:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leon, you look slender, but your strength isn’t bad—just average compared to your speed and reaction. Your performance in these two areas is extremely… hmm… outstanding, and your judgment is excellent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unlike military combat, police combat aims for arrest, control, self-defense, and movement restriction—in short: seize your opponent first, limit their power output, then use joint locks to control the situation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Police combat demands high speed and split-second judgment—but that suits you perfectly. I believe that even in two or three days, you can learn several highly effective practical moves.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The challenge of police martial arts is the high demand for striking speed and on-the-spot judgment—but this suits your situation perfectly. I believe that even in just two or three days, you can learn several highly effective practical moves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he’d been envious of that clean, instant kill earlier, Leon—completely inexperienced in combat—naturally trusted the professional’s judgment, and obediently watched the female officer demonstrate police combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he was envious of that clean, one-strike kill just now, Leon, who knew nothing about hand-to-hand combat, naturally trusted the professional’s judgment and quietly watched the female officer demonstrate police martial arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Kingdom’s police combat system has twenty-two basic moves: three are offensive, three are for coordinated takedowns with partners, and the remaining sixteen are self-defense counters for various scenarios.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After demonstrating the full police combat stance, the female officer, cheeks slightly flushed, exhaled a puff of white mist, then spoke seriously to Leon:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since you only have three days, I’ll pick three representative moves from these sixteen. Master these, and with your physical condition, you can instantly subdue most opponents one-on-one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh… could you teach me a few more? I feel I learn pretty fast.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glancing at her badge panel, Leon—having decided to “cheat”—proposed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What about those offensive moves? Could you teach me one or two? Can’t always be on the defensive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t overreach! In this short time, learning these three defensive moves is already hard enough!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female officer halted, her expression stern:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t think defense means just taking hits. These are defense-counter moves—core principle: exploit the opponent’s openings during their attack. Offensive moves always leave you exposed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“More importantly, even if your defense-counter is poor, it still protects you. But a mediocre offensive move might just hand your vital points straight to your enemy’s blade!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, even if your defensive counters are poor, they’ll still protect you—but a mediocre offensive move might just hand your vital points right to your opponent’s blade!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine… I’ll learn these for now. If no badge pops up, she’s right. If it does, I’ll learn the rest later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unaware of Leon’s thoughts, the female officer nodded in satisfaction as he stopped arguing and began following her earnestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Watch closely! The three moves I’ll teach you are the most important and fundamental self-defense counters: how to respond when attacked on the upper body, lower body, and from behind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, she demonstrated an outward-arm block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Think of your arms as two shields… no, that’s too vague. Come here! Punch me! Fast!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Treat your two arms like two shields… never mind, that’s too vague. Come here! Punch me! Faster!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon nodded, stepped opposite her, and threw a punch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, as if replaying that earlier lethal strike, the female officer dropped sharply, vanishing from Leon’s line of sight, and he felt a sharp pain along his inner forearm—his attack cleanly deflected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his right arm went numb, two supple “black snakes” coiled upward, locking onto his shoulder sockets. Then his neck was struck by something, his left knee felt a slender calf hooking inward—and he collapsed backward, his belly lightly tapped by a toe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Use your arm bone to strike their nerve point, slip inside as they’re off-balance, grab their shoulders and pull them toward you, then smash your forehead into their neck… if you want to kill, smash the throat!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she demonstrated a double-shoulder grab followed by a downward headbutt, the female officer’s tone turned grim:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just explained the upper-body part—but your lower body must move too. At the moment of impact, hook their leg with yours, then press forward as they lose balance and finish with a final kick! If you’re going for the kill, don’t kick the belly—go lower, stomp the groin!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just explained the upper-body part of this move, but your lower body must move too—at the moment of impact, hook your leg behind his, then lean forward as he loses balance and deliver the final kick! If you’re going for a kill, don’t kick the stomach—go lower, straight for the groin!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the female officer’s foot snap forward, her small leather shoe stopping barely a fist’s width from his groin, Leon shuddered violently—awakened by the most primal male fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the first move is a groin kick? The Security Minister’s assistant was right—competitions really do limit Isah’s potential…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the first move is a groin kick? Looks like the assistant to the Minister of Public Security was right—competitions really do limit Isa’s potential…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring Leon’s shock, the female officer’s face hardened as she pulled him up. She ordered sternly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you remember, switch roles. Now I’ll attack you—you block and trip me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Remember it? Switch roles. Now I attack, you block and trip me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing as instructed, Leon braced himself. As her right fist came, he mirrored her technique—dropped his shoulder to deflect, then grabbed her shoulder sockets and lunged forward with his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his movement was still clumsy—he dropped too low. Plus, the female officer had long legs and stood as tall as most men, so his headbutt, meant for her neck, veered downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Leon’s movements were still unfamiliar; he dropped his shoulder too low. Add to that the female officer’s impressive long legs and her height, equal to that of an average man, and his forehead—which should’ve struck her neck—slightly veered downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing disaster was imminent, Leon tightened his grip on her shoulders, yanked back his hooking leg, and blocked it protectively before his groin—afraid a delayed reaction would send him straight to the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to his surprise, though the female officer stiffened slightly from the impact, she made no countermove. Instead, she leaned back with his momentum, falling backward—and even reached out to shield his head from hitting the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To his surprise, though the female officer stiffened slightly from the hard impact, she made no resistance—instead, she followed the force of his charge and collapsed backward, even reaching out to shield his head as she fell, preventing his skull from slamming into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pathetic!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pushing Leon away, the female officer stood, brushed dust off her clothes, and scowled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your technique was completely distorted! You only managed to hit my nerve point—your head didn’t strike the right spot, your leg movement didn’t follow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And most importantly—you forgot to release my shoulders! You got dragged down with me, so you couldn’t land that final kick! Get up. Do it again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And most importantly, you forgot to release my shoulder—you got pulled down with me, so that final kick was impossible! Get up and try again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t get mad? Didn’t even let me explain? Is this really the same Isah—who was reckless, fierce, and once flipped my tray?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’s not even angry? Not even asking for an explanation? Are you really this reasonable? Where did the reckless, fierce Isa—who used to flip my tray when she lost an argument—go?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Leon stare at her in disbelief, her ears turning red, the female officer stomped her foot, gritting her teeth:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hurry up! You’ve got a dangerous mission in three days! Learn more now, and you’ll be safer then! Stop thinking about nonsense—just train!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hurry up! Don’t you have a dangerous mission in three days? Learn more now, and you’ll be safer then! Stop thinking about all that nonsense—just train!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So… she’s worried about my safety, and she’s holding back her temper?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the female officer, who was secretly tugging at her hem while still forcing a fierce expression, Leon couldn’t help but smile softly. He straightened up under her slightly flustered glare, assumed the ready stance again, and declared firmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the female officer, who was secretly tugging at her hem yet still forcing a fierce expression, Leon couldn’t help but chuckle. Then, under her slightly flustered glare, he straightened his posture and resumed his ready stance, solemnly declaring:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Again! This time, I’ll definitely get it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Through Isah Hill’s extremely diligent repeated sparring, you successfully activated the Iron Badge: “Combat Novice”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Combat Novice: After systematic training, you’ve acquired basic combat skills. Though still low-level, you’ve laid an excellent foundation】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Effect: As a novice combatant, your techniques are crude, but after correcting your power output and striking habits, your strength and speed receive a slight boost】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Upgrade Path: Complete 20 real combats or 200 sparring sessions to automatically upgrade to Bronze Badge “Combat Veteran.” Current progress: 0\u002F20, 0\u002F200】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Hidden Trait: Due to proper cultivation and strict training, your combat talent has been fully developed—you’ve gained slight ability to predict enemy attack directions】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Hidden Trait: Due to proper cultivation and rigorous training, your innate talent for hand-to-hand combat has been fully developed, granting you a slight ability to anticipate an opponent’s attack direction.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Through your own learning and reflection, you’ve mastered low-level combat ability. The Chromatic Badge “Materialist Soul (Crimson)” has activated.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Your understanding of combat is “low,” but due to your skill in analyzing, summarizing, and self-adjusting, you’ve learned some unusually unique techniques from your instructor.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【When attacking an opponent’s eyes or groin, your hit rate and damage are significantly increased】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When attacking an enemy’s eyes or groin, your hit chance and damage dealt will both be greatly increased.\u003C\u002Fp>",2372,"2026-06-20T03:18:28.556Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","7dc2431e602274eca6fca7f633ddd73f8357b80e4b18aced9c4868de80de61a2","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-193","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-191",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-the-cleanup-crew-cover.jpg"]