Chapter 11: Black Boxing

"Hah!"

That muscular, powerful figure exploded forward with such speed that even the falling colorful confetti was blown away, creating a hollow channel; the swirling air sent the paper scraps flying amidst the smoke.

It was a tall man wearing a black tank top, his body covered in bulging muscles, his build imposing, as strong as a bear.

The distance between him and Lin Qing was only seven or eight meters; now he suddenly surged up, charging toward Lin Qing like a fierce tiger descending the mountain, while his right hand clenched into a fist and his elbow swung horizontally, his thick, powerful arm already raised high, revealing an elbow joint covered in calluses.

Just like a beast baring its fangs!

Yet Lin Qing seemed completely unresponsive, still facing away from him, looking at his phone.

In that instant, the tall man's eyes flashed with a trace of murderous intent; his right arm muscles bulged completely, and he thrust his elbow out in an instant, smashing viciously at the back of Lin Qing's neck!

With his lethal technique honed over many years, he was confident that one strike would shatter the neck bones of this small temporary patrol officer into a comminuted fracture!

Just then—

"Hmm?"

As if he had eyes on the back of his head, Lin Qing suddenly crouched low, dodging this horizontal elbow strike, while simultaneously gripping the electric baton with his reverse hand and thrusting it backward—

Accompanied by the crackling sound of electricity, the tip of the electric baton immediately struck the tall man behind him, instantly exploding into a burst of blue electric light.

"Damn it!"

The tall man reacted instantly, his pupils contracting sharply.

But the intense current had already passed through his body in an instant; all his muscles began to involuntarily contract and spasm, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

With a thud, his forward-charging body, carried by momentum, crashed headfirst into the booth ahead, falling to the ground and twitching incessantly.

After dodging to the side, Lin Qing took two more steps forward, pressed the electric baton against the back of the tall man's neck, set it to the maximum power setting, and ruthlessly discharged the electrical energy within.

Under the voltage of one hundred thousand volts, the tall man howled and spasmed a few times; in just a few seconds, he fainted.

【Current Order Level increased by 0.4 levels】

At this moment, a line of green text appeared before his eyes.

Yet Lin Qing still did not stop, continuing to output current toward the tall man's head with the electric baton.

"Lin Qing."

Only when he heard Group Leader Han's voice from behind did he stop, put away the electric baton, and stand up.

Unfortunately, the electric batons equipped for patrol officers were designed with high voltage and low current, intended only to stop movement, not to cause harm.

The capacity of the capacitors and the discharge rate of the circuits were both very low; the current output was insufficient to kill.

However, outputting current directly at the head like this caused significant damage; even if this man did not die, his brain was likely a mushy mess.

"Are you okay?"

Group Leader Han moved extremely fast, already arriving beside Lin Qing.

The other team members also rushed over quickly; immediately, two of them stepped forward and handcuffed the unconscious tall man's hands and feet.

"I almost died."

Lin Qing said with a look of lingering fear: "This person suddenly rushed out to ambush me; luckily, I was just using my phone to take a selfie to record, and I happened to see him ambushing me from behind."

He looked down at the fainted tall man on the ground and said with a shudder: "His movements just now were very professional; he must have practiced specialized killing martial arts. He wanted to smash my neck directly with a horizontal elbow; it was clearly intended to kill me."

"Selfie?"

Group Leader Han couldn't help but look at him; indeed, he was quite handsome.

"I recorded it." Lin Qing immediately opened the selfie video he had deliberately recorded just now.

In the video, Lin Qing could be seen taking a selfie to record himself.

Suddenly, the sound of a lampshade bursting rang out, smoke erupted, and as the celebratory confetti fragments fell fluttering, that tall man suddenly appeared in the lens, followed immediately by a vicious horizontal elbow strike.

Then the lens shook violently, went black, and nothing was visible; only the crackling sound could be heard.

"Good luck."

After watching the video, Group Leader Han slowly revealed a faint smile: "Luckily it was you; your movements and reactions were fast enough; you reacted instantly and electrocuted him." With his keen eyesight and experience, he could see at a glance that the tall man's movements were fierce and his speed swift, clearly far surpassing that of ordinary people.

Such a vicious and rapid strike; even if an ordinary person happened to notice it while taking a selfie, they would not have time to respond.

Only Lin Qing, having mastered the 46th Edition Training Method, with a physique that had undergone a comprehensive transformation, and a neural reaction speed much faster than ordinary people, and movements also fast, was able to respond in time.

Otherwise, anyone else would likely have been killed with their neck bones smashed.

"Luckily..." Lin Qing also said with lingering fear: "It almost ended."

Although it was all an act, and he had guessed in advance that there was danger, so he deliberately pretended to take a selfie to observe behind him with the camera, he was indeed unclear about what the danger was, only guessing that it was most likely human-caused.

After all, in this era, obtaining explosives or firearms or something similar was far too difficult.

If even a small black gang could obtain them, that would be too abstract.

Moreover, the Order Level had only dropped to 0.1; if it were something as dangerous as a shooting or a bomb, it should have dropped to 0.

So, most likely, someone wanted to make a move against him.

"Group Leader."

!.

At this moment, Qin Qin quickly checked the unconscious tall man on the ground and said: "This person has a very strong physique; there are abrasions and calluses on multiple joints of his body. Judging from the scars and calluses on his body, he might be a black boxing fighter."

"Black boxing?" Group Leader Han nodded slightly and said: "This person's movements and strikes were ruthless and precise, clearly killing techniques; he is indeed likely one of those underground fighters who fight black boxing."

Lin Qing stood silently to the side.

If it came to direct combat, he might not necessarily be this person's match.

Even though he had mastered master-level boxing and had rich experience in killing, survival in the apocalypse did not rely on fighting; naturally, he could not compare to someone experienced in professional life-and-death battles.

Not to mention, people's physiques and strength differ; even if both mastered the 46th Edition Training Method, there could be a huge gap in explosive power.

However, victory and defeat are not determined by who can fight better.

So, he stood, while the opponent fell.

"However, why did this person want to attack Lin Qing?" Qin Qin asked in confusion.

Group Leader Han pondered for a moment, then suddenly swept his gaze over the people around him and said coldly, "All members of the Blue Scarf Gang, step forward. I know Camel is in this bar. Come out obediently."

"This official."

A lean youth with a crew cut stepped out with a ingratiating smile. "I wonder what you need from me?"

"Are you the leader of the Blue Scarf Gang?" Group Leader Han looked at the lean youth.

The lean youth, 'Camel', chuckled and said, "I just organized a small group for drinking and fun in my spare time. I am merely the initiator; calling me a leader is an overstatement."

"Heh..."

Group Leader Han sneered, unwilling to argue with him, and asked directly, "Since this person is on your Blue Scarf Gang's turf, you must know him, right?"

"This... Official, you are wronging me. I don't know him."

Camel wore an innocent expression. "The owner of this bar isn't me; how can it be considered our turf? We are just drinking here. I have no idea who comes in."

"Is that so?" Group Leader Han looked at him expressionlessly and asked, "Don't you know how the lampshade exploded? Wasn't this tactic prepared by you?"

"I truly don't know that."

Camel said helplessly, "As for such a madman daring to attack law enforcement officers, people like us, law-abiding citizens, dare not associate with them. Don't you agree?"

"Law-abiding citizens?" Group Leader Han smiled mockingly.

He knew that with such a black-market thug, he basically wouldn't get anything out of him.

So, he didn't waste more words and said directly to Lin Qing, "Lin Qing, this person might have attacked you because he was afraid of the investigation and tried to break out to escape. Use the identification system to check him."

(End of this chapter)