You Just Went Through a Battle...
Su Tu stopped running.
At this moment, sweat was pouring down his body and he was panting heavily. He raised his sports bottle and drank all the water inside in one go.
Right on time, the system notifications appeared.
You completed an exhilarating run.
Body Strengthening Proficiency +15
Body Strengthening (Beginner): 175/300
Su Tu sat down on a nearby bench and slowly caught his breath.
The corner of his mouth rose slightly.
There was an indescribable sense of accomplishment that came from seeing his improvement with his own eyes.
Phew... at this rate, it won't take many days for Body Strengthening to reach Intermediate.
Proficiency increased very quickly while a skill was at Beginner level.
But once it reached Intermediate, it would probably become as slow as Spiritual Wisdom, crawling forward like a turtle.
The improvement to Su Tu's body wasn't particularly obvious this time.
It was nowhere near as noticeable as when he had gained fifty Body Strengthening proficiency points at once.
Even so, he clearly knew that his body had become stronger.
The improvements granted by his skills took effect immediately.
Every increase in proficiency made him stronger.
Su Tu began thinking while recovering.
Running for an entire hour only gives fifteen proficiency points.
But throwing just a few straight punches earlier gave me ten...
Leaving aside the additional proficiency he received from participating in an organized activity, martial arts clearly improved Body Strengthening much faster than ordinary exercise.
Su Tu suddenly remembered the business card Lin Feiyang had accidentally dropped earlier.
Maybe martial arts are the fastest way to improve Body Strengthening.
Moonstep Martial Arts Hall... I'll go take a look when I get a few days off.
While thinking, Su Tu happened to notice something on the ground not far away.
A white makeup bag was lying there.
Who dropped their bag?
He stood up.
Good thing they ran into a kind person like me. Otherwise, they might never get it back.
Su Tu walked over and picked up the makeup bag.
He also gathered the cosmetics scattered around it and placed them back inside.
There was a Public Security Office downstairs from his apartment complex.
He could simply hand the bag over on his way home.
Su Tu didn't mind doing a small good deed like this.
He could treat it as accumulating some good karma.
However...
The instant Su Tu picked up the makeup bag, his entire body suddenly stiffened.
Thump!
Thump!
Thump!
His heartbeat, which had already calmed down, suddenly became violently intense again.
Su Tu could clearly feel it.
Someone...
No.
Something was staring at him.
That gaze was filled with terrifying malice.
Greedy.
Evil.
Filled with the most primitive kind of desire.
It felt like countless cold, wet tentacles were reaching toward him from every direction.
The surroundings became deathly silent.
Rustle... rustle...
Faint sounds entered Su Tu's ears.
Ever since Spiritual Wisdom reached Intermediate, his intuition had become incredibly sharp.
At this moment, he was almost certain.
Something terrifying was hiding in the darkness and watching him.
Su Tu's fists unconsciously tightened.
Every muscle in his body became fully engaged.
If anything happened, he would be able to counterattack immediately.
After acquiring Combat, his flexibility, combat awareness, and ability to coordinate his muscles had all improved greatly.
A cold light appeared in the young man's eyes.
He slowly bent down and picked up the bag, pretending to act casually.
But his eyes rapidly scanned every corner of the surroundings.
This was the entrance to an old residential complex.
The worn-out security booth was empty.
The nearby surveillance cameras had long since become homes for spiders.
There was almost nowhere nearby where a person could hide.
And yet...
That feeling of being watched refused to disappear.
Gulp...
A sound suddenly appeared.
It sounded like something swallowing its saliva.
The noise was thick and filthy.
At the same moment, an indescribable wet and slimy sensation seemed to spread through the entire area.
Su Tu exploded into action.
He clenched one fist and entered the stance of the only punching technique he knew.
The straight punch.
This time, he held nothing back.
He didn't even look in the direction he was punching.
His intuition guided him.
Something deep inside him screamed at him to strike forward.
So he did.
His fist shot straight ahead!
BOOM!!!
The punch actually produced an explosive crack in the air.
This was the first time since unlocking Combat that Su Tu had thrown a straight punch with such seriousness.
With absolutely everything he had.
Every muscle in his body exerted force at once.
Su Tu resembled a beast that had finally broken free of its chains.
His fist roared forward with terrifying force!
Straight toward the shadow beneath a nearby streetlight.
But...
There was nothing there.
His punch hit empty air.
At the same moment, the strange feeling of being watched disappeared completely.
Nothing happened.
There was nothing around him.
It was as though everything he had just experienced had been nothing more than his imagination.
Completed an all-out Straight Punch.
Combat Proficiency +10
Body Strengthening Proficiency +5
Combat (Beginner): 110/300
