A Man Should Better Himself

The same words came to mind again at this moment, but they suddenly gave Li Congxin a completely different insight. As this feeling—one that seemed like a stroke of inspiration—arose, a confident smile finally appeared at the corners of Li Congxin's mouth!

At the very instant that insight was born, the system, which had remained as still as a dead pool, finally underwent a new change.

Perhaps this was the result of long accumulation finally breaking through.

After the awakening of "Calories" that came with his golden finger, Li Congxin had not awakened a single new BGM. For a time, he had even thought that for a long while to come, he would have to rely on "Calories" to struggle for survival in this dangerous Marvel world.

But just now, at the moment when he was about to face death, he had finally gained a new understanding of martial arts through a stroke of inspiration—and finally awakened a new BGM!

And it was not just one. Once he awakened, he awakened two at the same time!

Watching the gang of punks led by the pigtail charge at him again, Li Congxin calmly snapped his fingers.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..."

The lighthearted rhythm of "Calories" vanished, replaced by the steady, powerful sound of war drums.

Amid the soul-stirring drumbeats, Li Congxin once again clashed with the group of punks.

At this moment, Li Congxin felt as if he had awakened. The attacks that had dazzled him only moments ago were now riddled with openings in his eyes. No matter how many people attacked him at once, he could immediately find the best way to counter them among the moves and martial principles he had learned.

Once the Shaolin Twelve Road Tan Leg was unleashed, no one beneath his feet could withstand even a single exchange. Even the pigtail, who seemed to have learned some kind of combat technique, was sent flying with one kick. He landed on the ground curled up like a cooked shrimp and could no longer get back up.

From the moment the new music began until Li Congxin knocked down every punk, the entire battle lasted no more than a few seconds.

As for his background music, it consisted of the powerful drumbeats and rapid pipa notes that had just finished their opening. The actual singing did not begin until after the battle was over.

"Proud and bold, laughing as ten thousand waves surge; hot blood blazing brighter than the red sun..."

A Man Should Better Himself

Level: 1 (0/1000)

Effect: Maintains calm and composure during battle while increasing combat awareness by 20%!

It was precisely because of this BGM's effect that, when the music began, Li Congxin seemed to have the soul of a grandmaster possess him. He was not fighting alone!

With a thought, Li Congxin shut off the background music before the second line of lyrics had finished.

Although the singing of "A Man Should Better Himself" was inspiring, what he was about to do was absolutely unsuitable for such a background track.

Because that would be blasphemy!

The blood-pumping music came to an abrupt stop. Li Congxin squatted down with a cheerful grin and showed the grimacing gang of punks on the ground an utterly harmless smile.

"Now then, hand over everything valuable on you!"

Received 6 Impression Points from Dick Walker!

Received 7 Impression Points from Tom!

Received Impression Points from Jerry...

Wait, weren't we the ones robbing people?

You're even robbing the robbers? Don't you have any awareness at all of what it means to be a good citizen?

That's too much!

The pigtail, the leader of the punks, gritted his teeth and said, "In your dreams!"

"Bang!"

The moment the pigtail finished speaking, Li Congxin kicked him flying. He slammed into the wall on one side of the alley and bounced back. When he hit the ground again, he could not help spitting out a mouthful of blood. That kick from Li Congxin had actually caused internal injuries!

Li Congxin, meanwhile, walked toward him unhurriedly. His footsteps were light, but each one seemed to stomp on the pigtail's heart, as if the Grim Reaper were closing in step by step.

"What was it you just said? I didn't hear you clearly. Could you please say it again?"

After learning his lesson, the pigtail had lost all his previous defiance. He forced out a smile uglier than tears and hurriedly said, "My wallet's in my pocket. I'll take it out for you right now."

As he spoke, the pigtail pulled his wallet from his trouser pocket. He had just begun taking out the cash to buy his life when Li Congxin snatched the entire wallet away.

Received 6 Impression Points from Dick Walker!

Wait, aside from cash, there are bank cards and such in my wallet. You can't withdraw money without the passwords anyway! Why did you take it?

Of course, the pigtail could not possibly say those words aloud. Otherwise, he would only be reminding Li Congxin to demand the passwords for his bank cards.

In fact, Li Congxin seemed to have genuinely forgotten about that. After putting away the wallet, he turned and walked toward another punk.

"This is my wallet. Everything valuable I have is in there. Please take good care of it!"

Li Congxin put away the wallet, rewarded him with a look that said he knew how to behave, and then walked toward the next punk...

A moment later, all ten wallets had fallen into Li Congxin's hands. The group of punks then watched as he leisurely opened the wallets one by one, took out the money, and stuffed it into his own wallet. He then stripped one of the punks of his jacket and wrapped all the wallets into a large cloth bundle.

Carrying it just like that, he headed straight toward home.

Just as he reached the mouth of the alley, a large dump truck hauling garbage happened to speed past him. Li Congxin casually tossed the bundle containing ten wallets, and it flew from his hand and landed securely atop a pile of garbage in the truck.

Received 9 Impression Points from Dick Walker!

Received 9 Impression Points from Tom!

Received Impression Points from Jerry...

Seeing Li Congxin steal their wallets only to throw them away for fun, the punks gained a whole new understanding of how vile his character was.

At that moment, Li Congxin turned around with an extremely satisfied smile.

"Was that a precise throw?"

Received 6 Impression Points from Dick Walker!

Received 7 Impression Points from Tom!

Received Impression Points from Jerry...

The punks were practically about to cry.

They could only force back their tears, either giving Li Congxin a thumbs-up or applauding and cheering.

"That was incredibly accurate!"

"What an arm!"

"Absolutely amazing!"

"666!"

Every voice that reached his ears brought Li Congxin another batch of Impression Points.

Hearing the pleasant notification sounds ringing out one after another, Li Congxin was practically bursting with joy inside.

Why bother asking for bank card passwords?

Even if he asked, he could not tell whether their answers were true or false. And he could not exactly take all ten punks to a bank to withdraw the money, could he?

Compared with that, harvesting a batch of Impression Points while he was at it was the true way to go!

"Just basic operations. Don't make such a fuss!"

After making a rather smug and perfunctory remark, Li Congxin finally turned "Calories" back on and ran toward home with the wind.

What?

You're saying Li Congxin had been injured in the battle and should take a taxi home?

Don't make me laugh!

Looking as covered in blood as he did, what taxi driver would dare pick him up?

This was why people said not to casually set a flag. Li Congxin had barely run any distance when he encountered cars willing to pick him up—and several of them showed up at once!

"It's over... it's over... it's over..."

Hearing the urgent sirens and seeing the flashing police lights, Li Congxin's heart filled with a string of curses that was about to burst out.

The police had shown up right after he finished fighting...

Were they filming a movie?

Where had you been earlier!?