Martial Arts School Competition

Xiao Hen walked out of Mingyue Residential Area, taking advantage of the night to head toward the urban area all the way.

As people working at the same planning company, Xiao Hen used to know where Zhang Quande lived. Bihe Fudi was the name of a high-end residential area, nestled against mountains and rivers. Built as a high-end residential area in the urban area, it enjoyed the reputation of tranquility amidst the bustle. The residential area boasted complete supporting facilities of all kinds, and it was also in a school district, with prices reaching tens of thousands of yuan per square meter. In Jiangcheng City, a tier-three city, this price was already considered very, very high.

Zhang Quande lived in this residential area. Xiao Hen put on a mask and gauntlet, checking the locations of the surveillance cameras in the residential area with bright eyes. Afterward, taking advantage of the dark night, he scaled the fence and hurried toward one of the buildings.

Building 5, Unit 701. Xiao Hen climbed up along the wall, his route calculated to perfection to completely avoid the surveillance of the cameras.

With his current physical fitness, this floor height was not a problem at all. In no time, he reached the seventh floor. Unit 701 faced east. After checking, Xiao Hen saw that both the north and east windows were equipped with anti-theft bars, leaving him no choice but to move south along the protrusions on the exterior of the building. However, while the north and east sides were shrouded in darkness and hard to spot, heading south carried the risk of being discovered.

Although I can forcibly break the anti-theft bars, it will bring unnecessary trouble. Let's go check the south side...

Xiao Hen hooked his hands onto the protruding edges of the building, slowly shifting his position until he reached the south side, where his eyes suddenly lit up. Sure enough, a window with an outdoor clothes-drying rack on the southern side had no anti-theft bars installed, and moreover, it wasn't tightly closed at this time, with only the screen window shut.

Xiao Hen peered inward and could hear the sound of a television coming from the living room.

As far as I know, Zhang Quande is already divorced, and his wife and children have moved out to live elsewhere. Right now, he lives here alone. If I want to kill him, I need to think of a slight method...

Xiao Hen crept into the room with light steps, his gaze cold and his mind racing as he thought of various methods. He had gone to such great lengths, bypassing the elevator and climbing in through the window instead, precisely to clear himself of suspicion.

Passing through the second bedroom, Xiao Hen entered the living room and saw Zhang Quande sitting on the living room sofa, watching television, smoking a cigarette, and sitting comfortably with one leg crossed over the other.

Xiao Hen looked around, reached out to grab a decorative glass ball, and casually tossed it. With a bang, before Zhang Quande could even react, he was knocked unconscious. After walking into the living room, Xiao Hen looked around and found no monitoring equipment.

Then he ran into a bit of a dilemma: how to stage an accidental death scene?

Xiao Hen walked to the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, and took out some items. Then he found a candle in the room, placed the lit candle on the sofa, and made a simple little device using flammable materials to ensure that after burning for a period of time, the candle would ignite the sofa.

No, this probably won't catch fire.

Xiao Hen fetched some white liquor from the wine cabinet, opened the bottle, and splashed the liquor onto the sofa.

Seeing the candle begin to burn, Xiao Hen did not wait any longer, walking straight to the window and vaulting outside to leave. He departed at a fast pace, needing only to retrace his original route back.

Xiao Hen stood a long way outside the residential area, waiting quietly. Before long, he heard a series of gasps coming from the direction of Bihe Residential Area. Looking up, he saw black smoke already rising from Building 5, Unit 701. This residential area belonged to the high-end category, and its fire prevention measures were also quite good. Soon, security guards from the residential area rushed up to the seventh floor holding fire extinguishers and began smashing the door open to put out the fire.

The fire was extinguished, and Zhang Quande was burned to death as well.

Xiao Hen safely left the place, returned to Mingyue Residential Area, and prepared some food with peace of mind.

To someone like him, who had killed countless zombies and Taotie, and had also killed people in the Resident Evil world, killing Zhang Quande brought no psychological discomfort—it was simply a very straightforward matter.

Next is to complete the side quest. After finishing the side quest, I will also have to head to a third parallel world for an adventure. I wonder what kind of world the third world will be, and whether it will be very dangerous? Unfortunately, there's no way to replenish firearms and ammunition... Thinking about these matters, Xiao Hen gradually drifted off to sleep.

A few days later, Xiao Hen received a call from Chen Xinyu saying that the Martial Arts School Competition was about to begin, and urging him to hurry over and prepare.

Xiao Hen arrived at the building where Chen's Martial Arts School was located, where Chen Xinyu and the short-haired woman Yu Li were already waiting.

"You're finally here. Get in the car quickly; we're rushing over right now." Chen Xinyu greeted Xiao Hen and took the lead to get into the vehicle. Yu Li drove, while Chen Xinyu and Xiao Hen sat in the back row.

"In such a rush?" Xiao Hen asked with confusion. From receiving Chen Xinyu's call today, he could tell the urgency in her tone.

"I just got word that my oldest brother and cousin have invited two incredible martial arts experts, so I want to take you to the competition venue first to get familiar with it. I've collected the information on these two martial arts experts, so take it and look!"

It was no wonder Chen Xinyu was flustered; this matter concerned her entire life, giving her no choice but to be anxious.

"Information?" Xiao Hen took the two pieces of paper handed over by Chen Xinyu and casually flipped through them, asking as he browsed, "How many rounds does this match have? How many martial arts schools are participating in total?"

"A total of four martial arts schools participate, and we are just one of them. Among them are my oldest brother's martial arts school, my second brother's, my cousin's, and then there's my martial arts school. This match is extremely important, so Mr. Xiao must please go all out!" Chen Xinyu looked solemnly at Xiao Hen. "If Mr. Xiao can win first place in the competition, I am willing to pay an extra one hundred thousand as reward!"

"Oh?" Xiao Hen's eyes lit up, and he nodded, saying, "It's a deal!"

"Does Mr. Xiao have confidence?" Chen Xinyu hurriedly asked.

"Rest assured!" Xiao Hen looked at the information of the two people in his hand and smiled slightly.

The martial arts expert invited by Chen Xinyu's oldest brother was a grand champion of the National Sanda Competition, having successfully defended the championship title for two consecutive terms. Among ordinary people, his strength could be considered top-tier.

The one invited by Chen Xinyu's cousin was an expert who had participated in a World-Class Boxing Competition, and his strength was even more formidable than the former's, though his title was slightly less exaggerated, having only won a bronze medal in a world-class competition.

Xiao Hen handed the information back to Chen Xinyu and said, "Don't worry, these two are nothing to be feared!"

"Really?" Chen Xinyu still harbored some doubts in her heart, but thinking of Xiao Hen's might when he defeated Coach Xu in her own martial arts school, combined with the imminent competition, she could only let go of the worry in her heart and place all her bets on Xiao Hen.

"Then I'll leave it to Mr. Xiao!" Chen Xinyu let out a long sigh of relief, then looked toward the front driver's seat. "Lili, how much longer until we arrive?"

Yu Li replied, "Almost there, we've arrived."

Before long, the car came to a steady stop, and Xiao Hen stepped out of the vehicle, looking up to find it was actually an indoor gymnasium in Jiangcheng City.

"Because of this four-school martial arts competition, our Chen's Group rented this indoor gymnasium. The competition period starts tomorrow, and my oldest brother and the others should have arrived ahead of time as well."

Chen Xinyu led Yu Li and Xiao Hen into the gymnasium.

Well, some people in the book review section said not to write too much about real-world stuff, but some plotlines are still necessary to write. The protagonist is in the real world—even if he doesn't have a massive sphere of influence, he at least needs the ability to replenish ammunition so that it's convenient to carry various weapons and firearms into story worlds and increase his survival odds.

Of course, the real-world plot won't be written too much either. After this side quest, we will enter the next world!

You guys might as well guess which world the next one will be???