Beaten into Submission

"Come on, I promise I won't fight back. If you don't believe me, I'll close my eyes." Russell said this, and he did it.

Jason believed him. The instant Russell closed his eyes, he leaned forward, his leg muscles tensed, and he shot out like a spring. When he reached Russell, his right fist was raised high.

"The Dragon's Roar!!"

Russell suddenly opened his eyes, and with a circular motion, pushed Jason's chest with his right palm. The palm wind was fierce, fast as lightning, and as powerful as a rushing torrent.

The sudden change left Jason completely bewildered. After being slapped, his sternum shattered, and his heart was smashed to pieces. He was once again thrown into the air like a human.

Physical harm is secondary; with an Immortal Body, there's no question of harm. The key issue is the Mind Stone aspect, since he's still just a child.

Russell offered a half-hearted apology. "Sorry, it was just a physical reaction. We're all martial arts practitioners... Oh, you're not a martial arts practitioner, so you wouldn't understand what I'm saying."

Jason: "..."

"Come on, let's do it again. This time I promise I won't fight back!"

Jason silently took two steps back, intending to leave. He had enough time to kill several people while dealing with Russell; there was no need to suffer here.

"If you're not coming, then I'll go first." A smile flashed in Russell's eyes. When the enemy is ashamed, I'll go... cough cough, the enemy is weak, so I should press my advantage and beat them until they can't recover.

It doesn't matter if I can't kill you, I'll beat you so badly that you'll avoid me from the future.

Jason turned and fled into the dense forest, his tall frame moving with incredible speed. But Russell was even faster, slapping Jason into the air before he entered the forest.

Azure Dragon Drinks Water!

The Azure Dragon Leaves Cave!

The Dragon Seen in the Field, in the first, second, and third fields!

Dragon Flies in the Sky!

Boom! Boom! Boom—

Russell was having a blast fighting, and Jason was having a great time flying around in the air. Every time he thought he had a chance to escape, he would get slapped across the face. Eventually, Jason gave up resisting and just let Russell slap him around.

Boom!

Five minutes later, Jason's body, which resembled a mushy mess, crashed to the ground, his entire skeleton shattered into pieces.

After using two cards in a row, Russell waited quietly for the system notification, wanting to see if he had learned the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms in the system's evaluation. If he hadn't, he still had a 'Character Card: Su Chahar Can'.

[Bite!]

[Host acquires skill: Close Combat Master]

[Skill: Close Combat Master (Gathering the wisdom of many and drawing on the strengths of various schools, his master-level fighting skills are enough to make him a legend in history)]

Permanent skill!

Compared to the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, 'Close Combat Master' seems more like a passive skill, Russell understood after a moment's thought.

"Gathering the wisdom of many and drawing on the strengths of many" refers to the fact that he has equipped himself with many Character Cards, Xiao Feng, Hong Qi, Duan Shuiliu, Subway Police, Swart, Ding Xiu, Sloan, Wesley, Wu Liuqi, etc.

Among these people are masters of karate, top-level martial arts experts, special forces soldiers skilled in military combat techniques, and others proficient in free fighting and Sanda, in addition to the unique close combat skills of assassins and swordsmen, as well as his own Grappling Combat.

Even though each person's remaining memories are few, the sum of them is still terrifying. Hong Qi's Character Card was the final push, instantly elevating Russell's close combat ability rating to the master level.

Russell clenched his fists, a look of surprise flashing across his face. In the character attribute interface, Close Combat Master replaced the original Grappling Combat, which could be regarded as an upgrade, an upgrade in skills.

Permanent skills can be upgraded. By using more Character Card and Skill Card and accumulating experience, your attribute panel will become stronger and stronger. Maybe next time you equip a powerful character, you can upgrade from Master to Grandmaster.

Thinking of this, Russell couldn't help but recall the Pistol Mastery Skill Card. With the permanent Pistol Mastery skill, this Skill Card seemed redundant, but now it seemed that Duoduo should upgrade to Gun Kata!

And then there's the permanent skill "Tide Rider"... uh, forget about that, upgrading it would Deadman!

Russell looked at the sandbag on the ground with a happy expression. Jason deserved half the credit for the skill upgrade. If he hadn't been silently beaten up, Russell wouldn't have been able to absorb the essence of Xiao Feng and Hong Qi's martial arts so quickly.

Upon closer inspection, he noticed something amiss: Jason's recovery speed had slowed down. It wasn't because the injuries were too severe, leading to a longer recovery time, but rather because the efficiency of repairing his body had decreased. The kid had become withdrawn after being beaten.

That's right, he was suspended in the air and beaten by the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms twice, each time flying for five minutes!

This experience would be a nightmare for anyone, and even the thick-skinned Jason was no exception, leaving him with psychological trauma.

The fast healing speed is a good thing, but standing up means getting beaten up again. Why don't I lie down for a while longer? Jason thought to himself, and his healing ability slowed down. It was a regression; he was afraid of being beaten.

Russell picked up the two pistols, reloaded them, and stood next to Jason. Jason's eyes had fully recovered, and when he met Russell's gaze, he looked away weakly.

Russell narrowed his eyes, squatted down, and straightened Jason's head. When Jason looked into Russell's eyes, Jason was unable to move. Faced with Russell's kind, fatherly smile, Jason simply closed his eyes.

"Jason, good boy, I'm starting to like you a little!"

Russell chuckled ominously and began to chant a spell— Witch's Enslavement spell. Jason felt a surge of fear; his soul was no longer impenetrable, and now the chances of successfully Enslavement were high.

Russell cut his palm, dripping a drop of blood that mingled with Jason's forehead. Jason immediately trembled and tried to fight back.

"Jason, want to fight me again?" Russell sneered, "Sure, as many times as you want, I'm ready to fight you to the end."

Upon hearing this, Jason's healing process slowed down again, and he remained stiff and motionless. After a moment, dark red magical patterns were branded onto his forehead.

He succeeded. In just one go, he turned Jason into his slave, a feat that Russell found somewhat unbelievable. The contract was real; Jason's soul was under his control—that was an indisputable fact. With a single thought, he could obliterate Jason's soul.

"Could this be... the way to eliminate Immortal Body?"

Russell muttered to himself, then shook his head. It was utterly absurd. However, until a more reasonable method was found, it wasn't out of the question; it was worth a try.

After Jason finished healing, he stood up and silently stood behind Russell. Looking at the unsuspecting Russell, he couldn't help but reach out and grab his neck.

Boom!

With a loud bang, Jason's head exploded, and he fell straight down.

Because of the Enslavement contract, Jason cannot harm Russell; even the slightest thought will result in punishment and torture. Jennifer's attempt to bite him caused excruciating pain, like being pricked with needles. Jason's attempt to snap Russell's neck naturally incurred even more severe punishment.

A moment later, Jason revived, followed by another loud bang. His head exploded seven or eight times in quick succession before he finally calmed down and stood obediently behind Russell, staring straight ahead like a follower.

Russell stood by with his hands on his hips, watching Jason live and die repeatedly until the man finally resigned himself to his fate. Then he stepped forward and patted Jason on the shoulder. "From today onwards, you're working for me..."

"By the way, remember to bend down a bit next time I pat you on the shoulder. You don't understand any social etiquette at all. How can you expect your superiors to look up to you?"

Upon hearing this, Jason immediately bent down, making himself the same height as Russell.

"That's right. Come on, let me introduce you to a companion, the stupid woman whose head you chopped off last time..."

The two walked out of the dense forest and came to the center of the camp. Russell glanced around and was immediately shocked to find a corpse on the ground.

Headless female corpse!

However, after seeing the body's clothes clearly, he was utterly speechless; it was Jennifer.

"Jason, did you do this?"

"..."

[Failure Diary]

A newbie joined the group today. It's their first time writing a web novel, and they posted a chapter asking everyone how it's going.

After browsing through it, everyone was impressed by its humorous writing style, fluent sentences, and unique ideas, and fell silent.

After a while, many people left messages to encourage him.

"This book is uninteresting; you can cut it up!"

"No way, I've never seen such terrible writing!"

"Give up, you're not cut out for this!"