From Gao Kai's sliding dodge to his elbow strike to the ribs, and then his punch to the leg, the three movements were fluid and seamless, full of the textbook-like simplicity, efficiency, and deadly violent beauty of police combat techniques!

The crowd erupted in chaos.

"Holy crap! Beautiful!" A male soldier, also from the police force, slapped his thigh excitedly and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Did you see that? This is our police force's grappling and fighting technique! 'Avoid the enemy's strength, attack their weakness'! First, disable his impact, then break his supporting leg! Tie Niu is now a legless turtle, completely at Kai Ge's mercy!"

"My God, that was fast! I didn't even see how Kai got there!"

"I only knew that Brother Kai was a great marksman, but I didn't expect him to be so skilled in hand-to-hand combat! He must be one of the best in the battalion, right?"

Gao Kai gave "Iron Bull" no chance to catch his breath or resist.

He stepped forward and delivered a clean, swift chop to the back of "Iron Bull's" neck without a trace of smoke or fire.

"beep--!"

Lei Kuan blew his whistle and announced loudly, "Gao Kaisheng!"

The training ground, which had been silent for a moment, suddenly erupted into thunderous applause and deafening cheers.

"Brother Kai is awesome!"

"So cool!"

Gao Kai straightened up, took a slight breath, and subconsciously straightened his back, shaking his slightly numb fists. He casually adjusted the collar of his training uniform before turning his gaze towards the female soldiers' ranks.

He was looking for that figure.

He won, won decisively, and he wanted her to see it.

As he stepped off the stage, Li Si and the others immediately surrounded him excitedly, pounding his shoulders like gorillas.

"Brother Kai! You're really something else! You took down that Iron Bull in no time! That elbow strike just now, even from this distance, I felt the pain for him!" Li Si shouted excitedly.

"Exactly! I thought you two would fight for ages, but it was over so quickly! You really made our squad leader look good!"

Gao Kai just smiled, but his gaze drifted past his brothers' shoulders and couldn't help but drift towards Su An's direction once again.

This time, he saw it clearly.

She was tilting her head to the side, whispering something to Liu Landi beside her, her brows slightly furrowed, as if she was worried about Chen Xiaocao's injuries in the infirmary.

She didn't even notice the battle taking place on his side.

An indescribable sense of loss washed over me like ice water, pouring down my spine.

His deliberate "performance" just now was like acting for a blind person; it was a waste of effort.

Gao Kai then gave a self-deprecating laugh.

That's true. Why would someone like her need my protection? My meager skills are probably no different from children playing house in the face of her superb marksmanship.

He looked away, but a thought became even more firmly established in his mind.

We must become stronger!

He must become strong enough that one day he can truly stand shoulder to shoulder with her, instead of only being able to look up at her from afar like this. He must become strong enough that she can no longer ignore his existence!

Gao Kai's swift victory brought the atmosphere to a small climax.