Chapter 474 A Worthy Opponent, Mutual Respect "Who are you playing against?!"

Gao Kai's final question struck Jiang Yan like a heavy hammer, slamming into his eardrums and his chaotic mind.

Jiang Yan's body jolted violently, and his unfocused pupils finally regained a faint focus.

He saw Gao Kai's face contorted with rage, and the raging fire burning in his eyes.

What kind of look was that?

It is resentment, it is longing, it is the desire of a warrior to demand the respect that the opponent gives their whole heart and soul!

Jiang Yan's heart was pierced with pain.

He opened his mouth, as if to say something, but couldn't utter a single word.

He knew Gao Kai was right.

From beginning to end, he never truly "looked" at Gao Kai. Before his eyes were images of Bai Wei's obsessive and crazed face, Wang Xiaoya's desperate feet as she hanged herself, and his sister Jiang Yanyan's disappointed eyes…

These images spun in his mind like a revolving lantern, dragging him into a quagmire of endless guilt and self-judgment.

He didn't even notice that Gao Kai's moves had undergone a complete transformation.

That cunning, ruthless, and direct-strike style of fighting... it had a familiar feel to it.

It tastes like Su'an.

Jiang Yan's breathing suddenly became heavy.

On the field, Gao Kai gave him no more time to think or struggle.

That roar had exhausted his patience for words. Since words couldn't awaken you, then I'll use pain! I'll use the most extreme pain to beat you out of your shell, alive and well!

"drink!"

Gao Kai suddenly attacked again, and this time, his movements were even faster and more ruthless than before!

He no longer pursued wide-ranging, powerful strikes, but instead concentrated all his power on a single point.

His figure approached like a ghost, his left foot cutting into Jiang Yan's footwork gap at an extremely strange angle, and his right hand flashed out like lightning. The target was not the throat or the heart, but the inside of Jiang Yan's left elbow joint where he was blocking—the tendon!

Human anatomy attack!

This was the same precise and terrifying fighting technique that Su Tang used when he dealt with Bai Wei, as precise as a butcher dissecting an ox!

Qin Ye, standing on the high platform, suddenly raised an eyebrow.

Good lad, you learn really fast.

Jiang Yan's fighting instincts kicked in again, and he instinctively pulled his elbow back to block.

It's too late!

Gao Kai's karate chop precisely struck the most sensitive nerve node.

"Sizzle—"

An explosive, tingling sensation, like a high-voltage current, instantly surged through Jiang Yan's entire left arm!

His left arm lost all strength and sensation in an instant, hanging limply down, wide open!

"This is bad!" Alarm bells rang in Jiang Yan's mind.

However, Gao Kai's attacks were like mercury flowing across the ground, penetrating everywhere.

Having landed a successful blow, he gave Jiang Yan no chance to regroup. His left fist, like a drill, slammed into the soft flesh under Jiang Yan's ribs, which had been exposed due to the loss of defense of his left arm!

"Hmm!"

Jiang Yan let out a painful groan, feeling a sharp, intense pain coming from his ribs, as if a red-hot iron rod had been plunged into him. The pain made him gasp for breath, and his body instinctively arched to the right like a boiled shrimp.

Now!

A fierce glint flashed in Gao Kai's eyes. All the opportunities and all the preparations were for this final blow!

He suddenly raised his right leg, toes pointed straight up, like a steel whip brimming with power, and with a whistling sound that tore through the air, he kicked Jiang Yan's left knee, the supporting leg, with perfect precision as Jiang Yan bent to the right!

"Click!"

A soft yet distinct cracking sound.

Jiang Yan felt his left knee buckle, and all the strength supporting his body vanished instantly. His tall frame could no longer maintain its balance, and he lurched forward, kneeling heavily on the muddy ground!

thump!

Mud and water splashed everywhere.

Time seemed to stand still at this moment.

The entire training ground was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Everyone stared wide-eyed and gaped, unable to believe what they were seeing.

Jiang Yan...

The undefeated legend of the Third Battalion, the ever-calm and composed king of soldiers...

He knelt down!

He was actually kicked to his knees by Gao Kai!

This was the first time he had done this since joining the Third Battalion! The first time he had knelt before his opponent in such a humiliating manner!

"Holy shit..."

The silence lasted for a full three seconds. Among the male soldiers, Li Si was the first to react. He used all his strength to roar out those two words, his facial muscles contorted with extreme excitement.

"Brother Kai is awesome!!!"

That sound was like lighting the fuse of a powder keg.

"Aaaaaaahh ...

"We won! We won! Brother Kai won!"

"He knelt! Jiang Yan knelt! My God! What did I just see!"

Gao Kai's police officers went completely wild. They waved their fists, hugged each other, jumped, and roared, their voices hoarse and their eyes red. At that moment, they seemed even more excited and proud than if they had won themselves!

All the previous repression, confusion, and frustration transformed into the most fervent worship at this moment!

Kai is a god!

The female soldiers were also in an uproar. They covered their mouths, their beautiful eyes filled with shock and disbelief.

"Oh my god... Jiang Yan, he..."

"Gao Kai... how can he be so amazing..."

The earthy smell, mixed with the metallic odor of blood, rushed into Jiang Yan's nostrils with every breath. The sharp pain from the back of his left knee felt like the most potent stimulant, piercing Jiang Yan's numb nerves.

The world became clear again at this moment.

He looked up and saw Gao Kai standing before him, his eyes bloodshot, his chest heaving violently, yet still as upright as a javelin.

In his mind, Bai Wei's distorted face, Wang Xiaoya's desperate eyes, his sister's disappointed questioning... all the illusions that entangled and tormented him shattered at this moment, like a mirror struck by a heavy hammer, with a "crash"!

Instead, there are the fists of comrades-in-arms, the roars of opponents, and this fighting arena soaked in sweat and honor!

who I am?

I am Jiang Yan.

I... am a soldier!

"boom--"

A cold, sharp killing intent, like a sword drawn from its sheath, suddenly erupted from Jiang Yan's kneeling body!

His eyes changed!

That was no longer confusion, no longer disorganization.

It was the look of a wolf, the look of a lion! Full of aggression, destructiveness, and the most primal desire for battle!

"roar!"

Jiang Yan let out a low growl from deep in his throat. He did not stand up, but instead, with his knees on the ground, he suddenly exerted force in his waist and abdomen. His body was like a spring compressed to its limit. He pressed his whole body against the ground, like a cannonball, and instead of retreating, he rushed forward and crashed into Gao Kai's arms!

That's too fast!

It was so fast that Gao Kai didn't even have time to react!

He only felt a blur before his eyes, and then an irresistible force slammed into his lower abdomen.

"Bang!"

Gao Kai felt as if his internal organs had been displaced, and the force of the impact sent him flying backward, his feet leaving the ground!

Jiang Yan landed a successful blow, then flipped over and leaped into the air, his toes dipping heavily into the mud. He accelerated again, catching up with Gao Kai as he flew backwards.

He no longer uses any fancy techniques, nor does he perform any unnecessary dodges.