Chapter 426: The Dragon Crossing the River
In an instant, his heart drummed like thunder! Blood pumped!
His skin flushed crimson, steam billowing!
Jiang Nan held his boxing stance and shot forward in a single stride!
What was terrifying was that even though Guan Hu was momentarily knocked unconscious from the blow,
he recovered in an instant!
His left and right hooks kept swinging!
Jiang Nan didn't retreat half a step. He twisted his waist to sway his upper body left and right, like a pendulum,
somehow dodging Guan Hu's flying fists. Then his own fists shot out like iron hammers, vicious and relentless!
Left! Right! Left! Right!
*THUD! THUD! THUD!* The dull impacts shook every heart!
Every punch landed squarely on Guan Hu's chin—powerful and precise!
Guan Hu's face was pummeled repeatedly by Jiang Nan, completely dazed.
The scene was absolutely stunning!
Skin red, steam rising, drenched in sweat, Jiang Nan was hammering Guan Hu with both fists like a machine,
savage to the extreme!
At this moment, the newcomers might not understand, but the veteran trainees were boiling over!
"Holy crap! There it is! There it is! The weave and pendulum heavy cannon!"
"Damn! I've only seen this move in the heavyweight championship! Tiger's signature technique!"
"Big pendulum swing! That's insane! His fists are like forging hammers! Coach Tiger, fight back!"
"How can he fight back? Jiang Nan keeps pounding his chin! Brain stem concussion! He's lost control of his balance!"
"Could it be that Coach Tiger is actually going to let Jiang Nan…"
*THUD!*
A brutal punch smashed straight into Guan Hu's face, blood spraying!
Guan Hu's iron-tower-like body went rigid,
then fell backward like a slab of concrete, crashing to the ground in a full starfish spread!
At that moment, the entire gym fell silent, then erupted into deafening cheers!
The girls of Class 10 let out excited shrieks! Bunny Girl jumped up and down!
"So fierce! Fifteen years! Someone actually subdued the Mountain-Tiger in the gym!"
"Jiang Nan's striking technique is explosive! His body is weaker than Coach Tiger's, but he took him down purely with skill!"
"That big pendulum swing is so cool it's got no friends!"
"The era of the Mountain Tiger is over! A Crossing Dragon is born?"
"Hey, hey! Did you record that? The Mountain Tiger got floored! This is huge news!"
"Heh… Recorded? Already posted on the academy forum!"
At this moment, Jiang Nan was leaning on his knees, panting heavily, sweat pouring down his face.
His hands were trembling from exhaustion.
Guan Hu had been worn down by him!
If Jiang Nan's close-combat technique hadn't completely outclassed Guan Hu, getting hit by two more of his heavy punches would have put him down too.
Tao Xinyi covered her mouth in surprise.
Who would have thought Jiang Nan could actually take down Guan Hu?
And by KO no less?
Jiang Nan was really a treasure trove of surprises!
Meanwhile, Qin Shou and the others had turned pale, trembling like sieves.
He really flopped him? No way! They'd hoped Jiang Nan would take the heat and buy them a little more time before getting beaten.
Now…
Qi Yu stuttered, "W-wait… after this, Jiang Nan and the Mountain Tiger won't give us a doubles beating, will they?"
Qin Shou said, "I'd better go throw up my lunch first, or I'll barf all over the place later, and that won't look cool at all."
Guan Hu slowly got up, wiping the blood from his face.
Both cheeks were swollen like buns.
"Ptoo—"
He spat out his mouthguard, pouring out the contents.
Looking at the two broken front teeth in his palm, Guan Hu's face darkened.
[From Guan Hu's Resentment Value +1000]
[From Guan Hu…]
"Oh ho? No way? Even with a mouthguard, you still lost your teeth?"
"Pfft—"
"Hey, hey! Hold it in! Coach Tiger still has his pride!"
"Watch out, he'll beat you later!"
[From Guan Hu…]
His face went black, then red, alternating between black and red.
Letting his own student knock out two front teeth?
Aaaaaah! How embarrassing!
Jiang Nan: !!!
"Uh… don't take it personally!"
Guan Hu put the teeth in his pocket with a dark face, stood up, and said, "Hmph. It's fine. Not your fault. I got careless."
Jiang Nan: "Pfft—ah!"
Hold it! Must hold it!
He's not going to beat me up after we leave the gym, is he?
Better comfort him.
"Brother Hu! Don't feel bad. Losing two front teeth is actually a good thing!"
Guan Hu was taken aback: "How so?"
Jiang Nan: "Missing front teeth doesn't stop you from driving a Bentley one-handed! It just makes you talk a bit airy."
"Besides, now you've got a unique skill nobody else has: drinking bubble tea without opening your mouth!"
"Just stick the straw right through the gap where your teeth used to be!"
"Think about all those bubble tea girls who'll see your amazing technique! They'll be totally smitten!"
Tao Xinyi: ꉂꉂ◟(˃᷄ꇴ˂᷅ૂ๑)
"Pwahahaha! Brother Hu… I… I can't hold it! You take over teaching!"
And with that, she ran out of the gym, face red from holding back laughter.
[From Guan Hu's Resentment Value +1000]
[From Guan Hu…]
God damn "drinking bubble tea without opening your mouth"!
Did I break two front teeth just to stick a straw through?
If you can't comfort someone, just don't!
My heart is bleeding!
Guan Hu shot Jiang Nan a fierce glare.
Then he roared, "See that? That's what happens when you underestimate your opponent! I gave you all a demonstration with my own body!"
"This is training! You only lose two teeth! In a real battle, you'd lose your life!"
"Still think physical training is unimportant? Jiang Nan is a controller, and he can reach this level without even using his ability!"
"Strength doesn't come from your ability—it comes from your body!"
"Now! Your only task is to take me down!"
At this moment, the fifty trainees of Class 10 were red-faced with holding it in.
Your body? What does that even mean?!
The scene was supposed to be serious, but the way he talked with a lisp was way too distracting!
[From Guan Hu's Resentment Value +666]
Jiang Nan raised his hand: "I don't need to go again, right?"
Guan Hu's face was dark: "You don't."
Jiang Nan grinned! So that means the afternoon is free?
Selling goods! Selling goods!
"You go and beat up Class 4 and Class 5 again. Classes 6, 7, 8, 9 will also be coming soon."
"You take 100 from Classes 6 and 7. I'll take 100 from Classes 8 and 9."
Jiang Nan: ???
Wait… what?
How did I become a training assistant? This isn't right!
You're not going to pay me, are you?
"Don't complain. You still have plenty of room to grow. I can't suppress you anymore, so I have to rely on volume. This is also a form of training."
Jiang Nan pouted but walked over to Classes 4 and 5.
He had no choice but to do the training properly. There was no shortcut in physical fitness.
But it's so tiring!
Meanwhile, when the students of Classes 4 and 5 saw Jiang Nan coming, they almost cried.
They had just sent off the Mountain Tiger, hoping for a short rest,
and now an even fiercer Crossing Dragon had arrived?
There's no way to survive this!
[From Wang Bo's Resentment Value +1000]
[From Zhang Feifei's Resentment Value +666]
[From…]
Jiang Nan: (๑¥ヮ¥๑)
How could I forget this?
Acting as a training assistant also earns resentment points!
And with the full authority to do so!
Jiang Nan immediately raised his hand: "Coach Tiger! Can I apply to be the gym's permanent training assistant?"
"From now on, I can help my fellow students train every day!"
Guan Hu was surprised: "That's possible. But aren't you afraid of the hard work?"
Jiang Nan puffed out his chest, face full of sincerity: "Serve the people!"
Guan Hu grinned: (⌒凸⌒)
"Good kid! Approved!"
Jiang Nan shuddered.
Coach Tiger! Please don't smile! That missing front teeth are way too distracting!
Jiang Nan turned, cracked his neck, and flashed a wicked grin at the hundred students before him.
"So… let's begin!"
He charged into the crowd,
like a black dragon crossing the river, rampaging at will!
One punch, one whiner!
[From Lin Bao'er's Resentment Value +1000]
One punch, one cutie!
[From Jiang Ling's Resentment Value +1000]
A black eye for you!
[From Yang Shu's Resentment Value +1000]
Wahaha!
This is too satisfying!
Training and earning resentment points at the same time? Academy life is just too great!
And from that day on,
the era of the Mountain Tiger in the gym officially ended,
and the era of the Crossing Dragon began,
becoming the nightmare of every trainee in Pioneer Academy.
Meanwhile, the video on the forum exploded, even surpassing the interest in the Seven Great Unfathomable Mysteries.