Chapter 637 - Zheng Mingrui’s Strength
Chapter 637 of "Super Soldier in the City" opens presenting key developments: Chapter 637: Chapter 661 Zheng Mingrui’s StrengthLi Yifei was truly frustrated. He couldn’t believe that... Read on!
Chapter 637: Chapter 661 Zheng Mingrui’s StrengthLi Yifei was truly frustrated. He couldn’t believe that under such circumstances, he had let the female kidnapper escape, but he had to admit, this woman was undoubtedly one of the toughest opponents he had ever encountered. Unless they were in a closed environment, it was not going to be easy to take her down.
One security guard had been killed, and another was unharmed, but now seemed somewhat lost as he stood by his fallen comrade. The security guards on this ferry were always strong and incidents were rare, so this sudden turn of events had caught him off guard.
At this time, Li Yifei said, "There are many kidnappers on this cruise ship. The auction hall has already fallen under their control, and we still don’t know whether the bridge and the captain have been secured as well."
The security guard, though well-trained, was briefly panicked. He soon regained his composure and said, "Who are you? And why should I believe you?"
Li Yifei frowned and responded, "Many people have died near the engine room, including our security guards and some thugs. If you don’t believe me, feel free to check for yourself. That expert sought me out on her own, which means they must have realized something went wrong. They are probably going to be even more aggressive now. You’d better inform your team."
Li Yifei had originally wanted to keep things quiet to avoid provoking the kidnappers into drastic actions, but that was no longer an option. He had no choice but to coordinate with the security guards on the cruise ship.
The security guard was still hesitant, but Li Yifei paid him no mind as he quickly left the entertainment room. The situation had changed, and he had to get back to the auction hall where the people closest to him were. If he couldn’t protect everyone on the cruise ship, he had to ensure the safety of those around him.
On the way, he communicated with Zheng Mingrui, who had already started taking action, cleaning up the thugs in the power room. However, Zheng had also encountered a sniper attack.
The ones blocking Zheng Mingrui’s path were four blond, white men — members of the acrobatics troupe. Each of these men was over two meters tall and weighed around three hundred pounds.
Three hundred pounds would make an average person obese, but these four were naturally tall and extraordinarily burly. Despite their weight, they didn’t appear fat, nor clumsy; each of them was quite agile and extremely strong.
The four of them cornered Zheng Mingrui in a room, forming a wall that made escape impossible.
Zheng Mingrui had no intention of fleeing. He had always pursued strength. Li Yifei of the Flying Hawk Squad had been his target, a goal he had never managed to surpass. After Li Yifei’s departure from the Flying Hawk Squad, Zheng temporarily lost his pursuit. The lack of formidable opponents recently had left him feeling lonely.
These four, however, seemed to have some skill, which not only alleviated Zheng Mingrui’s frustration but also excited him. He licked his lips with his tongue, like a bloodthirsty wolf that had just spotted fresh prey.
"Come on, four blond puppies. Come at me all at once," Zheng Mingrui taunted, extending his thumb toward the four men, then flipping the gesture into an insult.
The four big men’s faces instantly showed anger. Two of them stepped forward, each throwing a punch towards Zheng Mingrui’s chest.
Zheng Mingrui, who was well over 1.8 meters tall himself but looked like a child compared to them, watched as their fists, large as woks, approached. He neither dodged nor evaded, but instead, threw two punches right back at their fists. His fists seemed like small bowls against their wok-sized hands, which looked like he was at a great disadvantage size-wise.
The faces of the two big men showed mocking smiles as they put more power into their punches, thinking they could finish Zheng Mingrui with just one blow each.
"Bang! Bang!" The sounds of the colliding fists echoed almost simultaneously.
Normally, when two three-hundred-pound men exchange punches with someone like Zheng Mingrui, weighing around 170 to 180 pounds, one would expect Zheng to be sent flying from the sheer force, let alone from a punch. But strangely, things didn’t go as one would expect. Although Zheng did step back, it was just by one step, whereas the two heavyweights staggered back several steps, nearly falling over.
"Haha, not too shabby, huh? But just the two of you are not enough," Zheng Mingrui cackled triumphantly and gestured again invitingly at the four men.
At this moment, the four burly men no longer dared to underestimate Zheng Mingrui. They now realized that this little dwarf from Huaxia, at least in their eyes, Zheng Mingrui was short, was indeed a formidable opponent. With a roar, the four men charged at Zheng Mingrui like four massive polar bears.
Zheng Mingrui also let out a fierce shout and, instead of retreating, he advanced directly toward one of the burly men. That man’s evasive skills were definitely inferior to Zheng Mingrui’s, leaving him with no choice but to meet force with force. With both arms thrusting out, leveraging his height and arm length, he tried to force Zheng Mingrui back.
Zheng Mingrui didn’t budge, and his fists collided with that of the man’s punches.
"Crack!" A strange noise sounded, followed by a blood-curdling scream from the bear-like man. Zheng Mingrui’s punch had shattered the bones in his hand, with two broken bones even protruding from his back – a truly gruesome sight.
Having struck successfully, Zheng Mingrui didn’t stop; he twisted his body and dodged the punches from the guy on his left, then he found himself crashing into his embrace.
At this moment, the man was unable to counter and save himself, and his body became a shield for Zheng Mingrui, blocking the other two men’s attacks.
Zheng Mingrui lowered his shoulder and rammed it into the chest cavity of the bear-like man, a particularly fragile part of the human body. The impact caused the man’s stomach to convulse with unbearable pain, bending over involuntarily.
Then, with a fierce upward thrust of his elbow, Zheng Mingrui’s elbow crashed heavily into the man’s chin.
The man let out a ghastly cry, fell backward, and while he was in the air, he spat out a mouthful of blood that contained a few teeth and a piece of his tongue.
In just two moves, Zheng Mingrui had taken down two men. It looked easy, but in reality, it was quite exhausting. Considering the two men together weighed around six hundred pounds, even if they only stood there, it would take all the strength a normal person could muster to knock them down, and these were no ordinary men, nor were they mere meat mountains. Although Zheng Mingrui was strong, he hadn’t transcended human limits, so taking down two men had left him somewhat drained.
Yet, the other two men were also extremely fierce. Despite the initial shock caused by Zheng Mingrui’s moves, they continued to attack him. At that moment, as his old strength waned and new strength hadn’t yet emerged, Zheng Mingrui could no longer clash head-on with the two men, so he shifted his stance and already avoided their attacks.
Zheng Mingrui’s combat skills were indeed profound, coming not only from carrying out missions but also from sparring within the squad, where true martial skills were honed. Though they held back somewhat, their blows were still heavy. Zheng Mingrui had encountered many strong Europeans like these before, so dealing with these two men was almost effortless for him now.
"Thump, thump." After several dodges, Zheng Mingrui had fully recovered, and he relished in this kind of fierce combat. The stronger the opponent, the more he enjoyed solving the problem with brute force. Evading the attack of the man on his left, his right leg fiercely kicked into the man’s abdomen, bending him over with the sheer force of the blow.
Struck hard, the burly man suffered not only from the pain but also knew he was about to endure an even heavier beating. He tried to bring his arms back to protect his face, but although his intentions were correct, his speed couldn’t match Zheng Mingrui’s. Just as Zheng Mingrui’s kicking leg bent, his knee lifted, and then it smashed into the man’s face before he could guard it with his arms.
"Ow!" The man screamed, and Zheng Mingrui’s knee sent his three-hundred-pound body flying off the ground. The tremendous force not only bloodied his face but also damaged his cervical spine from the impact, causing him to convulse a few times on landing before lying still.
Now only one man was left, and Zheng Mingrui, no longer holding back, unleashed a fierce barrage of attacks onto him.
None of the four had gained the upper hand over Zheng Mingrui, and now with just one remaining, he could do nothing but endure the beating. Within moments, Zheng Mingrui had beaten him down to the ground, where he lay breathless.
To Zheng Mingrui, fighting such opponents brought no pride; they were far from true masters, their only advantage being their strong physiques. Against ordinary people, they indeed had a huge advantage, but faced with a master like Zheng Mingrui, they were doomed.
Zheng Mingrui knew they were bandits, and when he fought back, he showed no mercy. For the members of the Flying Hawk Squad, killing terrorists was nothing out of the ordinary; they operated beyond the confines of the law.
Receiving a message from Li Yifei, his eyes narrowed, and his face lit up with excitement. He had experienced such situations many times before, and each time he had successfully completed the mission, but this time, he had come with Lin Wanqing, and to demonstrate his heroism in front of the woman he liked was certainly a pleasant prospect. Moreover, Li Yifei had tasked him to play the hero at the end, which suited him even better. Otherwise, with Li Yifei present, his own shine might easily be overshadowed.