"You … have you never been in a fight before?" A muffled voice came from the side.
Luo Kai turned his head in confusion and saw a tall, muscular man with four arms squatting on one side of the ditch. It was Thirteen, the four-armed mutant.
"Nope."
Luo Kai crawled to the side and sat down. His whole body was still in pain. The blood stains on his body had been washed away. This was the first time the four-armed man had spoken to him. He couldn't help but feel nervous. Was he the one who threw him into the ditch?
The four-armed man was silent for a while. Suddenly, he picked up a rock from the ground and threw a punch at it. The rock was immediately shattered into tiny particles.
Luo Kai was shocked. If this punch landed on him, the consequences would be worse than the rock. He looked at the four-armed man with fear. He didn't understand what he meant.
Thirteen saw the nervousness in Luo Kai's eyes. He said in a muffled voice, "Don't be afraid. I just want to teach you some techniques."
Luo Kai was surprised. "Why do you want to teach me?
Thirteen's bell-sized eyes showed a trace of nostalgia. After a while, he said, "When I saw you fight, I suddenly remembered myself when I was young. I don't like the people here. You … you are not a bad person."
Luo Kai was stunned for a while. Was Thirteen here to see him get beaten up? They were not relatives, so he couldn't blame Thirteen for not helping him. He thought for a while and said, "It's not that easy to distinguish between good and bad people. Take this place for example. In a good environment, there are more good people. In a bad environment, there are more bad people."
Thirteen nodded. "What you said makes sense."
The two were silent again. Luo Kai broke the silence. "Then … Then, what do you mean by techniques?" After what happened today, he wanted to become stronger.
Thirteen pointed at the surroundings. "This is a kind of body technique. Actually, your body is very good. Better than … than everyone here. You just don't know how to use it."
Luo Kai pointed at himself and said, "How can you tell that I have a good physique?" Shui Sou also said that his physique was good, but Luo Kai felt that his physique was average.
"… It's mainly based on my experience. You see, most of the prisoners here have loose skin, stiff movements, and bloodshot eyes. This is a sign that they have overdrawn their vitality after working for a long time. However, your skin is tight, your movements are nimble, and your eyes are bright and spirited. This is a sign that your vitality is vigorous."
"Oh." Luo Kai thought about the appearance of the prisoners here. Indeed, many of them looked like this.
Perhaps it was because he had not spoken for a long time, Thirteen's speech was a little incoherent. He continued, "… Hmm, when you throw a punch, the strength is not limited to your arm. The strength of your waist, legs, and even the strength of all your muscles can be focused on one point."
"Did you use this kind of technique to hit the stone just now?"
"No, I only used the strength of my arms. I … I'm different from you guys."
Of course, you have four arms, which means you have two more muscles than an ordinary person. Luo Kai complained silently. This was his first time killing someone, but he did not feel uncomfortable at all. He finally vented some of the pain that he had suppressed for more than a year. Instead, he felt much better.
It was normal for people to die in the mine. Even if the person was Fat Dragon's henchman, it did not cause any waves. Many people saw Luo Kai kill Crooked Dog. They thought that he would be punished or get revenge, but no one came to find trouble with him.
In the following period of time, Thirteen was specially assigned to hit stones with Luo Kai. He taught him how to use his strength. Gradually, the two of them became simple friends.
Although Thirteen was clumsy, his vast knowledge was unparalleled. Luo Kai finally had the opportunity to understand the outside world. He also finally knew what "body technique" was.
In this world, the study of the way of fighting had reached the point where it shouldered the rise and fall of human civilization. The way of fighting was one of the links in the study of body technique. Together with mechanical research and biological genetic research, it was called the three pillars of human civilization.
The prosperity of body technique mainly came from powerful genetic technology. The Human Genetic Research Institute had developed a method to obtain the abilities of ferocious beasts, which was genetic medicine. Imagine, with the size of a human, how abnormal would it be if he had the strength and powerful recovery ability of a ferocious beast. Of course, it was impossible to completely obtain the abilities of a ferocious beast. He could only inherit about one to ten percent of the abilities of a ferocious beast. Even so, with the assistance of machinery and the practice of body technique, a human powerhouse could almost have the fighting strength of a ferocious beast.
Thirteen was a very strict teacher. The technique he taught was a religious self-cultivation technique before the Catastrophe. It was called the Mighty Dragon Fist. It was an ancient fist technique that required the mobilization of all the muscles in the body in order to release the greatest strength. It looked very similar to boxing in appearance. There was nothing fancy about it, but it focused on killing with one blow.
It was very difficult to practice. First, he had to learn how to mobilize his muscles. Every time he used force, he had to move his feet first to increase the forward momentum. Next, he had to move his legs, waist, chest, and head forward. Every time he took a step, he had to use all the muscles in his body.
This was equivalent to changing a normal person's habits from childhood to adulthood, especially such deep-rooted habits. The prerequisite for learning this set of Mighty Dragon Fist was to use all the strength in his body for every step he took, turning it into muscle memory.
If other people were to get used to this technique, it would definitely take a long time. However, it was not difficult for Luo Kai, because his body was like a piece of white paper that he could draw at will. After about ten days, his walking posture was similar to Thirteen's. Every time he walked, he would lean his head forward, stick out his chest, and swing his hands. At first glance, it looked a little strange.
Secondly, he had to learn how to adjust his breathing and mobilize some muscles that he usually did not use. In fact, he had to keep his mind and body at the same point at all times, so that he could release all his strength in one blow.
Luo Kai immediately noticed the advantages of this set of technique, but he also found the disadvantages. For example, when he hammered the ore, he felt that his strength had increased by several times, but the consumption was also huge. In the past, he would rest for about ten breaths, but now he had to rest for five or six breaths.
The specific moves of this set of Mighty Dragon Fist were very simple. There were only three types of punches: straight, hook, and horizontal. They were all straight and wide, emphasizing on using strength to defeat the enemy.
The subtle part was the way to respond when being attacked. The Mighty Dragon Fist did not have defense, only offense. For example, if the throat was attacked, he would directly use his head to respond. If the chest was attacked, he would use his shoulders to respond. If the waist was attacked, he would use his buttocks to respond.
This required an extremely strong control of all parts of the body. Luo Kai had learned the Soft Body Forging Technique before, and his body's flexibility was already extremely strong, so he learned it very quickly. It didn't take long for him to completely master this set of body techniques, but he hadn't had the chance to experiment with other prisoners yet.