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"I lost..."

Ai Nan appeared very disheartened, utterly dejected. Such a cruel reality dealt him a truly severe blow, and for a moment, he didn't know how to conduct himself.

The only thing he could do was to admit to a stark reality that had already been established—he lost!

In fact, even if he hadn't said anything, everyone had already witnessed the outcome, with Qin Fang reacting faster despite striking later, and taking down Ai Nan with a headshot.

As for Ai Nan, he fired as well, but was just a little too slow. His reaction speed was significantly slower than Qin Fang's, and that was the cause of his defeat.

Of course, his shot didn't hit Qin Fang either. Almost simultaneously with Qin Fang's action, Ai Nan had already shifted his stance by a small step, narrowly avoiding Qin Fang's shot.

Close-range sniping was in itself a highly challenging endeavor, especially in such a head-to-head duel where quick and stable execution, strong mental fortitude, and well-honed skills were essential.

Qin Fang's shooting skills were indeed freakish, but they were honed through constant practice until they became second nature to him. Even without using his shooting skills, his hit rate would still be better than Ai Nan's.

Looking at Ai Nan's defeated, bewildered expression—his resolve and pride from the beginning all gone—it could be said that he had been severely struck by Qin Fang, wounded far too deeply.

"To be honest, your strength isn't bad, it's just a pity..."

Approaching Ai Nan and looking at the young man who was somewhat older than himself, Qin Fang patted Ai Nan's shoulder and shook his head, saying, "Perhaps others think I'm showing off, at least Li Yang and Qiao Zhenfei do, but only Chu Yunxuan knows a little bit."

Ai Nan indeed had a remarkable talent for sniping; it was unfortunate that he considered it more of a hobby than a discipline. He hadn't truly studied and practiced hard, which is why he lost to Qin Fang, who had Intermediate Level Shooting Skills, and the loss was a harsh one.

"What did you say..."

"Damn it, are you looking for death?"

"Beat him up..."

Ai Nan was the boss of this little group; his strength had already been recognized by the entire group, and he was their most respected leader. On this point, Li Yang's status was quite a bit inferior to Ai Nan's.

Qin Fang won, and he won magnificently; he singlehandedly shaved them all "bald," which was an extremely bitter reality for their group to accept.

But it was the truth, and even if they wanted to deny it, they couldn't; Qin Fang's strength was indeed superior to theirs.

Admit defeat!

That wasn't difficult.

They certainly wouldn't default on a debt, even though it cost them a considerable sum of money and caused them significant pain. Although they were the pampered sons of military officials, they still had some of the military's spirit of accepting wins and losses with grace!

However, the way Qin Fang spoke to Ai Nan—their boss—with such tone, such gestures, such an attitude, was intolerable to them. Caught up in the heat of the moment, they seemed ready to gang up on Qin Fang.

"Sigh..."

Even Li Yang couldn't stand by anymore and hurriedly stepped forward to intervene.

Qin Fang was his guest and benefactor; he couldn't just watch him get bullied by so many people. Even knowing that doing so would surely worsen his already fragile relationship with this group of military brats, he felt compelled to intervene.

But before he could even speak, Qiao Zhenfei grabbed him, while Chu Yunxuan also used a look to stop him, seemingly not the least bit worried about Qin Fang's safety.

"What are you freaking out about? With their feeble skills, they stand no chance against him with guns or fists. All of them together wouldn't be enough for Qin Fang to deal with..."

Seeing Li Yang's confused and questioning expression, Qiao Zhenfei immediately spoke up.

Qiao Zhenfei didn't quite understand how strong Qin Fang's martial arts were, but he knew Qin Fang could really fight. His bodyguards, who were ex-special forces, were knocked unconscious by those "robbers," yet those formidable "robbers" had no chance to fight back when faced with Qin Fang.

And Qiao Zhenfei had gone out of his way to witness the Martial World convention in Xishu and knew that there were many masters among the common folk. Qin Fang was one of them, and his strength was quite impressive among the younger generation. At least, Qiao Zhenfei knew that Qin Fang had fought to a standstill with Su Yang, one of the Four Tian Nan Showmen and the strongest master of the younger generation in the Southern Martial Arts World.

These military offspring might have practiced some combat, but even his two bodyguards could beat them senseless, let alone Qin Fang.

Chu Yunxuan was also reassured; Qin Fang's combat abilities were much stronger than those of the military offspring. Even a few months earlier, Qin Fang was a match for professional special forces soldiers, and he had only grown stronger since then.

"What? Planning a group beatdown on me? I'm game to the end!"

Qin Fang certainly wasn't scared. These few military offspring were merely Level 1 and Level 2 at most—only slightly stronger than ordinary people. The gap between them and him was too vast; the difference in their levels alone was enough to keep them from moving, let alone throwing punches.

"Damn it, he's too cocky, beat him up!"

These military offspring were inherently lawless and unruly; none had a good temper. They were already irked by Qin Fang, and his arrogance now infuriated them all at once.

Ai Nan, on the other hand, still hadn't come out of the shadow of her defeat. Spaced out, she hadn't noticed the changes here and thus didn't intervene.

As these military offspring all looked up to Ai Nan as their boss, seeing that she didn't stop them—although she didn't explicitly express approval—her silence was taken as consent. Without any hesitation, they roared and charged at Qin Fang with fists flying.

Hmph!

A cold snort came from Qin Fang's breath, and he didn't seem to make any defensive moves. He just quietly watched those military offspring approach, and the image of their fists grew sharper in his eyes.

But just then, Qin Fang suddenly took a seemingly casual step forward.

And an incredibly strange scene occurred.

The fists were getting closer and closer to Qin Fang, some nearly hitting his chest, face, and back. It appeared that Qin Fang was cornered with no way out.

But then, a single step! Just a simple step!

The eight military offspring looked as if they'd seen a ghost. They not only halted in their tracks but even stumbled backward several steps, and one of them staggered so much that he took a tumble and sat down hard on the ground.

"What... what just happened?"

Everyone was dumbfounded, especially Li Yang and Qiao Zhenfei, who were clueless about the truth. They had barely seen Qin Fang lift a finger—or rather, they saw nothing at all when Qin Fang was surrounded by eight men, and then suddenly, all eight were repelled at the same time.

One man repelling eight simultaneously?

How swift must his movements be!

If they were astonished, the eight military offspring felt no better. All they could perceive was the increasingly loathsome sight of Qin Fang's slightly smiling face, and they wished they could punch his face into a pig's head.

Just when they thought their wish would come true, Qin Fang moved. Before they could even see what happened, they felt a powerful impact on their chests.

It was as if they'd been punched, but the pain wasn't as severe as they'd imagined.

It felt more like they were violently pushed, their bodies completely incapable of resisting the force, causing them to retreat rapidly, resulting in their current predicament.

If it had been one, two, or even three people, it might have been acceptable, but all eight of them... Not a single one managed to even touch a corner of Qin Fang's clothes, yet they were all repelled.

"Hallucination! It must be a hallucination!"

Many thought they were seeing things—how could such an event occur? Surely they were hallucinating. They rubbed their eyes hurriedly and got up from the ground, exchanged glances, and once again focused on Qin Fang, charging at him anew.

It seemed to be within Qin Fang's expectations too. Such a bizarre occurrence was incomprehensible to them, and even Qin Fang himself didn't expect the effect to be this good.

The more this happened, the more excited Qin Fang became. Far from resisting, he welcomed the military offspring's onslaught with open arms.

He wasn't afraid of these eight men at all. They were relatively well-behaved; if they said they were going to fight, they would fight with their fists alone, without resorting to any other tools, such as guns, which were all set aside temporarily.

Without weapons, how could Qin Fang fear them? With such little strength, even without any defense on his part, these Level 1 and Level 2 military offspring couldn't harm him.

Level suppression is rather powerful; higher levels have great constraints over lower ones. Conversely, for a lower level to harm someone of a higher level, they need to use some weapons with greater attack power, like injecting various sticks, guns, bombs, etc.—these are capable of inflicting harm across levels.

This point is illustrated by Qin Fang defeating the Level 5 Golden Crested Snake and the assassin Chen Liang with his Level 3 strength, both times using weapons to do so.

But these military offspring didn't have such weapons; they relied on their fists—the most primitive form of strength. With level suppression in play, this little bit of force was just tickling Qin Fang, utterly non-lethal.

Moreover, Qin Fang never even gave them the chance to touch him...

Why was that?

Let's not forget Qin Fang had some assets he hadn't made full use of, such as his titles. Among them was "One Against Hundred"—a special title that allowed group attacks. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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