Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 242 The Effects of Training

Old Tang across from them not only raised his hands, but also jumped off his horse.

Lu Xi'an's eyes widened slightly. Was this guy really that decisive? He still had ants and eagles to use.

Lu Xi'an saw them all. There was another peregrine falcon and a bald eagle flying in the sky. There should be others, but they were relatively behind and did not show up.

Not to mention the faint rustling in the surrounding weeds and soil, which I wonder if it was ants.

Old Tang said, "Brother, you should have said so earlier that you had so many helpers. If I had known you had both Type A and Type C new humans, why would I have fought with you?"
"I lost, I surrender. Two Type A Newtypes paired with a Type C Newtype, I absolutely can't win. Let's talk this out!"

Lu Xian: "..."

Yao Wei: “…”

Luo Ping: “…”

So this guy thought there was a Type C new human hiding behind Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei.

"Big brother and sister, you're amazing!"

Luo Ping spoke softly to Lu Xi'an.

Lu Xi'an replied modestly, "Thanks to that booklet, if you train hard, you can do it too."

Luo Ping said, "I'm a type B, no matter how much I train, I can't achieve the same abilities as you guys. I'm different from you, sigh..."

Lu Xi'an said, "Nonsense, I've read the booklet for Type B, and I'm quite strong if I practice it well."

The guidance on Type B in the booklet, while not as strong as that on Type A, does offer unique insights into the application of its abilities.

The most important of these is the management and allocation of one's own energy.

By replenishing sufficient food before battle and learning to manage and control one's own energy, one can achieve rapid recovery of body parts during combat.

In addition, by using self-hypnosis or relying on external means such as Type C new humans, one can also block the perception of pain. If one trains oneself to a certain intensity, the power one can unleash will be extraordinary.

Moreover, the body is repeatedly damaged and then regenerated. As long as there is enough food, the body's strength will gradually increase. Although it cannot reach the level of Type A, with the recovery ability of Type B, the strength it can exert is still quite strong.

Lu Xi'an knew that Luo Ping usually trained very hard. After mastering the training methods in the booklet, he would train himself by self-harm whenever he had time.

Back at Base 923, Lu Xi'an watched Luo Ping train and couldn't help but feel phantom pain, exclaiming, "Thank goodness I'm not a Type B Newtype, this training method is too brutal!"

When Yao Wei heard Lu Xi'an's words, she couldn't help but nod in agreement, which shows how brutal and terrifying Luo Ping's cultivation was.

Whenever Lu Xi'an thought of Luo Ping's cultivation, he couldn't help but wonder: Just how strong is the belief in this seemingly carefree and cheerful guy to support him to do this much!
Upon hearing Lu Xi'an's words, Luo Ping simply grinned modestly and said, "I can't compare to my older brothers and sisters; I'm far inferior."

After saying that, he sighed and said, "It's a pity... this guy surrendered too quickly, I didn't even let him see my current abilities."

"..."

Lu Xi'an was silent for a moment, then said, "I didn't see you trying to make a move just now. Weren't you planning to negotiate peacefully with them?"

Luo Ping grinned: "I was actually planning a sneak attack."

Lu Xian: "..."

Yao Wei: “…”

Luo Ping said, "This person is stronger than the other new humans, but he's not a good guy either. Big brother and sister, let me negotiate with him again."

Lu Xi'an said, "Whatever you want." He held a short needle in his hand, ready to throw it at the old man from a great distance at any moment.

Old Tang probably didn't expect that there were Type A new humans in Luo Ping's team, and now they have fallen into the range of the Type A new humans' hidden weapons.

Otherwise, why would he dismount and surrender? Turning around and running away would have been his first choice.

After Luo Ping finished speaking with Lu Xi'an, he went to talk to Old Tang. He pointed to the dead peregrine falcon that Lu Xi'an had thrown on the car and asked, "Old Tang, if you surrender, what does this bird say?"

Old Tang replied, "Consider this bird a gift to you. You can roast it and eat it, or you can make soup with it."

Luo Ping asked, "Do you think that's enough?"

Old Tang forced a smile: "Is that... enough?"

Luo Ping grinned, revealing his teeth, as if he wanted to take a big bite out of Lao Tang: "This little bit of meat is too small, not enough for our eldest brother to eat in one bite."

Old Tang's smile froze, and he forcefully withdrew it: "Then what do you want?"

Luo Ping asked, "What's the name of the one you're riding?"

Old Tang: "..."

Seeing that Lao Tang remained silent, Luo Ping immediately took advantage of the situation and said, "Brother, make your move and shoot him dead!"

However, while he was speaking, he winked at Lu Xi'an and waved to her from behind his back.

Lu Xi'an had not yet detected the threat posed by Lao Tang and had not planned to take action immediately. Seeing Luo Ping's subtle movements, he was even less likely to make a move.

He chuckled inwardly, but still cooperated with Old Tang, raising his hand holding the short needle slightly, a gesture large enough for Old Tang to see. Old Tang wasn't sure if Lu Xi'an would actually attack, but in this situation, uncertainty breeds fear. Seeing Lu Xi'an's movement, he raised his hand as high as he could and cried out, "Don't shoot! I'll give it to you!"

Luo Ping, having gotten the better deal, still acted innocent: "I was asking you what the thing you're riding is called, not asking you for it. What are you doing?"
"Forget it, you've already said you'd give it to me. If I don't accept it, wouldn't it be a waste of your good intentions?"
"Stand there and don't move. Let the one you're riding come over. I know you can do it."

Old Tang: "..."

Lu Xi'an sensed that the guy opposite him was about to reveal his murderous intent, so he reminded Luo Ping, "That's a horse!"

Luo Ping suddenly realized: "Ah, so that guy's name is Ma! Brother, you're amazing, you even know that!"

Lu Xian: "..."

Yao Wei, standing next to Lu Xi'an, glanced at Luo Ping indifferently, her eyes seeming to say: Of course Lu Xi'an knows!
There was a hint of pride hidden in her eyes. She seemed to think that it was only natural for Lu Xi'an to know everything.

To Lu Xi'an's surprise, the person in the distance opposite him also showed an "I see" expression. Although that guy had caught a horse as a mount, he didn't even know what a horse called.

Old Tang and Luo Ping reached an agreement. Old Tang patted the horse, and the horse immediately took off running towards Luo Ping.

Because the distance was a bit far, the horse ran quite fast and it took a while to catch up.

As Luo Ping got closer, he suddenly noticed something was wrong—the horse's eyes were bloodshot, and it was snorting repeatedly as if it were breathing heavily. Something was also swollen violently under the horse's body, swaying back and forth.

Lu Xi'an also realized it and was stunned. Why do all Type C New Humans love to use this trick?!

Lu Xi'an saw it, and so did Yao Wei. She frowned, then glanced at Lu Xi'an again before her brows relaxed.

"Herod...herod...herod..."

The horse neighed and panted as it charged towards Luo Ping. Luo Ping gritted his teeth and retreated hastily, yelling, "Old Tang, what did you do to this horse?! Be careful, or I'll get my older brother to deal with it!"

In his nervousness, the microphone slipped from his hand and bounced back into the car, pulled by the microphone's curve. With no other option, he could only imitate Old Tang and shout at the top of his lungs.

The screams, filled with panic and a hint of heart-wrenching pain, were almost too painful to listen to.

Fortunately, his threat had an effect. The horse immediately stopped, the bloodshot in its eyes quickly disappeared, and the whole horse slumped down, its swaying member becoming limp and incapable of fighting.

Lu Xi'an went over and grabbed the horse. The horse wasn't wearing any tack, so he could only hold onto its neck so he could grab its mane immediately if things went wrong and prevent the horse from escaping.

"call……"

Luo Ping finally breathed a sigh of relief and let out a long sigh.

Old Tang on the other side shouted, "I have no choice. We're so far away from you, this is the only trick I have to get Ma to come over to your side."

"You didn't even get on the horse, what's the rush? Is it alright now? I've given you the horse, can I leave now?"

"This is my only horse. If I give it to you, I'll have nothing left. If you let me go now, we'll leave each other alone from now on, okay?"

The measure word for horse is "匹" (pǐ), but nowadays people don't even know the names of horses, so it's normal for them to use the wrong measure word. Lu Xi'an found it jarring, but didn't bother to correct him.

Luo Ping curled his lip in disdain and whispered to Lu Xi'an, "Brother, don't believe him. This guy doesn't tell the truth. He definitely still has some in stock in Henan County."

After speaking with Lu Xi'an, Luo Ping picked up the microphone in the car again, played the audio through the speaker, and said to Lao Tang:

"Of course, we were never going to bother each other. Now it's your own fault for attacking us just because we're passing by. You'd better watch out in the future."

When Old Tang heard Luo Ping say this, he knew it was all settled and he could leave. He felt as if he had been granted a pardon and said, "Alright, alright, I will never stop you if you pass by again!"

After he finished speaking, he turned and left. The things flying above his head also changed direction and headed south.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei heard a slight rustling in the grass and soil, which seemed to be receding like the tide.

There might indeed be ants controlled by Old Tang in the ground, but Old Tang was also certain that those ants would not be of much use to the two "Type A New Humans enhanced by Type C New Humans", so he did not control the ants to take action.

Luo Ping watched Lao Tang walk away before putting the microphone back in the car and cheerfully talking to Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei.

He said, "Big brother and big sister, it's all thanks to you! Otherwise, I probably would have suffered even more and had to fight with that guy."

Lu Xi'an laughed and said, "Didn't you just want to spar with him?"

Luo Ping chuckled awkwardly: "Just kidding! Just kidding!"

Then he added, "Sigh... this guy isn't exactly a good person, but he's definitely much better than others."

"At least he still has sympathy for ordinary people, and he even had an affair with an ordinary person, which led to a conflict with the south, and that's why he ran here."

"He fought me several times back then, and eventually stayed in Henan County, where he gathered a group of ordinary people."

"I figured that his presence here was a way of protecting the southern entrance for me. If anyone from the south came, we would have to fight them first, which would make things easier for me. So I stopped worrying about him and we agreed not to interfere with each other."

"Back then, he didn't have that horse, and there weren't that many ants. Now he probably thinks he's got it all back, and when he sees me coming over, he wants to fight me again."

"Big brother and big sister, I really owe you a lot this time. You really gave me a boost. This time you scared him off, and he's behaved himself. I'm so relieved."

(End of this chapter)