My wife is the stand-in.

But he roared, his two rows of teeth protruding from his gaping mouth, his eyes filled with a wild light.

He was gambling with his life.

Those demons were injured but not dead, and could abandon Hinata at any time and turn to him. He had no doubt that Hinata could deal with these trash.

The problem is that if the enemy attacks together, Hinata, with only one head and two hands, cannot protect herself.

Hurry up, hurry up!

"Come on! Sun Chun, He Wanli. These bastards who ruined your chance to make a name for yourselves and buried you in the ground are right outside. Don't you want to smash their ugly faces to pieces?!"

Whether my wife can become human or not depends on the two of you!

"Wake me up!!!"

Chapter Nine: Innate and Acquired

The beautiful and powerful Hinata attracted the attention of most viewers in the live stream, but most of the heroes and the lurking evil spirits had their eyes on the young man digging in the ruins.

After all, he is the one who owns the superpower.

"You're saying this girl has that child's special ability?"

Having witnessed all of this, Scabies Bin opened his eyes, which were narrowed to slits, and recalled Hinata's Eight Trigrams Palm in his mind.

"This girl's technique clearly shows traces of Baguazhang, but it is also a style of its own, probably a sub-type from a certain village or region. But the problem is..."

Amber smiled and replied, "But she was created by supernatural abilities; she appears agile and graceful, and clearly possesses intelligence."

Scabies-stricken Bin nodded and sighed, still finding it hard to believe:

"There are countless heroes and knights in the world, but in the end, they are all determined by their innate talents and acquired skills."

"Those lucky enough to awaken their special abilities on their own are born with extraordinary talents. Acquired abilities such as skills, Taoist arts, rituals, divination, and divine arts through diligent practice are called seeking the Tao."

Scabies-stricken man shook his head, increasingly puzzled:

"But why does this naturally gifted person, instead of comprehending his own supernatural abilities, come here to learn the acquired tricks of us seekers of the Dao?"

Upon hearing the word "trick," Amber, who was brewing tea, paused slightly and said in a daze:

"If Mr. Jie's swordsmanship is just a trick, then everyone in [Heroes Mountain] is probably useless."

“Thank you so much.”

As they were talking, the situation in the training ground changed again.

As a hand was dug out of the rubble, Amanosaki's strength dropped to a dangerous level.

The Eight Trigrams Empty Palm has a wider range than the Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms, and should therefore consume more chakra. Relying solely on adrenaline and a few sips of glucose is not enough to sustain Hinata's suppression and the dual drain on his own chakra.

Fortunately, Sun Chun was the first one they dug up.

As the steel bars deformed during the lever's movement, the man, who resembled a locomotive, was covered in white marks from being scraped by rocks. His black skin was torn away, revealing metallic-like skin, truly resembling a painted train car.

Sun Chun bit her lip, opened her eyes and saw Amanosaki's face as pale as paper. Then she looked around and immediately understood:

"Thank you for your hard work, young man. May I ask your name?"

Amanosaki, leaning on a steel bar, weakly pointed at Hinata, who was confronting the demons, and said with trembling lips, "Let's survive first. If we don't make it, we'll talk in the underworld."

"Makes sense."

Sun Chun nodded, helped Amanosaki to a corner, moved the overturned popcorn cart and ice cream cart according to Amanosaki's needs, and then picked up the water dispenser's water bottle and drank it in big gulps.

Sun Chun's already swollen muscles bulged even more as he ingested water, making his whole body look like it was full of balloons about to burst.

The dashboard behind me began to rapidly jump into the orange zone, heading towards the dangerous red.

"Heroine, what excellent skills you have!" Sun Chun roared, billowing steam from his mouth and nose. "Hold on a little longer, and I'll dig out Iron-Blooded Train Hero so we can settle accounts with the evil spirits together!"

As they were talking, the dashboard turned red, and Sun Chun swung his arm, sending debris flying as a cloud of quicksand washed out of the ruins.

The sound of a train echoed through the field. He Wanli crawled out with his mouth full of sand, clearly exhausted.

Amanosaki silently stuffed the ice cream into his mouth.

Hinata needs these calories; as a human battery, she needs to eat more.

"This should be Iron-Blooded Train Hero from the Wuhu branch. He's a natural-born superhuman, and his superpower is the ability to enhance the sound he creates himself. Because the process of acquiring his superpower is somewhat special, it seems that he can only release his superpower through Iron-Blooded Train at the moment," Amber introduced to Scabies Bin.

"The situation of being buried by heavy objects is really disadvantageous for him. If he rashly uses his superpower, he might crush himself. He can use sound waves to pulverize the rocks around him and turn them into quicksand to protect himself. He can be considered a talented person in the gang."

"Ah."

Jie Laobin nodded indifferently, showing no interest in Sun Chun and He Wanli: "This child should just step aside. His breathing is uneven, his steps are unsteady, and his eyes are rolling back. He's just one breath away from fainting. What use is he now?"

As Jie Laobin had predicted, Sun Chun saw He Wanli's condition and did not force him. He placed him next to Amanosaki, then inflated his muscles and activated the "boiler power," steaming as he joined the battle.

Amanosaki's pressure decreased sharply.

Sun Chun was furious. His "performance" had been ruined, and he, as one of the main characters, had been buried alive. His well-deserved battle for chivalry had benefited others.

This had a devastating impact on the young swordsman.

Even He Wanli, who was lying to the side, held onto Tie Dan tightly and wouldn't let go. Seeing Sun Chun's anger, he could only smile bitterly and say, "I'm ashamed."

Amanosaki, sitting to the side, shook his head, opened a frozen watermelon from the freezer, smashed it open with a hammer, and handed over half a piece: "Want some watermelon?"

He Wanli stared in surprise at the half watermelon. The frost and tender flesh made the exhausted man buried underground involuntarily swallow.

And so, amidst a humble "thank you," Party A and Party B happily began eating on the battlefield.

The live stream audience was outraged.

"I'm so angry and cold! The girl is fighting desperately, why are the men just standing by and watching?! (doge)"

"Damn it! I also want to watch this battle between heroes and demons live, while eating iced watermelon, drinking cola, and eating potato chips and popcorn!"

"Isn't it about watching beautiful girls beat up demons while eating popcorn and drinking soda?"

All these complex emotions surrounding Amanosaki and Hinata were channeled into Amanosaki, which in turn made Hinata's skills increasingly fluid.

Sun Chun kept throwing punches, scattering the evil spirits that tried to surround him, but the more he looked, the more terrified he became.

[Boiler Power] is his special ability. His internal organs can be heated and pressurized with the help of his special ability. During this process, a large amount of water in his body will generate steam, which will bring him a super strong explosive power boost.

With a power of up to 1500 horsepower, a power that would strain even one's own limbs, these demons would be injured if they were hit by a single punch.

But the girl's casual punches and kicks actually instilled even greater fear in the demons!

Moreover, from the moment I entered the arena, this girl's strength has been growing at an alarming rate!

Just two minutes ago, he was barely holding on amidst the demons' attack, but now he's handling it with ease, even taking the initiative to kill a demon in sync with his charged attack!

"What terrifying potential..."

Jie Laobin tapped his knee lightly with his finger, uttering the same low groan as Sun Chun at the scene of the battle.

His delighted expression made Amber Prince itchy to ask him something, but he was stopped by Scabies Bin's raised finger.

Hinata was fully focused on the battle, and with Sun Chun helping her from the side, these demons had no chance of harming Amanosaki.

So she let go of her inhibitions and used the place as a training ground, where she could really unleash her full potential.

Glistening sweat trickled down her cheeks, soaking her hoodie. Strands of hair stuck to her face with sweat. Hinata ran and jumped across the training ground, which was littered with blood and gore. Her Bagua Palm techniques were both subtle and powerful, and her 1500-horsepower punches suppressed the ten demons.

Suddenly, Hinata staggered as if she had been electrocuted, and Amanosaki, who was eating iced watermelon, also suddenly convulsed.

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"Nozaki!"

Hinata called out Amanosaki's name loudly for the first time.

Without saying a word, Amanosaki spat out the watermelon in his mouth, grabbed a glucose bottle and gulped it down, while simultaneously injecting an adrenaline injection into his thigh, disregarding the risk of infection.

"Sun Chunjun, please get out of the way!"

Just as Sun Chun was gathering his strength to throw a punch, he heard Hinata's anxious voice, and the hairs on the back of his neck stood on end.

He instinctively rolled on the spot, exhaling steam, and used his feet to push off, scrambling away from the battlefield.

Hinata Hyuga, who had been floating gracefully, leaped into the midst of the demons, assuming the starting stance of Gentle Fist and lowering her mid-range stance.

An invisible Bagua spreads, and within these organisms, so different from humans, countless energy channels twist and turn. Those nameless and never-before-seen energy exchange centers and key nodes are marked one by one without any thought.

Hinata's cheek veins bulged, and a large amount of chakra surged into her eyes, giving her complete control over the demons within range.

"call--"

A sense of joy and understanding welled up within Hinata, and she clearly sensed that it was Amanosaki's feeling.

His youthful heartbeat, throbbing with adrenaline and high-calorie, high-sweetness substances, was transmitted into Hinata's consciousness through the "As If I Were There" technique. That joy, that excitement, that support stirred even her perhaps non-existent "heart."

Like the interlacing melodies of Canon, Hinata counted her heartbeats, her eyes fixed on the demon, her mind on the disheveled Amanosaki lying beside her. Suddenly, she felt as if she were dancing gracefully in front of her lover.

It's like throughout history, amidst stars, forests, and crackling campfires, boys sing love songs, girls dance gracefully, the air filled with the aroma of earth and roasting meat, in the dim firelight. No words are needed, only glances convey affection; that intense, unyielding romance envelops the entire world, even transcending time, becoming infinitely long and infinitely short.

"thump."

At some point in time, which is both infinitely long and short, their heartbeats finally synchronized.

Hinata then began to dance.

Soft Fist Techniques - Bagua Sixty-Four Palms.

She moved with the grace of a dragon, like Halley's Comet streaking across the sky, never getting close to the demons, circling them with a subtle, elusive distance.

When the hands rise, they are powerful and vigorous, like the Qiantang River tide; when they fall, they are soft and delicate, like a light rain on a celestial street.

Chakra enveloped his hands, and with a light touch on the joints of the demonic energy, a wisp of chakra was sent in.

Scattered like tiny flowers and blades of grass in the spring rain, each one fragile and vulnerable, yet together they create a vibrant green scene.

These chakras, anchored at the nodes, operated erratically, and the demons were horrified to discover that they had lost control of their bodies.

Numbness, soreness, itching.

Swelling, ulceration, and collapse.

Hinata fought for a full minute, and the demons endured that for a full minute, unable to touch Hinata at all, and their speed and movements became increasingly sluggish.

Hinata withdrew her palm and moved away.

The crackling of bones breaking and the gushing of pus and blood flowing from the seven orifices, anus, and even the pores of the limbs and bones, were like bursting applause, offering a cheer for this unparalleled skill forged with death.