American comics: The Savior Who Started with Vampires

Chapter 68 Lin Jue's Appreciation

Accompanied by the sound of a grenade hitting the ground.

Everyone in the room paled, except for Lin Jue, who stared expressionlessly at the grenade that had fallen to the ground.

Almost instinctively, everyone began to scatter in all directions. The new recruits who were closer fell to the ground one by one. At this moment, apart from Lin Jue who was still standing in place, there was only a small figure rushing forward against the retreating wave.

Under Lin Jue's gaze, he instantly fell to the ground, using his body to hug the grenade to his chest, curling up and looking at Lin Jue, who was still standing in front of him, with some panic.

"Sir, run!"

Seemingly worried that the grenade explosion would affect Lin Jue, he clenched his body again, as if trying to minimize the damage from the grenade as much as possible.

For a long time, the grenade failed to explode.

Everyone slowly stood up, and Chester stared in astonishment at Steve, who was curled up trying to stop the explosion.

Carter, standing to the side, looked at the thin man who was still lying on the ground with a look of surprise.

Everyone stared blankly at Steve, who was still yelling at them to get away from him.

clap clap clap!

With a gentle clap of his hands, Lin Jue smiled and walked straight to the somewhat bewildered Steve. He grabbed Steve's thin shoulder with one hand and pulled him up from the ground.

"Sir..."

Steve looked at the grenade in his arms, which hadn't exploded at all. At that moment, he understood perfectly well that the grenade wouldn't explode in the first place.

Lin Jue's gaze lingered briefly on Steve's name tag, then he said loudly, "You're very good, Steve!"

His words broke the silence in the room. Everyone was slightly taken aback, and then quickly echoed his words. Even the training officer, who had previously been full of contempt for Steve, couldn't help but praise Steve's courage.

Steve stared blankly at the smiling Asian man in front of him, as if he saw a ray of light pierce through the darkness that had enveloped his heart.

Chester's gaze also shifted. He approached Lin Jue and slowly saluted, saying, "I was short-sighted before!"

Previously, he did not object at all to the training officer reprimanding Steve and sending him back to camp, which was a subconscious acquiescence to his actions at the time. Now, Lin Jue's actions are clearly telling them what a real soldier is.

Lin Jue gently patted Steve, who was staring intently at him, and walked up to the training officer, whose expression was quite different.

"There are always people who think that the weak don't deserve the respect they do, and that it's incredibly foolish to judge someone's worth solely based on superficial appearances!"

Lin Jue stared directly at the training officer who was keeping his head down and not daring to look at him. Everyone's eyes were focused on him.

"Major Huo, would you like to spar with me? I'm much smaller and thinner than you, so you have a good chance of winning."

Lin Jue looked at the burly and tall training officer in front of him and said calmly.

Wow!

All the soldiers and officers who had gathered were excited, eager to see the hero's prowess. Steve's admiration was particularly palpable.

Huo looked at the Asian youth standing in front of him with surprise. He noticed the gazes around him and felt a little embarrassed, but then his strong-willed nature ignited a strange fire in his heart.

Looking at the young man standing in the middle of the field with his arms crossed and his posture upright, and comparing the two physiques, Huo finally put down his admiration, and a strange thought suddenly popped into his mind.

What if I were to defeat the only combat hero of the US military standing in front of me?

"Major Huo, why aren't you backing down?"

Chester couldn't help but rebuke him, but Lin Jue waved his hand and said, "Colonel Chester, I allow Major Huo Suo and I to have a one-on-one duel!"

"Colonel Lin Jue, this..."

Slowly reaching out his hand and gently beckoning, Lin Jue looked at the burly soldier in front of him, whose eyes seemed to be burning with flames.

The next moment, amidst everyone's exclamations, Huo Suo suddenly lunged forward and delivered a powerful punch to Lin Jue's head.

However, the next moment, he gently turned his head to the side, as if to avoid it in advance, and Huo's fist grazed past him in an instant.

With a slight jolt, Huo Su gritted his teeth and unleashed a rapid series of punches. However, Lin Jue merely swayed slightly, easily dodging one seemingly fierce attack after another.

Lin Jue slightly turned his body, easily dodging a kick accompanied by a strong gust of wind. He took a step back and looked at Huo Suo, who was now poised to press his advantage and launch another attack.

"Major Huo, you've let yourself be hit so many times, now it's my turn, isn't it?"

While dodging quickly and smiling, Lin Jue's eyes suddenly sharpened. Then, to everyone's disbelief, he punched Huo Suo through his arm and slammed heavily into his broad chin.

Such a swift dodge and counterattack happened in the blink of an eye. Everyone stared at Lin Jue in disbelief, some even with their mouths slightly agape, clearly stunned.

boom!

Huo's eyes rolled back, and his body leaped high into the air. Under the incredulous gazes of the crowd, he flew straight into the air before crashing heavily to the ground, instantly losing consciousness.

One-hit KO!

The arena was completely silent. No one expected this scene to unfold. Huo Suo's combat skills were recognized by everyone in the training camp, otherwise they would not have recommended him to become the camp's training officer. However, even with his rich combat experience and top-notch fighting skills, he could not attack Lin Jue despite his best efforts and was instead knocked to the ground by a single punch!

"Is this America's only war hero?"

Someone couldn't help but mutter to themselves, and all the soldiers erupted in deafening cheers. Even Steve looked at Lin Jue with excitement in his eyes.

Colonel Chester and the other officers standing nearby all looked on with admiration and respect.

"No wonder he's Colonel Lin Jue, the fastest-rising man in U.S. military history!"

Chester, as if he hadn't seen the person beneath him, stepped over the unconscious Huo Suo and came to Lin Jue's side with a look of amazement.

"It's nothing! I did this not to humiliate Major Huo, but to teach you a lesson: never underestimate anyone with ambition and ideals!"

Lin felt his gaze pass through the cheering soldiers and quietly fall upon Steve, who was also looking at him.

This caused the soldiers to make way, and some soldiers who had previously looked down on Steve couldn't help but apologize to him. Everyone knew that the great Colonel Lin Jue valued Steve highly, and at this moment, no one dared to underestimate this thin man.

As the new recruits returned to their dormitories, Huo, who had fainted on the ground, was carried to the infirmary by several soldiers on a stretcher.

Lin Jue looked at Steve, who kept turning back to look at him, and smiled slightly. This was exactly the result he wanted...

(End of this chapter)