"After warming up, we'll work on cardio. We don't have much equipment here, so it'll be simple push-ups and squats. You should be fine, right?" Wu Tian said with a friendly smile.
The girl's tone sounded a bit mischievous, "Should be fine, right?" Whatever, I'm already an enhanced human. This little bit of training is so easy!
Ten minutes later…
"Lin Yuan, can you handle it? Why are you already giving out after just 10 minutes?" Wu Tian said, doing a set of push-ups and squats while mocking Lin Yuan.
Lin Yuan used all his strength to do another push-up. He turned to look at Wu Tian. Although he felt a bit unwilling, he had to admit that this woman had a better foundation than him.
Fifty push-ups, fifty squats, with no more than 10 seconds of rest in between, sustained for 10 minutes with energy to spare. Even with the physical enhancement from the fungal spores, this was practically monstrous!
Too much of a good thing is bad. After two more push-ups, Lin Yuan stopped. He propped himself up on his knees, panting continuously. Although he was sitting under the canopy, large drops of sweat still dripped down.
Wiping the sweat from his face, he said, "I really can't anymore. My foundation isn't good. I didn't exercise much in college. I'm going to get some watermelon."
Since Wu Tian's rooftop also had a partial sunshade and plenty of space, they had cleared out all the potted plants and were training here.
Wu Mengyao, though unable to participate in the training, was constantly watching the handwritten materials they had, hoping to learn a skill that could help Lin Yuan and her sister.
The watermelon was already cut by Wu Mengyao. Piggy, being close to the source, had already eaten two slices.
Lin Yuan was extremely thirsty. After a simple wipe of his hands, he grabbed a slice and started eating. The water for today's training was paid for by him and Wu Tian. Water resources were indeed scarce. In a few days, after adapting to the training, they would begin clearing out zombies. The building's drinking water station would surely have reserve water, and the convenience stores and the small supermarket not far outside the complex would also be future water sources.
The moat was too dirty to be used as drinking water, and there were too many zombies there. They would have to take it step by step, seeing if they could find a safe escape route to live by a river.
Just as Lin Yuan's thoughts began to drift, the watermelon he had just received and was about to eat was snatched away.
"What are you thinking about, not even eating your watermelon? If you don't want it, give it to me!" Wu Tian was also just flesh and blood and needed to replenish her fluids at this time.
You really don't mind. He raised an eyebrow and picked up another slice of watermelon, taking a bite. "Nothing much, just thinking about how we'll get water in the future. The building's drinking water station definitely has reserves. Once we clear out a building, that's our target."
"I was thinking the same thing. We just need to train our bodies for a few days, learn weapons and combat, and then we can start moving," Wu Tian replied in agreement.
After eating two slices of watermelon and resting for about five to six minutes, Wu Tian pulled Lin Yuan along to practice combat.
They hadn't found any protective gear, so they made their own. They used cloth strips for bandages, hard cardboard and some wooden planks for chest protectors, hand guards, and leg guards. For head protection, they couldn't use wooden planks, so they used cloth with foam boards. Wu Mengyao and Wu Tian had rushed to make them after dinner.
Wearing their homemade protective gear, the two looked extremely comical.
Lin Yuan knew how to wrap bandages, but he pretended to be ignorant and let Wu Tian teach him. This was a good way to get her hands on him, hehehe.
When they were ready, they stood facing each other. The atmosphere made Wu Mengyao and Piggy hide far away.
Facing Wu Tian, Lin Yuan was actually a bit hesitant. Firstly, she was a girl, and secondly, he knew Wu Tian had training. Although he had also learned Sanda for two years, it was only club training. He wasn't cut out for actual fights on the ring.
But Wu Tian didn't care about politeness, awkwardness, or fear. She got into stance and threw a left jab, moving very quickly.
Lin Yuan didn't have time to react. Relying only on a bit of muscle memory from his past training, he turned his head and closed his eyes, completely lacking composure or calmness.
Seeing Lin Yuan close his eyes, Wu Tian frowned, finding him difficult to handle. When they fought together yesterday, he had also made this eye-closing movement, seemingly a reflex.
She thought to herself that if this habit wasn't corrected, it would cause big problems in the future. With a determined mind, she followed up with an uppercut from her right hand, hitting Lin Yuan squarely on the jaw. The foam wrapped in cloth was flattened, stunning Lin Yuan.
Wu Tian pressed her advantage, unleashing a barrage of punches like a storm. Fortunately, Lin Yuan finally reacted and brought his hands up to protect his face, blocking the overwhelming attacks.
He couldn't close his eyes anymore; he had to keep them open!
Forcing himself to resist the conditioned reflex, he opened his eyes a sliver and glimpsed a whip kick coming from his right. He only managed to lift his right leg to block it.
However, with his right leg raised, his left side was left wide open. Wu Tian followed up with a low spinning sweep kick, knocking Lin Yuan down.
"Holy crap, that hurts! Wu Tian, you're serious!" Lin Yuan lay on the ground, looking dejected. His mouth tasted like rust. He turned his head and spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva. "How can you, a girl, have such hard fists!"
Before he could finish speaking, Lin Yuan, lying on the ground, suddenly remembered the broadcast mentioning that zombies were extremely sensitive to the smell of blood. He quickly got up, ignoring the pain in his body, and ran to the side, scooped up some sawdust from a broken chair, mixed it with dirt, and sprinkled it over the blood he had just spat out.
At this moment, Wu Tian also reacted. She quickly grabbed her binoculars and ran to the wall to look below. Sure enough, the zombies were starting to stir restlessly. But the height was too great, and the distance too far. Even if they smelled the blood, the zombies couldn't determine its source. They could only roar and thrash about in a frenzy, expressing their suffering from not being able to get their meat.
It's okay, they haven't found us.
With a sigh of relief, she turned around and saw Lin Yuan also exhaling, sitting against the wall with a dejected expression.
It's over. Lin Yuan must be angry with me!
But if I'm not serious, it won't have any effect!
Wu Tian, with a worried heart, walked over to Lin Yuan and tentatively asked, "Lin Yuan, did I hit you a bit too hard? I… I didn't mean to. I should have taken it easy. I…"
"What are you talking about? My head is a bit dizzy. Let me catch my breath before we continue. Next time, I'll definitely pin you down and beat you. You better wash your butt and come!" Lin Yuan interrupted her, waving his hand to signal that he just needed a moment to rest.
Huh? ( ; ≥皿≤) Smelly Lin Yuan, I thought you were so fragile! Wanting me to comfort you! But you actually want to pin me down and beat me! And you want me to wash my butt…
Wu Tian, seeing Lin Yuan still managing to mock her even after being dazed from the blows, felt a surge of anger.
She sat down beside him with her arms crossed, clenching her fists repeatedly.
Five minutes later, Lin Yuan stood up again, full of energy. The broken oral mucosa had stopped bleeding, which was the effect of the enhanced recovery speed.
"Alright, I feel better. Let's continue!" Lin Yuan, completely unaware of what he had said in his dazed state, invited Wu Tian again.
"Okay, let's continue!" Wu Tian gave Lin Yuan a fierce look before walking into the marked area.
Strange, why is this woman acting up again? I'm the one who got beaten!
The fight continued, and Lin Yuan and Wu Tian began fighting again. Although at the beginning, Wu Tian was still one-sidedly dominating.
But as they fought, Wu Tian began to notice that Lin Yuan's rest time was getting shorter, his dodging success rate was increasing, and the frequency of his habitual eye-closing was decreasing. Whether it was due to the fungal spores mentioned in the broadcast or his own innate talent, his combat skills were improving at a terrifying rate.
By the end, when a Lin Yuan, with a black eye and a swollen face like a pig's head, still stood energetically before her, Wu Tian knew that today might be the last day she could defeat Lin Yuan relatively easily.
"Hurry up, Old Wu, what are you thinking about!"
"Whoa, I dodged it! Ah, damn it, you're playing dirty!"
The sounds of fists and protective gear colliding echoed continuously until the sun reached its zenith, until both of them were exhausted.