Shen Feng returned to the encampment with his men. After eating, seeing that it was still early, he took out a comic book to read. If only the conditions allowed, he would still prefer to lie on the sofa and watch TV, ideally with a bottle of cola by his side. If he could also have spicy potato chips, that would be perfect. Unfortunately, these were just Shen Feng's wishes. Fighting a thousand miles away, it was already good enough to bring a comic book, let alone ask for more.
The soldiers did not share Shen Feng's mood. After a day of fighting, everyone was exhausted. Although their bodies were tired, their spirits were unexpectedly high. After a day of combat, it seemed their minds were only left with the act of shooting. For humans, killing was still too sinful.
Chu Chaoyan was still diligently recording the day's events. She wanted to write down what she had seen and heard. This was a battle she had never experienced before, and yet she stood on the city wall like a hero, defending the city. This experience was completely different.
"Standing on the city wall, I was like a hero, looking down at the tide of zombies below. At this moment, I was the legendary Valkyrie, leading my soldiers to fight together. Although I couldn't see the end of the zombies, and I didn't know when the war would end, there was no doubt that victory would eventually come! Shen Feng was also very steady today, particularly reliable during combat. I wonder if as long as I am by his side, then combat will not be difficult."
Chu Chaoyan was diligently recording the day's events. It was winter, and the sky was gradually darkening. Shen Feng casually tossed the comic book into the tent, rubbed his eyes, and then saw the soldiers chatting in groups in the encampment. Their tense expressions had relaxed.
"It's a pity I can't move around freely now, otherwise, I really want to walk around," Shen Feng thought to himself as he sat on the ground.
Newspapers were spread on the ground. He had used them as a cushion after reading them. As for the content of the newspapers, they naturally reported good news and avoided bad news, claiming the situation was excellent and that victory was within their grasp. Apart from the occasional piece of bad news, there were no other issues.
Just then, a tall woman walked towards Shen Feng. There was a badge on her chest that read "Yanjing Laboratory, Experimental Personnel Li Keyi." It was clear that this woman should be from the laboratory, but her appearance on the front lines at this time was rather strange.
Li Keyi was wearing a trench coat, with jeans on her lower body, and a tight sweater under the trench coat. Her height was estimated to be over 1.8 meters. She strode towards Shen Feng, exuding an air of heroic spirit, the kind that only confident people possess. Her steps were unhurried, but her target was clear.
At this moment, Chu Chaoyan felt something was wrong. She instantly put away her notebook, glanced sideways at Shen Feng, and her lips turned downwards. She thought to herself, "I've only been in Yanjing for a few days, and already a beautiful woman is coming to find Shen Feng. How detestable!"
Chu Chaoyan compared herself to the other woman and suddenly realized that this newly appeared woman was fairer-skinned and taller than her, especially her proud chest, which surpassed ninety percent of women. At this moment, Chu Chaoyan suddenly became worried and thought, "What is this woman looking for Shen Feng for? Could she be planning to use her body as a bargaining chip to seduce Shen Feng? Who wouldn't be attracted to Shen Feng now that he's so dazzling?"
At this moment, Li Keyi walked up to Shen Feng, pointed behind her with a thumbs-up, and said, "Shen Feng, come with me. Director Yang from the laboratory wants to see you."
Seeing her attitude, Shen Feng's face showed a mocking smile. "What if I don't go? Are you going to arrest me?"
Li Keyi frowned and said seriously, "Shen Feng, we studied the Luzhou Corpse King and found that before you killed it, the Corpse King had a conversation with you. This is very important intelligence and can provide ideas for our subsequent research. Therefore, please come with me. All you need to do is tell us the content of your previous conversation."
Shen Feng waved his hand and said, "What are you talking about? The zombies are launching a general offensive now. As a member of the city wall defenders, I cannot leave my post. Besides, I have never had a conversation with the Corpse King. You've found the wrong person. I'm not going to any laboratory. Anyway, you have plenty of talented people, what kind of ideas do you need me to provide?"
Seeing Shen Feng's attitude, Li Keyi recalled the information she had investigated earlier. Shen Feng was approachable, but once it involved an exchange of interests, he would haggle. Back then, in Rongcheng, they had used a lot of equipment as exchange to learn about the evolution base. Now, it was clearly not easy to get more intelligence from Shen Feng.
With this thought, Li Keyi's face showed a smile. She bent down and said to Shen Feng, "Then, let's have a match. You cannot use your abilities, and we will compete fairly. If I win, you will come with me and tell us everything you discussed with the Corpse King!"
"And if I win?" Shen Feng asked indifferently.
Li Keyi shook her head confidently. "Impossible, I will never lose. Since I became an evolver, I have never lost. To be honest, I am not only an experimental personnel, but I have also studied various martial arts since childhood. I am confident that no one can defeat me!"
"What if you lose? We can't have no stakes, otherwise, I won't have any motivation," Shen Feng said jokingly. Of course, he didn't think he would lose to an ordinary esper, but in this situation, he also wanted to test his own level.
Li Keyi's lips curled up. "Choose whatever you want. Whatever stakes you want, I will accompany you!"
"Alright, I want you..." Shen Feng's finger instantly pointed at Li Keyi, as if he was about to say something excessive in the next second.
But at this moment, Chu Chaoyan suddenly coughed. "Cough... cough... cough... I seem to want to go home. I seem to want to find Chang Jianyi to talk about my experiences in Yanjing!"
Shen Feng quickly changed his words. "If I win, I want you to leave here cleanly!"
Seeing Shen Feng change his words under Chu Chaoyan's pressure, Li Keyi's face showed a thoughtful expression. It turned out that Shen Feng, this powerful esper, also had his concerns.
"Alright, let me test your level. Don't disappoint me!" Li Keyi was confident she wouldn't lose. Now, to get Shen Feng to go to the laboratory with her, she was willing to go all out. Even if she had to leave everyone's sight in disgrace, she had to have a match.
Seeing Shen Feng's performance, Chu Chaoyan nodded with satisfaction and stepped forward. "Shen Feng, don't go. Let me try. I want to tell her that even if she becomes an evolver, there is still a gap between her and espers!"
At this moment, Chu Chaoyan stretched her shoulders and walked towards Li Keyi. In fact, her thoughts were: "Even if I can't compare to her in terms of figure and temperament, I will defeat her fair and square with my strength. Shen Feng, watch carefully, I am also very outstanding!"
Shen Feng looked at Chu Chaoyan with a worried expression and asked, "Can you do it?"
"Absolutely no problem, I will definitely win!" Chu Chaoyan said with raised eyebrows. She believed that as a third-tier esper, her physical fitness was tens of times stronger than before the apocalypse. Now, she could kill a cow with one punch. Even if she faced this woman who claimed to have studied martial arts since childhood, it wouldn't be too bad.
"What about the stakes?" Li Keyi was not concerned about Chu Chaoyan's challenge; she cared more about the stakes.
"The stakes remain the same. Chu Chaoyan will fight on my behalf. If you win, I will go with you!" Shen Feng said with a smile.
Chu Chaoyan stretched her body slightly and then walked in front of Li Keyi, looking up at her. Even if she felt she had lost psychologically, her momentum could not be lost. She also tried to straighten her chest. "If you want to take Shen Feng away, ask me first. I am here as the person supervising Shen Feng. By order of Deputy City Lord Chang Jianyi, you are forbidden to interact with other women, including you. This time, you are destined to return empty-handed."
"So, you are like a housekeeper?" Li Keyi asked playfully.
"Nonsense! Let's fight quickly!" Chu Chaoyan's face turned red, and she was ready to make a move.
The term "housekeeper" is generally not used casually because it has two meanings: either it refers to a very strict woman who manages the household, or it refers to a woman whose relationship is so close that she can manage the household. Hearing this term, Chu Chaoyan's hidden thoughts were exposed, and she quickly wanted to change the subject.
The area around the encampment was all yellow earth, at most compacted a few times by a road roller. All the buildings had been demolished, so there were many open spaces. Now that the two were about to fight, finding an open space was not difficult. Soon, Li Keyi and Chu Chaoyan found an open space and began to confront each other. Soldiers gathered around them, none of whom expected to see entertainment so close to bedtime.
Shen Feng also stood aside. If there was any danger during the fight, he would stop it in time.
Chu Chaoyan looked at Li Keyi standing not far away and shouted, "Take this!"
With that, Chu Chaoyan lunged forward and threw a straight punch. As an esper, her punch was indeed powerful. If it hit the opponent, it could cause great damage.
However, Li Keyi seemed to have seen through Chu Chaoyan's movements. She sidestepped the punch, thrust her right foot between Chu Chaoyan's legs, and used her shoulder to push her. In an instant, Chu Chaoyan lost her balance and fell to the ground, landing on her back.
"Give up. I'm a professional. It's impossible for you to defeat me," Li Keyi said with a smile. From Chu Chaoyan's stance, she could tell that the latter had strength but no training. Dealing with someone like this was easy with simple techniques.
Chu Chaoyan didn't expect to be defeated in one move, but according to the rules of victory, she was only considered defeated if she couldn't get up after being on the ground for ten seconds. She still had a chance.
"I was going easy on you just now. Now I'm going to get serious!" Chu Chaoyan was still defiant, and despite being at a disadvantage, she refused to back down verbally.
After speaking, Chu Chaoyan immediately charged at Li Keyi, still fighting randomly. This time, Li Keyi didn't dodge. Instead, she suddenly grabbed Chu Chaoyan's fist, spun around to block her, exerted force with both hands, and bent her body down. She actually used a shoulder throw. Chu Chaoyan's graceful figure drew a beautiful arc in the air, and then she was heavily thrown to the ground.
"Ouch, that hurts!" Chu Chaoyan's back ached intensely. When she was thrown to the ground, dust kicked up from the impact. She felt like she was falling apart.
Li Keyi stood with her hands on her hips, striking a casual pose, and said, "Beautiful lady, I can see you haven't learned martial arts, so you don't understand technique. If it continues like this, even if you charge at me a hundred times, you won't win. This time, I've won for sure!"
Chu Chaoyan slowly stood up. She still didn't want to admit defeat, her eyes fixed on the opponent, as if trying to find a weakness.
Shen Feng, watching from the side, wiped his sweat nervously. At this moment, he suddenly realized that even if he didn't use his abilities, he might not be able to defeat her, because he also didn't understand technique. If they fought, he would definitely be at a disadvantage.
Lu Xian heard that there was excitement to be seen and also came over. Standing beside Shen Feng, he said, "City Lord, I think Miss Chu will surely lose in such a formal match. To win, she can only fight randomly!"
"What do you mean by fighting randomly?" Shen Feng asked, confused.
Lu Xian did not hide anything and directly stated his thoughts. "Look, the opponent is a professional martial artist, so she will definitely have an advantage in a fight. Therefore, it might be better to use some underhanded tactics, such as pulling hair, tearing clothes, grabbing the chest, and so on. Whatever tactics are considered low, use them. Doing this in public, even if you can't win, you can still make her lose face!"
Chu Chaoyan was already an esper and had extremely sharp hearing. While she was at a loss, she heard Lu Xian's explanation and suddenly had an epiphany. Looking at Li Keyi's proud figure, she wiped her mouth and said, "You're bound to lose!"
Li Keyi quickly said, "We are fighting fairly. Please don't be unreasonable!"
Li Keyi naturally didn't want to make a fool of herself in front of these people. If Chu Chaoyan really charged at her recklessly, and she got entangled, then her reputation would be ruined. So, she had no choice but to say, "Then let's have our formal fight tomorrow night. The stakes remain the same, how about it?"
Chu Chaoyan took advantage of the situation and quickly nodded. "As I said, we'll continue fighting tomorrow."
Li Keyi turned and left. She had already decided that when she came tomorrow, she would definitely wear a leather outfit. This kind of material was strong and not easily torn. Chu Chaoyan, on the other hand, had also decided that within a day, she would find a way to defeat her opponent.