LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 30: Classmates
Translator: CinderTL
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"That guy."
Chen Feng shifted his gaze away, not paying any attention to Zhou Xin's stupidity.
As for Xu Dongtai, he was even less concerned.
By now, with his expertise in Judo, his strength and physique had improved significantly.
He could roughly sense the extent of his current punching power.
It definitely exceeded 110kg, which corresponds to the so-called amateur 6th dan.
Not to mention, he had his trump card—the Explosive Fist skill.
Once activated, the power of his punch could rival that of an amateur 9th dan, almost guaranteeing a spot among the core trainees.
Unconsciously, Chen Feng's mindset had shifted.
His goals had become higher, and his ambitions stronger.
The masked man in his dreams—that was his true opponent.
With that thought, he quickly steadied himself and entered a Sanda stance.
Jab, hook, chop...
The sound of punches slicing through the air continued, and during this time, Coach Lu came by, but Chen Feng paid him no mind.
Time passed, and by the end of the session, his progress in Sanda had increased once again.
[Progress +1!]
[Sanda: Mastery (40%)]
Retrieving his gaze, Chen Feng picked up his grey sports water bottle, unscrewed the cap, and took a few large gulps.
Gulp! Gulp!
The cool water entered his stomach, sweat dripping down his chin and neck, soaking his collar as it slowly slid down.
Without wasting much time, he took a brief rest, then headed to the changing room to shower and change.
"See you later."
Lin Hao waved his hand, slinging his black baseball bag over his shoulder, and casually left.
Watching him leave, Chen Feng raised an eyebrow.
He hadn't noticed it much before, but now, as his perceptive abilities grew, he had begun to sense a change in Lin Hao.
"Has his physical fitness improved a bit?"
Thinking it over, Chen Feng didn't dig too deeply.
Everyone had their secrets, and he was no exception.
He then stepped out of the changing room, quickly exited the martial arts gym, and boarded the bus with his bag of clothes.
It wasn't rush hour, so there weren't many people, and there were several empty seats.
He casually chose a window seat and waited silently for his stop to arrive.
But within a few minutes, he noticed the bus gradually slowing down.
Traffic was congested around them, and the sound of honking horns filled the air.
"What's going on?" Chen Feng wondered, leaning against the window to look ahead at the asphalt road.
It was a wide, one-way four-lane road, so traffic shouldn't have been an issue.
Boom!!
A muffled sound erupted, followed by a flash of fire.
Chen Feng's eyes narrowed, and he quickly saw a medium-sized jewelry store on the side of the street, its windows shattered and in disarray.
Gunshots rang out, continuing for over ten seconds.
Soon, a flying car appeared from the distance, passing right by the bus he was on.
In an instant, Chen Feng clearly saw it was a black flying car.
Through the dark-tinted windows, he could make out several blurry human figures inside.
Whoosh!!!
Suddenly, flames shot out, and a gust of wind shook the surroundings.
The bus windows rattled, and the entire vehicle seemed to shake twice.
Chen Feng couldn't get a clear view, but he knew, with a high degree of certainty, that this was the same group that had robbed the jewelry store across from the martial arts gym.
"Isn't it a bit too high profile."
"And it's another jewelry store robbery."
"Ugh, it's getting worse lately. I heard there was a small-scale youth protest on the pedestrian street last month..."
"Hope the Safety Bureau can handle it... sigh..."
The bus quickly filled with the sound of noisy discussions—some sighing, some angry, and some indifferent.
Chen Feng listened and then saw the Safety Bureau's flying car arrive, parking outside the jewelry store.
An ambulance arrived shortly after, and stretchers were used to carry out the injured. Security personnel maintained order, and traffic soon resumed.
"Something's wrong."
As the bus began to move again, Chen Feng glanced at the wrecked jewelry store.
One robbery, he could understand as the work of some thugs trying to get rich quickly by taking risks.
But this was just two days later, and another robbery had occurred.
Something felt off.
"This world is even stranger than I imagined."
Chen Feng thought back to the day he had seen the crimson eyes in the alley.
Martial arts sects, shadow creatures... what else was there that I didn't yet know?
His thoughts began to wander, and he gazed absentmindedly out of the window.
It wasn't until the bus reached his stop that he collected his thoughts, quickly got off, and made his way to the supermarket.
"Xiao Feng's here!"
Aunt He was smiling behind the cashier counter. Despite being over fifty, she looked well-maintained, with a rosy complexion and dark grey hair.
"Aunt He."
Chen Feng nodded and glanced at his phone.
Due to the traffic jam, he was two minutes late.
"Sorry, I'm late."
"It's fine, just a few minutes," Aunt He said, waving her hand with a smile, not scolding him.
After a brief chat, she drove off in her Feichi brand black car.
"Was there a traffic jam on the way?" Aunt Zhang, who was working the late shift, had arrived before Chen Feng.
"Yeah, another jewelry store was robbed, so there was a traffic jam."
Chen Feng answered truthfully, quickly donning the red cashier vest.
"Sigh, it seems like things are getting a bit chaotic lately."
Aunt Zhang sighed and briefly mentioned,
"Unemployment is rising, prices are going up... there have been more reckless people lately."
"I heard from my son that some university students even wanted to join a protest, but the school found out and stopped them..."
Chen Feng fell silent.
Protests were illegal under the laws of the Red Nation. If discovered, the Safety Bureau would investigate and detain those involved, even imprisoning them.
It wasn't too bad before; it rarely happened.
But in recent years, many cities in the Red Nation had begun to experience such incidents.
"Hope things get better."
Aunt Zhang said, not sure if it was in expectation or resignation.
Chen Feng didn't respond much. These things were too far removed from him; he just wanted to live a good life for now.
Practice martial arts, get stronger.
Simple and steady progress.
With that, both of them ended the conversation and quickly returned to their tasks.
As the evening wore on, customers came and went in the supermarket.
Chen Feng stood behind the counter, scanning items and handling money.
His phone buzzed a few times during this period, and after finishing his work, he checked the screen.
There were two messages.
[Chen Yun: Xiao Feng, don't forget dinner tomorrow night, smile.jpg.]
[Location: Qinghe District, Jianshe Road, Yongxiang Street... Spicy Hot Pot Restaurant]
The first message was from Chen Yun.
After looking at the chat box, Chen Feng remembered that tomorrow was the dinner he had agreed on.
Without much hesitation, he typed a simple "okay" in reply.
Soon, his phone buzzed again, likely because Chen Yun was not busy. She replied almost instantly.
[Chen Yun: Okay, see you tomorrow, looking-forward.jpg.]
Not replying further, Chen Feng exited the chat box and looked at the second message.
[Wang Hanwen: Chen Feng, why haven't you said anything about the class reunion in the group?]
[I heard you're in Nanjiang, do you have time to attend?]
Chen Feng raised an eyebrow at the second message.
(End of the Chapter)
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