My Pet Beast is Super Fearsome
Chapter 510 - 509: Sky-Treading Martial Arts Gym

Chapter 510: Chapter 509: Sky-Treading Martial Arts Gym

Imperial Capital’s First Military District Hospital.

The woman lying in the sickbed gradually regained her normal complexion, while Shao Zifeng at her bedside also slowly opened his eyes.

He moved his arms, which were sore from practicing with a knife.

His pupils contracted, revealing a golden-red vertical pupil in the flickering flames’ illusion, while a few phantom dark-red scales faintly appeared at the corners of his eyes.

Hiss—

A fist-sized flame emerged in his palm, the intense high temperature warping the air around it.

He watched the flame as the golden-red vertical pupil slowly tinged with purple-red.

In the next moment, blackish-purple elemental particles spilled out from between his fingers, devouring and merging with the elemental particles within the flame, turning the originally fierce fire into a purple-red color amidst its violent flickering.

Pop!

With a clench of his hand, the suspended fireball instantly vanished, and the intense elemental fluctuations around him slowly subsided.

He sighed somewhat helplessly, not expecting that absorbing the virus from nearly two hundred people would only complete less than fifty percent of his ’infection’ ability.

Thinking back to the first time he absorbed Shangguan Long’s virus, a single person’s share had improved his ability by about ten percent. He had assumed at this pace he could quickly gain full control of this power, but the progress became more challenging as he went on.

Though as the control over his ability improved, the speed at which he now absorbed the virus had greatly increased.

But the key issue now was that there were no more infected individuals left to absorb from, as the woman in front of him was already the last patient.

Thinking of this, Shao Zifeng couldn’t help but feel a headache looming—perfecting this ability seemed to be a long and arduous task.

After a moment of thought, Shao Zifeng prepared to leave this place. With the last case of Type 4 infection cured, it meant his mission here was satisfactorily completed.

Bang bang!

As soon as he opened the door, accompanied by several thuds, colorful ribbons fell from the sky.

Several young nurses had been waiting early outside the ward, one of them even holding a bouquet of flowers in her hands.

With a shy glance at Shao Zifeng, she handed over the flowers, "Mr. Shao, thank you for your contribution to the Imperial Capital’s First Military District Hospital."

"Thank you," Shao Zifeng said, taking the flowers with a smile and nodding to the group, "Thanks for all the support these past few days."

The group of young girls immediately started chirping excitedly, "We have prepared a victory feast for you."

"Yes, yes, we all chipped in for some snacks, ready to treat you well."

After Shao Zifeng and the others finished speaking, he glanced at the time, "I have some errands to run later, I’m sorry I can’t join the celebration."

At these words, the group’s spirits dampened. Shao Zifeng was about their age and quite handsome, which had made him quite popular among them during his stay.

The thought that they might not see him again caused a flicker of sadness in their hearts.

"Well, alright then, be sure to come and visit us when you have time."

Amidst their escort, Shao Zifeng walked towards the parking lot outside. Passing the first-floor lobby, he saw several young people dressed in white lab coats carrying silver-white briefcases, talking animatedly with someone.

From their fervent gestures and expressions, it was evident that they were not in a good mood.

"Who are those people?" Shao Zifeng asked curiously.

One of the nurses looked over and then covered her mouth with a laugh, "They’re from the Virus Research Institute. They’ve reportedly developed an inactivated vaccine against the virus and were about to enter into Phase I clinical trials, but now there are no infected subjects left for the trial."

"Yes, yes, they have been arguing all morning," another nurse added quickly, "saying they don’t believe all the infected have recovered."

Oh boy, no wonder I could feel their resentment from so far away.

I’m out of here.

Amid the nurses’ farewells, the car designated to pick him up slowly drove away from the First Military District Hospital.

After leaving, Shao Zifeng didn’t return to the research institute but instead headed to a somewhat dilapidated business district, using the address given by Li Tianwen.

The city planning in the Imperial Capital is quite peculiar. As the central city of the Daxia, with Tingming Pavilion at its center, it displays an economic zone that expands outward in rings. The farther away from the center, the older the infrastructure.

This business street he was currently on pretty much belonged to the outermost circle of the Imperial Capital. Normally, aside from the local residents, hardly anyone else visited.

Just after getting out of the car, the driver suddenly leaned out and asked, "Mr. Shao, are you not going to the First Military District Hospital anymore?"

Shao Zifeng was taken aback.

What’s up with that?

Did he get addicted to speeding?

"Hmm, I won’t be going there for the time being."

"Alright then," the driver said, looking a bit disappointed. "You go ahead inside. Call me if you need anything."

After bidding farewell to the driver, Shao Zifeng didn’t walk far before spotting the sign ’Step Heaven Martial Arts Gym’ on an old three-story building in the business street.

According to Li Tianwen, this martial arts gym was founded by several retired special forces soldiers.

The gym offered a variety of training classes, ranging from hand-to-hand combat to cold weapons. They were quite meticulous, even including survival skill training for Explorers, which had been hugely popular in recent years.

The ground floor of this small building was a noodle shop, and the ’Step Heaven Martial Arts Gym’ was on the second floor.

As Shao Zifeng pushed the door open to enter, the receptionist’s eyes lit up, and she promptly got up, her face breaking into a broad smile to greet him: "Handsome, are you here for fitness or to learn combat? We have a spring special offer right now. If you sign up for a membership..."

Seeing the saliva flying from the enthusiastic receptionist as she kept talking, Shao Zifeng quickly interrupted, "Excuse me, is Tan Yingwei here?"

"Tan Yingwei.. oh, you’re looking for Xiao Tan." When the receptionist heard that he was here to find someone, the enthusiasm in her voice significantly deflated, and she said somewhat reluctantly, "They are sparring right now. How about you sign up for a membership first?"

Pushing open the interior glass door, the first impression it gave Shao Zifeng was that the lighting was poor, followed by a rather strong odor. The martial arts gym, spanning more than two hundred square meters, was only illuminated by a few hanging lamps and the light coming through two ventilation fans.

Amid sparse cheers, two muscular men wearing only tank tops were engaged in freestyle sparring on the ring. The hanging lamps swayed continuously as sweat-drenched army green tank tops clung to their skin, and with each punch thrown, glistening beads of sweat scattered in the light.

In the dim, enclosed space, dull thuds resonated, creating an atmosphere akin to an underground fight club that electrified the few students watching below, who would occasionally shout their approval.

Ding!

The crisp sound of the mid-round bell rang out, and the two drenched fighters hugged each other, patting each other’s muscular backs with their gloved hands.

"Xiao Tan, someone’s looking for you!"

At this moment, the receptionist who led Shao Zifeng in shouted loudly. One of the fighters turned his head to look at Shao Zifeng. He used his teeth to pull off his gloves and threw them on the floor before flipping over the railing of the ring to jump down.

The students around made way, casting curious glances at Shao Zifeng.

Tan Yingwei approached Shao Zifeng while wiping off sweat with a white towel, sizing him up: "You’re looking for me?"

"Yes." Shao Zifeng looked at the nearly two-meter-tall guy in front of him, finding it hard to associate him with an expert in knife skills: "I heard you’re very skilled with a knife. I want to learn."

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