Chapter 25: Kid, You Play Dirty

With that, Lin Xiao completely enraged the gang of thugs. The leader waved his hand and barked, “What are you all standing around for? Get him! Today we’ll show this brat why the flowers are so red!”

Most of these thugs had awakened abilities that were of little practical use; in their eyes, fists were far more reliable than powers. They already knew Lin Xiao’s background—his awakened ability was just an F-rank physical enhancement, nothing that could possibly threaten them. So what were they waiting for? Time to teach him a lesson.

Lin Xiao himself wasn’t quite sure how he felt at the moment, and he didn’t use his ability either. But perhaps because he’d used his power so frequently during his bout with Sun Zhiyuan, now—even without activating it—he found his vision was much sharper than before. The thugs’ movements seemed to him almost in slow motion.

This was no illusion. After enduring Sun Zhiyuan’s overwhelming attacks, the speed of these men appeared utterly insignificant to him.

A thug’s fist was already swinging toward Lin Xiao, drawing closer and closer. Lin Xiao simply raised his arm to block. The thug sneered, seeing Lin Xiao actually trying to block his punch with his arm. His own ability might be trash, but he trained regularly and got into fights all the time—he was quite satisfied with his own prowess. He was sure this punch would make Lin Xiao regret it.

His fist struck Lin Xiao’s arm. Lin Xiao barely felt it, but the thug’s face twisted in pain. It felt as if he’d