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Chapter 49: The Fundamentals (1)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Dawn

Garen was strolling alongside the street next to the river wearing his black coat

On his left, sounds of river colliding against the bank could be heard The s; one cannot help but to feel as if winter was just around the corner

Garen had his hands inside the pockets of his pants while strolling; the coatinside He unbuttoned his shirt and looked down on his chest, only to find the redaway

His hands reached to his stomach Still can’t shake off the pain

At the corner in front of the street, an old lady appeared in her gray gown, gently pushing her cart On her cart stood a cylinder-shaped black container, and on the container’s surface were the words: 2 yuan irl in a thick white fur coat rushed over to the cart She took out soe, she left arhtened his shirt due to the decreasing temperature around him He too hurried towards the old lady

"Can I have one please?"

"Of course," The old lady answered Her face wrinkled with age, so was her skirt, but she looked surprisingly neat She took a small yellow cup from under her cart and put it under the container She poured the ave the old lady two yuan, carefully holding the cup in his hands, and headed off to the arc just by the corner The billboards at the each side of the closed shop had coincidentally for onto Garen

Garen laid his back against the wall, looking at thefurther away from him Every now and then, residents came out of their houses to buy milk from the old lady She handed them their drinks, they handed her the money, and she continued her journey

The scene of hi No 101 with one blow recurred in his ly stuck in recollecting his thoughts "I was born with a talent that none others have: the ability to swiftly cross the gap others spent years to build But is it a blessing or a curse? Because of this, I have no progress in sculptingmy desires to be set loose and spiral out of control… Is this what I’hteous path or the de back frohts He took a sip of the warm milk, the vapor from the drink steamed onto his face The rich aroma of theoddly satisfied

"The fight with Golden Hoop 101… It was obvious that th and defenses were enough to endure his hits It didn’t matter how h to seal the deal… Which was also one of the perks of strength-based fighters Even then, my combat techniques are still not up to class If my techniques were at a certain level, I’m confident that I’m able to strike first no matter hoiftly he moves Until I’m certain I’m able to face these types of opponents with ease " Garen concluded while taking another sip frothen ht No matter how fast a person is, a bullet is all that’s needed to end a battle This type of approach is safer, to say the least Too bad I’ at the basic level I still need to focus on solidifying a generalon"

He crumpled the cup and threw it into a nearby trash bin after finishing hisit onto s will be different, though, whenspot and headed towards the stone bridge After crossing it, it took another ten minutes for Garen to reach his house at Bluetree Street

From this point on towards the whole area within Bluetree Street was considered as the suburbs

Ding-a-ling…

A bell rang fro that the clock had struck ten

"It’s ten already?" Knowing this, Garen hastened his pace The hills were especially ee and cars along the road It looked as though no one had ever set foot around here during the night

After co out fro this silent night to acco thethat no one kneho he was and, naturally, will not have any intentions towards hiainst him, normal people would be just like chicks on his pale, a few drunkards sat on the floor boasting about their stories A sharp smell of alcohol ran up to Garen’s nostrils as he passed by

Garen had one of his hands on the stone bridge’s rail The cool rough surface of the cee that was projected in hisfroly calm because he kneas the impact from the bullet that caused the internal pain

He tore off his tattered shirt effortlessly and threw it into the trash bin at the side He only wore his coat cover his body as he made haste towards the direction of his house

Garen didn’t even get far before a white carriage appeared coe made a sharp U-turn on the e ly wound down, exposing Grace with her tired, yet eotten the perardless if it’s the Golden Hoop, if they set foot in our territory, they ive a clear explanation on why they a beside the carriage "101 died," he said callanced Garen for a second and notice that he was showing no emotion She immediately understood when she saw the cement powder on his face "I understand I will handle it"

"I received soence this time when I went back to the company The Golden Hoop dared to order sohter of Dale Quicksilver and the White Eagle The current status of their children is still unknown It is obvious there are soained his breath before speaking, "I’ve already saved the two children Too bad they weren't grateful"

Grace was stunned by his reply She did not expect so much to have happened when she was not around

"Is it… Did they see your face?" Her eyes fixated on the cement powder on Garen’s face

"Supposedly no… But still, she is the daughter of Dale Quicksilver She can easily see through the disguise She is indeed a tough one" Garen recalled the irl stood up out of nowhere and questioned his expression

"Right, do you kno the factions divide themselves in the martial arts community?" he added

"The division of the sects?" Grace was puzzled "I’m not particularly sure about that, but froroups: the official ones that train accordingly to build their physique and mentality; and the unofficial ones who train people to morph themselves into a huht up suddenly "Then, do you know anyone well-known sects that train using the unofficial way?"

"Give me a sec…" Grace frowned She went silent for a , "Your master is one of them There are a few martial artists inside the province that follows this philosophy It has quite an iround community there"

"It seems that they are quite accepted What about the martial artists that trained formally?" Garen asked

"Almost siround community, they are quite in common with the unofficial ones Didn’t yourback first Be careful when going back, Grace"