Chapter 158: The Tiger Enters Pingyang
Since there were always unexpected visitors (assassins) arriving suddenly in the past two days, for the sake of safety, the completely defenseless new headquarters was not very suitable for people to live in.
Zheng Li chose the old place where the battle group would gather, the Yinghuo cart parked near the city wall in Bailu District. There was Yinghuo's defensive area there, and the security was much higher.
On the other hand, it was also because the new headquarters was a bit small... Before the newly hired civilian staff came to work, Zheng Li gave them paid leave to avoid being involved in accidents.
Zheng Li felt that he was not the main target. After two days, everyone would be dead, and that was the end of it.
Assembling in the Firefly Cart, although life is a bit uncomfortable, some additional training facilities are also very advantageous.
"call!"
In the training room, the sweaty Tora Isaki clenched his fists, and in front of him was a sandbag that had been beaten until it was twisted and deformed.
On the floor were two other sandbags that had been completely scrapped. The woman, who couldn't sleep all night, spent the long night with self-torture training.
"Hey, it's not okay to waste the training facilities like this."
The sudden sound startled her.
She murmured at the corner of her mouth, and then she breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Zheng Li coming in with a smile, obviously just joking.
But Zheng Li was shaking his head inwardly at Toraichi Saki's performance.
"Dark circles under the eyes represent lack of rest, over-sensitivity of nerves, and inner turmoil. Even the physical strength is not at its peak... If I go on the field, I will not be able to score six points with my full combat power, and I will be defeated in a daze. The most terrible thing is,
You still have a lack of self-confidence, which is quite fatal to a warrior."
Uh, this seems to have something to do with Zheng Li.
Conceit and inferiority are two sides of the same coin. When reality hits hard, the overflowing pride and conceit will often turn into inferiority and uneasiness crazily... From the moment he met Zheng Li, Toraichi Saki
Haven't won much.
I originally thought that I was the proud daughter of heaven, with amazing talents, and I had the confidence to be pampered all the way, but then I was slapped in the face in various ways.
In the Beheading Demon incident, what was slapped in the face was the wisdom and professionalism of a public official.
In fact, she only suffered a slight setback that time, and Xiao Jinku was more seriously injured.
She had no interest in being a police officer, so it was natural that she would not do well. If she failed, she would only be worried about her loan.
In the family's traditional concept, the one who can fight is the master. IQ? Trickery? Only the weak need to use it. I have to admit that the education in some areas of Shiqian City is indeed very problematic.
He was beaten violently in the rookie competition and lost his proud personal strength. This was the first serious injury.
Especially when it was discovered that Zheng Li was only 21 years old and had only been exposed to psychic powers for seven years... The self-confidence of being called the Hu family's once-in-a-hundred-year genius suddenly collapsed. You know, even though she was only 20 years old,
But he has been exposed to psychic energy for at least seventeen years.
"It took ten more years, but I was still easily knocked down without any injuries..."
God knows how many times she watched the video of herself being defeated, but each time, she became more desperate.
"...Can I avoid Zheng Li's attack now? If we teach again, it seems that nothing will be different."
Even during that period of time, that man kept appearing in his dreams, and then easily defeated himself, rode on his back, cut his nails, and pulled out his tail.
Failure is not terrible, but when the advantages that he has always been proud of, the personal strength that he regards as the pursuit of life, are not worth mentioning in the hands of people who are more "backward" than himself, Tororasaki naturally falls into self-doubt.
Being innocent doesn't mean that you won't get entangled. On the contrary, being too pure can easily lead to a dead end.
The Hu family's force-only theory originally urged young people to practice hard, but when they failed in the pursuit of force, it made the young people even more confused about how to deal with it.
"I've worked so hard, why can't I win? My family clearly says that I am the most talented. I am the most qualified and the strongest in this generation, and I have a tailor-made Scarlet Poison Tiger.
Route, why......"
Underneath her carefree appearance, she was actually full of scars. She even began to doubt her family's teachings and whether her talent was really that good.
In the wilderness, a sudden death showed her with the cruelest reality that she was not the protagonist of the legend. On the contrary, she was even a bit like a clown who overestimated her abilities...especially when Zheng Li gave
When the signal is "If you don't improve, get out".
For the first time, she suffered from her own weakness.
She had thought about what would happen if she left the Peace Corps...but it didn't seem to be a big deal. She would go back and ask her family to continue working when they should go to work. If she was lucky, she might be able to join a stronger war group.
group.
But she was a little unwilling to just run away with her tail between her legs in front of the man who defeated her... Without Zheng Li's knowledge, he had always been the imaginary enemy of Tora Isaki, and joined in
At least half of the Peace Corps aims to defeat him one day and get back a win.
But what happened next made people even more uncomfortable.
"What is more painful than the unbearable failure and embarrassment is mediocrity, being forgotten, being ignored and not expected."
During this period, even if he revised his psychological expectations repeatedly, Toraichi Saki would still have a very painful life if he catered to the rhythm of the new battle group.
She was not used to being ignored by other people in the team, or even counted as a useful part of the combat force.
"The cooks are more useful than me?!"
In several encounters, Zheng Li, who was regarded as an imaginary enemy, outperformed him. Even this shark demi-human cook who suddenly appeared was so ill?
Along the way, he watched others shine while he was a freeloader. This feeling of incongruity made Tora Isaki feel aggrieved.
She feels that she is the weak link in the team.
After losing to his good sister Lan Mengqi, it no longer felt the same.
"A newcomer less than half a year old? I actually lost to a newcomer less than half a year old?"
In an internal contest, she was easily sniped by a flying rabbit from a distance. In the end, she couldn't catch up and had no choice but to admit defeat.
If it was just a loss, everyone could understand the professional restraint... But after Rabbit got the little leopard, Toraichi Saki took the initiative to challenge again, hoping to regain his position.
"Why did I lose again? Am I really a waste..."
This time, the defeat was more straightforward.
The little leopard suddenly rose up from below to attract attention, and the rabbit in silver boots showed off its gorgeous kicking skills. When he was careful to deal with melee combat, a red ball with the smell of scales and pink bounced off the wall and hit him in the back.
Brain... If it were an actual battle, I would die again.
Coupled with the No. 1 pick and the various opinions on the Internet, she couldn't sleep all night, and even thought about retiring...if it weren't for the fact that she couldn't repay the loan.
"Perhaps they are right, I am just a loser with lucky and powerful talents."
Someone read it right, Toraichi Saki's condition is no longer bad. A series of recent events, especially the fact that she lost to Rabbit, has made her almost collapse.
Self-confidence is accumulated through continuous success, but Toraichi Saki, who has always been highly praised, has actually never tasted the opportunity of real success. Instead, he has been constantly knocked down by various setbacks to his remaining self-esteem.
Her self-confidence was so damaged that she couldn't even hear Zheng Li's jokes.
When Zheng Li's voice suddenly sounded, she subconsciously compared the value of herself and the two sandbags, and subconsciously concluded that she seemed to win a little bit.
Well, at least with my salary, I can buy a lot of big sandbags... although sandbags that can't move may be more useful than me.
The human heart is the most amazing thing. It only takes one month of rainy days to go from extreme self-confidence to self-destructive self-destruction.
Especially for young birds who have never experienced real setbacks, their overwhelming self-confidence may be just a cover-up for their fragile and sensitive hearts.
She is probably only one step away from being completely defeated by a big defeat in a public place.
She found that it was dark in front of her eyes, and she might be at the end of her rope and have no future.
She felt that when this game was over, everything should be over.
Thinking of failure and giving up in the future, she was inexplicably happy and relaxed, but then she felt endless sadness and pain.
Toraichi Saki! Are all these years of hard work just to give up? Can you repay the expectations and support of your family? Can you really accept the disappointed eyes of your relatives? That will last until the end of your life.
She even looked forward to being able to face her real death on the playing field, so that she wouldn't have to face the disappointed eyes of her relatives.
The next moment, I felt remorseful and even desperate for such cowardice.
"Me? I'm pretty good? Haha, watch me come back with first place, remember to give me a salary increase then."
Late at night, facing the man who had shattered his self-esteem alone, Toraichi Saki remained stubborn and gritted his teeth to declare victory.
But Zheng Li looked at her silently.
For three full minutes, he said nothing and just watched silently.
That calm gaze made Tora Isaki feel inexplicably afraid. Those focused eyes seemed to be looking behind him, and everything about him was seen through.
Before he couldn't bear it anymore and exploded, Zheng Li spoke.
Chapter completed!