Rebirth Of The Demon

Chapter Eleven [ 11 ]

Reward

“You.. Strong.. We… Fight…” Er Tou spoke, his accent however sounded a little weird which affirmed that he wasn’t a person of Chinese descent.

Without even waiting for a reply, he shifted his large stature to the middle of the road, standing motionless as his eyes met up with Li Feng’s. Faced with Li Feng’s indifference and calmness, he couldn’t help but to frown.

Er Tou being a martial artist, had fought with a variety of opponents that differed greatly from each other, be it genders, sizes, nationalities or styles, not a single one he faced made him feel this way.

As long as one had delved into the world of martial arts, received some form of training or had experienced fights, they would inadvertently release a sort of aura, temperament or smell like how animals release pheromones to communicate.

Especially since he was someone that had experienced hundreds if not thousands of fights or matches, Er Tou was pretty confident to state that he was someone who is pretty sensitive to these “ Scents ” but for some odd reasons, he couldn’t pick up a single trace lingering on Li Feng who had easily overpowered three experienced fighters so that made him a little cautious.

His master had once told him that there are two types of person that would be able to slip under the radar of experienced martial artists, first, it would be those who hadn’t experienced any fights and the second which he should look out for, hidden experts who are much more skilled and are able to hide their scents.

Recalling the teachings of his master, Er Tou couldn’t help but to be more alert when facing against Li Feng who seemed like a harmless penguin. Under the curious gazes of the masses, Er Tou raised both of his palms and pressed them against each other forming a prayer hands position before his forehead, with both of his eyes tightly shut “…” muttering incoherently towards himself like a soft whisper.

After a brief moment, Er Tou narrowed his eyes and brought down his hands while he observed the calm Li Feng, an indifferent expression masked over any sort of expression Er Tou had earlier making him appear much more intimidating.

Wavering his loosened fists to the sides of his face at mouth level, tilting them to face slightly outwards. Lifting the heel of his right foot, the entirety of his right leg then started to bob in a rhythmic action

Sfx Tap~ Tap~ Tap~

Along the bobbing of his leg, his feet tapped softly against the ground, producing an almost imperceptible “ Thud! Thud! ” sound.

When looking at Li Feng, his piercing gaze sharpened like a blade that is able to pierce through even the strongest of steel. The air of calmness that lingered around him started to dissipate, only to be replaced by a deathly chill that emanated from the depths of his intimidating frame, lowering the temperature and heightening the tension around.

“Oh my god, why has it turned cold all of a sudden?”

Amongst the silence, an audience within the crowd that encircled the two fighters complained as a chilling breeze wafted past. His words struck a tandem with the thoughts of the others in the vicinity as they got a sudden realization, they too, have felt a drop in temperature in the atmosphere, breaking out in goose bumps, rubbing their trembling arms as they focused onto the field.

Blood thirst huh.. Feeling a rush of chill running through his body, Li Feng thought as he stared firmly at Er Tou. Rather than looking into the eyes of a human, Er Tou resembled more of a prehistoric beast that had been deprived of food for millenniums.

Judging from the stance Er Tou was in, and the blood thirst he exuded, Li Feng could pretty much affirm it to be the martial arts style known as Muay Thai.

Hailing from Thailand, Muay Thai is known throughout the world as a somewhat devastating and brutal style as compared to the other styles. Much like how it was referred as “ The Art Of Eight Limbs ”, Muay Thai utilizes the eight points of the human body for combat such as, punches, kicks, elbows and knee strikes.

Due to his curiosity, Li Feng had the opportunity to observe an illegal match during a time period for a certain task that required him to visit Thailand. Illegal matches within the boundaries of Thailand were pretty common and probably due to money constraints, matches between children of very young ages could also be seen.

If Li Feng were to compare a full grown male adult to a child he had witnessed during an illegal match, he was sure that the adult would be killed within a few clashes which goes to show the devastation of Muay Thai.

Despite the calmness Li Feng displayed on the exterior, his insides surged with crashing waves as the soft tapping of Er Tou’s feet thunderously resonated like a constant hammering onto his heart.

“ Thud Thud Thud ” The volume began to increase, declaring its intentions over the intrinsic beating and bone chilling throbs of the imaginary war drums. Looking at the well-practised movements of Er Tou, Li Feng could affirm that he was definitely no stranger to the combat arts of Muay Thai.

This particular style focuses of the conditioning of the human body so it is of no doubt that Er Tou had an incredibly tough and durable body which acts like an armour made of flesh and muscles so if Li Feng was to meet up with Er Tou, it would not be an easy fight and may even end up badly for him.

Facing someone who was a specialist in their respective field and being exposed to the towering blood thirst exuded, Li Feng felt an unprecedented pressure looming over him like a giant.

Fear. Stress. Anxiety. Paranoia. Dread.

Li Feng was also once capable of experiencing these emotions but since that “ Incident ”, these emotions had been discarded by him as he ascended the bloodied stairway of solitude.

Instead of cowering away, he acted in the exact opposite. Welcoming these long lost sensations back into himself with open arms, a subtle smile floated onto his feminine face. Knowing how to feel, one will then improve in his art but if one stopped feeling, everything he had sought for would be lost once and for all.

One by one, piece by piece, the frosted surface that encased his heart started to chip off, it then begun beating. His blood creak started to surge, like crashing waves, they boiled and churned furiously.

To think a brat like him would be able to make me feel this oppressed ugh.. Li Feng cursed.

“Can you give me a moment?” Li Feng queried as he waved his free hand in the air, to which Er Tou nodded. The two’s actions befuddled the crowd that was filled with anticipation towards the fight, although they were slightly dissatisfied, none voiced out their complaints.

Turning his head left and right, Li Feng smiled and stumbled his way towards the crowd. Stopping dead in his tracks, he reached into the insides of his striped shirt and pulled out a fluffy white bundle under the prying eyes of the crowd.

“Can you hold on to him for a moment?” With the bundle in his hands, he looked towards a bespectacled woman in casual clothes and asked.

“A-Ah! Y-y-yes o-of course!” At the sudden request of Li Feng, her face instantly suffused with a red tint like a ripe tomato, nodding her head like a pecking chicken, she stuttered as she carefully took over the warm and fluffy bundle.

“Mmneow~” Waking up from her nap, Yun Xue found herself in a stranger’s hands and cried out in an aggrieved tone.

“Be a good girl and wait for me..” Li Feng whispered and kissed Yun Xue on her face, before shifting his gaze back to the woman “Thanks..” He casted a charming smile towards the woman, instantly causing her face to flush uncontrollably.

The group of women in the audiences scowled, glaring towards the spectacled woman with gazes filled with envy and jealousy who spoke with the fragile looking yet handsome youth.

“Thanks for waiting.” Li Feng nodded subtly at Er Tou who patiently waited for him as he finished his business. Er Tou didn’t reply, standing unmovingly as his leg bobbed.

Feeling the pressure from facing Er Tou, Li Feng heaved out a huge sigh as he ruffled his unkempt hair. Placing a hand atop his head and another beneath his chin, he cranked it to the sides and produced crackling sounds.

Ten minutes.. He thought inwardly as he eyed Er Tou and the ones behind him. “Ahhh… What a hassle, looks like it won’t be an easy fight afterall…” Li Feng grumbled under his breath, his face however, looked like that of a child receiving a present.

Converging the laid back disposition he had, Li Feng straightened his back and went into a stance that was most suitable for the occasion. With his feet positioned into a T shape, he extended a palm forward while the other placed at behind while grabbing onto the crutch for support.

Noticing that his opponent was readied and in stance, Er Tou’s body shifted. The muscles in his left calf tensed up, the muscles within constricted and as his gaze sharpened, he shifted his entire weight onto the left foot.

“Hmphh!” With a low grunt, Er Tou erupted the accumulated force within his leg and sent his large stature flying out like a cannon ball. Shockingly, he crossed an astonishing five meter distance with just a single stride and in a flash, he appeared right before Li Feng.

Fast! Contrary to his expectations, Er Tou’s speed can be said to be extremely fast for someone his stature. Li Feng widened his eyes and before he knew it, a fist ricocheted its way towards his direction, sending chills running throughout his body.

His right foot landed heavily on the asphalt, and using the momentum as support, Er Tou rotated his hips as he gritted his teeth, lashing out with a right fist swinging towards Li Feng’s pretty face.

Mat Na ( Jab )

Sfx Swishh!

Li Feng instinctively twisted his head to the sides, narrowly brushing past the death god’s scythe, the bone chilling sound of Er Tou’s right fist slicing through the air still echoed within his right ear.

Li Feng knows that if he had reacted a millisecond later, the “ God Gifted ” face of his would be undoubtedly be disfigured by the force packed punch.

Sfx Tsschlch~

But he was still a tad later, a thick red substance spurted out from the left side of his face, trickling down to his shoulder dyeing a portion of his denim jacket. Li Feng had no time to worry about that problem as another fist appeared within his sights.

“Tsk” Li Feng clicked his tongue as he shifted his head away from the trajectory, lifting his hand, Li Feng slapped it towards his left.

Sfx Pow!

A loud “ Pow ” rang out as Li Feng successfully parried Er Tou’s incoming fist with a hard slap to his wrist but strangely, Er Tou’s face hadn’t changed the slightest from the successful parry and spun his entire body towards his right.

Oh no! Li Feng exclaimed inwardly as he hurriedly lifted his lowered hands and brought out the crutch that was positioned behind him. Using the crutch as a shield, he placed it before him and using both hands to support it from the back.

Er Tou didn’t mind, he allowed his fist to be parried and spun along with his entire body, with a “ Hrmmph ” grunt, he lifted his right arm and his hips twisted.

Sok Klap ( Spinning Elbow )

Sfx Thump!

A loud impact rang out when his spinning elbow collided with the durable crutch, Er Tou widened his eyes and stared in astonishment but soon regained his cool.

Being sent backpedalling, Li Feng’s felt as though he was being struck in the head rather than his chest. Everything before him in his periphery distorted and blurred, his ears buzzed as he tried to regain a foothold.

Finally getting to a stop, the dim lighting illuminated his silhouette as Li Feng held on flimsily onto the handle of the creaking and bent crutch as a fine layer of sweat trickled down his livid face as he took in mouthfuls of deep breaths.

The force behind that vicious elbow seriously shocked him as Li Feng clearly felt the air being knocked out of his lungs during the moment of impact. Even till now, he could feel his insides churning as though they were trying to escape.

Grimacing in pain, his fists turned white as he unconsciously tightened his grip onto the handle, looking on to the field, his coffee coloured pupils illuminated with a bright fire.

An unknown glint of emotion flashed within Er Tou’s half opened eyes as he looked curiously at Li Feng who achieved the impossible. He was sure that he had pulled back and restrained the force behind his lashed out elbow during the moment of impact but never would he have thought that a fragile looking youth like Li Feng to intercept it and remain standing.

Most of his opponents who had received his elbows would definitely curl up their bodies on the ground but Li Feng didn’t even let out a single grunt or shriek which goes to show his willpower that he couldn’t help but admire.

Er Tou’s large frame quivered for unknown reasons but soon soothed down, purging useless thoughts out of his head, he lunged forward like a wolf heading in for the kill.

In a flash, minutes had flown past as the two engaged in a battle with Li Feng constantly on the downwind. His face paled and his clothes was stained with patches of blood while his arm was bruised but he pressed on as though he didn’t feel any pain like a machine.

Unlike Hou Xing who had just barely stepped into the world of martial arts, Li Feng was able to take him down easily due to his overwhelming experience on his hands. The three brothers had experience in street fighting but still not enough for Li Feng to fret over it as they were useless once separated but Er Tou was a different matter altogether.

Every single time Li Feng managed to land a blow or two, it felt as if his was attempting to break a steel door. Er Tou’s body was as hard as a rock and rather than damaging Er Tou, it was more like he was injuring himself and another problem was Er Tou’s speed.

It was true that Li Feng had the experience on his hands but none of it mattered if his body paled in comparison to the previous one he had. If he could even catch him, taking Er Tou down can be achieved albeit a little tough but currently, much less attempting to catch an expert like Er Tou when he had struggles with walking.

Four minutes… Fuckk… Li Feng counted inwardly as he narrowly dodged a hooked swing from Er Tou that caused the wind to trail along. Er Tou’s body amazingly flashed with the speed that didn’t suit his large frame, with a firm stomp, he inhaled and his fist exploded upwards.

Mat Soei ( Uppercut )

Feeling the surge of chilled air rushing upwards towards his chin, Li Feng’s eyes turned sharp as he gritted his teeth. If that uppercut hits him straight in the jaw, it would not kill him but he wouldn’t end up any better than death itself.

Making up his mind, Li Feng’s face sunk and his eyes radiated cold rays of light, with a cold snort, his hand blurred before the eyes of Er Tou.

Sfx Pa! Pa! Pa!

A series of crackling sounds emanated from his supposed arm and slipped its way towards the fist that rushed upwards. Li Feng sneered as the fist inched closer, like a live snake, his arm encircled around Er Tou’s fist and coiled downwards.

With a frightening speed, Li Feng’s extended hand stretched out two slender fingers that stabbed towards various points of Er Tou’s arm and for unknown reasons, the fist stopped ascending.

Before Er Tou could even react towards the loss of sensation from his outstretched arm, the last thing he was before he blacked out was the boundless night sky. His large body plopped down onto the ground like a lifeless puddle of meat unconscious.

Not awaiting for the responses of everyone at the scene, Li Feng pushed himself towards Da Tou who stared unmovingly with an expression of disbelief. Startled by the sudden appearance of Li Feng, Da Tou flinched and regained his senses in a flash, narrowing his eyes, he immediately got into the same exact stance as Er Tou.

With a push, he launched himself forward and with a twist, a devastating kick erupted forth, exuding an ominous and death scent that would definitely send a chill running down the spines of whoever that was unfortunate enough to face it head on.

Li Feng acted promptly in response, his crutches were already abandoned where Er Tou’s unconscious body laid. Despite a little unsteady, he arrived before Da Tou and just as he and Da Tou were about to clash, a loud voice rang out from behind, stopping their actions in time before they hurt each other.

“Da Tou! Get Er Tou and we’ll leave immediately..” Jin Mao hollered out, his eyes ridden with redness and veins as he stared venomously at Li Feng. Holding firmly onto the phone, he spat to the sides and walked away without caring for the woman that he came for.

One by one, the Iron Triangle trio carried Er Tou on their backs and dragged him away from the scene, not forgetting to shoot an annoyed glare towards Li Feng when they followed after their Da Ge.

The other blonde youth with the crew cut looked at Li Feng before leaving and when Da Tou was walking past Li Feng, he whispered “Thank you for going easy on my brother but the next time I see you, I’m definitely going to crush you for embarrassing my brother like that..” before leaving which made Li Feng chuckle.

Looking at the tear ridden female that blinked curiously with her big droopy eyes with dried tears around the rims of her reddened eyes, Li Feng stumbled his way towards her. Before he even got close, Ou Wan Qing immediately went down on her knees and just as she was about to kowtow, Li Feng rushed over with panic and stopped her.

“It’s okay now… You don’t have to kowtow..” Li Feng said softly, his soothing voice made the tanned beauty filled with warmth as the tears uncontrollably streamed outwards like a never ending water fall as she jumped into her embrace.

“Thank you so much… Thank you…. Uwuwuuu…” Ou Wan Qing’s muffled sobs rang out as she buried her beautiful face into his chest, her heart rippled with conflicting emotions as she embraced the youth who saved her unlike the many others who stood by coldly.

As though she realized that they were still in the eyes of the public, she panicked and pushed herself out of his comfortable embrace with a little reluctance as she covered her flushed face that accentuated her beauty.

“Woooo! You are so handsome!”

“How refreshing! To think that he was able to scare the punks away! Haha!”

“Job well done!”

Waves of cheers rang out in the crowd, most of them filled with excitement as they saw the overbearing punks that often harassed them being chased away. In response to the cheers of the crowd, Li Feng didn’t really pay any heed as he stared at the shy maiden who sat on the ground.

Separating her long fingers, Ou Wan Qing peeked through the gaps and as her eyes met Li Feng’s bright coffee coloured pupils, she immediately shied away like a frightened rabbit as her heart throbbed wildly.

What is this feeling… She questioned inwardly as her palm rested on her chest, feeling her throbbing heart, it can’t be what I think it is right? Nah, it’s probably not..

“Wan Qing Jie right? You don’t mind if I call you Wan Qing Jie do you?” As she was in the middle of her thoughts, a voice snapped her back to reality. Li Feng smiled as he extended his hand towards her, which made her turn her reddened face away as she grabbed his hand for support.

“N-no, it’s fine..” Ou Wan Qing stuttered as she patted the dust off her clothing, her face burning uncontrollably from the intense gaze Li Feng was casting towards her.

“Wan Qing Jie, do you have a phone on you?” He asked softly.

“Ah, yes, p-please wait..” Looking through the pockets of her clothes, she pulled out an ordinary looking flip phone and handed it over. The surface of the phone looked damaged with many scratches strewn across.

Noticing her phone’s ugly condition, she looked carefully at Li Feng to check for any changes but he simply flipped the phone open with a smile and pressed the buttons which made relieved her.

“ Toot! Toot! Toot! ” Mechanical sounds resounded as he fiddled with it, handing it over, he nodded with satisfaction “Okay, I have saved my number inside so when the stupid punks come back again, just give me a call and your dutiful and faithful servant will come and save the day!”.

“Ahh!” Her face paled once more as she heard Li Feng say that the punks may once again come and harass her at the stall but was comforted by his soothing voice yet again “ Don’t worry, I doubt they would visit you these days.. Keke..”

“Why are you so sure?” She looked at Li Feng only to be greeted with a smirk “I think their gang had something important going on which is why Jin Mao that bastard commanded his underlings to retreat.”

“How did you know that?”

“Well, it is just a guess and come here for a second, I need to tell you a secret.” Li Feng waved his hands as he looked around cautiously like a thief before committing a crime, thinking that he had something important to say, Ou Wan Qing shifted her beautiful face over.

Looking at the delicious looking face, Li Feng licked his lips and whispered softly into her ears, ticking her with his warm breath “Wan Qing Jie, you owe me a kiss for helping you alright? So I am going to retrieve my reward now..” Stunned at the words of Li Feng, her body stiffened in place.

Just as she wanted to push Li Feng away, she felt a warm sensation on her cheek. The thieving Li Feng had managed to plant his lips onto her beautiful flushed and tender looking face which made her heart beat much more wildly than before.

“Hahaha.. Treat me to some of your delicious meals next time okay? Byebye kakaka!” His irksome voice resounded in her ears, looking around, Li Feng was nowhere to be found which made her stomp her feet in annoyance.

Lifting her hand, she felt her cheek which exuded with a slight warmth where Li Feng had planted a kiss and her face suffused with a red tint once more, like a ripened tomato “That rogue..” She muttered under her breath with a pout, causing the men in the surroundings to freeze in their tracks at the impactful sight.

“How could I be embarrassed by a kid that looks ten years younger than me!” She spat as she patted her pouting lips, reprimanding herself for her childish reactions. “I am not a teenage girl anymore..” She sighed at the realization with a self-ridiculing tone as she walked back to the stall dejectedly.

In a nearby alley, a slender youth leaned his entire body against the brick wall as he wheezed for mouthfuls of hurried breaths, beads of cold sweat ran down his ashen face while he slid downwards.

As you may have guessed, it is Li Feng! After he escaped from the Xuyan Night Market, he found a random alleyway and staggered his way in. Unlike earlier, his condition right now was much worse.

Looking around, his chapped lips trembled “Fuck… If I had known that they would leave, I wouldn’t have fucking done that… Arghhh!” He weakly punched the wall that he leaned against with anger. Lifting his trembling hands, he wavered it over his head and stretched his fingers into his hair.

“Grr..” Grunting, he bit down on his teeth and pulled out a shiny looking object from within his hair. Looking at the clean needle within his grasp, Li Feng smiled weakly “Time for the rebound to take effect…Damn it..” as he closed his eyes.

Shortly after, muffled grunts rang out within the confines of the small alleyway, however, it was too soft to be heard by the people who passed by, if they saw Li Feng right now, they would have mistaken him for a demon as his eyes had turned completely red while his veins bulged frighteningly beneath his slightly tanned skin like worms.

Author’s Note

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Was too busy with stuff these days and even went to the hospital urgh.. Anyways, heres a new chapter after many changes to it lol :D

Trying out new stuff with the spacing between the words and etc hehe.. Gotta read more books to increase my limited vocabulary :/

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