BXBX NOVEL Chapter 226 Deliberate Suppression
At the Underground Base, Fein just stared at the passing clouds with a serene expression while waiting for Gregory.
"This Underground Base really turned into a second home for me," Fein muttered.
Since he came to this world, he discovered his system in this place. He also awakened his degu energy. Now, he spent almost all of his time training here and practicing his new abilities.
The Underground Base would always have a unique place in his heart, no matter what happens. This is why Fein wants to build an Underground Base in the future headquarters of his organization.
The convenience and usefulness of Underground Base had become apparent to him after a long time of using one.
"What are you thinking?"
Gregory's voice sounded behind him. Fein turned around to see his captain walking in his direction.
"I just suddenly remembered all the memories I made in this place." Fein sighed with nostalgia. He paused for a while and said. "This place had witnessed my growth more than anyone else."
"Most of the time, people could really get attached to things that they've spent a lot of time with. Even if its useless thing would become important to a person once he spent half of his life on that thing. That's why, even if a person doesn't love his current job, once he spent his time with his profession for a really long time, he won't even notice that he would come to love it." Gregory looked at the sky with a trace of wisdom in his eyes.
Fein shook his head. "I disagree. It might be a case-to-case basis since every person is different from each other. But your statement is still valid. There are even some people who got tortured. Yet they would fall in love with it in the end, pain becomes a pleasure and they turn into a masochist. That's why some of the kidnapping victims fall in love with their kidnappers once they spent a long time with each other."
Hearing this, Gregory nodded hesitantly. He feels that something is wrong with what Fein said, but he couldn't pinpoint it. So, he just looked at him with a strange expression and said. "That's some weird analogy you have, but it does sound valid."
"Well, let's not talk about such things. Let's start our sparring." Fein grinned. He doesn't want to discuss a modern term with his captain. After all, Stockholm Syndrome doesn't happen to anyone. Only people with a few screw loose in their heads would fall in love with their kidnappers.
Gregory walked in opposite Fein. "Let's see how much you've improved since the last time we fought."
"Beyond your imagination." Fein took a deep breath and began to suppress the energy in his body. With his perfect degu energy control, his A-rank degu amount slowly became smaller until it became C-rank.
'What a refined control of energy.' Gregory stared at the other party with astonishment.
He could feel that Fein's powerful presence faded, but he didn't feel even a tiny trace of energy fluctuations at all. What does that mean? That's perfect control of one's own energy!
Gregory, as a veteran, could also control his energy masterfully, but he wasn't as precise as what he had witnessed just now. Even if he did his best, he would inevitably cause a small energy fluctuation, and he can't suppress his energy as fast as Fein.
'Damn, if it was me, I needed one minute before I can suppress my energy like that. He's really a monster.' Gregory could feel his heart pound crazily as his mind unconsciously recounted the time when he was still giving Fein advice.
Now Fein doesn't need advice at all. The disciple had completely surpassed the teacher!
Gregory knew at the start that he has doesn't have a chance to win against Fein. He's only pretending because he wants to see how far his half-student progressed. Seeing his friend, and students such as Michael, Fein, and Kidd improve always gives him satisfaction. Because he really enjoys it when the people around him thrived. Gregory wants to leave a positive impact on the people in his surroundings before he dies. And he wants them to remember him in such a way that they would only think of good things when they thought of him.
'Cough, why do I think of something like this? It's not as if I'm dying... It seems I'm really getting older,' Gregory thought awkwardly...
"What are you thinking?" Fein asked when he saw Gregory change his expression three times within a minute. 'Is he thinking something unpleasant about me?'
"Come! I've already suppressed my strength to C-rank!" Fein made a fighting stand, raised his two fingers at his captain, and motioned for him to come.
Name: Fein Bonifacio
Race: Human
Talent: C (0/121,500EXP)
Ratio: 1 in 1,000,000,000 Genius
Degu Amount: C + -Suppressed (0/24,300EXP)
Total EXP:
Str: C (0/121,500EXP) -Suppressed
Agi: C (0/121,500EXP) -Suppressed
End: C (0/121,500EXP) -Suppressed
Skills: Swordsmanship Lvl 18 (Grandmaster), Cooking Lvl 18, Climbing Lvl 18, Driving Lvl 18, Spying Lvl 18, Boxing Lvl 18, etc...
Techniques: Mixed Martial Arts, Ghecko Substitution, Dou Fingers, Assassination Techniques, Chess Perception, Crimson Eagle Sword Art.
Abilities: Storage Space, Stats Improvement, Probe, Map, Lottery, Titles.
Lottery: 3 regular tickets
This is his status after he deliberately suppressed his strength. With his degu amount and C-rank attributes, he can now only exert seventy-five percent of his swordsmanship.
After all, his swordsmanship also depends on his arm's strength and the power of his body. Now, his attack speed has been reduced drastically. But even then, he can still beat his captain with confidence...
'Probe!'
Name: Gregory Smith
Degu Amount: C
STR: C
AGI: C
END: C
Skill: Axe Mastery lvl 6
Abilities: Earth Wall, Earth Armor, Body Augmentation, Avalanche...
'As expected of captain.'
A master of level six in any weapon shouldn't be underestimated. After all, when Fein was still A-rank. He could already split mountains with the help of his level 6 swordsmanship. Of course, that only became possible because of his A-rank physique and A-rank degu energy.