My Arms Can Turn into Blades-Chapter 42 - 36: He Really Punched Her

"Hiss..."

Within the space shrouded in black mist.

Chen Lusi kept exchanging blows with Xia Panqiu.

Each exchange lasted only briefly.

Often less than a minute.

Chen Lusi would cover his injury and admit defeat.

His earlier assessment was correct; in actual combat, without using techniques, he was indeed no match for Xia Panqiu.

But still...

"Let’s go again."

Chen Lusi rubbed his neck, once again standing in front of Xia Panqiu.

Precisely because he wasn’t a match for Xia Panqiu, Chen Lusi became more determined... not to be just a pure mage.

Xia Panqiu wasn’t even being serious.

If he encountered an enemy who focused solely on enhancing themselves without external techniques, he might be overpowered.

So, in any case, self-defense capabilities in close combat are necessary.

Xia Panqiu looked at Chen Lusi, who had stood back up, pursed her lips, and attacked again.

Even though Chen Lusi was still at a disadvantage.

He was making progress... significant progress.

While fighting wasn’t his strong suit, the conversion of techniques within his body was.

In this area, he was indeed faster than the average empowerer.

Much faster.

For example, the ’Armor’ protection technique, due to limited spirit within the body and the demands of a prolonged battle.

Most empowerers in combat wouldn’t lavishly cover their entire body with spirit.

Because doing so makes them look like a turtle, with no practical use.

Generally, they would use ’Armor’ to protect parts about to be attacked.

This was the most spirit-efficient method.

But even for someone like Xia Panqiu, who excelled in close combat, there was a noticeable delay when switching armor techniques.

Though the delay was brief... with her light body and excellent footwork, she could still evade attacks even if there were openings.

But the delay was distinctly noticeable.

Whereas Chen Lusi, with his technique switching... almost had no delay.

Just a moment ago, he used ’Armor’ to guard his throat.

In an instant.

He used ’Armor’ to protect his chest.

This was the same with other techniques.

This advantage in quick technique switching allowed him to exert enough pressure on Xia Panqiu, even if his punches and kicks were not as good as hers.

To cope, Xia Panqiu had no choice but to increase the frequency of her attacks.

She had to rely on speed and experience to forcibly break Chen Lusi’s defense.

By this point.

She could hardly hold back.

Bam—

"Again with the nose..."

Chen Lusi once more covered his nose and stepped back a few paces.

Xia Panqiu stopped her movements, looked at the nosebleed seeping through Chen Lusi’s fingers, bit her rosy lips hard, and lowered her head.

Her mood grew increasingly complex.

Ever since they left the hospital.

Her mood had been very complicated... and now, she felt even more anxious.

The misunderstanding hadn’t been cleared, and instead, she had ended up violently beating up her savior.

What on earth was this...

"Let’s go again."

Chen Lusi rubbed his nose, wiped away the remaining blood, and took a step forward to once again stand in front of Xia Panqiu.

Xia Panqiu came back to her senses, lifted her head slightly, and looked at Chen Lusi’s face.

"What’s wrong?" Chen Lusi asked, a bit puzzled by her lack of movement.

"...Nothing,"

Xia Panqiu shook her head gently and attacked him again.

And faced with her offensive, the approach Chen Lusi took was to dodge and parry as much as possible. When he couldn’t, he used ’Armor’ to block.

On that basis, he also tried to learn from her attack and defense strategies, and seize opportunities to counterattack.

Of course... none of his counterattacks succeeded.

After all, Xia Panqiu’s movements were much faster than his.

In a flash.

The two got entangled again.

Chen Lusi grasped Xia Panqiu’s fair wrist with one hand, while turning his head to dodge her other fist.

In a flash.

After observing her movements, Chen Lusi determined it was a good opportunity to counterattack, immediately raised his left arm and swung a punch at Xia Panqiu’s nose.

As he swung his fist, Chen Lusi was already contemplating his next move.

Based on previous experiences.

Xia Panqiu could easily dodge this kind of punch by tilting her head.

The real opportunity wasn’t this attack, but the subsequent shift in offense and defense.

However, observing the fist nearing her.

Xia Panqiu glanced at Chen Lusi, and instead of dodging, she actually closed her eyes...

Chen Lusi didn’t have the habit of holding back, after all, he had never managed to hit Xia Panqiu.

So when he noticed Xia Panqiu’s abnormal behavior, he could only let out a surprised sound.

"Ah..."

Bam—

In the next second.

Xia Panqiu took a direct hit.

"Ugh..."

Xia Panqiu whimpered, cradling her nose, and slowly crouched down.

"..."

Chen Lusi withdrew his fist and looked at Xia Panqiu crouched on the ground, falling silent.

He hesitated for a moment, then finally came to her side, squatted down, and asked, "Are you okay?"

"..."

Xia Panqiu, holding her nose, gazed down at her sneakers, without saying a word.

Chen Lusi was about to say something else.

Xia Panqiu sniffed, slowly lifted her head, and in her peach blossom eyes, tears lingered at the corners. She suddenly whispered, "Sorry."

She wanted to explain.

She knew that once she explained, the misunderstanding could be resolved.

But the one who first judged others’ character by appearances...was herself.

She just couldn’t bring herself to speak.

After pondering, she found that all she could really do was this one thing.

Apologize sincerely.

Not expecting him to clear the negative impression, just hoping to lessen the awkwardness... so they could get along better in the future.

Even though she was the one rescued... she still appeared to be aloof and superior.

It was a horrible feeling.

"Sorry?" Chen Lusi was somewhat puzzled.

Xia Panqiu gently sniffed, trying to prevent the nosebleed: "For what happened before."

Chen Lusi assumed she was talking about the hospital incident and looked suddenly enlightened, then said with a laugh, "Then we are even now... How about considering me as an individual entity from now on?"

"Mm, I promise," Xia Panqiu said softly.

"No need for promises."

Chen Lusi said with a smile, shaking his head: "Nobody likes having things forced upon them, and neither do I... By the way, is your nose okay?"

"Seems broken..."

"Need my help?"

"Yes... could you turn around?"

"Why?"

"It might be crooked, I don’t want anyone to see..."

"...Alright."

Chen Lusi couldn’t help but chuckle, standing up and turning around.

Then, he saw Wu You holding back a laugh.

Xia Panqiu also noticed Wu You.

She turned her head slightly to avoid his gaze, then gently tugged at Chen Lusi’s pant leg, seemingly asking for his help.

Chen Lusi shifted a bit to shield her.

Xia Panqiu hid behind Chen Lusi, finally letting go of her nose, and gently touched it.

Fortunately, her nose wasn’t broken or crooked, it had already recovered.

Just a little sore...

Xia Panqiu put down her hand, propped herself up on her knees, rested for a moment, then stood up.

After standing up.

She once again reached out and gently tugged Chen Lusi’s shirt, "I’m good."

Chen Lusi turned around.

Xia Panqiu lowered her head slightly, letting her short hair cover her face, seemingly unharmed.

"Shall we continue?"

Chen Lusi, seeing she was alright, suggested.

Xia Panqiu hadn’t replied yet.

On the other side.

Wu You could no longer hold it in, came over to Chen Lusi, and hooked his neck energetically, "Continue what! Rest if you’re tired!"

Chen Lusi thought for a moment, "I’m not tired."

Wu You held back laughter, "You better be tired!"

"..."