Zombie Bodyguard-Chapter 1678 - 1675: Xiaoyi’s Gift

"Oh, it’s good that it doesn’t harm people. Which acupoint is it?" Qiao Xiaoyi asked.

"A Numbness Point under the ribs. After hitting it, the opponent can lose their combat ability, but it requires a certain amount of finger strength and reflexes." Lin Tian inspected his fingers and shook his head gently. Xiaoyi’s fingers were naturally made for playing music—slender but fragile.

Unlike Lin Tian, his fingers were also slender but exuded a sense of power, as if he could grasp anything.

Qiao Xiaoyi raised his hand and looked at his fingers, feeling somewhat embarrassed: "Brother Lin, my finger strength definitely isn’t sufficient, that’s the first point I can’t meet."

Lin Tian waved his hand and laughed: "Don’t worry, since I called you out, I have a way to improve your attack strength. Look at how I make a fist."

He clenched his fist and placed it in front of Qiao Xiaoyi. Qiao Xiaoyi was honest, not stupid. Upon careful inspection, he could see the difference in the fist.

Normally, when making a fist, the four fingers are aligned, but Lin Tian’s fist had the knuckle of the middle finger protruding slightly, resembling a spike on the fist surface.

"Acupoint Kung Fu requires strong finger strength; otherwise, the force can’t directly penetrate the acupoint and won’t serve the acupoint’s purpose. But fingers are very delicate. Without training, it’s impossible to reach the finger strength required for acupoint striking."

"However, finger joints are different. Finger joints, like elbow joints, are the ends of joints, hard and sharp. According to the physics formula for pressure, when pressure is constant, the smaller the area, the greater the pressure. Hence, finger joint attacks are very fierce. If properly mastered, they can meet the strength requirements for acupoint striking." Lin Tian explained in detail.

He hadn’t learned Acupoint Kung Fu, but he mastered the most powerful "Nine Needle Technique," which in a sense, acupuncture is Acupoint Kung Fu, and the "Nine Needle Technique" is the most powerful Acupoint Kung Fu.

"Do you understand what I’m saying?" Lin Tian asked.

Qiao Xiaoyi nodded, indicating he understood: "I understand all this, but how do I attack? Where should I aim?"

"Don’t rush. First, experience this fist-clenching attack method. Come, punch me here." Lin Tian patted his chest and invited Qiao Xiaoyi to attack.

Qiao Xiaoyi saw Lin Tian’s expression wasn’t fake and hesitated for a moment, stepped forward, and then swung his fist. But he didn’t dare to use force, his fist landed lightly on Lin Tian without making a sound.

"Xiaoyi, did you skip dinner? Your strength can’t even hit a rabbit." Lin Tian was quite helpless. This guy was so accustomed to being gentle that he couldn’t easily hit anyone, let alone himself.

Qiao Xiaoyi felt somewhat embarrassed and nodded: "Brother Lin, shall I try again?"

"Go ahead." Lin Tian pointed at his chest.

Qiao Xiaoyi gritted his teeth, stepped back a bit, then charged forward and swung a heavy punch at Lin Tian, producing a "bang" as Lin Tian stood unmoved while Qiao Xiaoyi cried out in pain, quickly retracting his hand.

His punch felt like hitting a copper wall and iron fort; his entire hand was shaken so painfully.

"Uh, I’m sorry, I reflexively resisted. Are you okay?" This time it was Lin Tian’s turn to feel awkward. Actually, he was quite helpless; his zombie physique always reflexively defended against external stimuli before his consciousness responded. This was self-protection, but not beneficial for Qiao Xiaoyi.

"I’m fine." Qiao Xiaoyi shook his fist, the pain starting to lessen a bit, but at the same time was quite amazed at Lin Tian’s physical toughness. Winning against Jin Luxian today wasn’t just mere luck.

"Come on, punch a few more times, feel the power of the punch." Lin Tian instructed him to practice punching a few more times, only stopping when he had it somewhat figured out.

After this brief practice, Qiao Xiaoyi was sweating from his forehead; it was already quite a workout for him.

Qiao Xiaoyi exhaled slightly but showed a determined expression: "Brother Lin, what’s next? I’m not tired."

"Next is recognizing acupoints. This Numbness Point is located between the third and fourth ribs. It feels slightly recessed when touched. This acupoint has rich blood circulation and many nerve endings, hitting it lightly gives a slight numb feeling. Try it." Lin Tian pointed out the location on his rib.

Qiao Xiaoyi felt intrigued and explored the area with his hand, suddenly smiling when he seemed to find the spot Lin Tian described, then lightly tapped it with a fist, as instructed.

Mm...

He couldn’t help but let out a muffled sound when he hit the acupoint, the numbness was very mild but noticeable.

"It seems you’ve found it, that’s the spot. Now I’ll test your reflexes and observation skill." Lin Tian nodded and pointed to a spot on the ground, saying: "In a moment you’ll stand here, and I’ll run around you. You must accurately hit my acupoint. Can you do it?"

"I’ll give it a try." Qiao Xiaoyi hesitated, the acupoint’s location was so hidden and small, with someone moving, it wasn’t easy to hit it.

Lin Tian began to run around Qiao Xiaoyi, having slowed down his speed, otherwise Qiao Xiaoyi wouldn’t be able to hit him.

Qiao Xiaoyi leaned slightly forward, clenched his fist, and moved his eyes continuously, catching Lin Tian’s movement trajectory. Suddenly, he threw a punch, producing a "bang" and hitting Lin Tian’s ribs, but unfortunately not the acupoint.

However, Lin Tian still praised: "Your reflexes are good, seems you weren’t lying. But keep your force consistent during reflexes. Slowly adjust, otherwise even if you hit it, there’ll be no effect."

Agility and strength are complementary variables in combat, yet sometimes opposing. When pursuing speed and agility, strength might fall short. Only a "monster" like Lin Tian could possess both agility and strength so excellently.

"Again." Lin Tian continued giving commands.

Qiao Xiaoyi concentrated fully, his eyes moving swiftly, and Lin Tian had the illusion that whenever Qiao Xiaoyi focused keenly, he had a special aura, different from his usual honest and reserved self.

Lin Tian paused momentarily in his distraction, then as if Qiao Xiaoyi sensed it, he suddenly threw a punch, striking Lin Tian’s rib acupoint accurately.

The punch force was still insufficient, but the reflexes were enough to surprise Lin Tian. He looked at Qiao Xiaoyi curiously: "How did you do that, you’ve only practiced a few times."

Qiao Xiaoyi also felt perplexed, then said: "I don’t know either. Since childhood, my reflex nerves have been quite developed. The day of school, I instinctively rushed to save that girl. Maybe I was born with it."

"Anyway, this is your talent, it’s a good thing. Seems like you’re lacking in strength, knowing how to exert maximum force when accurately hitting is your training direction." Lin Tian pointed out the key for him to defeat the Karate Club members.