NOVPUB30: Li Hao’s Calculation 0030
30: Li Hao’s Calculation 0030
Only six people remained, and Ma Tao was truly frightened; Ye Qiu’s strength was beyond imagination.
“How can you possibly overcome so many people!
It’s impossible!” Ma Tao was beside himself, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Ye Qiu’s gaze fell upon him indifferently, his smile devilish, sending shivers down one’s spine.
“Attack me, all of you!” Ma Tao bellowed at the Taekwondo experts he had hired.
However, those six Taekwondo experts couldn’t hear Ma Tao’s roars; their spirits were completely occupied by Ye Qiu, especially Ye Qiu’s aura, which was a hundred times stronger than any Taekwondo expert they had ever seen.
In their hearts, Ye Qiu’s agile moves and his invincible presence made them falter from within.
At that moment, it wasn’t just attacking they dare not do—they didn’t even dare to flee.
“I’m afraid you’re going to be disappointed.
These people you’ve brought can’t pose any threat to me,” Ye Qiu said as he brushed his shoulders, his footsteps slowly approaching Ma Tao.
When he walked past the six Taekwondo experts, all six were simultaneously flicked away with a casual flick of Ye Qiu’s hand, falling to the ground without even having a chance to resist.
Ye Qiu was now within reach, and Ma Tao’s heart trembled, his body instinctively retreating out of fear.
His escape was clumsy, his steps unsteady, as if his spirit had been thoroughly crushed.
“You’re not human, you cannot possibly be this powerful,” Ma Tao muttered, shaking his head repeatedly, denying Ye Qiu’s strength as a tiny comfort to himself, trying to prove that his defeat wasn’t so absolute.
But this was just wishful thinking, a form of self-consolation.
Ye Qiu shattered Ma Tao’s self-consolation with his strength, leaving no room for doubt.
More than twenty people had been taken down by Ye Qiu, a fact Ma Tao couldn’t escape.
“Now it’s just you left.
What are you going to do?
Will you fight me yourself?” Ye Qiu said with a hint of sarcasm, because just a few days ago, Ma Tao had been at his mercy.
Even if he were to take action himself, how would it change his fate of defeat?
Perhaps it was Ye Qiu’s words that provoked him, or maybe it was Ma Tao’s unwillingness to accept defeat.
At that moment, he actually made a move!
He refused to concede, and so, he attacked.
With a shout, Ma Tao exuded an unstoppable momentum.
With that cry, he energized himself, feeling his strength surge, his fists like dragons, thundering towards Ye Qiu.
At this moment, Ma Tao was clear-headed and powerful, more vital than ever before.
It was perhaps the sensation of a breakthrough in adversity.
This state greatly bolstered Ma Tao’s confidence; he did not believe that after fighting with more than twenty experts, Ye Qiu would still have the energy to deal with him!
This was Ma Tao’s confidence; Ye Qiu might be formidable, but he couldn’t possibly be expending no effort at all.
The ease he displayed must surely be a façade, Ma Tao thought.
If he dared to try, he could certainly break through that pretense.
So Ma Tao decided to stake everything on one last attempt.
During the many years Ma Tao learned Taekwondo, he studied under numerous instructors, but only one had truly impressed him—a Taekwondo master from Korea, who had ignited his passion for the martial art and even inspired him to take it to greater heights.
The Korean Taekwondo master had taught him a move, one that remained Ma Tao’s ace in the hole.
Even in front of the entire school that day, he hadn’t used it because it was a move he hadn’t yet mastered, a move that could backfire if not properly executed.
But now, Ma Tao felt he was in peak condition, so he decided to use that move to finish off Ye Qiu.
Ma Tao formed a continuous attack with one fist trailing the other.
Ye Qiu slightly shifted his body, dodging the first punch, but the next punch came swiftly.
The angle of this punch was tricky, vastly different from the direction of the first punch.
Ye Qiu furrowed his brow slightly.
Ma Tao’s move didn’t quite resemble Taekwondo techniques; it was more akin to a martial arts move.
“Die!”
“Intercepting Fist!”
Ma Tao’s forehead bulged with veins as he put all his strength into his punch.
The fist whirled up a nefarious wind, aiming with a cunning trajectory for the ribs of Ye Qiu.
If one were to carefully observe Ma Tao’s arms, they would notice his arms rotating, constantly turning, while his fist snapped at the opponent like a wolf’s maw.
Ye Qiu was momentarily taken aback.
Seeing Ye Qiu’s surprise, Ma Tao smirked inwardly, convinced of his victory.
With this move unleashed, Ye Qiu had no reason to not be beaten.
“Die!” Ma Tao spat out the word, his entire being, along with his fist, slamming towards Ye Qiu.
He wanted to hear the sound of his fist crushing Ye Qiu’s bones; that way, even if Ye Qiu was still powerful, he would lose his fighting ability.
However…
Ma Tao’s fist did not touch anything, not even a thread of Ye Qiu’s clothes.
To his shock, he found that his punch had missed completely!
Ma Tao was utterly bewildered and felt a chill in his heart.
He actually failed to bring down Ye Qiu, and he was very clear about what that meant.
In fact, at the moment when Ma Tao’s Intercepting Fist was about to hit Ye Qiu’s left rib, Ye Qiu’s body trembled slightly, evading Ma Tao’s punch altogether.
It was only a few millimeters away, and Ye Qiu would have been struck.
Even Ye Qiu himself was taken aback; had he not detected something amiss the instant Ma Tao launched his punch and been prepared for it, another expert, using a more concealed approach, might have successfully hit him.
This fist technique was truly insidious, using the first punch as a feint to attract attention, with the second punch being the real lethal move.
Once thrown, few could respond in time to block it, and a slight misstep could indeed result in being wounded.
“Where did you learn this move?” Ye Qiu asked coldly.
He did not make a move against Ma Tao but simply inquired indifferently.
Ma Tao was initially startled, then burst into laughter: “Ye Qiu, you’re lucky to have survived.
If my punch had connected, you wouldn’t have to take care of yourself for the rest of your life.”
“You want to know where I learned this move?”
“Do you feel threatened?
Haha, but I’m just not going to tell you.” Ma Tao thought that his attack had frightened Ye Qiu and felt rather proud, no longer afraid.
“Are you trying to force me to take action and make you spill the beans?” Ye Qiu said, his tone dropping seven degrees colder as he observed Ma Tao’s self-satisfied manner, thinking he had an edge.
“Even if you beat me to death, Ye Qiu, I won’t tell you.”
“And you might not dare to kill me.
Don’t think I didn’t plan ahead. 𝒏𝙤𝙫𝒑𝙪𝙗.𝙘𝒐𝙢
Before I decided to deal with you, I had already arranged for someone to call the police and arrest you if I didn’t return,” Ma Tao laughed heartily.
“Heh, who said I was going to kill you.” Ye Qiu chuckled, then his tone shifted abruptly, his eyes intently fixed on Ma Tao’s, he said softly, “You might not talk now, but I will slowly make you talk.
You’ve never experienced being tortured for information, have you?
That feeling of wanting to die but being unable to— It’s unforgettable.” With these words, Ye Qiu’s face showed a terrifying smile, causing Ma Tao’s heart to tremble.
“Ye Qiu, don’t think you’re the winner yet, the real show has just begun!”
Just as Ye Qiu was preparing to apply some pressure to make him divulge where he had learned that move, he suddenly felt an oppressive force bearing down on him.
A light laugh came from not far away, causing a stunned Ma Tao to turn his head, only to widen his eyes in shock at the sight of the speaker.
“You…
how did you get here…”
Surprise filled Ma Tao’s eyes as the other party chuckled, “Brother Ma Tao, I knew you might not be able to handle him, so when you were preparing to make your move, I decided to keep a card up my sleeve.
Unexpectedly, it really came in handy, so when I saw you had lost, I came.”
The newcomer was none other than Li Hao, whom Ma Tao had encountered at the bar many days earlier.
The two had hit it off well after realizing they shared a common enemy, leading to their collaboration to deal with Ye Qiu.
Although they had initially planned to act together, Ma Tao couldn’t wait and prematurely sought out Ye Qiu, hoping to salvage his pride.
Li Hao had long been aware of Ye Qiu’s abilities, which were apparent from his handling of the kidnapping of Shen Mengchen—he wasn’t an ordinary person.
Li Hao even suspected that Ye Qiu might be Shen Mengchen’s bodyguard.
So, when he learned that Ma Tao had acted impulsively and not according to his plan, although angry, it was too late.
He could only have someone follow and send him updates about the fight covertly, stepping in only after learning of Ma Tao’s defeat.
Looking at the more than a hundred people beside him, while not quite reaching the goal he had in mind, Li Hao felt it was close enough.
Standing in front of the multitude, his gaze icy, he had once declared that he would one day make Ye Qiu realize that he was not the laughingstock!
He was not a clown!
Basking in the gentle breeze, with a hundred men at his back ready to serve as his arms, Li Hao felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction.
Narrowing his eyes slightly, he uttered, “Kill!”
Following his command, the hundred men behind Li Hao charged forward like a wave, swarming towards Ye Qiu with the force of a flood.
Li Hao had harbored murderous intent against Ye Qiu for a long time.
He was a dark and vindictive man who couldn’t tolerate his desires being touched by others.
Though he guessed that Ye Qiu was just Shen Mengchen’s bodyguard, the mere thought of that detestable man living in the same villa as Shen Meng made him lose his cool.
So he decided to eliminate Ye Qiu, confident that even if he killed a man, he could smooth things over.
Watching Li Hao leading the fierce onslaught of over a hundred men, Ma Tao’s head buzzed with a mixture of elation and shock, standing there dumbfounded.
In terms of ruthlessness, Li Hao was a hundred times more vicious than Ma Tao.
Watching Ye Qiu stand unmoving in front of the oncoming horde, Ma Tao murmured incredulously, “Now you’re surely beaten!”
