In the desolate wilderness, outside a car blasting music, two figures, one horizontal and one vertical, calmly faced each other.
Daredevil clutched his fractured ribs, wanting to struggle to his feet and continue fighting, but a rifle was now pressed against his forehead.
The moment he moved, a bullet would tear open his skull.
"I'm sorry, Daredevil... or rather, I should call you Lawyer Matthew, you're a good man." Bai Ye lowered his voice, his expression blank. "Unfortunately, you're in my way."
"You... know me?" Matthew stared at the man before him, shocked. Not only did this person know his weakness, his blindness, but he also knew his identity.
In response, Bai Ye fired two shots, one into Matthew's right hand and the other into his left leg. The pain caused Matthew to groan, and the baton in his hand rolled away.
Bai Ye bent down, picked up the baton, and tossed it aside, then threatened, "Of course, I know you. I know your law firm, and I know all your family... Sorry, I forgot your father is dead. You're like me now, with no family, only friends."
"Don't worry, you're a good person, and I don't want to kill you. I just hope you won't keep bothering me in the future. Go ahead and enjoy your love-hate relationship with your nemesis, Kingpin."
"Otherwise, if you meddle in my affairs again, I believe Kingpin will be very interested in your true identity. After all, the real identity of Daredevil is far more valuable than a mere one million in the bank, don't you think?"
Bai Ye said with a calm expression. He then leaned on his baton and limped towards his car, stepping on the accelerator and driving away, leaving Daredevil with a complex expression.
In the car, Bai Ye's face, which had been tense, suddenly twitched, feeling the pain throughout his body caused by the recoil from that kick, especially the severe cracks in the bones of his legs. The sensation was simply exquisite.
"Damn, that Daredevil's physique is too good. He really deserves to be a super hero who can fight and withstand attacks. He didn't die after taking my kick, which was enhanced by Inner Strength. A Physique of 1.4 is terrifying." Bai Ye examined the data on his Attribute Panel with a sigh.
Name: Bai Ye
Lifespan: 18/120 Strength: 1.4+0.2 Physique: 1.3+ Spirit: 1.4+ Charm: 1.4+ Unused Attribute Points: 0.3
Description: It is detected that someone has initiated an attack against you, analyzing opponent's data.
Name: Matthew Michael Murdock
Strength: 1.4 Agility: 1.4 Physique: 1.4 Spirit: 2.9 Charm: 1.2 You have equipped 0.2 Unused Attribute Points in Strength, the actual Strength is 1.4, extra equipped 0.2 Strength value, the apparent Strength is 1.6 ...
Looking over Matthew's data, Bai Ye couldn't help but feel impressed.
After days of investigation, he realized that the physical limit of ordinary people should be around 1.4. Daredevil was a monster who had reached the human limit in strength, speed, and physique.
Especially since the other person was blind, but their Spirit stat had reached 2.9. Their reaction speed was even more sensitive than Bai Ye, who could see. Coupled with a set of skilled fighting techniques, if he hadn't caught him off guard, he would have been kite-fished to death.
Feeling the pain in his body, Bai Ye drove according to his memory to a stone pile in the suburbs. Then, he stuffed the money from the sack into a cave and blocked it with stones.
After driving more than ten kilometers away, he discarded the mask, clothes, and rifle, dragging his body, which was almost at its limit. He walked several more kilometers on foot and found a wild forest to hide.
"Damn it, robbery is easy, but the aftermath is difficult. I'll never do this again," Bai Ye leaned against a tree, complaining. Then, he clenched his teeth and climbed to the top of the tree with his hands. He then began to do pull-ups with one hand.
Yes, pull-ups! He wanted to test his new idea, and he only needed to raise his Physique attribute to 1.4 to heal his body without wasting Unused Attribute Points.
In the wild, Bai Ye endured the intense pain in his legs and did push-ups with one hand, holding onto the tree trunk.
He had to increase his Physique to 1.4 tonight, then go to school as if nothing had happened, so he could clear his name.
10... 100... 1000...
Although exceeding the limit strained his Physique, the bonus was also terrifying. Every movement noticeably consumed less stamina. Bai Ye only felt a slight ache in his arm after completing 1,000 one-arm pull-ups.
1345... 1346... 1347...
Bai Ye gritted his teeth, bending his right arm upwards, feeling the muscles expand. The Inner Strength surging from his dantian eased the pain in his arm.
After he did 1,984 one-handed pull-ups, Bai Ye, unable to hold on, switched to using his left arm to grip the tree trunk, allowing his right arm to relax naturally. The next second, a new message appeared in the explanation panel.
Explanation Panel: You completed a one-arm pull-up with a total of 1,984 reps while injured. Repeating 35,124 times will result in 0.12% long-term damage to your body, which can be restored when your Physique reaches 1.5.
Repeating 5 times will increase your Strength limit by 0.1. Repeating 1 time will increase your Physique limit by 0.1. Repeating 2 times will increase your Spirit limit by 0.1. ...
"So, that's how it is!" Bai Ye's eyes lit up, realizing he only needed to repeat this five times to increase his Strength limit of 1.6 by 0.1.
Clearly, the added attribute points didn't merge into the base attributes but were counted as equipment.
That is to say, when his actual Strength was 1.4, he gained an extra 0.2 Strength. When his actual Strength was 200, he also gained an extra 0.2 Strength.
It could be understood that although the attribute value was the value of the next level, the experience for leveling up hadn't changed.
"I feel like I can fly," Bai Ye said, seeing his guess come true. All the depression he had felt tonight vanished, and he couldn't help but laugh. Who could resist such good news?
Thinking like this, Bai Ye's fighting spirit became even higher. His left arm gripped the tree trunk tightly, and he began to work out again.
Two hours later…
You completed a total of 1145 push-ups, and your Physique attribute limit increased to 1.4!
Along with the appearance of new data in the description, a series of cracking sounds came from all over Bai Ye's body.
Bai Ye's fractured leg bones, along with his dislocated muscles and bones, were all healed in the resonating sounds.
With his body restored to a perfect state, Bai Ye pushed up with his arms, executing a sharp backflip in the air before landing steadily on his feet.
He moved his body, which was now perfectly tuned, and looked towards his home, which was still over twenty kilometers away. He took a deep, gentle breath and started running towards it.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
In the dark moonlight, Bai Ye was like a phantom of the night. A series of wind sounds brushed past his ears as he passed scene after scene. His rapidly moving body began to feel the resistance of the air.
(End of Chapter)
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