When something can go wrong, it can get worse. It's like flipping a coin to bet your life. While practicing dance steps with Cai, he adjusted his entire posture. There was nothing unusual except the dance movement—numerous fast dances and strikes. Some were swift, others were more powerful. The wolf's style followed two principles: strike quickly and don't exhaust the power of the strike.
-You have a beautifully flexible body, but you need to improve your postures. You need to practice your flexibility. Come, join me. - said Cai, moving into an extremely difficult yoga pose, insurmountable for anyone without martial arts training. His legs were in a split, and his body bent forward as they transitioned to another pose.
-Practice these exercises all day. Whenever we train, aim to push your flexibility to the extreme. Now, these are the steps you need to take. Move like a bullet train, moving your whole body at once. You can use the pressure of the wind, concentrating to move faster. - commented Cai.
They continued training until nightfall. A glider movement began to rock the ship unpleasantly. Everyone took their positions.
-Anti-aircraft! - shouted the plane's pilot not far away.
-Hahahahaha. - laughed Cai, with a smile on his face.
-We have to jump, somehow. It doesn't matter. - commented Kei, practicing the wolf steps. The faster he learned, the more time he would have to keep acting, allowing him to return inside and finish his training with Niko.
The katas were simple. Kei enjoyed training. He had an energy that many people his age didn't seek. Vanity and pride led some to believe that strength was achieved only by fighting or competing without training. Kei had a fire so alive that, despite the sweat on his face, he didn't refuse to keep improving.
-Move your feet slower, first slow, then fast. Each time you take the step, you must keep the katas in mind. If you can do kata, step, kata, step... you can master the wolf's style. Only training can take you there. - responded Cai.
The turbulence continued causing slips in the plane until a major free fall made Kei hit the metal wall. The plane's pilot was attacked by two squadrons of fighters firing forcefully. Amid the commotion, Cai grabbed Kei and a parachute and jumped along with the soldiers, a common way to land. They followed the supplies, goods, and other things thrown from the burning plane. The pilot maneuvered until he saw the last jumpers, Cai and Kei, who were training in the private room.
-It's a good day for express stops. The wolf pack has officially arrived in Africa. - commented the pilot, another master of the art of fa jin.
-Hahahahaha. Kei, we're alive. - said Cai, while Kei was hugged by the man. The line of mercenaries was lost in the darkness. The hunting team tried to pursue them, but the pilot pressed a button causing an explosion, a large flare of light that shook everything, with an electromagnetic spark that turned off and restarted all electronic equipment within 10,000 meters.
-Old bastard! - shouted Kei, seeing how the explosion made them move dangerously. Through the turbulent currents, they landed on a tree in some African jungle.
-Come on, we need to find the crew. - commented Cai. Kei's weights were forgotten on the exploded plane.
They ran for a long time. The Ivorian Civil War began on September 19, 2002. Since then, numerous armed groups have caused all kinds of problems. The revolutionary group Yuyu, which attacked a Red Cross plane followed by the UN, the American embassy, and the Iranian embassy, had made many enemies. The objective was to disable Yuyu's guerrilla cell and kill Laurent Gbagbo, a dangerous tactical commander and insurgent.
-Where are we? - asked Kei.
-Deep in the jungle. We need to head west as quickly as possible. We're two days from Bondoukou. We need to get there and meet up with the hunting team, cross the Komeod River to Bouake, and reach Yamoussoukro, where our dear Yuyu is. - commented Cai, running quickly. They camped in a hole, protected by the remains of the parachute. Cai spread water with pepper and bay leaves, releasing a smell that could be sensed even through the mud.
-What are you doing? - asked Kei.
-Oh, this is water with pepper and bay leaves. It repels most of the venomous insects in the area, but more importantly, the ants. These little bastards can finish you in less than two minutes. A legion of thousands of red ants climbing your body is the worst torture you can experience in this jungle. - said Cai.
-I thought you'd train me. I'm eager to figure out that triple step. - commented Kei.
-Hahahahaha, that's why I chose you. But I hope you realize how painful it will be to learn to do all that in this rough terrain. - commented Cai.
Starting his master mode, Kei only thought about how to continue surpassing his fighting styles, and if he had to take the dress by the horns, he would continue without stopping, now without the weights his balance stabilized and improved faster, after an adaptation. He had been using the weights for four months, without taking them off his arms for a day, now he could see that his arms were crying out for a rest, his adaptation was coming, not only did he fight, but he calculated his boxing, the Niko style, katas, aikido and now the fist of the wolf, turning all his martial arts into the red.