"Huff!"
The robust and strong figure exploded with such speed that even the falling colorful confetti was pushed aside, creating a hollow trail through which the air currents swirled the surrounding bits of paper with the smoke.
It was a tall man dressed in a black tank top, his body covered with bulging muscles, broad and sturdy like a bear.
He was only about seven or eight meters from Lin Qing, and suddenly, like a tiger descending the mountain, he charged at Lin Qing. At the same time, he clenched his fist and raised his elbow high, his burly arm hoisted up, exposing his calloused elbow joint.
It was as if a beast bared its fangs!
Lin Qing seemed to have no reaction, still with his back to the man, staring at his phone.
At that instant, a fierce glint flashed in the tall man's eyes, and his right arm's muscles fully bulged out, thrusting the elbow with ferocious power straight towards Lin Qing's nape!
With his years of honed killing technique, he was confident that he could shatter the temporary patrol officer's cervical vertebrae with a single blow!
But just then—
"Hm?"
Lin Qing, as if he had eyes on the back of his head, suddenly crouched down and dodged the sideways elbow. At the same time, he jabbed backward with an electric stick in his hand—
Accompanied by the crackling sound of electricity, the tip of the electric stick immediately struck the tall man behind him, bursting forth with a blaze of blue sparks.
"Damn it!"
The tall man's realization came in an instant, his pupils abruptly contracting.
But the intense electric current had already passed through his body in an instant, causing all his muscles to involuntarily seize and twitch, and his body shuddered uncontrollably.
With a thud, the momentum of his charge made him ram headfirst into the seating ahead, falling to the ground convulsing non-stop.
After dodging to the side, Lin Qing took two more steps forward, pressed the electric stick against the neck of the tall man, and turned it up to the highest power setting, ruthlessly tilting the electric energy into him.
Under the ten thousand volts of electricity, the tall man howled and twitched a few times before fainting within seconds.
[Current Order Level increased by 0.4]
At this moment, a line of green text appeared before his eyes.
Lin Qing didn't stop; he continued to apply electric current to the tall man's head with the electric stick.
"Lin Qing."
Only when he heard the voice of Team Leader Han from behind did he stop, retract the electric stick, and stand up.
Unfortunately, the electric sticks issued to patrol officers were designed for high voltage and low current, made only to impede, not to injure.
The capacity of the capacitors and the discharge rate of the circuits were both very low; the electric output was not enough to kill someone.
However, applying an electric shock to the head like he did was still quite damaging; if this man didn't die, his brain would probably still be mush.
"Are you okay?"
Team Leader Han's steps were swift, having already arrived beside Lin Qing.
The other team members also hurried over, and two immediately cuffed the unconscious tall man's hands and feet.
"It was a close call."
Lin Qing said with a look of fear, "This guy suddenly attacked me by surprise. Luckily I was using my phone to record a selfie, and I caught him trying to sneak up on me."
He looked down at the tall man who had fainted on the ground and said with lingering fear, "His move just now was very professional; he must've trained in specialized killing fighting techniques, aiming to directly smash my neck with a side elbow, clearly trying to kill me."
"Selfie?"
Team Leader Han couldn't help but give him a look—he was indeed quite handsome.
"I got it on video." Lin Qing immediately opened the selfie video he had deliberately recorded.
In the video, Lin Qing could be seen recording himself.
Suddenly, a burst of noise from a shattered lampshade and smoke gushed out. With confetti raining down in celebration, the tall man burst into the frame, and what followed was the ferocious elbow strike.
Then, the camera shook wildly, the screen went black, and nothing could be seen, only the sound of crackling.
"Good luck," said Team Leader Han after watching the video, slowing revealing a hint of a smile. "It's good it was you. Your actions and responses were fast enough to electrify and take him down in an instant."
With his sharp eyes and experience, he could tell at a glance that this tall man's movements were fierce and his speed swift, clearly surpassing that of an ordinary person.
Such a brutal and swift strike would be too late for a normal person to deal with, even if they happened to spot the danger while taking a selfie.
It was only because Lin Qing had mastered the four-six edition Practice Method, causing his physique to undergo an all-around transformation, and his nervous reaction speed was much faster than that of an average person, that he was able to respond in time.
Otherwise, had it been someone else, they would probably have already had their neck bones shattered and be dead.
"Fortunately..." Lin Qing also expressed his fear: "I was almost done for."
Although he had pretended it all and had anticipated the danger beforehand, purposely faking a selfie to observe behind him with the camera, he truly hadn't known what the danger would be, only guessing that it was likely caused by human intervention.
After all, in this era, getting explosives or firearms was too difficult.
If a small gang could obtain such things, it would be too far-fetched.
Moreover, the Order Level had only been reduced to 0.1, not to zero as it should have been if the danger had been a shooting or a bomb.
So, it was highly probable that someone wanted to make a move on him.
"Chief."
At this moment, Qin Qin quickly checked the unconscious tall man on the ground and said, "This person is very strong and has wear and tear as well as calluses on various joints. From the scars and calluses on his body, it's possible he is a fighter involved in Black Boxing."
"Black Boxing?" Team Leader Han nodded slightly, "His moves are ruthless, precise, and clearly lethal. It is indeed possible that he's an underground boxer."
Lin Qing stood silently aside.
In a fair fight, he might not be a match for this man.
Even though he had also mastered master-level Fight Techniques and had plenty of experience in killing, surviving in the post-apocalyptic world wasn't about fighting, and naturally, he couldn't compare to those specialized in fights to the death.
Not to mention, there were differences in physique and strength between people—even if they had both mastered the same four-six edition Practice Method, their explosive power might differ significantly.
However, victory isn't just about who can fight harder.
That's why he stood while the other man fell.
"But why would this person attack Lin Qing?" Qin Qin asked, puzzled.
Team Leader Han pondered for a moment, then suddenly his gaze swept across the surrounding people, and he said in a cold voice, "Members of the Blue Scarf Gang, come out. I know, Luo Tuo, that you are in this bar. Come out willingly."
"Sir."
A crew-cut lean young man walked out with a smile, "May I know what you want with me?"
"Are you the leader of the Blue Scarf Gang?" Team Leader Han looked at the lean young man.
The lean young man 'Luo Tuo' chuckled and said, "I'm just a initiator of a small social group for drinking and fun, hardly a leader."
"Hah..."
Team Leader Han laughed coldly, not bothering to argue with him, and directly asked, "Since this person was in your Blue Scarf Gang's territory, you must know him, right?"
"This... Sir, you're wronging me. I don't know him," Luo Tuo pleaded innocence, "The owner of the bar isn't me. How could it be our territory? We're just here to drink, and as for who comes in, I really don't know."
"Is that so?" Team Leader Han looked at him expressionlessly and asked, "You don't know how the chandelier broke? It wasn't a technique you prepared?"
"I really don't know about that."
Luo Tuo said helplessly, "How would us good citizens dare to associate with such a madman who dares attack law enforcement officers, right?"
"Good citizens?" Team Leader Han mocked with a laugh.
He knew that it was almost impossible to get anything out of these underworld scoundrels.
So, he didn't waste more words, and turned directly to Lin Qing, "Lin Qing, this person might have attacked you because he dared not face the investigation and was trying to break out and escape. Check him with the recognition system."