The special training ground was set up in an abandoned old warehouse area on the edge of the Serenitea Pot. The ground was tamped down hard, and the air smelled of dust and sweat. In charge of the combat instruction were several stern-faced Millelith instructors.
For Limeng, the instructor cut straight to actual combat. "Your build is relatively solid, and your reactions aren't slow, but your technique is way too crude!" The instructor launched a fierce grapple, locking onto Limeng's wrist. Limeng instinctively tried to block, but the opponent countered, seizing his joints. "Joint manipulation! Use the bare minimum of force to control or damage the opponent's joints! Watch closely!" The instructor broke down the movement, explaining how to use the principle of leverage to break free from a chokehold and counter a grip. Limeng studied with intense concentration, sweat beading on his temples. The focus he once used to debug precision hardware in his past life was now entirely devoted to mimicking the movements. After several combat simulations, though he was thrown to the ground and covered in dust, his gaze grew sharper by the minute. His movements transformed from initial clumsiness into something quite respectable, and he successfully used a clever wrist-release technique to break free from a restraint, winning a subtle, barely perceptible nod from the instructor.
For Jingyi, it was a completely different picture. The instructor's brow never once relaxed. "Miss Jingyi, rem…
Chapter 116