Is a gang fight dangerous?
Very dangerous, because most people who join in are just there to make up the numbers. They figure a massive brawl is underway anyway, and since they are already there, they might as well jump into the chaos and land a kick for the thrill of it.
Coincidentally, almost everyone in a gang fight thinks the exact same way. Everyone steps up to land a blow, and the more people there are, the easier things go wrong. Once the person taking the beating gets hit by everyone, they are basically finished.
Is a gang fight safe? It can be very safe, too.
At least, that was how it felt for Li Ercang and the other two.
Hou Yong did not participate. Li Ercang, Shen Xiao, and Zhao Ping'an formed a barrier around him, providing watertight protection—so watertight that Hou Yong actually had the leisure to critique their fighting styles.
Ever since he started following Hou Yong, Shen Xiao had taken systematic lessons in sanda and freestyle kickboxing. Back when he ran the Recycling Station in the county seat, Shen Xiao would ride his bicycle for over an hour every day just to take those classes in town.
With systematic training in sanda and freestyle kickboxing, combined with his prior street-fighting experience, Shen Xiao possessed a highly aesthetic fighting style. Even though he was surrounded by seven or eight men, he could still effortlessly dodge, take down an opponent with three punches and two kicks, and then seamlessly move on to the next.
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