248: Chapter 245 True Unrestricted Fighting

"Mr. Li, you may choose a direction. Based on the data we have obtained from you previously, you can actually choose speed and fighting.

Regarding speed… your 50-meter time is indeed a new world record. If you choose the physical fitness category, I can take you to the physical fitness area. There are specialized testing grounds there, and professional medical and guidance teams are also present."

As she spoke, Lux pointed toward the physical fitness area not far away. It was mostly populated by athletes, and one could also see some professionals in white lab coats, working one-on-one or even one-on-many, constantly saying something to some of the athletes.

"These people are professional instructors for physical training. Besides that, from the first to the ninth underground levels here, everything is various medical and physical therapy areas.

Because the choices are different, the assigned teams will also be different. You must make your choice, Mr. Li, before I can facilitate the arrangements for you."

Lux paused for a moment and then pointed toward the combat and fighting area not far away.

"That over there is the combat and fighting area. Combat and fighting is also a key research project for our laboratory. I have already stated the purpose earlier; this is likewise a very important research project.

And for the combat and fighting project, there is an opportunity to join the company's security team later on. The prerequisite is that you, Mr. Li, are still willing to stay after passing the test period."

"Passing the test period?" Li Changsheng pondered this sentence.

Lux's beautiful eyes glanced left and right almost imperceptibly, and then she laughed in a low voice: "The test period lasts for one month. It mainly tests the newcomer's physical fitness and combat ability. Only after passing the test period can we determine whether you, Mr. Li, are qualified to continue staying here.

Or whether you have the ability to continue working in other positions within the company."

Upon hearing this, Li Changsheng smiled, though he felt a bit of understanding in his heart.

"This Lux… is very likely one of our own, but it is not appropriate to have too much contact for now. Listening to the implication of her words, one month later is when the slaughtering begins."

This Lux spoke very cryptically. If one only listened to the surface, this was just a speech to motivate new employees, with the goal of getting newcomers to try their best to perform during the first month so that they could continue to stay at Tech Company after the test period.

But, well…

"Young Miss Lux, if after the test period it is discovered that the conditions are not met, what will happen?"

"This…" Lux was silent for a moment, seemingly organizing her words. After thinking about it, she said: "I am very sorry… Mr. Li, I do not know what the current situation of those people is; I am not clear about that."

"Mm, understood."

Li Changsheng nodded. The meaning was very clear: one month later, either become an experimental subject or continue to serve.

In short, even if Superman came, he would have to leave something behind; even if the Monkey King came, he would have to shed a layer of skin.

"That over there is the Huaxia Traditional Martial Arts circle. It contains many of the martial arts currently circulating in Huaxia. If Mr. Li is interested in other martial arts, you can also communicate with others there. If you choose the combat aspect, the test will mostly focus on fighting."

"Oh! So there are competitions here?" Hearing this, Li Changsheng was a little surprised.

"The company does not actually have hard rules. Apart from us conducting professional tests and records of your force exertion and movements during fighting, the various martial arts styles will spontaneously hold competitions.

There are no mandatory regulations for this, but everyone is very willing to do so because the company has set up an underground arena tournament that truly achieves no-holds-barred fighting.

At that time, big shots who have business dealings with the company will watch. It happens once a week. Participants are rewarded based on the number of times they defend the title; the more times they defend it, the larger the prize pool they receive.

Currently, the group that has successfully defended the title the most consecutive times should be that group of Israelis; their Krav Maga is currently ranked first. Next is Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Kyokushin Karate.

Some people, because they are extremely good at practical combat, have already become representative excellent employees of the company and are currently enjoying high combat commission rewards from the company."

Lux said with a smile.

At this moment, Li Changsheng understood again. This woman was still hinting, hinting to himself that if you want to survive, you must prove yourself, at least by having an extremely excellent performance in earning money.

At this moment, Li Changsheng was a bit unsure of this person's identity.

"Is this woman actually arranged by Old Zhou, or is she intentionally helping me because we are both from Huaxia?"

Regarding this, both are possible. This woman clearly knows some inside information. If she has a compassionate heart, it is also normal for her to give a few reminders in a cryptic tone.

"Does Huaxia Traditional Martial Arts not have a place here at all?" Li Changsheng simply did not dwell on this question. The current situation was unclear, and he could not directly ask this woman.

Besides, who knows if there is real-time monitoring here? This woman being so careful might be because of some kind of surveillance.

"That is not the case. In fact, there are some capable Huaxia Traditional Martial Arts; among them, Wing Chun and Jeet Kune Do have very impressive performances. However, there are very few who practice these two combat styles and can maintain excellent performance.

What I just said was only the average performance level. Calculating the average, Huaxia is indeed ranked relatively low overall."

Lux shook her head and said.

"Then take me to see the Huaxia Traditional Martial Arts circle."

Li Changsheng was a bit puzzled in his heart. Since it is truly no-holds-barred fighting, how could Huaxia Traditional Martial Arts perform so poorly?

One must know that old-school Traditional Martial Arts were all about being as underhanded as possible; not following rules was the true killer move.

Things like gouging eyes, striking temples, throats, soft ribs, groins, or the anus were all standard operations. Martial Artists in the old society were focused on how to kill as quickly as possible, using whatever they had.

If they didn't have weapons in their hands, they would aim for vital points, or grab a handful of dirt and sand from the ground and throw it at the face.

This was the low-end practical approach. The high-end approach was to aim for vital points, such as the eight-character techniques: Destroy, Push, Assist, Seize, Pull, Press, Force, and Absorb. Each character technique contained three methods to attack the opponent's major vital acupoints.

As for the masters of the Republic of China era, if you were to say they were confined to one school, that might not necessarily be true. Almost all of them knew various other practical skills, and they had one area they were extremely good at, strengthening their own strengths.

It can be said that Traditional Martial Arts is essentially a combat art that learns from others' strengths to make up for one's own weaknesses and draws on the strengths of many.

Even someone like the so-called "Deadly Fist Master" Chen, this founder of Mad Dog Fist—if you were to say he couldn't fight, that might not be true. At the very least, if an ordinary person were to deal with him, they would easily be killed by him.

Even an average professional boxer, when facing him, would likely be killed in a counterattack by him.

Li Changsheng felt that this person, although he did not know Traditional Martial Arts, had a fighting style that was essentially the same as the old Traditional Martial Arts.

Following Lux for a distance, it didn't take long before he saw a group of men and women dressed in various clothes practicing different routines.

At the first glance, Li Changsheng frowned immediately.

There were many martial arts styles and martial arts here. There were weapons like sabers, spears, swords, and halberds, as well as fist, foot, finger, and palm techniques. It was a motley collection, but after looking around, Li Changsheng felt it was very bad.