Martial Saint!
Chapter 134 - 0123 Police Special Training

Chapter 134: 0123 Police Special Training

Gymnasium.

Members of the genius class arrived one after another, and the contact person for the police training staff was Iron-faced Tiger. He was chatting with an officer when Lu Chenzhou couldn’t help but say,

"Officer Chen?"

Chen Zhen had been investigating the Virtual Disaster case at the Haotai Villa, so he continued to keep an eye on Lu Chenzhou, knowing that he had been enrolled in the Su City Dragon Martial branch school without an examination. He remembered that Lu Chenzhou was only at the Fifth Rank back then, and now, half a year later, the boy had grown much stronger.

He stretched out his hand, initiating a handshake with Lu Chenzhou.

"It’s been a while, Student Lu."

Iron-faced Tiger asked,

"You know each other?"

Officer Chen smiled,

"Lu and my son both spent time in Fangshan."

"I see."

"Mr. Li, everyone has arrived; shall we begin?"

Chen Zhen was also a former student of Li Gui.

Iron-faced Tiger could be said to have disciples everywhere.

Li Gui cleared his throat and said without expression,

"You are about to begin this year’s practical training. I know some of you have participated before, but the scenarios of practical training are different, and the precautions are different. Your previous experience might not necessarily be useful here. Everyone ought to carefully follow Officer Chen’s training. Those who are conceited often end up... dying miserably."

Iron-faced Tiger’s words were still unpleasant to hear.

People were accustomed to it.

Officer Chen had a fellow officer step forward.

"This is Officer Xiao Liu from our Stone Lake branch, an Eighth Rank cultivator. He might not be as strong as you young geniuses, but he has over a decade of policing experience. For the next month, he will be stationed here, giving everyone one-hour special training sessions daily. We hope you will cooperate with us. After this practical training, we will provide your schools with the law enforcement footage for evaluation, and based on your performance, distribute a 3 million yuan bounty from this mission."

"3 million?"

Lu Chenzhou’s heart stirred.

He currently had zero savings; he was completely broke.

Old Tian suddenly asked,

"Officer, what kind of case is this, and where? Can you tell us?"

Officer Chen shook his head.

"To ensure the success of the roundup operation, we cannot inform you now. You will rendezvous with our officers before the mission, and we will explain in detail in the vehicle. I can tell you roughly that the enemies involved in this case are not short of core cultists comparable to the Third Rank, and they may possess some supernatural evil techniques."

Someone asked,

"Evil techniques?"

Officer Chen said,

"What we call ’evil techniques’ are commonly referred to by the cultists as ’Divine Arts’ or ’Divine Gifted Skills’... Of course, there are many names, some even call it ’witchcraft.’ Anyway, these kinds of techniques might not directly be powerful, but they are rather tricky and unpredictable. Thus, when fighting cultists who control evil techniques, once you see them in a praying pose or chanting incomprehensible syllables, songs, or babbling, you must immediately kill them from a distance with a gun or disrupt them at close range, preventing them from successfully casting the evil techniques, otherwise they might cause casualties."

Yao Cheng said,

"Last year in our headquarters’ practical training, I participated in capturing cultists. One of them stretched his arm weirdly after chanting a spell, and it even grew spikes and sharp teeth, but I easily tore it up with my Eagle Claw Technique."

He thought these evil techniques were just intimidating to look at.

In reality, they were no different than mere tricks.

Wang Hongdao spoke up,

"I once encountered a tricky cultist, seemingly a minor leader of the cult. After using his evil technique, his body unnaturally swelled to three meters and grew bizarre, ominous red hair. His strength was enough to match me, practicing Whale Form, in a head-to-head punch fight."

Lu Chenzhou’s heart stirred slightly:

"With Wang Hongdao’s cultivation equipped with the so-called strongest power of Whale Form, there should be few in the Martial Arts community who can match his strength. Are evil techniques that formidable?"

He suddenly felt even protective armor wasn’t safe.

He must achieve great success with the "Arhat Skill" before the practical training.

With these two layers of insurance, there wouldn’t be many under the level of Martial Artist who could severely injure him instantly. Then, coupled with the Sea-Sweeping Body, he could quickly escape in special circumstances.

The results of the practical training were not important; safety was.

Of course, he also believed that neither the school nor the police would send them on highly dangerous missions just to send them to their deaths. As long as they were careful and cautious, they could all return safely.

Officer Xiao Liu looked at the group of young faces and smiled,

"In today’s era, while Martial Arts are thriving, for the general public, the primary productive force is still technology. Martial Artists are rare, and the main force in fighting crime is still ordinary Martial Artists; thus, firearms remain the most critical weapon! Hence, today’s first lesson will be shooting training. You are all geniuses, capable of mastering Martial Arts well; with just a month of training, you might not hit the target with every shot, but you could compete with ordinary police trained for half a year, which would be sufficient to perform effectively in actual combat."

Upon hearing this, the eight members of the genius class had different expressions.

Some were very interested, others seemed disdainful.

Xiao Liu had prepared himself mentally; it certainly wouldn’t be easy to tame this group of geniuses. By then, the stadium was already set with targets of varying heights and in disarray. Xiao Liu pulled out a gun and said to the two adjacent police officers:

"Old Zhang, Old Li, you two attack me."

He then looked at the wary geniuses and smiled,

"Don’t worry, this is a training gun; it’s not very powerful. Now I will demonstrate shooting for you... to change your fixed impressions."

The two police officers shouted and charged towards Xiao Liu. They too were Dark Power Realm Martial Artists, moving swiftly forward with coordinated attacks, one blocking Xiao Liu’s movements, the other using a direct punch from police combat techniques, perfectly skilled in their coordination.

Xiao Liu’s right hand, wielding the gun like a butterfly knife, spun it around, his right fist blocking Old Zhang while his head dodged Old Li. Bending over, he aimed at one of the targets.

Bang!

The bullet whistled through the air, instantly piercing the balloon shaped like a human head above. He was at least forty meters away from the target. After shooting, Xiao Liu dodged two people, sprinted forward, and delivered a fierce elbow strike that knocked Old Zhang away, while his handgun, angled upward like a dagger, struck at Old Li’s throat. Old Li blocked with both hands, twisted his body to the side, and swung his right leg like a whip, attempting to kick Xiao Liu’s pistol away.

Xiao Liu dodged swiftly, retracted his gun into his pouch, and then approached with both hands ready to grab. Sometimes he would shoot, and at other times he engaged in close combat. Despite the interference from the two experts, he shot at ten targets, hitting eight, even changing the magazine during the process. One could say he handled the firearm with a fluidity that not only allowed for shooting but also enabled it as a close-combat cold weapon, and he even used the gun to break through defenses and shoot at point-blank range several times.

After finishing, Xiao Liu looked at everyone and smiled,

"Under a Martial Artist, possessing firearms and matching Fighting Skills can enable one to shoot from a distance and fight up close, which is most practical for sudden situations. All of you will inevitably deal with the police in the future, so learning to use firearms is very important.

This set I just carried out is a summary of fighting techniques from the police. Strictly speaking, it is not considered Martial Arts, but merely Fighting Skills, which are easy to learn due to their low difficulty and must be flexibly applied according to real combat situations while integrating with one’s own Martial Arts. For the next month, shooting and fighting techniques with guns will be the content of your training."

After Xiao Liu finished, Wang Hongdao raised his hand and said,

"I have already learned shooting and fighting techniques. Can I skip it?"

Beside him, Officer Chen smiled and said,

"Then spar with Xiao Liu. If there’s no problem, you can skip it and just participate in our arrest plan seminar before the practical training to enhance team coordination."

Wang Hongdao nodded.

"May I borrow a gun?"

"Then, I’m at your service."

The officers respected talents greatly.

Next, Xiao Liu and Wang Hongdao stood together, blocking and fighting with each other, shooting at targets. In terms of strength, Wang Hongdao overwhelmed Xiao Liu, but the final scoring was Xiao Liu hitting seven out of ten and Wang Hongdao five out of ten. Xiao Liu admiringly said,

"A true genius, indeed formidable."

"Too kind, I’ll head back now."

Wang Hongdao was in a race against time with his Practicing Heavenly Pile, aiming for Opening the Acupoint.

He didn’t want to waste time on other matters.

Officer Chen then asked,

"Does anyone else know shooting and fighting techniques?"

The other seven shook their heads, and Officer Chen spoke loudly,

"Well, starting today, from 7 to 8 AM, everyone must gather here. As a police officer, obeying commands is very important!"

Genius aside, he wasn’t worried about these people not learning the fighting techniques. However, combating crime, teamwork, and following orders were also crucial.

Next, each of the seven was assigned a training gun.

"In a month, after you pass the assessment, we will issue ’Temporary Gun Licenses’ and ’Judicial Assistance Certificates,’ temporarily granting you gun-holding and police qualifications, which will become invalid after the assessment, and we will collect the firearms."

Lu Chenzhou was somewhat eager.

Having a gun made this mission safer.

Xiao Liu said,

"Alright, the first week will be shooting training. When you can hit nine out of ten targets in a static situation, we will gradually increase the difficulty to include movement and combat situations. Being able to hit five out of ten targets during a fighting technique situation will qualify you."

Thereafter, basic firearms knowledge was taught.

The geniuses quickly mastered it, then got hands-on with the firearms.

Xiao Liu said,

"Who wants to try first?"

"I’ll go."

Lu Chenzhou wanted to see if shooting would appear on the Martial Arts Tree.

If so, he was confident he could become a sharpshooter within a few days.

"These targets vary in height, and are roughly between ten and fifty meters away. Start shooting, hitting three out of ten shots would be pretty good, indicating talent."

Lu Chenzhou held the gun with one hand and fired rapidly.

Ten shots, four hits.

After watching, Xiao Liu was slightly surprised:

"Not bad, have you practiced before?"

"No."

Lu Chenzhou looked at the Martial Arts Tree, and sure enough, since shooting wasn’t Martial Arts, it didn’t appear on the Martial Arts Tree, shattering his dream of becoming a sharpshooter in one day.

"I wonder if the fighting techniques will work... Probably not."

...

In the blink of an eye, a month had passed.

Xiao Liu finished the special training for the genius class and returned to the police force.

As Lu Chenzhou expected.

The fighting techniques were not included in the Martial Arts Tree, even though he had practiced them very fluently, no worse than Xiao Liu. It now seemed that the lowest standard for inclusion in the Martial Arts Tree was the Basic Boxing level; fighting techniques at most counted as armed fighting skills, not involving Martial Arts theory or realms, indistinguishable from ordinary fighting skills.

Nevertheless, it didn’t matter since what he pursued was Martial Arts.

Firearms, as hot weapons, just needed to be usable.

Ending his training, Lu Chenzhou’s phone rang.

It was Chen Ye from the Daoist Science and Technology.

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