Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 1123 - 1169: One-on-One with the Flying Hawk Squad

Chapter 1123: Chapter 1169: One-on-One with the Flying Hawk Squad

Li Yifei once again arrived at Flying Hawk Squad, and this made everyone in the squad extremely excited, because they had also received the news that this time, it would be Li Yifei leading them to carry out the mission.

"Mingrui, this time I’m going to temporarily take over your position as squad leader again. You don’t have any objections, do you?" Li Yifei said with a smile, patting Zheng Mingrui on the shoulder.

Zheng Mingrui laughed heartily and said, "Boss, with you here, I’m always your second-in-command."

"Eh, Mingrui, you’re not bad either. You’ve made significant progress recently." Li Yifei looked at Zheng Mingrui closely with surprise. Even though he still appeared to joke around as before, Li Yifei could clearly sense that he was much more composed and his aura much more restrained. All signs showed great improvement.

Speaking of Zheng Mingrui, he was considered a master before, but he was only about on par with Sophia from the past. As for Sophia’s progress during this period, Li Yifei was well aware of it. It was uncertain who would win or lose if Sophia were to confront Zheng Mingrui.

Zheng Mingrui chuckled and said, "Boss, since you’ve handed the Flying Hawk Squad over to me, I can’t tarnish our squad’s reputation, can I? So I’ve had no choice but to push myself hard. Even if I can’t reach your heights, boss, I can’t fall too far behind either."

"Very good!" Li Yifei patted Zheng Mingrui’s shoulder more vigorously, saying, "Mingrui, I’m truly happy for you and for our Flying Hawk Squad."

"Boss, how come you brought a sister-in-law along this time?" Zheng Mingrui teased Li Yifei with a mischievous grin.

Li Yifei glared and said, "Don’t talk nonsense. This is my apprentice Sophia. I’m also bringing her along for this mission. But this means taking up one of your slots, so I hope all the brothers will forgive us."

The men of Flying Hawk Squad were all hot-blooded, and participating in missions only excited them more. Now that Li Yifei had taken up one of the slots, some naturally started to worry whether their own slot would be taken by Sophia.

"Boss, you’re playing favorites here," one of the team members said with a smile.

Li Yifei laughed heartily and replied, "I knew you guys wouldn’t be so easily convinced. How about this: after I’ve picked out the primary members, we’ll have a few substitutes. Those substitutes can challenge Sophia later on, and whoever amongst you defeats her will get that slot."

The members all let out an excited shout. They respected Li Yifei’s strength, and had he been bringing his apprentice just for fun, they would have been delighted to entertain her. But when it came to taking up a slot, they were not so willing to accept it.

This wasn’t out of disrespect for Li Yifei, but a tradition of Flying Hawk Squad: whoever is stronger has more say.

Li Yifei scanned the crowd and continued, "It’s been almost two years since I last fought alongside everyone. So this time, I want to see just how much everyone has improved and who in our squad is the strongest. These next few days, don’t hold back; you’d better make a strong impression."

"Boss, just you watch!"

"We definitely won’t disappoint you!"

Everyone started shouting, not reacting like a typical military unit would with officers speaking and the subordinates simply replying yes or no. It wasn’t a lack of respect for Li Yifei or discipline; it was just the tradition of Flying Hawk Squad. When out on a mission, the discipline of these men was incomparable to that of ordinary troops.

Li Yifei nodded and announced loudly, "Then what are you waiting for? Get training, you don’t have much time left."

However, at this moment, Zheng Mingrui grinned and said, "Boss, I’ve thought of an even better training method."

Li Yifei narrowed his eyes and asked, "What method?"

Zheng Mingrui said with a mischievous smile, "That would be to have a bout with the boss."

"What the heck, Captain, you can’t be serious. Us sparring with the boss? That’s just masochistic."

"Yeah, Captain, you can’t mess with us like that. Are you going to leave us any way out?"

Zheng Mingrui waved his hand, and everyone immediately quieted down, proving his unquestionable status within Flying Hawk Squad. Then he said, "You guys are really too dense. When I said to spar with the boss, I didn’t mean to go one-on-one. We can have a group fight. After all these years of getting thrashed by the boss, don’t you wish for once to give the boss a good beating?"

Everyone turned their eyes toward Li Yifei simultaneously, faces alight with excitement and eagerness, Sophia included. Although Li Yifei had always been fighting groups by himself, those people were family, each with considerable ability. But this was Huaxia’s number one special forces team, and the members here were definitely stronger than those at home.

Li Yifei swept his gaze over everyone, slowly saying, "Do you really want to give it a try?"

"We do!" This time the response was extremely unified and the sound quite thunderous.

Li Yifei laughed and said, "Alright then, today I’ll take you all on at once. Let’s go, we need to change locations."

Half an hour later, Li Yifei and all the Flying Hawk Squad members had arrived at one of the squad’s training rooms, about two hundred square meters in size with a plain cement floor. All the members, including Li Yifei, were dressed in camouflage uniforms.

There were thirty-two members of the Flying Hawk Squad present, now standing in a semicircle. Li Yifei was at the center of this semicircle, hands behind his back, as relaxed as ever.

"Boss, you seem pretty confident you can knock us all down," Zheng Mingrui provocatively raised his eyebrows at Li Yifei.

"I also want to challenge you and see if you guys have what it takes."

Zheng Mingrui chuckled and said, "Okay then, we won’t hold back." Then he yelled loudly, "Brothers, the time to take down the boss has come, no one pull any punches. First group, go!"

As soon as Zheng Mingrui finished speaking, five members of the squad rushed out, with the rest circling around the perimeter.

Although there were thirty-two individuals present, they couldn’t all rush in at once—that would not only make it impossible to get close to Li Yifei, but it would also impede their own team members’ movements. Five people attacking at once was perfect for mounting an assault.

This was all pre-planned. They didn’t expect these five to overpower Li Yifei but to drain his stamina. They weren’t going to wait for these five to be taken down by Li Yifei before rotating out with another group, instead, they would withdraw after a short fight and rest, maintaining their enduring combat strength. They could keep this up for a whole day without issue, and they were certain they could wear Li Yifei down.

Li Yifei, however, didn’t think too much about it. He wasn’t in a hurry to fight hard; he wanted to see how much improvement the squad members had made since his departure.

Fighting against Li Yifei was incredibly exciting for the squad members. When Li Yifei was around before, they often sparred with him in groups. Although they got roughed up, they always gained a lot from each encounter. Now, even though they were set on retreating if things got tough, they didn’t want to back out too soon. And knowing full well Li Yifei’s strength was leagues above their own, they went all out unrestrained.

Once the fight kicked off, Li Yifei internally praised the squad members. Their strength had indeed improved significantly—if put into figures, roughly a thirty percent increase.

That thirty percent shouldn’t be underestimated. For these experts, even a thirty percent increase was formidable, achieved only because they regularly undertook hazardous missions, allowing them to greatly improve amidst life-and-death situations.

But with just these five, defeating Li Yifei was impossible. Punching and kicking, the sounds of his blows connecting were incessant, yet Li Yifei effortlessly weaved through the five.

"First group, fall back—second group, go!" After about five minutes, Zheng Mingrui shouted again.

Although the first five were reluctant, they quickly withdrew, and another five eagerly charged in. Already itching for action, it was only their strict discipline that stopped them from jumping in earlier.

After six continuous waves like this, everyone except Zheng Mingrui had crossed fists with Li Yifei. By now, Li Yifei was breaking a sweat on his forehead. Half an hour of continuous high-intensity fighting was strenuous for anyone.

Li Yifei then realized these guys’ intentions, glaring and bellowing, "Zheng Mingrui, you little rascal, you’ve really got something up your sleeve, playing a war of attrition with me. I almost fell for it."

Zheng Mingrui laughed heartily, proudly saying, "Boss, it’s because you’re so strong. We, your brothers, have long wanted to give you a good thrashing. Just accept it."

"In your dreams!" Li Yifei shouted again, suddenly changing his tactics. He no longer waited for five people to encircle him but darted towards the crowd, aiming to create chaos and disrupt their formation.

The squad members quickly saw through Li Yifei’s intent. In an instant, they split into six groups of five or six, regardless of where Li Yifei attacked, they would all fight together, with others not joining in.

This truly put a lot of pressure on Li Yifei. If this continued, there was a real risk that he would be worn down and beaten. This further elevated his admiration for Zheng Mingrui and the squad members—it was a display of capability. Sometimes sheer individual strength isn’t the best; it’s the power of a group that’s the strongest.

"Brats, you think this is enough? Now let me show you that in the presence of absolute strength, everything else is futile." Li Yifei roared, his aura surging explosively. With a fierce punch forward, the force carried with his fist seemed capable of obliterating everything.