"Alright, then let's begin."
Chen Wei's mother said calmly as she turned toward the wall of the basement. Without explaining anything, she pressed another hidden button.
Click.
A loud mechanical sound echoed through the underground hall.
The wall slowly split apart, revealing a massive underground combat training ground. Bright lights turned on one after another, illuminating the enormous space. The training field was filled with different types of equipment—heavy dummies, steel targets, moving mechanisms, and reinforced pillars. Many of the targets had deep marks and cracks, as if they had survived countless battles.
It looked less like a training room and more like a battlefield built for monsters.
Leo's eyes sparkled.
"Woah… this place is amazing."
Before the others could react, Leo quietly pulled Chen Wei's mother to the side.
"Aunty… can I ask you something?"
The moment he said that word, Chen Wei and the others instantly felt a chill in the air.
Chen Wei slowly covered his face.
"…Leo is dead."
Chen Wei's mother turned her head slowly.
"What… did you call me?"
Leo suddenly felt danger but continued bravely.
"Aunty… can you make a weapon for me?"
Her eyebrow twitched.
But Leo continued speaking quickly.
"I want a khukuri. A high-tech one. It should be able to store my Beast Spirit Energy. When I swing it, my aura should explode forward together with the blade."
He then raised his hands.
"And gloves too. For all of us. Gloves that can store our Beast Spirit Energy inside them. I know we can use our power normally, but if we keep using it, our energy will run out quickly. So if we charge the gloves beforehand, we can release the stored energy during battle."
For a moment, Chen Wei's mother stared at him silently.
Then suddenly—
"HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU?!"
Her shout echoed through the entire training hall.
"DO NOT CALL ME AUNTY!"
Leo jumped in shock.
"I am old enough to be your grandmother, understand?! Just because I look young and beautiful does NOT mean you can casually call me aunty!"
Leo raised both hands quickly.
"Wait! Wait! Don't get angry! Right now you look like a terrifying master!"
Everyone burst into laughter.
But suddenly she narrowed her eyes.
"…503."
Leo froze.
"Wait… how do you know that name?"
Leo immediately pointed somewhere.
"Your daughter-in-law told me."
Every eye instantly turned toward Yuna.
Yuna's face turned pale.
Chen Wei's mother slowly walked toward her with a terrifying smile.
"Ohhh… my dear daughter-in-law…"
She gently grabbed Yuna's shoulders.
"Would you like to explain?"
Then suddenly she started choking her playfully.
"YOU TOLD HIM MY OLD CODE NAME?!"
"Mother-in-law! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!! I won't tell anyone again!! Please let me go!!"
The others laughed helplessly at the ridiculous scene.
After a while she finally released Yuna and sighed.
"Fine. Leo, I will make the weapons you requested. It's not difficult."
Then she crossed her arms.
"But first… aren't you forgetting something?"
Leo blinked.
"Huh?"
Then suddenly he remembered.
"…Ah."
"My training gear."
Chen Wei's mother pointed at him impatiently.
"Then wear it quickly. Are you waiting for a good lucky time or something?"
Leo smiled awkwardly.
"Right."
He reached into his bag and pulled out several strange items.
Heavy bracelets.
Heavy anklets.
No one knew their real weight. An ordinary person wouldn't even be able to lift them.
But Leo calmly started wearing them on his wrists and ankles.
The moment Chen Wei saw them—
He immediately ran toward his mother and grabbed her legs dramatically.
"NO MOM!! PLEASE!!"
Everyone stared at him in confusion.
"I DON'T WANT TO WEAR THOSE AGAIN!!"
Chen Wei looked like he was about to cry.
"During the World Martial Arts Tournament, Leo tortured me with those things in the name of training! I barely survived! Please spare me!"
Leo smiled innocently.
"What are you talking about? That was just warm-up training."
Chen Wei screamed.
"WARM-UP?! I ALMOST DIED!"
Chen Wei's mother looked at the training gear carefully.
"…Interesting."
Then she smiled slowly.
"Well then."
She snapped her fingers.
"Everyone."
"Put them on."
The entire group froze.
Even Lily slowly raised her hand while holding her child.
"Um… excuse me…"
"I'm already a mother now…"
"Do I really need to do this?"
Chen Wei's mother smiled sweetly.
"Yes."
Yuna sighed.
"I just got married…"
"And my mother-in-law already started torturing me."
Leo laughed loudly.
"This training arc is going to be fun."
Chen Wei looked at the sky dramatically.
"…I should have stayed in my room today."
And thus—
their brutal training finally began.
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Author Note
First of all, I want to apologize to everyone because the chapters are coming very late recently. I know many of you are waiting for the next parts of the story, and I am really sorry for the delay.
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