Chapter 44: A Single Step into the Depths

  Chen Bin let out a sigh of relief for saving Alice, but at this moment he seemed to have forgotten that Alice was his opponent.

  She had no idea why Chen Bin suddenly came up and hugged her waist, Alice didn't care what kind of strange excitement was in her heart at that moment, she raised her hand and slapped a palm on Chen Bin's chest.

  Alice hit him so hard that Chen Bin could only endure the pain, using all his strength to help Alice up, then took a step back, rubbed his sore chest with his hand and smiled wryly.

  Alice stood up and looked down to see the small log on the ground, only then did she understand why Chen Bin had suddenly stopped attacking, it was to save her. Understanding the truth, Alice couldn't help but look at Chen Bin, this Chinese soldier, with new eyes, never expecting that behind his rough exterior, he could be so meticulous and thoughtful.

  But even so, Alice just smiled and with Chinese courtesy, bowed her fist to Chen Bin to express her gratitude before resuming her pose.

  This time, Alice didn't wait for an opportunity because she had already understood that Chen Bin was somewhat clever and could seize the best moment to make a decisive attack, not giving the enemy any chance to turn around. If it weren't for that small tree stump, Alice knew she would have been lying on the ground by now.

  With a loud cry, Alice rushed towards Chen Bin.

  Alice's right leg swung up and swept towards Chen Bin. Chen Bin immediately raised his hand to grab Alice's right leg.

  However, he did not expect that Alice was intentionally letting herself be captured. By the time he reacted, Alice had used his own capture to bind her hands and swiftly turned around, with her left foot already in front of him.

  Luckily Chen Bin's reaction was quick and he used his forearm to block Alice's attack.

  But he didn't expect Alice's aerial ability to be so strong, and after her left leg was blocked, her right foot could still bend immediately, and as she fell, she kicked herself in the abdomen with great force.

  As Alice turned around and knelt down on the ground, Chen Bin also retreated two steps and knelt down, his left hand pressing against the kicked place, only feeling a dull pain. However, his eyes remained fixed on Alice's body, he felt that he had seriously underestimated Alice's ability, which was why he was having such a hard time fighting her.

  Alice landed and immediately bounced back up, followed by a powerful crouching jump, instantly leaping high and connecting with a backflip. Her right foot heel swung down from above with nearly 360 degrees of force, chopping towards her own head. Chen Bin also quickly jumped back, standing still after landing, turning sideways to raise his fist and look at Alice.

  And he deliberately paid attention to where Alice's right heel landed, leaving a small pit about an inch deep after Alice got up.

  This couldn't help but make Chen Bin's heart tremble, thinking that if he had taken Alice's attack just now, his arm would have been broken or at least lost its sensation. Thinking of this, Chen Bin furrowed his brow and stared intently at the Alice in front of him.

  After five rounds, neither Chen Bin nor Alice had the upper hand. The fight entered a stalemate, with neither daring to launch another attack, yet neither dared to relax and give the other an opportunity to counterattack.

  The two of them had been standing there for five minutes, the scorching sun baking their skin, and sweat quickly soaked through their clothes.

  Golden hair clung tightly to Alice's cheeks, making her look, under her refreshing and elegant appearance, even more charming.

  Chen Bin couldn't bear to remain standing like this, as a man, yet being forced by a woman to the point where he didn't dare launch an attack. Although on the surface there was no clear winner or loser, in terms of dignity, he had already suffered a defeat.

  As sweat dripped from his brow onto his arm, Chen Bin let out a loud roar and charged towards Alice.

  Taking advantage of the momentum, Chen Bin put all his strength into his fists and launched a fierce attack on Alice one after another, not giving her any chance to fight back.

  And Alice can only defend herself simply, she will never withstand any attack that she can dodge.

  But even so, Alice was soon forced to the death by Chen Bin. Seeing that she had no way out, Alice could only put herself in a desperate situation and drop her defensive posture, kicking Chen Bin with her foot.

  Chen Bin dodged Alice's attack with ease, his sharp eyes allowing him to sidestep at the right moment. At the same time, his heavy fist landed squarely on Alice's left temple.

  Even if Alice could defeat the elite troops of various countries, her body still couldn't withstand the impact like a man's. Moreover, she had already consumed a lot of physical strength at this time.

  So, when she kicked Chen Bin's empty space at the same time, she was also knocked flying by Chen Bin's heavy punch. She fell to the ground immediately, her vision blurry, and couldn't even find her center of gravity to stand up. Even though she shook her head hard to try to wake herself up quickly, even when she managed to stand up with great effort, she was still swaying unsteadily from side to side until she found something to hold onto before stabilizing herself.

  She shook her head again, blinked a few times, and when she looked up, she found that the person she was leaning on was Chen Bin.

  "I... won't... lose!" With a weak and feeble roar, Alice raised her hand again to strike Chen Bin's chest.

  This time, Chen Bin didn't dodge. He just stood there, lowering his head to watch Alice's fist land on his body. The force that was already unrelated to pain had no effect on Chen Bin, but Alice still kept punching Chen Bin's chest one after another.

  Looking at the tears welling up in Alice's eyes, Chen Bin suddenly felt that a female soldier coming to this male-dominated competition would have to pay an unknown amount of blood and sweat.

  All the way through thorns and brambles, she was battered with scars all over her body but had never shed a tear. Yet at this moment, her tears were admitting defeat to Chen Bin, yet still so unwilling and resentful!

  It seemed he was overthinking things, Chen Bin didn't expect his heart would actually skip a beat.

  His hand trembled and slowly rose, held high above Alice's head, hesitating not to strike. All the special forces surrounding them were quietly watching the two people, the judges were also quietly waiting for Chen Bin, their pens already placed on the winner's checkbox, just waiting for Chen Bin's hand to fall.

  "Sorry..." Chen Bin closed his eyes, and with a swift motion, his right hand chopped down towards Alice's neck, immediately knocking her unconscious, and she went limp in his arms.

  If this weren't the International Martial Arts Competition, if he wasn't representing China's military, China's army, or even his country, but just himself, Chen Bin's hand would never have fallen. He would have conceded voluntarily and left the final victory to Alice.

  Reality was cruel, all he could do was bend down and lift Alice up, rushing towards the temporary medical center.

  In fact, his attack had already consumed all his strength. Once Alice withstood his attack, he really didn't have the strength to attack again, and even defending would be very difficult.

  Without any warning, when he put Alice on the bed in the medical center, he also sat down on the ground with a thud, feeling dizzy and disoriented, as if the whole world was spinning around him, and immediately fainted.

  When he woke up, ten hours had passed. Seeing himself lying alone in the medical center, Chen Bin couldn't help but ask the doctor after being stifled for half a day: "Doctor, where did Alice go?"

  The doctor smiled and pointed at the door of the medical center: "She has already left with the team and is almost at the airport now."

  Ke Chenbin didn't hear the doctor's English, he thought it was said outside, and couldn't even take care of his own hand with an intravenous infusion needle still inserted, turned over and got out of bed in a flash, ran to the outside of the medical center.

  He rushed out, looked up in the direction of a certain national team, and saw only a few tents standing there with no vitality.

  Inside, there was no laughter and chatter of special soldiers, nor Alice's voice.

  I thought I would only meet Alice once in this lifetime. The world is so big, and to reunite again might require a miracle's favor.

  Ke Ai Lisi is right here now, which made Chen Bin, who had just returned from his memories to reality, smile slightly.

  Suddenly, Alice's voice came from behind, asking Chen Bin: "What are you laughing at? Are you feeling a bit better? Hurry in, be careful not to catch a cold."

  Turning back, without the noise of others, only himself and this blonde woman in front of him, Chen Bin couldn't help but smile and ask Alice: "When did you learn Chinese so well? If it weren't for your blonde hair and blue eyes, I might have thought you were Chinese."

  Alice saw that Chen Bin was already able to make fun of himself, so he should be fine, and she couldn't help but smile. She walked up to him and said, "If I don't learn Chinese well, how can I thank the person who saved my life back then? Besides, I bet you're not as fast at learning English as I am!"

  A joke between two people, a world of their own. If it weren't for the harsh realities, Chen Bin thought this was such a warm moment.

  In response to Alice's words, Chen Bin couldn't help but ask a probing question: "Really? You came here just to thank me?"

  Looking at Chen Bin's joke, Alice couldn't help but sigh and sit down beside him, turning her head to gaze at him seriously and ask: "If not, would you leave me immediately?"

  Chen Bin didn't answer, he just looked at Alice with great curiosity.

  Alice took a deep breath, thinking that Chen Bin should have seen the information she deliberately left behind. Even if he didn't mention it actively, she would eventually leave Chen Bin behind anyway. She said, "That's right, my purpose in coming here doesn't include you, but rather the South Sea Fleet."

  "South Sea Fleet?" Chen Bin's eyebrows suddenly furrowed, his eyes flashing with a cold light as he stared at Alice.

  As Chen Bin suddenly looked somewhat angry, Alice couldn't help but smile awkwardly and said: "I know that after China acquired the Liaoning aircraft carrier, it will soon start manufacturing a truly domestic-made aircraft carrier. And my true purpose for coming here is to obtain all the secrets about this domestic-made aircraft carrier."

  "So, I'm willing to sacrifice myself and use Heizi and the Black Shark gang to do things for me." Alice said, turning her head to look at Chen Bin, raising her hand to hold onto Chen Bin's arm: "Now, I hope you can work with me to complete this task. After all...this country has abandoned you, who once fought for its honor."

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