Chapter 29 The Brick-throwing Incident

ly background being merely working-class and how they couldn’t match their circle in resources. His words seemed like he genuinely wanted to help Xue Yiyang, but the underlying tone carried much disda...Chapter 29: The Bricking Incident

The term "bricking," which originally derived from the slang phrase "Qingzhou brick carrying," gradually flourished with the rise of the internet in later generations. However, in this era, especially within this inland small city where Xiahai No.1 High School is located, no one had yet realized that bricks—commonly available and easy to carry yet inconspicuous enough to significantly boost a bare-handed person's combat level—are such formidable weapons.

High school students of the current stage have not experienced an era of information explosion like in later generations, especially in Xiahai which is inland. Their horizons are narrow on many levels, and even in cases of campus violence history, most physical confrontations mainly involve bare-handed fights. However, from Su Cen's perspective, this represents a waste of the abundant resources of bricks.

Su Cen raised a stack of bricks high up and brought them down with great force, smashing into Chen衝’s back. A dull sound reverberated in his chest cavity, causing him to stagger forward three steps.

Then, Chen衝 turned his head sideways with a look that was both fearful—about one-third—and incredulous—nearly seven-thirds. It was clear that this brick hit only served as a deterrent; its destructive power wasn't too great.

Su Cen's right hand holding the bricks swung naturally to the left due to inertia and then, at the moment Chen衝 turned his head, he executed another backhand swing, pressing the thick red brick onto Chen衝’s face with no fancy moves whatsoever, carrying a scent of brick dust.

This sudden turn by Chen衝 already destabilized him. With this additional hit, it seemed his cerebellum was also stunned; a canine tooth flew out from his mouth and kicked up a light cloud of dust on the ground as he tumbled sideways to the ground like a spinning top.

The canine tooth that shot out from Chen衝’s mouth bounced off the sleeve of the man holding a cigarette nearby, causing him to shiver involuntarily and drop the cigarette from his hand.

Wang Haoran watched this unfold in front of him, too shocked by what happened to react for the moment.

No one could have imagined that Su Cen would actually resort to violence or that he would openly target Chen衝, a person under Wang Haoran's influence.

Might have seen incidents of people being stabbed with pocket knives or intimidated with fruit knives, but the act of hitting someone with a brick was unheard of at Shi Yi Zhong High School. This unexpected turn of events momentarily stunned this group of second-year high school toughs.

As Su Cen gripped tightly onto the brick that nearly flew out of his hand due to its momentum, he pointed fiercely at the kneeling Ma Xiaoshi on the ground and shouted, "Who here is taller than you Who here is stronger than you Yet why do they stand straighter than you! Are you planning to kneel here for your whole life, ridiculed and beaten by others If you're a man, stand up!"

This was Su Cen's strategy. Unrestrainedly hitting people with bricks without any discrimination was just the act of a reckless youth. His first strike had to be effective; striking Chen Chong from behind might have been an excellent move, but it would be too risky even for trained soldiers to guarantee that they could incapacitate their opponent by attacking blood vessels in the back of the head within seconds. Therefore, Su Cen's objective was merely to make Chen Chong turn his face towards him; his main target was Chen Chong’s face.

Overpowering Chen Chong無形中就增添了蘇燦的氣勢無形中 boosted Su Cen’s morale. From a dominant position, he directly targeted Ma Xiaoshi. Su Cen had seen Ma Xiaoshi's vitality on the basketball court; his fighting prowess wasn't inferior to these people, but he was intimidated by their power and dared not resist.

Although hitting someone with bricks might seem imposing, it fell far short of a dominant shock effect in front of this group of second-year high school toughs. Once they recovered from the initial shock, they would be at a disadvantage. After all, two fists can’t beat ten hands; Su Cen was trying to win over allies by using his momentum.

If Ma Xiaoshi could rise and join him in reaction, it would be clear that the other two basketball teammates around him were also itching to act. With four of them capitalizing on the situation, they still had a chance to unexpectedly dismantle the formidable Wang Haoran camp.

Su Cen couldn’t help but smile bitterly; perhaps this was a historical moment in the high school era of this decade and would impact many people's future lives by showing how much can be achieved with small actions.

Under Su Cen’s direct finger-pointing and his questioning that hit Ma Xiaoshi’s self-respect, the body on the ground suddenly stirred.

"Huh!" A few girls in the distance were clenching their fists so hard that they sweated. Li Lumei's face was still wet with tears, but her eyes shone brightly, like boiling熱血, at the peak of anticipation for the moment when her prince would rise.

The heart of Gao Fan beside Chen Lingyan pounded rapidly as he watched Su Cen’s silhouette holding a brick. His mind was in chaos at this moment, but one thing was clear: He didn’t instinctively rush to join Wang Haoran’s camp.

A few of the second-year boys actually felt a bit timid at this moment, looking at Ma Xiaoshi on the ground and Su Cen with bricks in hand; they really didn't dare to rush forward and kick him at this moment.

Mao Xiaoshi lifted his head and stared intently at Su Cen. The bloodlust in his eyes surged out but then he saw Wang Haoran's unpredictable face, causing it to immediately dim, and he unconsciously lowered his head.

Ah, Li Lumei’s full expectations sank along with Mao Xiaoshi lowering his head, her heart filled with anticipation also sank.

Forget it!

Su Cen didn't feel bitter in his heart but only an inexplicable anger.

Pitying him for his misfortune and resenting his lack of struggle.

This was Su Cen's best feeling towards Mao Xiaoshi at this moment, as if he saw a reflection of himself from the past. After rebirth, although he proceeded cautiously, when it came to actions, he would no longer hesitate like before.

Without allies, he would use the bricks in his hand to make a true conclusion for his weak, timid, and lowly self in the past!

The few second-year tough guys around, once they reacted, immediately found openings to pummel him with punches and kicks.

Although fighting alone made him retreat step by step, Su Cen felt unprecedented comfort and wild abandon.

Sensing the pain from punches and kicks hitting his body, retaliating with bricks, this is the passionate era of rebirth, a youth that makes one want to cry despite its brutality!

"F*ck your mother! Daring to hit my brother!"

Chen Lingshan's heart was already pounding furiously, and upon hearing this scream beside her, she involuntarily shuddered. Her tight casual pants nearly gave way under her slender legs.

Schuyi Yang picked up a brick from the roadside just like before and rushed towards the direction where Su Can was being beaten.

He attacked anyone he saw, seemingly driven mad.

The fighting group immediately spread out. A few students from Senior 2 were hit by bricks several times in succession and were roused to a frenzy; relying on their numbers, they fiercely pummeled the two people at the center of the fight with even more vicious punches and kicks. Even Wang Haoran's shouts of "Stop fighting!" were drowned out amidst the chaos.

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