Chloe was caught off guard when her name was suddenly called out. She looked at Ren Yunying innocently, not understanding why.
After Chloe's fight with the redhead last time was recorded and ended up in Ren Yunying's hands, Ren Yunying had watched it repeatedly.
The more she watched, the more she felt that Chloe's moves were completely undisciplined, even carrying a hint of street thug brashness. In short, she didn't exhibit any of the graceful demeanor expected of a noble vampire. It was truly frustrating.
Combat class was originally supposed to be later, but after seeing that video, Ren Yunying felt she could not let Chloe continue on like this any longer. So she moved this class up earlier.
Ren Yunying looked severely at Chloe, "Today I will focus on you in this class. You better behave yourself."
Chloe didn't understand why she was being singled out, but still obediently nodded to indicate she understood.
The more obedient she was now, the more irritated Ren Yunying became, because she kept comparing the well-behaved Chloe in front of her with the Chloe who fought in the video. The more she compared, the more annoyed she felt.
In the end, she went straight into the lesson.
Ren Yunying chose the most obedient Qin Huaibei to be her teaching assistant and demonstrated a few times with him.
The combat skills taught at the First Military Academy emphasized stability.
Seek victory through stability, restrain your sharpness.
This style of fighting was very slick, but very practical.
After demonstrating a few times, Ren Yunying arranged them in pairs to practice with each other, while she pulled Chloe over from Anderson and said, "You will spar with me."
Chloe felt completely wronged.
Why did she have to spar with the instructor? This was unfair.
Chloe said honestly, "But instructor, you will definitely beat me until I cry."
Ren Yunying: "I won't attack, only defend."
Hearing this, Chloe asked suspiciously, "Really?"
"Yes." Ren Yunying took a few steps back and assumed a defensive stance, "But on the condition that you use the moves I just taught you, otherwise..."
She touched the whip at her waist.
Chloe understood.
At the same time, she regretted not finishing off that redhead more cleanly during their fight.
At least then she wouldn't have to spar with Ren Yunying and risk getting whipped if she lost control.
The next moment, Chloe focused her mind and followed the moves Ren Yunying had taught them earlier - punches, kicks, attacking.
Her form was standard, clearly having paid attention when learning.
Ren Yunying's eyes flashed with surprise - she was learning quickly.
Chloe knew this about herself.
As long as it was something she wanted to learn, there was nothing she couldn't learn, like those dirty fighting techniques.
In the past when Chloe went out to play with Anderson, they would sneak off to watch underground street fights. Their fighting methods were very interesting, and Chloe liked interesting things.
So after watching one street fight, she intuitively picked up these combat skills.
And even extended them into more underhanded techniques.
Like kicking people in the crotch whenever she felt like it.
So these combat skills were a piece of cake for Chloe.
It was just a matter of pretending to be proper and well-behaved. Who couldn't do that?
But it wasn't long before Chloe became impatient.
The reason was simple - the First Military Academy's combat skills were just too boring.
They emphasized stability, but were completely unexciting. Chloe's trouble-making heart itched.
She glanced down at the whip on Ren Yunying's waist, feeling tempted.
No, she had to figure out a way to get the instructor's whip away from her.
Thinking this, her eyes lit up with a certain excitement.
When Chloe punched, she deliberately used a feint to draw Ren Yunying's attention away, then kicked to hook the whip from her waist.
Snatching it swiftly into her own hands, she then unleashed a few unpredictable moves.
Ren Yunying: "???"
In her decades of teaching at the First Military Academy, this was the first time a student dared to steal her whip!
Ren Yunying let out a cold laugh through gritted teeth.
Chloe was completely unaware that she had made things worse. Freed from the First Military Academy's systematic fighting style, she felt like she had regained her true self.
Her moves were sharp and extremely reckless, playing for nothing but thrills.
Unexpectedly, Ren Yunying, who had said she would only defend after getting her whip stolen, suddenly switched to offense.
Her speed was so swift and her moves so sinister that Chloe was completely unable to counter.
She barely dodged a few strikes, then grew more and more excited, about to fight back, when the whip she had stolen somehow returned to Ren Yunying's hands without her noticing.
Chloe: "......"
She was empty-handed while Ren Yunying had a whip.
Chloe decided instantly to turn and flee.
Fury laced Ren Yunying's voice, "You dared to steal my whip, now you dare to run away!"
Chloe would have to be an idiot to stop. She ran even faster.
And so, the previously peaceful training grounds bore witness to two figures chasing each other.
Chloe ran desperately in front while Instructor Ren pursued closely behind, her whip lashing out with great force, landing on Chloe's back every so often.
What was going on?
Anderson couldn't help but stop his ongoing spar, only to receive a heavy blow to the chest from Qin Huaibei opposite him.
Yet he remained unmoved, his gaze fixed on Chloe in the distance.
Qin Huaibei also halted, frowning, "What did Chloe do again?"
Subconsciously he felt Chloe must have been the one to stir up trouble, as was often the case.
And that was indeed what happened.
In the end, after over a dozen lashes, although Ren Yunying held back her full strength, it still hurt a lot for Chloe.
She stopped running and just lay limply on the ground like a dead fish, allowing the instructor's final whip strike to land on her back.
Ren Yunying looked at her, "Why did you stop running?"
Chloe raised her head pitifully, "Can't run anymore, I was wrong instructor."
"You admit you were wrong only now," Ren Yunying said coldly, "Where was that boldness when you stole my whip earlier?"
Chloe's eyes darted around evasively as she refused to answer, determined not to admit anything.
Seeing her pretending to be a pig unafraid of boiling water, Ren Yunying almost laughed from anger.
She pointed a finger at Chloe's forehead, "You're the first to succeed in stealing my whip from me."
Chloe asked hopefully, "Then can you let me off?"
Ren Yunying curled her lips in a smile, "If you can steal my whip from me again, I'll let you go."
Hearing this, Chloe got up from the ground and reached to grab the whip.
They fought again.
But no matter how capable Chloe was, the instructor was the instructor. In the end, Chloe only managed to touch the edges of the whip, gaining nothing but cuts on her palms.
While the others practiced combat together, Chloe's combat lesson consisted entirely of getting whipped.
When it finally ended, Chloe's body was covered in minor but numerous injuries that, while not serious, looked quite horrifying.
Anderson's face was taut as he helped her up.
Leaning on Anderson, Chloe's mind still replayed their struggle. She mumbled, "Next time...next time I'll definitely steal the whip."
Anderson's expression was grim:
"Let's go back and treat your injuries."
