Chapter 393: Demonstrating Respect Through Violence_2
At a nearby workout area, people couldn't help but gather around, eager to closely observe the match between the newcomer and Hu Yang.
Although Hu Yang's usual arrogance was annoying, everyone still acknowledged his strength.
After all, he was a formidable opponent who could spar with Ge Zhengxiang for more than ten minutes.
The spirit of martial valor was especially prevalent in the military, where one's strength earned them others' respect.
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Gu Yu and Hu Yang locked eyes, and just as the atmosphere reached its peak tension, Gu Yu suddenly spoke:
"How about you start first? I'll let you throw the first punch."
"Whoa——" Sudden uproar erupted.
So audacious! It was too audacious!
The newcomer was openly provoking Hu Yang right from the start!
Not only did he let the opponent start first, but he also made such a statement as to give the opponent a punch, which was too insulting.
"Do you mean that I won't land the first punch?"
Hu Yang's expression hardened, and Gu Yu's words successfully ignited the anger in his heart that had not subsided for long.
The heat of that previous slap seemed to resurface on his face.
Thus, with a loud shout, Hu Yang, swinging a heavy fist, charged straight at Gu Yu.
"Hmph——"
"Well, it seems we came late; the two youngsters have already started."
Just then, two men entered through the door of the sparring room.
Several people at the edge of the crowd recognized these two middle-aged men and were visibly startled, immediately becoming solemn.
"Captain Yang, Hu..."
Someone was about to salute.
But Hu Yang stopped him with a hand: "Hey, we are here to watch the match, don't disturb those on the platform."
The few who had noticed Yang Hua and Hu Feng quickly fell silent, then turned to continue watching the match, although they felt somewhat uneasy with their superiors behind them.
As for the others, absorbed in watching the fight on the platform, they hadn't noticed the arrival of these two prominent figures.
"Aargh! What a pity! Hu Yang, can you handle it?"
A sigh suddenly arose from the crowd.
The reason was that Gu Yu had dodged Hu Yang's heavy punch.
When Hu Yang had put all his strength into a rushing punch at Gu Yu, Gu Yu's footwork was so slick, he just side-stepped and easily dodged Hu Yang's fist.
Hu Yang was also taken aback, as the punch he had powered with full force and speed was so easily evaded by Gu Yu?
And Gu Yu, although he appeared relaxed, was also internally shaken.
Fortunately, he had initially decided to let Hu Yang throw a punch, so he was already prepared to dodge; otherwise, he might have actually faced Hu Yang's fist.
Feeling the breeze of the punch whizz by his ear, Gu Yu stepped back and resumed his stance.
Hu Yang, having missed, did not continue with a fierce attack but also stepped back to put some distance between himself and Gu Yu.
He had just exerted his full strength, and as the old force had gone and new strength hadn't arisen yet, he couldn't afford a direct confrontation with Gu Yu.
The act of both stepping back was seen by the audience as Gu Yu truly giving Hu Yang a chance by letting him throw that punch.
"Come on, only one punch and taking a break already?"
"Let's see some bone-to-bone action. A real man should embrace a head-on battle!"
"Hold on, these two are probably still feeling each other out!"
"..."
The audience was abuzz with comments, but to Hu Yang, their words were grating.
He was so close to landing the punch on Gu Yu's shoulder, but the kid had been prepared to dodge, which is why he missed.
He knew that Gu Yu was not significantly better than him!
But to everyone else, it seemed as if Gu Yu had let him have his way.
Feeling choked with anger, he bellowed lowly and charged at Gu Yu again.
"Come on and exchange punches with me, stop dodging!" Hu Yang said through clenched teeth, watching Gu Yu grow larger in his view.
"Come on!"
Watching Hu Yang, who was distorted with effort, Gu Yu this time didn't adopt a dodging strategy.
He anchored his stance and clenched his right fist as he also put all his strength into a punch towards Hu Yang's fist.
If the previous exchange was a test of speed, then this punch was naturally a test of strength.
"Bang!"
A clear collision between bone and flesh, flesh and bone, resounded.
Gu Yu felt a massive force travel up his fingers to his entire arm, bringing with it a wave of numb pain.
Withdrawing his fist, the pain made his stance loosen, and he fell back two steps.
In contrast, Hu Yang also staggered backward two steps, his retracted right fist visibly trembling.
Pain! It was indeed too painful!
Since neither had chosen to wear boxing gloves, the force was truly impacting their flesh and bones.
Although both men had strong resistance to blows, after all, flesh wasn't iron.
Gu Yu's pain made him alternately clench and unclench his fist, while Hu Yang was also visibly shaking his hand in pain.
With one exchanged punch, both men had a clear idea of each other's strength.
The difference was slight, but Gu Yu was somewhat inferior.
Because Gu Yu had fallen back two steps, while Hu Yang had only moved back one and a half.
"Yeah, that's how real men fight, keep it up!"
The male soldiers below, who loved a good show, continued to stir up the atmosphere.
"It looks like I guessed right, your son really met his match this time."
After watching the punch, Yang Hua smiled towards Hu Feng standing beside him.
Trying to appear unconcerned, Hu Feng responded: "The kid you've taken a liking to is still lacking somewhat, not as strong as my darn son."
During the exchange of blows, he had actually been a bit nervous inside.
Regardless of his dissatisfaction with his own son, that was still his son, representing his own reputation.
Seeing Hu Yang push Gu Yu back by an extra half step relieved him.
At least in the strength confrontation, his son hadn't embarrassed him.