death gap

Chapter 1 The Tail of August

Ganquan Town is an ancient town surrounded by mountains and rivers.

The streets in the east, west, south and north are all renovated ancient brick and tile houses. The houses with blue bricks and black tiles are hidden among the dense green trees, which is very refreshing and quiet.

At the end of the North Street and Alley, in the antique building leaning on the river, the sound of boxing was heard.

In the side hall of this house, a shirtless young man was shaking his fist at a standing sandbag of equal height.

He looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old, with soft short black hair that was slightly curly, fair complexion, and delicate features that were characteristic of adolescence.

The dark brown pupils are bright and energetic, giving people a sense of energy.

There are six heavy copper rings on the two forearms of the young man's fist. Each time he punches out, the copper rings will make a "ding" sound and move forward neatly with inertia, increasing the strength of the punch.

With the help of the momentum of the copper ring, he punched out quickly and fiercely. Each punch could tilt the sandbag violently. The sound of 'bang bang bang' was like a drum beat, which sounded steady and powerful.

His name is Su Chen.

He is now a resident of Ganquan Town in the Yanfeng Republic, and in his previous life he was a resident of a large country in the east of the earth.

His current occupation is that of a student, and his occupation in his previous life was that of a dustman.

Since he has lived in this world for nearly 18 years, the memories of his previous life are gradually fading away, and they are like a dream to him.

But if he had a choice, Su Chen didn't want to travel through time at all. Even if he continued to work at the construction site, it would be better than what he was doing now.

Because he is dying.

The Su family was cursed. From the time Su Chen could remember, all the men would not survive.

In just a dozen years, a family that once flourished was reduced to a lone seedling like Su Chen.

And, this year it's his turn.

Su Chen didn't know what the curse was, where it came from, or how to break it.

No matter the monks in the temple, the Taoist priests in the Taoist temple, or the fortune tellers can't give the answer, their unified opinions are condemned by God.

He used to not believe in fate, or in other words, he also harbored a sense of luck.

I feel that as a time traveler, I may be the lucky one to break through the curse.

But during the recent period, Su Chen no longer took any chances, because he truly felt the approach of death, a sense of suffocation that was gradually oppressing him.

At the same time, there is also a feeling of being watched secretly by something.

As the birthday approaches, that feeling becomes stronger.

There seemed to be a pair of invisible hands that were gradually tightening his throat.

"call……"

After feeling that he had fully warmed up, Su Chen breathed a long sigh of relief, squatted down directly, and then sat down on the ground.

"I've asked everyone I can, but no one can help me."

"The only thing I can trust now is my own fists."

Thinking of this, Su Chen suddenly felt his eyebrows heat up, and a mysterious blue V-shaped symbol suddenly appeared, then disappeared quietly.

However, he himself did not notice this, and just subconsciously rubbed his forehead.

After a brief interlude, Su Chen thought about the curse again:
"Tomorrow is my birthday, which means... I'll be considered alive if I survive tonight!"

He slowly removed the copper ring while thinking calmly.

Su Chen was not a lone wolf. The reason why he chose to face the problem alone was because the elders in the family had tried various methods.

Praying to gods, asking divination, worshiping Buddha and chanting sutras are completely useless.

There was a particularly outstanding elder who even sent his son, Su Chen's cousin, to the military camp and entrusted a company of soldiers to take care of him.

But my cousin still died in an unknown manner.The tragic experiences of the cousins ​​reminded Su Chen that relying on others would not work, and he could only rely on himself to break the curse.

That's why Su Chen has been selling iron in recent years, becoming the registered disciple of Hong Shisan, a master of iron wire boxing, trying to learn the skills to save his life.

This is not an act of emergency treatment.

Martial arts in this world are really powerful.

Various schools and sects continue to inherit and communicate with each other. The theories and technologies updated over the years continue to break through the limits of mankind.

There is no mysticism, no mystique, martial arts as a science is displayed to the world in a majestic way.

Almost all well-known martial artists are climbers who have exhausted their potential and reached the limit of human strength.

For example, Su Chen's nominal teacher Hong Shisan once punched away an entire dead old willow tree in front of him.

And martial artists like Hong Shisan are only relatively well-known local masters, far from being considered masters of martial arts.

"If I had Hong Shisan's skills, I would definitely be able to get rid of the curse and survive. I will definitely do it! ... Unfortunately, the time is too short. Iron Wire Fist is a martial art that is easy to learn but difficult to master. I have just started."

While he was thinking, he sat cross-legged and breathed out according to the 'Two Tigers Stealth Technique' taught by Hong Shisan.

As he breathed out, Su Chen gradually heard a strange sound from his chest and abdomen, rumbling and rumbling, like the dull growl of an angry tiger.

The 'Two Tigers Hidden Trace Technique' is a breathing method that is specially combined with the external skills of the Iron Thread Boxing to exercise the lungs. Long-term training has the effect of expelling the old and absorbing the new and strengthening the organs.

He tried hard to suppress all the uneasiness, and while maintaining calmness and vigilance, he breathed out slowly and evenly.

Time also passed slowly in this process.

Three hours later, the room was quiet as usual, and nothing happened.

"what time is it?"

Su Chen took out his phone, turned on the screen and took a look, and found that there were only ten seconds left until midnight.

September [-]st is his birthday, and in ten seconds it will be September [-]st!
Nothing must happen.

He looked around nervously, and at the same time glanced at the phone screen from the corner of his eye, hoping that nothing would happen.

The time has reached 11:59:55.

Su Chen's heart was beating wildly, pumping hot blood to his brain, making his face red and swollen, and his breathing became heavier and faster.

five!
Four!
three!
two!
One!

midnight midnight!

Seeing the four zeros on the screen of his mobile phone, the boy instantly beamed with joy. His whole body was surrounded by great happiness, and he felt like he was floating in the depths of countless feathers, very relaxed.

When the time reached midnight, the date also changed.

From August 31st, it became August 32nd.

and many more!

Shouldn't it be September [-]st?

Where did the 32nd of August come from? ?

When Su Chen realized this, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. His whole body shivered violently, and a strong chill shot up from his tailbone to the sky.

Immediately afterwards, there was a sudden thunder outside the window!
Boom-!
The dazzling electric light was accompanied by the loud thunder, as if it struck his head directly from the sky, and the huge roar suddenly poured into his mind; the shock made Su Chen feel dizzy, and his whole body seemed to be trapped in a long and long battle. In another terrible nightmare, it was chaotic and confused.

In a trance, there seemed to be a vague presence, speaking next to his ear.

But the words were blurred and the voice was distant. No matter how hard he subconsciously tried to listen, it felt like falling catkins drifting away in the wind, becoming increasingly blurry.

(End of this chapter)