rk didn''t say anything in response and simply looked away.


    Keith, who originally wanted to fight rk got into the ring, "Well, we won but I still wish to fight you." he said and then looked at the instructor, "Will that be possible?"


    "Sure. I''ll keep watch just in case someone gets too hurt."


    Keith looked at rk and the buffed guy nodded, "You''re a cocky guy. You don''t have any ability that''ll help you inbat but you still want to fight me after seeing what I did to your friend?"


    "I don''t know about being cocky, but I can confirm that I do have a big cock." Keith said, knowing well that rk absolutely hated lewd jokes.


    rk red at him but Keith shrugged in response, "Oh looks like I''ve made you angry. Don''t worry, even if yours is small, it''s fine. A lot ofdies will still ept you as long as you have stamina."


    "Can we start?" rk asked, his voice cold.


    Keith stared at him for a second and exhaled, "Yes."


    The moment the word left his mouth, rk moved forward with his fist clenched and punched outwards. Keith did not move his head to the side, and instead crouched down before sending a punch flying upwards.


    Then, there was silence. rk had trouble breathing as he fell sideways like a statue, the shock from the pain immobilizing him.


    Keith stood back up and looked down at rk, "Well, looks like I won."


    He knew very well that the only reason he won, was thanks to him knowing how rk usually fought. He always punched forward and if the punch missed, he would grab his opponent by their hand and pull their head down to kick them with his knee.


    This worked most of the time thanks to people instinctively dodging sideways, but Keith just went below and used the perfect opportunity to crack his eggs.


    "If you want to impress ra, you gotta do better bitch." Keith cursed at him before walking back to his team. He knew rk''s most preferred way of impressing girls and it was through showing off his fighting skills.


    In the novel, he somehow managed to get involved with multiple girls sexually and he also deserted almost all of them by the end of the novel if they didn''t get strong enough. The moment rk challenged his team, Keith saw him nce at ra, which gave him the answer to his question.


    As he got back to his team, his thoughts wandered, ''He''s fast, very fast. But it''s not as outrageous as it was in the novel during this time. What caused this change...''


    rk''s awakened ability was simr to certain monkey warrior race in an animated TV series in Keith''s old world. It wasn''t the exact same, but it had a lot of simrities.


    Only one condition had to be met for rk to get a power boost, but there were other two that could help increase the boost in power even further. First was for him to get to a near-death state and recover. This was the main condition while the second one was dependent on how intense the fight was.


    The more his mind and body was stimted, the greater the physical boost would be. If he simply stabbed himself and recovered, then the power boost would be negligible.


    Thest and most important condition was the nutrition or in simple words, calories in his body. The more he had, the better the boost, but this also went against the second condition as the more he would fight, the more calories he would burn.


    There were other variable too, such as his intentions. Both his mental and physical states had to align with death. His body had to be close to death, while his mind had to resist the idea of giving up on his life.


    If rk ever nned or even had a thought of getting hit intentionally to boost his powers, then the boost in power would get reduced by a lot.


    Keith thought about it and as he saw rk get up from the sand, he realised something important.


    ''He''s a regressor and he never knew all the conditions of his power. Especially the second and third conditions... so maybe he did try and get into fights, but wasn''t able to get as much power boost as before thanks to his fighting experience from his previous life. He probably yed it safe and only took fights that he could win, just like I do....''


    All of them were spections, but Keith had a feeling that at least half of them were true.


    ''During this time in the novel, his punches would make a snapping sound whenever he punched.'' he thought and chuckled, ''He''s either holding back, or the regression indirectly nerfed* his ass.''


    Keith was both happy and slightly sad. On one side, rk seemed to have hots for ra, which Keith did not like. And on the other side, rk was one of his favourite characters. Seeing him getting nerfed didn''t feel good.


    ''I gotta be realistic. It''s better this way, but I need him to be strong if I want to sit back and chill while he does all the world saving for me. I don''t want to take action directly...'' he thought and nced at ra.


    She smiled at him and whispered, "I thought you''d get punched for a second there. His punch was very fast."


    "Yeah... let''s just say that the only reason I was able to dodge him was because of my instincts." he said and looked at the instructor, "Can we leave now?"


    "Oh sure. But you''re also free to fight against other teams. Treat them as friendly matches. The goal of this training camp isn''t to make you guys fight among each other, but to have you guys improve."


    Brandon looked at her with his red eyes, "I hope that was easy to do... thest time I was in a camp, it was so messy."


    Nerf: Reduce effectiveness/power of something.