Chapter 36 Skills

Pure Void: “It can be confirmed that there are only two contaminated creatures below. One is the state of a rock outwardly and is wandering in the corridor. The other is in a grayish-white state all over. The rock creature’s true state cannot be known because of the external shielding by the rock body. The grayish-white creature is extremely active. The preliminary assessment is that the other party has at least three times the physical fitness of an ordinary person.”

Lu Ren let out a long sigh. His expression was neither sad nor happy. He was extremely calm. He turned his head and said to Xiang Yang.

“Give me your dagger.”

Xiang Yang did not hesitate at all. She knew herself that the dagger would not be able to exert much power in her hands. It would only be of maximum use if she handed it to Lu Ren. With her strength, she could only find opportunities.

Strictly speaking, as long as she did not hold Lu Ren back, she would be helping him.

After Lu Ren had replaced the more badly damaged longsword, he held the dagger in his left hand and the sword in his right.

“Be careful yourself. I might not be able to care about you.”

“I know. Thank you..”

Lu Ren looked at the determined Xiang Yang and could not help but sigh. Perhaps the environment would really change a person. Those women in the real world looked weak and feeble. If they could live in this world and survive for three years, they would probably also transform.

Unfortunately..

The other party seemed to be exceptionally active after arriving at the research center. She seemed a little brainless.

“If there’s a crisis, I’ll protect myself!”

Lu Ren said seriously.

He did not hide it. No matter when, it was necessary to prioritize his own safety.

Xiang Yang nodded emphatically. She also understood that Lu Ren had done his best by coming here with her.

“I’ll be more careful!”

Lu Ren nodded slightly and did not say anything else. When the elevator door opened, he looked at the figure of the rock monster, which was more than three meters tall, standing 30 meters away from them. Without any hesitation, he dashed over with all his might.

This was the perfect opportunity to attack.

With Lu Ren’s current physical fitness and the footwork of the Basic Sword Technique, he could even surpass Bolt in a short burst of speed.

The sound of dense footsteps almost filled the metal corridor.

When the rock monster heard the commotion behind it, it turned its head to look. Lu Ren suddenly jumped high up and took five steps along the wall, blocking the rock monster’s line of sight. With the last step, he leaped off the wall and landed in the air above the rock monster.

Lu Ren twisted his trunk and turned around. The longsword in his hand slashed at the gap between the rock monster’s shoulder and neck with the force of a mountain.

Clang!

A metallic clang sounded, but apart from a string of sparks and some rock fragments, there was no other damage.

Lu Ren was not surprised at all. As his longsword slashed down, he turned around again. As he flipped in the air, the blade of the dagger in his left hand lit up with a faint blue light, and he slashed ruthlessly at the neck of the rock man.

It still made Lu Ren feel as if he was cutting through tofu. There was no resistance at all.

It was easy and pleasant. With a horizontal slash, half of the rock man’s neck was cut off, leaving only a small stuck rock.

If it had not been for the fact that the dagger was not long enough, this alone would have definitely cut off the other party’s head.

[Ding.. As you have used the short blade to cause a huge critical blow to the Rock Beast, causing the other party to fall into a state of near death, you have been blessed. With a flash of inspiration, you have suddenly comprehended something. You have successfully comprehended the Basic Dagger Technique in a life and death battle. You have just reached the beginner level.)

With the System notifications, Lu Ren felt as if he had been using the dagger in his left hand for at least two years.

Before he could land on the ground, Lu Ren’s wrist moved slightly, and the dagger was grabbed by him after it had spun around his fingertips. Then, with a burst of strength from his waist, the dagger plunged straight into the back of the rock man and slid down till the hilt. Lu Ren followed it to the ground.

“Roar!!!”

A deafening low roar of pain came from the Rock Beast’s mouth, but it stopped abruptly. Its huge body did not even turn around. Instead, it took a few steps forward, and its entire huge body collapsed to the ground. Lu Ren did not dare to stop at all. He leaped through the air and stepped on the Rock Beast’s body, charging toward its neck, which had been mostly cut open.

The blue light on the blade of the dagger in his hand dragged out a beam of blue light as it landed on Lu Ren’s arm.

He raised his arm and slashed down!

The huge head of the Rock Beast rolled down its huge body. Dong! Dong! Dong!

Seeing the head of the Rock Beast roll directly to the alloy door in front of him, Lu Ren’s legs sank slightly. After making sure that the huge body under his feet was no longer moving, he sat down.

Then, Lu Ren got up and got off the Rock Beast’s carcass. He sat on the floor.

The sharp horns on the carcass of the Rock Beast were too long.

(Ding.. You have placed the Rock Beast under the blade in a flash. Your Basic Dagger Technique Proficiency +100]

(Ding.. Due to a high-intensity life and death battle, your Agility Proficiency Level +10]

(Ding.. Due to a high-intensity life and death battle, your Strength Proficiency Level +10)

[Ding.. As you have maintained your composure in the face of danger in a high-intensity life and death battle, your Willpower Proficiency Level has increased by

10.]

[Ding.. Due to a high-intensity life and death battle..]

Hearing the series of notifications in his mind, Lu Ren heaved a sigh of relief. This was the first time he had heard the System’s notification saying that his Willpower Proficiency Level had increased.

Physical Constitution, Strength, and Agility could all be obtained through training, but he could not figure out how one’s willpower could be increased.

His understanding about the mysteries of the body was still too shallow, or rather, he was just training mechanically.

He had to coax Yan Zhenghua when he got back.

The other party was an old scholar who had been immersed in martial arts for decades. His understanding of the human body might even be better than that of an expert from the department of life sciences.

Looking at Xiang Yang, who was walking toward him with a worried expression, Lu Ren waved his hand to indicate that he was fine.

“Pure Void, how much time do we have?”

“From the five-minute countdown, you still have four minutes and fifteen seconds. Commander Lu Ren, your combat skills and physical fitness are very powerful. You could completely be a match for a Super Genetic Warrior who has undergone ten years of high-intensity training.”

Super Genetic Warrior?

It seemed that there were still many mysteries in this world that were worth exploring. It was not just technology, but also great achievements in the genetic engineering of the human body. From the manifestation of the ultra-high frequency dagger, this world must have already solved the most fundamental energy problem.

Just when Lu Ren raised his eyebrows and was about to ask, Pure Void reminded, “Both of you, although there seems to be ample time, it is not worth wasting. If the spatial passageway is expanded, and the creatures from the mystic realm enter, there is a 90% chance that a large-scale destruction will occur.”

When Lu Ren heard this, he stood up and said to Xiang Yang, “Go open the door and take a look. Let’s go and meet that guy inside.”

From the surveillance center, it could be seen that it was a two-meter-tall humanoid monster with bulging muscles and grayish-white skin.