The Survey Corps’ death fighters shouted their slogan deafeningly, but in reality, no one made a move immediately.
It was very obvious that after realizing the “node” was on Lu Bai, these Survey Corps members inevitably had some little schemes in their minds.
After all, everyone was just chance acquaintances, gathered together only for Duan Jianhui’s face.
And Duan Jianhui’s face was based on his powerful and mysterious ability set.
To put it bluntly, it was just because he was formidable, so they followed along for a bit.
Under such premises, expecting them to have much sense of belonging to the Survey Corps group was simply a joke.
So, when they realized someone had successfully snatched the “node” from Duan Jianhui’s hands, they naturally shifted to considering themselves first.
They didn’t disband on the spot mainly because no one took the lead, and secondly, they were holding the idea of trying to snatch the “node” amid the chaos.
Lu Bai simply counted; there were now six death fighters in the corridor, and from their appearances, they were basically all young people.
“What are you still waiting for?” Lu Bai casually urged.
“Being too arrogant won’t let you live long.”
A young man with long hair retorted sharply, still without any actual action, his strategic composure maxed out.
“Since you’re not making a move…”
Lu Bai slowly raised the eight-sided Han sword, a curve hooking at the corner of his mouth: “Then I’ll have to trouble myself a bit.”
His words sounded to the crowd no different from a deliberate reminder.
The long-haired man instantly activated his ability, his entire body covered in a layer of metallic sheen.
[Iron Block (Gold): Power surges into the compact body, tensing all muscles to give them iron-like hardness; when this ability is activated, the user cannot move.]
Clang! Clang!
Lu Bai’s movements couldn’t be seen clearly at all, only two consecutive metallic collision sounds ringing out.
Under the impact of the violent power, the long-haired man slid back several meters, his two legs carving two scratches on the corridor floor.
Though somewhat sudden, the other death fighters present weren’t idle.
Two death fighters carrying firearms directly aimed at Lu Bai and kept firing.
It must be noted that this action didn’t mean they planned to fight Lu Bai to the death; essentially, it was still a slightly overzealous probe.
In the eyes of the surrounding death fighters, if the opponent could ignore firearms to that degree, they would absolutely turn and run without a word.
However, Lu Bai’s response made them feel conflicted.
Facing the dense rain of bullets, Lu Bai swiftly dodged left and right, and after taking two gunshot wounds that didn’t affect his movement, he flashed behind the long-haired man, using this humanoid iron shield as cover.
This situation put the death fighters present in a difficult spot.
The opponent’s movement speed was extremely fast, and his combat power was clearly stronger than the vast majority of death fighters; facing such a formidable guy, the danger was really quite high.
But directly giving up the “node” and running away was truly somewhat unwilling.
After all, the opponent still looked like a flesh and blood body; being able to damage him with conventional firepower meant there was an opportunity to take him down.
Too conflicted.
This led to a very anomalous result: except for the two death fighters holding assault rifles who were still continuously spraying bullets, the remaining few death fighters stood in place with faces full of hesitation.
Lu Bai didn’t care about their mental journey; he directly hoisted the long-haired man with his left hand and charged toward the two gun-wielding death fighters.
“Don’t just stand there watching!”
In the end, there were smart people among them; after noticing Lu Bai’s intent, a man whose hands grew claws like Wolverine’s stepped forward to block him.
Seeing this, Lu Bai silently swept out with a sword.
Clang!
After a piercing buzzing sound, the eight-sided Han sword was blocked by the claws.
“Eat my shield strike!” Lu Bai even had the mood to smile and tease.
Before his words finished, he stepped forward heavily, then used the iron block state long-haired man as a large shield and smashed down heavily.
Bang~
A teeth-gritting dull thud echoed in the corridor.
The man with claws was like he’d been hit by a truck, his whole body flying backward and slamming into the corridor wall before stopping.
After quickly dealing with the obstructing guy, Lu Bai continued advancing while carrying the long-haired man.
However, after being delayed like this, the remaining two death fighters finally steeled their resolve and charged at Lu Bai simultaneously.
To be fair, every death fighter Lu Bai encountered had mastered complete basic fighting skills.
They knew exactly how to exert force and what places were the body’s vital points, at least to the degree of not falling behind against three or four ordinary people.
But at this moment, they could only passively take beatings.
The physical fitness gap was simply too large; facing their attacks, Lu Bai relied purely on overwhelming power to conquer skill.
Crack!
The sound of bones breaking was exceptionally crisp.
One death fighter’s arm was smashed at an exaggerated angle, white bone piercing through the skin, exposed in the air.
Before he could even scream, he was directly slain by a following sword strike.
“This… what the hell kind of monster is this?!”
Seeing this scene, the two death fighters sniping from the rear immediately felt the urge to retreat.
Such an exaggerated physical fitness gap—couldn’t it be that he chose three flesh amplification abilities?
Lu Bai, on the other hand, felt better the more he fought.
When facing Duan Jianhui, he busied himself half a day hitting air; how could it compare to the comfort of chopping vegetables like now.
In the blink of an eye, the two death fighters fell one after another.
The death fighter with claws lay on the ground, still not recovered.
The remaining two gun-wielding death fighters inwardly lamented; their bullets were almost gone, and they were cornered in the corridor with nowhere to run.
Lu Bai didn’t care about that; using the long-haired man as a shield, he quickly closed the distance.
Within the 0.5 seconds of [Flash Time] activation, he swiftly swung two swords; two skulls fell to the ground accordingly.
He finally turned back and conveniently finished off the man with claws with one sword.
It had to be admitted that [Flash Time], this color level ability, had terrifyingly high killing efficiency in small ranges.
As Lu Bai set down the long-haired man in his hand, the corridor instantly fell quiet.
Several corpses sprawled haphazardly along with bloodstains covering the corridor made the entire scene look like a horror movie set.
[Ding!]
[Points +5, Current Points: 32, Current Rank 1/31]
“How long do you plan to play dead?”
Lu Bai chuckled as he sized up the long-haired man, who was still maintaining the iron block state.
To tell the truth, if not for these people harboring ulterior motives from the start, Lu Bai wouldn’t have won as easily as now even if he could win in the end.
For example, the long-haired man only needed to cancel [Iron Block] at a critical moment to likely cause Lu Bai severe damage under the dense rain of bullets.
Unfortunately, the long-haired man had no intention of self-sacrifice.
And the other death fighters were the same when their lives weren’t directly threatened.
Clang~ Clang~ Clang~
Lu Bai tapped the long-haired man’s arm with the flat of his sword.
“That’s enough; how long do you plan to stay like this?”