Chapter 38 Plot Holes

Watching Chen Guohua stagger backwards from the impact as he braced himself, Lu Ren’s eyes narrowed. Instead of retreating, he advanced, gripping the dagger in reverse and charged forward. Not far away, blood trickled from Xiang Yang’s mouth, her lower body with shattered bones; perhaps the impact earlier caused serious internal damage to her organs. She cast a resentful glance at Lu Ren, then forced herself to take a breath, enduring the intense pain from within her body, and continued to crawl forward with both hands towards the central position of the control room’s third-floor control center. There lay the switch for controlling the high-energy particle accelerator. While Chen Guohua had not yet turned back, Lu Ren leapt high, aiming the dagger at his neck. However, Chen Guohua seemed to sense this; with his back to Lu Ren, he used his left hand to cover his own rear neck directly. Seeing this, Lu Ren had to compromise, passing the dagger smoothly like a fluttering butterfly to his left hand, slicing towards Chen Guohua’s left arm. It was as easy as cutting through tofu. Sizzle! A large amount of white smoke rose from the incision, the scent of charred meat continuously wafting into Lu Ren’s nose. He stifled his disgust, and with a flick of his wrist, the dagger slipped from his grasp. The basic fighting skill granted Lu Ren a nimble technique, causing the dagger to circle around Chen Guohua’s arm only to return to Lu Ren’s hand. Then, Chen Guohua’s incredibly thick arm was brutally cut off by this method, crashing to the ground. If it wasn’t for the dagger’s sharpness, slashing through without obstruction, feeling like cutting tofu, Lu Ren wouldn’t dare to perform such a maneuver. Any mishap causing the dagger to fly away without any weapon protection would leave him helpless against the monstrous Chen Guohua. After severing the opponent’s arm, Lu Ren wasted no time, taking advantage of the opponent’s turn, landing and viciously stabbing down at the opponent’s lower body. "Roar!!!!!!" A heart-wrenching, earth-shattering howl erupted from the mutated Chen Guohua, the massive sound causing Lu Ren to involuntarily falter. He quickly withdrew the dagger and retreated urgently, stopping only five meters away. Watching Chen Guohua kneel on the ground, clutching his groin with one hand, seemingly unaffected by the severed left shoulder, only concerned with his genitals, howling. "Ding, due to wielding the dagger and delivering a fatal critical to the mutant (Chen Guohua), the opponent falls into a near-death state, a sudden enlightenment occurs, raising your basic dagger technique by one level, entering the initial glimpse stage." Lu Ren grinned, seizing the opportunity to step forward and wield the dagger, replicating the method used on the opponent’s left arm to do the same to the opponent’s head. In three seconds, a head fell, and Chen Guohua’s corpse collapsed. "Ding, due to engaging in high-intensity combat, defeating a formidable opponent, your will, power, and agility proficiency increased by 50." "Almost there, almost there!" Xiang Yang gritted her teeth, with blood continuously spilling from her mouth, climbing onto the control room counter and struggling to lift herself, staring at the red power control lever. As she reached out to touch it, the light before her eyes suddenly dimmed. Xiang Yang raised her head, looking at Lu Ren, who wore a pensive expression. "Is this controller to start or shut down the accelerator below?" Qingxu promptly said, "This is to reactivate the high-energy particle accelerator power switch, which can restart the Hua Particle..." "Shut up!!" Xiang Yang’s voice was sharp, and Qingxu’s voice stopped abruptly. Lu Ren raised an eyebrow, "It seems like you have higher authority in this base than I do!" Speaking, Lu Ren gently flicked Xiang Yang’s arm away with the dagger. "Little girl, are you planning to open it or close it?" Xiang Yang’s face twisted, the pain conveyed by her body and the hatred on her face made her once cute features look incredibly ugly at the moment. "How did you discover me?" "Discover?" Lu Ren shrugged, "You should ask whether I ever trusted you from the beginning to the end, of course not!" Joking, trusting someone in a place like this is equivalent to seeking death, not to mention someone who claimed to have lived in this post-apocalyptic ruin for three years. No matter her age, even showing surprise the first time they met didn’t stir any waves in Lu Ren’s heart. Truth be told, if it weren’t for discovering that the contaminated creatures within this base were within his acceptable range, and that he could quickly enhance his skill level attributes through combat, Lu Ren wouldn’t have had any desire to come. Caution, vigilance, suspicion of everything, and seizing opportunities to enhance one’s power, are the first factors to survive in such an environment. Xiang Yang had a look of disbelief, which Lu Ren found quite amusing. "Honestly, I have no interest in this matter, whether you want to expand the space channel or close it, it’s of no interest to me, it’s just your persistent attitude of trying to drag me down made me very annoyed." If it weren’t for the current swift skills, being dragged along by Xiang Yang like this would be no different from sending him to his death. Xiang Yang’s eyes revealed hatred, "Then just get out of my way, don’t block me!" Lu Ren shrugged, "Qingxu, based on your judgment, what does Xiang Yang intend to do?" "I’m sorry, Commander Lu Ren, Superior Commander Xiang Yang’s authority is one level higher than yours, without authorization, all her information is under S-level secret sequence." "Looks like you’ve been here before." Xiang Yang glared at Lu Ren, "What did I say that was flawed?" "Very flawed." Lu Ren checked the time; there were over three minutes left. That’s enough. "If I were your father, I’d surely broadcast everything I’ve summarized globally via wireless broadcast. I think many people stronger and more capable than you would come here, so why keep it hidden?" Confirming the sufficient time, Lu Ren, rarely in a good mood, explained with a smile, "So you got it wrong at your first word, little girl, lying requires a lot of practice to do it without a red face and rapid heartbeat." "I..." Before Xiang Yang could finish speaking, her eyes suddenly widened, only to see a dagger piercing through her heart, revealing its bloody blade tip. Watching Xiang Yang flop to the ground, her eyes fixed on him without any further sound, Lu Ren’s expression remained unchanged. As for Xiang Yang’s true identity, Lu Ren had no interest in knowing. Being a savior once had already exhausted him! "Qingxu, now my authority is the highest level, right?" "... Yes, Commander Lu Ren!" Lu Ren’s mouth curled into a smile, "So how do I shut down this troublesome thing?" "Simply restart the high-energy particle accelerator to collide the captured Hua Particles, causing a collapse in the high-energy particle energy level, thereby disrupting the stable spatial channel, forcing it to shrink and close." "Does this thrust go up or down?"