Shen Lu: I've Mutated into Multiple Game-Breaking Abilities

Chapter 34: First Battle in the Real World

“We didn’t take anything or touch anything—we just accidentally stumbled in while fooling around. Aren’t we about to leave now?” Faced with the teenager’s questioning, Zhao Ze put on a hypocritical smile and apologized. He looked quite embarrassed. Based on his years of experience reading people, he was absolutely certain that the teenager in front of him was a player. Zhao Ze was still only in the teens in level; anyone who wasn’t a complete newbie could easily outclass him. Therefore, he just wanted to get out of there as quickly as possible and avoid any further complications. Ling Yi, standing across from him, heard these words, but suspicion still lingered in his gaze. He wasn’t about to let them leave just because of a single statement; instead, right in front of these two strangers, he pulled out his phone and prepared to call Lin Shurou. Seeing this! Zhao Ze furrowed his brow, a flash of ferocity darting through his eyes, and he took long strides as he charged toward Ling Yi! “Three-Star Technique: Accelerated Sprint!” As he ran, he growled under his breath. Instantly, a blue glow flared across Zhao Ze’s entire body, and his speed surged dramatically! In less than half a second, he had reached Ling Yi’s front, his right hand clenched into a dagger-like fist, stabbing toward the other man’s neck. Ling Yi had already anticipated this and reacted with lightning-fast reflexes, dodging to the side. Seeing that his strike had missed, Zhao Ze didn’t pursue but instead accelerated toward the massive iron gate! “Huh!? Trying to run?” Noticing that Zhao Ze wasn’t moving particularly fast, Ling Yi used his exceptional Agility to give chase, tripping him with a kick just outside the iron gate. Although Zhao Ze took a messy fall, his considerable combat experience allowed him to roll over and leap to his feet in an instant. Once on his feet, he bent his knees and raised his fists, adopting a solemn fighting stance as he faced Ling Yi. “Hmph. It seems I won’t be able to leave until I’ve dealt with you.” The gaze he fixed on Ling Yi gradually grew cold and vicious. Seeing this Ling Yi silently summoned his Elemental Spirit Blade—just as before, it materialized before him in the form of a single Light Element. “A Light Element Spirit Blade!?” Zhao Ze furrowed his brow tightly, thinking to himself, “This is bad.” Possessing a support skill meant this guy was at least Level 10. And he wasn’t even confident he could defeat a Level 10 player with just an elemental spirit blade—let alone someone who was almost certainly higher than that. However. When the teenager before him gripped the hilt, the raging flames that erupted violently from it made his eyes nearly pop out of his head! “What!?” “A Dual-Element Spirit Blade!?” Zhao Ze cried out in utter surprise. He never in a million years would have imagined that a Dual-Element Spirit Blade—possessed by only a handful of people in the entire world—would one day suddenly appear right before his eyes! He was just a low-level player at Level 15. What right did he have to fight against such a globally renowned “powerhouse”? He stared intently, wishing with all his might that what he’d just seen was an illusion. Unfortunately. No matter how hard he looked, all he could see was the raging fire blazing on the bright white lightsaber. As his astonishment persisted, his heart sank. ‘I absolutely cannot let him hit me! If I get hit, I might die instantly!’ Although Zhao Ze had never faced a dual-element spirit blade before, a reputation speaks for itself—and given that the world’s strongest warriors were all raving about it, he didn’t have the nerve to claim he could block it. Across from him. Ling Yi had no idea Zhao Ze was harboring such thoughts; he could only tell from the other’s reaction that this dual-element blade must be quite rare. He casually swung the flaming lightsaber in front of him a few times, then muttered to himself, “It’s cool-looking, but I wonder how powerful it really is.” “Now’s my chance—perfect timing...” Before he could finish speaking, he heard a low growl filled with murderous intent coming from behind him! “Four-Star Technique: Venomous Backstab!” Ling Yi was slightly startled and wondered to himself, When did this guy sneak up behind me? He turned around calmly and saw that the man was holding a small dagger wrapped in thick green gas, its blade glowing green. The dagger was stuck in an earth-yellow light barrier in the air—about the size of an adult’s palm—as if it had been thrust into a mud wall. It was impossible to push in, and impossible to pull out. How could Ling Yi let such a golden opportunity slip away? He immediately swung his flame sword at the man—a move that required absolutely no technique whatsoever. Yet even such a simple action was enough to strike terror into Zhao Ze’s heart. He dropped the dagger outright and scrambled backward, his face contorted with fear. Unfortunately, he wasn’t as fast as Ling Yi; the flaming lightsaber struck him squarely in the waist! In an instant! It felt as if a chainsaw running at full throttle had sliced into his waist; excruciating pain—far beyond what Zhao Ze could endure—spread instantly from his waist throughout his entire body. In the blink of an eye, Zhao Ze lost consciousness. Naturally, he had no idea that his body had not only been knocked back more than ten meters by the fired light beam but had also been set ablaze by the merciless flames. He was burning fiercely in the open field. Back where he stood Ling Yi was greatly surprised to see just how powerful this strike had been. “Wow, this is way more powerful than I imagined.” He had thought it would be quite an achievement if this single sword strike inflicted serious damage on his opponent. Little did he know it would knock the enemy out of commission in a single blow! Ling Yi looked up at the player more than ten meters away, who was engulfed in flames. After hesitating for a moment, he sheathed his lightsaber and walked forward. He didn’t know what condition the opponent was in now, but thanks to [Earth Shield], he wasn’t too worried—the earth-yellow light barrier that had just blocked the deadly backstab was none other than Earth Shield! [Earth Shield (B)]: Only active when standing on the ground. When facing an external attack that is difficult to dodge, it quickly generates a light barrier around the user to block the attack. Can be activated up to 30 times per day. Support skills have quality tiers just like items, ranging from the lowest E to the highest S. It’s said that an S-rank Earth Shield can activate up to 100 times a day! It’s an exceptionally effective life-saving support skill. However, this support skill also has significant drawbacks. First, it cannot be activated while in the air. Second, any attack that is difficult to dodge—regardless of how strong or weak it is—will consume one use to block it. This means limited uses can be wasted on even weak attacks without you realizing it. He snapped back to his senses. Just as he was still several meters away from his target, a faint disturbance suddenly rippled through the space ahead. Ling Yi halted in his tracks and instinctively furrowed his brow. The next second. A burly man with a crew cut—around thirty years old, roughly 1. 9 meters tall, and dressed in a black tracksuit—suddenly appeared there. As soon as he arrived, he first cast a quick glance at Ling Yi, then turned his gaze toward the burning body. “Oh, so it’s him.” The burly man wore an expression that suggested he was used to this sort of thing. He clearly knew the identity of the person lying on the ground. “Who are you?” Ling Yi thought to himself, on his guard, but asked calmly, keeping a neutral expression. “I’m Fang Cheng, a Divine Alliance player in charge of public safety in this area. I just received a report that there was a fight here,” the muscular man named Fang Cheng replied in a businesslike tone. At the same time, he pulled out a Divine Alliance ID card with a white background and silver border and showed it to Ling Yi. It featured his portrait, with three lines of information below it. [Name: Fang Cheng] [Position: District Guard, Divine Alliance Qianjiang Firefly Branch] [Level: 65] After putting the ID card away, he pointed at Zhao Ze on the ground and said, “This guy’s name is Zhao Ze. He’s a thug from the town next door who gets arrested all the time for disturbing the peace.” At this point, he glanced at the wide-open iron gate not far away and asked, “Did he break into your house too?” “Yes.” Ling Yi nodded.