CHAPTER 66: CHAPTER 66: DON’T BE SHAMELESS

They were outright unfriendly, even exuding undisguised malice. The other party might have deliberately come to make trouble.

Is it because of Cao Jingde?

It is unlikely that Cao Jingde would send people over, then it must be his rival doing this.

Factional strife?

I’ve really been caught in a disaster not of my making.

Lu Ren’s left hand instinctively rested on the sword hilt, his eyes slightly narrowed: "Please show the Governor’s written instruction."

"Hmph!" A Blue-clothed Envoy snorted coldly, "Does the Demon Extermination Bureau need to show a warrant to someone like you? Do you think you’re someone important?"

As he spoke, he jumped down from the roof, removed a pair of handcuffs hanging from his waist full of malice in his eyes, "Kid, put them on."

The other three also leaped down, faintly surrounding Lu Ren.

Lu Ren calmly looked at the handcuffs held out in front of him, "What if I don’t put them on?"

"Don’t wear them?"

A faint surge of qi and blood could be felt among the other three, and the Cyan-Robed Envoy, Chen Ji, coldly said first, "If anyone resists the law or disobeys an order from the Demon Extermination Bureau, execute them!"

As soon as his words fell, a flash of sword light turned into a bloom under the moonlight for a brief moment before disappearing.

Clang!

Accompanying the sound of the sword was a head flying high, the Blue-clothed Envoy in front of Lu Ren was decapitated in a single stroke.

"How daring!!"

On one side, Chen Ji witnessed this scene and his eyes truly widened with rage, he roared angrily, drew out the steel saber from his waist, surged his qi and blood, and slashed at Lu Ren with immense force as if trying to split Hua Mountain.

The steel saber tore through the air, raising a dull knife wind.

Meanwhile, two long knives fell from behind Lu Ren.

Lu Ren’s expression didn’t change a bit, nor did he turn around, he casually twisted the Longquan Sword with his left hand and slashed it behind him in a reverse grip, while with his right hand he swiftly pulled out the Yan Form with the support of the Heartless Sword.

Draw the sword!

The Heartless Sword, using highly focused spirit, mobilized the body, allowing oneself to achieve the fastest draw!

Clang clang clang!!

Three metallic collisions exploded simultaneously, a spray of sparks burst forth, aided by the sharp sword in his hand, all three steel blades snapped in response.

Left block, right strike, with Basic Swordsmanship proficiently handling the two-handed sword in Lu Ren’s hands, there was no sense of hesitation or awkwardness as might be caused by being left-handed or right-handed.

Not only that, the heavy Yan Form gripped in Lu Ren’s right hand didn’t stop after cutting off Chen Ji’s steel saber, it swept across towards Chen Jin’s chest like cutting through iron as if it were mud.

Chen Ji’s expression dramatically changed, he instantly relinquished his steel saber, retreating rapidly.

Seeing this, Lu Ren also pursued intently; behind him, two relentless Blue-clothed Envoys staggered due to the broken blades.

He made a wrong step, twisted the heavy Yan Form in his right hand in a sweeping arc, the two Blue-clothed Envoys who were blocked by the Longquan sword provided Lu Ren with time to counterattack.

One-on-one combat and one-on-multiple combat are completely different concepts, it’s manageable if there’s enough space to move, but in a confined area, the speed of execution, reaction awareness, combat consciousness, and physical fitness are extremely important.

Not to mention the timing, geography, and human harmony!

If any detail is slightly off, the one who dies could be him.

The Yan Form, weighing over sixty pounds in total, is not yet as flexible as the Longquan in his left hand given his current strength attribute, but the heavy sword has its own usage. Especially with the heavy sword in Lu Ren’s hand, capable of cutting through iron as if it were mud, the sixty pounds of sword, accompanied by nearly five hundred pounds of pure force when slashed down, plus the amplitude brought by drawing sword techniques, the terrifying kinetic energy formed by these combined is enough to split a huge rock!

Whoosh whoosh!

The two Blue-clothed Envoys behind Lu Ren couldn’t even make a move, their steel blades were severed, being unsteady on their feet, yet Lu Ren’s attack had arrived.

Splat! Splat!

The sound of blades slicing through flesh was heard, the two Blue-clothed Envoys were directly sliced at the waist, the wounds were smooth, and the Yan Form’s blade didn’t carry a trace of blood, still shining as good as new.

Bending his waist and steadying his hips, Lu Ren’s whole body muscles slowly relaxed at this moment. His heart beat violently like a pump, continuously pushing blood through his system, the beating could almost be heard by outsiders, standing upright, he coldly looked at Chen Ji whose expression had greatly changed.

His face was calm, displaying not the slightest ferocity emotions following the killing.

Chen Ji’s expression was indecisive, his heart was shocked beyond measure, he thought capturing Lu Ren was a simple matter, yet the opponent suddenly rose up to kill, disregarding their identity as the Demon Extermination Bureau, and what was even more surprising was the opponent’s formidable combat power.

He might be at Black-clothed Envoy level, although unable to gather qi and blood, the opponent’s physical quality was hardly weak, and the power unleashed in those few seconds of combat was quite astonishing.

It even made him tremble slightly.

Chen Ji shouted: "Killing the men of the Demon Extermination Bureau, do you dare to oppose us?!"

Lu Ren maintained a flat demeanor, "You should be acting on your own, right? In that case, killing you would mean the Bureau just presumes you died."

Chen Ji’s face turned grim: "How do you know this isn’t an operation authorized by the Bureau?"

The opponent’s strength was beyond his imagination, one-on-one, he couldn’t even call out a sound, he would be handled by Lu Ren in just a few moves.

Life-and-death combat isn’t like the storytelling in teahouses with grand battles spanning hundreds of rounds. Unless power levels are extremely close, most are over within a minute.

Both sides aim for vital spots, regardless of gender, irrespective of age, one lives, the other dies!

The timing, geography, and human harmony, these three factors all influence the battle outcome. Slackness may lead to external factors causing a weaker force to counter-attack the stronger one.

Such cases are countless, not only in the real world but in this Otherworld too.

So Chen Ji was gambling, betting the other would retreat upon hearing the name of the Demon Extermination Bureau.

He softened his tone: "I can keep these matters secret if you later join the Bureau as an Outer Executor."

Outer Executor, to put it simply, are temporary hires who take the fall first if the Bureau makes any mistake.

Lu Ren said with interest, "You’re pretty proficient with the carrot and stick technique."

At this point, Lu Ren paused for a moment.

Seeing Lu Ren’s demeanor relax, Chen Ji slightly eased his mind, understanding that the other party had come to a conclusion internally.

Once he was brought into the Bureau and made an Outer Executor, if I don’t find ways to kill you, I won’t be surnamed Chen!

Just as he was about to speak, his pupils shrank suddenly; his sight was overwhelmed by a sheet of white sword light, followed by darkness, knowing nothing more.

Damn cunning!

Isn’t it a bit shameless to do such things!!!

As his consciousness faded, only this thought flashed through Chen Ji’s mind.

"Ding, you killed the enemy with the longsword, your Basic Swordsmanship skill level +30"

"Ding, you killed the enemy with the longsword, your..."

Lu Ren gradually sheathed his sword with composure restored, a few system notification sounds continuously popped in his mind, which he ignored. The strength of these people was truly insufficient, the skill level gained was too low.

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