Proficiency Panel Right At The Beginning - Chapter 25

Chapter 25 Traces

They sped for nearly half an hour. Along the way, Lu Ren was very careful. If there was any movement outside, he would find a hidden corner to hide.

The more he walked, the more shocked he became. Along the way, he saw no less than ten strange monsters. There were even two monsters that were as large as the Giant Mutated Bull. He could tell their original appearance. One was a wild boar covered in scales, and the other was a giant bear. When they walked, even the ground shook.

In particular, the thick carapace that was glowing with a metallic luster made one despair.

Lu Ren did not dare to breathe too loudly. He kept squeezing into secluded narrow corners to hide, coming out when there was no danger. Along the way, he encountered a few monsters almost face-to-face. Just as the girl was about to scream, he covered her mouth and slapped her a few times. Then, she became quiet.

It was not until he stopped on the fourth floor of a residential building that he used his longsword to pry open a security door. He swept his gaze across the interior environment and threw the young lady directly onto the sofa. He covered her reddened cheeks, which were glistening with tears. She looked pitiful. She watched Lu Ren carefully, afraid that the other party would suddenly go berserk and tear her apart.

To be honest, if it had not been for the young lady’s words earlier telling him to leave quickly, Lu Ren would not have cared about her at all. However, if she wanted him to treat her with care, then he would really have to be sorry.

“Stay here for now. I’ll check out this building.”

Without waiting for the girl to reply, Lu Ren held his longsword and checked the units one by one to make sure that there was no abnormality or danger before returning to the fourth floor where he was met with the girl’s surprised gaze.

Lu Ren said coldly, “There’s not much danger here. You can also go nearby to gather anything edible. If you’re lucky enough, you might be able to survive for seven days.”

Seeing Lu Ren turn around and leave, the girl quickly struggled to get up.

“W-Where are you going?”

Lu Ren said without turning around.

“Being with you will reduce my chances of survival. And you’re so secretive. I don’t like it.”

Just like how women liked jerks and men liked b*tches.

They were all good at scheming and talking.

This was not a good sister.

The girl looked in shock at Lu Ren, who had disappeared around the corner of the stairs. She did not even have the chance to say anything

After a while, the weakness on the girl’s face disappeared, and only calmness remained. Then, she revealed a hint of pity, a lingering fear, and also regret. “What a pity. I thought I would be able to find one!”

He had thought that Lu Ren was the kind of guy who would not be able to walk when he saw a beautiful woman. She had not expected the other party to not even give her a chance to speak.

“He’s too careful…”

The girl was a little sad. She touched her swollen face, looking helpless.

….

Lu Ren did not know what the girl, whom he did not know the name of, was thinking. Even if he knew, he would not care too much. He only said that the girl’s performance earlier was not bad, and it had touched the heartstrings of Lu Ren. It was just that her weak and typical b*tch look had made him feel disgusted.

In the end, she was too young and her b*tch realm was not too high.

Perhaps Lu Ren would engage with the other party more often in a peaceful world to see what she would be up to, but in this mystic realm, Lu Ren was wary of everyone.

He would never team up with others!

Instead of having to be on guard against everyone, it was easier to be alone.

After walking another three kilometers or so out of the city, there were fewer tall buildings and more residential areas.

It was not until Lu Ren had gone to a large supermarket nearby and walked around, carefully searching many of the canned food sections that he looked at the three remaining cans in his hand with a grave expression.

One can of beef, one can of salmon, and one can of peaches. The rest of the food did not have a long shelf life like canned food. Or rather, almost all the food with a long shelf life had disappeared.

There were still traces of human activity.

Although he had expected this, he was still shocked when he saw it for himself.

It had to be said that humans had unimaginable tenacity for survival. They could still survive in such an environment ravaged by monsters.

Lu Ren was standing at the door to the supermarket’s store. There was a slash mark on the door frame. From the mark, it could be seen that it was quite new, and it had not even been more than 15 days.

Where were the survivors hiding?

Immediately, Lu Ren gave up on the idea of exploring. According to the System notifications, he just had to live quietly for seven days, and he would not go deeper into the truth of this world which was on the verge of extinction.

Whether there were still people alive in this world had nothing to do with him.

After confirming that there was nothing worth taking from this place, Lu Ren quickly left the supermarket and walked quickly to a residential area in an alley behind.

Just as Lu Ren was passing by a sewer, the manhole cover suddenly moved.

Lu Ren immediately stopped in his tracks and looked at the manhole cover, which was carefully opening a gap.

Seeing this, he took a step forward and quickly went behind the gap, watching quietly.

When the manhole cover opened without making any sound, a head popped out.

Short hair, female. She was dressed very modernly. It was obvious that she did not have to worry about her clothes. It seemed that because the entire city had perished, the sewers had stopped functioning, and she did not have the stench unique to the sewers.

From the back view, she should be a young girl. The agility and vigilance she revealed were obviously different from those who had come here from the real world.

It seemed that there were still humans secretly reproducing in this world.

“So, are you a human still alive in this city?” Lu Ren’s sudden speech frightened the girl so much that her entire body trembled. She did not even turn around. She pulled out the dagger tied to her thigh and threw it at Lu Ren.

Lu Ren frowned. He dodged the dagger sideways and pulled out his longsword to slash it at the same time.

“Wait, are you a human?!”

The longsword landed on the young lady’s shoulder and drew a line of blood before stopping. However, the young lady had no intention of dodging. Instead, she looked at him in surprise and seemed to be very excited.

Even so, the other party still did not make too much noise.

Lu Ren did not retract his longsword. He frowned and said, “What are you doing?”

Ten minutes later, in a maintenance room in the wide sewer, Lu Ren sized up the environment. There was a sleeping bag, a few cans of food placed in the corner, and even some vegetables planted by the wall. However, because of the source of light, they looked sickly.

He had followed this girl down to the sewers. Clearly, it would be safer underground than being on ground level.

Although the other party looked very excited, Lu Ren could accurately sense the depths of the young lady’s heart… Most importantly, the System had started to give messy notifications again.

He had already tested it. Only those who had ill intentions toward him would have a System notification.

Should he kill her?

With this thought in mind, Lu Ren did not make a move in the end. After all, the other party had not done anything inappropriate to him. If he had really killed, he would be a crazy killing demon.

Just like Li Ziqing had said, if one wanted to master the martial arts and advance bravely, one had to practice one’s own belief in martial arts all the way. Only then would one’s thoughts be smooth.

This was indeed the case. By maintaining a certain mentality, the proficiency of the fist technique would increase much faster than usual.

As his thoughts raced, Lu Ren said, “Is this where you live?”

The girl named Xiang Yang shook her head slightly and said, “No, this is only a refuge. My residence is not here.”

She walked to the door and pointed at the thick iron door. “This door can block most of the attacks by contaminated creatures.”

Lu Ren asked, “Are you alone?”

Xiang Yang’s expression was a little sad. She immediately said, “Three years ago, my father was killed by a contaminated creature in order to save me. I am the only one left.”

Lu Ren pondered. “Is there anyone else in this city?”