Proficiency Panel Right At The Beginning - Chapter 34

Chapter 34 Mutated Kasa

“This person should have been a nurse when she was alive. Although her entire body has changed into an epidermal existence, it can still be seen that she used to be graceful.”

Lu Ren pinched his chin as he evaluated the contaminated creature in front of him. Its pure white clothes were in tatters and hung on its body. Its entire body was covered in an epidermal carapace. Its head was wrapped in an epidermal helmet, and its entire body was smooth and round. There was a large pair of wings on its shoulder blades. To say they were wings, Lu Ren was more inclined to think of them as a device similar to a turbine engine. And that pair of hands were extremely sharp, even glowing with a metallic luster under the light.

“What is this? A mutated version of Casa?”

The completely streamlined figure made Lu Ren certain that the other party was an agile existence. “So it’s very good?” Xiang Yang was inexplicably displeased.

Lu Ren: “If it was alive, it should have been a good baby maker.”

Xiang Yang turned her body. “You see, you

see.”

Lu Ren looked over. As she had not been well-nourished for a long time, she was just skin and bones both front and back. With cold indifference, he said “One should have self-awareness. Don’t humiliate yourself, okay?”

Xiang Yang’s petite face fell instantly, and she muttered, “What is this? Don’t all of you like Lolitas?!”

Lu Ren was a little surprised. “You know Lolita?”

“My father often says that men outside drool over my type.”

Lu Ren expressed that those were all weird uncles. He was a proper man…

Thinking of this, he was a little excited as he bent down slightly and pressed his hand down. “Alright, can you think of a way to let us get across?”

Pure Void’s voice sounded from the earpiece which he had brought from the surveillance center.

“I’m sorry to tell you that there are at least three contaminated creatures lingering in the other three routes. This is the least dangerous.” The least dangerous?

Lu Ren could not help but look at his surroundings. There were terrifying scratches everywhere and unknown dark brown marks on the ground. They were not just dried blood, but something else. This was definitely a display of strength, speed, and sharpness.

He picked up a broken fragment of an unknown accessory from the ground and threw it toward an area inside.

However, the moment it was thrown out, the contaminated creature quickly discovered the commotion. After turning its head to look at the black fragment which was forming an arc in the air, it turned directly to look at Lu Ren and Xiang Yang, who were hiding at the corner of the passageway and sticking their heads out.

Lu Ren’s eyes narrowed. “This thing is quite intelligent.”

Pure Void: “…A contaminated creature that could carve out its own territory, while its intelligence cannot compare to that of humans, is not a wild beast that follows its instincts.”

“In other words, the other party’s intelligence is also evolving?”

As he spoke, Lu Ren no longer hid. He pulled out his two swords and stood out.

The contaminated creature only took one look at Lu Ren’s swaggering appearance. It bent forward, and the wings behind it, which were like a vortex fan, suddenly emitted an azure light. Its entire body turned into a phantom as it charged at Lu Ren.

So fast!

But this was fine!

The initial display made Lu Ren feel that he could go through combat training. His eyes narrowed, and his pupils constricted. Instead of retreating, he advanced. With a step forward, the longsword in his hand slashed down nimbly. His movements were fast and furious, like a leopard.

In an instant, the contaminated creature had already come face-to-face with him. The wings on the back of the falling sharp blade in Lu Ren’s hand suddenly became agitated.

Sizzle!!

Like a fan suddenly being driven violently, its entire body tilted to the side, easily dodging Lu Ren’s head-on attack. Immediately, the sharp claws in its hands swept ruthlessly at Lu Ren.

Damn!

Lu Ren’s expression was calm. His 8-point mental faculty allowed him to remain calm. However, the sharpness of the pointed claws made his eyelids twitch.

Immediately, his brows furrowed, and he swept the sword in his left hand.

Clang!

As the sound of metal clashing could be heard, Lu Ren’s body was pushed back slightly, and the sword in his left hand, which had collided, bounced up high. Then, his right foot shook and swept, and he kicked the elbow joint of his opponent’s other arm. The heavy and compact force made the other party lose its balance, and it flapped its wings and staggered back a few steps.

Lu Ren, who had regained his breath, raised his sword again and pressed it against the other party’s throat like lightning.

Ding!

With a soft sound, Lu Ren’s expression changed slightly. Apart from some cracks on the carapace, there was no other reaction.

The sword was not sharp enough, and his strength was not enough to break through the other party’s carapace. Beside him, Xiang Yang, who had been paying attention, seized this opportunity. A faint blue light appeared on the blade of the dagger in her hand, and she aimed it at the base of the monster’s left wing and slashed down.

A rustling sound could be heard, as if paper was being torn. The monster’s left wing fell with a thud. The immense pain made the contaminated creature let out a sharp and high-pitched cry. The high-frequency sound waves made Lu Ren, who was the first to bear the brunt, feel a sharp pain in his eardrums.

At the same time, it stretched out its hand and slapped Xiang Yang hard, sending her flying and crashing into a distant wall. She landed on an unknown tool, struggling in pain.

[Ding… Your sword has pierced the throat of the Armored Eagle Woman. It has failed to penetrate the other party’s armor. Your basic swordsmanship proficiency +1]

Before he could pay attention to how Xiang Yang was doing, Lu Ren endured the pain in his eardrums and struck out with both swords. He struck the head of the Armored Eagle Woman with two swords, causing her to stop screaming on the spot.

He had to attack a point.

Lu Ren’s mind was racing. He no longer hesitated. The other party was extremely furious and attacked randomly with its claws. A large volume of air streaked past the gaps between the sharp claws of the Armored Eagle Woman, bringing with it bursts of a clearly audible whistling sound. The Armored Eagle Woman’s five claws grabbed at the back of Lu Ren’s neck. Its huge sharp claws almost covered Lu Ren’s entire head.

The sharp claws were peerlessly ferocious, and Lu Ren almost suffocated.

However, he did not dodge. From the first collision, Lu Ren had already probed the other party’s strength. It might be greater than that of an ordinary person, and even greater than his strength, but it was not unmanageable. He could withstand it with the force-dispelling skill of the Basic Sword Technique.

Lu Ren raised his longsword, his expression grave. In a flash, his two swords danced!

The sharp sounds of sword shadows cutting through the air could be heard continuously.

Sword Dance!

Lu Ren waved his longswords with both arms, and the sword light lit up under the light and enveloped the Armored Eagle Woman.

This was not an aimless all-round attack. Most of the time, Lu Ren’s swords landed on the carapace of the Armored Eagle Woman.

In the end, with a sharp sound of shattering glass, Lu Ren, who had slashed more than ten times in a second, quickly shattered the carapace at the throat of the Armored Eagle Woman, who only knew how to flail around. The longsword clutched tightly in his right hand was thrusted in heavily till it reached the other end of the epidermis.

“Ah!!!”

Ignoring the System notifications in his mind, Lu Ren suddenly let go of his hand and retreated. The sharp claws of the Armored Eagle Woman had already brushed past Lu Ren’s face by a millimeter.

“Give me the dagger!”

Lu Ren turned his head to the side and shouted at Xiang Yang, who was sitting on the ground. Xiang Yang struggled hard to hold herself up. She gritted her teeth and threw the dagger in her hand, throwing it ten meters away from Lu Ren.