Decaying World

Chapter 22 022 Patrol Four (Xie Qianzai and Nan Fengli, Alliance Leader)

This wasn't just a way to kill time; Lin Hui activated his lightness effect the instant his finger was about to pop out, and then immediately deactivated it after the finger popped out.

This is his practice and testing. Since lightness of body consumes a lot of physical energy, why not break it down into many short, instantaneous skills?
Use it only when needed, for a short time, and it will be effective at the crucial moment.

This was Lin Hui's idea. And that's what he did, and he has indeed achieved some results in recent days.

According to his detailed testing, he could use the Lightness effect continuously for about an hour after activating it, after which his physical strength would be depleted, and this was under the premise of not fighting with his full strength.

If they fight at full strength, their physical exertion will be even greater, and the time will probably be reduced by more than half.

However, based on his improved method of use, and within the limits of control, Lin Hui can divide the lightness effect into countless small segments, each lasting 0.5 to 1 second. This is the longest possible attack duration.

As long as you wait three seconds after using the fragment, you can quickly recover your energy and keep repeating the cycle.

In theory, with proper intervals, he could use the special lightness effect indefinitely. This meant he could maintain the sword speed and movement speed at the level of his senior brother in a continuous, albeit intermittent, manner.

However, in actual combat, it's impossible to let him take a break after each attack, so specific testing is still needed for practical application.

In the end, Lin Hui felt that a battle couldn't possibly last too long; even if the two sides were evenly matched, it would only last for a dozen minutes at most.

The special effects, which last for more than ten minutes, are absolutely worth watching from beginning to end.

Early the next morning.

As expected, the eldest brother did not come. The four of them divided into teams at the rest stop tea stall and then headed to the streets they were patrolling.

As agreed, Lin Hui teamed up with Chen Chong.

It was still dark in the early morning, the fog had just lifted, and the vegetable farmers from the surrounding farms had not yet arrived; the area was deserted.

Chen Chong took the lead, walking ahead while yawning. The wind constantly carried a faint scent of perfume from his body, clearly indicating that he had been out fooling around somewhere again last night.

He and Lin Hui didn't say anything, they just glanced at the shops passing by.

“Senior Brother Chen, how about we split up and go our separate ways? That way, neither of us will be happy if you're unhappy with me or I'm unhappy with you,” Lin Hui suggested gently.

"Hehe. Okay, I've been wanting to go for a walk by myself for a while now. You're getting in the way." Chen Chong glanced at him and said sarcastically.

"Let's split up here then," Lin Hui said, pointing to the fork in the road ahead.

"it is good."

The two stopped talking, walked a short distance, and naturally parted ways at a fork in the road.

Even after they separated, Lin Hui continued to study the mechanism of lightness.

He bought a meat-filled sesame seed cake from a street breakfast stall and ate and thought as he walked.

'Before activating the Light Body treatment, I felt no abnormalities in my body, and my weight showed no change. But after activating it, my weight dropped by almost half; this wasn't a hallucination, but a real and tangible weight loss.'

"At the same time, movement speed, attack speed, and even the ability to detect movements with one's eyes have all been accelerated. According to tests, the overall acceleration effect is about 60% of the original. However, due to the combined effect of all factors, the full burst of power results in a massive increase of more than two times."

The speed of movement and the speed of sword strike are both amplified, and when combined, they create a powerful burst of energy that is not simply an additive effect.

So how exactly does this sudden relief work?

Lin Hui pondered.

He then activated his lightness skill again, carefully sensing his surroundings.

This feeling is very strange, as if the flesh and bones that make up the body have suddenly become hollow, as if they have been temporarily replaced with other much lighter materials.

'It wasn't a removal of matter, but more like the addition of a force field. It was like an extra force helping me lift my body weight a little.'

He carefully perceived the subtle differences.

Just as he was pondering this.

Suddenly, a scream came from the nearby street.

He frowned, quickly turned around, and hurried towards the direction of the sound. In less than a minute, he arrived at the location from which the sound came.

It was a relatively secluded little house, its walls a dark gray, stained with soot from fire. Beyond that was a small courtyard enclosed by simple bamboo structures.

At this moment, the bamboo gate of the courtyard opened, and the door of the small house inside was half-closed. A figure that Lin Hui recognized was pressing down on a fair-skinned, large-breasted woman inside, tearing at her clothes.

The woman struggled violently, but she was no match for the person on top of her, and could only cry and scream.

"Senior Brother Chen." Lin Hui didn't consider himself a good person. If he hadn't seen this, he would have let it go, but now that Chen had seen it, he couldn't stand it anymore.

"You've gone a bit too far, haven't you?"

Hearing the sound, Chen Chong turned around and glanced at him.

"Junior Brother Lin, didn't you say we'd split up? What? You've got your eye on this girl too? How about I finish with you and you get to enjoy yourself too?"

He wore a strange smile, but his eyes revealed a clear threat.

Lin Hui remained silent.

He came from a good family; he was born into a prominent clan. In addition, his father was good at making money, and he followed influential people. When he was a child, everyone called him "Young Master".

So before, I had only heard about how hard life was for people at the very bottom of society, but I had no real experience of it. But now...
No wonder so many families are struggling to survive and are actively seeking out the "Ten Thousand Blessings Meat" to eat. Looking at Chen Chong's unbridled expression, he suddenly understood.

"Senior Brother Chen," Lin Hui approached slowly, "could you give me some face and not cause trouble while we're on patrol together?"

"face?"

Chen Chong paused, slowly stood up, and turned to face Lin Hui.

"Lin Hui, I've been fed up with you for a long time now!!"

His hand unconsciously gripped the hilt of the sword.

"Did I give you any face when Chen Zhishen came? I left as soon as I saw you! And you? Did you give me any face? Who the hell do you think you are?! The Holy Son of Sha Yue?! Everyone has to give you face again and again!"

His good deed was interrupted, and his blood rushed from below to his head, causing him to explode.

“Senior Brother Chen,” Lin Hui gripped the hilt of his sword, “have you thought about this? You were fine when you patrolled with others, but you caused trouble only when you patrolled with me. How am I supposed to face the consequences when I’m held accountable?” “I don’t care how you face the consequences! You, surnamed Lin, I’ll count to three, and if you don’t get out of here, don’t blame me for being impolite!” Chen Chong drew his sword, revealing a gap, and said hatefully.

"Senior brother, when we're out doing business, can't we all get along peacefully and have a good time?" Lin Hui sighed. "Why do we have to force things to end up looking bad?"

"Are you going to get lost or not?!" Chen Chong suddenly drew his sword and charged towards them.

"A piece of trash who hasn't even mastered the Nine-Section Sword technique dares to meddle in other people's business! Today I'll show you what it means to be courting death!?"

"Senior brother, you're too hot-tempered," Lin Hui said calmly.

"I'll rage like a madman!!" Chen Chong completely exploded.

With a hiss, his sword blade turned into a gray line, suddenly slicing towards Lin Hui's waist.

This burst of speed was extremely fast, clearly a nine-section fast sword technique that prioritizes explosive power.

clang.

Lin Hui also drew his sword to parry, accurately blocking the opponent's blade.

The two fought with lightning speed. Although he was a little slower, he managed to keep up with Chen Chong's pace.

Despite only having a second-grade body tempering speed, Lin Hui's timing, power generation, and move changes were vastly different from his previous fights, making him seem like a completely different person.

Furthermore, his movement and sword speed were now much faster than before. For a time, he actually managed to block Chen Chong, preventing him from gaining the upper hand.

This shocked Chen Chong, who had never expected things to turn out this way.

He felt that the same sword move had completely different effects when he used it and when Lin Hui used it.

"Senior brother, stop now. You're not performing well right now, you're no match for me. Wine and women have corrupted your body, making it impossible for you to unleash even half of your full strength," Lin Hui said with a sigh as he fought.

really?
Was it really because I was corrupted and drained by alcohol and sex?

Upon hearing this, Chen Chong unconsciously began to believe the other person's explanation. Otherwise, how could he, a veteran front-court disciple who had cultivated for many years, be unable to defeat even a newly promoted disciple?

Just then, a flash of silver light appeared in Chen Chong's eyes. The sword light that he had just seen in front of him suddenly appeared on his right side, behind his back.

The change happened so fast that he couldn't react at all.

puff.

With a soft sound, the sword blade pierced Chen Chong's waist, leaving a deep gash.

"Senior brother, look, you're seeing things again. You've become so weak that you can't even see my sword shadow clearly. If this continues, you might not even be able to defeat the students in the back courtyard," Lin Hui sighed.

Chen Chong fell backward, landing heavily on the ground, covered in cold sweat, too terrified to speak from the sword strike.

'Am I really that blind?'

'Just now the sword light was clearly in front of me, but suddenly it flashed and was to my side.'

A chill ran through Chen Chong. He knew very well that Lin Hui was just a junior disciple who had recently been promoted, an ordinary student who had been practicing the Seven-Section Fast Sword for more than a year.

It's impossible to have the speed to change position in that instant. Even the eldest brother, when exerting his full strength, could barely achieve that kind of speed.

It would be impossible for an ordinary disciple like Lin Hui to do that.

Having ruled out other options, the only possibility is that I'm just seeing things.
Has the influence of alcohol and sex really become that bad?

Chen Chong being injured was a minor matter. He knew Lin Hui was a rule-abiding person and wouldn't really do anything to him, just like he hadn't dared to do anything to Chen Zhishen before.

What truly chilled him was the terrible situation of blurred vision and declining sword speed.

'Have I really become this weak?'

Chen Chong's originally fiery sexual interest was instantly extinguished, as if he had been doused with ice water.

"I...I!" His lips trembled, but he couldn't utter a word.

"Senior brother, I just can't bear to see you so weak. Don't make another mistake. Wine and women are poison that burns through the intestines," Lin Hui earnestly advised.

Chen Chong was now fairly certain that he was extremely weak. He didn't even dare to speak, and was so frightened that he was sweating profusely. He got up and stumbled out, clutching his lower back.

He needs to go see a doctor right away!

Lin Hui was left with the half-naked woman. Lin Hui didn't even look at the woman; he simply waved for her to close the door, then turned and slowly walked away.

As for whether Chen Chong could be certain that he was weak, he felt that there was a high probability that he could.

Because his sword cut quite deep, the amount of blood he's losing is definitely enough to make Chen Chong feel very weak.

The dizziness he experienced earlier was naturally due to the lightness effect he instantly activated.

Coupled with his usual honest behavior, he successfully fooled Chen Chong's simple and corrupt mind.

After leaving the courtyard, Lin Hui did not patrol again, but returned to the rest area and quietly waited for the others to return.

He needs to discuss this with others first.

While waiting, he carefully recalled the brief exchange he had just had.

From beginning to end, Chen Chong maintained complete control of the rhythm.

When he was at the first rank, with the added lightness effect, he could achieve a burst speed comparable to his senior brothers. Now that he's at the second rank, with the added effect, he feels that his burst speed has already exceeded the limits of his senior brothers.

In other words, his only weakness right now is his swordsmanship.

He wasn't familiar enough with the Nine-Section Quick Sword, and he hadn't even been taught the Qingfeng Sword yet.

These two sword techniques are complementary sword skills that increase in power the faster the speed, allowing for the full utilization of speed.

Lin Hui had thought about it. The special effect of lightness was a unique amplification technique that he had observed and that no one else had. The key was that he couldn't explain its origin, so he couldn't reveal it to others for the time being.

When using it, be careful not to let anyone see or understand it. Once your swordsmanship becomes more advanced, you can claim to have created this secret technique and use it openly.

(End of this chapter)