Swallowing the Stars: Eternal Glory

Chapter 6 Life Elixir (Part 1)

The Shadow Cat was incredibly fast, covering a distance of tens of meters in just one second.

Then it leaped and pounced, its forelimbs unleashing gray claws that aimed at Lu Jin's neck.

Seeing this, Lu Jin turned around and moved one meter to the left to avoid the Shadow Cat's claws, while his right hand swung the Broken Army Battle Sword upwards.

"puff--"

The sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh rang out as the razor-sharp blade of the Broken Army Sword sliced ​​open most of Shadow Cat's not-so-thick neck, and bright red blood spurted out.

In terms of nerve reaction speed, Lu Jin might be weaker than Shadow Cat, who is a cat-like monster.

However, in terms of strength and speed, this shadow cat is far inferior to Lu Jin, whose punching power exceeds 3300 kilograms and whose speed reaches more than 50 meters per second.

Without sufficient physical strength as support, even the fastest nerve reaction speed is useless.

Even if your brain reacts quickly enough, there's nothing you can do if your body can't respond effectively in time.

"Bam—"

The next moment, Shadow Cat, whose neck had been cut open and who had already become a corpse, collapsed on the dilapidated street under the night sky.

Without feeling the discomfort of a first kill, Lu Jin cut off the ear from the Shadow Cat's corpse, put it in his backpack, and disappeared from the spot to begin searching for his next prey.

On the streets of Monster Town.

"Boom boom boom——"

A wild boar covered in thorns, standing a full 1.5 meters tall at the shoulder, with huge tusks like battle knives in front of its mouth, charged towards Lu Jin like a speeding heavy off-road vehicle.

"Humph!"

Lu Jin snorted coldly, stepped forward, shifted his body to the side, and thrust out, slashed upward, and retracted his Broken Army Sword with lightning speed. Then, with only a fist's distance, he dodged the Iron-haired Wild Boar that launched a 'death charge'.

On Earth, the levels of physical techniques, from low to high, are: solid foundation, proficiency, effortless mastery, subtlety, perfection, and artistic conception.

Having practiced martial arts since childhood, with qualified teachers to guide him, and a little bit of talent, Lu Jin's agility has reached a subtle level.

Although it's not quite proficient yet due to a lack of real combat experience, it's definitely enough to deal with monsters like the Iron-haired Wild Boar, which are straightforward and reckless.

Sheathing his sword and standing still, Lu Jin's gaze was fixed on the Iron-haired Wild Boar, which, due to inertia, had not been able to stop its charge.

"Boom boom——"

After charging forward for another ten meters, the iron-haired wild boar, with a large amount of blood gushing out from the huge wound on its neck, finally collapsed to the ground.

With Lu Jin's strength and the sharpness of his Broken Army Sword, it wouldn't be difficult for him to sever the head of an H-level Iron-haired Wild Boar with a single strike.

However, in martial arts combat, the best approach is to kill monsters in the most energy-efficient way.

After all, when you're in the wilderness, a martial artist has to deal with more than just one monster, so conserving energy is very important.

Compared to forcibly severing the head of the iron-haired wild boar, stabbing it in the neck and then pulling it up or down to enlarge the fatal wound is undoubtedly more energy-efficient.

In addition, targeting weaknesses can also prevent being splattered with beast blood.

Meanwhile, not far from Monster Town, inside a large building, numerous surveillance screens broadcast live everything happening in various areas of the town.

In one of the rooms, a burly man was drinking with a lean middle-aged man in military uniform.

On the wall of the room hung a huge screen, which was divided into many smaller screens with different images, each showing a scene of carnage in the town.

"Old Niu, how are things going at the Thunder Martial Arts Academy? I heard things aren't going well there lately. Why don't you leave the academy and join our military?"

Chewing on peanuts, the lean middle-aged man asked the burly man.

Of the eight heroes who stood up for humanity in the battle against the Devouring Beasts a few months ago, none are now intact.

These eight heroes are not only incredibly powerful, but they also hold high positions and wield immense power.

With some dead and others in a coma, a power vacuum has emerged, naturally attracting restless individuals to instigate a new round of power struggles. This is especially true for the Thunder Martial Arts School, whose leader, Thor, is severely injured and unconscious, and whose internal factions are numerous and divided.

"Joining the military is out of the question; those rules and regulations don't suit me."

And what does it matter if powerful figures fight for power and profit? I'm just a lowly high-ranking general.

No matter who's in power, they'll need someone like me to run errands, won't they?

The burly man waved his hand and said with a self-deprecating laugh.

"Alright then. Huh? So young?"

Suddenly, the lean middle-aged man noticed a remarkably young figure on one of the small screens.

Upon hearing this, the burly man also turned to look at the screen.

On one of the small screens, a wild boar with iron bristles was charging straight at a boy wielding a sword in front of him on the street.

Just as the iron-haired boar was about to strike, the boy moved, turning his foot and thrusting, pulling, and retracting his sword.

The charging wild boar, bearing a huge wound on its neck, brushed past the boy, continued charging for more than ten meters, and then collapsed in a pool of blood.

"A movement technique at the Subtle Realm level, and he's so young?"

The burly man couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

It should be noted that many warriors at the general level have not even reached the subtle level in terms of movement techniques.

The lean middle-aged man picked up the landline phone next to him and ordered, "I need the information about the quasi-martial artist captured by camera number 34."

"Yes, Chief!"

A strong, resonant voice came from the phone.

A short while later, the voice rang out again: "Reporting to the commander, according to the assessment information submitted, the prospective martial artist is named Lu Jin, and he has just turned sixteen."

After a pause, the voice continued, "The assessment information for the other party was sent by the Lu family of the HR Alliance in the base city."

Upon hearing this, the lean middle-aged man couldn't help but feel depressed.

The person's surname is Lu, and the assessment information was also sent by the Lu family, so their background is quite obvious.

We finally found a promising talent, but it turned out to be a member of the HR Alliance family.

Tsk, what a pity! The military can't recruit them.

On the other side, Monster Town.

The iron-haired wild boar, lying paralyzed in a pool of blood, quickly lost its life due to excessive blood loss.

It was at this moment that Lu Jin saw a faint golden light appear on the corpse of the Iron-haired Wild Boar.

Although the pale golden light appeared somewhat dim, it stood out strikingly against the backdrop of the night.

Of course, this strange phenomenon could only be seen by Lu Jin, who possessed the special ability to cheat.

Immediately afterwards, a pale golden ball of light fell from the iron-haired boar's corpse and then disappeared.

Lu Jin quickly stepped forward and cut off the left ear of the iron-haired wild boar. With a running start, he leaped onto a dilapidated residential building not far away and found a room that was still relatively intact.

Subsequently, Lu Jin's consciousness sank into the external space, and his thoughts touched that faint golden light.

The next moment, the pale golden light dissipated, turning into a bottle of emerald green potion that looked to be about 30 milliliters in size.

At the same time, a pale golden light screen appeared above the emerald green potion.

(End of this chapter)