The undead have descended upon the world? I possess a sword that can cleave the heavens once more!

In the passenger seat, Hua Linlin leaned to the side, curiously watching Wu You drive.

It was as if I was meeting him for the first time.

"You can drive?" she asked.

"That's obvious." Wu You gripped the steering wheel, his eyes fixed on the road ahead, his tone calm.

"Are we old enough to get a driver's license?"

"You can do it once you turn eighteen."

"Oh..." Hua Linlin nodded thoughtfully, then asked, "Are you over eighteen yet?"

Wu You did not answer.

Hua Linlin didn't mind and continued, "Your driving skills are pretty good. I've only ever ridden in my dad's passenger seat."

She chattered away the whole way, while Wu You occasionally replied with a few words, but mostly drove in silence.

. . .

At the entrance of the Public Security Bureau.

Wu You parked the car and led Hua Linlin inside.

In a brightly lit hall of the Public Security Bureau, several people on the night shift were busy at their respective workstations.

Wu You glanced around and saw a familiar figure—it was Xiao Wang from the Logistics Department of the Investigation Bureau, who was stationed at the Public Security Bureau. They had met twice before.

"Brother Wang." Wu You walked over.

Xiao Wang looked up and saw it was Wu You. He quickly stood up and said, "Hey, Brother You, you're here so late?"

"There's a witness." Wu You stepped aside, revealing Hua Linlin behind him. "She needs to give a statement and sign a confidentiality agreement. After she signs, please arrange for someone to take her home."

Xiao Wang glanced at Hua Linlin, then at Wu You, a knowing look flashing in his eyes, but said nothing, only nodding: "Okay, leave it to me."

Wu You turned to look at Hua Linlin.

"Someone will take you home after you finish giving your statement," he said. "I'm leaving now."

Hua Linlin opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but looking into Wu You's calm eyes, she swallowed her words back.

"Oh... okay."

Wu You turned and left.

Saving Hua Linlin was his duty, but some things can't be given hope; giving hope only brings torment.

Wu You's footsteps faded into the distance in the corridor, finally disappearing at the doorway.

Hua Linlin stood there, looking in that direction, without moving for a long time.

Xiao Wang waited a while before cautiously asking, "Um... classmate? Shall we take a statement first?"

Hua Linlin snapped out of her daze and nodded.

She followed Xiao Wang into an office and sat down in a chair.

Xiao Wang took out his notebook and began asking questions according to procedure.

His attitude was very professional, his tone was gentle, and his wording was precise, but Hua Linlin noticed a detail—every time he mentioned Wu You, his tone carried an unconscious respect.

"The magistrate said you are a witness. Could you please describe what happened?"

grown ups?

When Hua Linlin heard those two words, something suddenly sank in her heart.

She didn't know Wu You's exact identity, but judging from the security guard's attitude, Wu You's rank was obviously not low.

An official organization capable of dealing with monsters, and of a high level—she dared not think too deeply about what this meant.

And what about her?

She was just an ordinary high school student, whose family was relatively well-off.

Hua Linlin, who had always been very confident and proud, felt the gap for the first time.

. . . . . . .

After the last incident, Hua Linlin never appeared near Wu You's house again.

Wu You's life then returned to a cycle of practicing swordsmanship, earning experience points, resting, practicing swordsmanship, and earning experience points.

Two weeks have passed in the blink of an eye.

. . .

In a dark realm, Wu You stood on an abandoned open space, surrounded by thick, impenetrable black mist.

A dozen or so figures emerged from the mist, swaying unsteadily, their features distorted, their mouths split to their ears—first-tier Thousand-Faced Corpse Species. Behind them followed several more whose movements were slightly more coordinated, their eyes carrying a faint trace of intelligence—second-tier Thousand-Faced Corpse Species.

They surrounded us from all directions, like a group of sharks attracted by the smell of blood.

Upon seeing this scene, Wu You's eyes revealed a hint of joy. Before entering this dark domain, the cold energy in his body had reacted quite strongly, and he hadn't expected there to be a nest of Thousand-Faced Corpse Seeds here.

What a surprise!

But Wu You didn't move; he just stood there with his hand on the hilt of his sword.

The sword flashed as the first zombie lunged forward.

The four colors of red, orange, blue, and green are mixed with a gray and white color, which explodes in the darkness.

The sword light was so fast it was like light itself; with each flash, a corpse turned into black smoke.

One-tier, one sword strike.

Second-tier, one sword strike.

It's a third-tier weapon, still just one sword strike.

In less than a minute, all of the dozen or so corpses were completely cleared away.

经验值+10、+10、+10、+50、+50、+100……面板上的数字跳得飞快。

Wu You sheathed his sword and stood there, not in a hurry to leave.

He could sense that there was another one.

The one hidden deep within the black mist is the real boss.

The black mist churned.

A figure emerged from the mist, walking steadily, unlike the swaying and staggering of those low-level corpses.

It was dressed in human clothes and had regular features. If it weren't for its pure black eyes, it would look no different from an ordinary person.

Judging from its aura, this is a fourth-tier Thousand-Faced Corpse.

And—pure black eyes.

Wu You narrowed his eyes slightly.

The corpse stood there, its pure black eyes fixed on Wu You, but it didn't make a move immediately.

It was observing and judging. It had seen the deaths of its underlings just now, and it knew that the person in front of it was very strong, so strong that it might not be able to defeat him alone.

Therefore, it used attrition tactics.

First, use low-level zombies to deplete the opponent's stamina and energy, then look for an opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

Very smart.

But it had no chance.

Wu You was moved.

With a single step, he transformed into a blur, his four-colored longsword tracing an arc in the air as it pierced straight at the face of the corpse creature.

It dodged it.

It is very fast, much faster than the previous third-order ones.

Then, it dodged to the side, and at the same time, it waved its right hand, sending several black lines shooting out from its palm toward Wu You.

Wu You did not dodge.

With a sweeping motion, the gray-white sword light severed all the black lines.

Then the second sword.

This sword strike was even faster, so fast that the corpse creature didn't even have time to react before the sword tip pierced its chest.

It lowered its head, looking at the hole in its chest, its pure black eyes filled with disbelief.

The third sword strike.

The corpse's head fell to the ground, and its body turned into black smoke, slowly dissipating.

+1000 experience points can be allocated!

Wu You sheathed his sword and watched the black smoke dissipate.

In the last moment before the corpse disappeared, those pure black eyes stared intently at him.

It's not hatred, it's not anger.

It was something deeper—like pity, or perhaps mockery.

That look in his eyes was saying: You will die too.

Wu You frowned slightly. That look in his eyes...

He then shook his head, thinking that there was no point in thinking about it so much; he just needed to focus on becoming stronger.

When the time comes, he will simply deal with whatever comes his way; if there is any danger, he will only be able to rely on the sword in his hand!

Opening the Sword Manual panel, Wu You began to tally his gains.

Sword Master: Wu You (Sword Heart Clear)

Rank: Five

Sword Techniques: Phantom Cloud Sword Technique (Mastery) (1370/3000), Basic Sword Techniques (Perfect) (Trait: Sword Mastery), Swimming Fish Sword Technique (Perfect), Phoenix Cry Sword Technique (Perfect), Lone Goose Sword Technique (Perfect), Star Pointing Sword Technique (Perfect)...

Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Hidden Realm: 1 (5%)

Allocable experience points: 1410

Wu You looked at the string of numbers that could be allocated experience points, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

The killing of this large wave of zombies provided him with over 1,400 distributable experience points.

This was the most rewarding battle he had ever fought. Before, he had only cleared out lone zombies, accumulating experience points in the tens, at most a few hundred.

But this time, his experience points exceeded a thousand, enough for him to push the level of the Phantom Cloud Sword Technique to a whole new level!

And that's not all.

Wu You also noticed the "Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Treasury" section.

Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Hidden Realm: 1 (5%)

Charge level is full!

We can restart the Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Treasury!

Wu You was stunned for a moment, then a look of surprise appeared on his face.

However, his expression immediately became somewhat strange.

This fourth-tier corpse species... is it also a royal corpse species?

Are there really such weak royal corpses? Could they be seedlings of royalty?

Moreover, it doesn't seem to have any special abilities. Apart from having a slightly higher intelligence than a normal fourth-tier being, it's no different from a normal Thousand-Faced Corpse.

It lacked the eerie ability to conceal its presence that the black-clad corpse possessed, and it also lacked any other unexpected innate abilities.

Was it because my sword was too fast, and I was killed before I could even use it?

Or are those black lines his special ability?

After thinking about it, Wu You still felt that the first possibility was more likely.

After mastering the Phantom Cloud technique, his sword speed became more than twice as fast as before.

Using the Nine Shadow Steps, before his afterimage dissipated, his true form's sword had already arrived. Not to mention a fourth-tier corpse species, even a fifth-tier one would suffer if it wasn't careful.

Moreover, those black lines didn't seem to have anything special about them.

Wu You suppressed these thoughts; his immediate priority was to improve himself.

He couldn't wait to learn the new sword technique!

Wu You had a sudden thought.

All swords return to their source, activate!

The scene before my eyes suddenly changed.

The abandoned vacant lot has disappeared, and all the surrounding buildings are gone.

Instead, there is only endless emptiness.

Vast and boundless.

Countless stars twinkled in the endless void, filling the entire field of vision.

Wu You stood in the void, closed his eyes, and, relying on his intuition, reached out his hand towards one of the starlight.