Apocalyptic Era: Starting from picking up a Bishoujo
Chapter 184: Fight the many with the few

Chapter 184: Fight the many with the few

Bursting through the door were three "prison guards" clad in black robes resembling those of cultists, as referred to by the senior researcher.

Seeing me holding the senior researcher, they all hesitated, and one of them recognized me, "Is he... the kid who was brought here with the test subjects before?"

"Is he holding Luo Mountain’s Evil Sword in his hand... but isn’t he just a normal person?"

"Clearly not. Could he be an intruder who has infiltrated our base..."

According to the senior researcher’s previous statements, the memories of these guards should not reset even with a base reboot, yet the guard I first encountered had pretended to be unaware of the reboot while speaking to the demon hunter, likely as some kind of "extra amusement."

At the same time, like the senior researcher, they initially assumed I was just an ordinary person, a witness who was accidentally captured, until now when they finally realized their assumption was wrong, just like the senior researcher.

The senior researcher laughed triumphantly at me, "You’re done for, you’re done for..."

"You don’t seem to be afraid of dying, even though I could kill you right now."

I casually threw him down, retracted the Black Rope Heart-locking Ring, and spoke, "Is it because you think you can be resurrected eventually with a reboot?"

"And what else?" he laughed in response, "After the reboot, you’ll forget this experience, but I certainly won’t. Even that compassionate doctor probably won’t look after you anymore, but you don’t have to worry about being lonely. Because I’ll take good care of you in the future, hahaha..."

"It seems like you’ve lost too much blood, even your thinking isn’t agile anymore," I said, "I’m an invader, in other words, unlike you all who can’t leave this base freely, I have an illegal passage that allows me free entry and exit. And it seems, once your bodies and souls are taken away from here after death, you can no longer be resurrected through a reboot, right?"

Upon hearing this, his laughter came to a sudden halt.

He was unaware that I could turn the souls of those I burned to death into "ash" and take them away, nor did he seem to think I could successfully escape through the so-called "illegal passage." However, my words indeed shook the foundation of his morale. He showed signs of nervousness and looked towards the three guards as if trying to grab a lifeline.

"You... what are you still watching for!" he shouted fiercely, "Hurry up and kill him! Do you want me to report your negligence to Chen Long?"

The three guards were clearly not fools; seeing me, a "twelve-year-old child" unshackled in the cell and wielding the Evil Sword, their initial response was not to consider me weak and easily bullied, but to be cautious of my potentially bizarre and special powers. None of them rashly made the first move.

However, hearing the senior researcher’s words, perhaps the intimidating nature of "reporting to Chen Long" was extremely effective, and they could no longer maintain the standoff, revealing their combat stances.

Their muscles and bones significantly expanded and twisted, their black robes tearing apart as they transformed into three-meter-tall muscular ram-headed Demons.

All three guards had turned into monsters!

Once transformed, they simultaneously launched a coordinated assault from different angles. Despite my appearance as a "twelve-year-old child," they didn’t underestimate me; their movements were sharp and well-coordinated, displaying a seasoned battlefield demeanor.

At the same time, I activated my mana to power the Outer Path Impermanence Sword.

The swift movements of the three guards seemed slow in my eyes.

From my private tests, the enhancement effect of the Outer Path Impermanence Sword was actually far less than the physical enhancement of monsters. Normally, it could only elevate me to the Bad Level, whereas the average level of monsters was the Residence Level. However, at this moment, I had infused an excessive amount of power into the Outer Path Impermanence Sword, causing it to burst with an enhancement effect surpassing the monsters.

It was as if I could hear the piteous wails of the sword; even the body of the sword exhibited unusual changes. Perhaps because my mana was inherently fiery, the Outer Path Impermanence Sword, overloaded with this kind of mana, emitted visible high temperatures. The body of the sword resembled a red-hot iron just out of the furnace, distorting the surrounding air.

Transformed into a "light sword," the Outer Path Impermanence Sword sliced through the air, tracing a fiery red arc as it cut towards the enemies.

I had never learned close combat techniques, nor did I know any swordsmanship. However, when the power discrepancy between the enemy and me reached a certain level, techniques became irrelevant. Although the three guards were adept fighters, they ultimately could not withstand my slash.

The guard at the forefront barely had time to react before I decapitated him. Immediately, I thrust out another sword strike. The guard following behind reflexively raised his arms to block, but the "light sword," like a hot knife through butter, penetrated without resistance, slicing through his brain.

The two sword strikes appeared unstoppable, yet I felt as if the Outer Path Impermanence Sword was about to give out.

Despite its fiery elegance, the durability of the sword had steeply declined. If I continued to swing it recklessly like this, the hard-earned treasure would break.

It is said that the Yama Sword, which Zhu Shi possesses, was once Zhu Yi’s personal weapon, and Zhu Yi, even after becoming Impermanence, still uses the Evil Sword. That means the Evil Sword shouldn’t be so easily damaged, right?

Is my Outer Path Impermanence Sword of lower quality compared to the regular Evil Sword? Or is it that the power compatibility with the Evil Sword doesn’t match? Or maybe there’s something wrong with the way I use it?

The last guard hurriedly stopped and began retreating towards the iron gate. Of course, I wouldn’t let him escape. Since attacking directly with the blade wasn’t working well, I just needed to change my approach.

I gripped the Outer Path Impermanence Sword with both hands, raising it as flames burst over the fiery "light sword." The flames then constricted and solidified, enveloping the sword blade within, forming a sword-shaped shell. The original one-meter-long blade extended into a sword blade over two meters long under the enhancement of the flame shell. I took large strides forward, thrusting forcefully.

The guard didn’t make it outside the iron gate, as the fiery blade pierced through his chest from behind. His entire body caught fire and turned into charred bones amidst his screams.

"In an instant, three guards are dead..." the senior researcher said incredulously, "Great Success Rank...?"

I turned around and looked at him.

He seemed to have remembered what I had just said, his face turning extremely fearful as he pleaded loudly, "No... don’t kill me!"

Footsteps approached from afar; the noise of my battle with the guards must have attracted others, among them sounded particularly heavy footsteps, presumably those of guards transformed into their monster form.

Although I wanted to continue extracting information from him, it wasn’t the right moment; I needed to find a place to hide. As for this senior researcher, who knew how much he had deduced about me during the interrogation. Just recounting my questions to the doctor and Chen Long could lead to the analysis of information detrimental to me. Just to be safe, I better kill him.

I swung my sword at him, emitting a blade of flame that swallowed the despair-faced senior researcher whole. Unlike the guards with their steel-like bodies, he couldn’t even leave behind ashes, and vanished in a puff of smoke.

Killing a person didn’t evoke any feelings in me. Although he was an adversary who had voiced threats, he was also the first unarmed regular person I had killed myself. Perhaps this lack of guilt was due to what Agent Kong once called "too casual slaughtering," or maybe I had unconsciously lost respect for human life.

Forget it, I’m in the enemy’s headquarters right now; feeling nothing is much better than feeling sorrowful and mournful. At this moment, what concerned me more was maximizing my power.

The intensity of the flames I could produce was still not sufficient; normally, even monsters shouldn’t leave behind charred remains. The Outer Path Impermanence Sword was still inadequate as a conduit of power.

On the other hand, the ability to turn the souls of those I killed into "ash" was performing as expected. Although I’m still unsure of the purpose of "ash," I indeed felt four portions of it in my flames. The "ash" from the three guards was distinctly massive, while the researcher’s was minuscule, probably because he was just a regular person.

I moved into the corridor where guards appeared on both ends, totaling five. Seeing me emerge from the cell, they didn’t hesitate to transform into their monster forms and launched a full-blown assault.

Though it was just a corridor, it was spacious enough, and my movements were swift enough. I easily found gaps in their encirclement to break through. Then, gripping my sword, I turned and let out another burst of flames, extending the blade of the Outer Path Impermanence Sword.

The flaming sword edge roared through the air with a fierce crackling noise, unleashing a deadly series of five slashes at the guards.

Due to the speed of my slashes, they couldn’t dodge, and the ultra-hot flames forming the sword edge were impossible to block. One strike, two strikes, three strikes, four strikes, five strikes... In a blink, I cleaved the fatal critical points of the five guards one after another. The flames expanded at the wounds, engulfing their bodies, turning them into charred remains amidst screams.

Yet the battle wasn’t over; rapid footsteps approached from a distance. The guards must have noticed the disappearance of their comrades’ mana fluctuations. Perhaps believing in the fortitude of their secret base, they exhibited a fearless demeanor.

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