When I entered the room, the fear that I hadn't felt in over a decade resurfaced.

It reminded Lu Ye that entering this room meant "death".

But Lu Ye still mustered up the courage to follow him in.

Because he felt something was off.

Why didn't the soldiers strike when they were on the stairs? At that time, the enemy was completely unprepared and in the perfect moment for assassination.

So a few seconds ago he thought there was something wrong with the room itself. After all, it had been shipwrecked, so it was normal for some facilities to be loose. In that case, he could help the soldiers at a critical moment... But it seems that's not the case now.

For some reason, this soldier had to kill himself here?

But Lu Ye didn't have time to think that much, because the soldier had already charged forward again, brandishing his dagger.

The soldiers' attacks were fierce, aimed directly at vital points, but this style was definitely not learned from the army. Lu Ye had seen the fighting skills of Leiden soldiers. A few days ago, after dinner, some soldiers had spontaneously conducted fighting training to pass the time.

Lu Ye felt that the way this guy attacked was familiar.

He suddenly remembered.

In high school, there was a hoodlum outside the school named Tiger. At that time, Lu Ye didn't have his own computer, so he often went to internet cafes after school.

Tiger greatly admires Lu Ye's expertise in games, and the two often exchange game tips.

But one day, as soon as they stepped out of the internet cafe, they were blocked.

At that time, Lu Ye swore to God that he and Tiger Brother had just happened to go out at the same time because he had run out of internet fees...

But the blond guy on the other side didn't seem to think so. A group of people carrying weapons looked menacing, and the surrounding pedestrians all gave way.

Looking at the grief-stricken expression on the other side, anyone who didn't know better would think that Lu Ye and Tiger Brother had slept with his wife.

And so, accompanied by a shout of "Big brother, this is the guy who beat me up yesterday!" a spectacular battle ensued.

Tiger told Lu Ye to step back a little, and then one of them stepped up.

That momentum, the punches and kicks were like the wind, completely without any pattern...

Lu Ye usually calls this "turtle fist," but it's actually damn effective.

After unleashing several sets of wild punches, Tiger was panting heavily. Although he had suffered many injuries, he managed to take down all six opponents despite the damage.

He didn't receive any systematic combat training; he simply gained experience through fighting since he was a child.

And the "soldier" in front of us is the same.

Although he had no formal training, his fighting skills were purely developed through experience.

But after several attacks, Lu Ye unconsciously overlapped his figure with that of Tiger Brother.

Even so, Lu Ye dared not let his guard down.

The dagger in the soldier's hand was nearly thirty centimeters long; if he were stabbed by it, he would probably lose his fighting ability immediately.

In just a few seconds, Lu Ye was forced into a disadvantageous position.

He awkwardly dodged the soldiers' attacks while retreating, grabbing pieces of furniture from the ground in an attempt to distract them.

"idiot."

The soldier gave a low shout, swung his knife to deflect the objects, and a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.

I thought this deal would be difficult, but dealing with an inexperienced kid was too easy.

Lu Ye was backing away when he suddenly felt a cold sensation behind him—it was the wall.

He was cornered and had nowhere to escape.

Although he wasn't a soldier, the guy in front of him, disguised as a "soldier," did indeed have a lot of combat experience.

To prevent Lu Ye from running towards the room's exit, he positioned himself in front of the doorway, knowing that if Lu Ye rushed over, he would definitely get stabbed.

Only after blocking the exit did he begin to narrow Lu Ye's range of movement, and the final killing location was the corner of the wall.

A corner is an awkward position. A person in that corner will form a triangle with the walls on both sides, which is like a net that can only spread out. However, the range of spread is very limited. This means that a person who is forced into a corner will find it difficult to escape from either side and will be like a fish in a net.

With nowhere to retreat behind and very limited room to move to the left and right, unless one possesses extraordinary explosive power, there is no way to get past the soldiers' defenses.

However, Lu Ye showed no fear whatsoever.

In reality... he never intended to escape.

The soldiers launched their final attack.

He placed his left hand on his chest, attacked with a knife in his right hand, and charged forward with his body bent low.

The left hand is used for grappling and parrying potential attacks, while the right hand delivers a fatal blow to the prey.

Before the blade pierced Lu Ye's neck, Lu Ye's hand moved. It wasn't a defense or a resistance, but simply a exertion of force in his wrist.

A dark shadow streaked across the sky, momentarily halting the soldier's charge, but the momentum carried him forward.

"Crack!"

The blade struck the wall, sending sparks flying, but the sparks were fleeting.

The soldier's attack missed, and Lu Ye took the opportunity to bend down and crawl out from below, then turned around and kicked the soldier hard in the back.

The soldier's body slammed heavily against the wall, letting out a painful roar.

"You... bastard..."

He turned around, his left hand clutching his abdomen, blood gushing out, where a broken blade was deeply embedded in his side.

Chapter 37 Sheep and Bear

The soldiers were puzzled.

When I felt the pain in my abdomen, I was about two meters away from that guy.

When he came to his senses, he had already been stabbed.

How did you do that?

No one's arm can extend to two meters, so Lu Ye can only throw knives.

But he couldn't understand how this guy could have inserted the knife so deeply and accurately without exerting any force in his arm.

But can you really do that with just wrist strength?

He didn't believe it.

In the past, when he was sailing at sea, he would often tie the people he captured to the mast and use them as targets. He would throw apples at their heads with knives and the like. Sometimes he would hit the apples, and sometimes he would hit people's eyes. So he was quite knowledgeable about how to throw cold weapons.

Lu Ye understood the soldier's doubts.

But he doesn't intend to explain further, because there's no need.

The effect of [Broken Blade] is to deal a precise and fatal blow to enemies of F rank and below... Even if I explain it like that, that guy probably still won't understand.

In reality, he was simply using a counter-strategy to outmaneuver his soldiers.

He didn't use the Broken Blade directly at first because his opponent was someone with combat experience.

【Broken Blade】While it will result in a precise strike, it doesn't mean that this attack cannot be blocked.

So, after testing the soldiers' reaction speed with the parts on the ground and confirming that he couldn't win in a direct confrontation, Lu Ye decided to launch a righteous sneak attack.

Because a direct confrontation would likely result in defeat, secondly, retrieving the broken blade from the storage box would take time and effort, and finally, there are environmental factors.

The lantern fell near the exit, meaning that the entire room's light source was centered around it. Since the soldier was closest to the light source, his shadow appeared larger on the wall. In addition, the soldier was always facing Lu Ye, so Lu Ye was enveloped in his shadow. Black is a natural camouflage, and Lu Ye used this to completely conceal the scene of him taking the broken blade out of the storage box.

In other words, the soldiers' plan to corner Lu Ye was actually digging a hole for themselves.

Seeing the soldiers' faces grow paler and paler, and that they were losing their ability to resist, Lu Ye breathed a sigh of relief.

At that moment, a blue box popped up in front of his eyes.

[Upgraded to: LV3-LV4]

[New title acquired: Despicable Kidney Slayer]

[PS: Wearing this title grants a 50% critical hit rate and critical hit damage against the kidneys.]

Lu Ye thought to himself, "What the hell is this thing?"

50% critical strike chance and critical damage against the kidneys...

Does this mean I can specialize in kidney-related areas in the future?

In short, the danger has been temporarily averted.

But Lu Ye had no intention of killing him.

Firstly, he was a little hesitant, and secondly, he wanted to figure out why this was happening.

Lu Ye bent down to pick up the lantern from the ground.

But the instant his fingers touched the handle, a crisp sound rang out in the darkness—the sound of a gun being cocked.

A silenced pistol appeared in the soldier's hand. Although he could barely move, he still had the strength to pull the trigger.

"Don't move... slowly raise your hands... cough cough..."

Lu Ye obediently raised his hands, and the lantern in his hands rose higher, illuminating the surroundings and the soldier's face.

His face was covered in stubble, and there were several prominent scars on the bridge of his nose. He had a roguish air about him, and his eyes were sinister.

Lu Ye thought for a moment and roughly understood where the gun came from.

—That wooden crate containing various mechanical parts.

There was not only a dagger inside, but also a gun; these were prepared in advance.

Because the soldier's uniform was very smooth and without any bulges, and the holster on his thigh was previously empty.

The reason he smashed the box earlier was to distract himself with the scattered parts... and he did succeed. Lu Ye only noticed the dagger in the soldier's right hand, but did not notice the small movement in his left hand. He probably got the gun at that time.

Now their positions have been switched, and Lu Ye is closer to the lantern on the ground.

In the soldiers' eyes, Lu Ye was a person who was pitch black but whose body outline was extremely clear. Although they could not see details such as facial expressions and clothes, the soldiers could clearly see every movement of Lu Ye's body.

He could see everything clearly, from the direction of the toes to the degree of the fingers twisting to the movement of the brain.

Lu Ye thought to herself, "This is really troublesome."

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