There's something wrong with me

'Damn! Is this twenty times the difficulty?'

'But... it's also challenging.'

Zhang Feng saw this scene. Instead of running, he blocked with the knife in one hand and said to the shop owner and the others:

"What the hell are you guys standing around for? Don't hide in cars or shops, run directly in the opposite direction from them!"

"Their strength can break through car windows and rolling shutters!"

As he finished speaking.

Under the gaze of the crowd, a mix of fear and astonishment, Zhang Feng walked along the wall of a row of storefronts towards the monsters.

Actually, Zhang Feng didn't want to waste a revival opportunity to try fighting multiple enemies.

But judging by his strength, if he used the terrain to hold off the horde, he could deal with them.

In that case, ensuring the safety of innocent people was necessary, as there were rewards for rescuing everyone and for rescuing most people.

"Run..."

The shop owner and the others, along with the crowd on the street, also reacted a moment later, then turned and ran towards the other end of the street.

Zhang Feng kept his eyes on the monsters, but his peripheral vision scanned the surroundings to see if there were any more convenient long-handled sharp weapons.

Clack—

The twenty-four monsters eyed Zhang Feng but didn't act rashly. Instead, they gradually spread out, trying to form a circle around him.

Even a lion uses its full strength when hunting a rabbit.

Zhang Feng slowly lowered his body, his gaze fixed on the monster closest to him.

The next second.

Whoosh—

It ran a few steps forward and leaped to pounce.

Its movements were similar to the monsters in the initial trial.

At the same time, Zhang Feng slightly turned his body, and as it was parallel to him, the blade quickly swiped upwards from below.

With a soft slicing sound, its throat was cut open by a few centimeters.

Thud—

Its body fell behind him. Amidst desperate and frantic growls, its form was already becoming unstable.

Zhang Feng didn't look at it but continued to stare at the nearest monster, while his ears listened to the footsteps of the dying monster behind him.

'Actually, with my Bodybuilder 15 physique from the initial trial, plus the 2 points of Body from Bagua Palm.'

'If I had a knife back then, it would have been a one-hit kill too.'

'Because if I could hit it, the knife could slice it.'

'It's just that now it's much easier; I can save the most effort and achieve the best results.'

Zhang Feng's breathing was steady and deep. Although he had just 'killed' a monster, it felt as easy as walking or drinking water.

Unless three of them attacked at once, then it would start to become difficult.

Tap tap—

"Roar..." The other monsters saw their kin fall into a dying state with one hit but hesitated to advance.

Zhang Feng was just thinking they were going to retreat.

Whoosh—

The dying monster behind him gathered its last bit of strength and pounced towards Zhang Feng's back.

Rustle...

The three monsters in front also attacked Zhang Feng from the front, left, and right directions.

Zhang Feng, sensing the wind behind him, did not break through towards the heavily injured monster behind him. Instead, he took half a step in the direction of the knife in his right hand, stabbing diagonally, piercing the right monster's eye and directly stirring its brain nerves.

Then, as if he had eyes in the back of his head, Zhang Feng turned and drew the knife backhand, slashing the monster that was pouncing again from the front. The dagger pierced into its bloody mouth and came out from the weak spot at the back of its head.

"Roar!"

At this moment, the monster on the left and the other monsters did not advance but scattered and fled.

Only the one struggling in its death throes was left.

It staggered a few steps, then lay on the ground, its breathing gradually slowing.

'This feigned retreat tactic really has something to it. If I had relied on the Bagua Palm from the initial trial, even with a weapon, I probably wouldn't have made it.'

Zhang Feng let out a breath. He had used Frequency Overdrive just now, otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to achieve such rapid muscle movements.

The physiques of these monsters were all as strong as the one at the very beginning of the trial.

Tap tap——

Leaving this area.

Zhang Feng didn't bother chasing those things that had run off to who knows where.

Rather than waste time on that, it was better to first meet up with the shop owner and the others ahead.

Now they were staring at him in a daze from a distance.

"He... he..."

"Old Zhang is this amazing?"

"How did he do that?"

"He scared away a whole group of monsters by himself?"

The crowd was very excited.

Zhang Feng, however, paid them no mind and was thinking about something.

First, if this mode was the same as the initial one.

Then finding the exit and opening the transparent barrier must be the meaning of that 'Non-main storyline, Dispel/Remove'.

Furthermore, Zhang Feng felt that this transparent dome technology and the monster deployment must be some kind of trial by a civilization.

For example, within this vast universe, there might be some advanced civilization that drops a fixed area and sets up a monster siege.

As for why they would do this, Zhang Feng felt it was probably like humans playing with ants – they just wanted to do it.

Or perhaps they had some experimental idea.

Anyway, he wasn't an advanced civilization, so who knew?

But regardless of the reason.

Zhang Feng now felt that under the reversal of the text, he had returned to a past time and space and was disrupting this trial.

Just like the initial trial.

They all had to find the 'exit'.

Thinking of this, Zhang Feng walked towards the crowd while recalling the layout of the city.

This city, even this world, was different from the places in his original world.

It was completely another 'planet'.

That particular building didn't exist here.

So where was the exit?

Zhang Feng fell into deep thought.

The crowd beside him, seeing the expert deep in thought, didn't dare to speak.

After thinking for a few seconds, Zhang Feng wondered if he should just walk to the 'boundary' and take a look.

That is, the edge of the transparent dome. Maybe he would find some inspiration there.

"Let's go, find a safe place."

Zhang Feng didn't want to waste words or explain. He just said that one sentence, then directly walked past the crowd, looking at the dagger-knife in his hand.

Having killed three monsters in a row, there wasn't a single blunt mark. It was indeed a good item.

"Are there any more knives like this? With a long handle."

Zhang Feng walked, looking at the excited crowd following him.

"Yes! Yes!" The kitchenware shop owner looked at Zhang Feng with admiration and pointed towards a large tobacco and alcohol store ahead.

"The owner over there also ordered one from me. It's a proper long saber! It'll definitely suit Brother Zhang!"

'Long saber?' Zhang Feng glanced at him. He hadn't expected this kitchenware shop owner to be quite something, selling more than one controlled knife.

Very good.

"I'll go get the saber."

Zhang Feng walked into the adjacent large tobacco and alcohol store. The store was already empty, so he didn't say anything and just kicked open the door to his small office.

There was no one in the room either, but the saber was hanging on the wall.

A single glance.

The blade was 1.2 meters long, with moderate thickness. The edge reflected the sunlight outside the window and was sharpened, just like the dagger-knife.

Swish—

He walked a few steps forward and took it down. With Zhang Feng's ever-changing strength and mastery of weapons.

As long as this saber didn't exceed one-eighth of his own physique.

Then, after waving it for a few seconds to get familiar with it, he could use it proficiently.

But if it were a weapon like the small car from the wasteland world, which reached half his own physique, then he would only be left with some simple moves.

After getting the saber.

Zhang Feng came out of the store and glanced at the crowd.

None of them had left on their own; they seemed relatively smart.

"Let's go."

Zhang Feng led the way with the saber.

...

Five hours later, the evening sun cast its rays.

Whoosh—

Occasionally killing a lone monster.

Zhang Feng shook the blood off the saber and saw that this long saber was just as good as the dagger-knife.

It seemed it would be hard to dull it without killing dozens of them.

This was good; at least he wouldn't have to keep switching weapons.

At the same time, as the crowd walked towards the outside, more and more people gathered.

"This person is so amazing..."

"Those monsters die instantly in his hands..."

"Is he really a car mechanic? I used to get my car repaired there a few times... I've seen him several times... I didn't expect him to be this strong..."

"A mechanic? Impossible, right?"

Now, the newcomers all looked at Zhang Feng, who was leading, with admiration, envying and respecting his combat power.

Zhang Feng ignored their gazes. Instead, he vigilantly scanned his surroundings, guarding against a monster jumping out from somewhere.

But until the crowd turned the corner of the street and saw the law enforcement and military outside the barrier ahead, they didn't see any.

At the same time, the crowd, seeing the military arrive and the helicopters circling above, excitedly waved their hands and feet and ran towards them in groups of three or five.

In their excitement, they didn't realize that the people outside couldn't get in.

The barrier separated the army from the urban area here.

'This should be the boundary.'

Zhang Feng walked over slowly, observing the situation around him.

It seemed that this time's 'Dispel/Remove and Exit' was probably not this.

Because even when Zhang Feng walked to the edge of the barrier, there was still no prompt.

"Why can't we get out?"

"What on earth is this?"

"This... isn't this a layer of glass?"

The crowd was now very panicked, hitting the isolation layer, wanting to leave this terrifying place.

No matter how they hit this thin protective layer, there was no ripple on it.

Even though it looked only a few thousandths of a millimeter thick, even though the instruments outside were at the exact spot the crowd was hitting, and even though some soldiers were patting the same spot with their palms, neither side could feel the slightest vibration.

Meanwhile, outside the isolation layer.

Everyone now only had worried looks, gazing at all the despairing survivors and the blood-soaked Zhang Feng.

"..." The people outside were talking, but their voices couldn't get through.

And the few commanders of the army ahead wrote on paper and stuck it onto the transparent isolation layer.

(We can't get in, we are trying to find a way, the ground is also covered by the barrier)

(There is a supermarket 67 meters to the south, where you can replenish supplies)

(We have lip-reading experts, you don't need to find things to write, you can state your requests at a normal speaking speed, and we will check as soon as possible)

They were relaying information from the outside, while helicopters circled overhead, observing everything inside the isolation layer.

"Where is my mom?"

"Are there any safe places? Are there any safe routes?"

"How much longer until you can come?"

"Hurry, hurry! I don't want to die, I don't want to die..."

Facing the monsters inside the isolation layer, most people found it difficult to remain calm, and some pushed forward, wanting to say things like 'hurry up'.

This resulted in many people talking at once, and even with several experts present at this time, it was difficult to analyze the language of so many people simultaneously.

Only Zhang Feng was slowly recovering his strength and resonating with himself, not wanting to say too much.

Zhang Feng was always the most practical, not wanting to bother with formalities.

Similarly, the scene of Zhang Feng being so calm, coupled with his blood-soaked clothes and two knives.

This made many people focus on Zhang Feng, on this person who seemed to have fought and killed monsters.

“Are these bloodstains from the monsters?” Some reporters outside, and many other people, were very curious, wondering how normal humans could deal with such monsters.

Because they had seen a few monsters wander over here and then brutally hunt and kill humans.

Although the monster's size didn't seem as fierce as a true tiger, it was more agile and possessed a very special hunting instinct, like a 'master' among animals.

Especially since a zoo reporter here had said,

'Even a real tiger could be easily hunted and killed by this kind of monster!

Facing such bizarre monsters, if someone had no combat experience, even with a weapon, they would just be waiting to die.'

It was precisely this statement from the reporter.

It led most people here to speculate that Zhang Feng was likely a master proficient in combat.

But on the contrary.

The official personnel, through helicopters, clearly witnessed Zhang Feng's several instances of easily killing monsters 'one-on-one'.

“He can kill monsters; his combat skills are very high.”

“We've found his information. He's a citizen of this city, his profession is a car mechanic...”

“A mechanic? I find that hard to connect.”

“You can't judge a book by its cover. Perhaps he trained before?”

The officials were discussing, and quickly made up their minds, having someone hold up a sign and run to the barrier closest to Zhang Feng, specifically to contact him.

(Teacher with the knife, could we trouble you to lead them to a residential area? That residential area is three kilometers away, and there are very few monsters on the nearby roads.

You and they can walk along the street close to the barrier, and we can remind you and report the latest monster movements at any time.)

They were requesting, looking hopefully at Zhang Feng.

In their minds, the only person who could protect this group of survivors now was this exceptionally skilled blade master.

Since this teacher could easily deal with one.

Plus, the monsters were now dispersed, so getting the people here to a safe location was the primary goal.

At the same time, Zhang Feng saw this message and felt that having a place to settle down was also good.

But a few seconds later, a soldier seemed to have received some news, quickly waved his hand to stop everyone, and had someone write down a few lines.

(More transparent layers have fallen within the isolation zone, blocking off several main roads, and several residential areas and storefronts have been isolated.

All the monsters are converging on you from three directions, with an observed count of 139.)

“One hundred thirty-nine monsters...”

The people inside the barrier were stunned by this news.

'139? That should be the total number, right?' Zhang Feng slowly recovered his breath and asked the people outside the isolation layer, “How long until they reach us?”

Zhang Feng finished speaking, looking at them.

They were writing, inferring, and then someone wrote and held it up.

(They are not coming individually, but are converging midway, estimated 50 minutes.)

'50 minutes.' Zhang Feng slowly regulated his breathing, quickly assessing,

'With my current knowledge proficiency, and my physique rapidly growing after just opening my meridians, even without medicinal materials, as long as I have enough energy and my bone structure isn't low.

In the first day's 50 minutes, I should be able to increase by another 1 point.

After 50 minutes, I'll be 20 Physique.

Based on overall assessment, the monsters are 30, with high technique.

20 fighting 30, one against a hundred, this will rely entirely on Ever-Changing and my combat experience.

But 1 Physique point in 50 minutes isn't too much; it's better to switch to better functional internal organs.

And stack it with the initial recovery enhancement to form a better synergy.'

Zhang Feng thought to himself, and immediately began contemplating 'Heart, Liver, Lungs', wanting to increase his stamina limit, strength endurance, and recovery speed.

And at this moment, Zhang Feng also knew he had made a mistake.

Initially, he shouldn't have come here directly, but should have chased and killed the monsters first, killing a few more.

This way, even if they converged, the difficulty would be infinitely reduced.

Perhaps he wouldn't need much knowledge at all to clear this basic mode.

But things were already this way, so he might as well go for high difficulty.

Let's see if what he learned is useful.

And everyone saw that Zhang Feng not only didn't look for a place to take shelter, but instead closed his eyes and rested on the spot, and they immediately became very anxious.

But thinking carefully, the main roads were all blocked, and some doors and windows were also sealed.

This was completely a kind of mysterious force, creating a 'head-on killing game' that required close-quarters combat!

They were very worried and also feared that mysterious force.

However, Zhang Feng felt that the 'higher civilization' was already quite good, at least it didn't 'cut' him with a barrier.

It seemed this civilization's trial was a true trial.

But with his meddling, it had now become his trial.

...

Unconsciously, fifty minutes gradually passed.

The shopkeeper and others had nowhere to hide, and were also surprised to find that they couldn't push the cars on the road.

They wanted to gather everyone's strength to make a temporary defensive measure.

It was just difficult to achieve this as well.

These cars seemed to have become indestructible 'scenery objects', covered by the barrier, becoming static.

Especially the shopkeeper and his group didn't dare to separate, didn't dare to leave here, and even less dared to leave Zhang Feng, fearing they would run into monsters head-on.

But there were still quite a few people who picked up some bricks, which served as some psychological comfort for themselves.

And as time passed minute by minute.

Tap, tap ~

From a distance came the monsters' low growls and figures.

“Monsters...” Everyone's blood also seemed to instantly cool, trembling on the spot.

Everyone outside the barrier also held their breath, and some had even turned their heads, unable to bear to watch.

At the same time, Zhang Feng saw them attacking, but held his knife and took a deep breath; his heart, liver, and lungs had all been fully opened.

Then the next step was a death match.

Whoosh —

The next second, as the monsters approached within thirty meters of the crowd, they also took large, heavy steps.

It was just that these monsters didn't go to hunt the shopkeeper and the others, but instead turned their gaze entirely towards Zhang Feng.

This bizarre scene also made everyone feel a chill.

“They seem to be able to communicate? Could they be some kind of creature from a higher civilization?”

“I've been observing them, and I saw that they don't seem to communicate... They seem more like they're contacting through some kind of signal? Is it really a higher civilization controlling them?”

“Look quickly! They seem to be consciously hunting this master!”

Everyone was talking, now feeling that the mysterious force was unusually focused on Zhang Feng.

They even mobilized all the monsters within a ten-mile radius, just for Zhang Feng alone.

In everyone's opinion, this was completely a death trap, with no way to break it!

'As expected, they're coming for me.'

Zhang Feng, however, didn't think otherwise, but instead quickly moved to the side of a sedan with his dual blades.

Whoosh —

When the first monster pounced, Zhang Feng used the car as a base, and the moment it stepped on the car to leap, he angled his blade upwards, easily slicing open its chest and abdomen.

Splash, blood splattered, also triggering the remaining monsters' bestiality, causing them to pounce one after another, instead of retreating as they had before.

Zhang Feng also didn't charge directly into the monster swarm, but utilized everything around him, either dodging by the car and sending his blade to cut the monster's neck.

Or retreating to the edge of the barrier, dodging away the moment a monster pounced, and in the instant the monster slammed into the barrier, turning and hacking down, killing the monster against the barrier.

Or advancing as a retreat, charging into the side of the monster group, using the side to face the front, making the monsters exhaust themselves running around.

After several consecutive dodges and strikes, the nearby barrier and ground were already covered in monster blood.

Zhang Feng had long since mechanized his combat, his mind entirely focused on facing the enemy.

Under the gaze of the surroundings, which had long been stunned.

Unconsciously, Zhang Feng had already killed over one hundred and ten!

Now, everywhere lay newly deceased bodies of monsters that had been disemboweled, or whose necks had been sliced open, already in their death throes.

Blood soaked the asphalt, and the smell of blood seemed to penetrate the barrier, reaching the nostrils of the people outside the barrier, everything red pulling at their brain nerves.

“Hoo —”

Inside the barrier.

Zhang Feng exhaled smoke-like breath, which was visible even in the summer, indicating that his physical strength and body temperature had reached their peak in the resonance of overclocking, and had long since broken through the upper limit of human body temperature.

His gums had begun to bleed, his hands were flushed red, his heart rate was far exceeding that of an ordinary person, and the high-speed flowing blood was also stimulating all of his body's potential.

Zhang Feng's state had already surpassed the extreme of his current physique's overclocking.

This feeling was invigorating.

There was a sense of once again charging into the rat tunnels of the underground world, killing the rat swarm with strength, a chivalrous style.

'Finally I understand why the Guest of Honor is so keen on chivalry.'

After killing another monster, Zhang Feng tightened his grip on the knife handles, which had become slippery with blood, and charged directly towards the remaining twenty monsters.

'Come!'

...

Tap —

On the silent street, blood dripped down the knife handles, and equally silent were the stunned shopkeeper and others in the distance.

Zhang Feng held his dual blades, which were now dull, with his eyes closed, regulating his breathing, trying his best to stabilize the extensive internal injuries after a large degree of overclocking.

And outside the barrier, everyone was stunned by the figure on the street.

In their view, Zhang Feng had killed all the monsters without injury!

Such a person, such martial arts, made them feel as if they were reminded of the knights in novels who saved the common people of the world by their own strength!

And in the next second, when the last monster struggling in the pool of blood died.

Whoosh...

The instrument attached to the barrier fell off, and the blood flowing along the barrier also lost its support, splashing onto the ground.

The sounds from the outside world also entered the street.

“The barrier has disappeared...”

“Quick! Save that great hero!”

“Medics! Save him!”

“He killed all the monsters without injury...”

...

[You have once again, by your own strength, unlocked the trial barrier from a past higher civilization]

[You have changed the fated outcome, you have saved the majority of the victims by your own strength]

[You have obtained a Fate-type reward]

[Chivalry: Bone Structure + 0.5]

[Tempering: Digestion and Absorption + 100 grams]

[You have obtained 3 Fate-type traits]

[Peerless: ?, Unique, Fate, Trait applicable to all characters, Martial Arts exclusive, Stackable]

[Effect 1: Martial Arts + 1]

[Effect 2: Martial Arts + 0.5 for every Fate Line completed]