Fortunately, the skills formed by the system were powerful enough. Although it was only the most basic stage, it was as if a normal person had practiced day and night for three to five years, everything became an instinct.
It gave him a chance for life in a situation that could be called a sure death.
Luckily, the opponent’s power was indeed not as formidable as that of the fat monster before, allowing him to withstand it.
The two strikes just now seemed to be identical to the method used to kill Feng Zicheng, attacking the neck and waist simultaneously.
Fortunately, the sharp iron piece was long enough.
Lu Ren glanced at the piece of iron in his hand. Two clear marks had almost chopped the iron piece, leaving only a thin layer holding it together.
If it collided once more, it would definitely break directly, unable to withstand much force.
Lu Ren tried hard to maintain his breathing rhythm, his muscles slightly relaxed to seek better instant force.
His physical fitness wasn’t particularly strong, but with the increase of digitized attributes, his strength, agility, and reaction awareness were all a notch above ordinary people. The most important means to deal with the enemy, Basic Swordsmanship, could be said to have exerted two hundred percent of his Physical force.
This gave him an extremely strong advantage in combat.
Seeing the creature brandish its blades and rush towards him with a running posture like a scarecrow swaying left and right, yet its speed was extremely astonishing.
Lu Ren saw this and didn’t hesitate, immediately stepping back and twisting his body, rushing into the room. This room had multiple escape routes, so if he couldn’t resist, there was still a chance to escape.
However, as Lu Ren entered the room, he was met head-on by Chen Jin, stumbling and retreating frantically.
It seemed like it was the same direction Chen Jin and Feng Zicheng had tried to escape to and was not heading for the door.
Lu Ren’s mind turned quickly, with no time to think about anything else. The sharp whistling of the wind behind made his hair stand on end, then he bent down to dodge, simultaneously flinging a nearby office chair backwards.
Then he heard the clinking of metal cutting, and out of the corner of his eye, Lu Ren saw fragments of shattered metal chairs scatter away.
Yet the so-called bladed bamboo-arm blades were still as good as new.
"No, don’t come over here!"
Seeing Lu Ren rush in with the monster behind him, Chen Jin sat on the ground in panic, one hand supporting the floor, and the other waving frantically in front of his chest.
Lu Ren looked at him emotionlessly, not stopping his steps, he then used both hands to push up on the table in front, leaping parkour-style across the conference table.
However, the bladed bamboo-joint monster relentlessly pursued, its speed even surpassing Lu Ren by a slight margin.
As it came closer and closer, the edge of the blade nearly slicing his back, Lu Ren’s heart sank slightly.
Eventually, he would get cut by the opponent, and once attacked, his ability to move would decrease sharply; the consequence aside from death offered Lu Ren no reason for survival.
The bladed bamboo-joint monster seemed to be extremely sensitive to Chen Jin’s yelling. After failing to hit Lu Ren with its last strike, it withdrew and lunged towards Chen Jin, blades targeting Chen Jin’s vital areas.
Chen Jin was so scared that he crawled away, opening the cupboard beside him. Inside, the high school student named Ren Zhoucheng was hiding with a pale face.
When Chen Jin suddenly opened the cupboard, Ren Zhoucheng couldn’t help but widen his eyes in shock.
The next moment, Chen Jin’s actions left him terrified.
Chen Jin grabbed Ren Zhoucheng and crazily pushed him towards the bamboo-joint monster.
"No, don’t come closer, please..."
The words were cut off mid-sentence, Ren Zhoucheng’s voice abruptly stopped as his body was directly sliced in two by the bamboo-joint monster’s blade.
Lu Ren unemotionally glanced at the panicked Chen Jin, and seeing that he intended to flee, Lu Ren directly threw the iron piece in his hand, hitting Chen Jin’s thigh firmly.
With a scream, Chen Jin fell to the ground, clutching his thigh and wailing.
The intense scream of terror immediately attracted the attention of the bladed bamboo-joint monster, which then pounced towards the wildly struggling Chen Jin on the ground, its blades swinging.
Regarding what would happen to Chen Jin next, Lu Ren wasn’t even interested in watching; just the abruptly ceased scream in his ears made him move even faster.
It’s not that he couldn’t fight, the opponent’s agility was indeed high, but hadn’t exceeded the limit of what he could handle, needed to find a way.
Lu Ren’s mind turned swiftly, his left hand tightly gripping a phone that emitted a slightly weak flash, illuminating everything ahead clearly.
He shifted his steps, rushing directly towards a somewhat narrow office inside.
Hidden in the dark, Li Shu widened her eyes in surprise.
Was he crazy or what, deliberately going into a cramped space?
Then she realized, Lu Ren wanted to use the terrain to limit the monster’s movements, she needed to do something.
She turned to look at the deceased Ren Zhoucheng, Chen Jin, and Feng Zicheng. When her gaze shifted to Chen Jin, she couldn’t hide her anger.
Li Shu really didn’t expect that there would be such a person, pushing others out to block for the sake of his own life.
Less than three seconds after entering the office, Lu Ren quickly surveyed the surroundings, then heard a rapid whistling wind behind him.
Lu Ren didn’t hesitate at all, immediately taking two steps forward, avoiding the opponent’s blades while lifting a foot to the wall for leverage, spinning back to launch an aerial whip leg in a blur.
When the bladed bamboo-joint monster raised its blade, it got stuck against the steel frame on the ceiling.
Seeing this, Lu Ren felt encouraged, just as he thought!
With a ’bang’, a strong force skewed the upper half of the bladed bamboo-joint body by seventy degrees.
This caused the bamboo-joint monster’s entire body to stagger.
This creature had high agility, but its resistance to blows and power was much weaker than that of the fat monster.
Seeing that the opponent was hit hard, Lu Ren didn’t stop, stepping out with tightly tensed muscles all over, charging shoulder first into the bladed bamboo-joint monster.
The powerful collision made the slender-bodied monster slide sideways a few steps, slamming against the wall.
Lu Ren still didn’t stop, immediately sticking close, slightly leaning back to create a bit of distance, and seeing a foot like a gun or awl crash solidly onto the iron-shelled jaw of the opponent.
Then his right elbow swung back, smashing directly forward.
The seamless series of combat moves left the bladed bamboo-joint monster with no way to attack within the cramped space, its swinging arms either bumping against the wall or the steel frame above.
All it could do was take the hits.
To lure this bamboo-joint monster here, he had been near death several times.
Finally, Lu Ren reached out, grabbing onto the joint of the opponent’s blade, then exerted all his strength with both hands, his muscles bulging with veins popped, as if they were about to burst.