The Strong

Lu Yuan's vision went dark, and his mind was in a daze for a moment.

When he recovered again, Lu Yuan was already in the Graystone Forest, surrounded by tall stone pillars.

It was exactly where Lu Yuan had left last time.

At the base of a stone pillar near Lu Yuan, three Graystone Beetles were happily gnawing on the rocks.

Lu Yuan's sudden appearance made the three Graystone Beetles pause simultaneously.

They slowly turned their heads and looked at Lu Yuan.

The two sides looked at each other, and the air was quiet for a moment.

Then, the three Graystone Beetles screeched and charged towards Lu Yuan.

A black longsword appeared in Lu Yuan's hand, and he also charged towards the three Graystone Beetles.

Although the Black Iron Body didn't provide a significant boost to speed, it was still relative to the same level. Lu Yuan's speed was still quite fast compared to the Graystone Beetles.

His feet moved in a staggered pattern, his body flashed between the three Graystone Beetles, and the black sword light slashed across their bodies.

Dark green blood spurted out, and the three Graystone Beetles fell to the ground, lifeless.

Lu Yuan walked over, picked up the three Spirit Crystals on the ground, and cut off the three pieces of gray stone armor, revealing a smile.

"To have a harvest as soon as I came in, not bad, not bad."

He casually absorbed the three Spirit Crystals, looked at the sun, identified the direction, and Lu Yuan moved towards the area to leave the Graystone Forest.

With his current strength, he could completely hunt more powerful ferocious beasts than the Graystone Beetles, which would yield more Spirit Crystals and improve him faster.

Along the way, Lu Yuan killed all the Graystone Beetles he saw, no matter how many there were, none were Lu Yuan's opponents.

Soon, he entered a wide small square with a range of about a hundred meters.

As soon as he entered the small square, he saw on the right side of the small square, a Black-Striped Graystone Beetle and four Graystone Beetles were lying in a row, happily gnawing on the rocks.

Lu Yuan's eyes lit up.

He didn't expect there to be a Black-Striped Graystone Beetle?

If it were before, if he encountered a Black-Striped Graystone Beetle, he would have slipped away quietly without saying a word.

But now it's different, he doesn't think he is weaker than the Black-Striped Graystone Beetle.

Just right, he can also test his strength.

Lu Yuan looked at the Black-Striped Graystone Beetle in the distance, pursed his lips, and was a little eager to try.

Just as Lu Yuan was about to step forward, a team of five Kobolds walked out of another passage not far away.

They were stunned when they saw Lu Yuan, and then saw the Black-Striped Graystone Beetle on the side.

Suddenly, the eyes of the five Kobolds lit up, and they smiled.

"It's actually a Black-Striped Graystone Beetle! What good luck!"

"We can kill it!"

"There's also a human, let's deal with him first, to avoid trouble. Barry, pay attention, if you alarm the Black-Striped Graystone Beetles, just hold them off."

"No problem."

As they spoke, they looked at Lu Yuan, their eyes filled with coldness, their expressions gradually turning ferocious.

Lu Yuan: "..."

He felt speechless. Why did he always run into Kobolds?

Looking at the five Kobolds who took out their weapons and slowly approached, Lu Yuan's expression also turned cold as he gripped the Beetle Claw longsword tightly.

"Kill!!"

A female Kobold who had been standing at the back, holding a longbow, drew it open, nocked an arrow, and initiated the attack.

Whoosh!!

The arrow pierced through the air, shooting towards Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan's pupils constricted as he watched the arrow, raising the longsword in his hand.

Clang!

The arrow struck Lu Yuan's longsword and was deflected.

The Kobolds all flashed with excitement at this scene.

The leading Kobold, a burly figure over two meters tall wielding a long-handled giant axe, grinned:

"Be careful, he's an expert!"

"Got it!"

The burly Kobold roared, charging towards Lu Yuan like a tank.

A Kobold wielding a longsword and another wielding two short swords followed on either side of the burly Kobold, simultaneously launching their charge towards Lu Yuan.

At the moment the two sides engaged, the Black-Striped Graystone Beetle and four Graystone Beetles in the distance were alarmed.

They turned their heads towards the direction of Lu Yuan and the others, then the Black-Striped Graystone Beetle shrieked and pounced towards them.

Remaining in place was a burly Kobold named Barry, wearing gray armor and holding a metal greatshield more than half his height and a long saber.

Seeing the Black-Striped Graystone Beetle charging over with four Graystone Beetles, he revealed a sinister smile.

"Can't let you disturb them."

He growled, and patches of gray stone armor appeared on the surface of his body.

It was the Petrification Skin combat skill.

He faced the Black-Striped Graystone Beetle and the four Graystone Beetles alone.

The Black-Striped Graystone Beetle, seeing Barry charge, roared and activated its own Petrification Skin.

It extended its sharp claws, slashing down towards Barry.

Barry raised the greatshield in his hand, blocking it in front of the claws.

Clang!!

Barry took a few steps back, but quickly regained his balance.

He revealed a sinister smile:

"My defense isn't something you can break."

He didn't pay attention to the roaring Black-Striped Graystone Beetle, and slashed his longsword at the other four Graystone Beetles.

In no time, Barry easily held back the Black-Striped Graystone Beetle and the four Graystone Beetles.

The burly Kobold had already rushed in front of Lu Yuan at this moment. He roared, gripped his long-handled battle axe with both hands, raised the axe, and slammed it down at Lu Yuan.

His battle axe was covered with a trace of white light.

Gene Battle Skill: Heavy Strike.

The battle axe howled towards Lu Yuan with violent spirit energy.

Lu Yuan's pupils shrank, and he felt a little solemn.

He didn't expect to encounter two Gene Warriors who had engraved Extraordinary Genes in a place like the Graystone Forest?!

The violent axe strike made his hair stand on end, and he felt a dangerous aura.

He gripped his heavy sword with both hands, blocking it in front of the battle axe.

Clang!!

Lu Yuan felt a huge force coming.

His chest felt tight, and his body retreated a few steps, his hands slightly numb.

Just as Lu Yuan retreated, the two sword-wielding Kobolds following on either side of the burly Kobold suddenly erupted, approaching Lu Yuan.

The Kobold on the left slashed his longsword towards Lu Yuan's waist, while the Kobold on the right gripped two short swords, one stabbing towards Lu Yuan's eyes, and the other stabbing towards Lu Yuan's heart.

The coordination was smooth and seamless.

Lu Yuan felt the danger, and his entire body's spirit energy surged.

The battle skill Black Iron Body activated, and a dark color appeared on the surface of his body, with two more black lines on his cheeks.

With the Black Iron Body activated, his strength greatly increased. A sharp glint flashed in Lu Yuan's eyes, and he reached out with his left hand, grabbing the short sword that was stabbing towards his eyes.

Lu Yuan allowed the other two swords to slash at his body.

Seeing this scene, the three Kobolds all revealed sinister smiles.

Clang clang clang!

Three consecutive sounds of metal clashing made the sinister smiles on the three Kobolds' faces freeze.

Lu Yuan steadily grabbed the short sword with his left hand. The other two swords slashed at Lu Yuan's body, only managing to cut open Lu Yuan's clothes and get stuck on his skin, unable to penetrate further.

The two attacking Kobolds felt it most clearly. They felt as if they had slashed at steel, and the force of the rebound made their hands a little numb.

The two Kobolds' pupils contracted violently.

"What?!"

"No defense broken?! That's impossible!"

The burly Kobold, who was a step behind, widened his eyes and shouted:

"Misi! Be careful!!"

Misi, who was wielding two short swords, seemed to realize something.

A hint of horror flashed in his eyes, and he wanted to retreat.

However, it was already too late. The reason Lu Yuan had been holding the Beetle Claw without blocking the longsword was for this moment.

The Beetle Claw longsword transformed into a sword light, slicing across the Kobold Misi's neck, and blood spurted out.

Misi's pupils dilated, and horror still lingered in his eyes.

His body swayed, and then he fell to the ground.

Apart from Barry, who was entangled with the Black-Striped Graystone Beetle, the other three Kobolds widened their eyes and looked at the fallen Misi, their eyes flashing with disbelief.

"Damn it! He's a strong person pretending to be weak!"

Another Kobold holding a sword had his fur standing on end at this moment. He quickly retreated and ran to the side of the burly Kobold, looking at Lu Yuan warily.

As if Lu Yuan was going to chop him down at any moment.

The burly Kobold looked at Lu Yuan with a grim expression:

"Bastard! With your strength, why would you be in an area like the Graystone Forest?!"

Lu Yuan rubbed his chest and waist.

The places where he had been attacked by the two of them were still a little painful.

However, his Black Iron Body was hard after all. These two Kobolds hadn't engraved any battle techniques, so their attack power was still a bit lacking, and they could only cause him pain.

They couldn't even cause him a little damage.

He looked at the burly Kobold with a grim expression and smiled:

"Aren't you guys pretty strong too? If you can stay here, why can't I?"

The Kobolds were speechless.

Lu Yuan rubbed his neck and showed a bright smile:

"Let's not waste any more words, I'll send you on your way to accompany your little friend."