At Lu Yuan's words, the two dogheads in front of him immediately tensed up.
Lu Yuan stomped the ground, dragging his longsword as he charged at the two dogheads.
He was incredibly fast, arriving before them in an instant. Gripping the hilt with both hands, he put his whole body into the strike and activated the Military Killing Sword technique, slashing at the sword-wielding doghead.
The burly doghead with the battleaxe had already engraved a gene, after all. Though it was only an ordinary quality gene, his strength still far surpassed that of warriors who had not engraved any genes.
Naturally, he would squeeze the soft persimmon first.
The black sword became an afterimage as it slashed toward the sword-wielding doghead, the sword wind ruffling the fur across his body.
The doghead's pupils constricted sharply, his eyes filled with terror.
"Captain! Save me!"
"Bastard! How dare you!"
The burly doghead roared, raising his battleaxe again and swinging it at Lu Yuan.
White light flickered over the battleaxe as the Heavy Strike combat skill activated once more.
Faced with a combat skill, Lu Yuan naturally did not dare block it head-on with his body.
Even though Black Iron Body had formidable defense, he would definitely be injured if he took it directly.
He had no desire to get hurt in a place like this.
After all, he did not have any recovery-type potions on hand.
His feet shifted as he drew back his sword and turned sideways, dodging the battleaxe. At the same time, he spun in an arc, and his longsword swept out again the instant he turned.
Though the battleaxe had greater attack power, it was still lacking compared to a longsword in terms of agility.
The instant the battleaxe struck the ground, Lu Yuan's sword was already slashing toward the sword-wielding doghead.
The sword-wielding doghead had gained a moment to react.
His face twisted viciously as he gritted his teeth and raised his sword horizontally to block.
The two longswords collided.
Clang!!
A deafening metallic ring sounded. The sword-wielding doghead's expression changed as he spat out a mouthful of blood, his body sent flying by the immense force.
The burly doghead's face twisted as he raised his battleaxe again and swung it at Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan nimbly dodged the attack, then pushed off the ground and pursued the injured sword-wielding doghead.
Whoosh!!
Just then, a whistling sound cut through the air, and Lu Yuan saw an arrow flying toward him.
It was an attack from the female doghead in the distance.
Unfortunately, the power behind her arrow was not much to Lu Yuan.
He reached out and caught the arrow in his hand, then squeezed hard, snapping it in two.
The female doghead in the distance widened her eyes, seemingly unable to believe it.
Lu Yuan did not pause. Even as he caught the arrow, his body had already reached the sword-wielding doghead's side.
"Aaaahhh!!"
The sword-wielding doghead roared and slashed out. Lu Yuan's expression did not change as he kicked him in the wrist.
Crack, crack...
The sword-wielding doghead's wrist broke, and his longsword flew away.
A trace of fear appeared in his eyes.
The next moment, a pitch-black sword flash swept past.
Blood erupted from the sword-wielding doghead's neck. The light faded from his pupils, and after swaying once, he crashed heavily to the ground.
Whoosh!!
The sound of wind breaking came from behind Lu Yuan. He planted his feet and shifted half a meter sideways.
The battleaxe swept past Lu Yuan's side and struck the ground, its blade burying deep into the earth as shattered stones flew everywhere.
"Damn it!"
The burly doghead roared, trying to raise his battleaxe for another swing.
Just then, Lu Yuan stepped on the battleaxe.
The burly doghead's eyes widened, and his heart skipped a beat.
Damn it!
He decisively abandoned the battleaxe and kicked fiercely at Lu Yuan.
However, Lu Yuan had already practiced Military Body Fist to a highly proficient level.
He instinctively raised a palm and slapped the burly doghead's leg aside, then slashed his longsword across the burly doghead's thigh.
A deep wound appeared, and his face instantly turned pale.
The agonizing pain made the burly doghead stagger. Lu Yuan clenched his left hand into a fist, his punch carrying a fierce gust of wind as it slammed into the burly doghead's face.
Crack...
The burly doghead's face deformed beneath the heavy punch, blood spraying out.
The immense force left the burly doghead dazed for a moment.
By the time he came back to his senses, the sword light had already passed through his neck.
The burly doghead clutched his neck as blood flowed through his fingers.
"You... just you wait! Someone will come avenge us!"
Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow and kicked him in the chest.
Boom!
His body flew four or five meters before crashing heavily to the ground.
Lu Yuan glanced at the corpse on the ground and muttered,
"I don't know whether anyone will avenge you, but you're dead now."
There were still two left.
Lu Yuan turned to look in the direction of the female doghead archer.
Then he froze, because he saw the female doghead's fleeing back. She had already reached the passage they had entered through.
Only then did he realize that the female doghead had engraved a gene as well.
But judging by her appearance, it seemed to be a speed-oriented one.
She ran incredibly fast, even faster than him.
Even if he wanted to chase her, he could not catch up.
Lu Yuan: "..."
He turned to look at the doghead still fending off the Black-Striped Graystone Beetle, his eyes carrying a hint of sympathy.
Wasn't this guy too miserable?
His companions had just abandoned him without a second thought.
Barry was still resisting the Black-Striped Graystone Beetle's attacks.
Using combat skills consumed spiritual energy.
More than half of his spiritual energy had already been depleted. The battle in the distance was raging, and he was getting anxious as he roared,
"Are you guys done yet? He's just one human! You still haven't dealt with him?"
As he spoke, he turned to look toward the battle.
Then Barry saw the three dogheads lying dead on the ground, along with Lu Yuan looking at him sympathetically.
Barry: "???"
He froze completely, unable to process what had happened.
The Black-Striped Graystone Beetle did not give Barry time to react. Seeing him hesitate, it swept a claw at him.
The claw struck Barry's waist, shattering his Petrification Skin. Barry took a heavy hit, his face turning pale as he stumbled backward again and again.
He came to his senses and hurriedly used his greatshield to block the excited Black-Striped Graystone Beetle's next claw. At the same time, he cried out in disbelief.
"Captain?!"
He started looking around for his remaining archer companion.
However, after searching for a while, he discovered that the archer had already vanished.
His repeated distractions caused consecutive mistakes in Barry's defense, and he was struck several more times by the Black-Striped Graystone Beetle.
His face grew pale, and sweat gradually appeared on his forehead.
Lu Yuan walked over with a brilliant smile.
"Don't worry. Your three companions are dead, and the last one has run away. You're next."
Barry: "..."
A chill ran down his back. After blocking a claw from the Black-Striped Graystone Beetle, he looked at Lu Yuan.
"Damn human! You actually killed my captain and the others! We're a Gene Warrior squad from the Vimi Conglomerate, responsible for escorting Third Miss during her training! You dared attack us! Our conglomerate will never let you go!"
Lu Yuan frowned slightly at that.
"Gene Warriors from a conglomerate? Third Miss? The one who ran away just now?"
He clicked his tongue, feeling somewhat speechless.
He had not expected to run into people from a conglomerate.
Where there were people, there were naturally rivalries and interests.
Origin Land contained countless treasures, so the great families and major conglomerates of every race in the universe naturally would not let this piece of cake slip away.
They would sign contracts with Gene Warriors and have them enter Origin Land to explore and uncover treasures.
Every major conglomerate and great family would establish a force of its own in Origin Land.
Even the human race of Great Revelation Star was no exception.
He had seen recruitment posts from the Nine Lakes Conglomerate of West Li City on Battle Net.
The recruitment terms were excellent. Even newly awakened Gene Warriors would receive startup funds of hundreds of thousands, or even millions. If their talent was high enough, they could even receive elite-grade Extraordinary Genes for free.
But every gift came with a price.
Gene Warriors who joined the Nine Lakes Conglomerate had to work for the conglomerate for at least thirty years.
In fact, someone had contacted him by phone when he had first awakened.
Clearly, every faction kept an eye on the awakening ceremonies.
However, Lu Yuan had only awakened in his third year. Everyone assumed his potential was limited, so the only ones who contacted him were small companies and minor families.
And their terms had been mediocre, with only one hundred thousand in startup funds.
Naturally, Lu Yuan had rejected them without a second thought.
What a joke. With his talent and the Evolution Cube, why would he need to join those conglomerates and sell his life to them?
He had already been a wage slave enjoying "blessings" in his previous life. Even if it killed him, he would not become a wage slave in this life!
In fact, it was not just major conglomerates and great families. Various official and unofficial organizations also established their own forces in Origin Land to cultivate their Gene Warriors.
In Origin Land, there was no shortage of Gene Warriors belonging to various factions.
One could even say that lone Gene Warriors were the real oddities.
For lone Gene Warriors, encountering Gene Warriors with backing was somewhat troublesome.
Offend one, and you might stir up an entire nest.
Clearly, Lu Yuan had already done exactly that.
And he had offended a conglomerate's Third Miss at that?
That gave Lu Yuan a bit of a headache.
Hopefully, that female doghead could be magnanimous. After all, he had not chopped her up, right?
She could just treat it as a little adventure and laugh it off.
As for the guardian-type doghead warrior before him, Lu Yuan flashed a radiant smile.
"Whatever happens to me later, you're dead anyway."
Lu Yuan charged at him and decisively swung his longsword.
Barry was currently blocking the Black-Striped Graystone Beetle's attacks. Lu Yuan shamelessly attacked from behind, and Barry could only widen his eyes as Lu Yuan's sword sliced across the back of his neck.
Even in death, resentment lingered in his eyes, and his expression was far from peaceful.
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