Killing Beggars! Merit Points Soar!

Chapter 3: Consecutive Kills of Beggars! Merit Points Soar!

Lu Chen carried Zhao Shan, hurrying towards the city, his heart filled with rage.

This damned world truly doesn't want people to live.

If he didn't have the system, it would be one thing.

But now that he had the system, he was determined to turn everything upside down!

Anyone who had wronged him would not escape!

However!

Just as they were heading into the city.

A group of three beggars quickly chased out from the city. They reeked, wore tattered clothes, and blocked their path halfway.

"Hmph, you little beast, not begging for food properly, but daring to run around?"

The beggar in the middle, his face covered in sores, held a dog-beating staff and glared at Zhao Shan, shouting angrily, "Hurry up and get over here, believe it or not, I'll dig out your other eye!"

"Kid, who are you? How dare you touch our people?"

"Are you his family? Let him go quickly!"

The other two beggars shouted angrily.

Zhao Shan was terrified and struggled on Lu Chen's back.

"Brother Lu, they're here, run, don't let them catch us..."

"It's them!"

Lu Chen gritted his teeth, a cold glint appearing in his eyes.

He was just about to go find them!

They dared to show up again!

"Did you dig out Shanzi's eye?" Lu Chen roared at the beggar in the middle, casually placing Zhao Shan on the ground.

"Kid, who the hell are you? How dare you speak to me like that? Are you tired of living?"

The beggar in the middle roared.

Lu Chen's attire made it clear he came from a poor family.

They didn't take ordinary poor families seriously.

If they were unhappy, they could poison your well in the middle of the night.

They could even pry open your door at night and kill your entire family, ensuring no one would ever know.

"Me? I am the King of Heaven!"

Lu Chen's face was grim, and he didn't want to waste any more words. He charged at them directly. "Kid, you're looking for death!"

"Damn it, cripple him!"

The two beggars beside him bared their fierce expressions, pulled out pieces of iron, and charged rapidly towards Lu Chen.

Whoosh!

As soon as they attacked, they fiercely stabbed towards Lu Chen.

But their movements and strength were incredibly slow in Lu Chen's eyes.

Almost as soon as they stabbed, Lu Chen grabbed their wrists with both hands.

A force of over a thousand jin erupted, directly crushing their wrist bones until they creaked. They cried out in agony, their faces contorted in terror, feeling like their wrists were about to break.

That wasn't all.

Lu Chen grabbed them and slammed them together violently. With this full-force collision, the unknown amount of power involved turned the two people in his hands into mere paper.

Crack!

Bang!

The bodies of the two men were like watermelons. The moment they collided, countless bones shattered, and they spewed blood, their eyes rolling back as they died gruesomely.

[You have killed two beggars, saving more orphans from suffering! Merit Points +10]

Lu Chen hadn't expected these two beggars to provide so many Merit Points.

It was more than what he gained from killing his elder brother and sister-in-law.

He threw the two bodies aside and looked forward again.

The leading middle-aged beggar was startled by Lu Chen's ferocity, his face showing terror. He quickly retreated, saying, "You... you've practiced martial arts? Who are you?"

Zhao Shan behind him was completely stunned. He could hardly believe that Lu Chen had become so terrifying.

Those two beggars were thugs from the Beggar Gang.

They fought outside all year round, yet they were knocked out so easily by Lu Chen.

"I'm your grandpa!"

Lu Chen cursed, and his body suddenly charged forward.

The middle-aged beggar turned and ran.

But how could his speed match Lu Chen's? Lu Chen caught up instantly from behind, grabbed his back, and lifted him up as if he were a scarecrow.

Then, two fingers, like iron rods, thrust violently towards his eyes.

Squelch!

"Ah!"

A miserable, pained cry rang out, blood splattering everywhere.

The middle-aged beggar clutched his eyes, screaming hysterically. Lu Chen had gouged out both his eyes, the pain causing him to struggle frantically, almost passing out.

Bang!

Lu Chen threw his body heavily onto the ground.

[You have punished a wicked Beggar Chief, Merit Points +5]

Another line of text appeared.

"Shanzi, did he break your legs?"

Lu Chen then looked at Zhao Shan and asked loudly.

Zhao Shan was completely stunned, his heart filled with an indescribable shock.

He simply couldn't believe it.

He was amazed by the current Lu Chen.

Was this still the Brother Lu he knew?

He was like a god reincarnated!

"N-no, my legs were broken by their Beggar Chief, and this man dug out my eyes."

Zhao Shan quickly replied.

"Beggar Chief? Fine, we'll go settle the score with him. Not a single beggar will be spared!"

Lu Chen gritted his teeth.

Bang!

Crack!

He stomped his foot, landing directly on the middle-aged beggar's chest, crushing his ribs. Blood sprayed out, and the body became completely still.

But soon, Lu Chen frowned again.

As expected, you only get Merit Points the first time!

There are none after that!

This meant his idea of repeatedly torturing someone to exploit a bug wouldn't work.

He looked at the panel before him again. Merit Points: 17

"Add points to Galloping Horse Fist."

Whoosh!

The martial arts on the panel changed again, upgrading from Minor Accomplishment to Major Accomplishment, and then from Major Accomplishment to Perfected.

Merit Points instantly decreased by 10.

"It only cost 3 points to go from Beginner to Minor Accomplishment earlier. Now it costs 10 points to go from Minor Accomplishment to Perfected. It seems more Merit Points are needed the further you go."

Lu Chen pondered.

However, Galloping Horse Fist seems to be an unranked martial art.

Even at Perfected, there doesn't seem to be much of a change, other than a much deeper understanding of fist techniques.

He bent down and began searching the bodies of the beggars. Soon, he spat.

Damn it! As expected of beggars! Not a single cent!

"Shanzi, let's go settle the score with the Beggar Chief!"

Lu Chen walked back to Zhao Shan, picked him up, and slung him over his shoulder again, heading towards the city.

Zhao Shan's heart was filled with shock, and he was completely speechless.

Brother Lu had truly changed!

He was completely different from before.

He pinched his thigh hard, afraid this was all a dream.

But the pain in his thigh told him this was no dream, but incredibly real.

"Brother Lu, you've really become stronger."

Zhao Shan's tears flowed as he sobbed uncontrollably.

"Alright, why are grown men crying?"

Lu Chen chuckled as he ran. Despite his words, he couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.

He was once a person with all his limbs intact, only to be tormented into his current state by a group of beggars. Anyone would find this hard to accept.

He ran all the way.

Soon, Panshi City was within sight.

Lu Chen took a deep breath, raised his head, and looked at the dark city. He suddenly placed Zhao Shan at the city gate.

"Shanzi, wait for me outside. Don't go in."

Once he entered, he would surely go on a killing spree.

This would inevitably attract the pursuit of the authorities.

He couldn't possibly take care of a crippled person with him.

"Brother Lu, be careful!"

Zhao Shan said with a worried expression.

"Don't worry, they can't kill me yet!"

Lu Chen chuckled. Along the way, he had already inquired about the situation in the city from Zhao Shan.

The Beggar Gang in this world was not like the Beggar Gang in novels.

The Beggar Gang here was truly just a bunch of beggars!

They didn't know martial arts!

All they knew were petty thefts, extortion, and the like!