You Can't Kill Me

Unlike ordinary barbarians, Lu Chen quickly pieced together a few things using his twenty-first-century knowledge.

"The rhythm of those drums is the same as my heartbeat. But people's heart rates naturally vary. Some are in the sixties, some in the seventies."

"Even the same person's heart rate changes depending on their activity. Though those strange drums can force someone else's heart to beat in time with them, they can clearly produce only one rhythm and control only one person's heartbeat."

With his modern knowledge and his naturally sharp mind, Lu Chen quickly understood why the other two barbarians were unaffected. Evidently, the strange drums had targeted him alone.

"Unfortunately, knowing this is completely use—"

"Wait, it isn't useless. This world is strange. That knowledge might only apply to ordinary people, but things could be different here."

"If that strange evil spirit were stronger, it could definitely control several people, perhaps even hundreds."

"But the drums are only controlling me right now. That can only mean one thing: although this evil spirit is strange, it isn't invincible."

With that thought, Lu Chen's despairing heart filled with hope once more.

"I can't run. If I run, my heart will beat even faster, and then I'll really be finished. I can't walk back either. Sound carries far, especially strange sounds like this. Walking back slowly would take too long."

Thinking that, Lu Chen stopped fleeing and simply sat down where he was.

Of course, Lu Chen did not just sit there motionlessly. He first calmed his tense emotions, then did everything he could to suppress the sound of his heartbeat.

The results were obvious. As a Barbarian Blood Warrior, Lu Chen had extremely strong control over his blood and heartbeat.

Suppressing it with all his strength, Lu Chen slowed his rapidly rising heart rate somewhat.

However, this did not free him from the drums' entanglement. As his heartbeat slowed, the drums slowed as well. Yet the rhythm of the drums still matched the rhythm of Lu Chen's heart.

At the same time, despite Lu Chen's desperate suppression, the drumbeats continued to rise slowly.

Still, Lu Chen could endure this rate, even though his heart was now beating around three hundred times per minute.

Yes, three hundred times per minute. This far exceeded the heart rate of an ordinary person. If a normal human body remained in such a state for long, something would definitely go wrong.

At the same time, Lu Chen's blood was surging at extreme speed because of his heartbeat. In such a state, the pressure on a person's blood vessels was immense.

If an ordinary person were in Lu Chen's condition, they would either die from their heart beating too violently, or their blood would flow too quickly for their vessels to bear, causing them to rupture and bleed to death throughout their body.

It could be said that ordinary humans, or ordinary barbarians, could only wait for death in this situation.

But the one in this state was not an ordinary person. It was Lu Chen, whose body was strong and whose Constitution bonus was as high as 44 points.

Although Lu Chen did not feel good right now, he was merely uncomfortable.

The more danger he faced, the more Lu Chen realized the value of the physical enhancement provided by the Barbarian King Bloodline.

"Sure enough, Constitution is the strongest. It can't grant me overwhelming force like Strength, nor can it grant me Godspeed like Agility, but abundant vitality and a powerful physique let me handle all kinds of situations and keep me from being undone by a hidden threat."

Thinking of those crimson, icy flames that could enter the human body, only to be completely melted away by his abundant vitality—

Then looking at these strange drums, which could manipulate a person's heartbeat but could not kill Lu Chen because his powerful physique could withstand the violent pounding of his heart, Lu Chen gained a deeper understanding of the value of Constitution.

As Lu Chen calmed himself and thought, the steadily rising drumbeat finally stopped at a limit.

Four hundred beats per minute. That was the highest rhythm the drums could reach after Lu Chen suppressed his heart with all his strength, and it was also his current heart rate.

Closing his eyes and sensing his body, feeling his heart pound at extreme speed like a car engine, Lu Chen revealed a savage grin.

"Four hundred times a minute. My body can take it."

"Just as I thought, you have limits if you can only control one person at a time."

"Now it's my turn!"

To be honest, if those strange drums could control all three of them at once, Lu Chen would definitely have fled toward the village.

Even if he could not endure it while running, he would still have had to run. After all, if the drums could control the three people present, Lu Chen would have had no way to gauge their limits.

But once he guessed that the drums could control only one person, Lu Chen's fear of them faded somewhat.

Furthermore, rapid running or tense emotions would sharply increase his heart rate, while walking slowly made it difficult to leave the drums' range.

So Lu Chen chose to sit down where he was, using stillness and a calm mind to resist the drums' violent rhythm.

The facts proved that he had made the right choice.

Of course, that was also because Lu Chen was a Barbarian Blood Warrior capable of controlling his blood and heartbeat.

More importantly, his powerful physique could withstand the drums' upper limit. Otherwise, even if others knew Lu Chen's method, a heart rate of four hundred beats per minute would still make their hearts burst.

But there were no ifs. Through calmness and physical strength, Lu Chen endured it.

And now, it was Lu Chen's turn.

Slowly rising to his feet, Lu Chen followed the sound with his gaze, scanning his surroundings.

After a while, Lu Chen finally pinpointed the source of the drums.

"It isn't far away. That makes sense. Though these drums are strange, they aren't that powerful. They couldn't possibly control a human heartbeat from several kilometers away."

With that thought, Lu Chen slowly walked toward where the drums were beating.

It was not that Lu Chen did not want to move faster, but that he did not dare. He feared that any sudden movement would cause his heart rate to surge.

Suppressing his heartbeat, Lu Chen approached the place where the drums originated.

Very soon, beside a patch of grass, he discovered a small drum.

What astonished Lu Chen was that the small drum, which looked like an artificial creation, actually had a nose, eyes, and two little legs that kept moving.

Unfortunately, the small drum was flailing about wildly, causing the drumbeats to ring out without pause.

It was also because of its frantic flailing that it was not moving very quickly.

"You failed to kill me. Now, you're the one who's going to die."

As he spoke, Lu Chen slowly raised the iron sword in his hand, aiming it at the drum's body, ready to smash it down.

But just as Lu Chen felt that victory was assured, the unceasing drumbeats suddenly stopped.

With the drumbeats stopping, the irritating noise finally vanished as well.

Yet Lu Chen, who had experienced it all at close range, was not doing well at all.

The drumbeats had been closely linked to the sound of Lu Chen's heartbeat. When the drumbeats stopped, Lu Chen's heartbeat abruptly stopped as well.

It had gone from more than four hundred beats per second to a sudden halt.

Like a speeding car slamming on the brakes.

The instant the drumbeats stopped, Lu Chen felt as though his heart had suffered a Heavy Blow, and a burst of intense pain shot through him.

At the same time, as his heart suddenly ceased beating, Lu Chen's vision went dark, and he nearly fainted. A great deal of blood even surged backward, threatening to burst from his mouth.

All he could say was that a Weird was truly a Weird. In almost an instant, Lu Chen had suffered severe injuries.

But even in such circumstances, Lu Chen endured.

"My added Constitution is a full forty-four points—forty-four times that of an ordinary person. You can't kill me!"

Without suppressing his injuries, Lu Chen's face twisted viciously as he suddenly sprayed the mouthful of blood all over the small drum.

"Ah!!!"

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