"Direct Perception... so it was this skill. But I'd encountered enemies before—why had I only foreseen an attack this time?"
After thinking for a while without finding an answer, Lu Chen simply called over a Barbarian and had him attack him.
"My lord, do you really want me to attack?"
"Attack without worry. You can't hurt me."
Following Lu Chen's orders, the Barbarian raised a Long Staff and swung it straight at Lu Chen.
Yet to Lu Chen's disappointment, even as he watched the Long Staff's attack, that strange sensation did not arise in his mind.
Bang! The hard wooden Long Staff smashed viciously into Lu Chen's shoulder.
Lost in thought, Lu Chen had not dodged the attack at all.
This gave the Barbarian before him quite a fright.
"My lord, I didn't do it on purpose."
"It's fine."
After casually shaking his body, Lu Chen showed no sign of discomfort.
It could only be said that with his increased physique, Lu Chen could now take an ordinary Barbarian's attacks head-on.
But this was not the time to think about that. Standing where he was, Lu Chen waited for the Barbarians to gather firewood while continuing to ponder.
"What exactly is going on? Over these past few days, I've fought Barbarian Beasts and evil spirits, but apart from Slaughter Knife's attack, there was never any forewarning... Wait, Slaughter Knife!"
With a guess in mind, Lu Chen called over another Barbarian to attack him.
This time, the Barbarian's weapon was a longsword. Of course, it was not some fine blade—it was merely a Bone Sword.
"My lord, I'm coming."
"Mm."
He answered casually, then fixed his gaze on the attack before him.
Lu Chen did not have to wait long. Soon, with a loud roar, the Barbarian swung his longsword and