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"Break!"

Qin Fen shouted, his Jing Li flowing through and integrating throughout his body. The developed, solid muscles in his arms bulged high like small protruding hills, brimming with power, as he yanked the short sword in his hand backward.

Blood immediately sprayed wildly.

Bone Spur Alien's arm was instantly severed by the sharp short sword and fell to the ground.

Blood covered the floor, immediately corroding the marble tiles with a sizzling sound and leaving them pitted and uneven.

With one arm severed, Bone Spur Alien immediately let out a shrill roar. Its other arm swiftly swung out, its sharp bone spur stabbing toward Qin Fen's neck like lightning.

Qin Fen retreated quickly, but the bone spur suddenly extended by more than ten centimeters, catching him completely off guard.

He immediately raised his arm to block. The sharp bone spur viciously struck his forearm.

Although the bone spur did not pierce his combat suit, it was incredibly sharp and had struck his forearm solidly. A violent surge of pain shot through him.

It was like an ordinary person wearing a bulletproof vest. Even if a bullet failed to penetrate the vest, the impact at the point of impact would still be tremendous. From farther away, the pain would be somewhat lighter.

At close range, however, the pain could increase severalfold and could even cause someone to fall or lose consciousness.

If the impact struck the ribs or chest, it could also cause fractures. With bad luck, a broken bone could pierce the heart and cause death.

Qin Fen immediately channeled Jing Li to his forearm, making his skin membrane swell to ease the pain. Even ordinary people could lessen pain by gritting their teeth and exerting strength, let alone a Quasi-Martial Artist. His body rapidly retreated.

Fortunately, the combat suit's protection had kept the Alien's bone spur from piercing his skin.

If his cultivation had reached the Third Realm of Jing Li, Smooth Strength, where Jing Li flowed smoothly without any obstruction, then with a single thought, Jing Li could gather in his forearm, causing the skin membrane to swell and harden. The bone spur would not have hurt nearly as much when it struck.

At the Second Realm of Jing Li, however, he still needed time to gather and coordinate his Jing Li.

When Smooth Strength was cultivated to a profound level, the body's pores would take in information from the outside world when an attack came. The body would instinctively sense danger, and without deliberately channeling Jing Li, it would gather at the point about to be struck, reducing pain and injury.

That was why experts at the Third Realm of Jing Li were not easily injured in battle. Aside from being able to release and withdraw their Jing Li freely, this was also a major reason: once they sensed danger, their Jing Li would automatically gather.

When Smooth Strength experts of the same level fought, sneak attacks were not so easy to pull off.

Rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat...

At that moment, a squad of special police officers charged up to the third floor and unleashed a barrage at Bone Spur Alien.

Qin Fen swiftly darted aside and hid behind a shelf.

Bone Spur Alien's attention had been fixed on Qin Fen, and its back was turned toward the special police. It reacted a beat too slowly. Although it avoided some vital areas, several parts of its body were hit, blood streaming out in torrents.

Aliens or Alien Humans below Level Three did not possess bodies strong enough to withstand bullets. Only Alien Humans and Aliens above Level Three could resist some light firearms.

Therefore, ordinary special police could handle Alien Humans and Aliens below Level Three.

Only Alien Humans and Aliens above Level Three required armed police composed of Quasi-Martial Artists to be deployed.

Bone Spur Alien let out a shrill roar. Instinctively sensing the threat to its life, it rushed toward the window, intending to escape through it.

Qin Fen would not give Bone Spur Alien that chance. The ordinary people in the supermarket had only just evacuated and reached the ground floor. If Bone Spur Alien escaped onto the street, it would very likely attack them.

Therefore, he absolutely could not let Bone Spur Alien escape.

Qin Fen immediately grabbed a shelf weighing a thousand jin and hurled it at Bone Spur Alien with a boom.

At the same time, Qin Fen pushed off with his foot and charged forward at high speed, almost pressed against the back of the shelf as he rushed toward Bone Spur Alien. Seeing Qin Fen attack, the special police stopped firing to avoid accidentally hitting him.

Facing Qin Fen's charge, Bone Spur Alien roared and raised its right leg. The sharp bone spurs instantly lengthened and widened, several of them merging into one as if forming a bone blade. It brought its leg down in a chop at the incoming shelf, instantly splitting it apart.

At that moment, Qin Fen slid along the ground. Accompanied by the rumbling crash of the shelf hitting the floor, he had already reached Bone Spur Alien. The short sword in his hand swiftly slashed toward its left ankle.

The short sword cut through iron like mud, incomparably sharp.

Bone Spur Alien's left leg was immediately severed. Its body lost balance, and it fell to the ground.

Qin Fen immediately rose to his feet and viciously thrust the short sword down at Bone Spur Alien's brow. Then he pulled down hard, directly slicing Bone Spur Alien's head into two halves. Blood mixed with brain matter spilled across the floor.

Bone Spur Alien's hands and feet twitched instinctively a few times, then quickly stopped moving, its life force extinguished.

Looking at Bone Spur Alien's head split in half and smelling the thick, pungent stench of blood in the air, Qin Fen suddenly felt nauseated. He immediately stood up and turned his head away.

Although Alien Humans had mutated and grown bone spurs from every joint, they still retained a basic human appearance. This was the first time he had killed a "person." Though he had killed an Alien Human, he still felt uncomfortable inside.

He would need time to slowly adapt.

Righteous Qi Value +40

When he saw the Righteous Qi Value increase on the Panel, Qin Fen felt a little better.

Aliens were vicious by nature. Once Alien Humans fused with Xenomorph bloodline genes, even mild-tempered humans would become moody, brutal, and merciless. They could no longer be considered human.

"Vital signs have disappeared. Death confirmed."

A special police officer scanned Bone Spur Alien with an instrument. After confirming its death, they began cleaning up the scene.

Qin Fen looked at the Alien Human's corpse, took a deep breath to steady himself, wiped the blood from his combat suit and short sword, then left the supermarket's third floor.

The war between humanity and Aliens had lasted nearly two hundred years, while the war against Alien Humans had gone on for more than a century. He aspired to become a Martial Artist, so fighting Alien Humans and Aliens would become part of his daily life.

This was merely the beginning. After becoming a Martial Artist, he would encounter more and more Alien Humans and Aliens.

If he could not even endure this, if his mind could not bear it or adapt, then he should not become a Martial Artist. He should honestly live as an ordinary person in the city for the rest of his life.

To become a Martial Artist, one had to endure bloodshed and killing.

The killing was not directed at fellow humans, but at the Aliens seeking to invade Blue Star. Aliens from other worlds were constantly plotting to occupy Blue Star. Martial Artists had always fought on the front lines, guarding Blue Star and defending the nation.

It was precisely because these Martial Artists shed their blood fighting Aliens that people could live without worry. Only occasional tiny spatial rifts appeared, allowing some low-level Aliens to rush out and disrupt people's lives.

Thanks to reader Bingxin Yijiao for the 500 reward, and thanks to reader When I Turn to Dust for the 100-coin reward.