Gaining Out of Thin Air

Once Lu Bai spoke, naturally no one dared to move.

Two guards stood silently behind the young man, their right hands resting on his shoulders, though they did not exert any force.

Seeing this, the elderly man in military uniform hesitated for a moment before asking, "Mr. Lü, is there a problem?"

Lu Bai did not answer immediately. He walked up to the young man and looked him over thoughtfully.

The young man swallowed hard, looking quite frightened.

Admittedly, there was an element of pretense in his demeanor, but he was indeed somewhat flustered.

The main problem was that he had absolutely no confidence in dealing with Lu Bai.

He couldn't understand why this Heavenly Venerate Lu, even after returning to his own world, still possessed such exaggerated power.

"I remember you mentioned before that some guards had gone missing, right?"

Lu Bai's gaze remained fixed on the young man.

The elderly man in military uniform quickly realized that Lu Bai was talking to him, and hurriedly replied, "Yes, but the security department has already re-established contact with the missing guards."

Let me double-check.

Without making a sound, Lu Bai switched to a mind control ability and reached out to use it on the young man.

He didn't actually realize that the guy in front of him was a native who had previously smuggled himself in; he just suspected that the Mona people might be behind it, and his actions were more to eliminate any potential threats.

However, to his surprise, before his outstretched right hand could even touch the young man's head, the young man preemptively launched an attack.

A violent pressure surged from the young man, sending documents and papers flying across the table.

Lu Bai stood firmly in place, with only the hem of his clothes fluttering wildly in the airflow.

He stared directly at the young man before him, his eyes gradually narrowing. "This power..."

After unleashing his power, the young man did not launch another attack. Instead, he quickly retreated, creating some distance between himself and Lu Bai.

Of course, the passageway outside the Combat Command Center is only so wide, and the young people can't retreat very far.

The young man stared at Lu Bai, gritting his teeth, and said, "Heavenly Venerate Lu, I truly don't want to be your enemy, but you just won't let me go."

Hearing this, Lu Bai chuckled, "So you actually escaped!"

When their conversation reached the ears of everyone present, it raised a lot of questions.

The elderly man in military uniform, bewildered, pulled out his sidearm, unsure whether he should fire.

I recognize each character individually, but I can't understand them when they're put together. And what does "Heavenly Venerate Lu" even mean?

Lu Bai was clearly in no mood to explain to them. He looked at the young man with some curiosity. "Now that you've escaped, why are you coming back here?"

"So you didn't know."

The young man sneered, then said, "Keep guessing!"

After uttering those harsh words, he tried to run away, but in an instant, his entire body turned into a pool of blood, shooting off like a streak of red light towards the other end of the corridor.

Unfortunately, the invisible wall of air that appeared out of nowhere stopped him on the spot.

The blood congealed back into the young man's likeness, and only then did Lu Bai's voice drift from behind him. "I didn't say you could leave."

The young man's face immediately turned extremely pale. If he couldn't escape, he would have no choice but to fight for his life.

"I think it's better to incapacitate you first before asking."

Before he finished speaking, Lu Bai decisively unleashed three wind blades at the young man in succession.

In their panic, the young people dared not hold back anything.

First, a blood-red barrier was formed to block the first wind blade.

Taking advantage of the brief respite he had gained, he flashed away, barely dodging the second wind blade that followed.

The third wind blade appeared above him at some unknown time, just as the old force had dissipated and the new force had not yet been generated.

In desperation, he could only choose to tough it out, hoping that the wind blades wouldn't be too powerful.

Just as the final wind blade was about to sever the young man...

Buzz~

A dazzling barrier suddenly appeared between the young man and the wind blade.

Sizzle!

The wind blades fell, creating a piercing screech on the barrier, causing everyone in the passageway to instinctively cover their ears.

Finally, the wind blades dissipated, leaving only the radiant barrier floating in front of the young man.

The young man slumped to the ground, staring blankly at the barrier in front of him.

Undoubtedly, even he himself didn't know how this barrier was created.

[Ultraman Barrier): The core defensive skill of Ultra Warriors. By releasing light energy, an energy barrier is formed in front of or around the body, which can absorb attacks, including light. The more the user believes in the light, the stronger the defensive effect.]

Lu Bai did not pursue, but stood still, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Because he watched as a point of light, representing ability, appeared above the young man's head.

[Load Save] is available.

This was the first time Lu Bai had ever seen anything like it.

It's important to understand that, normally, the only way to retain an ability for use in the real world is to excel in Deathmatch Showdown and earn the right to retain it.

But the young man in front of me was different; he had gained an ability out of nowhere.

Most importantly, Lu Bai learned about the other party's identity from the conversation, realizing that this guy was actually a native who had smuggled himself out of the Deathmatch Arena, and wasn't even a deathmatch fighter.

How did you do that?

Lu Bai was definitely not in a hurry to extract the young man's ability. He was very curious about how the other party had managed to acquire the ability out of thin air, something even he couldn't do.

The young man snapped out of his daze and stared at the dazzling barrier in front of him. He chuckled softly at first, then his laughter gradually grew louder until it became a maniacal roar, making one worry that he might run out of breath halfway through.

His laughter echoed through the corridor, quite eerily, and the old man in military uniform instinctively pulled out his sidearm and gripped it in his hand.

The young people finally finished laughing.

"Heavenly Venerate Lu, I must admit, you are indeed very powerful."

He stared intently at Lu Bai: "It's a pity you're too powerful, that's why even the Heavenly Dao, which granted you power, has turned against you."

He had figured out how to control the energy barrier in front of him, and then raised his hand to remove it.

"Remember this, the one who killed you was me, the Old Ancestor Blood River!"

Accompanied by the roar of the Old Ancestor Blood River, a surging wave of blood swept through the entire passageway, filling every space without leaving a single gap.

The Old Ancestor Blood River is now full of confidence.

In his view, all of Lu Bai's power came from the Deathmatch System.

Now the Deathmatch System wants him to defeat Lu Bai and will even help him, so he can't figure out how Lu Bai can win.

"Careful!"

"Mr. Lü, let's avoid their sharp edge for now."

"Retreat, retreat quickly!"

Faced with the surging wave of blood, the senior commanders and technicians present quickly scattered, not daring to linger in the corridor.