A Brief Clash

What was the difference between indiscriminately opening fire on anyone they saw and being terrorists?

Back when his abilities had been limited, he had avoided clashing with others unless necessary. But now, he was a renowned Level 5 shopkeeper. How could he pretend nothing had happened just because they had missed?

Since you made the first move, don't blame me for showing no mercy!

He threw three Thousand Thoughts Swords out the second-floor window toward the courtyard, drawing the enemies' attention. While they unleashed a barrage of fire at the energy swords, Chen Xuan rose to his feet, clawed at them with both hands, and activated Fission and Fusion from over a hundred meters away!

Combat had proven that, so long as the opponent could not resist it, this kind of rule-based ability was the most effective means of killing.

He had not brought any Flesh Seeds, so he had to pay the price himself. Chen Xuan decisively chose blood for blood—he used his appendix as payment and selected one foot from each of the three enemies as the fusion targets! In an instant, terrified screams rang out. Their right feet suddenly broke apart and fused back into the stone tiles of the courtyard. First their skin slid away, followed by tendons, blood vessels, and bones!

The stone tiles were firmly fixed to the ground, turning the fused right legs into "roots" and pinning them completely in place.

One of them fell and desperately tried to break free. In his panic, he tore apart an exposed artery, and blood gushed out in great torrents, instantly forming a fountain!

Fission and Fusion would not kill someone directly—even if their entire body fused with an object, their heartbeat and breathing would not stop. What truly killed them was the accidental damage to