Good Blade!

In Lin Ling's entire life, he had never seen anyone fight an Anomaly like this, just tanking damage and going head-to-head with it.

This wasn't a human fighting an Anomaly; it was two Anomalies fighting each other!

Lin Ling looked at Fang Yue as if he were looking at a monster.

At this moment, he finally understood why Lord Han cared so much about Fang Yue, why he paid him such special attention.

Who would have thought that this person didn't even know what the Martial Path was a day ago?

Lin Ling was dumbfounded by such terrifying talent.

No wonder people say the difference between people can sometimes be greater than the difference between humans and beasts.

"It's a shame his combat methods are completely amateurish. The crudeness of his techniques is almost on par with these Anomalies that fight purely on instinct. He's just another Anomaly."

Lin Ling shook his head slightly. If he had this kind of physique that could withstand an Anomaly's damage and immediately recover his combat power, this Anomaly would probably be killed by him before it could even touch him a few times.

Fighting Anomalies requires skill.

Exploiting weaknesses, blocking attacks, dodging and weaving, interrupting moves... all of it is to minimize the risk of being hit directly by an Anomaly and to preserve oneself to the greatest extent possible.

Humans are so fragile.

Even after entering the Martial Path, their physique is only slightly better than ordinary people, with only a bit more Qi and Blood.

It's like the difference between being killed by one punch from an Anomaly or two punches; it's just a little more room for error.

Entering the Martial Path, the most important thing is to learn cultivation methods, martial skills, and techniques, using Internal Energy that ordinary people cannot.

These are the foundations of a Martial Artist, the basis for humans to fight Anomalies.

Yet, the person in front of him knew none of this.

Lin Ling could only hope that Chen Mu had indeed taught Fang Yue Blade Techniques, even the roughest ones.

"Captain Lin, the blades are here!"

At this moment, Little Fox and Niu Niu, who was holding his severed hand and clutching his Heart, had returned.

Behind them followed five Vice-Captains, each carrying a large bundle of standard Iron Blades.

Lin Ling's gaze swept over Niu Niu, whose face was filled with eager anticipation, and then looked at the five Vice-Captains.

This made Niu Niu's heart skip a beat, and he felt a little panicked.

After the Heart-Devouring Pill replenished his blood, his wounds had begun to fester and worsen again.

The [Curse] was much more troublesome than he had imagined. But when he told Captain Lin about it, Captain Lin didn't say anything, only that now wasn't the time to discuss it.

Indeed, compared to the hope of the entire village and his own small life, the outcome of Fang Yue's battle was more important.

But in the end, it was his own life, so Niu Niu was still anxious.

"Captain Lin, these are the blades I collected from nearby team members and villagers. I'm still having people continue to collect them, but I was afraid you'd be waiting, so I brought this batch first."

The one who spoke was the bald Vice-Captain, Old Sheep.

He paused and asked doubtfully, "Captain Lin, what do you need so many blades for?"

Lin Ling took one of the blades, weighed it, and said in a deep voice, "You'll know soon enough."

As his voice fell, he looked ahead.

There, Fang Yue's battle with the Anomaly was still intense.

But Fang Yue was gradually falling into a disadvantage, with fewer attacks and more defenses.

This was normal. Humans are not Anomalies.

A person's concentration is limited. As the battle drags on, mistakes become more frequent. A half-second slower reaction means a step into danger!

Not to mention, there's the issue of stamina.

Entering the Martial Path only means one has a longer breath; it doesn't mean infinite stamina.

Fang Yue's special physique seemed to only grant rapid recovery of Qi and Blood. Seeing him panting and sweating, it was clear he was nearing his limit.

Fortunately, the maid Anomaly opposite him had also slowed down due to exhaustion, lacking the agility and ferocity it had when fighting him and Hua Wuye.

It could be said that Fang Yue, with the body of a novice Martial Artist, had achieved this much, which was already terrifying.

After all, this maid Anomaly was clearly not a Normal Anomaly. Among the [Black Grade Initial Stage], it was among the strongest.

Otherwise, if it were a Normal [Black Grade Initial Stage], he and Hua Wuye would have already killed it.

Even without Hua Wuye, he could kill a Normal Black-level Anomaly by himself!

As for now...

Lin Ling's eyes sharpened. Watching from ahead, Fang Yue punched the Anomaly and created some distance. He immediately threw the blade in his hand.

"Little Ye! Catch!"

After throwing the blade, Lin Ling couldn't help but cough, spitting out blood. His condition was truly terrible.

The Iron Blade flew out of his hand, heading straight for Fang Yue. With a clang, it landed steadily at Fang Yue's feet, its accuracy astonishing.

Fang Yue's face lit up, and he drew the blade.

The iron blade body, the sharp blade light, the standard craftsmanship, made Fang Yue's eyes light up.

"Good blade!"

Analysis Pupil activated.

"Name: Iron Blade."

"Grade: Mortal Grade Low-tier."

"Restriction: None."

"Sharpness: 0.3."

"Durability: 5/5."

"Description: Just a normal, ordinary knife."

"Remarks: Trash is trash, and trash it will always be."

Fang Yue: ...

Can I take back what I just said?

Fang Yue was shocked. Did sharpness values have decimal places?

So my broken rusty knife was actually pretty fierce! It really was a treasure!

The only advantage this knife had was slightly better durability than the rusty knife.

As Fang Yue thought this, the maid Anomaly, with a roar, charged over again.

Seeing that its health had fully recovered, he gritted his teeth and charged forward as well.

Forget it, today Captain Lin has bestowed upon me a precious blade, so I'll use you to christen it!

With that thought, Fang Yue leaped up. As the Anomaly looked up, he brought the blade down with a mighty cleave!

"Die!!"

Fang Yue roared, but the Anomaly tilted its head. With a clang, the Iron Blade struck heavily on the Anomaly's shoulder.

Instantly, a sensation like a blade hitting hard rock fed back, numbing Fang Yue's tiger mouth.

At the same time, a damage number floated out.

-61.

Huh?

That's it?

Fang Yue felt the vibration of the blade and looked at the damage number, stunned.

Being distracted in battle is a major taboo. He was immediately punched flying by the Anomaly, rolling twice on the ground.

-125!

Fang Yue ignored the damage number floating above his head, quickly got up, and ran backward some distance. As expected, the Anomaly followed.

He ran while looking down at the Iron Blade in his hand.

A chip had actually appeared on the Iron Blade!

What the hell! What kind of shoddy workmanship is this! The quality is too poor.

Analysis Pupil couldn't resist chiming in with mockery at this point.

"Name: Iron Blade."

"Grade: Mortal Grade Low-tier."

"Restriction: None."

"Sharpness: 0.3."

"Durability: 2/5."

"Description: Just a normal, ordinary knife."

"Remarks: Trash is trash, and trash it will always be."

... I'm done!

Feeling the wind whistling behind him, Fang Yue suddenly stopped, ducked his head, dodged an iron fist that grazed his scalp, and with a backhand turn, slashed the Anomaly's waist.

With a loud clang, the blade snapped into two pieces, the fragments flying out.

Seeing the "-52!" damage number floating above the Anomaly's head, Fang Yue bent down and passed through the Anomaly, running towards Lin Ling.

While running, he threw away the broken blade and shouted loudly.

"Blade!!"