Death Compensation

Cold, lonely, as if touching something, and then Lu Bai woke up with a start.

A dim and aged ceiling appeared before Lu Bai's eyes, accompanied by the familiar ringtone of his mobile phone.

"An unfamiliar ceiling."

Despite his habit of lingering in bed, Lu Bai sat up today; it was a big day.

He pulled back the curtains and looked outside, confirming his location once more. Behind the gray, hazy sky was a mesh-like barrier, covering the entire city like a giant inverted bowl.

Closing the curtains, Lu Bai's expression shifted. An Ouroboros ring, formed by the transition of black and white, appeared in his hand.

After observing it for a moment, he retracted the ring back into his consciousness. This ring was indeed a cheat, but unfortunately, he still had no idea what it was for.

Perhaps it's missing some conditions? Lu Bai thought.

Lu Bai tucked an envelope into his jacket, put on his non-prescription glasses, tidied himself up, and headed out.

Sitting on a dilapidated bus, Lu Bai watched the people around him with careful vigilance, his arms wrapped around his chest, clutching the envelope tightly.

Inside that envelope was his death compensation.

On the ground were gangs and old-fashioned vehicles, while in the sky, various high-speed aircraft shuttled back and forth. Watching the magical scenes passing by outside the window, Lu Bai still felt a sense of unreality.

"This future is different from what I imagined, though it is certainly more spectacular." Lu Bai's thoughts drifted. "I really want to see the scenery within that dimension right away!"

"But the tickets for the 'Jianghu' dimension of the Tianwu Group have finally opened today. With this compensation, I can also enter the dimension and become a Traveler."

In this era, the most dangerous profession was called a Traveler, and the most noble profession was also a Traveler; everyone wanted to be one.

Unfortunately, the Dimension Keys capable of opening the Gate of Thousand Dimensions were all monopolized by certain pioneers. Unless one was an insider, the tickets for every entry were sold at an exorbitant price and were often priceless.

What Lu Bai was waiting for was a chance to purchase a ticket.

"Tianwu Group." After getting off the bus, Lu Bai saw the building opposite, which bore a huge sign; this was his destination.

Filled with anticipation, Lu Bai was just about to cross the street toward the building when a van drove over.

Lu Bai's nerves tightened instantly, and he became alert.

The public security in Yongfeng City, where he lived, was not exactly good. A van like this could have a group of thugs jump out at any moment, and a while later, you would be gone from the streets.

After putting some distance between himself and the vehicle, he took a few steps back and reached for his pocket. Then, Lu Bai saw the van door slide open.

A group of masked thugs rushed out. Their eyes were fixed on Lu Bai—or more accurately, on his chest.

"They're here for the compensation." Lu Bai reacted instantly, his hand in his pocket already gripping a small bag.

"Lucky guy, hand over the money obediently, or we'll make you die a second time!" The harsh voice of the lead thug rang out. He pulled out a pistol, while the other thugs surrounded him to cut off his escape route.

"This is compensation issued by the Church of Thousand Dimensions. Do you dare to rob this?"

"The Church of Thousand Dimensions is high and mighty; why would they care about such a small matter?" The thug grinned, revealing yellow teeth.

He knew in his heart that 77 years ago, the God of Thousand Dimensions had treated Earth as a collection, turning the world into this model where various corporations ruled various cities. He had never seen the Church of Thousand Dimensions intervene.

Lu Bai was just a lucky guy who had died due to the dimensional shift back then and was dragged back from death along with it. Having slept for 77 years and waking up with no one to rely on, if they didn't rob him, who would they rob?

"Stop talking nonsense and hand over the compensation quickly." The thug gestured with his gun and said sharply.

It was at this moment that Lu Bai moved. As he scattered a white and red powder, he lowered his body and slid forward.

Caught off guard, the thugs felt a sharp pain in their eyes; the taste of quicklime and chili powder was not pleasant.

Accompanied by screams, Lu Bai reached the armed thug in an instant.

His non-prescription glasses provided good protection, allowing Lu Bai to accurately grab the thug's gun-wielding hand and twist it, knocking the weapon away. He then raised his elbow and drove it directly into the thug's throat.

However, what he felt from his elbow was not the sensation of a throat, but something akin to steel.

"Supernatural power?" Lu Bai was slightly stunned. He saw the color of black iron appearing on the man's skin. Why would someone with supernatural powers be interested in his compensation?

"Cough, cough, you're dead!" The thug's angry voice came, and his other blackened hand reached directly toward Lu Bai, giving him no chance to think.

Although Lu Bai was slightly distracted, his next move in the fight did not stop. He followed up with a whip kick, aiming straight for the thug's crotch, like a soccer shot or a dragon emerging from the sea.

Accompanying a sound of something shattering, a violent noise erupted not far away, followed by intense tremors.

A large hole had been blown open on one of the floors of the Tianwu building nearby. Massive amounts of glass shards fell, and thick black smoke poured from the hole.

Also falling was a woman in a black trench coat, holding a black box in her arms.

There were no ropes or similar devices, yet the woman in the black trench coat maintained her balance in mid-air, and the falling glass shards seemed to be pushed away by an invisible force.

Behind the woman, a streak of light flew out, heading straight for her.

The woman seemed to have eyes in the back of her head; even in mid-air, she borrowed force from the void to flip her body, blocking the box in her arms in front of the streak of light.

However, the light did not stop; instead, it pierced downward, stabbing through the box and pinning it into the woman's shoulder.

Only then was it clear what the streak of light was: it was actually an ancient-looking longsword.

It seemed like a lot had happened, but it all took place in the instant after the explosion.

Although Lu Bai was surprised by the commotion, he did not stop his rhythm of attack.

His mouth had already stored a mouthful of saliva, which he spat out like an archerfish, landing it on the thug's face.

The reaction between the water and the quicklime, combined with the pain of the high-temperature burn, once again interrupted the thug's intent to attack.

Just as Lu Bai reached into his sleeve to pull out a thin awl, preparing to unleash his next move and finish off this enemy once and for all, a black box dropped not far away, and a winged key tumbled out from within.

The woman in the black trench coat, her shoulder wounded, landed on the ground and fixed her gaze directly on the box; upon seeing the key, her expression shifted in alarm, but it was already too late to stop it.

An indescribable radiance bloomed, and a door opening into another dimension swung wide; those standing nearby were sucked inside before they could even react.

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