Jinfu, Jinfu, Cheers from the Whole Crowd

Bang!

The sound of gunfire echoed through the warehouse. With every shot, another person steeped in evil fell. Their hands were stained with the blood of innocents, and their crimes were beyond redemption.

Now, their end had come. Judging them was a matter for the god they believed in; all Roy could do was send them to meet that strange and peculiar judge.

Below, the team led by Chen kept advancing. From the moment they began breaking out until now, her hands had never stopped moving. Every swing of her twin blades killed at least two thugs.

Perhaps these thugs who had appeared out of nowhere vastly outnumbered the members of the Guard Department, but with their advantage in equipment, the Guard Department's advance had not been slowed much.

Still, even with the advantage in equipment, there were casualties among the Guard Department. Chen understood that this was unavoidable.

"Draw!"

At that moment, Chen drew the standard-issue saber that had long been sheathed at an unbelievable speed. Almost instantly, the saber struck the first enemy ahead.

A wave of sword energy spread out with Chen's movement. In that instant, the path ahead was opened!

Bang!

Another gunshot rang out. Then, an enemy holding a gun fell from above Chen's side!

"Everyone, pick up the pace!"

So far, Roy had fired seventeen etched bullets. Every single one had killed at least one person. Under normal circumstances, Chen would not have been surprised by such results; after all, she had seen plenty of expert marksmen.

But now, even Chen had to admit that this man she had met only once was truly impressive. He could always find the hidden enemies and then deal them a fatal blow!

Chen understood that without his assistance, she might have already died to a concealed shot!

This man, temporarily assigned by the operation commander, was an expert with firearms. His marksmanship had at least reached the level of those Sankta who specialized in guns!

Chen was not skilled with firearms, which was why this was the highest praise she could give. After all, in all of Terra, who could compare to the Sankta when it came to guns?

"Your fate ends here!"

Just as the group was about to withdraw from the warehouse, that voice rang out. Along with it appeared a masked man. His bear ears made his race obvious—he was an Ursus!

Other than brass knuckles, the Ursus had no other weapons in his hands. Originium crystals covered the exposed skin of his body. He was an infected Ursus.

However, Chen would not underestimate him because of that, especially now that she knew he was infected. After all, who knew what kind of Originium Arts this man possessed?

On the platform, Roy had reached the exit. At this moment, he had reached level two. Just like a game character received improved stats after leveling up, he could feel himself gradually growing stronger.

"Mission triggered: Path of the Strong: Starting Point"

"Only by enduring battle after battle and training can the weak become strong. Defeat the powerful enemy before you—this is the starting point of your path to becoming strong."

"Mission objective: Defeat Ursus boxer David Stukov"

"Mission reward: Mysterious gift box"

Roy, who had originally planned to retreat, stopped when he saw this. His gaze turned toward the police again, and he spotted the man with bear-like features.

"Name: David Stukov"

"Gender: Male"

"Race: Ursus (Infected)"

"Faction: Six Harmonies Society"

"Level: 3"

"Combat Power: 11"

At that moment, the Ursus's attributes appeared in Roy's vision. His combat power was a full three points higher than Roy's!

Perhaps this difference was not large mathematically, but in actual combat, it was enough to let him face Roy with far greater ease, while Roy would need to devote more effort to handling this battle!

"Fortunately, the system hasn't stipulated that it has to be a one-on-one fight or anything. Otherwise..."

"Challenge participant limit: Two. Restricted weapon type: Bladed weapons."

"..."

At that moment, Roy raised the gun with only two bullets remaining and aimed at the enemies rushing toward this area from outside the door. Then, he sniped the two at the very front.

At that moment, Roy cut apart the gun that had run out of bullets. He had no need for a black fire poker, but he was not about to leave the weapon here either.

Without hesitation, Roy charged toward the Ursus, who was already fighting the female police officer.

"Why aren't you staying on the high ground and stopping the enemy?!"

When Chen saw Roy rushing at the Ursus with a saber in hand, she instinctively asked that question.

That brief opening was all the Ursus needed to throw a punch at her face. If she had not quickly raised her blade to block it, she might have been knocked to the ground by now.

After all, this Ursus was incredibly strong, and his boxing was not mere wild flailing.

"Ma'am... give me some bullets, then?!"

While the Ursus attacked Chen, Roy slashed at his waist. However, the strike did not cause any substantial damage. Beneath the man's torn clothing, Roy saw a metal plate!

This did not surprise him. Even boxers wore protective gear in the ring, let alone on a battlefield.

Before the man's attack could arrive, Roy quickly retreated. Fortunately, the officers blocked the attacks coming from outside the door. Otherwise, Roy and this unnamed police officer would have been in danger.

"Such a feeble attack. Let me teach you what a real man's fight looks like!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Ursus threw a punch at Chen. Yet just as Chen dodged, he suddenly turned and attacked Roy, who had launched a surprise attack!

The next moment, Roy flew away like a kite with its string cut. As expected, it was no simple matter for someone without specialized study or training to defeat a powerful enemy with a blade.

Fortunately, he had reacted quickly enough, and the blow had not struck a vital spot. Otherwise, his new life might have ended before it had truly begun.

"Roy!"

"Worry about yourself first, Chen Huijie!"

When that man attacked again, Chen dodged once more. Seizing the opening, Chen used Draw again. At that moment, two pieces of metal fell to the ground.

At last, Chen's attack had broken through his defense...