Invincible through Touching Corpses

Chapter 440: Chapter 438: Don’t Blame Me

Dong Taiqing’s plan was sound. Logically speaking, a Martial Artist at the Blood Qi Realm Middle Stage like him had no reason to fear one of the Optimized in close combat.

That was, however, based on common sense.

But where Lin Xinghai was concerned, things rarely went according to common sense.

Dong Taiqing unleashed a flurry of sword moves to envelop Lin Xinghai while also activating his Superpower, commanding all the small, pale-gold swords to fly back. It was a perfect kill-zone.

But then, something he never could have imagined happened.

Lin Xinghai’s Speed didn’t decrease in the slightest. On the contrary, it surged dramatically, and his figure seemed to turn ethereal, like countless overlapping afterimages.

The greatest strength of the Phantom Body Technique had never been its boost to Speed, but its ability to weave and dodge within a small area.

In that instant, in Dong Taiqing’s eyes, Lin Xinghai seemed to transform into countless phantoms, weaving straight through the arcs of sword light he had unleashed.

He was so fast that even the small, pale-gold swords from Dong Taiqing’s Superpower couldn’t keep up.

Then, he felt a sudden pain in his lower back. Looking down, he saw a spear tip crackling with electricity protruding from his abdomen.

The man had circled around behind him, right under his nose, and run him through with the spear.

Furthermore, the spear was of terrifyingly high quality. It could channel Thunder Power and had effortlessly pierced through his Blood Qi Power defenses.

Although a pierced abdomen was not a fatal wound for a Blood Qi Realm Martial Artist, the secondary damage from the lightning that erupted from Mjolnir was enough to instantly strip Dong Taiqing of his ability to fight.

The battle was over in the blink of an eye.

From start to finish, it had taken thirty seconds at most.

And from start to finish, Lin Xinghai had only made a single thrust with his spear—so clean, so decisive, so utterly unbelievable.

At that moment, it wasn’t just the second-year students who were shocked; even Yan Feijie and the others, who had dealt with Lin Xinghai before, found their pupils constricting.

Only now did they truly understand just how terrifying Lin Xinghai’s close-quarters combat ability was.

Previously, they had just thought Lin Xinghai was extremely fast, but not necessarily impossible to handle. Now, they realized his abilities weren’t so simple.

That strange Body Technique of his allowed him to maintain terrifying evasiveness even at such incredible speeds, instantly elevating the threat he posed to a whole new level.

On top of that, Lin Xinghai seemed to be able to predict Dong Taiqing’s attacks. As onlookers, they could clearly see that Lin Xinghai had already started to dodge before Dong Taiqing even swung his sword.

It was as if Dong Taiqing was only swinging his sword to match the dodge Lin Xinghai was already performing.

With Lin Xinghai possessing such terrifying Speed and predictive abilities, it would be difficult to even touch the hem of his clothes unless you were faster than him or had some kind of restrictive Superpower.

And Lin Xinghai wasn’t just fast. His Mjolnir was a masterpiece from the Star Shield Shelter’s Military Department, fully capable of shattering the defenses of a Blood and Qi Realm Martial Artist. All these factors combined were what led to the instantaneous victory.

The field instantly fell into a deathly silence.

Lying on the ground, no longer able to fight, Dong Taiqing’s eyes were also filled with disbelief.

Even when he had fought against the Special Class Students at the end of last semester, his defeat had not been so galling.

Of course, a large part of this was because he was completely ignorant of Lin Xinghai’s abilities. But it was undeniable that Lin Xinghai did indeed possess the strength to defeat someone in the Blood Qi Realm—at least, someone at the Blood Qi Realm Middle Stage.

"Alright! Seniors, the system should be back to normal now. Can you register us?" Lin Xinghai said, ignoring Dong Taiqing and turning to the others.

As he spoke, the previously silent school gate erupted into an uproar.

The second-year students, in particular, had never imagined that this year’s batch of freshmen would include such a monster.

However, after exchanging glances, the second-year students gritted their teeth and said, "This junior has some real skill. Your information has been registered, you can go ahead and report to the administration building. But the others can’t be registered yet."

Lin Xinghai had proven his strength, so they had no comeback for him.

However, letting the other Special Class Students pass would be too great a loss. The remaining nine people represented a total of 9,000 Points!

Split among them, that was several hundred Points each. It would save them at least a month’s worth of running missions.

"Sigh... In that case, I suppose I’ll have to ask each of you for a lesson," Lin Xinghai said, raising Mjolnir and pointing it at the second-year students.

The other second-year students exchanged glances, and then ten of them stepped forward.

They admitted that Lin Xinghai was powerful. In a one-on-one fight, not a single one of them was confident they could defeat him.

However, they weren’t alone. Several among them had Control Abilities; if they worked together, they could completely shut Lin Xinghai down.

"What the hell! Ten of them at once? Have they no shame?"

"Hah, ten on one. And they’re fighting a Martial Artist a whole major Realm beneath them. Do people like that even deserve to be called geniuses? How can they show their faces at East Sea Academy?"

Seeing this, many of the other freshmen began to curse loudly. Feeling oppressed themselves, they were now firmly on Lin Xinghai’s side.

The ten second-year students who had stepped forward remained silent, their faces cold.

’What was pride worth? Could you trade it for resources? Of course not.’

’But Credit Points could.’

’So they could afford to be shameless.’

Seeing this, Lin Xinghai actually laughed. "You’re the ones who decided not to fight honorably, so don’t blame me for what comes next!"

The ten second-year students were taken aback. They couldn’t understand how he still had the confidence to say something like that at a time like this.

However, given Lin Xinghai’s previous performance, they didn’t dare let their guard down in the slightest.

One of the ten, a student with a Defense Superpower, even went so far as to immediately activate an Energy Light Shield, enveloping all of them within it.

But they saw that Lin Xinghai didn’t attack them. He didn’t even face them. Instead, he turned and walked back to Little Fatty’s side.

Little Fatty deftly opened his combat backpack, and Lin Xinghai reached inside, pulling out a Tearing Rifle.

This scene took everyone present by surprise.

Could you use Firearms in a spar like this?

They weren’t sure. There was no rule that explicitly permitted it, but there was also no rule that forbade it.

The line was quite blurry.

However, seeing Lin Xinghai pull out a Tearing Rifle, the second-year students could no longer remain calm. It was normal to use melee weapons in a spar, but using Firearms changed the nature of the fight completely.

"Wait!" one of the second-year students shouted.

But Lin Xinghai paid him no mind and simply pulled the trigger.