Half an hour later, the forest gradually became sparse. Lu Ren's nose twitched involuntarily.
There was a burnt smell.
Lu Ren's expression froze. No way.
An aroma of meat assailed his nostrils. For Lu Ren, who had not eaten meat for a long time, not only did he not feel the fragrance, his stomach churned and he felt extremely nauseous.
Could it be…
Lu Ren, who already had a bad premonition, rationally did not continue to advance. Instead, he carefully used the forest to hide himself.
As for running, Lu Ren had thought about it, but the edge of this place was a bottomless abyss. The surrounding cliffs were knife-sharp, and the nearest land was at least 300 meters away.
This was a danger zone!
Lu Ren stopped behind a large tree and watched as the three of them, whose body was almost charred, slowly climbed up from the edge of the cliff. The tragic scene made Lu Ren break out in cold sweat.
[Ding… As you are very nervous, your Mental Faculty Proficiency Level has been passively increased by 1.]
The System notifications in his mind woke Lu Ren up a lot. He took a few deep breaths before he finally calmed down.
Although already fully prepared, Lu Ren's heart still skipped a beat when he saw such a terrifying scene. His desire to vomit was obvious.
Unexpectedly, after the scenes of a horror movie had been moved to reality, it was really too top-notch. If his mental fortitude had been a little weaker, he probably would not even be able to wear his pants now.
Lu Ren endured the discomfort and quickly calmed down. If they were to split into three again, there should be a chance to kill these monsters.
As for Zhang Qingya, Luo Zixuan, and the other, Lu Ren did not feel too sad. To be able to erupt with such strong emotions in such a bizarre environment would really be too far-fetched.
He tried his best to hide his body behind the tree. His gaze quickly swept around and finally locked onto Zhang Qingya and Luo Zixuan.
Due to the fire, the entire body had become a charred state. Logically speaking, if an ordinary person were to be burned to such a state, his bones would definitely be burned to carbon.
It must be very brittle!
Lu Ren was certain and felt a little more confident. These three fellows were definitely not his match now, not to mention that their slow zombie-like movements had increased Lu Ren's confidence.
"This must be a piece of cake!"
As for escaping, it was only such a small place. If he did not deal with it, Lu Ren was not too sure what his next step would be.
Could he go back? If he could not, then how could he escape from here? If he fled from here, he would have to deal with these three fellows who had already become monsters. Otherwise, there would definitely be a huge problem later on.
Taking a deep breath, Lu Ren no longer hesitated. He picked up a stick which he had already noticed earlier and held it in his hand. He adjusted his position and bent down to suddenly rush out from behind the tree.
As if sensing the movement behind him, Luo Zixuan, who was in a charred state, had just turned his head when he heard a dull whistling sound. He saw a stick suddenly coming down on him.
Dong!
With intent yet unexpectedly, the powerful stick directly split Luo Zixuan's head open. Before he could even make a sound, his charred head was directly shattered by the stick.
[Ding… You have swung the wooden stick for a fierce attack. Your Strength Proficiency +1]
'Am I that fierce?'
Enduring the disgust, Lu Ren did not stop. He raised his stick again and smashed it hard at Zhang Qingya.
Zhang Qingya, who had finally reacted, looked at the stick that was swinging over and instinctively raised her arm.
"Ah!!!"
A shrill scream suddenly sounded. The high-decibel sharp scream hurt Lu Ren's eardrums. He had not expected Zhang Qingya to still be able to scream loudly in such a situation.
[Ding… As you have swung the wooden stick hard, your Strength Proficiency has increased by 1.]
On the other hand, Zhang Qingya's right forearm appeared to be bent in an unnatural state. As if she did not feel any pain. She stomped her feet and was about to pounce on him.
He, who was already prepared, did not panic at all. He raised his leg and kicked hard.
Fortunately, it was already charred black. There was no sign of any strange power appearing, as Lu Ren had thought, after it had become a monster.
This kick sent her flying.
It gave Lu Ren the feeling that it was a piece of rotten wood.
Emotions were terrifying in appearance. The true strength was no different from an old man on the verge of death!
"Damn!"
He perked up. "You've been chasing me for so long. It's time for me to perform!"
Lu Ren's expression was cold. He rolled up his sleeves excitedly and swung the stick in his hand indiscriminately.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Muffled blows sounded continuously. On the fourth blow, it suddenly hit their temples. The two monsters that had pounced on him from the left and right immediately fell to the ground. There was no more sound, but Lu Ren still did not stop his actions.
It was not until the System notifications in his mind about swinging the wooden stick had disappeared that he stopped after he had smashed them more than ten times to be very certain.
"Hu… Hu…"
A heavy panting sound could be heard from Lu Ren. He was really tired. He had not exercised for a long time and his body was in a suboptimal state. If he were to do such intense exercise, his back would definitely ache the next day.
[Ding… You have been swinging the wooden stick hard. Your Strength Proficiency has increased by 1.]
[Ding… You have been swinging the wooden stick hard. Your Strength Proficiency has increased by 1.]
[Ding… You have been exerting force…]
[Ding… As you have been wielding the wooden stick for a long time, you have suddenly comprehended some techniques for using the wooden stick. You have discovered that you are more adept at using the wooden stick.]
Lu Ren paused for a moment at the information transmitted in his mind. Then, he swung the wooden stick in his hand. The sound of the wind breaking was even more muffled than before.
The 'whoosh' sound of the wind breaking was rather terrifying.
Crack!
And it seemed to be more smooth and effortless.
His strength was indeed much stronger than before.
After confirming that the three corpses had been smashed into pieces by him and that there were no more movements, Lu Ren finally heaved a sigh of relief and relaxed.
At this moment, he finally felt the unbearable pain all over his body. The intense pain from his back kept invading from below his ribs. Earlier, when he was fleeing, the bump seemed to have broken his ribs.
After leaving this damned place, Lu Ren lay casually on the ground. He looked at the beam of sunlight that had seeped out with difficulty from under the cover of countless thick leaves.
He had climbed up the tree earlier to take a look. North, south, east, and west, there was an endless forest. There were cliffs all around, and the bottom could not be seen. He did not even hear a reverberation when he threw a stone down. This place was naturally isolated by the terrain.
Especially the System notifications, which had indicated that Lanaye had been strangled by the spatial waves.
The entire forest fell into a dead silence. There was not even a breeze.
From being frightened to being used to it, it had to be said that the adaptability of humans was indeed strong.
Now it was over.
He had clearly just passed through a tunnel, so why had he transmigrated to such a damned place?