Chapter 700: Convergence

Lin Dui, I see you! \

Shouting and calling. \

Separated by six walls and two blocks, Zhang Tie excitedly punched through the wall ahead of him. \

Behind him, an Adjudicator silently raised a giant axe, its triangular‑helmed head showing no emotion. \

The axe's vicious arc instantly slashed toward his back. \

The howl sounded like tearing gauze. \

Xiong Hanzi, who was ramming the wall, seemed not to hear the axe's chopping sound, continuing to bash the wall on his own. \

「Chi-! 」\

Blade entered flesh. \

The broad axe blade nearly sank into Zhang Tie's thick muscle, tearing a half‑person‑high wound before getting jammed tight. \

A large amount of blood spurted like a fountain, the flesh around the wound rotting. \

The pain split his mouth open. \

His body tilted. \

Xiong Hanzi kicked the concrete wall in front of him to pieces, then grimaced as he wiped a handful of blood from his back. \

「Damn it, it almost split Laozi's spine. 」\

He lowered his head and cursed quietly a few times. \

As the Adjudicator showed no emotion, preparing to pull its axe for a second strike, the never‑turning Xiong Hanzi suddenly twisted backward, thrusting his right hand out violently. \

「Get over here! 」\

「You fucking love chopping, don't you?! 」\

A huge hand like a palm fan grabbed the massive monster and pulled it over. \

The sudden burst of power actually made the four‑meter‑tall triangular monster stagger. \

Although Zhang Tie wasn't small either, compared to the monster they were like a sturdy man and a baby. \

But in the enraged Xiong Hanzi's hands, the fearsome Adjudicator became the 'weak' side. \

The monster's body was bent by the immense force, like a stooped old man. \

Under the strong visual contrast, the Adjudicator pulled to his side instinctively tried to break free of his restraint. \

The ferocious, sharp triangular head shook violently. \

The next second. \

Xiong Hanzi, who held the monster's head with one hand 'in' his chest, flashed a look of brutality in his eyes as his whole body's muscles suddenly exerted force. \

「Ka-cha」\

His right arm tensed, and the explosive muscles instantly crushed the Adjudicator's neck. \

With his waist twisting to exert force, combined with up to 41 points of strength\

Only saw a triangular skull still bearing a pale white spine being pulled whole from its body. \

「Plop」\

The huge corpse fell to the ground, retaining only basic twitching. \

「Damn it. 」\

Zhang Tie glanced at the corpse on the ground and couldn't help stomping his foot a few times. \

「This damn thing, is it even alive.... 」\

Although Lin Dui said this thing was some evil incarnation, he didn't understand. \

All he knew was that this broken thing really had killed many people. \

All along, Zhang Tie had mostly, under Lin An's guidance, forcibly carved a straight line through the monster‑infested town. \

To save time, he rushed to the vicinity of Lin An after only three alarms. \

Along the way, one could often see the corpses of fallen Awakened Ones, many still with their equipment. \

It was clear that the fleeing squad probably didn't even have time to recover equipment. \

Feeling the wound on his back healing rapidly, Zhang Tie wiped it with his backhand, glanced at it under his eyelid, then raised his eyebrows. \

No blood left. \

In the strength trial, his physique attribute had no effect. \

His originally abnormal defense was weakened to the lowest point. \

But thanks to the Indestructible Asura trait combined with his talent, his defense is recovering at a terrifying speed. \

Getting hit makes him 'hard'; in this restrictive trial, I don't know if it counts as exploiting a bug. \

「Take a few more axe blows and I should be fine~」\

He muttered a few sentences under his breath, and his system points suddenly showed 7. \

Facing the Adjudicator. \

The Awakened Ones couldn't avoid it and could only flee in groups. \

Along the way, he basically killed every monster he encountered. \

He truly pushed violence to the extreme. \

Upon looking up, after smashing the last wall, Zhang Tie instantly saw Lin An standing atop the church's cross. \

「Lin Dui! 」\

His smile was bright like an old chrysanthemum. \

The bald‑headed Xiong Hanzi stomped his feet and rushed toward Lin An. \

The whole town was like an infinite replication of a 【fractal】 structure. \

Shrouded in mist with limited visibility, countless repetitive buildings expanded the town's area to near infinity.

Huh?

The gaze flickered.

Lin An watched the excited Zhang Tie, and soon noticed the reason.

This guy probably took a lot of gear from corpses.

All over Xiong Hanzi's body hung a mess of weapons and armor.

A faint blue light shimmered, making him look bloated beyond measure.

On his thick, large hands, several rings were haphazardly worn.

From the equipment's sheen, it was clear most were blue gear.

Splash—

The gaze was shifty.

Xiong Hanzi quickly dumped the gear he had picked up onto the ground, as if seeking credit.

You should know, those Awakened Ones who can enter the trial are almost the strongest beings on the planet.

Their equipment is none too shabby.

Although the deceased Awakened Ones are surely much weaker than the survivors.

But even the worst gear is still gear.

After jumping down from the cross, Lin An casually swept over a spread of gear on the ground.

A quick check.

He found several pieces that could replace what he was wearing.

Efficient Tactical Belt: Blue Gear

Maximum potions, scrolls, and small props storage: 33

Equipment Effect: Combat Ready

Combat Ready: You can preset the usage order of equipment, weapons, and props in advance, and switch instantly.

Ring of the Speechless: Blue Gear

Will +1, Mental Resistance +10%

Equipment Effect: Will Communication

Will Communication: Within a range of mental power times ten, you can choose a target for forced mental communication and gain a disguise effect during the communication.

Note: This communication ignores language barriers and can accurately express any thought.

"Mutated Corpse Eye: Blue (Off-hand Weapon)"

Will +2, Mental Power Recovery Speed +35%

Equipment Effect: Reduces skill consumption and mental power consumption by 15%