Chapter 92 - 91: Extraordinary Common Sense, The Heart of the Strong
But the savage gleam in its eyes vanished instantly, replaced by a surprisingly human-like look of shock in its dull pupils...
But it had nowhere to run. It could only watch helplessly as the long staff swung toward it, carrying the force of annihilation!
Impact!
The solid spear, wrapped in a strange, vibrating power, smashed heavily against the wooden door, striking right near the eye that had been peeking outside!
CRACK! With a tremendous noise, the entire wooden door shattered into countless splinters that flew into the room.
A series of THUDS followed as the splinters hit the walls, accompanied by the shriek of a monster...
"The treachery of a beast is only so deep..."
Lin Fan’s eyes held a trace of mockery as he watched the Bone-Spur Zombie before him, which was now scrambling backward on its three remaining sharp claws, tumbling as it went.
[678/1000]...
’The last little one already tried to ambush me once,’ he thought. ’And now this big one wants to try the same thing? As if.’
The Bone-Spur Zombie in front of him was slightly different from the little girl zombie he had encountered in 402. This one was clearly converted from an adult corpse, with longer limbs and bone spurs.
Unfortunately for it, Lin Fan’s last strike had blasted away a quarter of its body. One of its sharp claws had been torn off at the root and was now impaled on the opposite bedroom wall.
’To think it still managed to dodge the vital spot with my fully charged strike.’ Lin Fan had originally been aiming straight for its head.
Although the Bone-Spur Zombie was retreating, its eyes showed no emotion like fear. After a brief moment of shock, its savage expression returned.
Lin Fan couldn’t know what it was thinking. Perhaps it didn’t have such complex thoughts—only the simple instincts to ambush and hunt.
Watching the monster, now with only three bone-spiked limbs, swaying unsteadily as it instinctively searched for an angle to attack, Lin Fan suddenly felt a wave of annoyance.
His energy bar depleted bit by bit, the power from the ethereal blue bar in his vision slowly gathering in his hands.
The energy for an Impact strike began to build on his spear. He then raised his arms and smashed it down toward the monster’s body!
"Come on, I’m in a hurry..."
Seeing Lin Fan move, the monster pushed off forcefully with its three remaining legs, its frontmost bone spur shooting out like a lightning bolt, aimed straight for his chest!
But Lin Fan didn’t dodge or evade. ’An inch longer is an inch stronger.’ He was certain his spear would be faster than the bone spur!
BANG!
[-369]!
[309/1000]!
The spear came down, striking the zombie’s spine, but a cloud of blood mist erupted from its abdomen!
The Bone-Spur Zombie’s entire body was snapped in two by the force of the impact. It fell to the ground, with only its front half, supported by a single bone spur, clawing at the floor to prop itself up. But Lin Fan’s next blow was already on its way...
This time, the spear wasn’t charged with Impact energy; it was just a strike powered by Lin Fan’s own physical strength.
He had discovered that charging the Impact energy made his arms tremble, affecting his aim.
’Of course, it could also be that I’m just not used to it yet.’
The zombie was already low on health. A normal attack without any special effects would be more than enough.
THWACK!
The tip of the spear smashed down hard on the zombie’s just-raised head, caving in its entire skull before tearing it to the side...
[-999]!
[0/1000]
One strike to the body, one to the head. With just two hits, the Bone-Spur Zombie’s Life Value was completely depleted.
DING! With a crisp sound, a crystal shot out as the zombie’s head exploded, hit the wall, and fell into the pool of blood and filth on the floor.
[Sharpness Crystal]
[Energy Level: 1]
[Quality: Common (Fuseable, 10% Effective Channel Structure)]
...
Looking at the intact Sharpness Crystal in his hand, Lin Fan’s tense heart finally relaxed.
The Sharpness Crystal he had been using was down to only 28 energy points; its supply was dwindling with every use.
’These polygonal, intact crystals are much more convenient to use. They just consume my energy bar.’
After one battle, Lin Fan’s energy bar had [181] points remaining. That was after two 10-point Impact attacks, plus the one point he recovered per minute.
A conclusion slowly formed in his mind: for an ordinary Mutated Zombie with a thousand health and no special abilities, one or two energy-infused attacks were enough. His own physical strength was also sufficient to finish them off!
This meant that as long as his stamina held up, he didn’t need to worry about his energy supply for battles of this intensity.
Lin Fan nodded silently, took stock of the dropped loot, then pulled the piece of paper from his pocket and looked at the next line.
"Building Four, 501..."
"So there was only one in this building..."
Lin Fan picked up the crowbar from the doorway and tossed it out the living room window onto the street below, where it landed with a sharp CLANG.
Then, he leaped from the third-floor balcony!
THUD!
Not only was the drop higher this time, but he was also holding a 30-jin spear. The landing felt a bit heavy, but his knees could take it.
Lin Fan landed and flexed his ankles. It felt like jumping from a one-meter-high platform back in the day; none of his joints felt out of place.
He picked up the nearby crowbar and headed for the first floor of the next building.
Familiarizing himself with his new body was Lin Fan’s top priority. This included not just repeated battles, but also every habit in his daily life.
A person’s entire decision-making tree is built upon past experiences—things like their height, physical fitness, reaction speed, and limb strength.
These were all accumulated over more than twenty years of life, through every breath and every movement.
Even if Lin Fan’s motor skills were exceptionally gifted, the experience of a few short days couldn’t overwrite the past twenty-plus years.
For example, he would subconsciously run up stairs, subconsciously walk on sidewalks, and subconsciously make decisions as if he were an ordinary person...
These instincts might have helped him get started in this world, but now he had [640] health. Both his stamina and strength were far beyond what they used to be.
’Constantly testing the limits of my body in various ways is the fastest way to make my subconscious adapt to these superhuman abilities.’
Entering the stairwell, he didn’t even look at the individual steps.
He bent his knees slightly, leaning forward. His entire body was like a fully drawn bow, and then he launched himself!
His figure became a blurry afterimage in the narrow stairwell. He practically skimmed the handrail, crossing the flight of stairs in a straight, powerful arc and landing on the wall of the midway landing...
Kicking off the wall, he spun sharply and shot toward the second-floor landing.
After a few ricocheting leaps, Lin Fan was already standing in front of apartment 501 in the blink of an eye.
Although his heart was beating faster, it was far from being a strain. He gently rested the tip of his spear on the floor and took a few deep breaths to calm his heart rate.
He needed to use these direct, forceful methods to carve his new physical instincts into the common sense built over the past twenty-plus years of his life.
He wedged the crowbar into the door frame with a THUNK. Before he could even apply force, a loud POUNDING started from inside the room.
Lin Fan pulled out the slip of paper. The entry for Building Four, 501, read: "Too much noise. Doesn’t sound like a normal zombie. Gave up..."