There are too many teammates who are complete losers.

Chapter 34 Battle Ends

"The battle isn't over yet, young lady, wait a minute!"

"An Yourong, bring him back; something's wrong with him!"

"Don't worry about me, kill it first!"

Lu Ren sensed that even with the "HP deduction, damage increase" buff, the boost to his physique was not unlimited.

At most, it will be about twice as much; that's the limit for the increase.

Every single one of his attributes is now close to 80 points.

This physical attribute value is probably even lower than that of Stone and Biaozi, who were getting beaten up next door.

However, Lu Ren's every punch and kick was powerful and heavy, even comparable to An Yourong's.

He hardened his entire right hand and threw a punch at the swamp monster's head. It should have been an ordinary punch, but in the next instant, a small explosion suddenly occurred just behind his elbow.

The impact of the explosion caused his arm to punch out even faster!

"jump--!!"

A powerful, downward punch slammed the swamp monster's head into the ground, causing cracks to appear in the earth.

"Instant Slash—!!"

The next second, An Yourong's knife also came down, the big knife slashing at the neck of the swamp monster, decapitating it in one blow!

The two of them worked together and successfully killed the first swamp monster!

"Brother Lu is amazing!"

An Yourong was beaming with excitement. The feeling of teaming up with her partners to gang up on and kill the Void Beast was just too awesome!

"Restore the Holy Light—"

Shen Yaoxing, standing behind, had a gloomy expression on her face and fired a healing bullet in that direction.

As a result, Lu Ren frowned. With his resonance level of nearly 80, his perception was much stronger than that of warriors of the same level. Even though he was facing away from Shen Yaoxing, he seemed to have eyes in the back of his head and dodged to the side, avoiding her treatment!

I worked so hard to stack up my passive ability, and you just healed it away?

"Don't worry about me, there's still one more swamp monster, kill it first!"

Even with the hardened skin, Lu Ren's right hand was blasted open, but he stuffed a few spirit fragments into his mouth, heard an explosion beneath his feet, and then rushed forward at an astonishing speed.

"That's almost finished too, we don't need your help!"

Shen Yaoxing shouted at them, "An Yourong, stop him!"

An Yourong glanced at Shen Yaoxing, then at Lu Ren, whose face was covered in blood from the battle. She realized that something was wrong and leaped up to block Lu Ren's path.

She hadn't observed carefully during the battle, but now, looking directly at Lu Ren, she gasped in shock.

What kind of brutal battle must he have gone through? Almost every inch of his skin was unharmed, and his clothes were tattered.

The swamp monster's claw marks and bite marks covered its entire upper body, and the bone at its right elbow was almost exposed!

Patches of blue, purple, red, black, and white—how come this person is covered in all sorts of colors?!

It's a miracle he can still stand, and now he's going to fight!

"Brother Lu, it seems they can handle this. We should hurry back and get treatment!"

"Don't stop me! I'm going to kill that beast first!"

"No, your injuries are too severe; you'll die!"

"What? Who are you calling a coward?"

"I didn't say you were a coward, did I??"

"Stone, hold on, I'll help you!"

"Brother Lu, stop fooling around!"

Lu Ren wanted to go and help, but An Yourong hugged him tightly and wouldn't let him fight anymore.

How ridiculous! I'm leveling up and at full passive level now, and you little brat think you can stop me?

Lu Ren chuckled and secretly exerted his strength.

Heave-ho!

"..." That doesn't count, let's try again.

Hooray!

Not moving at all!

Is this person a wall?

"An, what are you doing? Let go of me, this is in public."

"Don't think I'm weaker than you; I just don't want to hurt you!"

"Men and women shouldn't touch each other, I'm telling you!"

Lu Ren was extremely anxious as he watched the battle nearing its end.

He still has to fight, he still has to fight!

The incredibly strong girl, looking displeased, pressed his head against her chest: "Brother Lu, don't move around. Come back with me and get your treatment!"

No matter how much Ren Luren struggled, he could not escape An Yourong's broad-mindedness.

He suddenly understood Jiang Yueying's feelings when this woman hugged her; it was definitely not something to envy.

The girl was incredibly strong; his head was wrapped around her chest as if he were stuck in a toilet and couldn't get out.

At first he struggled because he wanted to continue fighting, but the struggle became more and more intense because he would suffocate if he didn't let go!

Dying like this is too pathetic, but Lu Ren was also a little moved. It turns out that what happens in anime isn't fake; there really are people who can suffocate someone with their magnanimity.

As he gradually lost oxygen, his body went limp, and An Yourong finally grabbed him and brought him to Shen Yaoxing's side.

After a dizzying sensation, Lu Ren felt his strength being stripped away, his buffs disappearing, and along with them, his intense desire for battle was also taken away.

Shen Yaoxing frowned. "You're usually so timid and afraid of death, but now that you're injured like this, what are you capable of?"

Lu Ren recovered from suffocation and seemed to be lying somewhere with sounds of fighting nearby. An Yourong had gone to help.

He wanted to get up and fight again, but after disengaging from the battle, his strength receded like the tide, and he found that he didn't even have the strength to stand up.

The injuries on his body gradually healed under the illumination of Shen Yaoxing's healing holy light, but only the external injuries healed; the internal injuries could only heal slowly.

Moreover, he coughed up countless amounts of blood during the battle, and the damage to his body cannot be cured by medical treatment alone.

After lying down, Lu Ren felt an overwhelming weakness eroding him.

Something was put near his mouth, and he instinctively opened his mouth to take it, only to find it was a piece of dried meat.

He chewed it once and swallowed the small piece of jerky into his stomach, as if a tiny trickle was flowing through a dried-up riverbed.

A slightly cold voice sounded above him: "You've broken through to the Candle Illumination Realm?"

Lu Ren's left eye was a little squinty, but his right eye, which was open, saw Shen Yaoxing looking down at his small face. From this angle... he should be resting his head on the young lady's lap.

The air was thick with the smell of blood and the unique fragrance of the young lady. Shen Yaoxing's hair fell naturally, brushing against his face in the wind, making him feel itchy.

"Um, um..."

An Yourong's shouts came from the side, as if a fierce battle was still going on.

Lu Ren felt a strong urge to get up, but a delicate hand pressed him down again.

"What are you going to do?"

Lu Ren's voice was hoarse as he said, "It seems like I've gained a new talent: my attributes increase after I get injured, but my fighting spirit also rises."

No wonder.

Will leveling up increase talent points?

"This does happen, but not often. My 'inauspicious star' appeared when I broke through the Candle Illumination Realm."

Shen Yaoxing looked exhausted; maintaining her composure at night required a lot of physical exertion.

The young lady tore off pieces of beef and fed them to his mouth little by little, then stuffed a spirit bone into his mouth.

"My healing light has limited effect on internal injuries. Eat something to speed up your recovery."

As Lu Ren chewed, he asked, "Is Miss alright? It's already evening."

"I can hold on for a while longer. You should worry more about yourself."

"My injuries only look terrible, there's no fatal wound... Ugh, it hurts, it hurts—"

The girl released her hand from his wound and said irritably, "Rest for a bit, you'll be fine for now."

After a pause, Shen Yaoxing smiled at him, a rare occurrence for her: "You did quite well tonight, you didn't embarrass me."

"yes……"

After the fight ended, Lu Ren felt an overwhelming fatigue, like the setting sun, and his eyelids twitched uncontrollably.

He suddenly remembered something and said, "Oh, right, Miss, there's something I need to tell you..."

"What is it?"

"Starting tomorrow, can you call me Young Master? Ugh, ptooey, don't make me sound so uncool. I'm not getting cocky, this is very important..."