Top-Tier Superpower Student

The middle-aged warrior took the initiative to strike, his sword slashing through the air.

"Hmph!"

Lin Tian sneered, his blade cleaving forward.

The laser sword cut through the void, sizzling incessantly, yet the middle-aged warrior still did not feel the immense energy of the laser sword. With a smirk at the corner of his mouth, he thought, Let's see what threat your broken sword poses to me.

When their swords met, what surprised the middle-aged warrior was the absence of the usual clanging sound. When his treasured sword clashed with Lin Tian's blade, there was not a single sound.

Immediately afterward, he heard the sound of metal being scorched. He felt his treasured sword getting lighter in his hands, and then, right at the point where it clashed with Lin Tian's laser sword, it broke.

His treasured sword broke so unexpectedly, leaving him in disbelief.

Laser, concentrating powerful energy and using high temperatures to cut through objects, did not produce the metallic sound, but instead directly severed the treasured sword with its high temperature.

The middle-aged warrior stared at the break in his sword, looking at the melted remnants dripping down, utterly shocked. He knew his sword well—exceptionally sharp, invincible, and after many years, it remained as sharp as ever. Yet, it had broken so abruptly upon contact with Lin Tian's blade?

"What's going on?" the middle-aged warrior, somewhat dumbfounded, stopped his attack on Lin Tian and just wanted to ask him how he did it.

"Come, get closer to me, and I'll tell you," Lin Tian said.

Unexpectedly, the middle-aged warrior indeed slowly approached Lin Tian, his face full of confusion, seemingly determined to find an answer.

"What exactly is going on?" The middle-aged warrior hadn't yet lost his rationality and stopped when he was two meters away from Lin Tian.

"Go to the Underworld, King Yan will tell you. Now, I'm going to chop you to death."

Lin Tian shouted, taking a quick stride forward, his hand gripping the laser sword, and struck at the middle-aged warrior.

The middle-aged warrior was startled, instinctively using the broken sword to defend, only for it to be sliced through again by Lin Tian, leaving just a hilt.

The middle-aged warrior, furious, discarded the hilt and shouted, "You brat, I'll kill you!"

"Wang Ying, help me!" Lin Tian yelled.

Wang Ying, standing behind him, quickly switched his gun's aim and fired a shot at the middle-aged warrior.

The middle-aged warrior felt the bullet's menace and swiftly dodged it. Lin Tian seized the opportunity and stepped forward rapidly, his laser sword thrusting straight at the middle-aged warrior.

Having just dodged the bullet and still unsettled, Lin Tian's laser sword was already in his face, and he desperately tried to dodge the vital points, but still, Lin Tian's blade struck his left shoulder.

The blade made contact with his shoulder, and Lin Tian smelled a strong scorched scent. The middle-aged warrior quickly moved aside, but his left shoulder was already charred, the wound bleeding profusely, and his entire arm was nearly severed by Lin Tian.

Looking at his condition, Lin Tian felt pain, but he had not a shred of sympathy and struck with his sword at the middle-aged warrior again.

The middle-aged warrior quickly dodged, yet he seemed still caught up in pondering what Lin Tian's sword was made of and was half a beat slow, resulting in a slash across his belly, about ten centimeters long.

The wound was charred and oozing blood—oh, the agony was unspeakable.

Realizing he needed to run, or he might die here, protecting the scientists was no longer his concern—he could let go of protecting the scientists, but he had to save his own life.

He turned and, clutching his wound, ran swiftly.

"Wang Ying!"

Lin Tian called out, and Wang Ying, understanding the cue, fired another bullet.

"Damn it!" the middle-aged warrior cursed, quickly dodged the bullet, but it slowed him down. Lin Tian activated his Neural Response Speed Ability and quickly caught up to him from behind. He felt a cool breeze on his back and instinctively turned his head, but before he could look back fully, Lin Tian had thrust the laser sword into his neck.

"You...!" the middle-aged warrior pointed at Lin Tian, eyes full of resentment, seemingly wanting to say something, but ultimately, he said nothing.

A powerful Mirror Breaking warrior died due to his curiosity. Had he focused on fighting instead of wondering what Lin Tian's laser sword was made of, even with Lin Tian and Wang Ying teaming up, they would have had a hard time killing him.

Curiosity killed the cat!

With his body falling to the ground, there was no one left to challenge Lin Tian. His wife, He Qianqian, was about to awaken.

Having killed the middle-aged warrior, Lin Tian then helped Xiahou Qingyi eliminate two other nearly Mirror Breaking warriors. Shortly thereafter, they went to assist Li Chong, and three minutes later, the last Mirror Breaking warrior fell dead.

Li Chong gazed at Lin Tian's laser sword and said, "Tian, what kind of tool is this? It's so powerful."

Just as he was about to take a closer look, he discovered that Lin Tian's laser sword suddenly disappeared from Lin Tian's hand, leaving only the hilt.

"Where's the sword, big brother? Did you hide it from me?" Li Chong questioned.

"This is a laser knife. A laser knife is formed by concentrating energy. When the energy is used up, the laser knife disappears too."

"Oh." Lin Tian scratched his head, nodding in agreement, but it seemed like he didn't quite understand what Li Chong was saying.

"Sigh." Lin Tian sighed, thinking to himself that Nidhogg really should offer a course on studying these modern high-tech technologies. Not to master them, but at least to understand a bit and comprehend what others were talking about.

Just at that moment, thunderous shouts of battle erupted from within the dense forest, followed by the sight of Hedan's flag appearing before everyone's eyes.

"It's Hedan! Hedan's army is coming!" Jiang Hui shouted excitedly.

Lin Tian's face lit up with excitement, noticing that the first few thousand soldiers from Hedan, running at the forefront, were all equipped uniformly with US military gear. This proved that they had defeated the US forces and seized their equipment to use immediately.

Lin Tian was very pleased. He finally had no worries left about his rear. He didn't care about the outside battle; his only concern was to kill Hast.

"You guys go kill those scientists. Leave Hast to me," Lin Tian said.

Lin Tian walked straight into the tent where Hast was, and just as he entered, a knife came slashing towards him which he easily dodged. It turned out that a Mirror Breaking expert was lying in ambush inside the tent.

After killing the Mirror Breaking expert, he shouted loudly, "Be careful, everyone. There's a master ambushed inside the tent!"

Apart from this Mirror Breaking expert and Hast, there was also a scientist wearing glasses in the tent, who was roasting a large rabbit with Hast. Seeing Lin Tian entering, Hast continued eating as if Lin Tian was air, but the scientist with glasses was terrified and began scooting backward.

Lin Tian showed no mercy; his Flying Dagger flew out, killing the bespectacled scientist. He then approached Hast and found that Hast was still devouring a rabbit leg, seemingly unfazed by his arrival.

Lin Tian crouched down and asked him, "Aren't you afraid of me?"

Chewing on the rabbit leg, Hast said, "What if I were afraid of you? If I say I'm scared, would you let me go?"

"No."

"There you go, so why should I be afraid of you?"

Such a response left even someone like Lin Tian somewhat dumbfounded. Facing life and death, to remain so calm, he couldn't help but admire that.

Then, Hast pulled out a small knife and cut off another rabbit leg.

"Here, try some of my cooking." Hast handed the rabbit leg to Lin Tian.

Lin Tian took the rabbit leg, hesitated for a long while, and didn't dare to eat it because he was afraid it was poisoned.

Hast, seeing Lin Tian's hesitation, said, "Don't worry, I am just a doctor. I save people, not harm them."

Hast's expression was genuine, but since he was still the enemy, Lin Tian didn't trust him. He drank a healing potion first as a precaution, and then took a big bite of the meat.

"Mmm, delicious, flavorful." Lin Tian gave him a thumbs up.

At that moment, Li Chong, Jiang Hui, Wang Ying, and Xiahou Qingyi all rushed in hurriedly. They had dealt with the scientists in the tent and wanted to meet up with Lin Tian. They hadn't seen Lin Tian come out and initially thought he was ambushed and struggling in a fierce fight. To their surprise, Lin Tian was casually chatting and eating rabbit meat.

Xiahou Qingyi was visibly displeased, thinking to herself that she had worried for nothing. "To think I worried for you! I really want to kick you to death."

Li Chong said, "Brother Tian, what are you doing? Why are you eating? Just kill him so we can get going."

"Exactly," Jiang Hui agreed with what Li Chong said. "Why waste words? Just kill him and let's go."

Jiang Hui took out a Flying Dagger, ready to kill Hast.

Lin Tian quickly stopped him, saying, "What's the rush? This guy is quite interesting. Besides, hasn't the Hedan reinforcements arrived? The US army will definitely flee in defeat. We can stay here a little longer; no harm in that."

Wang Ying didn't say anything, his face full of incomprehension. He thought to himself that Brother Tian must have gone crazy.

Hast continued eating the rabbit meat, showing no sign of fear. He said, "They are very agitated, but you're alright. When the time comes to kill me, I hope you will do it yourself."

Lin Tian nodded and asked, "I'm going to kill you, don't you hate me for it?"

"No," Hast put down the rabbit leg, wiped his mouth, and said, "People like me, we don't end well anyway. Whoever kills me, it's all the same to me."

"I am a man with no ambitions. I only wished to live a quiet life, not seeking riches or fame, just hoping to live peacefully. But because I possessed the Healing System Ability, that wish was utterly dashed. I was captured by the government, deprived of freedom, unable to see my family, and used like a slave. I've had enough of such a life."

"Ever since I discovered my ability, I have been the target of nineteen assassination attempts. So, I know, people like me can't escape death. It's better to die early and find peace sooner."

"You killing me would be a form of release."

"If there truly is a next life where I can choose my destiny, I only want to be the most ordinary, everyday person."

"Come on, kill me, and release me!" Hast walked up to Lin Tian, spread his arms, closed his eyes, and waited for death.