CHAPTER 53: CHAPTER 53: CLICHÉD DRAMA

About ten miles east of this lake, there is a town. Lu Ren didn’t doubt the purity of this town.

Under such circumstances, if the town were really normal, that would be abnormal.

So the question arises, is it safer in the wilderness or in the town?

This is a question worth pondering, but given his current situation, amid these threat-filled deep forests, it’s better to head to the town to seek a chance for survival.

This lake is a typical example.

Lu Ren slowly walked toward the nearby forest, gradually disappearing into the jungle.

Whether it’s the forest or the town, one must investigate to find out.

In the silence where one can only hear the sound of one’s own breathing, Lu Ren’s ears moved involuntarily.

A faint crying sound quietly penetrated Lu Ren’s ears, causing him to pause slightly.

Is someone crying in this forest filled with twisted and grotesque trees, and it’s a woman’s crying?

Lu Ren remained silent and simply decided not to pay too much attention, proceeded towards his intended target.

Curiosity often kills the cat; in novels, some foolish protagonists hear the slightest noise and rush over to investigate.

It is akin to courting death.

However, what Lu Ren didn’t expect was that the crying grew louder. Did he happen to encounter it?

Lu Ren immediately turned around and without hesitation, decided to walk away. If the road ahead is blocked, I’ll just change my course.

He had just turned around and walked a few steps when his muscles suddenly tightened, and a chilling sensation rose from his tailbone to his celestial spirit.

Unbeknownst to him, within five meters behind him, there squatted a woman in white, with a dense mane covering her bowed head, obscuring her features.

But under the dim light, there was indeed a blurry shadow moving.

It’s an entity!

"Ooh ooh... ooh ooh ooh..."

The woman’s cry was truly mournful and woeful, so much so that just from the sound, it could bring people to tears and evoke sadness.

Lu Ren was somewhat moved, holding his sword with a look of concern, he stepped forward and said, "Miss, what’s wrong with you?"

"Ooh ooh, my husband... My husband abandoned me in the wilderness."

Upon hearing Lu Ren’s inquiry, the woman cried even more sorrowfully.

"Is that so, have you considered that maybe your husband is dead? Perhaps he left you here to ensure your survival!" Lu Ren kindly replied.

The woman’s cry was halted for a moment, seemingly not expecting Lu Ren’s response. As she lifted her head to say something.

Lu Ren continued, "Since you care so much about your husband, and he’s already dead, I’ll be a good Samaritan and send you to meet him."

Before the words were fully spoken, Lu Ren drew out his handgun with his left hand.

Bang!

The specially designed handgun emitted a dull roar, and with the burst of gunfire, the woman’s head exploded, and if Lu Ren hadn’t retreated quickly, he would have been covered in it.

Looking at the headless corpse with a beautiful figure before him, which fell to the ground with a thud, Lu Ren’s face remained calm without any change.

To expect him to trust a woman so easily in a strange environment is akin to climbing the sky.

This kind of trick only fools those rural bumpkins of ancient times; someone like Lu Ren, who has experienced endless information bombardment, especially various novel tropes, has almost seen this trick written into oblivion.

So far, Lu Ren feels a bit of aesthetic fatigue seeing such a scene.

Can’t there be a scene that is more logical, more reasonable? Is it really okay to forcibly lower my IQ?

"Ding, you used the Double Eagle to explode the head of the Ghost Crying Woman, and you have an epiphany about firearms."

This means the Ghost Crying Woman actually had a physical presence, not some ghost or electromagnetic wave.

Lu Ren secretly sighed in relief; as long as it’s physical, it’s not frightening. He’s now a bit timid about those intangible specters.

In the real world, history has shown a few times that humans have souls, and after humans die, their electromagnetic waves become chaotic and slowly disappear after leaving the body for a while.

In special environments, this chaotic electromagnetic wave could linger for a long time and even grow due to magnetic field relations.

Of course, whether this is true, Lu Ren doesn’t know; but as long as the target is visible and tangible, it’s easy to deal with.

Lu Ren fears those ghostly, energy-based, or electromagnetic entities; they are the hardest to deal with.

Before he could think further, the corpse of the Ghost Crying Woman suddenly shuddered and then convulsed violently, clumsily crawling back up.

Seeing this, Lu Ren instinctively stepped back, then drew out his longsword with his right hand.

With several sword strikes, the body of the Ghost Crying Woman was severed into several pieces and finally stopped moving.

"Ding, you suddenly have a spiritual insight, wielding the sword to kill the Ghost Crying Woman, you’ve had a minor epiphany in swordsmanship, your Heartless Sword skill level +30."

"Ding, you suddenly have a spiritual insight, wielding the sword to kill the Ghost Crying Woman, you’ve had a minor epiphany in Basic Swordsmanship, your Basic Swordsmanship skill level +30."

Seeing the system notification that the Ghost Crying Woman is indeed dead, Lu Ren grinned; this is entirely urging him to commit more killings.

At this point, Lu Ren no longer lingered and passed through the forest uneventfully, without encountering any bizarre occurrences.

After exiting the forest, Lu Ren saw a winding path ahead. His expression shifted slightly as he looked at the footprints, which were clearly traces of human activity.

Does this mean there are people in the Underworld?

Are they dead or alive?

With great curiosity, Lu Ren followed the narrow dirt road only wide enough for two people and walked toward the town not far ahead.

Along the way, Lu Ren heard many strange sounds, even being called by name several times, and saw many inexplicable things beside the road. The things by the roadside were quite dangerous, but it seemed the road had a mysterious power that kept them out.

He followed the principle of not noticing, not listening, not intervening.

As long as the other side didn’t block his path, Lu Ren wouldn’t stop walking.

When he reached 300 meters outside the town, all the weird occurrences vanished. Only then did Lu Ren have the leisure to rub his brow; even with his temperament, having seen many disgusting scenes and heard many vulgar sounds, he was feeling a bit fatigued.

These despicable things have such low thresholds.

In the shadows, a cluster of indistinct figures whispered to each other, seemingly discussing, surprised at what Lu Ren had gone through and how he remained unfazed.

Upon entering the range of this apparent ancient town, the gloomy weather suddenly turned sunny, and even the trees grew upright, no longer contorted and grotesque.

Inside and outside were entirely two worlds.

"Hey, young man, stop right there!"

An elderly man dressed in ancient gray attire, holding a large spear, suddenly leaped out from a bush nearby.

Upon hearing the voice, Lu Ren couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow; it was Chinese, spoken clearly, and he understood.