Ikoma, his eyes red, lunged at Li Ge empty-handed.
"Instead of running, he's attacking me bare-handed?"
"Even if you're the protagonist, don't be too arrogant."
Li Ge scoffed at Ikoma's actions; if he were Ikoma, he would never attack empty-handed at a time like this.
When physical attributes are similar, being armed and unarmed is like a high wall separating them.
Using his enhanced eyesight, Li Ge precisely aimed his blade at Ikoma's outstretched arm.
Chii!
The blade sparked as if it had struck steel on Ikoma's arm, but with Li Ge's miraculous strength, most of the blade still cut in.
The intense pain made Ikoma cry out, but he actually used his other hand to clamp onto Li Ge's blade, seizing the opportunity to punch him.
With a Kabaneri's physical attributes, this strike was enough to pierce steel plate.
Fortunately, Li Ge's physical attributes were no less than a Kabaneri's at this moment; at the critical moment, he released the blade and dodged the attack by sidestepping.
At the same time, he seized the opportunity and kicked Ikoma's knee with full force!
Crack!
A crisp sound of bone breaking echoed in Li Ge's ears.
Ikoma's body immediately tilted, and he fell down.
Li Ge grabbed the hilt of the katana stuck in Ikoma's arm, twisted it, and with a swift cut, one arm flew into the air.
After only a few rounds, the original protagonist had lost an arm and a leg.
Even if Li Ge didn't act afterward, these samurai alone could kill the crippled Ikoma.
Even if he was a Kabaneri, he could only wait for death.
"Quack, Lord Li Ge's swordsmanship is truly superb; a mere Kabaneri is no match for Lord Li Ge."
"Indeed, to witness such magnificent swordsmanship, it's worth dying for."
Amidst the samurai's praise, Li Ge stepped on Ikoma's back, who had fallen to the ground.
His blade was also pressed against the other party's neck.
Ikoma struggled twice, found he couldn't exert any force to stand up, and then gave up struggling, merely turning his head to Li Ge and asking through gritted teeth, "Why?"
"Why what?"
"Why did you kill Cheng Sheng!"
"Oh, you mean that." Although Li Ge felt a bit pity for Ikoma's dying question, as the culprit, he couldn't tell the truth.
He could only push the blame onto Ikoma, saying, "Who told him to come with you, a Kabaneri."
"To be safe, isn't it normal to eliminate dangerous individuals who might also be Kabaneri in the bud?"
Ikoma's pupils constricted slightly, but he quickly realized that Li Ge was lying.
Even he could hear the perfunctory tone; Li Ge was just casually making up an excuse to answer him.
Even if he was about to die, he wouldn't tell the truth?
Li Ge couldn't help but sigh, raising the katana in his hand and saying, "You and Zheng Zha might get along, but unfortunately."
"You met me."
"Don't blame me; this world is inherently about the strong preying on the weak. The strong survive, the weak perish. I don't want to die, so I can only send you to your death."
"Hello, Ikoma. Goodbye, protagonist."
Whoosh!
"Wait!" A female voice rang out, and at the same time, a dagger shot directly at Li Ge's katana, momentarily halting his swinging motion.
However, Li Ge had no intention of letting go of the power he had gained; he forcefully applied his physical attributes, which were four times that of an ordinary person, to the blade.
In an instant, a flash of light appeared.
Ikoma's head rolled down.
"【Killed Ikoma, plot significantly altered, gained 5000 reward points, one B-rank side quest.】"
The Main God's notification sound rang out simultaneously.
"You!" Mumei immediately looked at Li Ge with some anger.
She was just one step late, and this guy had killed her suddenly appearing kin.
Mumei had originally wanted to know how the other party had become a Kabaneri with human sanity without blood plasma.
But Li Ge at this moment had no intention of paying attention to Mumei.
He was simply immersed in the pleasure of power enhancement.
300 points!
The system's feedback gave him a 300-point increase in all attributes.
It even included a transcendent skill: as long as he ingested blood, he could restore his body's injuries.
Not a bloodline, but a skill.
The system was even more humane than he had thought.
This way, Li Ge's future bloodline enhancements at the Main God's place would not cause conflicts.
With a full 700 points in physical attributes, Li Ge suddenly felt like he could punch through the Kōtetsujō.
This was not an illusion; Li Ge, with seven times the physical attributes of an ordinary person, could indeed do it.
If he activated Gene Lock again, it would be even more exaggerated.
Even without any enhancements, Li Ge now dared to fight an Alien one-on-one.
Let alone a tiny Mumei.
Li Ge turned to look at the petite girl, a scrutinizing gaze in his eyes.
Her skin was like congealed cream, her body slender and exquisite.
Her appearance was also much more beautiful than those enhanced beauties in the real world.
Speaking of which, he hadn't tried another function of the system, had he?
Mumei only felt as if Li Ge's gaze had licked her all over; she uncomfortably stepped back and frowned, "Such disgusting eyes."
Li Ge's face darkened at Mumei's reaction; he admitted his gaze was a bit explicit.
But it shouldn't be called disgusting, should it?
You're finished, Li Ge is petty.
Li Ge immediately decided that as long as he had time later, he would use Mumei to test the system's other function.
"I hope you can maintain this attitude later," Li Ge said to Mumei in a faint tone.
Then he looked towards the Kōtetsujō, which was emitting steam.
And at this moment, Zhang Jie's distinctive Desert Eagle gunshots also reached Li Ge's ears.
Zhang Jie stood in front of the train door, pulling the trigger at the Kabaneri while shouting to Li Ge, "Hey, kid, get on the train quickly! The Kōtetsujō is about to start."
"Got it."
Under the cover of Zhang Jie and the other samurai, Li Ge safely boarded the Kōtetsujō without even needing to draw his blade.
Although Mumei was somewhat displeased with Li Ge, she also followed behind him and got on the train.
As if on purpose, she ignored Li Ge and went ahead to the front of the Kōtetsujō, found a corner, squatted down, and covered her body with her cloak.
"What's up with this female protagonist?"
Zheng Zha looked at Mumei in the corner and quietly asked Li Ge, who had come to the cockpit with Zhang Jie.
"She's expended too much. Kabaneri need to drink blood to replenish their strength and relieve hunger."
"There's no blood for her to drink now, so she can only relieve her hunger by resting."
Li Ge quietly explained to Zheng Zha, then didn't pay attention to Mumei, but looked at Yuna, who was driving the train, and asked, "When does it depart?"
Yuna observed the data displayed in the cockpit without turning her head and replied, "Soon, the Kōtetsujō can already move, but it can't accelerate yet."
"Then just start it directly."
Li Ge overstepped his authority and gave the command to Yuna.
Ayame, who was beside them, was stunned for a moment before asking, "Have all the samurai and civilians boarded?"
Li Ge nodded. He had killed quite a few Kabaneri earlier, giving those outside enough time to board.
Ayame had no objections upon seeing this.
Yuna then directly started the Kōtetsujō, and the massive train began to race along the tracks.
Some scattered Kabaneri on the tracks were directly crushed and sent flying by the Kōtetsujō.
Thump thump thump!
Feeling the shaking train, Zhan Lan and the others also breathed a sigh of relief.
This meant the mission was almost complete, right?
The few exchanged glances, and joy appeared on their faces.
Although it was ill-timed, Li Ge still intended to remind them not to celebrate too early.