Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 928 - 923 Swept Away

Chapter 928: Chapter 923 Swept Away

Lin Xin walked lazily down the street, the midday sun scorching, yet the crowd showed no signs of thinning.

From a glance, there were heads on both sides of the lane.

The press of people reeked of sweat, mixed with perfume and body odor.

From the shops along the roadside, deafening music blared from time to time.

Some vendors pushed small carts, with large white boards displaying price lists and food names, swaying back and forth by the roadside.

Lin Xin had his hands in his pockets, just casually wandering around. Anyway, he could freely switch attributes and cultivation, regardless of location.

"This world is so similar to Earth... I really miss it."

He lamented, turning and casually entering a fast-food restaurant.

Inside, the air conditioning was cool, and many young people seeking to avoid the heat were seated.

Having ordered a meal set for lunch, Lin Xin sipped on his iced drink, seated by the window, watching the bustling street outside.

Sitting in front of him were two fashionably made-up girls.

One wore light denim shorts, the other a black pleated mini skirt, their pairs of slender white legs drawing attention.

The girl facing Lin Xin wore a black t-shirt, with a clear cleavage line visible at her chest.

Her long hair draped over her shoulders, and her delicate face carried a hint of confident spirit. She also wore a white cap on her head.

This reminded Lin Xin of his third sister in this life, Yang Songyu.

That little girl also dressed bold and loved wearing baseball caps.

The meal set arrived quickly.

Lin Xin picked up the knife and fork, slowly cutting the chicken into small pieces, then putting them into his mouth.

He ate very slowly.

At his current level, eating was no longer necessary; he could entirely sustain his bodily functions by absorbing radiation and various energies from the surrounding air.

His efficiency in energy conversion was incredibly high, and the loss rate was extremely minimal.

So he often just tasted the flavor of the food.

Click.

While having lunch, there suddenly came a faint mechanical sound from outside the window.

Lin Xin looked up to see a man with a completely silver-white mechanical arm slowly passing outside, seemingly patrolling.

"Why are there mechanical police again? Weren’t they just patrolling recently?"

The two girls seated in front whispered to each other.

"I heard there were several troublesome incidents recently in the city. So the Source Energy Bureau increased mechanical police patrols to enhance vigilance."

"Mechanical police...."

Lin Xin carefully observed the man with the mechanical arm.

This was an institution that fell between Source Energy users and ordinary police.

Many who couldn’t qualify as adapters and become Source Energy users retreated to become semi-mechanical cyborgs.

Such individuals might not be as powerful as a Source Energy user but were still significantly stronger than ordinary people.

The most crucial aspect was that mechanical police could be mass-produced on a large scale.

Boom!

Lin Xin hadn’t had time to observe much when a bank in the distance suddenly exploded.

Scarlet flames shot up into the sky, and several fragments of the metal door flew high from the blast.

Street pedestrians screamed and fled in all directions.

Some daring individuals didn’t just not run but even approached voluntarily, trying to film with their phones.

The patrolling mechanical police on the street immediately sprinted towards the exploded bank, pressing their earpieces to report communications.

In an instant, the once bustling street turned into chaos.

Most people crowded into the larger shops, trying to hide themselves as quickly as possible.

A lot of people also quickly rushed into the fast-food restaurant where Lin Xin was, and the door was hastily closed as everyone stared longingly through the glass towards the bank.

The two girls in front of Lin Xin seemed extremely excited and even stood to offer a seat to a pregnant woman with a child.

Lin Xin sped up, finished his meal, put down the knife and fork, and wiped his mouth clean with the provided napkin.

Only then did he get up slowly.

Opening the store door, he, along with another two pedestrians who thought it wasn’t safe there anymore, left the shop and headed along the street sides.

Soon others noticed them leaving unharmed and followed by running out as well.

The two girls also saw this and ran out, even rushing ahead of Lin Xin and disappearing around the street corner.

Boom!

Another explosion happened at the distant bank.

Several mechanical police were blown off violently by the intense blast, crashing hard against the surrounding garbage bins and building walls.

Police cars sped over, one after another, stopping not far from the bank.

A large number of armed police officers with various weapons got off.

Lin Xin couldn’t be bothered; the crime rate in Yongxing City was not low, and having lived here for over a decade, he had witnessed such scenes seven or eight times.

He had long gotten used to it.

"What should I eat next?"

He ambled along with boredom; his only pleasure now was finding some delicious food to savor.

Attribute conversion requires time, and unlocking and converting the Nether World also requires an extremely long time.

Before fully recovering his strength, he didn’t plan to get excessively involved in troubles like wars or battles.

He had experienced too much of that.

Doing the same thing repeatedly over a long time, even if you like it, would make you weary.

Killing was no exception.

He hadn’t walked a few steps down the street.

Thump!

Suddenly, a faint scream came from an alley on the left.

"Don’t make a sound, scream again and I’ll kill you!"

A man’s low voice came from deep within the alley.

The voice was accompanied by faint sobbing and panting.

With his hands in his pants pockets, Lin Xin walked slowly past the alley.

Regarding such trouble of meddling in other people’s business, he always just passed by or watched from a distance.

Perhaps he was cold-blooded, or maybe he just hated trouble.

No matter the reason, he no longer wanted to get caught up in all kinds of messy idle affairs every day.

He just wanted to live a better, leisurely life for himself.

Not long after passing through the alley, Lin Xin suddenly paused and raised his chin.

A boy with disheveled hair and glasses ran towards him.

The glasses on the boy’s head were windproof goggles. He wore a letter T-shirt and shorts, and there was a white skateboard at his feet.

He zipped past Lin Xin at high speed, then made a sharp turn into the alley they just passed.

"What are you doing! I’ve already called the police! If you don’t leave, just wait for the three thousand mechanical policemen of justice to surround you!!"

The boy’s loud voice echoed.

Bang!

Ouch!

The boy’s cry of pain came from the alley.

"Do you know who I am? With the word of Chen Feiyang, a thousand underlings would rally!

I warn you! Don’t hit me!

Keep hitting me! Keep hitting me, and my underlings will avenge me!!

Crush your lives... Ouch!"

Lin Xin was speechless. If he remembered correctly, the number of stationed mechanical policemen in the entire Yongxing City wouldn’t exceed a hundred.

Three thousand....

This kid was bragging without a script.

Getting beaten up without watching his surroundings first.

Lin Xin put aside the bit of surprise he felt earlier and was about to leave.

Suddenly, he heard two hurried footsteps approaching from behind.

He glanced back slightly.

It was the two girls who had been sitting in front of him earlier, now running out of the alley in disarray.

One of them had a red palm imprint on her face.

The two girls cried as they ran.

"I’m sorry! I’m sorry!!"

One kept whispering incessantly.

Lin Xin squinted, suddenly finding it a bit interesting.

He didn’t even glance at the two girls, turning around to head into the alley.

The two girls passed him in their sorry state, without turning back, quickly disappearing at the intersection ahead.

Lin Xin returned to the alley entrance and looked inside.

The boy on the skateboard was now clutching his stomach, kneeling before two nervous-looking middle-aged men.

Blood flowed like a stream from his belly.

The skateboard lay broken on the side.

"You brat! Ruined my business!!"

One man in sunglasses cursed viciously.

"Kill him already, the boss and the others are coming back soon; we can’t afford complications."

The other held a baseball bat impatiently.

"You...you guys!!"

The boy knelt on the ground, struggling to speak, but losing too much blood left him clearly weak.

Lin Xin stood at the alley entrance, watching the boy.

Suddenly, he had a very strange feeling.

This feeling was just like when he encountered Song Danhao back then.

He could faintly perceive that within the boy, a peculiar mechanical seed was rapidly growing as he continued to lose blood.

"Interesting."

Lin Xin saw in this seed a trace of something he found intriguing.

He gently extended his hand and lightly pointed at the boy.

The boy, almost in semi-consciousness, and the two thugs had their backs turned to Lin Xin, completely unaware of him.

With Lin Xin’s gesture, the blood flow from the boy’s stomach quickly diminished to a barely discernible trickle.

After doing this, Lin Xin slowly walked towards the two thugs.

Only then did the two notice someone entering the alley.

"Huh? Another one?"

"Why so many busybodies today?"

"Take him out!"

One took a step back, then charged forward, thrusting a knife at Lin Xin’s abdomen.

Bang!

Lin Xin casually punched.

The fist landed on the thug’s face, pinning him against the right wall.

With a clang, the dagger fell from his hand, dropping to the ground.

Blood trickled slowly down the thug’s face.

Lin Xin released his grip, and the thug, now concussed and dumbfounded, slowly slid down, unconscious on the ground.

The other man widened his eyes, let out a yell, and swung the baseball bat at Lin Xin’s head.

Lin Xin simply raised his foot and gave a gentle push.

He didn’t use any technique, and his strength was like that of an ordinary person, just a bit faster in speed.

Just that tad bit.

Bang!

The second thug was hit in the abdomen.

The kick sent him sprawling backward to the ground, the bat falling, and he lacked the strength to pick it up.

He held his stomach, trembling, face pale with pain. Although only kicked in the stomach, his head experienced constant shaking. The strange vibrations inside his brain turned him from a regular person into an imbecile in a few seconds.

The boy on the ground regained his breath at this moment. He looked up at Lin Xin, who was approaching.

"Now, I won’t die....."

He muttered one last sentence before collapsing forward and completely losing consciousness.