The woman hadn't even begun to run yet!
Bang!
With a powerful lash of his leg, Wang Chen struck out, sending the woman crashing to the ground. His foot landed on her waist, and the sickening crack of bone echoed in the air.
Puff!
She flew backwards, smashing violently into a nearby tree, blood spewing from her mouth. The tree trembled with the force of the impact, leaves falling in a cascade as the woman, stunned and gasping, looked up in disbelief at Wang Chen.
"Ahhh! You you dare to lay a hand on me?! Do you not know that I'm a woman? I just asked you to stop them for me, and you you crippled me!" she screamed, her voice laced with fury and venom.
Her spine shattered with the force of Wang Chen's strike. Her lower body was paralyzed, and she lost all control over her bodily functions she was utterly incapacitated. This was no ordinary woman; her beauty had enticed countless men, many of whom would do anything to please her without expecting anything in return.
But Wang Chen had not hesitated to completely ruin her.
The two men, both level 15, froze in place. They had never expected Wang Chen to be this ruthless. They stood frozen, hesitant to make their move.
Wang Chen's eyes burned with cold fury as he walked toward the woman, his footsteps heavy. His fingers spread wide as he grabbed her by the head and lifted her off the ground.
This woman, who thought her beauty would grant her the right to manipulate men, had tried to use him for her own gain. She had set him up, forced him into this situation, and now that he had no choice but to act she wanted to play the victim.
If a weakling like me could be dragged into her schemes, I wouldn't even know how to die... Wang Chen thought bitterly.
But this woman, even in the face of her own defeat, still didn't recognize her fault.
"So what if I used you? It was your honor to help a goddess like me! Men would kill to serve me!"
She gnashed her teeth, glaring at Wang Chen with malice.
"What are you waiting for? Kneel and apologize to me right now, or I'll expose everything you did online! I'll make them tear you apart!"
Her voice oozed arrogance, as if she was the center of the universe, deserving of everything, and that any man was lucky to serve her.
Wang Chen sneered, the glowing blue eyes of his Super Mech Armor flashing dangerously, like the sharp edge of a dagger.
This kind of woman is truly beyond saving!
His anger, which had been bubbling up inside him, exploded.
With a brutal crack, he squeezed her head with his iron grip, crushing it in an instant.
Splatter!
Blood and bits of bone sprayed everywhere.
As he released his grip, her lifeless body collapsed to the ground with a sickening thud. The blood gushed from her neck, splashing onto the tree's trunk like a fountain, staining the ground beneath her. The warm, dripping blood stained the earth and soaked into the roots, a grim pool forming at her feet.
For the first time in his life, Wang Chen didn't feel fear. Instead, he felt exhilaration. The rush of power was undeniable as the blood sprayed across his armor. The tactile feedback made the moment even more visceral his heart raced. He didn't regret the act, not even for a second. Watching her body twitch, convulsing on the ground like a frog skinned alive, made his satisfaction surge.
Is this what it feels like to have absolute power? Wang Chen thought, his chest heaving with a strange mixture of calm and excitement.
He had always believed in the value of power, and now, with the Super Mech Armor, he had the means to back up his actions. He wouldn't need to argue with anyone. For people like her who believed they could manipulate him with their beauty he would simply eliminate them.
Wang Chen's eyes flickered as something caught his attention.
From the woman's waist, a bronze token had fallen to the ground.
Is that what they were after? Wang Chen wondered.
Before he could inspect it further, he noticed the two men, who were still standing a distance away, eyeing the token with obvious interest.
So this token is the reason they've been chasing her, Wang Chen deduced.
He glanced up, his gaze locking onto the two men.
One of them, a Level 15 Shield Warrior, was wearing battle armor on his legs and knees, with a battered bronze round shield strapped to his right arm.
The other, a Level 15 Sword Warrior, had his arms wrapped in white bandages, with a bloodstained greatsword strapped to his back.
The two men froze, their eyes wide with shock as they took in the scene the brutal and unflinching way Wang Chen had dispatched the woman.
But as they registered Wang Chen's level only level 5 their hesitation quickly turned into greed.
"Could it be… that his armor is silver tier? How else could a level 5 easily kill a woman of her caliber?" one of them thought, eyes narrowing as a vicious gleam filled his gaze.
The world of this game was divided into tiered equipment, ranging from Whiteboard to Black Iron, Copper, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, and Legendary. Silver-tier equipment was extremely rare and highly valuable.
In an instant, both men's eyes lit up with a powerful greed. Wang Chen, despite his apparent strength, was still only a level 5 newbie.
"We can make a fortune off of that armor!"
Without a second thought, they decided to make their move.
"Take off your armor now, kid, and kneel before us. If you do, we'll spare your life!" the Sword Warrior called, drawing his greatsword, the sharp blade glowing with an eerie white light.
"Why waste time talking? Let's just kill him!" the Shield Warrior sneered, charging forward with his shield raised.
"So this is what the world's really like outside of school. Just like the teacher said, it's a dog-eat-dog world."
Wang Chen smiled grimly. He wasn't afraid.
He turned his gaze toward the Shield Warrior, analyzing his stats with a glance.
A few quick moments passed, and his Super Mech Armor effortlessly calculated the Shield Warrior's data.
[Name]: Zhao Hong
[Class]: Shield Warrior
[Level]: 15
[Strength]: 163
[Constitution]: 99
[Agility]: 15
[Mentality]: 15
Wang Chen couldn't help but laugh inwardly.
"For a level 15 warrior, these stats aren't anything special. Even if he's strong for a normal person, against me, it's nothing."
He felt the power surging inside him as he activated his ultimate ability.
"Super Overload!"
The roar of intense energy filled the air, like the deafening sound of a jet engine firing up.
The Super Mech Armor blazed to life, and his armor's eyes glowed red with fiery intensity. Crimson energy surged through the seams of his suit, as if molten lava coursed through his veins.
His stats shot up ten times higher than before.
[Name]: Wang Chen
[Class]: Super God Mechanist
[Level]: 5
[Strength]: 600
[Constitution]: 600
[Agility]: 400
[Mentality]: 400
Wang Chen's voice, cold and merciless, echoed out as he met the Shield Warrior's charge.
"You're already dead."