Chapter 6 – Silent Flash: Void Leap in Combat
The night air was cool.
Stars sparkled above the city, but the Zhi-An District outskirts, closer to the wilderness zones, were far quieter — and far more dangerous.
Luo Chen walked calmly along the elevated path near the southern edge of the district. From a distance, this area seemed peaceful, with rows of quiet buildings and gently flickering streetlamps.
But Luo Chen wasn't just taking a walk.
He was waiting.
> [System Alert: Temporal Scan Active… Fluctuation Detected.]
[Trajectory: 1 Lesser-Clawed Shadow Wolf – Class D Monster – Moving through Drainage Route]
[Time to surface: 12 seconds.]
Luo Chen's gaze turned sharp.
A monster was approaching the city — unnoticed by the guards and security AI systems.
Likely too fast, too stealthy, and too precise.
But not to him.
> [Clone-linked ability unlocked: Void Leap (Short-range Blink) – 1 Use Available Today]
[Chrono-Sense Active – Predicting Enemy Movement Path within 0.5s Precision]
He moved without hesitation.
In a blur, he leapt onto the rooftop of a nearby warehouse, his footfalls making no sound. His breathing synced perfectly with his surroundings — even security drones didn't detect him.
"There you are."
A faint rumble echoed beneath the streets. The grates near the corner of the service alley shook — and then exploded outward.
CRASH!
From the shadows, a blur of muscle and claws — the Lesser-Clawed Shadow Wolf, its eyes gleaming with cruel intelligence, darted out and lunged directly at a nearby civilian.
A girl — headphones on, completely unaware.
Too far for guards to react.
Too fast for normal humans to save her.
But—
Time slowed.
Luo Chen's eyes shimmered with cosmic light.
> [Void Leap: Activated.]
BOOM!
In a flash of spatial distortion, Luo Chen vanished.
Appeared mid-air — directly between the Shadow Wolf and the girl.
He spun midair, his hand already gripping a Kelo-alloy dagger from his dimensional ring.
The monster's eyes widened mid-leap.
SLASH!
A streak of silver light tore across the night sky.
The Shadow Wolf hit the ground — its forward momentum broken — a deep wound gushing dark blood across its chest.
Before it could recover—
Luo Chen struck again.
One step.
One twist.
One precise stab to the skull — timed between heartbeats using Chrono-Sense.
The monster twitched, then collapsed, lifeless.
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The girl collapsed backward, breathing rapidly. "W-W-What was that?!"
Luo Chen turned to her, eyes calm. "You're safe. Don't tell anyone what you saw. And don't walk alone this late."
He turned and walked away as security bots finally began to arrive.
In the distance, one of the drones scanned the monster and blinked red.
> [ALERT: Unauthorized kill detected – Monster threat neutralized.]
[Threat origin unknown – no civilian damage recorded.]
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Back home, Luo Chen sat on his balcony, sipping warm tea.
> [Daily Combat Use – Void Leap: Cooldown Reset – 23:59:58]
[Shadow Wolf Kill Confirmed – Experience Assimilated.]
Genetic Integration: +1% to Clone
Combat Adaptation Bonus Unlocked
— Void Leap Upgrade Progress: 1/5 (Next Stage: Double Blink – 50m Limit)]
He exhaled slowly.
Only he knew the truth.
Even this "minor" threat was merely a test — one of many.
Because he had seen further ahead…
And this was only the beginning.