Chapter 922 - 740: Thank You, You’re a Good Person

Chapter 922: Chapter 740: Thank You, You’re a Good Person

Suddenly, a foot-long bone blade with fine serrations on the edges pierced out.

The tip of the bone blade glittered with a cold gleam, exuding an innate aura of evil slaughter.

"Swoosh—!"

Iron Claw couldn’t even see the trajectory of the bone blade; he only felt a slight chill in his chest, followed by indescribable pain and emptiness.

The vicious bone blade had effortlessly penetrated his exoskeleton and his ribs, precisely thrusting into his chest cavity.

Feng Mu gave a slight twist of his wrist, and as the bone blade retracted, it easily hooked and pulled something out.

The skin and muscle closed up, instantly restoring as if the terrifying scene just now was merely an illusion.

Except for...

In Feng Mu’s outstretched palm, there was now a heart still twitching slightly and emitting heat.

"You... you..."

Iron Claw’s voice was accompanied by a hissing sound from air escaping due to his punctured lung. He looked down at the hole in his chest, from which blood was gushing, and then at Feng Mu’s hand that had returned to its original state, his eyes bulging with extreme horror,

"You also have... an exoskeleton?!"

Feng Mu slightly tilted his head, retracted the bone back into his body, gripping the opponent’s heart, and said gently:

"Wrong, this is not an exoskeleton, it should be an internal skeleton instead!"

"Internal... skeleton?"

Iron Claw’s consciousness was beginning to blur, with darkness creeping at the edges of his vision.

Feng Mu seemed quite interested in explaining. He leaned in a bit closer, lowering his voice as if sharing a secret that only the two of them were worthy of knowing:

"However, your experience points with exoskeleton manipulation do assist my internal skeleton a bit, so I gladly accept it."

"Experience points?"

Iron Claw couldn’t comprehend what Feng Mu was talking about, but he understood that "gladly accept" seemed to imply that his death wasn’t just about defeating an enemy, but perhaps about some kind of... plunder?

With the last bit of his strength, he struggled to turn his neck, no longer quite responsive, towards the other end of the grass.

The silhouette of the fortress had already shrunk to a small black dot, almost disappearing from his sight. It was fleeing with such determination, so far away.

The fortress is going to escape?!!

Am I covering for the fortress’s retreat?

If I had known, I should have followed the Fire Raven’s path instead; I am such a fool!

Iron Claw withdrew his gaze in dismay and looked at Feng Mu in front of him, using up the last breath in his lungs, mixed with blood foam, hoarsely asking:

"Will you... let the fortress... escape?"

Feng Mu was a "kind" person. On most occasions, he was willing to satisfy the dying person’s last wish, letting them die peacefully knowing the answer.

He nodded sincerely and answered:

"He also has ’experience points’ that I want.

So, don’t worry, he will soon come to accompany you. Won’t keep you waiting too long!"

Hearing this, the expression of pain and resentment on Iron Claw’s face oddly relaxed a bit.

His mouth pulled into a twisted and eerie smile, and with his remaining strength, he uttered his last words on this world.

The voice was so faint it was almost inaudible, yet carried a heartfelt sense of gratitude:

"Thank you... you’re a... good person!!!"

Feng Mu looked at the heart in his hand and chuckled warmly:

"You’re welcome, you’re a good person too!"

Good people send off good people, both with eyes filled with tears!

[Iron Claw was moved by you before he died, your strength has permanently increased by 0.01.]

[Detecting remaining abilities...]

[You glimpsed three unscathed abilities from Iron Claw’s heart:]

[1. Exoskeleton Manipulation Specialization Lv.3

Trait Description: A delicate biotechnical skill for manipulating exoskeletons.

The user can control the surface exoskeleton to a limited extent, allowing for partial hardening, deformation, extension, and even detachment to suit different combat needs.

PS: The effectiveness of this ability heavily depends on the material and basic functionality of the exoskeleton.

2. Multi-Limb Parallel Calculation Lv.3

Trait Description: An extraordinary multi-threaded neural processing ability.

Enables efficiently segmented consciousness to independently control multiple limbs (including mechanical or biological) to perform different tasks at the same time while maintaining precise coordination among the actions.

PS: This ability’s core lies in the "multi-tasking" neural trait, with its upper application limit restricted by the Spirit Attribute.

3. Spider Sense Lv.3

Trait Description: A keen intuition for potential danger, similar to a spider sensing the vibration of its web.

Allows a vague sense of "murderous intent," energy gathering, or imminent lethal attack direction, forming a brief warning in consciousness to react beyond instinct with dodging or blocking.

PS: This sense cannot provide precise attack trajectories or details and is limited in effectiveness against threats with no intent to kill or completely unknown forms (such as environmental traps).

[You may choose one to replicate (replicated abilities forcibly adapt to the user’s current rank)]

For a moment, Feng Mu intended to choose to replicate Spider Sense, not to use it himself.

He already had the Deceiver’s Glasses and didn’t need that bit of Spider Sense.

He thought that this ability would be very suitable to bestow upon the Deputy; anyone who’s watched Marvel’s Spider-Man would know that this ability offers great cost performance, you know.

But he eventually chose Exoskeleton Manipulation Specialization lv3.

Explanation: Feng Mu forever loves himself the most, in other words, "the master loves the master most."

[You replicated Exoskeleton Manipulation Specialization!]

[Replicated abilities are forcibly adapted to the user’s current rank.]

[You obtained the ability Exoskeleton Manipulation Specialization lv3→lv4!]

[Detected that you already possess Exoskeleton Manipulation Specialization lv5, your ability has been upgraded through fusion!]