Exotic Battlefield: I Can Activate Dual Talents-Chapter 66 - 64: Ten Steps Kill, Seize the Gap

Lishui Bay Community.

Lu Lin goes downstairs.

Da Xiang has nothing going on, purely just making a fuss because he’s bored.

In Lu Lin’s opinion, Da Xiang is solely trying to catch Wang Juan’s attention and he can’t be bothered to deal with him, so he leisurely heads home.

These days, he’s been going out to guide others in comprehending Star Skills.

Lu Lin plans to stay at home for a few more days, then head to the Alien Planet to prepare for the challenge.

Of course, he also wants to take this time to practice the Ten Steps Kill more diligently.

During the fight with Zhang Haibo, Lu Lin gained quite a bit of experience. With some free time these days, he feels he can improve himself further.

Only... the question is where to practice Ten Steps Kill.

The walls at home have not been repaired yet; if he makes a hole or a cut with a strike, his mom would tear him apart.

Thinking about this all the way home, Lu Lin still couldn’t come up with a solution.

His parents hadn’t returned yet.

Earlier, when he was at Da Xiang’s place, his mom called to say they might be home later, as they still had things to do today. Lu Lin didn’t mind.

He went back to his room and tidied up his luggage, discovering a bag of North Capital Roast Duck.

Uh... seems he’s a bit hungry.

Lu Lin contained his hunger and placed it on the coffee table in the living room. Coming home felt like he’d been away for a long time.

He had promised to show his mom and dad photos and videos of North Capital University.

Promised to let them taste the local delicacy of roast duck from the North Capital.

Promised to give his mom the wooden comb bought from Wealth Street.

In the end, he hadn’t done any of these things.

Lu Lin decided not to stay in his room, instead holding Ten Steps Kill and sitting on the living room sofa waiting for his mom and dad to return.

Summer days are long, nights are short, and until after seven, when the sky was about to darken, his mom and dad finally came back.

"Mom, I’m starving."

"What have you guys been doing?"

"What else!"

His mom Meng Yu changed into slippers and threw her small backpack beside Lu Lin, "Wasn’t it all for preparing your promotion banquet, you rascal."

"Today we went to Junsheng Hotel, reserved a large room, enough for forty to fifty people with space to spare. The food is decent, but a bit pricey. Later, your dad and I went to Star Martial Hotel. It’s cheaper there, but doesn’t have such large rooms — guests would have to sit in the hall."

"Son, which one do you think we should choose?"

Meng Yu explained as she tied the apron to prepare dinner in the kitchen.

Lu Lin never liked cooking and couldn’t cook. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have lived on nutritional meals on Blue Star all that time.

"Let’s go with Junsheng then, how much does it cost?"

"You can’t afford it, notify your classmates later to see how many can come. Your dad and I will also check with relatives to see if any are willing to come."

"Who said I can’t afford it?"

Lu Lin stood up and walked over to Meng Yu, gently massaging her shoulders.

"Mom, I still have a few thousand dollars here. You can use it first."

"I went to Green City’s Guide Association today, and tomorrow morning I’ll head out to guide star skills for others. I’ll earn some money then."

"Don’t worry about earning money; just focus on your cultivation and I’ll thank the heavens."

"Lu Lin, do you really think your mom is foolish?"

As she said this, Meng Yu twisted away from Lu Lin and said, "You didn’t earn that much subsidy on Blue Star, don’t assume I don’t know."

"Huh, how did you know."

Meng Yu smirked, "Silly son, maybe you don’t know there’s something called a parent group."

"Yesterday, I was taken aback by your words, so today I asked your Teacher Li. Turns out the school only rewarded you with a hundred thousand. You told me Tongyuan City also rewarded a hundred thousand, so where’s the money?"

"Oh."

Hearing his mom say this, Lu Lin relaxed, it seemed his mom wasn’t quite as omniscient.

"Didn’t I tell you — it went towards buying a boat ticket?"

"There’s even a payment record for that."

"Yes, let me show you my balance now — there’s still over forty thousand."

While they were talking, father Lu Ping was growing impatient, "Honey, I’m hungry."

"Alright, alright, Lu Lin, get lost. Lu Ping, come help pick some vegetables."

Meng Yu glanced at Lu Lin’s account; she saw the balance but said nothing more.

After finishing a meal, Lu Lin gave the wooden comb to his mom, then took the broken knife and went out.

During the meal, he asked casually and learned that the basketball court behind Lishui Bay Community had been abandoned for some time, perfect for practicing Ten Steps Kill.

With his mom’s reminders echoing, Lu Lin hastily escaped.

At the basketball court behind Lishui Bay Community, Lu Lin used to play basketball here with Da Xiang and others.

However, the basketball hoops were already rusty back then, with no maintenance over the years.

Now as Lu Lin looked, there was nothing but weeds and garbage, not even a street light.

Let’s get started.

Ten Steps Kill emphasizes accumulating Star Power in the weapon and releasing it instantaneously during a sudden attack on the enemy.

You don’t need a lot of Star Power for each accumulation.

Lu Lin practiced for half an hour, realizing the consumed Star Power was roughly equal to his natural recovery.

After such a long time, Lu Lin was feeling a bit fatigued.

He sat on the basketball hoop to rest.

Crunch, crunch.

A warm breeze blew, and the hoop Lu Lin sat on shook slightly, making unpleasant squeaking sounds.

"It might not be blown off by the wind, right?"

No sooner had this thought appeared, Lu Lin heard a snapping sound.

A pipe on the basketball hoop broke apart.

The entire hoop began falling to the ground.

"What an opportunity!"

Lu Lin’s eyes lit up, and he raised his broken knife to slash.

Pop.

The basketball hoop was easily cut into two pieces by Lu Lin, falling onto the ground.

Success.

This is a realm in Ten Steps Kill known as Seize the Gap.

It takes the meaning of striking at the perfect moment.

While training Ten Steps Kill, the most crucial thing is not only forming a Star Power cycle and creating muscle memory but reaching Seize the Gap, which marks reaching a minor breakthrough.

Seize the Gap allows for surprise attacks and even turns the tables in desperate situations.

The realm after Seize the Gap is Han Yue.

Lu Lin only knows about this realm but cannot truly grasp what Han Yue represents.

"Not bad. Today’s practice can end here."

"Han Yue — even the creator of ’Ten Steps Kill’ said this realm is hard to achieve, needing constant refinement and sudden enlightenment."

"Sounds so mystical, who knows if it’s true." 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Lu Lin brushed off the dust and stood, heading home.

As he entered the main gate of the community, Lu Lin sensed several gazes fixating on him.

Middle-aged men returning from work, children playing, housewives coming back from grocery shopping, and a young man painting.

Hmm?

A young man painting?

No, that’s not right!

There is no such person in Lishui Bay Community.

Lu Lin grew up here; while he doesn’t know everyone, at least he’s familiar with their faces.

Lishui Bay Community is neither near the city center nor adjacent to the suburbs, so the residents here are stable and don’t usually rent out rooms.

The most crucial thing is that the way this person looks at Lu Lin feels like he’s staring at a dead man.

No emotional fluctuation at all.

Lu Lin looked away and continued walking.

Who that painter was, what his intentions were, and why his gaze was so cold were irrelevant to Lu Lin.

He just wanted to go home, sleep, and get up early the next day to report to the Guide Association.

Just as Lu Lin passed by the young painter, a flash of sword light came rushing at him.