I Am a Rune Engraver, Carrying a Knife Makes Perfect Sense-Chapter 33 - He’s Like a War God!

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The sudden scene left everyone completely dumbfounded.

A bus… with an attack feature? What kind of sorcery was this?

Were the buses they’d been using all fake?

Murong Xin’s eyes widened in disbelief as she stared at the figure leaning against the bus, vomiting and cursing.

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Xu Shen?!

What was he doing here…?

Blegh, blegh, blegh…

Following him, four more figures stumbled out of the bus, leaning against it in unison to throw up.

“Damn it, Wang Chui Feng! I owe your ancestors eight lifetimes of gratitude!!” Xu Guang cursed between retches.

“I think I puked my stomach out…” Zhang Zhuangshi groaned.

“Hahaha! Don’t mention it, boys! My pleasure!” Wang Chui Feng’s cheerful laughter echoed from inside the bus.

Before anyone could react, the bus shuddered violently and, with a loud BOOM, took off into the sky again, disappearing from sight.

Xu Shen was the first to recover. He patted Wang Qingqing on the back and was about to say something when he noticed the atmosphere around him.

Looking up, his face turned pale. A single word escaped his lips: “Shit!”

Surrounding them were countless three-meter-tall white-furred monsters. Xu Shen had never seen creatures so hideous. Their bloodthirsty eyes glared at him and his group as they slowly closed in.

Drool dripped from their foul mouths, and their massive claws gleamed menacingly in the cold light.

“Fuck this! Run!!” Xu Shen roared, grabbing Wang Qingqing and hoisting her over his shoulder. With his other hand, he yanked Xu Guang up by the waistband of his pants. A swift kick sent Zhang Zhuangshi flying ahead of him as he turned and bolted.

“Boss! What about me—? Shit!!” Yang Dian looked up to find himself surrounded by feral gazes. Cursing loudly, he activated his rune, and a gust of wind lifted him into the air.

This was precisely why Xu Shen hadn’t bothered grabbing him. After countless rune refinements, Yang Dian could now barely manage a bit of flight!

“Kill!!!” the captain bellowed as he charged forward. Catching sight of Xu Shen fleeing with his teammates in tow, a glimmer of approval flashed in his eyes. This kid was decisive—good!

But when he saw Yang Dian lift off into the air, he couldn’t help but feel a twinge of surprise before refocusing on the battle.

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“Brother Shen, stop shaking me—I’m gonna puke again…” Xu Guang whimpered as he continued vomiting mid-air.

Xu Shen dashed to the edge of the battlefield and dropped his companions unceremoniously to the ground. Taking a deep breath, he finally took in the chaotic scene around him—and what he saw left him stunned.

The Xinhuo Guards—fewer than a thousand—were holding back an overwhelming tide of ghouls.

And there, in the midst of it all… wasn’t that Murong Xin?

His gaze locked onto her as she moved with an almost divine grace. Golden light radiated from her body, and a faint golden armor shimmered around her figure like a second skin. She looked like a golden-armored goddess of war, striking down enemies with precision and power.

“So that’s Murong Xin’s rune? Golden armor?” Xu Shen muttered, impressed by its sleek and majestic appearance. It was his first time seeing an armor-type rune.

Then his eyes shifted to a frail-looking girl nearby. Despite her sickly complexion and pale face, every swing of her wooden sword unleashed a dazzling blade of energy several meters long.

“Whoa! That sword beam looks like it’s about to fly off on its own!” Xu Shen exclaimed in amazement.

Next, his gaze landed on a burly young man surrounded by crackling lightning. With both hands raised slightly at his sides, arcs of electricity danced across his body. His eyes sparked with lightning as he moved, sending bolts flying everywhere.

“Is that… a Thunder King?” Xu Shen blurted out before laughing at himself.

He recognized them now—Murong Xin, Shi Jian (the thunder guy), and Lin Sancai (the sword girl). They were some of Yuan City’s most renowned young talents. Their distinctive traits made them easy to identify.

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“Boss! You just left me behind!” Yang Dian landed beside Xu Shen with a look of betrayal on his face. If he hadn’t been able to fly, he might’ve been torn apart by now.

“Quit whining—you can fly, can’t you?” Xu Shen retorted. “Now shut up and rest for a bit.”

Cracking his neck and stretching his limbs, Xu Shen’s expression darkened as an icy killing intent flashed in his eyes.

“Brother Shen… you’re not thinking of…” Yang Dian’s voice trailed off in disbelief.

They had just arrived—was Xu Shen seriously planning to jump into the fight already? What kind of grudge did he have?

“There are so many ghouls here. I’m gonna kill my fill today!” Xu Shen declared with a twisted grin. His eyes gleamed with madness as golden light erupted from his body like a blazing sun.

With a mighty leap, he shot into the air like a golden comet streaking across the battlefield!

BOOM!!

The ground trembled as Xu Shen landed amidst the ghoul horde like a thunderclap. The golden light surrounding him blazed brightly as he charged forward without hesitation.

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Wang Qingqing had just finished recovering when she saw Xu Shen dive into the fray. Without hesitation, she clenched her fist, summoning a black spear that materialized in her hand. Ghostly energy surged around her as her eyes turned faintly red.

Silent and resolute, she transformed into a shadowy blur, following closely behind Xu Shen.

Only she knew why Xu Shen had suddenly become like this.

Years ago, he had watched his parents die at the hands of ghouls…

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“Stop puking already! Follow Brother Shen and kill those bastards!” Xu Guang shouted as he kicked Zhang Zhuangshi into action. With a roar, he activated his rune and charged into battle.

“Kill!!” Yang Dian took to the skies again, grabbing Zhang Zhuangshi along the way as they joined the fight.

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“Hold the northern line! Don’t let a single one through!!” The captain roared orders as he swung his blood-soaked blade. Each strike severed limbs or heads from ghouls as he fought with unrelenting ferocity.

But despite their efforts, the sheer number of corpse apes overwhelmed them. The guards—numbering only about a thousand—were up against tens of thousands of ghouls.

“Captain! We can’t hold them off—there are too many!!” one guard cried out before a ghoul bit off his arm.

“Ahhh!!”

“Xiao Leng!!”

The surrounding guards’ eyes turned red with rage as they charged recklessly to save their comrade. But there were simply too many ghouls blocking their way.

Xiao Leng gritted his teeth and shouted: “Brothers! Take care of my parents for me! Pour some good wine on my grave next year!”

As he spoke, cracks appeared on his rune as he prepared to shatter it for one final burst of power. Blood trickled from the corners of his mouth as his aura surged briefly.

But before he could act, a deafening roar echoed across the battlefield!

BOOM!!

A blinding golden light accompanied by thunderous rumbling descended upon them!

“You want wine? Drink it yourself! Don’t make others take care of your parents!” A cold yet teasing voice cut through the chaos.

Xiao Leng turned to see a young man bathed in golden light—a buzz-cut teenager who radiated an overwhelming presence. The boy streaked past him like a golden meteor before delivering a single punch to an approaching ghoul.

BOOM!!

The ghoul didn’t even have time to react before its entire body exploded into chunks!

The boy moved like an unstoppable force—a golden beast tearing through the horde with devastating punches that left nothing but blood and gore in his wake. He was like a relentless harvesting machine mowing down everything in sight.

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“Holy shit! Who is that monster?!” one guard exclaimed in shock.

“Isn’t that the guy who got off the bus earlier?” another asked incredulously.

The corpse apes’ bodies were as tough as frozen steel; even with their full strength, guards could barely decapitate them. Yet this kid was obliterating them with single punches?!

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Xu Shen paid no attention to the stunned onlookers. The killing intent he had suppressed for ten years now surged uncontrollably within him. His blood-red eyes burned with fury as his fists clenched tightly. The runes on his forearms glowed fiercely as both Nine Observations of the Nether Immortal and Battle Art operated at full power!

Golden waves of energy rippled outward from him as he moved through the battlefield like an unstoppable force.

To him—enhanced by Battle Art—the ghouls’ movements seemed laughably slow.

“Mom… Dad… Watch me.”

“I’ll start collecting interest for you today,” Xu Shen muttered before bursting into maniacal laughter. His voice carried such intense killing intent that even the frigid air seemed to grow colder around him.

“DIE!!”

Golden light erupted like a tidal wave as Xu Shen charged forward. Each punch obliterated a ghoul—whether first-tier or second-tier, they crumbled like paper before him. Blood sprayed everywhere as he carved through the horde like a god of death wielding golden fists.

“Hahaha! Come on!! Come at me!!” Xu Shen roared with bloodlust as black ghoul blood coated his entire body. He laughed wildly while punching through enemy after enemy with godlike ferocity.

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Not far away, Yang Dian and the others struggled to kill even a few ghouls. Watching Xu Shen’s rampage left them pale with shock—and awe.

“So this is Brother Shen’s true form?” Yang Dian muttered with a shiver. “Terrifying…”

Wang Qingqing remained silent as she fought alongside him. Her ghostly energy surged more intensely than anyone else’s as her black spear struck with deadly precision—each thrust shattering a ghoul’s skull effortlessly.

She didn’t care about Xu Shen’s frenzied state; all she wanted was to stay by his side and kill more ghouls together.

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“Who… Who are these people?” The captain stood frozen in place, staring at Xu Shen in utter disbelief.

“This kid… He’s like a war god!”