In an instant, he pushed off with his feet, his body shooting out like a cannonball. Don’t be fooled by his delicate appearance—his fighting style was extremely fierce. With the impact of the blade-shields on both arms, his power was absolutely no less than the force of a small car crashing at a hundred miles per hour.

　　“Damn, I’m talking to you and you attack—boom…”

　　Kevin Walker, who was writing on the ground, suddenly noticed the opponent’s assault. He cursed, reacting almost instinctively. The ever-operating Kunlun Technique instantly focused all his strength to a single point. With the smallest movement, his body struck out like a primordial beast hunting its prey, his fist blasting forward in a flash.

　　Everything happened in a split second. Kevin Walker instinctively rose and unleashed a predatory punch. With a cracking sound, the blade-shields shattered, and Kevin Walker’s fist punched straight through Chris Reed’s chest.

　　Although this was just the virtual battle network, everything felt so real—even the spray of blood was simulated with uncanny realism.

　　“Crack… zzz…” At that moment, Kevin Walker heard another sound. The next instant, his vision blurred, his body flickering and becoming insubstantial. He desperately tried to say something to the opponent before his body disappeared. At such close range, maybe the other could at least read his lips.

　　Unfortunately, at that moment, Chris Reed was just staring down at the spot where his heart had been pierced, his eyes vacant—dead.

　　Dead. Dead. At that moment, Kevin Walker really wanted to grab him and ask, How the hell could you die? I just instinctively punched you, and you died from that?

　　“Dead. How could you die…”

　　Kevin Walker was furious, but a few seconds later, he was forcibly ejected from the virtual battle network. The next moment, he felt a burning sensation all over his body, startling him into leaping up.

　　Looking down, he saw the virtual battle pod below sparking with electricity, the smell of burning filling the air, the spiritual interface dimmed. The whole machine was clearly ruined.

　　It’s over!

　　Kevin Walker knew it was over. He had cobbled this together just to get by—he wasn’t a professional. There was no way he could repair it again. After all that time and anticipation, he still hadn’t managed to contact Earth.

　　Thinking about it made Kevin Walker both frustrated and angry, especially when he recalled that guy just now—what a useless bastard! He had only instinctively counterattacked, and the guy couldn’t even block it. If it weren’t for that loser, he could have rushed over and pinned his head down to show him what he was writing.

　　Was it because he was a newcomer that they matched him with such a weakling? So unlucky. Why did he even click on battle? Now he could only passively wait again, with no end in sight.

　　Thinking of this, Kevin Walker grew even more frustrated as he looked at the battle pod—utterly exasperated!

　　Kevin Walker was so frustrated that, with a flash and a leap, he dashed out, covering dozens of miles in one breath.

　　“Roar…” On a hillside, a primordial saber-toothed tiger, having just defeated several opponents and become the king of this region, was roaring. All the stronger primordial beasts in the area bowed their heads, when suddenly a figure shot over and leapt directly onto the saber-toothed tiger’s back.

　　This saber-toothed tiger was much larger than those from Earth’s 23-million-year past, its saber-like teeth even sharper. Suddenly being mounted, it turned its head in fury to bite.

　　“Bang…” Unfortunately, as soon as it turned, it was punched back by Kevin Walker.

　　Thinking of that weakling on the virtual battle network who had delayed his call for help, Kevin Walker grew angrier and hit even harder: “I’m so pissed off, so pissed off! All that effort for nothing. If you’re that weak, why get on the battle platform at all? Why get on the battle platform? Bang, bang…”

　　Then Kevin Walker swung his fists in a furious barrage. The saber-toothed tiger struggled desperately, tried to fight back, but it was all in vain.

　　A few minutes later, the saber-toothed tiger had lost all signs of life. Kevin Walker, exhausted, rested for a moment, then looked at the distant, crouching primordial beasts, hoisted the saber-toothed tiger, and headed straight for the base.

　　The primordial forest was full of dangers, but after things stabilized, Kevin Walker had long since become familiar with everything within a thousand miles of the base. Now, these little beast kings ruling a hundred miles or so around were nothing to Kevin Walker. He had already hunted who knows how many of these foreign little beast kings.

　　While Kevin Walker was venting his anger on the saber-toothed tiger because his opponent was too weak, the entire Level One Glory Battle Platform was in an uproar.

　　What kind of place was this? This was the Level One Glory Battle Platform—the honor arena of the virtual battle network. Anyone who could earn the title of “Glory” here was among the top hundred of their level.

　　A hundred may sound like a lot, but remember, this was on a global scale. With nearly ten billion people worldwide, Level One physiques were the most common—hundreds of millions. Even if not all of them entered the virtual battle network, just a majority would mean the top hundred were truly the strongest of the strong.

　　Who was Chris Reed? He was from the Luo family—a true scion of a noble house, one of the five main representatives of this year’s Huazhong Martial Academy freshmen. Although he was currently ranked eighty-seventh, that was already astonishing.

　　To earn a spot on the Level One Physique Glory Battle Platform’s honor ranking, you had to withstand challenges from others for a certain period. Of course, there were many rules for challenging the Glory Rankings—you had to be qualified, for one.