Coastal Ningyun District, Taoyuan District.
Ever since the roads around Gardenia Beach were closed off, Lu Heng hadn't been ho for a while.
This ti when he returned ho, his mother dragged him around, inspecting him from head to toe, terrified that he might have been hurt sowhere.
"I haven't lost any limbs."
In the past, Lu Heng would have found his mother's suffocating care a bit annoying, but now he only felt warmth and a bit of amusent.
"It's good you're okay, it's too chaotic outside. Why don't you co ho to stay? The schools are even encouraging online classes now, it's too dangerous outside." Li Xiuyun considered keeping Lu Heng at ho.
Lu Heng just laughed it off and had a hearty lunch at ho.
In the afternoon.
His father, Lu Mingli, drove him out, saying there was sothing very important to do.
At first, Lu Heng wondered where his father was taking him.
He only found out when they arrived: it was a shooting range.
Lu Mingli, in his youth, had been a ferocious soldier on the frontier. After retiring, getting married, and having children, he gradually transford into a mild-mannered and decent father.
Since the Abyss had invaded, demons erged in the Human World, prompting Lu Mingli to pick up the skills he once learned.
"Never handled a real gun before?" Lu Mingli chuckled and patted his son's shoulder.
The truth was, they had model guns at ho, with real shells and bullets, but no gunpowder in them.
As a child, Lu Heng would sotis join his father when he t up with old military friends.
Among these old military friends, so still served in the military and would sotis carry real firearms.
Every ti, these old military friends would cheerfully urge young Lu Heng to touch the real guns, but Lu Mingli always stopped him.
Recalling those childhood events brought a sense of nostalgia.
Previously, Lu Mingli had hoped his son would study hard and get into a good university, so he wouldn't have to endure the hardships he did.
But now, things were different. The invasion of the Abyss had drastically altered the human living conditions.
Without so ans of self-protection, he wasn't comfortable letting him out the door.
So today, Lu Mingli found a way to bring Lu Heng here, planning to teach him sothing.
On the long table in front of them, several firearms were already laid out, mainly practical models of handguns and rifles.
"Today I'll teach you to shoot. Next ti, I'll find soone to teach you a few defensive moves." Lu Mingli had already decided his son needed to learn so ans of self-defense.
He picked up a black model, checking the weapon as he said, "Put on the ear covers first. If you've never fired a gun, the sound might startle you the first ti."
Lu Heng didn't know what facial expression to use in response to his father's concern, he picked up a handgun, loaded it, turned off the safety, aid at the target twenty ters ahead, and fired ten successive shots.
Ten shots in a row, all hitting within the 9 or 10 rings.
Lu Mingli, looking at the bullet holes in the target, showed an astonished expression.
"Dad, I know this already, no need to teach . What's happened at ho recently? You seem so tense?" Lu Heng could feel that his father must have encountered so issues, his vigilance maxed out, a stark contrast to his usual gentle deanor.
Lu Mingli frowned at his son, suddenly feeling like he didn't know him—it seed like the little boy had grown up overnight.
In a flash, he understood much more, and without asking when Lu Heng learned to shoot, he instead asked, "Have you antagonized soone outside?"
Lu Heng didn't answer the question, but countered, "Has soone been looking for you?"
This kind of vague conversation wouldn't lead to anything concrete.
Lu Mingli directly said, "I've noticed soone keeping watch over our house recently. That's why I've beco alert and found a way to carry a gun with ."
Lu Heng guessed it must be soone hired by Gongteng Group.
"Don't worry, I'll clear things up in a few days."
"Have you already..." Lu Mingli frowned and reassessed his son, sensing many things had changed.
It wasn't a change in appearance, but a change in presence.
With the Abyss invasion now public, there was no need to keep hiding it.
Lu Heng openly admitted, "I'm a Superpower User, and probably among the strongest currently."
Even though Lu Mingli had his suspicions, hearing it directly from Lu Heng still startled him.
He kept in touch with many old military friends, so he managed to get information that many outsiders didn't know.
After revealing his identity as a Superpower User, Lu Heng and his father could discuss many things openly.
Father and son talked for a long ti, sharing their thoughts and future plans.
"Have you been to the Abyss Battlefield?"
Lu Mingli had already heard about the Abyss Battlefield through other channels, but his knowledge was incomplete; he only knew it was extrely dangerous and had a high mortality rate.
"I've been there, twice," Lu Heng nodded in acknowledgnt.
Lu Mingli's heart imdiately raced with tension; even though his son was perfectly fine in front of him, the fact that he had entered the Abyss Battlefield still uncontrollably worried him.
They talked further about future plans.
Lu Heng shifted the conversation to them: "Dad, I'm considering awakening you."
Lu Mingli quickly waved his hand, "I'd rather not, your mom couldn't handle it. If she knew, she'd worry so much she wouldn't be able to sleep. I also can't be drafted by the Abyss Battlefield, I need to stay and take care of your mom."
Lu Heng knew imdiately what he was worried about.
According to current official information, the Abyss Battlefield would draft Superpower Users to enter, and the mortality rate there was very high.
Lu Mingli wasn't afraid of the battlefield, but he couldn't take the risk for the sake of his family.
Lu Heng explained with a smile, "Not every Superpower User will be drafted by the Abyss Battlefield. If you both develop towards Utility Superpowers and keep your Combat Power below average, there won't be an issue."
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