Full health is the kill threshold, no matter if you're a god or a demon!

Liu Nian was watching the group of human players who were being attacked by the pigmen.

He is currently in a neutral zone called "Rusty Hills".

The landscape here resembles the rusty skeleton of a giant beast, with withered yellow thorns sparsely scattered on the exposed red rock and soil, and a faint smell of metallic corrosion and desolation lingers in the air.

The monsters active here are between level 40 and 55, making it one of the front lines of conflict between human and pigman players.

At this moment, angry shouts from humans and the pig-men's unique, violent "roller roller" roars echoed continuously across the flat valley.

About twenty human players are locked in a fierce battle, forming a loose defensive formation with their backs against a huge wind-eroded rock pillar, resisting the siege of more than thirty pigman players.

Human players are clearly at a disadvantage.

Since they were already outmatched in individual combat strength by the pigmen, and their numbers were also suppressed, their situation became even more perilous.

Fortunately, the human forces were well-equipped with support personnel and the tanks were tough enough that there were no casualties.

However, this is only because the battle has not been going on for long. Once the front-line tanks fall, the situation will collapse instantly.

Most pigmen are tough, thick-skinned, and fiercely aggressive warriors. Only one pigman, adorned with many bone ornaments and with offerings tied to his tusks, emanates magical energy and is likely a shaman.

But even a shaman is still a melee class.

Compared to goblins, pigmen are more organized. They are not only incredibly strong in individual combat, fearless, and have high morale, but they also know how to cooperate. The existence of classes such as shamans, prophets, and priests gives them good stamina in battle.

Although they don't have any modified beasts or vehicles, their giant pig riders are still heavy siege units, and the pigmen who act as leaders like to take the lead and charge into battle.

Liu Nian only observed for a moment to understand the pigmen's fighting style before quickly joining the battle.

The humans were generally between levels 45 and 52. The leader was a burly man wielding a tower shield and a warhammer, level 52, whose class seemed to be a knight, but his plate armor was damaged in many places.

There are two leaders on the pigmen's side, a level 58 Earthshaker and a level 56 Berserker, who are leading their men in a frenzied attack.

"Hold on! Keep healing! Ranged DPS focus on the one with the axe!" the human leader shouted hoarsely.

"Hahaha! Weaklings! This is our Steelmane's hunting ground! Become our spoils!" The level 58 Pigman Earthshaker laughed wildly, and a [War Stomp] sent the human players in the front row staggering.

Just as the human defenses were about to collapse, Liu Nian launched an unstoppable attack.

Boom! ! !

It felt like a missile had been fired at us.

A staggering damage number floated above the Pigman Earthshaker's head—

-215547!

"What the heck..." The level 58 Earthshaker sensed something.

His face was filled with disbelief. The explosion of over 200,000 damage made him feel as if he were a lump of fat being smashed to pieces with a hammer!

With a single move, he killed seven pigmen, followed by a deafening roar!

-98554!

Another circle of pigmen fell down.

The pigman shaman at the very back just realized what was happening, casting a thick shield on everyone and activating the Life Link.

But it was completely useless!

With a burst of boundless courage, he killed the remaining pigmen with a single punch!

The battle is over.

The entire room fell silent.

The human players stared in disbelief at the figure that suddenly appeared and effortlessly wiped out all the pigmen in the blink of an eye.

What's going on?

Who the hell is this?

When did such a freak appear among human players?

Isn't Bob the number one fighter? How come it seems like even Bob couldn't withstand one punch from this guy!

More than 30 pigman players were all wiped out.

Liu Nian shook his hand as if he had only done a trivial thing.

Upon reaching level 40, the Hell Curse increased by 90 points.

After upgrading Endless Fury to level 4 (effect: 95 CD, prevents death for 8.5 seconds), he turned to look at the group of stunned human players.

The leading knight was the first to recover. He put away his tower shield, strode forward, and said in a trembling voice, "Thank you so much for saving me, brother! Which guild are you from? I am Han Yang, the guild leader of 'Fortress'."

"The Bulwark Guild?" Liu Nian had a vague impression of the guild's name. He had heard Wang Mu mention it. It seemed to be a small but quite active guild that frequently operated in the border areas and constantly clashed with the pigmen.

"My name is Liu Nian, from the Longxiang Guild," he simply stated his name.

"Liu Nian?!" Han Yang frowned and thought for a moment, seemingly having never heard of him before...

Liu Nian asked directly, "What are you doing here? And why are you surrounded by pig-men?"

Han Yang said, "To be honest, we guys can't swallow this insult either! The pigmen blockade us every day, preventing us from going to high-level areas, and they come to plunder and kill us human players from time to time. So we like-minded guys formed this guild, thinking that we can't let them bully us all the time, and we can't let them have it easy either! Who's afraid of who? Anyway, we can resurrect after we die, so let's give them a good thrashing!"

Liu Nian looked at the members of the Barrier Guild; they had all sorts of faces, including several female players.

In reality, human players are not lacking in fighting spirit at all; it's just that their early disadvantages were too great, allowing the enemy to snowball their advantage.

The presence of internal traitors has led to the current precarious situation.

Although the "Ascension War" has created an atmosphere of despair over human players, with some giving up and abandoning all resistance, many more have erupted in desperation, becoming frenzied.

This race has never lacked heroes; whenever disaster strikes, there are always fearless individuals who step forward!

Liu Nian chatted with Han Yang for a while and obtained some information.

Han Yang pointed deep into the hills: "We received information that a dungeon called 'Iron Tomb' was recently discovered there, and the pigmen have been farming it non-stop, practically monopolizing it. We were thinking of doing something destructive, or at least getting some intelligence... but as soon as we got close to the dungeon entrance, we were spotted by these patrolling pigmen."

"What level of dungeon?" Liu Nian asked.

"It's a 25-player raid instance, with a difficulty level of 45-55," Han Yang said dejectedly. "But it looks like the entrance is definitely guarded by pigmen, and we won't be able to get in at all."

Liu Nian pondered for a moment.

"Take me to the entrance of the dungeon," Liu Nian said.

Han Yang was taken aback, then overjoyed: "You're going? That's great! This way!"

With a master like Liu Nian joining the team, they are absolutely confident that they can take on those pig-men!

Led by Han Yang, the group quickly arrived near the entrance of the "Steel Tomb".

It was a huge archway carved into the crimson mountainside, with doors made of some kind of dark metal, engraved with rough war symbols.

Sure enough, a large number of pigman players were wandering around the entrance, ranging from level 45 to 55, numbering in the dozens. The most conspicuous one was a level 60 pigman with the most robust physique.

"That level 60 guy is tough to deal with! He's a Bonebreaker Warrior! Our people encountered him before, and he killed them in one hit!"

Liu Nian's level is twenty levels lower than his opponent's.

But Liu Nian was not afraid at all.

The Avici Hell is poised to erupt.

(PS: The debut should be over. It was a bit unexpected. It made it to number 27 on the Male-oriented - Game & Sports New Book List. The embarrassing thing is that I can't find where to look at this list...)