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

There were about twelve or thirteen of them. Their upper bodies were typical of elves—slender and graceful, with beautiful faces, pale skin, and mostly long, dark purple or silver-white hair, while their pupils were cold, silver-gray.

But from the waist down, there is a full spider abdomen covered with a dark chitinous carapace, and eight slender spider legs with distinct joints and sharp, spear-like ends.

They were dressed simply, with only their vital parts covered by leather armor, while the rest of their bodies were completely exposed.

These spider-elves had a clear division of labor: several warriors wielding scimitars or short spears moved swiftly with their agile spider legs, harassing the jewel lizard from the sides and rear, cutting into its relatively soft joints and abdomen; several spider-elf archers occupied higher crystal clusters at a distance, firing arrows imbued with a dim magical glow, accurately targeting the lizard's eyes, mouth, and other vital organs; and two spellcasters were wielding bone staffs or forming hand seals, releasing weakening shadow curses or small-area binding webs to restrict the lizard's movements.

"A skirmish between wild monsters? Or... an organized hunt?" Liu Nian became interested.

In Cyber ​​Hell, conflicts between different monster species over territory, food, or pure instinct are not uncommon. However, the scene before us clearly shows signs of tactical coordination, especially the spider-like elves, whose orderly actions are far superior to the chaotic attacks of ordinary wild monsters.

More importantly, the [Gemstone Giant Lizard]'s level—Lv.89—was just at a threshold that was somewhat valuable to Liu Nian.

Although killing it will significantly reduce the experience points Liu Nian gains due to the level difference, it is an excellent experience gift for the currently level 1 Charmander! It is enough to make it level up several times and quickly get rid of its "juvenile stage".

Liu Nian and his group did not hide, so as soon as they showed themselves, both sides on the battlefield almost simultaneously noticed the presence of these uninvited guests!

The gem monitor lizard became increasingly agitated, its attacks growing more ferocious, seemingly eager to resolve the immediate problem as quickly as possible.

The spider-like elves immediately displayed a high degree of vigilance and organization.

One of the spider-elf female warriors, who seemed to be the squad leader, quickly made a hand gesture. Immediately, four spider-elf archers turned their bows and aimed their gleaming arrows at Liu Nian's location from the top of the crystal cluster.

The other two melee spider-like elves also broke free from their entanglement with the giant lizard, retreating to the flanks and adopting a defensive stance, their cold gazes locking onto the lizard.

"Looks like it's an NPC faction~" Liu Nian immediately made the judgment.

Only NPCs with factions and backstories will exhibit this clear identification of friend or foe, vigilance, and tactical adjustment when encountering strangers.

At this moment, Liu Nian still harbored a sliver of hope to communicate with them. After all, if he could avoid unnecessary battles through communication, or obtain some information about the third level, it would always be beneficial.

Liu Nian then slowly emerged from behind the crystal, shrugged to indicate that he had no intention of attacking, and said, "We're just passing by and mean no harm. Shall we talk and become friends?"

However, he was met with a cold silence and an even tighter bowstring.

When he tried to take another small step forward, attempting to close the distance to facilitate communication—

"call out!"

A sharp arrow, whistling, landed precisely on the ground less than half a meter in front of his toes, its fletching trembling violently!

Immediately afterwards, the spider-elf female commander's cold yet melodious voice rang out:

"Step back, adventurers from the surface! This is the first and last warning! Take another step forward, and it will be considered an invasion and attack!"

This attitude clearly conveys hostility.

Liu Nian frowned.

It seems these spider-like elves don't really welcome him; perhaps it's due to their faction affiliation?

"Looks like he has no intention of communicating with me at all," Liu Nian muttered to himself, the last vestige of patience in his eyes fading. "Never mind then..."

He never really expected to solve the problem with words. In the depths of this dark and chaotic land where the strong prey on the weak, especially when facing creatures like spider elves that clearly lean towards the "chaos" or "evil" camp, strength is often the only universal language.

With this in mind, Liu Nian no longer hesitated.

A cold glint flashed in his eyes, and his entire being instantly transformed from extreme stillness to extreme movement!

Unstoppable!

Liu Nian's figure blurred and disappeared on the spot. In the next instant, he transformed into a cannonball and crashed ruthlessly into the crystal cluster high ground where the four spider-elf archers who were aiming at him were located!

"Attack!!!" The female commander reacted incredibly quickly, shouting the order almost the instant Liu Nian disappeared.

Relying on their excellent combat instincts, the four archers released their bowstrings the instant they heard the command! Four arrows imbued with shadow energy were fired at different angles, attempting to stop Liu Nian's advance.

However, how could an unstoppable momentum be interrupted?

"Puff puff puff puff!"

The four arrows did hit Liu Nian, but the damage was negligible; they didn't even bother to move Liu Nian's health bar.

In the next instant, Liu Nian had already crashed solidly into the spot where the four archers were!

Boom! ! !

Centered on the point of impact, the purple crystals were silently reduced to dust, just like glass being crushed by a 10,000-ton hydraulic press!

Along with the four spider-elf archers on the crystal who were still in their shooting posture, they were also unable to utter a scream due to the violent impact. Their bodies shattered instantly, like rag dolls hit head-on by a high-speed train, turning into blood and flesh flying everywhere!

The damage bonus from over 30 million HP is simply too much for these Lv.75 spider-like spirits to withstand!

This sudden, bloody kill plunged the entire battlefield into a deathly silence.

Whether it was the giant gem lizard that was struggling in the battle, or the remaining melee spider-like elves and spellcasters, they all stopped what they were doing and stared in disbelief at the lingering blood mist and crystal dust, and the human who slowly emerged from the smoke and dust, his clothes still perfectly intact.

Liu Nian did not give them any time to react or think.

Now that we've started, there's no need to hold back.

His figure blurred again—

[Shadow Strike]!

The target this time is that jewel monitor lizard.

Liu Nian's figure appeared like a ghost behind the giant lizard.

The earth roared.

After a dull thud, a clearly visible shockwave, tinged with yellowish-brown, spread out in a ring from the point of impact!

Wherever it passed, the ground sank and cracked as if struck by an invisible hammer! Those dazzling crystal clusters, regardless of size, shattered and collapsed under the pure force of this shockwave!

Within the skill's range, both the Gem Giant Lizard and the Spider Sprite were completely wiped out!

[Slay the Jewel Giant Lizard (Lv.89)!]

[Items obtained: 2 Tricolor Gems, 12 Shattered Crystal Shards.]

Your pet Charmander has reached level 22!

A series of system refreshes were performed.

At the same time, the little fire dragon standing in place suddenly burst forth with a bright upgrade light! Its body swelled slightly in the light, its scales became more deep in color, its dragon might became more solid, and the blazing sun at the tip of its tail seemed to brighten a bit, radiating an even hotter temperature.

Arachne, who had been floating quietly like an observer, suddenly spoke up to remind everyone: "Master, it seems that our commotion just now has attracted quite a few guests."