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Ratman's Web - Deep Underground.

In the dimly lit tunnel, countless ratmen were frantically digging.

This is the Skaven's capital city—Dark Nest, a vast city completely hidden underground, composed of countless tunnels, caves, and hideouts of all sizes, as intricate and complex as a three-dimensional maze of astonishing size.

The great ratman prophet Scorick sat on his bone throne, listening to reports from the ratman scouts.

"Ironjaw Fortress... it's been destroyed?"

"Yes, yes, Great Prophet," the scout trembled. "A golden dragon, in just a few seconds... just a few seconds..."

Scorik remained silent for a long time.

His green eyes flickered with complex emotions—shock, fear, and a hint of relief.

Fortunately, the ratmen's main city is underground.

Fortunately, Liu Nian couldn't find them.

"Pass down the order," he finally spoke, his voice hoarse. "From today onward, no ratmen are to approach the surface. All digging must be moved deeper and deeper. We must... hide."

"Great Prophet, what is our plan...?"

"The plan is off." Scorik interrupted him. "Life is more important than plans. Liu Nian... that person, no, no, he's not someone we can handle."

The scout accepted the order and left.

Skorick sat alone on the bone seat, gazing at the dim tunnel ceiling, muttering to himself:

"The Dragon Kingdom people... where did these monsters come from...?"

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Goblin Capital City: City of Stained Gold.

The enormous mechanical city was emitting an astonishing noise, with billowing steam and highly toxic gases gushing from various pipes. Countless goblins moved through the intricate network of passageways, busy with their respective tasks.

The mighty goblin king Mozik reviewed various reports about the Doomsday Cannon within his hell engine.

"Almost there, almost there..." Mozik rubbed his hands together, his small eyes gleaming with excitement. "Seven days from now, the first shot will level those bears' cities!! Turn them all to dust!"

Just then, a goblin scout rushed in and rattled off the news that Ironjaw Fortress had been destroyed.

Mozik manipulated the giant crab claw on the Hell Engine, grabbing the scout and pulling it in front of him.

"What did you say?"

"Your Majesty, the Pigman's capital city is gone! It was destroyed by a giant flying python!"

Mozilla's face turned even greener.

"Are you telling the truth?!"

"The real king was gone in just a few seconds!"

With a forceful pull, the crab claw snapped the goblin in his hand in two and tossed it aside.

The main city of those pink stinky pigs was destroyed in just a few seconds?

Although those annoying pink-skinned people annoyed him, he had to admit their strength, especially after their main city was upgraded to a mobile fortress, making it difficult for the Doomsday Cannon to lock onto them!

But it was just destroyed like that?

A giant python that can fly?

Isn't that Liu Nian, the human I encountered in the Glittering Mine last time?

"Damn it! If only I could lock onto him, then I could just give him a good blast..."

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The council hall of the Twelve Dukes of Cloudcrown City.

The dukes of the Eagle Clan are gathered here.

"The pigman capital has been destroyed," a duke spoke first, his voice as cold as the wind. "It was done by that human named Liu Nian."

"Liu Nian?" Another eagle-descended duke frowned. "Didn't he already ascend to become some kind of dragon-descended being?"

Yang Lav said, "He ascended, but hasn't left yet. He's stuck at level 99, using a loophole in the rules to stay here."

"What does he want to do?"

After a moment of silence, Yang Lavi spoke up: "I don't know, maybe it's revenge."

The Eagleborn exchanged bewildered glances. As a race with absolute air superiority, they had always looked down from above, observing the carnage on the ground. But now, for the first time, they felt a chill.

"Should we..." Yang Lawei was about to suggest making contact when he was interrupted by the others:

"No, we will not participate."

"Yes, he should have broken through the level cap after this great battle. Once he ascends and leaves, everything will return to normal."

Yang Lavie frowned and said, "But have you ever thought about this? Liu Nian is no longer in the human camp, so he chose to destroy rather than seize the pigman's main city. Why is that...?"

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The Demon Bear Clan Camp.

Shi Ri stood outside the tent, gazing northward.

That's the direction of the Pigman's main city.

"Ironjaw Fortress is indeed gone," the adjutant behind him whispered.

The Sun Devourer remained silent for a long time.

He had just checked Liu Nian's current situation through the Heart of Truth; he was no longer in this competition area.

It is speculated that Shi Ri ascended to heaven after breaking through his level.

"It's good that he left. Someone with that kind of strength shouldn't have stayed here..." Recalling the various data he had detected about Liu Nian, Shi Ri felt the hairs on his body stand on end.

He used to want to compete with Liu Nian, but now... the two are no longer on the same level.

"Luckily, I didn't provoke him back then."

The adjutant asked cautiously, "So... are we still going to fight the goblins?"

Shi Ri thought for a moment.

"beat."

Why?

"Because if we don't fight, there's nothing else to do." Shi Ri turned and walked back to his tent.

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Dragon City, Town Hall.

Wu Zhan stood by the window, holding a cup of tea in his hand.

"Seven seconds," he said, a hint of感慨 in his voice. "I can take more than seven seconds each time!"

Wang Mian, sitting beside the sand table, looked up upon hearing this: "What are you talking about?"

After asking the question, he seemed to realize what he had said, and then sighed and stopped talking.

Wu Zhan took a sip of tea and looked out the window at the sky.

"That kid Liu Nian... he should be in the Land of Abyss by now, right? I wonder what it's like over there."

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Liu Nian opened his eyes.

One second they were on that golden path of light, the next second—

The world spun around.

Suddenly, the solid ground beneath his feet vanished, and he was thrown out as if by something. He tumbled halfway through the air, landing on one knee, using one hand to brace himself and regain his balance.

Before he could even get a good look at his surroundings, a cacophony of noise filled his ears—

A roar.

Curses and curses.

The sound of hurried footsteps.

There was also a rustling sound of something sliding quickly across the ground.

Liu Nian looked up.

Then he saw this scene—

A woman with green hair and pointed ears was rushing towards him, her face contorted with rage.

It's hard to imagine that a woman with a ferocious face could still be beautiful!

This was Liu Nian's first reaction.

An elf—this was the first time he had seen one since entering the game.

However, this was clearly not an elf in the traditional sense; she was a sun elf. Her skin was so white it was almost translucent, her ears were pointed, and her long green hair danced in the wind like a moving forest. Her eyes were amber, and they were wide open, filled with terror and anxiety.

Behind her—

Following a group of... snakes.

To be precise, they were a group of snake people.

Its upper body is human, its lower body is snake, and its entire body is covered with fine scales.

They moved swiftly, their serpentine tails leaving winding tracks on the ground as they swung. Leading them was a female snake-woman with dark red scales, a cruel smile playing on her lips, and a curved blade in her hand.

"You little bitch!" the snake-woman shrieked, "You can't escape! Just let me skin you alive!!"

The green-haired elf didn't look back and ran even faster.

Then she saw Liu Nian.

In that instant, a glimmer of hope shone in her eyes—

someone!

Finally, we've encountered a living person!

And since it's humanoid... that means it's not one of their people.

She then rushed towards Liu Nian with all her might, already calculating in her mind: this stranger was very tall, and looked to be at least a human subspecies; perhaps the two of them working together could—

The distance has been shortened.

She clearly saw the rank Liu Nian was in.

Level 104!

Oh...isn't this a newly promoted newbie?!

Her heart sank instantly.

It's over, it's over, it's over!