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

Yun Xiangrong found it intriguing: "This place is quite lively."

At the top of the mountain stands a two-story building made of gray stone—the Tielu Town Trade Union Branch.

Inside were various guild branches. Liu Nian found the Bounty Guild's window, where seven or eight players were queuing up.

It was Liu Nian's turn to go to the window to hand in his task.

Behind the window sat a short, middle-aged woman with a fleshy face and a pipe dangling from her mouth.

"Turn in the quest?"

Liu Nian handed over the tasks he had completed along the way.

The dwarf woman tapped a few times on the light screen.

[Quest Completed: Eliminate the Corrupted Treant, Reward: 120 Crystal Coins, Reputation +35]

[Quest Completed: Gather Fire Tongue Grass, Reward: 80 Crystal Coins, Reputation +20]

[Mission Complete: Kill Elite Shadow Wolf. Reward: 50 Crystal Coins, Reputation +40]

[Quest Complete: Explore the abandoned mine. Reward: 200 Crystal Coins, Reputation +60]

……

A series of system notifications flooded the screen.

Liu Nian glanced at the reputation bar—F-level, progress 27%.

It's still early.

He accepted some more missions along the way to Graystone Fortress, then turned and left.

As they left the union compound, Yun Xiangrong asked, "Where to next?"

Liu Nian glanced at the sky: "It's still early, let's keep going. The next stop is Graystone Fortress."

The two returned to the town gate.

Liu Nian didn't summon the little fire dragon; he looked at Yun Xiangrong and asked, "Where's your fire lizard?"

Yun Xiangrong was taken aback: "Not riding the little fire dragon anymore?"

Liu Nian said, "This time we're not in a hurry to get going."

"Okay~" Yun Xiangrong blinked and then whistled.

A flame appeared beside him.

It was a giant fire lizard, entirely crimson, with flames flickering between its scales. It was seven or eight meters long, and four or five people could easily sit on its back.

Lagersha, the Mother of Salamanders

It was the same one that had been soaking in the lava lake.

However, after becoming a pet, her size wasn't so exaggerated.

When Lagosa saw Liu Nian—or more accurately, when she saw "Kal'tsit"—she tilted her head, a hint of doubt in her eyes.

Liu Nian flipped over and jumped onto Lagersha's broad back, sitting side by side with Yun Xiangrong.

"Let's go, just walk slowly."

Upon hearing this, Lagersha slowly headed towards the hilly area to the east.

Under the hazy sky, a fiery red figure streaked across the land.

Although he didn't see any snake people behind him, Liu Nian had a feeling that they would appear.

Of course, he wasn't idle either. He summoned his magic servant, Little Blue, and had it detect any unusual places underground along the way.

We walked slowly for over an hour, and the scenery changed from hills to sparse woodland.

Liu Nian suddenly had a thought—Xiao Lan had sent a message.

"Master, someone is following us."

Liu Nian's lips curled up.

They arrived as expected.

He remained calm, while Lagersha continued walking forward at a leisurely pace.

Another half hour passed, and a rocky outcrop appeared ahead. Huge boulders were scattered all over the ground, some over ten meters high and others more than a meter tall, making it a good place for an ambush.

There happened to be another quest that Liu Nian had accepted nearby, so they dismounted and started completing the quest.

Before long, the two gradually entered the rocky hill.

When they arrived at a broken stone pillar, a dozen figures suddenly appeared from all directions and surrounded them.

They were all snake people.

The highest-level snake-man warrior was a level 180, clad in exquisite scale armor and wielding a gleaming longsword. The other snake-men ranged in level from 140 to 170.

"Little sprite, we've been waiting for you for a long time." The snake-man warrior grinned, revealing a set of sharp teeth.

Liu Nian looked at him and said, "Why are you waiting for me? I don't know you!"

"Stop pretending." The snake-man warrior sneered. "We've been watching you ever since you showed your face in Ironforge. Kal'tsit of the Dawn Guild, right?"

"It's me, what's wrong?"

"What else is there to ask?" The snake-man warrior took a step forward. "I'm asking you, wasn't that human who killed my people a few days ago from your Dawn faction?"

Liu Nian shook his head: "No."

"No?" The snake-man warrior narrowed his eyes. "Then where is he? If you can lure him here, I might consider letting you go!"

Liu Nian was silent for two seconds.

Then he sighed, a hint of disappointment in his eyes: "I thought Riftscale would come. And you're just some shrimp soldiers and crab generals?"

The snake-man warrior's expression changed: "You—Hmph! A mere little elf dares to mention Lord Riftscale? You don't actually think you can fight him, do you?"

Liu Nian said, "Here's what we'll do: you tell Lie Lin that I'll be waiting for him at the Windmill Mill in a day! Of course, if he's a coward, then forget it."

"Insolence!!" the snake-man shouted, raising his sword to prepare to attack.

"Wait a minute!" Liu Nian stopped him.

"Hmph! Now you're scared? Too late!"

"No!" Liu Nian said, "You all come at me together, I'm in a hurry!"

He took out the Shadow Queen's Gift and drank it down.

The liquid slid down his throat, instantly transforming into a torrent of heat that surged wildly through his limbs and bones.

Liu Nian's aura suddenly surged.

"Hmph, so what if you have some high-level potions? Brothers, chop these two women to pieces!!!"

A dozen snake-men pounced at the same time, unleashing a barrage of attacks—blades, sword energy, venom, curses—that rained down from all directions.

Yun Xiangrong instantly cast several protective shields, while Liu Nian unleashed a terrifying roar, forcing the snake-men to attack him.

He clenched his right fist and pulled it back—

A powerful suction force appeared in front of him.

The snake-man was sucked and staggered forward.

Immediately afterwards, Liu Nian threw a punch.

"boom--------!!!"

A violent shockwave erupted from the fist, instantly sweeping across the entire rocky hill.

Wherever the shockwave passed, everything was reduced to dust.

Those snake-men who pounced on him didn't even have time to scream before they exploded into a bloody mist. The few behind them were swept by the shockwave and exploded as well.

Liu Nian withdrew his fist and clapped his hands.

……

The equipment clattered and fell to the ground.

Yun Xiangrong's eyes lit up as she looked at the equipment and materials scattered all over the ground.

"We're rich! We're rich!"

Liu Nian casually flipped through it.

A pile of purple equipment, a few blue pieces, some materials and potions. Finally, he found a silver skill stone among the pile.

[Silver Skill Stone x1]

Liu Nian raised an eyebrow.

silver?

Well, not bad, it's better than nothing.

He carefully put away the skill stones and continued rummaging through the inventory. Unfortunately, there wasn't anything of great value.

"These snake people are really poor," Liu Nian muttered.

Yun Xiangrong leaned closer: "That level 180 player didn't get any good drops either?"

Liu Nian shook his head: "No."

He swept everything into his backpack and was about to leave when the private chat channel suddenly started flashing.

It was a message from Wu Zhan.

"Yin Qianyu has also been promoted."