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

Liu Nian looked at Matt.

"Alright, I'll show you how it happens. Watch closely as your companion completely vanishes!"

Rift Scale's vertical pupils contracted sharply: "Wait—wait a minute—!"

But Liu Nian did not wait.

He rekindled the heart that had been extinguished.

[System notification: You have gained "Annihilation Power" for 1 second, at the cost of destroying the Eternal-grade equipment "Hurricane Soul".]

A piece of eternal-level equipment shattered into dust in his hands.

At the same time, a grayish-white power surged from the Heart of Annihilation, covering his right fist.

The scales were trying to escape.

But her current speed is no different from Liu Nian's in slow motion.

Liu Nian's figure appeared in front of her as if he had teleported, his fist carrying destructive power as he threw a punch.

boom--!!!

Rift Scale's body exploded like a popped balloon, turning into a cloud of dark green blood mist.

The blood mist lingered in the air for a moment, then seemed to be swallowed up by some invisible force and completely dissipated.

There's nothing left.

Matt froze completely.

He instinctively opened his friends list, his fingers trembling as he found Lie Lin's name—

The name "Splitter Scale" has disappeared.

Instead of turning into a gray profile picture, they simply vanished from the friend list, as if they had never existed.

Matt's legs went completely weak, and she collapsed to the ground.

"You...you...Liu...Liu Nian...we...we were colleagues..."

"Who said you're my colleague?" Liu Nian said coldly.

"No! What I mean is..." Matt's voice trembled, "We're all human beings from Earth..."

"At this point, you admit that you are a human from Earth?"

"I...I..." Matt swallowed hard, his eyes darting around frantically, trying to find a sentence that could save his life. "I...I had no choice...In that situation in the competition zone, it was a certain death...I...I just wanted to survive..."

He spoke faster and faster, and his words became increasingly incoherent, with tears and snot streaming down his face.

"I once... I also wanted to find a way for humanity to survive... but... but given the situation at the time... rather than everyone dying... it was better for me to live on... one day I will avenge you all... is that... is that not enough?"

Liu Nian did not speak.

"Why!" Matt's voice suddenly broke down, screaming, "Why did someone like you have to appear! You... it's all because you led everyone to victory in the Ascension War! So you turned someone like me, who endured so much humiliation, into a villain, into a joke! Damn it... Waaah... please, don't kill me... Waaah... Aren't you all living well now? Can't you... forgive me? Waaah..."

Liu Nian looked at him, expressionless.

Have you heard that saying?

Matt looked up, her eyes blurred with tears.

"Forgiving you is God's business," Liu Nian said. "I'll take you to see him. As for whether he forgives you or not, I don't know."

He rekindled his despair.

[System notification: You have gained "Obliteration Power" for 1 second, at the cost of destroying the Eternal-grade equipment "Darkest Killer".]

The second piece of Eternal-grade equipment shattered.

A grayish-white force once again covered his right fist.

Matt's pupils dilated sharply, and her mouth opened to its widest extent, as if she were about to utter her final words—

Liu Nian threw a punch.

Waaaaah!

The fist's energy pierced through Matt's body!

However, Liu Nian frowned.

Missed!

His fist seemed to pierce through nothingness.

As he retracted his fist, Matt's figure vanished as if from a phantom.

Liu Nian suddenly looked up.

A group of people appeared in mid-air at some unknown time.

The leader was a burly demon, dressed in dark gold armor, with four curved ram horns on his head and red flames burning in his eye sockets.

Liu Nian withdrew his fist, his gaze passing through Matt's dissipating phantom and landing on the group of figures in mid-air.

The demon leading the group had incredibly bright eyes.

He held Matt in his hand as if he were a chick, his dark red pupils like two burning abysses, devoid of any other emotion, only a calm.

That calmness wasn't feigned; it was the demeanor of a creature truly at the top—the gaze one gives to ants.

[Level 555 Erm (Simons Demon)]

Behind him was another group of demons around level 500. Judging from their appearance and style of dress, they were clearly companions of the same race.

Just like humans, demons are also divided into many kinds.

Those with prefixes are generally mid-level or high-level demons.

Liu Nian clenched his fists, feeling a chill run down his spine.

Logically speaking, he shouldn't have taken a group of players around level 500 seriously, but the fact is that Liu Nian looked as if he was facing a formidable enemy!

Because he had seen this person during his time travel on the Reincarnation Ship!

That was in Season 2, during the Entropy Night invasion, when Morkade rose from the darkness to become the second Transcendent in Cyber ​​Hell.

In that scene, he raised his hand and used black light to engulf a city.

This person looks exactly like Mokade!

Liu Nian decisively activated his true heart.

Although the other party's level was displayed as 555, Liu Nian saw the other party's true identity after activating his Heart of Truth.

The other party's true identity was like a thorn stuck in his retina—

【Level 1000 Emperor of No Light - Morkade (Demon Meteorite)】

Level 1000?

Demonic fall?

Is this why they are called transcendent beings?

Is it because they broke through level 999?

Is the true level of the Transcendent One the Demon Meteor level?

But at this moment, Liu Nian didn't have much time to think about it. Instead, he wanted to figure out why the other party was here.

Is it...

Mokade's gaze swept over Liu Nian, as if he were examining an interesting object.

"I've been waiting for you, guarding the line of hatred." His voice was deep. "Liu... Nian!"

really……

Liu Nian thought to himself: The other party really came for him! And it's obvious that they've been watching him for a long time!

What should I do?

Want me to touch it?

But the likely outcome is being instantly killed!

In truth, death wouldn't matter, since he's currently only in a body of deception. However, Liu Nian has to consider that his body of deception currently contains a complete set of Divine Punishment Armor, Heart of Deception, Heart of Truth, Starbreaker Gauntlets, and the Shadow Spider Queen's Blessing... Losing even one of these items would be an unbearable loss.

Matt looked around in a daze, glancing at the hand that was pinching him, and then at the demons following behind Mokade.

"Wh...what's going on?" Matt's voice trembled. "Who are you? Why...?"

No one answered him.

Behind Mokade, a female demon stepped forward. She was tall and slender, wearing close-fitting black leather armor, with a pair of long, thin ram horns on her head. Her features were exquisite and cold, and her dark red eyes were devoid of any emotion.

"My lord, please leave him to me!" she said softly.