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

Whether human or ratman, everyone was frozen in place, staring dumbfounded at the scene of a one-punch kill.

"No...impossible!" a human warrior murmured, rubbing his eyes hard.

"He...he killed a level 10 ratman with one punch?!"

The rats' laughter stopped abruptly, replaced by a commotion and a series of uncertain squeaks.

"Attack him together! Slaughter him!" A rat-man who seemed to be the leader reacted and issued a sharp command.

In an instant, more than a dozen rat-men, like a gray tide, rushed towards Liu Nian from all directions! Poisoned daggers, crossbow bolts, blowguns... all kinds of attacks poured down!

-155！-248！-60！-10（中毒）！-12（中毒）……

A series of numbers popped up above Liu Nian's head, and his health bar began to drop at a visible speed!

After all, the combined fire of a dozen level 10 ratmen is not to be underestimated.

But Liu Nian's face remained ashen!

"Good timing!"

The battle spirit gauge is rising wildly as he unleashes his deliberate punch!

More importantly, at least seven or eight ratmen had their heart steel marks on their chests light up simultaneously upon entering the attack range!

He completely ignored the attacks, like a tiger among sheep, unleashing a flurry of punches with both fists!

"Duang!!"

"Duang!!"

"Duang!!!"

Every punch landed with a visceral impact, every sound reverberated through the soul!

[Heart of Steel activated! Maximum Health +23!]

[Heart of Steel activated! Maximum Health +25!]

……

The notification sounds kept playing in his mind!

Therefore, we can infer that these rat-men's life points are probably between 800 and 900.

The moment the battle spirit gauge was full, Liu Nian's eyes flashed with a sharp light!

"A deliberate, powerful punch!!"

A tremendous energy erupted from him!

Immediately afterwards, he lowered his waist and stood up straight, unleashing a powerful punch filled with all his accumulated fighting spirit, which slammed forward!

boom--!!!

The violent true damage energy swept forward in a fan shape!

Like an invisible tsunami, it completely engulfed the six ratmen that were rushing towards them!

-847！-847-847-847-847

A chilling white display of true damage numbers erupted like a fountain!

Those ratmen that were hit head-on didn't even have time to scream before their health bars were completely emptied, and they turned to ashes in the raging energy!

HEXA KILL!

[Hellish Curse in effect! Soul +6, Armor and Spell Power +6]

The remaining ratmen were utterly terrified!

This human in front of me is abnormal!

Their pitiful toxins and attacks were a joke to him!

"Run! Run now!"

"This...this...this is a high-ranking demon in disguise!!"

"Go back through the rift! Quickly!"

The four surviving ratmen let out terrified screams and prepared to escape!

But would Liu Nian give them that opportunity?

One unstoppable force smashed these ratmen to pieces on the spot!

Total wipeout!!

[Hellish Curse in effect! Soul +4, Armor and Spell Power +4]

Your level has been increased to LV7!

Your level has been increased to LV8!

The battle ended in less than a minute.

Moreover, the experience points he received directly boosted his level by two!

Inside the cave hall, only Liu Nian stood proudly, along with the glowing spots of items dropped by the ratmen and three human players who seemed to be petrified.

Their mouths were agape, their eyes wide as saucers, their brains completely unable to process the information they had just received.

A level 6 player...

one person……

unarmed……

A group of level 10 ratmen...

Instant kill!

This is level 6?! I'd believe you if you told me he was level 60 in disguise!

Liu Nian ignored their shock, marveling at how much more profitable it was to kill players from the opposing faction to improve his stats than to kill monsters!

It looks like killing players from the opposing faction will be faster in the future. These ratmen don't have much health, so it'll be more fun to kill those pigmen!

Thinking this, Liu Nian picked up the items on the ground.

Because they belong to opposing factions, all items will drop upon defeat!

Similarly, the levels of those dead ratmen will be reset to zero, and they will start from scratch.

Liu Nian collected the spoils of war.

Fortunately, the previous Deliberate Punch met the Prism requirements, and a Silver Skill Stone actually dropped. (PS: Like the Heart Steel effect and the soul drop from Hell Curse, Skill Stones are only visible and usable by the main character.)

There were quite a few copper and silver coins, a total of 55 silver coins and more than 380 copper coins!

The rest are equipment and health potions, etc.

Most of them were basic equipment like [inferior poisoned daggers] and [rat skin bracers], with mediocre stats and high level requirements. Liu Nian threw them directly into his backpack, intending to return to town and sell them to a shop.

Of all the items, only one piece of equipment, shimmering with a unique light, caught my eye:

【Shadow of the Gale】

[Type: Foot Protective Gear]

[Quality: Epic]

Equipment Requirement: Level 10

[Attributes: Agility +15, Movement Speed ​​+10%]

【Special Effect: Active Skill [Shadow Step] - Enters a stealth state for 30 seconds, increasing movement speed by 20%. Stealth state is ended upon attacking or taking damage. (Cooldown: 220 seconds)】

These items are all pretty good, whether you're chasing someone, escaping, or ambushing them! It's a pity they require level 10, so he can't wear them yet and can only put them in his backpack for now.

Finally, a scroll with a yellowish-brown sheen and a unique material caught his attention.

Upon picking it up and taking a look, Liu Nian's breath hitched!

[Design Blueprint Fragment: Underground Tunnel (1/5)]

[Type: Architectural Drawings (Special)]

[Quality: Epic]

[Usage Requirements: Suitable for professionals in the construction industry]

[Effect: Allows the permanent construction of a concealed underground tunnel, no longer than 2000 meters, at a designated location using specific materials. This provides fast and safe stealth movement, and its effect is equivalent to teleportation.]

Liu Nian's heart started pounding uncontrollably.

He immediately realized the value of this blueprint; it was far more than just a passageway!

Why are orcs and surrounding forces able to suppress humans so they can't leave their homes?

Because they block ground access routes, human players are easily surrounded and killed as soon as they leave the safe zone.

But what if humans also had their own undetected underground passages?

It can transport troops silently, bypass enemy blockades to enter advanced areas, launch surprise attacks from behind enemy lines, and even... strike at the heart of the enemy's territory, threatening their main city!

This blueprint is practically a tailor-made solution for the current predicament of humanity on Earth!

I never expected that a level 10 ratman would have something like this!

Although it's only one-fifth, knowing that the ratmen have this kind of thing is like having a target!

He carefully put away the priceless blueprint fragment. It was a strategic item more valuable than any equipment, and Wu Zhan must be very interested in it!

Liu Nian was still grateful to Wu Zhan and Sun Yao.

If it weren't for Wu Zhan and Sun Yao, he probably would have been killed by those pig-headed men!

Naturally, the current overpowered skill system would no longer exist.

At this moment, the three stunned players finally snapped out of their shock. The leader, a warrior, swallowed hard, his tone filled with awe: "B-Boss! Thank you for saving our lives! We were blind just now, please don't mind..."

Liu Nian waved his hand, he was in a very good mood and didn't have time to worry about it: "It's nothing, just something I did. Do you know how they got here?"

"We don't know either. Those ratmen just suddenly emerged from the depths of the cave," the mage player shook his head.