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

As Liu casually finished collecting his spoils, the three players who had narrowly escaped death were still in a state of shock and unable to recover.

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps came from the other end of the passage.

Soon, a five-person team appeared at the entrance of the cave, led by Wang Mian, a level 35 warrior who had previously given Liu Nian guidance.

Holding a heavy tower shield, his sharp eyes swept across the ravaged battlefield. When he saw the ratman corpses scattered all over the ground and Liu Nian unharmed, a hint of surprise appeared on his resolute face.

"What just happened here? We came after receiving a distress signal." Wang Mian's gaze finally landed on Liu Nian, his brows furrowing slightly. "Brother, are you... alright?"

"Brother Wang Mian," Liu Nian nodded in greeting, "I just cleaned up a bunch of unruly rats."

"You cleared this out?" a ranger in Wang Mian's squad, wielding a longbow, exclaimed. He looked at the ratman corpses, then at Liu Nian. "Just you? Weren't they all level 10 ratmen?"

"Mm." Liu Nian nodded calmly.

"Killed them all?" Wang Mian pressed, his tone incredulous. "So you're a 'newcomer'? Never died once? You're talented?"

"Yes." Liu Nian confirmed again.

"I see!" Wang Mian understood then; if a newcomer had strong talent, it was indeed possible to do such a thing.

"Tsk, the newbie zone isn't safe at all these days. You're really lucky to have survived the orcs and still have your talents!" the ranger clicked his tongue.

Liu Nian shook his head and said seriously, "It wasn't luck. When I first arrived here, it was Boss Wu Zhan and Brother Sun Yao who saved me, otherwise I might have been dead as soon as I landed."

"Wu Zhan?" Wang Mian exclaimed in realization, his eyes filled with awe. "So the newbie that Boss Wu Zhan risked his life to save this morning was you! He even said he'd saved a potentially very special kid... Now it seems, damn it, he's more than just special, he's practically brought back a monster! Haha!"

He patted Liu Nian's shoulder forcefully, his eyes filled with admiration and emotion.

Wu Zhan's sacrifice was not in vain, which made these veteran players feel extremely gratified.

After exchanging pleasantries, everyone's attention returned to the question of how the ratmen came to be.

Under the meticulous search of Wang Mian's team, they soon discovered a spatial rift that was slowly fluctuating and emitting an ominous glow in a hidden corner deep inside the cave.

"It's a naturally formed spatial rift!" Wang Mian concluded after examining it. "This thing looks like a random teleportation array, naturally formed, and its existence time is generally not very long. It usually connects two areas where the monster levels are not too different."

He tried to approach, but was gently pushed away by an invisible force: "No wonder those ratmen are all level 10. It seems that anyone above level 10 cannot pass through. This is the restriction rule of this rift."

Upon hearing this, Liu Nian's heart skipped a beat: "No more than level 10, does that mean the map on the other side is also around that level?"

"That's right!" Wang Mian said, "It's impossible for a level 100 map to be connected with a level 10 map."

Liu Nian's eyes flickered slightly. Although the map on the other side was not of a high level, he could not rashly rush in; that would be an unwise move.

What if the opposing team also has a high-level player like Wang Mian guarding them?

Wang Mian clearly thought the same thing: "Wait a moment, I'll send a level 10 veteran player to sneak over and scout out what's going on."

"Then I'll go back to grinding dogs!" Liu Nian said.

"Well, I won't leave here until I figure it out, so you guys can keep grinding!" Wang Mian said.

Liu Nian thanked the three players and then left.

"Feng Ming, what do you think of Liu Nian?" Wang Mian asked the wandering swordsman, watching Liu Nian's retreating figure.

"Huge potential!" Feng Ming's eyes gleamed. "It's been a long time since I've encountered a newcomer like this; his talent must be extraordinary!"

"It's truly unbelievable that a level 6 guy could so easily kill a group of level 10 ratmen!" Wang Mian stroked his chin. "Wu Zhan has really saved a remarkable person!"

"Boss Wu Zhan is truly admirable, it's just a pity. If he hadn't died that time, he probably would have led us to break through the pigmen's blockade by now!"

"Hmph! Wasn't it because those idiots back then lacked a sense of the bigger picture? They couldn't stand seeing the Chinese people in the limelight! They even called Wu Zhan a dictator and insisted that he play the democracy and parliament game with them!"

"Yeah! They seem to think the whole world has to follow their standards, or it's wrong! I'll never understand this arrogant thought process..."

"So later, Wu Zhan couldn't stand their stupidity anymore, so he went out and formed the Newcomer Guild himself..."

"Boss Wu Zhan has been trying to rescue newcomers for months, but with little success. But this time, he might have finally struck gold!"

Wang Mian nodded and said, "In that case, the role of the Newcomers' Association will be recognized! And Wu Zhan will regain control of the discourse!"

"Yes! After all, every newcomer he saves will feel indebted to him, and once these newcomers grow up..."

"I must say, Wu Zhan is still a seasoned veteran!" Wang Mian said thoughtfully, stroking his chin.

"After all, he was the first leader. Being good at fighting isn't enough to get him to that position!" Feng Ming said. "But I don't think it's a bad thing that he's back in power! To be honest, what kind of people are these blond and white-haired guys who came after him? They even have to hold a vote on which dungeon to raid! All that dragging on, otherwise we wouldn't have been so badly suppressed by this mere pigman force!"

Wang Mian said, "In short, no matter what, we must protect Liu Nian and not let him die prematurely! I will mention this to Wu Zhan!"

"Why don't we recruit him to our guild?"

"Give it a try if you have the chance!"

……

Liu Nian was a little annoyed!

Unexpectedly, after killing those ratmen, he leveled up two levels at once!

The gap between him and a level 3 dog is too big now, and he can no longer improve his stats!

The two newly upgraded Liu Nian's points were all added to Soul Drain Strike, which is now at level 5 (maximum). Its effect is:

12 CD, 35 mana cost, 150% attack power, 5% growth on kill.

He used the silver skill stone he obtained on the Unstoppable Force skill.

[Silver Skill Stone Activated]

[Effect 1: The cooldown of Unstoppable Force is reduced by 10 CD.]

[Effect 2: The unstoppable impact distance and damage radius are increased by 25%.]

[Effect 1: The damage dealt by Unstoppable Force will generate a mana shield for you, with the shield value being 10% of the damage dealt. The shield will slowly decay after 5 seconds.]

Liu Nian chose the second option.

Actually, the third one is also good. If you hit many enemies at once, the shield value will be amazing.

Unfortunately, firstly, it's a mana shield, and secondly, the shield only lasts for 5 seconds.

I started farming dogs again, and this time I didn't have to worry about stacking attributes, so it was much faster.

Unfortunately, the Dog King still didn't get the ring he wanted this time.

Moreover, my backpack was already full, so I had no choice but to go back to town to sell my items.