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

Liu Nian kept a close eye on the updates on the channel.

Casualty reports are increasing, especially as players get closer to Sulfur Smoke Canyon, where losses are greater.

This is unavoidable.

Goblin players have an advantage in numbers and are familiar with the terrain.

Human players have an advantage in organization and tactical flexibility, but these advantages will gradually be offset when faced with an absolute numerical disadvantage.

"Liu Nian, the entrance to the Stone Forest District is at two o'clock ahead." Yun Xiangrong sat next to me, holding a map. "Captain Wang Mu has already cleared this area, but I suggest you pass through quickly and don't linger."

Liu Nian nodded and guided the convoy to turn.

Just then, a sharp whistling sound came from the sky.

"Get down!"

Liu Nian instinctively pushed Yun Xiangrong down and lowered himself as well. The next second, a burning boulder fell from the sky and crashed down twenty meters in front of the convoy, scattering debris and flames everywhere.

"Enemy attack! The high ground at three o'clock!"

The convoy was finally attacked for the first time.

The players reacted quickly.

The warriors escorting the convoy raised their shields, ranged classes began to retaliate in the direction from which the boulders were flying, and support classes cast protective spells on their teammates.

More burning boulders fell, but their aim was poor; most landed around the convoy without hitting them directly.

"Don't stop, keep going!" he shouted. "This is harassment, not a main attack! The convoy should speed through this area and enter the stone forest."

The convoy began to accelerate, and the players fought back while moving with the convoy, forming a mobile defensive circle.

The harassment lasted for about ten minutes, then suddenly stopped as if it had never happened. But everyone knew that this was just the beginning.

Along the way, harassment began to increase, but the convoy was well protected by the players.

Moreover, Liu Nian did not allow everyone to take the initiative to attack. Their mission was to protect the convoy. If they fell into a trap to lure the enemy away from their mountain stronghold, killing a few goblins would not be enough to make up for it.

With less than ten kilometers to go before reaching the anvil base, the real test began.

This was a relatively open area, with towering rock walls on both sides and a dry riverbed about 100 meters wide in the middle. The convoy had to pass through here, as it was the only passageway available for it.

As soon as Liu Nian led the convoy into the riverbed, he noticed something unusual in the distance: something was moving in the shadows of the rock face on the left.

"alert!"

Before the words were finished, a dozen green figures emerged from a crevice in the rocks. This was a standard goblin patrol, better equipped than the ones they had encountered before. Each goblin wore simple but complete leather armor, and their muskets were relatively sophisticated.

"WAAAGH! Shrimp! So many human shrimp! They're here!"

"Everyone's saying that's our convoy! They stole our cargo!"

"Black hair, so much black hair! No, the Commander-in-Chief must come in person, otherwise I can't beat him!"

A goblin patrol captain, half a head taller than his peers, sounded a sharp alarm and raised a crude flare gun.

With a bang, a blinding red signal flare shot into the sky and exploded in the dim sky, forming an ugly green skull pattern.

"Everyone speed up!" Liu Nian shouted.

We can't stop now. Before the enemy has gathered many people, we should rush as far as we can.

The signal flare acted like a switch, activating the entire area.

More and more goblins emerged from the rock walls on both sides, the piles of stones in the distance, and the cracks in the dried-up riverbed.

Fifty, one hundred, two hundred... the number increased rapidly, and in the blink of an eye it exceeded three hundred, and it continues to increase.

"Liu Nian, what should we do?" Yun Xiangrong's voice was tinged with anxiety.

"Keep moving forward, don't stop!" Liu Nian sent a message to everyone in the chat channel, directing all their current tasks to this message.

The final ten kilometers are here; everyone needs to prepare for the final battle.

He jumped off the mine cart: "All guards, follow me! We can't let them get close to the convoy!"

Approximately forty players followed Liu Nian toward the goblins.

These are all elites from their respective guilds, all above level 45, well-equipped, and have worked well together along the way, already developing a basic understanding of each other.

The goblins also began their charge.

Unlike the human players who led the charge, their charge was chaotic and frenzied: the weakest and most cannon fodder goblins rushed to the front, wielding crude weapons and letting out meaningless roars; the slightly stronger ones followed behind, starting to fire with muskets; while the real elites—warlords and leaders—remained at the rear to hold the line, driving away the cannon fodder in front.

"Advance with the shield wall!" Liu Nian ordered.

The soldiers at the front row raised their shields in unison, forming a metal wall.

The next second, the goblins' first wave of fire arrived. Their inferior muskets sprayed out a dense and chaotic rain of bullets, the lead bullets striking the shields with a clattering sound like raindrops. Although the power and accuracy were mediocre, there were simply too many of them, and a few managed to slip through the gaps and hit the players behind them.

"Ah!" A soldier was shot in the shoulder, blood splattering, but he gritted his teeth and did not take a single step back.

"treat!"

Several beams of white light struck the injured player, and the wounds began to heal at a visible speed. At the same time, the human players began to retaliate.

Archers drew their bows taut, unleashing arrows like locusts; mages chanted spells, sending fireballs, ice spikes, and lightning bolts exploding among the enemy ranks; a few gunners used more precise flintlock pistols, specifically targeting the taller goblins, usually squad leaders.

But the goblins had a huge numerical advantage; as the cannon fodder fell, the ones behind immediately took their place, seemingly endless.

Liu Nian knew he couldn't wait any longer, so he took a deep breath and activated his equipment skill.

"grapple!"

A metal grappling hook shot out from the side of the gauntlet, precisely hooking onto a protruding rock thirty meters away. The hook retracted, pulling Liu Nian into attack range, whereupon he immediately activated his skill—

"Unstoppable!"

He was like a cannonball launched from the barrel, crashing into the vanguard of the goblin ranks. Upon landing, the goblins were sent flying like bowling pins, the sound of bones shattering filling the air.

[Defeat the Goblin Vanguard Kid to gain experience points...]

[Slay the goblin gunner to gain experience points...]

[Slay the goblin barbarians...]

[The curse of hell is in effect...]

But this was just the beginning. The moment he landed, Liu Nian activated his skill again:

"Shadow Strike!"

His figure blurred into a blur, flashing forward ten meters before appearing directly amidst a group of goblin stormling brats. These goblins were far stronger than ordinary soldiers; they roared angrily, unleashing a barrage of weapons at Liu Nian.

But Liu Nian was faster.

The earth roared!

He slammed one foot heavily onto the ground, and a shockwave spread out in a ring from him. All the goblins within the area were shaken to their knees, some dead, some dizzy.

It was only at this point that Liu Nian truly began to demonstrate his fighting prowess.

His attacks were devoid of any fancy moves; every punch was direct, concise, and deadly. A left hook shattered his jaw, a right straight punch pierced his chest, an elbow strike broke his ribs, and a knee strike shattered his pelvis... Combined with the terrifying damage of the legendary gauntlets, almost no goblin could withstand more than two blows.

What's even more terrifying is that as the battle continues, he accumulates more and more buffs.

The legendary boots' "Conquest Without Borders" effect begins to stack, visibly increasing movement and attack speed; the gauntlets' "Cooperative Firepower Platform" fires automatically from time to time, firing energy projectiles from the shoulders to clear nearby enemies; the "Filthy Land" effect spreads beneath the feet, continuously damaging all enemies within its range...

Liu Nian weaved through the goblin horde, leaving goblins in his wake like stalks of wheat. He was like a raging killing machine, rampaging through the goblins.

"Holy crap, this guy's unleashed his full power!" one player exclaimed in the chat.