Chapter 28: They Actually...

With a grand and imposing wave of his hand, over a hundred men behind him instantly braced for battle. They stood ready to surge forward at their boss’s command without a moment’s hesitation.

Observing this, Yu Yourong curled her lip in disdain. "Hah, do you really have such confidence in this band of ragtag soldiers you’ve brought? Are they here to provide a massage for a real expert?"

She even arched her delicate brows, her expression brimming with provocation.

"Hmm?"

Haoqi Ganyun’s eyes narrowed at these words. He cast a glance at "Slaughter the World" and immediately pulled up his data panel.

Seeing this, a cryptic smile tugged at the corners of Su Nian’s mouth, and he instantly toggled off his "stats privacy." If you want to see, go ahead and look.

The next second...

Haoqi Ganyun froze completely.

"7... 77,952?"

"Is this, for heaven’s sake, HP?"

It wasn't just Haoqi Ganyun. Behind him, the others who had curiously opened the data panel all had their eyes widened, their faces filled with shock and bewilderment.

"Am I... am I seeing things?"

"Holy cow! Can a talent really achieve this?"

"Good grief, with my basic attack doing only fifty damage, I’d be fighting until next year!"

"Is this guy even human, or is he a boss in human form?"

Listening to the chorus of chatter behind him, Haoqi Ganyun felt a surge of shock, yet the greed in his heart grew even more intense. Such a massive amount of HP, combined with the speed at which he could kill two bosses in such a short time... could a single talent really account for this?

Clearly, that was impossible.

Therefore, this "Slaughter the World" either possessed heaven-defying items or was decked out in god-tier equipment. Though he couldn't fathom how such items could be obtained in a starter village, if he could find a way to seize them...

At this thought, Haoqi Ganyun’s eyes turned scorching hot. He looked at Yu Yourong and sneered, "Even if I can't kill the ‘expert’ you speak of, killing the three of you... wouldn't that be a piece of cake?"

He then turned to Su Nian with a mocking grin. "Hey, expert... you wouldn't want to see them die because of you, or perhaps suffer some inhumane treatment before they go, would you?"

"What a joke. You’re killing them, what does that have to do with me?"

No sooner had Su Nian spoken than he lunged forward, closing the distance in a flash, and struck twice with his basic attacks!

[-219.]
[-222.]
[Talent not triggered...]

By the time Haoqi Ganyun reacted, his HP was already critically low!

"Damn it, get him, all of you!"

Before Su Nian could strike again, Haoqi Ganyun instinctively scrambled backward and waved his hand violently. "Kill him! Don't leave a single one alive!"

At this order, the hundred-plus men behind him acted as if they’d been injected with stimulants.

"Awoo! Work’s here, boys!"

"Wait, they are actually..."

A second before the main force descended, Su Nian signaled the three women behind him. They understood instantly and retreated decisively, heading straight into the attack range of the Twisted Tree Monster!

Then...

[Twisted Tree Monster has killed players: Yourong Naida, Hou Xiaoyu, and Simian!]

To everyone's surprise, after the three died, they each only lost one level, and to make matters worse, they didn't drop a single piece of equipment!

What was going on?

Everything happened in the blink of an eye. When the group finally regained their senses... only Su Nian remained before them.

Logically, to deal with this mob, Su Nian could have stayed within the boss’s attack range. That way, the boss couldn't kill him, and the others wouldn't dare approach. But he didn't want to do that. It was a pure waste of time. With that time, he might as well...

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Three men were sent flying by Su Nian in quick succession. In the blink of an eye, Su Nian transformed into a "kite-master," waving his priest’s staff as balls of light rained down upon the crowd at a rate of two per second!

[Player Slaughter the World has killed Wu Nan.]
[Player Slaughter the World has killed Xie Shao.]
[Player Slaughter the World has killed...]

Not far away, Haoqi Ganyun watched as Su Nian easily killed a player every two basic attacks, his teeth grinding in hatred. When he first learned the opponent possessed heaven-defying items, he had intended to use Yu Yourong and the others as leverage. If that failed, killing them to loot their gear would suffice. After all, they had followed "Slaughter the World" through two server-firsts; who could believe they didn't have a few blue or even purple items on them? At the very least, the trip wouldn't be for nothing.

But now?

The plan had backfired spectacularly.

Thinking of this, Haoqi Ganyun saw over a dozen people killed in just a few moments, while "Slaughter the World’s" HP hadn't even dropped by a fraction. In fact, the damage the group dealt per second was less than what he was regenerating!

Now, Haoqi Ganyun had to accept the reality that he had kicked a steel plate—no, a titanium alloy plate. His face turned ashen as he waved his hand at the crowd and shouted, "Everyone, retreat with me!"

With that, he decisively took the lead and fled.

"Running?" Su Nian continued his assault without pause, raising an eyebrow. "I gave you a chance to run earlier, but it seems you’re not up to the task?"

"This time... it's too late!"

...

At this moment, if one were to view the area outside the boss’s lair from a god’s-eye perspective, they would see a player wielding a golden staff chasing down a massive force of over a hundred people!

"Damn it, you guys in front, run faster! He’s catching up to me!"

"Don't rush me! Women and children first! I’m still just a kid, let me run first!"

"This guy is definitely hacking! His HP regeneration per second is higher than what I get in the fountain! I’m reporting him!"

"Who stepped on my shoe?"

At the very front of the fleeing mob, Haoqi Ganyun looked back to see "Slaughter the World" still hounding them like a stubborn parasite, killing one person every second.

His eyes were filled with extreme panic as he roared, "Everyone, scatter! If you get the chance, log out of the game immediately! Meet at the usual spot!"

These people were the lifeblood of his Hao Feng Club. Unlike freelance gold-farmers, if they all lost levels and gear, it would be a devastating loss. How could he not be anxious?

But just then, Haoqi Ganyun noticed that after he shouted those words... "Slaughter the World," who had been following closely behind, had actually... stopped in his tracks?

He let out a sigh of relief.

But before he could take a second breath...

Suddenly, right at that moment...