Grind It to Death!

-24!

Li Hu; 0/26!

Death!

Congratulations, player, for killing Li Hu. Maximum HP increased by 26!

Current HP; 44/47!

Sorry, Brother Hu!

Your life would be inherited by me!

Having done all that, Zhang Qing

frantically retreated!

At the same time, he shouted,

"There's a Specter!"

"A Specter has been found lying in wait!"

"Someone, get over here! Hurry!"

The entire guards' courtyard was thrown into an uproar.

Wang Yue's headless corpse

exploded the very next second.

An enormous figure rose up...

The blood mist dispersed.

A gigantic flesh-and-blood monster over three meters tall appeared.

Many-Legged Ghoul: 881/1000!

It had seven legs supporting a spider-like body.

At that moment, it was clutching Brother Hu's body and ravenously devouring it.

It bit down on Brother Hu's head and yanked.

His entire spine was ripped out along with it.

Crunch... crack... crack...

That was the sound of bones shattering.

It chewed his head into a bloody pulp. With that, the wound Zhang Qing had left behind was completely erased.

The Many-Legged Ghoul continued devouring Brother Hu's body.

It had not noticed the massive commotion it had caused in the guards' courtyard.

"Where's the Specter?"

"Where?"

"At Zhang Qing's door!"

"Damn it, Li Hu got eaten!"

"Go get someone!"

"Go fetch Chuan Leader!"

Voices rose in a tumult.

A large number of guards rushed out.

They were not all human.

There were Pigmen.

They were huge, with pig heads and flapping ears.

There were Oxenfolk.

Iron rings hung from their noses, and their pairs of horns were especially eye-catching.

Once they heard there was a Specter,

everyone immediately armed themselves with bows and arrows.

Specters

were powerful, and their strength was terrifying.

However, most Specters had massive bodies and were somewhat less mobile.

That was why bows and arrows were the best way to deal with them.

Zhang Qing hid behind everyone and swept his gaze around.

Niu San; 43/43!

Zhu Qi; 41/42!

Bei Qu; 73/73!

Chuan Ming; 113/113!

Just a handful of weaklings.

Only one of them, Chuan Ming, had over a hundred HP.

And having over a hundred HP was basically the sign of stepping into the Glimmering Realm.

Then,

amid the clamor,

another Ratfolk rushed out.

Chuan Fa; 274/274!

Over two hundred HP.

Third stage of the Glimmering Realm.

"Everyone, don't panic!"

Chuan Fa shouted.

His voice was extremely penetrating.

In an instant, he drew everyone's attention.

"Chuan Leader? Chuan Leader is here!"

Someone shouted.

All the guards gathered around Chuan Fa.

"Everyone, form up according to the drills." Seeing the crowd gathering around him, Chuan Fa

felt courage surge through him.

He shouted as he began issuing commands.

With someone to rely on, the guards took up their positions.

Only Zhang Qing huddled in a corner, trembling all over as though frightened out of his wits.

Chuan Fa glanced at Zhang Qing.

Thinking of how that was his room, he frowned but said nothing.

His wife's sudden transformation had probably terrified him.

It was understandable.

Anyone would struggle to accept that the person sleeping beside them was suddenly a Specter.

So Chuan Fa ignored him.

In truth,

Zhang Qing's gaze was clear, and from the corner of his eye, he stared fixedly at the Many-Legged Ghoul's HP bar.

"The final blow is extremely important!"

"As long as I land the final blow, I can obtain over 80% of a Specter's Attribute Points!"

(For example, if a Specter only drops 1 Attribute Point, the one who lands the final blow gets 0.8 Attribute Points.)

"And since the natives have no concept of Attribute Points, as long as I land the final blow, all the attribute gains will be mine!"

(Natives don't share in the spoils. The one who lands the final blow gets everything!)

"And without the aid of HP bars, it's hard for them to determine whether a Specter has truly been killed!"

"That's my opportunity!"

The moment Zhang Qing opened the door and saw that his wife was a Specter,

he had instantly formed a plan.

To resolve his current predicament and avoid being taken away as a tribute, he needed combat power.

Breaking through his limits and becoming a martial artist was the right path.

And killing Specters was the only way to obtain Attribute Points.

Otherwise, even if he exchanged for a Cultivation Technique, cultivation at a Login User's speed would be painfully slow.

As for Brother Hu, sorry about that.

A little more HP would ensure his survival and increase his chances of landing the final blow.

"Everyone, follow my command! Fire the arrows!"

Chuan Fa roared.

The next second,

a dense barrage of arrows shot forth.

In an instant, the Many-Legged Ghoul's body was covered in them.

-12!

-4!

-5!

-9!

-11!

They barely scratched it.

But there were a lot of them.

After one volley, they had taken over a hundred HP off the Many-Legged Ghoul.

Many-Legged Ghoul; 755/1000!

The Many-Legged Ghoul was instantly enraged by the attack.

It tossed aside Brother Hu's body, which had been mangled into a ragged sack, and charged straight at the crowd.

It was not slow at all.

It reached them in an instant.

Splat!

Splat!

Two unlucky fellows were crushed into pulp on the spot by its long legs.

-41!

Zhu Qi; 0/42!

-43!

Niu San; 0/43!

They were too fragile.

They couldn't take a hit.

Low-level martial artists and true martial artists were worlds apart.

Against a Specter, they had virtually no power to fight back.

Bang!

-22!

Chuan Fa; 252/274!

Chuan Fa, the guards' leader, withstood one blow.

But his face had flushed red.

Still,

he was ultimately a Glimmering Realm martial artist.

He swung back with a slash.

-25!

Many-Legged Ghoul; 730/1000!

Twenty-five points of damage.

Only a little more than the arrows.

But it was enough.

At least he could fight back.

"Keep attacking!"

Chuan Fa roared.

Scattered arrows continued to streak through the air.

Quite a few guards had already been scared out of their wits.

After all,

those two piles of flesh were still giving off the stench of blood.

-8!

-13!

-7!

-12!

This round only dealt a little over 80 damage.

Two of those hits were especially strong.

They came from Ratfolk.

Ratfolk Guards were much like the Oxenfolk and Pigmen.

They were smaller, though, barely 1.5 meters tall, covered in fine fur and with long tails.

Don't think their appearance made them unimpressive.

The Ratfolk were the rulers of Zi City!

The Many-Legged Ghoul was attacked for another round.

It grew even more enraged.

But Chuan Fa held firm at the front.

After several rounds.

Chuan Fa: 87/274!

Many-Legged Ghoul: 103/1000!

They were really wearing it down.

A Glimmering Realm guard captain, leading a motley crew, could actually grind a Thousand Blood Ghoul to death.

Zhang Qing licked his lips.

"Trembling with fear," he picked up his saber and bow.

He!

Was about to join the battle!

At this moment.

More than half the guards had been killed or injured.

Chuan Fa was on the verge of collapse.

But the Many-Legged Ghoul only had a sliver of health left!

"You bastard, give my wife back her life!"

Zhang Qing roared and immediately fired an arrow.

Pfft!

-7!

"Zhang Qing, don't be impulsive!"

Chuan Fa shouted, pulling the "enraged" Zhang Qing back into their formation.