As soon as Fang Yue moved, the air around him began to howl, creating an intimidating momentum.
The first person to bear the brunt was Xin Jue.
After a few bursts of acceleration, Fang Yue charged in front of Xin Jue. However, thanks to the advantage of his long weapon, Xin Jue launched his attack first.
"Flowing Stab!"
Xin Jue's spear thrust forward with sudden, unadorned force.
There were no tricks, only extreme speed and power.
At the same time, Fang Yue could not sense any internal energy wrapping around the spear.
After all, Xin Jue did not possess captain-level strength.
He was merely at the patrol leader level within the Patrol Team. He had no chance of learning advanced things like internal energy, so what he had learned was Crude Martial Art.
What was Crude Martial Art? Martial techniques supported by pure physical strength and skill, without the support of internal energy, were Crude Martial Art.
That was why this thrust was so straightforward—so straightforward that...
Fang Yue raised one hand, turned both hands into palms, and slammed them hard against the spearhead.
A bare palm struck an iron spear!
Bang!
With a heavy crash, the spearhead veered aside. The shaft twisted and shuddered, slanting past and crossing Fang Yue's bare palms.
-15!
Fang Yue had a whopping 34 points of damage reduction, yet this block still dealt him heavy damage. The [Night's Breath] immediately restored his health to full.
At that moment, after knocking the attack aside, Fang Yue immediately reached back with one hand, seized the shaft, and gave it a powerful tug.
Xin Jue instantly wore an expression of utter horror.
He felt a terrifying, monstrous strength coming through the shaft.
He had practiced with a spear for ten years and had become one with his weapon. His spear had never left his hands!
The spear was an extension of his arms, a part of his body, and obeyed his every command.
But this time, the spear had become the enemy's aid.
With a whoosh, he was forcibly lifted twenty or thirty centimeters off the ground and dragged toward Fang Yue along with the spear by that monstrous strength.
Looking at Fang Yue, who was now within arm's reach, Xin Jue tried to control the spear to defend himself. But Fang Yue had seized it with both hands, and it did not budge! It had already become Fang Yue's property.
Left with no choice, Xin Jue released the spear, clenched both hands into fists, and used the momentum to throw straight punches.
"Good timing!"
As the fists came in, Fang Yue tossed aside the spear and raised his hands to block in front of his chest.
Bang!
Bang!
-1!
-1!
Xin Jue's fists were clearly nothing special. When both struck Fang Yue's guard, they merely produced two -1 notifications.
He hadn't moved an inch?!
How much damage reduction did that require?
Xin Jue panicked. He instinctively tried to retreat, only for a large hand to seize him by the clothes.
"Did I say you could retreat?!"
With a heavy throw, Xin Jue was slammed into the ground by that monstrous strength. The floor cracked apart with a series of sharp snaps. Xin Jue himself spat out blood with a cry, while a terrifying number appeared above his head.
-81!
Xin Jue's head spun, and pain racked his entire body.
He had not entered the Martial Path, and his Qi and Blood were weak. Fang Yue's punch had nearly taken his life.
If Fang Yue threw another punch, wouldn't that mean...
Seeing Fang Yue raise his massive fist, Xin Jue was so terrified he nearly wet himself.
"I-I'll give you the antidote..."
Bang!!
The fist smashed viciously into Xin Jue's forehead.
The fist compressed his skin, crushed his Flesh and Blood, and sank into his skull. Amid the sound of cracking, his skull shattered, leaving behind a fist mark.
Boom!!
With an explosive bang, Xin Jue's eyes bulged. His arms and legs sprang up reflexively, then fell limply. His gaze gradually went dull, and he stopped moving. A blood-red number slowly appeared above his head.
-73!
Whether NPCs or players, anyone who had not entered the Martial Path had 100 health. The only difference was in their attributes.
Two punches had dealt more than 100 damage. Xin Jue had no chance of surviving.
Just as Fang Yue withdrew his fist, the system notification suddenly rang out.
"System notification: Player killed [Ancient Moon Village Patrol Leader] Xin Jue. Ancient Moon Village hostility +3."
Ancient Moon Village hostility? What did that mean?
Fang Yue froze slightly.
The Analysis Pupil immediately provided an explanation.
"Ancient Moon Village hostility: The villagers of Ancient Moon Village will develop a loathing for you. If the loathing becomes too high, you will be driven out of the village."
"Note: Do more good deeds! Be a model villager!"
All right. It seemed he couldn't just kill people recklessly...
Without hurrying to search the corpse, Fang Yue first turned around and fixed his gaze on the five approaching Patrol Team members.
Fang Yue's entire series of actions sounded complicated when described, but in reality, the battle had ended in the brief flash of time when he and Xin Jue came face-to-face.
What surprised him, however, was that the five charging men had already stopped.
They stared blankly at Xin Jue's corpse, then shifted their terrified gazes toward Fang Yue, scared out of their wits.
Their formation had not even been established, and they had yet to coordinate their attacks, yet their leader had already been killed!
What kind of efficiency was this?
What kind of gap in strength was this?
All five members of the squad were dumbfounded and utterly confused.
After finally recovering, they all began to retreat.
"Xin-Xin Jue is dead!"
"That freak killed Brother Xin Jue!"
"Retreat! We're no match for him! Go get Captain Lin and the others to help!"
"Scatter and run! As many of us as can escape! We have to get the news out!"
The last person to speak was the vicious-looking second-in-command, A Ning.
After saying that, he chose a narrow path and fled for his life.
The others also chose their own directions and scattered.
"Brother Ye! Brother Ye! You're my idol! That was so cool, so cool, so cool!"
After the five-man squad fled, Niu Niu immediately came over. As he searched Xin Jue's corpse, he showered Fang Yue with praise.
That praise really did make Fang Yue feel rather pleased with himself.
But after straightening his expression, he immediately stopped Niu Niu's hand.
"The spoils are mine!"
Niu Niu immediately complained, "Brother Ye, that's too overbearing! I paid for this!"
"You won't be short of your antidote."
That was what Fang Yue said, but after searching Xin Jue and finding some items, he still gave Niu Niu 100 coins.
As for Fang Yue's own gains...
1,000 copper coins ×1.
Flowing Stab Manual ×1.
Standard iron spear ×1.
Medicine box containing a Heart-Devouring Pill ×1.
With his wealth soaring to 1,050 coins, Fang Yue stood a little straighter. Thinking of the broken saber lying in his inventory, he had another idea.
Perhaps he could find a blacksmith and see whether it could be repaired?
As for the Flowing Stab Manual, being a Crude Martial Art, Fang Yue planned to keep it to exchange for another manual or sell it for money.
As for the spear, it was truly useless to Fang Yue. After discussing it with Niu Niu, he ultimately sold it to him for 10,000 yuan.
He kept only the medicine box containing the Heart-Devouring Pill.
That way, Fang Yue had earned more than 70,000 yuan from Niu Niu in one night.
He had gotten rich overnight!
Fang Yue secretly rejoiced. Once again, he felt that entering this game to farm money had been absolutely the right choice.
In his excitement, for some reason, Fang Yue recalled what the parchment had said—he would become a multimillionaire.
Could it really come true in this game?
Fang Yue felt somewhat excited.
He had never dared to imagine becoming a multimillionaire. Even a million yuan had once seemed impossibly distant.
But this sudden wealth in a single night made him feel as if he could see a glimmer of hope, and it gave him considerably more confidence.
As for Niu Niu, he had already taken the antidote for the Heart-Devouring Pill and was currently detoxifying with an expression like he was severely constipated.
One milky-white worm after another crawled with difficulty out through the pores all over his body, fell to the ground, and stopped moving.
It was as if Niu Niu's body had suddenly become a furnace, forcing the Anomalous Worms to leave.
The antidote was hidden among the several Heart-Devouring Pills inside the medicine box, and they all looked exactly the same.
If Fang Yue had not used the Analysis Pupil to identify it, Niu Niu would have had to swallow them one by one to test them. He probably would not have guessed the correct answer even after dying several times. Fang Yue not charging extra for this service was already generous enough, yet Niu Niu still wanted a share of his spoils.
Just as Fang Yue thought this, a ball of flame suddenly rose from the silent, dark night sky in the distance. It shot straight upward before exploding into brilliant fireworks.
Fang Yue's expression froze, and he immediately realized what was happening.
Damn!
"Focus Fire Order!"
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