What Makes Him the Protagonist?

A world far beyond Earth.

Wang Haonan stared at the two men expressionlessly, his right hand silently snapping his fingers.

The way he snapped his fingers was rhythmic, like a dance.

And this brings us to sword dance.

Sword dance is essentially performed according to the melody of music. Although it looks beautiful, it contains more feints than killing moves.

Whenever Giss was about to attack Rat, Wang Haonan would snap his fingers loudly.

Each time it snapped its fingers, Gitte's attack would pause, as if the twin swords in its hands were stabbing into a stone wall!

Gitt quickly discovered the problem, but he didn't know why.

He thought it might be that Rat was carrying some Ancient Relic, or the effect of some kind of magic.

Wang Haonan's latest evolution has brought about further advancements in his abilities and physical enhancements.

His physical body was almost identical to that of the Frost King, ranking at the bottom among fourth-tier physical bodies.

Because their fourth tier primarily focuses on enhancing abilities, rather than physical strength.

Wang Haonan's abilities have always been simple and unpretentious; whether it's invisibility or light refraction, they are all very easy to understand.

And the ability he gained after Potion Evolution is the same.

He did not gain any new abilities, but rather added new characteristics to his existing ability to refract light.

His original ability logic was that when a mirror object that refracts light shines on a person...

Wang Haonan can directly enter the mirror image to attack the silhouette of that person, while also dealing damage to the person's main body.

After his abilities evolved, Wang Haonan no longer needed to rely on the fixed mirror body.

Everything within his field of vision was reflected by the mirror and was within his reach.

To give a very simple and easy-to-understand example, Wang Haonan can attack anyone he can see.

If Wang Haonan could see the moon, he could touch it; it's a very simple principle.

Wang Haonan still possesses the ability to enter the mirror body, and he also has the ability to become invisible.

Its capabilities have been retained from beginning to end.

As a key aspect of this evolution, it can attack anything it sees, with an attack range that is practically infinite.

The only ability he displayed against Lart was speed.

The reason it's described as speed is because Wang Haonan's speed of refraction was close to the speed of light.

He instantly burrowed into a mirror at the speed of light and then emerged at the speed of light; the human eye couldn't even keep up with this change.

Wang Haonan snapped his fingers not because he needed to activate his ability, but because he was following the rhythm of Rat's sword dance.

One theory is that it's about creating an unexpected, unintentional accident.

Make everything seem natural, and have nothing to do with Wang Haonan; he's just a spectator, an observer.

Rat seized the opportunity and slashed out with his sword, severing Git's lower leg!

"You... don't have a heart, do you?"

Just as Jitter was about to dodge, an invisible force suddenly pressed down on him!

It was as if an invisible hand had pressed him to the ground!

At that moment, Rat's sword pierced straight through his chest!

Pfft!

As the greatsword pierced his body, Gitte suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood!

"Pfft... No, it's clearly my power that's stronger..."

"Even if you all attack together, it's impossible... I am a legend!"

Pfft!

Rat drew his greatsword, his eyes hardening, and severed Geese's head!

"Sword Dance, to send you off to your grave."

Upon seeing this, Wang Haonan immediately clapped his hands, "Beautiful, as expected of Lat."

When Lart heard Wang Haonan's praise, he could only manage a weak smile.

Giss wouldn't be that weak; Rat knew that beating him wouldn't be that easy.

Rat's only chance of winning is to use the power from Hidden King's heart and arms to strike his opponent's weakness with a blinding technique.

His heart is inside him; Git's heart must be the breakthrough point.

Rat's tactic was to use a small trick to catch people off guard, but Jit still had the remaining body of Hidden King, and was the disciple of the famous assassin Master Blackfeather.

He had hunted down Rat before, but Jitter didn't seem like that at all back then.

So, who helped him?

Is it a red lotus?

Or perhaps... this friend with an extraordinary background?

Seeing Rat's forced smile, Wang Haonan patted him on the shoulder, "Don't think too much. You've avenged your great enemy; you should be happier."

We should be happier.

Rat patted his cheeks. In any case, even if these people were helping him, it was out of good intentions.

Although Rat wants to avenge his grandmother and sister, he doesn't need to be too conflicted.

After all...

"Seven years have passed."

Rat reached out and touched Gis's body; now, Hidden King's body was complete.

Driven by some force, Gitte's body suddenly disintegrated!

Black flesh surged from his body, and this flesh seemed to be alive, desperately trying to burrow into Rat's body!

Rat gritted his teeth as the black flesh began to devour his flesh, bones, and internal organs, replacing them!

After the flesh had completely integrated into his body, all that remained of Jitter on the ground were his arms and skull.

Seeing this, Lady Honglian couldn't bear it and covered her nose with her hand.

Seeing this, Zain asked, puzzled, "What's wrong?"

"Please forgive me for always being sensitive to smells, especially unclean things," Lady Honglian said.

Wang Haonan paid no attention to anyone else; his attention was solely focused on Lart.

The current Lat is completely different.

A layer of hard, black material, like armor, grew on his body, and his entire body, including his head, had been replaced by the flesh of the Hidden King.

Four horns grew from his head, one on each side of his forehead, and an eye grew from the very center of his forehead.

His entire body turned black, and his hair turned white.

During the process of merging with the Hidden King, Rath, amidst his pain, recalled the prophecy spoken by Sido.

How are you feeling?

"Should we take a day off to adjust to the new power?"

When asked by Wang Haonan, Rat shook his head. "No need. I want to end all of this as soon as possible."

"Shall we set off now?"

"Okay, let's go."

The group continued south, passing through Manshan City and arriving at Mithril City.

Along the way, they encountered several sandworms. Rat's battle with the sandworms made Wang Haonan realize his current strength.

Is this the highest level of the fourth rank? Even if you take all of Hidden King's body, is this all you're capable of?

Wang Haonan wasn't the only one to express doubt about this; several others did as well.

So, the Frost King asked Chen Ye the question that had been bothering him.

"Lord Aus, if the Hidden King's body is the key, then why not have 008 absorb Rat's flesh and blood to complete your plan in his place?"

What is so special about this Rat?