"Is the third floor really this difficult?"
Shi Feng looked at the human Swordsman standing in the center of the Arena, speechless for a long while.
Krobasen (Black Sword Knight), Hero, Tier 3 Sword King, Level 99, HP 13,000,000.
To current players, NPCs were already beings not to be provoked, but many players did not know that the gap between one NPC and another could be as vast as heaven and earth.
The Giant NPC he had fought earlier belonged to an exceptionally gifted race, placing them among the strongest NPCs of the same tier. However, compared to a Hero, Giants were merely fireflies before the moon.
Heroes were powerful individuals who had completed the trials of the gods and earned divine recognition. After becoming Heroes, they also received the gods' protection, making them virtually invincible among those of the same tier. Top-tier Heroes could even slaughter Dragons alone, serving as guardian deities to kingdoms and empires.
In his previous life, quite a few Tier 5 peak experts had relied on their formidable strength to raid kingdom and empire caravans. Yet hidden Hero-ranked NPCs had emerged from those caravans, and the Tier 5 peak experts had been utterly crushed. They had not even managed to escape before being imprisoned.
Yet his current opponent was actually a Tier 3 Hero. How could Shi Feng not be speechless?
System: Kill the Black Sword Knight Krobasen within one day. If the player fails to complete the task within the allotted time, the challenge will automatically be considered a failure.
When Shi Feng heard the system notification, his last sliver of hope was shattered.
He had originally held out some hope that he merely needed to hold on against the Tier 3 Hero for a period of time. That was something he