Ma Ke

Biodata

Power Progression

Appearance

• Height and build: At least two meters tall, with muscles described as being as solid as steel 4.
• Face and expression: Weathered, battle-marked features and a vicious, disdainful gaze 4.
• Clothing and weapon: Battered but sturdy-looking leather armor and an enormous battle-axe 4.

Personality

Ma Ke initially bullies a weaker player under the pretense of helping him. After disarming Lin Yi and stealing a slime’s finishing blow, he asks whether Lin Yi blames him. Nevertheless, Lin Yi’s composed response leaves him feeling as though a venomous snake has targeted him 4.

He is boastful when confident in his strength, dismissing Lin Yi’s sword display as a cheap game mechanic and declaring his own 20,000 combat power. His defiance collapses after Lin Yi demonstrates overwhelming force. Offered a chance to become Lin Yi’s subordinate, he kills You Duoduo and eagerly embraces player-killing as a means of extending his life 18.

Abilities & Skills

Physical Strength and Axe Combat

• Knocks Lin Yi’s sword from his hand with an upward axe strike, forcing him back several steps 4.
• Crushes a weakened blue slime underfoot and kills another slime with a single casual axe swing 4.
• Decapitates the fleeing You Duoduo with his greataxe; Lin Yi praises his speed and decisiveness 18.
• Cannot withstand Lin Yi’s later attack, which severs both his torso and his axe handle 18.

Lifespan Acquisition

• Gains 12.5 years of lifespan by killing You Duoduo 18.
• Learns about lifespan rewards from player-killing through this encounter; no personal talent enhancing those rewards is shown 18.
• Later shares part of his logs, spreading knowledge of the mechanic among village players 23.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Beginner greataxe: His main weapon, used to disarm Lin Yi and kill You Duoduo. Its handle is cut through when Lin Yi kills him 4 18.
• Leather armor: Appears battered but extremely sturdy; no grade or attributes are provided 4.

Relationships

• Lin Yi / Return to Zero — Enemy and briefly an aspiring patron. Ma Ke steals his slime kill, later challenges him, then kneels and calls him “boss” after obeying his order to kill You Duoduo. Lin Yi rejects the assumed arrangement and kills him 4 18.
• You Duoduo — Temporary companion whom he promises to protect from the Shadow Blade Leopard. She found him after discovering that Lin Yi had falsely used his name. Ma Ke subsequently kills her at Lin Yi’s prompting 17 18.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Slime Kill Theft

Ma Ke interrupts Lin Yi’s prolonged fight with a blue slime, disarms him, and takes the final hit. Because the finishing blow claims half the rewards, his intervention costs Lin Yi half the proceeds of the fight. Lin Yi conceals his anger, shakes his hand to learn his name, and leaves determined to repay the insult 4.

Misused Identity and Reunion

Lin Yi later introduces himself to You Duoduo as “Ma Ke” before killing her. After checking the death notification and searching for the real Ma Ke, she becomes his companion 6 18.

The pair encounter a Shadow Blade Leopard in a forest clearing. Ma Ke promises to protect her, but Lin Yi intervenes when the boss attacks and kills it himself 17.

Betrayal, Defeat, and Return

After Ma Ke insults him, Lin Yi carves a furrow through the forest with a sword strike. He then offers Ma Ke a chance to become his lackey if he gives You Duoduo a “reality check.” Ma Ke kills her, celebrates his lifespan reward, and kneels before Lin Yi—only to be cut down immediately 18.

The kill notification identifies him as Ma Kebolo and awards Lin Yi 28.125 years of lifespan. Later village discussion confirms that Ma Ke returned to the village and shared logs of his experience 19 23.

Notable Quotes

“I have a full twenty thousand combat power!” 18

“So... the strong can live forever!” 18