The end of the world is approaching, I'm handing myself over to the country.

The boy was about to reach the safety zone's light screen, his face a mixture of fear and excitement.

Even without turning his head, he could smell the stench emanating from the rhinoceros's nostrils.

A matter of life and death!

Just as the armored rhinoceros's sharp horns, gleaming with a cold light, were about to touch the boy's back...

His entire body seemed boneless as he lunged forward, tumbling through the thin barrier of light in an extremely disheveled manner.

A barrier as thin as paper appeared instantly after the boy passed through it.

The armored two-horned rhinoceros, which followed closely behind, slammed into the light barrier!

Boom! ! !

A deafening roar, so deep it shook the ground at the very edge of the safe zone.

That seemingly thin, gossamer-thin light curtain actually emitted visible ripples of energy, proving to be indestructible.

The armored two-horned rhinoceros was forced back several steps by the enormous recoil force.

Its massive body carved four deep furrows in the ground before it could barely steady itself.

It shook its somewhat dazed head, its scarlet beastly eyes fixed on the light screen, filled with savagery and incomprehension.

It couldn't understand why this tiny human being, so close yet separated it by an insurmountable chasm.

"roar!!!"

The roar of defiance transformed into a tangible sonic wave, assaulting everyone's eardrums.

Inside the safe zone, the boy who had narrowly escaped death collapsed onto the ground, his chest heaving as he gasped for breath.

His clothes were soaked with cold sweat, and his heart was pounding so hard it felt like it would jump out of his throat.

He instinctively turned around and looked at the enormous creature outside the light curtain, roaring madly and futilely ramming the barrier with its giant horns time and time again.

A mixture of lingering fear and relief caused his facial muscles to contort slightly.

They survived!

Moreover, I've also got one hundred Source Crystals!

Hey!

Just then, some players who had been left far behind caught up, panting heavily.

They were drawn by the earth-shaking noise and wanted to see which lucky person had won first place.

When they finally saw the ferocious beast outside the light screen, everyone gasped in shock.

"Holy crap! It's an armored two-horned rhinoceros!"

"This guy is a tough nut to crack among elite-level monsters! His defense is ridiculously high; I've personally witnessed a 30-person squad being wiped out by him!"

"Who on earth dared to make a move against this monster?"

"That kid who pulls monsters is a lunatic, he'd risk his life for money!"

"The guy who managed to lure this monster here is quite a talent."

"Where's the manager? What's the manager going to do with this big guy? They're not going to ask us for help, are they? I wouldn't dare."

The crowd buzzed with discussion, marveling at the imposing presence of the armored rhinoceros while curiously searching for Lin Mo's figure.

Then they saw it.

I saw the figure standing at the edge of the light screen, separated from the enraged beast by only a wall.

Lin Mo didn't even glance at the boy who was slumped on the ground.

He simply stared silently at the maddened beast outside the light screen.

Compared to the massive armored two-horned rhinoceros, Lin Mo was like a tiny speck.

Yet, facing such a colossal creature at such close range again, Lin Mo felt no panic whatsoever.

I was even a little excited.

This is the change in mindset that comes with power.

"It's a bit weak, but it's not bad for practice."

Lin Mo muttered something to himself, then slowly raised his right hand.

Pull out your right fist to gather power.

Just as everyone was filled with doubt, Lin Mo paused for a moment.

Then, he threw a punch.

There were no fancy special effects or any earth-shattering sounds.

It was a simple, straightforward straight punch.

The fist passed through the light barrier without encountering any obstruction.

Time seemed to slow down at this moment.

Everyone could clearly see that Lin Mo's fist landed squarely on the horn of the armored rhinoceros as it lowered its head.

The instant the two come into contact.

"boom--!!"

Suddenly, a strong wind arose!

The armored rhinoceros's black shell, strong enough to withstand artillery fire, was more vulnerable than the fragilest piece of paper in front of Lin Mo's fist.

Centered on the point of contact with the fist, spiderweb-like cracks spread across the entire body of the giant beast in an instant!

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the enormous and ferocious armored two-horned rhinoceros, the very next second as spiderweb-like cracks spread across its entire body, just... disintegrated.

Its massive body, hard shell, menacing horns—everything was reduced to a cloud of bloody dust under that simple, unadorned punch.

puff.

A muffled thud, so faint it was almost inaudible, sounded like a giant water sphere being punctured.

Immediately afterwards, an invisible gust of wind, centered on Lin Mo's fist, swept outwards in all directions!

call--!!!

The strong wind made all the players' clothes flutter wildly, and they could barely open their eyes.

The clever boy who was closest to the impact was thrown out by the shockwave, rolling several times on the ground before coming to a stop, completely disoriented.

When the storm subsided.

When everyone opened their eyes again and looked outside the light screen...

The whole world fell silent.

The enormous creature that had been so arrogant just moments before, causing the safety zone's light barrier to tremble, had completely vanished.

Where they stood, only a faint red mist remained, still lingering in mid-air and not completely dispersed, and deep ravines blasted into the ground by the force of the punches.

There was nothing else besides that.

It was as if that elite armored two-horned rhinoceros had been nothing but a phantom from the very beginning.

Dead silence.

A deathly silence so profound you could hear a pin drop.

All the players who came to watch the spectacle were frozen in place, as if petrified, their mouths agape, wide enough to fit an egg.

Their brains completely shut down at that moment.

What happened?

What just happened?

Where is that big guy?

What about that armored two-horned rhinoceros that could crush a whole group of people with a single hoof?

Where did they go?!

One player subconsciously rubbed his eyes and then pinched his thigh hard.

The intense pain told him that this was not a dream.

"Holy crap..."

A dry, hoarse syllable was squeezed out of a player's throat, breaking the dead silence.

It's like a switch.

Instantly, gasps of shock rose and fell, forming a continuous chorus.

"No...that's all?"

"One punch... and... that's it?"

"That's an armored two-horned rhinoceros! One of the toughest monsters in terms of defense, it's definitely one of the most formidable among elite-level monsters!"

"One punch... just one punch... that was an elite monster! Am I seeing things?"

"No...it wasn't a hallucination, I saw it too...it just...shattered..."

"Is this even a human being capable of? That's so cool!"

"If I had that kind of fighting ability, I would be willing to drive luxury cars and live in villas."

A series of barely suppressed gasps erupted from the crowd; everyone's worldview was subjected to an unprecedented and violent shock at that moment.

No wonder he's the only NPC in Wasteland Era!

What they considered tough nuts to crack was nothing more than a small dish in front of the store manager.

"Is this the manager's skill level?"

"That's absolutely terrifying!"

Lin Mo chuckled, quite satisfied with the experiment.

Just as I was about to retract my fist, a system notification suddenly went off in my ear:

【retreat!】

[Return it immediately!!!]