Excessive ferocity due to caution

The young monk carried Li Xiuer on his back, stumbling and staggering across this desolate land.

Li Xiuer could feel Nan Jia's hand, which was hooked around her thigh, trembling.

Not long ago, L city was thriving.

However, just over an hour later, the place seemed to have transformed into a living hell.

Nanga has lived in the Garan Temple for so many years, but he has never seen such a cruel scene.

He felt fear, anger, shock, and helplessness...

In J City, although many people died, the perpetrators were supernatural beings.

In K City, although many people died, it was a natural disaster that could not be avoided.

In L City, Nan Jia suddenly realized that her understanding of the world was still too narrow.

The first time he learned...

It turns out that people can be this 'evil'.

Are those guys who, while chatting and laughing, smash the bellies of pregnant women on the street, decapitate children, and push elderly people in wheelchairs into the middle of the road... really human?

Nan Jia, who was on the run, felt her legs go weak.

The girl on her back seemed to be able to sense Nan Jia's emotions, but she didn't know how to comfort Nan Jia, so she could only press her body closer and try to give Nan Jia some warmth.

Nan Jia wanted to save those people.

But he knew he couldn't save them.

He did consider rushing forward to shield the tragically killed civilians from a knife or two.

But he also had the girl he liked on his back.

Even though Li Xiuer repeatedly advised Nan Jia to abandon her and do what he wanted to do.

But the more she acted this way, the more Nan Jia couldn't let go.

Heart moved.

How could he, who had personally saved the girl, push her into her grave?

Moreover, Su Qingyao, who was behind them, had been fighting off dozens of murderers to protect them, and was now covered in wounds...

If he goes up there to die, wouldn't he be letting Su Qingyao down?

In the past, Nan Jia would never have thought this much.

But he has undergone many changes since leaving Garanji Temple.

It was both a sudden storm and a gentle, silent rain.

And so, naturally, things fell into place.

So, at some point, the monk who used to eat vegetarian food and chant scriptures fell in love with a girl who didn't care about dressing up.

So, at some point, the monk who had once vowed to save all living beings became indifferent as the people around him were slaughtered.

He is not numb.

It was this road, neither too long nor too short, and the few people he was neither strangers nor acquaintances with... that made him mature.

"Miss Xiu..."

Nan Jia suddenly took a deep breath.

Li Xiuer leaned on his shoulder and softly hummed in agreement.

"What's wrong, Nan Jia?"

Nanga Tao:

"It's nothing..."

"I just want to tell you that I will definitely get you safely to the Tower of Gods, restore your lost legs, and break the curse on your homeland... So please don't tell me to abandon you again."

Li Xiuer paused slightly, her gaze towards Nan Jia's profile carrying an indescribable... radiance.

"it is good."

...

Zhao Yi paid a heavy price for killing Long Xiao.

He almost completely unleashed his darkest personality.

Despite the massive release of chaotic factors, Long Xiao and his companion engaged in a fierce melee and item battle.

Even so, Zhao Yi was unable to suppress Long Xiao in a short period of time.

Preliminary estimates suggest the opponent's strength is around 2500.

It's a little more than the Darkest Personality fully activated.

However, the combat skills and learning awareness of the Darkest Personality are unmatched by Long Xiao.

When the two were evenly matched, Zhao Yi once again took control of the body, tricked Long Xiao into using his telekinetic abilities, and entered his mental world.

The battle was over the moment Long Xiao decided to use telekinesis to invade Zhao Yi's mind.

Due to insufficient physical strength, Zhao Yi cannot actively use a large amount of telekinesis. However, once someone uses a mental attack on Zhao Yi and attempts to invade his mental world...

Then what awaits him will be a true high-level near-great ferocity!

As I left Jiankang Building, the sky darkened, and a torrential downpour was about to pour down from deep within the clouds.

Upon receiving the message, Zhao Yi quickly opened the system panel.

...

[Player Zhao Yi triggers hidden quest: The Butcher!]

[Mission Brief: Slaughter all players in the Blood Zone and Soul Zone of L City!]

[Mission Reward: 42 points, unique title 'Rainy Night with a Knife but No Umbrella'!]

[Note: This task cannot be abandoned once accepted. It must be completed before the rain stops (within 12 hours). Failure to complete the task will result in elimination!]

[Task Progress: 0/3067]

...

Looking at the task issued by the system, Zhao Yi remained silent for a while.

3067 players.

There is no game format.

It's the purest form of fighting.

Ultimately, this intermediate-level Grand Mythic+ dungeon is just a way for a group of seasoned experts to continue their self-selection process!

To put it simply... it's like raising a venomous insect.

Moreover, there is more than one such arena.

After all, the players from the Blood Zone and Soul Zone that Zhao Yi entered with him were not all the players participating in the Secret Realm Trial!

I looked up at the sky.

The rain has started to fall.

The size of a bean.

It will feel very cold if it hits your face.

Without hesitation, Zhao Yi extinguished the cigarette butt and threw it into a trash can by the roadside before leaving the street.

Let's deal with Su Qingyao's problem first.

...

When he appeared in this alley, the Sister-Slaying Blade appeared in Zhao Yi's hand.

The blood on the knife hadn't dried yet.

Raindrops fell, striking the blade squarely.

The bright red blood mixed together and dripped onto the tip of the knife.

At the other end of the alley, Su Qingyao, covered in wounds, had been cornered.

She has completely entered a demonic state, and her aura is extremely unstable!

These players' original target was Nanga.

But Su Qingyao, who suddenly appeared, repeatedly ruined everything!

They didn't want to pay attention to Su Qingyao, but Su Qingyao was powerful and always stopped them from killing Nan Jia at crucial moments, and even killed many of their accomplices.

So they finally decided to gather together, find a way to lure Su Qingyao out, and then take care of her!

"A living, half-step Great Fiend level female ghost... and so pretty at that, tsk tsk tsk, it's a real shame not to capture her and turn her into a ghost slave!"

A man with a twisted expression glanced at the ugly brat beside him, then at Su Qingyao, a look of madness in his eyes…

Su Qingyao looked at them coldly, reaching one hand behind her back.

Intense demonic power gathered.

At worst, I'll just die.

Catching her... is absolutely impossible!

Just then, a muffled groan suddenly came from behind the crowd.

Then came a few more muffled groans.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound.

In the dark, rainy night, a man carrying a Tang sword stood before several corpses, motionless like a black statue.

He didn't bring an umbrella, letting the torrential rain soak his body.

Because it was too dark, no one could see his face clearly.

"What kind of blind fool are you? You dare touch anyone from the Blood Zone?"

One player shouted angrily and took a step forward.

The man dragged his knife as he walked step by step from the other end of the alley, his trench coat fluttering in the wind and rain.

The overwhelming killing intent could no longer be concealed!

"14..."

A player from the Blood Zone was the first to charge forward with an axe, but was cleaved in two along with the axe by a single blow!

"15..."

The man said several more times.

look up.

The smile on his face was eerie, sending chills down one's spine!

"This...is this your female ghost?"

Someone seemed to realize something and asked this question.

But all he received in response was silence.

The man in the trench coat was like a machine that only knew how to wield a knife; with each strike, someone would fall!

In the dark, rainy night, slaughter blooms like roses!

Death is as mellow as wine.

After suffering the heavy loss of several of their companions, these players finally realized the seriousness of the situation!

They ignored Su Qingyao and let her transform into a black ghostly aura and escape into the distance!

In the alley, dozens of players took out their most lethal weapons and aimed them at the man in the trench coat, ready for battle!

Zhao Yi looked at them with a playful smile on his lips.

He calmly uttered only four words:

"I'm here to kill someone."

stab-

A sudden flash of lightning ripped through the night sky, illuminating this dark world before plunging it back into silence.

A few breaths later, the thunder finally arrived.

Black tattoos began to slowly appear on Zhao Yi's arm as he gripped the knife.

The killing intent clashed in the rain, and the sparks that were born ignited each other.

And so... a carnival began.

"kill!"

A level 21 Blood Zone player roared, brandishing a scythe. Ghostly power emanated and condensed into a terrifying ghostly face, lunging towards Zhao Yi!

Zhao Yi neither dodged nor evaded, but instead risked injury to save his life, and swung his sword!

Pfft!

Blood rained down.

The player did not die immediately; he collapsed to the ground, tendrils growing from his wounds, and his life force rapidly waned...

Meanwhile, Zhao Yi's injuries... were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye...

P.S.: Okay.

The number is still 6000 today.

Sleep now, my darlings.

Goodnight!