The quality of the treasure chests I open will always increase by 3.

Lin Yuan suddenly sat up straight.

However, if you look closely, you'll find that Lin Yuan's feet are firmly planted on the ground and he hasn't moved an inch.

Immovable as a mountain!

This passive skill was active while he was lying down to rest, and how long had he been lying on the sofa?

It took about 4 hours.

Even if it's 4 hours, that's 240 minutes, or 14400 seconds. In other words, Lin Yuan temporarily gained 14400 points of physique. If his Dunshan talent amplifies that by 2 times, it becomes 43200 points of physique.

What the hell does this mean?

Lin Yuan suspected that even a level 80 player in full gold gear wouldn't be able to break through his defenses!

Why was he lying on the sofa instead of in bed?

Isn't it because they expected an assassin to come knocking?

He turned to look at Lao Hei, only to find that the other man was faintly visible in front of him, and was even about to disappear.

Should we make a move?

If you move, the effect of remaining still will disappear, but if you don't move... the assassin might escape.

We can't let him get away!

You came to kill me, and you think you can get away unscathed?

He won't be at peace or satisfied if he's not killed!

Lin Yuan made a decision immediately, drew his Demon Eye Blade, turned around sharply, and slashed at Lao Hei.

Savage Strike Activated!

With a whoosh, a crimson light immediately appeared on the blade.

Old Hei's attack had no effect, and he was in a panic when he saw Lin Yuan's knife coming at him. In his haste, he didn't have time to think and raised his dagger to parry.

Using a light weapon like a dagger to fight a heavy weapon like a knife is a foolish thing to do, but firstly, Lao Hei is too panicked right now, and secondly, he believes that his strength is superior to Lin Yuan's, so even if he is at a disadvantage in terms of weaponry, he should still have the upper hand in a head-on confrontation.

hum!

The broadsword struck the dagger, and Lao Hei felt a numbness in his hand. The dagger flew out of his hand, and Lin Yuan's slash continued almost without stopping, aiming for Lao Hei's chest.

What!

Old Hei's eyes widened in shock and disbelief.

How is that possible!

I'm a level 29 player, and I've managed to get a full set of Black Iron gear, even if it's a mix of level 20 and level 10 gear. But you're a newbie who just reached level 10 and only has one or two pieces of Black Iron gear at most. Shouldn't you be like an ant in front of me?

puff!

The blade had already struck his chest, plunging straight in, and then the sound of bone being severed rang out. Old Hei then noticed that his vision was actually lowering.

No, he was cut in two.

He saw his lower body collapsing with a thud.

I... am dead?

This was the last thought that flashed through Lao Hei's mind.

Lin Yuan sheathed his sword. After unleashing his Savage Strike, he dealt a terrifying 735 damage points.

Unlike in the game, Old Black's corpse did not turn into fragments and disappear, but instead fell to the ground, with bright red blood flowing everywhere.

He killed someone!

Lin Yuan leaned on the ground with his knife to calm himself down.

Killing is not a pleasant thing, but if this person wants to kill me, should I let him go?

Repaying resentment with virtue, why repay virtue?

Lin Yuan opened his eyes, his gaze unwavering.

Those who treat me well, I will treat them well in return; those who want to kill me, I will kill them.

So Easy.

He first took off all of Lao Hei's equipment and put it all on the trading platform. This equipment was too ordinary, and the Yang family could never determine that it belonged to Lao Hei based on this alone. Moreover, the Yang family might not even know what kind of equipment Lao Hei had.

4件10级黑铁装，4件20级的黑铁装，大概可以卖个70万吧。

I was just worried about the money, and now they've delivered it right to my door!

Hey, if the Yang family knew that the assassins they sent not only failed but also ended up aiding the enemy, allowing him to buy treasure chests, open better equipment, and level up faster... they'd be furious.

As for Old Black's body... we have it.

He tried to put Old Black's body into his backpack... and succeeded, but the two pieces of the body actually took up two backpack slots.

Bloodstains?

No action is needed.

He wanted people to know that someone had died here, but if there was no body, the Yang family would naturally suspect that Lao Hei had taken the body away—why would he do that? Maybe Lao Hei didn't want the police to discover that someone had died so quickly, or maybe there were other reasons; anyway, that was something the Yang family had to guess.

Why can't the Yang family contact Lao Hei?

That makes it even easier to explain. Old Hei killed someone, so shouldn't he leave for a while to avoid the limelight?

They shouldn't be able to contact them.

Then I'll take advantage of this time to develop quickly and level up, and only show myself when the martial arts university is recruiting. The Yang family still wants to make a move? Hehe, I'm sure I can get into a top martial arts university. Does the Yang family dare to touch a student from a top martial arts university?

court death!

Or perhaps... he has become powerful enough to destroy the Yang family!

Lin Yuan glanced at the phone again, turned it off, and left home quietly without taking anything with him.

When he came back, he should have already been admitted to Wuhan University.

He quietly left the residential area, carefully avoiding everyone along the way. He didn't stay at a hotel either—staying at a hotel requires registration, and with the Yang family's extensive connections, they should be able to find out that he booked a room using his own identity.

It's okay, there are plenty of abandoned houses in the city now.

Human mortality rates are extremely high these days. Some are killed by monsters in games, while others are killed in fights. Monsters from games invading reality can also cause widespread death, which is why there are so many vacant houses in cities.

Lin Yuan found a house like this, and you could tell by the thick layer of dust on the doorknob.

He twisted the lock hard, and the door was forcibly opened.

A power level of 294!

He closed the door and used a chair to prop it up, so that from the outside, the door would still appear closed.

Then, he crept into the bedroom, found the bed, and fell asleep immediately.

He's going to get plenty of rest and energy, because starting tomorrow, he's going to level up like crazy!

……

The night passed, and Lin Yuan quietly left.

He disguised himself, with his collar turned up high and a hat on, so that even if you got close, you couldn't see what he looked like.

After breakfast, he headed towards the game entrance he had chosen earlier.

For over 80 years, games have been infiltrating reality, and such entry points have long been found all over the world, known as "gates."

Each gate was surrounded by heavily guarded soldiers.

Because the door is not only the passage for players to enter and exit, but also the gateway for monsters in the game to invade reality.

If no troops are stationed there, the monster tide will cause enormous damage to human society once it appears.

Of course, only a handful of countries have the capability to heavily guard the "gate." Most countries are too weak to organize such a force, while a few countries have the strength, but their armies serve conglomerates, and conglomerates don't care about the lives of ordinary people. Naturally, they won't leave their expensively trained armies there, but will instead evacuate most of the people around the gate.

There are simply too many doors, and even a large country like China cannot keep an eye on all of them. Therefore, some doors end up in the hands of private individuals.

Even some very important doors!

Different doors lead to different in-game areas. For example, if you're only level 10 but enter a high-level door surrounded by level 100 monsters... that's definitely suicide.

The game area corresponding to Gate 3, where Lin Yuan went, is filled with monsters of levels 10 to 20. There is also a dungeon in this area called "Heartbreak Ridge".

The guards at the gate are responsible for security, ensuring that no one causes trouble, and also for checking levels.

Those with higher rank are not permitted to enter!

This gate corresponds to a level 10 to 20 area, so the maximum level for entry is 20.

Fortunately, this only checks the level, not the name or anything like that. When Lin Yuan put his hand on it, the level automatically popped up.

Level 13.

Entry is permitted.

Lin Yuan arrived at the edge of the "door".

This is a light gate that is 10 meters high and 5 meters wide, somewhat similar to the dungeon gate, and it is constantly rotating.

The area corresponding to the door is simple: it's the height of the door.

10 meters corresponds to levels 11 to 20, 20 meters corresponds to levels 21 to 30, and so on. It is said that the tallest gate is currently 200 meters high. There is only one in China, but it is not in a city, but in Kunlun Mountain.

"Holy crap, someone actually reached level 13 in the newbie trial that ended yesterday!"

"Really?"

"Just look it up online, it's all over the place right now."

"Wow, level 13! I was only level 9 when I finished the newbie trial."

"What kind of talent does this guy have?!"

"SSS rank, that's for sure. I just don't know exactly what it is, but it's definitely the most suitable for grinding monsters, otherwise it wouldn't be this powerful."

"..."

Listening to the discussions, Lin Yuan also opened the game's built-in discussion forum.

It's so lively!