Outer Gods invade, stuff them all into your equipment inventory.

The shattered head rolled on the muddy ground, and the limbs lay scattered.

The smell of blood was pungent and unbearable.

Sean suppressed the urge to vomit and stared nervously ahead.

He is currently inside a dimensional battlefield.

Although the vast majority of monsters are kept outside the city walls, dimensional rifts still occasionally appear inside the settlement.

The formation of dimensional rifts is completely unexpected.

For example, the place where he is now.

One second this place was a bustling commercial district, the next second, a dimensional rift appeared out of nowhere.

Monster lairs were then formed.

Once such fluctuations are detected, the Heroes' Guild will issue an alert immediately.

Upon receiving the message, the brave warrior must immediately rush to the scene and forcibly close the gap before it expands.

If the intervention fails, the monster lair may spread further and eventually become a monster spawning area.

If a monster spawn area is formed, various twisted monsters will continuously crawl out after merging with the world's primordial energy.

The entire settlement would be in danger as a result.

To stop the monster's lair from expanding further, a large number of heroes were sent here to fight the monsters; this is the so-called dimensional battlefield.

"I'm so unlucky!"

"On my very first day as a registered hero, I encountered this filthy dimensional battlefield..."

Sean hid behind a broken wall, watching the monsters surge towards him like a tide, his lips twitching.

He was registering as a hero half an hour ago.

Half an hour later, he was forced to come to the dimensional battlefield as if he were being herded into it.

"Isn't this going to kill me?"

Logically speaking, an F-rank hero like him would at most go to some artificial monster lairs controlled by the Hero Association for basic combat training.

The monsters in those places are not only weaker, but they also have experienced seniors providing guidance.

Safety is guaranteed.

But now, before he's even finished the tutorial, he's been thrown into a hellish "raid" like the Dimensional Battlefield.

Sean swallowed.

It could be fatal...

"Spinning Throw Technique: The Chef's Obsession!"

As the skill was activated, a kitchen knife projection flew out of his hand.

The blade disintegrated in mid-air, transforming into three silver afterimages that flung forward.

The kitchen knife was thrown at three Fallen Ones who were emerging from the shadows behind the broken wall.

These guys are short and have grayish-green skin.

Clutching their rusty scimitars tightly, they uttered a strange cry of "Rakanishu."

Sean was no stranger to things like Fallen Ones.

Although he wasn't obsessed with games in his previous life, he had played Diablo.

He had a deep memory of this extremely classic monster image in gaming history.

The three Fallen clearly saw Sean as their prey, and they pounced on him one after another.

However, the next second, they were severely damaged.

The first throwing knife slashed in, precisely severing the head of the leading Fallen.

The second throwing knife struck the shorter Fallen less than half a meter behind it.

The blade slanted in, plunging into the fallen demon's eye socket.

The final phantom of a kitchen knife flew past the cheek of the third Fallen One.

However, it mysteriously flew back in mid-air, using the enormous spin to pierce directly through the back of its head.

One shot, three kills, all headshots.

"There are no difficult tasks, only courageous struggles."

"May you live a long and healthy life!"

Sean was secretly delighted.

Although the other two pieces of equipment are also quite powerful.

In such a complex battlefield environment, ranged attacks clearly made him feel more at ease.

What's wrong with being more genuine?

Life is only given to you once.

The only destination for the brave is hell.

Those who live humbly will live forever.

Sean didn't even intend to retrieve his spoils.

Even though he clearly saw a white light appear next to the corpse when he killed the second Fallen, there must have been some items dropped.

"The dropped items may be valuable, but my life is more valuable."

This is not a game.

If you lose your life, you lose everything.

Pick up equipment?

Who knows how many Fallen Ones lurk in those shadows?

Sean was well aware of the characteristics of Fallen creatures: they were social, ferocious, and bloodthirsty.

Although the monster information in Diablo states that this monster is notoriously cowardly,

But that's based on the premise that they are at a disadvantage and the players have an overwhelming advantage.

The current situation is that although Sean and his group have killed a large number of Fallen Ones.

Despite their unimaginable numerical advantage, the Fallen still hold the upper hand.

"In this situation, these little creatures can all be considered fearless warriors."

Once surrounded by them, it's difficult to escape.

In fact, Sean had already discovered this, even though the monsters in this world were diverse.

However, these monsters all bear some resemblance to monsters from games or movies from my previous life.

"Not only monsters, but even heroes have the shadows of some game or movie characters from their previous lives."

This is highly suspicious.

However, he couldn't figure out why for the time being.

Sean concealed himself behind the broken wall, using it as a shield to evade the Fallen's ranged attacks, and continuously used his skills to suppress the enemy's firepower.

Sean steadily kept the Fallen Demon at a distance of more than ten meters from him. Apart from being quite tired, he was relatively safe here for the time being.

Compared to him, many other heroes were not so lucky.

Having entered the dimensional battlefield for just over half an hour, he had already seen more than a dozen heroes being chopped into pieces by the Fallen Demon's scimitar.

"These damned little things are really vicious!"

He leaned against the cold, broken wall, his breathing slightly rapid.

"Rakanishu!"

A Fallen demon wielding a bone spear screamed and hurled it at him.

The bone spear exploded into pieces of bone the moment it hit the wall.

Instead, Sean seized the opportunity to launch a counterattack, throwing a flying knife phantom and successfully killing his opponent.

Just like in the game, most of the fallen demons in the city use curved swords made of iron plates as their weapons.

However, a small number of Fallen Ones use other types of weapons.

"Fortunately, these Fallen Ones aren't very skilled at using these kinds of weapons..."

"Otherwise, it would still be quite a headache."

Sean couldn't help but feel somewhat fortunate.

Keep in mind that he was just a newcomer and had not undergone similar combat training.

Although the Heroes' Guild issued a call for heroes, the heroes were scattered throughout the city.

Many brave warriors have already left the settlement to hunt monsters in the wild and will not be back for some time.

Therefore, the number of warriors was stretched thin in a short period of time.

When Sean entered the dimensional battlefield before, he temporarily formed a ten-person team.

But now only he and another injured veteran hero remain.

The others were either dead or seriously injured and forced to leave the battlefield prematurely.

"There are just too many Fallen Ones!"

Sean even had a feeling that the number of Fallen Demons seemed to have increased significantly compared to when he first entered the battlefield.

The monster's lair is still expanding rapidly.

"Wasn't it said that this monster's lair was only recently formed?"

Logically speaking, a newly formed monster lair should not produce a large number of monsters quickly.

Given the number of heroes they have joined the battle at this stage, even if they cannot achieve a complete suppression, they should not be in such a passive position as they are now.

"Is something wrong?"

Sean was very puzzled.

"Fortunately, the skill 'Spinning Throw - Chef's Obsession' doesn't consume much stamina."

In addition, I can fully recover my stamina after each level up, so I can hold on for a short time...

As a hero, you can gain experience points by defeating monsters.

This is a unique set of rules in this world, similar to the leveling system in a game.

That's why many brave adventurers identify themselves as players.

Even so, Sean still felt a little tired.

While physical fatigue can disappear as your level increases, mental fatigue will not automatically disappear with the increase in level.

"Or... should I just leave now?"

Although the Hero Association requested the heroes to join the battle in the dimensional battlefield, it did not issue an order for them to fight to the death.

Defending the city is important, but the lives of the heroes are clearly more important.

Compared to ordinary people, heroes possess immense power and bear the hope of revitalizing the Federation.

Even the loss of just one person would be an irreparable loss for the Federation.

The Gaia Federation does not prohibit battlefield withdrawal.

If you are not feeling well and force yourself to stay, you will only be throwing your life away.

It has no effect on changing the situation, so letting them retreat in time is actually the right choice.

"I can rest for two or three hours, and then come back to join the battle..."

While launching attacks to repel the Fallen who wanted to approach him, Sean thought to himself.

Two or three hours later, most of the brave warriors should have arrived, and the safety factor will be much higher then.

"But……"

He glanced hesitantly at his own attributes.

A semi-transparent light screen unfolded before his eyes, clearly showing his current state:

肖恩

Level: 5, the next level requires 39/1000 experience points.

Basic attributes:

Strength: 9

Physical condition: 9

Agility: 9 (+4 equipment) → 13

Intelligence: 9

Equipment slots: 1

1 equipment slot already used: Frosted handle meat cleaver

Personal items: rusted fire axe, strike ball baseball bat

Unused free attribute points: 5

"...Or...should I try to hold on a little longer?"

Although the dimensional battlefield is dangerous, it offers a lot of experience points for monsters.

In just half an hour, I leveled up to level five.

That's incredibly awesome.

Most heroes need at least six months to reach level five after awakening.

"At this stage, with my abilities, I don't face any major threats."

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Once the main force arrives, this dimensional battlefield will be ended very quickly.

It won't be so easy for him to find another monster-hunting paradise like the Dimensional Battlefield.

Sean hesitated for a moment.

"At least... let me level up to level 10 or higher first."

According to the rules, only those heroes who have reached level ten are qualified to leave the settlement and go to the wild to hunt monsters.

Before reaching level 10, newly recruited heroes can only gain experience points by entering artificial monster lairs for special training or by actively training.

"Based on my memory, even with ample resources, it would take at least a year to reach level 10 using either of these methods..."

Let's not even talk about the fact that he can't afford the large entrance fee required for frequently entering the artificial monster's lair.

The sheer length of this year was enough to give him a headache.

One step at a time, one step at a time.

He awakened to become a hero at the age of sixteen, which is not considered early.

Many talented heroes have already awakened their powers by the age of thirteen or fourteen.

Many of his peers have already reached level 10 or above in terms of hero level.

"I need to level up as soon as possible..."

"To be honest, my stats are actually much higher than those of other heroes of the same level."

Born into a family of heroes, Sean actually knows much more about heroes than ordinary people.

Ordinary heroes, such as his missing parents.

Each time a hero's level increases, the main attribute, which is closely related to the hero's abilities, increases by a fixed point, while other attributes are randomized.

According to statistics, more than 80% of warriors gain an average of two attribute points for each level they advance.

Only 20% of the brave warriors can achieve three points or higher...

With each hero level Sean gains, all of his attributes will increase by one point simultaneously.

"That means... it's an increase of four points."

In addition, there is one free attribute point.

According to Sean's understanding, only a very small number of extremely talented heroes have a certain probability of gaining free attribute points after leveling up.

I've never even heard of someone like him who gets free attribute points with every level up.

"It's also possible that this situation has always existed, and given my previous position, I simply wouldn't have had access to relevant information."

"But, in any case, there certainly won't be many cases like mine."

It seems that this growth potential is one of the benefits brought by the "golden finger" (a powerful, influential feature in gaming).

"With my current attributes, as long as I don't intentionally die, dealing with these Fallen Ones shouldn't be too much of a problem."

"It's just that I might not be able to keep up with the physical exertion."

Before this, because of my low level, I always gained an excessive amount of experience points from killing Fallen Ones.

In addition, the experience points required to level up are lower when the level is low, so he is always able to level up before running out of stamina.

By taking advantage of the world's rule that heroes recover to their optimal physical condition after leveling up, Sean is able to unleash his skills and fight without restraint.

"I've now reached level 5..."

Once a hero reaches level 5, the experience gained from killing Fallen Demons is halved compared to before.

"On average, I don't even get 10 experience points for killing a Fallen."

"To gain 1000 experience points, I need to kill at least 100 Fallen Ones."

"Even if I can kill three people in one hit every time I use a skill, it still takes 34 uses of the Spinning Throw Technique: The Chef's Obsession."

However, this is not realistic.

Most of the time, he can kill no more than two Fallen Ones with a single use of his skill.

"Moreover, even if I could kill three people with one move every time, I wouldn't be able to use the skill 34 times with my current stamina."

otherwise……

"Why not just add those five free attribute points to Constitution?"

Strength, physique, agility, and intelligence are the four common attributes of warriors.

Different attributes have different effects on a hero's physical abilities.

Strength determines how much it hurts when you punch someone, and whether you can swing those big, heavy-looking things.

In addition, it also determines the hero's physical defense capabilities.

A hero's physical condition is a comprehensive and balanced system.

Greater strength means that the skin, muscles, and bones will become stronger and more resilient.

When you possess the strength to shake mountains and fill seas, the bites of ordinary wild beasts or the blows of blunt weapons become insignificant.

For you, it's like being bitten by a mosquito; it's unlikely to cause any real harm.

Physical constitution is like the "fuel tank" of this body.

The amount of physical fitness determines the value of physical strength.

Both using skills and ordinary movement combat require stamina.

Once their strength is exhausted, even the strongest warrior can only collapse to the ground, at the mercy of others.

Furthermore, physical constitution is directly related to the speed at which health points recover.

Even if a warrior with a strong physique is seriously injured, as long as he is given a moment to catch his breath, he can quickly stop the bleeding and heal by relying on his powerful physical functions.

It can even "recover health and mana" while fighting on the battlefield, becoming a perpetual motion machine.

It is said that some people can survive for a long time even after losing their heads.

This is the effect of physical constitution.

As for agility—

The saying "In martial arts, speed is the only way to break through defenses" is not just empty words.

In actual combat, adding a bit of agility is often more valuable than pure strength.

The intelligence attribute is relatively complicated to explain.

However, generally speaking, intelligence can affect a hero's memory and mental strength, as well as their resistance to various abnormal states.

Sean originally preferred to allocate his free attribute points to Strength, but now...

Without further hesitation, Sean immediately completed the skill point allocation.

肖恩

Level: 5, the next level requires 78/1000 experience points.

Basic attributes:

Strength: 9

Physical condition: 14

Agility: 9 (+4 equipment) → 13

Intelligence: 9

Equipment slots: 1

1 equipment slot already used: Frosted handle meat cleaver

Personal items: rusted fire axe, strike ball baseball bat

As his physical attributes improved, Sean clearly felt that his total stamina and recovery speed had significantly increased.

"However, relying solely on this is still too difficult to accumulate 1,000 experience points for leveling up."

Sean eventually made a decision.

He removed the frosted-handle meat cleaver from his inventory and replaced it with a rusted fire axe.

Compared to skill attacks that require extra stamina, the rusted fire axe is a more stamina-efficient melee weapon.

With his current stamina recovery rate, he can easily fight continuously for a long time without consuming any energy.