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

This time, Sean did not choose to hide the rusted fire axe using the equipment slot's special effects, but instead chose to hold it in his hand and use it directly as a combat weapon.

The half-meter-long fire axe felt substantial in my hand and swung it with great force.

Hiding most of his body behind the broken wall, Sean swung his axe at a Fallen demon charging at him.

"Rakanishu!"

A foul stench rushed into Sean's nostrils with the wind pressure as the Fallen, wielding a curved blade, slashed at his face.

The Fallen Demon's muscles contorted, and it let out an excited roar from its throat, but then it was smashed away by a fire axe.

With a heavy thud, the monster's life force was completely extinguished by this axe blow.

"That feels so good!"

Sean's adrenaline surged, and a feeling of exhilaration welled up within him.

He hadn't expected to adapt to this exceptionally bloody fighting style so quickly.

"Am I perhaps awakening some rather unpleasant fetish?"

The only downside was that this ordinary Fallen didn't drop anything.

The Fallen reappeared around the corner of the broken wall, this time with three Fallen.

Two of the Fallen Ones held curved swords, while the other held a spear.

Compared to the two Fallen Ones wielding scimitars, the Fallen One wielding a spear was taller, had darker skin, and was covered in layers of muscle, making him appear quite formidable at first glance.

"This is... an elite Fallen Demon with the additional Strength trait?"

Sean realized instantly that a big guy was coming.

In Diablo II Remastered, you can encounter boss-level monsters, unique monsters, and unique monsters with fixed names in many areas, which are stronger than ordinary monsters.

They usually receive significant boosts in terms of health, attack, resistance, additional skills, and so on.

Extra strength is one of these characteristics.

"I remember that the Extra Strength trait meant that it could increase the physical attack and physical attack hit rate of both myself and my minions."

Thankfully, it's not a melee killer like "physical attack immunity" or the most annoying "mana burn"—

Back when he played the game, he was killed by monsters with these two characteristics countless times, and he was so frustrated that he smashed his keyboard several times.

Sean pressed his back against the cold, crumbling wall, using it to shield himself from a side attack.

He was well aware of his disadvantages.

As a complete novice, he had not received any combat skills training.

The fact that he hasn't been injured in the fight so far is entirely due to his physical abilities, which far surpass those of ordinary Fallen.

In addition, he had always attacked from a distance and rarely came into close contact with the Fallen.

Now they face three Fallen Ones at once, one of whom is an elite Fallen One with the extra Strength trait.

He could only try to minimize the possibility of being attacked next.

Hiding behind a wall can significantly increase safety.

He narrowed his eyes, watching the elite Fallen's movements, his mind racing as he planned a famous tactic:

Kill the weaker monsters first, then deal with the elites.

Before he could even catch his breath, the two scimitar-wielding Fallen Demons rushed over with their short legs, making a racket.

"You made the right bet!"

As expected of an elite unit, that elite Fallen Demon did not immediately join the battle.

"Thank you so much!"

Sean spun sideways, and the fire axe whistled through the air as it slashed horizontally.

He lowered his center of gravity, dodging the first curved blade that grazed his shoulder as it came down, while simultaneously twisting his wrist.

The axe blade shifts from horizontal to diagonal, using the momentum of rotation to meet the enemy on the left.

He only had one chance; he had to kill the elite Fallen before it could react.

"Snap!"

Like a ninja slicing fruit, the axe blade precisely cut into the neck of the foremost Fallen.

The skin and bones of the Fallen's neck offered almost no resistance to the heavy axe blade.

The hideous head flew off at an angle, its dark red blood splattering through the air.

Before the body even fell to the ground, Sean had already swung his axe back and struck again.

The axe swung up from below, cleaving into the exposed chest and abdomen of the second Fallen in a kasaya-slashing motion.

The Fallen One let out a half-scream before collapsing to the ground.

The entire battle, from start to finish, lasted less than two seconds.

Exhaling a breath of stale air, Sean took a half step back.

He flicked his wrist to gently shake off the sticky blood clinging to the axe.

Sean looked up at the elite Fallen—it had finally moved.

The fact that his two henchmen were killed right in front of him had completely enraged the gun-wielding depraved man.

"Rakanishu!"

It let out a terrifying roar, and its muscles swelled up even more.

Dark blue veins bulged wildly under the skin, almost bursting through.

His body, already larger and stronger than that of a normal Fallen, swelled up to look like a mountain of flesh.

The elite Fallen Demon stomped its thick legs on the ground, gripping the crudely made spear tightly in both hands, and thrust it toward Sean with a speed disproportionate to its bulky body.

"Damn! That's fast! It's incredibly fast!"

Sean's pupils contracted sharply; he realized he had underestimated this elite Fallen One.

This shot!

Can't stop!

It's impossible to stop!

Fear suddenly overwhelmed Sean.

"The gap is just too big."

Before he could react, the terrifying gust of air swirling from the tip of the Elite Fallen Demon Spear, carrying a strong stench, rushed towards him.

Before him was the ever-growing, sharp tip of a spear.

"Get out of the way! You dead leg, move now! Get out of the way!"

Almost instinctively, Sean had completely given up on the idea of ​​using weapons to defend himself.

He kicked off with both legs and fell sideways without a care.

With an extremely awkward yet timely "lazy roll," Sean narrowly escaped by rolling to the side.

The instant his body left the spot—

"boom--!!!"

A terrifying explosion rang in my ears!

The crude spear slammed into the thick, broken wall behind Sean, which he had long relied on as cover!

To Sean's horrified gaze, the bunker built of bricks and stones that had protected him for so long was now as fragile as paper.

The moment it made contact with the gun tip, a large section of the wall shattered as if it had been detonated by explosives!

Countless fragments of stone were sprayed wildly backward and upward in a radial pattern.

The entire broken wall shook violently.

The upper part continued to collapse as Sean stared blankly.

Sean felt a chill run from his tailbone straight up to the top of his head.

"The wall has been breached?"

"The destructive power of this monster is simply terrifying!"

"That strength attribute must be at least twenty points, right?"

"Fighting a monster like that in close combat is a death sentence!"

Sean immediately abandoned his plan to engage in close combat with the elite Fallen.

Even with the three points of strength added by the equipment, his current strength attribute is only twelve points.

The power difference between the two is more than eight points.

Such a huge difference in strength is simply overwhelming.

"Close combat is a death sentence!"

Cannot engage in melee combat.

"Fortunately, I also know a little about ranged attacks..."

Sean immediately removed the rusted fire axe from his equipment inventory and re-equipped himself with a sharpened-handle meat cleaver.

He also dropped his two spare weapons: a rusted fire axe and a strike ball baseball bat.

He needs to reduce his load as much as possible so that he can maximize his speed advantage.

Almost as soon as Sean switched weapons, the elite Fallen roared and locked onto him again from the dust and smoke of the collapsed wall, raising its terrifying spear once more.

"Damn, this guy holds a grudge too much. All he did was kill two of your underlings!"

"The wind's getting strong, let's get out of here!"

Without hesitation, Sean turned and ran.

With the four points of agility added by the frosted handle meat cleaver, his agility attribute has reached thirteen points.

Numerically, it has already surpassed the speed exhibited by elite Fallen Ones.

"Don't rush, keep it at a distance and fly the kite slowly..."

Fortunately, he hadn't expended too much energy in the previous battles.

If he manages his stamina properly, he is capable of performing the Spinning Throw Technique, "The Chef's Obsession," more than twenty times.

"With twenty chances to strike, we should be able to kill this big guy..."

"If I can't kill him, I'll escape from the dimensional battlefield."

As he ran, Sean licked his lips.

Strangely enough, he was unusually calm now.

The fear I felt when I witnessed the elite Fallen Demon shatter the broken wall has completely disappeared.

His heart was pounding powerfully in his chest, and he was extremely excited.

"Could it be that I actually have a talent for combat?"

"That shouldn't be the case!"

In my past life, I was just a peaceful and content person.

His adrenaline was surging, and his senses were sharper than ever before.

It's a very strange feeling.

He could clearly hear the heavy footsteps of the elite Fallen behind him.

Even without turning around, you can sense the approximate location of the other person.

Instead of fleeing in a straight line, he used the complex terrain around him to constantly change speed and direction irregularly.

Besides keeping the elite Fallen alive, Sean also needs to avoid attacks from other Fallen.

Although he is currently faster than the elite Fallen Ones, the speed difference is still limited.

Once blocked by other Fallen, they may be overtaken by elite Fallen.

Along the way, he also encountered many other brave warriors.

Some enthusiastic and brave individuals also wanted to come and help.

However, Sean refused them all.

This elite Fallen One represents a massive amount of kill experience.

He can only gain the most experience points and quickly improve his strength by killing alone.

........................

He turned a corner, avoiding an ordinary Fallen who was about to pounce on him.

And seizing the opportunity, he unleashed a spinning throw technique, "The Chef's Obsession," at the elite Fallen Demons behind him.

Compared to when he first started running for his life, Sean's progress is now quite obvious.

Three swirling cleaver phantoms traced three intersecting trajectories in the air, accurately striking the body of the elite Fallen Demon.

Each of the three strikes deals more damage than the last.

With the added bleeding effect from the final hit, Sean's attack dealt considerable damage in this round.

"That's great!"

Sean himself was quite satisfied with the effect of his attack.

This marks the tenth minute since he started flying the kite, this elite fallen demon queen.

In those ten minutes, he unleashed the Spinning Throw Technique: Chef's Obsession thirteen times on the elite Fallen Demon.

Only three strikes can achieve the effect of hitting the target simultaneously.

"It's a pity we can't see the monster's health bar..."

However, he probably doesn't have much health left.

Sean clearly noticed that the elite Fallen was chasing him much slower than before.

There are also some who want to give up the pursuit of him.

In those scarlet eyes, the madness seemed to be fading rapidly, replaced by hesitation.

"It seems this elite Fallen Demon is truly at its last gasp..."

Sean became increasingly certain of his judgment, and a smile appeared on his face.

He was really looking forward to seeing what loot this elite Fallen would drop.

Keep in mind that he currently only has three ordinary items in his inventory.

It is not the equipment that heroes usually use.

Its powerful effect is entirely due to the almost unreasonable "enhancement" effect in the equipment slot.

It's just an ordinary item that can have this effect; what would happen if it were real hero equipment?

Sean couldn't wait to try out the Hero's Gear.

"Hmm? Why did you stop chasing?"

Suddenly, Sean noticed that the elite Fallen had given up chasing him and was running in the opposite direction.

"Damn! This guy really escaped?"

"Does it still have any self-respect or self-love as an elite monster?"

"shameless!"

"Get back here right now!"

"Don't run away, hey!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Sean chose to pursue them in the opposite direction.

How could I let such a tempting prize slip away?

At this moment, the offensive and defensive positions shifted.

........................

Five minutes later, as a phantom throwing knife pierced the skull of the elite Fallen, the elite Fallen was finally killed.

Beside his body were the corpses of more than a dozen ordinary Fallen.

"I didn't expect that this elite Fallen would know to hide in the Fallen horde and use ordinary Fallen to hinder my pursuit."

"That's really clever!"

The monsters in this world are indeed different from the monsters in the game; they are clearly more intelligent.

"Much of my experience from playing games back then is probably no longer useful."

"However, those ordinary Fallen Ones seem to be quite foolish."

Sean was glad that he had maintained a pretty good rhythm while kiting the elite Fallen.

Make the most of the stamina recovery effect brought by the stamina attribute to release skills, instead of just charging in recklessly.

"When the elite Fallen Ones fled, I still had more than half of my stamina remaining."

"Otherwise, this guy might actually have escaped..."

He kicked the silent corpse of the elite Fallen on the ground with his toe.

After this guy died, the muscles that had swollen to an almost deformed state due to his "extra strength" seemed to shrink rapidly.

Its size has shrunk considerably; now it only looks slightly larger than an ordinary Fallen.

This is already the third gathering place for ordinary Fallen that elite Fallen have fled into.

Each time it escapes into a gathering place of ordinary Fallen, those ordinary Fallen act as if they have lost their minds.

They desperately blocked Sean's path, just to buy the fleeing elite even a second or two.

"It seems that this elite Fallen has some special ability to command ordinary Fallen."

But now, all of that is over.

He looked at his attribute panel—

肖恩

Level: 6, the next level requires 0/2000 experience points.

The level-up effect completely relieved his fatigue, and his stamina, which had been mostly depleted, was restored to full.

A warm current surged from my body, quickly washing away the soreness in my muscles and even invigorating my spirit.

"My experience points before killing the elite Fallen were..."

"735/1000".

"So, this elite Fallen Demon gave me 265 experience points, just enough to level up?"

"No, there can't be only this little bit of experience points."

"It is completely unworthy of the power of this elite fallen demon."

He immediately dismissed the idea.

and so--

Because of leveling up, the excess experience points were simply wasted?

Thinking of this possibility, Sean felt a pang of heartache.

You work hard at a job, but the boss only pays you the minimum wage; all the extra work you do is considered a "blessing."

Who could stand this?

"Looks like I'll have to calculate experience points more precisely in the future, and try to avoid killing high-value targets when they're almost full, otherwise it'll be too much of a loss..."

He secretly memorized this somewhat tricky rule.

"No one can make a Saint suffer the same loss twice!"