Chapter 1 Wow!

Qiao Yu coughed up a mouthful of blood, a bright red "-139" appearing above his head.

He took the hit squarely, completely unprepared.

His health was reduced to a pitiful 1 point. Even a mosquito bite would be enough to kill him.

Qiao Yu ignored the Yaoguang soul core and instantly created distance between himself and the person behind him.

He immediately pulled out the Mad Spider Armor and put it on. The 800 points of health provided by the equipment finally gave Qiao Yu some confidence.

With the buff from the Great Strength Contract, his strength attribute also increased by an additional 16 points.

He turned his head grimly and discovered that it wasn't a warrior from the Mechanical Kingdom who had ambushed him, but three human players!

"Yo? Big Bro, this kid actually isn't dead after taking your hit. He's got a pretty big life."

Zhou Xiang walked out of the shadows with a mocking smile on his face.

In his eyes, the seriously injured Qiao Yu was like a turtle in a jar, with no possibility of resisting or escaping.

"Who are you? Why did you ambush me?" Qiao Yu asked coldly.

"Hahahaha! Kid, what a stupid question. Of course, it's for your life and your skills and equipment."

Zhou Yuan also stepped forward, licking his scarlet lips, his lecherous face full of greed.

Qiao Yu's expression was extremely gloomy, a murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

He had been in the Inner World for so long, treating people with harmony and never having conflicts with other players, but he never expected to be targeted by three scoundrels.

It seemed that whether it was Earth or Kaiji Star, there was no shortage of scum.

Qiao Yu gripped the Green Dragon Crescent Blade tightly, and a notification sound entered his mind.

[This weapon has reached its attack power limit. Please replace the weapon in time.]

"Attack power limit?"

Qiao Yu was taken aback and looked at the system panel, finally understanding the reason.

With the blessing of Great Strength Creates Miracles, Qiao Yu, with 286 points of strength, possessed a whopping 572 points of attack power.

However, as a D-grade weapon, the Green Dragon Crescent Blade had an attack power limit of only 500 points.

This meant that if Qiao Yu didn't change weapons and continued to use the Green Dragon Crescent Blade, no matter how high his own attack power was, he could only exert 500 points of attack power.

"It really is a case of when it rains, it pours."

A glint of light flashed in Qiao Yu's eyes.

"But killing a few pieces of trash like this, 500 points of attack power should be enough."

Instances like the Mechanical Kingdom were beneath the notice of mid-level players.

Qiao Yu had killed many low-level bosses and wild monster NPCs when he was in the apprentice realm. What's more, he was now in the early stage, far more powerful than before.

Qiao Yu pointed the long blade at the Zhou brothers.

"Heh! Still want to rely on this divine weapon to deal with us? Second Bro!" Zhou Hao said with a grin.

"Understood! Silent Martial!"

With the release of Zhou Yuan's skill, Qiao Yu was instantly disarmed.

[Negative State: Disarmed]

[During the disarm, players cannot use any weapons, lasting for three minutes.]

"Hahahaha! Kid, without that blade, let's see how you fight us! Third Bro, attack!"

Zhou Xiang waved his staff, and three consecutive skills were thrown at Qiao Yu.

[Negative State: Silenced]

[During the silence, players cannot use any active skills, lasting for one minute.]

[Negative State: Slowed]

[During the slowdown, players' agility is reduced by 30 percent, lasting for one minute.]

[Neutral State: Yin-Yang Conversion]

[During the Yin-Yang conversion, player defense is reduced by 100 percent, attack power is increased by 100 percent, lasting for ten seconds.]

Zhou Xiang's class was actually a rare curse-type dark mage!

"Boss, I've used all my skills, attack quickly!" Zhou Xiang shouted angrily.

His curse skills, combined with his second brother's disarm, had seen many experts die in frustration under this combo.

In particular, his third skill, Yin-Yang Conversion, was a god-tier skill among god-tier skills, directly clearing the opponent's defense.

This meant that in the next ten seconds, the damage his eldest and second brother dealt to the opponent would be true damage!

"Furious Flame Slash!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Hao rushed towards Qiao Yu with his blade.

Zhou Yuan also drew out two short blades, and the two attacked Qiao Yu ferociously!

Qiao Yu calmed down and calmly calculated the current situation.

He had 801 health points left. With the blessing of the three negative states, he couldn't use the Green Dragon Crescent Blade, and his attack power was increased by 72 points.

Agility was reduced from 9 points to 6.3, and as for the silence, he couldn't use active skills...

Qiao Yu couldn't use them anyway, so this negative state was meaningless to him.

As for the last Yin-Yang Conversion, that was amazing!

A red light lit up in Qiao Yu's eyes. His pitiful 6 points of defense were cleared, and his attack power directly reached a terrifying 1144 points!

Qiao Yu felt that he could even punch through the barrier between the Inner World and the real world.

"When this kid fought the Seventh General, he was able to withstand so many beatings and still survived my hit. His defense must be very high. We only have ten seconds! Seize the opportunity!"

Zhou Hao reminded his second brother.

"Don't worry, Big Bro, I'll cut off this kid's head right now!"

Zhou Yuan's speed was extremely fast as he swooped down towards Qiao Yu, the two short blades already aimed at Qiao Yu's neck.

Qiao Yu's response to this was simple: raise his hand and throw a punch.

A plain and ordinary punch.

Boom!

Qiao Yu's fist didn't even touch Zhou Yuan, but the terrifying force of the punch directly pulverized Zhou Yuan's body.

Only Zhou Yuan's head was still swooping forward.

He wasn't dead the moment his body was crushed.

But he felt a burning pain in his neck. He opened his mouth, wanting to roar to alleviate the pain.

However, because his throat was cut off, his mouth opened and closed, but he couldn't make a sound.

The moment his head landed, Zhou Yuan even felt the pain of his head hitting the ground.

His brain was panicked and constantly releasing large amounts of hormones in an attempt to stimulate Zhou Yuan's body.

However, Zhou Yuan only felt his eyelids slowly become heavy, and his vision began to slowly blur.

Zhou Yuan's last thought before his death was: Where did my body go?

Unlike the deaths of NPC monster bosses, Zhou Yuan, as a player, did not turn into a soul core after death, but directly dropped a pile of equipment.

"Second Bro!" Zhou Xiang shouted.

"Second Brother! Second Brother, ah!"

Zhou Hao cried out in a broken voice, picked up Zhou Yuan's head, and began to wail, but Zhou Yuan's head still slowly dissipated into starlight.

Although Zhou Yuan would be reborn under the tower in the novice village, he would have to start all over again from level 1.

And that incredibly realistic feeling of death might turn into a nightmare that haunted him for the rest of his life.

"Is this what it feels like to kill someone in the real world?"

Qiao Yu looked at his hands with a complex expression. Killing players did not give him Inner World rewards.

But when players died, their equipment and skills would be randomly dropped, which was why players would kill each other.

"You murderer! I want you to be buried with my brother!"