Chapter 16

"Come on, come on, let me see who's even more fanatical!" Mu Yi's blood‑red eyes were about to spill over.

Even though he hadn't unlocked the Elite Talent when clearing the Dungeon before, the negative effect of his talent seemed to grow stronger.

"Ahahaha! Kill kill kill!"

Mu Yi swung his cleaving axe with abandon, slaughtering the Goblins around him.

The cleaving axe infused with Inner Qi was like a divine weapon, easily slicing through the Goblins' armor and bodies.

Even Goblin Warriors couldn't halt Mu Yi even a half step; their seemingly finer leather armor proved fragile against the Inner Qi‑enchanted blade.

It was as smooth as a hot knife cutting butter, a silky feel that made Mu Yi feel he wasn't slaying Goblins but playing a fruit‑cutting game.

Ordinary Goblins and Goblin Warriors were harvested like straw by Mu Yi, with no chance to retaliate; a flash of blade meant a Goblin's death.

【Gained a "Fierce" mark, current mark count: 219】

Mu Yi's killing speed increased, the Goblins could no longer track his figure, only a flash of blood‑red silhouette, while their comrades fell one by one.

In their eyes, Mu Yi was no longer human but a terrifying Asura, a low, guttural roar emanating from his throat.

It seemed to proclaim Mu Yi's frenzied, starving madness to slaughter all living things.

"Totally insane!!!"

The Goblin Mage, once a great foe, now trembled as prey under Mu Yi's blade; once he was targeted, no whole body remained.

"Howl~" The familiar wolf howl made Mu Yi, immersed in slaughter, lift his head; the sound reminded him of an old friend.

An old friend who still left a deep impression and caused Mu Yi's worst injuries in Dungeons; each time he ran a simple Dungeon, Mu Yi would even actively search for him.

Unfortunately, this old friend seemed like a hallucination, a hidden Easter egg that only appeared the first time he entered a simple Dungeon.

Mu Yi lifted his head, grinned, and it was no illusion—the old friend truly stood before him.

Six giant wolves with fur reflecting metallic sheen glared at him, their fierce eyes clearly indicating they intended to hunt Mu Yi.

But Mu Yi was stunned; on those six wolves he actually saw Goblin Warriors riding their backs, wielding spears disproportionate to their size, coldly staring at Mu Yi, the demon.

"No wonder the recommended level is 1–3; ordinary Zongwang players are probably really... (repeating 'really' endlessly)."

The appearance of a few elite monsters on Hard Difficulty wasn't odd; previously he thought Goblin Warriors and Goblin Mages were elite, but didn't expect the main boss to be here.

"So what are these things then? Goblin Knights?"

Mu Yi paid no mind to the wolves' movements; even as they surrounded him from several directions, his thoughts drifted to other bizarre places.

The Goblins commanded the wolves to advance step by step, circling Mu Yi; they were cautious, seeking a flaw to strike him down in one blow.

When the wolves entered Mu Yi's surrounding range, he sensed the Killing Intent of the wolves and Goblin Warriors; the intent jolted his confused thoughts and made him even more frenzied.

"Want to kill me? I'll slice you open, chop you up!" Mu Yi grinned broadly; he had long desired revenge.

Mu Yi's Killing Intent was utterly pure; he had never been generous—those who hurt him must be repaid tenfold.

The moment pure Killing Intent first arose, Mu Yi seemed to grasp something.

The wolves hesitated, sensing that the monster before them had undergone some change.

A very dangerous change.

The monster ahead suddenly emitted an aura that terrified them, as if facing a natural predator.

But urged by the Goblin Warriors on their backs, the wolves suppressed their fear and lunged at Mu Yi.

At the same time, the Goblin Warriors thrust their spears, trying to pierce Mu Yi.

Mu Yi did not dodge; instead he closed his eyes, feeling as if he understood something—his Elite Talent seemed to be speaking, muffled, yet he appeared to grasp its meaning.

The six wolves attacked from various angles, weaving an inescapable hunting net, while the Goblin Warriors' spears aimed at Mu Yi's vital points.

Yet they all missed.

Mu Yi moved effortlessly amid the wolves' onslaught; each wolf's lunge and bite, each Goblin Warrior's spear thrust, he evaded by the narrowest margin.

Although Mu Yi kept his eyes shut, he seemed like a dancer twirling with a partner.

"I can see!" Mu Yi muttered.

When he sensed the wolves' malice, he realized his Elite Talent had entered a new realm.

No, it wasn't a new realm; he was mastering his Elite Talent.

"Draw power from killing and war; as war begins, continuously recover, continuously grow stronger, making oneself ever more suited to the battlefield, becoming its ruler."

Recalling his Elite Talent description, Mu Yi realized the worsening negative effect stemmed from one cause: during Dungeons he had generated excessive killing, strengthening his Elite Talent.

And throughout, he never regarded killing Goblins as killing at all, but rather as a game; as everyone knows, every gamer is a latent terrorist, and Mu Yi, a P Studio player, is a prime example.

All Mu Yi's killing had been like riding the tide, driven forward by his Elite Talent.

But facing the wolves that once scarred him deeply, Mu Yi felt Killing Intent for the first time, and that intent was the truest way to awaken his Elite Talent.

"Zongwang Prompt: Iron-blooded Slaughter (LV2) → Iron-blooded Slaughter (LV3)"

"Zongwang Prompt: Iron-blooded Slaughter adds a new Talent Effect."

"Talent Effect 3: Killing Intent Perception, activates a Killing Intent Field; the field's range is affected by one's own Killing Intent and 'Fierce' marks, allowing clear sensing of enemies' Killing Intent within, enhancing one's reaction speed."

"Hey, dog kind!"

Mu Yi's smile was cheerful yet... brutal.

Mu Yi thrust his blade straight through the wolf's abdomen, out its back, and vanished before blood spurted.

He grabbed the Goblin Warrior's spear shaft with his other hand, flinging it toward himself; the blade tip landed on the path, piercing the Warrior's chest.