Chapter 38

When Fang Yue moved, he immediately stirred up a whistling wind around him, his momentum terrifying.

The first to be directly targeted was Xin Jue.

After a few bursts of speed, Fang Yue rushed to Xin Jue's front, but due to the advantage of his long weapon, Xin Jue struck first.

"Flowing Thrust!"

Xin Jue's long spear thrust forward simply and unadorned.

No tricks, only the utmost speed and power.

At the same time, no internal energy flowed around the spear.

After all, Xin Jue was not at Captain level.

He was only at Patrol Team Leader level—he had no access to advanced Internal Skills and only learned crude Martial Arts.

What were crude Martial Arts? Techniques supported solely by physical strength, without any internal energy backing them—that was crude Martial Arts.

So this thrust was straightforward, so straightforward that…

Fang Yue raised his hand, both palms turning into shields and slapping hard against the spearhead.

Flesh palm against iron spear!

Boom!

A heavy crash—the spearhead tilted, the shaft twisted and vibrated, slanting past his palm.

15!

Fang Yue, with 34 points of force dissipation, took heavy damage from this block—but his health was instantly restored by 【Night's Breath】.

At this moment, after deflecting the attack, Fang Yue immediately reversed his grip, seized the spear shaft, and yanked hard.

Xin Jue's face instantly twisted in utter horror.

Because he felt a terrifying Supernatural Strength surging through the spear.

He had trained with the spear for ten years—man and spear as one, never once had his spear left his hands!

The spear was an extension of his hands, part of his body, obedient to his will.

But this time, the spear became his enemy's weapon.

He was suddenly yanked off the ground twenty to thirty centimeters, dragged toward Fang Yue along with the spear by that Supernatural Strength.

Seeing Fang Yue so close, Xin Jue tried to maneuver the spear for defense—but it was firmly gripped in Fang Yue's hands, unmoving—it had already become Fang Yue's possession.

Helpless, Xin Jue released the spear, clenched his fists, and launched a straight punch, using the momentum.

"Good!"

As the fist came, Fang Yue casually dropped the spear and raised his hand to block it at his chest.

Boom!

Boom!

1!

1!

Xin Jue's punches were clearly weak—both struck Fang Yue's block and only produced two -1 prompts.

Not even a single step back?!

How much force dissipation does he have?!

Xin Jue's heart filled with panic; he instinctively tried to retreat—but a giant hand grabbed his clothes.

"Did I allow you to retreat?!"

With a heavy slam, Xin Jue was crushed to the ground; the floor cracked and shattered with a series of crunching sounds, and he himself let out a "Wah!" as blood spurted from his mouth, a terrifying number rising above his head.

81!

Xin Jue's head spun, his whole body ached.

He had not entered Martial Dao; his Qi and Blood were weak—Fang Yue's punch nearly killed him.

If another punch came…

Looking at Fang Yue's massive fist rising, Xin Jue nearly wet himself.

"I, I I give… the Analysis Pupil…"

Boom!!

The fist slammed hard into Xin Jue's forehead.

The fist compressed skin, crushed flesh, sank into the skull, accompanied by a crunch—the skull cracked, leaving a fist-shaped imprint.

Thud!!

A loud explosion—Xin Jue's eyeballs bulged out, his arms and legs jerked reflexively upward, then fell silently; his gaze grew dull, motionless, and a blood-red number slowly rose above his head.

73!

Those who have not entered Martial Dao—whether NPC or player—have exactly 100 HP; only attribute points differ.

Two punches, over 100 damage—Xin Jue had zero chance of survival.

As Fang Yue retracted his fist, a system notification suddenly sounded.

"System Prompt: Player has killed 【Gu Yue Cun Patrol Team Leader】 Xin Jue. Gu Yue Cun hostility +3."

Gu Yue Cun hostility? What does that mean?

Fang Yue paused slightly.

The Analysis Pupil immediately provided an explanation.

"Gu Yue Cun hostility: Villagers of Gu Yue Cun will develop aversion toward you. If aversion becomes too high, you will be expelled from the village."

"Note: Do more good deeds! Be a good villager!"

Alright, it seemed he couldn't just kill people randomly…

Without rushing to loot the bodies, Fang Yue turned to closely watch the five members of the approaching patrol squad.

Fang Yue's entire sequence of actions, though complex to describe, occurred in the blink of an eye during his brief encounter with Xin Jue, ending the fight.

But what surprised him was that the five charging men had already all stopped.

They stared blankly at Xin Jue's corpse, then turned their gazes in terror toward Fang Yue, their courage shattered.

Our formation hadn't even deployed, our coordination hadn't begun, and our leader was already dead!

What kind of efficiency is this?

What kind of power gap is this?

All five squad members were stunned, dumbfounded.

After finally snapping out of it, they began retreating in panic.

"Xin, Xin Jue is dead!"

"This monster killed Xin Jue!"

"Retreat! We're no match for him! Go get Captain Lin and the others!"

"Split up and run! Save as many as you can! Get the message out!"

The last to speak was the grotesque second-in-command, A Ning.

After saying that, he chose a small path and fled for his life.

The others quickly chose directions and scattered in flight.

"Ye Ge! Ye Ge! You're my idol! So cool! So awesome! So cool!"

The five-man squad fled; Niu Niu immediately rushed over, looting Xin Jue's body while lavishing praise on Fang Yue.

To be fair, all that flattery did make Fang Yue feel a little proud.

But he quickly sobered and grabbed Niu Niu's hand.

"Loot is mine!"

Niu Niu immediately complained: "Ye Ge, you're too ruthless! I paid you!"

"You won't miss your antidote."

Though he said that, after Fang Yue searched Xin Jue's body, he still gave Niu Niu 100 copper coins.

His own gains were…

1000 copper coins × 1.

Flowing Dagger Secret Manual × 1.

Tie Zhi Zhi Shi Chang Qiang × 1.

Medicine box containing Shi Xin Dan × 1.

With his wealth suddenly rising to 1050 coins, Fang Yue straightened his posture, and as he imagined the broken knife in his inventory, new thoughts arose.

Perhaps I should find a blacksmith to see if it can be repaired?

As for the Flowing Dagger Secret Manual—a crude Martial Arts text—Fang Yue planned to keep it to trade for other manuals or sell for coins.

As for the long spear, it was truly useless; after discussing with Niu Niu, he finally sold it to him for 10,000 coins.

Only the medicine box with the Shi Xin Dan, Fang Yue kept for himself.

In this way, Fang Yue had earned over 70,000 coins from Niu Niu in one night.

Overnight riches!

Fang Yue secretly rejoiced, once again feeling it was the right choice to farm gold in this game.

In his excitement, for some reason, Fang Yue recalled what the Sheepskin Paper had said—that he would become a millionaire.

Could it really be coming true in this game?

Fang Yue felt excited.

A millionaire—he'd never dared dream of it, not even a million in cash had seemed within reach.

But this overnight fortune made him feel a glimmer of hope, boosting his confidence.

As for Niu Niu, he had already swallowed the antidote to Shi Xin Dan and was now struggling to expel the poison, his face twisted like he was constipated.

One by one, milky-white worms painfully crawled out of his pores, fell to the ground, and went still.

It was as if Niu Niu's body had become a furnace, forcing the demonic worms out.

The antidote was hidden among several Shi Xin Dan inside the medicine box—all of them identical in appearance.

Had Fang Yue not used his Analysis Pupil to spot it, Niu Niu would've had to swallow each pill one by one, likely dying several times before guessing the right one; the service alone was worth more than he paid, yet he still wanted a share of the loot.

As Fang Yue thought this, a burst of flame suddenly rose from the silent, dark night sky, shooting vertically upward before exploding into a brilliant, dazzling firework.

Fang Yue's expression froze—he instantly understood.

Fuck!

"Gathering Fire Order!"

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