On the old rundown playground, the Black Armored knight's red eyes glowed in the evening light as he looked at Li Wei.
"H.U.M.A.N...G.I.V.E...U.P,.AND..BeCome..My..FooD..I..Wi..LL..GivE.YoU..30.Secon.d.s." The knight declared, pointing the pitch-black sword at Li Wei.
"Fuck your 18 generations! Do you really think you can make me give up?" Li Wei cursed again.
'Just what crime have I committed to get dragged into this kind of thing?' he thought bitterly.
"29" the knight started counting down.
Li Wei ignored the knight and focused on his panel.
'I should buy Shadow Step and increase my attributes first,' he thought and acted without hesitation.
[Ding, Congratulations on learning Shadow Step (Goddess of Death edition) skill.]
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SP: 266 ↓150- | AP: 0 ↓200-
Coins: 7879 ↓3999-
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MP: 850/935 ↑250+
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**ATTRIBUTES**:
Strength: 183 ↑50+ | Agility: 184 ↑50+
Intelligence: 187 ↑50+ | Endurance: 156 ↑50+
Luck: 8
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**SKILLS**:
**Goddess of Death Edition Skills (2):-
Analyze Eye: Level 5 (0/60000)
Shadow Step: Level 5 (0/60000)
**Level 5 common Skills (7) - Heal, Cure Poison, Slash, Guard, Fireball, Frost Nova, Arcane Shield
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"It's done," Li Wei muttered to himself as he looked at his new stats.
"25" the knight was still counting down.
"Damn you! Do you really think I will become your food?" Li Wei shouted and directly charged towards the knight.
"Roar!" the knight gave an angry cry when it saw Li Wei's actions.
"Go to hell," Li Wei slashed his sword with full strength.
The knight was not undone and thrust its sword at him.
*Clang*
A fierce metallic sound echoed out as their swords clashed together, forcing both of them to take a few steps back.
"What???" Li Wei was shocked. He had just increased his attributes, but it didn't seem his strength had gone up.
(Don't think that after increasing your attributes you can become powerful. Every level has its own attribute limit, and once you exceed it, you have to rely on yourself to use the attributes above the limit. Don't dream of becoming stronger just by increasing attributes.) Sera explained to him via telepathy.
"No way, it can't be!" Li Wei cursed with an unwilling look.
He never thought that his high attributes would become useless instantly. What's the use of having a ten times bonus then?
*****
"What do you think? Can he survive?" Luna asked, looking at the screen.
"Who knows?" Sera just shrugged in response.
Watching her like this, Luna pouted slightly.
"Why didn't you tell him about the attribute limit earlier?" she inquired with a puzzled look.
"Umm, well..." Sera made a difficult face and avoided eye contact with her.
She can't say she forgot to inform, right?
"Look, he is distracted in the fight!"
Suddenly she pointed at the screen.
"He dares to lose focus now? Is he so eager for death?" Luna said with displeasure.
*****
On earth Li Wei was still depressed about the fact that he couldn't use his attributes fully when suddenly he received a telepathic message again.
(Focus on the fight, you idiot!) Luna reminded coldly.
It was at this moment Li Wei came to the realization that he was still in the fight.
"Fireball," he chanted.
A sphere of condensed flame formed in his palm and shot forward.
The knight didn't dodge. It merely raised its sword.
*Boom!*
The fireball split apart and exploded behind, with flames scattering across the ground.
"Slash!" Li Wei attacked with his sword once again but this time he used a skill, causing his sword blade to be covered by blue light.
*Clang!*
Sparks flew in the air as the two swords collided but even with the skill, the knight was merely forced back a few steps.
'This!' Li Wei frowned with a serious look.
Because he couldn't utilize the attributes above the limit, his strength was on par with the knight.
Which meant killing it won't be easy, especially since the knight could also use skills.
"G.I.v.E..U.P..H.u.M.a.N." The knight spoke with a disdainful gaze.
Li Wei didn't respond and attacked once again.
*Clang! Clang! Clang!*
Their swords collided repeatedly; however, no one had the advantage, but a person with good eyes could see the knight was yet to use any skills.
"Brother..." Li Xin gripped her sword with worry. If Li Wei was at any disadvantage, she would join the fight no matter the result.
The commotion caused by the black knight was too much and many people started to notice the fight. However, most of them just decided to run away, as they didn't believe Li Wei could hold on for long.
There were some onlookers but they too kept their distance.
As the fight went on, Li Wei was frowning harder and harder; no matter which skill he used, it was useless.
"Shadow Step!"
Helpless, he could only use the goddess edition skill, which he was saving as a trump card.
Swoosh!
His figure disappeared suddenly, causing the knight's attack to miss.
"F.u.T.I.L.E." The knight spoke coldly, losing its patience.
It had not expected the food to be this resistant.
"Slash!" Li Wei didn't care about its nonsense and attacked from behind.
Because of the missed attack, the reaction time of the knight was a bit slower and it couldn't defend perfectly.
Li Wei, however, was not unhappy. As long as he could injure the knight, he was confident in suppressing it completely.
But just then—
"Roar!"
The knight let out an angry roar and its sinister red eyes flashed brightly. It didn't care about defending anymore and launched an attack.
Li Wei couldn't help but curse inwardly after seeing this.
Especially since the four-foot sword was now shining with an eerie crimson aura.
Clearly the knight used its skill—cursed slash.
*Clang!*
At this moment Li Wei's sword pierced the armor of the knight, causing it to roar in pain.
However, the attack towards Li Wei didn't slow down.
"Fireball!"
Li Xin didn't hesitate to attack but it was useless, as the knight ignored the defense completely.
It was as if the knight was some Eastern main character wanting to trade injury for his life.
'Lunatic,' Li Wei muttered in his heart as he backed away.
But how could it be easy to cancel the moment of attack instantly? He was still a little slower and the sword brushed past against his chest.
*Sizzle*
The wound wasnt big but it started to corrode. Fortunately, he could heal himself so it wasn't a big deal.
But still the pain from corrosion almost made him gasp heavily.
"Brother," Li Xin couldn't help but worry and once again attacked with fireballs.
The knight wasn't defending, so it was the right time to injure it.
However, the knight wasn't stupid and used shadow step to dodge.
*Clang! Clang! Clang!*
Once again, a fierce fight occurred; it's just that both of them were now using the shadow step skill, disappearing and appearing at new places.
"H.u.M.A.n!" The knight was furious.
Casting skills repeatedly consumed MP. Li Wei was in the same spot but he didn't have to worry about getting killed by nearby humans in his weak state.
"Roar!" The knight roared angrily and suddenly its two red eyes locked on a figure casting fireballs.
It could see that human was related to its food and was quite concerned about it. What if it captured that human? Will the food surrender willingly?
Swoosh!
The next moment the knight vanished from its place and when it reappeared, it was behind Li Xin.
"Bastard!" Li Wei didn't expect the knight to leave the fight suddenly so he was caught off guard.
Li Xin was no different and before she could react, the knight swung it towards her.
It wanted to injure her so it could force its food to surrender.
However, the knight miscalculated slightly.
By no means Li Wei would like to see Li Xin in danger, not to mention getting injured.
So, when he saw the crimson sword heading towards her, something inside him snapped.
The world in front of him slowed down. All sounds dissappread and color faded.
Only the knight remained with a bright crimson aura.
Everything else seemed to have lost its meaning.
Even Li Xin, the dearest person to him.
*Bang!*
His body reacted before his mind could.
He didn't use a sword but just a punch.
The heavy, strong armor was like fragile glass; the moment his punch landed, it shattered without resistance and sent the knight flying.
*Bang!*
Before Li Wei knew it, he punched the knight once again.
Everything was so slow yet also an instant.
*Bang! Bang! Bang!*
"Brother," Li Xin called out with worry, feeling something was wrong.
However, unlike her, the onlookers were shocked.
Li Wei was treating the knight as a punching bag; before it could even land his punch, it would arrive, sending it flying away once again.
(Humph!)
Suddenly a cold snort sounded in Li Wei's head and the world regained its color.
Then before he could think further, an intense pain struck him. His hands were bleeding heavily and his whole body ached.
He could even taste the blood inside his mouth.
Just then—
[Ding, Congratulations for killing a Level 5 Black Armored Knight. You gained 500 XP.]
The knight couldn't survive his beating, especially since who knows when he had blasted a hole in the chest of the knight.
"Brother!" Li Xin ran towards him with tears and hugged him tightly.
Seeing her like this Li Wei casted his thoughts aside.
"Don't worry; I'm alright," he said as he ruffled her hair with a smile.
He didn't wanted her to worry so he suppressed his pain very well.
But how could Li Xin believe he was alright? His hands were bleeding and his face was so pale. Only a ghost would believe his lies.
"If you weren't injured, I would've punched you in the face to see if you were alright or not," she scolded angrily.
"Okay, okay, let your lovely brother heal, XinXin," Li Wei distracted her or she might really hit him.
"Heal," Li Xin directly used her skills to heal him.
Health Points (HP): 180/500 +3↑+4↑+3↑
Li Wei looked at the measly healing points but didn't say anything; he was afraid that if he stopped her and said her healing had little effect, she would definitely hit him.
*****
"He just used the attributes beyond the level limit," Luna muttered with a sigh.
"Of course, that girl is his reverse scale; if anyone tries to touch it, he will not just watch. No matter who he is," Sera explained, looking at Li Xin on the screen.
"But this time he was just lucky. If that girl didn't interfere, or if the knight ignored her and attacked him, he wouldn't be able to win easily or maybe even die together with the knight," Luna pointed out.
*****
"Humph," Li Xin looked at Li Wei with a pout and teary eyes.
"Hiss. It hurts," Li Wei groaned a little as he rubbed his cheek because it was bitten by his cute stepsister.
Earlier he stopped her from healing because her mana was running low.
After which he purchased three bottles of healing potion to heal himself, only to get bitten by her later.
"Why are you looking at me like this?" he asked, seeing the glaring eyes of her.
"How did you kill that knight?" she inquired.
In response Li Wei shook his head with a confused look.
"I don't know," he said.
He still couldn't understand what happened then. Most of the time his body took action before he could even think.
Looking at his confused expression, Li Xin didn't press further.
Just then—
[Ding, **Global Announcement**: Congratulations for surviving The first phase Monster Invasion]×3
[Ding, **Global Announcement**: Congratulations for Survivors becoming an Official Player]×3
[Ding, **Global Announcement**: The rewards for surviving The first phase are as follows.
World Map Function, City Function, and Side Classes Function. For further information, please check your status panel] ×3