Musclebound Necromancer?! Are You Kidding Me?

Chapter 62 – First murder

"Wow!"

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

Caught completely off guard, he took the hit squarely.

His health was down to a pitiful 1 point, and even a mosquito bite could finish him off at this point.

Qiao Yu didn't have time to touch Yao Guang's Soul Core; he immediately distanced himself from the person behind him.

He quickly donned the Wild Spider Armor, and the 800 health points it provided gave him a bit of confidence.

With the boost from the Mighty Pact, his Strength attribute increased by an additional 16 points.

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

"Oh? Big brother, this kid took a hit from you and still isn't dead. He's got quite the life."

Zhou Xiang stepped out from the shadows, a mocking smile on his face.

To him, the heavily injured Qiao Yu was like a fish in a barrel, with no chance of resistance or escape.

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

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

Zhou Yuan also stepped out, licking his crimson lips, his lecherous face full of greed.

Qiao Yu's expression was extremely grim, his eyes flickering with a hidden murderous intent.

He had been in the Inner World for so long, always getting along with others, never having conflicts with other players, yet he was targeted by these three scoundrels.

It seems that scum exists everywhere, whether on Earth or Kaiji Star.

Qiao Yu gripped the Orient Loong God Crescent Blade, and a prompt sounded in his mind.

[The weapon has reached its attack limit. Please replace the weapon promptly.]

"Attack limit?"

Qiao Yu was stunned and looked at the system panel to understand the reason.

With the Strength Miracle boost, Qiao Yu, with 286 points of Strength, had an attack power of 572 points.

However, as a D-grade weapon, the Orient Loong God Crescent Blade had an attack limit of only 500 points.

This meant that if Qiao Yu didn't switch weapons and continued using the Orient Loong God Crescent Blade, no matter how high his attack power was, he could only exert 500 points of attack.

"Truly, when it rains, it pours."

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

"But to kill a few scumbags like this, 500 points of attack should be more than enough."

In dungeons like the Mechanical Kingdom, Intermediate Tier players wouldn't even bother coming in.

Qiao Yu had killed many Beginner Tier bosses and wild NPCs back in the Apprentice Realm, let alone now when he was much stronger.

Qiao Yu aimed his long blade at the Zhou Family Brothers.

"Heh! Still hoping to rely on that artifact to deal with us? Second brother!" Zhou Hao sneered.

"Got it! Silent Weapon!"

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

[Negative Status: Disarmed]

[During disarmament, the player cannot use any weapons, lasting three minutes.]

"Hahaha! Kid, without that blade, let's see how you fight us! Third brother, do it!"

Zhou Xiang waved his staff, unleashing three consecutive skills on Qiao Yu.

[Negative Status: Silence]

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

[Negative Status: Slow]

[During slow, the player's Agility decreases by 30%, lasting one minute.]

[Neutral Status: Yin-Yang Conversion]

[During Yin-Yang Conversion, the player's Defense decreases by 100%, and Attack increases by 100%, lasting ten seconds.]

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

"Big brother, I've used all my skills. Hurry up and attack!" Zhou Xiang shouted angrily.

His curse skills, combined with his second brother's disarmament, had left many experts helplessly dead under their combo.

Especially his third skill, Yin-Yang Conversion, was a divine skill among divine skills, directly nullifying the opponent's defense.

This meant that for the next ten seconds, the damage his big brother and second brother dealt would be true damage!

"Blazing Slash!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Hao charged at Qiao Yu with his blade.

Zhou Yuan also drew two short blades, both of them launching a fierce attack on Qiao Yu!

Qiao Yu calmed down, calculating the current situation.

He still had 801 health points left. With the three negative statuses, he couldn't use the Orient Loong God Crescent Blade, but his attack power increased by 72 points.

His Agility dropped from 9 points to 6.3, and as for the silence preventing the use of active skills...

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

But the last one, Yin-Yang Conversion, was truly formidable!

A red glow appeared in Qiao Yu's eyes. His pitiful 6 points of Defense were nullified, and his attack power soared to a terrifying 1144 points!

Qiao Yu felt that in his current state, he could punch through the barriers between the Inner World and the real world.

"This kid could withstand so many hits from the Seventh General and still take a hit from me without dying. His Defense must be high. We only have ten seconds! Seize the opportunity!"

Zhou Hao reminded his second brother.

"Don't worry, big brother. I'll cut this kid's head off right now!"

Zhou Yuan moved with incredible speed, diving at Qiao Yu, his two short blades aimed at Qiao Yu's neck.

Qiao Yu's response was simple: raise his hand and punch.

A seemingly ordinary punch was thrown.

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Boom!

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

Only Zhou Yuan's head continued to lunge forward.

In the instant his body was shattered, he wasn't dead yet.

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

However, with his throat severed, his mouth opened and closed, but no sound came out.

As his head hit the ground, Zhou Yuan even felt the pain of the impact.

His brain was in a panic, releasing a flood of hormones, trying to stimulate Zhou Yuan's body.

Yet, Zhou Yuan only felt his eyelids growing heavy, and his vision began to blur.

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

Unlike NPC wild monsters and bosses, Zhou Yuan, as a player, didn't turn into a Soul Core upon death but instead exploded into a pile of equipment.

"Second brother!" Zhou Xiang shouted.

"Second brother! Second brother!"

Zhou Hao cried out in anguish, holding Zhou Yuan's head and weeping, but Zhou Yuan's head still turned into starlight and slowly dissipated.

Although Zhou Yuan would respawn under the tower in the Novice Village, he would have to start over from lv1.

And that incredibly real feeling of death might haunt him as a nightmare 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 a player didn't earn rewards in the Inner World.

But when a player died, their equipment and skills would randomly drop, which was why players fought each other.

"You murderer! I'll make you pay for my brother's death!"