The Human Slayer, renowned as an assassin who has mastered every technique for slaying humans.
Though that claim was undoubtedly an exaggeration.
The so-called “every technique for slaying humans” was likely an ancient sword art specialized by assassins.
Even the title “Human Slayer” was somewhat misleading. Despite the name “Slayer,” their swordsmanship had no slashing moves at all.
The Human Slayer’s sword only stabbed, only pierced.
When the sword came out, it was either you die or I do; abandoning all defense, killing the enemy as quickly as possible—that was the assassin’s way.
“Are we still sparring or not?” Sang Biao quickly reverted to his usual nagging self.
“No more. The purpose of sparring was to gauge my teammate’s strength, and now I know your level,” Xu Bei replied.
“Then how do we settle our conflict?” Sang Biao asked again.
“You keep your rules. I respect your beliefs. I trust your character and strength as my teammate,” Xu Bei said seriously.
He extended his hand and solemnly shook Sang Biao’s.
At this moment, Xu Bei officially accepted this neighbor; all his previous actions had been tests.
Now that he had figured out Sang Biao’s true nature—a relic assassin bound by faith and rules—he preferred that to a ruthless, unprincipled retired gang killer.
With the internal conflict resolved, Xu Bei and Sang Biao set off again, leaving the safe house.
They arrived at the staircase at the far end of the first floor, a place Xu Bei knew better than anyone.
“Clang!” An electrified baton sparked with lightning overhead.
Truly an old friend not seen for a long time.
Well, not that long really, but it still felt intense.
The gatekeeper on the stairs!
This story’s highly popular boss—the female overseer!
“Clang! Clang! Clang!” Electric light flashed.
She leapt down from above, raising the electrified baton high. The sword slash struck like thunder, forcing even Xu Bei to dodge.
But facing the female overseer again, her moves hadn’t changed—Xu Bei had long since mastered them.
As she swayed her hips, Xu Bei knew exactly what she was about to do, even instantly predicting which side she’d slash.
He sneered coldly inside: “No need to demonize this time.”
Though team play boosted the boss’s health by five times, he now had brass knuckles—his damage output was more than fivefold.
So after a burst of lightning…
“Crack~” The female overseer was cleanly finished off by Xu Bei.
Sang Biao watched from behind, then after Xu Bei killed the female overseer, they headed together to the second floor of the abandoned factory.
After forcibly breaking through the ambush of leaping zombie factory girls, the two reached the middle of the second floor. Xu Bei was catching up to his original game progress.
Two days before, he had only just gotten here. Now, in two hours, he had killed his way through—even taking down two invading teams on the way.
But now Xu Bei dared not push forward at high speed; he cautiously stepped into the latter half of the second floor.
There were no enemies around, but enemies could be everywhere.
“Be careful, the bosses here can turn invisible,” Xu Bei warned.
As they walked, he punched and killed an unequipped invisible leaping zombie girl.
“Clack!” An iron door automatically slid open.
An invisible giant scorpion crawled out, climbing up to the ceiling.
Everything was being calculated, but even knowing the flow was useless; the enemy was invisible, no idea where it was.
The scorpion gave no opening before it attacked.
Without Xiao Sun at the number two console for spell prediction, Xu Bei had to rely on his own reflexes.
“Let me handle this.”
At that moment, Sang Biao stepped forward, standing in front of Xu Bei.
“Can you see it? Truly worthy of the Assassin Master.”
Xu Bei took a step back, letting her perform.
This time the enemy wasn’t a woman—the Assassin Master, the Human Slayer, had finally broken the seal and could act.
(No sound)
(Too quiet)
(Too loud)
(It’s your speakers that are broken)
(I’m using headphones)
(The streamer didn’t turn on the sound)
Xu Bei glanced at the chat and saw everyone complaining about no sound, while some troll comments were trying to mislead people.
“Oh, sorry.” He realized he had muted the sound earlier and forgotten to turn it back on.
He turned the sound back on and tested: “Hello? Can you hear me now?”
(Scared me)
(So loud)
(The idiot who said it was too quiet)
(Sound’s back)
(Too quiet)
Judging by the chat, the sound was restored.
Some viewers were fooled by the trolls and had turned their volume up too high—so when the streamer resumed sound, their ears were nearly blown out. How dumb could they be?
“Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!”
After adjusting the volume, Xu Bei looked back.
Sang Biao had just been triple-killed by the giant scorpion’s pincers and tail sting!
The two huge pincers crushed her kidneys from both sides, and the tail sting precisely pierced her head, instantly killing her.
Sang Biao had only tapped the scorpion’s head with her baton, causing the boss to lose a third of its health.
“Huh?” Xu Bei was really seeing the giant scorpion’s fatal triple strike land on someone for the first time.
Someone actually took all three hits without dodging? Not even a little?
Yet this time, Xu Bei accepted it calmly.
Though he hadn’t died, the game host player had.
He would have to turn into particle light and be dragged back to the safe house.
…
In the blink of an eye, Xu Bei and Sang Biao revived at the safe house.
“Dear Assassin Master, that’s not how you fight a game boss,” Xu Bei lectured with a hint of exasperation.
“Sorry, I have no experience fighting giant insects,” Sang Biao apologized.
“Not many people have experience fighting giant insects; probably neither did the game designers. In the end, it’s still people fighting people—endlessly entertaining,” Xu Bei explained.
“A virtual game, yet so profound? Teach me, please,” Sang Biao said, showing willingness to learn humbly.
“The only key to fighting bosses is to know how to pull and dodge,” Xu Bei said, scratching his nose and beginning to share his experience.
Indeed, even the Assassin Master known as Human Slayer had to be abused in a virtual game.
That gave Xu Bei, the Evil God’s favored one, some comfort.
His previous embarrassment wasn’t due to lack of intelligence.
All newcomers get beaten up, including the Evil God’s favored one and the Assassin Master.
“The bosses kill us in three hits, but we have to hit the boss dozens of times to kill it. So your life-for-life technique doesn’t work against bosses—you’ll never outlast the boss, not even the smaller monsters. You have to dodge, counterattack after dodging, block and counterattack; only if you survive can you deal damage,” Xu Bei explained.
“…” Sang Biao listened thoughtfully—though whether she fully absorbed it was uncertain.
“You can block monster attacks with your baton. That’s a crucial skill and shouldn’t be difficult for you,” Xu Bei continued, introducing game mechanics.
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