Chapter 9: Rookie Killer

Let’s not get into the details of that extremely provocative body and outfit for now.

This supermodel-like female factory worker looks like she’s high on something, and she’s holding a dangerous weapon.

People like this have already entered a crazed state where they don’t recognize even their closest kin—there’s no reasoning with them.

“So it’s a yellow game, huh?”

Xu Bei smoothly took up a fighting stance, both fists clenched. His left arm bent to guard his body, right arm hanging and swaying, legs moving in Butterfly Step as he began to maneuver, searching for an opening in the enemy’s defense.

“Hisss! Hisss!” The Red-Eyed Female Factory Worker let out an inhuman screech, lunging at Xu Bei, stabbing down with her blade.

In a flash, Xu Bei twisted to dodge the thrust. His right hand shot out like a viper, precisely grabbing the Red-Eyed Female Factory Worker’s wrist, then punched down hard with his other hand at her elbow joint, snapping her arm backward.

But then something completely illogical happened—even though he’d shattered her elbow joint, her five fingers still gripped the Scalpel in a death hold.

“Hisss! Hisss!” The Red-Eyed Female Factory Worker even swung her broken hand like a rag doll, slashing the knife toward Xu Bei.

Xu Bei jerked his head back, the Scalpel’s edge slicing past the tip of his nose, his movements swift, calm, and unhurried.

“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!” In an instant, he followed up with three Lightning Thrust Punches!

His punches were so fast that they left afterimages trailing through the air.

Looking again, the Red-Eyed Female Factory Worker’s nose bridge had already been smashed flat.

At that moment, Xu Bei finally saw a long red bar appear above the monster’s head.

With every punch he landed, the red bar dropped a little.

Got it—this must be the legendary [Health Bar].

At the same time, next to the Health Bar, the monster’s name appeared: [Living Corpse Factory Worker with a Doctor’s Dream].

I, Xu Bei, am not a complete idiot when it comes to games. I know a little, at least.

Now that he understood, Xu Bei maintained his Butterfly Step, feinting and weaving, unleashing a continuous barrage of Lightning Thrust Punches.

“Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang!”

Three punches in a set, just like the three-round burst of an M16 assault rifle, pounding the face of the Living Corpse Female Factory Worker as if it were a sandbag.

The Living Corpse Female Factory Worker’s crazed, dog-like knife swings couldn’t even cut Xu Bei’s clothes. Xu Bei just kept smashing her face, whittling down her health.

The Health Bar dropped bit by bit—slowly, painstakingly.

He pummeled her for a full two minutes!

At least sixty Thrust Punches!

Only then did Xu Bei finally beat the Living Corpse Female Factory Worker to death with his bare hands.

“This is ridiculous. In real life, a normal person would go down with a single Thrust Punch from me. Is this thing’s face made of steel?” Xu Bei looked at the corpse lying in the weeds, unable to stop himself from complaining.

“So this is the virtual game world? Nothing’s real except the scenery. The combat system is a mess. Though the feel of the female monster and her milk bags is surprisingly realistic.” Xu Bei didn’t move forward, just stood there, sharply criticizing.

At the same moment, the Unfilial Son Livestream Room’s bullet comments were going wild.

(She’s doing what?!)

(What did I just see?)

(Such fast punches)

(Professional)

(This is something else)

(Beating a monster to death barehanded)

(That stance is so professional)

(Thrust Punch?)

(Has the streamer trained in boxing?)

(What’s going on? Why barehanded?)

(Where’s the weapon?)

Seeing the streamer Unfilial Son beat the Living Corpse Female Factory Worker to death with his bare hands, the mood in the Live Room completely reversed, and the chat exploded with rapid-fire exchanges.

The comments were filled with shock, confusion, curiosity, and surprise.

First, let’s explain the basic concept of the [Survival Adventure Action Holographic Game for Masochists].

Most people play games for fun.

But the core of these so-called high-difficulty games isn’t about letting players have fun. To put it nicely, it’s about pushing your limits; to put it bluntly, it’s about suffering.

The monsters in these high-difficulty games are designed to be extremely powerful, with swift, unpredictable moves, multi-phase battles, and every trick imaginable to crush the player.

These “masochist” games started as niche, boutique titles. After all, most people don’t want to get beaten into the ground by monsters when they play games.

But as times changed and the livestream industry matured—

Everyone realized these suffering games were perfect for streaming.

Viewers don’t like to suffer themselves, but they love watching streamers suffer!

So now, games like [Dear Son]—ultra-high-difficulty action VR games designed specifically for streaming—have emerged.

In suffering games, even minor monsters can kill players in three hits, never giving them a chance to catch their breath.

The first elite monster players encounter is this Living Corpse Female Factory Worker.

In the gaming community, it’s commonly known as the [Newbie Killer].

What’s a Newbie Killer? It means ninety-nine percent of new players are stopped dead at its door.

It makes you realize just how clumsy you really are.

It mercilessly shatters your esports dreams!

So—

Even though Xu Bei made it look easy to kill this monster, it’s actually a big deal!

For most streamers, more than half get hacked to death the first time they meet the Living Corpse Female Factory Worker.

Countless streamers have died to the Living Corpse Female Factory Worker’s [Death Surgical Knife Five-Strike Combo (as players call it)].

Only seasoned game streamers can take down the Living Corpse Female Factory Worker on their first try.

Among these first-try experts, about twenty percent are ultimate masters—they can defeat the Living Corpse Female Factory Worker on their first try without taking a single hit.

But a streamer who defeats the Newbie Killer Living Corpse Female Factory Worker barehanded, first try, without injury…

There’s only one in the entire network!

The viewers realized they were witnessing history!

But soon, they saw Xu Bei bend down, trying to pry the Scalpel from the Living Corpse Female Factory Worker’s hand—a bizarre act that left the audience dumbfounded.

“Unbelievable, truly unbelievable.”

But the Scalpel seemed glued to the monster’s hand. Xu Bei couldn’t get it off, and cursed furiously.

(So dumb)

(Innocent)

(Pig nose)

(What is the streamer doing?)

(Is he really clueless or just pretending?)

The show’s entertainment value just kept coming, wave after wave.

When everyone thought the streamer was a pig nose, he showed off a flawless barehanded kill on a mini-boss.

But when everyone thought he was a hidden master, he started looting corpses, trying to pick up the monster’s weapon.

What kind of clueless newbie would do something so foolish?

Because in these masochist games, weapons can only be obtained through exploration.

Of course, some rare weapons are rewards for defeating bosses. But nowadays, virtual games don’t use the old system of monsters dropping gear.

Now, weapons are usually placed in a box or chest behind the boss, hidden in the area behind the boss. As long as you defeat the boss, you can get them.

This makes more sense—after all, this is the age of virtual games, chasing a sense of illusory realism.

So Xu Bei’s attempt to pry a weapon from a monster’s hand doesn’t look like something a real gamer would do.

But how could a true newbie display such agile and ferocious attacks and movement just now?

(Just a fluke)

(Got lucky)

(It won’t be so easy next time)

(Just wait!)

Very soon, a barrage of doubts filled the chat.

Everyone wanted to see how this empty-handed guy was going to die next!