CHAPTER 64: CHAPTER 64: INSTANT KILL!

Ethan kept his long knife in hand and used his speed advantage to press the attack.

Maybe it was because of what the man in the black trench coat said earlier, but when Ethan clashed with a player holding a shield—someone who looked like he had class-changed into a shield guard—that player didn’t fight back at all. He wanted to rely on his defense to pin Ethan down.

He said to the teammate behind him with full confidence, "Relax, my shield is very strong. If your Strength isn’t over 20, you can’t break it!"

"When he swings at my shield, just wait for your chance and hit him. We’ll finish the fight then!"

His teammate nodded, clearly trusting him.

Ethan looked at the huge shield in front of him, took a deep breath, let out a low shout, and chopped down.

At once, metal clashed with metal.

The class-change player with the shield felt a heavy force slam into him, like something huge had hit him. He staggered back two steps.

He shouted in disbelief, "He’s very strong. He’s not one of those extreme stat builds. Be careful!"

"But with me here, it should be fine. I can block his attacks!"

Expressionless, Ethan listened to him warn the others. Then he pushed off with his legs, jumped into the air, and tried to use his body weight to add more power to the strike.

Seeing this, the shield-bearing player said with confidence, "Stop struggling. Your strength isn’t enough. I can take your hits!"

The moment he finished talking, a force far stronger than the last strike poured through Ethan’s long knife and into the player’s body.

He was shoved back a full four or five meters and lost control of himself.

Ethan didn’t give him a chance to raise the shield again. He hurried after him and, while the man was still unsteady, chopped off his head with one swing.

The wide‑eyed head rolled on the ground, as if asking why Ethan’s first attack only felt like a bit of pressure, but the second one crushed him completely.

Of course, Ethan wouldn’t tell him that on the first strike he had held back on purpose.

War is the art of deception. If you make the enemy unable to read your attacks or your intent, or even mislead them, you’ve already won.

Now only five class‑changed players were left, plus the man in the black coat who had lost his right arm.

The constant deaths snapped the rest awake. They finally understood Ethan wasn’t some extreme stat build—both his strength and speed were far above theirs.

They stopped rushing in brainlessly and chose to stick together as much as possible, making sure no one got isolated. That way, they still had the numbers.

The one‑armed man in the black coat shouted, "Don’t be scared! He must have used some item to get that big boost. We just need to stall him, then we can kill him!"

"Stall him!"

In just twenty‑five seconds, he went from looking down on Ethan—thinking he could finish him in a few seconds—to trying anything to drag things out.

And it wasn’t just his change. The shift among the players at the exit of Safe Zone 9527 was even bigger.

Many players stood there with mouths open and eyes wide, staring in disbelief at the bodies on the ground in the distance and at Ethan, long knife in hand, rushing the few class players left.

They never thought something like this could happen.

After all, in their view, Ethan shouldn’t even have finished his class change quest yet. Most class change quests are very hard and tedious and take a lot of time.

Besides, even if he had finished it, his class shouldn’t be any kind of hidden class.

Up against a dozen or so enemies who had already class-changed, everyone at first was sure—absolutely sure—that Ethan would die outside the safe zone.

But no one expected him to be this terrifying. In just a bit over twenty seconds, almost half of the class-changed players were already dead.

Many players started talking without thinking:

"Wait, are we even playing the same game as [Windchaser]? Why is it so hard for me to kill a monster, but he’s taking out class-changed players so easily?"

"Duh, because you’re bad!"

"Hold on, I think [Windchaser] used some kind of potion before the fight. A potion that strong must have heavy side effects. If they stall him, he’s done."

"Yeah, maybe [Windchaser] just got lucky. Besides that Purple-quality Intel, he also got a Purple-quality potion?"

"That could be it. The power [Windchaser] is showing is insane. He’s basically smashing the other class-changed players into the ground."

"Look, [Windchaser] really is being stalled. His injuries are getting worse!"

At once, the players at the exit of Safe Zone 9527 all looked at Ethan. They could see the wounds on him, blood steadily flowing out.

But Evan, the Sheriff of Safe Zone 9527, stayed unusually quiet. He was much stronger than normal players.

He had seen the potion Ethan used and knew it didn’t boost him as much as the players thought.

Ethan’s strength and speed were great, but they weren’t the most important thing.

What mattered most were his combat sense, his technique, his calm mind, and his fearlessness in the face of death.

No—more than fearless. Evan felt that [Windchaser] wasn’t just unafraid of death, he seemed strangely familiar with it.

Probably because he died too many times during the [Berserk Blood Warrior] trial.

Evan thought silently. He had to admit Ethan was stronger than he expected—already the strongest player in all of Safe Zone 9527.

And Ethan should have finished his class change. That Rampage Bloodthirst aura fits the [Berserk Blood Warrior] class very well.

As for what Ethan said about class-changing into [Berserk Blood War God], that’s probably still a lie.

If it were true, Ethan should have even stronger class skills.

He hadn’t shown any, and Ethan was already getting hurt. If this kept up, he would die in battle.

Evan muttered, "You won’t retreat even if it means dying? [Windchaser], I really did misjudge you. You’re a bit better than I thought—but only a bit."

After that, Evan lost interest in watching. When you already know the ending, keeping your eyes on it is just a waste of time.

He slowly turned and started walking toward the spire.

Right then, the shouts from nearby players made him stop cold.

Someone cried out, "No way! [Windchaser] looks even faster now!"

"He should be on the verge of death from those injuries!"

Evan spun around and looked toward Ethan.

Ethan’s HP had just hit 10%.

[Damaged Blood-Drinking Long Knife]

[Quality]: Blue-quality (upgrade method unknown)

[Requirement]: Defense greater than 6

[Effect]: Bloodthirst. Drinks the user’s blood to enter Bloodthirst state. Lose 1% HP per second, -3 Defense, +3 Strength, +3 Speed. When the user’s HP drops to 10%, -6 Defense, +6 Strength, +6 Speed.

[Note]: This was once a growth-type Orange-quality weapon. Sadly, after a great battle it lost its original quality and can no longer grow. Even so, it’s still the best long knife in Safe Zone 9527.

When the user’s HP drops to 10%, the Bloodthirst on [Damaged Blood-Drinking Long Knife] makes Ethan even stronger!

[Name]: Windchaser

[Talents]: Pain Resistance (Blue), Ten-Thousandfold Intelligence Reward (Unknown)

[Level]: 10

[Class]: Berserk Blood War God

[Status]: Near death

[Gear]: Cotton Underwear (Gray), Frostblade (Blue-quality), Stealth Cloak (Blue-quality), Staying Power Necklace (Blue-quality)...

[HP]: 10%

[Strength]: 27

[Speed]: 26

[Defense]: 9

[Energy]: 9

[Charisma]: 10

[Luck]: 1

[Attribute Points]: 0

[Inventory]: Hellblade class Intel (Orange-quality), Guild Hidden Quest Intel (Purple-quality), Ice Archer class change Intel (Purple-quality), Blue Ice Potion Recipe Intel (Purple-quality)...

For a level 10 player to have 27 Strength and 26 Speed is hard to believe.

The last five class-changed players, plus the man in the black coat—before, they could barely keep up with Ethan’s speed and still try to fight back. Now, they could see his moves and even knew how they should block or dodge, but their bodies just wouldn’t move.

One player tried to raise his weapon to block Ethan’s beheading strike. But by the time his weapon touched his chest, his head had already hit the ground.

One second, two, three... five seconds.

Those five class-changed players lasted only five seconds against Ethan at his peak.