Liu Xing watched in shock as Zhang Yi, who had managed to break through so many players from King's World, came straight for him.

At the same time, Han Yaru, who had felt hopeless when she thought Zhang Yi had abandoned her to escape alone, felt a warmth in her heart upon seeing him return.

She quietly fixed her gaze on Zhang Yi.

"Zhang Yi!" Liu Xing stood up and shouted at the approaching Zhang Yi, "You've already abandoned Yaru, why come back?"

"Get lost! You're not worthy of Yaru's love. From today on, I'll take your place and take good care of her!"

No matter what Liu Xing said, Zhang Yi remained silent, slowly approaching.

And surprisingly, none of the players from King's World dared to stop him!

Liu Xing was incredulous, "Damn, why are you all so cowardly? So many of you can't take on just one guy?"

Liu Xing wanted to run, but after glancing at Han Yaru beside him, he gritted his teeth, drew his dagger, and shouted at Zhang Yi, "Fine, if they won't, I'll lead the charge!"

Relying on his role as an Assassin and having learned the Armor Break skill, along with a combo skill, Liu Xing wasn't too worried, even knowing Zhang Yi's explosive power.

Because he knew that no matter how strong Zhang Yi was, he was just a Beastmaster with low growth and fragile vitality. As long as Liu Xing used his high agility to dodge Zhang Yi's attacks and get close, he was confident he could take Zhang Yi down in one go!

So, Liu Xing charged at Zhang Yi with his dagger.

"He's going for a one-hit kill on Yinuo Qingcheng!"

The surrounding crowd buzzed with discussion.

Just as Liu Xing entered Zhang Yi's effective attack range of 50 meters, Zhang Yi suddenly raised his staff and launched a Fireball Spell at his former brother Liu Xing without hesitation.

With a 3 Agility, 2 Strength stat build, Liu Xing, who had over 40 agility points, quickly shifted his feet, perfectly catching Zhang Yi's fireball—

-928!

His full health bar was instantly emptied, and the level 15 Assassin Liu Xing was killed in one hit, collapsing to the ground and staring wide-eyed at Zhang Yi before turning into a beam of white light and disappearing.

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Because Zhang Yi had previously triggered a Red Name by killing Guan Hao and Han Feng, he did not gain any Sin points for killing the Red Name Liu Xing.

"Poof—"

In various live-streaming rooms, many players watching the stream burst into laughter.

"My god, I thought he was some top expert, daring to challenge the number one on the Heaven Ranking, Yinuo Qingcheng. Turns out he's just a noob who got one-shotted! That positioning to catch the skill, I'm impressed!"

Of course, it wasn't that Liu Xing caught it well; Zhang Yi had already predicted his next move based on the sudden change in direction and position of his feet.

Prediction, a basic skill required for mid-level and above players in the post-Apocalypse era.

After taking down Liu Xing, Zhang Yi arrived at Han Yaru's side.

Although the players from King's World still didn't dare to approach, they surrounded Zhang Yi at a safe distance of 50 meters, making it seem difficult for him to fight his way out.

So, standing in front of Han Yaru, Zhang Yi took out a golden Return Scroll from his backpack, which he had bought for 1 gold coin in the Safe Zone for emergencies, and handed it to Han Yaru. "Use this to go back."

Han Yaru glanced at the scroll in Zhang Yi's hand and said, "What about you? Let's go back together!"

"I'll cover you, you go first."

"Don't lie to me, I know the Return Scroll has a 10-second channeling time and can be interrupted by attacks. How will you leave?"

"Don't hold me back here."

Zhang Yi, growing impatient, tossed the Return Scroll at Han Yaru. "Go!"

Startled by Zhang Yi's sudden shout, Han Yaru picked up the scroll from the ground, crying. "Fine, Zhang Yi, I won't bother you anymore."

With that, Han Yaru crushed the Return Scroll, and a white progress bar appeared above her head.

Seeing this, King's Glory, who was watching from afar, shouted, "Don't let them return, kill them!"

The players from King's World looked at each other, but no one dared to move.

King's Glory, frustrated and embarrassed, yelled, "Damn it, a bunch of cowards! If Yinuo Qingcheng escapes today, you're all out of King's World!

"Is 1 gold coin not enough? Fine, I'll compensate 10 gold coins for each death, and whoever kills Yinuo Qingcheng will get a 1000 gold coin reward. I'll find a way to get the money, I, King's Glory, keep my word!"

With the stakes raised by King's Glory, the players from King's World, knowing they still had a Revival Chance, no longer hesitated. Accepting the risk of losing a level upon death, they charged at Zhang Yi with their weapons!

Zhang Yi frowned slightly, realizing they were no longer intimidated by his presence and were launching a full-scale attack.

He glanced at the progress bar above Han Yaru's head—5 seconds remaining.

At that moment, several mages and archers from King's World, who had entered effective range, began casting spells and drawing bows, aiming at Zhang Yi and Han Yaru for a ranged attack.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

Dozens of arrows and magic balls rained down.

Han Yaru closed her eyes in fear.

But instead of dodging, Zhang Yi used his body to shield Han Yaru, taking all the attacks himself!

Fireballs and arrows hit Zhang Yi—

-46!

-1!

-9!

-126!

-78!

Dozens of damage numbers, ranging from over 100 to just 1, popped up above Zhang Yi's head, and his health bar dropped by half in an instant!

Seeing this, King's Glory realized a previously overlooked issue: "Looks like he's not invincible after all! Hahaha, brothers, focus fire on him, and he's done for!"

With those words, countless mages and archers from King's World launched a barrage of attacks at Zhang Yi from all directions.

Han Yaru, opening her eyes, saw Zhang Yi protecting her with his body, and couldn't help but open her mouth in surprise and gratitude.

Zhang Yi... was actually using his body to protect her!

Zhang Yi quickly took out a high-level health potion from his bag and restored his health.

Soon, the next wave of focused attacks arrived. To ensure Han Yaru's return wasn't interrupted, Zhang Yi took all the damage again, and this time, his full health bar was completely emptied.

"Zhang Yi!"

Han Yaru cried out as the progress bar above her head completed, and she vanished in a beam of white light from the Undead City.