The field fell into utter silence, with only the torches flickering soundlessly in the darkness, illuminating the shocked expressions of the crowd.
No one could have imagined that within less than a minute, Chen Yuxi and her two companions would die such brutal deaths! And it happened right before everyone’s eyes, right in front of the Chief Guard—Huang Yi pronounced their judgment in Wind Forest Stronghold and executed them!
The previous trial led by the Guard Captain now seemed like a joke.
As Chen Yuxi and her companions died, the Void Battlefield finally dissipated, the dark clouds gradually receded, and the starry sky regained its clarity. The giant Bright Moon reappeared in the sky, framed by seven Colored Stars, and the other stars twinkled densely in the heavens. The colored starlight and the bright moonlight fell anew upon the earth, as if nothing had happened.
Huang Yi too, descended to the ground, his Blood Qi swirling even more intensely around him, his Sin Value deepened, indicating he would drop more loot and lose more levels upon death. Yet the crowd around him didn’t dare to approach; they stared at him with fear and involuntarily took a step back. Even the previously fierce Guard Captain sheathed his arrogance, gripping his weapon and watching Huang Yi with wary eyes.
A brief hush fell over the field; no one dared to speak, they scarcely dared to breathe too loudly. The recent Heavenly Phenomenon had profoundly struck every heart there; they had never seen such skills! Even their strongest Class Ultimate Moves paled in comparison.
"Aaahhh! The Great Sword has reincarnated! Instakill, fuck your mom, ah!!! Fuck your mom!!" Suddenly, hysterical screams erupted from a Respawn Point in the distance!
The astonished crowd was jolted awake by the cry and turned to look toward the Resurrection Platform of Wind Forest Stronghold!
Sure enough, only Chen Yuxi and Skull remained there; the Icy Greatsword was gone, likely having reincarnated, with no telling on which land or in which corner it would respawn, or when it might return to this homeland.
"Instakill! I swear to never give up until you’re dead! If you’ve got the guts, come and kill us at the Respawn Point, otherwise once we grow stronger, we will make sure you’re the one to reincarnate!" Chen Yuxi, standing within the Respawn Point, ground her teeth and furiously declared.
"As you wish!" sneered Huang Yi as he abruptly charged toward the Respawn Point. The crowd around him swiftly parted, opening a path, not daring to block him.
Huang Yi broke through the encirclement, flames blazing beneath his claws as he dashed swiftly toward the Respawn Point, his ascent marked by a brilliant trail of fire through the air.
"No way! Chen Yuxi and the others are in the Respawn Point, and Instakill is still charging over there?"
"He’s so arrogant! To kill within the Respawn Point! Can he even break the Barrier of the Respawn Point?"
"Instakill is too ruthless, isn’t he? The others only nearly killed his mother, does he need to take such revenge?"
"Heavenly Demon Little Dragon, that’s not fair to say. A blood feud cannot be shared under the sky! If it were you, you probably couldn’t bear it either..."
At this point, the crowd started to come to their senses, buzzing with discussion. Tonight had been an eye-opener for them: first, witnessing Instakill, a figure from the announcements, then watching him use a heaven-defying skill, and now, he was heading to the Respawn Point to kill—a completely unheard of deed.
The Barrier of the Respawn Point was immensely strong, killing someone there was practically impossible, and The Second World had no such precedent! Even someone like Dao Feng had never killed anyone inside a Respawn Point!
Just then, Huang Yi reached the Respawn Point and slammed a claw down onto the Barrier.
[System Prompt]: You are attacking the Wind Forest Stronghold’s Respawn Barrier, this is deemed as declaring war on Wind Forest Stronghold!
Immediately after, Huang Yi saw the information about the Respawn Barrier—
[Wind Forest Stronghold Respawn Barrier]: Barrier strength Level 1, capable of withstanding any attacks from characters below Level 100.
Huang Yi’s forceful blow landed on the Respawn Barrier without causing so much as a ripple; he was only Level 15 and stood no chance of breaking the Barrier.
"Everyone surround Instakill at once, don’t let him escape. Young Master Barbarian Hammer has received the news and will return shortly. When he does, Instakill’s time of death will come!" The Guard Captain suddenly shouted out the command. Huang Yi’s attack on Wind Forest Stronghold’s Respawn Point was tantamount to preparing for war, a more severe act than killing someone on the streets! However, he no longer dared to lay hands on Huang Yi himself; the sheer magnitude of the "Judgment" skill used by Huang Yi had entirely intimidated him.
Quickly, all the guards rushed towards the Respawn Point, surrounding Huang Yi so tightly, escape seemed impossible, the blazing torches made the air around them appear blurry and distorted.
Upon hearing the name "Young Master Barbarian Hammer," many players couldn’t help but startle and then looked at Huang Yi with pity, as if staring at a dead man.
"Instakill, aren’t you tough? Why can’t you break the Barrier? If you’re capable, keep trying to kill us! You coward, you wouldn’t be thinking of running away, would you?" Skull, hearing that Young Master Barbarian Hammer was on his way back, quickly taunted Huang Yi, trying to provoke him into staying until Young Master Barbarian Hammer returned.
Hearing the tone of those around him, Huang Yi made a rough guess about this Young Master Barbarian Hammer, assuming he must be one of the authoritative figures in Wind Forest Stronghold and likely a powerful Leader-level Boss!
NPCs of the same level had clearly defined strengths and weaknesses. In The Second World, the vast majority of NPCs were of the ordinary class, which Huang Yi had encountered when he first emerged into the forest and fought.
A tier above were Elite NPCs, whose strength greatly outstripped ordinary NPCs, and Leaders significantly surpassed Elites.
Huang Yi guessed that Young Master Barbarian Hammer must be of this caliber. But Huang Yi, who couldn’t even handle the Elite NPC Guard Captain, let alone a Leader-level NPC.
The situation was extremely dire! It was safe to say that as soon as Barbarian Hammer returned, Huang Yi would be in a death trap, and with such a high Sin Value, his death would likely lead to a severe drop in levels!
"Instakill, just kill yourself now! When our Young Master Hammer returns, your death will be even uglier! I admit you have some skill, but even our leaders cannot break the Respawn Point’s Barrier with brute force, so forget it!" said the Guard Captain in the midst of firelight, but refrained from coming closer.