"Kid, watch out for the blade!"

At that moment, a mountain bandit swung his long knife viciously at Lin Feng.

Facing the bandit's blade, Lin Feng easily dodged to the side using his basic agility.

Then, he reversed his grip on the knife handle, using the broken blade as a dagger, and with the help of inertia, he precisely slit the bandit's throat!

These were his instinctive combat moves; he always killed swiftly, aiming directly for the most vulnerable parts of the body.

Splat!

"Critical hit! -1130x200%!"

"You have killed a mountain bandit, gaining 300 experience points! Reputation in the martial world +1!"

As the blade of the broken knife sliced through the throat, the bandit's windpipe made a gushing sound.

A large amount of blood spurted out, and the bandit stared wide-eyed before collapsing to the ground, dead.

"Congratulations, you have leveled up to level 4, all combat attribute points +1, and you receive 10 free attribute points."

Unbelievable!

Killing a mountain bandit was as easy as squashing an ant.

Even Lin Feng was a bit stunned. Are mountain bandits... really this weak? How is it no different from killing a rabbit...

He was dumbfounded, and so was the remaining bandit beside him.

The two locked eyes, both seeing the word 'confused' in each other's gaze.

"What are you worried about?"

Lin Feng, snapping back to reality, asked with a smile.

Just as the bandit was about to answer, Lin Feng's broken knife had already pierced his heart.

"Weak point attack! -1060x150%!"

"You have killed a mountain bandit, gaining 300 experience points! Reputation in the martial world +1!"

The two mountain bandits just 'dropped dead.'

Behind him, Sister Yu and the others were wide-eyed in disbelief, especially the chubby guy, whose round eyes seemed about to pop out.

"What did I just see? An illusion?"

"Impossible, was he facing a bot?"

"Does this game even have bots? No, it's real!"

"Damn, one strike per bandit? What kind of damage is this! Ridiculous!"

"Sister Yu, what do you think?"

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Caught off guard, Sister Yu's face turned a bit unpleasant. She hadn't expected this seemingly ordinary guy to be a wolf in sheep's clothing.

But she quickly regained her composure. Instantly killing mountain bandits by hitting their vital points was something she could do too, so she wasn't too surprised.

She spoke to calm everyone down: "It's nothing extraordinary. This kid has some skills and happened to land critical hits, which is why those two bandits were instantly killed. If your force is high enough, you can do it too."

Everyone felt a bit better after that, but the chubby guy was the most uncomfortable. He never expected Lin Feng to be such a skilled player.

Had he known, he wouldn't have had to shamelessly cling to Sister Yu. Teaming up with this guy would have been better, and he would have gained more experience than with Sister Yu.

But now, it was too late to say anything. He could only fully support Sister Yu and even started to suggest, "Sister Yu, it looks like the bandit dropped something. Should we go grab it?"

Sister Yu noticed the glow on the bandit's corpse, indicating a drop of equipment, and was tempted.

However, she was concerned about her image. With so many people around, it would damage her reputation as an Elite Center player to snatch a newbie player's loot.

Moreover, she was live streaming at the moment, with tens of thousands of viewers watching, so she couldn't bring herself to do it.

"You chubby guy, you're really wicked, wanting to steal what someone else earned. How despicable. How could my team have someone like you? Get out, kick him out."

Sister Yu righteously kicked the chubby guy out.

Meanwhile, Lin Feng also noticed the glow on the bandit's corpse and immediately bent down to search.

Sure enough, he found a basic blade technique manual and a brand-new long knife on the bandit's body.

[Blade Technique]: Basic Blade Technique (Common Grade, Low)

[Details]: Master basic knife skills

[Effect]: Blade speed +10%, blade damage +7%

[Consumption]: Each slash consumes 2 points of internal strength

[Condition]: Requires innate talent of 15 points or more to learn

...

[Weapon]: Ordinary Long Knife

[Quality]: Common Grade, Low

[Effect]: Force +8

...

Seeing this, Lin Feng decisively swapped the broken knife for the long knife and learned the basic blade technique.

Even though it was just a basic blade technique, it was better to learn it than not. Increasing blade speed and damage was very practical.

This secret manual would cost several taels of silver on the market.

He then checked the previous bandit's corpse, but unfortunately, it only dropped three hundred copper coins.

In The Grand Martial World, both animals and humans have drop rates. If a humanoid NPC dies, no matter how much equipment they have, if it doesn't drop, you can't take it; it will disappear automatically.

Lin Feng was already lucky to get something from the second bandit he killed.

Having learned the blade technique, Lin Feng took a moment to check the attributes of the two bandits.

[Mountain Bandit: Dog Left] [Mountain Bandit: Iron Egg]

[Strength: Unranked] [Strength: Unranked]

[Level: 13] [Level: 15]

[Vitality: 0/600] [Vitality: 0/700]

[Internal Strength: 250/250] [Internal Strength: 300/300]

[Physique: 50] [Physique: 60]

[Force: 55] [Force: 55]

[Defense: 45] [Defense: 52]

[Agility: 45] [Agility: 57]

[Weapon: Ordinary Long Knife] [Weapon: Ordinary Long Sword]

[Martial Arts: Basic Blade Technique] [Martial Arts: Basic Swordsmanship]

Seeing these bandits' attributes, Lin Feng's eyes lit up with excitement.

These small fry were no match for him, so he wouldn't hold back.

The hundreds of mountain bandits before him were like a feast.

Lin Feng no longer held back, charging into the crowd with his knife, prioritizing isolated or scattered bandits, allowing him to fight one-on-one and quickly finish the battle.

At this moment, the area outside the mountain stronghold was a battlefield, with everyone fighting fiercely, and no one noticed Lin Feng, the lone player.

Moreover, with his superior Profound Grade Lightness Skill, Treading Snow to Seek Plum Blossoms, perfect for ambushes, no one could detect him sneaking around.

Lin Feng's gaze swept across the area, immediately locking onto three nearby bandits.

These three bandits were entangled with two players, both of whom were girls and quite beautiful.

The two female players were fighting three bandits, with one of them, a girl in green, showing decent skill, managing to fend off two bandits with ease.

The other, a girl in white, was a complete novice, only able to scream when attacked, wildly swinging her sword.

Her attacks were so ineffective that the bandits feared catching a cold from the wind her sword stirred up, so they hesitated to approach.

"Xiao Junjun, help me, I can't hold on much longer."

"My boss, you're at least level 20, and so are they. Stop acting like a newbie and use your sword to attack them."

"I'm scared, I'm afraid of dying. These bandits are so fierce and ugly, it's terrifying, sob sob."

"Sigh~ I shouldn't have agreed to bring you here. You really can't help at all."

"How can you talk to your boss like that? I'll dock your pay."

"Let's survive this first. If we die here, our dreams of longevity and heroism will be over."

"But I really can't hold on..."

"I told you to hire some experts to play with us, but you, the stingy one, wouldn't listen. Now I can't do anything, sigh."

....

Just as the girl in white was about to be hacked to death by the bandits, a shadow suddenly appeared behind the bandits.

A flash of cold light, and the bandit's head flew off, rolling to the ground.

"I'm not dead? Thank goodness, I'm really not dead. Thank you, big brother, you're so kind, sob sob~"

The girl in white, saved from the brink of death, clutched her chest, which was almost bursting out of her top, feeling immensely grateful and quickly expressing her sincere thanks to her savior.

However, the person seemed indifferent to her, immediately targeting the two bandits in front of the girl in green after finishing off one.

"Hey, I don't need your help, you can leave..."

Before she could finish her sentence, the two bandits had already fallen, becoming ghosts.

The girl was about to curse but found that the person had already left gracefully.

"Damn! This guy stole my kills!" The girl was both angry and annoyed.

Unexpectedly, the girl in white spoke up for him: "He clearly came to save us. How can you speak to our benefactor like that?"

"Please, those two bandits were almost dead. A few more moves and I could have killed them. Isn't he stealing my kills?"

"He saved me, so what if he took your kills? You can't repay kindness with ingratitude, Xiao Junjun. I almost died."

"Boss, why are you siding with an outsider? Are you Yang Bailao?"

"I'm being fair, not biased. Insulting your boss will cost you your bonus this month."

"I..."