On the side of the Order Dynasty, twenty people were currently blocking the path ahead.
The person leading them looked arrogant and was counting down the numbers.
In his view, the five-person squad before him was merely fish on a cutting board, ready for slaughter.
The only reason he was willing to talk so much nonsense was that he wanted the extremely powerful Purification-Type Special Item in the opponent's hands.
His own squad also possessed one of these items, but its effectiveness... was far too inferior.
If he could get his hands on the Purification-Type Special Item held by the enemy and return to claim credit... he would definitely receive a reward from the Leader!
At that time, his status within the Order Dynasty would also rise significantly!
The benefits he would gain would be unimaginable!
"Five..."
"Four..."
However, just as he finished saying the first number and was beginning the second, his vision suddenly blurred, and a handsome, smiling face abruptly appeared right in front of him.
The speed was so fast that he didn't even have time to react!
"You..."
He opened his mouth in surprise, but after only uttering a single syllable, he saw the opponent seemingly throw a punch at him.
The pressure emanating from the fist even surpassed the aura he felt when facing the Leader's wrath!
"His... his strength is comparable to the Leader's? How is that possible?!"
An incredibly terrifying thought flashed through his mind, and simultaneously, he instinctively tried to dodge the punch.
However, he couldn't feel the presence of his own body.
He tried to look down, but abruptly realized that his consciousness seemed to be slowly drifting away.
"Was I... instantly killed by someone?"
"What kind of monster... is this kid?"
"But thankfully, I still have a chance to revive, otherwise..."
[Notification: You have been killed by "Bei Ming"! Your soul is about to perish! Please choose whether to turn and become a Disqualified One, embarking on a new path of evolution?]
"WTF??"
On the verge of death, a notification sounded in his ear, instantly shocking his mind and causing a brief moment of lucidity (a final surge).
"He... he can actually kill me?!"
"No, this intelligence is crucial, I must..."
His heart was filled with terror and unwillingness; he wanted to find every possible way to transmit the information.
However, in the eyes of the others, he had already completely turned into a cloud of bloody dust, dissipating directly into the air, leaving not even a speck behind.
[Notification: You did not make any decision! The refusal option has been selected by default. Your soul is about to completely perish and assimilate with the world! Countdown five... four... three...]
"Holy crap! When the hell did I default to refusing? Normally, doesn't it default to agreeing? Damn it, I struggled through all this hardship, finally breaking three million Combat Power, I... I don't want to die!"
"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! Who exactly is this kid? Why can he ignore the world will's protection rules and kill me directly?! This is unreasonable!"
"And who is Bei Ming? With such strong Combat Power, I've never even heard of him!"
"Darn it! Darn it! I don't want to die! I don't want..."
Unfortunately, even as his soul let out an angry roar, it continued to gradually disintegrate under the erosion of an unknown force, finally merging completely with the surrounding heaven and earth space.
The surrounding people fell into a state of shock.
For a moment, you could hear a pin drop.
"Th-th-this... Boss, h-h-he... he was instantly killed by that kid?!"
The members of the Order Dynasty were completely dumbstruck, as if they had been petrified.
However, before they could react further, they felt their consciousness fading, and the same notification that their Boss had heard just before dying sounded in their ears.
"I agree!"
Almost instantly, without time to think, everyone immediately chose the option to transform into Disqualified Ones.
They certainly didn't want to die. Although becoming a Disqualified One meant completely losing their identity as Survivors and missing out on faster ways to increase their strength, at least there was still hope, right?
They were simply terrified by the horrifying methods of this guy named Bei Ming, who could actually ignore the world will's protection rules and kill them directly!
This... was simply unbelievable!
"Sigh, I never thought we'd fail like this! Boss had over three million Combat Power, yet he was instantly killed by the opponent! He didn't even have a chance to react!"
"Tell me about it! We absolutely can't afford to provoke him!"
"Sigh, I hope we don't run into him again after becoming Disqualified Ones. He's truly terrifying!"
"Yeah, he's too scary."
Inside everyone's bodies, partial Remnant Souls separated from their original flesh and slowly ascended under the pull of an unknown force.
Their gazes fell upon the young man below, their hearts filled with complex emotions.
They had never witnessed the terrifying strength displayed by this person in their entire lives.
They even felt that even if the Leader of their Order Dynasty were here, he would still die at the opponent's hands today.
Suddenly, someone spoke up in confusion.
"Wait, where's our Boss? Wasn't he the first one killed? Where is his Remnant Soul? Why is it missing?"
"Holy crap, don't say it, but seriously! Where's Boss's soul? Could it be that he was instantly killed, was afraid his brothers would laugh at him, got angry, and just slipped away first?"
"Hmm, very likely! Sigh, seriously, we're all the same, all instantly killed, and the opponent's strength is obvious to us all—he feels more than just one level stronger than our Leader. Why would we laugh at him?"
"Exactly! Seriously, Boss's speed in slipping away... is really fast."
"Speaking of which, this person named Bei Ming... is a bit excessive. How did he manage to ignore the world rules and kill us directly?"
"Heh, you ask me, who should I ask? Don't ask; if you ask, the answer is Cheating!"
"True, I heard there's more than one or two Cheaters in the Survival World. When those people make a move, it shakes the heavens and earth. But shouldn't existences of that level be showing off in the higher-level Underworld? Why would they have the leisure to wander around in a King-level World?"
"Who knows, maybe just for fun."
"Alright, alright, everyone stop arguing. I have a former girlfriend who became a Disqualified One and has now advanced to become a Reborn One. I heard she knows a lot of big shots over there. I'll contact her later to see if she can arrange a good position for us, making it easier to advance."
"Brother Itō, you're really something!"
"Yeah, Brother Cheng, you really have a lot of ex-girlfriends! They're spread across various factions and... and races, truly amazing!"
"Hehe, just average~~~",
...Just like that, the Remnant Souls of the few people left their bodies and disappeared.
Although Lin Bei couldn't see their Remnant Souls, the terrifying perception ability granted to him by "God of War" allowed him to "hear" their soul whispers.
When he heard the end of their conversation, he couldn't help but twitch his mouth slightly.
But he quickly regained his composure, turned to look at Gale and the others, who were completely petrified, and spread his hands helplessly, saying, "Sigh, I didn't want to make a move either."
"But as you just saw, they were the ones who wanted to attack, and I was merely acting in self-defense."
Upon hearing this, the others immediately felt their scalps tingle.
You... you call that self-defense?
Holy crap, look at what you did!
The opponent clearly intended to use their power to intimidate us and force us to hand over the treasures!
But what was the result? They hadn't even finished speaking before they turned directly into a cloud of bloody dust!
Everyone was utterly stunned.
At the same time, a series of system notifications suddenly rang out in Lin Bei's ear, making him freeze as well.
"Huh, didn't they say that high-level Survivors here are protected by the world will and cannot be killed? But..."
"But why did the system notify me that they are dead, and... even dropped Legacies?"
"This feeling... something isn't right."