If you looked closely, the cyan-robed old man was surrounded by a faint mist, and all raindrops were blocked by this layer of mist.

"The savior has arrived!"

"Is that Master Han?"

"I'm familiar with this routine. To be honest, I'm a game planner from another game, and I've designed countless game cutscene CGs. The current situation is obviously a cutscene CG! In other words, we're safe..."

Boom!

Before the man could finish speaking, the pile of soil next to the shed suddenly exploded.

The highly raised pile of soil directly splashed towards them.

-1!

-1!

-1!

Those broken clods of earth, empowered by kinetic energy, actually possessed lethality, accidentally injuring the refugees in the shed.

The refugees didn't have much health left when they came back, and many were killed on the spot by the clods of earth.

The others screamed in fear and retreated one after another.

Shi Wuliao rolled and crawled backwards until he stopped against a pillar of the shed.

What happened to the promised safety!

He cursed inwardly, looking up ahead.

He saw that the cyan-robed old man who had been at the village entrance had already landed next to their shed.

The movement just now was caused by the cyan-robed old man landing.

Are we players really not treated like human beings?

Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west; don't bully a player for being poor!

When my Shi Wuliao's level rises, the first thing I'll do when I come back is kill you, Master Han!

Shi Wuliao thought resentfully. Other players also cursed inwardly, saying all sorts of nasty things.

However, when Master Han slowly turned his head and glanced at them, the scene instantly quieted down. No one dared to speak again, only the sound of rain remained.

Master Han then retracted his gaze, looking ahead with a solemn expression, the faint mist around him becoming denser.

"Rain-level grotesque, get out of Guyue Village immediately! This is my last warning!"

Fang Yue quickly shook his head: "Old man, I'm not a grotesque, I really am not! It's a misunderstanding!"

Master Han's expression froze, and he stopped trying to persuade Fang Yue to leave.

Thump!

He took a step forward, and a small pit suddenly collapsed in the muddy ground. All the rainwater in the pit splashed high, forming a vacuum zone around Master Han's left foot.

Fang Yue saw this step clearly, but in the next instant, the cyan-robed old man's figure suddenly disappeared...

Tap tap tap tap tap tap!

Dozens of small puddles suddenly exploded on the ground, all the water splashing high, but no figure was seen!

Damn!

Fang Yue was shocked. Before he could even react, a tremendous force suddenly came from his chest, and he flew backwards, falling on the muddy ground.

When Fang Yue quickly got up and looked up, a figure was standing in front of him. It was the cyan-robed old man, Master Han.

However, Master Han's expression at this moment was somewhat surprised and dazed.

Fang Yue couldn't care about him. He quickly lowered his head to look at his chest, but there were no wounds at all, not even a scratch on his skin.

-2!

At this moment, a large, awkward number, completely different from the '-1' damage from the rain, slowly appeared above his head. Fang Yue immediately recovered from it.

Ah, this...

That's it?

That's it? That's it? That's it?

So I'm this strong?

Coming back to his senses, Fang Yue's expression gradually became arrogant...

Then, he saw Master Han retract his wooden sword in confusion and slammed both hands onto the ground.

Boom!

The ground shook violently, like an earthquake of magnitude eighteen.

The surrounding water was instantly shaken away, mud flew everywhere, and the surrounding rainwater was instantly cleared, forming a vacuum zone.

The ground suddenly sank sharply, forming a large pit of five or six meters.

Fang Yue fell to the ground, his arrogant expression returning to its original state.

He fell silent, looking up at Master Han in terror.

Master Han, however, looked at Fang Yue blankly.

Fang Yue: ...

Master Han: ...

The two stared at each other speechlessly, only the sound of rain remaining.

However, Fang Yue's body was frantically showing numbers of health decreasing, while Master Han didn't lose any health at all.

"I understand."

Master Han suddenly said.

"You are not a grotesque!"

...Seriously, you went through all those tricks just to come to this conclusion?

Fang Yue looked depressed.

"Of course not, I told you I was human a long time ago."

"But..."

Master Han hesitated slightly: "I can sense it, you are not a martial artist either. Why can an ordinary person who is not a grotesque move freely in the rain?"

Master Han's wooden sword was no ordinary item.

Its power was astonishing, but...only against grotesques.

Once it faced a non-grotesque target, the damage would be nullified.

Fang Yue's earlier health loss was just the damage from being thrown away.

To kill grotesques, Master Han used the wooden sword. To kill people, he had another set of weapons and equipment.

However, Master Han had come in a hurry. Hearing about a rain-level grotesque, he grabbed his wooden sword and rushed to the village entrance. He never expected that the other party wasn't a grotesque at all.

"Speaking of which...old man, aren't you also moving normally in the rain?"

"It's different."

Master Han shook his head but didn't say anything more. Instead, he reached out and helped Fang Yue up.

Master Han's hand was very cold, and it was covered with a faint frost. Fang Yue shivered when he touched it.

"Little brother is very peculiar. May I ask what brings you to Guyue Village?"

Although he had dispelled his hostility, Master Han still indirectly inquired about Fang Yue's purpose.

"What am I here for... Uh, I want to become stronger."

"So it's to learn martial arts. This is not difficult. With little brother's talent, our Guyue Village welcomes you... Cough!"

Just as he said this, Master Han's expression suddenly changed. He covered his mouth with his hand and coughed violently. When he opened his hand, his palm was full of bright red blood.

This wouldn't have been anything, but when Fang Yue glanced at the numbers appearing above Master Han's head, his eyes almost popped out.

-1100.

Damn it!

A thousand-health monster!

Shrinking back, Fang Yue's attitude instantly became correct.

"Master Han, I was rude just now..."

"It's alright, it's alright, seeing little brother..."

"Master Han can just call me Ye Se Liming." (Night Twilight)

"Ye...Little friend Ye's name is very strange."

Is the name Ye Se Liming strange?

Fang Yue was a little depressed. Okay, indeed, no one normally has such a name.

"That's my formal name. Master Han can call me by my nickname, Xiao Ye." (Little Night)

"Alright." Master Han didn't stand on ceremony and said, "Xiao Ye, I see that although you have talent, you don't have much common sense about martial arts. If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me."

The real newbie guide NPC!

Fang Yue's eyes lit up instantly.

"Thank you, Master Han. I really have a lot of questions. For example, why did those villagers say I was a rain-level grotesque, and what is a rain-level grotesque? Also, how can I learn martial arts and become stronger?"

Master Han smiled slightly: "A rain-level grotesque refers to those powerful grotesques that can move freely in rainy weather. Ordinary grotesques can only persist in the rain for a while before needing to take shelter.

Corresponding to rain-level grotesques are rain-level experts. There are not many rain-level experts in the nearby area, and there isn't a single one near our Guyue Village.

You can walk in the heavy rain at night without using any tools, or even lighting a renhundeng (human soul lamp).

Normal people wouldn't think you're human when they meet you; they would only think you're a terrifying rain-level grotesque."

After a pause, Master Han continued, "As for learning martial arts, I will arrange for someone to take care of it after we enter the village."

"I see... But what is a renhundeng (human soul lamp)?"