2: Chapter 2 Sword to the Throat? A New Multi-Child Counter-Damage Ability

Yellow-hair grinned savagely as he swung his second sword.

The blade tore through the air, heading straight for Lin Zhe's throat!

Lin Zhe stood frozen, unable to move or dodge, as blood continued to trickle down from his shoulder.

In his vision, the crimson countdown almost blurred out the entire world.

1.

In another instant, he, this lowest-level refugee NPC, would be directly deleted!

Humiliation.

Anger.

Resentment.

It all clogged his chest, burning like fire.

A second ago, he was a veteran player in reality who spent his life grinding in miracle; the next second, he became trash NPC on a dirt slope in a starting village, left to be hacked and killed by anyone without even the ability to resist.

What kind of joke is this?

Playing with my life?

Just as the sword tip was half an inch from his throat—

Boom!

A massive roar suddenly exploded in Lin Zhe's mind!

It was as if something had been forcibly torn open.

A cold yet magnificent notification sound instantly echoed through his consciousness.

[Ding! Detected that the host meets the binding conditions]

[Ding! many children, many blessings npc system officially activated]

[Ding! Host is currently in a near-death state, granting newbie life-saving permissions]

[Initial Permission Unlocked: Immunity to One-Shot Kills]

[Initial Permission Unlocked: Attack Shockwave Reflection]

[Current Counter-Shock Effect: Reflects 80% damage back to the attacker]

The next second.

Two beams of golden light crashed down, directly enveloping Lin Zhe's entire body!

Buzz—

In that instant, Lin Zhe felt as if a cold and domineering force had appeared within his body.

His health bar, which originally had only 1 point left, shuddered violently.

Shua!

Instantly refilled!

The wound on his shoulder healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

At his throat, the iron sword also slammed heavily into an invisible barrier at this moment.

Clang!

It was like hacking into a red-hot iron plate!

“Aaaaaagh—”

The savage grin on Yellow-hair's face instantly turned into a scream of agony.

A violent counter-shock force exploded back along the blade!

Crack!

His right arm holding the sword twisted on the spot, and he was sent flying back like a tattered sack, traveling a full three meters before slamming hard onto the ground.

Bang!

Dust flew everywhere.

The newbie iron sword flew out of his hand and plunged into the nearby soil.

Yellow-hair clutched his arm and rolled frantically on the ground, his face pale.

“My hand! My arm is broken! Ah—”

Lin Zhe raised his gaze and saw the health bar above Yellow-hair's head plummet as if it had been chopped off.

Only a tiny sliver remained.

He was at critical health!

The two tall, thin players nearby were dumbfounded on the spot.

They had been waiting to see Lin Zhe hacked to death, but in the blink of an eye, it was Yellow-hair who had been sent flying!

“Wh... what's going on?”

“Isn't he a refugee NPC?”

“How the hell does he have damage reflection?!”

Their expressions changed instantly, and their feet subconsciously retreated.

Lin Zhe didn't move.

It wasn't that he didn't want to move.

It was because he was still digesting everything that had just happened.

The system.

It really came!

And it was a cheat specifically designed for someone in a desperate situation like him to turn the tables!

Lin Zhe looked down at his body.

The wounds were gone.

His health bar was full.

That icy feeling of impending death had vanished completely.

In its place was an unprecedented sense of security.

His gaze suddenly turned cold.

The humiliation that had almost driven him mad was mostly dissipated by this turn of events.

Yellow-hair was still wailing on the ground, his forehead drenched in sweat from the pain, his voice trembling.

“Damn it... there's something wrong with this mob!”

“Quick, help me up!”

But his two companions didn't dare step forward.

They looked at Lin Zhe standing there and felt a chill run down their spines.

He was clearly still wearing those tattered hemp clothes.

He was clearly still that refugee NPC.

But now, in their eyes, it wasn't like that at all.

Eerie.

Too eerie!

When did such a thing appear in the starting village?

He doesn't lose health when hit, and he even shocks the attacker into critical health.

If this isn't a hidden boss, what is?

Lin Zhe ignored them and simply called out in his mind.

“System.”

Shua.

A golden panel that only he could see popped open before his eyes.

[many children, many blessings npc system]

[Host: Lin Zhe]

[Identity: Luofeng Village Refugee NPC]

[Level: 1]

[Grade: Common]

[Current Permissions: Immunity to One-Shot Kills, Attack Shockwave Reflection]

[Power of Rules: 1%]

[Core Rule One: Establish bonds with high-level, high-charisma, high-status female characters to conceive offspring]

[Core Rule Two: The higher the grade of the offspring, the stronger the NPC permissions and Power of Rules the host obtains]

[Current Growth Path: Common NPC → Regional Controller → Racial Controller → World Administrator → Rule Modifier]

[Current Status Assessment: Extremely weak; it is recommended to complete the first bond binding as soon as possible]

Lin Zhe stared at the panel, his gaze gradually darkening.

Many children, many blessings?

Establishing bonds?

Conceiving offspring?

The stronger the offspring, the stronger his permissions?

Simple.

Crude.

But easy to understand.

Lin Zhe understood it immediately.

His biggest weakness right now wasn't his level or equipment, but his identity.

As the lowest-level NPC, his permissions were almost zero.

But this system gave him a completely different path.

He didn't need to kill mobs to level up like players.

He didn't need to personally take action and risk being wiped out.

As long as he established bonds with top-tier female characters and sired offspring, and the stronger those offspring were, the higher he could climb.

From a refugee NPC, all the way up to the person who controls the rules!

A cold smirk slowly curled on Lin Zhe's lips.

Now this is a cheat.

Moreover, it's a cheat specifically for NPCs.

Just then, Yellow-hair finally caught his breath and looked up at Lin Zhe, his eyes full of terror.

“You... what exactly are you?”

Lin Zhe looked at him.

He didn't speak.

But that calm gaze made Yellow-hair even more panicked.

Just moments ago, he was a piece of trash refugee at their mercy.

Now, he stood there without moving an inch and had shocked him into this state.

This was already beyond the comprehension of these newbie players.

One of the tall, thin guys swallowed hard, his voice trembling.

“Brother Huang, this place is not right...”

“I told you, you can't just hack at humanoid mobs!”

The other person was even more direct, his face pale with fear.

“This is definitely a hidden boss!”

“Let's go! If we don't leave now, we'll die too!”

Yellow-hair wanted to act tough, but as soon as he moved, a piercing pain came from his broken arm, nearly making him faint.

His health bar was also just a thin sliver; even a wild rabbit bumping into him might send him back to the respawn point.

Fear finally completely overwhelmed his anger.

“Help me... quick, help me away!”

But those two didn't dare get within half a step of Lin Zhe.

They looked at Lin Zhe in panic, then at the wailing Yellow-hair on the ground, and finally, they didn't even bother to help him, turning and running instead.

“Help!”

“There's a hidden boss at the village entrance!”

“Don't attack him! Whoever attacks him dies!”

The two of them shouted as they ran, their voices cracking as they scrambled toward Luofeng Village.

Yellow-hair froze for a moment, then cursed furiously.

“Fuck! You two bastards!”

But after cursing, he himself became afraid.

He didn't dare look at Lin Zhe again. Clutching his broken arm and gritting his teeth, he crawled up from the ground and stumbled toward the village.

After a few steps, he almost fell headfirst into a ditch.

He was pathetic to the extreme.

Lin Zhe stood in place, watching the three retreating figures with a calm gaze.

He didn't chase.

He didn't need to.

Current him was still restricted by NPC rules and couldn't actively attack players.

But so what?

With Immunity to One-Shot Kills and Attack Shockwave Reflection, this most disgusting of dead rules was no longer an absolute dead end.

Whoever dares to hack him will be the one who suffers.

This was the first layer of life-saving.

And the truly terrifying part of the system was the growth path that followed.

Offspring.

Permissions.

Power of Rules.

Lin Zhe slowly clenched his fist, then slowly released it.

He remembered clearly that feeling of powerlessness when his life hung by a thread.

Yellow-hair's sword strike almost truly wiped him out.

He would certainly remember this debt.

But for now, there was no need to rush.

Survive first.

Understand the system thoroughly first.

Then, bit by bit, take back everything that should be taken.

Lin Zhe looked at the system panel before him again, his gaze falling on those two core rules.

Establish bonds with top-tier female characters.

Conceive offspring.

Enhance permissions.

This was his path.

It was also his only capital for turning things around in this world.

The wind blew across the dirt slope, carrying a hint of blood.

Lin Zhe stood there, his gaze much colder and steadier than when he had first transmigrated.

He was no longer that refugee NPC waiting to die.

At least, from this moment on, not just anyone could come and take a swing at him.