1: Chapter 1 begins in a mass grave, every strike a critical hit, every strike a raging inferno.

Great Xia Dynasty, Qingyang County.

"My name is Lin Feng, and I have transmigrated."

"And, I might be about to die."

Lin Feng sorted through the chaotic memories in his mind while running for his life, feeling like he was about to cry but had no tears.

Just half an hour ago, he was still a good 21st-century youth who had stayed up all night working on his thesis.

With one blink of an eye, he arrived in this Xuanhuan world where demons roam and human lives are as cheap as grass, and he even became an honorable Intern Constable of Qingyang County.

The kind without even a permanent position.

Before he could fully digest the memories of the original owner of this body, he was dragged along by a veteran constable, "Old Wang," to hunt down the city's notorious bandit, "One-Eyed Dragon."

Reasonably speaking, capturing a fierce bandit shouldn't fall on an Intern Constable.

But there was no choice; the official constables in the County Yamen were either slacking off or on their way to slack off.

Thus, Lin Feng, with zero capture experience, was led by the "experienced" Old Wang, chasing all the way from the east of the city to the west.

Seeing the famous Mass Grave in the west of the city not far ahead, Lin Feng's heart skipped a beat.

"Brother Wang, Brother Wang, let's slow down!"

Lin Feng pulled at Old Wang beside him, panting for breath. "Ahead is the Mass Grave; that place is very eerie. It's best not to go in at night!"

Old Wang, whose real name was Wang Ermazi, was in his forties and was an old hand in the County Yamen.

Hearing this, he glanced at Lin Feng with disdain.

"What are you afraid of! We are government officials, protected by Official Qi. What ghosts or monsters would dare approach us? That One-Eyed Dragon is desperate and must be hiding inside. Today, we must bring him to justice!"

After saying that, Old Wang took the lead and charged into the Mass Grave with great bravado.

Lin Feng was helpless; looking at Old Wang's hollowed-out, unsteady steps from wine and women, he really couldn't see where any Yang Qi protection would come from.

But rank suppresses people; as an intern, he could only bite the bullet and follow.

As soon as they stepped into the Mass Grave, the surrounding temperature seemed to drop several degrees.

Under the pale moonlight, solitary graves and wild mounds stood haphazardly. Faded inscriptions were carved on tilted tombstones, and gusts of eerie wind swirled Paper Money on the ground, making a rustling sound that sounded like ghosts crying and wolves howling.

"Hiss... this place is truly not fit for humans." Lin Feng subconsciously gripped the saber at his waist.

This saber was issued to him during his internship, supposedly forged from Hundred-Refined Steel, sharp enough to cut a hair.

But in Lin Feng's view, compared to a kitchen knife from his previous life, its sharpness was questionable.

"One-Eyed Dragon! You are surrounded! Surrender now!"

Old Wang shouted with great vigor, his voice echoing in the empty Mass Grave, sounding particularly abrupt.

"Jie jie jie... Surrounded?"

Suddenly, a cold laugh came from behind a dilapidated earthen grave, "Just with you two useless snacks?"

Before the voice faded, a sturdy figure suddenly leaped out—it was none other than the bandit One-Eyed Dragon!

Bloodthirsty malice flickered in his remaining eye, and the bright Ringed Saber in his hand glinted coldly under the moonlight.

"Seeking death!" Old Wang, truly an old hand, had top-tier lip service; he drew his saber and charged forward.

Lin Feng also hurriedly drew his saber, preparing to help.

But at that moment, a sudden change occurred!

"Roar!"

A terrifying roar, not sounding human, suddenly exploded from the earthen grave behind One-Eyed Dragon!

Boom!

The earthen grave exploded, soil flying everywhere.

A Living Corpse wearing tattered burial clothes, its skin greenish-black and nails as sharp as knives, stood up unsteadily.

In its hollow eye sockets, two clumps of ghostly green fire burned, staring intently at the three living people before it.

"Zom... Zombie!"

The sinister grin on One-Eyed Dragon's face instantly froze, his single eye filled with endless terror.

He wanted to run, but his legs felt as if they were filled with lead, unable to move.

The Zombie seemed more interested in One-Eyed Dragon; it lunged off the ground, its figure as fast as a ghost, appearing before him in an instant.

Puchi!

Those knife-sharp claws easily tore open One-Eyed Dragon's chest as if cutting through tofu.

Blood and organs spilled all over the ground.

The bandit who was fierce just a second ago became a warm corpse in the next, not even having time to let out a scream.

"De... Demon!"

Old Wang was terrified, his Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, and he turned to run.

But his speed was not enough to look at in front of the Zombie.

The Zombie casually tossed One-Eyed Dragon's corpse aside, flickered its body, caught up with Old Wang, and struck his back with a claw.

"Crack!"

The sound of bones shattering was clearly audible. Old Wang screamed and flew out like a broken kite, hitting the ground heavily with blood gushing from his mouth, clearly not going to survive.

In an instant, one dead and one heavily injured.

In the entire Mass Grave, only Lin Feng and the Zombie emitting a thick stench of decay remained.

"Gulp."

Lin Feng swallowed hard, feeling like his heart was about to jump out of his throat.

Run?

Run where?

He had seen with his own eyes that Old Wang's constable uniform was torn like paper by the Zombie's claws.

With his small frame, going up would likely just be delivering a snack.

What to do?

What to do?

Just as Lin Feng's mind went blank and the shadow of death completely enveloped him, a crisp mechanical voice rang out in his mind like heavenly music!

[Ding! Detected that the host is facing a life-and-death crisis. Critical Hit System officially activated!]

[Any attack performed by the host can produce a critical hit effect!]

[Initial Critical Hit Multiplier: 2x!]

[Newbie Gift Pack distributed: 100 critical hit points! Can be used for critical hits on martial arts, Alchemy, Artifact Refining, etc., to increase proficiency!]

"System?!"

Lin Feng was stunned for a moment, then ecstatic!

Sure enough, the essential Golden Finger for transmigrators, though late, had arrived!

"System, quick! Add points for me!"

Lin Feng roared in his heart.

[Please select the martial art that requires a critical hit.]

Lin Feng quickly searched the original owner's memories, only to find...

There was only one martial art he knew.

Basic Constable Saber Technique.

The kind of common trash that could be bought anywhere on the street, with a total of three moves: Cleaving Mount Hua, Sweeping a Thousand Armies, and White Rainbow Piercing the Sun.

The names were domineering, but in reality, they were just chopping down, swinging horizontally, and stabbing forward.

No matter how common it is, something that can save a life now is a good thing!

"This is it! Give me a critical hit!"