The Peerless Emperor (TPE)

The captain of the Giant Goblin squad never imagined that right after shouting, the humans would actually appear—and in such large numbers.

Logically, he should be pleased. After all, the Giant Goblins and Dwarf Goblins had been searching for the humans for the past six months, and now they had finally delivered themselves into their hands.

But there were just too many of them!

His squad only had a hundred members, and facing such a vast human force, they would be completely overwhelmed, unable to even stir a ripple.

Despite this, the Giant Goblin captain remained composed, shouting to his men, "Brothers, it looks like we won't escape this time. Let's fight to the death!"

"Humans are weak; even their elite warriors can be taken down if we throw enough of ourselves at them. Before we die, let's take as many of them down with us. Luo Erheng, you need to go and alert the others—tell them the humans have appeared."

"Charge!"

After giving his orders, the Giant Goblin captain led the charge, aiming directly for the young human at the forefront.

He believed that even among humans, the young ones were the easiest targets—soft and easily killed with a single strike from his massive sword.

"Die!" the captain thought as he swung his greatsword down on Lin Qian's head with all his might.

But as his sword descended, something felt wrong. The human youth didn't show the slightest hint of fear. Instead, he stood there calmly, his hands spread wide, with a smile on his face.

Moreover, the strange aura that had been burning around the youth disappeared entirely, as if he had given up all resistance.

Clang!

A loud crash echoed through the air as the sword collided with Lin Qian's head, sending sparks flying.

The Giant Goblin captain felt as if his sword hadn't struck a human but the hardest shield in his tribe.

The force of the impact reverberated through his blade, causing him to stagger back several steps. His arms trembled, his hands went numb, and blood oozed from his cracked palms.

He looked at his sword in disbelief. The blade had been chipped, and cracks were spreading along its length.

Clang...

Half of the sword clattered to the ground, leaving the Giant Goblin captain dumbfounded. He swallowed hard.

"It... it broke?" All the Giant Goblins gasped in unison, staring at the smiling youth as if he were a monster.

"Tsk tsk," Lin Qian clicked his tongue, glancing at the broken blade on the ground. He raised a finger and shook it, saying, "Disappointing. As a greeting gift, I let you have a swing, and this is the result?"

He then casually touched his head, checking his palm. "Not bad. You managed to cut off a hair. That's worth a compliment."

None of the Giant Goblins dared to retort. The scene before them had shattered their understanding of reality.

This human youth had let their captain, a supposedly elite warrior, strike him directly—and yet?

Their captain's weapon had broken into pieces, and his hands were injured.

Meanwhile, the human didn't have a scratch, except for a single hair that had been cut.

At that moment, the only thought running through the minds of the Giant Goblins was...

"Is this even human?"

Suddenly, screams from behind them snapped the squad back to attention. They turned to see the once-arrogant Luo Erheng lying in a pool of blood, reaching out helplessly as blood poured from his mouth.

Standing on Luo Erheng's head was a burly man with a thick beard, a massive crimson sword embedded in the Giant Goblin's skull. His hands rested casually on the hilt as he smirked at the other goblins.

This was Stone Bull, the first human in this small world to meet Lin Qian. The arm that had once been severed by a walking corpse had fully regrown, thanks to Lin Qian's aid.

"How is this possible? Humans are weak and feeble, and even our ordinary warriors can take down their elites. How could a human kill one of our noble warriors so easily?" The Giant Goblin captain couldn't comprehend what he was seeing and roared in disbelief.

"Stone Bull, I'll leave the rest of these Giant Goblins to you," Lin Qian said, waving dismissively as he turned away from the shouting captain, completely ignoring him.

Whoosh!

Crimson flames erupted from Stone Bull's body as he solemnly nodded at Lin Qian. "Leave it to me, my lord!"

The Giant Goblins felt a wave of humiliation wash over them. Was this human insane? He was leaving one man to deal with their entire squad? What a joke! How could a human, as lowly as a worm, dare say such things?

Having given his orders, Lin Qian turned his back on the Giant Goblin captain, addressing the humans before him. "The Giant Goblins and Dwarf Goblins have scattered into small squads, searching for us just like these ones."

He thumbed over his shoulder, and the humans listened intently.

"You are no longer the same as before. In a one-on-one fight of equal rank, these creatures are no longer your match."

"Four Nirvana Realm warriors will lead teams of eight hundred Soul Formation Realm fighters. When you encounter these Dwarf and Giant Goblin squads, eliminate them without casualties." As Lin Qian spoke, he turned to watch Stone Bull in action.

The Giant Goblins lay strewn across the ground, their corpses burning with crimson flames. Stone Bull was unstoppable, cutting down any goblin that stood in his path with his massive sword.

The Giant Goblin captain had charged at Stone Bull, only to have his arm severed with a single strike, forcing him to retreat.

Instead of pursuing the captain, Stone Bull focused on slaughtering the other goblins, his blade cutting them down with deadly precision.

The goblins initially resisted, but as they realized they couldn't withstand Stone Bull's fiery assault, they turned and fled.

But each time they tried to escape, a fiery crimson blade would pierce their hearts.

The Giant Goblin captain, now kneeling in despair, watched helplessly as his comrades were slaughtered. He slowly turned his head to the human youth, who had ordered Stone Bull to handle the entire squad. At first, he had thought the human was arrogant and foolish.

But now he realized—the fool was him.

Seeing the hopeless expression on the Giant Goblin captain's face, Lin Qian smirked coldly. The goblin was only at the first stage of the Nirvana Realm, while Stone Bull had already reached the fourth stage, thanks to his natural talent. It was no surprise that Stone Bull could decimate the squad single-handedly.

"From the moment I arrived in this small world, humans were no longer the prey, and you were no longer the hunters." Lin Qian's voice was icy as he stared down at the despairing captain.

"Now, the roles have been reversed."