Chapter 191: Newbies and the Wolf Road
Chapter 191: Newbies and the Wolf Road
Time goes back to five minutes ago——
"Fox, are you sure we are going the right way?"
Mu Qingliu looked at the endless road in front of him and asked worriedly.
"Damn, there's only this one way. How else can we go?" The speaker was the Weird-faced Fox, the smartest person in the team, but most of the time he didn't seem to be so confident in his choices.
Just like now.
Although the words seemed to be an excuse, the tone was not very firm.
The five people were confused as they looked at the road before them that seemed to have no end.
They were newcomers who had just come out of the Novice Village. They had stayed in the Novice Village for more than three months and had trained to level 15. They finally made up their minds to leave the Novice Village and go to the town to develop.
However, what they experienced along the way made them somewhat discouraged.
Ever since leaving the Novice Village, any small monster on the roadside could pose a huge threat to them.
No matter how careful we were, we almost suffered casualties in the few battles we encountered. They were not at all as "cute" as the monsters in the Novice Village.
"Why don't we go back to Shangyin Village? The tiger just now was too scary." Mu Qingliu suggested weakly.
Although the tiger did not start killing, it still scared the five people so much that they felt there was danger everywhere they looked.
Ji Feng Zhi Yin said disdainfully, "What are you afraid of? There are five of us. We still managed to drive the tiger away."
Regret Medicine said unhappily, "Damn, you can say that when you shoot arrows from behind, but we are the ones blocking the sword in front."
"Your profession is a gunner, what else can you do if you go back? You have already mined all the resources in the Novice Village. If you don't want to develop in the town, you might as well quit the game."
This is quite true.
The Ghostly Fox also agreed, "That's right. The monsters in the Novice Village don't give any experience now. No matter how much you practice, you won't get any results. Unless you plan to stay in the Novice Village for the rest of your life, I'm still thinking about learning some spells so I can advance to a magic profession at level 20."
After hearing this, Mu Qingliu stopped talking immediately.
Yes, isn't the reason they play this damn game to gain extraordinary powers and special abilities?
Although you can learn some skills in the Novice Village, there is not much to be said about them in reality.
Her family is a family of traditional Chinese medicine, but unfortunately her generation did not inherit much talent. She did not get into medical school, and she did not understand the medical skills she studied with her father. She was in her twenties and could not even prescribe a medicine. She repeatedly disappointed her family. But it would be great if she could learn alchemy. Then she could make some magic pills, and when she saw a patient, he would take one of the pills and the patient would immediately come alive.
By then, let alone passing on medical skills, it would be enough to establish my own school of medicine.
She learned medicine in the Novice Village and has successfully mastered several prescriptions. Most of the wound medicines used in the team now are made by her. Unfortunately, the wound medicines in reality cannot restore health like in the game. They are just good medicines for wounds.
Even so, the prescriptions she mastered impressed her family members.
If I could learn alchemy, I would have no regrets.
As if sensing the somewhat depressing atmosphere of the team, the Ghostly Fox advised: "Don't think too much. As long as we don't leave the main road, we shouldn't encounter too much danger. As long as we reach the town, we can learn internal skills and advanced skills. Qingliu, haven't you always wanted to learn alchemy? How cool it would be to be a female doctor by then.
Black and white chess pieces, haven't you always wanted to study divination and fortune-telling? Just find a Taoist priest to learn a few tricks, and you can become a fortune-teller in real life.
There are also the Hidden Monsoon and the Regret Medicine. Don’t you two want to learn peerless martial arts? You can learn any martial arts in the town. What else is there to think about? For this wave of benefits, what are we waiting for? This is the moment when we are closest to changing our destiny. "
The speech made everyone excited.
Yes, what are you waiting for if you don’t fight now?
The five people set out again, forming a battle formation and moving forward cautiously.
I have to say that these five people are cautious enough and have a deep understanding of the game. Among the five people, there are three gunners, one archer, and one knife thrower.
This is the lineup configuration that the five people have mastered through long-term cooperative combat. Three gunmen form a gun formation, and two long-range outputs in the back row can ensure the safety of killing the enemy to the greatest extent.
After walking for more than ten minutes, there was still no sign of a town ahead, but fortunately, no monsters were encountered either.
Until they came to an intersection.
"Be careful, there seems to be someone there."
A few people approached cautiously, only to find that it was a corpse. It was so gnawed that there was not much left. It was a horrible sight.
Mu Qingliu uses the skill [Physical Examination].
System prompt: You feel that this body should have just died, and the corpse is still warm. The murderer is likely nearby.
Mu Qingliu's heart sank suddenly, and he turned around abruptly as if he sensed something. He saw a giant wolf staring at them fiercely behind a big tree not far away. On the wolf's back was a monster with a wolf head and a human body. The monster was covered with black hair, but wore a rough-looking armor.
Wolf Captain! Level 18!
"Oh no, there's a monster!"
"It's an elite monster!"
"Don't be afraid. We have more people and can defeat elite monsters."
However, the next second, the wolf-like captain let out a wolf howl, and a dozen wolf soldiers riding giant wolves suddenly rushed out from the surrounding woods.
Several people were all frightened at once.
Mu Qingliu was surprisingly calm at this time, "Don't panic, keep the formation, we have torches."
She shouted, and immediately took out the torch she had prepared.
【Beast-driving torch (consumable)
Use: Illuminate the surroundings and drive away nearby beasts. 】
Item Description: A torch made by adding special herbs to the ointment of the torch, which can emit a strong smell that will keep wild animals away. 】
This was a magical skill she learned from her master, the doctor in Shangyin Village. Her master relied on this thing to avoid wild beasts and dig medicinal herbs in the mountains and forests.
Now it finally comes in handy.
As expected, those giant wolves did not move forward one by one, but the wolf captain shouted, "Get down, wolves, kill them!" The wolf soldiers jumped off the backs of the giant wolves one after another, waving their weapons and charging forward.
These half-human, half-wolf monsters are not very afraid of the beast-driving torches.
This time even Mu Qingliu panicked.
"Run!"
The five people turned around and ran. In the Novice Village, generally speaking, as long as they ran at full speed, ordinary monsters would not be able to catch up with them.
Unfortunately, they forgot that this is not a novice village.
A scream from behind made Mu Qingliu's hand holding the mouse tremble violently. She didn't dare to look back, and she pressed the W key tightly, not even daring to move the view.
However, the howling of the wolf soldiers was getting closer and closer.
Another scream was heard. It was the black and white chess piece. Not only was the character screaming, but he himself was also screaming in YY. In order to facilitate communication, several people opened an extra voice software. At this time, the headphones were filled with the crying sound of the black and white chess piece.
At this moment, a knight on a red horse and a black robe suddenly appeared on the road ahead.
"You guys hurry up and leave. I'll deal with them." The man said in a deep voice, making several people feel like they saw a life-saving straw.
At first, they thought they had met a savior, but when Mu Qingliu saw the level above the man's head, he smiled bitterly, it turned out that he was only level 15... They were all dumbfounded.
The two of them didn't care about that. With someone helping to block the monsters, what else could they say? They just rushed over from both sides of the knight. Mu Qingliu followed closely behind. When they passed by each other, he couldn't help but shout, "Run quickly, there are too many monsters."
Xiao Jie couldn't help but be speechless when he heard the girl's voice. If I were to run away, wouldn't you be ready to die?
This girl is really stupid.
He didn't explain anything and jumped off the horse. Looking at the group of wolf soldiers rushing towards him, Xiao Jie showed no fear.
With his strength, a group of small monsters are nothing but experience in his eyes.
He swung his sword fiercely at the oncoming wolf soldiers.
Cut in two with one stroke—air splitting flash!
Swoosh, a blade of energy slashed out and immediately hit the three wolf soldiers.
The wolf soldiers screamed and were slightly stunned by the blow. However, the wolf soldiers on both sides immediately passed their companions and continued to charge.
Xiao Jie started running sideways without hesitation. If he wanted to kill so many monsters, he still needed some means. Head-on attack was definitely the worst choice. Even though he knew the peerless swordsmanship, his health attribute was still that of a level 15 monster. He had to make the most of his skills.
First use the AOE effect of Sky Rift to weaken them, which requires that the wolf soldiers stand in a straight line as much as possible.
Move around, gather monsters, find the angle - Sky-Splitting Flash!
Swish! Another blade slashed out, this time directly hitting four wolf soldiers.
The wolf soldiers kept howling but there was nothing they could do as the speed difference was too great.
Movement——Air Split Flash!
Ouch!
The screams were endless. Xiao Jie relied on his super high agility and the speed advantage of the Golden Goose Skill. He retreated while constantly kiting these monsters with his sword energy. After a few moves, he had chopped down five or six wolf soldiers and reduced them to low health.
"Quickly disperse, you bunch of idiots!" The wolf captain roared, and the wolf soldiers immediately spread out to both wings, forming a pocket formation, and surrounded Xiao Jie.
Well come!
Seeing seven or eight wolf soldiers waving swords and attacking from all sides, it would be a waste not to use a windmill to attack this formation.
Secret——Sweeping away everything in its path!
At the moment of attacking, Xiao Jie quickly adjusted the angle and turned into an arc-shaped attack route. He swept through the wolf soldiers like a whirlwind and knocked down four of them with one move.
There are still three with very little health left.
The newcomers had not run far at this time, and they cheered when they saw this scene.
Weird-faced Fox: "What a great master!"
Monsoon Hidden: "You're so handsome, big brother."
Mu Qingliu: "Ah, be careful of the boss!"
It was the wolf-spirit captain who rushed forward riding a giant wolf and wielding a broadsword.
Mang Changya (Wolf Captain): Level 18 elite, 1350 HP.
When Xiao Jie saw this, he hurriedly prepared to fight. This kind of knight-type monster was still very dangerous, especially when it took advantage of its speed to launch a riding and slashing attack, which caused huge damage and it was easy to be killed instantly if one was not careful.
However, the wolf-like captain was about to rush forward when he suddenly stopped.
Hey! What's going on?
Don't worry, my beast-repelling torch can keep wild animals away.
A girl's voice came from the side, and it was Mu Qingliu who ran back with a torch and stood behind Xiao Jie. The giant wolf gritted its teeth and was unwilling to move forward.
Trash! The wolf captain roared and simply jumped off the giant wolf's back, and his health instantly returned to 950.
It is indeed a common problem of knight monsters. Without the mount, their health points drop sharply.
Xiao Jie hurriedly swallowed a Chengqi Pill - which restored 10 points of internal strength within 100 seconds.
This stuff is much more valuable than Shunqi Powder. Xiao Jie couldn't afford it before, but since he learned the recipe of Monkey Wine, his income has increased and he can afford something a little more upscale. This thing can restore energy faster and can determine victory or defeat at critical moments.
Hey, this guy also uses a knife - maybe he can drop a skill book on knife skills.
The wolf-like captain seemed to know how powerful Xiao Jie was. There was a cunning and cruel light in the gray wolf's eyes, but it was not in a hurry to take action. With a wolf howl, the fleeing wolf soldiers in the surroundings rushed over again.
Five or six wolf soldiers surrounded them, and there was a faint sign of a battle formation.
This is a bit troublesome, Xiao Jie thought, and hurriedly summoned Big Bear out. However, as soon as Big Bear came out, he let out a scream, and fell to the ground, covering his nose.
Damn, is this thing so powerful?
"Put away the torches." Xiao Jie said hurriedly.
Mu Qingliu hurriedly put away the torch. At this time, the other two newcomers also ran back and lined up behind Xiao Jie.
Xiao Jie thought it was okay, these guys were quite courageous. "Brother, go ahead, we will support you from behind!"
Xiao Jie...
I just praised you guys in my heart.
But forget it, we can’t ask too much of a newbie like this.
"You guys work with my bear to deal with the smaller ones, and I'll take care of the boss."
These wolf soldiers are between levels 12 and 15. For three level or players plus a level bear, this shouldn't be a big problem.
At this time, the wolf-like captain saw that his own side had the advantage in numbers, and finally let out a wolf howl and surrounded and killed the enemy together.
With 950 HP, it is still a bit difficult to deal with an Illusionary Bubble, so you must reduce the BOSS's HP first.
The lower the health of a monster, the more dangerous it is. This is especially true for beast monsters, which often have a berserk mechanism, so it is best to beat it down to half health and then kill it in one move, without giving it the chance to go berserk.
Xiao Jie did not hesitate and pounced on the wolf-like captain.
Spinning Slash! Xiao Jie suddenly charged up his strength to attack.
The wolf-spirit captain immediately raised his double swords and also assumed a posture of charging power. However, Xiao Jie's move was a feint, and the skill was forcibly interrupted before it could be used.
Phantom without a trace! Xiao Jie instantly appeared behind the wolf captain, but the afterimage continued to spin and swing the sword without any flaws. This was a new trick Xiao Jie had mastered. He would first perform the starting action of a skill and then flash in an instant, and the afterimage would continue to use this trick to confuse the enemy.
The wolf-like captain was fooled and slashed with his two swords, wanting to fight, but unexpectedly he hit nothing, and his two swords crossed with Xiao Jie's two swords and slashed into the air.
And behind it, Xiao Jie's figure suddenly appeared.
Cut it off!
Xiao Jie chopped the wolf captain on the back with a knife, -97!
This wolf-spirit captain's defense is average.
Illusionary Sword Technique - One sword, two swords...
However, before the third blow could be chopped down, the wolf-spirit captain had already turned around and counterattacked. This combat skill of following two basic attacks did not even cause a slight stiffness. The wolf-spirit captain did not care about Xiao Jie's attack at all and turned around and chopped with his sword.
Damn, I hate this kind of tough dog the most... Xiao Jie complained in his heart and rolled over to avoid the attack. However, the wolf-spirit captain was a typical mad dog-type monster. He attacked continuously and slashed wildly with his two swords. Xiao Jie could only follow up with another kite-like move and rolled over to dodge.
But still unable to pull away.
Damn, do you have to be so aggressive?
In fact, when dealing with humanoid monsters with low toughness, you can practice hundreds of damage with one set of skills. As long as you take the initiative, you can just mindlessly follow up with the sword dance. However, when encountering a monster with high toughness, there is nothing you can do. The toughness of a one-handed sword is too low, and it cannot have any control effect. You can only keep dodging and find opportunities to output.
Even sword fights are not possible, because the player is a standard humanoid template, and it is easy to be stunned once hit.
The Wolf Sutra Captain slashed wildly with his two swords, and Xiao Jie had no time to attack.
Xiao Jie thought to himself, I gave you face, but you disappeared without a trace!
The wolf spirit's two swords crossed and slashed at Xiao Jie. A newbie's scream came from behind him. The next second, the phantom was chopped into pieces, and Xiao Jie's figure appeared behind the wolf spirit captain again.
Hehe, the wheelchair skill is really useful.
Seeing the wide open space behind the wolf-spirit captain, he immediately gathered his strength - a spinning slash!
Swish, swish, swish, the two swords spun and slashed out, dealing more than 70 damage again.
Being tricked by the same trick repeatedly, the wolf-like captain seemed to be a little angry. With a wild howl, his body suddenly swelled up.
Demonic form!
His muscles swelled instantly, tearing apart the rough armor on his body, revealing his muscular body covered with thick black hair, and a wild aura rushed towards him.
His body size instantly changed into a burly werewolf of two meters five or six.
Hey, there is a second stage?
I don't know what special abilities this form has.
The answer appeared in the next second.
Combat skill - Wolf Slash!
With a howl, the wolf-spirit captain suddenly leaped into the air, spun 360 degrees in the air like an acrobat, and chopped down the man's head with the big knife in his hand.
This move was handsome and sharp. If someone was hit by it, he would be killed instantly. Unfortunately, the pre-action of this move was too slow for Xiao Jie.
No trace!
boom!
The two swords hit Xiao Jie's afterimage firmly, leaving the door wide open.
Kill you while you are sick.
Spinning slash—cut in two with one blow—air-splitting flash!
A combo dealt nearly two hundred damages.
Being teased several times seemed to have exhausted the monster's patience, and its eyes instantly turned blood red.
Ow—
Call you sister!
Secret - disillusionment!
The invisible and colorless field unfolded instantly, and the wolf-spirit captain was suddenly fixed in place, maintaining the posture of howling towards the sky like a sculpture.
This life-long howl also attracted the ideas of three players.
Mu Qingliu exclaimed: "Look!"
Even while fighting, Ji Feng Zhi Yin and Gui Mian Hu subconsciously looked in the direction of the Wolf Spirit Captain.
Wild Wind Sword Technique—Fourteen Consecutive Cuts!
This time there was no one-shot kill; two sets of sword dances were enough to kill the half-blood wolf captain.
A few seconds later—Puff! Xiao Jie appeared behind the wolf captain as if in a flash, and the knife in his hand slashed out a gorgeous arc, cutting directly through the wolf captain's body.
Fourteen attacks were completed in an instant.
It was as if a single sword strike had released countless sword energies. The wolf-spirit captain was covered in blood mist and instantly turned into minced meat on the ground.
This!
I grass!
Damn it!
The three of them were all stunned. Fortunately, Big Bear roared suddenly, which shocked the three of them back to their senses and they continued to fight against the wolf soldiers.
[System prompt: You killed the wolf captain, you gained 875 experience points, and you leveled up.]
Not bad, not bad. I killed an elite on the way and got a level up at the same time.
Xiao Jie took the equipment dropped by the wolf captain and immediately rushed towards the rest of the wolf soldiers. However, these wolf soldiers were also very alert. When they saw their leader was dead, they immediately fled in all directions howling. The three men and the bear attacked desperately, and with Xiao Jie's interception, only five or six were left.
Still a few escaped.
"Are you okay?" Xiao Jie asked casually.
"Thank you, master brother. That move you just made was so cool!" Ji Fengzhiyin was so excited that he couldn't control himself.
The Weird Fox was quite looking forward to it. "See, this is the power of martial arts. When we go to the town, we will also learn such martial arts. This is what we want to learn."
Mu Qingliu: "Regret medicine! Black and white chess pieces!"
The three of them finally reacted.
"How are you doing?"
"What's the matter? Just waiting to die, what else can I do?" A voice with a crying tone came from the voice.
"Everyone has his own destiny. Maybe this is our fate. Who made us choose to play this game?" The black and white chess pieces were quite calm. Although their voices sounded frustrated, they were surprisingly not overly excited.
"Fuck, you are too careless, we..."
"Actually, there is something I haven't told you. I have a terminal illness and I don't have many years left to live, so I'm going to die."
"But I don't want to die."
Regret Medicine is still complaining to himself, as if this could alleviate some of his fear, but the black and white chess pieces have already begun to make arrangements for their future affairs.
"Don't pay attention to us. You still have your own way to go. Monsoon Hidden, you must learn the peerless magic skills. Weird Fox, you must practice magic. Maybe you can learn the resurrection spell and revive us in the future.
Mu Qingliu, sister, I've always wanted to tell you that I kind of like you, and I was thinking about meeting you offline if we had the chance in the future, but it doesn't matter..."
The three survivors didn't know what to say.
Xiao Jie couldn't hear the conversation between the three people, but he felt that the three of them suddenly fell silent.
He looked at the two bodies on the ground and vaguely guessed something, but he didn't disturb them. He opened his backpack and checked what was dropped.
The wolf captain dropped two items.
The first item is an inner elixir.
[Degraded Wolf Demon Inner Pill (Materials)
Usage: Can be used as alchemy material.
Direct consumption: Restores 543 mana points and randomly triggers a DEBUFF.
Item Description: The demon inner pill that cannot be formed due to insufficient spiritual energy contains only weak spiritual energy. With the advent of the catastrophe, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth collapsed. It is said that many demons have lost the possibility of transformation and have become an awkward existence in a half-human, half-beast state. 】
This... this thing is really a bit embarrassing. The material is degraded. I don’t know if I can sell it for some money.
However, the inner elixir contains spiritual energy... I don’t know if I can use it after I become a Qi Refiner.
The second thing missing is a scroll.
【Rush Wolf Slash (Combat Skill Scroll)
Learning requirements: Strength 20, Agility 30, Beast Knowledge: Wolf.
Item Description: A wolfskin scroll that records combat skills. It seems to be a special combat skill that simulates a fight with a wild beast. You need to have a certain understanding of wild beasts to master it. 】
Hello, this thing is a bit weird. I didn’t expect that wolf spirits could also drop exclusive combat skills.
Xiao Jie had just leveled up, so he added all 5 attribute points to strength. He tried double-clicking it, and actually learned it directly.
Wait a minute, I don’t have [Beast Knowledge: Wolf] either... He opened his Beast Knowledge to check curiously.
Sheep, dog, pig, horse, bear...
There are indeed no wolves. Wait a minute - could this be the same as [Beast Knowledge: Dog]?
Well, that makes sense, after all, wolves and dogs are inseparable.
I checked the new combat skills I had learned.
【Wolf Slash (Combat Skill)
Applicable weapons: one-handed sword, two-handed sword.
Combat skill consumption: 100 physical strength.
Skill Effect: After jumping up, perform a spin flip and launch a fierce downward slash, causing 360% weapon damage, and converting the damage type of this attack from slashing to slashing, causing a 200% toughness reduction effect.
Skill Description: This special combat skill was created by the Wolf King Chi Meijian based on the movements and habits of wolf monsters. It is said to be derived from the movements and intentions of wolves when they gallop and jump in the mountains and forests. It can exert great lethality when combined with knife weapons.
Not bad, the slashing damage has the effect of penetrating armor and reducing toughness, which is much more practical than the hacking damage. Generally, only great axes have slashing damage, which is very useful against heavily armored units and can also be used for control.
It's a pity that the weakening effect of the one-handed sword is too poor. It is not a good match for this trick. It's a waste of time. If I can get a two-handed machete in the future, it would be very suitable to use it together.
(End of this chapter)