Chapter 318 Wuming and the Fish That Doesn’t Eat Cats
Chapter 318 Wuming and the Fish That Doesn’t Eat Cats
The sun was rising slowly from the distant horizon. In the dense forest of the White Tiger Woods, two assassins, a man and a woman, were quietly lurking on the trunk of a big tree, observing the movements below through the gaps between the branches and leaves.
And in the woods not far away, a level 36 weapons master was easily killing nearby wild monsters.
The weapon master has a good level of gaming skills, and can easily solo a Tiger Swordsman around level 30.
As soon as a tiger-minion swordsman appeared, the weapon master launched a series of combos like flowing water, easily defeating the opponent without giving him a chance to fight back.
The male assassin had no reaction to this, but the female assassin couldn't help but ask in a private message.
"How long do we have to wait?"
The male assassin did not answer, but sent a private message.
Wuming: Don’t talk, use private messages—wait until he reveals his flaws.
No Fish for Cats: When is That?
Wuming: Maybe one hour, maybe two hours, maybe one day, maybe two days...
Cats Don’t Eat Fish: Ah, it takes so long?
Wuming: As an assassin, the most important thing is to be patient and choose the moment when the opponent is most vulnerable. Players are different from bosses. Their states will always fluctuate. No matter how powerful a player is, there will always be a time when he or she reveals a flaw, and that is the time for us to take action.
This is the first lesson you need to learn to become an assassin. If you can't even do this, you'd better not do this job.
Fish that doesn’t eat cats: Oh…
An hour passed, then two hours passed, and the weapon master seemed tireless. Except for occasionally stopping to eat something, restore his strength, or take a pill to restore his blood volume, he fought almost non-stop.
There are only two kinds of monsters in this forest: Tiger minions, which can use various weapons and are relatively advanced monsters.
White Tiger - a rare elite that can drop top-quality high-level monsters.
This weapons master dares to kill monsters here alone, which shows that he is quite confident in his own gaming level.
Fish that doesn't eat cats: This guy is so resilient, it's been three hours...
Wretch: All professional players are like this.
Wuming replied, but his eyes never left the target's back.
He could feel that the other party must have been a professional gamer, a bricklayer, and a slacker like him...
In short, they are the kind of people who make money from playing games. Professional players sound quite cool, but in fact they are at the bottom of society. They only do hard labor when they can't make it in real life.
The only one who can make money is the boss of the studio. Ordinary workers can be said to have a hard and tiring life without making any money. They can only make a living. In other words, the threshold is relatively low, which is an advantage.
But that is a thing of the past. Ever since playing the game project "Jiutu", Wuming can finally hold his head high.
Wuming sighed, is there any game that is more fun than this one in making money?
But this time you are my project. Sorry, man, you have messed with the wrong person.
That’s right, Wuming came here to kill people. The weapon master in front of him was the person on the bounty list of the Ender Hall, and the bounty was as high as three hundred taels.
Fish that doesn’t eat cats: Master, look!
Suddenly, a strong wind blew up from the flat ground in the woods, and the figure of a white tiger slowly emerged among the woods.
White Tiger (natural beast): Elite level 35. HP: 2300.
The weapon master seemed a little excited. This kind of high-level elite monster with a very low refresh rate has a high probability of dropping blue equipment, and if you are lucky, you can even drop top-quality equipment.
With a wave of the big knife in his hand, the weapon master immediately pounced forward, and the white tiger also let out a roar and pounced towards him.
A man and a beast, they fought each other in an instant.
While performing combat skills, the weapon master continuously used body skills to dodge the attacks of the white tiger. Thanks to his perfect operation, he did not suffer much damage and continued to exert control effects.
The white tiger's health dropped by half.
The fish that doesn’t eat cats: Master, aren’t you going to do it yet?
Wretch: No rush.
Don’t eat the cat’s fish: The tiger will die soon, and there will be no chance.
Wuming: Then come back tomorrow.
Fish that doesn’t eat cats: But…
Wretch: Shh, look.
At this time, the white tiger's blood volume had dropped to a dangerous level. Its crazy eyes turned red and it suddenly let out a deafening roar.
The Weapon Master obviously slowed down.
The white tiger pounced out suddenly, and its speed left a trail of afterimage.
The tiger attacks fiercely—the tiger claw strikes fiercely—the stone-splitting claw force!
After a series of swift moves, the Weapon Master tried to block them, but was still hit twice in a row, and his health dropped rapidly.
The health bar dropped at a frequency visible to the naked eye. The Weapon Master moved away while trying to drink medicine.
But the white tiger didn't give him a chance and pounced on him madly.
"Get ready." Wuming suddenly said in a low voice, and his figure instantly disappeared on the tree trunk.
The fish that doesn't eat cats was stunned for a moment, and looked around, but couldn't find its companion anywhere.
The secret - butchering an ox like a chef!
The weapon master took a few steps back, and suddenly slashed at the white tiger with his sword. In an instant, more than a dozen sword lights flashed across the white tiger's body. The weapon master and the white tiger crossed each other, still maintaining the action of swinging the sword. The white tiger stood still for a moment, and suddenly fell down with a bang, turning into a pile of meat.
"Huh, finally done. This elite monster is still a bit difficult to kill alone."
The weapon master took a blood potion and walked to the corpse while talking to himself, and was about to touch the corpse.
"It's now!"
A dark shadow appeared silently behind him.
Strengthen the backstab! Puff, -173 (vital hit)!
What? The weapon master was shocked. His health was already low, and only one third of it was left in an instant.
He hurriedly used his body skills to try to create some distance, but he dodged, and his speed was extremely slow. When he looked above his head, he saw three layers of DEBUFF.
Paralysis poison! Black Eclipse Powder! Netherworld Corruption Poison!
The opponent's speed was extremely fast. He used a strengthened backstab with poison, and followed like a shadow - the ghostly figure stuck behind the weapon master again, followed by a red jade drum, and the two daggers attacked crazily.
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37! -45! -39! -41!
The damage numbers are popping up like crazy.
The Weapon Master was so frightened that he didn't care that he had little internal energy left after defeating the White Tiger, and he forced himself to use his ultimate move.
Secret technique - Nine Thunder Strikes!
The big knife in his hand slashed out flashes of lightning. Wuming seemed to have predicted his actions long ago. He dodged far away with a shadowless step and suddenly made a gesture towards him, hiding the knife and accumulating strength.
It's over! The weapon master felt a chill in his heart.
At the moment when he made his last slash, Wuming disappeared.
Secret - a flash of ghosts and gods!
Swish! Wuming turned into a shadow and passed through the Weapon Master directly. The dagger in his hand turned into a white light and pierced through the Weapon Master's body.
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447! With this simple move, a stream of blood shot out from the Weapon Master's chest, and he fell to the ground and died instantly.
"Wow, Master, you are so handsome." The fish that doesn't eat cats jumped down from the tree at this time and looked at the corpse on the ground with abnormal excitement.
"Don't call me Master. I haven't agreed to accept you yet. We are just temporary partners." Wuming said this coldly, but a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth behind the screen. It is always a blessing to be regarded as an idol by a girl.
Especially since this girl is officially certified, she is different from the unpredictable genders in other online games.
Although he appears to be a cold-blooded killer, deep down, Wuming is still essentially the introverted otaku who loves to be flattered.
Every time I am praised by a girl, I feel happy.
"So cool! Really so cool! What you did just now - wow, you were just fooling around with the other person."
"People's reactions when they encounter danger are basically fixed. They will subconsciously dodge first, then fight back frantically. In their haste, they will inevitably reveal their flaws, and then - they can just wait to die."
The fish that don't eat cats came over and looked at the corpse on the ground with regret.
"It's a pity that I didn't have time to make a move. Does that mean I won't get a share of the bounty?"
"Since you investigated the other party's leveling route in advance, I can give you 20%."
"That's 60 taels, haha, a huge sum of money!"
(Haha, it’s really easy to satisfy.) Wuming couldn’t help but think with amusement as he watched and listened to the girl’s cheers.
But he said coldly: "You have to perform well next time, otherwise there will be no share for you." "Of course, Master, how many jobs do we have this month?"
"There's only one left." Wuming opened the taskbar.
There is a bounty mission:
It was also the one with the highest bounty he had accepted recently - Yin Yue Sui Feng: a level 27 ancient Qi Refiner, who seemed to be a magic profession. This kind of rare profession with an unpopular name usually had some strange abilities, so he had to investigate it thoroughly.
Using a knife? It seems like that's the solution.
But in general, players have limited health, so they are easier to deal with than wild BOSS elites.
"What's wrong, Master?"
"I'm afraid this time it will be very difficult. The other party has companions."
"Five hundred taels, it must be a lot, what should I do?"
"It's okay, we can wait patiently."
"Wait until he reveals his weakness, right?"
"Haha, this young man is teachable. Let's go. The latest intelligence shows that he is in Ghost Mist Ridge. Let's go find him there."
Ghost Mist Ridge————
"Huh, this damn place is still so dark."
Xia Yi Wushuang looked at the dark clouds in the sky and said unhappily.
"Let's continue leveling up later. Let's buy a few purification charms first."
After a day of leveling up yesterday, Xiao Jie and his friends discovered that the most important point is that they must have a purification talisman. With Bai Ze here, they could have used the purification spell directly.
Now that Bai Ze is staying in Yingxiong Villa, they have to handle it on their own.
Although the Divine Wood Talisman can purify, its cooling time is too long. It is quite dangerous if you don't have a few purification talismans to use in a critical moment.
At this moment, a message flashed in the private message.
Drunken Swordsman: Brother Suifeng, we are in Fengyin Prefecture. Where are you? How do we get to the Hero Villa? Can you show me the way?
Yin Yue Sui Feng: You guys? Did you bring other people with you?
Drunken Swordsman: Yes, they were worried about me coming here alone, so An Ran and Hao Mie also came along.
Yin Yue Sui Feng: What about the fondant steamed cake and purple shirt?
Drunken Swordsman: Zishan quit the game. She was scared the last time she beat Renmianzhe, and thought that she had learned most of the spells, so she simply sold all her equipment in one go. She used some of the money for cash and some for a few spell books. After she finished learning, she quit the game.
Xiao Jie sighed after hearing this. In fact, this was already a very good ending for a magic profession at level 30+. The Spirit Master was an auxiliary profession and his abilities were definitely useful in reality.
There is not much room for Zishan to continue playing, and the monsters he faces as he levels up are stronger and more dangerous.
Even if you learn more powerful spells, what good is it, to call the wind and rain? In reality, it is not as powerful as a healing spell.
But it’s a pity that we will lose a nanny, and nannies are very rare in this game.
Yin Yue Sui Feng: What about the fondant steamed cake?
Drunken Swordsman: That guy joined the local guild. He said it would be too dangerous without a nanny, so he might as well join a big guild.
Yin Yue Sui Feng: You guys come to Guiwu Ridge, let’s gather together first.
Drunken Swordsman: Where is Ghost Mist Ridge?
Yin Yue Sui Feng: Where are you now? Send me the coordinates.
Soon, Jiu Jianxian sent a photo of a map via WeChat.
It turned out that they were near Howling Wind City. It seemed that they came by sea.
Yin Yue Sui Feng: You guys take the main road and go west all the way. After you pass Luoyang Town, keep going west and you will arrive at a mountain covered with black clouds. I will level up here first. You guys come over quickly. When you get here, I will take you to Yingxiong Villa.
Drunken Swordsman: Is there any danger along the way?
Yin Yue Sui Feng: Don’t worry, this part of Luoyang Plain is relatively safe, except for Ghost Mist Ridge which is quite dangerous.
It would take at least a few hours for Drunken Swordsman and the others to arrive, so Xiao Jie decided to upgrade first.
This purification talisman is indispensable. It can only be purchased by those with a respected reputation in the Chunyang Dharma Assembly, and it is limited in quantity each day, resulting in a high price.
That Xiaoyao Wuyou is a businessman who specializes in reselling talismans.
This guy raised the reputation of the Chunyang Dharma Assembly to respected, and then has been making money by reselling purification talismans. I guess he has made a lot of money.
I don’t know what the nature of the scholar profession is. Among so many players in Ghost Mist Ridge, he is the only one who has successfully raised his reputation.
At this time Xiao Jie contacted the other party directly.
Who would have thought that after meeting, the other party would simply spread his hands and indicate that they were out of stock.
"What, sold out?"
"Yes, at around 7 o'clock, the monk called Master Shuo Bu De came with a group of people and bought up all my stock. It seemed like there was some big operation going on, and he brought a lot of people with him."
Xiao Jie thought to himself, could this guy really be going to fight the four ghost generals head-on?
That would be fun.
"When will the purification charm be available for sale?"
"The quartermaster of the Pure Yang Dharma Assembly refreshes once a day. I can get another batch of goods at 12 o'clock."
"Okay, I'll come over at 12 o'clock, and you have to keep it for me."
After saying goodbye to Xiaoyao Wuyou, the problems of Xiao Jie and the other three were not solved.
I want to become an immortal and asked, "What should I do if I don't have a purification talisman?"
Xiao Jie thought for a moment and said, "It's not a big problem. We won't go deep into the ancient battlefield. Let's just kill the monsters near the Soul-Suppressing Pass. I have the Divine Wood Talisman, which can be used in critical moments. Being blinded by ghosts or haunted by ghosts is not a big problem. As long as we are not possessed, it's no big deal."
Ghost possession is the most dangerous DEBUFF, especially when a powerful person in the team, such as Xia Yi Wushuang, is possessed.
If this guy is possessed and suddenly uses a special move to kill teammates, there is a possibility of killing them.
Fortunately, only fierce ghosts can possess people, and they need to face the player directly to release the ghost. There is an obvious precursor, so it is not difficult to avoid it as long as you are careful.
However, just in case, Xiao Jie decided to keep the curse-breaking magic of the sacred wood talisman, specifically for use in removing ghost possession.
The leveling process this morning was indeed bumpy. Ye Luo still had a purification talisman in his hand, and Xiao Jie had the sacred wood talisman, but there were no other means of purification.
Fortunately, Xiao Jie himself is basically immune to ghost curse spells, so he can always ensure that there is a fighting force when encountering danger.
In addition, the few of them only fought resurrected soldiers, skeleton zombies and so on near the Zhenhun Pass, and did not encounter too much trouble.
But it's still a bit restrictive.
Especially Xia Yi Wushuang, he has the lowest resistance among the four and will be hit from time to time.
"No, this kind of training is too scary." After once again coming out of the blinding state, Xia Yi Wushuang decided not to play anymore.
I thought I could be invincible after learning the peerless sword technique, but now I have so many problems even when killing a few small monsters.
I get so nervous every time I get blinded.
Xiao Jie looked at the time. It was already 12 o'clock. He had only gained 15% experience in the morning, which was totally incomparable to yesterday's leveling speed.
"Okay, let's go buy the purification charm first."
After they returned to the pass, Xiao Jie found Xiaoyao Wuyou again, but he didn't expect that the other party just spread his hands again.
"Sorry buddy, the charms are sold out."
"What!" Xiao Jie was a little annoyed now, "You can't play like this, right? You said you would keep it for me."
"I can't help it. Business is business. She spent four taels of silver on the ticket and added a price to buy it. How can I refuse? Besides, she was a girl, begging me for a deal. I have a problem of being gentle with women, so I agreed."
Xiao Jie was speechless for a moment. What kind of person is this?
It's so unprofessional, but this purification talisman must be purchased, otherwise leveling up will be too difficult.
"What's that person's name? I can contact her myself?"
"A new one, I haven't seen it before, called the fish that doesn't eat cats."
(End of this chapter)