After a brief minute, two green goblins turned their attention in his direction. Liu Jun took a deep breath, and he tightly squeezed his broomstick. At the same time, his best friend walked to his side.
Huang Dong laughed, "Just some level-one noobs. Let's farm these monsters and level up, eh? We used to conquer entire bosses; this much is nothing!"
"True. If I get low on HP, you better heal me!" Liu Jun laughed as well, and he relaxed a bit. Feeling the pressure lessening from his shoulders, he decisively held his weapon ready to attack. Meanwhile, the beautiful Qian Xue also firmly clenched her broomstick.
Ignoring the nearby screams, Liu Jun scrutinized the two goblins. Seeing their earlier attacks, the goblins likely had strength greater than the average human, but it would not be by much. With a weapon, he was more confident in battling the abnormal creature.
A short breath later, the two goblins charged at the trio. Lifting the broomstick like a sword, Liu Jun stood resolutely, and he swung at the closest goblin. Shocked, he discovered that his attack did not have much effect.
In the meantime, Huang Dong also swung his metal bat at the other goblin's head, and it merely made a tiny dent. The green goblin did not even wobble; instead, it grinned in response. Its murderous eyes scared the trio.
"Shit! These little f*ckers hardly take damage." Huang Dong cursed, and he tried to take another swing, but the bat was caught by the green goblin. Noticing the looming danger, he tried to back off; however, the goblin was too fast. The incoming nails were already nearing his face.
"Brother Dong!" Liu Jun hurriedly intercepted the goblin, but this left him vulnerable to the goblin he was facing initially. Luckily, Qian Xue noticed his crisis, and she swung her broomstick at the goblin's feet. This tripped the goblin up, but the action seemed to only make it angrier.
"Thanks!" Smiling at his lover, Liu Jun blocked the nails with his stick, and he batted the goblin's hand away. Looking at his friend, he noticed visible sweat trickling off his face.
"That was close…" Huang Dong mumbled. Likely, after that bout with death, he had realized the true implications of this apocalypse. It was too dangerous. What about his classmates, friends, and family?
Thinking to this point, Huang Dong quietened down, but he still smiled at his friend. "What next?"
"I think… we need to run." Liu Jun muttered. He had created some distance between themselves and the goblins, but it was not much. At most, there were a few seconds before another bout.
"To where? These monsters are everywhere!" Qian Xue cried out. While the goblins were distracted, she had speedily taken a glimpse outside, and she discovered that the monsters were looming all over the campus!
"It will be fine.' Liu Jun tried to calm his lover down, but Qian Xue continued to fearfully tremble. At this point, she would be useless fighting the monsters. If one was distracted, it would be too easy to make a life-threatening mistake.
"Bro, it was fun being your friend." At the same time, Huang Dong smiled. His words of 'goodbye' exhibited that he did not have much faith either. Seemingly, their world had come to an abrupt end.
"It's not over!" Liu Jun roared. How could things end this way? It was unfair! He could not accept it… no, he would not accept it! Lifting his broomstick once more, he rushed at the two goblins. But, this time, he attacked the eyes of the goblin.
"Bam!"
Upon collision, the goblin collapsed. With Liu Jun's attack, the goblin was covering its eyes in pain. After this discovery, he roared out at the top of his voice so that everyone could hear, "Attack the eyes! It's their weak spot!"
This loud voice reverberated across the entire gymnasium, and some of them followed his advice. With the first-person taking lead, more and more people started to attack the monster's eyes. Fortunately, Liu Jun had shouted this fact out. Now, the students could fight back!
"Die!" Liu Jun continued batting at the kneeling goblin. After his relentless attacks, the light in the goblin's inky eyes slowly faded, and he heard a loud 'ding!' in his head.
"Congratulations to player 'Liu Jun' for successfully killing the white-portal mob. As a reward, five attribute points have been awarded." This message rung once, and Liu Jun turned ecstatic. It really was like a game! Now, with the stat increase, he could fight back!
"Add five attribute points to power!" Liu Jun hastily thought.
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{Liu Jun}
✧Human
✧Attribute Points
Power: 15 (White)
Speed: 10 (White)
Intelligence: 10 (White)
Stamina: 10 (White)
Endurance: 10 (White)
Recovery: 10 (White)
Charm: 10 (White)
✧Free Attribute Points: 0
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"Hey, Huang Dong! Kill the monsters and upgrade the power stat! Think of it as an MMO!" Smiling, Liu Jun noticed the increase in his muscle mass, and he felt brimming with control.
"Sure!" Huang Dong wasted no time. Instantly, he started attacking the eyes of the remaining goblin. After half a minute, he too heard the loud 'ding!' sound. Of course, he also raised his power stat.
"Everyone, keep working hard! We can take these f*ckers down." Liu Jun roared out like a commander from ancient times. With his confident voice, the students' fear turned into rage! These evil monsters dared to invade their home—their world?
"Good work, Brother Jun. You've saved our lives." Huang Dong praised, and he launched himself at a horde of undead. The skeleton of bones did not have a weakness in the eye; however, he scanned for a different weakness. Noticing the knee-caps of the skeletons, he swung his bat with immense power.
"Crack!" The skeleton's bone cracked, and it fell on the floor like a pile of bones. While it was defenseless, with his increased power, Huang Dong directed a fierce blow at the skull of the skeleton. After the collision, he heard another 'ding!' in his head, and he once again increased his power stat.
"Hell yeah!" Huang Dong boomed. Currently, he felt a rush of adrenaline flowing through his veins. How dare these monsters invade their hometown? As a human, he would teach the invaders the reason humans stood atop the food chain!
Time flowed like water. After a few hours, the monsters inside the gymnasium had been cleared out. Detecting the safety of the basketball court, numerous students had rushed inside the tall gymnasium. However, the situation outside was dire. Human lives were shredded like livestock.
At the end, Liu Jun opened his {Player Status.}
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{Liu Jun}
✧Human
✧Attribute Points
Power: 65 (White)
Speed: 40 (White)
Intelligence: 10 (White)
Stamina: 30 (White)
Endurance: 25 (White)
Recovery: 20 (White)
Charm: 10 (White)
✧Free Attribute Points: 0
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Nodding at the increase in stats, Liu Jun slyly smiled at his lover. "See? Everything is fine."
Qian Xue crossly stared at her lover's joking rebuke. But inside, she was pleased with the outcome. "Want to sleep outside tonight?"
"No, no." Liu Jun shook his head with an awkward smile. He chuckled at the situation. Somehow, the two still had the heart to joke.
"Thanks for the carry, Brother Jun." Huang Dong cheerfully stated, and he high-fived his friend.
Following their conversation, Liu Jun noticed the appearance of another white-colored portal. But for some reason, he felt that this portal was different from the others. Something inside his head nudged him forward, and he put his hand inside the portal. Qian Xue and Huang Dong tried to stop him, but he seemingly did not hear them.
"Shit." Suddenly, Liu Jun felt his body being sucked inside, and he could not retreat. At the same time, his childhood companions tried to pull him out, but it was of no use. Instead, the three of them had all been pulled inside. After the trio faded into the portal, the tall oval-shaped portal abruptly closed. Leaving behind a crowd of stunned figures, one of them calmly said, "The f*ck?"