"There is still 500 health left!" Xiao Yu took a look at the health bar of the desert hunter. He turned his body sideways and concentrated all of his strength on the dagger in his right hand. The forceful strike pierced through the back of the desert hunter, and more than 100 points of damage emerged from the head of the desert hunter.
100% success rate! Two combo points!
Evisceration!
Xiao Yu's dagger pierced through the left shoulder of the desert hunter and into his heart, then sliced downwards.
System: the success rate of evisceration is 100%, causing 100% skill damage and 3.5 seconds paralysis.
The evisceration skill had caused more than 300 points in damage.
Seeing the 100 points and 300 points of damage emerging from the head of the desert hunter, Feng Li, who had just gone before the desert hunter, was astounded.
"How come this guy is so strong? Even causing that much damage!?" Feng Li muttered to himself.
The desert hunter was in a state of unconsciousness for 3.5 seconds.
"Three and a half seconds, that's enough." The daggers in both of Xiao Yu's hands attacked the desert hunter incessantly.
Lethal strike!
Feng Li gave the last strike, killing the desert hunter. The desert hunter had finally died under the joint attacks of Feng Li and Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu looked at the corpse of the desert hunter on the ground and found an item. He picked it up.
Windy magic robe: green-level equipment; defense 11-15; mental ability +5; speed of chanting magic scripts +1.
"It's yours." Xiao Yu tossed the windy magic robe to Feng Li.
After looking at the windy magic robe, Feng Li said to Xiao Yu, "It's worth about 12 gold coins. According to the system, we should give you five gold coins."
Most of the health of the desert hunter had been depleted by Xiao Yu. As such, Feng Li added two more gold coins on top of the three gold coins that were supposed to be allocated to Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu didn't decline the offer and took the five gold coins handed by Feng Li. He sat down on the ground, eating bread to recuperate his health.
Xue Rong recovered her magic after she had drunk a bottle of spring water. After that, she revived the dead Ji Huo.
Having taken a look at the corpse in the distance, Ji Huo asked in surprise, "How come the battle was over so soon?" The battle lasted just over a minute, ad this shocked him quite a bit.
"Yeah. And an item was dropped as well, which is similar to the one you have, so I gave it to Xue Rong. According to the system, I gave five gold coins to Xiao Yu. You can watch the fight later on in the video," said Feng Li. He stole a glance at Xiao Yu, who was eating bread in the distance, and said to Ji Huo in a low voice, "This guy is truly weird."
Ji Huo shot a glance at Feng Li in bewilderment, unsure as to why he made such a comment. But he could tell it was probably because of what happened in the battle earlier that made Feng Li feel the way he did.
Ji Huo went next to Xiao Yu and said, "Let's go report the completion of the task together."
"We don't have to do it so soon. Let's rest up first," said Xiao Yu lightly. He was reflecting on the process of the battle, reviewing the wins and failures. He thought that he had used the hiding skill pretty well, considering that he had learned it not too long ago. His timing was appropriate as well. Though he didn't have time to reflect on all this at the time, he could think about it and learn some valuable points from this experience.
Having said that, Xiao Yu remained silent, seemingly lost in thought. Seeing this, Ji Huo had no intention of disrupting him and went back to join Feng Li.
Feng Li pouted his mouth at Xiao Yu and asked Ji Huo, "What is he doing?"
"It seems that he's mulling over things. I guess he's reflecting on the process of the battle," said Ji Huo. Ji Huo had already regarded Xiao Yu as a top player in his mind. Ji Huo believed that Xiao Yu could be ranked among the top fifty thieves in the Evil Federation.
"He is really formidable. If Feng Li could fight like him, you would be much more powerful," remarked Xue Rong while sticking her tongue out. Recalling the scene of Xiao Yu fighting the enemies, she still felt shocked. The other players fought by using their skills as a sort of technique, but Xiao Yu used those skills more like an art during a fight. She didn't expect the skills of thieves to be used so beautifully.
Shaking his head, Feng Li said wryly, "I wouldn't have that ability unless I could practice each skill thousands of times. Then I would be able to do what he did. I have no idea how he has achieved this feat. The game only started a few days ago. I seriously suspect that this guy hailed from a special force or something. His reaction and body coordination are simply too remarkable."
Ji Huo sat down and began to watch the video of the battle recorded by Feng Li while recuperating. When he saw the powerful attack unleashed by Xiao Yu in the last few seconds of the video, Ji Huo could clearly see the muscles on Xiao Yu's arms straining.
"So powerful." Ji Huo couldn't help but make this comment. Xiao Yu's moves were elegant and explosive at the same time, and they could even be considered perfect. It was understandable for Feng Li to call this guy a weirdo.
Ji Huo couldn't help but steal a glance at Xiao Yu, who was still eating bread quietly on the sand slope. His figure was covered with a mystical layer of silence and calmness. These traits made Xiao Yu look like a soldier, but Xiao Yu lacked the murderous intent of a soldier.
Seeing his health return to full, Xiao Yu stood up and said to Ji Huo and the other two, "Let's go back to report the completion of the task now."
"Okay." Ji Huo and the other two had almost completely recovered, and the monsters they would encounter were mostly the ones at a lower level. As such, they wouldn't face any danger.
The daylight grew dimmer, and the setting sun looked like a ball of fire. It looked like they wouldn't be able to level up anymore that day.
Xiao Yu took a look at his bag and found he only had three items to sell, all of which he could sell easily in the evening. The winnings were pretty decent, and he had 11 gold coins in his bag already.
The four of them headed for the mercenaries' trade union in the small town of Tabarka.
Crowds of players were inside the trade union. They were all here to report the completion of their tasks in the evening. Xiao Yu and Ji Huo jostled to the front of the counter with great effort.
"We're here to report the completion of task 235."
"Xiao Yu has completed 58%; Ji Huo's team has completed 42%. How will you allocate the rewards? The blue-level leg guard is worth 30 gold coins," said the middle-aged NPC.
Xiao Yu and Ji Huo could choose between the blue-level leg guard for thieves and the blue-level leg guard for soldiers. How to allocate the rewards became a dilemma for them.
"Do you want the leg guard or gold coins?" Ji Huo asked Xiao Yu.
"The leg guard," replied Xiao Yu, which was expected. It was not his style to say something that didn't represent his true thoughts.
"Let's do this. You take the leg guard, and we take the gold coins," said Ji Huo. In fact, Ji Huo also wanted the leg guard because the item was very important for lower-level players. However, Ji Huo decided to give the leg guard to Xiao Yu in order to maintain a good relationship with him. Though Xiao Yu had no intention of teaming up with others, they would definitely have the opportunity to cooperate again in the future.
"I owe you one," said Xiao Yu. Ji Huo made a considerable sacrifice by letting him have the leg guard.