Da Fei returned to the deserted island he had left three days ago, the deck of the shipwreck shrouded in the night was eerily silent with no skeletons around. Where is everyone? Did they rush into the cabin? Or did they log off to eat?
Without much thought, Da Fei activated Stealth; his entire character blending perfectly into the darkness, becoming faint and dim. Then, he climbed onto the ship using the ropes hanging from it, and the deck was covered in bone fragments. He really did charge into the cabin!
Da Fei quietly followed into the cabin, passing by a corridor full of zombie corpses. This is interesting! Let's go up and take a look!
And after looking, then what?
That, of course, is to adapt and respond accordingly! Players who have played as thieves know the feeling of superiority when secretly peeping at and monitoring the opponent without being detected. As a thief, spying itself is an ultimate delight.
Of course, as a thief, the greatest joy must be the locked rooms along the corridor, right? Da Fei reckoned, thinking about how he can randomly pick up a Skill Book or a mission diary in the wilderness, who knows what could be in these rooms? That means, bro also needs to learn the Lock Opening Skill!
"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!" Angry curses mixed with intense sounds of slashing came from ahead. Da Fei hurried forward and was immediately shocked!
BOSS! This Blood Sea Wave is fighting a BOSS under the siege from a few zombies, braving through curses with black smoke and green gases all over him! Damn, he's too awesome!
Da Fei can't stay calm anymore! Bro made a killing just by defeating a poor BOSS on the wilderness beach, let alone one inside a shipwreck! What is that BOSS holding? Could it be the Dark Magic Book containing all the dark magic spells? How could such a thing appear in a newbie trial scene! Could this be the high-end reward of the Divine-Level Hero Trial Field? This is an A-level strategic treasure! This magic book comes with innate Magic Power and Mana, allowing a complete novice to cast spells without any need for Magic Power, Mana, or Magic Skills!
For those specializing in Dark Magic, this book might not be of great value, but for others, it's like getting a full set of Dark Element Skills directly! Especially important for players who know no magic! Imagine a newbie acquiring a full set of Dark Magic at the beginning of the game, making leveling and questing as easy as rocketing effortlessly forward. Not to mention, just posting this book online could fetch at least a few hundred thousand!
At this time, both Blood Sea Wave and the BOSS's Life Values were already really low!
Damn, the BOSS is about to fall due to zero health! Damn! He swung and missed!
Da Fei decisively charged forward with his spear!
Nothing much to say, the eternal theme of online games—murder! Seize treasures!! Snatch the BOSS!!!
Bro did plenty of these deeds back in the day, and doesn't care if it's morally bankrupt. Bro isn't interested in preaching about unfairness or internet addiction therapy. Nowadays, the game is Bro's profession. Upon encountering such a fate-deciding situation, Bro wouldn't hesitate at all! Success always involves stepping over the failures of others, no one cares about the morals of the losers; Bro will establish his moral standing after making it big. With this book in hand, their Divine-Level Hero is nothing but rubbish, Bro isn't scared of their revenge, he can die as many times as needed!
Meanwhile, completely unaware of the impending backstab, Blood Sea Wave swung another "miss"! The crucial strike hoped for missed again! It's over!
Blood Sea Wave's face turned instantly pale!
Da Fei's heart suddenly hung in his throat!
No! Blood Sea Wave realized he still had one last chance! Since previous strike was also a miss, and the special skill of Ghost Void Body is no more than three strikes, meaning the next one must hit! Even though he was also close to zero health, his Attack Speed was undeniable, the next strike surely would be mutual demise—still securing the treasure! This gamble was right! Victory was in his grasp, the magic book was secured!
"Damn it!!!" With a flash of cold light! Blood Sea Wave unleashed his final determined strike!
At the same moment, the attacking zombies also swung their corpse claws! Da Fei was just a step away from Blood Sea Wave's back!
Da Fei regretted profoundly—It's all over! Even if he kills him now, he can't stop him from dying with the BOSS! And of course, the BOSS's drop would automatically fly into the player's inventory! Bro, you were a step too late!!! Bro should have directly sprinted all the way to the ship!
Just then, the Magic Book flashed a black light, a white light flashed on a Resentful Spirit, and a bright green "+10!" popped out.
Resentful Spirit's Skill - Absorb Magic: Resentful Spirit can absorb the enemy's Magic Value to restore its own Life Value, can only be used once in a combat. Although Blood Sea Wave has no Mana, but the Magic Book does!
Blood Sea Wave's laughter abruptly stopped! A strike on the Resentful Spirit caused -5 damage, then he was hit by the zombies surrounding him, in a face full of disbelief, he turned into white light and disappeared!
Haha! Faced with this sudden turn of events, Da Fei, swamped in regret, was overjoyed!
Great! Died spectacularly! That even saves Bro from murder and losing reputation! Bro's royal spear doesn't stab the nameless haha! Nothing more to say, with just a few points of Life Value left on the BOSS, Bro's got it secured!
Da Fei ecstatically rushed into the room, took a step, raised his gun, ignored the zombies, and aimed a fierce stab at the BOSS!!!
—— "-3!" Not dead yet, still has 3 Life Points, one more shot! At this moment, the Magic Book emitted a frenzied black light! The entire room surged with dark smoke!
—— System Prompt: You have obtained the complete information card of the Evil Spirit!
What's happening? An Evil Spirit?
As the black light dissipated, a full-Life Evil Spirit holding a Magic Book appeared in the room! Da Fei stood dumbfounded, his jaw dropped to the floor!
Holy crap! What's going wrong here!? Full life is one thing, but to even upgrade from a Resentful Spirit to an Evil Spirit!
—— Evil Spirit: Attack 5, Defense 6, Damage 5-7, Life 25, Attack Speed 10, Speed 15, Command Value 2, special skills: Incorporeal, Magic Absorption, Self-Healing.
Evil Spirit, the elite form of the Undead Race's Level 3 Soldiers!
In the game, each race's troops of all ranks have three forms. The three forms of the Undead Race's Level 3 Soldiers are Ghost, Resentful Spirit, and Evil Spirit. A Ghost is the normal form with weaker overall attributes; a Resentful Spirit is the advanced form with an additional special skill, and an Evil Spirit is the elite form with yet another special skill.
Using the Holy Hall's gunner as an example, Da Fei, who was born with 0 Attack and 0 Defense and without armor, is the normal form. The advanced form is called Regular Gunner, which has a few more points in Attack and Defense. The elite form is called Royal Gunner, clad in dazzling iron armor, completely different from the ordinary form of peasants with guns!
Elite form troops are the foundation of the NPC forces that dominate the old world, ordinary players cannot directly hire these from the Main City or barracks, nor can they easily train them in their own castles. One must achieve a certain official rank to possibly obtain them from NPCs. This is also why players are heavily disadvantaged in troop types when fighting NPC forces. In short, do not provoke NPC forces lightly; players only lose Experience when they die, but losing troops means spending Gold Coins to replace them.
Every 10 levels or upon achieving a military rank, players gain more tactical positions, with each position commanding only one type of troop. Despite the significant differences between elite, advanced, and normal forms, they are classified as the same type of troops; thus, one tactical position can simultaneously compose of these three forms of troops.
Hence, for the Undead Race, the advanced form Level 1 Skeleton Archer and the normal form Skeleton Warrior, two completely different function troops, can be mixed in one tactical position to create a highly efficient tactical setup of both ranged and close combat. As the hit rate of ranged troops against moving enemies can be problematic, once the melee engage the enemy, the enemy turns into a stationary target, making every shot count. The benefits of mixing range with close-quarters are well understood by gamers. Thus, the Undead Race is also among the most popular races in the world, second only to the Human Race, due to its convenience at the start. As for why the Human Race is popular, it's because it's easy to get started with and offers a strong sense of immersion.
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Now, facing the suddenly transformed full-Life Evil Spirit BOSS, Da Fei snapped out of his brief shock and ran! What else could he do but run?
Yet, as an experienced gamer for many years, Da Fei knew all too well that he absolutely must not run straight back the way he came, otherwise he'd be cursed for sure! He couldn't afford to face the BOSS while cursed like a Divine-level Hero!
Taking advantage of the BOSS seemingly still adapting to its state, Da Fei immediately turned upon exiting the door, heading deeper into the cabin.
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Blood Sea Wave resurrected in the coconut grove of the deserted island, irritably waiting for the 10-minute weakness period to pass. If he knew that his rear had narrowly escaped being stabbed, he'd probably be even more irritated. His recent death had caused him to drop back to Level 5, and the attribute points he had gained from leveling up were swallowed back by the system. However, luckily the curses on him disappeared after death, otherwise, he'd be smashing his device right now!
Blood Sea Wave painfully reflected on this health-regenerating BOSS. It was evident that the BOSS would grow stronger as he did. He must find the right time to challenge it.
One of the reasons for his loss was the zombies; although the zombies had low Attack and slow Attack Speed, he should not ignore them. Thus, the sub-skill Cleave of the Master-level Attack Skill is a must-learn.
—— Cleave: Passive skill. After killing the enemy ahead, the remaining force of the attack can simultaneously hit adjacent units of the enemy. If 5 points of damage kill an enemy with only 1 Life Point left, the remaining 4 points of damage will cleave onto the friendly unit next to that enemy. The larger the troops, the better the effects of cleave. Many large troops come with the Cleave skill. Prerequisite for learning: Must master Master-level Attack Skill.
A must-learn graduation skill in Attack Skill! The advantage of this skill is that if I miss hitting the Ghost BOSS, then all the attack's damage will cleave onto the zombies next to the BOSS.
That is to say, I still need to reach Level 7 to save a Skill Point.
Wait! Suddenly, Blood Sea Wave realized a key problem: if I had better equipment, wouldn't I have taken down the BOSS earlier? Why the hell am I so fixated on this BOSS? There must be weapons and equipment in the sunken ship, right? If I bypass it and rush into the cabin, I should be able to find some gear, right? Then come back and kill the BOSS after getting equipped!
"Damn it! Such a waste of my Blood Defense!" Having this sudden realization, Blood Sea Wave got up both angry and anxious, unable to wait to set off!