In the forest, McRae stood behind a huge rock with his arms crossed and a playful smile on his face.
Meanwhile, Simon and the other two, who were not far from Gruel, looked a little nervously at Bill, who was giving the short sword in his hand to the mysterious old man. Meng Qi, especially. That was his short sword!
Bill walked along the path and quickly arrived in front of Gruel. He bent slightly and presented the short sword to Gruel with both hands. He said respectfully,
"Honorable Guard, you are right. We are here to eliminate these detestable Dark Goblins."
"Take this short sword, and please help us eliminate these damn dark creatures."
Behind Bill, Simon and the other two looked at Bill, whose expression was solemn and whose words were respectful. They didn't dare to believe that this was the petty person who only cared about profit. All of them were stunned.
The old man picked up the short sword that Bill offered with both hands and carefully examined it. He put it away with great satisfaction and said happily,
"Your sword is pretty good, but you're too stupid. You don't deserve to have such a sharp sword! Another fool was fooled by Gruel. Gruel is very happy now, so he wants to kill you!"
In an instant, the kind old man in front of everyone twisted and turned into a terrifying dark Goblin with only half a face left and the other half white bones.
System: Boss has been triggered—Deceiver Gruel
System: Player Bill was added with Debuff—Idiot deceived by Gruel
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When McRae heard the system prompt from behind the huge rock, he, who was usually serious, actually couldn't help but laugh.
Even Meng Qi, who had lost his short sword, instantly burst into laughter after hearing this prompt.
"Hahaha, a fool deceived by a monster, as expected of you, Bill."
Bill looked at the ugly monster in front of him and the Debuff halo on his body. He cursed angrily, and then entered Stealth mode.
But Gruel was no longer an ordinary monster. This was the final Boss of the Adventurer-level Forest, a Boss-level monster. Its perception and aggro range were more than a level higher than ordinary monsters.
Gruel's terrifying face forced out a smile uglier than crying.
"Stupid Thief, don't think of running, die!"
In an instant, Gruel was like an arrow that left the bow. With the short sword in his hand, he charged straight at Bill, who had already disappeared.
Bill, who was in stealth mode, felt like a pair of sharp eyes were staring at his back. Cold sweat broke out on his back.
"Oh no, my stealth has been broken!"
After locking onto Bill, Gruel waved the short sword in his hand and slashed accurately at Bill. A high damage number floated above Bill's head—102!
"Damn it!" Bill felt as if his whole back had been pierced, his health bar almost hit rock bottom in an instant!
In an instant, he turned and jumped onto a big tree.
The agility and jumping attributes of Bandits exceeded other jobs.
McRae, who was hiding behind the huge rock, looked at Bill who was fleeing with his empty blood and thought to himself,
"On the first day of the server, the basic attributes added by the Black Iron grade are still very impressive, right? Otherwise, this attack by Grul should be able to instakill a fragile class like Bandits."
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On the other side, because Gruel had lost his first aggro target, he turned to look at Simon and the other two who were closest to him.
With a short sword in hand, Gruel, who had lost his target, shouted angrily,
"Damn humans!"
"How dare you intrude into the territory of the Dark Goblin!"
"Die!"
Grull let out a sharp roar, waved his short sword angrily, and slashed at Ursor.
Ursor was standing at the front, and while he was shocked by the ugly Gruel, he was no longer a pure rookie who had just entered the game.
Ursor chanted madly in his heart.
"Calm down! Calm down!"
"Find the right opportunity! Steady!"
Just as the short sword in Gruel's hand was about to land on Ursor's body…
Ursor suddenly raised the wooden shield in his hand.
Bang!
After the piercing sound of a collision rang out, Ursor's shield was actually directly slashed into two by the Goblin Boss' short sword!
Ursor hurriedly rolled to dodge, escaping Grull's next slash.
When Simon, who was standing at the side, saw that Usor's situation was critical, he hurriedly raised his short sword and let out a challenge roar at Gruel. However, Gruel was unmoved at all and continued to chase after the fleeing Ursor.
McRae, who was behind the boulder, shook his head.
"No, after the Boss' slash is parried, its Hatred Points won't be transferred by low-level taunt skills in the short term."
In McRae's eyes, Ursor, who was desperately trying to move and escape, was definitely dead.
At this moment, Bill, who had drunk a health potion and was full of health, leaped down from the tree and shouted,
"Don't be afraid!"
"Attack together!"
"Brother Knight! Keep moving!"
"The two warriors continue to take turns using Challenge Roar to attract aggro!"
"Steady! We must kill this Boss!"
In Bill's eyes, Gruel was no longer a monster. Instead, he was a treasure chest emitting golden light, a body that held attractive equipment.
With the relatively high dexterity of the Bandit class, Bill moved quickly through the bushes, harassing the Goblin Boss that attacked Ursor from time to time.
"Quickly heal the knight! Quickly heal!"
Bill hurriedly shouted at McRae, who had been hiding behind the huge rock.