Chapter 54

“Q Sword is already level 36 and ranked first in Fan Shu City . Also he’s already made a custom [Combo] and learned an exclusive skill . Last night outside of Fan Shu City there was a battle and Q Sword single-handedly challenged 9 players that were over level 30 and won . This guy is an idol to everyone…”

Dong Cheng Yue blinked her beautiful eyes, smiled, and said: “I also heard that yesterday’s battle caused a lot of girl players to confess to Q Sword on the forums . . . ”

Wan Er looked deeply at me and her pretty pupils had a trace of provocation, but she smiled and said: “Mm, yeah I also feel that Q Sword belongs to the group of men that are perfect in every aspect . It’s normal for girls to fall for him…Unlike a certain person who chose the healer class and at the end…Was bullied left and right by Tyrant of Western Chu…”

I rubbed my nose and said angrily: “Miss, don’t mock me…”

“What are you talking about…” Wan Er spread her hands and looked at me innocently: “I’m just saying the truth…Which reminds me, Li Xiao Yao what’s your level right now and what rank are you in Ba Huang City?”

I thought for a bit: “Level 31 at 97% experience and almost level 32 . As for the ranking, when I went offline I was around 300, but now I’m guess that it should be around 500…”

“Oh? Your level rises so fast?” Wan Er’s mouth was wide open .

I was speechless: “Not as fast as you, already level 34 and almost level 35…”

“How about you come to Fan Shu City? I’ll introduce you and you can join [Q Sword]’s guild . How about it?”

“Q Sword’s guild?” I frowned . “Isn’t that the one that’s really popular on the forums, [Hero’s Mound]?”

“Yep!” Wan Er nodded . “It’s the second ranked guild in the entire server and [Hero’d Mound] has a bit of history . There are over 80 thousand player registering . Is there any need to hesitate?”

I clenched my fist and said plainly: “Nope, I’ll build up my own guild . I won’t join [Hero’s Mound] . ”

Cheng Yue looked at me in a daze and after a while said: “Xiao Yao is jealous…”

While my face was red, I said: “Nope . Definitely not . Jealous? What are you talking about? How can I be jealous of this guy? Impossible!”

Wan Er giggled, hummed a song, and didn’t bother me anymore .

Cheng Yue on the other hand said: “Don’t worry about it, but Wan Er and I decided that we’re going to join [Hero’s Mound] . But our hearts will be with you . To be honest, if I ever choose a boyfriend I would prefer people like you Xiao Yao…”

I sipped my tea and said: “Thanks!”

“You’re welcome…”

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After eating lunch, it was about 3 o’clock in the afternoon . We hurried back to school and the two beauties continued to grind their levels which made me feel a bit pressured . I also wanted to quickly level up or else if I fell behind that would be pretty embarrassing . Also, Wan Er and Cheng Yue both wanted to enter the second ranked guild . I should try joining around with some guilds as well . [Prague] was out of the question . Yan Zhao was furious at me . Also, creating my own guild was even more out of the question . I had no funds, no members, and I couldn’t even attract any players .

Whatever, level grinding came first . I would think about guilds when I reached level 40!

Whoosh!

I went online and I appeared in the Desolate Cloud Swamp . Immediately when I came online, I got bitten by a huge crocodile . Damn, the crocodile I killed before noon had already respawned! I summoned Baby Bobo and I sliced towards crocodile with Jade City Sword!

I continued going forward and the crocodiles showed up less and less . In the shallow water plants, a small red dot appeared on the minimap showing that there was a monster there . But…I couldn’t see any monster, so it might be hiding under water .

Splash…

I walked in the water with my Silver Locked Battle boots and held Jade City Sword tightly . I slowly walked forward . When I got closer to the red dot, it suddenly rushed towards me under the water! At the next instant, water splashed and a huge water snake as thick as my shoulder jumped out at me!

Ssss…

The moment it came out of the water, it opened its mouth and bit my arm!

“317!”

I raised my head and looked at it . Then I see that it was a level 39 monster . So that was why it was so vicious . [Desolate Water Snake] LV-39 . Indeed the attack was not bad . Let’s see how the defense held up!

Jade City Sword shook and the atmosphere around me swirled as I gathered wind for the sword . I sliced with my level 3 [Wind Blade] and it heavily chopped at the head of the water snake!

“527!”

Hm, the defense wasn’t anything special and its HP should be around 2000 points or so . With one slice of my [Wind Blade], it took away 25% of its health . Bobo also buzzed over there to sting it with his combo . My sword shook and I went in again for another attack . At the same time, the water snake flicked its long tail and it crashed into my face with a bang, OW .

“319!”

I couldn’t take anymore hits . So at the same time I used my level 4 [Combo], I also cast [Heal]!

“+600!”

With that my HP was almost full . Bobo and I combined forces and attacked together . With a few strikes, the water snake’s HP dropped and it fell with a slither . After dying, it floated on the water and tainted the water around it with a faint red tint .

I picked the 12 silver coins in the water plants silently and continued forward . Now that I had experience, when I saw another small red dot on the minimap I stood still . Then I punched into the water and cast [Binding Chains]!

Clang!

Steel chains broke through the water showing the Desolate Water Snake . The snake was completely immobilized by my level 2 [Binding Chains] for 2 . 2 seconds . Both me and Bobo rushed towards it . This time, killing it was a piece of cake . After finishing the water snake I scanned around . At the edge of the swamp I saw smoke rising and I also saw a person! I would go there and check it out!

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I left the shallow water and sliced away some thorns . In front of it was a soldier with rotting legs . He was around 35 years old and over his head hovered a line of words——Garrison Leader Guche . On his shoulder there was the emblem of Ba Huang City, which provided the same buff that I got .

Guche was lying there and using leaves to cover both of his legs . Beside him was a campfire . His forehead was full of sweat and he was breathing quite heavily . It seemed like he was going to die soon .

I took my sword and quickly ran over to him . I knelt down next to Guche and asked: “What happened?”

Guche raised his head and looked at me . Then suddenly his pale face became full of color and he said: “Ah! You’re…You’re from Ba Huang City, but you also have the imprint of Dragon City . Ahh…I’m saved!”

I asked: “What happened?”

Guche said: “Under the orders of Captain Frost, I carried gold coins to nearby towns and cities to buy food to bring back to Dragon City . But I didn’t expect to meet bandits on the way and they stole all the gold coins . I then tried to bring the injured soldiers back to Dragon City . But when we were in the Desolate Cloud Swamp, I was attacked by the [Poisonous Water Snakes] in the swamp . Now my lower body is rotting from the poison . So young Scavenger of Dragon City…”

He grabbed my hands and said: “Please kill some [Poisonous Water Snakes] and bring their venom sacs back to me . I need 10 of their sacs in order to cleanse this poison! If you really help me, then I will give you my most precious thing!”

“Ding!”

System Notification: Do you accept the mission 【Sac Gathering】? (Mission Difficulty: A)

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I quickly accepted it and said: “Don’t worry, I will find 10 bladders as soon as possible!”

“Thank you young warrior!”

I left Guche and returned to the Desolate Cloud Swamp . After receiving the mission, the water snakes had mission marks on top of their heads . These [Poisonous Water Snakes] would start dropping venom sacs, but I didn’t know the probability of it .

After killing around 10 of them, finally with a splash the snake dropped the mission item . In the water plants I found my first bladder . Okay I only needed 9 more . Then I could finish this mission .

After a good hour or so, I collected 8 more bladders . I was near the end of this mission and I was getting excited . Guche was a leader of a garrison . If I saved his life, he said he would give me his most precious item, . .

As I was getting full of myself, I suddenly heard leaves rustling . In the forest, a few players appeared . Their movements were fast and in the front was a player with heavy armor and he was high leveled . He also was someone familiar——

General Li Mu – Swordsman

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Huh, the General Family eh, what were they doing here? Behind Li Mu, General Wang Jian, Lian Po, and Ba Qi also came . They were all level 30+ high ranked players and their equipment were very high quality . 2 swordsman, 1 berserker, and one archer . Were they doing some huge quest or something?

“We found Xiao Yao Zi Zai . He’s actually here in the Desolate Cloud Swamp!”

Li Mu’s eyes suddenly went crazy and he pulled out his sword from his back and laughed: “Everyone prepare! Kill Xiao Yao Zi Zai once and we get 1000 gold coins . Kill him twice and we will have enough funds to create our guild!”

Bai Qi raised his battleaxe and laughed: “The boss and me will flank him . Wang Jian go straight and Lian Po will fire from afar! Haha! With our entire General family dispatches . This brat stands no chance!”

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My heart trembled . Damn, these guys were here for the bounty?!

Nope . I was not going to sit here and die . That was not how I did things!

But I couldn’t attack first or else my name would turn grey or even red and I would suffer insane death penalties . So I had to wait and pretend that I was weak . Wait until their names turned gray . Only then could I start attacking .

I held Jade City Sword and didn’t back down . But rather, I charged ahead and yelled: “Li Mu, I have no grudges against the General family, so there’s no need to cling onto me is there?”

Li Mu laughed: “Xiao Yao Zi Zai, although we have no grudges against you, people die for money . If you want to hate someone, go hate Tyrant of Western Chu . Us Generals lack money, so don’t blame us for this…”

I smileD: “If you want the 1000 gold bounty then come!”

My sword trembled and a golden hexagram appeared on it . I suddenly changed my original course and I moved right towards General Bai Qi . He was a berserker with high damage, but his defense was low . So I would take him down first!

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“Die!”

Bai Qi’s battleaxe started flaming and it fell on my shoulder . A sharp pain came from my left shoulder and my back trembled as well . An arrow had hit my back and two damage indicators popped up——

“341!”

“277!”

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My HP instantly dropped and without hesitation I cast [Heal] and recovered all my HP back . At the same time I dashed behind Bai Qi . The agility of a berserker was too low so he couldn’t dodge . I would let him have a taste of this level 4 [Combo]!

“387!”

“401!”

“336!”

The grey-named Ba Qi fell down into the water with a cry and died just like that . This was the power of the gold-ranked weapon, Jade City Sword!

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