It wasn't just one Thief; four Blood Red lights successively lit up behind Lu Xuehan!
"Be careful~!"
Only when I shouted did I realize my words were superfluous. Lu Xuehan only lost a third of her HP under such an attack, and immediately recovered to full health with her minor Healing Spell. What kind of concept was this?
A 45% increase in healing effect was indeed not false!
"Hurry up and help!" While Xin Yu and I were dumbfounded, Xu Lin shouted loudly. Although Lu Xuehan's attributes were strong, she couldn't withstand four Thieves attacking her simultaneously.
Powerful skills like Exploding Flame, Concussion Arrow, and Combo were immediately unleashed. How could a few Thieves with average equipment and levels withstand such an assault? They were all wiped out in a few moves. Perhaps my red name increased the drop rate, as three Thieves actually dropped seven pieces of green equipment. Since I killed all three, I naturally collected all the equipment.
Although Xin Yu's agility wasn't as high as mine, the Archer profession received a much greater agility bonus than the Swordsman profession. Moreover, Xin Yu's innate skill was Perception, so reconnaissance was naturally her job.
Two minutes later, Xin Yu emerged from the woods behind us. Her exposed skin, where her leather armor didn't cover, was covered in dew. Her smooth, shapely figure, glistening with water, made me think of... The difference was that Xin Yu's physique was far beyond what those common, plump figures could compare to, and she also looked much purer. Of course, that was just how she looked—
When Xin Yu let loose, she could absolutely drive any normal man crazy... "Kuang Zhan and five Mages are searching in the forest about 200 yards to the west. They should be here in less than two minutes. What should we do?"
Xu Lin turned to me and asked, "Should we return to the city now?"
I frowned, "How were you ambushed by them? Was there a reason?"
Lu Xuehan continued, "No, we were just leveling here. Then a few people came and told us to move. From their demeanor, they seemed to be Kuang Zhan's people..."
"Then you didn't move?"
Xin Yu indignantly said, "Of course not. Why should we give up our leveling spot to them? Then they even attacked us, so Sister Lin and I casually killed two of them..."
"..." I was rather speechless. In this kind of situation, we were in the right. Those overbearing people who demand others to move should be killed. There's nothing more to say about that.
"Oh, right, there were originally a few players leveling here too. But when they came, they killed all the other players except us, sending them back to the city. Guo Zi was one of them."
"What? Guo Zi was also killed?"
"Yes, and she even dropped a green piece of armor."
Lu Xuehan also pouted and said, "Guo Zi leveled for three days to gain two levels, but this time she lost two levels here in a few minutes. I'll have to comfort her later."
Seeing the indignant expressions of the girls, I smiled and said, "If our team wants to avoid being bullied, we must find a sufficiently strong guild to make an example of. I think today, we might as well kill Kuang Zhan and his subordinates. Once it's spread on the forums, everyone will know that our Qing Cai Family isn't just high-leveled; we're just as ruthless in a fight!"
Xu Lin was overjoyed, "Good! That's what I've been waiting to hear. If Kuang Zhan wants to settle scores, tell him to come for me. Lin Fan, you lead the way!"
I shook my head, hearing Xu Lin's words, it felt like she meant, "I'll take the blame, you go die." Opening the recording function, I took the lead. In the distance, I could vaguely see Kuang Zhan and a few others searching through the forest. Because the forest was so large, his men were spread out, which made it convenient for us to take out this small group in one fell swoop.
In the team channel, Xin Yu whispered, "Five Mages, one Swordsman. What do you think?"
I gritted my teeth, "Kill Kuang Zhan first. It looks like his leg guards and boots are blue. My two parts are green. I'll make him drop his first. I'm a red name, so their Mages will definitely prioritize attacking me. Xue Han, just focus on healing me."
With that, I charged forward. Our appearance clearly startled Kuang Zhan and the others, especially my intensely red name, glowing as if my entire body was enveloped in a Blood Red hue, looking unapproachable.
A fierce Ice Seal Slash was selflessly offered to Kuang Zhan. He didn't have Murong Shanshan's reaction speed to dodge, so he was immediately frozen. What awaited him was the subsequent Combo + Heavy Strike!
"621!"
"412!"
"420!"
"396!"
"504!"
Five consecutive attacks within a second unleashed my maximum attack power. Kuang Zhan, in his frozen state, was sent directly back to the city without even a groan. Three pieces of equipment subsequently scattered on the ground. The Mages behind him were stunned, even forgetting to cast spells.
I quickly collected Kuang Zhan's equipment into my bag at the fastest speed. Xin Yu's Concussion Shot didn't make it in the first round, so she immediately unleashed it on a forward-standing Mage. Lu Xuehan wasn't idle either; seeing that I was safe, she also used Curse on the Mage. Because her equipment was good enough, she was absolutely the first person in the world to possess two purple items, so her intelligence was absurdly high. Her Punishment skill actually dealt much more damage than an ordinary Mage's Fireball.
In just one minute, the four of us took down six experts above level 26 before the enemy reinforcements arrived. Then, after clearing the battlefield, we immediately left the scene of the crime, leaving no trace of our transgression.
Unfortunately, the Return Scroll didn't send me back to Hurricane City, but to another dilapidated small village—the legendary Red Name Village?
Fortunately, although this village was small, it had all the necessities, with places to repair equipment and sell medicine.
Let's first look at the three pieces of equipment Kuang Zhan left for me—
Dream Song Leg Guards (Armor—Blue Equipment)
Defense: +52
Stamina: +24
Strength: +18
Agility: +12
Required Level: 27
Rock Runner (Armor Boots—Blue Equipment)
Defense: +42
Stamina: +25
Strength: +32
Required Level: 26
Turtle Shell Armor (Armor—green equipment)
Defense: +36
Stamina: +15
Strength: +12
Required Level: 22
...The two blue pieces of equipment are good, I'll equip them directly. The green armor can be sold. This time, Kuang Zhan will surely cry. In a normal wilderness battle, you usually only drop one piece of equipment at most, but he actually dropped three at once, and two of them were the only blue pieces of equipment he had. I don't know how much wasted RMB he spent to buy them, but now they're all mine.
I repaired my equipment. It seems I can't return to Hurricane City. I can only wait until the individual team competition starts tomorrow. I should be directly teleported to the competition venue then. After each competition, the system teleports players to the city. If that's the case, I should be able to enter the city. There are no offensive NPCs near the teleportation point, so I can wander around the city with my big red name.
Logged off, uploaded the video to the forum, and wrote a passage about Kuang Zhan's evil deeds to stir up trouble. Done, time to sleep!