Chapter 3: Chapter 3: Unscrupulous Tactics
As Wu Shaochen continued on his journey, he realized that he couldn't find an opportunity to act. People were everywhere, and it was chaotic. Whenever a rabbit respawned, a group of people would rush over and attack it indiscriminately. However, Wu Shaochen, being observant, noticed a few well-coordinated groups of people patiently waiting near the respawn points. They had clear roles, with some landing the final blow and others weakening the rabbit, allowing one person to focus on harvesting the resources. It was much better than the chaotic approach. This must be the power of a guild, Wu Shaochen thought.
Wu Shaochen grew anxious as he hadn't even touched a single rabbit fur yet. At this rate, he would surely be left far behind. However, he didn't want to compete with others. Even if he managed to snatch one occasionally, it wouldn't be efficient.
"Should I go to the level two monster area?" Wu Shaochen pondered. He decided to continue forward and explore. It was better than standing around doing nothing. The monsters below level five wouldn't attack unless provoked, so as long as he didn't provoke them, he would be safe.
A few players who were waiting for the respawn of the baby rabbit nearby saw Wu Shaochen heading towards the level two monster area. One of them, a short young man, said, "Do you think that guy is going to the level two monster area?"
"Seems like it. He probably couldn't find any monsters here, so he wants to challenge the ones inside. Haha, once he goes in, he'll feel hopeless. I had the same idea at first, but when I saw the attributes of the level two monsters, I quickly changed my mind and came back," said a slightly chubby young man.
"Fatty, have you been there? Are the monsters really that strong?" the short young man asked.
"Yeah, they're not something current players can handle. Unless we gang up on them, but the cost outweighs the benefits. It's better to just stick to hunting rabbits honestly," Fatty replied with lingering fear.
After walking for a while, Wu Shaochen finally encountered different creatures up ahead. A group of goats leisurely grazed on grass. Looking around, there were no players here, leaving all these goats untouched. Wu Shaochen approached and used his Insight skill.
[Goat]
Level: 2
Health: 300
Physical Attack: 21
Physical Defense: 8
Speed: 7
Skill: Ram: The goat lowers its head and rams the target with its horns, dealing 120% physical damage. Cooldown: 5 seconds.
Seeing the attributes of the goat, Wu Shaochen's mouth twitched once again. Finally, he understood why no one came to attack these goats. These are level two monsters? They already have skills at level two? What the hell are the game developers thinking? Who can handle these attributes at this stage?
Suddenly, he remembered his talent and realized that he had to
To increase the poison damage, Wu Shaochen needed to kill monsters that were at least five levels higher than himself. Initially, he thought it wouldn't be difficult and that he would quickly become successful, marry a beautiful and wealthy woman, and reach the pinnacle of life. But now it seemed like he had been too optimistic. If monster attributes continued to increase like this, what would he use to level up his talent?
Unwilling to give up, Wu Shaochen continued walking forward and arrived at a fork in the road. Ahead was a bamboo forest, the left path led to a forest, and the right path seemed to lead to a beach. He hadn't expected there to be a sea in the game. Thinking about it, Wu Shaochen decided to go right and explore the beach, even if he didn't encounter any monsters, it would still be nice to see the sea.
Before long, he indeed saw a stretch of beach, with the vast ocean visible in front of him.
The scenery was beautiful. Was this really a game? It felt like a place that actually existed. Feeling the sea breeze, Wu Shaochen opened his arms and took a deep breath. "In the real world, this fresh air has long been gone." This game completely immersed people in it.
"Holy crap, that's a huge crab!" Wu Shaochen suddenly caught sight of a crab the size of a basin emerging from the sand, waving its two enormous pincers as it walked towards him.
Wu Shaochen used his Insight skill and then ran away faster than a rabbit.
[Giant Crab]
Level: 4
Health: 800
Physical Attack: 45
Physical Defense: 15
Speed: 8
Skill: Double Claw Strike: Waves its two giant claws to deal consecutive 70% physical damage. Cooldown: 10 seconds.
After running a considerable distance, Wu Shaochen looked back at the crab in the distance, still feeling lingering fear. He muttered, "Damn developers, are you sure this game is meant for humans? This damn crab can easily one-shot people. Are they trying to prevent anyone from surviving?"
Sigh, how can I handle this? It seems I have to go back and join them in snatching rabbits.
As Wu Shaochen was about to leave, he suddenly saw a massive turtle slowly crawling on the beach. Out of curiosity, he used Insight on it.
[Sea Turtle]
Level: 5
Health: 1800
Physical Attack: 50
Physical Defense: 40
Speed: 3
Skill: Thorn Shield: Blocks the next attack and reflects 50% of the damage back to the attacker. Cooldown: 10 seconds.
Looking at the attributes of this sea turtle, almost everyone would immediately turn around and run. It had high defense, with a whopping 40 points, and combined with its 1800 health points, even if they leveled up, no one would be willing to fight such a tough monster, as the rewards were too low.
However, at this moment, a mysterious light flashed in Wu Shaochen's eyes. It was true that the sea turtle's attributes were unbeatable for level 0 players. Its defense of 40 points was impenetrable. However, Wu Shaochen's damage could ignore defense. What he was interested in was the turtle's speed of 3. He could easily kite it.
Even if it managed to hit him with its low 50-point attack, it wouldn't be able to take him down. With his defense of 6, it could only inflict 44 points of damage. Its only skill was useless against him. Since he couldn't break through its defense, even if it forced him to lose some health, it wouldn't matter. On the other hand, his poison damage to it was 60 points per minute. If it couldn't regenerate health, it would be killed by the poison in exactly 30 minutes. And who knows if he'll be able to snatch a rabbit at the village entrance within that time?
The most important thing was that Wu Shaochen was currently at level 0, and the turtle's level was exactly five levels higher than his own, triggering his talent ability. Haha, let's do this!
Without hesitation, Wu Shaochen quickly approached the sea turtle. The level 5 turtle wouldn't attack players unless provoked. Wu Shaochen stood beside it and swung his wooden sword, hitting its shell.
-1
-1
A red -1 appeared above the turtle's head, representing the forced health loss. Soon after, a white -1, indicating actual damage, also appeared above its head.
The sea turtle was slow in movement but had quick reflexes. After Wu Shaochen struck it, the turtle extended its neck and bit him.
-44
With only 50 health left, Wu Shaochen panicked and ran away. This is where his speed advantage came into play. The slow-moving turtle could only watch as Wu Shaochen got farther away, while white -1s continued to appear above its head. Its health bar slowly decreased at an extremely slow pace.
After running a considerable distance, Wu Shaochen looked back at the sluggish turtle and proudly taunted, "Come on, chase me!"
The poor turtle could only continue its slow pursuit, step by step, towards Wu Shaochen.
After 10 seconds, Wu Shaochen slowly regenerated 1 health per second while mocking the turtle with his words. In the game, both characters and monsters would exit combat status if neither attacked nor were attacked for 10 seconds. Health would slowly regenerate at a rate of 1% per second, and by default, if health was below 100, it would regenerate 1 point per second. Without any potions, this was the only way to recover health.
In this way, Wu Shaochen engaged in a prolonged battle with the turtle, using this unscrupulous tactic. He timed it perfectly, delivering a final blow when the poison was about to wear off, and then he would run away. The 60-second poison duration was enough for him to fully heal each time before delivering the next blow.
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