Chương 5: Back Again
The guards are tired and drowsy, leaning against the wall with dark eyebags. They aren't even vigilant, this is probably a punishment of some sort for being lazy. I saw people being punished most weirdly by Luo Ming when they slack.
Hm...
All of them are half-asleep; some of their eyes are already closed. All of them are at the level of 3.
*snores*
Most of them fell asleep...
...
I take a step past them silently. None of them noticed my presence.
...
Wow...
Deeper into the alley are the boxes, I slowly open them. At the surface. There are regular fruits. However, at the bottom, a bizarre feeling spiked through my arm.
"What is this energy..." I mumble.
Taking out the fruits, I see a pile of red pills with an aura of crimson blood.
What the fuck...?
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Warning!
An enemy is about to ambush you.
Chance of survival: 0%
What would the player do?
1. Fight Back
2. Flee
3. Defend
4. Use Inventory Item
Time remaining: 5
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What?! But I was sure there wasn't anyone around! Did those guards attack me? How can that be, they are level 3?!
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Time remaining: 4
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Damn it. 0% of survival meant that options 1 and 3 is useless.
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Time remaining: 3
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But I can't possibly run! Where can I go in this tight alley where there is a dead-end at the front.
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Time remaining: 3
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Use inventory item? There's nothing I have that can save me...
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Time remaining: 2
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Time remaining: 1
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Time remaining: 0
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The time is up.
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Time flow resumes as the grey fades away.
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Warning: Player "Hong Xie Mo" has taken a critical hit and is dying.
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"UCK!!" I groan.
"Ack...ack..."
I am coughing out blood. A blade has pierced through my chest from behind.
"I knew we couldn't trust those fools." Says Luo Ming, showing himself from the dark in the corner. "Kill them."
"Huh-"
*PSSST!!*
All the people on duty, half-asleep, were beheaded by someone as their heads rolled to my sight.
Luo Ming walks to me. "I thought Jia Xi brought another 'Money Loving Obedient Fool', turns out you are just another foolish bastard who sticks his nose into places he shouldn't. I will need to talk to Jia Xi about this later."
Jia Xi...was part of this...
I saw it coming.
"Hm?" Luo Ming mumbles when he notices many iron ingots on the floor. "Money?"
I smile and extend my hand, storing two boxes of "products" in my inventory.
!!!
"The box disappeared?" The assassin exclaims, from the voice, it seems to be a woman.
"What...What did you do?!" Says Luo Ming, grabbing my collar.
His reaction isn't surprising. One box is being traded for 20 gold ingots and Luo Ming must have gone through lots of trouble to get them.
"Hah...thanks...for the...pills..." I try to say with my remaining strength.
!!!!!!!!
"FUCK! What did you do! Return the boxes-...ck...hurry..."
Luo Ming's voice muffles as time goes by and my vision diminishes slowly. As if I was being pulled out of my body and into the underworld...
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You have died.
-1 life
Life remaining: 2
Pick a save point to load from.
Tip: Be sure to think about where you would like to go from here. Think about your end goal and what you want to do after it. Then, ponder how you will get there.
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I can't feel a thing, not even hear, not even blink.
Do I even have a body right now?
I'm not very sure. The only thing I can discern brightly is this panel pasted right in front of my face, otherwise, it is a void of infinite darkness.
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Gazing at the tip, my mind went back to the past...
My parents often value my survival the most, they don't have any glamorous objective, they simply want to live a simple life.
I suppose after my revenge, I will just...fulfil their wish, I will just survive.
Well... I will never know. Maybe my goal will change in the future. For now, I need to focus on the present.
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Save Point 1:
Outskirts of Tao Shen Village; 09:21; level 2 [Load]
Save Point 2:(Auto)
On the road to Tie Guang; 14:38; level 5
[Load]
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Load save point 2.
The panel disappears and gleaming light pierces the void, engulfing my entire existence.
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"Hah!" I jolt up in the carriage, accidentally kicking one of the crates.
...
"What's wrong?" Asks Jia Xi.
"N-No nothing..."
I look at my chest and grasp it...
I'm alive.
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Main Quest updated.
+1000 exp
Level up!
5->6
+3 free stats
The player's progress has been auto-saved.
You have realised that Jia Xi is part of the suspicious scheme. Find out more about the situation.
Reward:??????
Failure: Death
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5 free stats... 2 from levelling from 4 to 5.
At times, I need to play safe, but risks must be taken to grow stronger. That's why I did not load the first save point. I have two lives left...
I decided to sacrifice away my current life to gather information. Of course, I cannot simply throw it away, I need to be strategic. Get as much information as possible while staying alive.
Status.
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Player "Hong Xie Mo"
Title: none
level: 6(0/500)
Hp: 200[+]
Qi: 0
Qinggong: 10[+]
Strength: 10[+]
Intelligence: 10[+]
Skills:
-Farming
-Knife Handling lvl 1
You have five free stats!
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What do I need most in this situation? Strength is related to stamina and also defence and attack.
Naturally, it will be the best stat to raise but I'm throwing this life away... There's no reason to become stronger.
What will intelligence do?
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Intelligence.
A fundamental stat about the IQ of a person. The higher the intelligence, the more talented, rational, and quick-witted one will be.
In addition, intelligence affects memory, high intelligence allows the player to recall things effectively even if it is minor and small details that are easily missed.
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Perfect. I put all the stats into intelligence.
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