“Pah!”
I knock back the Tigerman with my ram and activate Wind Blade. The cut removed 600+ health from the Tigerman’s health bar, the damage output high as usual. At the same time, a system bell rings–
“Ding!”
System Notification: The player has understood the intricacies behind the skill 【Strength of a Thousand Men】. The harmony with this skill increases by 0.7%
My growth of my harmony to the skill has been growing at a slower and slower pace. However, in one afternoon, I raised it by 14.9%. I wonder what changes would happen to the skill after its harmony reaches 100%. Would my 【Strength of a Thousand Men】 increase in rank? Or would it allow me to accomplish a 1000 hit combo, such that even a hundred Jian Feng Hans would fall under my 【Strength of a Thousand Men】?
Thinking about this, I couldn’t help but smile gleefully. How pitiful is Jian Feng Han, boasting that he has the top battle abilities and yet, ended up beheaded by my hands. He must be regretting that he died to me at Fire Stone Canyon. Although I lost to him once, my win against him boosted my reputation by a lot. Furthermore, it would be hard for him to challenge me again, because he might be seen as narrow-minded if he did so. Thus, all he can do is to keep this grudge to his grave.
……
Continuing to wander around the forest, as I was killing my 797th Tigerman, Lady Luck finally descends upon me.Deep in the forest, a Tigerman was standing under a tree, roaring softly. Its body was dyed blood red, its armor was razor sharp and on its head was a line of words that almost made my heart stop–
Continuing to wander around the forest, as I was killing my 797th Tigerman, Lady Luck finally descends upon me.Deep in the forest, a Tigerman was standing under a tree, roaring softly. Its body was dyed blood red, its armor was razor sharp and on its head was a line of words that almost made my heart stop–
【Tigerman】(Normal Monster)
Level:1
Description:Sealable
Damn, it finally appeared. A level 1 Tigerman!
Tears were about to fall from my eyes. Putting Baby Bobo in a defensive state, I grab one of my sealing card which I have previously stocked up to exactly 3 stacks totaling 297 sealing cards. Bring it on!
Raising one of my sealing cards, I lock it onto the Tigerman and it reflects the success rate of 7.7%. The success rate is really goddamn low!
Continuing to wander around the forest, as I was killing my 797th Tigerman, Lady Luck finally descends upon me.Deep in the forest, a Tigerman was standing under a tree, roaring softly. Its body was dyed blood red, its armor was razor sharp and on its head was a line of words that almost made my heart stop–
【Tigerman】(Normal Monster)
Level:1
Description:Sealable
Damn, it finally appeared. A level 1 Tigerman!
Tears were about to fall from my eyes. Putting Baby Bobo in a defensive state, I grab one of my sealing card which I have previously stocked up to exactly 3 stacks totaling 297 sealing cards. Bring it on!
Raising one of my sealing cards, I lock it onto the Tigerman and it reflects the success rate of 7.7%. The success rate is really goddamn low!
“Shuaaa”
The sealing card flies out of my hands, causing a light hexagram to appear at the Tigerman’s feet, only for it to flicker and disappear. It failed!
Wait, is that all that it did?
Continuing on, the second card, the third card… I kept throwing the sealing cards as if they were worthless. At the 19th card, the level 1 Tigerman finally gives up with a roar, turning into a flash of white light which flew towards my pet slot. I immediately open my pet slots to take a look at the stats of the Tigerman.
【Tigerman 】
Level:1
Attack:★★★★☆
Defense:★★★★☆
Health:★★★☆
Agility:★★★☆
Magic:★★☆
Skills:【Violent Sweep】【Mountain Sink】
Attack:★★★★☆
Defense:★★★★☆
Health:★★★☆
Agility:★★★☆
Magic:★★☆
Skills:【Violent Sweep】【Mountain Sink】
Excellence:81%
……
Hm, this Tigerman should be at least worth a hefty sum of 500G!
I must make sure to keep this Tigerman well. Containing my excitement, along with Baby Bobo, we start to kill Tigermen again!
Tigermen again!
While gradually increasing my harmony with my custom combo, I tried to subconsciously avoid the attacks by my target. This is a necessary skill for survival since if a close range fighter were to allow an enemy to land every single blow on him, it would be difficult to climb to the upper tiers of the ranking. This was similar to how if long range fighters do not understand how to keep their distance from their enemy, they would only end up as cannon fodder.
After killing Tigermen until around 3PM, I finally hit the quota for the quest while my Jade City Sword was about to lose its edge from all the cutting. Furthermore, in my bag there were around 10 or so green-tiered equipment, they could probably be sold for a few dozens gold coins total. The drop rate here isn’t bad.
“Di!”
I receive a message from the great beauty m’lady, “Li Xiao Yao, what is your charm level?”
“29, what’s wrong?”
“Seriously? 29? You not lying are you?”
“I’m not lying… why?”
The great beauty m’lady begins to panic, “You… how did you get 29 points? I’m only at 19 myself. Huhu, do you know what charm is used for?”
“No idea…”
“Idiot! Charm is used to determine the intimacy between the player and the NPCs. It also determines the highest amount of damage a player can get. Even more so, it determines the drop rate from killing monsters, other players and your own drop rate. Charm is a factor that is of utmost importance…”
“Ok, I understand it now. Hahaha…”
“Laugh your ass off, I’ll go and continue on with my training…”
“Yeah, see you m’lady!”
After turning off the message box, I start to return to town to claim my rewards for the quest. Looking at my experience bar, I’m currently at 74% in level 33. After finishing this quest, surely I’ll be able to level up. After all, this is a grade A quest, the experience points from its rewards must surely be satisfying. If my luck is good, who knows, I might even be able to get a gold tier equipment, although the chances of that are extremely low.
……
“Sha sha…”
I had barely walked a few steps on the grasslands with my Silver battle boots, before I hear the ferocious roar of a tiger from behind me. Hm, it’s probably just another respawned Tigerman.
However, with the breeze lightly blowing, I glance behind me for a moment and for an instant, I am stunned. Praise the omnipotent wind god!
Not far from the grassland, as I expected, a new Tigerman has respawned. Furthermore, it’s level 1!
……
Brimming with excitement, my heart was about to leap out of my throat. I immediately pick up my pace and move towards the Tigerman. At the same time, I reach for my sealing cards. Two level 1 Tigermen in a day, just what kind of good luck am I experiencing today?
“Shua!”
The sealing card disappears under the feet of the Tigerman . Continuing on, the second card!
Before long, I lost 77 sealing cards, wasting an entire 14 minutes of my time.
On the 78th card, cold sweat drips down my back. If this goes on, will I use up all of my sealing cards without a single success? If that happens, won’t I regret sealing this Tigerman to the point where I feel like dying? But, from the other precedents, the harder it is to seal the monster, the more likely that the monster that comes is extremely strong. This Tigerman might just as well be the treasure that I had been praying for.
While thinking about this, I threw out the 119th sealing card.