Chapter 65 – Addicted to Money
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“Time to go…”
I take a deep breath and hold onto my sword. A level 40 Tigerman. The only thing I’m afraid of is that its attack is higher than the Bearman’s. On a side note, the Tigerman’s form is a lot cooler than the Bearman’s. The Bearman is just a huge bear crawling on the ground while the Tigerman is a human form warrior with the face of a tiger!
“If I kill him then my mission will be 0.1% finished!”
I activate[Haste] and [Defense] and then grasp my sword and dash towards it. Killing monsters doesn’t require extensive body control, so this guy shouldn’t be a problem. Before I even get close to the Tigerman, a golden hexagram starts to appear on my sword, level 4 [Combo]!
Bang bang bang…
With the attacks of the [Combo], all 3 sword strikes land, but the attacks weren’t as effective as I had hoped——
“247!”
“229!”
“221!”
Damn! Even after 3 strikes, I only did 700 or so damage. Is my sword falling apart? No, it’s still at 100% Durability!
The Tigerman suddenly stands up and reveals a sinister smile. It raises its claws and laughs, “Ignorant human! You are looking to die if you invade my territory!”
Whoosh!
The claws magically extend 2-3 yards out. This is the monster’s attack?!
I have no way of dodging it and I feel a pain blossom on my shoulder; I lost a huge chunk of HP——
Tick!
Battle Notification: You’ve been struck by the Tigerman’s 【Violent Sweep】 and lost 311 HP!
……
I almost fainted from the pain. Although I didn’t get killed instantly, I lost 311 of my HP with only one strike. What kind of attack damage is that?
My body trembles slightly and Bobo repositions himself. I rush towards the other side of the Tigerman and with a whoosh a ray of light appears under me. I start my custom combo, [Strength of a Thousand Men]!
“78!”
“98!”
“82!”
“117!”
“614!”
……
A series of attack damage numbers fly up and I regain some confidence. [Strength of a Thousand Men]’s [Wind Blade] is still a reliable attack. Even though the Tigerman has such a high defense, it still can’t go against my [Wind Blade]!
At the same time I feel a wave of pain on my shoulder. The Tigerman’s attacks are extremely fast and it finished two strikes in an instant. It even bellowed loudly, trying to scare me!
Whoosh!
“+600”
I cast [Heal] to recover 600 HP and return to a safe HP range where I’m not in danger of dying. Unless the Tigerman has another trick that can instantly kill me, I can live if I have good control over my pet and myself!
Using the 12 pet-man tactics that Wan Er gave me, I slowly step deeper and deeper into understanding how the game works and the differences between it and reality. It goes without saying that as I understand more and more, my power in game becomes stronger and stronger.
At the same time as I was using [Strength of a Thousand Men], my mind lingered on something else. How was Jian Feng Han able to break my combo, making my 4th strike miss? Now that I think of it, the biggest weakness in my combo was my pause between strikes. Although I learned the combo, it doesn’t mean that it’s omnipotent. In fact every combo will have some imperfection and since Feng Han’s insight and control are both top-class, it’s fairly normal for him to break my combo.