However, the imagined death of a teammate never happened. The six Berserk Wild Boars rammed Xia Miao, but they failed to inflict any damage on her. Instead, their own Health dropped by nearly half.
Clearly, the reflective damage from “thorn armor” took effect before damage reduction. Otherwise, if these berserk wild boars could not damage Xia Miao, they should not have taken damage themselves either.
The injured Berserk Wild Boars became even more frenzied. They raised their mouths and rammed Xia Miao again, their two razor-sharp fangs glinting coldly. Their Health dropped again, leaving them with less than one-fifth remaining.
Xia Miao swung the Cross Sword in her hand at the Berserk Wild Boars, but each strike dealt only pitiful single-digit damage.
So Xia Miao gave up and stopped moving. These boars could not break through her defenses anyway.
When the six Berserk Wild Boars launched their third attack, the Reflective Damage dealt another devastating blow to their Health and emptied it at once.
The six Berserk Wild Boars let out several mournful cries and collapsed one after another.
Ding!
Congratulations, you have reached Level 11!
Nangong Wen had closed her eyes because she could not bear to watch the cruel scene. Then a crisp level-up notification rang beside her ear.
What was going on?
How could my teammate gain experience even after being rammed to death by the boars?
Nangong Wen opened her eyes in confusion and looked toward Xia Miao, though she held little hope.
But Xia Miao stood unharmed with the Cross Sword in hand, surrounded by the corpses of six enormous Berserk Wild Boars. Nangong Wen’s mind buzzed and went blank.
An incredulous expression spread across her face.
This... how is this possible?
Six berserk wild boars charging at the same time!
Even a Knight who had learned Holy Shield could not withstand it. Even if one endured the attack through extraordinary luck, the six boars should not have ended up dead on the ground...
It had only been a few seconds!
“What the hell? Am I seeing things? Did all six Berserk Wild Boars get killed instantly?”
“Did she use a Cheat? Even a fully equipped Knight with Holy Shield might not withstand them. She endured the attack and killed the boars instantly?”
“Something’s wrong with this person!”
“Could she have a special Skill with an extremely long cooldown?”
“Instantly killing six berserk wild boars at once is way too absurd!”
..
Nangong Wen was not the only one. Nearby players who had planned to watch the spectacle also widened their eyes in disbelief.
At this stage, even a party of four or five players would not dare provoke so many Berserk Wild Boars at once. They might look somewhat low-class, but they still belonged to the “cavalry” category. Six Berserk Wild Boars could easily scatter a party’s formation, making the risk enormous.
Only a party of more than 10 people would have the strength to confront six Berserk Wild Boars charging recklessly in all directions.
Ding!
Congratulations, you have obtained “Damaged Boar Hide” x6.
Congratulations, you have obtained “Bloodstained Boar fang” x6.
“That was easy.” Xia Miao watched the corpses of the Berserk Wild Boars around her gradually disappear and murmured.
“Hey, are you all right?” Nangong Wen ran over and looked Xia Miao up and down with a strange expression.
Xia Miao glanced at her unmoving Health and nodded.
The Thorn Armor Skill reduced damage from each individual attack by 200 points. The Berserk Wild Boars were troublesome, but they clearly could not deal more than 200 points of damage to Xia Miao in a single attack.
The Skill nullified the damage.
“Putting that aside for now, send me the cheat link.” Nangong Wen’s expression shifted. She held out a hand toward Xia Miao and said lightly.
“What?” Xia Miao furrowed her brows and looked at Nangong Wen in confusion.
“If it isn’t a Cheat, how did you do that? A Level 10 pure-tank Knight killed six Berserk Wild Boars instantly without taking damage?” Nangong Wen rolled her eyes and asked indignantly.
She knew that Cheats had long vanished with current virtual technology, but what she had witnessed made no sense.
“Oh, you mean that? I didn’t kill them.” Xia Miao understood and waved both hands as she explained, “They committed suicide!”
“...” Nangong Wen narrowed her eyes, feeling insulted by the claim about her intelligence.
That was even more ridiculous than saying she had used a cheat!
Seeing Nangong Wen’s constipated expression, as if she were about to erupt, Xia Miao shuddered and hurriedly displayed her Skill Information.
Nangong Wen froze and examined it carefully.
“Holy crap! That’s insanely powerful!”
A few breaths later, following her exclamation, Nangong Wen’s eyeballs nearly flew out of their sockets.
The Skill’s effect was not quite that outrageous, but these values were far too ridiculous.
Xia Miao had not exaggerated. These six boars had truly committed suicide!
While Nangong Wen remained stunned, several nearby players set aside their monster-grinding and approached out of curiosity.
“Xia Miao, we’ve struck it rich!” Nangong Wen hugged Xia Miao excitedly and spun her around several times.
Nangong Wen knew this Skill’s value. With it, Xia Miao could join Tulip Studio and even become a top-tier combatant!
How valuable would a Knight who could withstand practically anything and deal massive damage be during the early stages of the game?
While Nangong Wen remained excited, three men arrived in front of them.
“Ladies, hello. My name is Drunken Mad Blade.” The young man in front had a square face and a rather burly build. He spoke with a smile.
Nangong Wen became vigilant. She swept her eyes over the three men and said flatly, “Oh. Is there something you need?”
“You two are incredible! Six Berserk Wild Boars, and you killed them instantly?!” The thin, sharp-featured man behind Drunken Mad Blade praised them with animated excitement.
“Exactly! I’ve never seen such a beautiful big sister in my life! Can you form a party and take us monster hunting, big sister?” The last one, a handsome young boy, poked his head out from behind Drunken Mad Blade. He spoke with a faint smile and a soft voice.
“Ahem... Could you two... show a little restraint?” Drunken Mad Blade looked embarrassed. He then said awkwardly to Xia Miao and Nangong Wen, “Sorry about that. I’m playing a game with my little brothers during the vacation. They were amazed by your strength and insisted on coming over to say hello and get acquainted. Haha.”
Xia Miao and Nangong Wen exchanged a glance. Both saw nothing but confusion in the other’s eyes before turning back to the strange trio.
Drunken Mad Blade’s class was knight.
The sharp-featured man was named “Bloodthirsty Demon Blade,” and he played an Assassin.
The last one, a somewhat adorable young boy, was named “Qimen Xuandao,” and he played a Priest.
“There’s no problem with getting acquainted, but forget about forming a party. We still need to push our levels.” Nangong Wen nodded slightly and spoke gently.
Although her refusal was decisive, her attitude was impeccable.
“Ah~ big sister, you’re so pretty. Take me with you~” Qimen Xuandao stared at Nangong Wen with clear, large eyes.
He had also noticed that Nangong Wen was the one who made the decisions.
“Beautiful lady, how about this...” Drunken Mad Blade looked troubled and gave a wry smile. He continued, “We can probably scrape together one Gold Coin. Would you two take my little brother around for an hour?”
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