The two of them quickly and tacitly chose to skip the subject.
Liu Xuan explained to Yang Jinfang’s team what he needed their help with.
“All you need to do is hold that monster in place and get its health below 100, then stop attacking and leave the kill to me.”
“It’s very weak. Its attack is only 100, and it has just 1,500 health.”
Yang Jinfang, Chen Yu, and the others exchanged glances, unable to figure out what Liu Xuan was trying to do.
If the little skeleton really was as weak as he claimed, there was no way Liu Xuan couldn’t deal with it himself.
Why go out of his way to find them just to steal the kill?
Still, they understood that this wasn’t something they should ask about. They just had to do as instructed.
“Should we go in, then?”
“Yeah, go ahead.”
Yang Jinfang’s team had been working together for quite some time, so their coordination was excellent. At the captain’s signal, they charged toward the 【Low-Level Undead】.
Liu Xuan, meanwhile, calculated the distance and stood far away.
The range of 【Thunder Halo】 was fairly large—thirty meters in total.
After Yang Jinfang and the others drew the monster’s attention, they discovered that Liu Xuan really hadn’t been exaggerating.
The skeleton minion was ridiculously weak, and it didn’t even have any skills.
The group easily reduced its health to around 200. Yang Jinfang shouted, “Everyone stop! Chen, finish it with a normal attack. And remember to take off your Critical Hit Quiver.”
“Got it!”
He had even thought that through. He was worried Chen Yu might accidentally kill the monster with a critical hit.
As Chen Yu’s arrow flew out, the 【Low-Level Undead】’s health finally dropped below 100.
Liu Xuan immediately took two steps forward, bringing it within the range of his 【Thunder Halo】.
A bolt of azure lightning descended from the heavens and struck the 【Low-Level Undead】.
“-100!”
“You killed 【Low-Level Undead】 and gained 14 experience points.”
This was one of the rare occasions when Liu Xuan had killed a monster alone but received only experience without gaining even a single attribute point.
However, when he looked at his skill list, the corners of his mouth lifted into a smile.
【Thunder Halo: Every 5 seconds, automatically summons a bolt of lightning upon an enemy target within 30 meters, dealing 1,600 fixed damage. If the lightning kills the target, and it is the first time that type of target has been killed by the lightning, the lightning’s damage permanently increases by an amount equal to the target’s maximum health. Killing warrior-type targets cannot increase its damage.】
The 【Low-Level Undead】 had 1,500 health. After 【Thunder Halo】 killed it, the skill’s damage had increased directly from 100 to 1,600.
This passive was terrifying!
Yang Jinfang and the others were completely baffled. They couldn’t understand why Liu Xuan had specifically used lightning to strike the monster once.
As his teammates, they could see the damage Liu Xuan dealt.
One hundred damage wasn’t particularly high, even to them.
So why did the boss look so happy?
The group began whispering among themselves.
“The boss’s skill damage is kind of low.”
“Yeah, it’s not that impressive. And that’s after reducing the target’s defenses.”
“Could he have called us here just to test the skill’s damage?”
Yang Jinfang shot them a glance before jogging back to Liu Xuan.
“Boss, is that all?”
Liu Xuan thought for a moment, then pointed toward another creature nearby—the 【Undead Soldier】.
“Help me pull that one too, while you’re at it. It has a bit more health—2,400. Just bring it down to around 1,000.”
Yang Jinfang was confused. Why 1,000 this time?
Was he testing a different skill?
Still, he didn’t ask any questions. He turned around and led his teammates toward the 【Undead Soldier】.
Liu Xuan kept a close eye on the minion’s health. Once it entered the 1,600-kill range, he moved over immediately.
“-1,600!”
Lightning descended and killed the minion.
Yang Jinfang and the others froze for a moment. Judging from the way the skill looked, it seemed to be the same one as before.
But why had it dealt 1,600 damage this time?
Was it an extremely powerful critical hit?
That didn’t make sense either. Liu Xuan had specifically instructed them beforehand to leave the monster with more than 1,000 health, which meant he clearly knew how much damage the skill would deal this time.
Surely he hadn’t known in advance that it would definitely crit?
They couldn’t understand it at all. What kind of skill was this?
Liu Xuan, meanwhile, was satisfied as he looked at the skill description.
The damage of 【Thunder Halo】 was now exactly 4,000!
Basically, it could instantly kill any monster below level 20.
The level-20 【Destroyer】 had precisely 4,000 health.
That meant he no longer needed anyone else’s help. He could stack the skill’s damage on his own from now on.
At that moment, Yang Jinfang came over and pointed toward the last skeleton soldier near the village.
“Boss, should we keep going?”
“No need. Thanks, everyone. Here’s your payment.”
Liu Xuan took several pieces of equipment from his bag and gave one to each of them.
They were all drops from the skeleton soldiers he had blown up earlier.
Yang Jinfang hurriedly waved his hands.
“No, no, you don’t have to give us anything. You’ve made so many contributions for everyone, and we were already nearby. We barely did anything. How could we take your equipment?”
Liu Xuan stuffed the item into his hands.
“Take it. I said before that I’d pay you. Besides, I have plenty of this equipment.”
Seeing how insistent Liu Xuan was, Yang Jinfang finally accepted it.
Five pieces of equipment weren’t cheap, after all.
After putting the items away, Yang Jinfang glanced at the last little skeleton.
“Boss, if you’re not going to kill that monster, we’ll take it.”
The 【Undead Soldier】 had low attack and low health, but it was level 18. With their experience bonus, killing one would give them a huge amount of experience.
There was only one left, but since they were already here, they might as well kill it. It would be a waste not to.
Liu Xuan shrugged.
“Go ahead. I’m leaving too.”
Yang Jinfang grinned at that and led his teammates over to claim the experience. They finished off the 【Undead Soldier】 in no time.
Their luck was pretty good, too. It even dropped a piece of equipment.
But just after they finished killing it, everyone heard the tremendous roar of rushing water.
“What’s going on...?”
Before Yang Jinfang and the others could react, Liu Xuan’s expression changed. He hurriedly shouted at them, “Find a wall to hide behind, or hold on to something nearby! A huge wave is coming!”
With that, he himself rushed behind a wall.
Hearing Liu Xuan’s warning, Yang Jinfang and Chen Yu also saw the flood surging toward them from the distance. Terrified, they quickly sought shelter wherever they could.
The river water instantly submerged the entire village. Hiding behind the wall only lessened the impact for Liu Xuan; he was still plunged underwater.
He waited for a moment, but realized that this wave was different from the previous one. It didn’t recede immediately.
He had no choice but to swim upward and brace his feet against the nearby wall, allowing his upper body to rise above the water.
Looking into the distance, he saw that Yang Jinfang and the others, lacking his previous experience, had somehow managed to swim back to the surface even faster than he had.
“Whew! Are you guys all right?”
“We’re fine. No one’s hurt. Boss, what’s happening?”
The group was still completely bewildered. They had only killed a monster—how had that caused a flood?
Liu Xuan, however, could more or less guess what was going on. The skeleton soldier they had just killed was the last one, and it wouldn’t respawn.
The tide was rising again here. After some time, this place would probably return to how it had been when Liu Xuan first arrived, filled with 【Demonized Fish】.
In other words, it was reverting to its previous monster-spawning area.
or! A blessing for those who struggle with love, a guidebook for dating novices. Quickly match with your dream goddess! Complete walkthroughs earn rewards, and perfect walkthroughs unlock limited achievements!】 Shen Yi, an ordinary office worker, accidentally downloads a mini-game called Dating Simulator. The mini-game is simple: randomly search for dating targets, simulate dates, and receive rewards upon successful confession. Rewards include but are not limited to money, attributes, and skills. The higher the evaluation, the better the rewards, with perfect ratings unlocking mysterious achievements. Shen Yi plans to use this mysterious mini-game to continuously pursue targets and improve himself, making his life better and better. ...... However, after several successful walkthroughs, Shen Yi suddenly notices something strange - the targets he previously simulated dating seem to be searching for him in real life?
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
e vast world of cultivation, where he becomes the master of the Heavenly Ruins Sacred Hall, a dying old man with barely a tenth of his former cultivation remaining. He is immediately confronted with a deadly crisis: his subordinates have rebelled, and his protectors are forcing him to abdicate. At the critical moment, the system descends from the heavens: [Ding! The host has been detected facing a life-or-death crisis. The system is now officially activated!] [As a gift, you have received the Supreme Beginner’s Pack and awakened the ultimate cheat: ten thousand years of pure cultivation essence every second!] Yin Tianjue: “Wait… ten thousand years of cultivation every second? That’s six hundred thousand years a minute, and in one day… I can’t even calculate it. Either way, I’m already invincible!” You’re a peerless prodigy rarely seen in ten thousand years? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re an undying ancestor who has guarded a sacred land for countless ages? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re the strongest chosen one, blessed with heaven-defying destiny? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. From this day forth, I have only one thing to say: “I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. Now, how exactly are you supposed to deal with that?”
