288 The Devilish Aquamancer! Vampire Demon Core (1/2)

Vampire Leech was killed!

Player gained 2621 experience! Poochie gained 1726 experience!

The system notification rang after the Vampire Leech succumbed under Qin Ruo's constant assault that persisted for more than half an hour. Qin Ruo won the battle with an overwhelming advantage.

Unlike other monster Boss which died dramatically, the Vampire Leech passed away in a peaceful way. As its HP dropped to zero, the monster's bloated and smooth body deflated as if it was a pile of rotten meat and ruptured into the Frostlake.

”Eh?”

Using his Elemental Perception, Qin Ruo could examine the rewards dropped by the Vampire Leech, but he realized something was out of place.

Out in the Frostlake, not a single gold coin was detected.

If this happened in a different setting, Qin Ruo would have started cursing by now. At present, it would be quite a torture to pick up the gold coin one by one out from the freezing lake.

”Sigh. Forget it, saves me the trouble.”

Qin Ruo moved near the Vampire Leech's corpse and retrieved the two Dark Gold and four Gold equipment floating on the Frostlake into his backpack.

He scanned the remaining loot and prepared to leave the rest for Dark Cyclone and company. This was when he saw it.

The item was carried in Poochie's little claw. The Pet jumped up and rested on Qin Ruo's shoulder. Then, it handed over the sapphire crystal half the size of its head to its master while chirped proudly.

Qin Ruo was moved by Poochie's action. ”Where did you get the crystal from?” He asked Poochie with a puzzled look. He remembered the stone was not in the Frostlake when he scanned the area with Elemental Perception.

He took the item over and had a look.

Vampire Demon Crystal (Unidentified)

Qin Ruo frowned doubtfully.

'I thought it's a Mana Core dropped from the Vampire Leech. Since it needs identification, I guess it's something else. What is this crystal? Forget it. I will check it through after I leave the Graveyard of the Gods. The pressing matter here is to leave this place immediately.'

He was now in the Graveyard of the Gods. More players would soon find this place. Though Qin Ruo did not mind to collect more Honor Points from Demon Faction players, it was rather time-consuming and labor intensive.

The second level of the Graveyard of the Gods was Qin Ruo's real purpose. Besides, those who were capable of going into the next level were more powerful than those who remained at the first, thus there was a higher chance to snatch Honor Points from Demon Faction players at the next stage.

After he kept the Demon Crystal in his backpack, Qin Ruo realized that Dark Cyclone and others were standing at a distance and looked at him respectfully. Though he was not used to being regarded that way, he knew well the fact that there were indeed a lot of fanatic players in this H&G world. Like Brother Da, their obsession with the game had also influenced their behavior in this virtual world. Thus, it was common that these players would be in awe and showed utmost respect from the bottom of their heart to higher rank player, even when the player was a total stranger to them.

Qin Ruo recognized that the battle proficiency he had displayed was unimaginable to the likes of them. He decided to speak nothing about his discomfort under their gaze and asked them after they had collected all the remaining loot, ”Do you guys wish to stay here or follow me down to the second level?”

In Qin Ruo's opinion, although Dark Cyclone and company ware only ordinary players, they might be of great help since they could carry out his orders.

'If they really have the desire and grit to enter the second level, then there's no harm bringing them along together. Once they experience the true horror and danger of the Graveyard of the Gods and cannot stand it, they will leave automatically then.'

For Dark Cyclone and company, they were more than delighted to hear that. There was no consideration needed for such a wonderful offer. They could appreciate the battle style of high ranked players from close range while being given a share of the reward without needing to involve much (Qin Ruo had no interest in most equipment except the one worn by Cruz). Furthermore, they did not encounter much danger thus far and such a valuable opportunity did not come easily. As expected, all five of them decided to follow Qin Ruo to the next level.

Qin Ruo nodded with a smile and said nothing else. He spun around and recovered his own as well as Poochie's HP back to the tip-top condition with two successive Aquaheals. Under Qin Ruo's lead, six Angel Faction players walked enthusiastically toward a small warp point near the bank next to the Vampire Leech's corpse.

'The second level!'

”Here I come!”

***

The scene switched to a local company. An IT expert in his teens dressed handsomely sat in front of his work desk. He held a cup of steamy espresso and was flirting with a decent female colleague. He joked with the lady while constantly having his eyes on the minute hand of the Rolex watch wrapped around his wrist.

'Another half an hour to go before I can leave work.'

It was always torturing to watch time pass. He couldn't wait to leave work and return home for his game.