Chapter 26 (1/2)

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Translated by Craxuan

Edited by darklord5555

Chapter 26: The Hunter Tu Xu

Yue Qiang was very surprised, because he could not actually see the Zhao Sergeant’s status.

This was the first time he encountered this situation. He once thought that every character’s status in this game could be viewed, and those that could not would be marked with question marks. Now that he looked at it, it was either that the sergeant had a special skill that allowed him to hide his own status, or that his stats were just too high. He would not be able to check his status due to the rank difference between them.

The one Yue Qiang was worried about was the latter situation, because this Zhao Sergeant’s HP bar was just way too long. It was more than three times the length of the HP bars of the two dead Zhao Soldiers.

Did this mean that his Vitality was over 50 points?

Vitality represented the amount of health one had. For example, he currently had 15 points in Vitality, and so his health was at 150 points. Besides that, Yue Qiang also had a stamina gauge. Both his skills required stamina to unleash, and the value of his stamina gauge was also 150 points. Yue Qiang did not find a stamina gauge on any other NPCs, so it was likely that it was something only a player had.

He remembered Luqiu Duanyi reminding him before that once a human body had broken through 4 times, it would’ve reached its true limits.

Could it be that this enemy’s power had already reached such a level?

It was at this moment a battle message had appeared at the corner of the screen.

Battlefield Message: The Zhao Army’s siege against Yue Village has officially begun!

Battlefield Message: The Zhao Army has set fire to the mountain, and all information regarding the wooden traps that were pre-laid in Yue Village has been invalidated!

There were more battlefield messages after that. Yue Qiang browsed through them roughly, and in summary, they stated that the Zhao Army’s attack was incredibly fierce, and the small squads including the hunter Tu Xu and the doctor Ming Que had withdrawn from their ambush locations in advance. The situation wasn’t optimistic at all for Yue Village.

Yue Qiang looked at the enemy before him again. This abandoned mountain path he was guarding was only part of the battlefield. He might have taken care of two enemies over here, but his situation was still not looking good. There were only tens of people in the entire Yue Village; the NPCs would definitely not be able to send reinforcements to aid him.

Remembering that this quest difficulty was dark red, Yue Qiang immediately turned very cautious. His middle finger hovered above the hotkey for ‘Run LVL 2’, ready to dodge skills at a moment’s notice. Then, his index finger pressed down on another skill hotkey as he threw out a ‘Break Fist – Killing Style, One’.

Let’s test out his powers first.

Because his mind wasn’t stable, he had missed the f.u.xi Hexagram’s pointer by two pixels.

– 17!

s.h.i.+t, I missed. Moreover, this mini boss’ defense seemed to be slightly higher than a normal soldier’s. Yue Qiang controlled his character to rush forwards, and just as his cooldown had finished he unleashed yet another ‘Break Fist – Killing Style, One’. Since he was close up with the enemy this time it was easier to aim, and the mouse cursor happened to caught onto the moving pointer.

As the skill activated, Yue Qiang’s character threw out eight swift punches at the enemy. The order of the eight punches wasn’t the order he had practiced before, but the order the system had rearranged according to the enemy’s weak points and had unleashed as appropriate. A series of banging sounds later, a huge number leaped out.

– 102!

If this damage had fallen onto a normal Zhao soldier, it would be enough to take off more than half their HP. But the Zhao Sergeant before him had only lost a fifth of his health.

Is his Vitality above 50 points?

Yue Qiang calculated in his mind, but he did not dare to use his big move any longer.

The cooldown of ‘Break Fist – Killing Style, One’ wasn’t long, but its skill accuracy rate was a huge problem. With Yue Qiang’s eyesight and hand speed, he could only guarantee about half the hit rate.

Moreover, he needed to conserve some stamina to unleash Run LVL 2 as well.