191 The Gap (1/2)
They ran non-stop from one village to another village. Of course, it was not they did not have a rest, but the rest was barely– No, the rest was simply not enough. They barely stabilized the breathing before they were forced to follow the elite squad to run.
At first, they were simply running, but when they started attacking the Level 2 Ogre Village, they had to join the fight as well. Of course, the fight was not that hard or even life-threatening since what they had to face was one or three stage-1 ogres at the maximum. Everything else was slaughtered by the elite squad in no time before they had to run to the next village.
His subordinates were complaining about the lack of rest, but when they heard that they would be left behind if they took the rest more than the time given to them. That meant they would not be able to gain Skill Point.
Even though most of them were not aware of the use of the skill point, they knew the importance of it. It was something that was normally hard to get even as a reward. Captain Cao and the new recruit forced themselves to follow despite not knowing the reason why they had to rush it.
[You have destroyed Level 3 Ogre Village!]
[You acquired 3 Skill Points!]
This was the twentieth Level 3 Ogre Village. Captain Cao had reached his limit as the ogre was getting tougher to kill too. The Tarriors were much better, they just ran out of breath. The moment the notification rang in their heads, they immediately sat down and straightened their strained legs.
”I… am glad… don't have my armor… and shield…” Fan Rui sprawled on the ground. Bathing in the morning sunlight, his mouth was opening and closing like a koi out of the water. The thought of bringing a few kilos of armor and shield brought horror to everyone.
”Why are we rushing it, anyway? Is this another test for us?” A soldier that sat close to the two voiced his thoughts. That was what everyone wanted to know, including Fan Rui.
”No, we are racing against time. Have you heard about the 9-hour cycle?” While stabilizing their breath, Wei Xi came to them, ”You have twenty minutes to rest! We will attack the last village of the ogre after twenty minutes,”
When the soldiers heard that, they were relieved. Before they could only get five minutes of rest before they had to run again. This time they got twenty minutes before the final battle.
Usually, Wei Xi would leave after announcing the rest time. This time he walked toward Cao Yuntai. Under the soldier's gaze, a set of armor and a shield appeared in his hand. He put the bronze-colored plate armor and shield in front of Cao Yuntai.
”Man! You are a monster! It's three hours of running and it's as if nothing for you,” Cao Yuntai admired his friend while picking up the armor.
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[Bronze Plate Armor]
Tier: E+
Bonus Attribute: +20 Vitality
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[Bronze Shield]
Tier: E+
Bonus Attribute: +20 Vitality
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The equipment was much better than the one Lin Duan gave to them. The one Lin Duan gave was Tier F equipment while they got Tier E+ equipment by joining the empire.
”Haha, I am still nothing compared to my Boss!” Wei Xi just laughed at the compliment, ”Nah, if you are a monster, then our Boss is the Boss Monster!” As soon as Cao Yuntai finished his words, a cold voice rebuked him, ”Watch your words! He is not a monster!”
Everyone looked toward the voice, Li Na was the one who spoke. Fan Rui flinched back that the cute and petite girl could be this cold. The girl looked scary enough when she was angry, added with the five meters tall bear in the background, it was enough to intimidate the soldier, including Captain Cao.
He broke into a cold sweat, not expecting the girl would be angry over this.
”Hehe, calm down girl. He was complimenting Boss, it was just a metaphor to praise Boss,” Wei Xi immediately meddled while winking his right eye to Cao Yuntai, ”A-ah, yes. That was a compliment that the Boss is so strong,”
Li Na snorted, ”There many choices of words aside from monster to compliment,” she then turned away, continuing to distribute the armor and the shield.
”Hah, I just joined yesterday, and here I am already offending one superior,” he regarded Li Na as his superior since the girl had a special power. Someone within her caliber was not just a normal Tarrior.
”She's actually kind, but you should be careful if you want to make a joke about Boss. She's one and the other one is him,” he pointed at Lu An who always followed Tang Shaoyang, ”Li Na will just let you be with a scold, but you may get a punch if he finds you 'disrespect' the Boss,” Wei Xi grinned as he tapped his friend's shoulder.