Chapter 101: Burning Leather Cap (1/2)

“Is the Mad Dragon guild that popular?” Lin Yixin’s long eyelashes fluttered as she voiced the same question that was bothering me.

“I don’t know,” I answered while digging into my rice, “but we don’t need to care about them. Those who only care about attaching themselves to a powerful guild with no regard for anything else can only be cowards and weaklings anyway. I don’t think either of us needs someone like that, do we?”

Lin Yixin nodded with a smile. “Fair enough. Anyway, after lunch, we should head back to the Ancient Thunder Temple. In fact, let’s eat a bit more and skip dinner later. With luck, we may just be able to clear out the entire zone in 24 hours. What do you think?”

“No problem! Waiter, another bowl of rice please!”

“...”

……

One hour later, I reached the workshop and logged back into Heavenblessed!

Swhoosh!

In a flash, I appeared on the second floor of the Ancient Thunder Temple. Some distance away, a couple of Blade Demons had already respawned. The respawn rate of these monsters was between 2 to 4 hours, so I estimated that the zone could fit around 400 players or so. Right now though, the whole place was mine and Lin Yixin’s.

I climbed out of the tent as it disappeared behind me. Lin Yixin’s name was darkened in the party list, so she probably hadn’t come online yet. Girls were troublesome like this. I couldn’t be sure, but it was entirely possible that, just like Beiming Xue, she had to put on some light makeup before logging into the game. Did she seriously think it would give her some endurance aura or increase her stats?

I pulled back the flap to Lin Yixin’s tent and watched her. She was curled up peacefully in her sleep, and her face seemed to glow with a holy radiance due to the moonlight shining from the temple’s window. Her battle dress dangled from her shoulders, and her long legs were leaning against the Snow Shadow Sword. Right now, she looked like a beautiful and indolent cat.

“Gulp!”

I swallowed. To say that her sleeping posture was irresistible would be a massive understatement. She was the goddess in every male Chinese player’s heart, and her captivating appearance was right in front of me. As her teammate, all I could do was not allow my instincts to overcome me.

It was at this moment Lin Yixin let out a lazy moan and opened her eyes. The second her purple eyes landed on me, she froze.

“What are you trying to do?” She glared at me warily.

I replied as calm as a millpond, “Just making sure a Hellhound hasn’t kidnapped you…”

Lin Yixin snorted but didn’t question my obvious lie. Instead, she voiced her concerns in puzzlement. “Strange. If I remember correctly, a tent is supposed to be invulnerable and inaccessible after the player has gone inside and logged out of the game.”

“Ah?”

Lin Yixin’s mouth fell open after she heard my explanation. She blinked her eyes and said, “I guess I should avoid partying with you too frequently from now on. What should I do if you ambush me in my sleep?”

“What are you talking about…” I extended a hand to her. “Stop dilly-dallying and come out already! It’s time we tackle the third floor of this temple!”

“Hehe~”

Lin Yixin gave me a smile before slapping my hand away. Then, she crawled out of her tent while holding the hem of her cape. Unlike mine, her tent was reusable, so she put it in her bag for future use.

I looked around us before asking, “A couple of Blade Demons have respawned on the second floor. Should we clear them out before heading to the third floor?”

But Lin Yixin shook her head. “We can decide that after we take out the boss. Right now, our first priority is to enter the third floor as soon as we can. This moment someone finds this place, it won’t be our secret leveling ground anymore. What if someone overtakes us and defeats the boss because we had wasted too much time? It would be the regret of a lifetime.”

“Yeah, you’re right. To the third floor then!”

……

I rushed up the third floor as a cold wind blew past me. Unlike last time, I was ready for the ambush and let my Dark Wasp lead the way. This way, I wouldn’t be killed by the mobs as soon as I entered the third floor.

As expected, the Dark Wasp suddenly got hit out of nowhere and lost over 500 HP, the sheer force behind the attack throwing it a couple meters backward. Then, two shadows gripping a long blade each showed up and charged toward it.

“What incredible attack power!” I exclaimed in surprise before waving a hand at Lin Yixin. “Time to go, Beauty Yi! I don’t want to lose my pet to these mobs!”

“Oh!”

We split up and took on a mob each. I attacked the mob on the right, while Lin Yixin and her Fire Blade attacked the mob on the left.

When I got close, I finally got a clear look of the mob that had attacked my Dark Wasp. It was an undead type monster with a rotting face and disheveled hair. It wielded a rusted blade, and it kept screaming on top of its lungs as it whaled away at my pet. Its attack speed was incredibly high, and my Dark Wasp lost nearly half its HP in less than 10 seconds.

Thunder Blade Guard

Level: 61

Attack: ???

Defense: ???

HP: ???

Skills: ???

Introduction: These mighty warriors who once served under the Thunder General had transformed into territorial ghosts who repel all who try to invade their territory. Having lost all their conscience and humanity, these once loyal podao soldiers are now nothing but slaves to the forces of evil.

……

Their levels were so high that I couldn’t even identify their stats, but I could be sure that they were high—especially their Attack!

Crack!

I channeled Slayer Slash after shooting an Ice Ray through the Thunder Blade Guard’s chest. Then, I cut through its undead body for 762 HP.

Six seconds later, I unleashed my strongest combo, Pardon + Desperate Gambit, and left the Thunder Blade Guard with less than half HP.

On the other side, Lin Yixin was dancing around her target like a jade butterfly and scoring strike after strike. Somehow, she was able to maximize her damage output and avoid all enemy attacks using her pet. Besides that, Lin Yixin’s Snow Shadow Sword was glowing with silvery holy energy. While my unique power was mostly useless on the third floor, it was the exact opposite for Lin Yixin.

“Lu Chen, if your pet doesn’t have enough HP then block the enemy’s attack yourself. I brought a lot of health pots with me, so go all out and don’t hold back! I’ll trade them to you later!”

“Oh? Do they come with a price tag?”