Passerby
When the system prompt sounded, several players around who were figuring out how to attack were stunned for a moment and looked at him in surprise.
"Holy crap, sword energy? Isn't that a rare skill you can only learn at level 30 through sect quests?"
"Who is this guy? He must be cheating!"
"Passerby? I've never heard of this name. I guess it's some great player's smurf coming here to experience life."
Zhong Ling ignored the discussions around her. She walked up to a scarecrow and casually waved her wooden sword.
"-9999! Critical hit!"
The scarecrow shattered into pieces with a snap.
Everyone around fell silent.
All the players stopped what they were doing and stared at Zhong Ling in amazement, as if they were looking at a monster.
"This...is this a bug? How could a novice wooden sword possibly deal this much damage?"
"I chopped it for a long time, and the highest I got was -12. What the hell is this 9999?"
The old village chief NPC paused mid-air, stroking his beard. After several seconds, he spoke, "Ahem... young man, you have extraordinary talent. A wild boar has gone missing from Aunt Wang's house in the east end of the village. Go find it, and she'll give you a generous reward."
The system automatically updates the task.
Zhong Ling's spiritual sense covered the entire Novice Village. She saw a wild boar digging the ground in the forest at the east end of the village. There were several players nearby who were frantically besieging it, but were knocked to the ground by it.
She walked out of the village.
Players passing by her subconsciously made way for her, their eyes filled with awe and curiosity.
When they arrived at the forest, those players were still fighting hard with wild boars.
"Quick! Nanny, add blood!"
"No, this wild boar is charging too hard, I can't handle it!"
"How can a small boss in a novice village be so difficult to defeat?"
Zhong Ling walked forward confidently.
Those players were stunned when they saw Zhong Ling coming alone. Coming to complete the mission alone?
"Friend, are you doing this mission alone?" A warrior player named "Chasing the Wind in the Wind" asked politely.
Zhong Ling didn't answer, but just looked at the wild boar that was charging around.
He raised his hand and swung the wooden sword casually.
“Ouch—”
The wild boar, which had been extremely ferocious just now, suddenly let out a wail, its body stiffened, the health bar above its head emptied instantly, and it fell to the ground with a bang, spilling copper coins and several pieces of novice equipment.
The whole process takes less than a second.
The world is quiet again.
Those players were all petrified with their mouths open.
"What just happened?"
"It...how did it die?"
"The health bar is empty with just one wave?!"
Zhong Ling ignored the shock of these people, completed the task, turned around and prepared to leave.
"Wind Chaser" suddenly shuddered and rushed to Zhong Ling in one step. His voice was trembling with excitement. "Big... Big Boss, are you the smurf of some great god? What skill was that just now? Please give me some advice!"
The others also reacted and gathered around, talking in a flurry and looking at Zhong Ling with admiration.
"Boss, are you accepting me as a disciple? I'm very rich!"
"Boss, please add me as a friend! Please take me with you!"
"Are you the official hidden GM? Are you here to test the server?"
Zhong Ling looked at the people surrounding her and frowned slightly.
Facing everyone's questioning, she just felt it was a bit noisy.
“I’m a beginner.”
She uttered four words lightly, and then her figure flashed, passed through the crowd, and disappeared.
"Newbie?!" Feng Zhongzhuifeng repeated, looking at the direction where the other party disappeared, feeling that his worldview was shocked.
A novice can defeat the boss in seconds? Then what about all the hard work they put in for half a day?!
Feng Zhongzhuifeng posted this matter on the official forum of "Jiuzhou Xuanjing".
[Surprise! A mysterious female player named "Passerby A" appears in the Novice Village and kills the Wild Boar King with one sword!]
The post was accompanied by a video he recorded.
In the video, "Passerby A" just stood there quietly, and with a wave of his hand, the wild boar king fell to the ground with a roar of unwillingness.
"Is this fake? A P video?"
"The person above, I was one of the parties involved. I guarantee with my integrity that this is true! We were wiped out three times, and they solved it with just one sword!"
"This is a BUG! They're definitely exploiting a game loophole! Officials, please ban this account immediately!"
"Shut up! Have you ever seen such a cool bug? This is clearly a hidden profession! A peerless master!"
"I guess it's Zhong Shen! Apart from Zhong Shen, who else has this kind of strength? This must be Zhong Shen coming to experience our own game!"
"That makes sense! Passerby, this name really suits the boss's low-key temperament!"
After this was said, most people agreed that Passerby A was the God Zhong.
In the game, Zhong Ling strolled in the Novice Village after completing the task.
She walked to the most remote part of the village and saw an old beggar leaning against the wall, basking in the sun and humming something.
The system prompts that this NPC has no mission and is just a background board.
But Zhong Ling stopped.
She walked up to the old beggar.
The old beggar didn't even raise his eyelids as he continued to hum: "Sword without heart, heart without sword, only when heart and sword become one, that is... hiccup... that is good wine..."
Zhong Ling didn't say anything, but just stretched out her right hand, raised her index finger and middle finger, and gently stroked the air in front of her.
Her movements were slow, but the old beggar suddenly jumped up from the ground, his eyes shining brightly, staring at Zhong Ling's fingers.
"You...you understand my sword?" His voice was hoarse and unbelievable.
Zhong Ling retracted her finger and nodded: "I understand a little bit."
The old beggar was so excited that he walked around Zhong Ling three times, as if he was looking at some rare treasure.
"Hahaha! I've been pretending to be crazy and stupid here for thirty years, waiting for a successor who can understand my sword intent! Little girl, what's your name?"
"A passerby."
"What a good name! A great hermit hiding in the city." The old beggar laughed, without any trace of his previous decadence.
"I am a neighbor and distant cousin of the sword-madman Dugu Qiubai... Today, I will pass on all my life's knowledge to you!"
[System prompt: You have triggered the only hidden mission "The Legacy of the Sword Maniac", do you accept it?]
Zhong Ling nodded to accept.
The old beggar stretched out his dry fingers and gently touched Zhong Ling's eyebrows.
[System prompt: Congratulations to player "Passerby A" for mastering the only god-level skill - "Heart Sword"!]
[Heart Sword: Passive Skill: All your attacks will ignore 99% of the target's physical and magical defense, and have the added "Break Delusion" effect, dealing an additional 500% damage to illusory and spirit-like targets.]
The only god-level skill was obtained by Zhong Ling.
She nodded slightly to the old beggar as a thank you, then turned and prepared to leave.
"Hey, heir, don't go!" The old beggar hurriedly called her, "I still have a set of fragments of Dugu Nine Swords, do you want it..."
Before she could finish her words, Zhong Ling had disappeared.
She had had enough of the game and quit it immediately.
In "Jiuzhou Xuanjing", many guilds and players are looking for this passerby. They think this is a good opportunity to get to know Zhong Shen.
However, they were destined to be disappointed.
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