Chapter 88 Active and Passive Skills, Qin Xiaoyou's Departure, and Solutions to the Centaur Threat
But as soon as she raised her hand, Qin Xiaoyou showed a hint of regret.
"Brother, it won't work..."
"Huh? What's wrong?"
"I don't have any MP..."
Qin Fang then came to his senses.
By the way... Qin Xiaoyou's Shadow Assassin class doesn't have an MP bar.
Only 'energy points'.
In other words, she can no longer use the legal profession.
She can't use the skills of magic-based professions... which means that... employees of magic-based professions also can't use skills like 'absolute invisibility'.
After all... the effect of 'absolute invisibility' is based on the premise that the opponent has already mastered the 'stealth' skill.
The 'Stealth' skill consumes energy points, not MP.
Therefore, even if magic-based classes were given the 'Stealth' skill, they would be unable to use it due to a lack of crucial 'energy points,' just like Qin Xiaoyou.
After thinking for a moment, Qin Fang said, "Active skills can't be used... What about passive skills? Let's try to see if we can use them."
Passive skills no longer have a cost.
Qin Xiaoyou's eyes lit up, and she quickly rummaged through her backpack for a ring with passive skills.
They quickly found the 'Frostbringer's Ring' and put it on.
"Let's go find a monster to try it out."
The wilderness is teeming with monsters. The rabbit dungeon is now gone, but the other dungeons haven't been perfectly cleared.
The two quickly sprang into action and soon discovered a dungeon monster from the Undead Mountain, wandering in the wilderness.
Normally, these monsters are dealt with shortly after they appear.
But this is a special case...
Most human professionals dare not leave the city now because of Rulfo's declaration of war yesterday.
The centaurs dared not act alone... because Qin Fang had also declared war on them.
This has resulted in a severe shortage of professionals in the wilderness; they are now almost impossible to find.
This naturally allows these monsters to exist for a longer period of time.
If these monsters are left unattended for a long time... they will multiply and eventually cover the entire mountainside.
It's certainly not that bad yet.
This is a skeleton monster, over two meters tall, wielding a large axe; it's a level eight monster from the Undead Mountain.
Qin Xiaoyou stealthily circled around to the monster's back... The effect of absolute invisibility was immediate, and the monster didn't react at all.
The next moment, a dazzling blade of light appeared and struck the monster's head.
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3849!
With just one strike, the monster died instantly.
Although Qin Xiaoyou's current stats are definitely not as good as Qin Fang's, they absolutely crush 99% of the other players at the same level.
Epic classes are no joke.
Killing this kind of monster is, of course, just a matter of one strike.
Fortunately, the frostbite effect can be seen by observing the monster's condition.
For example... although the monster exploded and turned into a pile of bones, a blue light still emanated from its body.
At the same time, a green light with a value of +0 appeared above her head.
This means... it took effect passively.
"It works!"
Qin Xiaoyou said with bright eyes.
Qin breathed a sigh of relief, and then a smile appeared on his face...
Fortunately, although the active magic skills cannot be used, the passive skills are in some ways even better than the active skills!
Qin Fang had her try the Dragon Flame Mage's passive skill again... This passive skill needs to be paired with fire-type magic damage to maximize its effect, and it is not as good as the Frost Prison Envoy's passive skill.
Then Qin Fang suddenly said, "Let's go to Rabbit Village. I have an idea that needs to be verified."
Qin Xiaoyou was a little confused, but she still nodded in agreement.
The two quickly arrived at Rabbit Dungeon... This dungeon town, which had suffered several calamities, had been completely destroyed, and it would probably take a long time to recover.
Now, there isn't a soul in sight here.
Neither humans nor centaurs possess them.
"Brother, what do you want to prove?" Qin Xiaoyou asked curiously.
"Go into stealth, then enter the instance. Any instance will do. Before you come out, go into stealth again so I can check."
Qin Xiaoyou was stunned for a moment, then understood Qin Fang's meaning, her eyes brightening: "You mean..."
Qin Fang nodded.
Absolute invisibility.
When he first acquired this skill, he wanted to prove it... Would entering and leaving the dungeon be detected?
This is very important.
But he couldn't verify it alone. Now that Qin Xiaoyou is here, it's a good opportunity to test it.
Qin Xiaoyou also became interested. She nodded upon hearing this and then immediately went into stealth mode.
She had completely disappeared from sight.
"Then, brother, I'm going in."
Qin Xiaoyou's voice came through the air.
"good."
After Qin Fang finished speaking, he stared intently at Qin Fang.
The surroundings were completely silent.
I waited for several seconds...
"Xiaoyou, have you gone in?"
Qin Fang asked, but no one around answered.
Qin Fang's eyes lit up immediately.
For the next while, Qin Fang kept his eyes glued to the entrance of the rabbit dungeon, watching to see if he would notice anything unusual.
But there was nothing unusual about it.
Until...
"elder brother."
Qin Fang was startled when he suddenly heard Xiao You's voice.
Then he snapped out of his daze: "Xiao You, you're out?"
"Hmm." Qin Xiaoyou appeared, her eyes bright and curious as she asked, "Brother, can you spot it?"
Qin Fang smiled and shook his head: "I didn't find anything... I can't see a single trace."
Absolute stealth; entering and exiting dungeons is completely silent.
Obviously, unless you initiate an attack yourself, you won't lose 'absolute invisibility' under other circumstances!
Even entering and exiting a dungeon is the same!
...This is undoubtedly great news for Qin Fang and Qin Xiaoyou!
From now on, entering and exiting the instance will be done without anyone noticing.
You'll never be stuck in a dungeon again!
Qin Xiaoyou's eyes lit up when she heard this, clearly she had also thought of this.
Then Qin Fang sighed and laughed, "In that case... I can finally rest assured and let you level up on your own."
Qin Xiaoyou was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, and then a hint of reluctance appeared in her eyes. After hesitating for a moment, she said, "Brother, now that I have skills like Void Travel and Absolute Invisibility... it seems like I don't need to go far away anymore, right?"
"We still need it."
Qin Fang shook his head: "The centaurs around here are now locked in a life-or-death struggle with our Paradise. Even though you've mastered the Void Travel... there's no need for you to stay here any longer. The most important thing is... you need to go elsewhere to challenge dungeon speedrun records."
Although Qin Fang now has passive income, challenging dungeon records is still a very stable source of income.
Qin Xiaoyou has already challenged the records of several Tier 0 dungeons near Iron Fang City.
The dungeons that the centaurs exclusively control are all Tier 1 dungeons, so it wouldn't be of any use to Qin Xiaoyou going there.
For the long term, Qin Xiaoyou leaving is the best option.
Go to the southern city to upgrade, break records, and earn reputation!
Moreover, once she arrives in the southern city, there will be fewer people of other races. Even if there is danger, she should be able to handle it with the skills she has been given.
"But if I leave, I won't be able to contact you by phone... How will I get in touch with you then?"
Qin Xiaoyou frowned and asked.
"Just use the invitation letter to contact me."
Qin Fang laughed.
Although we don't have the skills for remote communication yet, we can definitely contact him once we enter the 'interview venue'.
Unfortunately, he didn't know the invitations had this function before, so he didn't prepare any for Gu Yiyun and Lin Fan... Otherwise, it wouldn't be so troublesome to contact them now.
Moreover, the cost of this invitation is indeed too high... It costs twenty points of corporate reputation to use it once...
If it's just for communication... it's too expensive.
Hearing Qin Fang say this, Qin Xiaoyou also came to her senses.
Yes, there is an invitation...
Thinking about this, she gave up her plan to stay.
...Anyway, if I really miss my brother, I'll just use the invitation to visit him.
And she really does want to level up as soon as possible.
In this incident, she was almost entirely uninvolved and couldn't offer her brother much help.
Therefore, she desperately wanted to become stronger.
Having reached this point in the conversation, Qin Fang let out a soft breath and said, "Alright, since the decision has been made, let's leave it at that. You can keep the magic-based equipment; you don't need it, so give it to me. Take the rest of the equipment with you. Then, leave."
Since they were all going to leave anyway, Qin Xiaoyou lowered her head upon hearing this, took out the few pieces of corporate equipment, and handed them to Qin Fang.
Qin Fang put away his equipment and was about to speak when Qin Xiaoyou suddenly hugged him.
Qin Fang was stunned for a moment, then smiled and patted Qin Xiaoyou's head.
After a long pause, Qin Xiaoyou said softly, "Then brother... take good care of yourself. Don't do anything too dangerous."
"Don't worry, your brother isn't stupid."
Qin Fang laughed.
Qin Xiaoyou hugged Qin Fang tightly for a long time before letting go.
"Then brother... I'm leaving."
"Um."
Qin Fang nodded.
Qin Xiaoyou looked back several times, but in the end, she took a deep breath and turned to leave.
Qin Fang watched her until her figure disappeared from sight.
The little girl who had been by his side ever since he transmigrated was now gone, and Qin Fang couldn't help but recall some of the times when the two of them struggled to earn money.
There were heartaches, and there were joys...
...
After a long while, Qin Fang finally let out a slow, gentle breath and composed himself.
...It's not like we're dying.
The other person can contact him anytime they want by sending an invitation.
Now.
Qin Xiaoyou left.
It's time to solve the centaur problem.
He looked in the direction of Brie.
Rullf's declaration of war yesterday has made it impossible for any professional in Ironfang City to leave easily, otherwise they might be ambushed and killed by the centaurs.
This cannot be left unattended.
Since the matter originated with him, he naturally has to resolve it properly.
"Unfortunately, even with all my skills activated, I still can't kill Lelouch... Otherwise, if I could just take down Lelouch or Titus, the problem would be pretty much solved."
The current situation is that the centaurs are very dissatisfied and clearly want to continue to cause trouble for Qin Fang.
To put it bluntly... we feel that Qin Fang is still someone they can control!
Otherwise, why would they be so persistent?
If Qin Fang demonstrates the strength to kill top-tier centaur professionals like Ruluf...
That would probably prevent so much trouble.
Even if it might attract other powerful centaurs later, that's a matter for later.
And those powerful ones...
It seems that even if someone were to target him, it would most likely be at his expense personally, and they wouldn't use other human professionals as a pretext.
...It's easier to deal with the King of Hell than with his underlings.
That's the basic principle.
Top figures, with a holistic perspective, are less likely to act impulsively.
On the contrary, it's people like Luffy who are more prone to getting carried away.
Especially... he and Lelouch have a personal grudge, to be honest.
The blonde centaur beauty he killed in the first conflict...
This is most likely one of the key reasons why Luffy is so persistent.
So after much thought...
"Leluff himself is the key to breaking the deadlock..."
He squinted.
In the absence of a physical means to eliminate him.
How can this problem be solved?
Qin Fang's thoughts wandered, and slowly, his eyes narrowed.
I've got some ideas...
I can't kill you, and neither can humans...
Then let your own kind deal with you.
My thoughts gradually became clearer.
...
"This matter absolutely cannot be left like this!!!"
Rullf, Titus, and other high-ranking centaur leaders are currently gathered in Brie City.
They didn't sleep all night.
Everyone's eyes were bloodshot.
Rudolph is even more so.
Titus, Lox, and the others also looked grim.
The scene was silent.
An unfamiliar centaur looked even more gloomy, gritting his teeth and glaring at Rulf with fiery eyes: "Isn't this enough? What else do you plan to do? Because of your impulsiveness, more than five thousand warriors of my race have died in the past two days! Among them, more than a thousand elites of rank 2 and above have died!"
"Luluf, do you know how many elite warriors of Tier 2 or above there are in my city of Bri?"
"Because of your impulsiveness... even Vera..."
When he said those words, the golden-haired, extremely handsome centaur's voice trembled, and his eyes were bloodshot as he stared at Rulf.
"Shut up, Sevier!"
Mentioning Vera clearly touched a nerve with Luffy. He glared at the man, his eyes bloodshot, and said, "I don't need you to remind me of that! But that boss is a legendary class... Do you even know what a legendary class is?! Killing him is worth it, even if we all die! What else can we do? Just let it go like this? Then our fallen warriors will have truly sacrificed themselves in vain!"
Upon hearing this, Sivi immediately roared, "Enough, Rulf! Enough!!"
Stop making excuses for your selfishness!
"Your goal from the very beginning was nothing more than to gain merit from that so-called boss! Nothing more!"
"Because of your selfishness, Vera was sacrificed, and so many of my people were sacrificed! You bear full responsibility for their sacrifice! Rullf, you bear full responsibility!"
He angrily smashed the table in front of him.
"Shut up!"
Rulf glared at him and said, "Sevier, I am the ruler of Brie! I have the right to decide everything! Understand?! Everything! If you don't like it, get out of here now!"
Sevi suddenly stood up, staring intently at Rulf, his fists bulging with veins, and an energy glow emanating from his body.
"Sevi! Don't be impulsive!"
Titus, who was standing nearby, quickly grabbed Sevi's hand.
The energy fluctuations around Sevi stopped. He stared intently at Rulf, and finally nodded through gritted teeth: "Fine, I hope you succeed! I'm waiting for you to give all the people an explanation!... Commander!"
He finished saying "Commander" word by word, then ignored Lelouch's crimson gaze and turned to leave angrily.
A hush fell over the scene.
Rudolph trembled all over. A long time passed before his eyes turned bloodshot, his voice laced with barely perceptible weariness and resentment: "Now, let's discuss... how to find that boss. And then... kill him!"
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(End of this chapter)
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