Chapter 16: Evil Shortcut
As the quarrel grew louder, Ke Qun's expression became increasingly ugly.
"By the way, even though I didn't get the final blow, I did get a reward. There are a lot of resources that the city-state needs."
These words seemed to wake everyone up.
"Yes, this tip congratulates you for helping to kill the BOSS, and then gives you a reward."
"Me too, I have quite a few Glory Crystals..."
The others also carefully checked their system prompts and found that the rewards had indeed been issued, but when Ke Qun asked them about it, they were busy explaining and didn't notice it.
Feng Qi looked at his own prompts and nodded secretly to the people around him, indicating that this was indeed the case.
No one knew that two players quietly retreated from the vicinity of the woods.
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When everyone was attacking the BOSS, Lu Jiu shrank the magic bow, pulled the bowstring and a small arrow appeared. He wanted to kill the black pig when it had only a hundred HP left, but was stopped by Shen Jufeng.
"Wait until he has only a few dozen HP left, then shoot and kill him instantly."
Lu Jiu was puzzled, "Why?" She could kill instantly now, but the uncertainty of attacking again with only a few dozen HP left was too high.
"With just over 100 HP left, he was killed instantly. Doesn't this clearly tell everyone that there's an ambush nearby, and they're well-equipped. We came here to play it safe, there's no need to expose ourselves."
When Lu Jiu heard this, he stopped and waited.
When the black pig only had a few dozen drops of blood left, she seized the opportunity to shoot a small arrow. The arrow was small and very fast, and the group of people with their own thoughts did not notice that one of the arrows silently penetrated the black pig's neck.
"It was so exciting. I just wanted to give it a try, but I didn't expect that I would actually get it."
Lu Jiu was still quite excited. After all, there were too many people around Hei Zhu at that time, and she was not sure if she could get it.
"It's a good thing if we can grab it, but it doesn't matter if we can't. Let's go back now."
Lu Jiu shook his head, "I want to pick some fruit to take back."
After coming all the way here, I have to bring some local specialties with me.
Shen Jufeng didn't force it. It would be fine to pick some fruits farther away from here.
The two of them walked towards the other side of the woods at a leisurely pace, not noticing any rustling sounds behind them.
Ke Qun's side was still in chaos, and no one admitted that they had killed the BOSS.
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It is really rare to see strawberries, watermelons and cantaloupes growing on trees one day.
Lu Jiu collected the fruits as if they were treasures, and Shen Jufeng also picked some that he liked.
"You two are so excited, I didn't want to disturb you..."
Lu Jiu hadn't been happy for a while when he heard this and realized that he was disturbing her.
The two turned around and saw three men. The one who spoke seemed quite polite, while the other two looked like thugs.
Shen Jufeng was not polite and said bluntly, "Since you know you are disturbing me, you should just turn around and leave."
The gentleman saw that the two men were wearing fox masks and thought to himself that they were really cautious.
But he wasn't angry either. He just snorted, "You two just struck me with such precision. I'm really astonished. I don't have anything else to do, I just want to see what reward I can get for killing the boss."
Lu Jiu's originally annoyed expression disappeared. She knew that there must be more than just her and Shen Jufeng in ambush, but she really didn't expect that someone would be watching their movements.
"What? Can you kill and rob in the game world?" Lu Jiu said coldly.
She had seen what happened when a player's health dropped to zero, but she had never seen anyone die from being attacked by others.
"No, it's just a chance to drop some equipment. I wonder if you two will drop the reward for killing the boss after you die."
His tone was filled with malice, and Lu Jiu had never thought that he would have to fight with other players one day.
Shen Jufeng moved quickly, releasing a circle of death to surround the people on both sides. The gentle man was a little afraid. He had seen that this man had not taken any action before, and thought he was at most a shield guard or a warrior. He didn't expect that he was a magician.
However, he was not without a trump card when he got involved in this business. The gentleman teleported to Shen Jufeng's side, wanting to kill him instantly, so that the strange ring would naturally disappear.
The gentleman showed a determined smile. Another person who was confident that he could withstand his attack was so stupid!
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268!
This was the highest damage Lu Jiu had ever seen a player inflict except for her and Shen Jufeng. This guy was indeed quite capable.
Seeing such an attack, Shen Jufeng just frowned slightly, but the gentle man was frightened and hurriedly retreated.
What kind of monster is this! It dealt such high damage and even returned half of it!
He only has half of his health left now. If the attack just now was doubled, he would have killed himself.
He still felt a lingering fear when he thought about it. This was the first time he was glad that his damage was not that high.
"Why, are you so panicked by this little bit of energy?" Shen Jufeng asked sarcastically.
The gentleman retreated back to his companions. The other two saw their boss's expression like this for the first time, and they looked as if they had seen a ghost.
He ignored Shen Jufeng's ridicule and only said to those around him, "He has counter-injury, and he directly returned half of the damage I dealt."
The other two also gasped in shock. The skills in the game world are indeed bizarre.
"Then we..." Are they going to continue fighting?
The gentleman calmed down and forced a smile on his pale face. "I'm really sorry to bother you two. My two brothers and I will leave now. I hope you two adults will not bear grudges against me."
How shameless!
"Hey, you are shameless and want to get away with it and run away since you can't win, right? Did I agree?" Lu Jiu stared at Siwennan and others with his dark eyes, which actually made the other party feel fearful.
She continued, "You really think you're the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Are you worthy enough to be the oriole?"
The gentleman couldn't hold on to the slightest bit of emotion he managed. This was the first time he had been insulted like this since entering the gaming world.
It was Shen Jufeng who calmed Lu Jiu down. Against the backdrop of the light, the gentle man and the others couldn't clearly see the handsome man's expression. They only heard, "Have you ever killed other players? What do you get after killing a player? Tell me and I'll let you go."
He added, "I want to hear the truth. Don't play tricks on me. You have to believe that the two of us can easily kill the three of you in an instant."
Sweat dripped from the gentleman's forehead. He struggled internally for a few seconds before speaking. "Not long ago, we killed someone who had a conflict with us. After the kill, his equipment dropped. I don't know if it was all of it, but it was only equipment and items. Nothing else."
In other words, the game world does not reward killing the same kind of people as it does killing wild monsters. At least this is a good thing.
As for the dropped equipment, this can also be considered a kind of looting, and a very thorough one at that.
"so."
Before Sven could even breathe a sigh of relief, Shen Jufeng had already attacked with his sword drawn. He subconsciously took out his mount and ran away without looking back, leaving his minions in bewilderment.
They looked at Lu Jiu. Shen Jufeng had already chased out. The mount was quite fast. Lu Jiu thought it must have been equipped with gems.
When the others saw that Lu Jiu was the only one left, they turned around and ran away without thinking.
After a long while, Shen Jufeng came back and said, "That speed is too fast. I can't catch up with it just by running."
Lu Jiu: "It's a mount after all, but I have a bad feeling..."
Shen Jufeng nodded, "Well, one day someone else will discover the characteristics of killing players."
At that time, the player who takes the lead will be a sitting duck. In such a world, who doesn't want to survive? Completely snatching other people's equipment and props is an evil shortcut.
Thinking of this, Lu Jiu felt a little worried. She was not afraid of being attacked, but she was not happy to see this vicious cycle.
(End of this chapter)
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