EBE Chapter 9 Who's the Boss?
Chapter 9 Who's the Boss?
With the system notification, a commodity trading window suddenly popped up in front of Lu Chao.
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Niu Daren's Supply Shop
1. Healing Pill, a one-star item, can only be used outside of combat. After use, it quickly restores (10%+50) health points. 10 gold/pill, 10/10 in stock.
2. General combat skill [Heavy Strike] skill book, one-star item, 100 gold/book, 1/1 in stock.
3. Random large boxed lunch, one-star item, 5 gold/box, 10/10 in stock.
4. Refreshing spring water, one-star item, 1 gold/bottle, 10/10 in stock.
5. Boiling Blood Sword crafting recipe, two-star item, 250 gold/recipe, 1/1 in stock.
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"Are the items in this store randomly refreshed?"
Lu Chao looked at the items in the trade window and thought that the [Heavy Strike Skill Book] and the [Blood Boiling Sword Crafting Blueprint] should be good items. Just as he was wondering whether he should save up money to buy them, Niu Daren suddenly spoke up again: "Junior brothers and sisters, you can rest well in this camp tonight. I will keep watch for you. Don't worry about the Night Beasts."
"Ding, the quest [Overnight Stay at the Foot of Lion Mountain] has been triggered. Quest description: Rest at the temporary camp at the foot of Lion Mountain and wait for daylight. Quest completion reward: +100 cultivation points. Note: The safe zone is a five-zhang radius around the campfire at the temporary camp. It is recommended not to leave the safe zone at night."
"Ding, the occasionally unreliable system has activated, updating the tracking mission and altering the mission content: Rest at the temporary camp at the foot of Lion Mountain and wait for daylight. The mission completion reward is -1000 cultivation points. Note: The safe zone is a five-zhang radius around the campfire at the temporary camp. It is recommended not to stay in the safe zone at night."
"Damn it... the system messed with me again!"
Lu Chao's blood pressure immediately spiked again.
The dog system won't let me stay in the safe zone?
Why would you let yourself go out and have fun so late at night?
Otherwise, your cultivation level will be reduced by 1000!
What should I do?
Other players can sleep here and be full of energy the next day, and even gain 100 cultivation points. But when it's my turn, I have to stay outside the safe zone for one night, otherwise my cultivation points will be reduced by 1000 the next day!
The cultivation reward is directly sent to the attribute panel, which means it can really be deducted to a negative number!
Isn't this cheating?
"Damn it, this unreliable system is just unreliable!"
Lu Chaoding had finally managed to build up some goodwill towards the occasionally unreliable system, but now it had completely vanished.
Just then, Zhao Weike suddenly clapped his hands and shouted, "Everyone, night is coming! To ensure the campfire stays burning, I suggest we hurry and gather some firewood. How about this: the four of us male players go out to gather firewood, and we won't let the female players go out!"
"I'll listen to the captain!" Zhang Defa raised his hand in agreement.
Zhang Jiaqiang, the male player with the mohawk hairstyle, was a little confused, but he nodded and said, "This is indeed a job that we men should do."
"And you, Lu Chaoding, do you have any objections?" Zhao Weike asked Lu Chaoding.
Lu Chao was about to go out when he casually said, "No objection!"
However, he also felt something was off.
Will the campfire go out?
Do you need to gather firewood?
He glanced at Zhao Weike and saw a fleeting smug smile on his face, which made him feel even more uneasy.
"As night falls, the system explicitly advises against leaving the safe zone, yet this guy wants us to go out and gather firewood. Is he plotting something? Could he be trying to harm me?"
Lu Chaoding felt that it was always better to be cautious, so he quietly bought three healing pills. After thinking it over, he also bought the [Heavy Strike] skill book, which cost him 500 cultivation points. This allowed him to level up to LV3, increasing his health by 60 points and his attack power by 6 points.
At this moment, Zhao Weike began to call out to him: "Come on, Lu Chaoding, come with me. I know where there is firewood. Let's go and come back quickly."
After saying that, he gave Zhang Defa a wink.
This made Lu Chaoding feel even more uneasy, but he was still somewhat confident in his abilities. Since the night was long and he was bored anyway, he followed Zhao Weike out of the safe zone.
The sword master player named Zhang Jiaqiang also followed. He walked at the back, and being very outgoing, he talked in a rambling way about his experiences that day, such as where he encountered which monsters, what materials he got, where he found the sword monument, and so on.
Almost no one paid him any attention.
The sky had darkened, but visibility was still good. Zhao Weike led the way, and after walking for about a mile, they turned onto a mountain road. Suddenly, Zhang Defa, the Sword God, who was walking next to Lu Chaoding, raised his hand and pointed at Lu Chaoding.
Whoosh!
His beginner wooden sword fell from the sky. Lu Chaoding felt as if someone had gently tapped his head. Then, the scenery before his eyes blurred, and he had entered the battle space.
"Ding! You have been attacked first. Your health has decreased by 12 and your resilience by 1. You have entered the combat space. The battle will begin in one minute!"
The system notification sounded, and Lu Chao's face turned cold. He looked up and saw Zhao Weike and Zhang Defa grinning at him.
It's obvious that these two are teaming up.
Zhang Defa crossed his arms, snorted, and said, "You little rascal, hehe, you're finished today! Your grandpa Defa will fuck you to death!"
Zhao Weike was even more impressive; he actually changed into a sailor dress. This guy was originally handsome and sunny, but now, with the dress on and his sinister smile, he instantly became flamboyant and alluring. He said, "Lu Chao, you're amazing! Look at my newly upgraded dress! +200 HP, +5 Defense, +1 Resilience, +3 Speed! Regret it? Hahahaha! Did you know that if you're killed at night, all the items in your storage space will drop?"
"These two idiots! I thought they were up to some kind of trickery, but it turns out they just attacked directly!"
Lu Chaoding was not surprised, as he could see the attribute information of the two people opposite him.
【赵威客：LV3剑魔，生命376、攻击36、韧性2、防御5、速度103。】
【张德发：LV3剑神，生命160、攻击20、韧性1、防御0、速度100。】
"That's all there is to it!"
Lu Chaoding calmly began to adjust his equipment. He took out the Commoner Sword and used the Splitting Light Sword Shadow technique. With a clang, nine swords were arranged in a fan shape behind him. The Earth God Aura was activated, as if he were walking in a pool of blood. Lu Chaoding then put the Ghost Panel Axe on his back, and immediately a murderous aura appeared.
Having taken the first hit, Lu Chaoding's health was low at only 148, his tenacity had been cleared, but his attack power was still 56 points!
Zhao Weike and Zhang Defa also saw Lu Chaoding's attribute information at this time, and were obviously stunned.
"Captain, this guy has also reached level three. His attack power is a bit high. How come he's like a pay-to-win character with so many special effects?" Zhang Defa asked with a frown.
Zhao Weike squinted and said, "This guy's a bit strange, but don't worry, we're two against one, we can definitely kill him. Today we have to teach him who's in charge!"
The preparation time had ended, and Lu Chaoding, being the fastest, was naturally the first to act.
He glanced coldly at the two people opposite him and said, "Ignorant and fearless mortals, I am the Bombardment Sword Immortal!"
After saying that, he pointed at Zhao Weike, and the +1 refined Pifu Sword and eight sword shadows behind him immediately flew out.
"-26"
"-2, toughness broken, -512!"
A huge orange-red damage number for the Toughness Break damage popped up above Zhao Weike's head, the damage was overflowing.
Zhao Weike cried out and was forced to his knees by the attack; all seven sword shadows missed their mark.
After this sword strike, the [Boiled Blood Frenzy] effect attached to the Earthly Lion Dog was also triggered, and Lu Chaoding's height increased to ten feet. His muscles bulged, and blood energy swirled around him. The Commoner Sword and the eight sword shadows returned and hovered behind him. The cold light of the sword blades and the blood-red halo below made him look murderous, like a god or a demon.
Lu Chao laughed heartily, looking at the startled Zhang Defa, and said, "Now tell me, who's the boss!"