A level 1 white spear can instantly kill a level 8 guard with 300 health points.
Xu Mu was very satisfied with the damage he had done.
Although this is due to the bonus from the super hidden alliance 'Brotherhood', which allows him to achieve such a high burst in the early stage.
But even without this bonus, Xu Mu can quickly reach a higher level than other players by being familiar with the strategy and constantly taking on important side quests.
The task of hunting down the one-eyed man will still fall into his own hands.
It's just that Brotherhood has accelerated the process a little bit.
He waited for a while by the wall. After the CD of the [Shadow Assassin] skill was ready, Xu Mu walked quietly behind another guard with the spear in his hand.
And at this moment, by chance, the guard suddenly turned around, which was an uncontrollable variable.
Any inexperienced player would have been in a state of panic by now and would have chosen to either fight hard or run away.
But no matter fighting head-on or running away, the risk of sudden death would be very high when facing an enemy that is so many levels higher than yours.
If the level difference is more than 8, the guard only needs to stab the player three or four times to kill him.
Xu Mu calmly dove to the side and rolled to the back of the guard.
This is also a cliché experience in the original work.
During the assassination, even if you are discovered, there will be a short blank period of only one or two seconds from the time the enemy discovers the player to the time they call all the surrounding enemies to completely expose the player and lose the assassination opportunity.
This process gives players time to make corresponding adjustments.
Xu Mu took advantage of this opportunity and rolled to the guard's back, knocking him down with a side kick. At the same time, he turned over and sat on the guard's waist. He grasped the spear with both hands and thrust it down hard, piercing the guard's throat.
"puff!"
Blood splattered and golden damage numbers floated out.
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308!
"It seems that this mechanism in the game is also retained in the copy." Xu Mu succeeded in practice and felt more confident.
No matter what, this is a life-threatening copy.
If it weren't for the vast amount of experience to support him, Xu Mu wouldn't have dared to take such a risk.
While gaining a small amount of experience, Xu Mu also discovered that the guard exploded the spear in his hand before he died.
Pick it up and take a look.
[Sailor Clay's Ordinary Lance]
Level: LV8
Quality: Blue
Attack: 28~55 (If used for assassination, the attack drops to 15~33)
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Wow, level 8 blue equipment!
Xu Mu immediately threw the spear in his hand back into his backpack and replaced it with this blue spear.
The spear and the sledgehammer are the main weapons held by warrior players. They have a long attack distance, a large range, and higher damage in frontal combat.
However, for stealthy assassinations, the spear cannot hit the vital points as accurately as a dagger due to its length limitation, and the damage will be reduced accordingly.
But no matter what, the full assassination of 33 is already quite powerful.
It's like upgrading your musket to a better one.
He changed his clothes and lurked again, crouching and walking slowly to the next guard.
When the distance was enough, a shot was fired from the back.
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415!
"Ugh..." Before the guard could even let out a scream, Xu Mu stabbed him in the throat from a distance and he fell to the ground and died.
I have to say that the damage of the blue quality spear has been improved to a higher level.
But the disadvantages were also revealed in this assassination.
Xu Mu was aiming at the back of the opponent's neck, but he actually stabbed it along the opponent's neck. From a practical scientific point of view, if the throat and cervical vertebrae were not pierced directly, the opponent would not be killed at once, and he would still be able to scream out loudly.
Fortunately, the dungeon does not rely on science. As long as the damage is sufficient, even if it cuts off the hand, it can kill the person in one blow.
There were only seven or eight guards around the Clay Mansion, and Xu Mu dealt with them one by one. The whole process took less than five minutes.
Two pieces of white quality defensive gear dropped during the journey, which slightly enhanced my ability to withstand blows.
You won’t be slapped to death by the boss.
They arrived at the room where Clay lived easily and happily.
This guy was still sleeping soundly, totally unaware that all his men were dead.
Xu Mu did not rashly alarm Clay, but looked around the house for a while.
According to the original guide, there is a valuable night pearl in a box placed on the wooden table in the room.
But Xu Mu got nothing.
"Could it be that I changed the order of tasks without authorization and caused the change?"
Xu Mu was puzzled and decided to kill someone first.
He noticed that Clay had a dagger with a purple glow strapped to his waist.
It looked like it was of high quality, but it was pressed under his body and was difficult to take out.
Reaching out to take it will definitely disturb the other person.
Then just go all out.
He took out the spear and pointed it at Clay's throat.
Stab hard!
"ah!!!"
With a scream of pain, Clay suddenly woke up from his sleep. When he saw Xu Mu, he was immediately furious: "You despicable sneak attacker! I will drown you alive in Kaia Bay!!"
As expected of a BOSS with 1000 HP, my attack only caused more than 300 HP of damage. Even though it hit him in the throat, he was still able to roar against medical standards.
Moreover, Xu Mu finally found the priceless night pearl.
Right in his left eye socket!
The small beads were pitch black and emitted a faint glow.
At this time, Clay wanted to pull out the spear, but Xu Mu held the spear tightly with one hand and pushed it down hard, temporarily nailing him to the wooden bed.
While Clay was struggling violently, Xu Mu's other hand quickly reached for the scabbard at his waist, pulled out the purple dagger, and jumped onto the bed.
He stepped hard on his forehead, then bent down and thrust the sharp tip of the dagger straight into Clay's eye socket.
Twist it hard!
"ah!!!"
Clay's screams were heard again, and the Night Pearl covered with blood and flesh was picked out by Xu Mu, leaving only the dark, empty eye socket.
Then, Xu Mu skillfully turned the dagger and stabbed Clay's neck again.
“Puff!!”
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781!
The moment the shocking damage numbers came out, Clay stopped struggling and turned into a cold corpse.
"The damage is so high?" The man was killed almost with one strike, which made Xu Mu look at the dagger he had just obtained with a little surprise.
[Clay's Fine Steel Dagger]
Level: LV8
Quality: Purple
Attack: 49~67 (In assassination mode, the attack increases to 54~79)
Special: Increases critical hit damage by an additional 20%
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Wow, compared to the white spear just now, the basic attack power has increased by nearly six times.
And this is only level eight. If he seeks a blacksmith to forge and strengthen it, Xu Mu feels that he can already kill enemies around level 15 in seconds.
Good stuff, keep it quickly!
At the same time, wipe the night pearl and throw it into the backpack.
Then cut off Clay's head and stuffed it into the backpack.
After doing all this, Xu Mu clapped his hands and swaggered away from the mansion where corpses were strewn all over the place.
At the same time, the three people watching on top of the rockery continued to be in a state of shock.
"Gui Gui, this is so handsome..." The three of them swallowed their saliva.
When my sister says a boy is handsome, he may be falsely handsome.
But if all the grown men say a boy is handsome...
Then he is really handsome!
The three masters witnessed the entire assassination process of Xu Mu.
So smooth and silky, just like an artist!
The killing was performed perfectly!
The three of them were obviously just lying on the mountain and peeping the whole time, but they were so excited that their blood boiled and they even trembled all over!
"I really want to become this master's apprentice..."
"He was so skilled that I felt like he was a professional killer in real life..."
"I said, after the dungeon is over, I'll get myself a white windbreaker! My sister will melt if she looks at me for one more second!"
"Bring your windbreaker with you when the court is in session."
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Heading south, they finally arrived at Xu Mu's mission submission point, Kaia Vineyard.
From a distance, one could see that the profiteer Marcos had already been surrounded by players in three circles inside and outside, making it impossible for him to get out.
The reason why this scene happened.
This is because a player accidentally discovered that he could take on an infinite number of tasks from Marcos.
He always has various errands for players to complete.
They either go to cut down trees or do odd jobs like helping residents find lost items.
Although the profit is a bit low, after working hard to complete a task, you may only gain 100 or 200 experience points and a reward of just a dozen gold coins.
No matter how you look at it, the rewards for these tasks shouldn't be just this much. It must be the greed of the capitalists.
But even so, it is faster than killing beasts in the wild or killing bandits.
At this stage, killing a low-level bandit may only give 10 experience points, while it takes 100 experience points to upgrade from level 1 to level 2.
There is no need to say more about the upgrades from level 2 to level 3, and even subsequent ones.
Therefore, it is already good enough to be able to receive ordinary side quests, what else do you need?
The goal of a group of players is to reach level 5 as soon as possible, expand the map and leave Kaeya Island.
At this moment, an excited cheer suddenly broke out from the crowd.
"Fuck! I received a special mission! Follow the ship of Kaia Island to the opposite island. If you escort the crew back safely, you will get 500 experience points!!"
Immediately, there were cries of admiration and admiration from the crowd.
"Damn, this is too cool, right? One mission is equivalent to five of my missions..."
"The non-chiefs shed tears of envy."
"Boss, are you still in need of teammates? Just give me a little experience, and I'll be able to reach level 4 soon... I really can't kill the bandits anymore, I'm sick of killing them..."
"Big Brother, can you teach me how to do this? How do I talk to an NPC to receive a special mission?"
"Hey, there are no tasks for today. Marcos said he will only send out one special task a day. Everyone just wait until tomorrow. If you can't wait, try your luck with other NPCs." The player who received the special task said happily.
The other players were dejected, with disappointment in their eyes, and were about to leave.
At this moment, Xu Mu pushed through the crowd and walked straight in, going in the opposite direction of everyone else.
This strange behavior also attracted the attention of many players.
"Hey man, there are no tasks here in Marcos today ." The player who received the special task kindly reminded him.
Xu Mu pretended not to hear anything, stood in front of Marcos, and greeted him: "Marcos, my old friend."
Seeing this, the player who received the special mission curled his lips and spread his hands to the people who were looking at him: "I have advised him, but there is no way."
Everyone looked at the persistent player in the white robe with a mixture of laughter and tears, waiting for him to make a fool of himself.
Just as everyone expected.
Marcos' attitude towards Xu Mu is exactly the same as that of other players.
He looked at Xu Mu with a businessman's eyes.
He immediately shook his head and said, "You are still too weak, mercenary. I don't have any missions suitable for you."
"See, I didn't lie to you. There are really no missions today, and my special mission is the last one." The player explained to the other players.
But in the next moment.
Xu Mu took out a small gold bag from his arms and threw it to Marcos: "I have killed the guy who owed you money. You can return the money to Cassandra."
Marcos hurriedly took the gold bag, confirmed it several times, and his expression changed instantly when he looked at Xu Mu.
"This... this is indeed the money bag of that damned fruit merchant, and his symbol is printed on it... My friend, how did you know that I have been desperately seeking repayment for my debt to no avail? He even threatened to destroy my vineyard, which made me worry all day and unable to sleep."
"Now, my worries have been relieved."
"Come on! This is the reward you deserve. The light of the gods will always bless the brave mercenaries!"
As Marcus finished speaking, a prompt sound immediately resounded throughout the surrounding area.
[Congratulations to player 'A' for completing the important side quest - Marcos's debt! ]
[Experience gained: +1000! ]
【Get gold coins: +100! 】
[Obtain blue quality armor: Mercenary's exquisite breastplate (LV10)]
[Gained a reputation increase of +1000 with the Brotherhood faction ! ]
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The moment the prompt sound ended, four consecutive beams of brilliant golden light bathed Xu Mu's entire body!
An important side quest directly increased Xu Mu's level from level 1 to level 5!
The players around were all dumbfounded.
"this……?"
"This is too cool, right? I jumped from level 1 to level 5 in one go? Doesn't that mean I can go out to sea and take on higher-level missions in other countries?"
"Fuck! Giving a bag of money to complete an important quest? If I had known, I would have given Marcos a bag of money... Who the hell could have thought of this!"
"There is also a blue suit... In the early stage, I have a blue defensive suit, so I can even go head-to-head with those bandits. The efficiency of killing monsters is greatly improved!"
The player next to Xu Mu was also stunned.
He took a special look at his special mission, on which the reward was clearly written.
500 experience points, 20 gold coins, no additional equipment rewards...
Compared with the important , he suddenly felt that the special task in his hands was not so interesting.
And that’s not all.
After Marcos gave Xu Mu the reward, he paused and spoke again.
"You are my trusted mercenary, and now I am going to give you an important task."
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience was shocked again!
"What the hell?? There's more???"
"Damn it! I've been standing here for the whole afternoon and only received an ordinary branch! How come he just submitted the task and another important branch came!"
"Ah! This is more painful than killing me! Why don't I have any important branch lines to take!!"
As everyone was filled with envy, Marcos slowly spoke out the new mission.
"Uncle Fu has encountered some danger. You have proved your bravery in the mission just now. Now I hope you can..."
Marcos was interrupted by Xu Mu before he could finish his words.
He reached into his backpack and pulled out a small whistle: "The people have been rescued."
Marcos was stunned, then took the whistle and looked at it carefully for a moment.
She immediately looked up at Xu Mu in astonishment: "This... is indeed Uncle Fu's personal whistle. She would never give it to anyone else, even if she died."
"It seems that you have indeed rescued Uncle Fu."
"Your bravery is truly admirable! Come, this is the reward you deserve!"
[Congratulations to player 'A' for completing the important quest - rescuing Uncle Fu! ]
[Experience points gained +1500! ]
【Get gold coins +200! 】
[Unlock a new system: Hunter system! ]
[Obtain blue quality weapon: Eagle Horn Bow (LV10)! ]
[Gained faction reputation: +1500! ]
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1,500 experience points allowed Xu Mu to instantly jump from level 5 to level 8!
Bathed in three rays of golden light.
The players around watched helplessly as Xu Mu completed two tasks with ease and started to level up wildly, with envious expressions on their faces.
"Damn it! I worked so hard all day to barely reach level 4, and how come he jumped to level 8 in just two missions?"
"He also unlocked a new hunter system... Doesn't this mean that he doesn't need to engage in close combat anymore and can choose to launch long-range sneak attacks? The safety factor is greatly improved!"
"That's not a problem. The problem is how this kid could complete the task ahead of schedule twice? His luck is too good!"
"Damn it! My own failure is hard to accept, but the success of my peers is even more distressing!"
Apart from the people who were envious and talking, the player standing next to Xu Mu, whose face was full of joy from being praised by everyone, had long since disappeared.
The generous rewards from two consecutive important branch quests made him begin to doubt his life.
What is this?
Am I being pulled here to serve as a background?
And it wasn't someone else pulling me up, I was the one rushing to be the background board for others...
Thinking of this, he felt even more upset.
I should be at the bottom of the valley, not here!
"However, everyone's luck is conserved. He has surpassed me so many times before. As long as I endure the humiliation, it will be my turn to surpass him next!" The player kept cheering himself up in his heart.
How can a gambler always lose, or an unlucky person always cry?
Your luck has run out, so stop it!
Right at this moment.
Marcos spoke to Xu Mu again.
His expression became serious: "Mercenary, you have once again shown me how powerful you are! Next, I will give you an extremely difficult and important task!"
As soon as the words fell, all the players around collapsed.
And what else???
No, you're just collecting gold coins here, you old bastard!
Why is it that when we went to ask you, you couldn't even fart, but as soon as this guy came over, you started farting like a bead, one fart after another!
The expression of the player next to Xu Mu was even more interesting. He had unknowingly moved away from the podium where Marcos was standing and slipped off the stage.
This is really not the place where I should stand...
"This mission is extremely difficult. I hope you can carefully consider whether to accept it." Marcos said solemnly, "On the western pier coast of Kaia Island, there is a brutal dictator, the one-eyed man Clay!"
"He is vicious by nature and controls our entire Kaia Island..." Marcus hadn't finished speaking.
I just watched Xu Mu take out a night pearl from his backpack and toss it in his hand.
Marco's breathing suddenly became rapid, his eyes widened, and he looked greedy: "Oh my God...how did you do it? You actually stole from Clay's mansion..."
Xu Mu interrupted again.
"Sorry, I didn't steal it. I also brought this."
As he spoke, Xu Mu took out Clay's head and threw it directly at Marcos' feet.
The moment Marcos saw the head, his expression was extremely shocked! His hands were shaking and his voice became hoarse and sharp!
"You actually killed him!!! I can't believe it!! I can't believe my eyes!! My warrior!! Our entire Kea Island has silently suffered under his rule for more than ten years. It was you who liberated our Kea Island! You must have been blessed by the Greek gods! Your power is incomparably strong! Your feat made the gods cry!"
"I have no words to express my excitement at this moment. Come on! This is definitely the reward you, a legendary warrior, deserve!"
[Congratulations to player 'A' for completing the important branch quest - Clay's Night Pearl! ]
[Gain experience points +2000! ]
【Get gold coins +300! 】
[Get the Night Pearl extra gold coin reward +5000! ]
[Gained faction reputation: +2000! ]
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[Congratulations to player 'A' for completing the hidden quest - assassinating dictator Clay! ]
[Gain experience points +5000! ]
【Get gold coins +1000! 】
[Obtain purple armor set: Kaeya Servant's Greaves (LV15)]
[Gained camp reputation: +10000! ]
【Unlock new map: Phokis! 】
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The high experience value bonus allowed Xu Mu’s level to soar from level 8 to level 15!
The average level of all the players present is only level 4.
Everyone watched as the golden light on Xu Mu's body flashed one after another, and finally condensed into the dazzling and gorgeous LV15 level logo above his head, shining brightly!
The sounds of people gasping for air came one after another.
Everyone was so shocked that they couldn't utter a word.
It's numb!
Everyone was completely numb!
No, that’s why we can’t get ordinary tasks even if we try our best.
And there are only important tasks in your task list?