Chapter 2
My job is very leisurely. I am only busy for one day and half a day a week. The rest of the time I can take advantage of the situation. Since I discovered such a treasure as the chip, I have been very interested in the company's old warehouse for a while. Every corner has been cleaned out, and I have studied everything. Although I didn't find any dusty "pearls", the side effect is that the warehouse I am responsible for has become almost spotless. The surprised warehouse director couldn't help but like me more. Not only did he evaluate my work, but he also awarded me a big red envelope at the end of the year, and there are almost no spot inspections. Since it is so safe, of course I have to take advantage of it. After completing the routine inspection every day, I put on my helmet steadily and wander around in "Magic Flag".
Recently, the small knight group formed by Sister Yan Yu and some friends accidentally obtained a marquisate order, which enabled Sister Yan Yu to be promoted to a noble lord and obtain a small territory. With the territory, she can build her own stronghold.
Yan Yu had built a rudimentary village after piecing together various things. The defense of such a village can be imagined. Even without being attacked by others, just dealing with the rampant monsters would be life-threatening. Moreover, this small village called Rose Garden happened to be near the pass of the Qilian Mountains, the most dangerous mountain on the continent. Normally, if less than ten people below level 40 went up the mountain, it would be tantamount to committing suicide.
Fortunately, I am a high-level thief with the level 40 ultimate skill, Firearms Master. This is a skill for playing with bombs, and it is also the beginning of sweet rewards for thieves. During the month I practiced this skill, I kept laying many minefields around the Rose Garden. Not only did I kill many monsters with these bombs, but I also caused heavy casualties to some knights with bad intentions. Soon, the "Mine Village" became famous.
While the lord's sister Yan Yu was happy, she also had a headache, because her own people sometimes unfortunately got hit. Anyone who was hit by the mines laid by the level 67 thief would be injured. After tasting a few, Yan Yu strictly limited the range of mine laying, and sorted out the installed bombs within a time limit. She also threatened that if the bombs were laid like a duck laying eggs, she would go home for a real-life PK. I had to spend a long time dismantling and pressing the mines, and also put up a lot of "Beware of Mines" signs around the village. As a result, my unintentional act of intervention gave birth to a classic tactic. Many knights always put up some "Beware of Mines" and "Beware of Bombs" signs when retreating, making the pursuers suspicious and unable to move. It was not until the number of archers and thieves above level 40 increased that the tactics gradually became ineffective.
I have my own house in the Rose Garden. My usual tasks are to replenish the mines that have been stepped on by the unlucky guys and to identify the items of the residents of Rose County. Few people would think of teaming up with me to level up. I am also happy to have some free time, and I often wander around the Qilian Mountains by myself. Although I may not be able to defeat high-level monsters, escaping is no problem.
In "Magic Flag", the only ones who can catch up with the thieves are the level 40 knights equipped with war horses and the elf archers. A thief of my level has not found anyone who can catch up with me. As long as I am not surrounded, chasing a level 67 thief is just looking for death. I like to throw things while running. Even the high-level knights who are known as blood cows can't withstand the continuous explosion of so many bombs. So few people take the initiative to provoke me, and I am not a troublemaker. I firmly believe that a successful thief is always unknown.
Today, I patrolled the minefield as usual, cleaned up the bodies of several monsters, wandered into the item store to sell some of the items I picked up for money, and when I was about to buy medicine to go up the mountain, I was surprised to find that the high-level medicine was sold out. Since most of the people in Rose County are mages and Taoist priests, both of which have healing skills, and Taoist priests can also make medicine, the medicine in Rose Garden is the most unsalable. Such a situation of being out of stock only happened not long ago in the battle for the Qilian Mountain Sealed Gate. The human race and the elves fought for the control of the sealed gate connecting their worlds . The Rose Garden not far from Qilian Mountain became a good and relatively safe supply point. At that time, the Lord A Zi, who made a lot of money, laughed for a long time. There has been no official war announcement recently? The last time the human race suffered heavy losses, and several major alliances were beaten up. It shouldn't happen again so soon, right?
Just when I was puzzled, a figure suddenly broke into the store. I was startled and took a closer look. I recognized it. It was the beautiful cat who was lost. But her image made the corners of my mouth involuntarily pull up.
The originally beautiful robe of the high-ranking magician looked like a ball of kneaded dried pickles. The jet-black war rhythm staff in her hand was a gift from herself. The blue prophet's hat had disappeared. Her beautiful black hair looked like something from A Chinese Ghost Story. In short, this girl dressed in abstract style went straight to the medicine counter as soon as she came in, and didn't notice that there was a thief standing next to her who was smiling and greeting her.
"Oh! No medicine? No medicine! What should I do? Ahhhhhhhhhhhh..." Miss Cat jumped up at a loss when she found out that the medicine was out of stock.
"Hey, kitten, why do you look like you were run over by a rhinoceros? Where is your sister?" Being ignored, I couldn't help but grab the crazy cat and ask. This girl might get lost in the village without her sister, the fairy cat. Her appearance alone meant that her sister might have been in trouble.
"How did you know I was stepped on by a cow? Ah! Stupid thief! Do you have medicine for wounds? Do you have any bombs left? Come with me quickly! Help me get my hat back!" After recognizing me, the cat pulled me and tried to run out without answering any questions.
"Wait, wait, were you really stepped on by a cow? How did your hat fall off? Why do you need so many medicines ? Can't your healing spell heal you? Explain what's going on first!" I had a headache looking at the cat that was pulling me like a tug-of-war. Just kidding, if I follow this girl around, I will most likely walk into my own mine array. After the mine array is adjusted, this girl will almost always take the blame for any accidental injuries. She always has the ability to step on mines for no apparent reason, and her protective sister uses this as an excuse to hit me with a level 30 magic attack +2 war rhythm staff, which hurt me for a while. I don't want to give that beautiful vampire any more excuses.
Just when the little beauty cat was trying to pull away me, the stupid thief who she thought was talking too much, a knight walked in. I turned around and saw that it was the defense officer of the territory, the deputy commander of the Rose Knights, Wonton Noodles.
"Kitten, go to the weapon shop to repair your equipment first. Your sister picked up your hat for you. Oh, seriously, you are here." Wonton Noodles first sent away the ferocious cat and then greeted me.
"Deputy Captain, what's going on? Is there a war? Everyone seems to be in a mess." Wonton Noodles is a level 43 knight. Although his current appearance is not as exaggerated as the cat, it can be seen that he has been through a hard battle.
"It's not a war, it's the Beast God. I don't know what's wrong with this damn system. It actually appeared at the pass of Qilian Mountain, causing everyone to panic. In order to lure it away, everyone at home went out. The kitten didn't run away and was killed by the rhino monster. I was blocked in the corner of the mountain wall and died." Wonton Noodles couldn't help but curse.
The Beast God is a centaur-like monster that wields a giant sickle. It is a level 90 Boss that only appears in the depths of the Qilian Mountains. It is followed by a group of eight to ten level 71 rhinoceros monsters. Few people have actually seen it, and have only read the introduction on the website. This ghost thing can almost kill any player nowadays in seconds. Generally, when people see a rhinoceros monster, they turn around and run away. Although the Beast God does not know magic, it runs faster than a warhorse on four legs. It is the fastest of the six bosses announced so far. The first time you see it, its deadly sickle may have been dropped on your head in the second.
I couldn't help but gasp when I heard it was the Beast God. If this thing rushed towards the Rose Garden, the consequences would be absolutely devastating. No wonder everyone was willing to lose 2% of experience in order to lure it away.
"What's the situation now? How many people are there? Where's my sister?" I couldn't help but feel a little anxious. With over 40 levels, they definitely can't be stopped.
"When I died, they were still provoking a fight. There were a lot of people who came to join in the fun, all wanting to see if they could take advantage. As a result, the Beast Gods were running around, killing a lot of people. If it weren't for those troublemakers, I wouldn't have died. The lord is probably still watching them. Those idiots are only causing us trouble." Wonton Noodles said angrily. It would probably take him half a day to make up for the 2% he had lost, and he couldn't help but feel angry.
As we were talking, Cat's sister, the 41st-level wizard Fairy Cat, Wonton Noodle's wife, the 39th-level Taoist Bowknot, and a few level 30 or so people I wasn't very familiar with came out from the resurrection point opposite the item shop one after another. After a round of greetings, I heard them say that they might have alarmed the elves' combat troops stationed at the sealed gate. It seems that the Beast God's reputation is indeed well-deserved. I couldn't help but feel eager to give it a try. Even if I can't beat him, I might as well just give it a try. I wanted to see that cool guy with the desire to see the world.
I greeted Wontonmian and the others, asked for their approximate location, and headed straight for Qilian Mountains with my loads of ammunition.
Qilian Mountains, the Hengduan Mountains of the continent, divide the continent into two. The south is the sphere of influence of humans, and the north is the living territory of the elves. They are connected by a valley called the Sealed Gate. Since humans lost the war not long ago, the Sealed Gate is now controlled by the elves. Therefore, elves often appear near the human side of Qilian Mountains. Although the two races have not yet reached the point of fighting each other when they meet, there is a strong sense of tension between them.
I didn't see the Beast God at the mountain pass. There were broken pieces of equipment and red bloodstains everywhere along the way. It seemed that the battle just now was very brutal. The death toll was probably over three digits. The green arrows interspersed among them indicated that elves might have participated in the battle.
After turning a corner, I heard a clear command. The pleasant sound of the command was obviously the elven army archers firing a volley. "Magic Flag" has a special professional team bonus, that is, a full team of ten people, if they are all of the same profession and use the same skills, then the attack and defense will have a 50% bonus. This is a common team formation method for large-scale battles and leveling teams. For example, Yan Yu and her friends often form a magician team and a Taoist priest team to level up.
I approached the battlefield carefully, hiding behind a tree on the hillside, and then secretly looking forward. After all, the elves' combat troops guarding the sealed gate would probably kill any approaching humans without any worries. They often participated in wars and were far less friendly than ordinary elves.
There were two teams of archers, one team of mages and one team of warriors on the battlefield, as well as some scattered members of other professions. They obviously belonged to the same knight order. Their opponents were two rhino monsters that had escaped from the team. I didn't see the Beast God and the other rhino monsters. They were probably either killed or lured away. Although there were some casualties, the cooperation of the elves below was still smooth. The warriors kept attracting the attacks of the rhino monsters, the mages were responsible for adding blood and restraining them, and the archers took turns to rain arrows at the target. It seemed only a matter of time before those two stupid cows who could only spin around were knocked down. I watched for a while and then quietly retreated. According to this formation, if I were discovered, I wouldn't be as powerful as fifty or sixty to one.
I continued searching nearby and discovered the corpses of seven more rhinoceros monsters. Together with the two that were surrounded, it seemed that the Beast God only had one follower left this time. I just didn't know if it was still with the Beast God.
I walked and stopped for about ten minutes, and finally found the remaining rhino monster at the edge of a forest. The strange thing was that there was still no beast god next to it. The lone rhino monster seemed to be at its last gasp. It walked with a limp, and black blood on its body kept flowing to the ground. Even so, the rhino monster should not be underestimated. But it would be easy for me. I looked around and saw that there was no one around. Wouldn't it be an idiot not to take advantage of such a big bargain?
I carefully went around the back of the bull monster, threw two poison bombs on the ground, and then quickly retreated. The startled bull monster immediately turned around and chased me. As expected, the silly rhino monster was poisoned when it stepped on the bomb, and its originally black skin turned dark green. Things were simple afterwards. I kept running with the "green rhino" until the rhino monster had only one drop of blood left. Because the system sets the thief's poisoning skill cannot directly kill people and monsters, there will definitely be one drop left in the end. I took out the folding crossbow and easily shot the rhino monster with one arrow.
"Ding!" "Pala!" Two sounds rang out almost at the same time, and a golden ring and a bag of fifty gold coins fell into the dust. I couldn't help but be overjoyed and hurried forward to pick them up. Just when I was about to identify the ring, the thunderous sound of hooves sounded not far behind me, "Little brother! Run!" My sister A Zi's anxious voice followed into my ears. I caught a glimpse of a huge figure rushing towards me, and instinctively blocked it with the Dragon Fang Royal Blade in my hand. "Dang!" The short sword was smashed and flew out. In a panic, I threw it out as if the stealing skill was a fierce poison skill. As soon as I realized that something was wrong, I felt a sharp pain in my body. My eyes went black, and the system prompt appeared in red in the lower right corner: You were killed by the Qilian Beast God, your experience decreased by 2%, and the Dragon Fang Royal Blade fell. I didn't wait, and immediately pressed the resurrection button, and then I was teleported back to the resurrection point.
