Volume 4 Chapter 13: Journey into the Wilderness (4)
Since I promised to help the two Qiao sisters to deal with the Golden Silkworm King, I started to make some preparations. To be honest, although their plan sounds like it has a high chance of success, I am not very reassured. After the battle of defending the city, I was deeply impressed by the strength of the C-level Boss, and I am still frightened. What's hateful is that due to the level reduction, after 10 days of leveling, I have only risen by 1 level compared to that time. Although the attack power has improved due to the improvement of skill level, the health and defense are not much higher. Facing the C-level Boss that can kill hundreds of players in seconds with a wave of his hand, I really don't have the confidence to challenge it. Fortunately, according to Er Qiao, the physical attack of the Golden Silkworm King is far inferior to that of the Stoneman King. The most difficult thing to deal with is its poison, so I have to think of more ways to resist the poison.
This is not difficult for me - because I have a cornucopia, in the fantasy world where the equipment explosion rate is extremely low, I can easily explode a large number of equipment. If it doesn't work, there is also the profiteer, who may be the largest equipment merchant in the fantasy world, so I can easily choose a whole set of equipment with anti-poison properties. Of course, the Tiger King suit must not be exchanged. Its excellent defense property is the basic guarantee for my life, so I can only use my brain in the jewelry. This is not difficult. Except for the cornucopia and Xiao Yi's engagement ring, I can't exchange them. For the rest of the bracelet, ring, necklace, and belt, I have selected small-level items with at least 30% anti-poison. Although it is not as good as the top-level anti-poison treasures on the two Qiao sisters, it is better in quantity. In this way, my total anti-poison amount exceeds 120%, which means that I am completely immune to ordinary poison attacks, and the damage of high-level poisons to me has been reduced by more than half. Only a very few rare and highly toxic things can threaten me, but the damage will also be reduced by nearly half.
In addition, I also purchased a large amount of medicines and antidotes.
After everything is ready, to be on the safe side, I still suggest that the two Qiao sisters do not rush into action. Instead of wasting time looking for wild purple poppies, it is better to take the opportunity to level up and wait until next week to buy the purple poppies refreshed by the system. This way, they will have a better chance of success. After all, when dealing with a C-level Boss, the first thing is to ensure that they are not killed instantly. With their levels of 43 and 44, their HP is really a little less.
Xiao Qiao was impatient, and immediately said sarcastically: "You are the best player in Fantasy, why are you so timid? With our perfect plan, we can succeed even without your participation. If you are afraid, just don't go, and let me and my sister take care of it."
However, Da Qiao immediately stopped her sister's impulse. She admitted, "We were rash last time. At that time, we thought that it would be best if we could succeed. Even if we couldn't, we could test the strength of the Golden Silkworm King. But judging from the performance of the Golden Silkworm King, its AI is too high. This kind of ambush will probably only have one chance. If it fails, the Golden Silkworm King will never be fooled again. Therefore, it is better not to act blindly before you are absolutely sure. The leader's advice is right."
So, it wasn't until several days later that I entered the wilderness again with Er Qiao. At that time, my level had reached 52, while the sisters were both level 46.
This time, since we were three people traveling together and we were familiar with the road, we soon arrived at the gathering place of the golden silkworms. Before setting the trap, I said, "I have never killed a golden silkworm before and I don't know anything about this monster. Why don't I kill a few of them first so that I can practice and warm up before dealing with the Golden Silkworm King!"
Er Qiao did not object. Under their guidance, we soon came to a safe area where there were a small number of golden silkworms but we would not encounter a large group of them.
"Look, that's the golden silkworm!"
Following the direction of Xiao Qiao's finger, there was a poppy on the grass, with gorgeous flowers blooming. Several golden silkworms were crawling on the flower stems. The golden silkworms were about a foot long and more than an inch in diameter. They were fat and strong, with a smooth and hairless body. Their bodies were covered with a dozen ring-shaped scales. There were eight long antennae on their heads, and four sharp jaws in their mouths. They looked ferocious and vicious. Other girls would probably have screamed in fear, but Er Qiao's face was calm as usual. I was a little impressed.
Da Qiao slowly raised her right hand, her fingers were as straight as swords, with a foot-long green glow between her fingers, and she was about to attack!
I said, "Wait a minute! Let me test the strength of the golden silkworm first!" Then I rode forward, aimed at the poppy flower and chopped it down with a knife!
How powerful is the divine weapon Tiger Soul? The sword energy arrived before the sword arrived. The entire poppy plant was immediately broken into pieces, and the petals fell. The golden silkworm lying on it was already startled. Dozens of golden lights shot out and flew into the air. Suddenly, a buzzing sound was heard. It turned out that the golden silkworm had a pair of transparent wing membranes on its ribs, which could flap its wings and fly whenever it was fighting or migrating long distances.
However, no matter how fast the golden silkworm ran, one of them was hit by my sword. It flew far away with a ding, circled in the air, and turned into a golden light that shot towards me!
I was greatly surprised. I used the charge skill in that strike just now. I thought that even if I couldn't kill the golden silkworm instantly, I could at least cause serious injury. But I didn't expect that the opponent was acting as if nothing had happened. If this was the case with a small monster, I could infer how terrifying the Golden Silkworm King is!
But I didn't have time to think about it. The golden silkworm moved as fast as lightning and was in front of me in an instant. Reflexively, I thrust it out. The tip of the knife touched the golden light. There was a crisp sound and the system prompt flashed by. The golden silkworm had become a dead soul under the knife and turned into my experience.
Fortunately, two slashes were enough to kill one... But that was relying on the power of the skill. If it was a normal attack, it would probably take more than ten slashes to kill it, right?
However, before I could catch my breath, the golden silkworms that had fled into the air had already rushed towards me at the same time! This was the terrifying part of the golden silkworms, they were very swarming and good at attacking in a siege!
The knife hadn't been retracted yet, so I couldn't launch an attack. There were too many golden silkworms, so dodging was not a good idea. I had to use the shield in my left hand to protect my head, and barely activated the Iron Wall skill to withstand this round of attacks.
It hurts, it hurts, it hurts... There were 13 golden silkworms in total, and my shield blocked 3 of them. The rest bit my arms, shoulders, chest, legs, and abdomen. A sharp pain went straight to my brain from the places I was bitten, and at the same time there was a sour and numb feeling, which was extremely uncomfortable. It is said that the realism of negative sensations such as pain was increased after the upgrade of Dream. Originally, I was seldom hit by monsters due to my own skills, so the impact was not big, and I was even gloating over it. Some meat shield-type players will suffer a lot, but now I hate this adjustment!
The attack power of the golden silkworms is extraordinary. Each one caused me 100 to 200 HP damage. Most of my HP was gone in an instant. In addition, the system prompt that I was poisoned kept flashing, and I lost more than 100 HP per second. If I hadn't chosen anti-poison equipment, I might have died!
I was furious, holding my knife in hand, ready to use my ultimate move!
The golden silkworms on my body flew up one after another, preparing to regroup for the attack!
Both sides launched at the same time! 13 golden lights shot towards me from different angles, and Tiger Soul also emitted golden rays, like a sun explosion, sweeping up all the golden rays!
After practicing for a period of time, my Hundred Split Thorns is now very different from the original skill set by the system. Originally, once the Hundred Split Thorns was used, the weapon in my hand would automatically vibrate rapidly and instantly launch a hundred attacks, and the hit rate on the target was calculated according to the hit rate specified by the skill level. But after hard research, I found that after the Hundred Split Thorns was used, it was not completely uncontrollable. If the attention was focused enough and the reaction was fast enough, the trajectory and direction of each attack could be controlled, and even the system rules could be ignored. When the skill was level 0, the hit rate reached 100% (of course, the attack power could not be changed)! But this is only a theoretical statement. It is beyond human power to control a hundred attacks in such a short moment. I have practiced repeatedly, but now I can only control 18 swords, and this is almost the limit. It is difficult to make further progress.
But this is enough! Under my skillful control, I chopped, stabbed, cut, blocked, and slashed. Every golden silkworm was "cared for" by me. They were blocked by the force of my sword and could not fly within ten feet of me! Originally, the Hundred Splitting Stabs was an all-attack move. Although the attack power was strong, it had no defensive effect. If the opponent attacked with an attack, the result would be a loss for both sides. However, due to my conscious control, this move became both offensive and defensive, turning the offensive of the golden silkworm into invisible!
All 13 golden silkworms were chopped away by the Tiger Soul Blade, but because the attacks were dispersed, not a single one of them died. They paused slightly in the air, and half of them pounced on me again, and the rest hovered in the air. I was stunned when I saw this, and I didn't know why the golden silkworms didn't attack in unison. You know, Hundred Ripping Thorns requires energy to be accumulated, and I can't attack again in a short time, so it is not so easy to resist. But I can deal with six golden silkworms easily.
I was just about to aim my sword at the golden silkworms flying towards me. They were all injured by the Hundred Ripping Thorns. I was thinking I could kill one or two of them this time - but the other seven golden silkworms suddenly flapped their wings rapidly. The originally low "buzzing" sound suddenly turned into a sharp "clanging" sound, like the harsh noise made by the friction between metal and glass, which was very annoying and made my hair stand on end.
This strange sound was unpleasant, but I suddenly felt numb and itchy in seven parts of my body, and at the same time, an extremely sore feeling attacked my forehead. For a moment, all the muscles in my body were out of control, and I almost let go of Tiger Soul and fell to the ground. How could I have the strength to swing the knife? I watched six golden silkworms fly close to me, and they made close contact with my body, then flew away in all directions, ready to attack again.
By this time I had realized that the golden silkworm was a kind of poison. Unlike ordinary poisons, it was not only highly toxic, but also could be controlled. The seven golden silkworms made strange noises just now to stimulate the toxins in my body, making me unable to fight.
Thanks to the blood-sucking function of Tiger Soul, my HP has been restored to full value after the attack of Hundred Rift Thorns, otherwise I would have died from the attack of the six golden silkworms just now. But now the situation is also very dangerous. I only have half blood left, and I am still losing blood due to poisoning. The golden silkworms are about to launch another attack. The most important thing is that the poison has not been resolved and I have not recovered my combat effectiveness.
I gritted my teeth, struggled to move my left hand, took out a bottle of medicine from my belt, and poured it down my mouth. At this critical moment, I decided to take a chance and chose the antidote instead of the water of life.
Sure enough, after swallowing the antidote, the numbness and soreness improved a lot. The ordinary antidote sold in the system pharmacy cannot completely eliminate the advanced poison of the golden silkworm poison, and the pharmacist who can prepare a more advanced antidote has not appeared in the dream yet. However, I have recovered my basic ability to move. Just as the golden silkworms flew over, I swung the tiger soul in my right hand and chopped one away. I raised my left hand to block two. Although I was hit by the remaining three golden silkworms, they failed to kill me instantly.
At this moment, I suddenly felt relieved, and the sour and numb feeling almost completely disappeared. It was strange, the effect of the antidote was instantaneous, which meant that the toxins could not be eliminated before I used the second bottle of antidote?
Later I understood that if the poison of the golden silkworm is not activated by the mother of the Gu, its effect of continuously deducting blood will last for a long time, but if it is actively activated to control the poisoned person, the poison will be consumed in a few seconds. Moreover, the mother of the Gu and the poison correspond one to one, which means that the poison of the golden silkworm A can only be controlled by itself, and the golden silkworm B cannot activate the toxicity of A. Therefore, the poison of the seven golden silkworms that "control the poison" in my body has disappeared. Although I am still in a poisoned state and continue to lose blood, my body functions are no longer controlled by the golden silkworms - this setting is quite reasonable, otherwise wouldn't the golden silkworms become invincible monsters?
I didn't think so much at that time. Taking advantage of this good opportunity, the golden silkworms were divided into two groups. I swung my sword and killed them. The combo of charge + stab killed two golden silkworms. I also swallowed a bottle of red medicine to restore some HP. When the other seven golden silkworms flew over to join the battle, I had already accumulated enough fighting spirit and sent out a hundred stabs again!
This time the results were brilliant. I killed five golden silkworms with one move, and the rest were all seriously injured. The following battles were easy. I killed one with one sword, and they were all done in half a minute. Then I put away the sword immediately, with high spirits.
Er Qiao came over. Xiao Qiao stuck out her tongue and said in amazement, "The number one expert in Fantasy is really amazing. He can withstand the attack of 13 golden silkworms. Even a level 80 warrior may not be able to do it!"
Her tone was a little strange. Although it was a compliment, it seemed a little sarcastic? However, this girl and I didn't get along from the moment we met, so I naturally wouldn't bother with her.
"The leader is indeed very powerful," Da Qiao said with a smile, "You don't know the characteristics of the golden silkworm. When it was controlled by the poison, I thought it was bad and I was planning to take action, but I didn't expect the leader to be able to turn the situation around. It seems that with the help of the leader, it is almost certain to deal with the Golden Silkworm King."
I frowned and said, "I'm afraid it's not that simple. I didn't expect the golden silkworm's poison to have such special properties. The Golden Silkworm King is probably even more bizarre. If we're not careful, we'll inevitably fail!"
"Wow, you are so lucky that so much golden silk dropped. Why don't my sister and I have such good luck?" Xiao Qiao's eyes were attracted by the things that dropped on the ground, especially the three balls of glittering golden silk threads. Although the golden silk dropped by ordinary golden silkworms is not top-grade, it is also a rare and good material. In the hands of the Weaver Girl, it can even be used to embroider dark gold-grade equipment. However, its drop rate is not high, usually only 1%, and it takes at least 10 balls of golden silk to make one piece of equipment. Therefore, Da Qiao didn't embroider many pieces of such equipment.
My outrageous drop rate is of course thanks to the cornucopia, but theoretically, 13 golden silkworms can only produce one ball of silk thread, so if three were to appear, it would really be a coincidence.
Xiao Qiao was talking, but her hands were moving fast. In the blink of an eye, she had cleaned up the battlefield. Seeing me looking at her with a smile, she said angrily, "What are you looking at? It's useless to you anyway. I'm helping you make the best use of it!"
Suddenly, her eyes rolled and she smiled again, "You are so lucky, why don't you get the Golden Silkworm Queen and help us make golden silk. When my sister makes it into finished products and sells it, I will give you 30% of the profits. How about that?"
After a pause, she continued, "You don't have to worry. Although my sister and I are lower level than you, we have more experience in dealing with golden silkworms than you, so there will be no problem."
I was a little confused by this girl's jumping thoughts and didn't know how to answer. Fortunately, Da Qiao came to my rescue and said, "Sister, can you please say less? It's a great favor for the leader to help us catch the Golden Silkworm King. You don't know how to be polite. It's so rude!" After that, she smiled apologetically and said to me, "Don't be offended by my spoiled sister."
I shrugged indifferently, I've gotten used to it. Nowadays, it's rare to find girls, especially pretty girls, as steady as Da Qiao, and there are many with a temper like Xiao Qiao.
But I was more interested in her last sentence, so I asked, "What's your best way to deal with the golden silkworms? From what I saw in the battle just now, if there are too many golden silkworms, even if you have the Ice Soul Needle, it may not be effective. I'm curious how you were able to move freely in this area before."
"Well... our fighting method is different from that of the leader..." Da Qiao hesitated for a moment, as if thinking about how to organize her words, but Xiao Qiao suddenly interrupted her and said, "Sister, there's no need to say more. It's impossible to explain it clearly. Why don't we try to show him and he will understand?" After saying that, she didn't wait for Da Qiao to answer and walked towards another bunch of poppies.
Da Qiao shook her head, feeling helpless about her sister, and had no choice but to follow.
At this time, Xiao Qiao was only a few steps away from the poppy plant. In fact, the golden silkworm is a monster that actively attacks. It was just that my horse speed was too fast last time, so I was able to attack first. Xiao Qiao walked over, and before she made a move, more than a dozen golden silkworms on the flower plant flew up and pounced on her.
With the sound of "clang", Xiao Qiao had drawn her sword. She shook her jade wrist slightly and drew a circle with the sword. The three-foot-long sword in her hand cut a circle of light in the air, which actually circled all the golden silkworms. After a burst of ding-dang-dang sounds like a sudden rain of dense collisions, no golden silkworm could break through the sword circle and rush to Xiao Qiao, and they could not even escape. They were controlled by Xiao Qiao's sword power and imprisoned five feet in front of her!
Xiao Qiao's sword moves were in an arc shape, and the long sword drew circles that were large or small, flat or slanted, continuously without interruption. At first, the golden silkworms gathered in one place, but soon they were separated, and some were one or two, some were three or four, and were controlled in sword circles of different shapes. They kept losing blood in the repeated collisions with the sword, and had no room for resistance or struggle!
"Tai Chi!" I cried out. Obviously, Xiao Qiao's sword technique was not a system skill, but the Tai Chi sword in traditional Chinese martial arts!
In the past, I have met masters who can apply real-life martial arts to the game, but it is rare to see someone like Xiao Qiao who can use her martial arts to the fullest, and even have the power to surpass the system skills. For a while, I was excited. I am also the kind of person who strives to break through the system limitations, use the ultra-high realism of fantasy, and pursue skills to improve my strength. I used to be proud of this, but today I know that there are always people better than me. It turns out that this unruly little girl has such a skill. If I didn’t rely on a lucky account, I’m afraid my strength would not be as good as hers! I vaguely feel that I have seen a way to further improve my own strength.
At this time Da Qiao also made a move. She raised her right hand and a green light shot out from her fingertips. It was as fast as lightning and accurately shot into Xiao Qiao's sword circle. After a light "swish" sound, a golden star fell in the sky. Obviously, a golden silkworm had been shot dead. The power of the Ice Soul Needle was indeed extraordinary and beyond my expectations!
Da Qiao waved her hands without stopping, and the situation was different again. Seven or eight arrow-like green lights shot out, and all of them hit the target. However, the attack power this time seemed not as strong as the first strike, and no golden silkworm was killed. But if you look closely, you can see that the golden light on each golden silkworm that was hit was dim, and a layer of white frost condensed on the surface, and the flying speed was also greatly slowed down, which was similar to the freezing skill of the mage's water magic.
I knew that Da Qiao was intentionally using different skills to show me their fighting characteristics so that I could cooperate more closely with them when dealing with the Golden Silkworm King. Therefore, I also observed carefully and memorized them silently.
With the two sisters working together, they wiped out the small group of golden silkworms in less than three minutes. I also understood why they could go in and out of the wilderness many times without any harm, and even had the confidence to capture the golden silkworm king. Xiao Qiao's Tai Chi swordsmanship is extremely yin and soft, and it can guide the force according to the situation. It is considered the best defense. Even if it is me, I am afraid that I can only rely on the advantage of having a mount and the impact of the charge skill to break the opponent's defense, or take a very extreme attack direction, such as a sweeping knife close to the ground to cut the opponent's feet, so that the opponent's sword force cannot be deployed, otherwise I will be helpless. However, computers are computers after all. No matter how high the AI is, they lack the ability to respond to the advanced martial arts that are the crystallization of human wisdom. If it is a monster like a stone giant, it can rely on the advantage of its huge size to encircle and pressure it. As long as four stone giants are sandwiched, no swordsmanship can be used, and there is no room to swing the sword. Small monsters like golden silkworms are just restrained. As long as the number does not reach the level that can drown Xiao Qiao, it is probably difficult to hurt her at all.
Xiao Qiao's swordsmanship also has a weakness, because it is not a system skill, so there is no attack bonus, the attack power is too weak, just look at her sword slashing on the golden silkworm, only 30 to 50 points of damage, if she is alone, it is questionable whether she can kill these dozen golden silkworms in half an hour. However, with Da Qiao's cooperation, everything is completely different. The Ice Soul Needle is sharp and fierce. In addition to the fierce attack, it also adds special damage. Don't kill the golden silkworm too fast. The two sisters are a perfect match.
At this time, the two Qiao sisters were already walking towards me. I said with admiration, "Amazing! I didn't expect you two to be so powerful. It seems that you are really capable of dealing with the Golden Silkworm King on your own. I'm afraid I can't help you much. I'm really ashamed."
Xiao Qiao rolled her eyes at me, as if to say, "You just found out about this?" Da Qiao smiled and said, "What are you talking about, Alliance Leader? We sisters just took advantage of the teamwork. It's beyond our ability to defeat a dozen golden silkworms on our own like you did! After all, the Golden Silkworm King is a C-level Boss. I'm afraid it won't be as easy to deal with as an ordinary golden silkworm. We'll need your help!"
