Necromancer chopping down trees

Chapter 10: First Duel
"Lao Zhou, I asked you to help me, and see how you helped me."

"I only said I would try my best, but I didn't say I would be able to take her away smoothly. It's not easy to fool young people nowadays."

Wang Yue kept sending messages to Lao Zhou. This experienced tester had a thousand reasons to shirk responsibility, saying that it had nothing to do with him.

"Damn Lao Zhou, Xiao Nuo, help me cut the drop rate of his account in half."

Fat Cat no longer listened to Wang Yue's dissuasion, and the fight was inevitable.

In the cornfield, Mage Dolly and Warrior Lao Zhou were clearing monsters. They had taken on the same task as Fat Cat, which was to collect eight portions of corn in the field.

"Miss, don't worry and pick up the items. If any monster appears, I will immediately step forward to block it."

Lao Zhou, carrying an axe, had already chopped down a lot of [cornworms], and there were unpicked spoils all around him.

As a conscientious tester, he understood the importance of currying favor with people with connections, so he served as Dolly's bodyguard in this test.

"You observe from the sidelines and record any abnormal behavior during the game."

"clear."

After Wang Yue sent the message, Lao Zhou did suggest that Dolly explore deeper into the woods.

But because the eldest daughter had already accepted the task of collecting corn, Lao Zhou had to give up at Dolly's insistence.

He had just replied to Wang Yue's message. With his height advantage, Lao Zhou had already spotted the fat cat rushing towards him.

"Both young ladies have very quick tempers, so it's best for me to back off."

Looking at the fat cat coming at him aggressively, Lao Zhou chose to give way.

He will come out to mediate when things get out of control, but now is not the time.

"Why did you leave?"

Dolly stood up and put the [Woodland Corn] she had just picked up back into the package.

Lao Zhou raised his head and motioned for her to look outside the cornfield.

"Naive little sister, she must have thought she was getting carried away just because she got a green outfit, and she's thinking about getting revenge for last time."

Seeing the fat cat rushing towards her with ill intentions, Dolly raised the wooden stick above her head with both hands, and flames began to condense.

This is a competition between beginner players and also the first PVP competition in the game.

"The flaming arrows are coming."

"You don't need to remind me, I've already seen it."

The warning prompt has appeared on the interface. The fat cat waved the dagger in the air twice, preparing to split the flame in half with one blow.

"Don't take it head-on. This skill has built-in tracking."

Wang Yue kindly reminded him, but Fat Cat only planned to break through head-on.

There was a wooden fence outside the cornfield. Even if she jumped over the fence, she would have to go through the tall corn. It seemed that Dolly had the upper hand at the moment.

"You should have sneaked up first to make the other party lose their target. You didn't listen to the good advice."

Fat Cat aimed at the flying flame and stabbed with a dagger, but the flame split into two before the weapons were about to make contact and bypassed her arm.

Finally, the two flames merged into one and hit the fat cat's chest.

[Damage received: 10]

The pain system was turned on in this test, but only at the lowest level.

In addition to the headset, the game's hardware equipment can also be connected to an external leather jacket with pulse function. Originally, this type of equipment was used by the aviation industry to simulate the outer space environment. Later, after its functions were simplified, it was transformed into a civilian entertainment device.

"Ouch, it's hot."

The fat cat covered his chest with one hand and continued to swing his weapon forward.

Currently, the health of the two is 30 to 20. After one shot of [Fire Arrow], Dolly still has mana left for 3 casts. Now she continues to chant and prepare for the second shot.

"Now you know you're at a disadvantage, right? The most important thing when fighting a mage is vision. If she loses her target when casting a spell, she won't be able to cast it successfully."

The fat cat curled her lips. After she crossed the fence, she no longer rushed forward, but chose to squat and hide behind the corn stalks.

[Fire Arrow spell failed]

You need a goal

After losing the target, the spell cannot be cast, and the condensed flame energy immediately dissipates and turns into mana and returns to the caster.

Dolly put down her stick, frowned, and looked at the corn stalks where the fat cat was hiding, thinking deeply.

"She only participated in one game test before, how come she knows combat techniques?"

Now Dolly has begun to suspect that it was Wang Yue who was helping her. Her sister doesn't have many friends, and Wang Yue is the only one who understands the game.

"The mage is still too weak in the early stages. Without control skills, he will be at a disadvantage if someone gets close to him."

Even though she was at a disadvantage, Dolly remained calm. She put the wooden staff back into the package and replaced it with a dagger and a wooden shield as weapons.

There is no limit to the weapons that players can use, but different weapons will be more suitable for corresponding professions.

For example, staffs often have bonuses to intelligence and spell damage, and axes will increase the player's strength and health.

"In the early stages, everyone has the same attributes and only a few skills. The difference in PVP lies in weapon skills."

Dolly spoke in a didactic tone to the fat cat behind the cornstalks as she strolled forward with a haughty look on her face.

As a spectator, Wang Yue noticed that Dolly had changed her weapon, and he immediately reminded Fat Cat to prepare for battle.

"Sneak, change position."

The fat cat nodded, used [Stealth] to turn himself into a transparent man, and moved in the direction of Wang Yue's finger.

On the other side, Dolly had come to the cornstalk where the fat cat had just been.

She first struck the left side with her shield, then immediately jumped to the right side, drew her dagger, and stabbed the back of the corn stalk.

"Missed? Looks like you used the stealth skill."

Seeing that the fat cat behind the corn stalks had disappeared, Dolly's brows relaxed because she was sure that it was Wang Yue who was helping her sister.

"Is it so fun to play around with kids?"

Dolly muttered to herself, she retracted her weapon, squatted down to pick up the [Woodland Corn] in front of her, and turned her back to the cornfield.

Under the guidance of Wang Yue, the fat cat in stealth mode walked into the center of the cornfield, where Lao Zhou was standing, watching the battle.

"Isn't he another tester? I remember his name was, old...old man?"

"His name is Lao Zhou. He is a veteran employee of your company."

The fat cat looked back and found that Dolly was facing away from him with her weapon back on her body.

"Thank you, Wang Yue. Now is a good opportunity."

She thought that she had successfully gotten behind him, and unless Dolly cheated, she would never be able to see her.

So the fat cat came out of stealth mode and started sprinting directly.

"Wait, she's obviously lying to you."

But the fat cat didn't care about that. His chest was still hot, and he couldn't just let it go after being hit by a [Fire Arrow] in vain.

"The kid is finally getting anxious."

Dolly stood up immediately. Although she was squatting just now, she did not pick up the props, but just put the weapon back on her body.

[Damage caused: 2 (block)]

Dolly blocked with her shield, but the effect was still weak. She then counterattacked with a sword, which just happened to grazed the fat cat's shoulder.

[Damage received: 1 (deflection)]

Forcing yourself to use a different weapon will incur a damage penalty, including a greater chance of deflection damage, a greater chance of the victim dodging the attack, and a lower chance of critical damage.

"You're nothing more than that."

If two injuries occur at the same time, you can calculate using elementary school mathematics that the final winner must be the fat cat.

She showed her fangs and smiled triumphantly, then stabbed Dolly with another dagger.

Dolly's face showed a lot of effort as she defended and retreated, slowly moving the battlefield outside the cornfield.

The two fought for ten rounds, and each side had only 10 health points left.

"Stop eating melons and go outside to stop the fight."

It is certainly interesting to watch two women fighting, but Wang Yue found that Fat Cat was already too excited. If the fight continued, the winner would only be Dolly.

"Got it. I'm always observing the battle situation."

After sending the message, Lao Zhou chuckled and walked out of the cornfield carrying an axe.

Now Fat Cat and Dolly have come to an open area. Neither of them has enough physical strength to support their escape, so they can only fight in the wild.

"If you beg for mercy now, I may consider letting you go."

Another dagger stabbed out, and the fat cat successfully caused 2 points of damage. The opponent's attack was just a tickle. As long as she could hold on for another 1 times, she would win.

"You really will never grow up. Remember to listen to the advice of your elders."

This time, after the fat cat completed the attack, Dolly did not fight back, but curled up in place with the shield held to her chest.

"I need you to take care of it?"

As soon as he heard the other person talking, the fat cat felt inexplicably angry.

She raised her dagger to attack again, and three consecutive blows were blocked by the shield, but it still caused 6 points of damage.

"I just hate you. I hate the way you talk to me and how you always ignore my feelings."

One last strike would be enough to finish off the opponent. Fat Cat held the handle of the knife with two fingers, turned the weapon in his palm, and finally put the blade inward to his waist.

She didn't mean to let Dolly go, but chose to bump into her with her shoulder.

[Damage caused: 1]

The fat cat hit the shield and caused Dolly's weapon to fall out of her hand.

But it was only through this collision that she could see clearly what Dolly was doing. It turned out that she had been charging up [Fire Arrow] and was just using the shield to block her vision.

"STOPPPP!"

A red shadow flashed between the two ladies, and Lao Zhou appeared with a huge axe on his shoulder, stepping on a harmless little animal.

"Charge is a famous warrior skill. I didn't expect Lao Zhou to get this skill at level 3."

Now that the battle has finally paused, Wang Yue also has the opportunity to interrupt.

The duel was meaningless with Lao Zhou sandwiched between the two. Dolly dispersed the magic, took out the [Red Apple] that could restore health from the package and started to eat it.

"It turns out that she has always been letting me..."

After knocking down the shield, Fat Cat realized that the other party was not serious at all, and his expression became frustrated.

If [Fire Arrow] is released in advance and you only have 10 health points, you will be killed.

"Who said that? Aren't you also giving in to her?"

Seeing the fat cat's embarrassed expression, Wang Yue immediately began to ease the atmosphere.

"Did I?"

"Don't forget that you have a way to recover. If you find a place to use the elementary prayer spell while sneaking, it won't matter if you are hit by the flaming arrow in the end."

Fat Cat sighed. She was too anxious when she saw the flaw. If she had listened carefully to Wang Yue, perhaps she would not be so ashamed now.

"My two young ladies, don't forget that we are not here to play games this time. We need to test the game functions."

Lao Zhou said with his hands on his waist and a serious face, he was completely different from the one who was just watching the fight.

"If you continue to interfere with my work like this, I will report you to the company and deprive you of your testing privileges."

"Well said Lao Zhou!"

Although Lao Zhou could not hear Wang Yue's cheers, his momentum was enough to put an end to the duel between the women.

"I'm sorry, I was reckless."

As the one who started the trouble, Fat Cat apologized to the two of them. Although Fat Cat had a childish side, she knew clearly who was at fault.

"It's okay, let's continue to complete the mission."

After recovering from her food, Dolly didn't take the matter to heart. She changed her weapon back to a staff and returned to the cornfield to continue collecting mission items.

Lao Zhou smiled and nodded to Fat Cat in approval, and he continued to follow Dolly to do his duty.

"Well, that's over now. The cornfield is big, let's find a spot and start collecting props."

The fat cat nodded obediently. She first used [Basic Prayer] to quickly restore her health, and then found an uncleaned cornfield to start her task.

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The guardians of the cornfield are called [Cornworms]. They are all ordinary level 3 monsters. They look like giant slugs, and their golden skins are very similar to the color of corn.

As a yellow-named monster that will not actively attack, the cornworm moves slowly but has a slightly higher health volume, making it the favorite target of the mage.

"Why is it another disgusting monster? Wang Yue, can you be a human being?"

Looking at the appearance of the slug, the fat cat felt that killing it would only dirty his dagger.

"Since they are yellow-named monsters, can I just ignore them and pick the corn?"

This time the fat cat did not take action immediately, but stopped where he was and waited for Wang Yue's reply.

"No, they will immediately attack the player who is picking corn. This monster moves slowly, so as long as you fight and retreat at the same time, the cornworms will not be able to cause any harm to you."

After telling the fat cat the monster's weakness, the little devil stepped aside and left the battlefield to her.

"Well, I really hope you can change the monster model, especially this disgusting guy. On behalf of female players, I hope you can change it to a cuter animal."

"I'll think about it carefully."

This monster, whose entire body is almost identical, has no weaknesses. The fat cat stabbed the [Cornworm] in the body with a knife, but the opponent's blood bar just turned red, and it showed almost no resistance.

[Damage caused: 3]

"So weak? I'm going to start speeding up."

With Wang Yue's response strategy, the fat cat kept swinging her weapon and scraping the monster. Although it took half a minute to get rid of the enemy, she did not suffer any damage.

After death, the [corn worm] split directly in the middle, and yellow juice sprayed into the sky.

In the blink of an eye, the plump body of the worm wilts, leaving only the worthless [corn worm skin].

"Pick it up, it might be useful."

The fat cat looked at the khaki insect skin with disgust. She hesitated for a long time, but ultimately couldn't convince herself to pick up such a disgusting prop.

She stared at the little devil with wide eyes, and her expression looked as if she wanted to eat Wang Yue.

"I won't force you. Let's just pick the corn."

When picking up items, you need to take back your weapon, and it will take some time to read the collection bar.

During this period, any damage received will interrupt the reading, so players need to clear out nearby monsters, especially red-named monsters.

"Hey."

[Collection Success: Woodland Corn]

After collecting, we obtained golden corn as thick as our arms, with each kernel full and without any blemishes.

"The corn you made is so fake. I have never bought golden corn."

"Indeed, although the corn sold in the market is a little ugly, it is not sprayed with pesticides and can be eaten after being cooked."

"I remember now. The only time I went to your house last year, you cooked corn for me. You are worthy of being me, Wang Yue."

"Hey, do the mission, the mission is important, the mission is important."

Wang Yue was glad that it was just a video call. If she had been there in person, she might have been stabbed by the fat cat.

PVP is very interesting, and wild PVP is the most interesting. Wild PVP is boring.

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