Chapter 24: Counter Blood!!
At night, the Monster's attack range increased significantly, and the spawn rate also went up.
The most important point was that it was hard to see.
Although the moonlight was abundant, many Monster areas were in the woods, blocked by trees, so only a little light could reach the ground.
Despite this, some players were still grinding Monsters all night to level up quickly and reach level 10.
It could be said that the World announcement of Li Xiang reaching level 10 still stimulated many players, who were frantically grinding Monsters to level up.
It could be said that Li Xiang was very lucky; not a single Monster attacked him along the way.
And encountering these low-level Monsters, Li Xiang had no interest in fighting them. He just wanted to see what the Novice Village guardian BOSS looked like, then get rid of it, so he could leave the Village overnight!
As he walked, Li Xiang opened his backpack.
"There's still the special ability roulette I haven't used, I'll use it."
Taking out the roulette, Li Xiang directly spun it.
As the roulette spun, Li Xiang's steps also stopped.
After a moment, the roulette stopped, landing on an ability.
【Ding! Congratulations on obtaining the special ability 'Counter Blood'】
"Counter Blood? What kind of ability is this?"
Li Xiang immediately checked the effect of the new ability.
Counter Blood: After a Counterattack effect is triggered, it will Counterattack 1278 (10% of user's HP) points of true damage to the target.
"Holy crap!!!"
Li Xiang's eyes immediately widened.
For other players, this ability might not be that great, because the ability itself doesn't have a trigger mechanism for the Counterattack effect; only after the Counterattack effect is triggered through other means will it deal Counterattack damage!!!
But Li Xiang was different!!!
He had the Ci Shen Ji (Sub-God-level) ability Counterattack, which gave him a 50% chance to Counterattack when attacked!!!
"These two abilities link up!!!"
"And it's true damage!! Now his HP is over ten thousand, 10% counters 1278. Counting every single Monster in the Novice Village, if he stands in front of them and lets them hit him, he'd probably counter them to death first, and his own HP wouldn't drop much!!!"
Li Xiang swallowed, was this ridiculously strong?!!!
This was the benefit of having multiple abilities!!!
Taking a deep breath, Li Xiang calmed his excited mood, humming a little tune as he continued forward.
Soon, Li Xiang walked to the level 10 Monster area, the Magic Spider's Monster area.
Here, two Magic Spider Nests had spawned.
Seeing the two Magic Spider Nests, Li Xiang's eyes lit up.
These were all BOSSes, capable of dropping many good items.
Although players throughout the Village couldn't continue leveling up past level 10 before defeating the guardian BOSS in the Novice Village, experience points could still increase, but they would stop increasing after reaching the limit for level 10.
Arriving before a Magic Spider Nest, just as Li Xiang was about to attack, a sound of something piercing the air shot over and directly hit Li Xiang.
Before Li Xiang could react, two system prompts appeared in succession.
【Ding! Player 'Violent Three' has actively attacked You. You have 5 minutes of Counterattack time without any penalty.】
【Ding! You have killed player 'Violent Three'. You have gained Counterattack Point +1.】
Li Xiang: ???
"Holy crap!!! How did Third Brother die?!"
"Damn it!!! What happened?!"
"Third Brother's bow and arrow dropped! Quick, pick it up!"
"......"
Several shocked voices appeared from the distant bushes.
Li Xiang immediately looked over and saw a few shadowy figures.
After realizing Li Xiang had spotted them, they all immediately ran out.
Li Xiang glanced over; four players, none of them hid their IDs or levels.
They were 'Violent One', 'Violent Two', 'Raging Four', and 'Raging Five'.
There was no Three, because he had been killed.
Li Xiang glanced at the combat log.
To be precise... he was countered to death.
The Counter Blood ability he had just obtained came in handy.
Over a thousand damage was simply an astronomical figure for players in the Novice Village. Currently, most players' HP hovered around two or three hundred.
The four Violent numbers immediately surrounded Li Xiang.
Violent One spoke up, "Tell us the secret to why You have so much game currency! We'll spare Your life!!!"
After he finished speaking, he found Li Xiang looking at him with an expression like he was looking at an idiot.
Violent Two quietly reminded him, "Guild Leader, we're in the game... it's okay if we die, can You stop being so stupid..."
Violent One, upon hearing that, cursed loudly, "Damn it! Don't I know that?! I was just bluffing him!!!"
After speaking, Violent One glared fiercely at Li Xiang, "Are You going to talk?!"
Li Xiang was speechless.
Where did these few simpletons come from?
If he actively killed players, it would increase his sin value. Too much sin value affects drop rates and leads to being hunted by NPCs. Li Xiang had no interest in taking the initiative to attack.
Pushing Violent One away, Li Xiang prepared to leave.
"Hey! Damn it! You dare push me! Kill him! Make his equipment drop!!!"
After Violent One finished speaking, he charged towards Li Xiang, carrying his saber.
On the first day of the server opening, being able to replace the 'fire poker' meant either being a minor expert, having incredibly good luck, or both.
Behind him, Raging Five seemed to see something. His eyes widened, and he cried out in terror, "Guild Leader, he's Qu Ming..."
Before he could finish speaking, Violent One's saber had already landed on Li Xiang.
However, no damage value appeared above Li Xiang.
Instead, a damage value appeared above Violent One.
-1278
Instantly, Violent One turned into a white light and disappeared.
【Ding! Player 'Violent One' has actively attacked You. You have 5 minutes of Counterattack time without any penalty.】
【Ding! You have killed player 'Violent One'. You have gained Counterattack Point +1.】
Clatter.
A bow and arrow dropped.
"Oh! Equipment dropped too."
Li Xiang happily picked it up, then looked at the remaining three Violent Ones.
"Their luck wasn't very good. Why don't the three of You come over and try?"
At this moment, the three Violent numbers stared at Li Xiang, dumbfounded.
Active attacks would show the opponent's ID in the log.
Violent Three, who had just been countered to death, sent them a message.
They attacked the great god Qu Ming!!!
He even sent a screenshot; the ID was exactly the same as the one that had appeared on the World announcement N times today, with absolutely no spaces or punctuation or anything.
The three of them were now cold from head to toe, their faces ashen.
Of all people to offend, they offended this god-level great god!!!
Damn it, they couldn't play this game anymore!!!
Violent Two's mentality collapsed on the spot, and he force-logged out.
In Myth, logging out is not allowed during combat or in dangerous wild areas. If a player force-logs out, they will face a 12-hour weakened period upon logging back in!!!
The remaining Raging Four and Raging Five exchanged glances, then looked at Li Xiang with bitter smiles, "Great god! We were wrong!"
"We failed to recognize a great figure; we deserve to die!"
Li Xiang also didn't want to personally kill them; besides increasing his sin value, there was no benefit. Seeing their good attitude in admitting their mistake, Li Xiang revealed a smile.
"How about this, I'm not some great villain either."
"Leave behind all the equipment and game currency on Your bodies, and I'll let You go."