Chapter 2: Da Fei Prequel (: Focusing on Eating Alone)
Da Fei's post on the public channel immediately stirred up a storm of cursing.
—— Public Channel : "Kill Bastards" is a piece of trash who steals bosses. He got this equipment by stealing the Wolf King Boss we were fighting!
—— Public Channel : From now on, everybody needs to be careful around "Kill Bastards". This damn trash harms others by last-hitting and stealing bosses.
—— Public Channel : Haha!
Thus, Da Fei, who had already incited public outrage, once again became the target of everyone's denunciation. In short, don't let him reach level 10, kill him every time you see him.
At this moment, Da Fei dumps the newbie's one-handed sword of 1-2 damage and switches to a two-handed weapon, the Wolf Fang Club with a 20-25 damage range, killing level 3 giant caterpillars with a single blow—feeling damn good about it. Other players treated Da Fei like a piece of dog poo, avoiding him from afar.
No one's snatching mobs? Ha, who can compete with my insta-kill? With that, Da Fei effortlessly murdered his way through level 3 bugs and smoothly leveled up to 5. Ah, there's a sense of achievement indeed. Skills? Nothing much to talk about, just continuing with full attack.
Level 5 now, off to the old spot to kill wolves. Oh! Meet again! These four dumbass youths fawning over a beaut? Ha, you dumbass lads, can't you see she's fishing for suckers? Watch me come and disgust you all.
Da Fei approached and said, "Hello, beaut!"
The five of them cursed, "Die trash, scram!"
Right then, a wolf spawned beside Da Fei. He swung his club, landing a critical hit, and the wolf was one-shot killed! Everyone's brows twitched at that. Haha, having good equipment is what truly matters!
Da Fei cocked his Wolf Fang Club up, "Feeling cocky?"
"Your mom's cocky!"
Da Fei shook his Wolf Skin Armor and asked smugly, "Looking cool?"
"Cool my ass, get lost!"
Da Fei nodded in satisfaction, turning to a furiously glaring Ye Qinghan, "Beauty, you've got no future hanging with these foul-mouthed losers. It's so beneath you, join my team? I'll look after you."
Ye Qinghan regarded him with utmost disdain and coldly said, "Scram!"
Da Fei asked, "You like hanging out with these four dumbasses that much?"
Ye Qinghan angrily responded, "Still better than trash like you."
Da Fei nodded and grinned, "That's right, they are better than trash."
The four youths cursed out loud. Da Fei let out a long laugh and went off to kill wolves on his own. Everyone was fuming, grinding mobs and leveling up as best they could.
With his Wolf Fang Club in hand and wearing Wolf Skin Armor, Da Fei had both offense and defense, killing a wolf with two blows and insta-killing during crits—ah, such efficiency and experience gain, only pity was the slow spawn rate. Even Da Fei, who hadn't gamed for years, couldn't help but feel extremely satisfied.
Da Fei one-shots another wolf, then taunts the others, "Is the experience from one wolf even enough for the five of you to share?"
Ye Qinghan angrily declared, "We'll go kill in the forest."
The four youths agreed resentfully, "Yeah!"
Hahaha, just worrying about slow spawning wolves, and here they leave, perfectly making space. Da Fei joyously hammers away. No wonder people cuss when monsters are stolen—Da Fei would be peeved too if someone stole his mobs. Of course, as annoyed as he might be, Da Fei's mentality had evolved long ago. The greatest joy in gaming isn't really in killing mobs, but in building your happiness on the misery of others. So at level 6, Da Fei couldn't wait to go and bug them again.
Eh? Where are they? Didn't they go deeper into the forest?
Da Fei cleared his way through the monsters, searching as he went, while other players avoided him like the plague. Da Fei felt the strong sense of superiority that said, "I'm a gangster, who am I afraid of?"
He found a small mound in the forest, faintly hearing the roar of beasts. Circling the mound, he discovered a cave and entered to explore. Inside, the roars were thunderous. Could there be a boss?
In no time, the answer was revealed. Not only was there a boss, but a pro as well. A level 8 rogue named Dragon Scale was single-handedly fighting against a level 13 tiger. Judging by the tiger's health bar, it was undoubtedly a boss.
The rogue used his flippant positioning and douchebag consciousness to deftly utilize the cave's complex terrain, jumping up and down, in an agile weaving loop, while the big tiger clumsily gave chase helplessly. Every corner turn slowed the tiger, and he seized the moment to turn around and throw a poisoned flying knife, grinding down half of the tiger's health with the weak poison damage ticking for -1, -1 every second.
Da Fei was stunned.
Da Fei used to game a lot during his school days, playing strategy games and counter-strike with his classmates at internet cafes. Da Fei was that type of player who gets ignored because of his level, either the first one to get taken out or the last one standing. Amidst his teammates' cursing, Da Fei would unabashedly assert, "That's the treatment of a super expert!", then earning himself a round of eye rolls.
What Da Fei looked for in gaming was exactly that atmosphere. After graduating and saving up his salary, Da Fei bought a computer but still occasionally went to internet cafes for that communal gaming vibe. Da Fei believed that games were meant to be played together.
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Now this monkey-like guy is just a matter of time before he grinds the boss to death, which is, without doubt, the legendary "hogging the loot." Da Fei hated hogging the loot the most. Da Fei's bosses always loved to do that.
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I'm going to rob it! No, it's no use, the boss's health is already past half, whatever I steal would still count as his, robbing the boss would be helping him. That's why he was so unfazed when he saw Da Fei come in; he was hoping Da Fei would try to rob him.
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Ugh, what I detest the most is that smug "everything is under control" look. Da Fei decided to go up and talk to him to distract him.
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Da Li stepped forward and greeted, "Yo, master player." The tiger's aggro was on the master player, so Da Fei wasn't worried about getting hurt.
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Dragon Scale glanced at Da Fei indifferently, didn't respond, and continued to kite the tiger.
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"Master player, aren't you tired?"
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Still the master player ignored him. Oh, seems like my question lacks depth. Let's talk about the domestic situation first.
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Da Fei said, "I heard that the property prices in major cities are generally decreasing, while Wall Street is entering the domestic financial market. Do you think there's an inevitable connection between the two, and what sort of impact do you think this will have on the future domestic property and stock markets?"
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Then let's talk international situation, "In light of the refusal to abandon nuclear ambitions, Comrade Little Jin has put forward the concept of peaceful unification of the peninsula. Do you think it's possible to realize it? Does it have any implications for our country's own peaceful unification?"
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"......."
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Not interested in current affairs, eh? Then, how about we talk about beauties: "Regarding the Sister Feng's pregnancy event..."
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Da Fei's malicious intent was obvious, but the master player, unmoved by Da Fei's gibberish, watched as the tiger was about to go down.
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Sigh, to be a master player indeed, strong not only in technique but also in composure.
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Da Fei helplessly stood up, when suddenly, a faint whine reached his ears, and even the master player's face changed, casting a worried glance at Da Fei.
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There's my chance!
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Da Fei looked around but found nothing, turned back to the master player, and saw him sweating buckets! Wahaha, there must be something that has disturbed the master player's composure!
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Another whine, there it is! Da Fei charged into a dark corner, a rustling grass heap, Da Fei rummaged through it, and found a baby tiger!
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"Haha! Thanks, master player!" Da Fei triumphantly picked up the cub.
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"Damn it!" The already anxious master player finally spoke.
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— "Ah!" The always flawless master player finally made a mistake at the last moment.
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— System Prompt: You have discovered a tiger cub. Warning, in 3 seconds the mother tiger will attack you!
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"Aooo!" The tiger boss who had just one-shotted the master player roared and pounced on Da Fei, now it was just skin and bones.
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Da Fei gripped the Wolf Fang Club tight and struck head-on! Bang! "-11" "-156" two damage values popped up over their heads.
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The result was, the tiger went down, and Da Fei was left with just a sliver of health, lucky for him he had good equipment.
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— System Prompt: You have slain the Tiger King Boss, you obtain one Tiger King Pet.
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— System Prompt: You obtain a "Tiger King Cloak".
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Tiger King Cloak: A cloak made from tiger skin, tough and sturdy, Defense +150, Constitution +15.
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Wahaha, the defense on this cloak is even higher than Wolf Skin Armor, awesome! Da Fei immediately showed it off in the public channel.
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— Public Channel : Kill Bastards, remember this, from now on our Dragon Slayer Guild will make sure you can't leave Newbie Village.
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The public channel was in an uproar again, Dragon Scale? The boss of Dragon Slayer Guild? Dragon Slayer Guild as a whole entered "Dominance" game? This dead trash is really finished.
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— Public Channel : Haha!
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Turns out it's the guild master, seems all bosses have this hogging habit, but man, isn't his problem a bit too big? If you had a Little Honey or something by your side, maybe you wouldn't end up with nothing, both people and money gone, right?
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Haha, you deserve the anger, you bastard, serves you right!
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