Chapter 6 - 3 A Deserted Island for Two
This was a barren rocky island just a hundred meters around. Apart from a few coconut trees and a decayed large sailboat beached on the shore for an unknown number of years, there was nothing else! A Newbie Village without people! The difficulty of this beginning could be described as hopeless!
Could it be that my specialty was also a Divine Skill, so I received the same starting treatment as this Admiral? Before entering the game, Da Fei had already done extensive homework. The better the specialty a player randomly gets, the more difficult the start. Of course, no matter how difficult, or how treacherous the examiner, there was at least one thing: the examiner would definitely assign professionally, i.e., it would be impossible to assign an Admiral to a desert mountain area. It was precisely because of this point that Blood Sea Wave dared to provocatively anger the examiner without any hesitation and was then assigned to this hellhole! And the worse the place, the greater the potential harvest!
Damn! An uninhabited island, a mysterious treasure shipwreck, unimaginable rewards, all of it should have been prepared for the protagonist alone! And yet? There was actually one more person! My god! Did you send this God-level Hero to disgust me, or did you send me to disgust him?
Now, Da Fei and Blood Sea Wave turned their eyes away from the clearly suspicious stranded sailboat and looked at each other in dismay!
Feeling the other's unfriendly gaze, Da Fei couldn't help but feel a bit tense! Isn't this kind of place supposed to not accommodate two competing tigers? He wouldn't try to PK me, would he? Level 3 Soldier, that's quite incomprehensible. One could beat three of me without negotiation!
Da Fei quickly laughed sensibly, "Hey bro, hello, hello. You and I meeting on this deserted island is fate, let's take care of each other from now on."
Blood Sea Wave coldly said, "I've seen you, you were in the same Newbie Hall with me just now."
Da Fei was suddenly stunned! This kid had a photographic memory? He could remember dozens of people from the hall? He had no choice but to laugh, "Good eyesight, bro. We both came out of the same Newbie Hall, which makes it even more fateful."
Blood Sea Wave gripped the sword hilt coldly, "Since you know my talent specialty, I must also know your talent specialty and skills. I'll be straight, my skill is Basic Attack Skill!"
(Note: Basic Attack Skill—increases melee damage of hero troops by 10%)
Sigh, although it was an unpleasant demand for Da Fei, cooperation was always better than internal conflict in such a predicament! Mainly because I couldn't beat him!
Da Fei busily laughed, "A trash specialty, not worth mentioning," then revealed his own specialty and skills.
Blood Sea Wave coldly said, "I don't take people with me!"
Da Fei was suddenly dumbfounded, "Well, bro, I didn't say you had to take me. It's normal for us two players to look out for each other and cooperate, isn't it?"
With a clang, Blood Sea Wave unsheathed his iron sword, pointing it at Da Fei's throat, and laughed, "Look out? Cooperate? With a trash gunner like you? If it weren't for your garbage specialty not being worth the reputation loss of PK, I would've chopped you up right away. Every time I see you, I'd cut you once, leaving you in a weakened state for life with no chance of recovery!"
Damn, so blunt! Worried about precisely that!
Da Fei's face changed, stunned. "I mean bro, it's our first time playing a game together. We don't have any deep-seated hatred. Is it necessary? Besides, your God-level Hero has endless prospects. Why worsen relations over this small matter?"
Blood Sea Wave laughed wildly, "I play the game however I want. If you're not happy, come cut me! I trust players the least! To be clear, as a God-level Hero, as soon as I speak, millions will flood in. If I get tired of killing and part with my account, bosses will immediately sail over to take over! You get it?"
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Damn! Another person who believes they can run the game however they want, just like me back in the day, insolvable!
Does the Yangtze River wave push forward the wave in front? Da Fei had no choice but to sigh, "Yeah, yeah, you're awesome."
Blood Sea Wave coldly said, "This ship is my territory, you get lost!"
The earlier wave dying on the beach, huh? Da Fei helplessly raised his hands while retreating, "Fine, fine! I'll go play by myself..."
Blood Sea Wave coldly said, "Smart move!" After speaking, he turned aloofly, wading towards the shipwreck.
A million grass mud horses galloped in Da Fei's heart! Retribution! I could only bear it and think openly, I now have careers and goals, I can't mess around like back in the day for no reason.
Now, what to do? There's nothing on this birdless island, and the shipwreck is occupied by this jerk, only the sea is left to explore. Back in the day, I was a scoundrel in adversity, carefully searching there should be a way.
The island wasn't big, but the near-shore area was indeed large. Waist-deep blue seawater had plenty of yellow-named starfish, crabs, fish, and shells, but their specific values couldn't be viewed. On the Hero Continent, every player could directly view the attributes of creatures in the official information, but here, these animals were mysterious.
Da Fei killed several starfish and small fish along the way, gaining no experience, but collected quite a bit of seafood, which was fine as it was all food. Every player was born with a week's worth of water and food, along with tools for cooking and camping. Game time to real-time was 1:10, meaning a day in the game was 2.4 hours in reality. Without food, stamina would decrease and weaken. Of course, players are heroes, the Child of Destiny, and wouldn't starve. But leading troops into battle required enough food, or troops would flee, possibly even disband.
But always killing small fry without experience wasn't a solution, and that lobster looked terrifying with its pincers while the turtle seemed tough. That red name was... a sea snake! Damn, keep away from it!
Finally, Da Fei saw a half-human-sized fish leisurely swimming, didn't seem too fierce; this big one might give experience? It's the one!
A flash of cold light first came, followed by a spear thrust like a dragon!
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Da Fei resurrected in the coconut grove on the island, looking at his weakened state for the next 10 minutes, feeling melancholic. The spearman's life was indeed fragile! Looking over to the shipwreck, skeletal figures were constantly rushing to the deck from the stern's cabin door, where Blood Sea Wave was happily slaughtering skeletons! Da Fei gritted his teeth in hatred!
Why were there skeletons? Wasn't it obvious? Shipwrecks were filled with those, with chests, and Skeleton Captain boss who dropped Divine Artifacts, and so forth!
Hmm? Those with shields? Those weren't ordinary skeletons! They were the most elite Skeleton Warriors, known for defense in Level 1 soldiers, the nemesis of ranged troops, only belonging to NPC forces!
—Skeleton Warrior: Attack 2, Defense 6, Damage 1–3, Life 5, Attack Speed 10, Move Speed 6, Command Value 1, special skill: Large Shield, Hollow Skeleton, Undying Creature, Killing Experience 10.
(Note: Large Shield and Hollow Skeleton both reduce ranged damage by 50%, but Hollow Skeleton reduces an additional 50% after Large Shield, so Skeleton Warriors actually reduce ranged damage by 75%)
And the attributes of Human Race Level 3 Soldier Shield Guard:
—Shield Guard: Attack 2, Defense 8, Damage 2–5, Life 20, Attack Speed 12, Move Speed 8, Command Value 2, special skill: Large Shield, Shield Formation. Killing Experience 17.
Regarding attack and defense attributes, they weren't much different! Even if as a player, Blood Sea Wave started with 2 attack points, he couldn't break the defense of the Skeleton Warrior. Calculating the formula would put his damage value at under 85% of normal, where two hits might kill if lucky; if not, then three hits!
Sure enough, at this time Blood Sea Wave needed two or three hits to kill one skeleton, and also had to take two hits himself!
What kind of person is this! If only we teamed up, I could take advantage of my spearlong weapon for a free stab before they reached us, we'd finish them up together with no effort, breezing through upgrades without even needing a break?
Damn it wanting to swallow everything whole! Back then, I wasn't as ** as you, at least I coordinated before parting ways. Da Fei thought more angrily and whammed the tree beside him!
—System Prompt: You obtained one Coconut Juice Fruit!
—Coconut Juice Fruit: Life temporarily +1, restore stamina by 100 points, the island's only freshwater source!
Da Fei's eyebrow jumped! The only freshwater source? So, there were still goods on the island! I thought, the system couldn't really leave players in an absolute dead-end! Great! Da Fei knocked down all the trees and obtained 5 Coconut Juice Fruits.
—System Prompt: Unable to obtain more Coconut Juice Fruits, please return next month when the fruits are mature.
Next month? That equates to 3 days in reality! Hahaha! Definitely a cheat! Kid, try dry gnawing away without freshwater! Dry gnawing is bound to lower status to some extent, right? All in all, seize every chance to irk him!
As the weakened time elapsed, Da Fei went back into the sea. He then attempted to challenge various unknown sea creatures, failing repeatedly!
I don't believe I can't find something beatable! Continue!
By now, it was getting dark, and waist-deep seawater was retreating with a clatter, low tide! In the starlit sky, the island's area after the tide had retreated was so much larger!
So, there's low tide in the game! Da Fei was inspired, if some unbeatable big fish didn't withdraw in time, lying on the beach would turn them into meat on the chopping board! With this thought, Da Fei suddenly was refreshed, searching everywhere. Unfortunately, there was a large gap between imagination and reality.
No way? Is the shipwreck the only way out? Da Fei angrily looked at the shipwreck, which was teeming with ghost lights and skeletons at night; Blood Sea Wave seemed to be leveling up, the more he killed, the more invigorated he became, damn!
In distress and anger, Da Fei suddenly noticed a glowing red patch in the distance. What was that?
Da Fei hurriedly approached to check; it was a cluster of squishy little creatures wielding tentacles in a pool left by the receding tide! What creatures? Anyway, Da Fei had died enough, like a dead pig unafraid of boiling water, fearlessly approached, yet these red-named creatures remained unresponsive!
Even at such proximity, no reaction? Looked like coral? Anemone? Was it an Anemone?! Maybe a Plant Monster? Whatever it is, deal with whatever comes!
Aiming at a target, Da Fei thrust with his spear "－2!"
The tiny creature squeaked, tentacles sweeping counterattacks! But they couldn't reach Da Fei! Indeed, the special skill of the Long Spear Soldier was "Long Weapon"!
Da Fei rejoiced! Another thrust "－3!" The anemone still swung its tentacles in vain!
Da Fei laughed heartily! Found it! Heaven doesn't shut all doors, I finally found it! This is truly a great place; without low tide, I wouldn't have known there was another world here! People say Plant Monsters are weird, right? The Long Spear Soldier may be weak, but I've got you!
Another three shots, the anemone collapsed with a plop and died!
—System Prompt: You defeated an unknown creature, gaining 10 experience points!
Hahaha, I can finally level up! Miracle Island truly lived up to its name, this whole area of anemones was all my experience!