LWGP - Chapter 59
Chapter 59: Puppet Card
Wang Shu's mind raced, and two thoughts quickly followed.
Second: Holy shit, a Skill Book! If I learn it, I'll have a skill. A salted fish flipping over, a carp leaping over the dragon gate. I'll lie low for ten years, then come back and beat the old master to death with my bare fists!
Third: Holy shit, can I take my Master's stuff? If I take it, will I live? Am I an ungrateful, shameless person?
He struggled for less than two seconds before the System doused his internal conflict with a basin of cold water—it was an unassigned team item, temporarily placed there by the captain. He could open it, but he couldn't take it.
In short—you're just a tool for opening boxes, Fatty, don't overthink it.
Wang Shu, who had been torn by a fierce emotional conflict, instantly calmed down. "Mm, alright then."
Without even looking at the skill's name, Wang Shu quickly put it back into the team inventory.
Master, Master, did you see? Your disciple got a Skill Book for you, and I didn't take it! I didn't even look!
Not yet aware of the situation with Wang Shu, Wang Jiu sprinted toward Yang Cheng and his group as the BOSS rapidly closed in. She cherished her life and didn't want to fight head-on when there was a clear power disparity. Her wounds had already reopened, and even with her high Stamina, the previous fight had been long, leaving her with a sense of fatigue.
So... let someone else fight it!
Yang Cheng and the others were both shocked and furious, but it was too late to run. Wang Jiu and the BOSS were too fast and almost upon them. Their own speed was far inferior to the latter's. Unless they used a car... but getting in and starting it would take time, and the BOSS's blade would have reached them long before then.
That bitch!
The eight were enraged. Yang Cheng made a snap decision. "Do it!"
Wang Jiu had assumed the eight of them had some powerful equipment or a similar skill that could hold off the BOSS for a round or two. She hadn't expected this. Yang Cheng raised his hand and threw out a card.
The pose was strikingly similar to—"Go, Pikachu!"
Activate.
A beam of light shot out from the card, transforming into a 1.6-meter-tall, chubby mudflow monster. It glowed with a yellow light, landed with an imposing air, and was covered in a carapace of flowing mud.
"What's this?" Wang Jiu asked the System.
System: "A type of Puppet from a special card. They can be permanent or temporary, but once they're killed, they're useless unless you have a corresponding treasure to resurrect them. This is a bronze-grade Mud-Rock Minion. It's unknown whether it's permanent or temporary."
Seeing how they were hiding it so secretively, was there even a need to ask? It was definitely temporary.
Still, since it was a bronze-grade Puppet minion, it should be quite...
Roar!!
The Mud-Rock Minion let out a furious roar that echoed for five hundred meters. It was so majestic and imposing that Yang Cheng and his eight companions were filled with confidence.
And then... Retch!!
The Mud-Rock Minion had been on the scene for less than two seconds before it promptly threw up.
Wang Jiu: "..."
Everyone: "..."
It was fucking unexpected, yet completely expected.
Yang Cheng and his group were deeply embarrassed.
"What are you puking for? Get in there!" Yang Cheng roared. Bound by the master-servant rules, the Mud-Rock Minion could only wipe its mouth. It spread its hands, and the mudflow on them condensed. With a couple of crunches, the mud turned into cantaloupe-sized rocks, which it hurled rapidly at the BOSS.
Bang!!
The BOSS took the hit and staggered back two steps, but the rock shattered, not causing much damage.
Yang Cheng was shocked. That was it?
This mudflow fatty was that useless?
Because his level was too low, he couldn't see the BOSS's health bar and didn't know how much damage had been dealt.
However, the BOSS was enraged. Apparently, the mudflow monster had dealt some damage, and the aggro had shifted.
It looked at the mudflow monster, and at Yang Cheng and his group.
"Trash that uses puppets. Kill!"
The eight pieces of trash didn't even have time to get angry before they saw the BOSS charging at them.
Having lost aggro, Wang Jiu didn't breathe a sigh of relief. Instead, she put some distance between them, but not too much, staying nearby. She quickly opened the team inventory, controlled her heart rate upon seeing the Skill Book, and moved it directly into her own inventory. However, perhaps because it was next to the toilet plunger, she inadvertently glanced at it and froze for a moment when she saw the description.
When she first got it, she had been so disgusted that she hadn't bothered to look closely at its item attributes. Now that she did, she felt a strange little flutter of excitement.
Super Toilet Plunger from a treasure chest (Special Item).
Attributes: The legendary plunger that can unclog an entire sewer system. High suction, high impact. Solves all your problems in one go. You're worth it.
How to use: Attach to target to use.
This must be an extraordinary toilet plunger.
Wang Jiu glanced at it, then looked away and immediately used the Skill Book.
System: "Ding dong, are you sure you want to learn one of the four basic passive skills, 《Weapon Mastery》?"
Wang Jiu had noticed the skill tab before. The Class Skill tab was locked, likely due to level restrictions, but the Basic Skill tab was open. It had a total of five slots, which hadn't increased with her level; there had been five basic skill slots from the very beginning.
She hadn't obtained one before, so of course she was going to learn it now.
After confirming, the Skill Book vanished in an instant, transforming into a ball of light that appeared in her skill tab.
She hadn't looked at it just now, but having learned it, she knew that because it was a passive Skill Book, its effect was applied directly to her and was permanent.
She could feel her body's affinity for the longsword in her hand, as if she had suddenly established a powerful bond with it.
A powerful, inexplicable sense of control emerged between her and the longsword.
Wang Jiu also saw its skill description.
Weapon Mastery: Permanently increases affinity with weapons, increasing flexibility in use.
"What are the four basic passive and active skills?" Wang Jiu asked the System.
System: "Passive: Weapon Mastery, Strength Mastery, Agility Mastery, Stamina Mastery."
System: "Active: Charge, Heavy Strike, Evasion, Heal."
In the early game, Skill Books were extremely rare. So far, Wang Jiu hadn't seen anyone obtain a real skill. The one that half-assed Zheng Yu got was a one-time use item, which didn't count.
As for Xie Lu and Xie Jiang, she didn't know if they had any.
In any case, she had gotten one. But based on a literal interpretation, this Weapon Mastery seemed to be the most abstract of them all.
It offered neither a direct attribute increase nor the instant effect of an active skill.
However... Wang Jiu still raised her blade and charged directly at the Boss.
She wasn't a rookie who would make assumptions. The only way to know if a skill was good was to use it.
It was better than nothing.
Wang Jiu was ruthless and decisive. To test the skill's effectiveness, she wasn't afraid to put herself in danger. Besides, she had no intention of handing over the title of first place in Participation to anyone else.
Wang Jiu had only rested on the sidelines for a short while, but the BOSS had already fought the Mud-Rock Minion for over thirty rounds. It had been hit by rocks a dozen times, but the Mud-Rock Minion's speed was insufficient, so it took more hits. The blade's slashes melted the mud on its body, which seemed to have a counteracting effect, but the Mud-Rock Minion still howled in frustration, clearly getting the worst of it.
It was probably a relatively weak bronze Puppet. If it were the Black Widow, it might have been able to fight for three hundred rounds.
But every attack contributed to Participation. Yang Cheng and his group were ecstatic. Was the BOSS going to be theirs?
"Faster, faster! The military people over there are about to come over."
Yang Cheng had been keeping an eye on Wang Jiu, Qing Yu, and the others. He noticed that while they weren't fighting quickly, they weren't slow either. Even with a large number of minions over there, if given a little more time, the stronger players might break through and come over.
So they were extremely anxious, verbally commanding the Mud-Rock Minion to attack faster, as if afraid its time would run out.
And its time was indeed running out.
Yang Cheng looked at the system notification showing three minutes remaining and cursed inwardly. This Puppet Card was so fucking stingy—only five minutes!
Even an hour would have been better!
Because of these five minutes, he had been forced to give up on the minions, wanting to save the card for when the BOSS was at low health. It could throw rocks for ranged attacks and also act as a meat shield. It was both safe and could secure the final blow. He had planned it all out perfectly, but then!
That bitch... she actually made a move!
Yang Cheng had thought Wang Jiu would hide until the BOSS was at low health before striking, but she had suddenly attacked.
And... as Wang Jiu charged in with her blade, the BOSS sensed her. It swung its twin blades, one cleaving an incoming rock in two, the other slashing at Wang Jiu's neck!
Before, she would have had to either block it head-on or be hit; dodging would have been impossible.
Wang Jiu did indeed block it, blade against blade. But she didn't know how she did it. As she met the blow, her wrist moved with a clever force, the blade smoothly deflecting the impact. She sidestepped, and as she redirected the force, the hilt actually left her hand, sliding along the side of her hand in a circular motion, seemingly making a swift cut toward the BOSS's neck. The BOSS instinctively dodged backward, and before it could regain its footing, Wang Jiu had the hilt back in her grasp and delivered a clean, decisive slash at its waist.
The BOSS failed to block and was struck right in the gap where sinew connected to its hip bone. Half the sinew was damaged. The BOSS instantly retreated three steps, somewhat bewildered. Just as it was about to advance, bang!! A rock flew at it. The BOSS dodged and charged at Wang Jiu. Wang Jiu spun her blade, its movement in her hand now smoother by more than a single level. It was as if she had transformed from a brute into a martial arts master. Her technique had been completely reborn, allowing her to efficiently combine her Strength and Agility with skill.
In short, her mind and body were finally starting to sync up.
This skill was the link.
Damn, that was too cool!
How is she getting so much stronger every time?!
What kind of good stuff did she get now?!
Seeing Wang Jiu gain the upper hand against the BOSS in an instant, everyone subconsciously looked toward Wang Shu, who was hiding shiftily in a corner.
Fatty Wang, completely unaware of what everyone was thinking, was focused on surviving discreetly, never showing off. But occasionally, when the opportunity arose, he would look for corpses to unlock.
On the other side.
Yang Cheng was stunned. In the blink of an eye, Wang Jiu had already found another opportunity to land a second slash on the BOSS's damaged hip bone.
The BOSS tried to avoid it, forced to give up its attack and retreat, but Wang Jiu had anticipated this and flung her blade.
She had actually thrown the blade.
Clang!!
It sliced into the sinew in the gap of the hip bone, severing it. The blade's edge bit into the tailbone, making a crisp, metallic sound before bouncing out.
One side of the BOSS's hip was completely damaged, meaning the mobility of one leg was drastically reduced. It didn't just get angry; it sensed immense danger. This human female had gotten stronger!
It had to change its strategy!
The monsters that had been besieging Qing Yu and the others immediately roared and charged over.
Currently, five Blade Shieldbearers and eighteen Blade Minions remained.
Seeing the monsters run off, Qing Yu and the others all gave chase.
The BOSS had directed the minions over to block Wang Jiu's attacks. Seeing this, Wang Jiu wasn't worried. She just closed in on the BOSS, whose movement speed was now greatly reduced, and delivered a rapid three-hit combo.
The Boss couldn't dodge and could only passively block.
It wasn't a creature of flesh and blood; its durability was far greater than hers. She had Weapon Mastery, but her Strength hadn't increased, so her damage wasn't fatal.
It was essentially trading blows, taking her three-hit combo head-on. Wasn't she just wasting her energy?
No!
"Bind it!" Wang Jiu suddenly shouted.
If her judgment was correct, the fact that this Puppet minion could react sensitively to the surrounding stench of shit meant it could also react to other environmental factors.
This kind of low-level Puppet probably didn't have high judgment or loyalty. If Yang Cheng didn't stop it, it would react subconsciously.
So...
Hearing Wang Jiu's shout, the Mud-Rock Minion froze for a moment, then subconsciously stretched out its hands. The mud on them melted and rushed toward the BOSS.
Yang Cheng: "???"
I fucking feel like this mudflow fatty listens to her more!
The BOSS reacted, quickly using its twin blades to slash at the approaching mudflow on the ground.
The mudflow was severed, but a fierce wind came from behind.
Bang!
A jumping slash from behind landed viciously on the tendons of its neck.
Bang! With a loud crash, the BOSS was struck down, falling face-first to the ground.
It's over?
It's over just like that?
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