LWGP - Chapter 72

Chapter 72: The Water Pool

Wu Dong's buttocks suddenly throbbed with pain again. He turned his head to look, and his spirit broke!

Fuck, this woman is toxic!

So shameless!

But you couldn't really blame Wang Jiu. The buttocks were the least fatal area. It was just her first time trying to shoot arrows while weaving through the forest, so her aim wasn't quite right. Plus, they were also in a state of frantic running, so that's just how it ended up.

But she was slowly getting the hang of it. Wang Jiu sprinted through the forest, leaping over numerous obstacles and occasionally jumping onto trees. This affected the straight-line speed her Agility could provide, but it didn't hinder her range. After all, her Agility far surpassed these people's.

By her current estimate, the strongest one, Pan Zhen, probably had an Agility of around 40.

"Brother, why don't we just go into the woods!" someone couldn't take it anymore. What was the difference between this and being a target?

Her aim was getting better and better, and most importantly, she seemed to be getting closer.

Just how high was this woman's Agility? She could still close the distance while running through the forest!

But Pan Zhen said, "No, she's too strong. Her attributes are much higher than ours. There are only eight of us left, we can't beat her!"

According to Wu Dong, she hadn't been using a bow and arrow before, but a Tang knife. This meant she was skilled in both melee and ranged combat. Eight people definitely couldn't take down such a person, not even with him there.

A deep look flickered in Pan Zhen's eyes, a flash of hesitation, but in the end, his decision to flee was firm—as long as there's life, there's hope.

"Go back and find the boss. Let's get out of here first!"

The dungeon exit was right before their eyes.

Twenty more meters! But there was one terrifying fact—Wang Jiu had burst out of the forest.

"She's here!"

As she charged out of the woods, Wang Jiu's speed suddenly increased. She nocked an arrow as she ran. This time, without the cover of the leaves, everyone's backs were completely exposed…

One of the greatest taboos on the battlefield—never turn your back to an archer when fleeing. It's better to grit your teeth and fight head-on.

Otherwise, it was no different from feeding them kills.

Even Wu Dong felt they had to turn back and fight now. There might be a sliver of hope, or at the very least, they wouldn't let her have an easy time. But Pan Zhen continued to run wildly—this stemmed from the disposition he had developed as a petty gangster twenty years ago. He understood deeply that at critical moments, saving his own life was the most important thing. When the disparity between enemies was huge, fighting to the death was the most foolish course of action!

So he ignored the screams behind him. He even felt that the deaths of these people could buy him time to escape.

Almost there, almost there! The dungeon exit was right ahead!

Of course, Wu Dong and the others knew what kind of person Pan Zhen was. In their despair, a viciousness was born, and they turned to fight Wang Jiu to the death.

The result of that bloody battle was…

Pan Zhen heard the sparse sounds of bodies falling behind him. He didn't look back, his gaze ruthless. Finally, he was only three meters away from the exit.

Damn it, once he got out, he would definitely have the boss list this woman as the number one kill target.

She was definitely no match for the boss!

But just as he had this thought, a sharp pain shot through his knee.

Thud! Pan Zhen knelt down two meters from the dungeon exit. A cold wind blew from behind.

She was here.

It's over! Pan Zhen bared his teeth in a ferocious grimace and suddenly raised his hand…

A counterattack?

Buzz! As an arrow shot toward the back of his head, Pan Zhen spun around and threw out a card.

Light radiated out, and a stone golem puppet appeared, swatting the arrow out of the air.

The stone golem was clearly a timed puppet; otherwise, Pan Zhen wouldn't have been so reluctant to use it. He was just loath to part with it.

Wang Jiu wasn't particularly surprised to see it. After all, anyone who could get 40 attribute points by now would have acquired some good items. Even someone with her terrible luck had cards, so it was no exception for others.

But the hatred from Wu Dong and the others, who had already become corpses, was palpable.

This dog, he clearly had the means to kill Wang Jiu, but he was so focused on saving his own skin that he refused to reveal his trump card. Only when he couldn't escape did he finally throw out the card.

How hateful.

But it was good, too. At last, they could get rid of this even more hateful woman.

The corpses lay there, filled with hope.

Forced to use the precious card he had been hoarding for so long, Pan Zhen hesitated for a moment. He wanted to stay; otherwise, it would be like handing over the loot from killing Wang Jiu to someone else.

Still, he hoped this woman wouldn't run away. She had to be killed, and she had to drop a lot of good stuff. Only then would his loss be compensated.

But years of experience told him that a single stone golem probably couldn't kill her.

Her Agility was too high, and while the stone golem had high Stamina and Strength, it lacked speed. So…

Pan Zhen decisively dragged his injured leg and ran toward the dungeon exit's vortex.

But in that critical instant.

Wang Jiu blocked the golem's fist with one blade, while her other hand flipped, and a long-handled fork in her hand thrust forward viciously!

Pan Zhen let out a blood-curdling scream as the two long outer prongs of the trident pierced the back of his thighs.

After all, he had some attributes, so he wasn't killed in one hit. Wang Jiu hadn't activated any cheats either, so the piercing damage wasn't that high. It only managed to stab into his thigh muscle without hitting the bone. But the crucial part was—the middle prong of the trident… passed through the gap between his legs and poked forward.

In just one strike, it… pierced that thing.

Pan Zhen's face twisted, and he collapsed to the ground. His legs twitched, and his whole body curled up like a mantis shrimp writhing in hot oil.

Even slaughtering ten pigs wouldn't produce such an effect.

The corpses of Wu Dong and the others felt an instinctive urge to retract their legs at the horrifying sight.

As a doctor, Wang Jiu had a profound understanding of the human body's weak points, both men's and women's.

If she couldn't kill in one shot, she would cripple their ability to fight.

And then…

The stone golem's attributes were probably similar to the Blade Minion BOSS's, but Wang Jiu threw out her dual blades, jamming them directly into its stone arm joints. As it twisted its body, crushing the two grey-grade long blades with a crunching sound, she arrived at Pan Zhen's side. Without a word, she raised her blade and swung!

Pan Zhen was finally dead.

The moment he died, the puppet minion dissolved into light and vanished.

Puppet cards, whether timed or permanent, were external items. At the same time, Wang Jiu received a system notification.

As expected, this could be farmed too.

System: "First player in 444 Novice Village to achieve 30 kills. Low-level title activated: Utterly Depraved."

Currently, time-based titles were probably hard to get. Unlike dungeons, there was no defined environment to set a time limit. After all, the day wasn't even over yet. If you had the fastest kill time now but someone surpassed you later, wouldn't that be awkward? Could the system just take the title back?

So, it was calculated based on the number of kills.

Out of 5,000 people in the village, she was the first to achieve this, so she got the title.

But she wouldn't be able to get it in a larger area outside the novice village. If she had been the first in the entire Ninth District to achieve it, the title's attributes would surely be amazing.

Still, this one wasn't bad, giving +20 Spirit Energy.

Wang Jiu didn't care about the ugly name and accepted it directly. However, she also noticed something else.

"I cleared this dungeon and got 20 Reputation. But it says 20 Light Reputation. What's this Dark Reputation below it? How do I have 2 points of Dark Reputation?"

System: "You actively attacked 20 people, and your name turned blood-red. Didn't you notice? Killing people also increases reputation. Killing red-named players also gives reputation. Anyway, it's all calculated according to its own rules."

Wang Jiu: "I was the first to clear it, so I got 20 Reputation. What about the people who clear it after it resets? Will they still get Reputation?"

System: "No, only the first person or team to pioneer it gets it. And if a team clears it, the Reputation is distributed based on their participation and contribution."

Wang Jiu raised an eyebrow and smiled. "That's good news. It prevents zerg tactics."

She had previously noticed that there was no limit to the number of people who could enter a dungeon, which was a great disadvantage for someone like her. But with a restriction like this, it was a different story.

"But in this red-named state, if I get killed, I'll probably drop equipment easily, right?"

System: "Correct. But a red name can be cleared. As long as you stay in your Manor, the Spirit Energy can help you recover Stamina and even clear your red name."

The Manor again. After loading in, many details were revealing the importance of Spirit Energy and the Manor.

She had to get out and work on the Manor soon. She thought she had just seen some seeds in her inventory.

Wang Jiu was already feeling fatigued. After all, the high-intensity shooting followed by the chase had taken a considerable toll on her.

She glanced at Pan Zhen's corpse and said, "Getting up?"

As soon as she spoke, he immediately revived and returned. For now, she didn't care how much he hated her. Wang Jiu picked up the items he had dropped.

Not bad, two Strengthening Stones and a piece of bronze equipment.

Then, instead of leaving the dungeon, she turned back.

Some people inside had revived, picked up their dropped items, and were hiding in the woods, trying to slip by.

But how could they outwit the cunning Wang Jiu? She went back and hunted them all down.

Before long, all the people who had gotten up were dead and sent back again. Those who hadn't gotten up were scared into reviving and returning immediately.

The entire dungeon was cleared once more. Wang Jiu collected all the overlapping dropped items. There were over a dozen pieces of bronze equipment alone. The attributes weren't as good as what she was wearing, so she either listed them for sale immediately or set a high price for now to be taken down later—her inventory was too full, giving her a headache.

Dog System!

Finally, she returned to the edge of the water pool, covered in blood.

But she still didn't plan to leave. Instead, she entered the pool.

To wash off the blood?

Not exactly. From the beginning, she had been curious how such a fat Fishman Chieftain could have grown in this small pool. It must be very deep underneath, the lair of a small fishman tribe. There might be good things down there.

Hadn't the system said the game had variety? The gameplay should be worth exploring.

She wasn't in a hurry now. It wouldn't hurt to go down and try her luck.

In 443 Novice Village, Pan Zhen returned to the revival point and saw Wu Dong and the others. Although he was seething with hatred, Wu Dong and his group didn't dare to confront him. They all came forward to ask what to do.

What else could they do but find the boss.

"We split up before. The boss took people to Yunhu Mountain, while we went to Huize Mountain. The boss is powerful; his three attributes were already over 230 before. He must have cleared several dungeons by now and his attributes will be even more terrifying. He won't be back so soon. We'll go find him."

"That Wang Jiu was able to go to Huize Mountain, so she's not from our 443 Novice Village. She must be from a nearby village. We'll find her eventually."

Pan Zhen hated Wang Jiu to the bone and would not let the matter rest.

The water below was deep and dark, and the current carried a fishy stench. It was so foul that most people wouldn't be able to stand it, but Wang Jiu couldn't help herself, because she saw a faint light underwater.

Something there?

She continued to dive deeper and saw seaweed. As the seaweed swayed, it faintly revealed a treasure chest below.

Unlike the small chests from before, this one was three or four times larger.

Oho!

This game mechanic was great!

Wang Jiu reached down, grabbed it, and stored it. Holding her breath, she searched the area again and found a broken pot behind the large rock where the Fishman Chieftain had been nesting. Inside was a small bag. When she opened it, she found seeds that hadn't even rotted underwater. The bag was labeled: Metasequoia Seeds.

Just as Wang Jiu took out the bag, she suddenly noticed something shiny and golden tucked underneath it.

A gold coin!

A single gold coin!

Wang Jiu froze for a moment, almost thinking her eyes were deceiving her.

Previously, when she killed the fat fish, it had dropped 5 silver coins. Having been beaten down by society, she thought that was pretty good (that's what she said, but not what she thought). She never expected the real surprise to be here.

The water was just too foul. Wang Jiu took the 1 gold coin and swam upwards.

Floating on the surface, she splashed some of the cleaner water on herself, but through the water's surface, she saw a bloody aura swirling around her body.

"Didn't I hide the 'Utterly Depraved' title? Why is there still a special effect?"

System: "It's the red name effect. That's the price of being red-named. One look and people will think you're a psycho. Are you sure you don't want to sort out your spoils of war and increase your strength a bit?"

Wang Jiu: "No, I need to find my Ah Shu."

Without Wang Shu around, she didn't have the courage to see what she had gotten. Anyway, she had taken a quick glance earlier, and there was very little blue light, just some grey and white items. Not even a chest.

To be honest, that was the main reason she had insisted on diving down to ransack the fishman tribe's lair.

Otherwise, she would have been very unhappy.

System: "Heh."

A single word, bursting with sarcasm.

Wang Jiu ignored him and quickly left the dungeon.

Before stepping out of the vortex, she had already planned to lay low for a bit. Pan Zhen's group was bound to have a powerful backer, and she was an outsider, unfamiliar with the situation in Luoyang. Caution was paramount. But she never expected that the moment she emerged, back in the hollow of the large banyan tree, she would be greeted by a scene of chaos.

Before she could even see what was happening, a blade came flying at her.

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