Su Yao sneered; no wonder the big-boobed girl hadn’t shown up before, she must have been leveling up in silence, planning to strike a blow at the last moment. “Foolish people.” Su Yao teleported over, swung her hand to deliver a killing blow. She couldn’t use her ultimate moves like the Eye of God because they would affect the entire screen, including the clay pots on the ground. Xiao Mali was fighting two at once, but effectively only one, since Liuli was utterly incompetent. However, this big-boobed girl was a bit tricky. Back in the day, the Red Medicine Hall dominated the server, and Su Yao knew the strengths and weaknesses of the Five Elements Sorcerer, but she had never seen anyone play the sorcerer as skillfully as Xiao Zhizhi. She couldn’t hit Xiao Mali, but her slick movement kept Xiao Mali from taking her down easily. Both avoided using full-screen attack moves, fearing damage to the pots. Moreover, Xiao Mali, being a priest, had low attack power except for her ultimate skill, whereas the Five Elements Sorcerer was naturally a damage dealer. Xiao Mali had to give her all not to fall behind.
Xiao Mali was struggling between the big-boobed girl and the bus, determined not to let them take the pots — thankfully, Sanchuan was on his way back. Su Yao believed these two wouldn’t last long, having resorted to an ambush, which was the most dishonorable act in player vs. player combat. Oh, big-boobed girl, why did you have to make your boobs so big…
However, Su Yao missed one thing, or rather, she overestimated Liuli’s skill. While Xiao Mali and Xiao Zhizhi were evenly matched, neither able to gain the upper hand, Liuli, who had been carefully teleporting to avoid joining the fight, accidentally pressed the wrong key — Boom! A wave of light burst from her staff, an evolved skill of the Holy Light Ball, with a wide range and long reach, but still low in damage, merely tickling if it hit a person. However, when it struck the clay pot — with a crisp sound, the half-buried clay pot shattered into pieces. Instantly, as if an ancient demon had emerged from the ground, the snowfall intensified, the wind howled, filled with rage and murderous intent, changing the entire world — the Snow Maiden, breaking free from her seal, her long hair flying, turning into icy blades, stood proudly in the air, letting out eerie howls — Su Yao found her keyboard unresponsive, the game had switched to cinematic mode.
The Snow Maiden, eyes bloodshot, laughed coldly in the blizzard: “Foolish humans, insatiable humans, ah ha ha ha… ‘Liuli’, was it you who released me?” Liuli stood still. The Snow Maiden laughed on: “Very well, very well, I must greatly thank you for bringing me back to the human world, ‘Liuli’, I have prepared three gifts for you, choose one!” Three gifts, three gifts, damn, Su Yao cursed, after all that hard work, back to square one, how could this vile person benefit? Three golden boxes appeared on the screen for Liuli to choose from, and her choice was broadcasted on everyone else’s screens. Han Yanyan’s mouse trembled with excitement. Left, middle, right, three identical boxes, one of which should contain a divine artifact, the others also holding significant wealth, and even if she didn’t get the artifact, no one else would either — there was only one chance, and ultimately, she would be the biggest winner — Han Yanyan’s thoughts mirrored Su Yao’s earlier. In the end, she chose the middle box. Then, in the midst of Han Yanyan’s excited anticipation, the plot took another turn — as if mocking, the Snow Maiden, laughing, opened all three boxes to show their contents — Su Yao saw that the three golden boxes on the screen contained the words: [Death], [Death], [Death]. The Snow Maiden shrieked, crushing Liuli’s body into a spray of snow with a distant strike. Eliminated.
Sanchuan, who had been killed back to the city, was now on his way through the vast snowy field, with snow swirling around him, the landscape a desolate yellow. Qin Chuan still remembered the Five Elements Sorcerer’s icy blade piercing his assassin’s chest; ambushing might be dishonorable, but since the game allowed it, he couldn’t blame anyone. Just like ten years ago, that young man at the emergency room door, stabbing a knife into his chest — Qin Chuan would never forget the tearing pain as the blade entered his flesh, but he deserved it, didn’t he? He couldn’t blame the one who struck, only that in the pool of blood, Qin Chuan was no more. He changed his identity, hid in obscurity, lived in darkness for ten years, wearing sunglasses, lowering his hat, creating countless aliases, but he could never be Qin Chuan again. He couldn’t abandon himself, yet couldn’t face old friends. When Qin Chuan returned to the seal site, it was the moment Liuli was eliminated. “Ah ha, your ex-wife is really in for it!” Su Yao gloated. Qin Chuan twitched his lips, expressionless, deciding to deal with her unruly mouth once everything was over.
At that moment on the screen, as Liuli was eliminated, Xiao Zhizhi and Xiao Mali had already engaged in battle with the rampaging Snow Maiden. The clay pot has been shattered, and with no more reservations, the two unleashed their ultimate moves. While attacking Yuki-onna, they also attacked each other.
In the game, players’ health points are far less than those of monsters, so when players fight each other (PK), the damage of skills is significantly reduced. For example, a priest’s ultimate skill, Divine Eye, can deal 200,000 damage to Yuki-onna, but against a magic shield-equipped Da Bo Mei, it can only cause 1,000 to 2,000 damage, which is about 30%-40% of her total health. Conversely, Da Bo Mei’s ultimate “Ice Feast” only deals half damage to Xiao Mary, who also has her defenses fully up.
Earlier in the cave, Xiao Mary could take down 80% of Lian Yu Liu Li’s health in one move, due to the latter’s lack of awareness to keep her magic shield up. Xiao Zhi Zhi could instantly kill San Tu Chuan because assassins have less health and, unlike mages, cannot mitigate damage with vast amounts of mana once their magic shield is activated. Naturally, Xiao Zhi Zhi has high firepower, but when competing for the BOSS with Xiao Mary, her firepower was still lacking.
Facing Yuki-onna’s rampage, Su Yao was so frustrated she wanted to bash her face on the keyboard!
When they fought each other, Su Yao could win through skill, positioning, and technique, but against a non-intelligent BOSS, it was all about raw firepower. In the game, conflicts over BOSSes occur daily. At best, two teams refuse to back down; at worst, players from two nations engage in a worldwide barrage of insults. In the end, Qiong Qi died without dropping anything valuable, and both countries lost countless potions and over ten thousand scrolls. So, what players are really fighting for isn’t the BOSS itself but the loot it drops. Game rules state that if multiple teams attack a monster simultaneously, the loot belongs to the team that dealt the most damage, unless they don’t pick it up, in which case it becomes ownerless after three minutes. Thus, Su Yao, a priest, couldn’t compete with a Wu Xing Sorcerer like Da Bo Mei in terms of firepower. However, the situation changed when San Tu Chuan joined in. Within ten minutes, from the elimination of Liu Li to San Tu Chuan’s return, Yuki-onna had only lost 8% of her health. With the assassin’s arrival, the team’s firepower easily surpassed Da Bo Mei’s.