Chapter 26: Sister, Help Me! Is Danger Quietly Approaching?

Yu Yourong’s eyes turned into tiny dots as she giggled, "Big shot... you’re acting very suspicious!"

Su Nian gave a dry cough and, with the composure of a seasoned monk, replied, "Regardless, let’s get moving before things get complicated."

*Before things get complicated, and some blind fool comes along to donate experience points...*

"Alright." Hearing this, Yu Yourong put aside her joking mood. She leaned toward Su Yu’s ear and whispered, "Sis, can you help me again? I don’t dare go down... I’m afraid of heights."

Su Yu: "..."

"Sister Yourong, let’s just hold onto the trunk and shimmy down bit by bit."

"Huh? You’re afraid of heights too?"

"Yeah..."

Down below, Su Nian watched the two women inching their way down like a pair of caterpillars, their backsides poked out, and couldn't help but twitch his lips.

"Sss, the bark is so rough!"

"It’s hurting my chest..."

"Sis, how are you okay?"

Su Yu: "Maybe it’s because my legs are longer."

Yu Yourong: "..."

Hou Xiaoyu, who had simply jumped down, looked on, puzzled. "Uh... it’s only a few meters, is it really that bad? Why don't you just jump? It’s not like you’ll die."

Yu Yourong glared at her. "Is everyone like you? Bouncing around like a monkey!"

"Sss... scratched again!"

Hou Xiaoyu: "..."

*Fine, I’ll shut up.*

Soon, as the two women shimmied all the way down the tree, Su Nian led the trio toward the lair of the next boss.

Before that, however, Su Nian stopped at a nearby mob-grinding spot to clear a few waves and stack his execution probability. His explanation for this was simple: sharpen the blade before striking the boss. The other three had no objections.

Fortunately, after dumping all thirty of his free attribute points into attack speed, his speed had reached 2.28. With an average of two basic attacks per second, it took less than ten minutes to stack his percentage-based execution chance to about 6%.

That probability was sufficient. Su Nian didn't waste any more time.

The next target: the Bloodthirsty Demon Wolf.

As the name suggests, while this boss didn't have high health or impressive attack and agility stats, its lifesteal effect was absurd. Without a significant amount of crowd control to stop its healing, every strike from the Bloodthirsty Demon Wolf would restore over a thousand health points. If combined with its skills... it was no exaggeration to say that among the beginner village bosses, the Bloodthirsty Demon Wolf was second only to the Rock Behemoth in difficulty.

But to Su Nian... under the power of percentage-based execution, all beings were equal!

As if he were particularly lucky this time, less than two minutes after arriving at the boss lair, a server-wide announcement rang out once again!

[Server Announcement: Congratulations to players 'Tu Jin Tian Xia', 'Yourong Naida', 'Hou Xiaoyu', and 'Sinian' for becoming the first team on this server to defeat the boss—Bloodthirsty Demon Wolf!]

[Reward for each: Free Attribute Points ×10, Gold Coins ×100, Blue-tier Equipment ×3!]

[Server Announcement...]

In an instant, the world chat was flooded with question marks, and players were green with envy!

Meanwhile, in Beginner Village No. 67, Hao Qiyuntian watched the looping server announcement. He dismissed it with extreme irritation, his expression dark.

"So, Hou Xiaoyu, not only did you refuse to bring benefits to the club despite being in a top-tier team, but you’re also running around with people from the Xingyu Club?"

Ten minutes ago, when Hao Qiyuntian discovered Hou Xiaoyu’s ID in the elite team’s first clear, he had hurriedly sent several voice messages to her via his phone. His purpose was twofold: first, to see if he could use Hou Xiaoyu to recruit the powerhouse 'Tu Jin Tian Xia' into his club, or at the very least, collaborate with them to secure the remaining boss first clears. Second... naturally, it was for the first-clear rewards.

But Hao Qiyuntian never imagined that just as the thought blossomed, Hou Xiaoyu would use her block-everything technique, killing his plan in the cradle.

One server announcement was one thing, but when it appeared again, Hao Qiyuntian’s face contorted with envy and jealousy.

"Manager Wang!"

"Yes, Boss?" Manager Wang poked his head out cautiously. Ever since a moment ago, the boss’s temper had become exceptionally volatile; he was terrified that one wrong move would cost him his job.

"Get everyone in the club together. We’re going to hunt the Twisted Tree Monster!"

"No matter what, our Haofeng Club must secure a boss first clear!"

The Twisted Tree Monster was a wild boss Hao Qiyuntian had stumbled upon yesterday. However, the boss was incredibly strong; even with nearly a hundred people, they had only managed to shave off a fifth of its health before being wiped out. But now, seeing the bosses getting cleared one by one, he couldn't sit still any longer. The next server announcement had to be his!

"Yes, Boss!"

Just as Manager Wang was gathering the men, Hao Qiyuntian suddenly asked, "Manager Wang, you have Hou Xiaoyu on your friends list, right? She deleted me."

Manager Wang nodded.

"In that case, open her profile and look at the small line of text below her name."

Manager Wang was confused but obeyed the boss's order.

"Hmm? It says..."

"Beginner Village No. 1573?"

A cruel smirk curled on Hao Qiyuntian’s lips. "No. 1573, is it? Very well, let’s take a gamble!"

At this moment, Su Nian had no idea that not only were they being watched, but the final boss he had already earmarked for a first clear was also being targeted. Danger seemed to be quietly approaching.

But Su Nian and his group were currently looking at the loot with great excitement!

[Bloodthirsty Helmet (Purple)]
[Level: LV3]
[Effect 1: Physical Lifesteal +10%]
[Effect 2: Magic Resistance +20]
[Effect 3: Attack +30]

"A purple-tier helmet?" Su Nian was slightly stunned, then said helplessly, "I already have a purple helmet, and this effect doesn't suit me. Who wants it?"

He looked at the three people in front of him. Hou Xiaoyu was an Assassin, the white-haired loli was a Brawler, and this Sinian was... an Archer. Since he had sold a purple helmet to the white-haired loli yesterday—one that was perfect for her as a Brawler—this helmet was clearly for...

"I’ll buy this helmet!"

Su Nian looked at the speaker, slightly taken aback.