Unreliable Sword Immortal

Chapter 5: Want to run the instance? I'll take you!

Lu Chaoding kept entering and exiting the Lion's Den, constantly accepting and abandoning quests, feeling like a fool.

"The unreliable system has such a low chance of giving good quests. Why are they all unreliable trash quests..."

Lu Chaoding muttered to himself. He had been grinding for over twenty minutes and finally stopped after entering the instance once again.

"Ding! Occasionally, the unreliable system activates, updating the tracking quest and altering the quest content: be killed by the Bloodthirsty Lion Dog, clear the first level of the Lion's Den, reward: 0 gold coins, +400 cultivation points, unreliable lottery ticket +0!"

"400 cultivation points!"

Lu Chaoding silently pondered.

Normally, clearing this instance only gave 10 cultivation points. To accumulate 400 points, he would have to clear it 40 times!

"The reward is fine, but the quest content... I have to be killed by the Lion Dog and still clear the instance. How am I supposed to do that?"

After a moment of contemplation, Lu Chaoding exited the instance once again.

The system prompt immediately sounded: "Ding, you have left the Lion's Den. Do you want to abandon the current quest?"

This time, Lu Chaoding didn't immediately respond to the system. He looked at Xiao Ning.

Xiao Ning was still wandering in front of the instance, and when she saw Lu Chaoding coming out of the cave, she had no expectations.

In her eyes, this Lu Chaoding was probably mentally unstable.

"Hey!" Lu Chaoding smiled and said, "Want to run the instance? I'll take you!"

"What?" Xiao Ning hadn't reacted yet when she received a team invitation from Lu Chaoding.

Lu Chaoding urged, "Join the team, I'll take you through the instance!"

"Ah, okay! But is it just the two of us? Are there others?"

Xiao Ning accepted Lu Chaoding's team invitation but didn't get a response to her question because Lu Chaoding had already entered the Lion's Den again.

"This guy... doesn't seem very reliable," Xiao Ning stomped her foot, and quickly, she was teleported into the Lion's Den, standing next to Lu Chaoding.

Lu Chaoding was now carrying a ghost-faced axe on his back and holding a commoner's sword in his hand, with a cold expression. "Automatic battle in one minute. Listen to my commands!"

"Okay, I'll listen to your commands..." Xiao Ning nodded. She was curious whether this closed beta player was really a pro or just a newbie.

One minute quickly passed, and Lu Chaoding and Xiao Ning entered the battle space, with Lu Chaoding taking the first turn.

Without hesitation, Lu Chaoding pointed his sword at the Bloodthirsty Lion Dog, and the sword and two sword shadows flew towards it like arrows.

"-20"

"-2"

"-2, breakthrough, -280"

A huge orange damage number appeared above the head of the Bloodthirsty Lion Dog. It was knocked over, and its health bar decreased by three-quarters, while its breakthrough bar was completely emptied.

"This damage... Pro, your output is too high!" Xiao Ning's eyes widened, her face full of disbelief.

At this moment, she had to believe that Lu Chaoding was a pro.

Over 300 damage from one sword strike was too outrageous.

Lu Chaoding was also satisfied with the damage he dealt. He wanted to jump for joy inside, but on the surface, he remained calm and mysterious as he said to Xiao Ning, "It's your turn now, just keep attacking it!"

"Okay!"

Xiao Ning was excited. As a Sword God, she had ranged attacks. She pointed her finger at the Bloodthirsty Lion Dog and used a basic attack combined with her talent, Thunder Strike, dealing 22 damage.

Next, it was the Bloodthirsty Lion Dog's turn to act. It ran towards Lu Chaoding with a fierce look and jumped up, crashing into his stomach.

"-40, breakthrough!"

Lu Chaoding didn't feel any pain. After the round started, he casually attacked, and one sword strike took away 48 health points from the Bloodthirsty Lion Dog.

At this point, the Bloodthirsty Lion Dog only had 26 health points left!

Xiao Ning's turn began, and with a casual sword strike, the Bloodthirsty Lion Dog was left with only 4 health points!

However, the attack power of the Boiling Blood Lion Dog is as high as 80. With another action, Lu Chaoding, who only has 60 points of health left, kneels down as he wished.

Xiao Ning, however, asked with some surprise, "Ding Ge, what's wrong with you, Ding Ge?"

"Don't worry about me! Attack the Lion Dog and end its sinful life."

At this point, Lu Chaoding can only speak and has lost the ability to act.

"Okay, Ding Ge!"

Xiao Ning draws his sword and directly knocks the Boiling Blood Lion Dog over, exposing its belly.

The system announcement comes, declaring the completion of the instance.

Xiao Ning is naturally happy, while Lu Chaoding receives an additional system prompt: "Ding, occasionally unreliable system activated, being killed by the Boiling Blood Lion Dog achievement completed, instance cleared, settling task rewards, gold yuan +0, cultivation +400, unreliable lottery ticket +0..."

Lu Chaoding is satisfied.

The next moment, he and Xiao Ning are teleported back to the entrance of the Lion's Den. Xiao Ning is at full health, while Lu Chaoding is at half health due to dying in the instance.

"We cleared it so easily? It took less than two minutes in total! Ding Ge is really strong! Ding Ge, should we continue? How about clearing it nine more times to get ten lottery tickets and go for the lottery together?"

Xiao Ning says excitedly.

However, Lu Chaoding directly disbands the team and says, "Take a break for a while..."

At this time, he is already thinking about how to use his cultivation.

Now, Lu Chaoding's cultivation value has reached its limit, which is 500.

And cultivation can be used in two ways. The first is to increase one's own level, and the second is to upgrade the secret technique [Diffraction Sword Shadow].

"There's no rush to level up. The Lion's Den has level restrictions. If it exceeds level 2, you won't be allowed in. Let's upgrade the secret technique!"

After a moment of thought, Lu Chaoding decisively consumes 200 points of cultivation to upgrade [Diffraction Sword Shadow] to level 2.

"Ding, congratulations on upgrading your Diffraction Sword Shadow to level 2. The secret technique is activated and can produce four sword shadows!"

"Ding, consuming 300 points of cultivation can upgrade Diffraction Sword Shadow to level 3. Do you want to continue?"

"Continue!"

Lu Chaoding upgrades [Diffraction Sword Shadow] again, using up all 500 points of cultivation.

At level 3, [Diffraction Sword Shadow] can produce eight sword shadows, each with 10% of the attack power.

Lu Chaoding checks the skill description of [Diffraction Sword Shadow] and finds that this secret technique can be further upgraded. However, upgrading to level 4 requires a [Sword Immortal's Inheritance].

"[Sword Immortal's Inheritance]? Just by listening, you know it's a high-level item. It's probably not easy to find."

With a thought, Lu Chaoding's single sword transforms into nine, with eight sword shadows floating in an umbrella shape behind him.

He proudly asks Xiao Ning beside him, "Is it cool?"

"Cool! So awesome!"

At this moment, Zhao Weike and his group come up from the lower path.

Wang Yingluo immediately spots Lu Chaoding and shouts, "That scoundrel is still here!"

"This person is so unreliable, the whole village is boycotting him!" Zhang Defa also joins in the shouting.

Xiao Ning is puzzled.

Who are they talking about?

It couldn't be me, right?

Could it be Ding Ge?

What's going on?

Ding Ge is so strong, his output is so explosive, why is he being called a scoundrel?

She looks at Lu Chaoding in confusion, but at this moment, Lu Chaoding rushes back into the Lion's Den.

"Time is money, time is life. I have to hurry up and clear the instance, work hard, and not be delayed by these foreign players!"

Lu Chaoding silently ponders, and then receives a system prompt: "Ding, occasionally unreliable system activated, updating tracking task, tampering with task content: kill the Boiling Blood Lion Dog, clear the first floor of the Lion's Den, reward gold yuan +1, Boiling Blood Lion Dog +1!"

"What is this? Rewarding me with a Lion Dog?"

Lu Chaoding is stunned. Can a Lion Dog be a prize? Is this reliable?

(End of this chapter)