Unreliable Sword Immortal

Chapter 9: Who is the Boss

With the system prompt, a commodity trading window suddenly popped up in front of Lu Chaoding.

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Niu Daren's Supply Store

1. Healing Pill: one-star item, limited to non-combat periods, quickly restores (10%+50) health points, 10 gold/each, stock: 10/10.

2. Universal Combat Skill [Heavy Strike] Skill Book: one-star item, 100 gold/1 book, stock: 1/1.

3. Random Large Portion Boxed Meal: one-star item, 5 gold/box, stock: 10/10.

4. Refreshing Mountain Spring Water: one-star item, 1 gold/bottle, stock: 10/10.

5. Blueprint for Boiling Blood Sword: two-star item, 250 gold/copy, stock: 1/1.

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"The items in this store refresh randomly?"

Lu Chaoding looked at the items in the trading window and thought that the [Heavy Strike] skill book and the blueprint for the Boiling Blood Sword should be good things. Just as he was considering whether to save money to buy them, Niu Daren suddenly spoke again, "Junior brothers and sisters, rest well in this camp tonight. I will keep watch for you, so you don't have to worry about nocturnal beasts."

"Ding, trigger the quest [Night Stay at the Foot of Lion Mountain]. Quest description: Rest at the temporary campsite at the foot of Lion Mountain and wait for daybreak. Completion reward: +100 cultivation. Description: The temporary campfire is the center, with a safe zone of five zhang in radius. It is recommended not to leave the safe zone at night."

"Ding, occasionally unreliable system activation, updating and tampering with quest content: Rest at the temporary campsite at the foot of Lion Mountain and wait for daybreak. Completion reward: -1000 cultivation. Description: The temporary campfire is the center, with a safe zone of five zhang in radius. It is recommended not to stay in the safe zone at night."

"Damn it... the system is tricking me again!"

Lu Chaoding's blood pressure immediately rose.

The damn system doesn't allow staying in the safe zone?

It wants me to go out and wander around at night?

Otherwise, -1000 cultivation!

What's going on?

Other players can sleep here and wake up refreshed the next day, gaining 100 cultivation. But I have to stay outside the safe zone for a night, or else my cultivation will be deducted by 1000!

The cultivation reward is directly added to the attribute panel, which means it can really be deducted to a negative number!

Isn't this a scam?

"Damn it, the occasionally unreliable system is truly unreliable!"

Lu Chaoding had finally accumulated some goodwill towards the occasionally unreliable system, but now it was completely gone.

At this moment, Zhao Weike suddenly clapped his hands and shouted, "Everyone, night is about to come. To ensure that the campfire doesn't go out, I suggest we quickly gather some firewood. How about this, the four male players will go out to gather firewood, and we won't let the female players go out!"

"I'll listen to the captain!" Zhang Defa raised his hand in agreement.

Zhang Jiaqiang, the player with a Mohawk hairstyle, was a bit confused but nodded, "This is indeed a task for us male comrades."

"What about you, Lu Chaoding? Do you have any objections?" Zhao Weike asked Lu Chaoding.

Lu Chaoding was about to go out and replied indifferently, "No objections!"

However, he felt something was off.

Will the campfire go out?

Do we need to gather firewood?

He looked at Zhao Weike and saw a fleeting smug smile on his face, which made him feel even more uneasy.

"As night fell, the system clearly advised against leaving the safe zone. But this guy wants us to go out and gather firewood. Could there be a conspiracy? Is he trying to harm me?"

Lu Chaoding felt that it was better to be cautious and prepared. So, he quietly purchased three healing pills and also bought the skill book for "Heavy Strike." He spent five hundred points of cultivation, which happened to raise his level to LV3. His health increased by 60 points, and his attack power increased by 6 points.

At this moment, Zhao Weike had already started calling out to him, "Come, Lu Chaoding, follow me. I know where there's firewood. Let's go quickly and come back quickly."

After saying that, he gave a signal to Zhang Defa.

This made Lu Chaoding feel even more suspicious. But he still had some confidence in his own abilities. Besides, the long night was boring, so he followed Zhao Weike out of the safe zone.

The Sword God player named Zhang Jiaqiang also followed along. He walked at the back, being familiar and chattering about his experiences today, such as encountering wild monsters, obtaining materials, and encountering sword steles, and so on.

Almost no one paid attention to him.

By now, the sky had darkened, but visibility was still decent. Zhao Weike led the way, walking about a mile and then turning onto a mountain road. Suddenly, Sword God Zhang Defa, who was walking beside Lu Chaoding, raised his hand and pointed at Lu Chaoding.

Whoosh!

His beginner's wooden sword fell from the sky, and Lu Chaoding felt a light tap on his head. Then, everything in front of him flashed, and he entered the battle space.

"Ding, you have encountered a surprise attack, -12 health, -1 resilience, entering the battle space, the battle will begin in one minute!"

The system prompt sounded, and Lu Chaoding's face turned cold. He looked up and saw Zhao Weike and Zhang Defa on the opposite side, grinning at him.

Clearly, these two were in a team.

Zhang Defa crossed his arms, looked up arrogantly, and said, "You're done for today, Lu Chaoding. Your grandpa Defa will kill you today!"

Zhao Weike was even more formidable. He actually changed into a sailor dress. This guy originally looked sunny and handsome, but now, with the dress and the sinister smile on his face, he exuded a monstrous aura. He said, "Lu Chaoding, Lu Chaoding, take a look at my newly upgraded dress. +200 health, +5 defense, +1 resilience, +3 speed. Do you regret it? Hahaha, do you know that if you're killed at night, all the items in your inventory will drop?"

"These two idiots. I thought there was some conspiracy or trick, but it turns out they're just attacking directly!"

Lu Chaoding wasn't surprised. At this moment, he could see the attributes of the two opponents.

[Zhao Weike: LV3 Sword Demon, 376 health, 36 attack, 2 resilience, 5 defense, 103 speed.]

[Zhang Defa: LV3 Sword God, 160 health, 20 attack, 1 resilience, 0 defense, 100 speed.]

"Just like that!"

Lu Chaoding calmly adjusted his equipment. He took out the Peasant Sword, activated the Diffraction Sword Shadow, and with a clang, nine sword shadows formed a fan shape behind him. The Earth Spirit Halo activated, and he held up the Ghost-faced Axe, exuding a chilling aura.

Due to being hit by a surprise attack, Lu Chaoding's health was not high at the moment, only 148, and his resilience had been cleared. But his attack power was 56 points!

Zhao Weike and Zhang Defa also saw Lu Chaoding's attribute information at this time and were visibly stunned.

"Captain, this guy also reached level three. His attack power is a bit high. Why does he have so many special effects on his body?" Zhang Defa frowned and asked.

Zhao Weike squinted his eyes and said, "This guy is a bit suspicious, but there's no need to be afraid. The two of us against one, we can definitely kill him. Today, we must teach him who the boss is!"

The preparation time had already ended, and Lu Chaoding, with the highest speed, naturally took the first action.

He coldly glanced at the two opponents and said, "Ignorant and fearless mortals, I am the Bombarding Sword Immortal!"

After that, he pointed at Zhao Weike, and the refined Peasant Sword and eight sword shadows immediately shot out from behind him.

"-26"

"-2, resilience broken, -512!"

The huge orange damage numbers from the resilience-breaking damage appeared above Zhao Weike's head, and the damage overflowed.

Zhao Weike exclaimed and was directly knocked to his knees. Even the seven sword shadows missed their mark.

After this sword strike, the Earth Spirit Lion Dog's accompanying skill, "Boiling Blood Frenzy," was triggered. Lu Chaoding's height soared to ten feet, his muscles swelled, and blood energy surrounded him. The Peasant Sword and eight sword shadows returned to his side, with the sword blades and the blood-colored halo making him look menacing, like a god or a demon.

Lu Chaoding laughed heartily and looked at the startled Zhang Defa, saying, "Now tell me, who's the boss?"

(End of this chapter)