Chapter 5 Critical Attack

There were only the most basic buildings in the small town, pharmacy, low-level equipment stores, personal warehouses, etc. NPCs were also few, these NPCs gave low level quests, mostly to collect variety of things or low level quests to hunt some animals, collect fur, herbs, ores, etc. After completing quests, rewards were experience and/or money.

Nie Yan went to the pharmacy to buy three bottles of low-level HP pots, one-time usage would restore thirty HP points, and each potion was worth one copper coin. The store only sold the low level HP potions, only pharmacist had the skill to make intermediate level and above HP potions.

After having bought three bottles of low level HP Pots, he still had one copper coin remaining.

Nie Yan walked toward the outside, came out of the small town and then ran towards the treasure chest spawn point. When he encountered monster he moved away and went around them, maintaining a distance.

He was going to level five monsters map, with his current level the degree of danger was very high, however his current experience happened to be 0 at 0 level, and even if he died there would be no drop in the experience.

After crossing two maps of level 1 monster, one map of level three monster and another map of level four monster, more than ten minutes later, Nie Yan finally reached the map where level 5 monsters Wildcats spawned.

He surveyed the surrounding situation once, it was dense piece of pastureland, and lush long grass reached the height of his waist. Looking toward the distant place in the pastureland, he saw one tall willow tree in the middle of it. Located in the middle of the spacious and empty pastureland it appeared especially towering.

Not far from the silver treasure chests, Nie Yan’s heart grew tense.

This was map for level five Wildcats, Nie Yan’s current level was no match for them.

Occasionally one or two Wildcat passed through, Nie Yan hurriedly hid.

Thieves have one principle professional innate skill which increased hiding skill’s effect, it was a passive effect, and hiding was not easily discovered by other living creatures.

At the same time, he could also use stealth.

Nie Yan calculated with stealth level difference formula, after he used stealth the safe distance between him and Wildcats was two yards. In other words, when he was in stealth state, if he got within two yards of Wildcats, he would be discovered at once.

Nie Yan had played thief class for a decade in his previous lifetime and his thief’s skills long time ago had been developed to consummate level. Furthermore he could use sight to estimate distance, it wasn’t too troublesome.

In the distant place thick patch of grass stirred, earth trembled all at once, Nie Yan’s complexion changed, he went into Stealth mode.

A Wildcat as huge as a Wolfdog emerged from bushes, sharp eyes surveyed all around but did not discover any anomalies, just open space in the middle to pass through and it entered inside another patch of grass.

Certain that Wildcat had walked far away from him, only then Nie Yan dared to continue to move forward.

Under the willow tree there was a stretch of more than ten yards circumference of vacant land, a silver-white color treasure chest lying still under the willow tree, and this stretch of vacant land had 6 to 7 Wildcats moving about.

These level five Wildcats required a team of at least 20 level 3 players ability to clear them up neatly.

Getting hold of this Treasure Chest, it was not really an easy affair.

Nie Yan was observing these Wildcats’ movement route in the thick patch of grass, in attempt to look for a secure path and method to reach under the willow tree.

These Wildcats’ movement route had fixed pattern.

After observing for a while, Nie Yan took off all the equipments on the body and put them away in his backpack, equipped novice equipments that don’t have any defense, these novice equipments if sold to the NPC store will yield 0 copper coin, thrown on the ground also nobody would want it, it was such trash.

Xinyang’s death penalty, every death would result in drop of 1 level, in addition there was a possibility of dropping 1 equipment too. If newly bought equipment broke unexpectedly then it would be highly expensive. If novice equipment breaks, it breaks – it was put on as a temporary measure to cover the body.

Nie Yan moved in stealth skill toward the willow tree unhurriedly in a row, walked for approximately ten seconds, stopped, held his breath, to the front and left side and rear area everywhere there was one Wildcat passing through, the distance from him was approximately two yards to pass through.

Stopped in the middle for six seconds, Nie Yan then proceeded to go forward, carefully exercising control over his move with each and every Wildcat’s distance.

Little by little, the distance between him and the Treasure Chest was closing.

Nie Yan’s heart was beating slightly faster, he understood that if at zero level he accomplished to take this skill book, it would be extremely important for his future development.

There were two Wildcats moving towards the direction where Nie Yan was located.

Nie Yan quickly stopped, and both the Wildcats never moved far from the place, just grazed the distance from the position of approximately two yards, Nie Yan was scared into cold sweat.

Stealth’s duration was for a total of two minutes, time was gradually passing, and with 32 seconds remaining, Stealth was coming to an end, Nie Yan’s state of mind fluctuated.

It was too late; Nie Yan quickened his gait infinitesimally.

Not far away from Nie Yan one Wildcat moved all of a sudden, in the end became aware of Nie Yan’s location, eyes fastened on Nie Yan, bared its sharp teeth, and produced a low hoarse roar.

Not good, he was discovered!

The Wildcat jumped up suddenly and pounced towards Nie Yan.

Wildcat’s attack was awfully quick, Nie Yan movement speed simply couldn’t keep up, but he was also relying on a response capacity which was forged in his previous life time, he dodged out of the way.

Character’s basic movement, are to move sideway’s to dodge, to tumble, to jump and so on, the player can within the framework provided by the system use these movements to dodge attacks.

Wildcats’ sharp claws passed though less than an inch from Nie Yan’s throat and closed on empty air.

Nie Yan had just dodged when two Wildcats from the side pounced on him, one Wildcat drew on him from back, and furthermore one Wildcat bit his arm.

Finished!

In this kind of circumstance he could only go down, using the HP potions was also useless.

– 68, – 32, two damage values showed overhead of Nie Yan, his HP bottomed out and he fell to the ground.

The setting changed, Nie Yan resurrected in Amtrak town’s cemetery.

A short while ago he had casted Stealth skill too early, when Stealth skill was nearing the end he had become too impatient to the extent that flaws were exposed, this was one of the reasons that resulted in failure.

Nie Yan summed up the lessons from his failure, looked at his body’s equipment, gauntlets have already maxed out, but it was only a novice equipment, at worst it will break, it didn’t matter. As for experience value, in any case both level and exp were 0.

He had precisely made the plan, dying was taken into calculation, he was venturing into level five monster map.

Nie Yan set off once again, went out of the Amtrak town and proceeded to dash off towards Wildcats’ spawn point.

Once Nie Yan reached the periphery of open area, he discovered some changes in Wildcats’ movement route, a while ago they were led by him near the Treasure Chest, all gathered at the place where he died, making it more difficult for him to attain the Silver Treasure Chest.

These Wildcats’ movement area incessantly switching, Nie Yan studied their movement, he can risk death to take hold of leading these Wildcats away , resurrect later and then sneak past to open Treasure Chest.

Distance from the Wildcats was about three yards or so, he discontinued his stealth skills, his body gradually emerged.

Five Wildcats in the surrounding had simultaneously discovered Nie Yan, pursued him.

Nie Yan dashed away toward the outside, but his movement speed fell short of Wildcats by too much and very soon he was caught up by Wildcats. A Wildcat pounced and tackled him to the ground and other Wildcats surrounded him too, moved to kill Nie Yan.

A flash of white light, Nie Yan once again returned to the Amtrak town’s cemetery, breaking the leg protector.

After resurrecting, he once again went out of the small town; he rushed over there, more than ten minutes later he once again reached the periphery of the clearing.

Wildcats were some distance away from the treasure chest, calculating route a bit, Nie Yan’s eyes lit up, this time there should be no problem.

Using stealth mode he approached the Silver Treasure Chest, after advancing for more than 20 seconds he halted in determined place, two Wildcats passed behind Nie Yan’s body area, gradually walked away.

All the Wildcats distance from Nie Yan was relatively far, about five yards, finally safe, he quickened his pace, and reached besides the Silver Treasure Chest, Stealth duration left was 36 seconds, six seconds more than the estimated.

Nie Yan crouched down to open the treasure chests, it was possible to maintain stealth mode while opening treasure chest.

System: Treasure chest opening, estimated completion 20… 50…

A Wildcat from nearby walked towards Nie Yan, the distance was more than two yards when it stopped.

Nie Yan’s heartbeat unconsciously accelerated a little, calm, must be calm, he incessantly soothed his own heart, his heart slowly calmed down.

The Wildcat looked around a bit, did not detect anything, turned and left.

Nie Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

System: Treasure chest opening completed, time taken twenty-seven seconds.

Nie Yan opened the treasure chest, after feeling little inside, touched a paper book, his heart suddenly jumped, this is it!

He took it out and saw.

Skill book: Critical Attack

Skill Description: Thieves by attacking the enemy’s vital points can cause additional damage.

Essential for Usage: Attack (requires weapon)

Skill attributes: Hit vital points to get 5 additional attack roll bonus, producing a partial damage reduction

Skill Cool Down: Thirty seconds

Class Limitation: Thief, Warrior, Paladin, can be used by any of these classes

Indeed it was Critical Attack book; the best quality of this skill was that he could learn it right away at 0 level! This was the purpose of his visit, Nie Yan rubbed the skill book, and there was swirl of white light.

Looked at the skill bar, there was one more skill on the skill bar, Critical attack!

After Nie Yan removed the Critical Attack skill book the silver treasure chest faded and disappeared without a trace.

“Done, you can send me back to town free of charge” Nie Yan said in mind.

Stealth duration ended, Nie Yan’s body slowly emerged, and few Wildcats found him and pounced.

Anyway there was no drop in experience, died just at the right time to return to the town, Nie Yan quietly waited for his fate.

Nie Yan died and once again returned to Amtrak town cemetery, novice gauntlet also broke, but compared to the Critical Attack skill book these were nothing. After getting this Critical Attack, his leveling speed would be quicker than many.