Chapter 73: Blood Refining Art
Chapter 73: Blood Refining Art
“Go!” The leader looked over and saw it was him. The burly warrior waved his hand, and the six quickly moved to block the newcomer.
Some nearby players saw these six and immediately stepped aside to watch, keeping their distance to avoid getting involved.
Chen Mo frowned as he looked at the six blocking his path. They were aggressive and seemed to want to fight, but they didn’t attack immediately.
“Kid, you offended someone you shouldn’t have,” the burly warrior said coldly to Chen Mo.
“Who sent you?” Chen Mo asked. He already had his suspicions, but he wanted to be sure before adding them to his revenge list, so he wouldn’t waste effort on the wrong people later.
“Don’t play dumb. You know who you offended just hours ago!” the burly warrior snorted.
“That lackey from the Clouds Guild? Are you that lackey’s lackeys?” Chen Mo smiled.
“You’re asking for it!” The burly warrior’s face turned icy. No one liked being called a lowly follower.
With a single thought, the burly warrior prepared to strike.
Normally, they would ambush someone directly, but Qi Mo wanted Chen Mo to know who sent them. If Chen Mo didn’t know, just killing him once wouldn’t satisfy Qi Mo’s anger!
Only by knowing who was behind it but being unable to retaliate would make Chen Mo furious, and that would satisfy him!
In real life, he had done this many times. He knew it was the best way to get revenge.
But before the burly warrior could act, a little priest suddenly rushed out from the crowd of onlookers. With a wave of her staff, she cast two buffs on Chen Mo.
“That annoying girl again! Xiao Lin, you kill her. The rest of you, come with me to finish this guy!” The burly warrior glanced at the priest and became enraged.
It seemed this little priest had some history with them.
The archer named Xiao Lin immediately darted from the group and attacked the little priest. Seeing this, she panicked and hid behind a large tree root. The archer had to chase after her.
The remaining five, led by the burly warrior, charged at Chen Mo.
Chen Mo was ready. He moved swiftly, dodging their attacks.
“He’s so fast!” The burly warrior was shocked. He could tell this guy had good gear, but his speed was ridiculous.
But they outnumbered him and had decent gear too. Even if he was fast, he couldn’t escape.
System Notification: You have been maliciously attacked. You may defend yourself!
The system prompt appeared. Although none of their attacks hit Chen Mo, the system judged their intent as soon as they attacked. In a party, if one member attacks maliciously, the whole party can be retaliated against.
But Chen Mo didn’t fight back immediately. Instead, he dodged their blows and ran toward Selena nearby.
With his top-tier gear, killing these five was just a matter of time. However, he had few skills. If he didn’t summon Big Fatty to help, they might split up and flee, and he’d have no way to stop them.
So Chen Mo decided to use a more direct method.
“Chase him! Don’t let him escape!”
Outnumbered five to one, anyone would run. The burly warrior and his team didn’t suspect a thing.
Among the five were two ranged classes: a Fire Mage and an Ice Archer. The Ice Archer specialized in control; with his talent skill “Frost Touch,” even his basic attacks could slow enemies.
“He can’t get away! Watch my Homing Arrow!” The Ice Archer fired a white arrow that chased after Chen Mo.
Chen Mo tried to dodge, but it was a tracking skill. There were two ways to avoid such attacks: make a sudden large movement just before it hits, or use an obstacle to block it.
Chen Mo was fast but not enough to shake off tracking attacks. He was too close, and there were no obstacles nearby. The arrow hit him.
—67!
The damage wasn’t high, but Chen Mo’s speed suddenly dropped.
The signature debuff of all ice-based players: Slow!
“Nowhere to run now! After him!” the burly warrior sneered.
“Careful, he’s heading toward that NPC. He might be trying to use her to kill us. Don’t accidentally hit the NPC!”
The burly warrior guessed Chen Mo’s plan and warned his team as they chased.
“Don’t worry, boss. We won’t make that mistake. This guy won’t last long under our attacks,” his companions said confidently.
Without using area skills, it was hard to hit an NPC by accident.
Slowed by 30%, Chen Mo still reached Selena despite the five pursuers close behind.
“Master Selena, I’ve completed your quest!” Chen Mo said quickly.
“Good. Although you didn’t get the Crimson Blood Cat’s Eye, this is acceptable.” Selena nodded, pleased he had met her conditions in just a few hours.
Just then, a fireball shot from the side and struck Chen Mo, dealing over a hundred damage.
The angle was intentional; even if Chen Mo dodged, it wouldn’t hit Selena.
“How dare you!” Selena’s eyes turned cold. She waved her hand, and a dark light shot out, hitting the Fire Mage!
—13688!
A damage number over ten thousand appeared. The Fire Mage was instantly killed!
“What’s going on?” The burly warrior was stunned. This NPC’s damage was insane. More importantly, why did she attack the Fire Mage? He hadn’t attacked her.
But the next moment, he watched in horror as the dark light bounced from the fallen Fire Mage to the Ice Archer, who also took over ten thousand damage and died.
The dark light didn’t stop. In the next instant, it bounced to the burly warrior and the other two!
In barely two breaths, all five were dead!
After killing them, the dark light bounced back from the burly warrior into Selena’s hand.
Heh! Idiots! Knowledge is power. Even a child knows that. Too bad you guys only know how to kill with your own hands.
Attacking an NPC would get you attacked back, but on the Forum, players had revealed that during quest hand-ins, depending on the quest’s importance and the NPC’s personality, attacking the player turning in the quest could also anger the NPC.
Knowing Selena’s temper, Chen Mo was sure she would act.
Selena killed the five so quickly Chen Mo didn’t even see how. He looked at her with admiration. If he could learn that move, he’d be unstoppable!
“Alright, that is indeed 100 Gold Coins. This is the Blood Refining Art. After you learn it, practice on your own, but don’t let the people in the Main City know you have this skill, or there will be bad consequences for you.”
After killing five people, Selena acted as if nothing happened. She took Chen Mo’s 100 Gold Coins and waved her hand, teaching him Blood Refining Art.
System Notification: You completed the quest “Selena’s Request”!
System Notification: You learned the skill “Blood Refining Art”!
Blood Refining Art (Novice Level): Use blood collected from monsters as the main material to craft corresponding blood Potions. Using them grants the monster’s special abilities for a limited time!