Chapter 19 of 100

Chapter 19

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Sometimes, what seems to be a difficult problem actually has a very simple solution!

Da Fei's ballista was positioned with three sides against the wall, which was the key to blocking the enemies! However, the block wasn't complete, as the front was still exposed to the enemy. Therefore, the front needed a wall to block it, and ordinary small zombies were the best "meat walls"!

How much damage can an ordinary zombie, with 1 attack and 1-2 damage, deal to a ballista with 10 defense? With a defense difference of nearly 10 points, the damage is only a bit more than two-thirds of normal, which is just 0.6-1.2 damage! Compared to the damage from a boss, this is negligible!

As long as five small zombies block the front of the ballista, the boss behind them won't be able to get through and can only stare helplessly! How to prevent the boss from getting through? Of course, it's the ballista's knockback! When the boss is knocked back, the gap is naturally taken by the small zombies. And with the boss's tall stature, it's perfect for the ballista to shoot through the small zombies and hit the boss's head!

So, at this moment, Da Fei laughed maniacally and shot the boss's head, while the five small zombies diligently blocked the front of the ballista, slowly swinging their clumsy zombie claws and chipping away at the ballista's health point by point.

It's just a drizzle!

— Bang! Finally, a boss's head was blown into a mushy watermelon.

— System notification: You have defeated the Assault Zombie, gaining 4000 experience points! You have obtained the item "Sailor's Room Key" and the item "Fire Axe"!

— System notification: You have further collected and perfected information on the Assault Zombie!

— System notification: You have completed 3/10 of the achievement "Lone Hero 10 Consecutive Wins."

Ha ha! Hahaha! I'm the expert! Overjoyed, Da Fei opened the information panel to check. Everything else was still question marks, but the health points were revealed: 200!

Damn! With so much health and a mid-level defense skill, it takes five or six shots to kill one. Are you trying to exhaust me? Come on, you experience-giving, achievement-giving, room key-giving trash! Hahaha!

...

On the ship's deck, with a gentle breeze and clear skies, Xue Hai Kuang Tao was happily slashing zombies.

Suddenly, a rumbling sound seemed to come from inside the ship. Xue Hai Kuang Tao's eyebrows furrowed. What sound is that? Waves? After slashing a few more zombies, Xue Hai Kuang Tao felt something was off! This doesn't sound like waves, does it?

Xue Hai Kuang Tao lay on the deck, pressing his ear to the ground. The sound was louder and rhythmic!

Xue Hai Kuang Tao was bewildered! What is this? It sounds a lot like the firing of a ballista, which is very popular now?

Xue Hai Kuang Tao immediately ran to the ship's side and looked down, but saw nothing unusual. He then ran to the other side, but still saw nothing! He jumped into the water and pressed his ear against the ship's hull. The sound was even louder and clearer! Yes, it's definitely a ballista! I hesitated for a long time between choosing the ballista skill and the offensive skill when I created my character!

What's going on here?

Is it the NPC monsters firing the ballista? Impossible! It must be a player! Could it be that trash called Da Fei? Or did the system assign another player here while I wasn't paying attention?

Xue Hai Kuang Tao hurriedly opened the game's search system to look up player information!

— System notification: Respected player, to search for player information, you need to spend 10 points! Your point balance is insufficient!

"Damn it!! Even this requires points, they're just trying to make money!"

10 points are equivalent to 10 yuan, which is nothing to Xue Hai Kuang Tao, but the problem is the hassle of recharging! Xue Hai Kuang Tao had only recharged 1000 points on each machine for the lottery, and after using them up, he had no points left. To recharge 10 points would require going through the online banking process, which is quite troublesome.

Forget it! Xue Hai Kuang Tao gritted his teeth and recharged 10,000 points, then searched for the player "Da Fei."

— Search result: Da Fei, Human Trainee, Level 9, currently online.

Level 9!!! Xue Hai Kuang Tao couldn't believe his eyes! I thought he couldn't survive and had logged off! How did a weakling like him manage to get to this level? I've been killing monsters non-stop since I started as a Level 3 Shield Warrior and only reached Level 6 after a whole day! He's actually Level 9! Could it be that he secretly came to my territory and got the ballista, which boosted his level? This feeling is like having my woman taken by someone else! Unbearable!

"Damn it!" Xue Hai Kuang Tao rushed into the ship's cabin without a second thought! So what if he's a Level 9 gunner? He only has 26 health points, and I can kill him with two slashes! I'll block him at the respawn point and kill him until he's Level 0!

...

In the second level of the sunken ship's hold. When the third zombie boss was killed, Da Fei's body flashed with a golden light, reaching Level 9!

At this moment, Da Fei had fired 16 shots, and the five small zombies blocking the ballista had attacked 18 times, dealing 80 points of damage to the ballista. If the remaining three bosses were killed, the ballista would likely have only a few dozen health points left, making it impossible to continue. A quick victory was necessary!

Da Fei immediately took out the War Machine skill book, and a golden light flashed.

— System notification: You have spent one skill point to learn Intermediate War Machine Science!

— System notification: Your ballista's attack +5, defense +5, base damage +1, maximum health +100.

Now, with Intermediate War Machine Science, the ballista's attributes are:

Attack 15, defense 15, base damage 3-4 (total damage = base damage × hero's total attribute points), health 120/300, attack speed 5, movement speed 1, special skills: knockback, piercing.

Da Fei has 8 total attribute points, so the total damage is 24-32. With a 13-point attack-defense difference between the 15-attack ballista and the 2-defense boss, the damage is increased by 65%, and after accounting for the 20% reduction from the boss's mid-level defense skill, the final damage is 31-41! This is a far cry from the previous 15-23 damage, effectively doubling it!

In short, the conclusion is: A boss with 200 health points that previously required five or six shots to kill now only needs three! And with the ballista's defense increased by 5 points, the average damage from small zombies is less than 1 point!

This is the War Machine Science, known as the "boss killer," where a single level of the skill brings a qualitative leap!

Da Fei was deeply moved. If only he had chosen the ballista as his initial skill! But then again, if his initial skill had been the ballista, he wouldn't have been sent to this place by the examiner, right?

Of course, while he was reflecting, his hands didn't stop. Killing the remaining bosses would get him to Level 10, hahaha! The experience is pouring in! This is a godlike hero's training ground, super enjoyable!

Soon, the sound of hurried footsteps came from above Da Fei's head, making his heart skip a beat! Xue Hai Kuang Tao! Damn, why now? This is a problem! What to do! Looking at the small zombies hitting the ballista and the last remaining boss, Da Fei frowned!

That's right! Xue Hai Kuang Tao is here! When he rushed down to the first level of the ship's hold, he was shocked to find that the boss who had sent him to the respawn point last night was gone! Although the small zombies were still there. The mess on the floor behind the boss told him what had happened! He had a vague idea of what had transpired!

Damn it!

The enraged Xue Hai Kuang Tao jumped down to the second level of the ship's hold and met Da Fei, who was blocking the stairs. Xue Hai Kuang Tao was stunned on the spot!

Da Fei, who had just finished reloading, turned around and smiled brightly, "Hi! Have you eaten yet?" Da Fei tried to communicate amicably.

"Die!!!" Xue Hai Kuang Tao, who had quickly assessed the situation, immediately drew his sword, giving Da Fei no chance to talk or waste time!

Damn! Is this a blood feud? With no way out, I'll fight! I've lost and won many times in games! If I waste time talking, the ballista will be destroyed!

Da Fei, who was already prepared, immediately raised his gun and attacked first! He couldn't lose the advantage of the gunner's long weapon!

The gun shot out like a venomous dragon, and with a bang, "—5!" Xue Hai Kuang Tao's charging figure suddenly stopped! Paralyzing toxin!

— System notification: You have maliciously attacked the same faction player Xue Hai Kuang Tao, and you will receive a penalty to your reputation.

What the hell! I'm the victim here!

The PK began, and the first thing to look at was the comparison of their attributes:

Xue Hai Kuang Tao, Level 6, attack 8, defense 8, damage 7-10, health 30, attack speed 13, Master Offensive Skill increases damage by 50%. (Xue Hai Kuang Tao's ship weapon +3 attack +3 damage, starting equipment +8 personal defense)

Da Fei, Level 9, attack 8, defense 3, damage 4-6, health 36, attack speed 10, no combat skills. (Da Fei's leather armor +3 personal defense)

So, the final damage of Xue Hai Kuang Tao's attack on Da Fei is 13-19, and he can finish Da Fei in two to three hits.

Da Fei's 8 attack points exactly cancel out Xue Hai Kuang Tao's 8 defense points, with no combat skill bonuses, so the final damage is still 4-6, and it would take 5 to 8 hits to take down Xue Hai Kuang Tao's 30 health points.

The difference in weapons and skills makes the gap in combat power obvious! Under normal circumstances, Da Fei is no match for Xue Hai Kuang Tao.

But now, everything has changed due to the paralyzing toxin from the Magic Sea Anemone Heart! Toxins usually come with negative effects, and while it wasn't noticeable against sea anemones and zombies, it definitely has an effect on players, which is Da Fei's key to turning the tide in this desperate situation!

At this moment, Xue Hai Kuang Tao, seeing the system message, was stunned!

— System notification: You have been affected by the paralyzing toxin, causing your actions to be interrupted, attack -1, defense -1, attack speed -1, movement speed -1, maximum damage -1. The effect lasts until the end of the battle.

All attributes reduced by 1! It feels like being cursed with a weakened version of a dark curse! And it even interrupts actions! What did this trash steal from me?

Da Fei, who also saw the system message, was equally surprised but didn't hesitate, continuing to attack!

At the same time, Xue Hai Kuang Tao, who had been interrupted, quickly recovered and continued his charge towards Da Fei!

Under normal circumstances, the advantage of a gunner's long weapon is to attack first, and when retracting, the opponent would just reach the attack range, starting the battle. But this time, the attack interrupted Xue Hai Kuang Tao's action, so when he reached the attack range and swung his sword, Da Fei's second shot had already landed, giving the long weapon two extra hits!

— "—5"!

— System notification: You have been affected by the paralyzing toxin, causing your actions to be interrupted, attack -2, defense -2, attack speed -2, movement speed -2, maximum damage -2. The effect lasts until the end of the battle.

So, it can interrupt actions and stack effects, just like the special skill of the Plague Zombie! But, with my damage, even if it's reduced to the minimum, I can still finish you in three hits!

Xue Hai Kuang Tao, who understood this, sneered coldly, "You're dead!"

Da Fei, who also understood, sneered back, "I have more health!"

"More health, so what!" Xue Hai Kuang Tao, who had recovered, swung his sword again. His attack speed was faster than Da Fei's, and Da Fei couldn't interrupt him this time, "—16"!

A terrifying damage number appeared over Da Fei's head, making his eyes widen in shock, while Xue Hai Kuang Tao laughed maniacally!

Then Da Fei's third shot landed, "—6"!

— System notification: You have been affected by the paralyzing toxin, causing your actions to be interrupted, attack -3, defense -3, attack speed -3, movement speed -3, maximum damage -3. The effect lasts until the end of the battle.

Ignoring the system message, Xue Hai Kuang Tao laughed maniacally, "Die!!"

At this moment, both were at 10 attack speed, and they attacked simultaneously! "—12" and "—6" appeared over their heads.

"Didn't die?" Xue Hai Kuang Tao, who didn't know that Da Fei had gained 10 health points from a small achievement, was shocked and roared, "One more hit!"

Now, Da Fei had only 8 health points left, and he couldn't survive another hit. Xue Hai Kuang Tao also had 8 health points left! He needed two hits to finish Da Fei! Even if Da Fei's attack speed was 1 point faster and could interrupt one of Xue Hai Kuang Tao's hits, Xue Hai Kuang Tao's next hit would definitely come when Da Fei was retracting his gun, making it impossible to interrupt! It was a sure defeat!

So, what Da Fei needed to do now was step on the ballista's trigger, which he had prepared in advance—bang! The last boss's head exploded, and a golden light enveloped Da Fei!

— System notification: Congratulations! You have reached Level 10! You have gained 1 free strategic attribute point, 1 skill point, +2 health, +1 leadership, +1 base damage, and +1 tactical slot.

I've leveled up! Full health! This is my biggest trump card! Hahahaha!

At this moment, Xue Hai Kuang Tao, who had just landed a hit on Da Fei for "—11" damage, was stunned!

"Sorry!" Da Fei, with +1 damage, stabbed confidently, "—8"!

Xue Hai Kuang Tao turned into a white light and disappeared!

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