Chapter 3

This is a barren stone island barely a hundred meters in diameter, with nothing but a few coconut trees and a dilapidated large sailing ship stranded on the shore for who knows how many years! A deserted newbie village! The difficulty of this start is truly dire!

Could it be that because I have a divine skill, I received the same starting conditions as this admiral? Before entering the game, Da Fei had done his homework. The better the special skill a player randomly gets, the greater the starting difficulty. Of course, no matter how difficult it is, no matter how much the examiner tries to screw you over, there is one thing for sure: the examiner will definitely assign players according to their specialties. It's impossible to assign a naval admiral to a desert mountain. It's precisely because of this that Blood Sea Raging Wave dared to provoke and anger the examiner without any reservations, leading to this dire situation! And the more dire the situation, the greater the potential rewards!

Damn! A deserted island, a mysterious treasure ship, unimaginable rewards—everything should have been prepared for the protagonist alone! But now, there's another person! My God! Are you sending this divine hero to torment me, or are you sending me to torment him?

Now, Da Fei and Blood Sea Raging Wave turned their gaze from the obviously promising stranded sailboat and looked at each other.

Feeling the other's ill-intentioned gaze, Da Fei couldn't help but feel a chill. This place is one where two tigers cannot coexist, right? He won't attack me, will he? A level 3 soldier! It's almost unsolvable, one can take on three of me!

Da Fei immediately smiled and said, "Brother, hello, hello. Meeting you here on this deserted island is a sign of fate. We should look out for each other in the future."

Blood Sea Raging Wave coldly replied, "I've seen you before, you were in the same newbie hall as me just now."

Da Fei was taken aback! This kid has a photographic memory! He remembers everyone in the hall? He could only smile and say, "Brother, you have a keen eye. We're from the same newbie hall, so it's even more of a sign of fate."

Blood Sea Raging Wave, gripping his sword hilt, said coldly, "I know your innate talent, and I must know yours as well, along with your skills. Let me be clear, my skill is Basic Offensive Technique!"

(Note: Basic Offensive Technique—increases the melee damage of the hero's troops by 10%)

Sigh, although it's an unpleasant request, in this dire situation, cooperation is better than internal strife! Most importantly, I can't beat him!

Da Fei hurriedly smiled, "Trash talent, not worth mentioning." He then revealed his own talent and skills.

Blood Sea Raging Wave coldly said, "I don't take anyone with me!"

Da Fei was stunned, "Brother, I didn't say I wanted you to take me. It's normal for two players to look out for each other and cooperate here, right?"

Blood Sea Raging Wave drew his iron sword and pointed it at Da Fei's throat, laughing, "Look out for each other? Cooperate? You, with your trash soldier, deserve it? If it weren't for your trash talent not being worth the reputation loss from PKing you, I would have killed you already, and every time I see you, I'll kill you, leaving you in a weakened state for life with no chance of recovery!"

Damn, so straightforward! What I feared has come true!

Da Fei's face changed, and he said in a daze, "Brother, it's our first time meeting in the game, and we have no deep grudges. Is it really necessary? Besides, as a divine hero, you have a bright future. Why ruin the mood over such a small matter?"

Blood Sea Raging Wave laughed maniacally, "I play the game however I want. Don't like it? Kill me? I hate and don't trust players the most! Let me be clear, my divine hero account is worth millions. If I get tired of killing and want to sell my account, there will be bosses ready to take over immediately! Do you understand?"

Damn! Another one who thinks they can do whatever they want in the game. Such people are unsolvable, just like me back then!

Is the new generation pushing the old one aside? Da Fei could only sigh, "That's true, that's true, you're amazing."

Blood Sea Raging Wave coldly said, "This ship is my territory, get lost!"

Is the old generation dying on the beach? Da Fei helplessly raised his hands and said while retreating, "Okay, okay, I'll go play somewhere else..."

Blood Sea Raging Wave coldly said, "Good that you understand!" He then turned around and waded towards the ship.

Da Fei's heart was filled with a thousand galloping horses! Karma! I have to endure and think positively. I have a career and goals now, I can't act recklessly like I used to.

What should I do now? The island has nothing, and the ship is dominated by that guy. I can only go into the sea and look around. I used to be a stubborn survivor in dire situations; I should be able to find a way out if I look carefully.

Although the island is small, the area near the shore is quite large. In the waist-deep blue water, there are many neutral yellow-named starfish, crabs, fish, and shells, but their exact stats cannot be checked. In Hero Continent, every newborn player can directly view the attributes of the monsters and troops listed in the official data, but these animals are mysterious.

Da Fei quickly killed several starfish, sea cucumbers, and small fish, gaining no experience but plenty of seafood. Well, these are food. Each player starts with a week's supply of water and food, as well as tools for cooking and camping. The game time is 1:10 with real time, meaning one day in the game is 2.4 hours in real life. Without water and food, you will become hungry and lose stamina, and if it continues, you will be in a weakened state. Of course, players are heroes, the chosen ones, and won't starve to death. If you take troops on a campaign, you need to bring enough food, or your army will desert or even disband.

However, always killing these small fish and shrimp without gaining experience isn't a good thing. The lobster's claws look scary, the turtle's shell is thick and hard to deal with, and that red-named one is... a sea snake! Damn, it's huge, better stay away!

Finally, Da Fei saw a fish as big as a person swimming leisurely. It doesn't seem very fierce, and its size might give some experience. Let's go for it!

A cold light flashed first, then the spear thrust like a dragon!

...

Da Fei respawned in the coconut grove on the island, feeling melancholic as he looked at his 10-minute weakened state! The life of a spearman is truly fragile! Looking towards the ship, he saw skeletons pouring out of the ship's cabin and onto the deck, and Blood Sea Raging Wave was killing them with great enthusiasm. Da Fei was even more furious!

Why are there skeletons? Isn't the ship full of that kind of stuff? And there are treasure chests, and a skeleton captain boss with legendary items!

Hmm? With shields? Those aren't ordinary skeletons! They are the most elite Skeleton Warriors, known for their defense and as the bane of ranged units, unique to NPC forces!

—Skeleton Warrior: Attack 2, Defense 6, Damage 1-3, Health 5, Attack Speed 10, Movement Speed 6, Leadership 1, Special Skills: Large Shield, Hollow Skeleton, Undead, Kill Experience 10.

(Note: Large Shield and Hollow Skeleton both reduce ranged damage by 50%, but Hollow Skeleton reduces it by another 50% after Large Shield, so Skeleton Warriors actually reduce ranged damage by 75%)

And the attributes of the human level 3 Shield Guard:

—Shield Guard: Attack 2, Defense 8, Damage 2-5, Health 20, Attack Speed 12, Movement Speed 8, Leadership 2, Special Skills: Large Shield, Shield Wall, Kill Experience 17.

In terms of attack and defense, the difference isn't significant! Even with Blood Sea Raging Wave's 2 points of attack as a player, he can't break the Skeleton Warrior's defense. According to the formula, the damage is less than 85% of normal, so it takes two hits to kill if he's lucky, and three if he's not!

Sure enough, Blood Sea Raging Wave takes two to three hits to kill each skeleton and gets hit twice himself!

What kind of person is this? If he teams up with me, my spearman can take advantage of the long weapon to stab first, and then we can finish them off together, taking no damage and leveling up quickly without needing to rest!

What a selfish bastard! I wouldn't have been like that! At least we would part ways after using each other. Da Fei got angrier and hit the tree trunk hard!

—System Notice: You have obtained a coconut fruit!

—Coconut Fruit: Temporarily +1 Health, restores 100 stamina, the only freshwater source on the island!

Da Fei's eyebrows twitched! The only freshwater source? So there is something on the island! I knew the system wouldn't really put players in a dire situation! Great! Da Fei knocked all the trees and obtained 5 coconut fruits.

—System Notice: You cannot obtain more coconut fruits. Please come back when the fruits are ripe next month.

Next month? That's 3 days in real time! Hahaha! Truly a pain in the ass! Without freshwater, you'll have to eat dry food, which will lower your status. Anyway, I'll find a chance to torment him!

After the weakened state ended, Da Fei went back into the sea and tried to challenge various unknown marine creatures, but failed repeatedly!

I won't believe I can't find one I can beat! Keep trying!

By now, it was getting dark, and the waist-deep water was receding, the tide was going out! Under the starry sky, the island's area after the tide went out was more than a hundred times larger!

So there is a tide in the game! Da Fei's heart raced. If some big fish didn't manage to retreat in time, they would be stranded on the beach, becoming my prey! Thinking this, Da Fei became spirited and searched everywhere. Unfortunately, reality is always different from imagination.

No way! Is the ship the only way out? Da Fei angrily looked at the ship. At night, the ship was even more eerie with ghostly lights and skeletons moving around. Blood Sea Raging Wave seemed to be leveling up and getting stronger, damn it!

Just as he was feeling frustrated and angry, Da Fei suddenly saw a faint red glow in the distance. What is that?

Da Fei hurriedly went to check. It was a large cluster of small, fleshy creatures with waving tentacles in the puddles left by the receding tide! What are these? Da Fei, who had died many times, was fearless and approached. The red-named creatures still didn't react!

No reaction even this close? They look like coral or sea anemones, probably sea anemones! Are they plant monsters? Whatever they are, I'll deal with them!

Aiming at one, Da Fei thrust his spear, "−2!"

The fleshy mass hissed and lashed out with its tentacles, but couldn't reach Da Fei! Yes, the special skill of a spearman is "long weapon"!

Da Fei was overjoyed! Another thrust, "−3!" The sea anemone still futilely waved its tentacles!

Da Fei laughed, "Found it! There's always a way out! This is a great place, and I wouldn't have known about it if the tide hadn't gone out! They say plant monsters are strange, but my spearman, though weak, is perfect for them!"

Three more thrusts, and the sea anemone burst and died!

—System Notice: You have defeated an unknown creature, gaining 10 experience points!

Hahaha, I can finally level up! Miracle Island lives up to its name, this whole area of sea anemones is my experience!

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