Chapter 5 of 100

Chapter 5

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Dumo Xuenu led eight people to quickly surround Yang Ye, who had thought about running away. However, upon further consideration, he realized that the eight people were all level 10, including two assassins. Assassins at level 10 learn a universal skill called "Gale," which increases movement speed and reduces damage taken for a short time, a skill that every assassin must master, whether before or after their class change. Besides the assassins, there were two archers, whose level 10 universal skill is "Steady Shot," which increases critical hit chance and damage but reduces movement speed. There was also a warrior and a priest. The warrior's level 10 universal skill is "Fierce Guard," which reduces skill damage by 10% and forces the target to hate the warrior for 2 seconds, a control skill with a short casting range. The priest's level 10 universal skill is "Life Leap," a chain healing skill that initially heals a large amount of health and then jumps to the nearest ally five times, with each subsequent heal reducing by 20%, with a minimum reduction of 20%, and each ally can only be healed once by the same "Life Leap." Finally, there was Dumo Xuenu and another mage. Level 10 mages learn "Core Strike," which increases spell damage and adds spell attack, dealing significant damage. With all the classes present, it was clear that they were determined to kill him. Running away wouldn't work against the assassins, and fighting back would be tough with the healer.

For a moment, Yang Ye fell silent.

Dumo Xuenu, seeing Yang Ye's grim expression, felt a surge of satisfaction. "Kid, you're so capable, aren't you? You're so arrogant, aren't you? Shout! Curse! Hahaha, coward! Hold your laughter, Dumo Xuenu stepped forward, looking at Yang Ye and said with a sneer, "Coward, run! Shout! What? Not running? Not shouting? Hahaha..."

Yang Ye looked at the man in front of him, his face twisted, and said nothing.

Seeing the coward not respond, Dumo Xuenu was almost ecstatic. He finally burst out laughing and said loudly, "Pretending not to recognize me? Fine, I'll kill you until you do! Everyone, no skills, just one normal attack each, no more, I'll take the last hit." He laughed again.

Yang Ye was indeed angry; Dumo Xuenu was really getting under his skin. His mind raced, trying to figure out how to escape, but it seemed like a dead end...

"The Treant Lord wants to rest, you damned woodpecker, stop buzzing in his ear!"

Treant...

Treant?!

Got it!

Yang Ye grinned, watching an assassin stab at him with a dagger. He took the hit to avoid turning red, then raised his right hand, and the Madman's Sword drew a half-circle, slicing the assassin. The damage appeared, and the assassin was taken aback, not expecting Yang Ye to fight back. After the slash, Yang Ye rolled backward, called out to Lilina, and headed into the treant forest without looking back.

"This guy wants to run! Chase him, assassins, use Gale!" Dumo Xuenu shouted. He wasn't worried that Yang Ye could escape, but letting him hide would waste too much time.

The two assassins quickly activated Gale, their feet surrounded by a green vortex, and they sped after Yang Ye. Yang Ye's shoes added 60 movement speed, though his armor reduced it by 20, leaving him with 40, which wasn't slow.

The assassins weren't stupid; they split up to chase him but didn't spread too far apart to avoid being picked off one by one. They had seen that Yang Ye was tough, with good equipment and high attack, so they only wanted to limit his speed, not kill him outright. However, it seemed like Yang Ye wasn't running but rather...

Aggroing the treants?

Yang Ye was indeed aggroing the treants. He slashed each treant once and then ran to the next, gradually pulling away from the six people led by Dumo Xuenu. For a while, it was 1 vs 2, but with over twenty treants, it was more like 1 vs twenty. The treants charged at Yang Ye, who turned around...

Xiaomotiaochong was a minor member of the Dumo Guild. Today, he heard that their leader, Dumo Xuenu, had been insulted and was determined to make the offender delete his account. As they talked, they became more and more agitated and decided to ambush the target. After much inquiry, they found the location. They thought it would be a simple task to kill a new player, but this person was not so simple. Facing eight people, he showed no fear and now seemed to be running, but why was he aggroing the treants?

Why aggro the treants? Of course, to kill! But not by people, by the treants. Treants have a skill called "Spikes" that is hard to avoid and has a linear control effect. If twenty treants used it together... Yang Ye thought with a wicked grin, looking at the assassin called Xiaomotiaochong, and lunged at him.

Xiaomotiaochong laughed, thinking Yang Ye was trying to get the treants to kill him, but then he brought back a wave of treants. He was scared, definitely! This was good; a few hits from the treants, a few from him, and he would be done for. As Yang Ye got closer, his smile grew wider, 1, 2, 3... the distance was right!

Straight stab!

Huh?! Dodged?!

Xiaomotiaochong was confused. Was this guy going to fight or not?

"Xiaomotiaochong, be careful!!" The other assassin saw the situation and warned him. Careful? What for?

"Haha, let the Treant Lord hug you!"

"Smack!"

Xiaomotiaochong's view was blocked by Yang Ye, and he didn't see the treant that Yang Ye had aggroed and sent flying. Yang Ye, with his Miner's Hat, narrowly avoided it, and the treant hugged Xiaomotiaochong.

"Oh~ the Treant Lord's little heart..."

2 seconds of immobilization, "Smack!" Spikes out.

-197!

"Haha, let the Treant Lord hug you!"

"Oh~ the Treant Lord's little heart..."

2 seconds of immobilization, "Smack," another spike.

-197!

"Haha, let the Treant Lord hug you!"

...

Poor Xiaomotiaochong didn't move from start to finish, and the treants hugged him to death!

Yang Ye rolled out of the treants, turned to the nearby assassin, and smiled innocently...

...

Both assassins were dead, and the remaining six people led by Dumo Xuenu knew it. Dumo Xuenu's face was grim; being double-killed in a 2 vs 1 was embarrassing!

"Keep looking, that guy is nearby. When you find him, Tian Sheng Bu Dong Ai, you two, just use ranged attacks to control him. I and Tiedengpao will finish him off, and Hardshell, you two, block the treants." Dumo Xuenu assigned roles, and having more people with different classes was advantageous, with a mix of ranged and melee.

They slowed down, being cautious, as if they were guarding against a hundred assassins.

But after a long time, they didn't see the annoying warrior. Had he run away? They were all a bit anxious.

"Haha, let the Treant Lord hug you!"

A familiar voice rang out, and they saw a warrior dragging over twenty treants, using them as his minions. It was a clever move, but could he get close? Dumo Xuenu thought and told Tian Sheng Bu Dong Ai and the other archer, "You two, control his movement, try to hit him." Tian Sheng Bu Dong Ai nodded, drew his bow, and shot three arrows.

Stop, just as the arrows were about to hit him, he rolled forward, and the arrows flew past his buttocks.

A pro! This was the first thought of Dumo Xuenu and the others.

He got even closer!

The two archers shot rapidly, with Steady Shot activated, but Yang Ye dodged every arrow, as if he had a cheat. Dumo Xuenu glared at the two archers, thinking, "Even if he's a pro, your skills are too poor, damn archers!" Calming down, he said, "You two, use flat shots, the distance is right, Tiedengpao, it's our turn." Tiedengpao nodded, raised his staff, and cast "Lightning Bolt."

Yang Ye glanced at the red circle on the ground, the skill range of the mage's Lightning Bolt, clearly with pre-aim. He didn't slow down, and just before the lightning hit, he rolled 45 degrees forward, narrowly avoiding it.

Tiedengpao was stunned, looking at Dumo Xuenu, who was grim. He still cast a fireball, a high-damage spell but slow and with a clear trajectory. Even without the Miner's Hat, it might not hit.

Sure enough, Yang Ye didn't even roll, just moved slightly to avoid the fireball.

Dumo Xuenu and the others were at a loss. Should they run? But the guy could drag the assassins, clearly not slow, and running wouldn't work. Trying to kite him wouldn't work either, and they might be picked off one by one. No choice, they had to fight!

They got into position, the warrior in front, the mage and archers in the middle, and the priest at the back. As soon as he got close, the warrior could use Fierce Guard to force Yang Ye to attack, and the backline could focus fire to finish him off, then quickly retreat. They waited for the "fish" to come.

Was Yang Ye the "fish"? Clearly not. He slowed down as he approached, found the critical point of Fierce Guard, and quickly dodged various spells and arrows.

"Haha, let the Treant Lord hug you!"

Hehe, waiting for you!

Yang Ye sidestepped, and the treant flew out, directly hugging the warrior Hardshell, dealing significant damage.

"Grandma! Heal! Heal!" Hardshell shouted, fearing for his life.

Yang Ye ignored Hardshell, moved right a few steps, and stood in front of another warrior. The warrior, guessing what Yang Ye would do, ran away from his original position.

"Haha, let the Treant Lord hug you!" Another dodge.

At the same time, the treant flew past the warrior, who was feeling proud of his quick thinking. Just as he was about to taunt, he heard a shout from behind, "Damn, you idiot, you didn't say you were coming!" Yes, Tiedengpao was still behind him, and the warrior was ashamed.

The treants' hugs made the Dumo group jump around, and the priest was under immense pressure, his hands moving non-stop, his staff swinging, but the group's health was like a breached river, unstoppable. Focused on healing, he didn't notice the roots and spikes emerging from the ground!

Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack! ...

A few light sounds, and the priest turned into white light and respawned in the village.

With the priest dead, the Dumo group, lacking Yang Ye's "high skill," couldn't react fast enough to the treants' spikes. They resisted for a while but died under Dumo Xuenu's resentful gaze, dropping some decent equipment that could be sold for money.

Yang Ye happily picked up the equipment, shook off the treants, and led Lilina back to the village to turn in the quest.

[System: You have submitted the required quest items to the village chief, triggering a hidden quest: Build the Newbie Village. Required level: 10. Quest requirements: The outdated newbie village needs to be built. You need to help the old village chief Gusta collect the necessary materials to build the newbie village. Quest reward: Unknown (15-level gold sword).]

A 15-level gold sword!! This made Yang Ye a bit excited. The quest reward was listed as unknown, but the Miner's Hat told him it was a gold sword. This quest was definitely not easy. He asked the village chief, who said, "At the end, you need to pay 100 gold as the cost of building the newbie village."

Damn, 100 gold, though the 15-level gold sword was more valuable, it was still a bit tight for Yang Ye. He could only beg the old village chief to be kind.

The old village chief was a somewhat lecherous old man with a hint of alcohol in his breath. When Yang Ye asked if he could lower the price, the old man gave him a look of disdain, making Yang Ye want to punch him. After a long silence, he pointed at Lilina and said, "Fine, but she must agree to one of my requests."

Damn, does Lilina look that valuable?

What request, speak!

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