Chapter 7

The countdown has ended, and the system announced the start of the duel, but neither side immediately used their skills to charge forward. Instead, they were observing each other. Even in the later stages, with more skills, a single mistake could be exploited by the opponent, leading to a series of attacks that could leave one half-dead and in a very passive position. Now, it's even more critical, as everyone is just past level 10 with only two skills. Using a skill recklessly would significantly reduce their output, so they had to be cautious.

The Assassin has two skills: a level 5 Common Thrust and a level 10 Common Gale.

The Warrior has two skills: a level 5 Common Gravity Strike and a level 10 Common Fierce Guard.

Although Lonely Monkey said he would crush Yang Ye with one hand, he was actually extremely cautious. The opponent's equipment glowed with a faint silver light, indicating that it was partially made of silver. Even level 5 silver gear was impressive, and he couldn't afford to be careless.

He carefully positioned himself, taking two steps forward and placing his center of gravity on his back leg on the third step—this was a feint. He wasn't going to step forward but was trying to trick the opponent into using a skill. If the Warrior showed any sign of using a skill, he could immediately retreat.

Lonely Monkey's foot was already suspended in mid-air, about to step forward. If the Warrior used Fierce Guard at this moment, he could force the Assassin to be targeted for two seconds as soon as his foot touched the ground. Then, he could immediately move forward and perform a normal attack from below, pulling the Assassin up to the peak and following with a Gravity Strike from above, then quickly jumping back and making a horizontal slash from left to right.

This would be the perfect sequence.

However, Yang Ye showed no signs of using any skills, standing there motionless. Is this guy really a noob? Lonely Monkey thought.

The onlookers were also confused. What is the Warrior doing? Not using any skills, not positioning himself, what is he playing at? Is he going to surrender directly?

Lonely Monkey felt a bit uneasy and continued to probe. He even stepped into the range of Yang Ye's Fierce Guard, but Yang Ye still showed no reaction. Finally, he was reassured—this is just a noob.

Crushing a noob is what I love most! Lonely Monkey was delighted. Since he's a noob, why wait? Crush him!

With this thought, a sinister smile appeared on Lonely Monkey's face, and his fingers moved, activating the Assassin's level 10 state skill, Gale—

"Gale..." Lonely Monkey's skill was only halfway through when he suddenly paused, not because he wanted to, but because—Yang Ye moved!

Yang Ye, in the instant Lonely Monkey released his skill, performed a forward roll and raised his sword—

"Fierce Guard!"

Fierce Guard, forcing the target to be targeted for two seconds! Now, Lonely Monkey was targeted by Yang Ye and ran towards him with a roar.

Yang Ye's lips curled into an innocent smile, but to Lonely Monkey, it was more terrifying than the Grim Reaper's.

Yang Ye moved again.

He took a large step forward, bringing the Assassin within the range of his longsword, then quickly raised his sword and slashed downward. This seemed different from others, but Yang Ye had his reasons.

Usually, Warrior players would immediately move forward after forcing the target to be targeted, then perform a normal attack from below, followed by a Gravity Strike from above, and finally a horizontal slash while jumping back. This is the recognized perfect combo. However, Yang Ye's combo was slightly different. He started with a downward slash, activating Gravity Strike upon hitting the target, then continued with a diagonal slash from the lower right to the upper left, followed by a horizontal slash while jumping back.

What's different? The first step, Yang Ye combined a normal attack and a Gravity Strike, increasing the instant damage and saving time. The extra time allowed him to make an additional diagonal slash, effectively dealing one more hit than ordinary players.

What a great combo!

In fact, Yang Ye executed this combo perfectly.

Normal attack + Gravity Strike!

-146!

Normal attack.

-48!

Normal attack.

-51!

Terrifying damage! Although the numbers don't seem large, how much health does a level 10 half-bronze gear Assassin have? At most 600, and Yang Ye's combo dealt 245 points of damage, directly taking out a third of the Assassin's health! Moreover, it interrupted Lonely Monkey's level 10 skill. This duel, Yang Ye won decisively!

Without his level 10 skill and after being hit by Yang Ye's storm-like combo, Lonely Monkey was already dazed. Although he continued to fight, his mind was elsewhere. Yang Ye, firmly in control, didn't give Lonely Monkey a chance to turn the tide, chasing the Assassin and dealing a series of attacks while also dodging normal attacks to train his ability to predict attack trajectories.

Victory!

Two golden words appeared, shining brightly, with a small line of text below:

Congratulations, Yang Ye, you have defeated your opponent with a perfect victory in the Battle of Promise!

A perfect victory! In a PK, defeating the opponent without taking any damage is called a perfect victory. This usually happens when there is a significant skill gap between the two opponents, and this match was no exception!

The blood-red flag turned into light and disappeared, signaling the end of the match. The crowd was still immersed in the speed, precision, and burst damage of Yang Ye's first attack as a Warrior...

As the team leader, Terrible Frog, shook his head with a bitter smile. Lonely Monkey was his friend, and now that he had been bullied, he should have sought revenge. However, this was a pre-arranged battle, and losing meant he was outmatched. Terrible Frog had no choice but to pat Lonely Monkey's shoulder, indicating that he shouldn't take it to heart, as victory and defeat are common in battles. He then glanced at Yang Ye and sighed, saying, "You're very skilled, a true expert. Monkey's words were harsh, but he was just angry."

Yang Ye, seeing the team leader icon above his head, nodded slightly, "Actually, I just wanted to be the team leader. I couldn't get it by asking, as you guys didn't give it to me before. I had no choice but to fight. Monkey is very skilled, but he was a bit careless."

Hearing Yang Ye's words, Terrible Frog breathed a sigh of relief. The opponent wasn't someone who wouldn't let up when he had the upper hand and knew how to handle people.

Similarly, Lonely Monkey, hearing Yang Ye's words, showed less dejection on his face but still said with a slight anger, "Hmph, don't flatter me. I lost, and I won't call you dad. I won't do it. If you have the skills, PK me again, and if you lose, call me dad!"

Everyone laughed.

"Promise, I have a question. What is the cute girl following you? An NPC?"

"Her? My little follower, she's worth a lot!"

...

The five-person team reappeared at the entrance of the dungeon, and then something happened that left them speechless...

"Promise, when are we going to enter the dungeon? If we were the first, we would have already passed the first small boss," the Mage said with a green glow.

The other three nodded in agreement.

"Wait a bit longer. I have a feeling it will work! Let's try one more time!" Yang Ye replied.

Indeed, Yang Ye spent five minutes entering and exiting the dungeon, not by entering and then leaving, but by exiting during the selection of the level! He had done this over a hundred times!

Everyone was speechless. Could you tell what the dungeon would produce this time?

Yang Ye could! Each time he selected a level, he could clearly see the items produced by the dungeon and the next three times he entered!

Try again!

No.

Try again!

No.

Try one more time!

Yes!!!

"Hey, guys, get ready, we're going in!"

"Damn, are we finally going in? I've never been so eager to enter a dungeon and get beaten by monsters!" the Archer, Rice Ball Mushroom, said.

"Damn, if we don't go in, I'll flag you again!!" This was Terrible Frog, who had recovered and couldn't resist taunting Yang Ye.

The view blurred and then cleared, and the group found themselves in another place.

The Wolfman Plague Dungeon - Outside the Fangtooth Tribe.

"Let's go, it's easy ahead. I was worried about the Hero difficulty... Damn! Promise, you chose Nightmare!!" The Priest, Terrible Frog, looked at the dungeon difficulty and exclaimed in shock.

The others looked and saw the same.

"Damn, Nightmare, damn, this is going to be a death march!! No way, Promise, you have to compensate us! I can see you're loaded with silver gear!" Lonely Monkey said.

"Damn, no guild elite team in the country has cleared the Wolfman Nightmare..." This was a Green Glow.

"Damn, let's just treat it as a tour..." The last one, Rice Ball Mushroom.

Yang Ye touched his nose. He didn't expect such a strong reaction to choosing the Nightmare difficulty, but hearing Green Glow's comment about no guild elite team clearing it made sense. Even the best-geared guild elite teams struggled with the Nightmare difficulty. How could they, a group of casual players with average gear, hope to clear it? However, Yang Ye didn't think so, because—

[The Prison of the Naga Tribe]

(Hidden: Durability: 10000)

Physical Defense: 600

Magic Defense: 600

Number of Prisoners: 2

(Hidden: Releasing one prisoner from the prison reduces the dungeon difficulty by 2%, with a minimum reduction of 30%, Fangtooth attributes remain unchanged)

This was the prison of the Naga Tribe wolves. Usually, players would kill all the Fangtooth Tribe wolves around it and consider it done. Even if they felt like attacking the prison, the high durability and defenses of 600 each made it just a scratch. No team ever bothered to destroy it.

But Yang Ye intended to break the prison and release the prisoners.

The five quickly cleared the ordinary small monsters. They weren't hard to deal with, and compared to the Hero and King difficulty dungeons, they just had slightly higher attributes. More hits were needed, but Yang Ye, the Battle of Promise, didn't take a single hit from start to finish! His output was also high, and he steadily held the aggro.

"Come, attack this prison!" Yang Ye called to the others, pointing to the large prison.

"This prison can't be broken, why attack it?" Terrible Frog said.

"Can be attacked but not broken, what's the point? The game company wouldn't be that boring, right? Come on, let's try." Yang Ye said casually. The four reluctantly cooperated, not using skills to save mana, while Yang Ye seemed very interested in the prison, constantly using skills and normal attacks.

...

Four minutes passed, and the prison showed no signs of breaking...

...

Seven minutes passed, and the prison still stood firm.

...

By the ninth minute, Terrible Frog couldn't hold back, "Promise, give it up, this prison can't be broken."

"It's been nine minutes, just one more minute." Just one more minute of output, and it would be enough!

...

The tenth minute.

"Promise, look, this prison... Damn... it... it's broken!!!" Terrible Frog's words were cut off, and he exclaimed in shock.

It's broken! Really broken!

Just as everyone was about to speak, a system message stunned them.

[System: The team has broken the prison and released the Naga Tribe wolves. The morale of the Fangtooth Tribe has plummeted, and all attributes have decreased by 2%. The first subordinate of Fangtooth will not use the instant-kill skill.]

Attribute decrease!! No instant-kill skill!! The reason many guild elite teams failed in the Nightmare difficulty was because the final boss, the first subordinate of Fangtooth, used a large-range instant-kill skill that was impossible to resist. Now, it won't be used...

Terrible Frog and the others were ecstatic! The attribute decrease meant higher output and a lower difficulty. Could they really have a chance to clear it?

Yang Ye smiled and said, "Let's go, there's more!"

More... more?!

...

When they broke the last prison, the team had reached the end of the ordinary dungeon. The last prison required killing the final boss of the ordinary dungeon, the first subordinate of Fangtooth, to break. This supposedly impossible-to-kill boss fell under the blades of Yang Ye's team. Normally, this would be considered clearing the dungeon, but the system did not announce the completion.

"Let's go, keep moving forward!"

The path originally blocked by obstacles was now passable.

The team suppressed their curiosity and followed Yang Ye forward. Suddenly, they found themselves in a spacious training ground. As soon as they stepped in, a red barrier rose around the training ground, and a furious roar echoed in their ears:

"Who is it?! Who dares to intrude on the territory of Fangtooth, the Wolf King? No matter who you are, I will make you—

—die!!"

Yang Ye and the others followed the sound and saw a wolfman over three meters tall, with a muscular body covered in fur, walking towards them with overwhelming anger.

Everyone knew—

The final boss—Fangtooth, the Wolf King, had arrived!!