Chapter 8: Indeed, Not an Ordinary Wolf

The system prompt sounded: "Player Bai Kaishui has died. Level below 10, no death penalty! Resurrect directly in the nearest city, Resurrection Point: 3103 Newbie Village! Do you wish to resurrect?" Wang Yu, feeling quite depressed, chose yes.

Back in the newbie village, Wang Yu, in a fit of frustration, opened his combat log—You received three consecutive strikes from the Bloodthirsty Wolf, you suffered a critical hit for 20 damage, you suffered a critical hit for 20 damage, you suffered a critical hit for 20 damage, you have died!

Damn, do monsters have skills too? Wang Yu cursed the game company in his heart. It wasn't that monsters having skills was a big deal, but it was frustrating that before level 10, when players only had basic skills, the monsters could have advanced skills. This was a bit too much. Wang Yu knew about the skill called "Three Consecutive Strikes." It was a basic skill for assassins, allowing them to perform three physical attacks in quick succession, which was a source of their burst damage. It was also the only assassin skill introduced before the game started.

However, this wasn't the key issue. A monster that was clearly much weaker than himself, why could it easily kill him in six attacks? Several questions arose. First, the wolf's normal attacks only caused about 5 points of damage to him, so why did the critical hits deal four times the damage instead of the traditional two times? Also, the wolf attacked him six times, but why were five of those attacks critical hits?

What was the probability of a critical hit? Wang Yu began to recall the details of the previous battle, and a flash of insight seemed to cross his mind. It was the position where he was attacked! Although the system's log didn't show the specific parts of his body that were hit, Wang Yu still remembered. The first hit was on the back of his neck—critical! The second hit was on his back—critical! The third hit was on his arm, which didn't result in a critical hit. Then, the next three hits were all on his chest—three critical hits!

The parts of his body that were hit were all vital areas, meaning that being hit in vital areas would result in critical hits! Wang Yu began to realize the uniqueness of this game. If different parts of the body could result in different damage effects, and since vital areas exist in reality, then in a game with a 90% virtual reality, it should be even more so!

Although Wang Yu understood this, he still had many questions. To resolve them, it seemed he would have to go back to the wolves again. However, such powerful creatures, could he really defeat them? A sense of helplessness washed over him, but it quickly passed. After all, this was a game, and even if he died a few times, there would always be a way to deal with those wolves...

Wang Yu hurriedly made his way to the path leading to Wolf Mountain, and the scenes of the previous battle kept flashing through his mind. Suddenly, he stopped, turned around, and let out a sinister laugh... He walked towards a defenseless rabbit by the roadside. The rabbit blinked its red eyes at the human, wondering if he was going to give it some food or something. Then, it felt two white flashes, and it fell to the ground. It thought to itself, why... why is it always me who gets hurt... I'm just a cute little rabbit...

Of course, Wang Yu, who had just killed the rabbit, was also quite frustrated! He clearly aimed his dagger at the rabbit's neck, but for some reason, the dagger naturally veered towards the rabbit's body. What should have been a one-hit kill didn't work, and Wang Yu had to deliver another strike. However, the dagger still aimed at the same spot, and the damage was that of a normal attack, with no critical hit!

Was his idea wrong? After continuously harming many rabbits, Wang Yu was certain that there was a problem with his idea. He was sure that the system caused each attack to always hit a fixed part of the monster's body, rather than hitting wherever he aimed. But he was clearly hit in vital areas by the wolf, so what was the problem?

After thinking for a long time without reaching a conclusion, he decided to go back to Wolf Mountain and challenge the wolves again, hoping to at least understand why there were such differences.

When he arrived at Wolf Mountain again, Wang Yu was surprised to see that the number of wolves at the entrance was significantly fewer than the last time he came. It was clear that players had already been here and were advancing deeper into Wolf Mountain. Wang Yu looked at the footprints on the ground, which clearly belonged to a team of players. This made him feel a bit better. If a single player could easily advance into this area, then being killed by a small wolf here would be quite embarrassing for Wang Yu.

Of course, while Wang Yu was thinking about trivial matters, a Bloodthirsty Wolf appeared right in front of him. The wolf didn't hesitate and pounced directly at Wang Yu, and the battle began!

However, the result was far from what Wang Yu expected. He simply repeated his basic attacks, and after six attacks, the wolf was dead. The wolf managed to attack him five times, plus a "Three Consecutive Strikes," dealing a total of 40 points of damage. Wang Yu stared blankly at the 1 copper coin and 10 experience points he gained, not quite understanding what had happened. What was going on?

Wasn't this the result Wang Yu had initially deduced? Six attacks to defeat the opponent, with the opponent dealing 40 points of damage, which seemed quite normal. But Wang Yu was now a bit puzzled. If this was the correct result, then what about the previous wolf? Was it a system glitch?

What puzzled him even more was that, based on his experience of being attacked in vital areas by the wolf, he had carefully confirmed the parts of his body that the wolf attacked. All eight attacks were to his waist, which was the same result as when he attacked the rabbit. So, how did the previous wolf manage to hit his vital areas? Wang Yu felt he was caught in a loop of confusion. What was really going on?

Without overthinking, Wang Yu waited for his health to fully recover and then faced another wolf. He decided to continue using facts to speak for themselves. The result was the same: six attacks to kill the wolf, eight attacks dealing 40 points of damage, 1 copper coin, and 10 experience points. At this point, Wang Yu seemed to recall something. The names of the Bloodthirsty Wolves here were all red, indicating that they were aggressive monsters. However, the previous Bloodthirsty Wolf, Wang Yu clearly remembered, had a silver name! This meant it wasn't an ordinary wolf. Despite having the same name and attributes as its companions, it was definitely not an ordinary monster!

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End of Chapter 8

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