Chapter 4

Arriving at the mission location, Mu Feng finally understood why *Skyrim* provided so much starting equipment... Unlike previous games, the monsters here were not divided by level zones. What lay before Mu Feng was a genuine leopard pack!

The leopard pack was massive, with at least a thousand leopards scattered across the grassland outside the dense forest. They ranged from old to young, moving in groups of three to five, freely roaming the grassland. The most common sight was a family of three: a male Nightblade Leopard leading a female Nightblade Leopard and one or two Nightblade Leopard cubs. The male Nightblade Leopard strutted about, while the female followed closely. Their cubs, with their tiny legs, ran quickly, occasionally circling and leaping, looking very adorable.

After locking onto the leopards as his targets, Mu Feng received the data on the Nightblade Leopards.

Nightblade Leopard: Enchanted creature, Level 3, 500 HP. It seemed manageable, but there was also a female Nightblade Leopard. Female Nightblade Leopard: Enchanted creature, Level 2, 400 HP. Upon closer inspection, the eyes of both adult Nightblade Leopards glowed red, and their terrifying fangs protruded from their mouths. As for the small Nightblade Leopard cubs, they were Level 1, 160 HP. They were actually yellow-named neutral creatures until attacked!

Mu Feng wasn't too early; some people were already fighting the Nightblade Leopards. A quick observation revealed that these Nightblade Leopards had a chain of enmity, meaning at least three had to be fought together, and it was impossible to lure just one out.

Under the shadow of a giant tree, Mu Feng saw the king of this leopard pack. Its much larger body and the blood-red mist it emitted clearly marked it as the ruler of this territory. When Mu Feng locked onto it, he drew a sharp breath.

Nightblade Leopard King: Silver Elite Boss. Level 5, 7000 HP. It was actually a small Boss! In *Skyrim*, there were three types of outdoor Bosses: Silver Elite, which could drop blue gear; Gold Elite, which could drop purple gear; and the rare Demon-level Bosses, which had a very small chance of dropping orange legendary gear!

A Silver Elite? If such a Silver Elite were killed, it should at least drop green gear, right? Looking at the distant Boss, Mu Feng knew what he had to do next. Not just him, but the surrounding players were also eyeing the Nightblade Leopard King, clearing smaller monsters while planning how to kill this Boss. Everyone's gaze frequently drifted toward the shadow of the giant tree.

The matter of the Boss could be considered later; now, he needed to level up and complete tasks. Mu Feng found a less crowded spot and headed straight for a group of three isolated Nightblade Leopards.

"Roar!" As an active attack monster, the Nightblade Leopard had a field of vision. Mu Feng calculated the distance while walking, and finally, with the Nightblade Leopard's roar, he determined the enmity range! The Nightblade Leopard immediately charged with its family.

How could Mu Feng be afraid of such a low-level monster? With a confident smile, he raised his weapon and accelerated, passing by the leading Nightblade Leopard.

-78! Mu Feng's main-hand short sword lightly grazed the Nightblade Leopard. At this moment, his maxed-out stats showed their power.

After passing by, Mu Feng immediately turned around, and his left-hand dagger hit the Nightblade Leopard's back. -53!

As a restriction for dual-wielding classes, *Skyrim* had a secondary hand penalty. The secondary hand's attack power was only 75%, and the hit rate was reduced by 15%, greatly balancing the gap between fast-attacking dual-wielding classes and those who could only use two-handed weapons. Despite the two-level difference, there was no miss, and Mu Feng was already quite satisfied.

As the Nightblade Leopard turned, Mu Feng leaped up, and both weapons stabbed heavily into the male Nightblade Leopard's head. -196! A large yellow damage number appeared, indicating a critical hit! Successfully thwarting the Nightblade Leopard's attack before it could even begin. The combined attack of both weapons was indeed a powerful strike.

While performing this attack, the female Nightblade Leopard and the cubs' attacks also arrived. When Mu Feng's attack hit the male Nightblade Leopard, the cubs' status changed to red, indicating hostility. Comparing the two, Mu Feng naturally knew which to avoid, sidestepping to the left to dodge the female Nightblade Leopard's attack. At the same time, the cub's attack landed on Mu Feng.

-3! Indeed, the cub's attack was almost negligible.

With a main-hand speed of 1.9 and a secondary hand speed of 1.5, the secondary hand's attack cooldown finished first, automatically striking and taking 55 points of the male Nightblade Leopard's HP. Meanwhile, Mu Feng continued moving, and the graceful movement that once amazed the world made its first appearance in *Skyrim*!

Mu Feng, the legendary Rogue, had mastered the skill of circling behind enemies to perfection. In a situation where only two Nightblade Leopards could truly threaten him, avoiding attacks was incredibly simple.

The Nightblade Leopard found it almost impossible to attack Mu Feng. Just as it was about to pounce, Mu Feng ghosted behind it, forcing it to turn, and the situation was completely controlled by Mu Feng.

-76! With only a 0.4-second difference in speed, Mu Feng's main-hand short sword struck again, and the male Nightblade Leopard's HP was almost depleted. Mu Feng had only taken 3 points of damage, which was already offset by the passive healing from the Life Stone. Finally, after five seconds, the male Nightblade Leopard lost its life to Mu Feng's second powerful strike.

-25, overconfidence led to misfortune, and the large movement of the powerful strike also exposed Mu Feng to the female Nightblade Leopard's attack. However, this was no big deal; with the passive healing from the Life Stone, this minor damage was insignificant. Mu Feng continued to circle around the female Nightblade Leopard.

"Boss, that guy is pretty good," a group of players nearby noticed Mu Feng's impressive performance.

"Yeah, he's good. Melancholy Wind? Isn't that a copyright infringement? Melancholy Wind is a legendary Paladin!" The team leader finally took his greedy eyes off the Silver Elite Boss, the Nightblade Leopard King. "After we level up to Level 3 according to our plan, we'll team up with him to fight the Boss!"

"Boss, how will we distribute the loot?" one of his subordinates asked.

"Later, we'll change it to the leader's distribution. If we get anything, we'll give him a few silver as a token. If he's not willing, we'll kick him out of the team, and he won't even get a few silver!"

"Smart move, Boss~!" Indeed, those who followed such a leader were all of the same ilk.

"Do you want to team up? When we reach Level 3, we can challenge that Nightblade Leopard King!"

Mu Feng turned to see four Demon Hunter players. The leader wore a green piece of armor and wielded a blue-glowing longsword! The others also had green gear. They seemed to be experienced players who had received equipment compensation.

At the same time, a team invitation appeared. "Player Night Without Tears invites you to join his team. Do you accept?"

"No." Mu Feng firmly and decisively rejected the invitation.

"This Boss is hard to kill without a well-equipped team. Why not cooperate with us? You've already seen my gear; I'm Night Without Tears, ranked 975th among professional players with two pieces of equipment compensation!" Night Without Tears asked, using this to quickly rally his team. High-end professional players, who wouldn't want to follow?

"I can do it myself!" After his final reply, Mu Feng ignored them and moved away. Having been in the online gaming scene for so long, he knew these people were just trying to recruit free labor.

"Don't regret it!" As a professional player at the bottom of the rankings, Night Without Tears was very proud and resented Mu Feng's firm rejection. He never imagined that he had just encountered the legendary Melancholy Wind, immediately dismissing Mu Feng as an imposter.

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