Chapter 9 Online and Solo Kill
"Can…can I really play this game?"
Achong had been watching for a long time, already captivated by this magical game, and now hearing that he could also play, his heart couldn't help but pound.
Su Ran nodded: "Yes, but if you want to play online, you'll need to open another machine. Of course, that will be charged separately!"
"Ah…that's too expensive, I think I'll pass!"
Achong thought about the price and found it a bit hard to accept.
However, Wu Lei slapped his hand down: "Pass what? Don't talk nonsense. The money for your game is on this young master. Get on the machine!"
"Oh, okay, alright."
With Wu Lei's command, Achong naturally had no right to object, and his eyes revealed a look of anticipation.
After receiving the money, Su Ran guided Achong to log in and enter the game.
The online multiplayer function was already present in the original game.
However, in the original game, the monster's health would be adjusted when playing online to make it harder for players to clear the game.
But this virtual reality version would not.
It seemed the system also knew it had already made the game's difficulty very high.
So, playing online was indeed a very effective way to reduce the difficulty.
Of course, the prerequisite was that both players could perform at their normal level, achieving a 1+1=2 effect…
Thinking of this, Su Ran glanced at Achong, who was timidly entering the game, and wondered how he compared to Zhao Tie.
But that was no longer his concern.
The reason Su Ran suggested playing online was naturally because it would count as an additional customer.
"Task (1): Receive ten different customers."
"Task (2): Increase the Internet Cafe's popularity to 1000. Current popularity: 70."
These were the tasks currently set for him by the system.
The number of customers was easy to understand. As for popularity, according to the system, it would increase based on the number of customers, as well as each customer's game progress and satisfaction.
But overall, the more customers, the longer they played, and the further their game progress, the higher the popularity.
Su Ran, in order to achieve his goal sooner, naturally wanted to attract more customers.
…
After Achong entered the game, he also started on the ship.
To play online, one must first land on the New World and complete the beginner quest of hunting the Thief Wyvern.
"Damn it, I died again! Achong, are you ready over there?"
At this moment, Wu Lei had died several times in a row at the hands of the Tobi-Kadachi, his face full of frustration and unwillingness.
"Almost, Young Master, I'll be right there," Achong replied.
"Alright, just be quick. I'll try it alone again. I refuse to believe I can't do it."
Wu Lei had actually just asked casually and didn't expect Achong to come over very quickly.
After all, adapting to combat at the beginning definitely took some time. For him, just fighting the Thief Wyvern took an hour. In his opinion, if Achong could complete the beginner quest in two hours, that would be pretty good.
Thinking this, Wu Lei went to fight the Tobi-Kadachi again.
In fact, after playing for a while, Wu Lei's basic combat skills were quite well-practiced.
If he were to fight the Tobi-Kadachi head-on, with the support of potions, he might not be its match.
But the difficulty lay in the surrounding forest terrain.
The Tobi-Kadachi kept moving and climbing on the trees around, simply refusing to come down, making it impossible for Wu Lei to get a hit in.
And if Wu Lei was even slightly careless, the Tobi-Kadachi would suddenly rush over, glowing with electricity, and take him down in two or three hits.
"This Tobi-Kadachi's tail whip electric attack is too abnormal! It's fast and powerful."
Another death made Wu Lei somewhat exasperated.
It wasn't fear, but rather that he hadn't yet figured out a way to deal with this guy.
"I refuse to believe it. Again! My goal is to hunt an Ancient Dragon like the Melting Mountain Dragon. How can I be stumped by you…"
Wu Lei gritted his teeth, about to continue.
"Young Master, Young Master, I'm here!"
Unexpectedly, at this moment, he heard Achong's voice.
"Huh?"
Wu Lei took off his virtual device and looked.
Just as Wu Lei's character died and his corpse was still on the ground, Achong ran over.
"You're here already? That fast?"
Wu Lei was a bit surprised.
It shouldn't have been an hour since Achong entered the game. No, it might not even have been half an hour.
"Boom~~"
However, as the monster's roar sounded.
Wu Lei's face changed, and he hurriedly shouted: "I'm already dead, what are you doing here now? Run!"
This forest was the Tobi-Kadachi's territory. As soon as one stepped onto it, it would enrage this ferocious monster.
Sure enough, the next second, a shadow glowing with electricity approached, and then, in mid-air, it fiercely swung its tail, sweeping across.
This was the Tobi-Kadachi's signature move, extremely powerful. Even if Wu Lei took one hit, he would basically be close to death.
He couldn't help but look at Achong, who was wearing a full set of beginner equipment. Wu Lei's face darkened, and he couldn't help but curse.
"Are you an idiot? Even if you want to come help, at least change your equipment! What's the difference between you running over like this and just giving up?"
Seeing the Tobi-Kadachi already close by.
"It's over!"
Wu Lei saw it and knew Achong was dead for sure.
"Whoosh!"
But who would have thought, in that split second, just as the Tobi-Kadachi was about to hit Achong.
Achong performed a 360-degree backward spin, took out the bow tied at his waist, drew an arrow, aimed, and charged, all in one smooth motion.
While dodging the Tobi-Kadachi's tail whip, an arrow hit the Tobi-Kadachi's eye.
The Tobi-Kadachi roared in pain, and with anger, it attacked Achong once more.
But Achong was not flustered at all. He first shot one arrow, then two, and just as the Tobi-Kadachi was about to touch him, he performed a rotating side step, charged, and shot a third arrow.
He hit the Tobi-Kadachi without taking any damage himself.
"Holy crap!"
Wu Lei's eyes widened, and he cried out in surprise.
"Slide step!"
Even Su Ran, who was behind him, was slightly surprised, immediately recognizing the skill.
Slide step was a divine skill, both fundamental and core to bow weapons.
It was a move that combined positioning, dodging, maintaining charge, and coolness.
It was simple to use, but mastering it skillfully was not so easy.
Just like how Achong dodged the Tobi-Kadachi's attack just now, if it were an unskilled person, they would be knocked away in a minute.
Su Ran had been focusing on Wu Lei's battle earlier, so he had overlooked Achong's side.
At this moment, he watched Achong's battle with the Tobi-Kadachi.
He could see that Achong's slide step technique, as well as his basic bow skills, were quite proficient.
"It looks like he can take down the Tobi-Kadachi by himself."
Su Ran concluded.
The Tobi-Kadachi was agile and liked to hide in trees, which greatly limited melee weapons, but ranged weapons were relatively easier to fight against.
Coupled with Achong's sufficient skill, there should be no problem soloing the Tobi-Kadachi.
The only tricky thing was that Achong was fully equipped with beginner weapons, including the bow he was currently using, which had very low damage.
"The Tobi-Kadachi's weakness is its tail!"
So, Su Ran also gave a reminder at this moment.
Upon hearing this, a glint flashed in Achong's eyes, and in the subsequent battle with the Tobi-Kadachi, almost every arrow he shot accurately hit the Tobi-Kadachi's tail.
After a struggle, he finally managed to successfully take down the Tobi-Kadachi.
"Damn, am I hallucinating?"
Seeing this astonishing scene.
Wu Lei, standing nearby, gasped, completely dumbfounded. He had originally asked Achong to team up with him, but good heavens, this guy just came in and easily soloed the Tobi-Kadachi.
One must know that this Tobi-Kadachi was the monster that had tormented him countless times.
How could he not be stunned?