And the moment it began to move, the bright green mist swirling around its body dissipated completely as it shifted.
Someone had waited far too long for this very moment…
As the controlled Xiao Nanchu and the Abyss Corruptor slowly closed in, under Luo Taozhi’s deliberate guidance, that fatal weakness she had personally created was now completely and utterly exposed before her eyes!
At this moment, the [Hannya Kitetsu] in Luo Taozhi’s hand was already primed…
Damage dealt to a weak point completely ignores defense without any reduction!
[Bloodlust]!
Lose 10% of your maximum Health Points per minute in exchange for a 5% increase to attack damage!
From the moment Luo Taozhi first struck, to Xiao Nanchu being completely controlled, to the two of them slowly encircling the four of them, a full five minutes had quietly passed!
That meant she had already lost 492 Health Points, but had steadily gained a 25% increase to attack damage!
[Qi Gathering]!
Convert all Mana Points within the body into Qi, firmly attaching it to the blade of the katana.
Although this skill had no explicit System description, after countless practical tests by Luo Taozhi, she had long since figured out its details—
The Sword Qi released would fully inherit her Qi Attack attribute, with only slight attenuation at extreme distances;
Even if Sword Qi wasn’t released, merely having the Qi energy attached to the blade could provide an additional damage increase of approximately 16%!
If time had been ample, she could have pushed the effect of [Bloodlust] to its limit, but right now, there was not a single shred of extra room.
The Abyss Corruptor’s initial Health Points were 4000. After enduring the combined fire of everyone and Xiao Nanchu’s terrifying damage output, its health bar only had 1123 points remaining.
Luo Taozhi’s figure suddenly shot forward. The katana in her hand, wrapped in a dense white light, cleaved through the air with a rending force, viciously slashing towards the Abyss Corruptor’s fatal weakness—the one created by Xiao Nanchu, now completely unguarded!
The Sword Qi shot out first, erupting from the white-glowing edge of the katana, striking the exposed wound with pinpoint accuracy!
-506! Weak Point Critical Hit (Damage ×3)!
[Abyss Corruptor]
[Health Points: 617/4000]
Skill [Critical Strike] activated immediately!
Cooldown 30 seconds, consumes 50 MP. The next attack after activation is guaranteed to be a Critical Hit;
If the original attack would have been a normal Critical Hit (double damage), it is enhanced to a triple-damage Weak Point Critical Hit;
If the original attack was already a triple-damage Weak Point Critical Hit, it directly escalates to quadruple damage!
The katana blade, still imbued with Qi energy, followed right behind the Sword Qi, landing firmly on the wound just carved by the Sword Qi—
Hit!
-783! Critical Strike · Weak Point Critical Hit (Damage ×4)!
Damage completely overkilled!
[Abyss Corruptor]
[Health Points: 0/4000]
Until the moment it fell, the Abyss Corruptor simply could not believe it would be defeated so abruptly.
That strange little ant had clearly already become its puppet… It had already witnessed the damage of the other ants before…
Only in its final moments, as it dissolved into particles of light, did a desperate craving for life reignite in the Abyss Corruptor’s eyes, but it was all too late.
[Global Announcement!!!]
[Congratulations to the player party from Novice Village No. 001 for clearing the dungeon [The Road Out of the Village]!]
[Party Leader [Xiao Taozhi], Members [Left Hand High Damage, Right Hand High Damage], [Li Dong], [Tiger Regiment Leader], [Xiazhi]]
[The above members receive Achievement Points ×2, Golden Treasure Chest ×1]
[Congratulations to Novice Village No. 001 for becoming the world’s first Novice Village to open a teleportation gate!]
[All players of Novice Village No. 001 are rewarded with the [Experience Bonus +10%] Buff.]
[Welcome, players, to step out of the Novice Village and officially enter the world of [Xushi]!]
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[Global Announcement!!!]
[Congratulations to the player party from Novice Village No. 001 for clearing the dungeon [The Road Out of the Village]!]
[Party Leader [Xiao Taozhi]…….]
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[Global Announcement!!!]
[Congratulations…….]
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Three consecutive Global Announcements echoed simultaneously in the ears of all players.
The players of Novice Village No. 001 were utterly shocked, but upon glimpsing the prominent ID [Xiao Taozhi] at the beginning of the announcement, they instantly understood.
Similar things had already happened twice before. Even now, with the Global Announcements flooding the screen, they merely casually typed “Big Shot is awesome” a couple of times in the World Channel before immediately turning back to focus on leveling up.
After all, the exit teleportation gate for Novice Village No. 001 was already open. At this moment, the World Channel had no one idly chatting—
Grasping the 10% Experience Bonus Buff, the entire village populace was grinding levels with all their might, hoping to step out of the Novice Village and into the broader world of [Xushi] as soon as possible.
But this composure belonged only to Novice Village No. 001. At the same time, all other Novice Villages across the globe had already completely exploded.
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Novice Village No. 045.
[Follow Taffy Meow: ??? What kind of play is this?!]
[Don’t Like Drinking Beast Milk: ???? How did No. 001 clear it already? I’m stunned!]
[Fifth Row Sixth Seat: No way, no way? How did they clear the dungeon and get out already? Where’s our village’s Lv10 Big Shot? Come save the day!]
[Baozi You Keep Going: Thanks for the invite, just hit Lv10, currently in the dungeon, getting beaten to the point of questioning my life choices by the boss.]
[Ten Seconds Three Traffic Lights: Baozi, can you stop bragging? Isn’t that top-level quest in our village in my hands? The number one on the Level Leaderboard is only Lv9, hey!]
[Baozi You Keep Going: Eh~ I was just casually saying it, no need to be so serious?]
[Follow Taffy Meow: Don’t derail the topic! Has anyone logged off to check the forums? What’s the deal with Novice Village No. 001?!]
[I’m Bad, Doesn’t It Hurt Me?: Checked, checked, haven’t seen anyone from No. 001 popping up on the forums at all!]
[Don’t Like Drinking Beast Milk: What do you expect? They can already leave the village, they’re definitely grinding levels like crazy with that Experience Buff, who has time to idle on the forums!]
[Follow Taffy Meow: Crying with envy, I want that 10% experience boost too……]
[Ten Seconds Three Traffic Lights: Crying with envy, I want that 10% experience boost too……]
[Baozi You Keep Going: Crying with envy, I want that 10% experience boost too……]
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White Eagle Federation · Novice Village No. 147.
[Yakley: What the hell?! How could Novice Village No. 001 clear the dungeon so fast?!]
[Lourdes: Unbelievable! Our Federation’s top players have just barely reached Lv10, and they’ve already opened the teleportation gate? This is absolutely not normal!]
[Mike: They must be cheating! A bunch of nobodies could never clear it before us! How could our Federation’s elite squad lose to a group like that!]
[Sophia: Jealous to the point of madness! That 10% experience boost sounds so tempting, and we’re still stuck on the first boss of the dungeon, unable to move!]
[Tony: Has anyone VPN’d to check the forums? Those people from No. 001 are definitely hiding their cheating methods!]
[Yalis: Can’t find any news! It’s like they vanished into thin air, absolutely 100% grinding levels like crazy with that Buff!]
[Mike David: This is so unfair! The System is definitely favoring them, I’m going to report these cheaters right now!]
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Similar sentiments of outrage, jealousy, and doubt fermented and spread simultaneously across every Federation, in every Novice Village around the globe.
In just one day, the IDs of the five, especially the party leader [Xiao Taozhi], had already been deeply engraved in the hearts of all players.
But at this moment, the five who had successfully cleared the dungeon had no time at all to worry about the outside commotion.
The instant the Global Announcements concluded, the System prompts unique to their party clearly rang out next in the minds of all five.