6: Cheng Xiaoyue, possessed by a demon

After putting away the items dropped by the two elite monsters, he nodded with some satisfaction.

A Rank 8 Silver Battle Saber, a Rank 8 Silver Qing Ming Sword, a Rank 8 Bronze Leggings, several bottles of Elementary health and mana potions, plus several silver coins.

Qingming Willow Sword (Silver)

Requirement Rank: 8

Agility +5

Attack Power: 39

Durability: 700

Special Effect: Sharpness

Sharpness: Attacks ignore 10% of the target's defense.

Note: This sword is not only thin and flexible but also extremely sharp, cutting through metal like butter.

After equipping the weapon, his attack power reached 85 points.

He then put on the Bronze Leggings, and his defense increased by about 10 points, giving his strength a slight boost.

After resting for a while to let his mana bar recover to full, Xiao Xing looked at the tightly closed wooden door in the middle once again.

Because the quest was not yet complete, the place still appeared gloomy and terrifying.

Although he felt the surrounding Yin Qi was slightly thinner than before, he had a premonition that he needed to complete the quest as quickly as possible, or there would be endless trouble.

Arriving at the door, Xiao Xing reached out slightly. His expression paused for only a moment before he pushed the door open without further hesitation.

The moment he pushed the door open, a blast of cold aura rushed at him, making his body tremble involuntarily.

Although he wasn't afraid, this was an effect caused by his character not being strong enough, making it unavoidable.

After regaining his composure, Xiao Xing scanned the scene inside the room. The dilapidated state and terrifying female ghost he had imagined did not appear.

A table and chair were placed in the room, and a candle with a half-burnt green flame flickered on the table.

There was a black wardrobe against the wall, and a bed on the other side with neatly folded bedding.

There weren't many things in the room. Aside from being gloomy and terrifying, it was actually very tidy and clean.

"Is the young hero here to save me?"

As Xiao Xing was observing, his expression suddenly tightened.

A girl's sweet voice rang out, accompanied by a freezing aura.

He could feel a figure suddenly appearing behind him, and she was very close—less than 10 centimeters away.

The owner of this voice should be Great Master Luge's daughter, but her speed...!

Xiao Xing did not attack immediately because since she could appear so suddenly, killing her would be extremely difficult.

Although this game had a very high degree of realism, it was still a game. Many quests or dungeons had introductory cutscenes that needed to play out before the action could begin.

Turning around slowly, a figure dressed as a girl in ancient costume appeared before his eyes.

The girl stood less than 10 centimeters away from him, her eyes glowing with a green light as she stared at him intently. That flickering green light seemed to hold some expectation.

Her face could be considered beautiful, but at this moment, besides being bewitching, there was no sweetness left to speak of.

"Hello, Great Master Luge sent me to save you. Come with me!"

Xiao Xing sighed slightly. After speaking, he took the girl's hand, intending to lead her out of the room.

"Young hero, did my father really send you to save me?

Father... Father really hasn't forgotten me. He still loves Yueyue."

Upon hearing Great Master Luge mentioned, the girl grabbed Xiao Xing's hands, her expression appearing overjoyed.

"Of course, Great Master Luge thinks of you every day. How could he forget his cute Yueyue?

Let's go, we're heading back."

"Mm-hmm, Yueyue will be able to see father soon. I'm so happy."

Xiao Xing ruffled her head and led her out of the wooden house by the hand, not forgetting to close the door behind them.

Soon, the two of them walked outside.

But just as they passed the corpses of the two leaders, the previously happy Yueyue paused, and her footsteps came to a halt.

They... they are...!

Yueyue seemed to remember something. She clutched her head with both hands, and her face began to turn ferocious.

"Yueyue, if you're not feeling well, I'll carry you back. You'll see your father soon. Aren't you happy?"

Xiao Xing stepped slightly to the side, blocking her line of sight.

He had already guessed some of the situation. He never thought he could complete the quest this easily; he just wanted to lead Yueyue as far away from the wooden house as possible to make her easier to deal with.

The Yin Qi inside that wooden house was too heavy. If they fought inside, Yueyue's strength would be much greater, while he would become somewhat sluggish in his movements due to the special environment.

Some special terrains in the game, just like in reality, would affect one's true combat power.

In this high-realism virtual game, there were many hidden mechanics one could manipulate; it all depended on whether you were smart enough.

"No, you're lying to me, you're lying to me! Father doesn't want me anymore. He knew I was here but ignored me!

Do you know how helpless I was then? You have no idea!

I hate them. I hate these bandits. I want them to never be reincarnated, so I didn't kill them. I made them suffer endless torture and turned them into my slaves, forever at my beck and call, forever enduring pain.

It was you! You killed them! I hate you! I'm going to turn you into my slave and make you suffer endless pain...!"

Seeing things take a turn for the worse, Xiao Xing originally intended to pick Yueyue up and run down the mountain.

But she seemed to have remembered everything, and hatred filled her eyes once again as a terrifying Yin Sha Qi instantly erupted.

His body was directly sent flying, and his health instantly dropped by half.

At this moment, Yueyue's expression was extremely ferocious. Terrifying Yin Qi scattered in all directions, causing her hair to flutter wildly. There was no longer a trace of the expression a young girl should have.

Taking advantage of the moment he was flying backward, Xiao Xing inspected her.

Cheng Xiaoyue (Lord Rank)

Status: Demonic

Rank: 10

HP: 5963

Mana: 7990

Physical Attack: 289

Magic Attack: 710

Defense: 105

Skill 1: Demons Claw

Demons Claw:

Yueyue has become demonic. She can fundamentally use demonic claws to attack targets. Targets hit will suffer 500% physical damage.

And will bleed for 50% of the physical damage per second, lasting for five seconds.

Skill 2: Energy Blast

Energy Blast: Since Yueyue has absorbed a large amount of Yin Sha Qi over a long period, she can mobilize the Yin Sha power within her and the surrounding area to attack enemies from all directions.

Magic Damage: 0–5x (Can be adjusted according to her own will)

Skill 3: Instantaneous Movement Technique

Instantaneous Movement Technique: Within her perception range, she can move at high speeds through a special secret technique, appearing instantly wherever she wishes.

Mana Consumption: 1 mana point per meter

Cooldown Time: 15 seconds

...Skill 4: Heart Demon Chain (5700/6000)

Heart Demon Chain: Uses powerful energy to manifest 1–10 chains to bind and strangle the target.

Current Skill Rank: 5. Can simultaneously summon five chains to attack, with each chain dealing five times magic damage.

Mana Consumption: 500 per chain

Skill Cooldown: 35 seconds

...Seeing these attributes, even Xiao Xing couldn't help but frown.

These skills and this damage were a bit insane.

If she were just a Rank 10 Lord, it wouldn't be so exaggerated, but the opponent was a Demonic Lord.

This resulted in her magic attack being stronger and her skills being more broken.

If any skill hit him, he would be instantly killed, even with his hidden class.

Now that the game had just launched, even with his advantages, he was only Rank 8. If he hadn't obtained a hidden class, he wouldn't have dared to come here and challenge her.

Mainly in the Early Stage of the game, there weren't many ways to contend with this kind of Lord Rank. The only way was human wave tactics, but with the current players being at Rank 2 or 3, no matter how many came, they would all die.

"Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, fleeing is the best! Run!"

Just as the thought arose, before the flying Xiao Xing could even hit the ground, he suddenly reached out, and his body was pulled upward.