73 Sand Toss

Sa totoo lang, ang reaksyon ng Three Great Guilds ay nagpagulat kay Ye Xiu. Mukha silang mahabagin maturidad at nararapat tawaging Towering Great Guils. Ang Tyrannical Ambition ang pinakamabilis na reaksyon. Hindi nagtagal matapos ang insidente ng Blood Gunner ng si Endless Night ay nagpadala ng mensahe. Hindi niya binanggit talaga ang insidente at direktang inimbita siya para patayin ang goblin Merchant. Ang bayad ay madaling ayusin, pero ang pinakaimportanteng parte ay magarantiya na ang Tyrannical Ambition ang makakakuha ng First Kill ng Goblin Merchant.

Hindi naman siya tumutol. Mayroon din siyang pangangailangan mula sa Goblin Merchant. Ang una niyang plano ay ang bilhin ang materyales galing sa market, pero ngayon na ang uportunidad ay lumabas, malamang hindi niya ito palalagpasin. Ang Upgrading ng Thousand Chance Umbrella ay talaga namang nangangailangan ng malawak klase ng material. Level 21 na siya pero hinfi pa rin niya nauupgrade ang bawat isang form ng Thousand Chance Umbrella sa Level 15. Buti na lang, ito ay Silver Weapon kung hindi maaoutdate na ito agad.

Mabilis na sumagot ang Tyrannical Ambition, habang ang Blue Brook Guild ay bahagyang mabagal. Ayon sa mga salita ni Blue river, nakikita ni Ye Xiu ang pagkalito. Buong naintindihan siya ni Ye Xiu. Sa kasamaangpalad, dahil sa kaniyang lagay ng pagiisip ngayon ay Nawala ni Blue River ang pinakamahalangang uportunidad.

Dako naman sa Herb Garden, hindi nakatanggap si Ye Xiu ng mensahe. Ang players ng Herb Garden ay hindi siya ni minsan kinontakt ng harapharapan.

Nabubuhay ang Boss sa iba't ibang oras. Kaya sa pagpatay ng Goblin Merchant, hindi niya masabi kung kalian. Ngunit, matapos ang lahat ng taong nakakalipas, lahat ay alam kung paano ito haharapin. Kahit na, kailangan parin nilang gawin ang una nilang dapat gawin. Matapos mahanap ang wild boss, pwede na silang pumunta. Kaya naman ng dumating ang 12 o' clock, lahat ay gumawa pa rin ng kanilang party papunta sa dungeon. Nakatanggap si Ye Xiu ng mensahe kay Seven Fields na nagtatanong kung pupunta siya sa Frost Forest.

Si Kuyang eksperto ay aktibong tumawag sa kanila para patayin ang Blood Gunner, na nakapagdala ng damdamin ng kakaunting manlalarong ito. Naramdaman nila na bahagya silang naging malapit kay Kuyang eksperto. Kitang 12 o' clock na at may dungeon entries na ulit, madali naman nila siyang tinawag.

"May kulang kayong players?" tanong ni Ye Xiu

"Yeah, kulang kami ng isa." Sabi ni Seven Fields.

"Oh, sige pupunta na ako jan agad" sabi ni Ye Xiu. Ang Dungeons ay trabahong kailangan gawin araw araw. Ito ang pinaka source ng experience at pera. Kahit na hindi siya nakatanggap ng imbitasyon kay Seven Fields, sasali si Ye Xiu sa kahit na anong party. Mabuti na lang sa kakaunting kapatid na ito, mayroon siyang prioridad sa kanyang pangangailangan. Ang pagkuha sa ganitong benepisyo ay hindi madali. Matapos lumipat ni Lord Grim sa Frost Forest, hindi inaasahan ni Ye Xiu na makita ang noob Brawler na si Steam Bun Invasion.

"Bakit ikaw?" nagtataka si Ye Xiu. Tinignan niya ang lahat, nakita iyang wala si Sleeping Moon doon ulit. Hindi kaya galit pa rin sa kanya ang little guy na iyon? Hindi alam ni Ye Xiu. Hindi parin siya inaadd ni Sleeping Moon bilang kaibigan.

"Ako ito, Ako ito! Sinusundan ko itong mga big bros na ito para matuto." Masyadong mahinhin si Steam Bun Invasion.

Kahit na kilala ni YE Xiu ang lalaking ito ay noob, ang kanyang hand speen ay medyo mabilis.

"Naglaro si Sleeping Moon buong araw kaya nagofline siya. Hindi na muling makakapag puyat si Immersed Jade." Pagpapaliwanag ni Seven Fields.

"Oh, hindi ko rin magaagwa bukas." Nanghihinayan na sabi ni Sunset Clouds.

"At ikaw, kuyang eksperto?" sinunggaban naman ni Seven Fields ang pagkakataon na ito para marinig ang trabaho at pahinga ni Ye Xiu. Sa loon ng tatlong araw na ito, nakikita niyang naglalaro si kuyang eksperto buong gabi araw araw.

"Maglalaro pa rin ako tuwing gabi" tawang sabi ni Ye Xiu

Gumawa sila ng party at ang lima ay pumasok sa dungeon. Kahit na itong si Steam Bun ay baguhan, siya pa rin ang may pinakamataas a level sa kanilang lima, level 23. Lahat at nagchat at nagtanong tungkol dito. Doon nalaman nila na baliw maglaro ang lalaking ito. Kapag nagopen ang server, maglalaro siya ng 24 hours ng walang pagpapahinga. Sa pangalawang araw, natulog lang siya saglit at nagpatuloy ulit sa paglalaro. Sa simula at ngayon, 48 hours pa lang. ginamit niya ang 6hours para kumain at matulog, kaya naglaro siya sa loob ng 42 hours. Ito ay maikukunpara sa Great Guilds na nagrorotate.

Lahat ay napabuntong hininga lang at nagsimula ng pumatay ng halimaw. At katulad dati, pinangunahan sila ni Ye Xiu at lahat ay nagdaan ng matiwasay.

"Matapos ang Sand Toss, mas mabuting hindi magmadali at umatake. Ito ay mga halimaw lamang, kaya bahagyang Mabuti. Pero kung ito ay PK, matapos nilang mawalan ng paningin, ang mga may karanasang players ay gagamit panigurado ng horizontal sweep o ang kaparehas na atake sa harap nila" nakahanap ng oras si Ye Xiu para sabihan si Steam Bun Invasion.

"Edi, anong dapat kong gawin?" pagkonsulta ni Steam Bun Invasion.

"Tanga, limikod ka para umatake. Hindi naman sila nakakakita eh" nagsalita naman si Seven Fields at ang iba na para bang intructors.

"Ang pagpunta sa likod ay isang paraan" hindi direktang tinanggi ni Ye Xiu ang tinuro ni Seven Fields at ng iba. "Ngunit ang paraan na ito ay kumukuha ng oras, inaaaksaya ang ilang mahalagang Segundo ng blind. Sa totoo lang, ang pinakamabisang paraan ay hindi gumamit ng Sand Toss bilang opener. Mas mabuting gamitin ito sa gitna ng combo. Kapag nakikipaglaban ng hand to hand, mas magandang gamitin ang Sand Toss para mahuli sila sa hindi inaasahan. Sabay magagarantiya na kahit makaligtaan mo ang Blind may iba ka pang pagpipilian."

"So ang sinasabi mo na mas mabuting hindi ilagay ang iyong pagasa sa Blind?" sabi ni Steam Bun Invasion.

"Tama, pagopen-up gamit ng Blind ng Sand Toss at ang pagatake ay isang outdated method. At isa pa sa mga bagong players, walang gumagamit nito ng ganoon. At isa pa ang mga bagong manlalaro ay hindi din mahuhulog dito ng ganun." Sabi ni Ye Xiu

"Edi kapag nag bukas ka gamit ang sneak attack? Magagamit mob a ang Sand Toss?" tanong ni Steam Bun Invasion.

"Ito… pwede…" matapos sumagot ni Ye Xiu, nagsimula na siyang pagpawisan. Ang mga bagong strategies ay talagang pinapalitan ang mga luma pagdating ng panahon. Sa mga araw ngayon, kahit ang mga pagrarason ng noob ay tuso.

"Pero hindi ko din pwedeng iasa ang lahat sa Blind matapos ang follow up attack!" pagbuod ni Steam Bun Invasion sa pinaka punto.

"Yup" sabi ni Ye Xiu

"Naintindihan mo na ngayon" naramdaman ni Steam Bun Invasion na natutunan niya ang mga bagay bagay at kuntento na. matapos nito nagsimula siyang magsanay sa mga halimaw. Habang sinusubukan niya ang kanyang atake, tumingin siya sa uportunidad para damitin ang Sand Toss. Ang mga tangang NPC na halimaw hindi mailingon ang kanilang paningin katulad ng mga players para maiwasan ang Blind Method. Ginamit ni Steam Bun Invasion ang Sand Toss ng bahagyang maganda.

"Kuyang Eksperto, kalian mo kami dadalhin para patayin ang Goblin Merchant?" tanong si Seven Fields at ng iba. Ang mga taong ito ay napakaganid.

"Ah that. Pumayag na ako na tulungan ang Tyrannical Ambition!" sabi ni Ye Xiu

"Tyrannical Ambition?" nalungkot naman si Seven Fields at ang iba "Sasali ka ba sa kanila?"

"Hindi!"

"Edi?"

"Tutulungan ko lang silang patayin ang Goblin Merchant" sabi ni Ye Xiu.

"Bayaran?" tanong ni Seven Fields at ng iba. Pamilyar na sila sa kanitong termino. Ang mga dungeoning parties ay madalas may bayarang players. Kadalasan lumalabas sila mula sa medium hagang sa small guilds. Ito ay dahil sa hindi sapat ang lakas ng medium hanggang small na guilds. Kaya hindi nila matalo ang ilang dungeons. Para makuha ang equipment para mapataas ang kanilang stats, minsan nagbabayad sila ng expert para tulungan sila.

Pero ang bayaran ay hindi pa lumalabas sa Three Great guilds. Paanong walang expert ang Three Great Guilds? Anong klaseng dungeon ang hindi nila Maclear? Anong boss ang hindi nila kayang talunin? Sila ang peak team strength ng game. Kung hindi nila kayang gawin, edi wala ng bayaran sa labas na kayang makatulong.

Pero ngayon, si kuyang eksperto ay talaga namang binayaran ng Three Great Guilds na ito. Hindi ito pagbebentan ng kanyang sarili hanggang alipin. Nararamdaman nilang parang nagaanyaya sila sa celebrity na maglibot kasama nila, siya ang bituin na nanghihingi ng bayad para lumabas sa entablado.

Nainggit naman at humahanga sila Seven Fields. Naiisip nila iyong simula kung saan hinihila pa nila si kuyang eksperto sa kanilang Full Moon Guild, hiyang hiya talaga sila. Kahit nga ang Three Great Guild binayaran pa siya para lang lumabas sa entablado. Sa kanilang Full Moon Guild, rank 15 sa Heavenly Domain, kahit na ibigay kay kuyang eksperto ang posisyon ng guild leader ay hindi sapat!

Habang naguusap sila, isang mensahe ang lumabas. Binasa ni Ye Xiu. Ito ay si Endless Night: "Ang Goblin Merchat ay nagpakita!"

"Nasa gitna ako ng dungeon!" panghihinayang ni Ye Xiu

"Parehas. Lahat ay nasa dungeon. Magkontakt na lang tayo matapos makalabas!" sabi ni Endless Night.

Chapter 73 – Sand Toss

Truthfully, the Three Great Guilds' reaction made Ye Xiu surprised. They appeared

magnanimous and mature and deserved to be called towering Great Guilds. Tyrannical

Ambition reacted the fastest. It wasn't very long after the Blood Gunner incident when

that Endless Night sent a message. He didn't mention the incident at all and directly

invited him to kill the Goblin Merchant. The pay was easy to handle, but the most

important part was the guarantee that Tyrannical Ambition would grab the Goblin

Merchant's first kill.

Ye Xiu didn't object. He also had requirements from the Goblin Merchant. He had

originally planned on buying the materials from the market, but now that an opportunity

appeared, he obviously wouldn't let it go. Upgrading the Thousand Chance Umbrella truly

required a wide variety of materials. He was already Level 21, but he still hadn't upgraded

the every form of the Thousand Chance Umbrella to Level 15. Fortunately, this was a

Silver weapon, or else it would have become outdated already.

Tyrannical Ambition responded quickly, while Blue Brook Guild was slightly slower.

From Blue River's words, Ye Xiu could see his confusion. Ye Xiu completely understood

him. Unfortunately, because of his state of mind at this time, Blue River lost a significant

opportunity.

As for Herb Garden, Ye Xiu didn't receive any messages. Herb Garden's players had

never contacted him face to face.

The BOSS respawned at random times. So for killing the Goblin Merchant, he couldn't

say when. However, after all these years, everyone knew how to deal with it. In any case,

they had to do what they had to do first. After finding the wild BOSS, they could go over.

So when 12 o'clock arrived, everyone still formed parties to dungeon. Ye Xiu received

Seven Field's message asking whether he was going to Frost Forest.

Brother expert had actively called for them to kill the Blood Gunner, which moved these

few players. They felt that they had gotten closer with brother expert. Seeing that it was 12

o'clock and they had dungeon entries again, they immediately contacted him.

"Are you missing players?" Ye Xiu asked.

"Yeah, we're missing one." Seven Fields said.

"Oh, then I'll be there right away." Ye Xiu said. Dungeons were work that had to be done

everyday. They were the main source of experience and money. Even if he hadn't received

Seven Field's invite, Ye Xiu would have joined a random party. At least with these few

brothers, he had priority over his requirements. Getting this benefit wasn't easy.

After Lord Grim moved to Frost Forest, Ye Xiu unexpectedly saw that noob Brawler

Steamed Bun Invasion.

"Why is it you?" Ye Xiu was baffled. Sweeping over everyone, he saw that Sleeping

Moon wasn't there again. Did that little guy still hate him? Ye Xiu didn't know. Sleeping

Moon hadn't added him as a friend yet.

"It's me, it's me. I'm following these big bros to learn." Steamed Bun Invasion was very

modest.

Although Ye Xiu knew that this guy was a noob, his hand speed was quite quick.

"Sleeping Moon played all day, so he went offline. Immersed Jade also couldn't pull an

all-nighter again." Seven Fields explained.

"Oh, I can't do it tomorrow either." Sunset Clouds regretfully said.

"And you, brother expert?" Seven Fields seized the opportunity to hear about Ye Xiu's

work and rest. From these three days, he could see that brother expert played all night

every day.

"I'll still be playing during the night." Ye Xiu laughed.

They formed a party and the five entered the dungeon. Although this Steamed Bun was a

noob, he was the highest level among the five of them, Level 23. Everyone chatted and

asked about this. Then they knew that this guy played too crazily. When the server

opened, he played for 24 hours without resting. On the second day, he carelessly slept a bit

and then continued playing. From the start to now, it had been 48 hours. He spent 6 hours

eating and sleeping, so he played for 42 hours. That was comparable to the Great Guilds

rotating.

Everyone sighed and then began killing monsters. As before, Ye Xiu led them and

everything went smoothly.

"After Sand Toss, it's best to not immediately rush up and attack. These are only monsters,

so it's a bit better. But if this was PK, as soon as they lose vision, experienced players

would definitely use a horizontal sweep or a similar attack in front of them." Ye Xiu found

time to instruct Steamed Bun Invasion.

"Then what should I do?" Steamed Bun Invasion consulted.

"Stupid, go around the back to attack. They can't see anyways." Seven Fields and the

others also spoke as instructors.

"Going around the back is one method." Ye Xiu didn't directly deny Seven Fields and the

other's teaching, "However, that method takes time, wasting some of the precious seconds

of Blind. Actually, the best method is not to use Sand Toss as an opener. It's best to use it

in the middle of a combo. When fighting hand to hand, it's best to use Sand Toss to catch

them off guard. At the same time, you guarantee that even if you miss the Blind, you still

have other options."

"So you're saying that it's best not to completely place your hopes on the Blind?" Steamed

Bun Invasion said.

"Correct, opening up with a Sand Toss's Blind and then attacking is an outdated method.

Besides new players, no one uses it like that anymore. Besides new players, no one would

fall for it either." Ye Xiu said.

"Then if you're opening with a sneak attack? Then can you use Sand Toss?" Steamed Bun

Invasion asked.

"This... you can...." After Ye Xiu replied, he started sweating. New strategies really

did replace the old ones as time went on. Nowadays, even a noob's reasoning was so

despicable.

"But I also can't completely place my hopes on Blind for the follow up attack!" Steamed

Bun Invasion summarized the main point.

"Yup." Ye Xiu said.

"I understand now." Steamed Bun Invasion felt that he learned this and was very satisfied.

After that, he started practicing on monsters. While testing his attacks, he looked for an

opportunity to use Sand Toss. Stupid NPC monsters wouldn't turn their head away like

players would to avoid the Blind method. Steamed Bun Invasion used Sand Toss pretty

well.

"Brother expert, when are you going to bring us to kill the Goblin Merchant?" Seven

Fields and the others asked. These guys were also very greedy.

"Ah, that. I already agreed to help Tyrannical Ambition!" Ye Xiu said.

"Tyrannical Ambition?" Seven Fields and the others became gloomy, "Are you going to

join them?"

"Nope!"

"Then?"

"I'm just going to help them kill the Goblin Merchant." Ye Xiu said.

"Hired?" Seven Fields and the others asked. They were familiar with this term too.

Dungeoning parties often had hired players. These mostly appeared in medium to small

guilds. This was because these medium to small guild's strength wasn't enough, so they

couldn't beat a few dungeons. In order to obtain equipment to raise their stats, they would

sometimes hire experts to help them.

But hiring never showed up in the Three Great Guilds. How could the Three Great Guilds

not have experts? What type of dungeon couldn't they clear? What BOSS couldn't they

beat? They were the game's peak team strength. If even they couldn't do it, then no

outside hired hand could help.

But now, brother expert was actually hired by these Three Great Guilds. This wasn't

selling himself to slavery. This felt like they were asking a celebrity to tour around with

them; he was a star that demanded a fee to appear on stage.

Seven Fields and the others were both envious and in admiration. Thinking of the

beginning when they tried to rope brother expert into their Full Moon Guild, they really

were ashamed. Even the Three Great Guilds payed him to appear on stage. For their Full

Moon Guild, fiftieth ranked in the Heavenly Domain, even giving brother expert the guild

leader position wasn't sufficient!

While they talked, a message flashed. Ye Xiu opened it. It was Endless Night: "The

Goblin Merchant has appeared!!"

"I'm in the middle of a dungeon!" Ye Xiu regretted.

"Same. Everyone's in a dungeon. Let's contact after we come out!" Endless Night said.