"Ahem, I just want to do what I can..."
Faced with Hidechiyo's strange look, Gu Mo explained this. He was indeed a little embarrassed. There was no problem in mixing, but what he was most afraid of was the contrast. The boss made the BOSS's health bar disappear in an instant with an understatement, and then turned around. I found that I was competing with the mobs for a long time...
Of course, this was an exaggerated rhetorical technique. He wouldn't have had to fight the little hungry ghost for half a day, and it would have been resolved in less than a minute combined.
Although there was a slight deviation in the middle, and the battle did not go according to the ideal direction, he was confident and determined that he would no longer be timid, and he was able to smash through a series of unorganized punches. enemy--
It is true that he has no fighting consciousness and no experience and skills at all. He just relies on the speed and ruthlessness of preemptive strikes and does not skimp on physical strength. But at least he ensured that his first battle did not have any major accidents and went relatively smoothly. Get the first kill.
The only surprise was probably that even though his movements were actually very neat and he didn't waste much time, Hidechiyo still saw this embarrassing scene... Gu Mo couldn't help but look over there as he twitched the corners of his mouth. The Minotaur corpse is as big as a hill.
It's really outrageous that you can defeat the BOSS faster than you can defeat the monsters yourself. The same goes for this brother Niu. You have to stand up. Not to mention that you are vulnerable under normal conditions. The last struggle before death is the same as the counterattack. Still vulnerable...
The black-haired girl looked at the body of the little hungry ghost on the ground. She didn't know whether she believed Gu Mo's words or didn't care about this trivial matter. She nodded calmly.
She has become accustomed to silence, and after all she cannot speak - this is probably a psychological problem left over from childhood. After all, when she was still very young, she saw her mother being killed in front of her in order to protect herself. This was originally a thing. Something very difficult to bear and face.
Although after that, she firmly followed her mother's instructions before she died to "live strong"... However, she began to live alone since she was young and did not communicate with others for many years. Gradually, she did not know When did you start never speaking again?
Maybe I forgot...
For a moment, the air seemed a little too quiet. Gu Mo blinked and didn't know what to say now. Because to explain, just one sentence is enough. The more you want to say, the easier it is to appear guilty.
Speaking of which, was there any reminder sound in my mind just now? It was just that he was experiencing his first battle at that time, and he also adhered to the principle of "trying your best to fight a lion against a rabbit". When he faced an enemy like a little hungry ghost for the first time, he also devoted all his attention and concentration. There is no room for relaxation.
So looking back now, he just had some impression, as if just when he was highly focused on the battle in front of him, a familiar broken prompt sounded... Of course, it was just a vague impression, and he couldn't make a conclusion for a while.
He looked at the corpse of the little hungry ghost on the ground again. There were no props, light spots or anything like that floating on the corpse. He didn't know if there was no such mechanism or if he was just unlucky, so he didn't explode anything.
——There are still many mechanisms that he needs to explore and verify one by one.
It's like he doesn't know how to level up now, how he got the level he upgraded before, whether he can really accumulate a progress bar by killing monsters now, and so on. Because he didn't kill monsters much in the first two dungeons, but he did advance to a level. I don't know if he accidentally formed a team with Brother Fu and others to share experience in killing monsters or something.
Another thing that needs to be noted is that the guard uncle he once met also has a life level of 1 and a career level of 2. Does this mean that you can slowly upgrade without killing monsters? It’s just that the pace of ordinary people will make this progress The accumulation of bars becomes very, very slow...
Or for the average person, the total level that can be achieved in a lifetime is at most four or five?
Troubling thoughts passed through his mind. Gu Mo did not show it on his face, but coughed lightly and said, "Well, let's continue... let's go."
There is no mirror now, so I will wait for an opportunity and take a look into the river when crossing the bridge. Anyway, as long as you can open the properties panel and observe whether the progress of your experience bar has changed, you can have a better understanding of the current situation. A rough understanding.
Hidechiyo nodded gently without any objection, turned around and walked forward.
Gu Mo hurriedly followed. In this night where demons were rampant in Shisanying Village, only by following the girl could he feel safe enough.
Before leaving here, he subconsciously glanced in the direction of the cemetery over there, but he found that the body of the Minotaur, which was as huge as a hill, was fading at the moment. The outline of the originally solid body was now slightly translucent. , the edges are gradually blurring...
Wisps of weird aura visible to the naked eye rise from the Minotaur and its giant weapon. The two are evaporating like dry ice. It probably won't be too long before they completely disappear from this world, leaving nothing behind. trace.
He couldn't help but glance back and saw that the body of the little hungry ghost had been half melted for some unknown reason, like snowflakes and ice crystals exposed to the fierce sunlight, and the blood stains on his feet had long since completely melted away. It disappeared, as if the touch and stench just now were all an illusion.
Because it is an eternal thing, so after being conquered, there will be such a result, and even the remnants will be expelled from the human world?
Such a guess instinctively flashed through Gu Mo's mind, but it was hard to stop and ask at this time, not to mention that there was nothing he could do if he asked, the girl couldn't answer him.
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Shisanying Village is not big. It is built on a higher ground around rivers and traffic hubs. The roads are also straight and there are not so many twists and turns.
It's impossible to explain that it's so close. You have to go around in a big circle to get there. A broken wooden door is bolted on the back, forcing the fantasy protagonist to take a detour and open the door behind... …So when it comes to sweeping up, it’s extremely fast.
Not long after, they had swept into the area behind the Shisanying Village and were close to the village ancestral hall.
And this was when Gu Mo asked the girl to "try his hand". The most common monsters, such as the little hungry ghost, were all killed by him with a weapon. Only when he encountered more When he saw a powerful demon, Hidechiyo killed him with a single blow.
This is indeed a waste of time, and the girl is somewhat helpless, but after all, considering that there is no living person in the village now, and there is no rush to eliminate the demon, she has no objection.
Hidechiyo patiently followed this strange client, watching him battle wits and courage with the little hungry ghosts in front. In order to maintain stability, he sometimes tried every means to lure them out one by one, and then blocked them in after they were alone. Beat him to death in one corner.
And when stronger or more demons appear, or there are stronger enemies in front of them hiding in the world through demon aura, she is worried that the other party will not notice it, so she will decisively step forward immediately, while Gu Mo stood behind him and killed the enemy in front with a sharp knife.
It feels really safe.
No matter how I think about it, I feel that the roles played by the two of them are not quite right, and it feels a bit misplaced.
——The girls who are delicate and delicate, with slender bodies, are the ones who are best taken care of...
——On the contrary, it is a grown man who is the burden to be protected...
Gu Mo himself knew this very well, so he became more aware of his shame and then became brave... he worked even harder when he chopped down the little hungry ghost. After all, he knew what he was going to do now, so he didn't say there was anything he couldn't let go of, but he shamelessly wanted to seize every opportunity he could.
Otherwise, he would not have lost face and made such a request to Hidechiyo, asking the girl to protect him and level up while fighting monsters with peace of mind.
Anyway, you have just been seen, so what is there that you still can’t let go of? Everything is imaginary. Seize every opportunity for growth and try your best to grow and develop yourself as quickly as possible. This is what you should do most. Things... There are not many big guys like Axiu who are easy to talk to and won't object to such troublesome proposals.
"Huh...huh..."
Panting heavily, Gu Mo threw away the curled hatchet in his hand and watched the corpse of the little hungry ghost that he had torn into pieces fall to the ground. Gu Mo reached out and took the other hand that the black-haired girl handed over with a calm expression. The weapon was a fighting knife, but it was still a blank slate with no specific attributes.
Along the way here, he also picked up a lot of weapons, but none of them were of high quality.
And because of the overall low level of smelting and craftsmanship in this era and this country, when dealing with those inhuman things that are either copper-skinned, iron-boned, or rough-skinned and fleshy, not only is the efficiency not high enough, but it also wears out really hard. It was a bit fast. By the time he got all the way here, he had already changed weapons twice.
Too real, causing discomfort...
"Going up here, it should be the ancestral hall on the back mountain..." He looked up at the road leading to the mountain in front of him, and found that the road suddenly became much better. Neat stone steps were climbed along the mountain road, and they were also built. Torii-like archways and pillars.
There is no such good treatment anywhere in the village, and the only place where the villagers are willing to spend such money seems to be the most important ancestral hall in ancient times. It just slightly conforms to the impression in my mind. , Gu Mo, who made the judgment, said:
"If we just clean up everything there, there should be no monsters in this village."
"Um."
The black-haired girl nodded slightly when she heard the words and uttered a syllable of affirmation. This was one of the few times when she could express her opinions directly with her voice.
"Do you want to make some preparations before going up?"
After looking around, Gu Mo asked, this is also close to the mountain behind the village, and the river also flows around here. In his impression, there is a shrine here where the characters can rest. ...Of course, it is definitely not available at this time.
Just like in the game, in addition to demons and ghosts, this village also has bandits and bandits who are not afraid of death. The demons and ghosts are in this area, and the robbers are in that area, and they all live in peace... But in fact, this road When he came over, he didn't see any humanoid monster at all, and all the enemies he encountered were monsters.
But this is reasonable.
Hidechiyo shook her head, she didn't need to rest or anything.
"Then I might have to take a break. Sorry, I'm really tired..." Gu Mo laughed dryly, walked to the side of the river and squatted down under the helpless look of the girl. He stretched out his hand to wash the blood on his hands, and the water The sound spread out in the quiet night.
If it was before, he would not be willing to go near the water.
However, along the way, he not only discovered that those monsters and ghosts hidden in the ordinary world could not be seen by normal people, but he could still see the health bar display within his field of vision. And Hidechiyo always thought that he couldn't see it. Every time a hidden demon appeared nearby, he would always stand in front of him immediately.
Using the act of washing his hands as cover, he stared at his faint reflection in the water and found the options listed to the right of his reflection.
Opening the "Upgrade" page, he saw that his life level already showed LV3...really upgraded? And it was upgraded twice in a row? He felt extremely pleasantly surprised, and then suddenly discovered that the current progress bar was already approaching 7788, and it seemed that he would be able to level up again soon.
Is it because the upgrade mechanism is also very classic? It’s very easy at the front and becomes more difficult as you get to the back? Or is there really a team experience mechanism? Axiu is currently her teammate, so she can gain experience from the Minotaur she killed and some of the stronger demons behind her?
He thought quickly, and at the same time focused on the plus sign behind the physical attribute, making the small icon flash twice in a row, then disappear, and the 10-point physical condition became 12-point.
During this battle, Gu Mo discovered that his current physical fitness was his biggest shortcoming. His strength and agility were enough to bully low-level hungry ghosts, and the gap between him and ordinary monsters was not as big as imagined. Maybe it's not as good as the advantage of a handy weapon.
Since agility is enough for the time being, and adding strength is not enough to make fists and feet as lethal as blades, then adding physical fitness is a good choice, to enhance vitality and increase resistance to blows...
Even if you don't talk about the fault tolerance rate, you can also improve your battery life. You don't have to stop and rest for a while to fight a few hungry guys.
After pressing OK, for a moment, Gu Mo narrowed his eyes slightly. He felt a heat surge in his body, and his limbs felt as if they were soaked in a hot spring. It was extremely comfortable. In a short period of two or three seconds, In the past, when the heat subsided, it was followed by an indescribable feeling.
Full of energy, seemingly endless strength, the accumulated fatigue from just cutting all the way seemed to be eliminated in an instant.
He didn't know if it was the full status change brought about by the upgrade, but he just felt that he was so energetic now that he could kill an ox with one punch.
Huh?
The black-haired girl held a torch and looked around boredly, then frowned slightly and looked at the strange young man squatting on the shore.
Is it my own illusion? Why do you always feel like his aura suddenly becomes much stronger?
