3: First kill, announcement

“Come on, baby!”

Li Si targeted the Wild Dog Elite and decisively swung his fist, attacking it.

-10!

The damage was not bad.

He could kill this Elite monster with just over twenty punches.

After being attacked by Li Si, the Wild Dog Elite was furious and launched an attack against Li Si. It believed this human had a death wish for provoking it, the King of Wild Dog.

“Woof!”

The Wild Dog Elite's skill hit Li Si, dealing high damage.

-18!

His health bar dropped by one-eighth.

Oh, wow~

Li Si secretly calculated in his mind: although the Wild Dog Elite's damage was high, it wasn't fatal. As long as he accurately controlled his health, he could try to farm the Limiter.

Thinking this, he was no longer in a hurry to kill the Wild Dog Elite; instead, he let the Wild Dog Elite attack him.

“Woof!”

“Woof!”

“Woof!”

After several rounds of the Wild Dog Elite's skills, Li Si's health bar was still at 50%, but the Limiter had not triggered.

“Bah!”

He cursed his bad luck. When facing ordinary Wild Dog before, he easily gained damage reduction. Why wasn't it working now?

Could it be related to damage? The higher the damage, the harder it is to get damage reduction?

When it rains, it pours.

Just as Li Si was wondering about his bad luck, the Wild Dog Elite's talent suddenly triggered.

“Ding!”

“Affected by a torn wound, you have entered a bleeding state, losing 3 health per second. The state lasts for 20 seconds.”

Damn it!

Game designer, do you even understand games? Is this how you want to play?

While cursing, Li Si quickly retreated, not daring to let the Wild Dog Elite attack him anymore. Otherwise, with the bleeding damage combined with physical damage, his health might not be able to withstand it, and there would likely be a risk of death.

-3!

-3!

-3!

...

Bleeding damage kept appearing.

Li Si quickly assessed himself: “I still have 60 health, plus 2 health recovery per second. This means that 3 health per second bleeding damage is harmless. I can last for 60 seconds, while the Wild Dog Elite's bleeding only lasts for 20 seconds.”

Bring it on!

Let it be more intense.

Li Si was very much looking forward to what the Limiter would unlock when he sustained bleeding damage.

“Ding!”

“Heaven Rewards Diligence. Even covered in blood, your will remains unshaken, and your flesh ascends.”

“Health Recovery +1/s.”

This scene surprised Li Si; the first reward from the Limiter was actually Health Recovery, not bleeding damage reduction.

Not bad, Health Recovery is superior and applicable in a wide range of conditions, unlike bleeding reduction which only applies to bleeding. Health Recovery is an all-around attribute that can take effect at all times.

“Ding!”

“Torn wounds cannot defeat you. The flowing blood is like the eighty-one trials. Heaven Rewards Diligence. Suffering can only make you stronger.”

“Health Recovery +1/s.”

Haha....!

....So satisfying!

Li Si's brows relaxed.

He never expected that the Limiter would reward Health Recovery twice in a row. His current Health Recovery was 4 points/s, which was greater than the bleeding damage, so his health bar began to rise again.

....Awesome!

Time passed.

The Wild Dog Elite's 20-second bleeding status was about to end.

Li Si finally gained bleeding damage reduction.

“Ding!”

“A tenacious will shall overcome all. Heaven Rewards Diligence. Your persistence has won you victory. From now on, you will no longer fear minor bleeding.”

“Bleeding damage below 10 points is reduced by 100%.”

Moreover, this time, the Limiter triggered with full damage reduction.

From this moment on, Li Si could ignore bleeding damage below 10 points.

“Swish, swish, swish!”

Footsteps came from the distance.

“Someone's coming.”

Li Si instantly drew a conclusion.

A sense of vigilance rose in his heart: in the game world, killing, looting, and boss Rob ( snatch) are commonplace. With an Elite monster in front, it might attract covetous eyes. He had to quickly deal with the Wild Dog Elite and then get away.

“Physical damage reduction below 20 points can wait.”

Li Si decided to kill the Wild Dog Elite as quickly as possible.

“Bang!”

“Bang!”

“Bang, bang, bang....”

So he didn't dodge or evade, enduring the Wild Dog Elite's attacks while punching it repeatedly.

This was a battle of attrition.

It was also the most efficient method.

Ten-odd seconds later, the Wild Dog Elite's health dropped to zero and it died. Li Si's health was only 8 points, precariously low.

“Thanks to Health Recovery, otherwise I really couldn't have beaten it.”

Li Si was both surprised and delighted. He had almost died under the Wild Dog Elite's claws. This feeling of surviving a disaster was wonderful, walking on the edge of death stimulated the secretion of dopamine, making him feel physically and mentally pleased.

“Ding!”

“Killed Wild Dog Elite, Experience +100.”

“Heaven Rewards Diligence. Walking on the edge of danger, doing your best and leaving the rest to fate, heaven favors you.”

“Luck permanently +1.”

Haha....

Li Si was overjoyed. Just when he thought all hope was lost, he found a new path. Although he didn't get 20 points of physical damage reduction, Luck was even better.

This was a hidden attribute, extremely difficult to obtain.

It was a very noble attribute.

“Ding!”

“Congratulations, Lawless Madman, you have killed a Wild Dog Elite (Green), becoming the first player in Mingyue Village to kill a Green monster. A regional announcement will be made soon. Do you wish to hide your ID?”

...

What the heck?

Killing a Green monster actually triggered a regional announcement.

This was definitely an unexpected surprise.

“Hide ID.”

Li Si quickly made his choice. The tallest tree catches the most wind; it was better to keep a low profile at this stage.

He couldn't be the first player to show off.

Knowing when to retreat was the right path.

“Ding!”

“Mingyue Village Announcement: Congratulations to player xxxx, for the first kill of a Green monster, obtaining the item—skill comprehension book (Gold).”

The Mingyue Village announcement flashed ten times, and the magnificent prompt echoed in the sky. The online players were bewildered, looking around at each other, their eyes filled with doubt.

“Damn it!”

I haven't even left the Novice Village gate, and someone has already killed a boss monster and made a regional announcement? What the hell, is this even the same game?

“Damn, I'm not convinced!”

“I don't want the Newbie gear, I'm not taking the Newbie quests, I want to kill a boss monster too!”

“The first kill of a Blue boss is mine.”

“Anyone want to team up and kill a Blue monster?”

And so, a strange phenomenon was born: Newbie players abandoned claiming their Newbie gear, impatiently rushing out of the Novice Village, shouting, “Boss, I'm coming!”

Mingyue Village.

Wild Dog Plains.

“Buzz!”

A divine light descended from the sky, slowly landing in Li Si's hand.

“Ding!”

“Congratulations, you have obtained the item -- skill comprehension book (Gold).”

skill comprehension book: Allows you to comprehend a skill from it. Quality is random, up to Gold quality. Quality is related to Luck and comprehension.

...

The world announcement was really good!

It actually rewarded a skill comprehension book.

Li Si immediately put away the comprehension book.

Because the footsteps were getting closer, judging by the sound, there were quite a few people, and they were already less than fifty meters away.

“There's also loot.”

He looked at the Wild Dog Elite's corpse, a green light cluster lying nearby.

It was the loot dropped when the Wild Dog Elite died.

Li Si reached out and grabbed it, along with the Wild Dog Elite's corpse, and put them all into his backpack.

“Ding!”

“Current Backpack space: 3/10.”

This was the player's initial backpack, with 10 slots, and identical items could stack 10 times.

...

Ten-odd seconds later.

Seven or eight players arrived here.

“Boss, there was an intense battle here. I activated my talent and smelled the aura of a Green monster.”

“Damn!”

“Even rushing, we were still late.”

“Can your talent see who killed the Green boss?” Fengyun Heavy Cavalry asked.

“No, I can only see that a Green monster died here a dozen seconds ago.”

“He can't have gone far in a dozen seconds. Chase him! The Gold quality skill comprehension book, this Hall Master must have it. I'll offer 100,000 RMB directly; I don't believe he won't sell it.” Fengyun Heavy Cavalry led seven or eight teammates in pursuit towards the depths of Wild Dog Plains.

However....

Li Si had anticipated his anticipation and did not go deep into Wild Dog Plains; instead, he took a detour back to Novice Village.

Counting the time, the number of players in Novice Village should not be many now. Returning to Novice Village to get quests at this time would be just right, without having to queue.