25: Chapter 25 Hidden-Level BOSS Battle Pet
After seeing the Fox Demon's attributes...
Zhang Zixuan's mind went blank, followed immediately by wild joy.
"Level 40... Hidden BOSS?"
"This kid... he just reached the Main City and already bumped into a Boss of this level? Is it dumb luck? Or..."
A bold speculation began to sprout.
"Getting consecutive first kills on Bosses in the Novice Village definitely wasn't just luck. Does he have a special item that can locate Bosses?"
Once this thought arose, it caused him to lose all reason.
If he could get his hands on something like that...
Combined with the financial power and manpower of his Zhang family...
Sweeping through Xianyu and dominating the entire server would be just around the corner.
"Ji—Jiang He, I can give you a chance. As long as you join my team, that fifty million you swindled from me will be considered your reward. How about it?"
Zhang Zixuan's voice was trembling; he had to pull this person into his camp.
Jiang He sneered. "Zhang Zixuan, are you out of your mind? That fifty million was swindled... earned by my own ability... I didn't swindle you."
"Jiang He, don't refuse a good offer. You won't agree? Fine, I'm laying it down right now: unless you delete your account, I'll make it so you can't take a single step in the Main City! You'll never reach level twenty!"
Facing this unoriginal threat, Jiang He picked his ear with an impatient look.
"Young Master Zhang, you've been saying these harsh words since the Novice Village. Can't you come up with something new? My ears are growing callouses. Fight if you're going to fight; if not, get lost."
"You..." Zhang Zixuan trembled with rage, just about to order the group to surround and kill Jiang He.
At this tense moment...
The Fox Demon's face had already turned ashen.
She had an innate hostility toward male players.
"So noisy. You stinking men, how dare you... discuss deals? Talk of threats in my presence?"
Before her voice even faded...
The Fox Demon charged at Zhang Zixuan's team with lightning speed.
"Knights, get to the front! Block her!" Zhang Zixuan roared in fear.
Five or six knight players in the front row formed a barrier, attempting to block the impact.
At the same time, Zhang Zixuan shouted at Jiang He:
"We'll talk about our business later. Let's team up and kill this BOSS first. How about we split the loot?"
"Split it? Sure!"
Hearing Jiang He's words, Zhang Zixuan was overjoyed.
The Fox Demon, however, was stunned.
She had just let him go, and now he actually wanted to kill her?
But in the next second, Jiang He slid past the Fox Demon.
The styx fang swept through the air.
-6128
-6790
-8540...
The health bars of three knights were emptied, and they instantly dissipated into white light.
Jiang He turned to look at the Fox Demon. "Beautiful sister, how about the two of us kill them and split the loot?"
The Fox Demon was stunned for two seconds before suddenly revealing a charming smile.
This feeling reminded her of the scenes where she fought side-by-side with that man years ago.
"Alright!"
"Fuck your mother, Jiang He!"
Zhang Zixuan's mental state completely collapsed.
Is this a player? Is this something a human would do?
He actually formed an alliance with a Boss?
At this moment, Zhang Zixuan really wanted to shout, "You're on the fucking wrong side, dammit! Aren't you a player?"
But time waited for no one; the Fox Demon had already launched an attack.
Zhang Zixuan immediately called for everyone to counterattack.
But facing the powerful offensive of one man and one fox...
Notification messages kept popping up in the region channel:
[Player [Bloody Crazy Blade] was killed by player [Jiang He] in the Mist Forest (157, 248)]
[Player [Ice Fire Dual Excellence] was killed by BOSS [Phantom Fox Demon · Ah Li] in the Mist Forest (157, 248)]
[Player [Immovable Bright King] was killed by player [Jiang He] in the Mist Forest (157, 250)]
[Player...]
...
"Holy crap! What's going on??"
"Phantom Fox Demon? Level 40 Hidden Boss? Where did it come from?"
"Nani? What's the situation? One second a player is killing, the next it's a BOSS?"
"Are you stupid upstairs? It's obvious they're fighting over the BOSS!"
"Idiots, still chatting here? I'm already on my way..."
Jiang He caught a glimpse of the channel being flooded and his heart tightened.
This is big trouble.
Must end this quickly.
Jiang He moved swiftly, reaching Zhang Zixuan in a few dashes.
"Jiang He, you dare kill me? The Zhang family won't let—"
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[Player [Ronin] was killed by player [Jiang He] in the Mist Forest (157, 247)]
Until the moment he died, Zhang Zixuan didn't understand why Jiang He was able to deal over 8,000 damage...
...even though he was clearly still holding a broken stick.
Almost simultaneously, the last few players were killed by Ah Li.
Jiang He didn't linger; he turned, grabbed Ah Li, and ran.
After running for an unknown amount of time, they reached a safe place, and Jiang He let go to explain.
"Your location has been exposed. I know you're strong, but there are too many of them for you to resist."
Ah Li nodded; she could feel that Jiang He had no hostility toward her.
[Ding, Favorability with [Phantom Fox Demon · Qian Li] +15]
[Ding, Favorability with Phantom Fox Demon · Ah Li: +10]
"???"
What's going on? Favorability increased again?
In the next second:
[Ding, detected that favorability with a Hidden BOSS has exceeded 10 points. Would you like to top up 500 yuan to increase favorability?]
[Command confirmed, payment successful.]
Immediately after, another system prompt arrived.
[Detected that favorability between player Jiang He and Phantom Fox Demon · Ah Li has reached the maximum. Would you like to take her as a combat pet?]
The consecutive prompts almost made Jiang He collapse to the ground.
A combat pet?
He suddenly remembered that Ah Li seemed to have been a combat pet before.
It's just that her owner disappeared later. Doesn't that mean I'm...?
He swallowed nervously and chose to agree.
In an instant, he felt a soul link with Ah Li.
The feeling was very subtle.
With a thud, Ah Li faced Jiang He, knelt on one knee, placed her right hand over her chest, and lowered her head.
"Ah Li greets Master!"
"Ah? M-Master?"
Jiang He was still a bit uncomfortable with the title and quickly helped her up.
"From now on, we're teammates. You don't need to kneel to me."
Then, Ah Li took out two items and held them out to Jiang He with both hands.
"Master, you risked going deep into the mist for this, right?"
[scepter of the nation (Legendary Quest Item)]
Symbolic Item: The highest symbol of military power in Chang'an City. The holder can unconditionally mobilize the Twelve Imperial Guard Divisions of Chang'an City.
Jiang He was overjoyed. Wasn't this the quest item?
He didn't expect Ah Li to hand it over voluntarily.
"For... for me?"
"Yes, everything of Ah Li's belongs to Master. This naturally belongs to you as well."
Jiang He didn't stand on ceremony and put it in his backpack.
He then looked at the other item in her hand.
[Skill Scroll: Dark Injury Poison]
Class: Holy Spirit Priest
Level: 20
Effect: After activation, all attacks within 10 seconds carry poison. The poisoned target loses 1% of their maximum health per second. (Does not stack)
"Hiss."
Jiang He gasped.
A skill?
And such an insanely powerful skill?
1% maximum health true damage?
Lasting for 10 seconds?
What does this imply?
He was stunned.
He had struck it rich this time.
He tremblingly took the item and asked, "Ah Li, where did you get all this?"
Ah Li lowered her head, her expression shifting slightly. "He left it behind."
Jiang He understood immediately.
Wasn't Ah Li's previous owner a priest?
It was normal for her to have this.
Jiang He was in a great mood, but then looking at Ah Li, he felt a bit troubled.
The combat pet system hasn't opened yet...
Take her back to Chang'an?
Wouldn't that scare all the NPCs and players in the city to death?
Just as this thought arose...
A second later, a system prompt appeared: [Would you like to put the combat pet into the Combat Pet Space?]