133: Chapter 133 Tang Yao, who loves cleanliness

Girls generally have kind hearts and love small animals, and Tang Yao was no exception. She had absolutely no resistance against fluffy little animals like kittens, puppies, bunnies, and chicks. Even Sharp Tooth, that little pig, was something she was happy to hold in her arms as long as it was washed clean.

However, the Wild Dog before her eyes was, of course, not in the category of "small animals."

Not to mention that it was ugly, its gaze was also extremely fierce. Hanging from its bared, snarling fangs was a blood-stained strip of cloth it had just torn off from Xiao Niao's buttocks. If not for the name [Hungry Wild Dog] hovering above its head, Tang Yao would have mistaken it for a hungry wolf.

Because her previous sword strike had depleted half of the Wild Dog's health, Tang Yao had nothing to fear. She thought that as long as she landed one more strike, she should be able to finish off this Wild Dog.

As Tang Yao approached, the Wild Dog crouched lower, its limbs and body trembling incessantly as if in great fear. However, the whimpering sounds coming from its mouth grew increasingly fierce, showing no intention of turning to run.

When she was only about a meter away from the Wild Dog, Tang Yao raised her sword and slashed diagonally downwards at its back.

Dodge!

Tang Yao was stunned for a moment.

She had assumed that since her previous strike had depleted half of the Wild Dog's health, it would be heavily injured and easy to hit. Unexpectedly, having tasted the long-lost scent of blood from Xiao Niao's buttocks, the Wild Dog's final ferocity was ignited. A red glint flickered in its gray eyes, and instead of retreating from the cold, flashing sword, it lunged forward. A tuft of dog hair was sliced off by the blade, but its gaunt body narrowly brushed past the sword.

Hu Gualing immediately sensed that something was wrong.

From the very first strike Tang Yao made at the dog's head, he could tell that her combat experience was indeed lacking. The Wild Dog had been completely focused on Xiao Niao's buttocks. Since Tang Yao knew how to use a sword, she should have taken the opportunity to decapitate the dog. Instead, she just stabbed at it, failing to hit a vital spot and only striking the Wild Dog's skull. It looked like she had taken half its life, but this was a game, not reality; as long as the health bar wasn't empty, it still had the ability to act.

Giving the Wild Dog a chance to breathe meant it wouldn't be so easy to succeed afterward.

Hu Gualing wanted to step forward to help, but Xiao Niao was clinging to him like an octopus. Since Xiao Niao was injured, he couldn't be too rough with him. Hu Gualing said helplessly, "Would you mind getting off me? I need to go over and help."

Xiao Niao was very understanding and said, "Oh, oh, sure, sure. Don't worry about me, I'm not in pain. It's more important for you to go help her."

Hu Gualing waited a second or two. "Then loosen your grip."

"Oh, oh." Xiao Niao realized belatedly and loosened his hands from around Hu Gualing, climbing off him. But as soon as his feet touched the ground, he felt a wave of pain in his buttocks—more painful than an injection!

Xiao Niao immediately screamed in pain, "Ah————!!"

Hu Gualing felt that he had barely been free for a second before he was restrained again. He felt a wave of helplessness in his heart: this cowardly fellow who was afraid of pain—he didn't know if forming an adventure party with him was the right choice or not.

Meanwhile, on Tang Yao's side, her sword had missed. Seeing that the expected damage number didn't appear above the dog's head, and instead, a large [Dodge] text floated up, she couldn't help but be stunned.

The distance between her and the Wild Dog was only a little over a meter. In that brief moment of distraction, the Wild Dog had already darted to her feet. Whether it lacked the strength to jump or was blinded by hunger, it bit straight into the calf of Tang Yao's leg.

Tang Yao panicked and didn't know how to respond. Relying only on her body's instinctive reaction, she performed a sword flourish using the Basic Swordsmanship she had practiced from long-term pig grass cutting. She forcibly retracted her sword, which had swung into empty air and lost momentum. By the time she wanted to attack again, it was already too late.

Just then, a pinkish-white object suddenly darted out from the side, slamming into the dog's waist with great force. It looked quite ferocious, but it bounced off, rolling twice on the ground before barely managing to stand steady.

Only then did Tang Yao see clearly that it was the Little Sharp-Teeth piglet, whose fur hadn't even fully grown in yet. She couldn't help but feel a warmth in her heart: regardless of whether Little Sharp-Teeth was useful or not, a piglet that knew how to protect its owner was a good piglet.

Just as Tang Yao was thinking this, she suddenly noticed a circling ring icon appearing above the Wild Dog's head.

Hu Gualing, who was watching the battle, exclaimed in surprise, "It's a stun icon! The Wild Dog is stunned, slash it!"

Stunned? Could it have been stunned by the collision with Little Sharp-Teeth?

Although Tang Yao wasn't sure if the Wild Dog had been stunned by Little Sharp-Teeth, she couldn't afford to overthink it. Seizing the opportunity, she swung her sword down at her feet, and the sharp blade sank into the Wild Dog's body without suspense.

-30!

A damage number popped up.

The Wild Dog's health was depleted, and it collapsed instantly.

Chen Mo was gnawing on a skewer of roasted kidneys while nodding vigorously. "Brilliant, brilliant! Although this battle wasn't perfect, Tang Yao managed to win her first battle without losing a single drop of health. Impressive."

However, that coward Xiao Niao, hmm... he has a lot of room for improvement.

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Game Prompt: [ You have killed the Hungry Wild Dog, gained Combat Experience +32 ]

Tang Yao let out a sigh of relief. She squatted down and wiped her sword against the yellow soil a couple of times, wanting to clean off the bit of bloodstain on the blade.

However, when the dry yellow soil met the bloodstain, it became somewhat sticky.

Tang Yao wiped it a few times and discovered that not only did it not clean the bloodstain, but the blade was now covered in sand and getting dirtier. As a girl who loved being pretty, she certainly couldn't tolerate that!

But after looking around, she didn't see any water source, nor could she find any grass or leaves that could be used for wiping.

Tang Yao shook her head helplessly and pulled up her sleeve to wipe the long sword.

Her [clear water hibiscus] outfit was a traditional costume with quite long sleeves. Usually, when she worked, she would roll them up high. This time, when she left the village for an "outing," she hadn't rolled up her sleeves, letting the sleeves and skirt flutter, which made Tang Yao feel she had the air of an ancient swordswoman.

The long sleeves were very convenient for wiping the sword. After wiping it, the sword was no longer dirty, and the sleeve wasn't dirty either. Tang Yao felt much more at ease looking at it.

Although the sword had just been stained with the Wild Dog's blood, and wiping it onto the clothes she was wearing made Tang Yao feel a bit uncomfortable, who could blame her? She was, after all, a girl who loved being clean and pretty.

At this moment, Hu Gualing had already pried open the hands and feet that Xiao Niao had wrapped around him, telling him to lie on the ground and recover from his injury. He then went to the Wild Dog's corpse with his eyes shining, squatted down, and began rummaging through the Wild Dog's corpse without any fear of getting dirty.

Looking at the Wild Dog's filthy corpse, Tang Yao couldn't help but frown and ask, "What are you looking for?"

Hu Gualing, squatting on the ground, turned his head back: "Of course I'm looking for good stuff! Don't you know about monsters dropping loot?" After saying that, he turned his head back and continued rummaging with great interest.