[Latest Broadcast] Tomorrow was 515, the Qidian anniversary celebration. It was the day with the most benefits. Other than the gift bags and the school bags, the 515 Red Envelopes were also a must. There was no reason not to snatch them. Set the alarm.
Nobian's face turned pale when he saw the incoming kick.
He could not understand how Kieran had reacted so quickly. The kick that had sent him into a Heavily Wounded Status had been a pure force that had exceeded the capabilities of a two-or-three-time dungeon newbie.
No matter how much Kieran had gained, he would not have been able to do that.
Skills and attributes were interdependent.
Skills could increase attributes, but at the same time, attributes could also restrict skills.
Without a certain level of attributes, even if a player had Points and Skill Points, they would not be able to level up their skills.
On top of that, skills of the same level could not be increased repeatedly. If a player wanted to increase their attributes, they would have to find a higher level skill.
Then, they would have to combine two or more skills, one low and one high, to form a system.
Forming such a system was not something a two or three dungeon player could do.
It would take at least five or six dungeon runs.
And that was if they were lucky.
As for those who were unlucky?
After seven or eight dungeon runs, they still could not form a system. Facing the increasingly difficult dungeon world, they could only fail again and again.
In the end, they were eliminated.
Could it be that the information was wrong?
Nobian thought to himself.
He denied it right away.
His information channel was secretive and reliable.
It could not be wrong.
Even if it was for the sake of his own reputation, the information channel would not have given him false information.
Then there was only …
Nobian unconsciously looked at the burning boots.
[Iron Flaming Boots]!
The boots were very eye-catching in Nobian's eyes.
"It must be the magic power of those boots!"
Nobian deduced from his experience as a veteran player.
Nobian thought he had understood everything, so when he saw Kieran's incoming kick, he no longer held back and used his trump card.
Wung!
Nobian's leather armor started to tremble. A warm feeling spread throughout his body, and the HP he had lost was instantly replenished.
Nobian had recovered from his Heavily Wounded Status.
That was not all!
While Nobian was being healed. A layer of rock-like patterns spread out from the leather armor and covered Nobian's body.
Bang!
Kieran's left foot landed on Nobian's face with the same dull thud as before.
[Flame Kick: Inflicts 200 damage to you. You have been buffed by Stone Skin. 180 damage has been absorbed. You have received 20 damage …]
Nobian could not help but chuckle when he saw the negligible damage.
"It's useless!"
"Your reaction is indeed fast. The fact that you have a piece of magic or even rare-grade equipment is beyond my expectations. But you … "
Before Nobian could finish, Kieran interrupted him with a kick.
Bang!
Kieran's kick landed on Nobian's face, just like his previous two kicks.
Kieran seemed to have set his sights on Nobian's face. He kicked Nobian's face repeatedly with both of his legs.
Nobian, who had been kicked and stomped on a few times, was furious.
But soon, the embarrassment and anger were replaced by fear.
Nobian realized that Kieran's legs were too fast.
It was so fast that he couldn't keep up with the Stoneskin technique.
How was this possible?
Nobian might have been able to explain Kieran's Strength with his equipment, but when he saw Kieran's speed, which was on par with his Strength, Nobian was shocked. Nobian, on the other hand, was completely shocked.
As far as Nobian knew, there was no such thing as an equipment that granted great Strength, Speed, and Fire Damage.
Even if there was, it wasn't something a Rare item could do.
It must be at the Legendary Level!
But Kieran had Legendary equipment?
How could this be?
How many Legendary items were there in the entire game? Every one of them was in the hands of famous players.
Every single one of these players was someone he had to look up to.
After going through all the impossibilities, Nobian came up with the only explanation.
He had been betrayed!
From the moment he had been hired, a conspiracy against him had begun.
Kieran was not some newbie who had only gone through two or three dungeon runs. He was a veteran who had mastered his own Strength system.
His goal …
It must be that item!
When he had gotten his hands on that item … Although he had tried his best to cover it up, it was inevitable that he would leave some traces behind.
If someone tried to track him down, it would only be a matter of time before he was exposed.
Nobian had not expected that he would be exposed so soon though.
But... So what if he was exposed?
That item was still his, and he would not give it to anyone else.
One had to know that this was the capital that would allow him to establish himself in the future!
How could he let someone else take it?
Nobian's face contorted as he thought about it.
Die!
Kieran must die!
A frenzied aura started to appear on Nobian's body.
Crack! Crack!
The Stoneskin pattern on Nobian's body started to crack, losing the buff from the [Stoneskin] spell. Nobian's Defense plummeted, but his speed and agility, which had been reduced, returned to him.
It was enough for him to use his Advanced Skill!
Sou Sou Sou!
While Kieran was busy attacking, Nobian thrust his sword at Kieran at a much faster speed. His sword kept piercing through the air, as if he was firing ten crossbows at once.
The dull, stinky blade created a series of afterimages as it went straight for Kieran's weak points.
Before Kieran could react, Kieran was drowned by the blade.
A smile appeared on Nobian's face.
The next moment, however, his smile froze.
His sword had reached the surface of Kieran's skin, but it could not move an inch further, as if it was blocked by an invisible barrier.
It was a Force Field Barrier!
As a veteran player, Nobian knew what it was.
Nobian instinctively wanted to step back.
However, Kieran would not give him the chance to do so.
After activating [Primus Scale], Kieran reached out with both hands and grabbed Nobian's sword. He yanked the sword out of Nobian's hand.
Kieran staggered as he tried to retreat.
Although he did not have the [Hand-to-Hand Combat, Kick Combat]'s buff, he had leveled up [Hand-to-Hand Combat], and his Strength, Agility, and Constitution had all increased by one. His Strength had reached C- Rank, so it was a piece of cake for him.
Kieran had left Wallway Street 13th not to rest, but to level up his skills.
It had proven to him that it was necessary to level up his skills.
Without this skill, Kieran would have had a hard time defeating Nobian.
But now?
Kieran landed a series of kicks on Nobian, who was struggling to regain his footing.
Kieran did not stop until Nobian fell to the ground, dead.
He did not leave him alive.
Or in other words, Kieran dared not hold back against a veteran player who had been through at least 5 dungeon worlds and was even a killer.
Only by killing Nobian would Kieran be at ease.
Otherwise, Nobian could turn the tables on Kieran with one or two trump cards.
Kieran did not want that to happen.
[Player Killed: Nobian]
[Treated as self-defense through authentication]
[Categorized as an Honor Kill]
[You will receive all the Points and Skill Points of the player …]
[Total: 12000 Points and 4 Skill Points]
[Received the player's house key]
[Granted the right to use the player's house]
[All the player's belongings will be returned to the player's house]
[Honor Kill: 1]
...
The moment the notification popped up in Kieran's vision, Nobian's body started to turn into spots of light. The whole process was quick.
Two breaths later, Nobian's body was gone.
A key appeared in Kieran's hand.
It was the key to Nobian's room.
Kieran rubbed the cold, hard key with his finger. He looked at the spot where Nobian's body had disappeared and headed to Nobian's room without further ado.
Kieran did not have any other thoughts or emotions in his mind.
From Kieran's point of view, he was just retaliating.
As for forgiving someone who had tried to kill him?
Kieran knew he could not do that.
If this had happened in the real world, Kieran might have hesitated.
However, in the underground game, Kieran did not hesitate at all.
"After losing the necessary deterrence, you've really become more daring?"
Kieran mocked himself with a smile.
Then, he glanced at a hidden corner not far away, picked up the key in his hand, inserted it into the lock, and twisted it slightly.
Kak!
The lock was unlocked.
Kieran pushed the door open.
PS: Second chapter ~
Writing on the phone was much harder than Decadent had expected. He had been working on this chapter from morning to night, and he had only just finished it.
So, I want to tell everyone that tomorrow's two chapters will be uploaded at night.
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