Chapter 4: The Mysterious Young Girl and the Blood-Brewing Bottle

【Bloodline Living Corpse lv1 (Apprentice)

Race: Bloodline

Max HP: 6

Attack Power 4, Spell Strength 1, Defense 0, Resilience 1, Dodge 3, Speed 3, Precision Correction 8, Critical Hit 0%

Trait: Scarlet Curse

Skills: Pounce, Claw Swipe, Bite.】

The specific attributes of the Bloodline Living Corpse appeared in Yun Mu's mind; because her speed was two points higher than the Bloodline Living Corpse, she would act first in the first round.

And she only had one active skill.

【Cutting lv1】

【Melee/Single-Target Damage/Attack Power】

【Range 2】

【Base Precision 80/Damage Correction -30%/Bleeding 40%】

【Bleeding: Within three rounds, -2 HP when acting】

Her body moved on its own once again; she saw herself gripping the Gray Iron Knife, suddenly taking a step forward, and then slashing at the body of the Bloodline Living Corpse!

【-5!】

【Bleeding!】

Blood-red damage numbers popped up above the head of the Bloodline Living Corpse.

Yun Mu's attack power was 3, the Gray Iron Knife's effect was +3 attack power, plus the 1 point of attack power added by the 【Scarlet】 Path.

The damage number she dealt should have been 7 points, but the 【Cutting】 skill contained a -30% damage correction entry, so the actual damage she dealt was only 5 points.

Fortunately, the 40% probability of Bleeding actually succeeded!

And after her action ended, it was the Bloodline Living Corpse's turn to act.

【Bleeding!】

【-1!】

"Roar."

The Bloodline Living Corpse let out a weak roar, then turned into fly ash and dissipated before Yun Mu.

【You have won a battle!

Your Max HP +1

You obtained item 【Gold Coin】*31】

A strange memory suddenly surfaced in her mind; in the memory, she held the Gray Iron Knife and killed the Bloodline Living Corpse in just one encounter.

"It can do that?"

After digesting the memory in her mind, Yun Mu thought with some surprise.

She gripped the Gray Iron Knife and tried to slash forward according to the method in the memory.

Swish! Swish!

The sound of the Blade cutting through the air rang out one after another; her movements actually looked quite decent.

"Let's keep moving forward."

After getting familiar with the movements for a while, Yun Mu put away the Gray Iron Knife and continued walking toward the interior of the small town.

As for the Gold Coins obtained after winning the battle, she didn't know what this stuff was for yet, so she could only keep them for now.

After walking for another distance, a fork in the road appeared before her eyes.

【Battle Area lv1 (Apprentice)】

【Suiji Shijian】

On the left path, one could vaguely see two thin figures; there was no need to guess what they were.

And the path on the right was blocked by a gray mist, making it impossible to see anything clearly.

"A plant, this is a roguelike, right!"

Yun Mu thought carefully and decided to try the right side.

And after she made her choice, the path on the left disappeared, and the mist on the path to the right also dissipated rapidly within a few seconds, revealing a wooden house that was charred all over but relatively well-preserved.

She did not enter the wooden house directly, but first walked around the perimeter; perhaps there would be some hidden items nearby?

However, she was clearly overthinking it; after walking a large circle, there were no hidden items at all, only ruthless invisible walls blocking her within this area.

With no other choice, she could only walk into the small house.

"Creak."

The old wooden Gate made a harsh friction sound when pushed open; almost at the same time, Yun Mu and the owner inside the small house noticed each other.

The owner of the small house was a very beautiful Young Girl; she had a head of bright golden long hair and a pair of pupils that shone like rubies.

She was wearing a loose gray-white robe, and one could vaguely see several bottles containing unknown potions at her waist; it seemed her profession was an Alchemist.

"That's good, it should be an event that doesn't require fighting," Yun Mu thought, feeling relieved in her heart.

"You are..."

She tried to communicate with the Young Girl in front of her, but the next moment, the other party spoke.

"I smell the scent of rotten Scarlet on you."

Yun Mu was startled in her heart.

What did that mean? Did she perceive the Scarlet Curse on her? Was she going to fight her because of this?

Just as she prepared herself to enter battle, the Young Girl changed the subject and said:

"However, you look like neither a Living Corpse nor a Blood-thirsty One, so there is still value in communicating."

She looked at Yun Mu and introduced herself: "My name is Lucy. As you can see, I am an Alchemist, and I am trying to find a way to resolve the disaster here."

"If you are willing to offer some of your own blood to help me with my research, I can provide you with some compensation."

【You have encountered 【Mysterious Girl Lucy lv???】, she is attempting to conduct a trade with you!】

【1: HP -20%, receive the reward from 【Mysterious Girl Lucy】.】

【2: Refuse, nothing will happen.】

【3: Can you become my Partner? (Invite) 【Charm Option】】

"What the hell is this option three!?"

Damn it, isn't this tempting her to choose three? Who could possibly withstand such a test?

At the very least, she, Yun Mu, could not withstand such a test!

【You chose option 3.】

"What?" A trace of confusion appeared on the face of the Young Girl Lucy, looking strangely cute.

【1: Invite again.】

【2: Nothing. (Nothing will happen)】

"Choose one!"

"Oh, oh, I see."

The Young Girl Lucy seemed to become a bit embarrassed. She avoided Yun Mu's gaze, her face turning slightly rosy as she said: "Um, I still have research to do, if, I mean if, if you could assist me in resolving the disaster here."

"Then becoming your Partner wouldn't be so bad."

【You have made an agreement with 【Mysterious Girl Lucy】!】

【【Mysterious Girl Lucy】 Favorability +3】

"Good heavens, there are even cultivation elements!"

Yun Mu didn't even know her own game had so many ways to play; it was truly amazing.

"Anyway, I need some of your blood. Can you give it to me?" Lucy spoke again, but compared to her serious demeanor before, she now looked like a little sister asking an adult for pocket money.

【1: HP -10%, receive the reward from 【Mysterious Girl Lucy】.】

【2: Refuse. 【Mysterious Girl Lucy】 Favorability -1.】

"Choose one!"

There was nothing to hesitate about; just donating blood was fine!

"Mm, thank you."

Lucy licked her lips with blood-red eyes: "I haven't had blood in a long time. You can't squeeze a drop of blood out of those living corpses, and the blood of a Blood-thirsty One tastes like shit."

"Wait, aren't you supposed to be doing research?"

Before Yun Mu could raise her question, the hungry and impatient Lucy jumped directly onto her, wrapping her limbs around her tightly like an octopus.

Then she opened her small mouth, and two sharp fangs pressed lightly against Yun Mu's neck.

【Your HP has decreased by 2 points!】

【【Mysterious Girl Lucy】 Favorability +5】

After a good while, Lucy finally climbed off Yun Mu, looking reluctant.

She took a glass bottle filled with Scarlet liquid from her waist and handed it to her.

"This is for you." She pointed to the liquid in the bottle and said:

"This is a drink I call 【Blood Brew】. Drinking it can recover injuries. If you enter a Blood-Thirst State, you can also drink this; the effect is better than ordinary blood."

Yun Mu touched her neck; miraculously, not a single wound was left behind.

"Then why don't you drink this?" She took the Blood Brewing Bottle and asked, feeling a bit strange.

【You have obtained item: Blood Brewing Bottle!】

"I cannot drink this." Lucy shook her head, not stating the reason.

"You should leave now." She looked at Yun Mu and said.

At the end, she added: "We will meet again later."

PS: Hit probability is: Skill Precision + Character Precision Correction - Enemy Dodge, with the final total divided by one hundred.

In the active skill description, 【Melee/Single-target Attack/Attack Power】 means that the skill belongs to the melee category, can only deal damage to a single target, and the damage depends on the Attack Power value.

And the range of a skill refers to the distance the skill can attack. For example, a skill with a range of 2 can only hit the first two enemies in front of the character. If there is a teammate in front of the character, it can only hit one enemy in front of the teammate.

(End of chapter)