Chapter 85: First Battle

After wandering around the Starting Town for a while, Lingyun discovered a very important problem.

Although this world is not bad, it is, after all, a game world. What is the most important thing in a game world? Money! In this world, you simply cannot survive without money. Moreover, the currency of this world is a bit different from other worlds; it is a currency known as Col.

So, in an online game, what do you do if you want to make money? It's simple: kill monsters. While making money, you can also grind for experience; as long as you are careful with your own life, it can be said to be killing two birds with one stone.

Thinking of this, Lingyun was no longer in a hurry. He found a random place to sit down and wait for Luo Yexi and the others to return. Presumably, with their intelligence, they would soon discover this problem.

Before long, Luo Yexi and the others appeared before Lingyun. Looking at them, it was clear that they had all gained something.

"Master, this world is indeed very interesting, but our most important task right now should be to earn money. Without money, we can't even find a place to sleep at night!" Luo Yexi said.

"I agree with Ye Xi's assessment." Busujima Saeko nodded.

Lingyun stood up: "Then let us go and experience the monsters of this world."

Led by Lingyun, the group arrived in the wilderness, where the lowest-level, Level 1 monsters of this world resided.

Lingyun opened his item menu. In the item menu was an ordinary Long sword; this was a small benefit left for Lingyun's group by the World Consciousness of this world. Everyone had one weapon that could grow alongside them in this game world. As for what this weapon was, it was naturally decided by Lingyun and the others themselves.

Lingyun materialized the Long sword in his hand and swung it a few times; it felt reasonably comfortable. Lingyun looked toward a wild boar in the distance, dashed rapidly in its direction, swung his Long sword, and slashed across the boar's body with one strike.

The wild boar let out a hiss, and the health bar above its head immediately dropped by a chunk. The attacked wild boar turned its head and charged at Lingyun. Lingyun held his Long sword horizontally, blocking the wild boar's attack. The wild boar slammed heavily into the Long sword; Lingyun's body swayed, he took a small step back, and his own health bar also slid down a tiny bit.

"Master?" Luo Yexi called out with some anxiety.

"Don't worry." Lingyun waved his hand, his body swaying to dodge the wild boar's next attack, while simultaneously opening another wound on the boar with his sword.

Under Lingyun's attacks, this wild boar did not last long before it shattered into countless fragments. This guy also provided Lingyun with some Col, as well as a piece of wild boar meat.

With a "swish" sound, another wild boar refreshed in front of Lingyun. Lingyun raised an eyebrow, his body pressed slightly downward, and the Long sword in his hand was drawn back slightly. Guided by some kind of power, Lingyun's body suddenly lunged forward, the Long sword in his hand passing through the wild boar; the wild boar let out a mournful cry and actually vanished directly into fragments.

After landing, Lingyun's body paused slightly before he sheathed the Long sword, but this pause made him frown slightly.

"Ling-kun, what was that just now?" Busujima Saeko also noticed that something was wrong.

"Things are a bit troublesome." Lingyun raised an eyebrow. "It seems that because of the rules of this world, my strength has been suppressed. Right now, I can only use the strength possessed by a Level 1 player."

Lingyun retracted the Long sword in his hand and inserted it into the scabbard on his back: "Moreover, the so-called Sword Skills in this world, although they possess powerful attack strength, cause the body to have a momentary stiffness after use. Although the duration is not very long, in a world where you only have one life, this is fatal."

"Sword Skills? That must be a skill unique to this world." Luo Yexi opened her skill panel.

"Hmm, however, in this world, true experts shouldn't rely purely on Sword Skills." Busujima Saeko materialized a Samurai Sword in her hand. "But, if we don't have Sword Skills, does that mean all our attacks are just basic attacks? If that's really the case, our strength will be greatly discounted."

"Lingyun, do you think this world only allows the use of swords and blades?" Lingqi suddenly said to Lingyun.

"The initial design of this game might have been like that, but this world has already undergone changes; it is normal for other weapons to appear," Lingyun replied without looking back.

"Is that so..."

A wild boar refreshed in the distance and began to wander. Suddenly, a "bang" sound rang out, and a wound appeared on the wild boar's head.

Lingyun's heart skipped a beat. He turned his head; the weapon held in Lingqi's right hand was actually a handgun.

"This is Lingqi's weapon?" Luo Yexi's eyes narrowed slightly.

After being attacked, the wild boar went berserk and charged rapidly toward Lingqi. Lingqi fired her handgun repeatedly, and before the wild boar could even reach her, it was blasted into fragments filling the sky.

"Sister Lingqi is so amazing." Alice clapped her hands and laughed.

Busujima Saeko's figure had already rushed forward, the Samurai Sword in her hand sweeping across a wild boar like a gale. Treading with light steps, Busujima Saeko traced a gorgeous trajectory around the wild boar, slashing it one blade after another. After experiencing the slaughter in the High School of the Dead world, as well as Luo Yexi's training, Busujima Saeko's swordsmanship had improved significantly. After a round of attacks, the wild boar turned into fragments without even touching the hem of her clothes.

"These wild boars seem very weak." Luo Yexi knocked down a wild boar with one sword strike and spoke.

"These wild boars are among the weakest monsters in this game world; they are about the same as slimes in other games. They are basically for people who are new to the game to practice with, so naturally, they won't be that strong." Lingyun spread his hands. "Alice, you party with me; I'll take you to level up first."

"Okay." Alice nodded and accepted Lingyun's party invitation.

Alice's weapon was a crystal floating beside her. Alice hadn't figured out how to use this crystal for attacks yet, so she could only let Lingyun take her to level up for the time being.

"Master, do you think our other techniques can be used in this world?" Luo Yexi asked Lingyun while continuously attacking the wild boars around her.

"This world is still constantly perfecting itself. If it truly evolves into a Semi-plane, perhaps they really could be used." Lingyun flicked a wild boar into the air with his sword and replied.

"The drop rate of the monsters in this world is really low." Lingqi muttered, blasting a wild boar apart with a gunshot.

"They are only the most basic monsters, after all; don't complain so much." Lingyun comforted her.

Their group killed from the afternoon until the sun slanted to the west before stopping. Everyone had a trace of fatigue on their faces; after all, this kind of high-intensity monster grinding was not something an ordinary person could endure, even though they were not ordinary people. However, looking at the smiles on their faces, it was estimated that they had all gained quite a bit.

"Let's go, let's head back and rest for a while." Lingyun suggested.

"Okay."

Under the setting sun, the group walked toward the Starting Town.