Chapter 78: The Highly Anticipated First BOSS Battle

I am doing this to protect this home!

It is to temper my courage!

It is absolutely not because I am afraid of Lin Bai!

Song Jinnan fell silent for a moment, then stood at the doorway without looking back, while Wu Xiuxiu stood beside him holding a stack of iron bowls.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Seeing someone at the door, the players reflexively fired the crossbow bolts in their hands; dozens of arrows pierced Song Jinnan's body, passing straight through.

He was completely unharmed.

The Physique of a ghost is immune to all physical damage.

Glancing at the dense cluster of arrows stuck in the ground, Lin Bai sighed to himself; only after becoming a BOSS did he realize how troublesome players were.

They use any means necessary, swarm like bees, and they just won't die!

If there is anything they fear, it is likely losing levels, dropping equipment, and being imprisoned.

What is most detestable is that in this game which pursues realism, low-level newbies can group up, take up sharp weapons, and still cause damage to high-level NPCs.

It's just f*cking ridiculous!

The life of an NPC is just too damn hard.

Lin Bai reminded him: "Lao Song, guard, justice."

Whoosh!

The crossbow bolts that pierced through his body caused him no damage, but they still made Song Jinnan incredibly annoyed; if he were a living person, he would have died a second time. Truly, one cannot treat the Chosen One as a human.

Lao Song waved his large hand, and accompanied by the sound of breaking air, an iron bowl flew out.

Bang!

A crisp sound rang out.

A name vanished into the night.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Another round of crossbow bolts.

One bowl!

One round of arrows!

Neither side feared death, firing at each other face-to-face.

Lao Song was ruthless; as long as he hit his mark, a single bowl could take out a fragile level-one newbie.

Wu Xiuxiu handed the bowls, and Lao Song threw them.

After practicing a few times, the couple's coordination gradually became tacit, and their efficiency increased rapidly.

……

"With suitable weapons, level-one newbies can also cause massive destructive power. Once the players' levels are trained up and they fight group battles, I reckon the kingdoms in the game will all have to change dynasties."

"How could it be that easy? The game start is so difficult. Do you know how much money Gugao Laoren spent on this batch of crossbow bolts? Besides, in playing a game, who is willing to be ordered around to act as a foot soldier?"

"Organized warfare is impossible without spending money, and once you start spending, it's a bottomless pit. As long as the Game Company makes money, they don't care if you can change dynasties or not."

"Shopkeeper Lin, hold on! Defeat those bad guys, this little lady supports you!"

"If I'm not mistaken, what Shopkeeper Lin is throwing are bowls, right?"

"That's right, the bowl that smashed into his face even has a chip in it; that's a specialty of Kitchen God Rice Divination."

"No, you're mistaken. That's not Shopkeeper Lin at the door at all; it's the ghost from the shop."

"Holy crap! It really is a ghost!"

"I thought Shopkeeper Lin made iron bowls because he was afraid of them being smashed by someone with OCD; I never expected them to be the ghost's weapons."

"To be accurate, those aren't bowls; they are hidden weapons."

"See who still goes to Kitchen God Rice Divination to eat after this; every bowl is stained with players' blood and brains. Even though they refresh, just thinking about it still feels disgusting."

"Damn, Shopkeeper Lin is too shrewd, actually using a ghost to bait arrows."

"Facts prove that this is a game that only smart people can play, otherwise you just get bullied by NPCs."

"Lighting a candle for Deng's intelligence."

"Humanoid NPCs are indeed not that easy to take down. Gugao Laoren is going to suffer a huge loss this time; let's see how he cleans up this mess."

"Shopkeeper Lin, hold on! You can only be taken down by me, and the things you drop can only be mine!"

……

The popularity of *Xianxia World* was already high, and Lin Bai was the hottest virtual idol in the game. 【Gugao Laoren】 initiating the first BOSS battle naturally attracted the attention of many people.

Just as 【Gugao Laoren】 said, this BOSS battle had very high commemorative significance; every player wanted to understand the combat style of a humanoid BOSS from it.

Even the comedy act performed by 【Deng Li Buduo】 at the start had high reference value for those with a mind for it.

Looking at it now, the intelligence of the NPCs in the game was too high; if one played the game according to the old ways, it was very likely they would be played for fools...

……

A screen full of bullet comments scrolled past his eyes.

Watching the manpower deployed at the restaurant entrance suffer increasingly heavy casualties, 【Gugao Laoren】 was so depressed he wanted to vomit blood: "Stop! Don't waste arrows; that's the shop's ghost at the door."

His heart ached so much it was almost dripping blood.

From the time they planned to take down Lin Bai until now, it had only been a few short days. How many arrows could the partners at the Blacksmith Shop produce even by working overtime?

He only knew that the ghost couldn't leave the shop, but he didn't know the ghost could throw things outside!

It had only been a few rounds, and more than half of the arrows were already wasted. When Lin Bai comes out in a moment, what the hell are they going to fight with!

In the time it took to say that sentence.

Two more level-one newbies were smashed to death by bowls.

"Withdraw the crossbowmen at the main entrance; what are you dawdling for with the fire?" Gugao Laoren said in a fit of pique. Although there was no loss in dying as a level-one alt, it still took time to rush over from the Resurrection Point!

"Deng, it's your turn," Lin Bai reminded him.

Deng Li Buduo had long been itching to go; the moment the crossbowmen withdrew, he set up his Golden Bell Cover and charged out.

The shiny turtle shell was exceptionally dazzling in the night.

The moment he stepped out, Lin Bai had already channeled his Internal Energy: "Crazy Man, Bitter Melon Vine, Deng Li Buduo has already been turned by me; I will request rewards for you later."

The players were in an uproar!

Offline.

The Crazy Man and the others watching the livestream nearly spat out a mouthful of blood. This damn Lin Bai was too vicious; he even used a strategy of sowing discord.

"This is Lin Bai's strategy of sowing discord; anyone who believes it is an idiot. Keep your Spirit up," Gugao Laoren said hurriedly upon seeing Deng Li Buduo charge out with a turtle shell. "Save your arrows to deal with Lin Bai; kill Deng Li Buduo and send him back to the Resurrection Point first, pile on him with numbers."

A bunch of level-one alts want to kill me?

Deng Li Buduo gave a disdainful snort. Looking at the players surrounding him, he channeled his Internal Energy and pushed both hands forward.

Shocking One Hundred Armor!

Three crippled dragons danced from his palms, sending the three players in front of him back to the Resurrection Point.

He was just a beginner and lacked proficiency, so he could only strike out three crippled dragons...

Even so.

A chorus of exclamations still rang out in the livestream's barrage:

"What's going on?"

"He already sent poisoned tea, and Shopkeeper Lin is still teaching him Martial Art? Is this true love?"

"I am officially envious of Deng Cancan."

"Crazy Man leaking information is fake; Deng Li Buduo leaking information is the real deal. It's just the master and apprentice teaming up to put on a show; Gugao Laoren was tricked, and everyone was played."

"With such an awesome master, I'd snitch too. Deng Cancan's acting is truly great; he fooled everyone. From now on, please call him Best Actor Deng."

"Best Actor Deng is awesome!"

"Since he chose to snitch, it means he has offended all the players in Jiamu City. I'm afraid his days in Jiamu City won't be easy from now on."

"With such an awesome master, does Best Actor Deng need those players? If I'm not mistaken, the Martial Art he used should be the highest level one currently."

"It's not leaking information; no one's acting could be that good. He was used by Shopkeeper Lin; he just went out to die."

"Open spears are easy to dodge, but hidden arrows are hard to guard against. Unless he hides in the Kitchen God Rice Divination forever, there will always be a time he suffers."

"He can resurrect; I'd be willing to die if I had a Martial Art."

"No matter how shrewd Shopkeeper Lin is, he can only use him once. Players can also ditch him and go solo; who's afraid of whom? Without benefits, only a fool would be his apprentice for a lifetime!"

"Deng Chunchun would; Shopkeeper Lin's rhetoric is too awesome. Every sentence can accurately strike Wait and See's weak point. If I were in his shoes, I might fall for it too."

"Speaking of which, none of Shopkeeper Lin's Martial Arts seem to be serious! The dragons are crippled, and even the protective shield is in the style of a turtle shell. I suspect the ancestor of the Justice Sect was a restaurant owner, and he had a wife with obsessive-compulsive disorder."

"Correct answer. Shopkeeper Lin also runs a restaurant, and the things inside the restaurant are also crippled."

"Everyone has a story, everyone is a legend. I have no idea which direction the plot will develop. I really want to go in and play the game. @GameOfficial, when is the open beta?"

The suppression of the Martial Art was too severe.

Level-one alts were simply no match for Deng Li Buduo in one round. Although there was no loss, if they continued to waste time and dragged it out like this, dawn would break.

If the City Guard were alerted, today's entire ordeal would be completely in vain.

Lin Bai hiding in the shop, not daring to come out, was enough to prove he wasn't invincible...

"Lunatic!" Watching the troublemaker Deng Li Buduo, Gugao Laoren cursed in frustration. "Find someone to fire cold arrows, aim for the head, and shoot him to death."

Facts proved it.

Poisoned crossbow arrows were absolutely the greatest weapon in this boss fight.

Carrying a turtle shell and knowing only one Skill, Deng Li Buduo simply couldn't escape the rain of arrows.

With two arrows shot into his head, he lasted less than three minutes. After swaying and pushing out a few more palms to take away a few more level-one alts.

He collapsed with a boom, and his name disappeared from Lin Bai's field of vision.

Deng Li Buduo had tested the power of the poisoned arrows. Lin Bai narrowed his eyes; ten years of Internal Energy only lasted less than three minutes. What a poisonous arrow!

Facts proved it.

Compared to a Rejuvenation Pill, what he needed more was an antidote pill.

Deng Li Buduo died, and the ghost lost its distance.

Lin Bai sighed softly, walked to the door, drew the kitchen knife from his back, and slashed toward the sky. In the night, a colorful, extremely gorgeous Blade Qi rushed toward the sky, looking like a beautiful firework blooming.

Updating three chapters first, will continue after waking up tomorrow. Adding chapters for the three Alliance Leaders: S-xing Dashu, Moyi Xiaokeng, and Great Grandpa Cat!

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