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Chapter 9: Encounter with a Real Player

Chapter 9: Encounter with a Real Player

【You bravely charged out of the crowd, heading straight for the most dangerous enemy.】

【The pirate captain, Kuhl, also launched an attack on you...】

【After a fierce battle, your swordsmanship improved, you suppressed the pirate captain Kuhl. Taking advantage of an opening, you defeated him with a gunshot.】

【Victory in battle! You gained a large amount of experience points, your level has increased, current level: 10.】

【A pile of loot was left at the scene.】

The battle ended quickly. The game's background illustrations showed several snippets of the fight, which were quite immersive.

Then, Wang Xun turned his attention to the spoils of this battle.

【You search the pile of loot】

【You obtained the armor 'Fish Scale Soft Armor' (Excellent)】

【You obtained the skill book 'Fearless': This skill will increase all attributes by 10%, but will cause a period of weakness after use (the specific time depends on the state).】

Finally, he got a piece of armor, and a quality-like entry appeared for the first time. It looks like a good thing.

Plus, with this god-like skill to boost his power, his combat strength is soaring like a rocket.

After collecting the loot, Wang Xun continued to operate in the game.

He didn't forget that there was a ship hanging nearby, maybe he could find some more treasures.

Click 【Board the Pirate Ship】.

Along the way, although there were some small fry pirates, none of them were a match for Wang Xun in his current state.

Passing through the gangway to the ship's cabin area, a room named [Captain's Cabin] was naturally the first choice.

[You have arrived at the Captain's Cabin of the Kuhl Pirates.]

[The messy room doesn't seem to have anything of value, but a large wooden chest at the foot of the bed hides the treasures of the pirate Kuhl.]

[Open the treasure chest?]

Having had the experience once before, Wang Xun naturally knew what to do. But before that, he was quite particular about closing his eyes and silently reciting the names of several famous deities for blessings.

After all, if this kind of game can appear, who can guarantee that the beings in these myths and legends are just fictional? It wouldn't hurt to pray for good luck.

After preparing, Wang Xun clicked to open the treasure chest.

[You have opened the treasure chest of the pirate Kuhl]

[You have obtained a special dagger. It doesn't seem to be a weapon, perhaps it has more uses (item)]

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[You have obtained the damaged one-handed sword 'Wind Whisper' (Damaged)]

[You have obtained 25 gold coins]

[You have unlocked the new function 'Reality Manifestation']

“There's something new again?!”

Wang Xun looked at the items on the screen and couldn't help but check the detailed information.

【One-Handed Sword 'Wind Whisper' (Damaged): A weapon imbued with the power of wind elements. The cause of its damage is unknown, but its materials are precious. Perhaps you can find a craftsman to reforge it.】

Looks like a good item. Although the details indicate it's damaged, Wang Xun believes that nothing in this game is useless. Moreover, the last sentence suggests it can be repaired.

Continuing to review the content, the newly unlocked feature 'Reality Manifestation' doesn't seem simple from its name alone.

As his understanding deepens, Wang Xun gets his answer. This thing is a bit terrifying.

“Holy crap, this world is really going to go crazy!”

【Reality Manifestation: When a player's game progress reaches a certain point, the reality manifestation function of the game character template will be unlocked. You can manifest the character's body in reality!】

After reading the text, Wang Xun was completely taken aback.

He was already surprised that he could receive some knowledge from his game character and slightly improve his physical fitness in reality.

If he could also manifest his game character into reality...

Wang Xun found this kind of world a bit hard to accept.

After all, his character data has already reached level 10. From his attributes, he's already somewhat superhuman, not to mention the possibility of 'players' who might be at even higher levels than him.

After a long pause, Wang Xun managed to gather his scattered thoughts.

“Forget it, I'll try this reality manifestation myself and see what it's all about.”

Looking out the window, he saw that the sky was getting dark.

Wang Xun thought for a moment, realizing that the space inside the house wasn't suitable for the kind of movements he might be making later.

Afterward, he tidied himself up and headed downstairs.

Not far from the residential area, by the river, there was a patch of reeds that had been washed down from upstream during the rainy season.

That place was quite suitable for some of his needs.

......

Rong City, by the Luo River.

The distant neon lights prevented the riverside from being completely dark, but on this rarely visited boardwalk, a young man on a night run arrived today.

The person was none other than Wang Xun. He walked down from the riverbank onto the boardwalk by the river. The fertile soil had allowed the reeds to grow as tall as a person, making it impossible to see outside while walking on the boardwalk.

“This place is quite suitable, hopefully there aren't any fishermen.”

Wang Xun carefully looked around. After confirming that no one was around, he took out his phone and took a deep breath.

【Reality Manifestation Initiating.】

As the text appeared, the entire phone suddenly emitted a hazy 'black light'.

What followed was an unbearable pain that swept through his entire body, a pain that felt like it was drilling out from his bones.

Fortunately, the pain didn't last long.

When everything was over, a masked man wearing medieval clothing, a sailor's hat, and dark breeches appeared on the quiet riverside boardwalk.

He slightly clenched his fist, and a strange sense of power surged forth.

“Damn it, this thing can still grow taller?!”

Wang Xun, who had always been dissatisfied with his 173cm height, felt a vision of at least 190cm in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh.

But now was not the time to dwell on this. After feeling around for various things on his body, Wang Xun also understood the general effect of this reality manifestation.

It was to directly manifest all the attributes and equipment of his game character into reality. The most terrifying thing was the character's attributes.

At least from the current feeling, Wang Xun felt that he was a superman. He even had a strange feeling that as long as he wanted, he could run from the river bank in front of him to the other side with his feet.

“Is this the attribute that a level 10 game character can bring? I feel incredibly strong.”

Even a jump in place could make his vision surpass the obstruction of the surrounding reeds.

After getting a little familiar with his state, Wang Xun was ready to cancel his state.

But at this moment, an unexpected voice came.

[Detected the appearance of 'Violator' followers nearby, please pay attention to safety.]

???

On the other side, two figures were chasing each other by the Luo River, heading towards the location where Wang Xun was.

With a flower of blood blooming on the former, the chase between the two finally ended.