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[Player: Lin Yanfeng]
[Level: 10]
[Experience: 850/1000]
[Strength: Unranked]
[Reputation: 23 (Newcomer)]
[Vitality: 260/850]
[Internal Strength: 240/375]
[Physique: 75]
[Force: 173]
[Defense: 74]
[Agility: 192]
[Martial Arts: Profound Grade Medium · Sunflower Acupoint Striking Hand (Beginner), Yellow Grade Lower · Mountain-Crushing Strike (Beginner), Basic Blade Technique (Beginner)]
[Lightness Skill: Profound Grade Upper · Treading on Snow Without a Trace (Beginner)]
[Internal Energy: None]
[Equipment: Ordinary Long Blade]
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Lin Feng was quite satisfied with this interface.
Thanks to the increased force and agility from the Profound Grade Martial Arts, he could allocate all attribute points to physique and defense, making him both resilient and powerful.
The only concern was the current low vitality. In this game, leveling up doesn't restore health, so he had to rely on elixirs or meditation to recover slowly.
Lin Feng didn't have any elixirs on him and couldn't rest for now, so he had to be extra cautious.
Putting away the interface, Lin Feng noticed a glimmer under the Third-in-Command's corpse.
He immediately bent down to grab it, but just then, a long sword stabbed toward his back.
Lin Feng smirked as if he had anticipated this, lightly stepping aside to easily dodge the harmless attack.
"You... knew all along?"
The sword-wielding person stood still, panic flashing in his eyes.
Lin Feng gave him a faint smile and said, "Even a three-year-old could spot your sneak attack."
The man quickly laughed it off, saying, "Misunderstanding, buddy, it's all a misunderstanding. We're friends, don't take it to heart. I'll leave now, right away."
As he spoke, he retreated hastily. Lin Feng watched him mockingly and said, "You were the one cursing me the most earlier, and now you try to ambush me to steal my gear, and you call it a misunderstanding?"
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This person was the chubby player from before, who had been following Lin Feng after being kicked out of the team by Sister Yu. Seeing Lin Feng's skills, he regretted siding with the wrong team.
But when he saw Lin Feng heavily injured after fighting the Third-in-Command, the chubby guy had a sinister idea, hoping to play the role of the mantis stalking the cicada.
Little did he know, Lin Feng had already noticed him but chose not to expose him.
"Buddy... big brother, spare me, please..."
Before the chubby guy could finish, Lin Feng punched him to death.
"Killed ordinary player x1, experience +250 points, Jianghu Sin Value +10!"
"Congratulations on reaching level 11, all combat attributes +2 points, reward of 10 free attribute points."
Starting from level 11, the automatically increased attribute points rose from 1 to 2, but the freely distributable attribute points remained at 10, which never changed.
What intrigued Lin Feng was the Sin Value. He wasn't sure what the Jianghu Sin Value was, but he didn't have time to find out now; he needed to kill more mountain bandits quickly.
After the chubby guy's death, he contributed his only long sword to Lin Feng, who unceremoniously tossed it into his backpack to sell later.
With the chubby guy dealt with, Lin Feng turned his attention to the loot from the Third-in-Command. After rummaging for a while, he found two items: a martial arts manual and a pair of black cloth boots.
[Martial Skill]: Iron Mountain Lean (Yellow Grade Lower)
[Source]: One of the signature martial arts from a mysterious Grandmaster surnamed Cai, the move is fierce, combining hardness and softness, and works better with basketball effects.
[Description]: Uses shoulder strength and internal energy to concentrate all power into a shoulder strike against the enemy.
[Effect]: Force +15 points, Damage +200 points, can temporarily knock back enemies and interrupt their actions.
[Consumption]: 55 points of internal energy per use, 5-second cooldown.
[Condition]: Requires innate talent of 25 points or higher to learn.
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[Equipment: Black Cloth Boots]
[Quality: Common Grade Upper]
[Effect: Agility +9 points]
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Looking at these items, Lin Feng first put on the boots, breaking through the 200 agility mark!
But when he saw the strange martial skill, he couldn't help but think of a certain founder of the Kun school from his previous life on Blue Star...
After hesitating for a moment, he decided to learn it anyway; as long as it was useful, it didn't matter.
The skill had low damage, but its ability to knock back enemies and interrupt actions was quite practical.
After learning Iron Mountain Lean, his force reached exactly 200 points.
This figure was something even a level 30 might not achieve.
In addition, Lin Feng found a gold ingot weighing three taels from the Third-in-Command, equivalent to thirty taels of silver! He struck it rich!
With his strength slightly improved again, Lin Feng felt more confident. He retrieved his long blade and charged toward the mountain stronghold once more.
However, outside the stronghold, the battle had reached a fever pitch.
Corpses littered the ground, with players, soldiers, and mountain bandits suffering heavy casualties.
Both sides had less than a hundred people left.
The mountain bandits outside were still resisting desperately, especially with the Chief and Second-in-Command joining the fray, boosting the morale of the other bandits.
The soldiers and players were under immense pressure, as these two BOSS-level figures could easily take down anyone they encountered.
Fortunately, Constable Xing and several other constables were holding off the Chief for now.
The Second-in-Command was also being held off by a player-led team, led by none other than Sister Yu of North City.
At this moment, Sister Yu was fiercely battling the Second-in-Command, Zeng Tiejun. Her level was nearly thirty, making her a formidable opponent. With over thirty teammates, they were pushing Zeng Tiejun back, causing him frequent setbacks.
"Guys, don't rush. Listen to my command. When this BOSS has 500 health left, everyone back off. Be careful of his ultimate move; I'll cover you."
Sister Yu, while catching her breath and taking medicine on the side, didn't forget to command the entire situation.
Everyone agreed, praising Sister Yu for being so considerate and righteous, always caring for her teammates.
Seeing her health bar almost fully restored, Sister Yu shouted again, charging at the Second-in-Command with a storm of palm strikes.
Her palm technique, called Eight Trigrams Wandering Dragon Palm, was a Yellow Grade Upper martial art with great power, growing stronger with each battle.
Seeing Zeng Tiejun's health drop to just over 500, Sister Yu shouted, "Back off, be careful, don't die at the moment of victory; it would be too regrettable."
Everyone quickly retreated, not wanting to die, as death meant quitting the game for good.
Seeing herself alone with Zeng Tiejun, Sister Yu put on a look of selfless sacrifice.
In reality, she was laughing inside. These fools, she was just afraid of them stealing her kill and loot, a bunch of idiots, haha!
The team mechanism in The Grand Martial World was quite unique.
While everyone in the team would gain experience, the one who landed the final blow would get most of it.
This experience was about 60%, with the remaining 40% distributed among the other teammates.
Besides the experience, Sister Yu sent them away to be the first to grab the loot.
The Second-in-Command was the second strongest BOSS of Black Wind Stronghold, sure to drop equipment, and she wouldn't let anyone else touch it, dream on!
To secure the loot, she even turned off her livestream earlier to prevent her 'family' from seeing and affecting her 'glorious' image.
Once she got the loot and experience, her level would reach 30, allowing her to leave the novice map. Just thinking about it made Sister Yu incredibly happy.
"Damn it, I'll fight you to the death!"
Zeng Tiejun, knowing he was doomed, turned his rage into a final burst of strength, charging at Sister Yu.
Seeing Zeng Tiejun suddenly go berserk, the other players were even more convinced by Sister Yu's words.
Some were even moved to tears.
Sister Yu was too kind, sobbing, they'd be her family for life!
Seeing Zeng Tiejun charging, Sister Yu mustered all her strength, bracing herself to meet him.
After another ten rounds of fighting, Zeng Tiejun's internal energy was depleted, leaving him weak and defenseless.
Sister Yu was overjoyed and delivered the final palm strike to Zeng Tiejun's forehead!
But just then, Old Six appeared!