Absolute Destiny Game
Chapter 89 - 85 Goodbye ’Enlightenment

Chapter 89: Chapter 85 Goodbye ’Enlightenment

Xiao Jie logged on early the next morning.

Having met those ’big shots’ in the group, he became even more eager to enhance his strength.

The game was full of powerful forces, extraordinary adventures, and mysterious treasures, all waiting for him to unearth and explore.

Time waits for no one.

As soon as he entered the game, he saw Ye Luo sitting in the tavern eating breakfast, her demeanor embodying a sense of ritual.

Xiao Jie also sat down at the table, checked his satiety, and ordered two steamed buns.

"You’re up early," Xiao Jie said, trying to strike up a conversation.

"I didn’t sleep last night, I was chopping ghosts all night."

"Then how come you’re still Level 10?"

"Night Ghosts aren’t like the mountain bandits or wild dogs in the wilderness; there’s a limited number of them, so naturally, leveling up isn’t as efficient. Moreover, every 10 levels in this game there’s a threshold, and the needed Experience Points for leveling up increase significantly. But I’m close now, I should be able to level up tonight."

"Why not join Cheng Xian and me for leveling? The efficiency is definitely higher with three people, and we can look out for each other."

Ye Luo hesitated for a moment, but still shook her head, "No need, I’m not only killing ghosts for leveling but also farming profession materials."

This refusal did not surprise Xiao Jie, but he was taken aback by Ye Luo’s moment of hesitation.

It seemed that after yesterday’s side-by-side battle, Ye Luo was no longer so resistant to the idea of teaming up.

He wasn’t in a hurry and started eating his steamed buns, just as I Want to Be Immortal logged on.

Upon seeing Xiao Jie, he immediately came over excitedly.

"Feng, shall we go complete the quest to investigate the ancient tomb today? It’s been several days."

When Yang Baichuan first entrusted them with the mission to investigate the mysterious ancient tomb, they hadn’t done it due to being under-leveled.

Now at Level 7, it was time to give it a try.

"Sure, let’s take a look later, and if the timing is right, we’ll check it out. Oh, and I joined a group yesterday." Xiao Jie recounted the details about the local player group.

"Wow, that’s great. There must be groups like that for us here too."

"Where are you from?"

"I’m from Yun Chuan Province."

Xiao Jie said, "I don’t know about that, but there should be."

"I’d advise you not to be too idealistic," Ye Luo suddenly interjected.

Xiao Jie asked in surprise, "Why do you say that?"

"Not every player group will be harmonious and helpful to one another; sometimes, they can also bring danger."

"But players aren’t allowed to PK offline," I Want to Be Immortal pointed out.

Ye Luo scoffed, "They don’t need to do it themselves. If they really want to harm someone, there are a hundred ways."

Xiao Jie said, "You sound like you’ve had quite the experience."

Ye Luo’s expression changed slightly, "Enough talk, I’m tired, going to sleep."

With that, she logged off.

Watching Ye Luo disappear into the tavern, Xiao Jie and I Want to Be Immortal exchanged baffled looks.

Alright, it seemed like a misstep in the conversation.

After eating and drinking their fill and with full Energy, they took some supplies and set off.

They headed to the usual spot to farm soulless zombies, circling the area around that wagon.

Xiao Jie wielded his Dual Blades, and I Want to Be Immortal his Giant Axe, expertly slaying the monsters.

Xiao Jie tried to use his dual-blade Attack as much as possible in hopes of mastering another Skill before the Enlightenment BUFF ended that day; either Dual Weapon Specialization or Helical Blade Dance would be great.

The attack mode of Dual Blades was much more damaging than the One-handed Blade, but it also made it easier to slip up.

Thankfully, after continuous trial, Xiao Jie had grasped the rhythm. The key was to leave enough prediction time for the monsters’ counter-attacks after his own attacks, or else it was easy to leave openings.

Another point was to not get greedy with attacks because the attack time for Dual Blades was longer, and any greediness could easily lead to a loss in Life Value due to counterattacks.

The solution Xiao Jie thought of was to use more Rolling; roll once and chop twice. After getting the rhythm, there was a sort of mechanical beauty.

Rolling—swish swish! Rolling—swish swish! Rolling—swish swish!

Xiao Jie rolled around the zombie while swinging his Dual Blades, the zombie flailed its arms in vain, hitting nothing with every swipe.

After six consecutive perfect rolls and dual blade attacks, completing a circle around the zombie, he finished it off with the last two slashes that sent the zombie tumbling to the ground.

[System Prompt: Your ’Enlightenment’ state has been triggered, and you have achieved a ’Satori’!]

Xiao Jie’s character suddenly flashed with a golden light above his head, and a golden icon appeared in the center of the screen.

It said two golden words—Satori!

My goodness, it’s finally here! Xiao Jie felt a surge of surprise. Today was already the seventh day of the Enlightenment buff, and if it hadn’t appeared, there would be no chance left.

He hurriedly checked it out.

[Moment of Enlightenment: As you rolled and chopped continuously, you gradually mastered a unique move that combines rolling with attack, thus, you have gained Comprehension of the Combat Skill "Rolling Blade Slash".]

Huh? Xiao Jie was astonished, it was not the Dual Weapon Specialization he had anticipated.

Rolling Blade Slash? The name is quite distinctive.

[Rolling Blade Slash (Additional Combat Skills)

Applicable weapon: One-handed Blade.

Combat Skill consumption: 20 Energy (triggered after Rolling).

Skill Effect: Immediately after rolling, launch an attack on the nearby enemies, dealing 100% weapon damage (this action will not affect the speed of the next roll).

Skill Description: A peculiar move created by the Nameless Blademan by combining rolling with slashing. It’s used without any style, and despite the moves being bizarre and clumsy, it might prove to be of some use in certain special circumstances.]

Not bad, finally another gain.

Although this Combat Skill seems a bit weird, the more skills the better, right?

By noon, as Xiao Jie’s Experience Points raised to Level 7, 35%, the Enlightenment buff finally disappeared from his body.

It’s finally gone, huh, Xiao Jie felt somewhat sentimental as he watched the icon vanish from above his head.

Who knows when the next chance to gain Enlightenment will be.

The two had some food, preparing to rest before continuing the battle, unexpectedly—jingling! Jingling!

The sound of Shaking Bell rang out once again.

"Quick, retreat!" Xiao Jie’s reaction was extremely fast.

The two of them quickly assessed the direction of the wind and quickly hid behind two large trees, crouching in concealment.

Soon, they saw a group of soulless zombies being driven this way, and behind the group, there was unexpectedly another Corpse Chaser.

Lin Yu (Corpse Chaser): Elite, Level 9. Life Value 440.

Upon seeing the corpses on the ground, this Corpse Chaser seemed somewhat displeased and huffed, while several Corpse-Eating Dogs salivated over the bodies.

The Corpse Chaser waved his hand, and the dogs immediately pounced on them, tearing and swallowing in a frenzy.

Xiao Jie noticed that this Corpse Chaser’s name was different from the one he had encountered before; the previous one was called Wu Gang, but this one was called Lin Yu, seemingly female. It appeared that there was more than one Corpse Chaser.

Watching the Corpse Group gradually disappear, Xiao Jie let out a long sigh of relief. Looking in the direction they vanished, it was precisely toward the location of the Ancient Tomb.

"Feng, are we continuing to level up?"

"No, we need to change locations. That guy is heading northeast; let’s go northwest."

"The northeast direction seems to be where that Ancient Tomb is," said I Want to Be Immortal.

"That’s right. There might be something in there. Could it be that the mysterious man in black whom Yang Baichuan saw back then was a Corpse Chaser? But that’s not right; the Corpse Chaser’s clothes were clearly gray."

"Could it be the color has faded over time?" The idea from I Want to Be Immortal was somewhat novel.

Xiao Jie shook his head, "Absolutely not. The quest texts in games usually contain some key clues and are generally very accurate. Black means black; they usually don’t give players ambiguous or incorrect information. The man in black must be someone else."

"Could it be the boss of these Corpse Chasers?"

Xiao Jie nodded, "That’s possible. If even the minions are Level 9, the boss must be at least Level 12-13.

And after several hours, a big bunch of Walking Corpses and Stone-Eating Dogs, my gosh, this must be a big BOSS.

Having such a monster show up in Newbie Village feels like a main storyline BOSS. Our levels are still not high enough; let’s go level up first."

Although I Want to Be Immortal was eager to do quests, he always trusted Xiao Jie’s judgment and could only nod in agreement.

The two headed in the northwest direction, but unfortunately, the soulless zombies had almost completely disappeared, probably attracted by the bell sound.

Even less wildlife was visible, and after a few minutes of walking, they didn’t encounter a single monster.

"Feng, there’s nothing here. Shall we—eh, what’s that?"

Xiao Jie also noticed it. There was a blue little monster in the woods ahead, with blue skin and less than one meter tall, a big head on a pitifully small body, looking like a big-headed doll with an exceptionally sleazy appearance.

Carrying a wooden stick on its back and shouldering a cloth bag marked with the character ’货’.

"Pick-up little monster!" they both exclaimed in unison.

This shout startled the little demon. The pick-up little monster, seeing them, immediately turned and ran,

"Chase!"