socalfunplaces Chapter 2 Combat Technique: Splitting Light and Shadow
Chapter 2 Combat Technique: Splitting Light and Shadow
Seven players, including Zhao Weike, gathered below the Heavenly Fate Platform, their eager gazes fixed on Lu Chao.
That look in his eyes seemed to want to stab Lu Chao in the head!
"Huh, this unreliable lottery ticket is actually quite reliable!"
Lu Chao remained expressionless, but inwardly he was delighted. With his back to the crowd, he reached out and touched the blue sphere of light in front of him. The sphere of light quickly transformed into a book with a purple halo, and its attribute information was projected into the air.
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Secret Technique: Splitting Light and Shadow Sword
Star rating: 3 stars
Class: Sword Immortal
Level: LV1
Explanation 1: Activating the skill will split the main weapon into two sword shadows, each with 10% of the player's attack power. When the player uses the main weapon to launch an attack, the sword shadows will follow.
Note 2: Consume 200 [Cultivation Points] to upgrade the Secret Technique to LV2!
Note 3: Once the skill level is increased, the skill book will be bound and will not be tradable.
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"That bastard drew a three-star secret technique!"
"May I ask, what is this secret technique?"
"Secret techniques are skills that can be used before battle, and they are mostly status-enhancing skills!"
"This secret technique only increases damage by 20%, and it deserves three stars? Isn't that a bit underwhelming?"
"Trash swordsman, trash technique, assessment complete!"
"Absolutely trash!"
"Hey, I suddenly don't feel so bad anymore!"
Listening to the discussions around him, Lu Chaoding felt nothing but contempt.
"A bunch of alien sour grapes! There are no bad professions, only bad players, ever heard of that?"
Lu Chao didn't believe that the Sword Immortal was trash. He was in a good mood and immediately equipped the secret skill book. He felt that the "Occasionally Unreliable" system wasn't entirely useless. At least the unreliable lottery tickets were very useful.
"Alright, we've chosen our classes and drawn all the prizes. Now let's split into groups and start farming!"
Zhao Weike acted like a big brother, and when he called out, everyone immediately gathered around him.
Lu Chaoding then carefully examined these fellow village players.
In the world of Hongchen Sword Realm, each starting village has only eight players, and the system claims to randomly select them from the entire universe.
To Lu Chaoding, the seven people around him were all alien players. They were all wearing blue and white newbie outfits similar to middle school uniforms, with health bars, white bars and their names above their heads. If you looked closely, you could also see their class and level information.
Of the seven, Zhao Weike is the most handsome and sunny. His profession is Sword Demon, and he is also a beta tester. He is now obviously the most popular.
Zhang Defa was short and stout, with slightly dark skin, thick eyebrows, and big eyes. He looked honest and simple. His profession was a swordsman.
There was another male player with a mohawk, a small mustache, and triangular eyes, looking like he was doing performance art. His name was Zhang Jiaqiang, and his class was also Sword God.
The remaining four were all female players. One of them had long black hair, a beautiful face, and two dimples when she smiled. Her name was Xiao Panpan, and she was a Sword God.
The female player standing next to her was tall, with short hair, almond-shaped eyes, and a slightly aloof expression. Her name was Xiao Ning, and she was a professional swordsman.
The third female player has an oval face, wavy hair, alluring eyes, and a sweet voice. Her name is Wang Yingluo, and she plays the Sword Saint class!
The last female player was the shortest, probably less than 1.6 meters tall, and looked to be about 15 or 16 years old. However, she was broad-minded and extremely wealthy. Her name was Gu Xiaoxiao, and her profession was Sword Saint.
Zhao Weike said, "The beginner village dungeon limits player teams to a maximum of four people, so let's form two teams. Anyone want to team up with me?"
"Me, me!"
Zhang Defa raised both hands, being the first to respond.
"The boss will take me under his wing."
"I'm technically proficient!"
"Take me with you, I promise you won't let the boss down!"
All the players were eager to team up with Zhao Weike and showed great enthusiasm. Lu Chao, being a man of action, quietly walked up to Zhao Weike and directly invited him to team up.
He certainly hopes to team up with Zhao Weike.
The other party claimed to be a beta tester and should know a lot about the Hongchen Sword World, while Lu Chaoding was a newcomer with very little information. It would be great if an "expert" could guide him.
Zhao Weike glanced at Lu Chao, who had snuggled up to him, and a meaningful smile appeared on his face.
"Although the Sword Immortal class is rather weak, this guy at least has a three-star secret skill that adds 20% damage. Given the current lack of equipment and skills, he still has an advantage over the other six."
Zhao Weike's mind raced, and he suddenly accepted Lu Chaoding's invitation to team up, saying, "How about this, I'll lead an all-around team. I'll be the Sword Demon, and I'll bring a Sword Saint, a Sword God, and a Sword Immortal. Lu Chaoding, Zhang Defa, and Wang Yingluo, the three of you will come with me!"
"Alright!" Zhang Defa nodded excitedly.
Wang Yingluo said with a beaming smile, "That's great! Your Highness, don't worry, I won't hold you back. But... are you sure you want to bring Lu Chao along to take the fall?"
"You're the one who's causing trouble!"
Lu Chao glanced at Wang Yingluo and thought to himself, "This girl is really not afraid of offending people. She called me a 'piti' right in front of me. Doesn't she have any face?"
"It's alright, it's alright!" Zhao Weike said gently, and then said to the other four players, "The four of you can form a team for now. I'll lead the team to explore the wilderness first, and you guys can go and hunt in the wild. The rewards for hunting in the wild are very high."
The four people were quite annoyed by his rambling.
"We only have one dungeon we can run right now, which is the Boiling Lion's Den. It's a tutorial dungeon with just one lion dog inside. Let's talk as we go. Hey, can I have the team leader position...?"
Zhao Weike was clearly very familiar with the terrain, and he led the way while talking.
After Lu Chao handed over the captaincy to Zhao Weike, he opened his storage space, which contained only a beginner's wooden sword. With a thought, the beginner's wooden sword appeared out of thin air in front of him.
At this moment, Lu Chao had a strange feeling. He felt that the beginner's wooden sword was like a part of his body, which he could use as easily as his own arm.
"Is this what sword riding is?"
Lu Chao was surprised. He then activated a secret technique that required no effort. The novice wooden sword immediately split into three in front of him: the main body in the middle and the two side sword shadows on either side. The main body and the sword shadows looked almost identical.
"interesting!"
Lu Chao controlled the novice wooden sword to move around his body, and the two sword shadows followed him. After playing with it for a while, he opened his information panel to check.
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Name: Lu Chaoding
Class: Sword Immortal
Rating: 1
Cultivation level: 0/500
Life: 100
Attack: 10+10
Toughness: 1
Defense: 0
Speed: 100+5
Tianquan: None
Earthly Deity: None
Fighting Spirit: 0/5
Talent: Sword Mastery LV1
Secret Technique: Splitting Light and Shadow Sword LV1
Combat Skill: Not Equipped
Special Skill: Not Equipped
Weapon: Beginner Wooden Sword (Attack +10)
Fashion: Beginner's Outfit (No Attributes)
Accessories: None
Back accessory: None
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Lu Chaoding then clicked on the talent introduction.
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【御剑】：剑仙专属职业天赋，允许飞剑伤敌，当前等级LV1，攻击距离+10，速度+5，每升一级攻击距离+10，同时提升速度（具体加速效果如下：LV1:+5、LV2:+10、LV3:+15、LV4:+25、LV5:+40）。
Note 1: Consuming one [Sword Immortal's Token] can increase your Sword Control level. [Sword Immortal's Tokens] can be obtained through the Heavenly Fate Platform lottery, Sword Immortal assessment, Sword Control assessment, as well as special events and opportunities. Please explore on your own for details.
Note 2: Upgrading your professional talent to LV5 will unlock the talent skill tree!
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"This really feels like being transported into a real game world..."
Lu Chaoding sighed silently, while Zhao Weike had already led the way into a cave.
There was a light curtain at the entrance of the cave. Zhao Weike disappeared as soon as he stepped in. Outside the cave was a stone tablet with five large characters on it: "Boiling Blood Lion Cave"!
Before Lu Chao could study it carefully, the system notification sounded in his mind again: "Ding, entering the tutorial dungeon Lion Cave (first level), receive the dungeon quest: kill the Boiling Blood Lion Dog, clear the first level of Lion Cave, reward: +1 Gold, +10 Cultivation, +1 Lottery Ticket!"
"Ding! The Occasionally Unreliable System has activated, updating the tracking mission and altering the mission details: Killed by the Boiling Blood Lion Dog, failed to clear the first level of the Lion Cave. Rewards: +10 Gold, +100 Cultivation Points, +10 Unreliable Lottery Tickets!"
"Holy crap, this system has increased the rewards tenfold!"
Lu Chao felt a surge of warmth in his heart!
Upon closer inspection, it turns out that a perfectly good dungeon quest only gives rewards if you don't complete it!
If you don't want to beat the game, that's easy; just deliberately seek death.
But I'm currently in a team, and the other three players are entering the dungeon normally. If I die while the team has already cleared it, what happens?
"Looks like to be on the safe side, we'll have to take on three of them and wipe them out!"
Lu Chao understood immediately, and the next moment, he was teleported with the team leader into the instance space.
"Ding! You have entered the tutorial instance, Boiling Blood Lion Cave!"
"Ding! Watch out! Boiling Blood Lion Dog is ahead!"
With the system notification sound, Lu Chaoding found himself in a very spacious cave. The walls were gray-brown, and there was a light screen behind him, indicating the exit of the dungeon. In the center of the cave in front of him was a red-haired lion dog the size of a basketball.
The little beast squatted on the ground, chubby like a red fur ball, baring its teeth and making loud wailing noises.
[Boiled Blood Lion Dog: LV2, HP 400, Armor 3, Attack 80, Speed 90].
At this moment, Zhao Weike spoke again: "The Bloodthirsty Lion Dog is just ahead. Take it down, and the dungeon is cleared. Note that the battle will start automatically in one minute."
Lu Chaoding suddenly raised his hand and asked, "Wait a minute, Captain, I want to ask, is it possible—I mean, possible—that we'll be wiped out and fail to clear the level?"
Zhao Weike turned to look at Lu Chaoding, a confident smile on his face, and said, "Absolutely impossible! The tutorial dungeon is very simple. As long as you follow my instructions, I guarantee you'll pass!"
"Guaranteed pass?" Lu Chao was indignant. That wouldn't do. He shook his head and said, "I don't think so."
Wang Yingluo spoke up: "What's with this nonsense? Are you questioning His Highness the Prince?"
Zhang Defa muttered along, "Are you crazy! The team captain is a beta tester, how could he possibly fail?"
Zhao Weike ignored Lu Chaoding. A minute passed in the blink of an eye, and suddenly a system notification sounded: "Ding, battle begins, entering the battle space!"
The next moment, the scenery above Lu Chao's eyes flickered, and he entered a strange space.
He looked around and felt as if he had entered the starry universe. He saw the deep night sky and the dazzling stars, and under his feet was a flat stone platform. He stood in a row with Zhao Weike and the others, and not far in front of them was the Boiling Blood Lion Dog.