Chapter 11 He Blew His Whistle

Having received the quest that would immediately rid him of the 30 PK points, Gu Fei was in a good mood. He planned to log off immediately after completing this task. This was something to be happy about.

Frankly, Gu Fei had been having a lot of fun in the game. He had the opportunity to use his kung fu skills to fight, which was impossible in his normal life. Gu Fei enjoyed this experience. However, he had always been very disciplined. Given his job and lifestyle, he could have easily freed up more time to play, but he never did. He diligently played for only two or three hours each day, enjoying the pleasure of kung fu fighting before logging off.

However, since joining the task with the guild Zongheng Sihai (Guild of the Four Seas), Gu Fei had repeatedly broken his self-imposed log-off time. But this was out of necessity. The game world naturally had its own rules, and sometimes he had to abide by them. Otherwise, even in this virtual world, survival would be difficult.

Gu Fei couldn't help but think of the saying: a person in the jianghu (martial world) cannot help but do things against their will.

He wasn't even in the jianghu yet, just a lousy game, and yet some things were forcing him to complete them.

Take the current situation, for example. If he didn't use the chance to have the system guards disperse at sea to reduce his PK points, and instead logged off like yesterday, only to return the next day...

Gu Fei didn't believe he'd be so lucky to have onlookers save him every time. He had already experienced one PK reduction under the pursuit of the system guards. Gu Fei knew very well that if it hadn't been for the onlookers' obstruction, it would have been very doubtful whether he could have successfully washed away his PK points under pursuit. So this time he couldn't take the risk again. He had to take advantage of the opportunity before him and quickly reduce his PK to below 30.

With this determination, he once again delayed his log-off time. The newly received task, once completed, would reduce his PK to 29, which Gu Fei considered a safe line.

He whistled, looked at the coordinates of the task, and pushed open the door of the mission posting office.

A fierce wind struck.

The strongest gust of wind Gu Fei had encountered since entering the game.

And at that moment, Gu Fei also unleashed the strongest burst of kung fu energy he had ever displayed in the game.

His judgment in dodging this gust of wind was almost instantaneous, a conditioned reflex of his body. This was a conditioned reflex developed from Gu Fei's martial arts practice every morning, afternoon, and evening since childhood, even practicing in his dreams.

This conditioned memory seemed to be imprinted on every inch of Gu Fei's skin, every bone, every meridian. And at this critical moment, this experience played a powerful role.

At that moment, Gu Fei himself didn't even realize he had made such a reaction.

Fast enough reaction, absolutely fast!

Unfortunately, even the fastest reaction is still somewhat different from facing a sudden attack compared to facing an attack with preparation. In addition, there was another reason: Gu Fei's movements did not accelerate due to the reaction.

This was frustrating, because this was a game, and the speed of movement was always a matter of data. The brain's reaction, or any bodily experience, could only make you perform the action of this reaction as quickly as possible. However, this haste was actually just a preparatory activity. To truly perform this action, to complete this action, required data.

Gu Fei's data was actually not slow, but in this sudden attack, facing this fierce wind, he was still slightly slow. Even though his body made superhuman judgments and reactions, it couldn't help him dodge everything. He only dodged a part.

Dodging a part meant that he also took a hit in part, so the damage was also partial.

Gu Fei lost his balance, but he didn't fall.

As long as he could, Gu Fei would never fall.

This time he could, although Gu Fei's health was already in the red after this gust of wind, he still managed to stabilize himself after staggering a few steps.

The second gust of wind arrived.

This time Gu Fei was prepared, and his reaction did not slow down at all, so this time he avoided the attack. At the same time, he saw the attacker clearly: a system guard.

The system guards were indeed as powerful as Gu Fei had imagined. These two strikes were just ordinary attacks, but their speed and strength were stronger than anything Gu Fei had ever seen in the game.

This kind of attack was even more difficult to deal with than their skill, "Earth Shattering Strike."

"Earth Shattering Strike" required flying, landing, and posing, which wasted a lot of time. In comparison, a normal attack was a direct strike, and although the damage and attack range were definitely not as powerful as a skill attack like "Earth Shattering Strike," it was clean, efficient, and accurate.

The simplest moves are often the most effective.

This term, often mentioned in kung fu, was actually reflected in this system guard.

However, Gu Fei, being an expert, still saw through the secret.

A mere robot could not possibly display such a high level of kung fu mastery. There was only one reason for this effect: the difference in strength between the system guard and Gu Fei was too great.

In the case of a large gap in strength, complex moves would seem somewhat superfluous. Perhaps they would be equally effective in terms of damage, but in terms of efficiency, they were not as good as simple moves.

These complex thoughts flashed through Gu Fei's mind in an instant. Because the opponent's third attack had already arrived.

One strike, one strike, and another strike.

These were the three attacks the system guard made on Gu Fei. Apart from the first one being too sudden, and Gu Fei being caught off guard, Gu Fei successfully dodged the latter two. And after seeing the situation clearly, he was somewhat overjoyed.

There was only one guard in front of him!

Gu Fei could easily understand what was happening. At sea, encountering wind and waves, who could predict where they would be swept? Furthermore, arriving at the same location from different places would inevitably have a sequence. The brother in front of him had arrived first, but his comrades and partners might still be drifting at sea.

He might be able to deal with a lone guard.

Gu Fei was full of confidence, not considering that his health was already in the red. Facing such a powerful guard, he would die with a single touch.

The guard's fourth sword was already coming.

Still a straight slash against the wind.

The Saint Seiya (Knights of the Zodiac) often cried out: The same move won't work on us twice!

Although Gu Fei was not a Saint Seiya, this sword was already the fourth of the same kind he had faced. The moment the opponent started, Gu Fei had already made his counterattacking stance.

The sword slashed down, the fierce wind swept past, but Gu Fei had already dodged to the side.

"Double Flame Flash!" Gu Fei slashed down this sword with great force.

With a "clang," Gu Fei's sword struck the guard's shield, just like when he first attacked these guards. Guards who attacked so fiercely would definitely not be slow to react.

Gu Fei barely retracted his move. With a swift flick of his wrist, the sword slid down from the opponent's shield. The sword, cutting out along the edge of the shield, had become a thrust, directly stabbing the system guard's waist.

"Flash!!!" Gu Fei finally loudly completed the incantation.

There was allowed to be a certain gap between the summoning words and the activation words of a magic incantation. For ordinary ranged mages, this setting was unremarkable. But for Gu Fei, this unorthodox melee mage, this setting made his attacks even more unpredictable.

Kung fu moves were not as simple as the system guard's single slash.

Each move would have several variations, several follow-up moves, plus the fact that humans would never have the same linear thinking as a computer, so there was no need to say how cunning these moves would be.

For example, Gu Fei's hit on the guard just now used a simple variation in this sword move to trick the system guard's shield defense, then gain an opportunity to attack a vital point. At the same time, he released the chanted spell, and a powerful attack was perfectly achieved.

The system guard, struck by this sword, angrily turned around and slashed out with his sword, but Gu Fei had already dodged to the side again. He had already extended his left hand, with lightning flickering in his palm.

Palm Thunder, a skill that Gu Fei had not yet seriously used in actual combat.

This skill was to condense a ray of lightning in the palm, and then strike out with a palm in a straight line. Simply put, it could be regarded as a horizontally fired lightning spell.

However, in addition to the difference in activation direction, this skill had some unique characteristics of its own.

For example, it had to be released empty-handed from the palm. However, if a mage put away his staff and cast a spell empty-handed, the magic damage would be greatly weakened. The system, considering this, gave this spell a special release condition: it could be released from the off-hand.

In addition, this move also had a characteristic: lightning required some time to condense in the palm. This characteristic somewhat violated the fast and direct nature of electric spells, so this skill was somewhat enhanced in power compared to ordinary electric spells.

However, don't think that this was an apocalyptic skill. In fact, as a reward issued in the system tasks around level 40 for players, this skill was not very magical, and scrolls of this skill were also circulating on the market.

It was just that any magic skill had to be restructured in Gu Fei's hands. Taking this Palm Thunder as an example, although it was also a ranged attack, he used it in melee combat in practice.

Condense lightning, and strike out with a palm after mastering the timing.

Gu Fei's kung fu was not limited to various weapons. He was also proficient in palm techniques, fist techniques, and leg techniques. For him, hitting someone with this palm was as simple and accurate as slashing someone with a sword.

So at the moment of striking down, release Palm Thunder. Having ranged attack ability did not mean that its power would be weakened in the slightest at zero distance. In the course of Gu Fei's research, countless monsters had been killed by his palm.

Gu Fei's usage gave it new value.

The main hand's Night Flowing Light Sword with Double Flame Flash, the off-hand's Palm Thunder. This meant that Gu Fei, this melee mage, also had dual-wielding proficiency like a berserker. And his off-hand attack was not weakened at all.