Chapter 146 Too Small

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Recoiling slightly from my attack, the Illusionary Butterfly groaned and flapped its wings. Both of its wings trembled as the glow of fiery flames flickered into sight. In the next second, a magic skill was cast, and a powerful [Fierce Wind] blew from under my foot, engulfing my body. A sharp pain wracked my body as a large number floated above my head

547

I frowned, this magical skill was capable of doing way too much damage. This monster had to die quickly!

Turning the tip of the sword over, a golden hexagram appeared, signifying a Lv 6 [Combo]. 4 consecutive moves struck, causing damages totaling to almost 3200! Unsurprisingly, the Illusionary Butterflys health nearly dropped to 0!

Hong!

The second gust of [Fierce Wind] took over 500 of my health, but a Lv 6 [Heal] recovered 900 of my health back to me!

Creak

The Illusionary Butterfly gave a shrill scream; its wings glowed green while it furiously danced in the light. The second skill was coming [Vines of the Dancing Butterfly]!

Shua!

Countless of green vines rose from the ground, wrapping around me and binding my feet to the ground. It was a crowd control ability that would stop all movement for 3 seconds. Thus it would be possible to both attack and defend during this duration. Tsk, this skill is not bad, combined with an Archers [Shattered Shot], it would be quite amazing. This would be a great PK move; after binding, two [Flame Blade]s would be able to take care of anyone caught in it!

Taking advantage of my closeness, I didnt let Baby Bobo attack. Instead, I used the Frost Rain Sword. Cyan colored wind started to pick up as the [Wind Blade] got ready to let loose.

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The sword beheaded the Illusionary Butterfly, and two words rose above my head LEVEL +1!

OK, the [Wind Blade] finally grew to Lv 6 on my journey to Lv 52, totaling an additional 18% damage! With my attack strength, the [Wind Blade] was enough to carve the soul out of someones body with ease!

From behind, Strawberry Matcha chuckled, Wow Boss, your attack is so high. Ive met many people in Ba Huang Forest but no one has more attack than you do.

Carrying the Frost Rain Sword, Hehe, its decent. If I didnt have this strength, how could I protect everyone?

Yea! When I follow Boss, I feel safe and protected!

Strawberry Matcha stuck out her tongue and raised her sword into the air while flying, Boss, I checked the skill list, and the S Ranked [Strength of a Thousand Men] skill is yours right

I nodded, Yea, what about it?

Why didnt you use [Strength of a Thousand men] on the Illusionary Butterfly? The butterflys defense would not have been high enough to protect itself from it. We could have saved a lot of time and leveled some more.

I gave it a thought, Ah, thats true. Strawberry Matcha, when we killed that Illusionary Butterfly, how much experience did you get?

Well 0.9% of the total experience needed for this level

Not bad, 110 of these Illusionary Butterflies would get you a level up. Lets continue!

Okay!

This time, I used the proposal Strawberry Matcha had given when I spotted an Illusionary Butterfly. Not yet close enough for the auto-aggro to happen, but close enough to quickly get into range with a dash, I struck with multiple blows! Pa pa pa!

679

771

667

With the fourth hit, I deliberately let the sword rub against the Illusionary Butterfly closely, and then abruptly smashed into it!

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The final blow, [Wind Blade], had its attack increased!

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I didnt get a Fatal Blow with [Wind Blade], but this Illusionary Butterfly was already long gone without it!

Carrying the Frost Rain Sword, I picked up the silver coin that dropped from the Illusionary Butterfly. I laughed and asked, Strawberry Matcha, Boss combo is incredibly graceful isnt it?

Strawberry Matcha chuckled, Yes, super cool! Boss combo is the coolest combo of them all, but the delay between the third and fourth hit was a little long. Boss, I heard people on the forum say that while in the middle of a battle, if you repeatedly think of the attack pattern, you can increase the speed of your attacks so your fourth hit quicker and more violent~

I stared blankly, Eh, is there such a trick?

Yea, when I was leveling up a few days ago, another noob player said so!

Then lets see!

I was skeptical. While killing two more Illusionary Butterflies with the Frost Rain Sword, the third butterfly came into place. The cooldown was over. It was time to unleash [Strength of a Thousand Men] once more!

Pa pa pa

After three consecutive hits, I immediately thought of the attack pattern once again. And just like Strawberry Matcha had said, the speed of my body increased and the attack speed increased slightly as well. The fourth hit struck even faster than before. By the time I was done with the fourth strike, [Wind Blade], already brought the combo to the end!

Ding!

Notification: Player has successfully learned more about the combo skill [Strength of a Thousand Men] and the harmony has gone up by 1.6%!

I stood there stupefied. [Strength of a Thousand Men] had finally gone up in harmony. After 60% it had gotten extremely hard to gain any more harmony with it, but it had finally increased once more! Tsk, truly, even the person of mere happenstance can be a teacher for a moment! Strawberry Matcha had noticed this by accident, but to have this type of effect was truly unexpected!

TL Note: Chinese Idiom: You can always learn from someone.

Boss? Boss, whats wrong? Strawberry Matcha stared at me as I stood there in a daze.

I raised my head and gave her a bright smile, Its nothing. Big Sis Matcha, you were right! If I think of my attack in my head, it will increase the attack speed of my attacks!

Ah, it was just a rumor I heard. I didnt know if it was true or not, and I didnt have a combo to try it out with either

Ah!

Continuing on with the Frost Rain Sword in hand, I stabbed a Illusionary Butterflys body while thinking of my attacks before hand. With this small technique, I was capable of increasing the attack speed of combos, but not ordinary attacks. The most important aspect of this technique was that it could increase the attack speed of combos by around 15%!

Ordinary people usually have a 0.2-0.3 second delay in their brains, but expert players could minimize this to a 0.1-0.2 range. So many things can happen in a second and so the faster the technique finishes, the more valuable it is in PKing! If I cut down [Strength of a Thousand Men]s time to complete then I basically improve the chances of this skill landing!

This was extremely important. If I killed a noob like Tyrant of the Western Chu, then 1.2 seconds would be enough. But against Jiang Fen Han, Q-Sword, and other top ranked players, 1.2 seconds would be too long to risk trying to use a combo. I needed to master this!

In less than 30 minutes, a golden light dropped from the heavens with a Shua!, and I reached Lv 52. Strawberry Matcha was also able to reach Lv 28 as well. The Illusionary Butterflies before me fell to the ground. Huahua noises came from it as 14 coins dropped, as well as a green illustrated handbook. Picking it up to inspect it, it was an Illusionary Butterfly card!

Illusionary Butterfly

Attack:

Defense:

Health:

Agility

Magic:

Skills:Fierce WindVines of the Dancing Butterfly

With a flashing light, the Illusionary Butterfly card faded away from my hand. That meant with luck, I would be able to seal an Illusionary Butterfly away as a pet, but it had to be a Lv 1 butterfly which wasnt so easy to find. Hmph, 4.5 stars in magic growth, thats even higher than Yue Qing Qians Ice Rat. This is definitely a good magic pet and it can fly! Adding all the points in ability power would allow it to kill heavy armor classes like garlic on vampires!

Bringing my head up to look at Strawberry Matcha, I said, Big Sis Strawberry Matcha, I just learned the Illusionary Butterfly Illustration. Be on the lookout for any Lv 1 Illusionary Butterflies, and tell me when you see one. Dont let it go to waste!

Okay! Got it Boss!

Hold on, you dont have a pet yet right?

Strawberry Matchas face turned red, Ah, I dont have any money to buy one and I never came across a Lv 1 monster to seal

Alright, come on then. If we cant find you a pet here, then Ill buy you a Killer Bee to take after we finish leveling.

Okay, thanks Boss!

No problem

And so, with a beautiful Wind Elf Swordsman, we traveled into Flint Canyon. In the blink of an eye, 3 hours had already passed. Strawberry Matcha had already reached Lv 30, and she was already wearing the equipment I had bought for herlike the Silver Tier breastplate, boots, and sword. She was finally exuding the attitude of an expert.

Noticing me stare at her, Strawberry Matchas face turned even more red, Boss, dont you dare look again!

I coughed, and then turned to look at a distant Illusionary Butterfly.

Strawberry Matcha went silent for a few seconds and then opened her mouth, Boss, Ive heard that you know Fan Shu Citys number one beauty, Cang Tong, very well. So well that you even know her in real life, is that true?

I nodded my head, I do

Strawberry Matchas small face turned even more red, Oh Cang Tongs body is so good looking would Boss think that think that mine is a little small?

I looked at her as her face flushed, breaking into laughter, I said, Big Sis Matcha, what are you thinking about? You are one of Zhan Longs members! We depend on you to help provide for us, and not on anyone else! Let me tell you, dont compare yourself to Cang Tong. Youll feel inferior. To say that what about Yue Qing Qian

Strawberry Matcha continued to blush, Oh, okay. Boss doesnt mind me, thats good

I said nothing.

At this moment, in another one of Ba Huang Forests training area.

Achoo!

A beautiful female figure emerged from behind a werewolf, holding a dagger out and ready to kill. She trembled abruptly as she stared into the empty sky, Wuu, Whats this? Why do I feel as if someone is talking badly about me?

TL: Superstition that you sneeze when someone talks ill of you

Another beautiful girl held her dagger out, Elder sister, hurry up and run, the werewolf leader is about to bite you!

Wa! Archer, use [Shattered Shot] to save me!! Ah idiot, I want you to stun the werewolf, not hit me! You wont be getting paid this week!

Deputy Chef please forgive me! I have a 25 year old wife, and a 19 year old mistress! If I cant get any money, I wont be able to live!

The moon shone above the canyon, revealing everything with its glow. Shining onto the grasses, the branches overhead, and even the stream, it was truly a beautiful sight.

Rustle

Strawberry Matcha landed gently as I stood by the side of the edge of the jungle. Her mouth was opened slightly as she reached out and touched my back, Boss, why do you always carry around a large black stone? Dont you get tired?

I smiled slightly, The mysteries of heaven cannot be revealed, this is something good!

TL: Idiom for saying that they cant tell you/no one but heaven knows.

Ah, is that so Strawberry Matcha giggled, Boss, lets continue, that valley still has many Illusionary Butterflies right? You said youd stay with me for the entire day, dont you back out of your promise! Otherwise, I wont ever know how I would be able to train together with you all!

I nodded, Yea, by the end of today you will be Lv 35, so fight on!

Okay, okay, lets go Boss!

All of a sudden, Strawberry Matcha stood rooted to her spot and pointed towards the inside of the ravine, Bosslook over there, theres an extremely large butterfly, isis that a BOSS?!