Chapter 6: Doubts
The deeper he went into the Black Wilderness, the more frequent he encountered the lizardmen, but in less than three minutes, Ling Yu had already encountered several groups of lizardmen, one of which was almost made a dumpling by the lizardmen, and finally managed to run out with his super agility.
With this density of activity, it is almost an impossible task to be a kite lizardman warrior.
Ling Yu wanted to retreat a little, but he was reluctant to let the lizardman warrior fall, so he gritted his teeth and continued to move forward.
Not long after leaving, Ling Yu felt that something was wrong, as if something bad was about to happen. His doubts didn't last long, and soon he saw a lizardman warrior who was clearly one size taller than the other lizardmen.
Without any hesitation, Ling Yu turned his head and ran. However, he didn't run a few steps before he noticed that seven or eight lizardmen were outflanking him in front of him, forming an encirclement with the lizard warriors chasing behind.
It was only at this time that Ling Yu realized that he was still too big, high-level monsters had a high range and combat intelligence, and it was not uncommon for them to use outflanking tactics.
However, even if there is little hope of survival, it is not Ling Yu's style to sit back and wait.
Quickly finding the weakest part of the encirclement, Ling Yu quickly rushed towards the only breakthrough.
Judging by the density of the encirclement and the speed of the lizardmen, it is almost impossible to rush out without injury, and you must be mentally prepared to withstand at least one attack.
If it were other normal players, even a mage known for his crispy skin would be enough to withstand a lizardman's knife head-on without dying, but Ling Yu's HP and defense were much lower than those of mages of the same level because of his extreme point increase, so even just an ordinary attack could easily kill him.
(I knew that I would have bought some defensive equipment for myself)
Ling Yu couldn't help but feel a little regretful. Originally, he planned to use the crossbow and his speed advantage to kite his opponent, so he did not buy any armor for himself, so now he cannot withstand even a single attack from the lizardmen.
But regret doesn't help now, what matters is how to get through the current predicament.
It could be said that it was a desperate situation, but Ling Yu still didn't give up, in this moment of near despair, he became calmer than usual.
Ling Yu quickly put away the crossbow in his hand and replaced it with a small round shield that burst out from the Thorn Turtle.
Equipping the Round Shield isn't for the added defense, but for the effect that halves the damage when the block is successfully blocked. However, it is not an easy task to achieve, and it is absolutely impossible to do without extraordinary judgment and reaction.
When Ling Yu entered the attack range, the lizardman's feet kicked violently, and with a terrible roar, he rushed over this side, and the scimitar drew a sharp arc from a distance, leaving a dazzling and vivid silver trail in the air, slashing Ling Yu directly!
Ling Yu, whose mental power was concentrated to the limit, did not miss this momentary opportunity, and quickly raised his round shield to block this attack.
Bang dang!
Sharp blades slashed across the small, rough round shield, sparks splashing in the fierce friction.
System: If you are attacked by a lizardman, your defense is 5, and if the lizardman attacks 70, you take 65 damage.
System: Lizardmen are more than twice as powerful as you, triggering the activation condition of Power Crush, and you take additional Crush Damage: 26 points.
System: If you successfully block the attack, you take half the damage.
System: You take a total of 45 damage.
Although it was thrilling, Ling Yu finally managed to run out of the encirclement after only 30 HP points remained.
Realizing that he couldn't catch up with his prey, the Lizardman Warrior simply gave up the pursuit and turned back.
Fortunately, Ling Yu, who had ascended to heaven, quickly drank a bottle of blood medicine to recover the consumed blood - this is also one of the benefits of being well-funded, like ordinary players would not have the luxury of using medicine to recover their blood in a non-combat state, they would more use the way of sitting down and resting to slowly recover their blood volume.
Instead of getting any benefit, he also lost a bottle of potion, and this operation into the Black Wilderness was undoubtedly very disadvantaged.
On the other hand, being able to see the strength of the Lizard Warriors and recognize their mistakes made this trip not for nothing. For Ling Yu at this moment, he could only comfort himself in this way.
Wait, there's something wrong there.
Ling Yu, who was about to turn around and go back, suddenly realized that something was wrong.
Why did the Lizard Warrior go after him?
As a gamer with the goal of being a professional player, Ling Yu naturally had carefully studied the relevant content of the Firmament Realm, and naturally had a better understanding of the hatred system of monsters.
Although most of the monsters in the Firmament Realm will take the initiative to attack the player, this does not mean that the monster will take the initiative to attack after 'seeing' the player, but there is a certain range of hatred judgment, and the player will only have a hatred value after entering this range, and the monster will take the initiative to attack.
What's more, there is also the so-called novice protection in the Firmament Realm, and the probability of monsters actively attacking low-level players is lower, otherwise with some monsters far beyond the player's field of vision, players will not have any way to live.
Of course, there are exceptions, that is, the player has some kind of special quest, or has a certain hatred value with monsters, but these should not appear in the early stage.
Combined with the target's intelligence, the most likely answer is that this lizardman warrior has fought with the player and accumulated a certain amount of aggro, so he will launch an active attack on Ling Yu who enters its field of vision.
To put it simply, there is a team of players who are not capable of themselves to challenge the lizardman warriors, and then they are wiped out, and finally they are unlucky with Ling Yu nearby.
But is that really the truth of the matter? Ling Yu was a little relieved.
Indeed, in the current situation, this should be the most likely kind of unfolding, but Ling Yu always felt that something was wrong.
Being able to challenge the Lizardmen Warriors means that the team of players has crossed the Lizardmen's guardianship and entered the heart of the Black Wilderness. This is proof of the master, and it is impossible to do this without enough level and technique. But can a master like this really make the mistake of underestimating the enemy?
It's no secret that there is information about the Lizardmen Warriors, not only from those who have participated in the closed beta, but also from other players who have not participated in the closed beta. Fighting Lizardman Warriors to the point of annihilation may be the case with impulsive amateur gamers, but it shouldn't be seen with pro gamers who are known for their caution.
So, what exactly is it that puts the Lizardman Warriors into battle?
Ling Yu didn't know, he could come up with a few possibilities if he just speculated, but they all lacked reliable information to support these inferences.
It wasn't Ling Yu's style to leave like this, so he decided to stay here and see if there would be new discoveries.