"Wow, what's up with this loli? The wild monsters aren't damaging her."
"Holy crap, it's true. Doesn't this girl look familiar, like I've seen her somewhere before!"
"Are you blind? Isn't this the village chief's disciple? The one who was standing next to the village chief all last night!"
"Damn, I remember now! It's her. How much benefit did she get from becoming the village chief's disciple? Her tankiness stat must be maxed out!"
"I'm so jealous. After the beast tide passes, I'm going to become the village chief's disciple too."
"Don't be envious yet. You can only become a disciple once in the game, so choose wisely!"
"That's true."
Dou Youyou held her staff and unleashed her most basic attack. Although the damage wasn't high, she managed to attract a large number of wild monsters.
Even more infuriating was that these monsters couldn't break through her defense at all.
"Master, you're a bad guy! I'm clearly a healer, yet you made me a tank. How dare you!"
The third wave of the beast tide ended without any major incidents, but the defensive structures had sustained some damage.
Dou Youyou, with a displeased expression, walked over to Zhang Pingfan.
"Master, my attack power is too low. It takes ages to damage a single monster! I'm not being a tank anymore, I'm a support!"
Zhang Pingfan glanced at his inventory. The village chief's inventory consisted of mostly white attribute equipment, which was of no use to the current Dou Youyou.
However, Zhang Pingfan's gaze fell upon a cleaver lying in the corner.
"How about using this?"
Seeing the cleaver in Zhang Pingfan's hand, Dou Youyou almost burst into laughter. Wasn't this the same cleaver her master had stepped on yesterday?
"Master, stop joking. It's not appropriate for a young girl like me to use a cleaver. Besides, what use can a cleaver possibly have!"
Zhang Pingfan was at a loss. He truly had nothing outstanding to offer.
"This is all I have. Want to try it? Or do you want to use my axe?"
Looking at the axe, Dou Youyou flatly refused. She wasn't a tomboy.
"Then the cleaver it is, it's better than my staff!"
The surrounding players had complex expressions on their faces.
Are this master and disciple a pair of jesters sent by the monkeys? A cleaver to fight monsters? Are you sure you're not just messing around?
When Dou Youyou took the cleaver, she was also bewildered.
Village Chief's Cleaver: A seemingly unpretentious cleaver, used by the village chief for chopping vegetables.
Dou Youyou: "Master, it really is your cleaver."
Zhang Pingfan: "What else would it be? All other weapons currently have professions assigned, but this cleaver is unassigned. Just make do with it!"
"Oh!" Dou Youyou was a little disappointed, but it was better than nothing! Her staff was too weak.
After a few minutes of rest, the fourth wave of the beast tide appeared.
The players were already highly motivated. After all, they hadn't suffered much in the first three waves. The occasional player death was negligible.
Dou Youyou, wielding Zhang Pingfan's cleaver, also charged forward. After all, completing the task would earn her five free attribute points.
Many players were still mocking her inwardly.
Is this girl an idiot? Does she really take whatever the village chief gives her to the battlefield?
Has this loli been brainwashed by the village chief? A cleaver can...
A level 5 wild monster in front of Dou Youyou was directly cleaved in two by her, instantly killed.
"What the hell, what kind of cleaver is this!"
"Damn, the clown is me!"
"You're not alone, we're probably all clowns."
"Tch, I always said the things the village chief gave out wouldn't be trash. Look at this, instantly killing a level five monster. Damn, damn, damn, it even killed a level six one."
"What are you waiting for? With that girl as the core, let's blast through this wave of the beast tide!"
Indeed, the cleaver, like his axe, looked unpretentious, but it cut through monsters like vegetables. The system was somewhat considerate. It was a pity that this item couldn't be sold for money, and could only be temporarily lent to others, and only to one's own disciple...
In other words, only Dou Youyou could use it... Damn system rules, giving me hope, then despair. Otherwise, I'd open a rental shop, and I'm sure I'd make a fortune.
The live stream on the forum exploded.
"What's going on? Are the NPC-given weapons this overpowered?"
"Is this cute girl going to break the heavens? She's instantly become famous!"
"Damn, novice village number 88 is indeed not that simple."
"I regret it, I regret it so much!"
Dou Junwan, while grinding monsters and leveling up, was watching the live stream of novice village number 88. When she saw her sister, Dou Youyou, she was completely stunned.
"This girl is going to become famous. Is this master a bit too overpowered?"
However, not all monsters could be killed with a single strike. Dou Youyou could only instantly kill monsters below level 6, and couldn't instantly kill elite monsters or bosses.
But due to the addition of Dou Youyou's cleaver, the entire fourth wave of the beast tide was even easier than the third wave.
"Master, master, your cleaver is amazing."
Dou Youyou looked at the cleaver in her hand with great affection.
Zhang Pingfan said, "No matter how powerful it is, it's not yours. It's going to get more difficult from now on! You guys should look at the task prompt!"
As expected, the task log also issued a prompt about the difficulty increasing.
"Damn, I knew it felt too easy before. So the real difficulty is just starting now!"
"What are you afraid of? Did you forget about the cleaver in the girl's hand?"
"Right, with this girl here, the beast tide is no big deal."
"Exactly..."
The players were full of confidence. After witnessing the power of the cleaver, they didn't even take the beast tide seriously.
However, Zhang Pingfan was a bit worried. It would only get harder later. If they couldn't hold on, it would be disastrous.
Zhang Pingfan subconsciously looked towards the pond, only to find that the old fisherman had disappeared.
What's going on? I remember he was just here. How did he disappear?
Did he know I wouldn't be able to hold on later and ran away early?
"Damn it, he's gone. I thought he would help me at the end."
The fifth wave of the beast tide began. This wave was indeed on a different level compared to the previous ones. The wild monsters were at least level 5, which made the players curse.
"Damn, how are we supposed to play this? The lowest level is 5? And there's even a level 10 boss, what the hell?"
"They're obviously trying to kill us. They're intentionally making me fail the task!"
"Brothers, charge! If you want five free attribute points, it won't be easy. Charge!"
"Protect the girl and kill that boss!"
Although hundreds of people couldn't act in perfect unison, Dou Youyou was the key to completing the task.
However, unfortunately, the players in novice village number 88 were not high level to begin with, and many were players who had forcefully deleted their accounts yesterday, their levels were simply insufficient.
As soon as the beast tide came into contact with the players, low-level players began to suffer casualties.
Fortunately, Dou Youyou, who could tank and deal damage, was there. She was single-handedly tanking the level 10 boss.
"Overpowered! She has over two thousand health."
"Her defense is even more terrifying! What did the village chief give her?"
"As expected, whoever gets the village chief, gets the world. We must become the village chief's disciple after the beast tide ends!"
After a fierce battle, the fifth wave was successfully defended, but the player casualties were much, much higher.
Next would be the sixth wave, the seventh wave, the eighth wave...