Chapter 1 Due to Social Media

Because the social bar showed Xiao Tan and the others were still "in the game," Feng Bujue went to the Surprise Box again. Compared to the afternoon, the items inside had almost tripled, and the number was still increasing. This time, even just looking at the names, he couldn't possibly finish reading them all, so he could only browse using a fuzzy search.

Unknowingly, an hour passed. Feng Bujue returned to the login space and saw that Xiao Tan and the others' statuses had gradually changed to "idle." The three of them left the script almost simultaneously, which basically meant only two possibilities. The first was that all three had died at the same time. The second, of course, was being teleported out after successfully clearing the level.

Feng Bujue still thought the second possibility was more likely, mainly because he had a lot of confidence in the combat abilities of the two ladies... He didn't request a communication; he directly invited the three to join his conference room. After receiving the message, Xiao Tan conveniently invited Feng Bujue into the team and then transferred the team leader privileges to him.

Si Yu was the first to walk in. She looked at Feng Bujue's expression and, driven by intuition, asked a very sharp question, "Did you lose the Slaughter Game?"

"Sort of..." Feng Bujue replied.

At this moment, the door opened a second time, and Bei Ling walked in, just in time to hear the conversation between the two. She interjected with a smile, "Guild leader, losing is losing. What's with the 'sort of'?"

"Never mind," Feng Bujue felt that these four words were the only way to answer.

After the door closed, it immediately opened again, and Xiao Tan walked in, holding snacks in his hands, and asked unclearly, "Yo, Jue-ge, are you imitating the Joker with this look?"

"That's right, personally put together by yours truly," Feng Bujue replied quite proudly.

"I can't compliment this taste," Si Yu's comment poured a bucket of cold water on him.

"Ahem..." Feng Bujue immediately pretended to be serious and changed the subject, saying, "That... besides the Slaughter Mode, I also checked out the Nightmare Difficulty single-player survival mode."

"And you couldn't clear it either?" Bei Ling maliciously continued, revealing a mischievous smile.

"I did clear it..." Feng Bujue's expression was grave, "But the feeling after clearing it, how should I put it... it would have been better to just die halfway through."

"So the plot was depressing," Si Yu keenly sensed something.

"Heh... anyway, I personally don't recommend you guys... especially Xiao Tan, to play that kind of mode," Feng Bujue said.

"Even if you let me, I wouldn't go. I'm too scared to play any single-player mode that isn't 'Nightmare'," Xiao Tan replied.

Bei Ling squinted and looked at him with disdain, "When playing team mode, you're still shouting and screaming, and because you're from the same guild, it's embarrassing for me..."

"Forget it, you'll get used to it over time. Since Xiao Tan wasn't scared offline and even survived to the end, it should be admitted that he still has some strength," Feng Bujue said.

"Yeah... using a tone of trying to excuse me, you said something similar to a finishing blow... impressive," Xiao Tan sadly swallowed another mouthful of snacks.

Feng Bujue ignored him and started on the main topic: "Okay, let's talk about what to play next. Considering there are four of us, if we want to play the Slaughter Game together, it would have to be a 2v2 internal war, or should we continue with the team survival mode?"

"You haven't teamed up with us for team survival yet, so let's queue for that," Si Yu replied.

"Agreed," Bei Ling responded.

"Seconded," Xiao Tan chimed in.

"Also, after we finish this script, the girls are going offline," Si Yu said.

"Understood, sleeping in the game pod for too long isn't good for the body," Feng Bujue laughed. He still remembered what Si Yu said in the afternoon, "You've already completed two long team scripts this login, playing another one is really about time to rest."

"Then, since we're already sitting in the conference room, it's better to understand each other's status before queuing," Si Yu said.

"That makes sense, to avoid not knowing the details of your teammates after entering the script," Feng Bujue nodded in agreement, "That would defeat the purpose of forming a team in advance."

Si Yu then took the lead as if to demonstrate, saying, "I'm currently level 15, and my title has been updated to [Spirit Swordsman]. The title ability is passively increasing damage against spiritual beings when using sword weapons; my highest specialization is Fighting, D-level, and my worst are Medical and Summoning, both of which haven't been activated yet; my main weapon has just been changed, and this one should be usable for quite a long time." As she spoke, she displayed a prop from her knapsack in the form of a 3D projection on the conference table. All the data was clear at a glance.

[Name: Consecration]

[Type: Weapon]

[Quality: Normal]

[Attack Power: Medium]

[Attribute: None]

[Effect: Increases the holder's spirit energy recovery speed by 50%]

[Equipment Condition: Fighting Specialization D]

[Note: The true power of this sword has been sealed. Only when the number of evil spirits slain by it accumulates to a certain amount can the seal be lifted, and this sword can exert its original power.]

"Oh... this is very strong. It's not a spiritual energy weapon, but it's a piece of equipment that can grow," Feng Bujue said.

"Spiritual energy weapon?" The other three looked at him curiously.

Feng Bujue then turned his Death Poker into a projection on the table in data form and explained his situation in the same way as Si Yu.

Here, I'd better list Feng Bujue's current state in more detail from the perspective of God.

Title: [Plot Explorer], Experience: 11000/15000, Skill Points: 1580, Game Coins: 204600.

Specialization: General D, Machinery E, Investigation E, Fighting D (Mask bonus), Shooting D, Medical F, Spiritual F, Summoning n/a

Knapsack 7/10: Mario's Pipe Wrench, Eye of Hatred, M1911A1 Pistol (two bullets remaining), Echo Armor, Survival Value Supplement (Medium) *4, Small Knife, Flashlight.

Equipment: Jazz Dance, Casey Jones's Mask, Death Poker.

Space 3/10: Puzzle Card - Monkey, Puzzle Card - Sunglasses, Puzzle Card - Rotate.

Skills: [Sloppy Repair] [Spoiled Child's Leg Sweep] [Spirit Sense Gathering Technique] [Decisive Victory from a Thousand Miles Away]

After listening to Feng Bujue's introduction, the other three seemed quite surprised. Of course, he didn't describe it in that much detail; he just followed Si Yu's routine, talking about his title skills, highest specialization, and unactivated specializations, and also showing off his Death Poker.

However, this information alone was enough to determine that he was very strong. In fact, at the level of a level 15 player, Si Yu basically represented the highest level among ordinary players. The difference between her and professional players was nothing more than online time and attitude towards the game. Under the same level and equipment conditions, Si Yu's combat level would definitely not be worse than Jianghu's Dao Jianxiao or the Four Heavenly Kings of the Gods. But she only had Fighting at D-level, and she hadn't activated any spiritual energy weapons either.

Someone like Feng Bujue, who had all specializations activated except for Summoning, and had three D-levels and two E-levels, regardless of whether he had equipment bonuses in there, was simply out of reach for others in terms of such comprehensive data.

Of course, there were many hidden dangers in Feng Bujue's development to his current state. Compared to those players who specialized in one or two specializations, his most obvious lack was practical combat experience, as could be seen in the battle with Kuang Zong Jian Ying. Moreover, he still didn't have a truly main combat skill. The Spirit Sense Gathering Technique only enhanced his physical fitness. For a player like him who didn't understand any fighting techniques, it was like putting 97-octane gasoline into a tractor... actually... a little diesel would be more suitable.

A player's own strength and a character's data strength are two different concepts. If Feng Bujue's title ability [Decisive Victory from a Thousand Miles Away] was his signature skill, then he was actually just a puzzle-solving player with a very high specialization level.

"Jue-ge, this weapon is invincible! How did you get it?" Xiao Tan asked.

"I did a hidden quest in the Slaughter Game," Feng Bujue replied. "Speaking of... putting aside the result, that script was pretty good. It borrowed the setting of 'Pili.' I just had to create a suitable poem title for myself to complete the quest."

"Poem title? You can even think of something like that?" Bei Ling asked.

"What are you saying? This is my forte," Feng Bujue said. "Speaking of, it's rare that your two nicknames have such a Pili vibe. Do you want me to help you think of two too?"

"No need."

"Thank you, but no."

The two girls refused instantly.

"Uh... okay," Feng Bujue said awkwardly. "Then let's continue. Xiao Tan, tell us about your combat power."

Xiao Tan put a potato chip in his mouth, sucked his fingers a few times, and his expression seemed to be thinking, but it also seemed like he didn't even know his basic status and was peeking at the game menu.

After a few seconds, he finally spoke, "Um... I'm also level 15 now, and my title has finally changed, from [Flustered Ambush] to [Nervous Guerrilla Fighter]. It feels a little better... The title ability is still an active skill, called [Bee Sting], which can inflict a bleeding status on enemies; my highest specialization is Fighting, D-level, and Spirit and Summoning specializations are not activated. General and Shooting are E-level, and the other three are F-level. My main weapon is a store item, a normal-quality [Damascus Short Sword]. I sold my original kitchen knife; I still haven't used that [Slow Quicksand] yet... Oh, right, Jue-ge, your Winchester shotgun is still with me. I forgot to return it to you earlier."

Feng Bujue waved his hand and said, "You can keep that gun. I have plenty of weapons now." As he said this, he stood up and picked up the stool he had been sitting on.

Due to the obstruction of the conference table, everyone had only just noticed that from the beginning, Feng Bujue hadn't been sitting on the chair that came with the conference room. He had been sitting on a folding stool the whole time.

"Seeing everyone's reaction, I feel relieved," Feng Bujue said, putting the folding stool into his knapsack, occupying the eighth slot.

"Hey... is that also a weapon?" Xiao Tan asked.

"That's right, and after the experiment just now, I'm very sure..." Feng Bujue said, "This thing can really be used to hide killing intent while sitting."

"Don't tell me you're planning to use this to ambush others in the Slaughter Game..." Bei Ling quickly understood his idea.

"That's a must."

"Good luck..."

Feng Bujue shrugged and then said to Xiao Tan, "Getting back to the topic, can you tell us more about your skill [Bee Sting]?"

[Name: Bee Sting]

[Special Ability Type: Active]

[Consumption: 7% of maximum stamina]

[Effect: Can be activated the moment a target is hit, causing the target to suffer a minor bleeding effect for two minutes. The effect can be stacked up to ten times. Regardless of the number of stacks, the duration is calculated from the last time it is cast. (No cooldown, requires a cold weapon that can cut the target's skin to cast, can only affect one target at a time)]

[Note: If you don't have an advantage in strength, try a battle of attrition.]

Xiao Tan roughly described the effect of this skill. After listening, Feng Bujue nodded, "Very good. If you use it with a stamina supplement, you might be able to wear down a very strong player."

"Player?" Xiao Tan smiled, "It's already good enough if I can use this to deal with those very bulky Boss-level monsters. If it's against players, they'll use medicine or bandages, right?"

"No, the nasty characteristic of this skill is best suited for dealing with players," Feng Bujue shook his head. "As long as you graze them, they'll bleed, and you can repeatedly graze them without a cooldown. With full stamina, you can inflict ten bleeding effects on the opponent... The duration of the skill is awkward, and the bleeding is not painful or itchy. If you ignore it, it will stack, and if you treat it, you'll waste bandages. By then, your opponent will definitely be conflicted when faced with this endless 'Bee Sting.' Using bandages is too wasteful when the effect is minor, but if you wait until the effect is serious, you'll have to use more health potions."

Si Yu obviously agreed with Feng Bujue's words and continued from the side, "As for what you said about wearing down bulky Bosses, you're overthinking it..."

Xiao Tan looked blank, "Ah? Why?"

Feng Bujue sighed, "If there really is that kind of Boss, its own recovery ability would be enough to offset the effect of your skill. It's a very simple principle. Agile monsters are more fragile, while very slow monsters must have amazing destructive power or defensive ability."

Xiao Tan said, "Ah... I see. But to be honest, I really don't want to fight players. It doesn't feel very suitable for me."

"Okay, they're just talking about your skills," Bei Ling said to him, then turned her head and said, "It's my turn, right? I'm a little lower in level, 14, and my title hasn't changed. It's still [Shrewd Gunslinger]. My title ability is passive, but it has nothing to do with combat. The effect is that I can put three different weapon magazines in one slot in my knapsack. My best specialization is naturally Shooting, D-level. Except for Summoning, I've activated all my other specializations, but I'm not as good as the Guild Leader. My General, Machinery, and Investigation are E-level, and the remaining three are F-level. As for weapons... I don't have a specific main weapon. I usually use three guns."

The four of them had now finished communicating. Feng Bujue thought for a while and then said, "Um... I roughly have a sense of the team composition. So... let's get ready to go."