Chapter 9: The Greenhorn and... Takes Action

  A group of five people marched out of their hometown in a majestic manner. As they passed by the highland defense tower, the gentle voice of the system's female voice sounded again in everyone's ears:

  "Enemy forces will arrive on the battlefield in thirty seconds, crush them—"

  "Crush them! Crush them!"

  Apart from Breeze and Ling Xue, the other three were extremely excited and shouted loudly. Bai Jian entered an empty-handed state and activated his "Fatal Strike" skill, swinging his large sword with all his might, laughing loudly as he charged to the front of the team.

  "A group of idiots..." As she followed closely behind the team, Bing Ling Xue covered her forehead with a pained expression.

  A group of five people set out together from the high ground under the spring water, but on their way to the lower road through the grass, they quickly pulled away from each other and became a straight line.

  Garen, with his white blade, led the charge at the forefront, closely followed by Crown Prince Jarvan's pure and chivalrous iron spear. Next was Xin Zhao, the melancholic sweet potato, and finally, Iceborn Ashe and Caitlyn brought up the rear, maintaining a consistent pace that was slightly slower than the rest of the group.

  It's no wonder that Galen's initial movement speed is as high as 345 points. After activating the first level of Mortal Strike, he can gain a 35-point movement speed bonus within 1.5 seconds, which is even faster than many heroes who have purchased a level 1 Boots at the beginning. Moreover, Galen himself is a hero without blue bars and skill consumption, so he can freely use "Mortal Strike" to rush forward with excitement.

  Demacian prince, the pure and gentle little iron spear, initially had a movement speed of only 315 points, which was even slower than a turtle - the armored turtle Ramus' initial movement speed was 335 points... So to make up for this deficiency, the pure and gentle little iron spear bought a pair of boots before leaving the fountain, increasing his movement speed by 50 points to reach 365 points, ranking second among the running crowd.

  The melancholic beet uses the hero Zhao Xin, who has no skills to increase movement speed and did not buy a level 1 straw shoe when leaving the house, but his initial movement speed is 345 points, running quickly and flexibly, ranking third.

  The last two, Frost Archer Ice Spirit Snow and Blitz, both have an initial movement speed of 325 points. Blitz's first skill point was spent on "Mechanical Flying Claw" instead of "Overload Operation", which can significantly increase his own movement speed, so he can only control his clumsy metal body to slowly follow behind; while Ice Spirit Snow's Frost Archer chose a long sword that adds 10 attack power for 400 gold and two bottles of life potion that restore 150 health points within 15 seconds when leaving the base, naturally without any means to increase her own movement speed.

  "Xiaoxue, Abu, you two hurry up -" The white blade entered the empty hand and rushed to the front of the team, while hurrying on the road, he also had the skill to turn his head and urge: "We were already late when we left the house, if we don't act quickly, we won't be able to ambush in the grass."

  "You think I don't want to... Aishi's initial movement speed is just that, and I'm carrying a long sword with two red bottles, it's hard to go fast even if I want to..." Bingling Xue said gruffly while continuing to follow the team without stopping.

  The second-place pure and honest little iron spear, upon hearing this, also turned his head back with a complacent expression, saying: "So it's still me who is clever enough, wearing three red shoes when going out, speeding away quickly..."

  "If I were like you, wearing one shoe and three reds out the door, with such low attack power, how can I even kill minions?"

  "That's right, next time ADC goes out, attack power must be increased... Xiaoxue I support you!"

  Long sword... add... two red bottles... wear out... one shoe three red?

  Bulitz, running alongside in a group, listened to the discussions and conversations of his teammates, and a large number of unfamiliar terms made him feel confused.

  Finally, he couldn't help but hesitantly ask Xue Lingxue beside him:

  "Little Snow... what is... going out attire?"

  Bing Ling Xue was stunned by such a sudden question and her footsteps slowed down involuntarily: "Abu, what did you say?"

  "What is... going out attire?"

  Bulitz continued to ask for advice with an open mind.

  "Equipment set, it's the level 1 equipment configuration you buy from the equipment store before leaving the spring water." Bing Ling Xue replied subconsciously, and then suddenly became puzzled: "Abu, why are you asking this kind of question that only newbie players who just started playing the game would ask?"

  Her gaze fell on Blitz, and it seemed like she had activated some sort of observational function. A glint of light flashed in her eyes, and the next moment, she let out an incredulous cry: "Ahh! You didn't buy any equipment before coming out——"

  This cry of surprise was also heard by Baijian Ruokong and his two companions who were running at the front of the group.

  "What?" Bai Jing, who was leading the team with his "Deadly Strike", suddenly slammed on the brakes and stopped in his tracks, turning around with a look of astonishment.

  "Xiaoxue, you said Abu didn't buy going out clothes?"

  "You're kidding me? Is this for real?"

  The gentle little iron spear and the melancholic beetroot also stopped in their tracks with faces full of incredulity.

  Seeing her words being questioned by three people, Bing Ling Xue stomped her foot in anger: "You guys go open the opponent's panel and take a look for yourselves!"

  "Oh right, right—" The three people, who were like waking up from a dream, quickly brought out their virtual panels for battle formation.

  There are ten lines of text images in the lineup panel. The five lines of text images below are dim, representing the five heroes of the opposing enemy side. At this moment, since they have not appeared in the field of view, except for seeing their ID name and hero selection, you cannot see their equipment configuration.

  And on the upper half of the panel, the bright five-line text image represents the five members of the Buritz team.

  Among them, the hero Galen chosen by White Edge Empty Hand carries a 475-piece Doran sword, providing 80 health points, 10 attack power, and a passive effect that recovers 5 health points for the hero after each normal attack hits an enemy.

  Demacian Prince's pure iron spear is a pair of 1-level straw shoes plus 3 bottles of life potion.

  The melancholic sweet potato uses Zhaoxin, which is a long sword plus two bottles of life medicine.

  The icy snow's chilly shooter outfit is the same as the melancholy beet's.

  And in the last line, representing Britz's information column, the six equipment slots were empty.

  "Damn it..." White Blade stared blankly, then looked up at Blitz with an incredulous expression: "Abu, how could you not even buy a going-out outfit?"

  Bulitz looked extremely embarrassed, scratching his head awkwardly and stuttering in reply:

  "I... don't know... if I can... buy... equipment..."

  "Really?" The gentle and kind Xiao Tie Mao beside him heard this and his face collapsed: "Abu, is this really your first time playing a match?"

  Bulitz hesitated for a moment and nodded reluctantly.

  "Are you kidding me, Abu? This is your first time playing?" The melancholic sweet potato looked at him in incredulity: "Then where did this skin come from? Didn't you get it by completing a special hero achievement?"

  "I remember," Ice Spirit Snow suddenly spoke up: "It seems that when Riot Games first operated the game, they held a random lottery among all players. The winning player could get a skin reward, but the probability of winning was super low." As she said this, her beautiful eyes turned to Blitz: "Abu, you wouldn't have gotten the skin from the lottery, would you?"

  Bryce weighed it in his mind: this reason was more plausible than completing some heroic special achievement, or the fact that he had been "stuck in a dilapidated warehouse on the Varoland continent naturally rusting away"…

  It nodded again slowly.

  "He's actually got a big X marked through him...... And it really was drawn by lottery, wasn't it?" The few people who received a definite answer from Blitz almost fainted.

  "Never mind, it's nothing. Let's just consider it a misunderstanding." At this time, Baijue entered the empty space and recovered from his frustrated emotions first, waving his hand generously: "Anyway, Abu is now our companion in the small squad, so we have an obligation to bring him up from the rookie level - it won't take much time, didn't we just enter the game more than a week ago and know nothing?"

  "Old White's words are reasonable." Similarly, the melancholic sweet potato who had also recovered from the fall nodded in agreement.

  "Abu is fine, following your brother to mix, bring you super god -" Chunliang Xiao Tie Mao patted Burits' shoulder and made a heroic declaration.

  Bing Ling Xue smiled sweetly at Buli Cui:

  "Alright, Abu, it seems like I'll have to take care of you more often on our way forward——"

  Looking at the new companions in front of him who still showed him a radiant and sincere smile, Brutz's heart couldn't help but feel a warm current, despite having some guilt and unease.

  Shirabe...Koyuki...Aku...Sweet Potato...are all...good people too...

  At this moment, the gentle and sweet system voice sounded again:

  "Full military attack——"

  The game time had already reached one minute and thirty seconds, and both bases began to automatically transport a group of small soldiers to the three lanes of Summoner's Rift.

  "Lao Bai, are we still going to ambush the first-level team?" asked Chunliang Xiaotie with a furrowed brow, and the others also cast their eyes towards Bai Rensheng. After all, their fifth teammate, Buli Ci, not only didn't bring out his equipment, but was also a rookie who had never participated in a match battle before. If they were to ambush this first-level team, their chances of success would be greatly reduced.

  At this time, the troops have already started to depart from the base. If they delay any further, by the time they return to their own lines, they will miss out on a lot of experience and last-hitting minions, which would be a loss.

  "Hmm—" A hint of hesitation flashed across Bai Jing's face, but it was immediately replaced by determination. He swung his hand heavily and said in a tone that brooked no argument:

  "Hit it! Everyone has already rushed here, why not hit it? As long as we cooperate well, the first blood will be ours!"

  "Good!" The morale of the crowd was also stirred up by Baijian's words, and Chunliang Xiaotie was even more emotional: "Damn it, not just one blood, two blood, three blood, four blood, we'll take them all together!"

  At last, Baijian entered the empty-handed combat without forgetting to remind Burits: "Abu, you're still a rookie, wait until we've started fighting and then follow closely behind us. Don't rush out recklessly."

  Bulitz, who was seen as a newcomer, nodded and agreed in a down-to-earth manner.

  The five of them set off again.

  It was also a good luck for them, the previous pause did not last too long. When the five arrived at the bottom road tower, the in-game time had just entered 1 minute and 50 seconds, and the minions of both sides were about to meet head-on.

  "Follow me into the thicket."

  As soon as the voice fell, Baijian opened "Fatal Strike" with his empty hand, and with a heavy sword in hand, he rushed into the bushes near his defensive tower, shining with golden light all over his body.

  At the same moment he entered the thicket, the view inside the thicket, which was originally as tall as a person, suddenly became transparent and visible to the other four people in the team, like a special effect.

  The bushes inside are empty and there is no enemy hero lurking.

  The four good little iron spears also followed closely behind and slipped into the grass thicket.

  "Lao Bai, I wonder if the person opposite us is hiding in that clump of grass ahead of us?"

  "It's unclear, but let's just hide in this thicket and wait for the people on the other side to show their heads first."

  The game time is 2 minutes, and the two armies have already collided. The small soldiers of blue and purple are coming and going, fighting intensely.

  But the enemy's hero still hasn't appeared yet.

  "Could it be that the five people opposite us ran to the top road and are hiding in the bushes waiting for us?" The anxious sweet potato couldn't help but say: "Why don't we retreat first? Otherwise, we'll lose a lot of experience and gold on the upper and middle roads."

  Baijian's entry into Kongshou also began to show some hesitation and wavering. Just as he was hesitating, things finally took a turn for the better.

  Not far away from the enemy's defensive tower, two players with a green health bar above their heads walked out leisurely.

  One of them is the elected lawless rascal, Garen; the other one is Demacia's power, Jarvan, who has a similar appearance to Fiora.

  "Haha, their other three heroes have also appeared on the top and mid lanes." Pure Iron Spear said excitedly as he obtained information about the other two lanes through the virtual mini-map.

  Everyone was excited too. This situation shows that the other side did not expect them to ambush together in a group of five, with or without intention. This vote is very likely to succeed!

  "But... now this military line... it's not good to take the initiative to attack..." Squatting in the grass, looking out, the scene that entered his eyes made Bai Jian frown slightly.

  Indeed, at this time the two armies are stuck in the middle of the lower road. The enemy's rogue - Male Gun, and Galen, the two players, are standing near their own small soldiers' backs, a long distance away from the five people standing in the grass thicket where White Blade Enters Empty Hand is located. In this situation, if they all rush out together, the opponent can easily turn around and leave, and this ambush will completely fail.

  "Wait a bit longer, wait for the troops to push forward some more before speaking." Bai Jing made up his mind with an empty hand.

  However, since no one appeared on the blue team's top, middle and bottom lanes for a long time, the players of the opposing purple team began to be vigilant. The two men, AD carry and Garen, stopped attacking minions and their positions became more cautious, always hiding behind their own minions.

  "Damn it!" The good-natured little iron spear couldn't help but mutter a low curse: "This bunch of guys, their guts are even smaller than a rabbit's—"

  "Why don't you all just go back to your lanes? If not, the ambush won't succeed, and the defense on top lane will be destroyed by the enemy..." Bing Ling Xue suggested with a worried expression.

  "Alas... it can only be like this." Bai Jing's hand hesitated slightly in the air before he finally let out a reluctant sigh and gave up on the idea of continuing to squat and wait for someone.

  "Let's go, let's go, or the tower will really collapse." The melancholic sweet potato pulled on the pure and good little iron spear, and the two prepared to teleport back to the city before rushing to their next destination.

  The white blade entered the empty hand and also drilled out of the grass thicket, preparing to return directly to the middle road.

  Not far away, the enemy's male gun and Garen, who were hiding behind their own small soldiers, saw Baijian enter with empty hands from the grass. They looked at each other and both showed a hint of a triumphant smile.

  Little brat, think you can ambush and catch your dad? Too tender!

  That male player directly switched to public voice mode, with an extremely arrogant tone, provokingly saying to the White Edge on this side of the battlefield:

  "Wow, with this level of skill, you still want to ambush and catch people? Go back and practice for a few hundred more rounds, haha..."

  A white blade entered the empty hand, and the man's words ignited a surge of anger, but he also knew that it was urgent to return to the middle road to make up for the line, so he forcibly suppressed his anger and turned to leave.

  At this very moment.

  "Whoosh——"

  A shrill whistling sound suddenly pierced the air.

  Ah ah ah, seeing the number of words in this chapter, you should understand why I was late updating for an hour and a half... 5000 words, okay?! From 11:30 to 2:00, I've been working on it non-stop... tears streaming down. After revising and editing until now, I finally feel somewhat satisfied, but there must be many places that can be improved further. For this chapter, I hope everyone will give me lots of suggestions and feedback! This is the opening battle scene of the book, so it has to be exciting enough. If you think this chapter was well-written, please go to the review section and praise me a bit... if not, come and give me your opinions!