Chapter Seventeen: Twice the Result with Half the Effort

  But what happened next made my stomach churn!

  An orc tossed the bleeding body of a Brug to one side, and with a swift motion, brought its head down onto the blade of his battle-axe. The skull split open immediately, and before the blood could even flow out, he had already lifted it up, and was greedily sucking it into his mouth.

  What's even more chilling is that the people of Bruges around them are indifferent, with a "not my problem" attitude, and they frantically dig up the ground, afraid of becoming the next victim.

  Having sucked out the brains of the people of Bruges, this half-beast wiped his mouth and said, "Dig holes for me to plant potatoes, or you will end up like them!"

  After finishing speaking, this guy swaggered away.

  I hastily wiped away my sweat, damn it, this scene isn't that scary, it's just too disgusting.

  Incidentally, I took a glance at this half-beastman's attributes and only then did I understand why he was so arrogant.

  Orc Overseer

  Rank: Elite Monster

  Level: 19

  Blood volume: 100,000

  Physical Attack: 380~550

  Physical Defense: 380

  Magic Defense: 260

  Skills: Heavy Strike, Stun, Battle Cry

  ……

  This guy has a lot of health and his attack power is enough to break through my defense. Moreover, he also has a shouting skill, so I must fight him in an empty area, otherwise, if he shouts, I'll be doomed.

  And all around, there's no empty space to be found, so I'll have to create it myself. So, if you don't go to hell, who will? People of Bruges, I owe you an apology!

  He circled around a Brug's excavator and stabbed the knife in his hand into its head with force, only to hear a "puchi" sound. The sharp blade had already completely entered its skin, and a very pleasing red number accompanied by splashing blood gushed out!

  “2983！”

  With just one blow, the miner's blood volume had already dropped by about three-quarters!

  Under the pain, this dull fellow finally turned back, before it swung its axe, I had already swung my dagger and slashed two times on its head!

  “690！763！”

  Its head was like a crispy watermelon, cut open with a dagger, and fresh blood flowed out with the white pulp!

  No doubt it crashed.

  I'm utterly astonished, due to my previous experience playing a mage profession, I didn't have much of a close combat feel, but this bloody scene in front of me has truly satisfied my sadistic tendencies. No wonder in some ancient costume dramas, those young women would always say to their men with a hint of resentment, "Hmph, you stinky men are always yelling and killing."

  It's just the way men are.

  I kicked away the corpse of a Brugian, picked up the only silver coin on the ground, haha, zero investment for one silver coin, this deal is still quite cost-effective.

  I quickly walked up to the second excavator and slashed my dagger directly across its face! A clear blood mark split open on its face, a thick line of blood sprayed out, splashing my chest armor with bloodstains!

  “1032！”

  The little guy was in so much pain that he swung his pickaxe at me, and I didn't dodge. All I felt was a dull ache in my chest!

  “159！”

  Hehe, no big deal, it's acceptable.

  I didn't use any potions, I just circled around and used normal attacks to whittle it down, and when the position was really dodgy, I avoided it. As a result, I only needed four hits to take out that poor excavator!

  After killing three or five, I slowly found a way. Now my only two attack skills - Backstab + Combo Strike are used on one small monster, and after killing it without injury, the second one opens to dodge and flash it once, and then kills it with a flat cut. In this way, when the cooling time of those two skills is good, use them again, and when the blood volume drops to half, take medicine directly. At the same time, I don't love war, as long as I see the orc coming from afar, I immediately run far away.

  Soon, all the small monsters within this acre of land were cleared by me.

  Roughly looking at my own experience, I only gained less than 3%. It seems that in the future days, under no task circumstances, this small monster doesn't need to be killed, it has no nutritional value.

  And each of these monsters only dropped one silver coin, and the equipment was not even a scrap to be found. As for the quest item - the wine gourd, haha, I reckon if it could drop from these ordinary small monsters, then the designers of "Holy War" should jump into the river and drown themselves.

  So my hunch is that the wineskin will probably drop from the Gnoll Overseer.

  I'm daydreaming, the half-orc overseer has arrived, looking quite pleased with himself. Seeing the blood-red skull icon in front of his name, I knew he was a voluntary monster. So, I hid and followed closely behind him. Watching him slowly walk to the middle of this potato field, I had already put the red potion on my lips, one backstab, the sharp blade fiercely stabbed into his back!

  Blood splattered everywhere, and a considerable amount of damage was dealt!

  “1906！”

  Orcs eat pain turn back, hands holding war axes lift fire burning sky, fiercely swung towards me!

  I immediately activated my evasion skill!

  "Ding!" System prompt: "You dodged the Half-Orc Foreman's [Smash] skill!"

  I took advantage of the momentum and raised the knife, slashing it twice at his chest!

  “449！529！”

  Not to mention, this guy's defense is much higher than those of Bruges, no wonder they dare to bully others so recklessly!

  However, when killing monsters, you can't be distracted, especially when playing virtual games!

  I soon got a lesson, the half-orc's axe spun around and the blunt back of the axe hit my forehead. I suddenly felt a blackness in front of my eyes, I'm done for, knocked out!

  Soon, the body was replaced by a tearing pain!

  When I came to again, my HP had already dropped to less than a quarter!

  I hastily swallowed the red medicine, thirty-six strategies, walking is the best!

  The half-beast went mad and chased after me, cursing in his mouth, "Damn human, eating leopard's gallbladder, dare to intrude on our half-beast territory! Die!"

  Although I was fleeing, I still didn't put away the sword and quickly took out the Scout's Bow, drew an arrow, turned around and gave it a shot!

  This guy took an arrow to the shoulder, and a damage number of 554 popped up on his head!

  It's frustrating, the bow's attack power is really too unstable. Without skill enhancements, it can only be used as a kite string.

  The orcs were still chasing me relentlessly, and I was slowly recovering my blood with the red potion. After running around this not-so-small potato field for about half a minute, my blood had already recovered to 70%, and also, my evasion skill had cooled down.

  I immediately turned around, the scout's bow was already on his shoulder, and he brushed past the half-orc with a conditioned reflex-like swing of his right hand, the cold knife tip had already pierced its skin!

  Another damage number over 1900! The orc, because it ran too fast just now, suddenly stopped and stumbled a few steps before turning around. By the time it reacted, I had already stepped forward with an arrow step, and a flat slash landed on its chest!

  The guy raised the battle-axe in his hand again and held it high above his own head!

  Before I could finish speaking, my right arm shot up and the dagger slashed viciously towards its throat!

  This position is just without the protection of armor!

  Although the half-orc looks stupid and clumsy, its brain is not slow. It's very clear that if it hits twice, its life will be in danger. Immediately took a step back, so I got cheap and sold cleverly, and another knife at close range!

  This suddenly enraged the half-beastman, and with a reverse grip on his axe, he swung the back of it at me once again!

  I had expected this move, directly activating dodge, dodging its skill while already circling to its back, a precise horizontal slash landed on its waist!

  “2906！”

  No doubt this is another weak point!

  Right after that, I switched to Scout's Bow again and ran far away. Thieves, when their skills are on cooldown, still try to compete with monsters for position - that's absolutely asking for a longer life. So, being sneaky is the true way of thieves.

  I see myself running far away, the half-beast also has only one pursuit to the end. Unfortunately, I have always locked my own route firmly in this safe area, and it can only be at my mercy.

  When the half-orc overseer's blood dropped down to 10%, he finally couldn't bear it and burst out.

  Suddenly he stopped in his tracks, his body shook violently, and he shouted loudly, "Slaves, come quickly to help me, there are intruders!"

  It's just a pity that it is more than thirty meters away from the nearest Brug, and its voice can't be heard at all. Besides, if I were that Brug, I would hope this guy dies soon, so I can escape from here and go home to hug my children and wife!

  Taking advantage of its shouting time, I had already sprinted to its back. The freshly cooled-down Backstab, with sufficient aiming time, landed extremely accurately on its waist, and with a fierce thrust, another damage number that delighted me burst out!

  “7867！”

  Under the severe pain, the half-orc overseer clutched his waist and turned back, raising his axe once again! This time I didn't give him a chance, my dagger swiftly slashed twice at his neck!

  "4532! 4949!" What a pity, the second damage was already a waste, because the first segment of the continuous slash had already taken its life.

  The guy let out a painful groan and his body unwillingly fell to the ground.

  I just saw my experience bar jump up restlessly and it actually increased by 5%!

  After calculating the time, it's a good deal. Just now I killed all these small monsters in 7 minutes and only gained less than 3% experience, while pushing them away took 4 minutes and gained nearly twice as much experience as those 7 minutes. It's not just a matter of doubling the effort for half the work!

  I couldn't help but glance ahead and was delighted to discover that the potato fields were everywhere, with almost every field having a tall figure in it.

  My excited tiger's mouth is sour, TNND, if I don't clear this big stronghold today, I won't leave! Anyway, being young is capital, at worst, go home and sleep for seven hours, and you'll be able to recharge your energy.

  But what got me excited wasn't just that. When I kicked away its heavy body, not only did a golden light shine on the ground, but also a piece of equipment with a deep black luster dropped.