Chapter 7: The Dagger Method Master

  At first in the Demon Realm, Jian Gui was indeed invincible. The Against Heaven Clan he founded with his own hands was the place where all players squeezed in after sharpening their brains. After expressing his intention to transfer to the "Parallel World", he immediately received a unanimous response, and everyone expressed their willingness to follow him over. They rebuilt the Against Heaven Clan, still with him as the leader.

  Who would have thought that in this holographic game "Parallel World", everyone's true appearance was restored. Jian Gui's real-life image, which was too shabby compared to his glorious existence in the previous online game, was a stark contrast. The difference was so great that more than half of the players in the guild could not accept it. Immediately, nearly half of them expressed their desire to leave and start anew on their own. Even the few female players who often surrounded Jian Gui in the guild took one look at him from afar and never showed up again. In the end, the guild, which originally had nearly a thousand people, was left with only about fifty or so who were willing to continue following him.

  The cold reality made Kirito feel chilled, but as a top player who had once created brilliance, he still had his own unique abilities. Kirito did not intend to give up, and he had secretly made up his mind to shine again in the "Parallel World", and make the name of the Inverse Heaven Guild resound throughout the entire game.

  First and foremost, one must strengthen oneself. However, the holographic game made Sword Ghost feel at a disadvantage from the very first day. In this simulated environment, the word "operation" was likely to be retired. Sword Ghost's hands, which were originally skilled in manipulating the mouse and keyboard like a ghost, had no use here. As a top player, Sword Ghost understood that he could only make up for it with his understanding of the game content. Fortunately, the game's public test was revised after half a day, giving Sword Ghost a chance to re-adapt to the game. During this time, he devoted himself to studying a large amount of game data and even simulated the fighting style of in-game characters in real life. When the public test resumed, Sword Ghost confidently re-entered the game.

  In less than a day, he has leveled up to 25! The hard work and sweat that went into this is unimaginable for ordinary people. Gaming isn't just about playing around so simply.

  At the beginning of the game, it was the best time to pull away. Jian Gui would not miss this opportunity, and since he was far superior to his companions in level, he didn't waste any time on them. That's why earlier, when the Inverse Heaven Gang members were outside the city, Jian Gui wasn't among them. It wasn't until Gu Fei swept three people away with one kick and took the fireball that his companions finally reacted, hastily reporting back to Jian Gui.

  After listening to his companion's detailed description of the sword demon, he also had doubts in his heart. He was already familiar with all the skills in the game, and if he had to say that this kick was similar to a martial artist's "Swallow Return Flash", but that was a high-level skill that could only be learned at level 54. How could someone possibly have it now? Moreover, his companions hadn't even reached level 10 yet, how could their skills be used on someone who was under PK protection?

  Then, Jian Gui hastily returned from the training area and brought the guild members to search in the direction the two had left. He didn't have any intention of revenge because of the trivial matter of snatching a pig's head, but rather felt that this person had something he needed to understand.

  Unfortunately, the fireball hit the sword demon's sore spot. This is the easiest way to provoke the sword demon's fighting spirit at this time, and the fireball grasped it very accurately. After staring at the fireball fiercely, the sword demon asked Gu Fei: "What level are you?"

  "Level 10." Gu Fei replied.

  "Alright!" Sword Demon nodded, "One on one, how about you two?"

  "Damn it, I'm just level 1, level 1, what's your level?" Huo Qiu shouted.

  Gu Fei also chimed in with Huo Ball's response: "Yeah, he's only level 1, no way he can PK."

  Jian Gui smiled, he didn't think of PKing with a level 10 and a level 1 player, saying this was just to make the other party yield. But unexpectedly, Gu Fei added another sentence at this time: "So one person is enough."

  Jian Gui's eyes widened in shock, he simply didn't dare believe his ears: "What did you say?"

  "What? You're not going to PK?" Gu Fei asked back.

  Gu Fei's counter-question made Jian Gui lose his ground for retreat. Of course, he wasn't afraid, but just felt that this was a bit not worth it. Having his first battle to establish his reputation and create a sensation in the world of martial arts end up being against a 10th-level little mage, Jian Gui thought it was really too humiliating.

  However, Jian Gui couldn't think of a decent reason to refuse at the moment, so he could only nod and say: "Alright, alright!" He looked around and saw a large open space by the pond on the hillside. Jian Gui pointed in that direction and said: "How about we go there?" This was also his first time PKing in a parallel world, and he felt that finding an open and stable place would be more conducive to playing.

  Gu Fei didn't care at all, nodded and walked in that direction.

  Huǒ Qiú said in a low voice as he followed closely beside him: "Are you crazy? You don't even know what level the other person is and yet you're PKing with them?"

  "What's wrong? If you can P, then just P!" Gu Fei laughed.

  By the pond, two people stood still. The Sword Demon was followed by his companions, a group of people who were also very nervous. They trusted the Sword Demon, so they continued to follow him in the game, and this time the Sword Demon could still shine as before, perhaps this battle would explain many things.

  Behind Gu Fei stood a fireball, his mind elsewhere. He was estimating the depth of the pond, searching for a place to borrow after falling into the pond. He thought Gu Fei had no chance of winning. Who was the opponent? Jian Gui, the top player in the online gaming world. Any online game he participated in was always at the highest level. Mo Yu? That was just one of his many peaks, a magnificent high point.

  "Let's begin!" Gu Fei said, lifting up his Taoist robe and drawing out a dagger.

  "Dagger?" Jian Gui was taken aback, this person is clearly a mage!

  There are some skills in the game that are popularized. Reach the level, pay money, and any profession can learn it. Appraisal is one of them. Its function is not only used to identify equipment, but also to detect the player's occupation, monster's occupation, and level.

  A seasoned online gamer, Jian Gui had already learned the appraisal technique at the earliest opportunity. As soon as they met, he had already appraised both of them. Two mages, one level 10 and one level 1. Due to the low level of his appraisal technique, he couldn't identify the equipment on their bodies yet. Gu Fei suddenly pulled out a dagger, greatly surprising Jian Gui.

  "It was just a rookie." Jian Gui shook his head, feeling quite disappointed. His first time taking action, and it was against a staff-wielding mage with a dagger - this really wasn't anything worth bragging about.

  Jian Gui also drew out a weapon from his waist, which was also a dagger! Jian Gui's profession was that of a thief, a true master of daggers.

  "Please!" Xiang Gui felt that facing such an opponent, he still had to seize the initiative of making the first move, which was too unkind.

  "Please!" Gu Fei suddenly held the dagger in reverse, clasped his fists together and bowed to Jian Gui. This move made Jian Gui pause, but before he could react, Gu Fei had already flashed forward with a swift stab.

  "So fast!!" Jian Gui was shocked. With his research on the game, he could tell at a glance that Gu Fei's character must have added agility. A mage with agility... In Jian Gui's online gaming experience, he had seen many full-agility mages, but this kind of character that relied on high agility to achieve high dodge rates or even full MISS required extremely high levels and equipment to support, and could only be formed in the later stages.

  Moreover, it's only when some game data has been thoroughly researched by players that someone will start trying this kind of point addition. But in Parallel World, first, it's a new game and everything is still being explored; second, each person is limited to one account, once the points are added incorrectly or for whatever reason the character becomes trash, there won't be any deleting the account and starting over. So now, even though Jian Gui is already level 25, his point addition has only reached level 10, before researching a correct path for adding points, he won't recklessly use up all the points.

  And the agile mage in front of him was an extremely reckless existence in Jian Gui's eyes. Jian Gui, while defining Gu Fei, hastily retreated to the side and dodged Gu Fei's straight stab.

  But unexpectedly, the opponent reacted extremely quickly. This stab was not even used, and as soon as he saw Sword Demon's body move, he immediately counterattacked with a backhand swing.

  However, the sword demon who could wield ghostly double-handed swords had exceptional reflexes and quickly dodged the attack by shrinking his body. Unwilling to give up, Gu Fei's offense was far from over; after a swift turn of his body following the missed slash, he found himself with his back to the sword demon, and his dagger slipped out from under his arm, stabbing forward once again.

  At this time, Jian Gui was still in a half-crouching state, dodging the previous attack. Gu Fei's backhand stab came straight at his forehead. At this point, it was too late to dodge again, and Jian Gui instinctively raised his hand to protect his face, causing the dagger in his hand to intersect with Gu Fei's incoming stab. A crisp sound rang out as Jian Gui retreated several steps backward, creating distance between himself and Gu Fei.

  The hearts of both were fluctuating.

  Gu Fei did not expect his opponent to dodge his three consecutive attacks. These three moves were not something he had used casually.

  "Tai Sui"――"Ling Wei"――"Yasha".

  This is a set of dagger moves that have been refined through rigorous training, each move targeting the vital points. This also means that in reality, Gu Fei wouldn't dare to use these three moves lightly, or else someone's life would be lost with just one misstep.

  I thought it was foolproof, but I didn't expect to lose my grip. This guy in front of me hasn't practiced martial arts, but his reaction is quite fast. Moreover, his point addition in the game is mainly focused on agility, which is a more important factor. And because of his occupational characteristics, his speed is obviously faster than Gu Fei's. He made Gu Fei realize another problem: In reality, only he, a martial artist, can have such high speed, but in the game, as long as the character adds points, everyone can have this speed, and even be faster.

  Unexpectedly, in the game, he encountered a situation that would never happen in real life, and Gu Fei was delighted.