Chapter Five: Stealth

  The game world and the real world are just opposite in day and night, when the real world has just darkened, the game world is just dawning. As someone who wants to become a professional player, this great time at dawn is naturally used to quickly upgrade levels.

  Before practicing, you need to find a thief mentor to learn primary skills.

  "This mentor is indeed well-hidden." Xiao Yu searched the entire town of Tabak, and finally found a sly old man in a broken house. The system showed that this sly old man was the thief's mentor.

  The old man hunched his back, wearing a tattered cloak, withered and dry, his hands like withered branches, making people think he was a zombie who had just crawled out of a coffin. His pale blue eyes were dull and unfocused, it's hard to imagine that he would be the mentor of a thief.

  Xiao Yu didn't underestimate the old man because of his hands, which were thin and full of power, like an eagle's claws. With Xiao Yu's professional eyes, he saw that this kind of long-fingered hand was very agile, if used to wield small weapons, it would be flexible and varied. In conjunction with the characteristics of a thief, this old man should not be underestimated.

  "Hello, I'm a novice thief and have come to learn thieving skills from you." Xiao Yu said very politely.

  Xiao Yu's personality is somewhat introverted, but for some reason, when interacting with these NPCs, Xiao Yu feels very natural, which also surprises Xiao Yu.

  The old man glanced at Xiao Yu with a casual gaze, and a ray of light swept across Xiao Yu's body. He said: "My name is Ode, I am the mentor of thieves in Tabak town, you can learn primary skills from me here. Basic skills are free, you can choose the skills you want to learn in the skill directory, but if you want to upgrade your skills, I will charge a certain fee."

  "Thank you, Master." Xiao Yu said, opening the skill directory. Xiao Yu took a look at the skills that can be learned currently, and found that as a level 1 thief, he could learn seven basic skills: Mace, Stealth, Backstab, Reverse Grip Backstab, Kick, Ambush, and Bone Plucking. These skills were all essential for thieves, and learning them was free. Xiao Yu chose to learn them without hesitation.

  Stealth is a stealth skill, the most important skill for thieves. Mace and Ambush are stun skills, both of which require Stealth to support. Kick is an interrupt skill, rushing to the side of spellcaster players and using kick skills can be used to interrupt and prevent spellcasters from casting spells. Backstab, Reverse Backstab, and Bone Rip are all damage output skills, but the above introduction left Xiao Yu somewhat bewildered. Reverse Backstab and Bone Rip are finishing moves, while Backstab belongs to combo skills. What do finishing moves and combo skills mean? It's a bit strange for Xiao Yu.

  "Excuse me..." Xiao Yu just wanted to ask the thief mentor Ode, but the thief mentor Ode interrupted Xiao Leng's words.

  "I won't teach you how to use these skills, all of them require your own comprehension." The thief mentor Ode said calmly.

  Hearing the words of the thieving mentor Ode, Xiao Yu swallowed back the questions he wanted to ask and thought that he would slowly understand these skills through practice.

  There is still a need to learn about weapon usage. Thieves can use daggers, throwing weapons, one-handed swords, bows, crossbows, one-handed hammers, and fist weapons, among others. Xiao Yu measured it out and learned dagger expertise and crossbow arrow expertise. Learning dagger expertise allows Xiao Yu to master the use of daggers. Daggers are short-range weapons, although their attack range, damage, etc. are slightly weaker than those of one-handed swords, but they are more agile and have a faster attack frequency, making them the favorite of most thieves. As for bows, crossbows, and throwing weapons, they must be learned as well, and can be used for ranged attacks and luring monsters.

  "This is for you." Thief Master Ode tossed a single-handed dagger at Xiao Yu and said.

  Xiao Yu caught the single-handed dagger thrown by Ode, the thief master. The dagger was made of some dark metal and even had some damage on its blade.

  Dagger: Attack 7-15

  Although it's lousy, it's still better than nothing. As soon as Xiao Yu's right hand grasped the dagger, a familiar feeling surged up. With a slight movement of his fingers, the dagger spun a perfect arc in Xiao Yu's hand and landed steadily in his palm. Holding the dagger, he didn't know why, but a strong sense of confidence arose.

  "Thief." Xiao Yu muttered to himself, this profession, as if it was born for him.

  The dagger's rotation was like a dance in Xiao Yu's fingers, the skillful technique made even the thief master Ode feel astonished, his eyes once again sized up this young man, just now there were several thieves who came to him to learn thieving skills, but those who could catch his attention were really not many.

  "Go, good luck to you, may your ancestors be with you." After the thief master Ode taught Xiao Yu the skills and handed over the weapon, he closed his eyes and meditated. Seeing that the thief master Ode had given the order to leave, Xiao Yu bowed respectfully and then walked towards the outside of Tabak town.

  Outside the town of Tabak is a desolate desert, but now this originally uninhabited desert has some vitality, and from time to time one or two busy players pass by, they are all new players who have just entered the ru game and are eager to upgrade.

  Xiao Yu glanced at the ranking list and found that the highest level on the Evil Alliance's ranking list was currently two levels. Someone had leveled up so quickly, it was really fast.

  After walking for a few minutes in the desert, Xiao Yu finally saw the first strange creature. It was an ugly sandworm, its entire body covered with gray skin, and many white sharp thorns grew on its body. Its mouth had two long, sharp beaks that were as sharp as scissors.

  "That's it." This is a level one monster near the town, most suitable for myself now.

  Sneak!

  This was Xiao Yu's first attempt at stealth.

  "With his body slightly bent and light footsteps... Xiao Yu strictly followed the requirements of stealth, but for some reason, he always had a sense of awkwardness."

  "It'll get used to it." Xiao Yu thought, slowly approaching the sandworm. His movements were extremely light and slow, his footsteps very difficult to move, he wanted to sneak up behind the sandworm, but having just entered stealth mode not long ago, Xiao Yu couldn't adapt to the sudden drop in speed, as well as the slow movement speed, and accidentally kicked the sand under his feet.

  "Terrible." Seeing the sandworm turn around, Xiao Yu knew that his stealth had failed this time.

  The sandworm discovered Xiao Yu's tracks, its abdomen wriggling slightly as it spat a mouthful of green venom at him. The dark green venom splashed onto Xiao Yu's body, causing his skin to turn completely green, with 3-point toxin damage popping up on his head.

  New semester, these two things are very important.