Chapter 7: Reverse Backstab

  He easily killed another sandworm and a piece of equipment fell to the ground. Xiao Yu picked it up, which was a pair of cloth shoes.

  Tattered Cloth Shoes: Defense 3-5, Speed +1, Cloth Armor, Requirement Level 1.

  All shoe equipment has the effect of increasing speed, with a minimum speed +1. The defense of this cloth shoes is not high, but it's better than nothing. It's still better than going barefoot. Xiao Yu put on the cloth shoes.

  It's already level 2, and if you continue to brush up on the sand worms, the level will rise relatively slowly. Xiao Yu walked further into the desert, where there were higher-level monsters.

  Deeper in the desert, nearby refreshes are some desert beetles, which are two-level monsters that use collision skills. Xiao Yu can still deal with them, but near the desert beetles, there are often some desert cobras appearing, which are five-level monsters and a considerable threat, so be careful when leveling up.

  Xiao Yu browsed through the skill list, looking at Reverse Grip Backstab, Backstab and Bone Carving, and couldn't help but feel a headache. How were these three skills supposed to be used?

  Found the sandworm, Xiao Yu used stealth to slowly approach the desert beetle, a sneak attack, knocked the desert beetle unconscious, stabbed forward with his dagger, and continuously attacked the desert beetle.

  Backstab!

  Xiao Yu used a Backstab skill on the Desert Beetle, but after his dagger touched the beetle's back, it failed to break through the beetle's defense.

  Backstab skill failed!

  It's better to use Ping Fu anyway, Xiao Yu thought gloomily.

  Xiao Yu had never successfully used the skills of Backstab, Reverse Grip Backstab and Bone Pick before, but even if he couldn't use them, Xiao Yu still had to try. These few skills were the foundation of a thief's skills, and he couldn't always be unable to use them.

  The Desert Beetle woke up with only about 50% of its blood remaining and furiously pounced on Xiao Yu.

  Backstab! Xiao Yu attempted to use the Backstab skill for the first time based on his understanding of it, but his skill was interrupted by the Desert Beetle's collision before it could succeed. The Desert Beetle's collision dealt 23 points of damage to Xiao Yu.

  Xiao Yu hastily retreated, while retreating, he used the dagger in his hand to attack the desert beetle. The dagger danced out with a cold glow, although it was just a flat cut without skill bonus damage, the damage value was also quite impressive. In the end, it was relying on running and street fighting that ground away the remaining 50% of the desert beetle's blood, exhausting it to death.

  Xiao Yu looked at his own blood volume, still with 23% left, and couldn't even withstand a single collision from the Desert Beetle. Xiao Yu let out a sigh, picked up the spoils of war, and waited for his blood to recover on the spot.

  Xiao Yu fell into deep thought after several consecutive failures, Xiao Yu pondered, why didn't the reverse backstab skill trigger just now before being interrupted?

  Backstab and Back Strike are two different skills. Back Strike can only deal damage to monsters from behind, while Backstab is different. When facing the enemy head-on, Backstab allows you to jump to the monster's side and strike its back, then quickly move around to the monster's rear, dealing a certain amount of damage while avoiding the monster's attack. This skill is very useful for rogues when fighting monsters and melee players. Using this skill, rogues can stick behind their opponents and continuously attack them. However, the requirements for this skill are relatively high, as it can be interrupted during casting, requiring the rogue to have excellent awareness and agility to complete the skill at the right moment.

  This reverse backstabbing skill can be interrupted, and it requires a certain sense of timing. Xiao Yu thought back to when he had just used the reverse backstab, and it was exactly when the desert beetle was turning around, preparing to attack. At that moment, wasn't his reverse backstab perfectly aligned with the gun's muzzle?

  After thinking about it again, the action of reverse backstabbing seems like something I can accomplish myself!

  Summing up the lessons from the previous failure, Xiao Yu was eager to verify his conjecture and continued searching for the next monster.

  After mastering the skill of stealth, Xiao Yu always required himself to act according to the requirements of stealth, although his movements were still a bit awkward and slow-paced, but his actions were very standard. Xiao Yu knew that if he continued to do so, his body would soon form a habit, and once he formed a habit, he wouldn't need to intentionally require himself to make extremely standard movements.

  Xiao Yu's hand moved slightly, the dagger in Xiao Yu's palm drew a perfect arc, and then was grasped again in Xiao Yu's palm. Whether it was a thin blade like a cicada's wing or a slender and sharp dagger, these hands could wield them with ease, this was a habit deeply ingrained in his bones.

  Xiao Yu knew the power of habit. If you don't form good habits at first, it will cost several times or even dozens of times to correct them later. However, if you form good habits from the beginning, doing things will be twice as efficient with half the effort.

  Another desert beetle was found, and Xiao Yu followed the standard stealth action, sneaking to the side of the desert beetle. A sneak attack knocked it out, and a normal attack dealt some damage to the desert beetle.

  The desert beetle let out a shrill cry and turned around, pouncing on Xiao Yu. Xiao Yu took a step back, dodging, his pupils suddenly constricting as he counterattacked with a reverse thrust!

  Xiao Yu successfully dodged the Desert Beetle's attack, and his Reverse Backstab skill was also completed. However, Xiao Yu's jump position was a bit off, and he didn't accurately hit the Desert Beetle's back. Fortunately, the Reverse Backstab skill still dealt some damage to the Desert Beetle.

  System: Backhand Stab skill completion 60%, dealing 67% skill damage.

  Xiao Yu was taken aback, and this reverse backhand stab actually had a completion rate? Although it only reached 60%, for Xiao Yu, it was a good start. He roughly knew the right timing to use the reverse backhand stab and the key points of the action, but he just needed to grasp the timing more accurately and refine his movements.

  After completing the reverse backhand stab skill, Xiao Yu arrived at the right rear of the desert beetle, grasped the initiative, retreated backwards, and then used the running street battle to kill the desert beetle. He took a look at his own blood volume, still remaining 65%.

  This battle was relatively smooth, and the loss of blood volume wasn't too great. When killing desert beetles before, Xiao Yu would often consume his blood volume to below 50%.