Chapter 8: The Essence of Reverse Back Stabbing

  Xiao Yu picked up the copper coins that had fallen to the ground, and aside from the copper coins, he also found a white linen armor. Xiao Yu put it on, and this armor looked a bit outdated, but it could still increase his defense by a bit, much better than the novice linen clothes he was wearing before. He would just have to make do with it for now.

  Xiao Yu took a look at his gains, from morning till now, Xiao Yu had earned a total of thirty-one silver coins. Apart from the thirty-one silver coins, he also picked up two pieces of white equipment for other professions, which were basically worthless and couldn't even be put up for auction. Throwing them to an NPC might still get him some money.

  Xiao Yu continued to brush against these desert beetles, practicing his reverse backstab skill based on the feeling he had found earlier.

  System: Reverse Backstab completion rate 76%, dealing 87% skill damage.

  76%, not bad, but it seems like I can do better. Xiao Yu carefully thought about the battle process just now, looking for his own shortcomings when using skills.

  Xiao Yu was like a possessed person, constantly practicing his reverse backstabbing skill, completely forgetting about time.

  System: Backhand Stab skill completion 78%, dealing 90% skill damage.

  The results are not bad, and for the exhibition of backhand stabbing skills, Xiao Yu is getting more and more skilled. The completion rate is also steadily increasing, but Xiao Yu did not stop here, instead continuing to practice constantly. He wants to find the most suitable way to exhibit backhand stabbing skills before he forms a habit.

  Flat slash does not calculate skill damage, whereas backhand slash is different and has a skill damage bonus. When Xiao Yu uses flat slash, it can cause over 10 points of damage. If the backhand slash skill is used to attack, it can cause over 20 points of damage and also allows for a quick turnaround to the enemy's back, making using skills very cost-effective.

  A desert beetle charged at Xiao Yu, who dodged to the side and avoided its frontal attack. The beetle's body paused for a moment, and Xiao Yu felt a sudden surge in his heart, as if he had found a certain feeling. At that exact moment, a reverse backhand stab was unleashed.

  With a swift movement, he arrived at the Desert Beetle's flank, his body spinning smoothly. His right hand stabbed backwards with the dagger, fiercely piercing into the Desert Beetle's back, effortlessly breaking open its hard shell.

  Xiao Yu's eyes lit up, it was this feeling! Xiao Yu seemed to have grasped something.

  System: Reverse Backstab skill completion 89%, dealing 100% skill damage.

  Seeing this system prompt, Xiao Yuwei felt surprised. Completing 89% could cause 100% skill damage? What if he completed 100%? Would it cause even higher skill damage?

  This guess excited Xiao Yu, if he could complete the reverse backstab skill with high quality every time, it would greatly increase Xiao Yu's leveling speed!

  Xiao Yu killed the desert beetle in front of him with a few attacks, picked up the copper coins that had fallen to the ground, recovered for a moment, and continued to search for the next desert beetle, recalling the feeling of using Reverse Backstab just now.

  Xiao Yu slowly crept up behind a desert beetle, launched a sneak attack and knocked it out, then made a flat strike that took away nearly half of the desert beetle's blood. When the desert beetle turned around to attack Xiao Yu, he slightly retreated and dodged the beetle's pounce. As the beetle was exhausted, Xiao Yu swiftly moved to its side, his body making a beautiful spin, and with a reverse backhand stab, he viciously pierced the beetle's back, hitting the exact spot without any error.

  When Xiao Yu completed this backhand stab, he felt that his execution of the backhand stab skill was more perfect than any previous time. When stabbing into the Desert Beetle's back, it felt smoother than ever before.

  System: Reverse Backstab skill completion 93%, dealing 150% skill damage.

  Seeing the 150% value, Xiao Yu couldn't help but be moved, he didn't think that after improving the completion of the Reverse Backstab skill, it could cause such a big blow.

  Good grief, this skill is too useful! Not only can it dodge opponents' attacks, but also deal damage higher than ordinary skills.

  What's strange about Xiao Yu's move is that when he uses the reverse backhand, why does he need to rotate his body? Isn't this an extremely redundant action? As long as you dodge the enemy's attack and jump to the side, can't you achieve the effect of a reverse stab? Is rotating the body just a fancy move?

  Xiao Yu recalled some words that his thieving mentor, Ode, had said while teaching him skills: the thief's combat techniques were the most effective ones verified through thousands of years of actual combat and were passed down, being the most concise and effective fighting skills.

  What is the use of body rotation?

  Xiao Yu tried practicing a spinning limb movement on the empty ground, making a spin and performing a backhand thrust. Since there were no monsters around, Xiao Yu's movements were relatively smooth, and the spin allowed him to strike with great force when he made a sideways attack. His right hand holding the dagger rubbed against the air, producing a series of humming sounds.

  With the rotation, his right hand was filled with a surge of powerful force. Suddenly, Xiao Yu had an epiphany - by rotating his body, he could enhance the power of his reverse thrusts. As he continued to experiment, Xiao Yu gradually discovered that when his body rotated, his right hand produced tremendous force due to centrifugal and inertial forces. If utilized properly, his entire body's strength would be concentrated onto the dagger in his right hand, unleashing a powerful killing blow.

  It turns out that the body's rotation is not a useless action, but to better borrow power from the hands! After Xiao Yu gained insight into this point, his understanding of the reverse backhand stab skill became more thorough, and at the same time, he also found that what he did just now was not perfect enough!

  Xiao Yu gradually grasped the essence of this skill, which is divided into two steps. The first step is to dodge the opponent's attack, and the second step is to use the force generated by the body's rotation to counterattack the enemy's back. Xiao Yu has already done a great job in dodging the opponent's attack, but the key lies in using the rotation to generate force and counterattacking the enemy's back after dodging. This is a difficult point that requires strong physical coordination to achieve. The greater the force generated by the rotation, the higher the completion degree of the skill!

  The completion degree of reverse back stabbing skill is not high because the force generated by self-rotation is not big enough!