Chapter 4 Boss, are we playing the same game?
"Ah…"
A painful scream suddenly echoed through the Internet Cafe.
"Sir, are you alright?"
Su Ran saw Zhao Tie, who was sitting in his seat, twitching uncontrollably.
"I'm not dead?"
Zhao Tie woke up with a start, quickly took off the virtual device, his face pale, breathing heavily. He still felt a lingering fear at the thought of being bitten to death by the Thief Wyvern just now.
This game was too realistic! The pain and fear during death, he really thought he had died!
Zhao Tie suddenly remembered something else and quickly checked his body, a strange expression on his face: "My Qi is clearly still there, why can't I use it?"
"In the game, you must follow the corresponding game rules and cannot use abilities from reality!"
"You mean I can't use Qi?"
"Yes."
"Damn it, then how do I play?"
Zhao Tie was dumbfounded. If he couldn't use Qi, wouldn't that mean he had to fight monsters with a mortal body?
Su Ran smiled and reminded him: "Sir, you only need to kill one Thief Wyvern to complete the achievement and receive a reward!"
Zhao Tie was stunned, suddenly realizing, oh right, he came to play this game just to get the reward!
But in fact, if it weren't for Su Ran's reminder, the immersive game experience almost made him forget about it.
Fortunately, this was only a game after all. Although realistic, dying in the game was not real death.
Thinking this, Zhao Tie's gaze became firm, and he regained his confidence. Just as he was about to put on the virtual device, he saw a message pop up on the computer screen.
"Your playtime is insufficient, please renew!"
Zhao Tie was stunned: "I've only played for an hour? I didn't even notice, that's too fast!"
However, Zhao Tie still unhesitatingly pulled out another gold coin from his money pouch to renew.
...
Back in the game.
Starting again from the island landing point, stepping onto the Ancient Tree Forest, as soon as he reached the usual spot at the entrance, Zhao Tie discovered the tracks of that Thief Wyvern.
Zhao Tie's expression became serious, putting away his previous contempt.
"Last time I was just too careless, this time…"
Zhao Tie's hand rested on the Taichi Sword behind him, crouching low, slowing his steps, approaching the Thief Wyvern, seemingly planning a sneak attack.
"Hiss…"
But before he could take two steps forward, the Thief Wyvern, with its exceptionally keen hearing and smell, turned its body and immediately sensed Zhao Tie's presence, letting out a roar and charging towards Zhao Tie.
Zhao Tie was so startled that his expression panicked, and as a result, he didn't even have a chance to draw his sword before he was suddenly pounced on and bitten to pieces, mouthful by mouthful.
He quickly met his second death.
Having experienced death once before, this time, Zhao Tie's reaction wasn't as strong. He just took two deep breaths and started over.
Since a sneak attack didn't work, this time, Zhao Tie drew his weapon in advance, planning to confront the Thief Wyvern head-on.
The Thief Wyvern, of course, was not afraid, twisting its body and charging straight over.
Zhao Tie, prepared, swung his Taichi Sword forward, but unfortunately, facing the extremely fast Thief Wyvern, he only cut through the air. Then he saw the Thief Wyvern dodge, once again pouncing on Zhao Tie.
In just one encounter, Zhao Tie died again!
"Damn it, I don't believe it!"
Zhao Tie's face showed unwillingness, and he continued.
But the result was still the same, a fourth time, a fifth time…
"This Thief Wyvern definitely has the strength of a 2-star or even close to 3-star Bronze Savage Beast!"
After continuous deaths, Zhao Tie had a rough estimate of the Thief Wyvern's strength.
"At the same level, Savage Beasts are inherently stronger than ordinary martial artists. If you can't use Qi, it's useless for ordinary people to deal with such monsters, no matter how many times they die!"
After reaching this conclusion, Zhao Tie's confidence vanished. After dying a few more times, he frustratingly took off the virtual device and looked at Su Ran with an unhappy expression, questioning him.
"Boss, you didn't deliberately set an impossible goal, did you?"
"This Thief Wyvern is so powerful, how am I supposed to kill it?"
The Thief Wyvern is powerful?
Hearing this, Su Ran almost couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Any player who has played "monster hunter: World" would definitely know.
The Thief Wyvern is the monster with the lowest ecological position in this game. It's not even a boss, just a small monster. If this is considered powerful, he doesn't know what those Ancient Dragons later on would be considered…
Su Ran could only say tactfully: "The Thief Wyvern, actually, is really not difficult, quite simple. You can try again!"
Su Ran was merely stating a fact, but to Zhao Tie, these words sounded a bit harsh.
"This isn't difficult? It's quite simple?"
He seriously suspected whether Su Ran was insulting his intelligence. He stood up and offered his seat, saying with a hint of challenge: "Boss, from what you're saying, you must be a master. How about you give me a demonstration?"
Su Ran knew Zhao Tie was unconvinced.
At this time, he was privately asking the system.
"The host can guide customers in the game, but cannot engage in long-term proxy playing."
"Alright!"
Having received the answer, Su Ran didn't stand on ceremony. He sat directly in the seat and put on the virtual device.
Playing for the first time, experiencing this seemingly real game world for the first time, Su Ran felt no tension or fear, only excitement.
For a game enthusiast, what could be more moving than playing such a game?
After briefly adapting to the game's body and controls, Su Ran set off for the Ancient Tree Forest. As soon as he reached the entrance, he indeed saw a Thief Wyvern guarding the usual spot.
As soon as Su Ran approached, the Thief Wyvern immediately spotted him, rolled over and got up, and charged fiercely towards him.
"This Thief Wyvern has keen senses and is extremely fast. I want to see how you deal with it so easily!"
Zhao Tie, standing by and watching the computer screen, felt a bit of schadenfreude.
Especially when the Thief Wyvern had already charged in front of Su Ran, and Su Ran himself was still standing there blankly, not moving, which amused Zhao Tie even more.
"Heh heh, he can't even react to the Thief Wyvern's speed, and he doesn't even have time to draw his sword. And he still dares to say it's simple?"
Zhao Tie was certain that Su Ran would die immediately and was ready to watch Su Ran make a fool of himself.
However, when the Thief Wyvern revealed its sharp fangs and was about to bite Su Ran, Su Ran finally moved, using a seemingly ordinary roll to dodge the Thief Wyvern's fatal attack.
"What?!"
"He actually dodged it?!"
The smile on Zhao Tie's face froze.
But that wasn't all; what shocked and surprised him even more was yet to come.
As Su Ran rolled to dodge the Thief Wyvern's attack, he drew his Taichi Sword and slashed directly, hitting the Thief Wyvern squarely.
One slash obviously couldn't kill the Thief Wyvern, but Su Ran wasn't greedy. Without a word, he quickly sheathed his sword and pulled away from the Thief Wyvern.
The hit Thief Wyvern roared and charged at Su Ran again.
But the same scene played out again. Just as the Thief Wyvern was about to attack Su Ran, Su Ran rolled again, dodging the Thief Wyvern's attack, then drew his sword, slashed the Thief Wyvern once, then sheathed his sword and repositioned.
After that, it was always like this: roll, draw sword, slash once, sheathe sword, run… The movements were fluid and seamless.
After repeated successful attacks, the Thief Wyvern was soon covered in wounds, could no longer endure, and fell to the ground, dead.
This… this, he killed it just like that?
Zhao Tie was dumbfounded, his gaze blank, an expression of disbelief on his face. How did this monster, which had killed him countless times, suddenly seem so weak?
Su Ran's movements clearly looked very ordinary, nothing special at all.
"See? It's not difficult, is it?"
Su Ran took off the virtual device, let out a light breath, and stood up, glancing at Zhao Tie.
Zhao Tie's body trembled.
It looked simple enough.
"Could it really be that my operation is the problem?"
Zhao Tie sat back in his seat, half-believing, half-doubting. He re-entered the game and found a Thief Wyvern. This time, he planned to imitate Su Ran's movements, doing exactly as he had seen.
When the Thief Wyvern attacked, he rolled to dodge.
But the result was that his roll completely failed to dodge the Thief Wyvern's attack, instead exposing a huge weakness, and he was bitten to death in a few bites.
Zhao Tie was completely stunned.
I'm already doing what the boss demonstrated, so why did I die again?
He tried several times, but the result was still the same.
Zhao Tie was so angry he almost threw the virtual device on the ground. He couldn't help but look at Su Ran: "Boss, are you sure we're really playing the same game?"