Chapter 98: The Capable Little Skeleton
Chapter 98: The Capable Little Skeleton
If you were to ask Lu Wu about his first impression of the Mystic Realm, his answer would simply be: Dark!
This particular Underground Cavern Mystic Realm was exceptionally dark. Although there were torches placed at regular intervals, the lighting was still insufficient, creating a dense and gloomy atmosphere.
Lu Wu was fine, but Dudu was starting to feel a bit uneasy.
She was naturally timid, and even when sleeping at night, she needed to keep a light on. In this environment, if it weren't for Lu Wu holding her hand, she would have burst into tears by now.
As Lu Wu and Dudu entered the Mystic Realm, the program on their Mystic Realm Bracelets activated, and a row of information appeared directly on the bracelets.
"Welcome, contestants, to the trial-type Mystic Realm created by the Summoner Center.
As your Summon Beasts are of Common 2-Star strength, you are currently on the second layer of the Mystic Realm.
You will earn 1 point for each Summon Beast defeated, 5 points for every 100 meters traveled, and 10 points for every 30 minutes spent (up to a maximum of 180 minutes).
Defeating the guardian Boss will grant you 50 points, and entering the third layer will also give you 50 points.
..."
Lu Wu quickly scanned through the information and focused on the last part, which was marked in red: [Prohibited to kill Summon Beasts in the Mystic Realm without reason]. After that, he stopped paying attention and pulled Dudu's hand, saying, "Let's go, Dudu. We're going to fight and level up!
Don't worry, I'm here, and I'll protect you!"
Dudu was easily reassured, and as Lu Wu tugged her hand, she immediately felt braver.
Her mind was alert, and in a daze, she followed Lu Wu out of the safe zone at the entrance of the Mystic Realm.
As soon as they stepped out of the safe zone, before their feet could even steady, a loud whooshing sound filled the air, and a large wave of thorns rushed towards them.
Caught off guard by this situation, Lu Wu's expression changed, but before he could react, Dudu's pig suddenly leaped out of her embrace and transformed, blocking the wave of thorns with its rear end.
While protecting Lu Wu and Dudu, the pig also shot them a disdainful look.
Damn, he was being looked down upon by a pig!
Lu Wu became furious, "Little Skeleton! You..."
"Crack!"
A series of cracking sounds filled the air, and the little skeleton beside Lu Wu disappeared.
Lu Wu looked again and saw his little skeleton holding a baseball bat, viciously striking a hedgehog-like Summon Beast.
Lu Wu's Mystic Realm bracelet was flashing a red alert, and if the little skeleton continued, the hedgehog would be finished, and they would lose points and have to pay a fine.
After all, in this trial-type Mystic Realm, the monsters were someone's private property.
Lu Wu quickly stopped the little skeleton.
But at this moment, the little skeleton wasn't very obedient. Even after being told to stop, it still wanted to take a few more swings.
It was clear that this little guy was genuinely angry.
Although its owner, Lu Wu, was turning into a bad Lu Wu, the good Lu Wu and bad Lu Wu were both its Lu Wu, and it would never allow anyone to hurt its Lu Wu.
Holding the little skeleton's hand and feeling its huffing anger, Lu Wu's anger subsided. He patted the little skeleton's head and explained, "The Summon Beasts here won't harm me. Our Mystic Realm bracelets have a protection function, and even if we're hit, we'll only lose our trial qualifications.
Also, it's not a bad guy. When we encounter other Summon Beasts later, don't hit them so hard, okay?"
The little skeleton didn't fully understand Lu Wu's words, but its little brain was nodding along.
It didn't know what it was agreeing to, but whenever it nodded, Lu Wu would be happy, and he would pat the little skeleton, making it happy too.
As for what would happen next time they encountered such a situation?
The little skull seemed to be going all out, and Li Wu was still petting it. Naturally, the little guy's thoughts were seen by Li Wu.
Li Wu's hand itched a little at that moment, but then he thought again. This Mystic Realm was a special case, a fully controlled and commercialized realm with no danger. The next one they were heading to, the Grand Cemetery, would be a different story.
When the time comes to fight in the Grand Cemetery, it would be a life-or-death situation. In that case, the little skull's mindset was the most correct approach.
With this thought, Li Wu decided not to correct it. At most, he would just need to be a bit more careful when the little skull got into a fight later, ensuring it didn't kill anyone's Summon Beast.
"Let's go, keep going!"
After petting the little skull a couple of times, Li Wu returned to holding Dudu's hand, continuing their trial or, you could say, their Mystic Realm journey.
Having experienced the attack, Li Wu and his team adjusted their formation. The little skull took the lead to scout ahead, while Tuan Tuan transformed back into her cute form and was carried in Dudu's arms.
The two humans and two beasts strolled through the Mystic Realm.
As this was their first challenge, Li Wu didn't have any ambitious goals of achieving a high score right away.
He treated this first attempt as an experience and information-gathering opportunity, as well as a chance to temper the little skull and Tuan Tuan.
In the One Six One Nine Book Bar One Look Wu One Correct Version!
Um, did something get out of order here? Never mind, let's not worry about it!
On the little skull's side, because Li Wu had just been attacked, it was now sent out to scout ahead, and it became extra vigilant.
At the slightest sense of something amiss, regardless of the situation, it would charge forward and strike with its club first.
The problem was that it was too nervous, and while its first few strikes were quite accurate, it ended up hitting a Summon Beast, which surprised even Li Wu.
Li Wu never expected his little skull to be so capable, and he praised it profusely.
If Li Wu hadn't praised it, things might have been fine. But with this praise, things took a turn for the worse.
The little skull had been tense and wronged recently, fearing that Good Li Wu would turn into Bad Li Wu and that Li Wu would no longer want it.
Now that Li Wu was praising it, the little skull suddenly felt the world was a better place.
The somewhat bad Li Wu was about to turn good again.
But then its clever mind turned, how did Bad Li Wu become Good Li Wu? By being capable!
This was because the little skull was capable!
Li Wu had just praised it, praising the little skull for its capability! So, the little skull had to be even more capable for Bad Li Wu to turn good. With this thought, the little guy became extra motivated.
Holding the electric baseball bat, it marched at the front. At the slightest sense of something amiss, the little guy would start swinging wildly.
The facilities in the cave took a beating.
The little skull's swings were precise, and wherever it passed, things were left in ruins.
In less than ten minutes, the little skull had knocked down several Summon Beasts, but it had also exhausted its own lightning energy and the electric bat's power.
But the worst was yet to come. The worst part was that its actions created a huge ruckus.
The noise attracted Summon Beasts from all around, and before Li Wu's group had even spent fifteen minutes in the Mystic Realm, they found themselves surrounded by dozens of Summon Beasts. Li Wu had no choice but to press the button to leave the Realm.
Meanwhile, the Tall-Legged Girl was taking her time to enter the Realm. It had been over twenty minutes, and she still hadn't entered, resulting in an awkward encounter as Li Wu's group was leaving.
The two exchanged glances, and the atmosphere became a bit awkward.
The girl was initially stunned, then she let out a small 'Hmph'.
This 'Hmph' meant one thing:
Is that it? That was fast!
(End of Chapter)
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