Absolute Death Game

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The "Broken Fang" seemed to still be cautious towards Xiao Buli, fixating on him with a direct stare, as if observing what Xiao Buli was about to do.

After a moment's hesitation, Xiao Buli decided to give it a try. Although taming could fail and possibly trigger the beast into a Fury state, he felt confident in his ability to take down the boar after the operation he just performed. So, after creating some distance, he released his Taming Skills on the wild boar.

A white light connected him with Broken Fang. The boar seemed impatient, shaking its massive head trying to shake off the strange feeling, but to no avail. A few seconds later, there was a flash of white light on the boar—it had been successfully Tamed. Xiao Buli checked Broken Fang's Attributes and was pleasantly surprised.

Broken Fang (Elite Beast).

Intelligence: 8.

Strength: 18.

Speed: 12.

Agility: 8.

Stamina: 24. — Stamina Points 240 (1 point of stamina corresponds to 10 Stamina Points).

Physique: 30. — Health Points 300. (1 point of physique corresponds to 10 Health Points).

Combat Skills

Horn Strike: LV2. A standard attack skill that uses sharp tusks to stab at the target, dealing base attack damage.

Savage Collision: LV4. The skill can be unleashed from a distance of 8—30 meters, charging ferociously at the target, inflicting 18+12 (Strength + Speed) = 30 points of blunt hit damage and knocking down or unbalancing the target (depending on the target's size), consuming 10 Stamina Points, with a cooldown of 30 seconds.

Wildness: LV4. This is a stubborn wild beast, longing for freedom and a wild lifestyle, filled with aggressiveness, and difficult to coexist peacefully with humans. Prolonged animal taming will lower the level of this skill.

Thick Skin: LV3. The skin of this beast is incredibly tough, rendering it difficult for regular attacks to cause effective damage, reducing physical attack damage by 6 points each time.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Fury: Once the wild boar's Health Points drop below thirty percent, it will enter a Fury state, attacking enemies recklessly, unstoppable unless it is killed.

Survival Instinct: LV2. Health recovery speed is increased by twenty percent, and the duration of poison is reduced by twenty percent.

Sprint: LV1. It can instantly accelerate, increasing Movement Speed by one hundred percent for 5 seconds, consuming 5 Stamina Points, with a cooldown of 30 seconds.

Agility: LV1. This creature has an excellent sense of smell and hearing, any movement might catch its attention, increasing its detection range by twenty percent, and its ability to Reveal hidden enemies by twenty percent.

System Notification: This creature can be mounted. It can be converted into a mount at the Beast Pen. Once converted into a mount, it will no longer be usable in combat. Mounts tamed using Taming Skills will also occupy a pet slot.

Quite a nice pet! Xiao Buli felt somewhat relieved in his heart. Although there were no spoils of war from the battle, just acquiring this wild boar was worth it. The creature would make an excellent meat shield, and surprisingly, it could also serve as a mount—very nice. For now, he would keep it with him and consider converting it into a mount later when he no longer wanted to bring it along.

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However, what perplexed him slightly was that his Taming Skills were only level four; logically, he shouldn't be able to Tame a wild boar with a Wildness level of four. To achieve that, at least level five Taming Skills were needed. But after a moment of thought, he understood. His Beast Compendium had an entry for 'pig', reducing the default difficulty of Taming by one level.

He hadn't felt it was much use before, but now he realized it was somewhat useful.

He cast Resurrection Skills on Broken Fang twice more, and as its health points gradually recovered, its Loyalty also increased to over 80. The wounds on its body also completely healed. The boar, clad in pitch-black, indeed looked majestic. Xiao Buli decided to give it a new name.

After looking it over for a while, he saw its pitch-black appearance and muttered to himself, "Then I'll call you Coal Ball."

With 'Coal Ball' in tow, Xiao Buli made his way along the mountain road. The rest of the journey went by without further threats; a man and a pig were not something average beasts could take lightly, and Xiao Buli had no interest in hunting wild animals to level up, so whenever they encountered beasts, they tried to avoid provoking them.

As for the Black Mountain Bandits he was worried about, they seemed to have disappeared without a trace. By noon, he had finally left the range of Mist Valley, and a line of blue text flashed on the screen.

System Prompt: You have entered Bull Rush Plain.

Bull Rush Plain was already within the jurisdiction of Nine Dragons City. Not far along, Xiao Buli even saw a patrol of the Golden Dragon Legion's cavalry, marching back and forth on the road in formation.

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Seeing these horsemen, Xiao Buli breathed a sigh of relief, as generally seeing the city guards meant that he had entered a safe territory.

By three o'clock in the afternoon, he had finally arrived at the gates of Nine Dragons City.

Nine Dragons City was located in the heart of Bull Rush Plain, encircled by a moat. Its towering walls were majestic and magnificent, with nine gates, each topped with the carved head of a ferocious Giant Dragon, which was how Nine Dragons City got its name.

Walking through the city, Xiao Buli found that, even in this capital, NPCs still outnumbered players, who were relatively rare. Of course, there were some players around, and occasionally he could catch a glimpse of one or two players whose presence quickly vanished.

Judging by their equipment, they were quite impressive; he wondered where they came from and whether they, like him, were working for someone else.

Xiao Buli didn't rashly approach them but headed straight for the city's Adventurer's Pub, the place where he and Li Jian's group had agreed to meet. As he entered, he saw a burly figure in black Scale Armor and a horned helmet, sitting in a corner chair.

Beside him sat two men, a large, burly one in shiny new chainmail, and another in black Leather Armor with a strong bow, agile in posture, with a grey wolf lying at his feet—it was Li Jian, Han Baiqiang, and Li Baocheng.

Xiao Buli headed to the remaining empty seat at the table and sat down directly. "Hey, I've arrived."

"Thank the heavens, I thought you wouldn't make it out," said Han Baiqiang with relief. Li Baocheng gave Xiao Buli a once-over, examining his equipment. The corner of his mouth, behind the screen, revealed a smirk of triumph, (Such shabby gear; seems like he's not doing too well. Looks like I'm the best performer among the newcomers).

At that moment, Coal Ball wedged itself behind Xiao Buli, grunting as it lay down beside his feet, making the screen seem to shake with a thud, startling the three men. They took a closer look and realized that the mountain-like creature was actually Xiao Buli's pet. "Man, where did you catch this thing?"

Li Baocheng immediately had a realization, "Right, since there's a pig in the Beast Compendium, I should be able to Tame a wild boar too. If only I knew, I wouldn't have caught this grey wolf."

But it was too late for regrets; there wasn't enough time to catch a new pet in the wild now.

Li Jian wasn't very surprised, after all, it was just a slightly bigger wild boar to him, nothing too special. What he was concerned about was something else.

He said indifferently, "Now that everyone's here, let's all log off. Tomorrow, the company's higher-ups are coming here to assess your probation period. Get a good night's sleep tonight, and make a good impression on the people coming from the headquarters. Don't worry, even if your performance hasn't been good, you won't be fired.

At worst, your benefits might just be lowered." Li Jian seemed to say casually, but Li Baocheng couldn't shake the feeling that he was implying something about Xiao Buli.

All three logged off the game and left the computer room under Li Jian's watchful eye.

Watching the three leave, Li Jian's expression became solemn as he pulled out his phone, "Hello, Zhang Hao? I think we've all been mistaken. That newcomer named Xiao Buli—he's already activated blue stripes."

PS: Another chapter tonight.