Vol. 1 Chapter 9 – Loli Guo Guo (Part 1)

In the world of 『Destiny』, to accommodate the sensitivities of many players, the bloody effects caused by attacks were completely turned off. There were no gory scenes like severed heads or limbs. After dodging the attacks of the three wolves, Ye Tian Xie’s counterattack was swift. After delivering two consecutive strikes on the second wolf, they finally regained their balance and lunged back at him. This time, all three wolves bit towards his body almost simultaneously. Ye Tian Xie narrowed his eyes, charging forward with the quickest speed possible, narrowly slipping between the bodies of the two wolves. During this movement, he slashed once more at the second wolf. When he stopped, he had already appeared behind them, landing another two strikes. His target was, without exception, the second wolf.

-13, -15, miss.

After enduring five consecutive attacks, the second wolf’s health bar had dropped by nearly a third. It felt the pain and howled as it turned to bite again, but once again, the figure seemed to have anticipated their moves. Ye Tian Xie ducked low, kicked off the ground with his right foot, and slid nearly two metres forward in a crouched position, turning his body to deliver two more casual strikes.

If any other player had been present, they would have been stunned. A level 0 player, clad in beginner’s gear, was battling three level 5 monsters all by himself. Yet after more than ten attacks, the three agile monsters hadn’t even touched him.

Even more astonishing was that he hadn’t used a single skill.

Even a level 0 player would have at least one novice skill from their apprentice class. But Ye Tian Xie was the only exception in the entire world. He had no skills, no class, relying solely on basic slashing, chopping, and stabbing with his plain beginner’s sword.

Ye Tian Xie’s movements were like a ghost, weaving between the three wolves’ attacks. His beginner’s sword swung swiftly, occasionally drawing out the howls of the wolves. In less than half a minute, amidst a feeble wolf’s howl, the wolf Ye Tian Xie had been targeting finally collapsed, dropping a dull, coin-like object.

Two down. Ye Tian Xie’s tense nerves relaxed a little. He switched from defence to offence, rushing forward to deliver a throat-slitting strike. If this were the real world, that slash would have undoubtedly resulted in a blood-spraying severed wolf’s head.

-12, -12, -14, -13, -12…

A martial arts master, even armed with just a twig, could defeat a novice wielding a divine weapon.

Ye Tian Xie’s extraordinary reflexes and perception, far surpassing those of an average person, shone brightly at this moment. This was one of his greatest assets in dominating the gaming world. Under the plain, unimpressive beginner’s sword, yet another wolf soon fell with a final mournful howl. Wearing a smug grin, Ye Tian Xie leisurely toyed with the last wolf… Yes, a level 0 player, fully equipped with beginner’s gear, was bullying a level 5 monster.

-15, -14…

When the health bar of the final wolf emptied, Ye Tian Xie slowed his movements, allowing the wolf’s claws to swipe at him.

-21!

A faint sense of pain came from where the wolf’s claws had struck. Ye Tian Xie glanced at the damage above his head and casually finished the wolf off with one final blow.

All three wolves lay dead. Ye Tian Xie let out a small sigh of relief and scanned the ground. Beside the corpses of the three wolves, aside from the coin-like object dropped by the first wolf, there were no wolf eyes, not even a tuft of wolf fur. His luck, sitting at 0, ensured that the drop rates of monsters he killed were always the lowest.

Ye Tian Xie crouched down and picked up the coin, staring at the label on it in silence. He had risked his life to kill three monsters, each five levels higher than him, and all he got was a copper coin… In real-world currency, that was worth a single cent.

【In the world of 『Destiny』, one gold coin = 10 silver coins = 100 copper coins. According to official announcements, after currency exchange is enabled, 1 gold coin = 1 Huaxia yuan.】

Ye Tian Xie placed the first income he had earned in the world of 『Destiny』 into his backpack, rummaged through the wild wolf’s body, and then suddenly slapped his forehead… Wolf eyes! To harvest items from a monster’s corpse, you need the 『Gathering Skill』, and he had completely forgotten about it.

Based on past experience, these basic life skills could typically be learned from the village chief in the beginner’s village.

Ye Tian Xie stood up and was just about to decide whether to return to the beginner’s village when a familiar sensation from his chest made him pause in surprise. He tentatively reached for his neck and felt a thin, familiar string there.

This is…

He gave the string a tug, and suddenly, the black pendant that he wore every day, even while sleeping, was pulled out from under his beginner’s outfit. Holding it in his hand, Ye Tian Xie stared blankly at the item, embedded with seven different-shaped holes, radiating an eerie black light. His gaze became filled with a complex mix of emotions.

This is the only thing she left me…Why is it here!? Isn’t this the world of 『Destiny』?

Previously, the beginner’s outfit had blocked his awareness of it. When he stood up from his squatting position, the pendant had fallen against his chest, and its slightly cold touch finally alerted him to something strange. The item in his hand was identical to what he had in the real world, with no difference in the holes, shapes, or the faint, multi-colored dark glow unique to it.

What is going on!? How can something from the real world appear here?

This defied all logic!

As he stood there in a daze, the black pendant in his hand suddenly flashed a brief white light. The sudden brilliance was quite intense, momentarily blinding Ye Tian Xie. When his vision cleared, the white light slowly detached from the pendant, floating upwards like a small white sun in front of his eyes.

“Oh la la… Hee hahahahahaha! I’m finally free, finally free, oh la la la la!”

Ye Tian Xie would never forget that sweet, youthful, yet maddeningly arrogant voice that made him want to cover his ears. The owner of this voice had entangled him for an entire lifetime, filling him with love, helplessness, and headaches, making him want to spank her out of frustration.

The white light faded away, revealing a delicate figure in front of Ye Tian Xie. It was a little girl with jet-black hair, eyes like sparkling diamonds, and skin and clothes pure white without a single blemish. Yes, a truly 『little』 girl—not only did she look no more than twelve or thirteen years old, but her entire body was also barely thirty centimetres tall.

Ye Tian Xie’s eyes widened in disbelief, his expression one of shock, as if he had just seen a ghost. Anyone would have one of two reactions upon seeing such a tiny girl accompanied by such a brazen voice—either they would be dumbfounded or start wondering if they were still dreaming.