The Return of the Sword God

Everyone Is a Liar

In the crowded plaza of Red Leaf Town, a flash of white light appeared. After that, a number of players appeared, one by one. These players were members of the revived Shadow.

These people had sad and extremely depressed expressions on their faces.

Nothing can beat the pain and entangled feeling of having just gained something, then losing it again.

Just a moment ago, they were still dreaming of becoming tyrants in Red Leaf Town. Their levels increased; it felt like flying. But the next second, they died. Not only had their level and Skill Proficiency decreased, but the experience they had at Level 1 was also lower than before. Their situation was much worse compared to the average player.

The expression of Flaming Tiger after getting back up was even more furious. His own eyes could eat a person alive.

System: Player Ye Feng has killed you. You will be revived in Red Leaf Town after 3 seconds. At the same time, you will lose 1 Level, and all of your Skill Proficiency will be reduced by 100 points.

“You Feng! I'm not letting you go! I will definitely make you want death!” Flaming Tiger let out his anger after seeing the numbers displayed by the System. His actions caused other players to immediately avoid him, not daring to stare at this madman.

After venting it for a while, Flaming Tiger ordered the other Shadow members to check their bags, checking the items they dropped.

Although this death caused great harm to everyone, it was not just the EXP gained from killing the Kobold. There was also looting; this was also the only thing that made them happy. At the very least, they did not concern themselves in vain.

As Flaming Tiger looked inside his bag, a sweet taste suddenly entered his throat; he spewed out a mouthful of blood.

"Once again! Direct! We are heading towards the Dark Moon Valley, now! I have to kill that boy!” Flaming Tiger shouted, his anger reaching the sky.

The skill book he had planned to use to ridicule Shi Feng had disappeared. It was an extremely rare skill for Swordsman, and it was also the most valuable item they obtained from grinding Kobolds. Now, it's gone.

However, the most inexcusable thing was that the skill book had fallen into Shi Fengs hands. In the end, all of Flaming Tiger's efforts became Shi Fengs advantage. This was something he could not tolerate. His hatred was something that could not be resolved, even if he killed Shi Feng back to Level 0.

The other Shadow members did not understand what had happened to Flaming Tiger. Searching for Shi Feng at this moment was simply a futile effort. No one is stupid enough to wait for revenge. Shi Feng would definitely sneak away, laughing at them elsewhere.

At this moment, the Flaming Tiger Communication System rang.

"Who is this! Bothering me right now, are you trying to die?” Flaming Tiger cursed after the connected call.

“Flaming Tiger, your anger must have increased after not meeting for a day.” The voice across there was ice-cold, as if it was in a great rage.

Flaming Tiger felt the familiarity of that voice. When he discovered the identity that matched that voice, his face suddenly turned extremely ugly, “Brother Zhang, it was you. I am currently educating my employees. I never expected Brother Zhang to contact me. Brother Zhang, please don't mind that. I wasn't talking about you earlier.”

"Enough. I've known about your problem. Just by looking at the damage you caused to the development of Shadow in Red Leaf Town, Seeing what kindness you have done to the development of Shadow in Red Leaf Town, I will come to you soon. From now onward, you don't need to continue being the Team Leader of Red Leaf Town. Silent Rain, the Elementalist team will take over temporarily. If you still hadn't reached Level 2 by the time I arrived at Red Leaf Town, you could have gotten lost. Shadow does not need garbage.”

Flaming Tiger became excited after hearing these words. His hatred for Shi Feng would never disappear, even by the five lakes and four seas.

Meanwhile, in the Dark Moon Valley, Shi Feng and Blackie were picking up droplets from the Shadow members.

Shi Feng was currently holding the skill book dropped by Flaming Tiger.

“Flaming Tiger is really too generous. He even left such an item for me.” Shi Feng chose to learn the skill without hesitation.

[Wind Blade] (Action type)

Requires: Sword

Level 1

Proficiency 0/300

Attack enemies outside 5 yards and within 30 yards. Movement Speed will increase by 40% when running towards the target and Attack Speed increases by 20% for 3 seconds.

Quiet time: 25 seconds

“Brother Feng, the Meteorite Ore we need is all here. There are also some Bronze Ore. Shadow is very helpful to us this time.” Blackie laughed out loud. As he collected the ore from the ground, he saw a piece of dark green-colored ore. Taking it, he asked, “Brother Feng, what is this [Star Crystal]?”

When Shi Feng heard about the Star Crystal, he ignored the Meteorite Ore under his feet, instantly turning around and running towards Blackie.

“Sial, it really is Star Crystal! Blackie, your luck is too good. You even took such an object.” Shi Feng said excitedly as he carefully looked at the dark green ore after receiving it.

Every monster in the world had a chance to take down a Star Crystal. The odds are one in a million. Perhaps to others it was trash, but to Shi Feng, it was a priceless treasure. It was also the thing he needed the most.

“Brother Feng, what is this Star Crystal for?” Blackie asked curiously. Shi Feng was usually calm and indifferent. The excited reaction from him showed just how valuable the Star Crystal was.

“This is for eating, but not for players.” Shi Feng smiled slightly but did not continue explaining while storing the Star Crystal.

“This is for eating?” Blackie was a little confused. Who wants to eat a stone? However, Shi Feng definitely had his own reasons for not explaining it, so Blackie did not continue to ask about it.

A moment later, all the drops gathered. They have received a total of 14 pieces of Meteorite Ore, and 32 pieces of Bronze Ore. Not only did they complete Shi Fengs Quest, they even had some leftovers.

Next, the two arrived at the workshop.

“Mr Jack, I have collected the Meteorite Ore you requested.” Shi Feng handed over all the Meteorite Ore, leaving behind not a single one. These were all Quest Items. A stack of them would only sell for 1 Copper to an NPC. That's totally worthless.

“Not bad, young man. However, if you want to become a great Forger, you still need to have enough strength to obtain the precious Ores. There was a powerful Kobold Chieftain. Just kill it to prove your strength.” Mr. Jack said eloquently while keeping the Meteorite Ore.

System: Hidden Search 'Forging Road'. Kill the Kobold Chieftain inside the Crimson Star Mine. Time limit of 1 hour.

When Shi Feng saw that there was still a second stage in the Quest, Shi Feng wished he could curse Hammer Trading. He had caused a huge problem for Shi Feng this time.

As expected, everyone would keep something to themselves. Nothing to be trusted. Everyone is a liar.

In Shi Fengs previous life, Hammer Trading did not mention the second stage Quest. Now that the second stage, a time-limited Quest had appeared. It was even against the Chieftain monster. It was not the Elite monster you used to encounter. A Chieftain was even stronger than a Special Elite. It was equivalent to a Dungeon Boss. Shi Feng had only been Level 3, and the Leader's monsters were too deadly for him.

In Shi Fengs previous life, Hammer Trading was Level 16 when he received the Quest. Completing the Quest was very easy.

"Forget it; let's take a look first.” He could do nothing if he was tricked. However, Shi Feng did not plan to give up. Forging Talent had far too great of a use, and Shi Feng had to learn it.

Following which, Shi Feng and Blackie cleared the way of the Kobolds as they headed towards the deeper parts of the Red Star Mine.

Compared to the Kobolds at the entrance, the Kobolds inside were no longer Level 4; they were Level 5. They need more time and energy to kill. Often, another Kobold would reappear before one of them was killed. If the Black Steel Beer was not enough to reduce the Kobold level by 2, then the killing speed of Shi Feng and Blackie would not be able to compensate for the reappearance rate.

Half an hour later, Shi Feng and Blackie arrived at the deepest part of the Red Star Mine.

It was a large piece of vacant land. There were over ten Kobolds mining ores in the surroundings. There was a large figure standing in the middle of the empty area. It was a Kobold wearing armor, and constantly giving orders to the other Kobolds.

[Kobold Chieftain] (Rank of Chieftain)

tier 5

HP 2100/2100

Just its HP alone could cause one to despair, not to mention the heavy armor worn on the Kobold Chieftain; its defense must be high. It was almost impossible for a physical type attack to cause so much damage. Moreover, Chieftain Rank monsters had a recovery speed of 2% HP every 5 seconds while fighting. That meant the Kobold Chieftain would recover 42 HP every 5 seconds. That's not a number that can be underestimated. The average Level 5 player with physical type damage might not even be able to deal 42 damage within 5 seconds.

As for using the Smoke bomb to kill the Kobold Chieftain safely, it was simply impossible. The sight range of the Chieftain monster was vast. Even a Kobold would have a sight range of 55 yards. Using Smoke Bombs to reduce his sight by 10 yards would still leave him 45 yards. Even for the Rangers, who had the furthest firing range of 40 yards, it was not enough.

Shi Feng thought about it again and again as he looked towards the Kobold Chieftain before him, laughing helplessly, “Do I really have to use that?”