Chapter8:TheHippoMustDie

Damnit,wheredidthisenemycomefrom?Theconfusedhipposcratcheditshead.Soonafter,itsawthefamiliarfigureappearfromtheendofthedownhillpath.

Theenemystillheldhisnoviceswordawkwardly.However,thehippofeltsomethingwasdifferentthistime.

Ofcourse,ifanyonestillhadthecouragetoreturntothebattlefieldafterbeingkilled99times,suchasbeingkilledbyaslap50times,killedbytrampling40times,andkilledbybeingrolled9times,thenhewouldinevitablyremoldhimself.

"The100thtime..."Afterbeingkilledbythegreenhippo99times,YunXi’seyesweresetaflame.

Thiswasthefirsttimeinhislifethathefellintosuchahopelesssituation.

Hewasborninanordinaryvillage,hadkindparentsandafervent,lively,andjealouschildhoodsweetheart.Heneverknewwhat"war"was.Hehopedhecouldleadanordinarylife,butnow,hetastedthemeaningof"theterrorofdeath".

Anditwasn’tonceortwice,butafull99times!

Withhisstiffbodyholdingontotherustyironsword,onalongslopenotmorethan100meterslong,wasthefirstmonsterofthenewbietrial-ThedamngreenHippo.Itkilledhimsomanytimesthathestartedtodoubtthemeaningofhislife.

Hedidn’tevengettoseetheviewbehindtheslope,nottomentionthesleepingbeautyinthedarkforest.

YunXiwasgettingangry!

Hehadneverwantedtowinsomuchinhislife.

Especiallythegreenhippo.Itmustdie!

"Adjust...begin..."Herelaxedhisbody,thenstartedrunning.

Everytimehesteppedout,hefelthisbodybecomingfilledwithenergy.

Itwasthefeelingofbeingalive,hisheartbeatintime’sclutches.

"Sniffsniff!"ThegreenhippowhohadkilledYunXi99timesopeneditsmouthandshoweditssharpteeth.Takingthechance,itrushedoverandslappedatYunXi.

"Youhaveusedthesamemove99times!Don’tyoufeelbored?"YunXishouted.Hechangedhismovementsasheknewthegreenhippo’sactions,narrowlyrollingtothesideofthegreenhippo.

"Hoo!"Thegreenhippo’sbigpalmmadeagreatsoundasitcutthroughtheair,sweepingaboveYunXi’shead.

"Agoodchance!"ItwasthefirsttimethatYunXiescapedthegreenhippo’sslap,ashedirectlymovedtothehippo’sback.

Infrontofhiseyeswasthegreenhippo’sbigassanditssmallwigglingtail!

Withoutanyhesitation,hebrandishedhissword.Withhisanger,thesharpbladeslashedthegreenhippo’sbigass.

"Hiss!"Aredbloodstainappearedonthegreenhippo’sbigass.ItwasthefirsttimeYunXihurtthegreenhipposincetheir100battles.

Asa3rd-rankedcreature,thegreenhippowasagiantmonsterwiththickskin,butitcouldstillbehurtbysharpweapons.Itwasstillacreatureinthenormalrangeofattacks.

However,theswordwoundwasonlyhalfafingerdeep.Itwasjustasmallwoundandwasstillfarawayfromseriouslyinjuringthegreenhippo.

"Boom!"Thistime,YunXisawthegreenhippo’sthirdattackingmethod.Asitsfatasssatdownandhithim,healreadygotknockedawaywhileholdinghissword.Hethenfelldownonthegroundwhilevomitingblood.

Hishundredthchallengefailed.

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Besidethebonfire,YunXihasrevivedagain.Helaughedashegasped.

"Master,areyoualright?"

"Shouldn闁炽儲鐛﹜ourestforawhile?"Mei’erlookedatYunXiworriedly,whoshethoughtwasalittleoutofmind.

"No.Ijustfindlivingitselfisalreadyaluxury."YunXistretchedouthishandsandlookedathisstiffbody,whichwassosimilartohistruebody.

Perhaps,tousesuchanuncoordinatedbodytochallengethe3rd-rankedgreenhippowouldindeedbepainful.However,thebattlebeforewasalreadythegreatestbattleachievementYunXihadevergottenandnow,hehadprovedthatthisseemingly3rd-rankedgreenhippowasn’tanunbeatableenemy.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫ｅ啯袡)

Evenwiththisstiffbodyandthisironsword,hecouldstillchallengethismonster.

Humanbeingsafterallhadinstinct,andwhilethismonsterhadadifferentkindofintelligence,itwasnothinglikeahuman’s.

Aslongasthebonfireandswordexisted,YunXihadachance.Hewascertainthathewoulddefeatthisgreenhippo.

Again!Thehippomustdie!

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The121sttry!

YunXi’scourageincreasedasthecombatprogressed.Hecontinuallyrolledandbrandishedhissword,asstabbedthegreenhippo’sbacktwelvetimes.

Thegreenhippo’sskillsincludedcontinuouslyslapping,suddenlyrolling,andassattackingwhenitfoundhimbehinditself.Heknewalloftheseskills.

Now,oncethegreenhipposhruggeditsshoulders,hewouldknowthenextwasitsslapping;onceitwriggleditswaist,thenextwasitsdeathfulrolling;onceitstuckupitsass,thenextwasitsassattack.

"I’mnotafraidofyou!"Afterdodgingtowardsthehippo’sblindsideandstabbingthehippo’sbodyforthethirteenthtime,YunXiwasverysurethatthegoddessofvictoryhadsmileduponhim.

*Sniffsniff!*Thegreenhippocouldn’timagehowsuchaweakenemycouldsuddenlyhavelearnedaseriesofcombatskillssuchascontinuousrollandbackstab.

Itcouldonlybeexplainedas"Betweenlifeanddeath,thereisgreatterror."Anyonewouldnaturallyburstforthwithhispotentialwhenhecamefacetofacewithdeath.

Moreover,itwasn’toneortwotimesthatYunXihadtomeetwithdeath.Itwasover120times.

Deathwasthebestteacher.EverytimeYunXidied,hewouldalsolearnsomethingabouttheattackmethodofthemonsterhippo.

Finally,atthe120thtimethechangesofquantitycausedachangeinquality.Fromthe120deaths,atthe121sttry,YunXisawthroughalltheattackmethodsoftheferociousgreenhippo.

Notonlythat.Whenthehippouseditstripleattackwithitsassagain,hesmoothlyluredthestupidhippotothesideofthebigtreebesidetheslopeandplantedhisdeadlyswordthreetimesintothehippo’sbodywhileitcontinuouslyknockedthebigtree.

Neck,waist,back...thiswasYunXi’strial.Threequickslashestowardthethreerespectiveweakspots...everytimeithit,theswordleftbehindacutthatwentdeeptothebone.

Thiswasthedecisiveblow,thestrikethatwouldbringYunXivictory.

"Rumble!"

Swordmarkscoveredthegreenhippo’sbody,asittoppledoveranddyedtheslopeinred.

"It’sdead?"

Afterseeingthegreenhippo’sbodybleedoutandtoppleover,YunXirealizedthatthebattlewasover.

Hewon...Hadhereallywon?

Afterescapingtheslapofthegreenhippotentimes,therollingofthehippothreetimes,theassattackfifteentimes,andgivingittwentybackstabs;theseeminglyunbeatablegreenhippowasfinallykilledbyYunXi.

Ahand-sizedgreenlightflewoutfromitsgiantbrokenbodyandwentintoYunXi’sbody.

Afterabsorbingthegreenlightpoint,YunXi’sbodybecamemoreflexibleandwasnotasstiffasazombie.

Thefirstmissionofthenovicetrialaccomplished!

Thehippohadbeenkilled!