Chapter 8: Ye Xiu, the Laborer, and Milking Ye Xiu
"Green Forest?" Ling Chen was a little puzzled.
"Yes, want to come?" Ye Xiu said calmly.
"Sure, just the two of us?" Ling Chen asked.
Ye Xiu thought for a moment.
Actually, he could solo the dungeon by himself, and with Ling Chen, it was more than enough.
But Green Forest required a five-person team to enter the dungeon.
So, typical guild players would team up to easily distribute the loot.
However, the people Ye Xiu and Ling Chen knew were not on the Tenth Server.
"Just the two of us, we'll find randoms for the rest," Ye Xiu said calmly.
"Alright, how do we split the loot?" Ling Chen asked casually. "My seven, your three?"
Ye Xiu looked at Ling Chen with a puzzled expression, as if saying, 'Are you kidding me?'
He was One Autumn Leaf, Ye Qiu; when had he ever split loot 70-30 with anyone?
"Although you are indeed strong, 70-30 is still too much," Ye Xiu also felt it was excessive. "My skills are also very strong, how about 50-50?"
"50-50? Isn't that a bit unfair?" Ling Chen laughed. "Come on, I at least won against you, can't I ask for a bit more?"
"That win was a bit of a trick; it's not enough for 70-30. Are you treating me like a beggar?" Ye Xiu replied.
"So it's really a no-go?" Ling Chen asked.
"Really no-go." Although Ye Xiu usually wasn't too particular, 70-30 was too outrageous.
"Alright, how about you pick the special materials first, and then it's 70-30 for the rest?" Ling Chen asked calmly.
In fact, Ling Chen's need for special materials was not as urgent as Ye Xiu's.
After all, his Silver Weapon was already complete and did not need constant upgrading like Ye Xiu's.
Ye Xiu was speechless: "The rest is 60-40, my four, your six, and I pick materials first. If not, I'll solo it."
Ling Chen, of course, knew Ye Xiu had the ability to solo. He chuckled and said, "Alright, alright. 60-40 it is, I'll just take a small loss and only take a tiny six parts."
Ye Xiu also nodded, agreeing to it.
The match-making quickly concluded, and Ye Xiu and Ling Chen found three random players.
Among them, a player named Yue Zhongmian caught Ling Chen's attention.
As soon as he entered, Yue Zhongmian was a bit puzzled: "Ah, why am I not the captain? How is the reward distributed?"
"Rewards will be distributed according to points, how about that?" Ye Xiu typed in the chat box.
The remaining three also nodded at this.
It was a random team, so they couldn't ask for too much; distributing by points was the most reasonable approach.
"What if a hidden Boss appears?" Yue Zhongmian was clearly not a newbie; he immediately raised the question.
"For a hidden Boss, we'll roll dice," Ye Xiu couldn't help but look at Yue Zhongmian in a new light.
At least, someone who knew about hidden Bosses was likely not a newbie.
Soon, the group loaded into Green Forest.
However, the loading screen for Green Forest was not simple; a Cat Demon icon appeared.
"Holy crap, a hidden Boss really appeared!" Yue Zhongmian was clearly surprised, and evidently, a bit excited. "There's no announcement yet, everyone, let's go, this might be a First Kill!"
Ling Chen's eyes narrowed slightly. He knew that Yue Zhongmian, also known as Xiao Yue Yue, would intentionally make command errors during the fight against the Night Cat Demon to trick and kill the other players.
Ye Xiu, of course, didn't fall for it; instead, he skillfully played a trick on him.
However, this time, there was more than one person at Ye Xiu's level.
After a series of battles, under Xiao Yue Yue's enthusiastic leadership and the combined assault of the group, the Cat Demon was brought to low health.
The Night Cat Demon entered a berserk state at low health, significantly increasing its speed and attack, which was very lethal for new players.
The instant it reached low health, Yue Zhongmian actually swung his sword and missed!
And the Cat Demon's aggro also shifted to the backline damage dealers.
"Damn it, it's aggroed!" Yue Zhongmian suddenly shouted a warning!
The Night Cat Demon suddenly abandoned Yue Zhongmian as its target and quickly scratched at a backline Mage.
That Mage was also new and, seeing this situation for the first time, was a bit flustered.
Ye Xiu also normally healed the Mage.
But it wasn't enough.
"What are you doing! Stop attacking!" Yue Zhongmian yelled.
Despite his words, Yue Zhongmian also missed an attack, accidentally failing to transfer the aggro to himself!
The Mage was out in two hits.
"Damn it, don't mess with me!" Xiao Yue Yue roared, and then, Three-Stage Slash predictably missed. The aggro also shifted to another backline player.
Thus, another teammate was quickly out.
Yue Zhongmian, who had just caused two teammates to be eliminated, deliberately took a hit from the Cat Demon and yelled at Ye Xiu: "Jun Mo Xiao, heal! Fengxue Xingchen! Come and switch positions!"
But Ye Xiu and Ling Chen did not move at all.
"Can't heal, it'll aggro," Ye Xiu said calmly.
Ling Chen was also indifferent: "Can't block, it'll aggro!"
Yue Zhongmian looked at the two of them in surprise, his eyes full of confusion.
He then recalled that these two were already present when he first joined the team and couldn't help but shout: "You two, you're actually teaming up to scam people!"
Just now, in order to transfer the aggro to Ye Xiu, he had deliberately exposed a weakness and was severely injured by the Cat Demon.
Now that Jun Mo Xiao wasn't healing, his situation was precarious, and he couldn't beat the Cat Demon either.
"You guys just wait! I'm going to let everyone know you're scamming people!" Xiao Yue Yue roared before he died.
But the two paid no attention.
Ye Xiu and Ling Chen just quietly watched as Yue Zhongmian bitterly fell under the Cat Demon's claws.
Because Ye Xiu had healed the Mage, and Ling Chen had completely slacked off, the Cat Demon's aggro subsequently shifted to Ye Xiu.
Ye Xiu looked at Ling Chen beside him and said, "I'm a Cleric, help me draw some aggro!"
But Ling Chen already knew Ye Xiu was an Unspecialized, and he grinned maliciously: "Why don't you go? You wanted 50-50 just now, didn't you? The Cat Demon's aggro isn't on me, so it has nothing to do with me!"
Ye Xiu sighed. He dodged a scratch from the Cat Demon and said, "Come on, I'm a Cleric, my damage is very low. If you don't fight faster, the First Kill will be gone soon."
Long Chen knew Ye Xiu was not a Cleric, and of course, he wasn't going to make a move.
"Are you really a Cleric? At least I'm an old player, I know about Unspecialized," Ling Chen smirked. "If you don't hurry up, the First Kill will really be gone, you know?"
Yi Xiu was speechless.
How could this person be even more ruthless than him?
But with the aggro on him, he had no choice.
"Thousand Chance Umbrella!" Yi Xiu finally stopped hiding. The Thousand Chance Umbrella appeared, and seizing the moment when the Cat Demon missed a scratch, he unleashed a Dragon Tooth!
The Cat Demon instantly trembled, falling into a brief stun.
And Yi Xiu skillfully executed a set of Dou Fa (Battle Mage) combos, slaying the Cat Demon.
The materials dropped by the Cat Demon appeared before their eyes.
Yi Xiu scanned the dropped materials: "Night Cat Finger... Night Cat Claw... Night Cat's Eye Gem."
Soon, a skill book emitting a faint golden glow appeared before the two of them.
Yi Xiu's heart trembled.
A skill book!
This was a good item.
He was just about to say: "I want this book..."
However, a large hand grabbed the skill book before he could speak.
"Oh, isn't this a skill book? It can drop such good things," Ling Chen feigned surprise. "I'll gladly accept this skill book, shall I?"
Yi Xiu was exasperated: "Didn't we agree I'd pick first?"
Long Chon: "We said you'd pick materials first. A skill book isn't a material."