Killing Monsters 15 Levels Higher

Lu Yang led Xiao Liang through the monster-filled path into the cave's main hall. Hugging the wall, he surveyed the area. The hall was impressively vast and flat, spanning roughly two thousand square meters.

Torches lined the circular walls of the hall, and a massive bonfire blazed in the center. Hundreds of Orcs were scattered throughout the space.

"Boss, there are too many monsters here. How are we supposed to fight them?" Xiao Liang said, worried.

The NPCs in Second World had high intelligence. In such a densely packed environment, hitting one monster would inevitably draw the attention of dozens more.

Lu Yang said, "Don't worry. See that big rock in the corner of the hall on the left?"

Xiao Liang nodded. The large rock in the left corner was hard to miss.

Lu Yang said, "That's a bug spot. In a moment, I will lure the monsters. When I tell you to run, immediately head there and jump behind the rock."

"Ah, how did you know that, Boss?" Xiao Liang asked curiously.

Lu Yang had already prepared an answer for this question. "Because your Boss is an internal beta tester."

"A beta tester?" Xiao Liang immediately understood. He said excitedly, "No wonder you were able to reach the top of the Level Rankings."

Lu Yang nodded "approvingly" and said, "Listen to my command in a moment. We only get one shot. If we fail, you're done for."

Although it was only a few dozen meters from here to the big rock, if Xiao Liang ran at the wrong time, too early or too late, he would be killed by the Orcs.

The death penalty in Second World was severe, and there was no resurrection point in the Orc camp. Once a player died, they would have to run for another three hours to get back here, which was quite troublesome.

"Okay, I'll do my best," Xiao Liang said nervously, looking at the big rock.

"Boss, if I run over there, what about you?" Xiao Liang suddenly asked.

"I have my own way," Lu Yang said. He activated Free Mode, which greatly enhanced his survivability. After observing the movement patterns of each monster and calculating the distances, Lu Yang patted Xiao Liang on the shoulder to signal him to get ready.

Xiao Liang nodded. Lu Yang chanted an incantation, and a Pyroblast accurately struck an Orc that had just moved to a position 10 yards away from the big rock on the left.

"Roar~!"

The Orc roared angrily and charged towards Lu Yang. At the same time, its roar alerted all the Orcs within 10 yards of the big rock on the left, and they all rushed towards Lu Yang. Instantly, the area around the big rock on the left was cleared of monsters.

After casting the spell, Lu Yang quickly ran into the hall. The Orcs, seeing Lu Yang change direction, chased after him.

Seeing that there were no monsters on the left, Lu Yang immediately shouted to Xiao Liang, "Run!"

Xiao Liang dashed into the hall and ran towards the big rock on the left. If even one monster hadn't been lured away by Lu Yang, Xiao Liang would have certainly died. Fortunately, Lu Yang was a veteran, and his monster-luring skills were quite refined. Without missing a single monster, he allowed Xiao Liang to easily reach the big rock.

"Boss, I'm here! Come over quickly!" Xiao Liang climbed onto the big rock and shouted.

At this time, Lu Yang was still running around the hall with the monsters, and he had even managed to attract the aggro of the Orcs from other parts of the hall.

The Orcs' movement speed was slightly faster than Lu Yang's. If they were running in the forest, Lu Yang was confident that he could shake off the Orcs, but in this flat, circular hall, with monsters in front of him, Lu Yang had to waste time dodging the bone clubs swung by the Orcs in front. As a result, the Orcs behind him quickly caught up.

Lu Yang watched as the number of Orcs around him increased, but he had also managed to attract the aggro of all the Orcs in the hall. Just as Lu Yang was forced into the right corner of the hall by the Orcs and had nowhere to hide, facing dozens of bone clubs smashing down on him, Lu Yang knew he had to run. He chanted an incantation—Blink. Instantly, a white light flashed, and the bone clubs all missed.

The Orcs looked at the spot where Lu Yang had disappeared, confused as to why their clubs hadn't killed him.

Suddenly, the sound of running footsteps came from behind. An Orc turned around and saw Lu Yang running towards the big rock in the lower-left corner of the hall.

"Roar~!"

The Orc roared, attracting the attention of its companions, and led the other Orcs to charge towards Lu Yang. At this time, Lu Yang had no more life-saving skills. If he was caught by these hundreds of Orcs, he would certainly die.

Fortunately, the distance of Blink was 30 yards. Facing the big rock less than 20 yards ahead and the Orcs 30 yards behind him, Lu Yang ran with all his might.

Upon reaching the big rock, Lu Yang leaped up. Xiao Liang reached out and grabbed Lu Yang's arm, pulling him up. Lu Yang easily jumped onto the rock, and at this time, the closest monster was only just reaching the edge of the rock.

The Orcs raised their bone clubs and smashed them hard at Lu Yang.

"Jump!" Lu Yang quickly pulled Xiao Liang and jumped into the crevice in the rock. The crevice was large enough to accommodate two people.

The Orcs didn't expect Lu Yang and Xiao Liang to be able to jump behind the rock. After missing their attack, they angrily picked up their bone clubs and thrust them into the crevice, intending to stab Lu Yang and Xiao Liang to death.

Lu Yang and Xiao Liang had just entered the crevice when the bone clubs came thrusting in. Xiao Liang, who thought he was safe, was frightened by the sight of the bone clubs. Lu Yang quickly pulled Xiao Liang to his side, closer to the corner, dodging the fatal blow.

"Phew, that was dangerous." Xiao Liang patted his chest in fear and said gratefully to Lu Yang, "Boss, thank you."

Lu Yang said, "Be careful. Remember from now on, no matter what, as long as you haven't completely succeeded, don't relax."

"I'll remember," Xiao Liang said, nodding respectfully.

Lu Yang had only said it casually, but he didn't expect that in later games, Xiao Liang would always remember Lu Yang's words and successfully thwart the conspiracy of a certain country in the Hundred Nations War. When the other party asked, Xiao Liang proudly said these words.

Of course, that's a story for later.

Xiao Liang asked, "Boss, what do we do now?"

Lu Yang said, "Of course, we're going to grind monsters. Take out the Serpent Venom Orb. I'll tell you how to use it."

"Oh, okay." Xiao Liang quickly took out the Serpent Venom Orb.

In his previous life, Lu Yang had been envious and unable to sleep at night when he saw the effects of the Serpent Venom Orb. Now, Lu Yang finally possessed the Serpent Venom Orb, and he wanted to experience what it felt like to grind 200 monsters at once.