Alchemy was good for this: there were all kinds of potions. She took out a poison refined through Intermediate Alchemy. It drained 10 HP per minute for 10 minutes. She coated the dagger with a layer of it, then drank an Invisibility Potion and used Phantom Shift to reach Liu Zhengliu's home. Liu Zhengliu was on the phone at the time. Yu Xunge caught part of the conversation—it was about buying Minor Healing Potions.
She circled behind Liu Zhengliu, lightly sliced the back of her neck with the poisoned dagger, then swiftly retreated two steps.
The dagger was exceptionally sharp. But no matter how shallow the wound was or how quickly Yu Xunge moved, Liu Zhengliu still felt that instant of pain. She reached up to touch it, and her fingers came away stained with blood that had already turned purplish-black.
She opened her Character Panel and discovered, to her horror, that she had gained a new status.
Poisoned: Loses 10 HP per minute for 10 minutes.
Liu Zhengliu had only become a player a few days ago. She only had 100 HP in total. Overwhelmed by terror, she picked up the phone again with trembling hands and frantically begged to buy Minor Healing Potions. At the same time, she ran into the kitchen, grabbed a cleaver, and began waving it around wildly.
Yu Xunge watched quietly. This was her moment of revenge.
Ten minutes. She watched Liu Zhengliu go from fear, to pleading, to cursing, to despair when she failed to buy any medicine. Liu Zhengliu hacked at every corner of the house, trying to find the person hiding in the shadows. Yet when she realized her HP could regenerate automatically, hope flared up again. Even if she only recovered 5 HP per minute, she could endure