Yuanfang's Discovery

As Li Miao stood to one side killing monsters, he did not forget to watch Yuanfang's movements.

At the same time, he tried to imitate the sideways dodges Yuanfang had used in his first battle.

Whether they were practical aside, the important thing was that they looked cool as hell!

Li Miao swore he would master it and use it to show off.

However, it was not until he actually tried it himself that he realized... it was really hard to learn!

The key to a sideways dodge was not the difficulty of the movement itself, but control over the "timing."

Although the Fishmen acted only on instinct, once they saw their prey change position, they would adjust their movements accordingly. They did not follow a fixed routine.

This made the timing requirements for a sideways dodge extremely demanding.

If he dodged too early, the monster would adjust its attack. If he dodged too late, there was no need to say what would happen...

Li Miao had to take a thorough beating from the Mudflat Mermen before he barely grasped a few pointers.

If Yuanfang isn't one in ten thousand when it comes to talent, then his real-life profession must be anything but ordinary...

Li Miao thought to himself.

Just as he was mulling it over, he suddenly heard a low roar from Yuanfang's direction.

The familiar sound made Li Miao's heart tighten, and the unforgettable scene from yesterday surfaced in his mind once more.

He turned to look... and sure enough!

The Mudflat Fishman Leader!

Li Miao was just about to warn him when he saw Yuanfang make a shushing gesture at him.

Yuanfang was currently standing at the Mudflat Fishman's side.

However, after he shifted two steps, the Mudflat Fishman across from him did not attack. Instead, it began pacing around on its own.

After thinking for a moment, Yuanfang reached out and waved his hand right beneath its eyes.

The Fishman Leader still did not react. Its vision seemed to be quite poor.

Yuanfang expanded the range of his probing further.

It was not until Yuanfang tested right beneath the Fishman Leader's eyes that it suddenly noticed him and swiped a claw at Yuanfang.

Li Miao was about to rush over and help, but after taking two steps, he stopped again.

Yuanfang seemed to have predicted the attack. He circled around the Fishman Leader with a sideways dodge and swiftly moved to a position beside and slightly behind it.

"Roar?"

The Fishman Leader seemed to have suddenly lost its target. It looked left and right, trying to find him.

Meanwhile, Yuanfang made small adjustments to his body as the Fishman Leader's head moved, staying firmly within its blind spot.

This fucking works too?!

Li Miao roared inwardly, his face wearing a ghostly expression.

Then he saw Yuanfang raise his dagger thoughtfully and head toward the Fishman Leader's back...

Li Miao immediately sensed trouble, but he also had a strange premonition.

Yuanfang... maybe he could...

Bang!

A dull thud decisively shattered Li Miao's imagination.

Yuanfang, who had been standing there perfectly fine a moment ago, turned into a blur the next. He carved a long trail across the beach before gradually coming to a stop after quite some time.

Whoosh—

The Fishman Leader ruthlessly followed up with a Bone Fork, then pounced after him.

But Yuanfang's body had already vanished, leaving behind only a smear of Wax Ash.

"Roar..."

Only after its enemy died did the rage in the Fishman Leader's eyes gradually fade. It pulled out the Bone Fork and slowly walked back toward where it had originally been.

[Dead]

"..."

Li Miao's eye twitched.

Honestly, for one brief moment, he had truly been under the illusion that Yuanfang would pull off some extreme maneuvers and kill the Fishman Leader...

But the result was obvious. He had been overthinking it.

Before the Fishman Leader's massive slap... everyone was equal.

At the same time, he could not help finding it a little funny.

Yuanfang gave him the impression of being steady and clever, but he had not expected him to have such reckless moments too.

Watching him get slapped flying by the Fishman Leader was genuinely hilarious...

At that moment, a pale blue, mist-like wandering soul slowly drifted over to him. Resting his chin on one hand, Yuanfang pondered aloud:

"Hmm... these monsters' attack patterns are also very close to reality. Their probing attacks and their attacks while enraged have completely different power and speed..."

"By the way, Bro Miao, can I still be attacked in this state?"

Li Miao was rendered speechless.

"Your soul got smacked out of your body with one slap, and you're still planning to cause trouble?"

"I think you should hurry up and retrieve your equipment. If you stay too long, it will disappear."

Li Miao had thought that saying this would make Yuanfang back down.

Unexpectedly, Yuanfang seriously asked another question instead. "Exactly how long?"

"Also, can you try picking up the Wax Ash I dropped?"

"..." Li Miao was speechless again, unsure how to answer.

There was no doubt that Yuanfang wanted to test the conditions of this wandering soul state...

Speechless as he was, since Yuanfang had brought it up, Li Miao did not refuse. He walked over to Yuanfang's Wax Ash and tried to pick it up, but he could not. There was no way to interact with it.

Seeing this, Yuanfang fell into thought. Was this to prevent malicious competition between players?

"Next, let's see how long it takes for the Wax Ash to disappear," Yuanfang said.

His words made Li Miao rub his forehead. "I suggest you revive first and pick your things up. You can test the wandering soul state later. Weapons are important. If your starting weapon disappears, you might have to fight monsters with rocks..."

Obviously, anyone who died often could tell that they definitely would not die only a few times in this game going forward...

"...True."

After considering Li Miao's words, Yuanfang nodded, then floated into the Reef Cave.

Li Miao smiled helplessly and followed him inside.

Beside the Spirit Candle.

After remolding his body, Yuanfang informed Li Miao before retrieving the candle wax and weapon from the Wax Ash.

"Next, let me tell you about what I discovered."

Yuanfang did not seem all that interested in the Fishman Leader and shifted the topic to his own findings.

Naturally, Li Miao listened attentively.

Yuanfang did not waste words and went straight to the point. "During that battle just now, I added my five saved attribute points one by one and tested the specific effects of most attributes through combat and movement."

"First is Strength. There's not much to say about that. It mainly affects the damage dealt by the character's weapon."

"Next is Constitution. It affects the character's HP and stamina. The game doesn't show clear values, but we players can roughly feel the difference."

"Then there's Agility. It most likely affects reaction speed and movement speed..."

At this point, Yuanfang rubbed his chin and frowned slightly, as if he did not quite understand.

"However... increasing Strength increases the strength of the entire body. That means if muscular explosive force increases, movement speed should also be affected, but I didn't feel any difference..."

Li Miao was surprised by his conclusion, but he could not help laughing as well. "It's just a game. Why are you so hung up on that? Don't tell me you're taking it seriously."

Yuanfang froze for a moment, then gave a faint laugh. "Yeah... it's just a game..."

Perhaps because all of his senses felt too real, he had briefly treated this place as real life rather than a game. That was why he had gotten hung up on that question...

If Li Miao had not reminded him, he might still have been obsessing over it.

Seeing that Yuanfang was no longer dwelling on it, Li Miao reminded him, "What about the Spirit and Faith attributes? Did you test anything from those?"

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