Streamer Zhang Bo

"Come on, folks, hit that follow button! Follow me and you'll never get lost. Your streamer is handsome, sweet-talking, and skilled—good luck finding another one even with a lantern! I'm Zhang Bo, the most down-to-earth streamer around!"

In the pitch-black passageway of the Plague Rat Burrow, a young man wearing a headlamp moved forward at a steady pace. A tiny eyeball emitting a faint green glow floated above his head.

Zhang Bo, the streamer with the headlamp, swayed as he walked and spoke to the little green eye. "The place we came to today is no ordinary spot. Its danger rating is five stars—my poor heart's been pounding nonstop! But for my brothers, I gritted my teeth, stomped my foot, and came in anyway."

Streamer Zhang Bo pulled out his phone and glanced at the scrolling comments. As a successful streamer, keeping in touch with his viewers at all times was a must.

"66666."

"A rat hole in a Buffer Zone scares you that much? Brother Zhang, do you have to be such a coward?"

"You're a Level 1 Awakened, yet you don't even dare go to the Wilderness Zone? Unfollowed!"

Zhang Bo chuckled and flashed a wide grin. "You guys have wronged me. This isn't just any rat hole—it's hiding a huge secret! Ten days ago, a group from the combat class of Chihuo No. 1 High School ran into a big BOSS here and nearly lost contact as a whole. Even now, one student is still on the missing persons list. They've probably already been counted among the dead."

"How high-level is the BOSS? Well, anyway, it was several stories tall!" Zhang Bo said mysteriously. "Think about it, brothers. If this underground cave didn't have treasure, would it attract a big BOSS? What if I find some treasure? Wouldn't that be amazing?"

The comments flooded in again.

ID "Never Forget Why You Started": "Wishing Brother Zhang an early discovery of treasure, a transformation into a tall, rich, handsome man, marriage to a fair, rich beauty, and a climb to the peak of life!"

ID "German Orthopedics Attending Physician": "Streamer is an idiot. Ten days have passed. Other Awakened must have searched this cave countless times already. If there was treasure, would it still be your turn?"

ID "Why Is Picking a Name So Hard 123": "Agreed with the commenter above. We haven't seen a single minor monster along the way. The streamer's slacking off and cutting corners. Unfollowed."

Seeing the comments about to spiral out of control, Zhang Bo hurriedly operated his phone and Silenced several people stirring things up.

After turning a corner, Zhang Bo suddenly heard faint footsteps accompanied by the sound of bones colliding, especially distinct within the silent cave. Looking up, he saw two points of Soul Fire dancing within empty eye sockets.

"Look! Who said there weren't any monsters?" Zhang Bo immediately grew excited, stuffing his phone into his pocket. "It's a Skeleton Soldier. Brothers, watch your streamer dismantle a Gundam barehanded!"

Though he found it strange for a skeleton to appear in the Plague Rat Burrow, Zhang Bo knew very well that Skeleton Soldiers in the Buffer Zone were basically all Fragile Skeletons, with total attributes no higher than 10 points. With the strength of a Level 1 Awakened, he could easily handle one even barehanded.

"Ah-da! Da-da-da-da-da..."

Zhang Bo's fists fell like a dense rainstorm upon the Skeleton Soldier before him.

The Skeleton Soldier calmly raised the wooden shield in its left hand, blocking the entire barrage of punches. Once Zhang Bo's flurry ended, the Skeleton Soldier raised the rusty iron sword in its right hand.

Slash! The sword came down, and Zhang Bo was instantly startled.

Notification:

"The Skeleton Warrior's attack dealt 5 damage to you."

"Not a Fragile Skeleton?" Zhang Bo was shocked. "What the hell is this Skeleton Warrior? Its attack and defense are so high!"

After a pause, Zhang Bo still said confidently, "Although it's stronger than an ordinary Skeleton Soldier, in the eyes of Zhang Bo, the little wrestling prince, it's still just trash!"

As he spoke, Zhang Bo lunged forward, wrapped his arms around the Skeleton Warrior's waist and pelvis, then bent backward and threw it over him!

The skill Back Suplex activated! Bonefolk creatures of the Undead Species were especially afraid of throw-type damage. Wouldn't one Back Suplex be enough to scatter its bones? Moreover, once a throwing skill activated successfully, it dealt full damage and ignored armor defense!

Notification:

"One-star skill Back Suplex activated. Judgment in progress."

"Your Strength: 7 points. Enemy Strength: 8 points. One-star skill Back Suplex Strength modifier +2. Back Suplex judgment passed!"

"Your Back Suplex dealt 15 damage to the Skeleton Warrior (ignores defense)."

Clatter, clatter. The skeleton rolled twice along the ground, then got back up.

Once he entered combat, Zhang Bo could see the skeleton's health bar. Only around one-fifth had been depleted! This meant the skeleton's Life Value was as high as 70!

Zhang Bo's eyes widened. "This skeleton has 7 Constitution and 8 Strength? Did it eat fertilizer or something?"

Even if its Agility was a little weaker, it should still have 4 or 5 points, right? Its four attributes totaled 20 points, not much lower than Zhang Bo, an ordinary Level 1 Awakened!

Footsteps and the clatter of bones sounded again, this time from behind him.

Zhang Bo glanced back and nearly lost his soul. Another Skeleton Warrior had arrived behind him, identical to the first one, with both sword and shield.

If there had only been one Skeleton Warrior, Zhang Bo would still have been confident of taking it down. But facing two at once was dangerous.

The comments exploded across the screen.

"This is bad, Brother Zhang is done for!"

"Call 110, quick!"

"What the hell can 110 do? Call Brother Zhang's contracted company and have them send other Awakened to save him! What was the Shark Livestream Platform's official hotline again?"

Zhang Bo shifted his feet, trying to move into a corner and make a last stand. Suddenly, his back turned slightly cold as a hard object pressed against the center of his back.

"Don't move."

The voice behind him made Zhang Bo's body stiffen. With a mournful face, he said, "Big brother, judging by your accent, you're from Jinghai too, right? We're fellow townsmen. Don't start waving knives and guns around. Can we deal with these two skeletons first?"

"Seems like you were the one who attacked first, no? And these two Skeleton Soldiers are mine," the voice behind him said.

The person standing behind Zhang Bo was Bai Xiaowen.

When Bai Xiaowen had gone to the Spirit Realm, he had clearly been outside the cave. Yet when he returned, he had been teleported inside the Plague Rat Burrow.

After checking, he learned that teleportation could have slight deviations.

Bai Xiaowen could only accept that explanation and sent two Skeleton Warriors ahead to scout the way. As for the Shadow Assassin, after Goliya had instantly killed it, it had returned to the Black Soul Stone and needed a twelve-hour cooldown before it could be summoned again.

However, Skeleton No. 1 was attacked while scouting, so Bai Xiaowen sent Skeleton No. 2 to help. As for himself, he put the instincts of an Underhanded Ambusher to use, crouching as he crept closer. While the other party's attention was drawn by the two skeletons, he successfully entered Stealth behind him.

Perhaps due to the lingering momentum of slaughtering in the Spirit Realm, Bai Xiaowen had nearly stabbed him with a single thrust. Fortunately, reason told Bai Xiaowen that he was on Earth now.

"Big brother, so these two skeletons are your summoned creatures. My god, it was all a misunderstanding!" Zhang Bo looked like he was about to cry. "You're an Awakened too. We have to abide by the Seventh Covenant—we can't kill each other! Big brother, do you see the eyeball above my head? I'm livestreaming!"