How Does This Feel a Little Familiar?

"Lu Xiu, what are you thinking about?"

Perhaps it was because Lu Xiu had been in silent contemplation for too long.

Yan Fushou couldn't help but call out.

Lu Xiu snapped out of her reverie and gently shook her head, "It's nothing, I was just thinking about the new dungeon—"

Others:

What is this guy saying?

Weren't we just discussing professions? Is this what Architect is?

Ah Yi wasn't too surprised. Instead, she clasped her hands in front of her chest, looked at Lu Xiu, and this time, instead of just thinking to herself, she exclaimed, "Wow—that's amazing!"

Heart"

Lu Xiu smiled and glanced at the girl, "You have good taste, but I still have something I want to ask you. How much information do you remember about the class-specific dungeons?"

"Class Dungeon----"

Although Ah Yi is a bit strange at times, she can immediately understand when it comes to serious matters. Lu Xiu doesn't dislike this kind of personality. "This can be said to be the dungeon that has the greatest impact on memory that I have ever experienced, without exception. It is somewhat similar to a folk dungeon that is set to be forgotten upon completion. I even suspect that if I don't complete the dungeon, the Memory Blur mechanism will also blur all the relevant content of the dungeon."

So I can't remember the details of any of the dungeons, only the feeling of the process: loneliness and torment, and the feeling of finally being free when I cleared it.

"Then it seems quite difficult."

Lu Xiu stroked her snow-white chin, pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Did you complete Monster Hunter solo?"

"No, I'm too weak. I can't beat him by myself."

Ah Yi shook his head somewhat embarrassedly. "Although I didn't team up with the Strategy Group, I did team up with some solo players, and those three solo players were all pretty good—"

"That's still pretty strong, only a few days slower than Jian Li and Shen Nian in clearing the game."

Lu Xiu shook her head and continued, "If you don't have any memories, intuitively, do you think the class-specific dungeons are harder or easier compared to Monster Hunter?"

"This----"

Ah Yi hesitated for a moment, then said embarrassedly, "I really don't know, because I have no memory of it, only subjective feelings. At the time, I felt tormented, like it was a copy of you—but I really didn't think about which part was more difficult."

"I see----"

Lu Xiu.

At this moment.

Shen Nian approached Lu Xiu and asked curiously, "Do you want to familiarize yourself with the difficulty of the class-specific dungeons beforehand?"

"No, I don't even know what profession I'll switch to, so what's the use of just being familiar with the difficulty of the Pioneer Hunter class dungeon?"

Lu Xiu turned to look at the bespectacled girl standing beside her. "I'm assessing how many real-life Longsword Swordsman will appear in the future—"

Upon hearing this, everyone else turned to look at her.

"Think about it."

Lu Xiu, facing everyone's gaze, explained, "After Ah Yi changed jobs, the drop rate of the Pioneer Hunter Profession Certificate increased. Leaving aside ordinary players, many High Sequence players haven't even cleared Monster Hunter yet. These players should all be able to enjoy the bonus. And given time, if these players are willing to learn the dungeon system, they will definitely be able to clear the dungeons."

It's simply a matter of speed.

In this scenario, excluding players from other countries, just within Nine Provinces —how many people do you think would obtain the Pioneer Hunter's Profession Certificate? And after they change jobs, what weapon would they be most likely to choose?

Upon hearing Lu Xiu's words...

Management like Yan Fushou is alright.

But anyone who had cleared a Monster Hunter Monster Hunter Strategy Group, or was currently clearing one, had a strange expression on their face.

Okay.

Longsword Swordsman is coming to real life too.

Just imagining a bunch of High Sequence players changing classes and suddenly needing to Spirit Helm Breaker during a fight is terrifying.

"Of course, the job change dungeon is quite difficult at the moment. Although many players will obtain the Profession Certificate, the job change dungeon will filter out a portion of them."

Lu Xiu continued, "Even so, the number of players who can change jobs is still estimated to be quite considerable."

Speaking of which...

Lu Xiu looked at Ah Yi again. "It's alright that this brings a bunch of Longsword Swordsman, because the impact isn't actually that big. But as the number of people choosing this class increases, the Peak Battle Royale will probably begin—if there's a corresponding gameplay for the rule that only one person can advance to the fifth class."

"I'm not afraid."

Ah Yi's expression stiffened upon hearing this, understanding what Lu Xiu meant, but she quickly recovered and shook her head. "If someone can truly advance five levels before me and defeat me fairly and squarely, then I will accept it wholeheartedly."

"Sharp."

Lu Xiu patted her shoulder. "But don't be afraid. Judging from the current situation, this profession seems to be a unique profession derived from the Nine Provinces dungeon. Even if players from other worlds can obtain it through monsters on the main stage, the number is limited. Most of your competitors will most likely still be players from this world, and you should be very familiar with the High Sequence players in this world."

"Yes, and it's not really a bad thing, is it?"

Yan Fushou thought for a moment and suddenly said, "This profession encourages players to face the unknown. Like the arena battles like last time, facing unfamiliar players will enhance your attributes, which to some extent can be considered as enhancing the overall strength of Nine Provinces. There is also a special attack against monsters, which, combined with the Soul Hunt skill rewarded for clearing Monster Hunter, is also a good thing for the front line."

I actually think that if conditions allow, it wouldn't be a bad thing for all players to become Pioneer Hunter. Even if most people can't reach the fifth job advancement, the fourth job advancement would probably be just as good.

"It's good that you know what's going on."

Lu Xiu glanced at him. "But I advise you to wait and see how Chu Huai fares after his job change before making a decision. His job can go through ten job changes, what if he becomes even stronger? What if his successful job change also increases the drop rate of Profession Certificate? --- By the way, hasn't he succeeded yet?"

Yan Fushou shook his head. "Not yet."

"Then it seems the job change dungeon over there is even more troublesome."

Lu Xiu acknowledged Chu Huai's abilities; after all, he possessed considerable talent and skills, and having served Patrollers on the front lines for so long, his strength was certainly not weak.

If I haven't cleared the class-specific dungeon in so long, there's only one possibility.

That means the difficulty of the job change dungeon is quite a challenge even for this veteran.

"I'll let you know as soon as I have any news, but after looking at the Pioneer Hunter's skills, I think this class is quite suitable for you----"

Yan Fushou nodded, then smiled and said, "Considering your Title Disaster Hunter and your familiarity with Monster Hunter dungeon weapons, you would have a unique advantage if you changed jobs. Do you regret it?"

"Not at all."

Lu Xiu gently shook her head. "This profession is indeed not suitable for me."

There's something else Lu Xiu didn't say—after all, Ah Yi is still around.

That statement is. "Judging from the current performance of the first job advancement, the Pioneer Hunter isn't particularly strong."

The attribute bonus against unfamiliar players and monsters is important to other players, but it's nothing to her.

After all, she had the Disaster Hunter's Ribbon to deal with unfamiliar monsters, and as for unfamiliar players—even without the buff, Lu Xiu, despite knowing there were always stronger players out there, didn't think that other players could easily defeat her on their first meeting.

If a player could ignore her Perfect Deflect, Neutralize, Audience, and other miscellaneous skills, and kill her directly.

Lu Xiu accepted it.

As for weapon mastery in Monster Hunter.

Lu Xiu possesses the Azure Blade Myriad Forms, and can perform the same actions as in the dungeon using various weapons without needing to change classes. The only difference is that Lu Xiu's actions do not have any special effects.

For example, Ah Yi's charging up of power just now.

No matter how perfect Lu Xiu's movements were, she couldn't build up her strength.

But this is not unsolvable.

Lu Xiu vaguely felt that after mastering [Transcendent·Remnant], she would also be able to learn how to charge up the power of weapons such as greatswords.

Therefore, Lu Xiu not only didn't regret it, but was actually quite relieved.

It seems that once you change your profession, you can't change it back.

She can get half the benefits for free in this profession—it's a good thing she doesn't switch to it.

Thinking of this...

Lu Xiu suddenly looked at Ah Yi, who was staring straight at her again. "What did you just say? You can't True Charged Slash?"

Ah Yi nodded. "Yeah, I couldn't find the feeling of building up energy in the second part----"

"Can I borrow that greatsword?"

Lu Xiu extended her hand.

Ah Yi paused for a moment, then realized something, immediately took out the greatsword from her backpack, and handed it to Lu Xiu.

Lu Xiu took the greatsword, swung it a few times to get used to the weight, and then started walking forward.

Ah Yi's eyes suddenly lit up.

Yan Fushou, who had just asked Lu Xiu if she regretted it, was stunned.

----No way?

On the other side.

Lu Xiu slowly walked towards the spot where Ah Yi had just stood. As she moved forward, she lowered her center of gravity. Unlike Ah Yi, she did not take a deep breath to gather her Power Accumulation. Instead, she simply tucked her greatsword behind her back, as if she were sheathing it.

Just a few steps away from the designated position, Lu Xiu suddenly accelerated, making a movement similar to drawing a sword and gathering strength. With a flick of her wrist, she instantly raised the greatsword above her head.

After a brief pause.

The greatsword drew a perfect semi-circle from back to front, slamming into the ground with a dull thud.

Bang!

The alloy floor dented again, leaving a shallow pit.

Immediately afterwards.

The moment the sword hit the ground, Lu Xiu used the rebound force to drag the sword horizontally, executing an upward slash. Because the upward slash was extremely fast, the blade even created a transparent wind blade as it passed.

Wei Yidong's pupils contracted slightly.

Ah Yi exclaimed "Wow!" again, her eyes seemingly sparkling with excitement.

But that's not all.

The moment after the upward flick.

Using the momentum of the upward slash, Lu Xiu raised the greatsword above her head, assuming the same charging pose as Ah Yi just now. Her whole body was like a fully drawn bow, leaning slightly backward, assuming a powerful stance.

Although she did not exhibit any unusual phenomenon of energy waves gathering around her.

But everyone who sees this action knows...

That attack must have been powerful!

really.

After a shorter charging time than Ah Yi, Lu Xiu took a step forward, shifting her center of gravity forward and releasing the accumulated power without reservation.

Boom!

The greatsword was slammed down, and the ground trembled once more as it hit the ground.

Just as the impact of the heavy blow was fully released, Lu Xiu used the recoil from the sword to suddenly lift herself up, lightly leaping into the air. With a forward roll, her body stretched out, and at the same time, her arms suddenly flipped, causing the heavy greatsword to draw a complete circle in the air and fall down a second time using gravity and inertia!

True Charged Slash!

Bang!!!

The lights in the entire Training Ground flickered for a moment.

With the second heavy blow, the tip of the sword embedded itself directly into the alloy plate, and the shockwave spread outwards along the ground, causing cracks to spread outwards like a spider web.

Meanwhile, echoes reverberated from the metal walls of the Training Ground, lingering for a long time.

This seems to be even more powerful than Ah Yi's professional initiative just now.

Lu Xiu slowly stopped her movements, stood up, and then turned to look at the stunned crowd.

"The True Charged Slash is a series of moves, not a single strike, so the key is not how the body moves, but the connection and rhythm."

Lu Xiu approached Ah Yi and gently tossed the greatsword back to her. "Don't completely imitate the actions in the dungeon. The actions in the dungeon have been modified—to be closer to reality, some actions are deliberately made to be very precise. But in reality, you are a High Sequence player with a high agility attribute, so don't copy them all."

Ah Yi took the giant sword, then hugged it with both hands, looking at Lu Xiu with admiration: "Wow----"

She's beautiful and capable!

And he's a good person!

On the other side.

Lu Xiu no longer paid attention to Ah Yi's gaze. When she used the True Charged Slash just now, she actually intentionally made her blood and qi surge in order to truly achieve the effect of power accumulation.

I actually started to feel something during that time.

Perhaps because she rarely uses the "Extraordinary · Remnant" skill, while she has fought every weapon in the Monster Hunter dungeons more than once, it seems that she encountered the threshold of the Pioneer Hunter class more quickly.

But I always felt it was still just a step short.

I still need to practice.

So what dungeons should we practice?

Lu Xiu greeted them, then walked towards the exit while lost in thought.

Seeing this, Shen Nian and Jian Li greeted Lu Xiu and caught up with her.

The mission to receive the delegation here is now complete. What follows is a long period of discussion and consultation, and they can leave Chen Capital for the time being.

soon.

Ah Yi, whose eyes were still full of stars, and Yan Fushou, Wei Yidong, Cheng Xiu, and others remained on the Training Ground, looking completely bewildered.

After a while.

Until Lu Xiu's figure completely disappeared.

Wei Yidong suddenly came to his senses.

He suddenly looked at Cheng Xiu, pointing to the doorway in the direction Lu Xiu had just left. "No way! It feels like the Pioneer Hunter class is completely useless! Lu Xiu's Charged Slash was way more powerful than Ah Yi's! And Ah Yi movements were even faster!"

Cheng Xiu looked at him. "Can you even type it out?"

Wei Yidong opened his mouth, then closed it again. "----I can't type it."

"That settles it then, so this profession still has its necessity—"

"But those are professional skills!"

Wei Yidong was so anxious he almost jumped up. "The core active skill of the Pioneer Hunter class! Lu Xiu didn't even change classes or use any skills, yet her attacks are more powerful than Ah Yi, a player who properly changed classes. Does this class even have any reason to exist?"

"Of course, Lu Xiu is the Architect of the Monster Hunter dungeon; she designed all those weapons."

Ah Yi, holding his greatsword, turned around immediately when he heard someone mention Lu Xiu: "Based on the characteristics of the Pioneer Hunter profession, in a sense, all players who switch to the Pioneer Hunter profession in the future will have to call Lu Xiu ' Sifu'."

Isn't it normal for Sifu to be stronger than his apprentice?

"Sifu is alright----"

Wei Yidong was speechless for a long time after being cornered by her, before finally saying, "But Sifu can't just use his disciple's ultimate skill like a basic attack, can he? Wouldn't that make us Pioneer Hunter lose face?"

"You haven't even changed your class yet, so what are you to us?" Cheng Xiu added expressionlessly.

".

Upon hearing this, Wei Yidong opened his mouth as if to say something, but then didn't know what to say and could only lower his head in frustration.

In fact, everyone is clearly aware of Lu Xiu's strength.

Putting everything else aside.

The katana tutorial video that went viral not long ago is still sitting there.

But at that time, Lu Xiu was fighting Variant Monster, and she was using weapons from Monster Hunter.

While top players were impressed, without any comparison, and with the enemy still being a monster, they all secretly thought, "That skill is something I could definitely pull off if I beat Monster Hunter."

Wei Yidong, too, thought so at the time.

Until just now.

Lu Xiu demonstrated it again, this time with a control group and by witnessing it firsthand.

The feeling is completely different.

Can't type it out.

It's impossible to achieve the same effect as her.

This is further compounded by the fact that Lu Xiu's first serious encounter with a top player was with Wei Yidong —although Wei Yidong was also being dominated at the time, Lu Xiu mainly relied on Perfect Deflect.

Like this.

Suddenly, he pulled a move—something Wei Yidong admitted he couldn't do himself.

That's absolutely terrifying.

This gave Wei Yidong the feeling that he had been standing still all along—while Lu Xiu was getting stronger and stronger, to the point that he couldn't even understand her anymore.

It's only been a few months.

beside.

Yan Fushou probably guessed what Wei Yidong was thinking.

Wei Yidong is usually loud, outspoken, and doesn't know how to keep his mouth shut, but at the end of the day, he's still proud.

He walked over and patted Wei Yidong on the shoulder. "Did you get discouraged?"

Wei Yidong hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"Relax. The fact that you recognize the gap proves that you are still growing. It's not too late to feel discouraged when you can no longer recognize the gap. Look at you, ever since you joined the Strategy Group, you've been constantly being discouraged. At first it was Jian Li, and now it's Lu Xiu, but every time you get discouraged, you manage to catch up with them. So you're still very capable, even though the gap is still huge."

"Director, do you even know how to comfort people?"

"I can."

Yan Fushou smiled and then said, "I just don't want you to compete with Lu Xiu anymore; she's Architect."

Wei Yidong has a loud voice, is outspoken, and doesn't know how to keep his mouth shut, but he's also incredibly resilient.

No.

Less than a minute.

He was no longer frustrated.

Wei Yidong: "What are you saying—when did Architect become so highly regarded? Didn't you say before that Architect were all useless money-grubbers?"

"Yes, when?"

Yan Fushou glanced at the direction where Lu Xiu had disappeared, then gave a bitter laugh and muttered to himself, "Perhaps it started the moment the Resident Evil instance came out."

No wonder she said the Pioneer Hunter class wasn't right for her; maybe none of the classes she gets from dungeons are right for her. I wonder what class she'll eventually switch to.

At the same time, on the other side.

Lu Xiu and her two companions are heading towards the Teleport Bonfire.

The back seat of the car.

--

Shen Nian suddenly turned to look at Lu Xiu's perfect profile and said, "Lu Xiu, you're really popular!"

"----What?"

Lu Xiu turned her head and looked at the bespectacled woman beside her with a puzzled expression.

Shen Nian tilted her head. "I said you're really popular."

What makes me popular?

"Ah Yi was acting like a fangirl towards you just now, and you're still not popular?"

After speaking, Shen Nian unusually took the initiative to ask Jian Li, "Right? Jian Li?"

Jian Li glanced at Lu Xiu: "Yes."

"So that's why?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiu recalled the round-faced girl's strange behavior earlier and realized, "Then it's normal that I'm so capable."

"Is it possible that it's not just because you're good?" Shen Nian reached out and touched Lu Xiu's ponytail, saying helplessly, "

"What else could it be? Is it because I'm tall? Well, Ah Yi isn't tall, so she must think I'm impressive."

"Never mind."

Shen Nian leaned back listlessly, her long, beautiful legs half-stretched out, speechless.

Jian Li turned her head to look out the window, a faint smile appearing on her pretty face.

Lu Xiu gave Shen Nian a strange look.

What's this for?

But soon...

She put the matter out of her mind. "Oh, right, there's something I need to tell you. You can decide for yourselves whether you want to give it a try—I suspect it will require a lot of effort, which is why I didn't say it directly in the underground Training Ground. After all, it's not suitable for everyone."

Lu Xiu shared her speculation about the Liberation Skill.

"Liberation Skill ----"

After listening, Shen Nian didn't dwell on what had just happened. Instead, she repeated Lu Xiu's words and asked, "You mean we can turn skills into abilities that can be activated at any time? And job changes might be the way players embark on this path?"

"Right."

Lu Xiu nodded, then raised her hand and demonstrated her [Transcendent·Remnant] skill. "This is the skill I'm working on now. The reason I wanted to build a new dungeon just now was because I wanted to unlock this skill."

Because we're currently facing a problem, a problem with Qi and blood—"

Lu Xiu explained her thought process.

After hearing this, Jian Li suddenly grabbed Lu Xiu's wrist.

Lu Xiu turned her head and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Franca."

Jian Li said, "The people of Franca have studied this subject."

"Yes!"

Shen Nian then realized. "All the ethnic groups in the Franca aim to revert to their ancestral bloodline, so some Frans know a Blood Frenzy Art."

That technique allows them to briefly transform into beast form, and it's not a gamified skill, but an innate ability.

"Oh?"

Lu Xiu genuinely didn't know. "Tell me the details."

Shen Nian immediately explained to Lu Xiu.

After listening, Lu Xiu nodded slowly, then looked out the window. "It seems we need to make contact with the Franca Delegation after returning to the Witch Forest."

Lu Xiu hesitated for a moment, but still did not directly tell Yan Fushou that she wanted to meet with the Franca Delegation.

There's no need to rush.

Besides, there's no benefit in rushing to see them.

This could potentially introduce unpredictability into the negotiations between the next few countries.

Although Lu Xiu still lacked understanding of many things, she was aware of her current level of influence.

Let them talk for a few days and see what happens.

Furthermore, Lu Xiu wasn't sure if Franca's Blood Frenzy Art would work, since it seemed like no one had Liberation Skill Franca's skills.

We still can't give up cheating methods in dungeons.

But which specific dungeon should we choose?

Lu Xiu entered the Construction Space and hesitated as she looked at the endless expanse of pure white before her.

----It seems there's really no suitable blueprint.

This time, what she wanted wasn't any skill, gameplay, or technique.

It's something very intrinsic.

For a moment, Lu Xiu really couldn't think of any game from her previous life that would be suitable as a blueprint for a dungeon.

"Never mind."

Lu Xiu hesitated for a moment, then raised her fair arm. "Let's set up an enemy to practice first, we'll talk about the actual dungeon later----"

"So first, let's create a Berserker whose power system is unique and dangerous. Its core lies in Blood Control, exchanging his own life force for destructive power that exceeds the limit."

At the same time, he can also absorb blood essence from his enemies to restore or strengthen himself—doesn't that feel a bit familiar?