Chapter 3: Look, This is How You Play the Game

"Who is she? She's so beautiful, and her eyes..."

"She's my wife now, hehe!"

Fujimaru Kaede completely didn't notice that her image had changed from a beautiful girl to a fool.

Once she could control her body again, she found herself in a cave.

Duped by Liu Yuan, she chose a penniless start, which meant she only had her original clothes and a stick as a weapon. But it didn't matter; she was still confident in her abilities.

As one of the Masters of Chaldea, she argued with herself. Playing a game with a difficult start, what could go wrong?

"The Crimson Tears? I get it, this is the health and mana potion, huh? Jump into this pit for the tutorial?"

"Should we do the newbie tutorial? Let's go!"

"Defeat enemies with punches and weapons? Heh, cricket skeletons, hah~ hey, adah~"

Kaoru wasn't bragging; as a Master, she had learned some basic combat skills. Dealing with these sluggish and low-health skeletons was a piece of cake.

"Sneak attack? Nonsense, real Masters face things head-on!"

Kaoru charged ahead.

Skeletons? Easy peasy, just a few swings, and they were done.

But when she entered the room enveloped in yellow mist, she was taught a lesson.

The reason it's called a newbie tutorial is that even in Realism Mode, players can quickly grasp basic operations and techniques.

Basic attacks, anyone can learn. But countering, parrying and executing a crit, these two skills were unrealistic to master directly.

To help players understand these skills, the newbie tutorial reduced the difficulty. It was a beginner's benefit.

However, when she reached the first boss, she experienced the power of the Soldier of Godrick in Realism Mode.

The soldier's attacks were simple: chopping and stabbing.

As a newbie boss, his presence was meant to teach players basic evasion and blocking. But in real difficulty, he became a true Soldier of Godrick, a survivor soldier of the Shattering.

Rolling? Sorry, unless you time it perfectly, you'll get stabbed. Blocking? If you're late, you'll get hit anyway.

What's even worse, after dying, you had to wait 10 seconds to respawn, or pay 100 yuan to respawn immediately.

At first, she had the patience to wait, but after dying multiple times, she chose to respawn immediately and then die again.

"Boss, is this game broken?"

"What's wrong?"

Liu Yuan leaned over, seeing the big 'Death' on the screen, a bright smile appeared on his face.

In just a short time, this player had already provided him with hundreds of yuan in revenue.

What was this? A big customer. He would surely be patient with big customers.

"Can this monster be beaten?"

"If you can't beat it, it's because you're bad~"

Kaoru lost her patience and slammed the table, standing up. "Impossible! No attributes, outrageous monster stats. If I can't get through alone, it's because I'm bad. If both of us can't get through, doesn't that prove something's wrong?"

Liu Yuan shrugged helplessly, explaining, "Is there a possibility that both of you...are just bad?"

"You!!"

Kaoru struggled to suppress her anger. Being called bad made her very angry. But soon, she came up with an idea.

"You! Use my character, my equipment, and defeat this guy in front of me, then I'll admit we're bad. Otherwise, refund."

"Alright!"

A refund? That's never going to happen.

Even with a Wretched start, even with all attributes at 1 and no equipment, Liu Yuan could still defeat this Godrick soldier.

"Let me prove to you whether you're bad or the game is flawed."

Game accounts were tied to individuals, but if the owner started the machine and allowed someone else to play a certain game, that person could play for ten minutes.

Ten minutes? It's more than enough.

Putting on his glasses, Liu Yuan, who was experiencing the game in Realism Mode, smiled.

He was actually quite bad, but just before the grand opening, he had been playing this game hard for a few days.

And he made sure to learn all the tricks. If he were to face a Tree Sentinel, he might not make it, but against a Soldier of Godrick...

Listening to the voice beside him, Subaru took off his glasses and looked at the screen.

Controlled by Liu Yuan, the character walked into the mist.

The Soldier of Godrick charged again, but this time, the one controlling him changed.

"Watch closely, this is how you play the game. When he raises his sword to strike us, deflect, then kneel!"

Just as the longsword was about to strike him, the stick in Liu Yuan's hand rose like a shield, deflectuing the soldier's weapon. Losing balance due to the powerful force, the Soldier of Godrick knelt for a moment.

At the same time, Liu Yuan's stick pierced his body. Lifting his right foot, he kicked forcefully, pulling the stick back.

As the soldier rose, Liu Yuan jumped and struck heavily. The stick's damage was very low, but as a blunt weapon, it effectively unbalanced the enemy. The Soldier of Godrick knelt once again.

"Execution!"

The stick pierced his body once more, and this time, the soldier fell to the ground, dead.

"How is this possible?"

"Can it really be done like this?"

Both of them exclaimed in disbelief.

Only those who had faced the Soldier of Godrick themselves knew how terrifying this warrior was. Whether in real difficulty or game difficulty, Fujimaru Kaede and Subaru were shocked by this level of skill. Whether dodging, rolling, or attacking actively, they had been taught a lesson by this soldier.

But under Liu Yuan's control, this soldier was just like his position, a mere pawn.

Liu Yuan's performance made them, who had grown up in peacetime, shine with excitement.

Handsome, really handsome. Without any unnecessary movements, just one counter, one jump attack, two executions, easily dealt with this enemy.

Taking off his glasses, Liu Yuan said calmly, "Just a small fry, if you can't get past this, what about the Tree Sentinel, the strongest mage, the demigods, the star beasts? Will you throw yourselves at them?"

The show-off Liu Yuan had forgotten that he was still struggling with the Crucible Knight.

Liu Yuan had a small dream, to parry and deflect while kill all the bosses in the game.

As for those he couldn't counter, he would use magic. He had chosen the essential character for skipping class, the mage.

Unfortunately, he was stuck in progress now and couldn't borrow money from Mogh's Blood Bank.

In this moment, both of them seemed to see their future selves dominating the battlefield, showing excitement on their faces.

"Now I'm full of motivation!"

"Me too."

Fujimaru Kaede and Subaru put on their glasses again. With Liu Yuan's demonstration, they knew how to fight.

And then? Then they got killed again.