The Devil’s Cage

Chapter 3: Skill

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Under Qin Ran's charged attack, the dagger pierced the pursuer's back, halfway into it.

Blood flowed out along the wound in an instant.

"ah!"

The pursuer let out a scream, and instinctively moved forward.

Qin Ran followed closely, and put his left hand on the right hand holding the dagger, pressing down hard, but the dagger did not move forward at all.

"No, it's stuck on the bone!"

Qin Ran's heart turned, and he subconsciously drew out the dagger.

puff!

Hot blood spurted out and splashed on Qin Ran's face, covering his eyes.

Qin Ran, who had temporarily lost his ability to see things, became more and more flustered in his heart, and could only frantically wave the dagger in his hand.

At this moment, there was only one thought in Qin Ran's mind: Don't give the other party any chance to breathe, otherwise he will be the one who will die!

Supported by such thoughts, Kieran swung the dagger very fast!

laugh! laugh! laugh!

Immediately there was a sound of metal piercing flesh and blood.

After wielding the dagger several times, Qin Ran was surprised to find that he knew how to use the dagger in his hand.

It shouldn't be this kind of blind dance that just scratches the opponent's skin!

It should be a thorn!

Avoid the hard bones, look for the opponent's soft muscles to pierce!

Qin Ran's body was doing this almost instinctively.

The next moment, Qin Ran, who had slightly recovered his eyesight, gripped the dagger back, exerted force on his elbow, and the dagger stabbed out as if it had been loaded with a spring.

laugh!

The dagger was stuck in the chest of the pursuer, not even rooted.

The pursuer, who was holding a kitchen knife and was about to fight back, looked down at the dagger stuck in his chest in disbelief, and then fell straight to the ground.

Until his death, the pursuer didn't understand how a guy who was not in danger a moment ago became so deadly all of a sudden.

Qin Ran was also surprised. He looked at the dead pursuer, and the pungent smell of blood reminded Qin Ran of what he had done.

vomit!

Facing the completely real corpse, the bright red blood stimulated Qin Ran's vision. Thinking of the death in his own hands, Qin Ran's stomach twitched and he couldn't help vomiting.

Along with vomiting, Kieran fell to his knees on the ground weakly.

With tears streaming down his face, he looked extremely embarrassed.

"Have you vomited enough?"

A hoarse voice rang in Qin Ran's ears, causing him to raise his head subconsciously.

He saw a face covered by dust and smudges, and the gray eyes that should have been shining also carried a kind of indifference and vigilance.

"I… "

"The booty is yours, I won't fight it with you!"

Qin Ran wanted to say something, but the other party directly interrupted Qin Ran's words. At the same time, he leaned against the wall, stared at Qin Ran, and moved along the wall step by step.

The other party didn't believe him!

Moreover, full of vigilance!

Seeing the other party's actions, Qin Ran's heart rose to enlightenment.

And this understanding prevented Qin Ran from saying anything or taking more actions—he was worried that the other party would misunderstand and cause unnecessary trouble.

With his current state of weakness, Qin Ran didn't think he could handle such troubles.

Therefore, Qin Ran quietly watched the other party leave.

It wasn't until the figure of the other party disappeared completely that Qin Ran breathed a sigh of relief and stood up with his hands on the ground.

"Although he is cold, he is still a kind person!"

Qin Ran sighed.

After losing order, being able to not take advantage of others, even if he is indifferent and vigilant towards others, can be regarded as kindness at all.

At least, several times stronger than those thugs!

After sighing, Kieran looked at the system prompt.

[Comprehension Skill: Cold Weapon (Dagger) (Basic)]

It was this skill that allowed him to become very familiar with daggers from a layman who used daggers before, killing his opponent with one blow.

The emergence of curiosity and skills made Kieran flip through the battle records.

[Stab: Cause 15 life damage to the opponent... ]

[Swing: Cause 3 life damage to the opponent... ]

[Swing: Inflict 2 life damage to the opponent, and the opponent enters a state of minor injuries...]

[Effective attack three times, comprehend skill: cold weapon (dagger) (basic)]

[Stab: critical attack, causing opponent 80 life damage (40 cold weapon (dagger) (basic) X2), opponent dies...]

(Note: critical attack = actual damage X2)

"Effective attack three times?"

Qin Ran muttered to himself, and then quickly turned to the skill column.

In the first column of the empty skill column, a skill called [Cold Weapon (Dagger) (Basic)] appeared.

Following Qin Ran's gaze, the annotation of [Cold Weapon (Dagger) (Basic)] quickly appeared on the screen that only Qin Ran could see.

[Name: Cold Weapon (Dagger) (Basic)]

[Related attributes: strength, agility, constitution]

[Skill Category: Attack]

[Effect: You know how to use a dagger, increase destructive power by 10%]

[Deplete power]

[Learning conditions: strength F-, agility F, constitution F]

[Remarks: You have just acquired the foundation, don't try to cut gold and cut jade!]

"Increase destructive power by 10%?"

Kieran looked at the notes and subconsciously compared the previous system's combat records.

Then, he quickly walked towards the pursuer's body, and pulled out the dagger that had penetrated from the opponent's chest.

When he held the dagger in his hand, that familiar feeling rose from the bottom of Qin Ran's heart instantly, and subconsciously, Qin Ran stabbed forward with the dagger in his hand again.

It was like rehearsing a thousand times, ten thousand times.

Whoosh!

The sound of sharp metal breaking through the air immediately sounded.

The speed was very fast, without the slightest tremor in the palm of his hand, and he accurately hit the chest of the enemy in front of Qin Ran's imaginary.

The whole process was not the slightest difference from the previous pursuer who was killed with one blow.

It can be called fast, accurate and ruthless!

"Is this only 10%? Moreover, can it be achieved with three effective attacks?"

Qin Ran murmured in disbelief.

It is hard for him to imagine that there is such a gap in the 10% improvement.

Because, in Kieran's view, such a 10% improvement is completely a combination of strength, speed and experience, and it is impossible to achieve it without years of training.

And he just completed three effective attacks to complete the training that others need to complete over the years.

Putting aside, Qin Ran doesn't think he has the talent to surpass others, so he can be called a genius.

In the current situation, even a true genius can't do it, right

Qin Ran thought silently.

Then, a sudden flash of light came to my mind.

"hint?!"

Qin Ran thought of the game prompt when entering.

Immediately, he flipped through the system records—

[Main task: Survive for seven days, 0/7]

[Sub-task (optional): Rescue more civilians until the end of the war, every time a civilian is rescued, the customs clearance evaluation can be improved]

(Hint: The novice dungeon is a rare opportunity for every player!)

Below the main line and branch tasks, the hints of the game are clearly visible.

Kieran's gaze stayed on the words 'a rare opportunity' for a moment, and finally he let out a long breath.

"Although the underground game is extremely real, some rules of the game have not changed. It will never put a 'newcomer' in an extremely dangerous situation, but a step by step! As long as you can seize the opportunity, you will gradually Gain the strength to deal with the crisis!"

Qin Ran thought.

However, Qin Ran frowned very quickly.

He thought, what would he look like if he hadn't inspected the corpse carefully and obtained the weapon

Thinking of the possible outcome, Qin Ran felt a deep fear.

"As expected of an 'underground game' where only one-tenth of the players survived the closed beta! I'm afraid many of those players lost their lives because of such carelessness and inadaptability?"

While thinking, Qin Ran lowered his head to examine the corpse in front of him.

With an extremely serious attitude!

When looking through the battle records before, until the opponent died, Kieran didn't find the existence of X, experience points, etc., but he had skills, and it was marked with the word 'basic'.

Obviously it is possible to upgrade the level!

In addition, the game clearly stated that what he entered was a dungeon.

Judging from Qin Ran's previous game experience, he won't get direct X value, experience points, etc., but will only get an evaluation after 'clearing' the dungeon in front of him.

And the quality of this evaluation will directly affect his harvest.

As for how to improve the evaluation

In addition to the side missions directly given by the game, it is natural to rely on the performance in the game.

According to Kieran's understanding, the performance in the game is nothing more than killing monsters, obtaining equipment, gold coins, etc.

For the side missions, Kieran has no more ideas for the time being.

But Kieran is very familiar with killing monsters, obtaining equipment, gold coins, etc.

After all, he searched for a corpse not long ago, and there was another one in front of him.

What's more, he killed the latter!

The pungent smell of blood was still pungent.

Even after experiencing the killing, Kieran still felt disgusted by this smell, but he got used to it a little.

At least, Kieran didn't vomit anymore.

There is no more fear in my heart.

The first item Kieran picked up was naturally the kitchen knife in the hands of the pursuer.

[Name: Kitchen Knife]

[Type: Knife Weapon]

[Quality: Damaged]

[Attack Power: Weak]

[attribute: none]

[Special effects: none]

[Whether this copy can be brought out: Yes]

[Remarks: It is usually used to chop vegetables, of course... you can also choose to chop people.]

The moment Qin Ran picked up the kitchen knife, the details of the item appeared in front of Qin Ran's eyes.

After looking around, Qin Ran put the kitchen knife in his backpack and continued to search.

Soon, Kieran made another discovery.