When You Become an NPC That Might Die Any Moment in the Novice Village

Guido held a gleaming long knife in his hand, his eyes flickering with red light as if flames were burning within.

He did not hesitate to slash the moment he appeared, and Bai Fu narrowly dodged, avoiding being cut. However, the wall behind where she had just stood took a solid hit, the bursting heat turning the surface it cut into black.

"You're quick to dodge!"

Murderous intent surged in Guido's eyes.

Bai Fu's expression darkened slightly, sensing danger from Guido. She decisively threw a "Spiritual Vision," and the data feedback came.

[Name]: Guido (Elite)

[Template]: Special-Fire Power

[Main Profession]: Fire Fist Lv8 [Lower Profession Entry Boxer Lv10], Special Agent Lv8

[Secondary Profession]: None

[Life Value]: 430/430

[Qi]: 165/165

[Attributes]: Power 33, Agility 24, Constitution 19, Intelligence 7, Spirit 17, Inspiration 18

[Skills]: Explosive, High-Temperature Burn Lv3...

[Talent]: Molten Rock Body, Speed of Wind

[Affinity]: Resentment (-36)

[Danger Level]: Blue

Unlike Li Cheng, Guido did not have any skills that temporarily boosted his power explosively, but his basic attributes, especially spirit and inspiration, were far greater than those of Li Cheng.

As a practitioner of the Body Cultivation Stream, the high spirit and inspiration meant Guido did not have obvious flaws like Li Cheng, which was apparent when Bai Fu's use of the [Power Surge (Inferior)] skill failed to judge successfully.

A somewhat tricky opponent.

That was Bai Fu's evaluation of Guido.

If it were a 1v1 duel with Guido, Bai Fu would not be afraid because Guido's blood volume was only a fraction of hers, but she just learned from player Hu Han that Julia was also here, which made her lose her composure.

Previously, Julia had managed to single-handedly take on a group of players and her, Yago, Xia Shi, merely by deploying a "Fake Body." What would happen if it were her real body this time?

A swift battle was essential!

"Daring to be distracted in front of me, you're courting death!"

Guido launched his attack again. He slid his foot, dragging the knife's edge through the air, creating a dazzling streak. When he was three meters away from Bai Fu, a thunderous explosion sounded from under his feet. With that force, his forward surge suddenly accelerated several times over.

The onset was incredibly sudden, and he was certain Bai Fu couldn't possibly dodge.

Whoosh!

The blade passed close to Bai Fu's neck, but the expected scene of a severed throat and splattering blood did not materialize.

Guido's pupils abruptly contracted.

What's going on? It felt like he had cut into a quagmire instead of a neck.

Bai Fu nonchalantly discarded the used "Spiritual Ability Shield" card onto the ground. Guido's slash had directly taken away more than 170 points from her shield value. Her shield value was not bound to her constitution attribute, but even with her high constitution of 61 points, taking such a cut without any protection would lose at least forty to fifty points from her life value, along with acquiring both bleeding and burning debuffs.

So the skill comes with a burning effect, impressive. Now I'll fix the Pain Mask on your face!

Bai Fu wasn't afraid, still holding three "Spiritual Ability Shield" cards in hand.

She quickly pulled the trigger, while An Ya wasn't idle either, her head-locked targeting and arm-mounted machine guns simultaneously engaged, the bullets like the scythe of the Grim Reaper.

Guido had not expected his slash to cause no harm to Bai Fu at all. In his moment of astonishment, he took a solid shot to the face. Fortunately, he reacted quickly, using his Qi to protect his visage as much as possible. He darted around, swinging the long knife in his hand to cut through the incoming bullets, which chased his steps and left a series of deep holes in the walls.

"-41"

It was still far from enough.

Bai Fu advanced instead of retreating, charging straight into the web of knife light woven by Guido with her gun raised. She appeared more fierce than even the most fearless players.

Guido couldn't help but laugh out of frustration; he had never met such a brazen opponent before.

But is brute force really useful?

His ability wasn't just about simple slashing; the searing Qi that remained on his enemies after each strike was his greatest reliance. Once the searing Qi stacked to a certain level (6 layers), it would explode inside the enemy's body.

He and Bai Fu were locked in combat, and within a few strikes, the wrist guard on Bai Fu's hand had been shattered. He also took two shots, but the pain didn't weaken him; instead, it spurred him to fight even fiercer.

"Julia!"

Guido cried out loudly.

This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; as long as he had Julia's protection, he was confident he could lock Bai Fu down with his blade and then, like a death by a thousand cuts, slice her to death one strike at a time.

However, what surprised Guido was that there was no response from Julia's side, even though he called out loudly.

Could it be that something had happened to Julia?

He had just seen several people go to intercept Julia, but in his opinion, with their power, it was absolutely impossible for them to pose a real threat to Julia.

Guido was utterly baffled.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Bai Fu grabbed the slashing sword with her left hand, defended herself against the instant explosion damage caused by 6 layers of searing Qi using a Spiritual Ability Shield, and then initiated Combat Etiquette.

"Damn it!"

Guido sensed something was wrong, but it was completely too late to dodge. He was fixed in place, and An Ya, who had already found her position, charged at him.

There was nothing to fear and nothing to hesitate about.

An Ya, who grew up in the Abandoned Cooling Factory and was used to seeing dead bodies, only knew that anyone threatening Bai Fu had to be killed.

Boom! Boom!

The power pump operated at high speed, and the Power Armor's iron fist landed on the back of Guido's head with an unrivaled force, causing his head to jerk forward violently as if his neck had been snapped.

He didn't die—the strength of his body, protected by Qi, wasn't comparable to an ordinary person's—but Bai Fu was waiting in front of him.

Bai Fu snatched the knife and hacked down with it.

Guido frantically dodged. Despite his dizzy vision, he managed to avoid the lethal strike, but his arm couldn't escape the slash. It was cut open gruesomely, flesh turned inside out.

"Julia!"

Guido was completely enraged.

What happened to the agreed two-on-one battle? How did it turn into him fighting two alone?

"What's the rush."

Finally, Julia's voice and footsteps could be heard.

Guido endured the pain and turned around, just to see Julia approaching with a group of controlled players.

He breathed a sigh of relief; it wasn't too late.

"You hold her off for me; I need to stop the bleeding."

Guido rushed towards Julia.

Julia didn't speak, just gave a signal to the controlled players.

"Damn it, I'm being controlled to fight Bai Fu."

The players began to curse loudly, but no matter how much they swore, their bodies moved forward uncontrollably.

As they passed Guido, something none of them had expected happened—four players attacked at once, continuously pulling the trigger on Guido.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Guido had no defenses and was shot up like a sieve, collapsing with a thud still without understanding what had happened.

Bai Fu, players: "!!!"

Julia approached Bai Fu with an elegant stride, the smile on her face began to spread.

"The annoying guy is dead, now let's have a good talk," she said.

Bai Fu stared into Julia's eyes, her excited gaze almost as if she wanted to devour her alive!