Healing to Kill

"Can you cheat in this game?"

The thought popped into Qing Ying's mind.

But she quickly shook her head.

The game "Gods" was released by a company called "Creator."

This company had an intimidating background, established with joint investments from major countries around the world.

In other words, this was a game with a national background.

Cheat?

You might as well think about hacking into a payment system; it would be more practical.

"Maybe... it's due to talent? But even a perfect-level talent shouldn't be this exaggerated, right?"

While Qing Ying was lost in her wild thoughts, the injured Gnoll had already charged angrily at Jiang Chen.

The Gnoll wasn't fast, and before it could get close, Jiang Chen's skill cooldown had already reset.

Under the effect of the "Blessing of the Love Deity," the cooldown for Healing Spell was only 2.5 seconds.

Another flash of white light fell.

-120

The Gnoll, hit by two doses of poison healing, finally reached Jiang Chen.

"Roar!"

The enraged Gnoll raised its thick claws and slashed down fiercely.

"Whoosh!"

Accompanied by the sound of wind, the claw strike missed.

As soon as the Gnoll raised its claw, Jiang Chen had already started to sidestep, avoiding the attack range.

After missing its first strike, the Gnoll swung its claw again.

Under Qing Ying's astonished gaze, Jiang Chen seemed to predict the attack in advance, shifting his steps to dodge once more.

Each time, the wolf claw almost grazed Jiang Chen's hair.

It looked extremely dangerous.

But Jiang Chen's expression remained calm, his steps leisurely, showing no sign of danger.

His movements were like a perfectly programmed sequence, not a bit more, not a bit less, everything just right.

It was simply beautiful.

Qing Ying couldn't help but recall a saying:

"Mastery in technique is art!"

At the same time, Jiang Chen's skill release frequency was astonishingly fast.

White light continuously fell on the Gnoll.

Artistic dodging, perfect skill timing.

Jiang Chen's operations left Qing Ying mesmerized.

In less than 20 seconds, the Gnoll fell to the ground in utter frustration.

During this time, it hadn't touched Jiang Chen even once.

Shocking!

Stunning!

Qing Ying was no gaming novice; she had played numerous games and seen all kinds of top players.

But no one had ever made her feel like kneeling in admiration as she did now.

Only this person before her.

Not only did his appearance strike her heart, but his skills were also impeccable.

Qing Ying looked at Jiang Chen, her heart fluttering, and she couldn't help but lick her lips.

With a fangirl expression, she excitedly asked, "Brother Mortal Dust, your moves are the best I've ever seen. How do you do it?"

"Just standard operations. The elite players in the first tier should all be able to do it."

Jiang Chen replied casually, his eyes always on the surrounding Gnolls.

In the later stages of the game, as players continued to hone their skills, the elite players in the first tier all had impressive operations.

But for now, Jiang Chen was undoubtedly the top player in "Gods."

He needed to work hard to maintain this advantage.

"Standard operations..."

Qing Ying looked at Jiang Chen with burning eyes, muttering to herself, "If this is standard, then 99% of players must be operating like idiots."

Meanwhile, Jiang Chen focused on grinding monsters, casting another Healing Spell.

***

Before long, the 10th Gnoll fell to the ground with a whimper.

A faint light glowed beneath its corpse.

"Did it drop something?"

Jiang Chen's eyes narrowed as he quickly looted the corpse.

[You have obtained a Rotten Wood Staff (Bronze).]

"Normally, these small monsters only drop whiteboard equipment, but because of 'Drop Quality +1,' it dropped a bronze item!"

Jiang Chen immediately checked the equipment attributes.

[Rotten Wood Staff (Bronze): Spell Power +20. Additional Attribute: Intelligence +5. Suitable for Mage, Priest, Summoner. Required Level: 5.]

"Not bad luck!"

Jiang Chen knew very well how low the drop rate for equipment in this game was, especially for small monsters. Getting a weapon suitable for his class was not easy.

Equipping the Rotten Wood Staff, his spell power increased from 60 to 90!

Without delay, Jiang Chen continued grinding.

Just as he cast another Healing Spell, he noticed out of the corner of his eye that a Gnoll had respawned behind Qing Ying and was attacking her.

At this moment, she was still staring intently at Jiang Chen.

"Behind you!" Jiang Chen warned.

"Huh?"

Qing Ying was startled but quickly reacted.

She turned around, raising her shield, which glowed with a faint golden light.

At the same time, the Gnoll's claw slashed down.

Clang!

Sparks flew as the wolf claw struck the shield.

"That was close!"

Qing Ying was also frightened, but fortunately, she reacted quickly and used the Knight's divine skill, Shield Block, in time.

She had avoided the damage!

Before she could catch her breath, the Gnoll swiftly swung its claw again.

-48!

"So painful!"

Qing Ying's face changed.

The damage was too high!

Even as a Knight with 180 health points, she couldn't withstand many hits.

Shield Block had a 7-second cooldown.

This was with her talent effect, reducing the cooldown of defensive skills by 30%.

Normally, Shield Block had a 10-second cooldown.

Qing Ying could only swing her novice sword at the Gnoll.

-1

"1 point of damage..."

Qing Ying realized that due to her low attack power and level suppression, she couldn't break through the defense at all.

She could only choose to dodge backward.

The Gnoll quickly followed, its claw slashing again.

-49!

Qing Ying's health was down to 85 points.

She couldn't withstand another hit.

Qing Ying was very frustrated. Why couldn't she dodge the Gnoll's attacks?

It was so annoying!

Was she going to die here?

While she was still thinking, a white light suddenly fell.

-165!

A number appeared above the Gnoll's head.

The Gnoll, which was about to attack Qing Ying, turned and charged at Jiang Chen not far away.

At this moment, there was still a Gnoll in front of Jiang Chen.

Seeing Jiang Chen pull the aggro of the small monster, Qing Ying was a bit stunned: "Brother Mortal Dust, are you going to pull two monsters?"

"What else? Let you die here?"

If you die, what about my buff?

Jiang Chen felt a bit helpless.

If a teammate died, they would be removed from the team.

They would need to revive in the Novice Village and get close to the team again to restore the team status.

At this moment, Jiang Chen was exceptionally focused.

Pulling two small monsters at the same time... actually carried great risk.

But compared to letting Qing Ying face the small monster and die here for sure, Jiang Chen thought it was better to pull two himself.

"Sorry... I'll stand farther away next time."

Qing Ying felt a bit guilty.

She saw Jiang Chen still dodging the Gnoll's attacks in front of him, while the other Gnoll was already charging at him.

Just as the two Gnolls were about to surround Jiang Chen, an unbelievable scene unfolded.

The second Gnoll was blocked by the first one during its attack!

Jiang Chen and the two Gnolls formed a straight line.

Even more miraculously, no matter whether the second Gnoll tried to move left or right to get around, Jiang Chen managed to keep in sync with it, always maintaining the line and preventing it from attacking.

At the same time, Jiang Chen continued to dodge the first Gnoll's attacks.

It looked as if Jiang Chen was controlling two puppets, manipulating the Gnolls' every move.

"How is this even possible..."

Qing Ying watched this scene, feeling her hair stand on end and her scalp tingle!

Jiang Chen's previous operations had given Qing Ying the impression of beautiful art.

Although incredibly stunning, it was at least something a human could achieve.

But now...

This was not something a human could do!