Chapter 3

In a powerful strike by Qin Ran, the dagger pierced the back of the pursuer, sinking in halfway.

Fresh blood instantly flowed along the wound.

"Ah!"

The pursuer let out a scream, his body instinctively lunging forward.

Qin Ran closely followed, and with his left hand, he pressed down on the right hand that held the dagger, but the dagger did not advance at all.

"Damn, it's stuck in the bone!"

Qin Ran's heart sank, and he subconsciously pulled out the dagger.

Pfft!

Scalding blood spurted out, splashing on Qin Ran's face, obscuring his vision.

With his eyes temporarily unable to see, Qin Ran became even more panicked and could only wildly swing the dagger in his hand.

At this moment, there was only one thought in Qin Ran's mind: he could not give the other party any chance to catch their breath, or the one who would die would be him!

Driven by this thought, the speed at which Qin Ran swung the dagger was incredibly fast!

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Immediately, a series of sounds of metal piercing flesh rang out.

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

It should not be a blind, skin-slicing swing!

It should be a stab!

Avoiding the hard bones and finding the soft muscles to stab!

Qin Ran's body almost instinctively did this.

In the next moment, with his vision slightly recovered, Qin Ran reversed his grip on the dagger, exerted force with his elbow, and the dagger stabbed out like it was equipped with a spring.

Swoosh!

The dagger pierced the pursuer's chest, sinking in completely.

The pursuer, holding a kitchen knife and preparing to counterattack, looked down in disbelief at the dagger in his chest, then fell straight to the ground.

Until his death, the pursuer did not understand how a person who seemed harmless a moment ago could suddenly become so lethal.

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

Ugh!

Facing the completely real corpse, the fresh blood stimulated Qin Ran's vision. Thinking about how the other person had died at his hands, his stomach churned, and he couldn't help but vomit.

With the vomiting, Qin Ran fell to his knees, powerless.

Tears streaming down his face, he looked incredibly wretched.

"Are you done vomiting?"

A hoarse voice sounded in Qin Ran's ear, making him instinctively raise his head.

He saw a face obscured by dust and dirt, and the gray eyes that should have been bright were filled with indifference and vigilance.

"I..."

"The loot is yours, I won't fight you for it!"

Qin Ran wanted to say something, but the other person directly interrupted him, and at the same time, pressed against the wall, eyes fixed on Qin Ran, and slowly moved along the wall toward the exit.

The other person didn't trust him!

And was full of vigilance!

Seeing the other person's actions, Qin Ran realized.

This realization made Qin Ran not say anything more or make any more movements—he was afraid the other person would misunderstand and cause unnecessary trouble.

In his current powerless state, Qin Ran didn't think he could handle such trouble.

Therefore, Qin Ran quietly watched the other person leave.

Only when the other person's figure completely disappeared did Qin Ran let out a sigh of relief and stand up, using his hand to support himself.

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

Qin Ran sighed.

After the order was lost, not taking advantage of someone's weakness, even if he was cold and vigilant, could still be considered kind.

At least, much better than those thugs!

After sighing, Qin Ran looked at the system prompt.

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

It was this skill that made him, who was previously a novice with a dagger, become extremely familiar with it and kill the opponent with one strike.

Curious about the appearance of the skill, Qin Ran flipped through the battle records.

[Stab: Caused 15 health damage to the opponent...]

[Slash: Caused 3 health damage to the opponent...]

[Slash: Caused 2 health damage to the opponent, putting the opponent in a light injury state...]

...

[Effective attacks three times, Skill Acquired: Cold Weapon (Dagger) (Basic)]

[Stab: Critical hit, caused 80 health damage to the opponent (40 Cold Weapon (Dagger) (Basic) x 2), opponent died...]

(Note: Critical hit = actual damage x 2)

"Effective attacks three times?"

Qin Ran muttered to himself, then quickly flipped to the skill bar.

In the first slot of the originally empty skill bar, a skill named [Cold Weapon (Dagger) (Basic)] appeared.

As Qin Ran's gaze focused, the description of [Cold Weapon (Dagger) (Basic)] quickly appeared on the screen visible only to him.

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

[Attributes: Strength, Agility, Constitution]

[Skill Type: Attack]

[Effect: You know how to use a dagger, increasing 10% damage]

[Cost: Stamina]

[Learning Conditions: Strength F-, Agility F, Constitution F]

[Note: You have just acquired the basics, don't expect to cut through gold and jade!]

"10% increase in damage?"

Qin Ran looked at the description, instinctively comparing it with the previous battle records.

Then, he quickly walked to the pursuer's corpse and forcefully pulled out the dagger that had sunk in completely.

When his hand grasped the dagger, the familiar feeling instantly rose in his heart again, and instinctively, Qin Ran once again thrust the dagger forward.

As if he had practiced it a thousand or ten thousand times.

Whoosh!

The sharp sound of metal piercing the air immediately rang out.

The speed was incredibly fast, his hand did not tremble at all, and it accurately hit the chest of the imaginary enemy in front of him.

The entire process was no different from the one that killed the pursuer.

It could be described as fast, accurate, and ruthless!

"Is this just 10%? And it only took three effective attacks to achieve?"

Qin Ran said in disbelief.

He found it hard to imagine that a 10% increase could make such a difference.

Because, in Qin Ran's view, such a 10% increase was already a complete combination of strength, speed, and experience, which could not be achieved without years of training.

And he had completed what others needed years to achieve with just three effective attacks.

Not to mention, Qin Ran did not think he had a talent that surpassed others, which could be called a genius.

Even a true genius would not be able to do this, right?

Qin Ran thought silently.

Then, a sudden flash of inspiration came to his mind.

"Prompt?!"

Qin Ran thought of the game prompt when he entered.

Immediately, he flipped through the system records—

[Main Quest: Survive for 7 days, 0/7]

[Side Quest (Optional): Rescue more civilians until the end of the war, each rescued civilian can improve the completion rating]

(Note: The beginner dungeon is a rare opportunity for each player!)

Below the main and side quests, the game's prompt was clearly visible.

Qin Ran's gaze lingered on the words "rare opportunity" for a moment, and finally, he let out a long breath.

"The underground game, though incredibly realistic, still follows some game rules and will not place a 'newbie' in an extremely dangerous situation, but rather a gradual progression! As long as one can seize the opportunity, they will gradually gain the strength to deal with crises!"

Qin Ran thought.

However, soon, Qin Ran frowned.

He thought, if he had not carefully examined the corpse and obtained the weapon earlier, what would he have been like?

Thinking of the possible outcome, a strong sense of fear rose in Qin Ran's heart.

"Indeed, the 'underground game' where only one-tenth of the players survived during the beta test! Many of those players probably lost their lives due to such carelessness and lack of adaptation, right?"

Qin Ran thought, while lowering his head to carefully examine the corpse in front of him.

With an extremely serious attitude!

When he was flipping through the battle records earlier, until the other person died, Qin Ran did not notice the existence of XP or experience points, but there were skills, and they were marked as 'basic'.

Clearly, they could be leveled up!

Moreover, the game directly stated that he had entered a dungeon.

Based on Qin Ran's previous gaming experience, he would not gain direct XP or experience points, but would receive an evaluation after completing the dungeon.

And the quality of this evaluation would directly affect his rewards.

As for how to improve the evaluation?

Apart from the side quests directly given by the game, it naturally depended on performance in the game.

According to Qin Ran's understanding, performance in the game mainly involved killing monsters, obtaining equipment, gold, etc.

Qin Ran did not have more thoughts on the side quests for the moment.

But he was very familiar with killing monsters, obtaining equipment, and gold.

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

Moreover, the latter was killed by him!

The pungent smell of blood was still strong.

Even after experiencing the killing, Qin Ran still found the smell repulsive, but he had adapted a bit.

At least, he did not vomit again.

And he no longer felt much fear.

The first item Qin Ran picked up was naturally the kitchen knife in the pursuer's hand.

[Name: Kitchen Knife]

[Type: Blade Weapon]

[Quality: Damaged]

[Attack Power: Weak]

[Attributes: None]

[Special Effects: None]

[Can it be taken out of the dungeon: Yes]

[Note: Normally used for cutting vegetables, of course... you can also choose to chop people.]

The moment Qin Ran picked up the kitchen knife, the item details appeared before his eyes.

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

Soon, Qin Ran made another discovery.

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