Chapter 39 - 39 31 Disaster Fist

39: Chapter 31: Disaster Fist 39: Chapter 31: Disaster Fist The thick dark circles under his eyes, the dry and pale skin, the scars all over his body, combined with his average physique, were the first impressions Lu Ping’an had of Xue En, the mercenary with the title. To be honest, it was quite terrible. “This is Xue En, a first-tier boxer and soldier, a purely professional in the Combat Series, one of the best fighters in our shop; he should be well-suited to meet your needs,” said the shopkeeper. However, seeing the dark circles under his eyes that seemed like those from months of cultivation, as well as the symptoms of anxiety in his trembling arm and wandering eyes, Lu Ping’an doubted whether he was mentally stable and if he might suddenly drop dead at any moment. But soon, it was no longer just suspicion… “…your foot?” “Oh, a poisonous snake, a minor issue…” With a casual pull, the green snake turned into a pile of minced meat, and after giving himself an injection, he considered the problem resolved. He then proceeded to clean off the extra stuff on his body, such as the poisonous barb fruit, a fist-sized poisonous bug… The kind of things that made Lu Ping’an shudder, he treated as if it were nothing. Walking in the forest together, it seemed that Lu Ping’an was at a normal difficulty level, whilst this fellow was at a hellish difficulty. Disaster Fist Xue En, one of the very few powerful mercenaries with a title at the low-level, let alone being top-tier among the first-tier fighters, many 2-tier Combat system fighters wouldn’t stand a chance against him. The reason for all the chaos surrounding him right now was due to his Talent Ability “Heart’s Desire.” Yes, that’s right — the one about “wanting a peach to eat,” except that his ability could only think of bad things and not good things. Like, “I need to be careful; it’s raining today, and the road is slippery, so I might slip and fall when I go out,” and then, he would surely slip and fall on leaving. The existence of this ability shocked Lu Ping’an greatly, making him reevaluate the variety and limits of Abnormal Abilities, as well as clarifying a reality… “Although I know many Abnormal Abilities have negative effects, yours is… ” “I’ll try my best to restrain it. Don’t worry; I won’t drag you down. I have experience in this area,” he said. This person was like a person made of blades all over but Lu Ping’an didn’t say anything and just gave a smile. “… Sorry, my mood is often unstable.” The very next moment, the man apologized proactively, seeming even more problematic. In fact, according to Xue En’s self-introduction, he indeed had several mental illnesses, including anxiety and depression, which Lu Ping’an could understand. When a person has a slightly negative emotion and their “imagination” could turn into a reality to deliver a fatal blow to them, they would probably be constantly anxious and vigilant. And that continuous tension would eventually turn into psychological pressure that could break anyone, with depression and anxiety disorder forming together… “I have to be blunt, I’m surprised you haven’t gone mad yet.” “We have ways to deal with it in my family, and we’ve been trained from a young age. It’s actually fine during the day, but the real suffering happens at night. If I sleep too soundly and my nightmares come true, I might really die… So, I have to advance to 2-tier as soon as possible to contain the further spread of my Abnormal Ability.” What? Your whole family is like this? “Didn’t I say that? This is our ‘Inheritance Ability.’ I’m not too bad, but my uncle is really exaggerated. He’s already been denied visas by twenty-seven countries… ” It was only after truly interacting with Xue En that Lu Ping’an realized he wasn’t as dull as he seemed. He was just a young man, a college student who had been tormented to numbness by life. But walking with him, Lu Ping’an could already guess why the other mercenaries looked at him with sympathy. Traveling with him was truly a nightmarish ordeal. “Is such equipment really enough?” First, they took 40 minutes to sort out supplies and equipment, visited several stores, increased their budget by several times, and the time wasted on making choices even leveled up Lu Ping’an right on the spot… He managed to get today’s midday Dividends experience! “There’s a smell of blood on this road… Let’s take another one.” “The fallen tree up ahead has traces of a huge beast. I’ll go check it out. If I’m not back in five minutes, don’t wait for me.” “I said it before! Don’t go near the water! You’ll be dragged down by a Water Monster! That’s a terrible way to die!” Getting frustrated to annoyed to angry to numb, as a mercenary, Xue En was quite skilled in driving his employers crazy. However, during their journey, Lu Ping’an truly learned a lot. After all, “always be vigilant, be careful of your feet, behind the bushes, under the water, behind the stones, and all other places where threats might hide” is something most people forget after hearing. But when the speaker is dragged away by a giant python or pulled into the water by a Water Monster right in front of your eyes, the impression will be especially deep. “First, I need to know if you are not involved in any vicious incidents, did someone secretly modify your bracelet? That would violate the contract we signed before, I need an explanation.” And now, this person is looking at him with a wary eye… Lu Ping’an knew he didn’t have any ill intent, and he wasn’t even a bit nervous; he was just trying to hold back his laughter. From his eyes, Lu Ping’an knew he probably imagined hundreds of thousands of words of grudges and resentments. Anxiety and depression are just like this, always thinking about the worst, and randomly making up little stories… The deadliest part is that the person in front of him might turn the little story into reality! “No, I modified it myself. I have a little trick, so my resistance to pollution is quite strong. But I don’t want too many people to see it.” Lu Ping’an glanced back, and Achilles behind him had completely dissolved. Normally, a 0-tier rookie who hunted a Magic Monster close to 2-tier, their bracelet would definitely change color, and it might even turn red directly, but his still glowed white. This was a modification Lu Ping’an did himself under Chris’s guidance before setting off. From then on, no matter what the situation, this bracelet would only emit white light. “If this thing is useless to you, and you don’t want to walk around with a dark light, then dismantle it and cut off the colored signal line as I said.” Lu Ping’an did as instructed, but his abnormal state was discovered so quickly that it could only be said that the negative emotions made the Disaster Fist in front of him overly sensitive. Upon hearing the employer say it was fine, the mercenary nodded without asking any further. His “bad luck” was just too famous, making it too difficult to take on a mission… When the employer’s accident rate was as high as 67%, it was hard not to become famous. “Xue En, it’s my first time hunting, do you have any advice?” This time, Lu Ping’an was very sincere. He thought he had done his best, but since the old stager said it was only “4 points,” there must have been some problem. It’s not scary to encounter problems, what’s scary is not realizing that something is wrong, which might be because the place of the accident is directly within his own knowledge blind spot. “…Have you killed people? At least in the Secret Realm.” When he said the last part, the “Panda-man” with black eye circles used an affirmative tone rather than a questioning one. Disaster Fist could see that Lu Ping’an was enjoying the battle instead of being forced to fight, which clearly indicated he was no newbie on the battlefield. Since he has never hunted Magic Monsters, then he must have killed people. “Yep.” Lu Ping’an nodded with a smile. seaʀᴄh thё Novёlƒire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. “So, your fighting style is to dance on the edge of a knife and gamble your life with others. This is the way to duel with people, but definitely not the style to hunt Magic Monsters. The most important thing in hunting is not the gorgeous performance when hunting powerful monsters, but efficient, stable, safe, and low-energy consumption mass slaughter…” Under Disaster Fist’s explanation, Lu Ping’an understood where his problem lay. To put it in gaming terms for easier understanding, in PVP (player vs player), both sides are coming up with various tricks, and random responses are necessary, with psychological games going up to dozens of layers. And in PVE (player vs monster) hunting, efficient, low-consumption, and safe hunting, and exchanging stable profits for the number of kills, is the Main Road. “Old stagers wouldn’t put themselves in danger from the start. An Achilles with two mutations is indeed very dangerous, so you shouldn’t have appeared in its field of vision from the beginning…” “You didn’t prepare any antidote or item to deal with the ‘Fog Eyes’. When you were blinded, there was a momentary pause, and you didn’t have your mental preparation done, which is very fatal…” “Since you can use ‘Plant Acceleration’, and since you have the Monkey Shield Tree, why not set up a fortress from the beginning and completely protect yourself, safely killing, as Achilles is easy to provoke…” “The biggest difference between killing people and hunting is that the Magic Monsters in the Secret Realm often have relatively simple attack patterns and low intelligence. It’s not difficult to deal with them skillfully, and we can prepare efficient hunting modules in advance. But if you don’t find a method and brute force, wrestling with a giant beast is even more difficult than killing people…” There was no doubt that Disaster Fist opened up a new world for Lu Ping’an. Lu Ping’an greedily absorbed all the relevant knowledge and experiences and practiced them in real battle as soon as possible, using them to harvest Magic Monsters one after another and obtain the materials he desired. “This guy seems to be the right person to hire?” The next morning, when Lu Ping’an collected his Dividends, he was very sure of his choice.