The second stun gradually ended.
Chu Tian, who had been waiting for the opponent's attack, was in disarray!
Because just as it was about to end, a third stun hit him on the head, this time lasting 15 seconds.
The feeling of exhilaration and secret joy he experienced when tricking others in his past life was completely gone.
In its place was boundless annoyance and frustration!
Chu Tian cursed the old man in his heart, asking why he didn't let him choose the Rogue class.
At this moment, Chu Tian desperately wished for a finishing blow instead of being controlled for a minute and forty-five seconds, unable to move.
Truly, fortunes turn, and retribution comes. He too was experiencing the "three consecutive stuns."
The fifteen seconds passed quickly, and the opponent's attack still hadn't come. The moment the paralysis was lifted, Chu Tian stealthily jumped off the wall.
Just as he predicted, the opponent was toying with him. Low-level rogues, before mastering the stealth skill, generally wouldn't directly confront their opponents.
Without an escape skill, if they encountered a tough opponent, they would be the ones to die.
Juesha, just you wait!
Chu Tian now desperately needed a skill or equipment to break crowd control and counter-stealth.
He crouched in a dark spot, observing every blade of grass.
Recalling that Juesha's first attack was a sneak attack, not a stun, he was certain that the latter was not primarily toying with him, but to make him lower his guard.
In the early stages, without counter-stealth skills, facing a stealthy class was truly difficult. You didn't know if the opponent had left or was still lurking around you.
However, when two stealthy classes met, it became a battle of patience. Because once you broke stealth to fight monsters, or were caught by the opponent, death would be yours!
After more than ten minutes, Chu Tian moved slowly, his body blending with the surrounding terrain.
This was his experience from his past life. Like a chameleon, he could greatly reduce the probability of being detected while in stealth.
He didn't believe that his four years of experience couldn't match a newbie who had just entered the game, even if that person might be strong in reality.
Chu Tian looked at a blade of grass at his feet and an idea sparked in his mind. His eyes were determined as he extended his front paw and gently nudged it.
Then, he slowly retreated two steps and lay flat on the ground.
As soon as he lay down, he felt a slight ripple in the air beside him.
Chu Tian suddenly sprang up and lunged forward, swiping his front paw towards the side. Tear!
"Ding... You have been attacked by player 'Juesha'!"
"Ding... You have killed player 'Juesha'. This was a passive counter-attack, no sin value will be added!"
While in a daze, Chu Tian watched Juesha's shocked expression as he slowly fell to the ground, turning into a corpse!
"So strong!" Chu Tian was equally amazed.
Because Chu Tian had discovered Juesha first, and Juesha had slowly walked past him, moving towards that blade of grass. Chu Tian had predicted the opponent's position and launched his attack.
It was only after Chu Tian made his move that Juesha discovered him and instantly counter-attacked with a sneak attack skill.
The final result was that Juesha attacked Chu Tian first and was judged by the system as the primary attacker.
Then, Juesha was instantly killed by Chu Tian's Tear.
The difference was only 0.1 seconds, but Chu Tian knew that he had lost this round.
Although he had eliminated the opponent, in terms of skill and reaction, Juesha was indeed superior.
If it were his past self, he definitely wouldn't have been able to turn around and counter-attack with a sneak attack skill in such a short time.
The five-second stun quickly passed. Chu Tian looked at the corpse that had turned into white light and disappeared on the ground. He knew that Juesha had chosen to respawn at the resurrection point.
In the game's settings, choosing to respawn at the resurrection point caused the corpse to disappear into white light. If a player chose to respawn via corpse running, the corpse would turn into a pile of white bones! (Corpse running respawn: The player's soul travels to the vicinity of their corpse to be resurrected.)
Respawn penalty at the resurrection point: Upon respawning, you will enter a weakened state for 1 hour and lose one level.
Corpse running respawn penalty: Upon respawning, you will only have 50% health, and your experience will drop by 20%.
Relatively speaking, corpse running respawn incurred fewer losses.
Chu Tian picked up the items that dropped on the ground and saw that it was a ring.
Because the system determined that Juesha initiated the attack first, his name turned gray. When a gray-named player died, they were guaranteed to drop one item. When a white-named player died, there was a chance they would drop an item.
Seeing that it was a ring, Chu Tian's heart stirred.
"Could it be...!"
He quickly took it in his hand and opened its attributes to view it.
[Ring of True Sight]
Quality: Inferior (White) [Upgradeable]
Attack Power: 2-5
Attribute 1: Increases the chance to detect stealth.
Attribute 2 (Inactive): Cast True Sight to reveal invisible creatures within a 3-meter radius for 10 seconds. (Activated upon upgrading to Bronze)
Seeing these attributes, Chu Tian almost jumped up. This was the equipment that Juesha relied on for his fame in his past life.
It was said that he later upgraded it to Dark Gold grade, increasing the True Sight range to 30 meters and the duration to 5 minutes.
Chu Tian had suffered many times from this piece of equipment in the past. True Sight was known as the rogue's bane, and its reputation was well-earned.
With this equipment in hand, Chu Tian was overjoyed. Fortunes turn; this time, it's his turn to hunt you. He completely forgot the frustration of being toyed with by the three consecutive stuns.
Although this ring was only of Inferior grade, the drop rate of accessories in Tian Dao was extremely low. Any accessory equipment was considered a special item.
He truly wondered what kind of luck that kid had to obtain this equipment.
Putting on the Ring of True Sight, Chu Tian headed straight for the quest area.
Two hours later, he had finally completed all four quests in this region.
The monster-killing quests required a large number of monsters. Generally, these quests were completed by parties.
Chu Tian, alone, although his attack power was high, still had to kill monsters one by one.
When he returned to the surface, many players were already leveling up. Most were around level 2, while Chu Tian was already level 4 with 54% experience.
Looking at the completed four quests, returning and handing them in would bring him to level 5, and his梟獸 (Fallen Beast) form would be activated.
Chu Tian, transformed into a leopard, sped across the ground from the third underground level, attracting everyone's attention.
This was the human beginner zone. How could there be a Druid class?
Actually, Chu Tian really wanted to remain in stealth, but he couldn't. Stealth reduced movement speed by 50%. Although his leopard form had a 30% movement speed bonus, after the mutual cancellation, it only left him with 80% movement speed, which was too slow.
As soon as he arrived on the ground, he heard a scream from ahead.
Looking up, he saw a level 5 Corrupted Rat Leader that had spawned.
It was likely that the Corrupted Rats on this level had been killed in sufficient numbers, triggering the regional mini-boss spawn mechanism.
A girl in novice gear was pinned under its feet. Her health bar, after being bitten by the Corrupted Rat Leader, was only one-tenth full.
"Help me..."
The girl struggled to get up from under the Corrupted Rat Leader's claws.
However, due to her low level and insufficient strength, she couldn't get up and could only cry for help.
"Beautiful lady, don't be afraid, I'm here to save you!"
Indeed, with her plea for help, a young man holding a one-handed sword and a shield, like a reckless fool, rushed forward.
The reckless fool shouted at the Corrupted Rat Leader, "You little bastard..."
It turned out to be a shield warrior. You could have just taunted, but you had to imitate that ill-mannered bull and shout.
Unexpectedly, he, who was trying to save the damsel in distress, taunted the Corrupted Rat Leader. The monster abandoned the girl under its paws and immediately knocked him to the ground, biting his neck.
-30, -4, -4, -4...
The Corrupted Rat Leader's bite triggered the Rend effect.
"Ah..."
The reckless fool screamed and turned into a corpse.
The Corrupted Rat Leader then got up and pursued the severely wounded girl.
Other players around used detection spells and found it to be a level 5 Leader monster. They had also witnessed the ferocity of the Corrupted Rat Leader firsthand, and seeing a shield warrior instantly killed, everyone fearfully retreated.
The girl was just pretty, but they were strangers!
Although this was just a game, and they had only reached level 2, they didn't want to die. After all, it had been 4 hours since the server opened. Dying once and returning via corpse running would cost 20% experience, equivalent to an hour of wasted effort, which was not worth it.
Just as the girl was about to be caught, Chu Tian, transformed into a leopard, quickly rushed over.