Game Starts With The Scarecrow

Chapter 11: Is Chrystem Interested In Me?

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

The sky turned dark…

Green mist rose from out of nowhere and it gathered above Chrystem.

The green mist was like a green hat formed from the congregated wood essence in the area.

Soon, Chrystem absorbed the green mist into its body.

A green number appeared above its head.

+30,000 (Life Drain)

[Forest King – Chrystem (Level 10 Bronze Boss) HP: 79,263/100,000]

“Are you serious?”

“F*ck, it recovered so much health!”

Mo Fan immediately cursed out loud. After fighting so hard for so long, it actually managed to recover 30,000 HP in one go. He was infuriated.

“The harder the Boss is, the better the item it will drop.”

Qingyi Changfeng blocked one of the chrysanthemum vines and laughed.

He did not seem to be angry that Chrystem had recovered so much of its health.

“That healing skill is simply too disgusting!”

Mo Fan swung his small wooden stick and struck Chrystem hard.

-112

-56 (Cleave)

-105

-830 (Bleeding)

A series of attacks dealt more than 2,000 HP worth of damage to Chrystem.

-73

-132 (Critical Hit)

-127 (Critical Hit)

-68

The damage inflicted by Qingyi Changfeng within a few seconds could not compare to Mo Fan’s one second of bleeding.

But Qingyi Changfeng’s continuous attacks still dealt a lot of damage.

Chrystem’s HP dropped below 50,000 again.

This time, Chrystem did not use the Life Drain skill.

When it used this skill earlier, Chrystem seemed a little hesitant about something.

Now, it was unable to use the Life Drain skill.

…

[Forest King – Chrystem (Level 10 Bronze Boss) HP: 19,723/100,000]

After its HP dropped below 20,000, it spoke once again.

“You foolish humans, why are you forcing me?!”

“You b*stards, I will make you pay for this!”

“Chrysanthemum Wither!”

Once its words fell, the frequency of its attacks suddenly increased.

A few of the yellow flower petals on its body fell off, turning into two streaks of yellow mist that charged towards Mo Fan and Qingyi Changfeng.

“Brother Yin, be careful! Retreat!”

Qingyi Changfeng shouted.

But even without Qingyi Changfeng’s reminder, Mo Fan knew that this Chrysanthemum Winter wasn’t a skill that any of them could handle head-on.

The two quickly retreated.

Sadly, Chrystem’s skill was simply too fast and the yellow mist quickly wrapped around their bodies.

-2734 (Chrysanthemum Wither)

-2489 (Chrysanthemum Wither)

Qingyi Changfeng’s health bar immediately disappeared.

He turned into innumerable light crystals that soon dissipated into nothingness.

Mo Fan’s HP that he had painstakingly forced to go up above 3,000 was immediately erased.

He lost most of it in one go.

Looking at his remaining 732 HP, Mo Fan’s face darkened.

His HP was simply too low that his Human Skin lost its effect.

Mo Fan appeared in his true form.

Since Qingyi Changfeng and the others were already dead, they didn’t see this scene.

After using “Chrysanthemum Wither”, Chrystem entered a state of weakness.

[Forest King – Chrystem (Level 10 Bronze Boss) HP: 19,723/100,000 (Weakened)]

Mo Fan was quick to discover that it was in a weakened state after looking at Chrystem’s health bar.

After drinking a bottle of potion, Mo Fan rushed up and gave Chrysanthemum a kick.

-294

-147 (Cleave)

The damage he dealt to Chrystem had doubled.

But Chrystem’s attack did not miss him either.

-65

-23 (Poisoned)

The damage caused by Chrystem had become much lower, but the damage from its poison remained constant.

+30 (Health Regeneration)

Looking at his slowly increasing HP, Mo Fan was no longer anxious.

He continuously dealt damage to Chrystem and quietly chipped away at its HP.

The three Qingyi brothers had already died and returned to the beginner village which was quite distant from here. By the time they ran over here, the fight would probably be over.

Mo Fan gave Chrystem a few more attacks.

Its health dropped below 5,000.

[Forest King – Chrystem (Level 10 Bronze Boss) HP: 4781/100,000 (Weakened)]

Looking at the Boss that was about to die, Mo Fan could not help but feel excited.

He increased the frequency of his attacks.

The weakened Chrystem could not withstand Mo Fan’s fierce attacks at all.

In addition, the Chrysanthemum Boss had no more skills to use.

It was already very impressive for a Bronze Rank Boss to have three skills.

If it used another skill, Mo Fan would definitely start cursing.

-287

-830 (Bleeding)

Finally, Mo Fan’s attack triggered bleeding and it took away Chrystem’s remaining HP.

Looking at the expression that Chrystem had as it died, Mo Fan’s heart thumped.

When Chrystem was about to die, it looked at him strangely!

At the moment of its death, Chrystem seemed like it has been freed.

It looked at Mo Fan with gratitude and a hint of resentment.

Mo Fan could clearly feel a sense of bliss on its beautiful face.

“Are you kidding me?!”

“You can’t just take a fancy to me just because I’m also a monster!”

“Spit! Spit!”

“What is this supposed to mean?”

An enchanting scene flashed through Mo Fan’s mind. A shiver ran down his spine.

“That Boss was weird!”

“This has never happened to me in other games before!”

“Am I hallucinating?”

“Impossible! This is a game, not reality. How can there be hallucinations?”

Mo Fan shook his head and immediately denied his guess.

He took a deep breath and put away his messy thoughts.

At this moment, his eyes were glued to the equipment dropped by the Boss.

[Forest King Chrystem (Level 10 Bronze Boss) has been killed. Obtained 80,000 Spiritual Energy Points, 10 Chrysanthemum Spirit Bloodline Fragments (Grade 1), 10 Star Fragments (Star Level 1), and 100 Player Reputation Points.]

[Equipment dropped: “Refined Shirt”, “Hard Staff”, “Chrysanthemum Ring”, “Chrysanthemum Seed”.]

[12 Silver Coins obtained.]

[System Notification: The Fragment Synthesis System has been unlocked. Please check the fragments for further details.]

Looking at the series of system notifications, Mo Fan’s face lit up.

He immediately picked up the equipment and the silver coins on the ground.

[Refined Shirt (Green)]

[A shirt made by a master tailor, it is handmade and looks pretty good.]

[Defense: 13-18]

[Constitution +4]

[Level Requirement: Level 8]

This piece of clothing was much better than the tattered clothes he was wearing. It also had an additional stat bonus that gave extra Constitution points. It could be said that this was the equipment that he should be using at this stage of the game.

[Hard Staff (White)]

[A carpenter’s staff. Apart from being a little long, it’s simple and plain.]

[Attack: 7-14]

[Level Requirement: Level 5]

This weapon was also much stronger than the broken wooden stick in his hand.

However, it was a white equipment, which made Mo Fan feel a little disappointed.

Logically speaking, Bosses should not drop any low-quality loot.

Why was this weapon white?

[Chrysanthemum Ring (Yellow)]

[Chrystem’s favorite ring. It is said to be her token of love. She always carries it with her.]

[Attack: 10-10]

[Strength +10]

[Dexterity +10]

[Constitution +10]

[Level Requirement: Level 10]

“The stats of this ring are not bad, but why is the name so disgusting?”

Mo Fan stretched out his finger to take a look, his face became full of disdain.

The Chrysanthemum Ring was the best equipment among the three pieces of equipment that the Boss dropped. Furthermore, it was an extremely rare loot, being a piece of jewelry.

As a yellow equipment, it was extremely valuable in the current stage of the game.

[Chrysanthemum Seed (Unique Item)]

[An item that requires special conditions to be used. Effect currently unknown.]

“What is this?”

“Will it make a chrysanthemum flower grow out of the soil?”

Mo Fan rubbed the chrysanthemum seed with a puzzled look.

After putting away the equipment, Mo Fan finally had the time to check on his fragments.

The Chrysanthemum Spirit Bloodline Fragments and Star Level Fragments that were dropped by Chrystem were all Star Level 1.

Ten of them dropped at once.

The Fragment Synthesis System was even activated for him.

Mo Fan looked at the explanation about how the Fragment Synthesis System worked.

Basically, 100 pieces of Grade 0 or Star Level 0 fragments could be combined into a Grade 1 or Star Level 1 fragment respectively.

At the moment, he did not need these fragments.

Mo Fan guessed that they could only be put to use when he decided to upgrade a talent to the upper level or to reach five stars.

“Beep beep beep!”

Suddenly, the notification in Mo Fan’s friend list sounded.

It was a message from Qingyi Changfeng.

“Brother Yin, did you finish off Chrystem?”

“Changfeng, it’s dead. The Boss dropped three pieces of equipment and a special item.”

Then, Mo Fan displayed the information of the dropped equipment in the chatbox.

Qingyi Changfeng did not reply immediately.

He was probably looking at the stats of the equipment.

Ten seconds later, Changfeng replied.

“Not bad. You should keep all of them. I thought you’ve already killed the Boss by now, so I called Mobai and Qiancheng to take a break. We’ve been playing for a long time, so we’re going offline to take a rest.”

“That won’t do. We fought it together! The boss dropped three pieces of equipment. You guys take one each. I’ll take the chrysanthemum seed.”

“If each of us got one of those things, it still won’t increase our stats that much. Just take them. We’ll fight it again when the Chrysanthemum Boss respawns tomorrow.”

Qingyi Changfeng’s tone did not allow for rejection.

Once he made the decision, he immediately followed with…

“I’ll go off first, bye!”

Mo Fan wanted to say something, but he realized that Qingyi Changfeng’s portrait had already turned gray. The avatars of Mobai and Qiancheng had also turned gray.

“What’s going on? These items don’t add that much stats for them?”

“The four pieces of torn equipment in the trading section are selling so well. What if these items are put up for sale?”

Mo Fan shook his head.

The time he spent playing with Qingyi Changfeng and the others might not be that long, but he could tell that the former was a proud person. Both Qiancheng and Mobai were the same.

The former probably thought it was too embarrassing to ask for his own share of the equipment because he had died while they were fighting the Boss.

Could it be that people from Ancient Martial Clans are this prideful?

Mo Fan could not help but laugh.

Qingyi Changfeng and the others cared about their pride, but Mo Fan did not.

“Since you don’t want it, I won’t stand on ceremony then!”

Mo Fan immediately equipped the “Refined Shirt” and “Hard Staff”.

As for the “Chrysanthemum Ring”, he could not wear it right now.

He still had to reach level 10.

Mo Fan checked his stats.

[Character ID Tag: Bunao Biaoyin]

[Character Name: Sturdy-Agile Scarecrow]

[Star Level: 3]

[Sturdy Trait: Max HP +20%, damage received -10%.]

[Agile Trait: Attack Speed +20%, Movement Speed +10%]

[Level: 9 (Progress: 84,448/10,000,000)]

[Strength: 103]

[Constitution: 103]

[Dexterity: 103]

[Attack Power: Physical Attack 103-156]

[Health: 8700]

[Defense: Physical Defense 76-80]

[Talent “Medium Scarecrow Bloodline”: Normal attacks have an 8% chance of causing bleeding, dealing damage that is 10% of your maximum health. Duration: 3 seconds.]

[Talent “Medium Human Bloodline”: Strength+3%, Dexterity+3%, Constitution+1%]

[Talent “Upper Chrysanthemum Spirit Bloodline”: Normal attacks have a 45% chance of creating a crack, causing 50% cleave damage. The range of the cleave attack is 270 degrees in front, and the distance is equal to the attack distance.]

[Scarecrow Bloodline Fragment: 436/1000 (Grade 0 Fragment)]

[Chrysanthemum Spirit Bloodline Fragment: 2262/10,000 (Grade 0 Fragment)]

[Human Bloodline Fragment: 919/1000 (Grade 0 Fragment)]

[Star Level Fragment: 3834/10,000 (Star Level 0 Fragment)]

[Monster Reputation: 1029]

[Player Reputation: 4025]

Equipment:

[Hard Staff (White)]

[Refined Shirt (Green)]

[Torn Pants (Gray)]

[Torn Shoes (Gray)]