Online Game: I Have 48 Hours a Day - Chapter 3
Chapter 3: Night Cats
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Only know the name? How is that possible! Daydreamer thought to himself. However, it is normal for newbies to be unwilling to say it. It might be a very strong talent.
Looking at the puzzled expression on Seuss’s face, the priest didn’t ask much. It just so happened that the NPC who issued the quest had arrived.
“Go over there, that farm owner is the NPC who will be issuing the quest.” The priest pointed at a fat farm owner not far away.
“Hello, is there anything that I can help you with?” Seuss walked to the farm owner, wanting to trigger the quest.
The farm owner’s face was filled with anxiety. After hearing Seuss’s question, he hurriedly said, “Adventurer, I need you to help me get rid of those troublemaking night cats. They are causing trouble on my farm all day. My cows are so scared that they don’t dare to eat grass..”
A quest window appeared in front of Seuss right as the farm owner was done explaining.
Quest: Help Farm Owner Carl get rid of the night cats that are causing trouble at the farm.
Quest Objective: 20 Night Cat’s tails.
Quest Reward: Stealth Skill Book.
“Accept.” Seuss accepted the quest without any hesitation.
“That’s great, respected adventurer.” The farm owner took out a dagger and handed it to Seuss. He said gratefully, “Please use this dagger to eliminate those annoying night cats.”
“Wait for my good news.” Seuss took the dagger from him.
After saying that, the farm owner became anxious again and waited for the next player to clear the night cats.
The dagger in his hand was a Level 1 Dagger. It only had two attack points, which was slightly higher than the novice weapon given by the system.
In addition to the dagger, the system also gave him three beginner equipment—Tattered Cloth Shoes, Tattered Cloth Pants, and Tattered Cloth Vest.
Each of the three pieces of equipment could increase one’s defense by a little. Currently, Seuss’s defense had just reached 5 points, but his attack had already reached 8 points.
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“Do you see that night cat sleeping on top of the haystack? Charge over and stab it in the back!” said Madman who was carrying a large sword.
There were a total of five people in the party. One was Thief Seuss, one was Priest Daydreamer, Warrior Madman, Mage Sirius, and the last was Knight Heart of Holy Light.
Looking at the night cat sleeping on the haystack, Seuss felt a little uneasy.
The night cat was almost two meters long. It was sleeping soundly on the haystack, drooling onto the floor.
However, this was only one of the lowest-level monsters. The level of the night cats was only level 3. Basically, a novice team that was skilled in coordination could easily kill a night cat.
“Stars, your task today is to learn how to lure the monsters.” Daydreamer put his arm around Seuss’s shoulders and said, “As long as you can control the aggro of a monster like the night cat, your pulling skills will be enough.”
Looking at the monster in front of him, Seuss bent his body and tried to lower his body as much as possible. Making use of the grass that had not passed his knees, Seuss carefully stepped forward.
When he was five yards away from the night cat, Seuss held his breath and paid attention to the night cat’s movements, even if it still looked like it was sleeping.
“As expected of a newbie. Just seeing this footwork shows he has no experience at all.” Madman stabbed his sword into the ground and crossed his arms.
Mage Sirius was a female player who was not very tall. She knocked her staff on Madman’s head and said, “Why did you bring him here to fight the night cats when you know that he is a newbie? Can’t you start from a mouse?”
At this moment, this group of people was watching the show from behind. In their eyes, Seuss was unable to complete the task of luring this monster.
However, it did not matter even if he was killed by the night cat. After all, he did not have any experience points to lose. As for beginner equipment, they would not drop at all.
In Sanctuary, if one died in the wild, they could choose two ways to revive. The first way was to revive on the spot. After reviving, they would only lose half of their current level’s experience points and would not drop levels.
The other option was to revive at the resurrection point, which would cost an entire level of experience points.
“What’s there to be afraid of? He’ll die a few more times at the very most. Isn’t this how all of us have been through?” Daydreamer also looked like he was watching a show. However, he did not put down the staff in his hand and was ready to help at any time.
Seuss had just entered within five yards of the night cat when suddenly the slumbering night cat awoke.
The night cat suddenly turned to look at Seuss, who was quietly approaching it.
Seeing the red eyes of the night cat, Seuss was even ready to rush forward with his dagger.
“Stand back, you can’t defeat the night cat!” Sirius shouted as she threw a magic missile at the night cat.
Hearing this, Seuss did not turn around and run away.
He was a thief himself and he clearly knew that revealing his back to a monster like the night cat was the most dangerous.
As he watched the night cat pounce down from the haystack, Seuss was extremely focused, as if he could see every movement of the night cat.
Seeing the fur of the night cat fluttering in the wind, saliva flew from its mouth in the air. Just as the night cat’s claws were about to touch Seuss’s clothes, Seuss twisted his body and avoided the claws. At the same time, he stabbed the dagger in his hand towards the night cat.
The instant a man and a beast crossed each other, no one else saw their movements clearly except for Priest Daydreamer.
A bloody wound appeared on Seuss’s chest, and at the same time, half of his health points disappeared.
However, the night cat’s health bar only dropped by a small portion. Due to the level difference, Seuss’s damage to the night cat was reduced, while the night cat’s damage to Seuss was increased.
Seuss had managed to avoid the claws of the night cat. However, the night cat’s agility attribute was also very high. Even when gliding through mid-air, the night cat forcefully changed its movements and scratched at Seuss.
The night cat then somersaulted in mid-air and landed firmly on the ground with its four feet. It turned its head and prepared to pounce on Seuss again.
At this moment, Seuss only had less than half of his health points left. However, at this moment, a white ball of light staggered and smashed onto Seuss’s body. A huge chunk of Seuss’s health points instantly recovered.
“Get over here and fight it together.” The one who healed Seuss was Daydreamer. They were already in formation, ready to fight the night cat.
The ball of light was not only attracting Seuss’s attention but also that night cat’s.
A large amount of heal would also generate aggro and since the damage that Seuss had just done to the night cat was too small, the night cat’s aggro was completely concentrated on Priest Daydreamer.
As the night cat pounced towards Daydreamer, it was blocked by Madman. From there, it entered the normal fighting process. It was far from the thrill Seuss had experienced just now
Seeing that the night cat had been attracted by Madman, Seuss carried his dagger and walked behind the night cat, occasionally stabbing it in the back.
Thieves had a unique class ability. Attacks from behind could increase damage by 30%.
Under the siege of the five of them, even though the night cat’s level was higher than theirs, it was still no match for them.
After a futile struggle, the night cat finally fell to the ground.
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After experiencing a few more mistakes, Seuss was gradually able to cooperate well with Daydreamer and the rest.
And so they completed the task they had received in the towns as they crossed the prairie, climbed over the high mountains, and tried to explore more places.
The sky gradually got dark. It was now six in the afternoon. Two of the three moons of the Atlanta Continent had appeared.
Seuss and the others had not only completed all the quests accepted in Rock Town, but they had also gone to the other two towns.
About five yards from a night cat, Seuss hid in the shadows under the moonlight, which made him harder to be discovered.
Seuss stood downwind and slowly walked towards the night cat. He was already close to the night cat’s back, yet it still didn’t react the slightest.
