Chapter 16：About Hatred

How many friends had turned against each other because of the equipment found? Since the PB style had been established in the game, there would be some unnecessary troubles if Xiao Ling did not follow it. Therefore, he did not hesitate to accept the gold coins.

Yu Xue walked up to him and said, "As you used to be alone, it is understandable that you do not know some rules of being in a team. But, I have to tell you that you did something wrong just now. As a warlock who serves demons, all creatures have a certain degree of hatred toward you. When you are in a team with other players, your damage output shall not be higher than twice that of any main melee players. Otherwise, the monsters will shift their hatred toward you. This is also why many warlocks cannot generate as much damage as mages even though their spell damage is higher than that of mages. In a team, a mage is not in any danger because their damage output is not more than three times that of the main melee players. They can cast spells freely, but you can't. You have to control your damage output."

Xiao Ling nodded silently. He had never formed a team with other players, so he really did not know these rules. Nonetheless, he was absorbing them like a sponge now. As a member of a team, these kinds of common knowledge must be known. Otherwise, it was likely to lead to the destruction of the team.

Yu Xue felt strange and really could not understand why Xiao Ling's critical hit could cause more than 300 damage, and that was under the condition that he had not been buffed. Even an average fire mage of over level 10 might not have the same damage output. Was he also wearing some items that added high intelligence, in addition to adding all his attribute points to his intelligence? Yu Xue wondered, but these questions were not to be asked blatantly.

Worried that Xiao Ling would not be happy after listening to Yu Xue's admonition, Luan Ying smiled and said, "Our eldest brother has a quick temper, so don't take it to heart if his words are too harsh. All right, enough of that! The Maggot King is in the cave ahead, so be careful. I didn't expect that we could get an Epic item just by killing a few little monsters. It seems that the items dropped by the Maggot King will just be better."

In fact, his worries were unnecessary. Xiao Ling was not a narrow-minded person, and what Yu Xue said made sense. Hence, he would not hold grudges against the other.

Luan Ying went into stealth mode and headed for the cave, followed by Yu Xue. It was a very spacious space with a rancid smell lingering in the air and a huge maggot resting in the middle.

The maggot king was about two meters tall and five or six meters long. It was covered with gray spikes, and its soft flesh was green in color. There was a lot of sticky liquid on the ground around it, all of which was its venom. Anyone who entered the range of two meters around it would be poisoned.

Luan Ying gave Yu Xue and Xiao Ling a look. Xiao Ling immediately knew the meaning in that look and stood in a relatively remote place in the cave while Fei Yu stood beside him.

It was a pleasure teaming up with Xiao Ling. Although they had only worked together for a few hours, he understood every gesture and look Luan Ying and Yu Xue made. There was good teamwork between them as if they were old friends who had known each other for years.

Fei Yu had put on the Amulet of the Redmoon. The red gem set off her pretty and delicate face, making her look as lovely as a doll while the faint and pure aura exuded from her priest's robe made her especially attractive. If truth be told, Fei Yu could be considered as a beauty. Although she was not one of the glamorous girls, her lovely temperament as a girl-next-door was much more charming than those fashionable girls.

As Fei Yu spent more time with Xiao Ling and with what happened just now, she became less of a stranger to him. Moreover, she felt that he was the kind of person who was extremely easy to get along with, so she began to talk more. Only then did Xiao Ling know that it was not that she did not like to talk, but that she was afraid of strangers.

Xiao Ling's eyes fixed absently at her face. Fei Yu blinked at him and asked curiously, "Brother Xiao, why do you keep looking at me?"

"Because you look good," Xiao Ling smiled embarrassingly.

Fei Yu smiled sweetly. As if she were a little shy, she turned her head with her eyes flashing and her cheeks turning red. No one knew what she was thinking now.

Xiao Ling liked her pure and lovely temperament very much, just like a little sister.

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Luan Ying drank a bottle of antidote and slowly went around behind the maggot king. Meanwhile, Yu Xue roared in a low voice at the maggot king, and his voice soon attracted the monster's attention. The two looked at each other and a fierce battle was about to break out.

Bam! While the maggot king's attention was caught, Luan Ying knocked it with his Sap skill from the back, stunning it in an instant.

"Roar!" Meanwhile, Yu Xue rushed over and slapped the maggot king on its hard shell.

Both Luan Ying and Yu Xue trapped the maggot king and kept attacking it. As the monster was a boss, the duration of their stun skills on it was relatively short, so they had to inflict more damage on it during the duration.

Xiao Ling listened to Yu Xue and did not dare to output more damage like before. This maggot king was not like those poisonous maggots, and once it turned its focus onto him, the consequences would be quite serious. As a spellcaster, he was unlikely to survive a single attack from a maggot king.

Corruption!

Corruption was a spell that caused no damage but could reduce the enemy's defense, so it would not attract the monster's hatred.

Shadow Bolt!

Searing Pain!

Xiao Ling memorized Luan Ying and Yu Xue's damage value, and he soon found that Luan Ying's dps was much higher than Yu Xue's. 'Rogues are indeed the most powerful melee class.' Now, as long as his dps did not exceed twice that of Luan Ying, he would be safe.

Fei Yu gripped her staff tightly, and as soon as she saw Yu Xue's health about to bottom out, she cast a quick heal on him. Although her technique was still not too skilled, at least she was not as clumsy as before. The experience of saving Xiao Ling just now had gradually built her confidence.

Xiao Ling was happy for her. Fei Yu was like a flower in bud; once she bloomed, the whole world would be overwhelmed. He believed that once this beautiful young girl had built up her confidence, she would definitely be more charming than any other girl.