Dominating the Pugilistic World With My Detective Skills
Chapter 51 - 51 51 The Painful Sack of Rice

51: Chapter 51 The Painful Sack of Rice 51: Chapter 51 The Painful Sack of Rice Editor: Henyee Translations The ability to immediately draw the attention of the boss to himself was, to Ye Weiming’s knowledge, only attainable through one particular skill in Eternal Chivalry.

That was his Daizong Ruhe!

Unlike previous occasions when he used this skill, this time Ye Weiming’s left hand did not make the usual calculating gesture.

In fact, finger counting was only an important part of activating Daizong Ruhe, not an mandatory step.

Which means, regardless of whether he was finger counting or not, Daizong Ruhe could still be launched.

The advantage of finger counting was that it could simplify the calculation process to a certain extent.

How simplified can it be?

For instance, if the mathematic problems with finger counting were multiplication of a three-digit number by a two-digit number, without finger counting it would become multiplication of three-digit numbers, significantly increasing the difficulty and the chance of errors due to large numbers.

Under normal circumstances, finger counting was essential for successful activation, providing more assurance.

However, this time Ye Weiming did not plan to successfully activate the active effect of Daizong Ruhe at all.

He was merely using it as a strong taunting skill, and naturally, he didn’t need to concern himself with the difficulty of calculations.

While mentally calculating the emerging mathematical problems to maintain the taunting effect, Ye Weiming was always diligent in observing Ji Laiye’s distance and noticed the enemy was charging right at him.

The moment the two were about to enter each other’s attacking range, he abruptly abandoned his mental calculations, and his bamboo sword made a twist—covering the opponent within its green sword shadow.

Ye Weiming’s swordsmanship was fierce, but Ji Laiye was not weak either.

In fact, he was a formidable close combat Level 29 Boss!

An expert can be spotted as soon as they make a move, and as the two engaged in combat, Ye Weiming felt the intricacies and unpredictability of Ji Laiye’s finger attacks.

Often, as soon as Ye Weiming executed a sword move, it was suppressed by Ji Laiye’s finger attack, forcing him to change his move halfway, putting him in a very passive position.

Under these circumstances, it only took three moves for Ji Laiye to neutralize the advantage Ye Weiming had by attacking first.

Continuing the fight would only place him in a position of a defensive pounding.

Even his robust “Yue Girl Swordsmanship” Level 8, was no match for this close-combat Boss!

Fortunately, he wasn’t fighting alone.

Although he didn’t have the upper hand in terms of sword movements, he still maintained full health throughout the fight, whereas Ji Laiye’s health was continuously drained.

Because Ji Laiye was busy dealing with Ye Weiming, he didn’t have the leisure to worry about Tang Sancai, allowing him to stand firmly and deal damage.

While dealing with Ye Weiming’s sword attacks, Ji Laiye was unable to effectively dodge and block, resulting in health loss as a result.

It was now impossible for Ji Laiye to shake off Ye Weiming.

The only chance to turn defeat into victory was to withstand Tang Sancai’s damage and rely on his higher health value, hoping to kill the annoying kid in front of him before he was killed.

However, just as he wanted to give it his all to kill Ye Weiming, he was surprised to find that the young man had changed tactics!

Yes!

Since the Yue Girl Swordsmanship didn’t help, Ye Weiming immediately abandoned the plan to fight for damage output and genuinely used “Playful Dragon Lures Phoenix” to focus on defense.

With the sudden change in Ye Weiming’s fight style, Ji Laiye, who was fighting him, felt as if he suddenly had a different opponent.

If the previous Ye Weiming was like a prickly hedgehog, now he transformed into a big tortoise – not as threatening, but making it hard for Ji Laiye to find a vulnerable spot.

No matter how Ji Laiye changed his tactics, he was unable to break through the defense, akin to a turtle shell, produced by Ye Weiming’s swordsmanship.

The biggest strength of Playful Dragon Lures Phoenix was its robust defense, exceptionally good at preserving life, but that was also its only strength.

No mention of its attack, it hardly had any ability to tie down its opponent.

Noticing this flaw, Ji Laiye immediately turned to target Tang Sancai, who was attacking from the back, but then…

“Come back!”

Ye Weiming taunted, once again grabbing Ji Laiye’s hatred and drew his attention back onto himself.

He then continued to fight Ji Laiye with Playful Dragon Lures Phoenix.

Ye Weiming continued to focus on his defense, while Tang Sancai continued with his consistent output.

It turned out that this purely defensive swordsmanship that You Jin gave him was so useful when combined with the taunting effect of Daizong Ruhe!

Ji Laiye couldn’t penetrate his defense, and if he turned to attack Tang Sancai, he would be threatened by Daizong Ruhe again.

He had no choice but to adopt a new strategy, continuing to fight Ye Weiming while significantly slowing down his offensive tempo, largely focusing on defending against Tang Sancai’s ranged attacks.

Tang Sancai’s previous hidden weapon attack, which almost had a 60% hit rate, suddenly had difficulty penetrating Ji Laiye’s defense.

Heaving a sigh of relief, Ji Laiye could now only place his hopes on his older brother being strong enough to quickly defeat Bai Zhanji and then come to aid him.

Then…

“Plop!”

-1511!

Poisoned!

The damage caused by Ye Weiming’s critical hit was equivalent to a minute’s worth of continuous output by Tang Sancai.

Everyone saw the health bar above Ji Laiye’s head swiftly plummet by a significant portion, with the color turning from bright red to dark green!

Such explosive output not only made Ji Laiye scream in pain but also startled Tang Sancai.

He even unconsciously stopped his hidden weapon throwing action.

Could his attack be so potent?

Recalling his previous fight with Ye Weiming, Tang Sancai couldn’t help but secretly wipe a cold sweat.

If such an attack landed on him, he would probably be killed instantly, without a need for a second hit!

“Stop daydreaming, maintain your output!”

Upon hearing Ye Weiming’s reminder, Tang Sancai snapped out of his daze and continued to throw hidden weapons at the Boss.

Having tried all kinds of strategies, Ji Laiye ultimately didn’t find a way to way to turn things around.

Plus, after being poisoned, his attributes greatly weakened.

Alongside the combined attacks of the two, he soon followed in Ge Angshou’s footsteps and breathed his last.

The final blow that killed him was Ye Weiming’s “West Lake Offering Liver”.

Ding!

You have successfully killed Level 23 Boss Ji Laiye, attained 3000 experience points and 300 learning points.

System Announcement: Players, Disciple of the Ministry of Heavenly Arrest Ye Weiming, Disciple of Tang Sect Tang Sancai…

In the middle of the three consecutive first kill announcements, Ye Weiming patted Ji Laiye’s corpse, and the loot automatically fell into their bags based on their contribution.

Seeing Tang Sancai’s joyous expression, Ye Weiming knew his reward must be good.

As for his own loot…

Frog Skin Armguard (Green): Equipment left by a Ninja Master from Dongying after his temporary stay.

Durable.

Attack +50, Defense +30, Inner Strength Increase 15%.

A Sack of Sorrow: A sack of muddy rice that can’t be washed clean.

Its taste…

Spicy, sweet and salty!

Indestructible and can’t be discarded.

Money: 1 gold and 60 silver pieces.