FIMA Ch137: Smurf

After completing all the preparations, Gu Siyuan relaxed his fingers and started trying to manipulate his character to release skills.

In his original life, due to poverty in his childhood, he had no opportunity to play games in his teenage years; later, after achieving success, he had no interest in games at all.

Strictly speaking, this was actually his first time playing an online game.

However, once he got the hang of it, Gu Siyuan nodded with satisfaction.

There are two crucial aspects to playing games.

One is combat awareness. He had been tempered in real battles in many worlds and had a super brain with photographic memory and strategic thinking. He naturally did not lack this;

The other is operational skills, meaning finger speed matching brain reactions. Perhaps it was an advantage of being a transmigrator. He had initially been doubtful about this, but it turned out to be a pleasant surprise. He even felt he could directly control the game character with his mind, executing commands smoothly.

After testing by killing numerous monsters on the nearby map to ensure there were no problems, he manipulated the character with the ID “” to head to the entrance of the tenth-level nightmare dungeon.

The character of “Smurf” was a wild man with a large knife and disheveled hair, different from the cute girl image of “Gu Daxia.” Gu Siyuan was more satisfied with this.

When he arrived at the dungeon entrance, he immediately saw a large crowd, most of whom were around level thirty newbies.

The game “Great Wilderness” was extremely popular, opening a new server every six months.

The server he was on had been open for three years, yet new players still joined daily, including many top players from the server training new accounts.

Perhaps because they saw his high level, “Smurf” received numerous team invitations in the background.

Gu Siyuan casually picked one that looked pleasing and agreed.

Then, the screen shifted, and the five-person team appeared in a vast white snowy landscape—this was the map of the tenth-level nightmare dungeon, Valley of Snow and Wind.

“Everyone, follow me and be careful along the way,” the team leader said.

“This place’s boss isn’t hard to fight, but there are many traps. If you’re unlucky, you could lose half your health,” a teammate with the ID “Beauty Overwhelms the City” reminded them.

“Thanks, man, I’ll be careful.”

“Alright, seeking guidance from the expert!”

Two of the teammates, both over level thirty, immediately spoke up, likely newbies tackling this nightmare dungeon for the first time.

In the five-person team, four had spoken, except for Gu Siyuan.

The team leader was already level 46, with the highest combat power in the team, and seemed experienced.

Although Gu Siyuan’s “S” was level 80, and “Beauty Overwhelms the City” was over level 60,

both were obviously new white accounts, wearing ragged, unequipped gear, with combat power stats similar to the two over-level-thirty teammates. Their actual gameplay skills remained to be seen.

The five of them moved cautiously through the vast snow valley towards the icy forest ahead, where the final boss awaited.

Even though the Valley of Snow and Wind was only level ten, being a nightmare dungeon, it was littered with traps and poisonous creatures that could drain your health if stepped on carelessly.

As a result, while the team had been chatting warmly at the start, once they entered the valley, they fell silent, staying vigilant.

Gu Siyuan moved forward while observing the map environment, confirming it matched the videos he had watched.

Suddenly, he focused his gaze, “Watch your step on the right.”

The teammates saw the words float above his head and froze.

In the next moment, the level 30 teammate walking on the far right saw their health drop rapidly, losing more than half in no time.

“It’s an Ice Viper disguised as a stone.”

The team immediately realized that their usually silent teammate had just warned them about this.

“Damn, how could it be that thing? Ice Vipers usually don’t appear alone. There’s bound to be more!”

“Damn, we’re not triggering a hidden boss today, are we? The odds are one in ten thousand!”

“Look on the bright side, if we can survive this, our team might score a big reward!” The team leader said, unsure whether to be happy or worried.

Sure enough, just as they almost defeated the disguised Ice Viper,

they turned around and saw dozens of black spots dotting the snowy ground. Due to their excellent camouflage, it was hard to tell which were stones and which were Ice Vipers.

“Damn, how do we fight this? If we get ambushed during the heat of battle, we’ll lose half our health instantly.”

Words floated above Gu Siyuan’s head: “Prepare to charge forward.”

“Huh…” The teammates were bewildered.

How could they charge? Wasn’t that suicidal?

Suddenly, they saw their usually quiet teammate swing a large knife and shoot forward at a speed inconsistent with his wild man image.

In a flash, the large knife, glinting with silver ice, struck several black stones on the snowy ground.

Because his speed was so fast, and the intervals so short, the others almost thought the blade struck simultaneously.

“Damn, he’s a pro! Look at that skill, that speed!”

“No way, could he actually be a top player on a ‘Smurf’!”

“So fast!”

However, something even more astonishing happened next.

Every black stone struck by the blade moved in the next instant, all shooting towards the blade wielder.

The wild man with long hair dodged each attack with a rapid skill switch, then made a high-speed leap, landing halfway up a nearby snowy mountain and swiftly moving forward.

The enraged Ice Viper swarm chased after him.

“Damn, he lured out all the Ice Vipers!”

“Oh my god, this is unreal. He hit only real vipers with every strike!”

“How did he tell the real ones apart? Those vipers disguise themselves so well!”

“The vipers are gone, hurry through, why are you still standing there!” Teammate “Beauty Overwhelms the City” reminded them.

He controlled his sorceress character, rushing through the snow valley while glancing back at the “Sm” teammate being chased by the Ice Vipers.

It was as if he could predict the Ice Vipers’ landing spots, and he knew the map routes by heart. The wild man with long hair, “Smurf,” used the trees, cliffs, and crevices to maintain a speed almost equal to the four below.

Leaping and dodging, he skillfully avoided every attack from behind and potential traps ahead, even using the traps and terrain to effortlessly trap some pursuing Ice Vipers.

Until only seven Ice Vipers remained, the snowy forest appeared ahead.

The teammates sighed with relief.

Great.

Due to the game’s settings, the Ice Vipers couldn’t enter the snowy forest and had to stay in the snow valley.

This whole journey was thrilling.

At this moment, words floated above “Smurf’s” head: “Each of you take one; I’ll take three. Let’s fight.”

Huh?

Everyone was stunned.

F-fight? Fight the Ice Vipers?

“Fight,” the team leader took the lead, “I’ve always wanted to kill one of these things. It’s scared off so many people!”

“Okay, if it’s just one, I can handle it.”

“Then let’s do it.”

Moments later, all seven Ice Vipers were killed.

Ice Vipers are elite monsters in nightmare mode, and the materials they drop are second only to the final boss. Everyone picked up the materials and eagerly looked up at Gu Siyuan, as if expecting some praise.

However, they only saw a meteor-like silhouette.

The wild man character of the “Sm,” despite having to kill three Ice Vipers, finished faster than they did. With a push against a dead pine tree on the mountain wall, he leaped like a rocket into the snowy forest.

“We should go in too,” the team leader said helplessly.

As soon as they walked into the middle of the snowy forest, they heard a thunderous roar.

Everyone’s hearts trembled, “That noise… Damn, we really triggered the hidden boss! We haven’t even recovered from the Ice Vipers’ damage yet. Let’s wait outside for a bit before going in!”

Just as the words were spoken,

a huge commotion occurred right before their eyes. They looked up.

In midair, the familiar wild man was fiercely battling a giant snow eagle with a golden crown on its head.

Tsk…

The team members smiled helplessly, but they weren’t surprised at all.

A pro is a pro.

They were about to step forward to help.

At that moment, the scene in the game twisted and changed almost beyond the human eye’s capture speed.

The wild man executed a continuous series of combo skills in an incredibly short time. His chain of ultimate moves was seamlessly connected and brilliantly coordinated, each strike precisely hitting the snow eagle’s critical points.

[Killing successful! Congratulations to team xxx for killing the hidden boss Cang Xuan Snow Eagle, dropping rare materials: Heart of Ice and Snow, Ice Viper Feather, Skill Book…]

As soon as this announcement appeared, the world channel became lively.

“Wow, a hidden boss in a nightmare dungeon today! That’s rare. It hasn’t happened on our server for a long time!”

“Damn, what luck! Not only did they get the Ice Viper Feather, but also the Heart of Ice and Snow? I remember even Xie the Great wanted that for a long time!”

“Wonder who killed it, such good luck! Are they selling it?”

…

The teammates rushed down again and took care of the regular boss and other elite monsters.

Gu Siyuan glanced at the chat on the world channel and typed: “I want the Heart of Ice and Snow and the Ice Viper Feather; you guys can split the rest.”

Everything else combined was not worth as much as the Heart of Ice and Snow.

But without the “Smurf” pro, they wouldn’t have gotten anything.

Everyone immediately agreed: “No problem.”

“The pro decides!”

“Listen to the pro.”

“Thanks for your hard work, pro!”

Gu Siyuan didn’t say another word, directly clicking to exit.

He opened his character’s inventory and looked at the two ultra-rare materials inside, raising an eyebrow. His luck had always been good.

In N City, in a certain game livestream room,

the emotions of the netizens reached a climax.

“Damn, damn, I just saw a living legend!”

“Oh my god, I have to replay that a hundred times, such divine awareness, divine skills!”

“That pro’s ID is ‘Smurf,’ it must be a top player showing off on a new account!”

“Damn, I originally came for Thousand Phantom’s livestream, but got totally blown away by an anonymous pro!”

“Damn, Thousand Phantom rarely livestreams, but when he does, he runs into a pro’s new account and wins easily.”

…

Sitting in front of the computer, Lu Qianfan smiled helplessly, lightly tapping the keyboard. The account with the ID “Beauty Overwhelms the City” also exited the team.

Tsk, got overshadowed.

He glanced at his friend list and opened an ID named “Zhufeng Qing,” sending a message: “I was also in the team that just killed the hidden boss. Do you still want the Heart of Ice and Snow?”

…

Tao Xiangwen came out of the bathroom and passed by Gu Siyuan again, seeing that his character had already equipped several pieces of gear. He smiled, “Tsk, looks like you cleared the tenth-level nightmare dungeon. How was it?”

Gu Siyuan’s expression was indifferent, “Not bad, not too difficult.”

Tao Xiangwen laughed, “Haha, keep it up, upgrade your gear on your own, don’t live off others.”

Gu Siyuan thought of the Heart of Ice and Snow in his inventory, his eyes flashing slightly. It was an essential item for divine ice weapons.

Xie Fengqing’s divine bow seemed to be an ice-type weapon.

Maybe he could pay back the favor he owed…

At that moment, another message appeared on the announcement board.

It was Xie Fengqing leading a team to complete the first kill of the new Christmas dungeon.

The world channel became lively again, filled with praise for Xie Fengqing, mixed with insults towards Gu Siyuan.

Stuff like “leaving men to focus on his career…”

Gu Siyuan seemed oblivious.

He moved the mouse lightly, clicked on “Zhufeng Qing’s” avatar, and was about to use the Heart of Ice and Snow to negotiate, asking him to stay away from Ying Ning.

But as soon as he clicked in, he found that Xie Fengqing’s avatar had already gone dark, offline.

Gu Siyuan raised an eyebrow and also logged out of his game account, turning to open the programming forum to take on a few freelance mini-programming projects.

Time to make money.

The next day in class, Gu Siyuan and Tao Xiangwen arrived fairly early and didn’t sit close to Xie Fengqing.

However, he could still feel Xie Fengqing’s gaze occasionally sweeping over him.

It seemed that deep hatred wasn’t easy to resolve.

After two classes, Gu Siyuan carried his books and left. The mini-program he wrote yesterday was almost ready for delivery.

By now, it was the end of December. Apart from a couple of courses, most of their major classes were over. They had an average of only two classes a day, and everyone else was preparing for the upcoming final exams.

Of course, this was true for the whole school.

Naturally, there were some who didn’t care much about their studies and took advantage of the free time to slack off and wander around.

As soon as he walked down the stairs and turned into the first-floor corridor, Gu Siyuan sensed whispers around him and various scrutinizing glances.

The entrance of the teaching building seemed particularly lively today, with a large crowd gathered. Everyone was both disdainful of him and admiring the flashy red sports car parked next to the building.

Gu Siyuan pretended not to see, coldly passing through the crowd, heading towards the exit of the building.

Just as he stepped down the shallow steps at the entrance, he heard a frivolous, laughing male voice: “Siyuan, why are you walking so fast?”

Someone he knew?

Gu Siyuan’s expression remained unchanged. He turned his head, his eyes sharp.

Qi Yue had been leaning lazily against the car door with a smile, but when Gu Siyuan glanced at him, he felt as if his entire body was being sliced by blades.

However, Qi Yue quickly recovered his usual smile, stepping towards Gu Siyuan.

“Siyuan, didn’t you see me just now?”

Gu Siyuan recognized the person in front of him and said indifferently, “Qi Yue?”

This was the original body’s cheating partner, a notorious playboy.

Qi Yue smiled brightly: “It’s only been two days, and Siyuan has become so cold. How about we go out together later?”

He hadn’t come for Gu Siyuan today, but for a pretty girl from the English department.

However, seeing Gu Siyuan now, who seemed much more interesting than before with his newfound depth and sharpness, Qi Yue decided it wouldn’t hurt to change plans.

Xie Fengqing, Qiu Yu, and Ying Ning came down from upstairs, immediately witnessing the scene.

Qiu Yu’s eyes widened: “Two shameless men, daring to mess around here. I swear, I’ll get someone to beat them up today.”

Xie Fengqing’s face also turned grim.

Although he thought he had no feelings left for Gu Siyuan, this public display of their affair felt like a slap to his face.

Gu Siyuan, ever vigilant, immediately sensed the gaze from not far away.

He turned his head and, upon seeing Ying Ning standing next to Xie Fengqing, his eyes darkened.

Qi Yue, following his gaze, saw Xie Fengqing and smirked smugly: “Haha, Xie Fengqing looks really upset. Winner takes all, why so bitter?”

He had known Xie Fengqing for years and had never gotten along. Playing around with Gu Siyuan was initially just to spite Xie Fengqing.

Just then, a cold, extremely sharp male voice sounded in his ear.

“Idiot, get lost.”