Since the system became my girlfriend

"Did he get stunned? Cut off his shoulder!" Just as Su Rui was stunned by the disparity in strength between himself and the enemy, Feng Lixi behind him suddenly shouted.

"Huh?!" Su Rui subconsciously looked at Basil's shoulder and saw that there was also a faint red mark on Basil's left shoulder, which was bare-chested, but the red mark was much lighter than the one on his neck.

As a professional gamer, Su Rui was quite skilled. Just as he discovered the weakness, his wooden sword arrived.

-370!

A huge damage number floated above Basil's head. Although the amount was much less than before, it still cut off more than half of Basil's remaining health.

"There's a chance!" Su Rui, who had been somewhat losing hope, perked up. If that were the case, he could strike Basil's weak point again, and the bandit leader would be dead, thus completing the hidden mission!

"Roar! You scoundrel, how dare you hurt me! Die!" A golden light suddenly flashed above Basil's head, and then the spiked club in his hand whistled as it slammed towards Su Rui.

Almost instinctively, Su Rui dodged to the side. Although the spiked club missed, the damage was still effective due to the judgment rules.

-55!

Damage numbers floated above Su Rui's head; his health was now less than half!

Moreover, at this moment, Su Rui not only lost a significant amount of health, but also gained a new status effect above his head – Bleeding: deals 5 damage per second for 20 seconds.

"Isn't this ridiculous?" Su Rui yelled, then frantically searched Basil's body for the thin red marks, because he knew that this was his only chance to make a move. The bleeding injury alone was enough to kill him, but he had to complete the mission before he died!

"Left cheek! Left cheek!" Just then, Furihi's voice came again.

"Received!" Su Rui replied, then quickly located the bloodstain on Basil's left cheek and slashed at it with his sword.

-358!

"Boom!" After a bright red number floated up, Basil, who had already raised his spiked club to attack, froze for a second before collapsing to the ground.

"Ding! You have killed the bandit leader Basil and gained 364 experience points!"

"Ding! Congratulations to player 'I Am Me' for leveling up! Current level: 4. You have gained six attribute points, which have been evenly distributed among your attributes!"

Two notification sounds accompanied by a golden light appeared on Su Rui's body; he had leveled up! At the same time, Feng Lixi behind Su Rui also leveled up to level four. Although the girl hadn't really participated much, since they were in a team, their experience was shared.

Because his health and mana would be fully restored after the upgrade, the bleeding damage that was originally enough to kill Su Rui was no longer fatal.

"Holy crap, this isn't a normal monster, it's a BOSS! How come it gave so much experience?" Su Rui muttered, scratching the back of his head. This hidden quest seemed a bit too bizarre.

"Why is that bandit leader's corpse still glowing?" Feng Lixi quickly changed the subject after seeing Su Rui become suspicious.

"Oh! This means the monster dropped items!" Although Su Rui had only just entered the game "Source", these basic common sense facts were not difficult for him.

"Then let's go see what's missing!" Feng Lixi urged.

"Hmm!" Su Rui took two steps forward and then gently turned over Basil's body.

"Whoosh!" A flash of green light appeared, and a spiked club appeared. This thing was obviously Basil's weapon just now.

Spiked Mace (Dual-handed heavy weapon)

Quality: Excellent

Attack: 20

Strength: +2

Constitution: +1

Equipment level: 3

"Wow! This is amazing!" Su Rui's eyes lit up immediately. Although it was only a green-quality weapon, it was already considered a top-tier treasure in the beginner village. Compared to the broken wooden sword in Su Rui's hand that only added five points of attack power, this thing was much more powerful.

"Xiao Xi, do you want it?" Su Rui asked feigning concern.

"It's so ugly, I don't want it!" Feng Lixi pouted, her answer exactly what Su Rui had imagined.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony!" Su Rui threw away the broken wooden sword in his hand and then equipped himself with the studded spiked mace.

When equipped normally, the spiked club is carried on Su Rui's back, with a very wild design. Although high-quality equipment doesn't have any special lighting effects, the pure metal black spiked club is much more stylish than the wooden sword that looks like it was made from broken tree branches.

"This look is so cool!" Feng Lixi exclaimed, holding her hands to her chest as she looked at Su Rui.

"Of course!" Su Rui was a little flattered by Feng Lixi's admiring gaze, but he didn't notice that the small book Feng Lixi had hidden behind her was currently open to a chapter titled: "Husband-taming Techniques: Give a Slap and a Date".

"Didn't you say there was still bandit treasure? Go find it!" Feng Lixi said to Su Rui with a smile.

"Right! Right! I would have forgotten if you hadn't mentioned it! My sister has such a good memory!" Su Rui said as he moved closer to Feng Lixi.

"Go away, hurry up and find the treasure!" Feng Lixi rolled her eyes at Su Rui and pushed him away before he could even come over to take advantage of her.

"Hehe, wait, I'll find the treasure for you right away!" Although Su Rui failed to gain any advantage, he wasn't angry. He ran into the hall with a grin to search for the treasure.

The treasure chest is actually not hard to find; it's in a corner of the lobby and it's not locked.

"Here she is! Xiao Xi, come here quickly!" Su Rui shouted loudly.

"They're here!" Feng Lixi quickly arrived at Su Rui's side. Although she knew exactly what was in the treasure chest, she still asked with a curious look, "Quickly open it and see what's inside?"

"Hmm!" Su Rui opened the treasure chest, which contained three items.

The treasure looted by the bandits: 10 gold coins.

Unknown Orb: An orb whose function is unknown; its purpose is unclear.

Encrypted Letter: This is an encrypted letter whose contents are unreadable, but any archbishop in a major city might be able to understand it. Take it to the archbishop, and he will tell you something.

"Here, I'll share half of the gold coins with you." Su Rui sent a trade request directly and then added five gold coins.

Although five gold coins are a huge sum of money for players who are still in the newbie village, even after graduating from the newbie village and arriving in the main city, these five gold coins will still represent 50,000 copper coins. Not to mention ordinary players, even some small groups may not be able to raise that much.

If they were to sell it on the market, the early gold coins would be extremely valuable, potentially yielding a substantial income. However, Su Rui was a man of principle. Since they had accepted the mission together, and Feng Lixi had played a crucial role in its completion, he couldn't possibly keep all the money for himself, especially since it was his girlfriend's money...