Since the system became my girlfriend

Just as the Ghost Hunter's health was reduced to fifty percent, Su Rui's Shadow Bolt, which he was casting halfway through, was suddenly interrupted!

"Ding! Target disappeared! Spellcasting interrupted!"

A system notification appeared. Although Shadow Arrow is a target-locking skill, which is essentially an auto-guided skill that hits every time, if the target disappears from Su Rui's sight during the casting, then his casting will fail.

Almost the instant the Ghost Hunter disappeared, a dark shadow appeared behind Su Rui, and then a sharp dagger pierced straight into Su Rui's back!

-88!

A damage number floated above Su Rui's head. Su Rui had already lost more than 160 health points from being shot by the Ghost Hunter and the effects of the Corpse Poison. With this additional damage, he now had about 400 health points left.

-62!

The Ghost Hunter's second attack followed immediately. Wielding a dagger and specializing in melee combat, it attacked with incredible speed!

Su Rui, who had been attacked repeatedly, had only a little over 300 health left. He felt threatened, so he immediately drank a healing potion and his expression became serious.

"I'll risk it!" Su Rui hadn't expected the Ghost Hunter to suddenly appear behind him, but since it had changed targets, Su Rui had to give up casting. The Shadow Bolt's two-second casting time would be attacked at least three times, and each attack would cause a 0.5-second casting delay, which would mean that Su Rui's Shadow Bolt might not be able to be completed in three or four seconds.

So at this moment, Su Rui made a decisive move. He abandoned casting spells and instead picked up a dagger to fight back against the Ghost Hunter!

-54!

-38!

Two damage numbers appeared; Su Rui's basic attack was a mixed damage attack, so the effect was quite good.

Since the Ghost Hunter has a total health of just over 1,000, after it loses half its health it will only have a little over 600 health left. With the continuous damage from the Corruption spell, Su Rui only needs to do four or five more normal attacks to take down the Ghost Hunter. What's more, he also has a Corpse Guardian rushing back from the side!

But just when Su Rui was confident of victory, the Ghost Hunter suddenly flicked the hem of his cloak, and a circle of blades swept across. Although Su Rui instinctively dodged, because he was fighting an NPC, the system determined that he would still have to take damage!

-105!

A damage number of over 100 instantly reduced Su Rui's health to below 200. Although the healing potion was still working, it was impossible to instantly restore his health.

Moreover, after unleashing the fan of blades, the ghost hunter did not stop its attack. With a flick of its wrist, it launched another dart!

-35!

Although the damage was not high, it inflicted a debuff on Su Rui.

Shadow Poison: Deals 10 damage per second, reduces movement and attack speed by 30% for 10 seconds, and prevents invisibility during the effect!

The damage effect of Shadow Poison is not very strong. The ten points of damage per second can be completely offset by healing potions. However, the 30% reduction in attack speed instantly reduces Su Rui's damage output!

-28!

Just then, the Corpse Guard arrived, and its attack instantly drew away the Ghost Hunter's aggro.

Although the melee Corpse Guardians don't deal much damage, their attacks generate a lot of aggro, so the Ghost Hunter was pulled away by the Corpse Guardians again!

Since he was no longer under attack, Su Rui's safety was temporarily guaranteed. Just in case, he retreated a few steps, putting some distance between himself and the Ghost Hunter. Moreover, Su Rui did not stop casting spells while retreating.

-237!

Another Shadow Bolt was fired, and a high damage number appeared above the Ghost Hunter's head, instantly reducing its health to zero.

-27!

Just then, the Corpse Guardian's damage came in, completely depleting the Ghost Hunter's health bar!

"Ding! You have killed a Ghost Hunter! You have gained 36 experience points!"

"Ding! Mission updated!"

With the Ghost Hunter dead, Su Rui's mission was completely complete.

Su Rui glanced down at the Ghost Hunter not far away. Its corpse was shimmering with light, and it wasn't just the dim light of coins; it seemed to have dropped some items.

Taking two steps forward, Su Rui turned the corpse over.

"Ding! You have received 75 copper coins!"

"Ding! You have obtained the City Lord's Ring!"

The City Lord's Ring (White, Quest Item)

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Inscription: To my beloved Helen! Your eternal protector, Karl!

The Ghost Hunter only dropped a white quest item. Su Rui took the white, unequipable ring and examined it carefully. The name Karl seemed familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it before.

"Forget it, let's go back and turn in the quest first!" Su Rui dismissed the corpse guards and began chanting the spell to return to town.

Because resurrection of corpses is a forbidden technique, Su Rui, who is currently unable to join the Dark Faction, obviously dared not bring the corpse guards into the city. Therefore, before returning to the city, he could only disband the guards.

Ten seconds later, the spell to return to the city was completed, and Su Rui returned to Xuanwu City in a white light.

After returning to the city, Su Rui went straight to the Mercenary Guild.

"You are my esteemed lord, welcome back!" The doorman at the Mercenary Guild greeted Su Rui with a smile. As a special mercenary, he received quite a few special privileges.

Upon entering the Mercenary Guild, Su Rui was slightly taken aback, because he discovered that there was another player in the guild besides himself!

"Wow, that's fast!" Su Rui thought to himself. He was able to leave the newbie village so quickly because he accepted a hidden quest, but now everyone else had also reached level 10.

Ignoring the player who was registering as a mercenary, Su Rui went straight to the quest board, where the girl still had a cold expression.

"Yes, sir, have you completed your mission?" the female NPC asked coldly.

“Yes!” Su Rui nodded, and then first showed the proof that he had killed Gege.

"Okay, I'll settle your mission reward now!" the female NPC said expressionlessly.

"Ding! Mission complete! You have gained 2200 experience points! You have obtained Mercenary Leggings!"

Mercenary Leggings (Legs, Green Quality)

Physical Defense: +15

Magic Defense: +15

Constitution: +5

Endurance: +4

Equipment level: 10

Bound upon pickup, cannot be traded!

The stats on these mercenary leggings are mediocre, but they're better than nothing, especially since Su Rui's leg equipment slots are currently empty!

Since this quest equipment was also non-tradeable, Su Rui didn't hesitate and equipped it immediately. With the mercenary leggings on, Su Rui's attributes improved slightly again.

"This is proof that I killed the Ghost Hunter!" Su Rui showed his mission panel.

"Okay! The mission rewards are as follows!" The female NPC still had a cold face, but she was quite efficient.

"Ding! Quest complete! You have gained 2750 experience points! You have obtained the Radiant Bracers!"

Glowing Wristbands (Wrist, Blue Quality)

Physical Defense: +20

Magic Defense: +20

Constitution: +5

Intelligence: +5

Endurance: +5

Equipment: Reduces the chance of your magic being resisted by 10%!

Equipment level: 10