Reincarnation Of The Strongest Sword God

br>Going down along the basement staircase led to two empty fields; one was the Battle Arena, while the other was the field for the Challenge Race.

At the moment, several players were standing in front of the field.
They were receiving the Gnomes’ challenge.

“Good luck! You have to succeed this time!”

“Good luck! Stomp those Gnomes!”

A few players were currently cheering with all their might for an Assassin player that stood on the field.
Their reddened eyes made them look no different than crazed gamblers.

The Challenge Race could be considered a testing grounds for a player’s capabilities.
Once a player entered the trial grounds, all their Attributes would be fixed at 10 points, their skills disabled, and their equipment rendered useless.
Within the 30-yards-long and 10-yards-wide field, players were only allowed to block or dodge the incoming shots from the Gnome’s muskets.
A victory would ensue once players arrived at the finishing point.

The Gnomes gave out three ranks of challenges: Copper Prize, Silver Prize, and Gold Prize.
After a challenge was completed, there would be a three-day cooldown.
There was a fee of 5 Coppers for the Copper Prize, 5 Silvers for the Silver Prize, and 5 Gold for the Gold Prize.
Naturally, the higher ranked the challenge, the greater the prize.
There was even the chance of obtaining a Dark-Gold Equipment.

However, if a player obtained the First Clear for the challenge in Red Leaf Town, the reward of Copper Prize may be comparable even to the Silver Prize.

In Shi Feng’s previous life, this First Clear was obtained by a Swordsman named Fierce Gale and the person had received a rare skill book for Swordsman.

After a short while, the Assassin on the field was struck. His body lay at the 20-yards mark, still ten yards away from the final point.

“Despicable.
Just a little bit more.
Do you guys still have money? I’ll definitely clear it the next time.” The male Assassin said after reviving from the field.

A male Cleric shook his head saying, “Boss Stabbing Heart, the five of us have already given you all our money.
We don’t have anymore.”

By the side, Shi Feng shifted his sight towards the Assassin.
He was shocked after hearing the two words ‘Stabbing Heart’.

The person’s body was covered in black clothing.
He had a short and skinny stature, just like a monkey.
Shi Feng could hardly believe that the ‘monkey’ in front of him was Stabbing Heart, the Assassin who ranked at number 10 on Star-Moon Kingdom’s Assassin Leaderboard.

The Assassin named Stabbing Heart shifted his gaze onto Shi Feng.
After sizing Shi Feng up, his eyes revealed a gaze as if they had just found prey.
With a smile, he walked up to Shi Feng and said, “Nice to meet you, friend.
I’m Stabbing Heart, Assassin Squad Leader of the [Assassin ’s Alliance].
Lend 5 Coppers to me and I’ll return 20 Coppers to you tomorrow.
How about it?”

Stabbing Heart was just ten yards away from the final point this time, so he was unwilling to accept defeat.
He had already figured out some of the challenge’s patterns; he would be able to clear it if given another chance.
Hence, he thought of using his Guild’s name to shock and awe Shi Feng into lending him 5 Coppers.

The Assassin ’s Alliance was a large Guild that was well known in the world of virtual gaming.
Any veteran gamer would know this name.
Someone capable of becoming the squad leader for Assassins was definitely a great expert, a figure that was respected by many players.
Instead of lending, the average player would definitely just give the 5 Coppers to gain some favors.

“5 Coppers is it?” After some thinking, Shi Feng answered: “I can lend you the 5 Coppers, but you have to pay back 50 Coppers tomorrow.”

Stabbing Heart was surprised.
He was Stabbing Heart, the Assassin’s Alliance’s famous Assassin Squad Leader.
However, Shi Feng’s uncourteous reaction was completely different than what he had imagined it would be.
Could Shi Feng be a rookie gamer?

Seeing Stabbing Heart staying silent, Shi Feng asked, “Still borrowing?”

“I’ll borrow.” Stabbing Heart wanted to weep.
Other players would be going ‘Expert, expert!’ when they met him, yet Shi Feng showed no such reaction.
However, when he thought about the bountiful reward awaiting him, even 50 Coppers was worth it.

“Here’s 5 Coppers.
Let’s add each other as friends.
Don’t forget to return 50 Coppers to me tomorrow.” Shi Feng took 5 Coppers out of the 60 he obtained from selling the necklace, not forgetting to remind Stabbing Heart to return the 50 Coppers.

With tears flowing down his face, Stabbing Heart received the 5 Coppers and said, “Fine.
I won’t forget.”

Not knowing what Stabbing Heart was thinking, Shi Feng walked away after the trade was completed.
He headed towards the green-skinned Gnome who was the Challenge Race’s administrator.

“Sir, time is money.
What business do you have?” The Gnome administrator said so in a lofty tone.

“I want to enter the Copper Prize Challenge.” Shi Feng said as he handed over 5 Coppers.

After flipping the Copper coins a few times, the Gnome nodded his head in approval.
He opened the wooden door to the Challenge Race, allowing Shi Feng to enter.

“Ladies and gentlemen, we have a new challenger on the field.
Please let us welcome this brave Swordsman.” The gnome loudly announced.

“Boss Stabbing Heart, the kid that lent you money is participating in the Challenge Race,” the male Cleric pointed out.

The resting Stabbing Heart laughingly said, “That kid’s just a rookie.
Does he think the Challenge Race is so easy? Even though the distance is only 30 yards, the Gnomes’ attack pattern will change after you get past 15 yards and their attack rates greatly increase.
Not to mention, even I have difficulty facing them.”

“That’s for sure! Even an expert such as Boss Stabbing Heart could only reach 20 yards.
I’m guessing that kid will, at most, reach five yards before being done in.” The male Cleric nodded with a smile.

Inside the field, the three Gnomes standing at the finishing line readied their muskets, aiming them towards Shi Feng.

Above the challenge field, the timer started counting down.

    3……

    2……

    1……

Challenge Start!