Demon’s Cage

Chapter 7 :The Second Skill

“It seems like I have gotten myself into big trouble! Heheh…”

Qin tried to play it off, but his words betrayed his feelings of tension.

His experiences when he was a teenager had already caused Qin Ran to develop a habit to not trust anyone.

Especially in the face of death!

“It’s not just you that got in big trouble, but both of us! Yesterday evening, there were a lot of guys there! Those guys will definitely tip the ‘Vulture’ off in order to kiss his a**! And knowing that two of his subordinates were killed, starting tonight, the ‘Vulture’ will launch all subordinates to find us! Only by killing us can he retain his reputation! ”

Colleen said.

“My food storage can last for two days at most. What about you?”

Colleen looked up to Qin Ran.

“About the same as you!”

Qin Ran frankly opened his backpack, so Colleen could clearly see the remaining two cans inside.

Faced with such honesty from Qin Ran, Colleen walked toward the corner of the storage compartment, and pulled out a can and a packet of biscuits from under the shelf.

“Even if I try to eat less, these can last for two days at most!”

Colleen looked at the food with her brow wrinkled up.

Apparently, she didn’t want to do this.

She didn’t want to bear the hunger nor wait here and die.

“How many people could you handle at the same time?”

Colleen looked at Qin Ran and asked seriously.

“If they are not armed with guns…two to three people!”

Qin Ran soon understood what Colleen wanted to do.

Although yesterday he faced two thugs armed with firearms and completed a perfect battle, Qin Ran was very clear that luck played a great part in that battle.

If he didn’t have Colleen’s help, he would have already become a corpse.

Moreover, he also remembered the “Health” restrictions.

Once he reached the Health limit, he could not fight and would be ripped apart.

“Do we have to fight them head on?”

Thinking about his own characteristics and limitations, Qin Ran asked.

“What do you mean? Do you want a sneak attack?”

Colleen was stunned, but she soon realized his intentions.

“Yep. They have a large number of people with firearms, but we only have two. If we directly confront them, there is no change of winning! Sneak attack is the best choice!”

Qin Ran nodded, and then commented on Colleen’s a.n.a.lysis: “Didn’t you say that they were originally active in the Sixth Avenue? I guess you know more about the terrain there than they do. Also, if they want to look for us, they have to spread out. Even if they have a lot of people, when they spread out there shouldn’t be a large number of groups!”

“Colleen, don’t tell me that they have hundreds of people!”

Qin Ran asked in a more relaxed tone.

“Hundreds of people? That’s impossible! They are not the army! ‘Vulture’ has only about twenty people. If there were several hundred people supporting that arrogant guy, they probably would have already attacked the rebel camp!”

Seeming to have been infected by Qin Ran, Colleen also joked.

However, very soon she became serious.

She looked at Qin Ran and said: “The Vultures gang members are not familiar with this area, but you aren’t either.”

Qin Ran nodded.

“Besides, even if you are good at using daggers, you were easily found by me. Are you sure that your sneak attack will be successful?”

Colleen continued.

Her suspicions stunned Qin Ran a little.

He knew that she was talking about last night. He made noise when he tried to hide from the two in confrontation, and Colleen found him.

“That was an accident! I promise it won’t happen again. Also, we don’t have a choice now. I don’t feel like hiding here until I starve to death or get caught by the Vulture.

He tried to explain in order to convince Colleen.

He didn’t want any accidents to his plan either, and he didn’t mind to battle with the Vulture.

If he was facing some mobs or survivors, he would hide because he wasn’t sure if they have something valuable for himself.

However, when facing the Vulture and his followers, it was different.

By looking at the guns on their waist, Qin Ran could know that they dropped equipment.

Although he didn’t know the value of the guns in this underground game, it didn’t prevent him from collecting. After all, he entered the game for money.

Simply put, as long as there was a sufficient harvest, he was willing to take the risk!

Moreover, he offended the Vulture already, and he had six days left in this episode. He would rather resolve the crisis himself than to stay in fear.

Qin Ran was definitely not a pa.s.sive and cowardly guy.

He had fought with his viral gene disease for three years, which turned him a tough person. He was way more mature than his peers.

He understood that not everything could be escaped from.

He wanted to go ahead and fight instead of waiting for his last moments.

Just like why he chose to enter this underground game without any protection. So did the Vulture and his guys.

Of course, if he could, Qin Ran didn’t mind having a greater chance to win.

In reality, there was too little information about the underground game. He tried his best to look for some valuable information to help himself, yet he found nothing.

However, he did have some information on the Vulture and his guys.

From Colleen’s tone, Qin Ran could guess that she was familiar with the Vulture, maybe she even tried confronting them before but failed.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t be so angry.

Plus, her familiarity with the surroundings could be a great help.

Qin Ran definitely didn’t want to give up this source of aid.

“Certainly, I don’t want to hide here until I starve to death or to be caught. I agree with your plan, however, I believe we need to make it more complete.

Colleen said.

“How?”

Qin Ran asked.

“Like what I said yesterday, I am good at hiding. I think I can teach you some skills so that you will have more choices when you face them. Unfortunately,…I am not good at using firearms.”

Colleen felt sorry about it.

Without a strong enough body and skills, firearms were the best choice for most people.

When a person who had learnt martial art for ten years was facing with a guy who learned to use a gun for three months, as long as the latter one was smart enough, with a certain distance, the former person would be the loser.

“Do you want to learn the dodge skill from me?”

Colleen asked.

[Colleen asked you to learn Dodge Skills. Yes/No?]

Immediately, a message box appeared.

“Skill teaching? Rookie skills mentor? Has my positive impression with her allowed me to meet the requirements for this?”

Qin Ran was guessing.

However, he answered: “My pleasure!”

Even one additional skill would make a great change to Qin Ran’s combat abilities right now. He certainly wished to have more skills. He was clear that without specific combat levels being provided, one’s skills and attributes were the measure of power.

And the two complemented each other.

The next moment he verified his guess.

When Qin Ran gave her a positive answer, Colleen started telling him about the dodge skill, and demonstrated herself. After her demonstration, the system prompt appeared.

[Agility has reached level F, according with the Dodge Skill’s requirement.]

[Learned skill: Dodge]

[Name: Dodge (Basic)]

[Related Attribute: Agility]

[Skill Type: Support]

[Effect: You understand how to dodge in a battle. The skill increases your Dodge Skills by 10%]

[Consumption: Health]

[Pre-requisite: Agility F]

[Note: You can use cartwheels, backflips, etc. to dodge from opponent’s attack]

“Sure enough, attributes and skills complement each other!”

Comparing the system prompts with the two existing skills, Qin Ran came to a definite answer.

Moreover, Qin Ran also guessed that “as skills upgraded, the attributes are also increased”.

However, he wasn’t completely sure with little information.

“How was it? Do you understand?”

After demonstrating, Colleen looked at Qin Ran and asked.

Obviously, she felt discontent because Qin Ran got distracted when she was doing the demonstrations.

“I think I basically have mastered it!”

Qin Ran felt her discontent. In order for the plan to flow smoothly, he immediately took action to dispel Colleen’s dissatisfaction.

He did a left and right cartwheel, then front and back flipping and two consecutive one-hand flips.

And this scene stunned Colleen.

“You learned gymnastics?”

Once she was a member of the school gymnastics team. So she knew that these actions needed at least two to three years’ practice. A beginner could not even do the front and back flipping very well, not to mention the more difficult one-handed flipping.

“Nope. I like martial art very much. So I am more flexible than others.”

He gave a reasonable answer.

Although the underground game didn’t require him to keep his “game player” ident.i.ty a secret, in such an authentic game, he figured it would be better to do so.

“Oh I see!”

Apparently Colleen accepted this answer.

Qin Ran again looked at his attribute “Health” bar.

It became 80 right now.

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