Seeing an Ashina soldier pull out a matchlock rifle, the viewers were dying of laughter, but Jenny was undoubtedly in complete despair.
What was Lucien thinking? This was clearly the cold weapon era. Couldn't everyone just hack at each other with swords and spears? The world was already hard enough without guys running around with guns...
Fortunately, there was only one Ashina soldier with a rifle. Jenny simply went prone on the ground, making it impossible for the rifleman below to see her.
At this moment, Jenny suddenly noticed something glowing on the ground in the distance.
Normally, in video games, this kind of thing represented a lootable item.
"Hey, it looks like there's an item ahead!" Jenny said, preparing to stand up. But remembering the rifleman, she decided to maintain her prone position, using all four limbs to crawl directly toward the glowing object!
The viewers went absolutely crazy seeing this.
[Jenny, did you forget you're supposed to be a master martial artist? Why are you crawling on the ground like a fucking dog!]
[LMAO, you're supposed to be playing as a Wolf, how did you turn into a dog!]
[Haha, this is hilarious! You were looking so badass a second ago, how did you get so sketchy all of a sudden!]
[Wolf's heart is bleeding, Jenny just threw away all of his dignity!]
"What do you guys know? Those who achieve great things don't fuss over minor details!" Jenny retorted stubbornly. She didn't want to look so sketchy either, but she couldn't just let herself get shot to pieces just to look cool.
Soon, Jenny arrived in front of the item. Picking it up, a prompt immediately appeared.
[Shuriken: One of the shinobi tools created by Dogen. Once fitted into the Shinobi Prosthetic, it can be fired as a hidden projectile.]
[Note: Shinobi tools cannot be used directly upon acquisition. They must be given to the Sculptor to be installed into the Shinobi Prosthetic.]
"Oh ho, a shuriken, this is some good stuff!" Jenny immediately grinned. "As a chivalrous swordsman, how could I not have a hidden weapon?"
The viewers were full of praise. Having obtained the shuriken, Jenny naturally thought about heading back to get it installed. It was just that her current situation, pinned down on this hill was quite awkward.
"Forget it, this isn't getting me anywhere. I'll just have to wing it!" Jenny thought. She immediately aimed at a crooked tree below and threw out her grappling hook!
Swoosh! Jenny flew through the air!
"Eat my dust, you fuckers..."
Bang!!!
Jenny's boastful words were cut off mid-sentence by a gunshot.
While flying mid-air, her body actually took a bullet. Her forward momentum stalled completely, and she lost her thrust, plummeting straight down toward the ground.
"Fuck! I can get shot even while flying in the air?!" Jenny yelled nervously. She didn't crash into the ground, though. With the help of the haptic suit's exoskeleton, she adjusted her posture in mid-air and landed steadily in a stylish pose.
But her health bar was barely hanging on. Jenny quickly pulled out her gourd and took a sip.
Just as she replenished her health, she saw five or six soldiers charging at her with raised swords, while another stood far away, his rifle already aiming right at her!
"..."
A moment later, she saw that familiar, blood-red word:
[DEATH!]
Jenny resurrected once again at the Sculptor's Idol outside the town.
[Tsk tsk, how many times has Jenny died now? She clearly has two lives, yet she manages to keep dying relentlessly!]
[Getting clawed to death by a chicken was truly the hardest to watch!]
[Divine Heir: Giving my ability to Jenny is simply a waste!]
As the viewers gossiped, Jenny was also quite speechless. The game Lucien designed this time had maxed-out immersion, giving her an exhilarating experience, but the difficulty was also genuinely insane.
"Forget it, let's not worry about anything else. I'll head back to the temple and get the shuriken installed first," Jenny said.
She quickly communed with the Sculptor's Idol and selected the fast travel function. Her vision went black, and when it cleared, she had arrived at the Sculptor's Idol in front of the Dilapidated Temple.
Jenny hurriedly got up, preparing to head into the temple to find the Sculptor, but she quickly noticed a beautiful woman in red standing right at the temple entrance.
This woman had a lovely face, wore a plain silk dress, and had her hair tied up in a bun, making her look quiet and elegant.
[Whoa, there's a girl here!]
[And a pretty one at that!]
The viewers marveled. Beautiful NPCs were always a hot topic among players, and this time, Lucien clearly hadn't disappointed them!
'Lucien's got skills, this NPC's face model is really well done...' Jenny thought to herself as she walked forward.
"It seems you truly have returned from the dead..." the beautiful woman in red murmured as she watched Jenny approach, her eyes as clear as autumn waters. She then sighed, "To think I would witness it with my own eyes."
Jenny found the woman's gentle voice somewhat familiar. Wolf asked, "Who are you?"
"My name is Emma," the woman answered. "I am a physician in service to a certain lord."
"A certain lord?"
"My apologies, but by my master's orders, I cannot say." Emma replied, "My master only instructed me to assist you."
Wolf fell silent for a moment before speaking, "Were you the one who dropped the letter for me at the beginning?"
Jenny immediately realized, "Oh, right, right, right! No wonder Emma's voice sounded so familiar, she was the one who threw us the letter at the start!"
"Yes," Emma admitted. "That was my master's order. There is one more thing. The Healing Gourd in your possession was also crafted by my hands. It was originally made for the Divine Heir, but he has passed it on to you. If you find Gourd Seeds, you may bring them to me, and I can increase the number of uses for the gourd."
"Wow, what a great feature." Jenny's eyes widened. This meant she could drink from the gourd a few more times.
"Understood." To Emma's kindness, Wolf only coldly replied with a single word.
"Then, please take care as you travel," Emma urged with a serious expression.
This time, Wolf just grunted: "Mn."
[Emma image:]
[Pfft... can this Wolf guy speak a few more words? There's such a gentle, pretty girl standing right in front of him!]
↳ [What should he say then?]
↳ [You know.. like...]
[What a straight-laced guy, haha. If it were me, I'd be simping so hard I'd take off!]
[This is what social anxiety looks like. He doesn't even dare to strike up a conversation when he meets a pretty girl!]
[Wolf is too real, exactly like me in real life too scared to talk to pretty girls!]
↳ [There's a difference between you and him, he's a cold-hearted martial arts master, while you...]
↳ [You....? What?]
↳ [are a fucking loser.]
↳ [....]
Watching their interaction, the viewers couldn't help but laugh. Jenny also had a hard time hiding the smile on her lips. She bid farewell to the lovely Emma and turned to enter the temple.
"You've returned." The Sculptor was still carving wood, but he began speaking to Jenny. "By the way, I forgot to give you something earlier. It should help improve your skills. Take it."
Saying this, the Sculptor stopped carving, picked up a scroll from beside him, and handed it over. As soon as Jenny took it, a prompt appeared.
[You have obtained an Esoteric Text: Contains various powerful combat techniques and methods of stealth and concealment.]
Immediately after, a Combat Arts skill tree appeared in front of Jenny, displaying various techniques: Whirlwind Slash, Mikiri Counter, Floating Passage, Triple-strike Thrust, and more.
These Combat Arts required skill points to unlock, and skill points were naturally acquired by defeating enemies and leveling up.
This aspect was quite similar to other games.
[Tsk tsk, there are even Combat Arts!]
[That's right, what's a martial artist without martial techniques!]
[It feels like New World really took every aspect of being a martial artist into consideration!]
The introduction of the Combat Arts system drew continuous praise from the viewers. New World's game was indeed full of surprises.
However, Jenny currently only had one skill point, so she couldn't unlock any of the other arts. She could only unlock the one called [Whirlwind Slash].
She didn't hesitate and decisively unlocked it. A prompt immediately popped up.
[You have learned Whirlwind Slash]
At this moment, the Sculptor spoke again, "Oh, you've gotten your hands on a shinobi tool. If that's the case, come here. I'll fit it for you."
Hearing this, Jenny sat down beside the Sculptor. The Sculptor turned around and tinkered with her arm for a bit.
Soon, the Sculptor's voice was heard.
"There, the installation is complete."
Next, another prompt appeared in Jenny's vision.
[Bend your left index finger and swing your left hand to fire a Shuriken.]
[Quick, try it out, Jenny!]
"Okay! I'll try it right now!" Jenny immediately ran out of the temple.
If the viewers were impatient, Jenny was even more so. Reaching the courtyard outside, Jenny scanned her surroundings and quickly locked onto a rock ahead.
"Here it comes, the target is that rock. Watch my dart!"
As she spoke, Jenny aimed at the rock and swung her left hand!
Swoosh!!!
A sharp piercing sound rent the air as a shuriken flew out, turning into a streak of light as it shot from her left arm!
Clank!
There was plenty of force behind it, and Jenny's movement was incredibly stylish. However, the shuriken flew right past the rock and embedded itself into the ground at an angle.
"Uh..." Jenny felt instantly awkward. Her aim seemed a bit off.
"One, two, three, four, let's try that once more!"
She continued aiming at the distant rock and threw another dart!
Miss!
"It's too far, it's definitely hard to hit!" Jenny explained to the viewers. She stepped a bit closer and fired again.
Third time, another miss!
"Hey, I don't believe this!!!" Flustered and exasperated, Jenny just walked right up to the rock and violently swung her hand!
Bang!
The shuriken instantly sank deep into the stone!
[She finally did it! HUHUHUHUHU!]
[Looks like operating this shuriken is quite difficult!]
[Yeah, you probably need a lot of practice!]
The viewers sighed, but they were already used to it. After all, they had long since realized how exaggerated the difficulty of this game was. Needing to practice with a shuriken didn't seem like a big deal anymore.
"It really is hard!" Jenny also sighed in agreement. After testing the shuriken, she drew her sword from her waist. "Chat, let's try the Whirlwind Slash next!"
Action followed words. Following the system tutorial, she held the blade at her side and then slashed fiercely forward!
Swoosh! With the assistance of the haptic suit, Jenny practically floated off the ground, spinning a full 360 degrees along with Stormrazor in her hand.
It was like dancing an incredibly elegant waltz, only this sweep was accompanied by an arc of bladelight that exploded outward around her.
[Jeez, that's sick!]
[Holy crap, this is truly a scene that only happens in wuxia novels!]
[Badass, that's Garen's E Judgment]
The viewers were shocked!
This kind of movement was like something professional stunt actors in martial arts dramas could only pull off while strapped to wires! Yet Jenny, a normal person, had actually done it.
"This move is awesome!" After executing it, even Jenny couldn't help but cheer. "Next time I get surrounded, I'm just going to use this move. It feels really strong!"
Jenny could also tell that the Whirlwind Slash was designed specifically for dealing with being surrounded by multiple enemies!
And this kind of move was exactly what those swordsmen in action scenes frequently used.
Thinking of this, Jenny sheathed her sword once more, then spoke up, "Well, chat, I'm sorry, but that's it for today's stream. I'm a bit tired..."
Jenny's voice was noticeably lower. Although she wanted to keep playing, this game was even more physically exhausting than Subnautica!
Subnautica was mostly just swimming, but Sekiro required you to move your entire body.
Even with the assistance of the haptic suit's exoskeleton, the amount of physical exertion was substantial. Jenny currently felt her limbs turning to jelly, and her heart was racing.
[Understood, understood. Watching Sekiro makes it look even more exhausting than Subnautica!]
[Don't you fucking dare bitch! You are the only streamer that streaming Sekiro!]
[Yeah, yeah, little girls like Jenny just don't have the stamina and reaction time for this. These kinds of martial arts games require us male gamers to handle them properly!]
The viewers kept chatting. Amidst their discussions, Jenny said her goodbyes and turned off the stream.
She first sat down at her computer and checked the data. The metrics for this stream were absolutely flawless. The peak concurrent viewership had reached a terrifying figure of over 50 million, and as for KICK stream, there were over four thousand of them.
"Nearly a hundred million viewers!!!" Jenny couldn't help but exclaim in awe. Then, a loud growl came from her stomach.
"Hiss, I'm so hungry..."
The amount of exercise she got this time was really over the top. She had been playing so excitedly that her adrenaline had been pumping the whole time, so she hadn't noticed. Now that the excitement had faded, Jenny felt ravenously hungry.
"Lucien, is there anything to eat?!" Jenny yelled, only to find her voice was noticeably weaker.
Left with no choice, she could only prop herself up to rise from her chair. Who knew that the moment she stood up, her legs would give out. With a thud, she collapsed onto the floor. Immediately after, Jenny saw stars and fainted.
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