There were many arguments and arguments about the beginner's dungeon on the forum, but there was one thing that no player would argue about.
The most difficult thing for a new player to deal with was the Fleeting Year Calendar, which was in a synchronized state.
On the third minute after the Fleeting Year Calendar entered the synchronized state, Guhan was about to face the first wave of attacks from Yuan Kou … A wild wolf with gray fur.
This wild wolf was not a demon wolf or a demon wolf with demonic power or magic power. It was just an ordinary wild wolf, a wild wolf that relied on its teeth and claws to tear its enemies apart.
However, this wild wolf was not an ordinary wolf either. It was a wild wolf from the 2D world. Its true form was hidden in the gap between the 2D and 3D worlds. All 3D weapons and attacks were useless against it. Only the Swordmaidens could harm it.
That was why the system required players to synchronize with one of the three beginner Swordmaidens before the attack. Only with the help of the Swordmaiden could they deal with the attack of the wild wolf from the 2D world.
However, Guhan did not choose any of the beginner Swordmaidens. How was he going to deal with this wild wolf from the 2D world?
… …
Unsurprisingly, on the 35th minute of the dungeon, which was the third minute after the Fleeting Year Calendar entered the synchronized state, two green gems appeared in the darkness outside the exhibition hall. Along with the appearance of the gems was a mournful howl. A few seconds later, a living wolf slowly crawled into the exhibition hall.
It could be seen that this wild wolf's footsteps were very relaxed. It clearly did not take the empty-handed man in front of it seriously. Who knew how many men like this it had bitten to death along the way. They were just tools it used to grind its teeth.
What really made the wild wolf's heart palpitate was the cupboard behind the man and the motionless man beside it. Its animal instincts told it that there was something inside that could kill it.
"I'll bite this ordinary human to death first, then destroy the things inside the cupboard!"
Wolves were animals with great mobility. With that thought in mind, it pounced towards Guhan.
According to the wolf's plan, its sharp claws would dig a hole in the man's stomach, and its bloody mouth would easily bite off the man's neck. In less than three seconds, the man would become a corpse full of holes.
This wild wolf's idea was beautiful, but it didn't know that ten minutes ago, there was also a leopard who had the same plan … However, that leopard didn't come from the 2D world, so this wild wolf might still have a chance.
"Animals are just that stupid. When they attack their opponent's vital points, they expose their own vital points!"
Seeing the wolf pounce foolishly at him, Guhan coldly snorted. Just like how he dealt with the leopard before, he unhesitatingly offered his throat to the wolf. At the same time, he grabbed the Qingpin Sword that was hanging at his waist and stabbed it into the wolf's snow-white belly.
"Stupid human!!
Don't you know that the weapons in this world can't hurt your powerful Grandpa Wolf? "
The wild wolf was completely unbothered by Poor Sword's attack. In fact, it did not even think about twisting its body to dodge. The experience it gained from hunting over the past few days told it that the weapons in this world were completely useless against it. Not even a single hair on its body would be harmed!
Just like what Guhan said, this wolf was a stupid thing. Qingpin Sword made a circle around the wild wolf's belly, and its internal organs and other things fell down like rain. This wild wolf could not understand why it died in the hands of such a weak human.
Different from the corpses left behind by 3D creatures, when this wolf from the 2D world died, a space vortex appeared out of thin air. The wolf's body, along with its internal organs and blood, was sucked into the vortex and disappeared without a trace, leaving no trace … not even a drop of blood.
According to human research, Yuan Kou entered the 3D world by force. Their original body, or rather, the place where they belonged, was still in the 2D world.
Once they died and lost the support of their souls, they would be brought back to the original two-dimensional world by the rules between dimensions … This was only the result that humans had deduced based on data, and no one had truly proven this conjecture.
"As expected, it's just like what that post said, Penniless Sword is also half a Sword Maiden!" Gu Han muttered to himself as he watched the wolf's carcass being cleaned up by the spatial whirlpool.
No one in the world could fight against Yuan Kou without relying on a Sword Maiden. Even Guhan, who had the protagonist's aura and had prepared for this day for 12 years, could not do it.
However, Guhan had actually killed the Yuan Kou wolf. This was because he still had the Qingpin Sword, which he had obtained from the fleeting calendar's house. The inconspicuous sword that the fleeting calendar's grandmother bought for public square dancing was actually a Sword Maiden as well. However, Qingpin Sword was only half a Sword Maiden.
Ever since humans forged the first sword, the world had produced hundreds of millions of swords, but in the end, only 9,678 swords were able to synchronize with humans and awaken as Sword Maidens … This was based on the statistics of the mass-produced Sword Maidens, and only the number of natural Sword Maidens were recorded.
In the real world of the year 3001, from a certain point of view, there were two types of Sword Maidens.
The first type was naturally awakened Sword Maidens, such as the Yue Wang Goujian Sword. It originally existed in the world, and it naturally awakened the moment it came into contact with the fleeting calendar.
The other type was artificially forged Sword Maidens. By relying on the template of a natural Sword Maiden, and with the help of some special methods, swordsmiths could artificially forge Sword Maidens that could awaken, such as the Azure Edge Sword, the White Iron Sword, and the Hundred Refined Sword. These were all specially forged.
Humans only discovered the method of artificially forging Sword Maidens around 2500 years ago. Before that, natural Sword Maidens were the only choice for swordsmiths.
At that time, when humans sorted out the information on the naturally awakened Sword Maidens, they discovered that there were three conditions that determined whether a sword could awaken naturally.
The first factor was fame. Swords that were recorded in history books, passed down by word of mouth by the masses, or existed in legendary novels had a 100% chance of awakening into a Sword Lady. As long as it was an authentic legendary sword, there was a 100% chance of it being awakened.
The second condition was age. The older the sword, the greater the chance of awakening. For example, the swords forged during the Qin Dynasty had a 70% chance of awakening as Sword Maidens.
By the time of the Qing Dynasty, only less than 1% had awakened.
As for swords that were born in the 20th century, there were only three records of awakening.
The third condition was the sword's killing intent. If a sword was neither famous nor old, it could only rely on killing to awaken. The more lives it killed, the more blood it drank, and the higher the chance of awakening naturally. For example, the most powerful Sword Maiden in the Path of Killing. Legend has it that she was originally the sword of a military family at the border. In the past 300 years, more than ten thousand people from different races had died at the hands of this military family. That was how this supreme existence of the Path of Killing came to be.
Only when one or more of these three conditions were fulfilled would an ordinary sword be able to awaken naturally and become a natural Sword Maiden.
However, there were some swords that fulfilled some of the conditions, but were not sufficient … For example, they had a bit of fame, but not many people knew about them. Some had a bit of history, but the time was too short. Some had been stained with blood, but no souls had been harvested. In addition, there were some very special conditions … For various reasons, these swords had the potential to become Sword Maidens. They could allow the wielder's Sword Essence to enter the sword, causing harm to Yuan Kou and killing him. However, they could not synchronize with the wielder and complete the awakening.
Such swords were very rare, even rarer than Sword Maidens that could awaken naturally. They were called Half Sword Maidens by the majority of the wielder.
Half a Sword Maiden was a flawed Sword Maiden. Their three basic attributes were far lower than that of a real Sword Maiden. Their utilization rate of sword essence was so low that it made people's hair stand on end. They couldn't create a protective barrier that could protect their wielder, and they didn't have any skills. They were only swords that could harm Yuan Yan, not a Sword Maiden that could transform into a girl and start an intense battle with Yuan Yan.
No wielder would choose to use a Half Sword Maiden to fight. No one would joke around with their life.
Qingpin Sword was such a Half Sword Maiden. A few decades ago, a wielder who used a Half Sword Maiden in real life entered the game for the first time and obtained Qingpin Sword. Only then did he discover this secret and post it on the forums.
However, no one cared about this news, just like how no one chose to use a Half Sword Maiden.
However, this was Guhan's most surprising discovery. It was the most crucial part of his plan. Only by relying on Qingpin Sword could Guhan defeat six waves of Yuan Kou without choosing to use a Sword Maiden.
That's right, six waves of Yuan Kou.
The lone wolf just now was just the first wave of attacks. There were still five waves of Yuan Kou waiting for Guhan.