Kai turned around and saw the man coming his way, and the man's health bar had also shown, as well as his level, as he was a level five merchant.
"Shit, he might be a merchant, but level five, that's definitely some strength." Kai thought, but he couldn't back down now, especially now that he had been promised a massive gift.
He gripped the steel sword tight, and as the man attacked, he moved to block the attack. He might be new to this game, but he was still a streamer with a ton of experience when it came to fighting games and combat.
He lifted his sword and parried the attack.
Clang.
The sword slid down, Kai's hand went numb from the force, but he ultimately managed to block the attack cleanly. He staggered a few feet back, looking at the merchant who was already getting ready to launch the next attack.
"Arghhh, die brat!" he roared and stabbed for Kai. Kai stepped to the side and parried the attack as well, but the force pushed him to stagger a bit. He gritted his teeth and forced himself to stand.
[Frostbite_Dragon: damn, he is keeping up with a level five character, that's pretty dope, I'm sharing this stream to my group chat, those assholes get themselves killed every time in the game, this should teach them.]
After sending his chat, Frostbite immediately went to his group chat and messaged everyone to join using the link, and only in a few seconds, Kai's viewers went up to thirty.
Kai felt a surge of strength rushing through his body when this happened.
The merchant came with an overhead slash and Kai immediately blocked the attack, this time he wasn't pushed back at all.
Kai looked up in shock. Did he just really block the attack without even flinching?
"Is this the effect of the system? This is crazy." Kai thought. A smile formed on his lips and he pushed the merchant back. The man staggered backward before finally stopping. He looked at Kai with shock in his eyes.
Kai took a stance, then looked at the merchant. "You want that extra fifty coins, then come take it."
[DeadCupid: Bro thinks he is cold]
[Death_throatgod: Ngl, it was kinda tough]
[DeadCupid: No it was not, it was cringe]
[Savage-Ridder22: Y'all shut up, he is focusing on the fight]
Kai ignored the chat and focused on the battle ahead. He watched the merchant close in and rush forward.
By this time, a few NPCs and players were watching, and the players were rooting for Kai, because most of them had met with that NPC and he tried to rip them off, so seeing someone finally stick it to the loser made them happy.
The merchant slashed down, but Kai blocked the attack, then proceeded to kick the merchant right in the chest, sending him flying backward and slamming hard into the ground.
He rolled for a few meters before finally coming to a stop, coughing up blood.
Kai walked over and lifted his sword, ready to end it all, but the merchant was sneaky and pulled off something. He broke some sort of small package and smoke rushed outward. It burned the eyes and nose, forcing Kai to take a step back.
"Arghhhh!" he groaned in pain as he looked up, only to see the merchant rushing forward to stab. Kai blocked quickly, then proceeded to land another identical kick to the chest that sent him flying.
Kai followed up fast, and as the man got to his feet again, Kai's blade struck, cutting the head clean off.
His head flipped in the air a few times before hitting the ground and bursting into light particles.
[You have killed an NPC, 50 EXP gained]
[Status is currently changed from green to yellow]
[Killing an NPC within their town reduces player status temporarily]
The chat immediately exploded with the fact that Kai killed the NPC.
Kai, on the other hand, took a moment to calm himself. He looked at the stall, he knew that the NPC would spawn back there later.
If the NPC was a very important one, the town would have sent people after Kai by now, but the merchant was no one.
Kai was about to walk off from there.
[You received a gift from Frostbite_Dragon, Dragon]
Frostbite genuinely sent the gift. Kai froze when he got this gift. In this time and age, this gift was worth at least a thousand credits.
Credits had long become the global currency used on Earth and by humans to create unity and alliance to a certain extent.
A thousand credits could easily pay his rent and get his sister proper treatment for a while. And not only that, the gift would also cause something known as the five second advertisement.
His stream would be suggested to millions of people online for five seconds.
[Congratulations on your first milestone, gaining a major gift]
[You have gained a new skill]
The streamer system rewarded him. Kai could not believe it, the system actually gave him a reward for getting the gift.
But before he could even check what it was, another message came in.
[Congratulations for having 100 views on an active stream]
[You have gained a new skill]
[Congratulations on reaching 250 views]
[You have gained a special item]
[Congratulations on reaching 500 views]
[Unique item gained]
Kai was in disbelief as he saw all the rewards roll in, his eyes literally shone. The system was actually real, it wasn't a scam or fake.
"I can't believe this, the system is real. That means I can grow stronger from streaming and treat my sister." As the thought formed in his mind, he clenched his fist tight.
"I'll become the best streamer ever and make sure Aoi gets the best life possible. I'll make sure it happens."
[Streamer Daily Quest: Keep constant views above 200 for the next five hours]