Stuck in a Chinese novel

They waited for about three minutes before Wei Jun could feel the powerful presence of the Direhound closing in. It could now track him even with the lake erasing his smell to a great extent.

Wei Jun turned around, picked the girls on his shoulders, one on each shoulder, and began to run at the fastest speed he could muster using yang Qi [Qi empowerment].

It helped because Wei Jun became fast enough to meet the wind and leave the girls flabbergasted. Still, when they saw the giant wolf behind them, Natasha hurriedly touched Wei Jun\'s shoulder and began to chant something.

[Bless]

She ended the long four seconds speech with one word and Wei Jun instantly felt the effects.

[A buff magic has been cast on you]

[All physical stats +20]

[Timer: 5 minutes]

[Hint: Effect would be higher if the magic is cast by a party member]

Wei Jun\'s speed instantly increased and in just five seconds, Wei Jun arrived at the lake and jumped to the middle of the lake.

When Melissa had somewhat figured out Wei Jun\'s plan. Wei Jun planned on using the water to lose the monster by calling it to the other side of the lake and then bolting in the opposite direction so that before the Direhound could catch on to them, they would have arrived at the location of the gate.

But, he suddenly stopped.

"Why did you stop?" Melissa asked.

Wei Jun let both of them down in the lake before he grabbed Natasha by both her shoulders and shoved his face in hers as he seriously asked, "How did you do that?"

Natasha blushed and said, "So aggressive. I don\'t mind going at it in the open."

Wei Jun\'s eyes flinched and he squinted his eyes further in a threatening glare. Natasha gulped and said, "Well, it was a simple buff magic."

"Can you do that again?" Wei Jun asked.

"Yes, I have more than enough mana for three times or maybe more," Natasha replied.

"Can you do that too?" Wei Jun asked Melissa.

"No. I specialize in fire magic. She specializes in fairy magic." Melissa replied.

"Tch!" Wei Jun tutted at her reply.

"Did you just do that to me?!" Melissa was no less offended. Granted fairy magic users or all those who could cast buff magic were important but the fire mages were equally useful. In fact, every category of magic had its plus and minus points.

Wei Jun ignored her and asked Natasha, "Do you have a higher-ranking magic like that?"

"I do but it takes too much mana and a long time to chant as well. I might not even be able to use it twice." Natasha replied.

Wei Jun nodded and said, "Then get to it. And keep it ready." Wei Jun then signaled at a spot and asked, "Do you have to touch me because I would have to be on land at that part?"

"For that magic, I don\'t have to touch you. You just have to be in my sight all the time as I cast the magic. If you disappear, then it would be useless." Natasha explained.

"Good. Get to it then." Wei Jun said.

"Mind telling us what you plan to do?" Melissa asked.

"We\'re going to kill that fu*ker." Wei Jun said with a smirk that scared both of the girls despite how beautiful it was.

"Are you crazy? There\'s no way you can fight that! Even a six-star aura master was no match against it." Melissa warned again and again but Wei Jun didn\'t listen and she didn\'t know why Natasha was putting his faith in him and doing as he asked.

Wei Jun ignored her ranting and said, "I\'m not some six-star aura master."

It wasn\'t long before Natasha was done. It took her three minutes to cast the spell. There was still a minute and a half left on the previous buff when Natasha was about to cast this one.

"Wait!" Wei Jun said before she could.

\'How do I enter her as a party member?\' Wei Jun asked the system.

[Just kiss her on the lips]

\'What?\' Wei Jun asked.

[I\'m kidding]

[Just touch her and when the window pops up, ask her to say yes]

Wei Jun touched her shoulder and thought about making her a party member.

[Would the user like to add Natasha Bailey as a party member?]

[Once added, a party member cannot be removed]

[0\\\\10]

[Yes\\\\No]

Wei Jun had no choice so he clicked on yes and asked Natasha to say \'Yes\' as well.

"Why?" She curiously asked.

"Just do it." Wei Jun said.

"Haa…" Natasha sighed before she said, "Yes."

[Natasha Bailey has been added as a party member]

[Party system has been activated]

[To check the party member perks, please check the party tab in the main status window]

Wei Jun left it for later and asked Natasha, "Do it now."

Natasha strangely looked at Wei Jun but completed her spell anyway…

[Fairy\'s love]

As soon as the spell was cast, Wei Jun felt power flow through him but that wasn\'t all, his eyes popped open when he read the effect of the spell.

[A buff magic has been cast on you]

[All physical stats have been enhanced by 50%]

[Time limit: 20 minutes]

[Magic has been cast by a party member]

[Effect would be further enhanced by 20%]

Power as strong as he couldn\'t even imagine.

[Wei Jun Ruan

Level: 62

HP: 71\\\\71

QP: 800\\\\800

Death Qi: 241\\\\241

Cultivation realm: Qi empowerment realm]

[Strength: 109 +(77+35+20)] (241)

[Agility: 140 +(98+35+20)] (293)

[Stamina: 138 +(97+35+20)] (290)

[Defense: 117 +(82+35+20)] (254)

[Qi: 147]

[Charm: 51]

[Luck: 29]

Wei Jun couldn\'t help but look at his physical stats twice but deep down, he knew it wouldn\'t be enough to kill the Barghest. But, at least, unlike before, it gave him a chance.

He just wished he could have used Death Qi empowerment instead of the Yang Qi but according to the system, that wasn\'t a good idea because the power of darkness gave the same feeling in every case and Melissa could just as easily feel it even if it was in the form of Qi and since killing Melissa wasn\'t an option, he couldn\'t just go ahead and use death Qi.

Still, he had enough of an increase to match the giant wolf even though he would be losing 20 stats in a minute or so.

Without wasting any time, Wei Jun jumped at the Direhound who was also a little estranged seeing the human voluntarily coming at it.

Still, unhesitant, it opened its giant mouth, ready to bite down on Wei Jun when used [Qi discharge] worth five QP to change his direction slightly to the left side and struck the Direhound from the side of its mouth.

The Direhound was caught off guard and failed to act when a direct hit was struck to its jaw. It would have been too strong of a hit but for some reason, the miasma shield around that area cracked slightly and inflicted a great bit of damage to the thing.

Wei Jun didn\'t let up and hurriedly added fifteen points of QP to his knee and struck it from the down, aiming for the dog\'s jaw. It was once again a direct hit which once again did a great amount of damage to the Direhound that it took a few steps back.

[HP 1671\\\\2000]

Wei Jun couldn\'t help but smile given the amount of damage he had done in just a few seconds before he felt something ominous coming at him.

[Host, dodge!]

Wei Jun did just that before the Direhound swung its front claw at Wei Jun. However, along with the gust of wind, three slashes that consisted of something dark also accompanied that gust of wind.

Wei Jun managed to avoid most of it but he was struck with the last one slightly, almost grazed but the amount of damage it did to him despite the Qi barrier around him made him rethink his decision to fight the giant dog.

[HP -22]

[Dark Miasma has infiltrated your system]

[Due to Death Qi, dark Miasma has been erased]

[No other effect was received]

Wei Jun sighed but the threat was still great enough. If slight grazing could inflict that much damage, then Wei Jun didn\'t even want to imagine what would happen if he was directly struck by it.

[Qi construct]

[Qi construct]

Wei Jun ignored the damage and coated both of his hands using 200 QP and made a makeshift knuckle brass on both of his fists.

Granted the attacks of the dog were strong but Wei Jun had to make sure not to let them make contact.

However, before Wei Jun could properly get into it, he received a message that soured his mood greatly.

[Buff magic has been lifted]

[All defense stats -20]