Chapter 8: Ci Shen Ji (Sub-God-level) Ability!
After collecting for more than half an hour, he only received over ten thousand kindling sticks. He still needed over twenty thousand kindling sticks to synthesize two more legendary World-Destroying Staff, which required forty thousand kindling sticks.
"No need to rush. I'll go hunt some Monsters first. When players drop more kindling sticks, I'll come back and continue collecting."
Having made up his mind, Li Xiang packed up his stall and headed directly towards the Level 2 Great Goose Monster area.
As Li Xiang moved, a crowd of players followed behind him.
With the large-scale collection of kindling sticks, some players calculated that the money spent just on kindling sticks amounted to four or five gold coins.
It was only the first day the game was open, and such a huge sum of money was simply inexplicable!
Li Xiang wasn't blind; seeing the crowd of players following behind, he didn't pay them any mind.
He went directly through the Level 2 Great Goose Monster area and reached the Level 3 Mad Dog Monster area.
The game had been open for less than 4 hours so far.
The Level 3 Mad Dog Monster area finally welcomed players.
Those who could hunt Monsters here were the top players at the current Novice Village stage.
But before Level 5, Monsters would not actively attack.
Therefore, the players behind were still following.
Li Xiang glanced ahead and simply continued walking forward with his head down.
If Monsters before Level 5 didn't actively attack, then he would go to Level 6 Monsters, or even higher-level Monster areas.
After walking for a while, Li Xiang arrived at the Level 6 Monster area, the Wild Wolf area.
Here, as far as the eye could see, there wasn't a single player, except for the Wild Wolves spread all over the mountains.
Starting from Wild Wolves, all Monsters would actively attack.
The Level 3 Mad Dogs had already made many players hesitate, let alone active attack Monsters that were 3 levels higher!
【LV6. Wild Wolf】
Quality: Ordinary
HP: 815
Physical Attack: 142~151
Physical Defense: 115
Skills: Heavy Blow, Claw Attack
【Comment: An ordinary Wild Wolf has extremely strong killing power against ordinary Humans.】
These stats were even higher than the Physical Attack of the previously synthesized Platinum-grade Stick of Faith, which showed how strong the Wild Wolf's stats were.
As Li Xiang saw the Wild Wolf's stats, one Wild Wolf was also alerted and charged towards Li Xiang.
Before Li Xiang could make a move, some players in the crowd following behind had already turned into white light, returning to the village for free.
Their group was large, attracting many Wild Wolves. Large numbers of Wild Wolves charged towards them as if they hadn't eaten for days.
"Holy crap! Holy crap!"
"Don't bite me..."
"Oh my god! Hurry back!"
"..."
The crowd of players ran back howling.
At this moment, the Wild Wolf charging at Li Xiang also reached him and extended its claws.
The claws gleamed coldly under the sunlight.
Needless to say, with the huge level gap and Li Xiang's 0 defense body, being scratched once would definitely be a free ticket back to the village.
Li Xiang moved, and the legendary World-Destroying Staff came down.
The speed was so fast, it was practically an afterimage!
Bang!
The staff instantly landed on the Wild Wolf's head.
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【Ding! You have killed an ordinary Monster 'Wild Wolf' across levels, gaining Experience x332】
【Ding! Congratulations on leveling up. Current level: 2.】
【Ding! Level up reward: Free Attribute Points +5】
With just one swing, he knocked down the Wild Wolf.
Killing Monsters across levels gives an experience bonus. It only takes 100 experience points to level up from 1 to 2, and killing a Wild Wolf directly gave 332 experience points!
5 Strength points, Li Xiang put all of them into Strength.
Extreme output is defense!
【Qu Ge Mingzi Hao Nan】
Level: 2
Race: Human Race
Profession: Physical
Experience: 242/930
HP: 120
MP: 60
Constitution: 0
Intelligence: 0
Strength: 116
Spirit: 54
Agility: 0
Physical Attack: 1102~1173
Magic Attack: 216
Physical Defense: 0
Magic Defense: 0
Equipment: World-Destroying Staff (Legendary)
Free Attribute Points: 0
【Comment: Combat power far exceeds peers!!!】
"Leveling up added 20 HP and 10 MP. Other stats didn't change, they only increased due to the bonus from free attribute points."
"The experience requirement changed from 100 to 930, a 9-fold increase..."
No wonder after five hours, so many players were still in the Level 1 Wild Chicken and Level 2 Great Goose Monster areas.
Killing Wild Chickens at Level 1 only gives 5 experience points. You need to kill 20 to level up.
According to the game rules, killing Monsters across levels gives an experience bonus. Killing Monsters lower than your own level will reduce the experience gained.
After leveling up to Level 2, because his level was higher than the Wild Chickens, the experience gained would be reduced. Even if it wasn't reduced, if he still killed Wild Chickens, he would need to kill 186 Wild Chickens to level up to Level 3.
However, compared to Level 1, players' stats only increased by 5 free attribute points. Even if all were added to Strength, it only increased attack power by 15 points, which was still not enough when compared to the Wild Chicken's 33 Physical Defense.
Calculating this way...
It was understandable that after 5 hours, so many players were still swinging sticks at Wild Chickens and Great Geese.
While he was thinking, another Wild Wolf moved near Li Xiang, triggering its aggro range, and immediately pounced towards Li Xiang.
Li Xiang raised his hand and swung his staff.
It must be said that a legendary weapon's attack speed is fast; one swing could produce an afterimage.
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【Ding! You have killed an ordinary Monster 'Wild Wolf' across levels, gaining Experience x310】
The Wild Wolf fell to the ground without even letting out a cry, contributing 310 experience points.
"The experience points were indeed a bit less, but... for myself at Level 2, it's still ridiculously high!"
"I can level up by killing two more!"
Li Xiang immediately rushed towards the Wild Wolf with shining eyes, and before the Wild Wolf could attack, he swung his staff down.
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【Ding! You have killed an ordinary Monster 'Wild Wolf' across levels, gaining Experience x310】
He found another unlucky Wild Wolf and swung his staff down.
【Ding! You have killed an ordinary Monster 'Wild Wolf' across levels, gaining Experience x310】
【Ding! Congratulations on leveling up. Current level: 3.】
【Ding! Level up reward: Free Attribute Points +5】
Li Xiang skillfully allocated all points to Strength.
"This is awesome!!!"
"Leveling up so fast, it's so awesome it's friendless!!!"
Li Xiang looked ahead.
"Level 6 Wild Wolves are not enough, continue deeper!"
Holding the World-Destroying Staff, Li Xiang walked towards higher-level Monster areas.
Walking on the mountain path, Li Xiang opened his system inventory. "Two ability turntables, I can spin them now."
First, the special ability turntable.
A red turntable, with various ability names written on it. Just by looking at the names, he could get a general idea.
Click, Spin!
The huge pointer quickly started spinning, then gradually slowed down, finally stopping on a slot.
【Ding! Congratulations on obtaining the ability 'Rage'】
Rage: Permanently increases Critical Hit Rate by 10%. After a critical hit, increases Critical Hit Rate by 10% for 3 seconds.
"An ability that permanently increases stats! Not bad!!!"
No wonder players all wanted abilities; this thing was indeed a BUG. Although permanently increasing Critical Hit Rate was far inferior to his Unlimited Synthesis, it was enough to surpass a large portion of ordinary players.
"Let's see what the Ci Shen Ji (Sub-God-level) turntable can produce."
With a click, a golden turntable appeared. The densely packed slots were filled with names whose effects could not be guessed just by looking at the names.
Spin!!!
The huge golden pointer quickly started spinning, carrying streaks of golden light.
After spinning for more than ten seconds, the pointer's speed slowed down, finally stopping on a slot.
【Ding! Congratulations on obtaining the Ci Shen Ji (Sub-God-level) ability 'Shadow Ambush'】
Shadow Ambush: Attacks have a 50% chance to form a shadow. The shadow will replicate the current attack, dealing the same effect.