《Everyone Plays Online Games: Starting The Game With Counter Damage》 Chapter 1 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Parallel world, Jiangyang City. At the Number One Player Academy, Wu Yan had already entirely accepted the information about this world after staying in the parallel world for a few hours. It was the era of national online games. From birth, as long as one started to read and could act, they would have to pass the tests of various games. That included building blocks, puzzles, and the like. They were all considered games. There were also all sorts of tests about the games during the school entrance tests. One would choose the high school they could enter based on their grades upon completing the games. And all of those happened because of the ¡°Descent of The Divine Realm¡± game. Blue Star didn¡¯t create the game. It came from another dimension, and no one knew who the creator was. The game gave the declining Blue Star a chance to rise again. In the ten or so years when the peace agreement was about to expire, Blue Star had established a system of national online games. The items and gold coins in the game were linked to reality. The power achievement points also corresponded to one¡¯s status in reality. After Wu Yan received the information about the world, he began to accept information about himself. His life started with the standard ophan background. He didn¡¯t even have a childhood sweetheart or a cute little sister. His family still had some savings, but it wasn¡¯t much. The original owner could get into a relatively ordinary class in this newly-established academy entirely because of luck. The information of the person with the same name was mixed up with his, so he entered by accident. The academy was rather luxurious. Each person had a single room with more than 100 square meters of private space. It had complete training and nutrition supply measures. On Blue Star, there were many more top-notch academies, such as the Officer Training Academy, the Royal Academy, and the Legendary Academy. Among them, the Legendary Academy was the academy that everyone yearned for. There were many talented players from all over Blue Star gathered there, where they could show off their skills. In short, the Number One Player Academy he was in wasn¡¯t too bad either. It was also developing rapidly. After understanding his current environment, Wu Yan went online to read up on some information about the hottest game, ¡°Descent of The Divine Realm¡±. It turned out that ¡°Descent of The Divine Realm¡± had only been in service for half a month. Many of the previous preparations were to pave the way for the game¡¯s opening. It seemed like his timing of transmigration wasn¡¯t considered too late. There were already some famous characters in the forum. For example, the warrior with the ID ¡°Sword Through The Throat¡± was a warrior who only used swords. He was sought after by many players and had obtained quite a good status and wealth on Blue Star. He had been conferred the title of a First-class Officer. Furthermore, he became a wealthy man from a child who came from a slum. That was the charm of the game. Blue Star was not considered wealthy. Blue Star¡¯s defeat a few hundred years ago had caused it to be in despair. If not for the constant compensation for weaker planets by the Galactic Alliance, it would have been difficult for Blue Star to persevere. Hence, Blue Star¡¯s higher-ups had also begun to gather resources to nurture top-notch talents. After Wu Yan finished reading the game¡¯s introduction, he was still relatively satisfied with the planet which honored games. The people of Blue Star had obviously not come into contact with many games previously. Many games he had played in his previous life and was very familiar with had never appeared in that parallel world before. Moreover, when it came to increasing points and completing quests, knowing the importance of various attributes at various timings, the strategy for team plays, and the compatibility of classes, everyone was still at the exploration stage. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- After having sufficient understanding, Wu Yan planned to enter the game to take a look. He entered the vast realm of¡± Descent of The Divine Realm¡± at his will. Wu Yan did not have time to think about how the game could track every one of them. Perhaps, the entire Blue Star was under the surveillance of the game. [Welcome Player Number 11111, you¡¯ve entered the game. Would you like first to test your talent?] [Player has agreed to test. Talent testing in progress¡­] [You are tested to be suitable for the Mage class. Do you want to choose the Mage class and inherit your talent?] ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- Wu Yan hesitated for a moment. He had just read the introduction on the forum. It was said that no matter how suitable your talent was for the Mage class, you should not choose a Mage class. Wu Yan hesitated again because, in his vision, his Talent Stone was shining brightly. It meant that this talent was very likely to be an Exceptional talent. If he were to switch talent, it would most likely be inferior to his current talent, and he might never be able to switch back to that talent. A Mage? Wu Yan muttered to himself. In his previous life, he was also famous for playing the Mage class. It was precisely because of that that he understood the weaknesses of a Mage pretty well. Mages were afraid of close combat and Assassin-type Warriors. However, as long as he could be given a small amount of space, he could bring out the maximum potential of his Mage. He had played a MOBA game before as well as the 4:1 strategy. As long as he was protected, it was basically a sure-win situation. But in the parallel world, he was the only one left. Could he still excel with Mage? Wu Yan gritted his teeth. His mind was filled with the posts on the forum. ¡°What¡¯s the difference between choosing a Mage and deleting your account?¡± ¡°Choosing a mage is equivalent to giving up your entire life?¡± ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- There were many countless similar headlines. Many people were willing to delete their accounts and start afresh. They would rather bear the stain of having their credit points deducted to change their classes. Other than real rookies, there were only humans obsessed with magic who were still playing Mages currently. It would be a waste not to use the Exceptional talent right before him. He had read the posts on the forum but had never seen a Talent Stone that was the same as the one before him. He was fully submerged in the extremely bright light and could not see anything clearly. Wu Yan finally made up his mind. [Player ¡®Wu Yan¡¯ has chosen the Mage class, inheriting the ¡®Grade Legendary¡¯ talent, ¡®Attribute Plunder¡¯!] [Grade Legendary talent, Attribute Plunder (Unique, Grade SSS+) Introduction:] 1. There is a small chance to plunder the attributes of a monster during a battle. You can choose whether to accept it or not. 2. After killing a monster, there is a high probability of plundering the monster¡¯s attributes. You can choose from a variety of attributes. The attributes that can be plundered in the future for that monster cannot be changed. 3. There is no limit to attribute plundering, but you need to complete a special quest to unlock the next stage of attribute plundering. 4. Currently, three types of attributes can be plundered. After completing special quests, you can continue to increase the number of types. 5. Other hidden functions are waiting to be discovered. It is a Growth-type talent. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- Wu Yan was stunned. He didn¡¯t even have the time to look at his Mage¡¯s attributes. In the entire forum, he remembered that the highest talent that had appeared was only a Grade A. Although it couldn¡¯t be ruled out that hidden pros didn¡¯t reveal their talents, he didn¡¯t believe that there was an even more powerful talent than this kind of Unique talent¡ªone of Grade Legendary. Chapter 2 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio That talent really made him extremely happy. At the same time, a notification popped up on his mobile interface. [Do you wish to announce your talent on the Talent Ranking List? You can obtain a ranking reward.] What was that? Wu Yan opened the Talent Ranking List that he had just activated. In the end, there was only one eye-catching Grade A talent, an Attack Speed of +100%, ranked at the top. The reward for being ranked first on the Talent Ranking List was a 5% EXP bonus. It could be considered as better than nothing. One¡¯s leveling speed would be a little faster. Naturally, Wu Yan would not be so stupid as to announce his talent on the ranking list. There were so many people on Blue Star, yet only a few thousand people had announced their talent attributes. No one was stupid. It was not worth it to reveal your trump card for a little EXP bonus. Wu Yan began to check his attributes seriously after he rejected announcing his talent. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- [Player: Wu Yan (ID Option)] [Class: Mage (Unadvanced)] [Level: LV1] [EXP: 0/100] [HP: 100, MP: 100] [Attributes: Vitality 10; Intelligence 10; Strength 3; Agility 3] [Skills: Small Fireball LV1; Minor Healing LV1] [Talent: Attribute Plunder (Grade Legendary; SSS+; Unique; Growth-type!)] ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- Those were indeed the attribute points of an ordinary Mage. But the attribute of Vitality 10 felt a bit odd. Vitality 10 was usually the attribute of a Tank-type Warrior. How could a Mage have such a high Vitality? Wu Yan couldn¡¯t be bothered about it too. As long as he saw his glowing Grade Legendary talent, he felt very motivated. As an average student, he finally had the chance to turn the tables, which made him extremely excited. A white light flashed past and he chose to enter the game. Accompanied by music and the game description of ¡°Descent of The Divine Realm¡±, Wu Yan came to an ordinary-looking village. The village had the appearance of a different world, more like a magical world. Equipment shops, blacksmith shops, fashion shops, grocery shops, pharmacies, and scroll points could be seen everywhere. Some of the scenes looked ancient. It was even like a game he had played in elementary school called ¡°Legend¡±. There was an inexplicable sense of familiarity. Wu Yan felt that his entire body was filled with motivation after entering the game. One could usually receive a set of beginner equipment after entering the game. The beginner equipment was one of the few equipment pieces that did not have class restrictions. Wu Yan came to a person who looked like the Beginner¡¯s Guide. She was a blonde girl with a long ponytail and beautiful orange eyes. The NPC looked quite realistic. It was so realistic that it made people suspect if a real person was acting. The Beginner¡¯s Guide used her gentle voice to ask, ¡°Hero, please choose the beginner equipment that you like.¡± ¡°What do you recommend?¡± Wu Yan asked casually as he began to browse the beginner equipment. ¡°Eh?¡± The Beginner¡¯s Guide exclaimed. There was a flash of strange look in her gaze before she said, ¡°It¡¯s more important to protect your HP for the chosen vulnerable Mage class.¡± What did she mean? Wu Yan indeed saw a set of equipment called the ¡®Life Set¡¯. That set of equipment was rather useless compared to other pieces of equipment. He checked the attributes. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- [Equipment Name: Life Set] [Level: Beginner equipment] [Introduction: This is the beginner equipment from the Beginner¡¯s Guide. It allows the player to pass the beginner¡¯s phase.] [Attributes: HP +100; MP: +100] ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- That was really a little bit useless. Wu Yan looked at the Beginner¡¯s Guide suspiciously. The other party no longer had any expression. Was that considered a hint just now? He decided to take a gamble after hesitating. ¡°I¡¯m choosing this! The Life Set.¡± [Congratulations, Player ¡®Wu Yan¡¯, for being the first to choose the Life Set. You¡¯ve activated the special attributes of the Life Set.] [Special attributes are as follows: HP bonus +10%; MP bonus +10%; Physical Anti-armor Damage +10%] All of them were percentage bonuses! Wu Yan was overjoyed. For his attribute bonuses, attributes with percentage bonuses were more terrifying than those with high fixed probabilities. And what was with the Physical Anti-armor Damage? Would the damage from monsters backfire? In the village, monsters could be seen everywhere and they were attacking. Those monsters swaggered into the village except for the areas near the NPCs. Wu Yan was attacked by a Hedgehog Bug covered in spikes while he was not paying attention. [HP -10. The Hedgehog Bug¡¯s HP has been affected by your Physical Anti-armor Damage effect, HP -1]. The backfired damage ignored all kinds of armor and directly dealt True Damage. Wu Yan was overjoyed. He had not seen anyone bring up the concept of True Damage so far in the world. However, he knew how terrifying True Damage was. The Beginner¡¯s Guide looked at the young man, who was laughing non-stop, with a strange expression on her face. Indeed, she had shown compassion just now and secretly hinted the fact that no one had ever collected the ¡®Life Set¡¯. There was a special bonus for the first collection of equipment set. It was targeted at special attributes. For example, Wu Yan¡¯s attributes of Vitality 10 and Intelligence 10 fit perfectly with the Life Set. That was a hidden function, and very few people had come across it. However, why was that guy not retaliating when he was being constantly attacked by the Hedgehog Bug? The Beginner¡¯s Guide was also dumbfounded. If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that it didn¡¯t reach her attack range, she would have stomped the bug to death. Wu Yan cast Minor Healing on himself. He could recover 30 HP but the cooldown would need 10 seconds. Based on that calculation, there wouldn¡¯t be a problem at all. He had checked the information on the Hedgehog Bug. It was most likely because there wasn¡¯t much difference in their levels that he was able to see the information of the Hedgehog Bug directly displayed in front of him. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- [Monster Name: Hedgehog Bug] [Level: LV2] [HP: 10] [DEF: 20] [ATK: 13] ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- Wu Yan remembered that there was a monster specially mentioned in the forum. The Hedgehog Bug was called the beginner¡¯s Intelligence tax. It meant that the cost-benefit ratio of the monster was too low. Although its HP was not high, its defense was too high. It was very difficult to break through its defense, so it was not wise to spend time farming that monster. Wu Yan only cast a few healing spells on himself. The Hedgehog Bug fell to the ground after attacking him 10 times in a row. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- [Player ¡®Wu Yan¡¯ has killed a Hedgehog Bug. Please choose the attribute of the monster to be plundered.] [Attribute Option 1: DEF +1] [Attribute Option 2: HP +1] [Attribute Option 3: Physical Anti-armor Damage +1%] Wu Yan was excited. That talent was indeed worthy of being a Grade Legendary talent. He decisively chose Physical Anti-armor Damage +1%! Chapter 3 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Just then, his attribute of Physical Anti-armor Damage increased to 11%. If he could increase his Physical Anti-armor Damage continuously, the problem he was most worried about as a Mage would be easily solved. He had just taken time to check the HP of Assassins of the same level in the forum. It was even lower than an ordinary Mage¡¯s. With his Life Set now, his HP was already twice as high as an Assassin¡¯s. When playing games in the past, he had never lost to a Mage of the same level in a PK. Even the most thrilling match had also been a draw. The problem now was where to find the Hedgehog Bug. Wu Yan tried to ask the Beginner¡¯s Guide, ¡°Do you know where the Hedgehog Bug is?¡± The latter did not answer. It seemed that that was no longer part of her business. Wu Yan used the initial 100 gold coins to buy some groceries first. The most important were the Life Potion, Magic Potion, etc. He planned to look for the Hedgehog Bug¡¯s territory. At a glance, he could see many monsters¡¯ gathering grounds from afar outside the village. And on the ground, there were distinct black and white dividing lines. Those were signs unique to the Beginners¡¯ Village to determine if they had entered the monster¡¯s Aggro range. When they later entered other Dungeons in the Main City, there wouldn¡¯t be such friendly prompts. Because the game had been running for some time, there were not many people in the Beginners¡¯ Village. One could occasionally see a few Warriors who were skilled at farming Slimes. It was as if they had deleted their accounts to retrain. Because the combat technique used was too skillful. It was like watching a tutorial. Slimes were also monsters graded with the highest cost-benefit ratio for beginners to train, making leveling quick. Wu Yan noticed that there was also a Players-by-Batch Ranking List in the game. That meant the players who entered the game on the same day had a Level Ranking List. The rewards on the ranking list were more bountiful than those on the Talent Ranking List. It seemed that ¡°Descent of The Divine Realm¡± also encouraged everyone to not easily expose their talents. In that world, talent was much more important than level. Some people would constantly delete their accounts to find better talents. However, each person could only delete it a few times before his credit points dropped to a point where he could no longer enter the game. Moreover, he would be held accountable, so only some brave ones would dare to try that. ¡°Brother, may I ask if you know where there are more Hedgehog Bugs?¡± Wu Yan asked an honest-looking burly man. After the burly man finished chopping the Slime in front of him, he took a deep breath. The world felt pretty realistic. One could clearly feel the surrounding air, five senses, and so on. He sized up Wu Yan¡¯s clothes with a strange look. It was a style he had never seen before. He did not answer Wu Yan but asked in a muffled voice, ¡°Brother, what¡¯s your class?¡± ¡°How come I¡¯ve never seen these clothes before?¡± A cold-looking Assassin-type man was beside him. He did not stop using the dagger in his hand. But when he heard those words, he also looked over curiously. Wu Yan did not hide either. After all, it would be a waste of time to rely on himself to search for the Hedgehog Bugs slowly. Those people were obviously veterans full of experience. It would be a pity not to make use of them. ¡°I train as a Mage. These clothes are used to increase HP and MP.¡± The honest-looking burly man suddenly revealed a pitiful expression when he said that. One could tell that it was a heartfelt expression. The man beside him also snorted softly. The honest-looking burly man¡¯s voice became gentler, ¡°Brother, you just entered the game today, right? If you delete your account on the first day, your credit points will be deducted lesser. Delete your account earlier.¡± ¡°Mages have no future.¡± Wu Yan was stunned. He did not expect the other party to ask him to delete his account. However, there was no mockery in the other party¡¯s expression. Instead, he was sincerely trying to persuade him. He also replied, ¡°I quite like the Mage class. I¡¯ll just train it first. Haha.¡± The cold-looking Assassin lightly said, ¡°Stupid!¡± The honest-looking burly man immediately explained, ¡°Don¡¯t listen to him. He used to train as a Mage in the past and was dissatisfied, so he deleted his account and retrained. He even dragged me along!¡± The honest-looking burly man didn¡¯t try to persuade him further. He continued, ¡°If you¡¯re training as a Mage, your chosen equipment isn¡¯t great. You should choose clothes with high Critical Damage. That way, you¡¯ll be able to level up faster in the early stage.¡± ¡°Heaven Punisher! You¡¯re too long-winded! Why don¡¯t you just let him waste time if he wants to waste it? Some people just won¡¯t shed tears until they see their coffins!¡± The cold-looking Assassin said coldly. The honest man laughed, not stopping at all because of the cold man¡¯s words. He continued, ¡°Brother, it¡¯s okay if you want to farm Hedgehog Bug. As long as you stand far away and block the rocks, they won¡¯t be able to hurt you. Head West.¡± The honest man pointed at the hill a few hundred meters away. There was a Hedgehog Bug Dungeon there. It was best not to go in. ¡°No one has cleared this Hedgehog Bug Dungeon yet! You can just farm at the peripheral.¡± He was indeed a little too talkative. ¡°I¡¯ve applied to be your friend. My ID is ¡®Heaven Punisher Mars¡¯. Just call me Heaven Punisher.¡± Wu Yan accepted his friend request. Initially, he did not intend to add him as a friend. Now that he was still in his starting stage, his information might be easily exposed. However, Heaven Punisher seemed to be a good person. He only discovered through his Friends¡¯ List that Heaven Punisher was the No. 1 on the Players-by-Batch Ranking List that day. He was currently LV2. The second was an Assassin named Hidden Killer. He guessed it was probably the cold-looking Assassin beside him. He was also LV2. Wu Yan was deep in thoughts. Hidden Killer used to be a Mage, so it was understandable that he deleted his account and retrained. But was it really necessary for Heaven Punisher to delete his previous account? Judging from their experience in fighting monsters, it was very likely that they were the first batch of players to enter the game. After Wu Yan left, Hidden Killer could not help but ask Heaven Punisher, ¡°Why did you talk so much to a Beginner Mage? Choosing a Mage is a dead end.¡± Heaven Punisher looked at Wu Yan, who had walked far away. ¡°Don¡¯t you think he is similar to the previous you? His eyes are brimming with self-confidence.¡± Hidden Killer snorted, ¡°Let¡¯s go. This time, we¡¯ll pass the Secret Dungeon that only exists in the Beginners¡¯ Village.¡± ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- Wu Yan walked for approximately a few minutes and arrived near the Hedgehog Bugs¡¯ gathering ground. He could already see a few scattered Hedgehog Bugs wandering around. On the first day, Wu Yan¡¯s level rose to LV3, and his Physical Anti-armor Damage increased to 50%. On the second day, his level rose to LV5, and his Physical Anti-armor Damage increased to 80%. On the third day, his level rose to LV6, and his Physical Anti-armor Damage increased to 90%. Chapter 4 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Wu Yan finally managed to increase his Physical Anti-armor Damage to 100%. That talent did not make things difficult for him, such as getting stuck at 99% of the advancement. However, it could not be increased any further after reaching 100%. In his interface, the skill was locked. It seemed like it required special materials or quests to unlock a higher level of Physical Anti-armor Damage. A 100% Physical Anti-armor Damage was actually not considered enough for a Mage. With the same equipment, a Mage¡¯s HP would be about the same as an Assassin¡¯s HP or might have slightly even more. However, if he were to encounter Warriors with a lot of HP, it would be difficult to deal with them. That was especially so for those who had advanced to the Knight class from the Warrior class in the later stage. Their HP would only be even more terrifying. Just then, he opened the Players-by-Batch Ranking List. Heaven Punisher Mars and Hidden Killer had both reached LV9. And it was announced just now that the two of them had taken down a Special Dungeon in the Beginners¡¯ Zone, the Magical Frog Boss. They had also been rewarded with 10% of the Bounce attribute. The Bounce attribute was not classified under the main attributes in the game. It was classified as a special attribute and would play a huge role in some special activities or Dungeons. And naturally, in the liberalized world, such special attributes also brought more experiences to the gameplay. Magical Frog Dungeon? Wu Yan muttered. Since he already knew of such a Special Dungeon, he would definitely try it. As he thought about that, the avatar in his Friends¡¯ List moved. It was the Heaven Punisher Mars. To be honest, Wu Yan had a pretty good impression of him. At least from the start, he had been rather considerate in how he treated a stranger. The message sent stated, ¡°Brother, I¡¯m really sorry. This Dungeon only allows a maximum of two people to enter, and each person can only enter once, so I can¡¯t bring you along.¡± ¡°If you want to challenge it, you must wait for a reliable partner. This 10% Bounce attribute bonus will be useful in the future.¡± Wu Yan was quite grateful when he saw those messages. After all, they had only met once. Perhaps, he had some sympathy for him for training as a Mage? Because in the short time that Wu Yan had entered the game, he could see all sorts of complaints from people who had chosen the Mage class in the channel every day, that they were defeated badly by other Physical-type classes at the later stage. They could not find anyone even if they wanted to form a party or clear a Party Dungeon. Then, the most commonly seen would be them not playing as Mages anymore, and then deleting their accounts angrily. After Wu Yan had reached LV7, he also indeed discovered that problem. His casting speed was slow, and his movements were also stiff. That meant that when you just cast a spell, you would be unable to move for a fraction of a second. If that were a battle between pros, it would be a fatal damage. He also found a slight delay in his movement, which meant that the familiar ping value was too high sometimes during normal occasions. The game creator had seemed to maliciously make things difficult for Mages, discouraging people from playing that class. However, with Wu Yan¡¯s standard, he could still overcome most of the difficulties for now. After all, he had never met any opponent in the previous games where he played as a Mage. Even in the few MOBA games commonly seen back then, he was also known as God Forever when he played as a Mage, just that he had never shown his real self in public before. Wu Yan contemplated and replied with a ¡®thank you¡¯. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- ¡°What did he say?¡± The assassin, Hidden Killer, couldn¡¯t help but ask with concern even though he said he had no interest in Wu Yan. Heaven Punisher Mars looked at him strangely. ¡°Aren¡¯t you uninterested in him?¡± ¡°I just want to know what that idiot will think after choosing to become a Mage.¡± Hidden Killer snorted. Wu Yan¡¯s ID was Wandering. He checked the Level Ranking List and said, ¡°His current level is only 7. Did he meet your expectations?¡± The two of them were held up after all as they were clearing the Magical Frog Dungeon. If Wandering were really, like what Heaven Punisher Mars had said, to have the potential to play as a Mage, how could he not catch up to them in the early stage? After all, after leaving the Beginners¡¯ Village, those monsters would become more and more unfriendly to Mages. Because the monsters at the later stage moved fast, it would be easy for Mages to miss if their chanting speed was slightly slower. Heaven Punisher Mars did not say anything. He looked at the ¡®thank you¡¯ that Wu Yan sent him. He did not know why, at first glance, he had felt that Wu Yan was different from the rest. Looking at Wu Yan, it was evident that he had prepared some strategies. Moreover, it did not seem like he asked about the Hedgehog Bug for no reason. It was indeed a rather good choice for a Mage to kill the Hedgehog Bug in the early stage of the game. Because the Hedgehog Bug had Anti-physical Damage, it would be tough for Physical-type classes like them to farm it. If Wu Yan had good Mage skills, it would be very easy for him to surpass their levels when hunting the Hedgehog Bugs. Why was it that he was still at LV7? Even Heaven Punisher Mars himself did not understand. ¡°Let¡¯s hurry up and level up to LV10.¡± ¡°There are still Guild matters waiting for us to handle later.¡± The Heaven Punisher Mars planned to put aside Wu Yan¡¯s matter first. If Wu Yan really had the power, he had a hunch that they would meet again soon. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- After Wu Yan replied to the message, he prepared to return to the Beginners¡¯ Village to check if there were any other quests he could do. His level was indeed falling a little behind, but he was not anxious. In a game that maliciously targeted Mages, to have the Physical Anti-armor Damage stacked to 100% was an important guarantee to protect his growth. No matter what game it was, playing Mages had an important prerequisite, which was to deal damage at a safe location. Otherwise, no matter how strong your damage output was, it would be utterly useless if you could not do it at a safe location. Just as he was about to leave the Hedgehog Bugs¡¯ gathering ground, the cave began to rumble. ¡°What is this?¡± Wu Yan was a little puzzled. Then he realized that there was a new notification in his Information Bar. [As Player ¡®Wandering¡¯ has killed 1,000 Hedgehog Bugs, causing the extinction of the species, he has triggered the fury of the King Hedgehog Demonic Bug Dungeon.] [Time-limited Dungeon ¡°Face the King Hedgehog Demonic Bug¡± has been activated. Please decide whether to challenge it within three minutes.] [This challenge is a ¡®Unique¡¯ challenge.] [The recommended level for this challenge¡¯s difficulty level is above LV15. Please consider carefully.] [Time starts!] Chapter 5 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Should he accept it? Wu Yan did not hesitate at all. His years of gaming experience told him that the more difficult the Dungeon was, the richer the rewards would be. [News: Player ¡®Wandering¡¯ has chosen to challenge the Time-limited Dungeon ¡°Face the King Hedgehog Demonic Bug¡±!] Then he turned into a beam of white light and was teleported in. That should be the space that he didn¡¯t enter earlier. There were many small Hedgehog Bugs in his surroundings. However, as Wu Yan didn¡¯t enter their attack range, they didn¡¯t take the initiative to attack. Wu Yan looked at the path ahead. The King Hedgehog Demonic Bug was surely at the end of the path, so he could only wade through those small Hedgehog Bugs. That wasted a quite some time. After all, he was still unable to withstand the damage of so many small Hedgehog Bugs at one shot. He barely reached the Boss platform of the King Hedgehog Demonic Bug after using his Physical Anti-armor Damage while smashing fireballs and drinking potions fiercely. The King Hedgehog Demonic Bug should be the one-meter-tall Hedgehog Bug curled up in the middle and covered in spikes. As the game was too realistic, Wu Yan actually felt oppressed while looking at the King Hedgehog Demonic Bug. It must be excruciating if such a long spike were to pierce through his body. Wu Yan quickly went to check if there was an option to set the level of pain felt. He saw it after searching for a while. The default setting was 100%. There must be something wrong with this game. Would a normal person like to feel 100% of pain? Wu Yan used his hand to pull the touchpad down continuously. He realized that he could only pull it until 10%. Alright, feeling 10% of the pain was acceptable. Wu Yan tried to use his height advantage to throw a small fireball from the maximum distance of the Aggro range. The small fireball actually had a small acceleration due to a gust of wind, causing the small fireball to be cast a little further. It brushed against the side! Although the game was quite realistic, as long as the casting was within the range, the damage was considered effective. Good job! Wu Yan encouraged himself. Such an extreme execution was something that only he, a former Mage pro, could do. However, the fade ¡®0¡¯ that appeared on the body of the King Hedgehog Demonic Bug greatly surprised him! His magic actually couldn¡¯t penetrate the King Hedgehog Demonic Bug. Could it be that the King Hedgehog Demonic Bug had magic resistance? Wu Yan hurriedly cast Check. Check was classified as a special skill, and it was tough to level up. It was said that until now, there was still nobody who had successfully leveled it up in the entire server. Check¡¯s ability to display monsters¡¯ information that one can see was based on the combined evaluation of one¡¯s combat power and level. The information that Wu Yan checked contained a lot of unknown information: ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- [Monster Name: King Hedgehog Demonic Bug] [Level: Unknown] [HP: 250] [DEF: Unknown] [Magic DEF: Unknown] [ATK: 130] ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- Wu Yan was delighted when he saw that its HP was only 250. The information that was not released meant that it was far beyond what he could handle at his current level. There was a high probability that he would not be able to penetrate it, so physical attacks would definitely be useless too. In the game, there was no such thing as minimum damage. That meant that there was no such thing as a minimum ¡®-1¡¯ setting. In the past, when Wu Yan played games, he relied on minimum damage gameplay to create many unorthodox techniques. That won¡¯t do. He wasn¡¯t discouraged. Since its attack was only 130, he would be able to take the damage with his near 1,000 HP. He would be OK even if there were consecutive attacks. However, his Minor Healing had only reached LV2, which could recover 120 HP. In the game, there were two ways to level up a skill. One was to use the skills constantly, but the skills used had to be effective. For example, Minor Healing would actually need to heal its target. Moreover, full health could not be healed. So, without healing to the upper limit, the skill proficiency would increase at a discount. The other way was through Skill Books. Skill Books were terrifyingly precious in the game. After the game had been launched for so long, there were only a few Skill Books on the market. And Skill Leveling Books were divided into levels at each stage. For example, Skill Leveling Book LV1 to LV2 or Skill Book LV2 to LV3. It was roughly like this. The few Skill Books out and around could also only be Skill Books LV1 to LV2. Because the effect of each level of skill leveling was quite large, some people would give up on monsters with more EXP value to look for monsters that were more suitable for training the skills. Wu Yan was planning. He still had quite some Life Potions in his backpack. He had used the initial funds, the money he had gained through hunting monsters the past few days, and the money he had gained through completing the repeated quest of killing the Hedgehog Bugs to buy Life Potions and Magic Potions. It was to prepare for such a situation. Since he had already encountered such a Boss, there was no reason not to give it a try. The only drawback was not knowing what the attack method of that King Hedgehog Demonic Bug was. Because when he looked for guides in the forum, he did not come across any strategy for the King Hedgehog Demonic Bug. That also proved that it was indeed a Unique Dungeon. Checking guides was also his commonly used method. He did not expect to learn any good offensive methods from others, but he wanted to understand the characteristics of the Boss monsters. Generally speaking, the characteristics of Boss monsters were different from ordinary monsters. Under different environments and different HP, the performance of Boss monsters would also be different. After a round of analysis, Wu Yan first found an escape route. The King Hedgehog Demonic Bug¡¯s turning wasn¡¯t very good. And his speed was not comparable to the King Hedgehog Demonic Bug¡¯s. After preparing everything, Wu Yan stepped into the King Hedgehog Demonic Bug¡¯s attack range. After Wu Yan stepped in, the King Hedgehog Demonic Bug clearly sensed that someone had entered its territory. All the spikes on its body stood up like a mechanism that could shoot out any time. Wu Yan was also on tenterhooks. After all, the sizes of those small Hedgehog Bugs that he tested previously were not big enough, and their combat power was not strong enough. But now, he was fighting a monster that was above his level. Since its level was unknown, it had to be at least five levels higher than him. In an online game, it would be quite difficult to fight monsters five levels higher, not to mention such a Boss-level monster. Wu Yan finally stepped into the King Hedgehog Demonic Bug¡¯s second red circle, which had a smaller radius. There was a yellow circle in front that belonged to the monster¡¯s enemy-hunting state. If one left at the right time, one could avoid attracting the monster¡¯s Aggro. As for the red circle, it was unconditionally attracting the King Hedgehog Demonic Bug¡¯s Aggro. It expanded its entire body, and the spikes became extremely hard. Then, it shrunk into a ball and rushed toward Wu Yan. Chapter 6 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°-100!¡± ¡°-100!¡± Two damage values of 100 appeared on Wu Yan¡¯s body, instantly reducing his HP by one-fifth. It was really more ruthless than he imagined. Wu Yan could not help but sigh. He smoothly cast Minor Healing on himself. After farming monsters for a long time, his Minor Healing had risen to LV2, and the amount of HP it could recover was much higher. The continuous damage had indeed caught him off guard. However, the King Hedgehog Demonic Bug felt even more ridiculous. It did not even seem to have reacted to it. It had only attacked once, yet it had suffered such severe damage. The effect was also quite realistic. One could see that the King Hedgehog Demonic Bug¡¯s entire body was bleeding profusely. Following that, a large ¡®-200¡¯ appeared on the King Hedgehog Demonic Bug¡¯s body! The King Hedgehog Demonic Bug, which initially only had 250 HP, suddenly was only left with a bit of HP. Wu Yan was secretly amazed. The Physical Anti-armor Damage was too bug-like. According to what they called it in the game in his previous life, that should be called True Damage. It ignored one¡¯s Armor Damage. Wu Yan first retreated behind the rock behind him. With its current amount of HP, the King Hedgehog Demonic Bug chose to defend itself. It no longer attacked. Wu Yan had tested it before. His Physical Anti-armor Damage was only useful against Physical Damage, so he did not dare to act rashly. The King Hedgehog Demonic Bug had never appeared in the guides on the forum. It would not be worth it if it still had Magic Damage and he was killed instantly. Wu Yan took a few steps back. He then looked at the status of the King Hedgehog Demonic Bug. Right then, the status of the King Hedgehog Demonic Bug had become like that. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- [Monster name: Berserk King Hedgehog Demonic Bug] [Level: Unknown Max] [HP: Unknown] [DEF: Unknown] [Magic DEF: Unknown] [ATK: 200] ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- Wu Yan indeed saw that the wounds on the King Hedgehog Demonic Bug, which were bleeding initially, had begun to stop. Based on his 1,000 HP, if he could not even check it, the King Hedgehog Demonic Bug¡¯s HP might have already soared to 2,000+. It was several times higher than its previous HP. That was simply ridiculous. Was that a Boss that a normal person could defeat? And there was also the King Hedgehog Demonic Bug¡¯s level. It was Wu Yan¡¯s first time seeing the explanation of Unknown Max after checking. Why didn¡¯t he come across that in the forum before? He silently recorded the status of the current Boss. That was also how he was when he played games in the past. He had to know the information about every monster like the back of his hand. After all, his current Mage class lived on a knife¡¯s edge. Once his judgment went wrong, it would be easy for him to die. The King Hedgehog Demonic Bug, after the buff upgrade, let out a furious roar. After its defensive stance had been upgraded, it began to look for a suitable opportunity to attack again. Wu Yan quickly calculated whether he could defeat the King Hedgehog Demonic Bug. In that game world, the price of dying was very high. Moreover, the account would automatically be deactivated when the number of deaths accumulated to a hundred. Of course, there were also items that reduced the number of deaths, but they were simply not available on the market at the moment. He had to give it a try first. Wu Yan took a deep breath. The surrounding terrain was not considered good. On the path he had taken previously, there were many wild plants and forests that he could use to dodge. But he wasn¡¯t sure if he should go back now. The King Hedgehog Demonic Bug let out a few more furious roars again. The red circle around it became more and more vivid, and it began to expand. Needless to say, that meant that it had upgraded in all aspects. Even the enemy-hunting range started to increase. He had to give it a try! It was not in Wu Yan to leave the Dungeon without any success. He took advantage of the break just now to fully recover his HP. There was hope as long as he was not killed instantly. His magic attacks alone would definitely have no effect on the King Hedgehog Demonic Bug. He stood out openly from behind the rock and even arrogantly pointed his middle finger at the monster. Wu Yan did not know if the monster could understand that gesture. Nonetheless, the King Hedgehog Demonic Bug began to roar madly and charge at him again. ¡°Hiss Hiss Hiss!¡± Wu Yan subconsciously wanted to dodge that speedy attack, but there was no chance at all. Even the King Hedgehog Demonic Bug¡¯s speed increased significantly after its attributes were increased. ¡°-200¡± ¡°-200¡± ¡°-200¡± It was actually a triple combo! Wu Yan¡¯s heart trembled. The moment he was hit, he immediately used Minor Healing and drank a bottle of Life Potion. A bottle of Life Potion could replenish 200 HP. But the cooldown was also 10 seconds. With the 120 HP from his Minor Healing, he had replenished a total of 320 HP. That won¡¯t do! Wu Yan quickly calculated that there might be problems if he tried to take it head-on. He had to find a cover to hide once so he could have another chance to recover his HP. He wanted to hide behind the rock again, but he was already within the attack range of the King Hedgehog Demonic Bug. The King Hedgehog Demonic Bug¡¯s HP suffered an even more severe backlash under the Physical Anti-armor Damage earlier. ¡°-600!¡± The torn armor could be seen flying around in the air. Fortunately, there wasn¡¯t such a realistic simulation for players. Otherwise, if something like intestines and brain matter appeared, he might not even want to continue fighting. But the pain felt was real. The more HP he lost in one go, the stronger the pain felt. Only when one died immediately would the pain felt be minimal. One would only turn into a beam of white light and disappear. However, the King Hedgehog Demonic Bug¡¯s eyes were red from killing. In such a berserk state, the monster would lose its rationality. It charged toward Wu Yan again. He couldn¡¯t last for two rounds of healing this time. Wu Yan calculated again and again. Then, the King Hedgehog Demonic Bug paused when it got to the third ¡°-600¡±. When that happened, it most likely meant that the King Hedgehog Demonic Bug¡¯s HP was already below 50%. Only in such a situation would a Boss-level monster like the King Hedgehog Demonic Bug react that way. ¡°An opportunity!¡± Wu Yan sighed! As long as he could stall for another 10 seconds, another round, he would be able to endure the three rounds of attacks forcefully. The King Hedgehog Demonic Bug seemed to have noticed Wu Yan¡¯s predicament and didn¡¯t give him any chance to escape. It charged over once again. But this time, Wu Yan accurately hid behind the rock, and the King Hedgehog Demonic Bug hit the rock. That gave him a few more precious seconds. There was no problem! Wu Yan was delighted. If his judgment weren¡¯t wrong, as long as he grasped the time to replenish his HP and forcefully withstood the multiple attacks, he would then be able to kill the King Hedgehog Demonic Bug successfully. The King Hedgehog Demonic Bug saw that Wu Yan was no longer dodging, and it went even more berserk, charging toward Wu Yan. ¡°-200¡± ¡°-200¡± ¡°-200¡± ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- After accumulating ¡°-1,800¡± damage, the King Hedgehog Demonic Bug fell to the ground! [Congratulations Player ¡®Wandering¡¯ for successfully killing the LV18 Elite Boss, Berserk King Hedgehog Bug!] [Please check the rewards!] Chapter 7 Chapter 7: Reward Calculation! Anti-armor With Sputter +50%! Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio It was actually an LV18 Elite Boss! Wu Yan was shocked. He had never thought he would encounter such a high-level Elite Boss in the Beginners¡¯ Village. The guide posted on the forum before mentioned that the hardest Boss to defeat in the Beginners¡¯ Village was a Werewolf-type Boss. It was an LV12 Elite Boss. If one wished to stay and level in the Beginners¡¯ Village, the highest level one could reach was only LV10. So it wouldn¡¯t work if one wanted to stay in the Beginners¡¯ Village and grind levels all the time. After all, for the sake of the players¡¯ experience, the monsters in the Beginners¡¯ Village were set to be much easier. Other than the Elite monsters, there was no buff from critical health. However, it was different outside the Beginners¡¯ Village. The monsters had special buffs in the Plain Dungeons outside the Main City. For example, they would suddenly increase their attack speed or have Fatal Blow just like players. However, the lower the level, the fewer the buffs. The higher the monster¡¯s level, the more buffs it would have. Wu Yan put those distracting thoughts aside first. He began to check his harvest this time. From the system notification just now, the harvest this time should be pretty bountiful. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- [Congratulations to Player ¡®Wandering¡¯ for obtaining ¡®Hedgehog Gauntlet¡¯]! [Congratulations to Player ¡®Wandering¡¯ for obtaining ¡®Hedgehog Armor¡¯]! [Congratulations to Player ¡®Wandering¡¯ for obtaining ¡®Hedgehog Shoes¡¯]! [Congratulations to Player ¡®Wandering¡¯ for obtaining ¡®Hedgehog Pants¡¯]! [Congratulations to Player ¡®Wandering¡¯ for obtaining ¡®Hedgehog Hat¡¯]! ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- (The attribute bonuses of the Hedgehog Set are as follows: HP bonus +30%; MP bonus +30%; Physical Anti-armor Damage +30%). ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- Wu Yan did not hesitate to change out of the Life Set that had accompanied him for the past few days. The Life Set had indeed helped him a lot in the early stage. The Hedgehog Set before him was actually Green equipment. The levels of normal equipment were: Bronze ¡ú Silver ¡ú Gold ¡ú Dark Gold ¡ú Purple Gold ¡ú Epic ¡ú Legendary ¡ú Mythical ¡ú Forbidden Relic ¡ú Underworld ¡ú Genesis. Those were the equipment settings that the official team gave at the very beginning. Most of the Beginners¡¯ Zone equipment was still mostly Bronze equipment. Silver equipment was about one in a hundred. With the current game progress, a full set of Silver equipment would be considered Boss-level. However, Wu Yan¡¯s Hedgehog Set was also a special set. According to how they referred to it in his previous life, it should be called Green equipment. After all, the description of that equipment was all in green text. The game was indeed very realistic. After changing into the Hedgehog Set, Wu Yan felt that his body had become a little stronger. His Physical Damage had already stacked to 130%! With the addition of his current HP bonus, even if an ordinary Warrior were to attack him purely physically, the warrior would die first. Wu Yan discovered many notifications at the bottom of the interface. He pulled down. [Message Notification: Congratulations Player ¡®Wandering¡¯ on successfully reaching LV10!] He had only reached LV7 when he just entered the Dungeon. And he had actually increased three levels? Wu Yan was secretly amazed. No one had ever up one whole level by killing one monster thus far. Of course, that didn¡¯t include those close to leveling up. It would be a big mistake to think that killing monsters above one¡¯s level did not give bountiful EXP. In that game, killing monsters above one¡¯s level gave a lot of EXP. However, the critical juncture wasn¡¯t at every level. Instead, there was a critical juncture every five levels. Wu Yan had reached the third set of the five levels, so his EXP received an explosive upgrade. For example, within the first five levels, EXP would be increased by 2 to the power of 1. LV5 to LV10, EXP would be increased by 2 to the power of 2. LV10 to LV15 would be increased by 2 to the power of 3. That was why Wu Yan could obtain such a terrifying amount of EXP. Moreover, looking at that terrifying amount of EXP, his level overflowed. Otherwise, he would have been able to reach LV11! He glanced at the Players-by-Batch Ranking List. He had already surpassed ¡®Heaven Punisher Mars¡¯ and ¡®Hidden Killer¡¯, successfully reaching first place. He did not notice if there were any rewards for being first on the ranking list. Heaven Punisher Mars also did not specifically tell him about that matter. However, Heaven Punisher Mars was indeed quite enthusiastic toward him. That made Wu Yan a little at a loss. He originally wanted to check the reward for being first on the ranking list, and then he discovered that there was a new message in his Skills Bar. Could it be that his healing skill had leveled up? His Small Fireball was still a pitiful LV1 because he had really used it too infrequently. He had already thought about it. When the time came, he would see if he could earn more gold coins and directly buy Skill Books to learn skills. The Dungeon calculation just now had instantly given him 10,000 gold coins, which stunned him. After 10,000 gold coins, it would be converted into the count of one diamond. In the game, those who could have one diamond were considered tycoons and they were very rare. With the current diamond, if converted to reality, it would be enough to buy a toilet. However, in reality, the current housing prices were not expensive. The most expensive were the Nutrition Cabin and the most advanced Synchronization Cabin. And even the Ability Conversion Cabin, which had not been developed yet. It could bring out a tiny portion of the ability. That was also the part of the game that the people on Blue Star were most obsessed with. It was said that when they finally reached the Battlefield of God, that function would be activated. Finally, Wu Yan saw a small plus sign beside his Physical Anti-armor Damage, which stated a new function. [Physical Anti-armor Damage Sputter Enhancement LV1: When Physical Anti-armor Damage is triggered, it will generate 50% Sputter Damage within a one-meter radius.] Wu Yan jumped up excitedly and punched the air. His whole body was full of strength. Compared to those equipment levels previously, that skill was the King! Moreover, that skill should be the extension of his Grade SSS+ talent. His Grade SSS+ talent was the biggest cheat code. It was just the extension of a normal skill, but it instantly made his Physical Anti-armor Damage even more powerful. He had just looked at his Talent interface. Wu Yan was unsure if his Talent interface was the same as the others. His Grade SSS+ Talent interface was independent of the game interface. It seemed that he could release other quests through the SSS+ Talent interface. Moreover, his SSS+ Talent interface had a ridiculous number of functions. He saw that his Plunder talent only took up a small portion of it. There were still many other functions that could be unlocked. He just didn¡¯t know how to unlock it now. He carefully confirmed. The new Physical Anti-armor Damage Sputter didn¡¯t take up the original three additional types of attribute plunder. Instead, it expanded from the original Physical Anti-armor Damage. And it seemed that that empty space could be further expanded more than once. Physical Anti-armor Damage +100% was equivalent to the main skill. And Physical Anti-armor Damage Sputter +50% was equivalent to an extended skill that could be upgraded. That completely separated them. The main skill was upgraded through plundering attributes, while the extended skill was the same as his Minor Healing. It had to be used continuously to level up. He looked at the Physical Anti-armor Damage Sputter that was only 50% now. If he found a place with many monsters, it would be 100% in a second! While Wu Yan was still thinking, he finally realized that Heaven Punisher Mars had used a loudspeaker to let him see the message. A loudspeaker cost 1,000 gold coins! It was equivalent to 0.1 diamond. Wu Yan opened the Heaven Punisher Mars¡¯ Message Bar and was stunned by the messages. They all wrote: ¡°Brother Wandering, how did you reach level 10?¡± ¡°Brother Wandering, how did you reach level 10?¡± ¡°Brother Wandering, how did you reach level 10?¡± Chapter 8 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Wu Yan hesitated as to whether he should reply Heaven Punisher. However, Heaven Punisher was really good to him. He had even explained the benefits of being the first in their batch to reach LV10! Among the same batch of players, the first to reach LV10 would receive a 5% permanent attribute bonus, and it was for all attributes! That meant that his pure attributes would already have an advantage at the same level without the support of other equipment. However, Wu Yan¡¯s mind was filled with the thought of his HP increasing a little. The first phase of the route he had planned for himself was to rely on Physical Anti-armor Damage to level up. He looked at his current attributes: ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- [Player: Wu Yan (ID: Wandering)] [Class: Mage (Unadvanced)] [Level: LV10] [EXP: 0/1000] [HP: 1,200 (+35% = 1,620); MP: 1,200 (+35% = 1,620)] [Attributes: Vitality 30; Intelligence 30; Strength 13; Agility 13. (All attributes +5%)] [Skills: Small Fireball LV1, Minor Healing LV2] [Talent: Attribute Plunder (Grade Legendary; SSS+; Unique; Growth-type!)] [Current Plundered Attribute Type 1: Physical Anti-armor Damage +100% (Equipment additional bonus +30%)] [Physical Anti-armor Damage Sputter currently extended +50%] ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- It was easy to level in Beginners¡¯ Village because each level up only required 100 EXP. However, when the level got higher, the EXP that the monsters could give would also be relatively lower. For example, killing an LV1 Slime at LV1 could give 2 EXP, but it could only give 1 EXP at LV2. Killing an LV1 Slime at LV3 would not give any EXP. And after leaving the Beginners¡¯ Village, the level would be completely different. The difficulty of each leveling would be greater. 1000 EXP was needed to level up from LV10 to LV11, 2000 EXP to level up to LV12, and so on. Currently, the highest level player in the entire game was only LV20 because a super difficult class advancement pre-quest was blocking the way. The official team said it could be completed ahead of time, just that the difficulty would be slightly greater. Alternatively, one had to wait for a month after the game was launched before the pre-quest would automatically be canceled. That was also something Heaven Punisher had told him. It seemed that he had already reached LV20 previously. Ultimately, he chose to go back to LV1 with Hidden Killer and start over again. After those few days, reality proved that there was still no one who could complete the pre-quest and break through the LV20 barrier. It seemed that the first batch of LV20 players had just appeared the day he entered the game. In that case, Heaven Punisher Mars and Hidden Killer could be considered the top batch of players, and he actually bumped into them. Actually, Wu Yan didn¡¯t know that it was not only Heaven Punisher Mars and Hidden Killer, but the pros who followed them also chose to start over. That was because many special quests had to be triggered during the entire journey. Moreover, there wouldn¡¯t be such an opportunity after passing the village. For example, the 100 Monster Slashes in Beginners¡¯ Village and the 1,000 Monster Slashes had attribute bonuses. It was just that Wu Yan had yet to collect those achievements that belonged solely to the Beginners¡¯ Village. 100 Monster Slashes could grant all attributes +1%, while 1000 Monster Slashes could grant all attributes +4%. Wu Yan had already completed all of those long ago. He not only completed 1,000 Monster Slashes, but the number of monsters had far exceeded 2,000. However, a piece of information in the forum mentioned that the highest tier was 1,000 Monster Slashes. That was because there was once a player who had borrowed his companions¡¯ equipment and managed to kill Slimes for ten consecutive days. He had killed 10,000 slimes without any EXP. Therefore, some people concluded that the game would not be so ridiculous. It would only give out quests and rewards corresponding to the limits of your abilities. Many people chose to start all over again because of that 5% attribute bonus. In any case, they were just waiting. They were betting that no one would complete the pre-quest first. That was because the pre-quest was too ridiculous. It was simply not a quest that an LV20 player could complete. Of course, some of them also wanted the 5% attribute bonus, which was given to the first player in the same batch to reach LV10. That event would only last for 30 days. After the class advancement quest was fully activated, special rewards would no longer be given. In other words, there would at most only be 30 players ranked No.1 on the Players-by-Batch Ranking List who would be able to obtain the 5% attribute bonus. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- After Wu Yan looked at his attributes, he collected the achievement points for 100 Monster Slashes and 1,000 Monster Slashes. His attribute bonus had already reached 10%. Wu Yan first noticed his HP, which had increased by a small margin again. Of course, he also paid attention to the growth of his MP. However, he could not use up most of his MP, especially since his Intelligence attribute was very high. His MP also recovered very quickly. His MP would have recovered within the cooldown time of casting the Minor Healing. Of course, most Mages still did not have enough MP. In that game environment where Mages were basically declared dead the moment they were in close combat, most Mages desperately stacked their Magic Damage to raise their skill damage. The higher the skill level, the more MP would be consumed. Non-conforming Mages such as Wu Yan didn¡¯t exist because his talent was also unique. The Mages in the past were all happy when they received the Magic Damage bonus. They did not expect themselves to be exhausted at the later stage. The main reason was still that the game was too targeted at Mages. Compared to the monsters¡¯ Agility, the Mages¡¯ Agility was really too low. Wu Yan looked at his pitiful 13 points for Agility. He was afraid that he would be unable to trigger words such as ¡®miss¡¯ in his entire life. After looking at his attributes, Wu Yan was teleported out of the cave. There was no more Hedgehog Bug at the cave entrance. In other words, he had extinguished the Hedgehog Bug species! Players who come later would never encounter the monster, Hedgehog Bug, again. Of course, that matter had not fermented, so most people had not realized it yet. Wu Yan finished analyzing his attributes and the skills he had. His weakness now was not having a way to deal with Magic Damage, Illusions, and the like. Even though he had a lot of HP, if a few mages were to grind him to death, he didn¡¯t have any good ideas to counter. That was because his Small Fireball was still a pitiful LV1. But there was hope of leveling up his Minor Healing to LV3. Perhaps it was because he had used that skill the most when killing Boss-level monsters and was also the most effective. So he obtained the corresponding high score, which gave him an additional skill EXP buff. And his advantage laid in his possibility of winning his PK with one, or even two, or three players of the same level in melee combat currently. Chapter 9 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio In the end, Wu Yan still told Heaven Punisher about him unlocking the ¡®Mysterious Dungeon¡¯. From the speed at which Heaven Punisher replied, one could see that he was pretty excited. He even typed a few words wrong consecutively. Heaven Punisher was indeed easy to get along with. He did not intend to ask for details. Instead, he arranged to meet Wu Yan at the Beginners¡¯ Village¡¯s entrance. Since Wu Yan had already reached LV10 one step ahead of them, there was already no point in fighting over the highest level of the same batch. After about 20 minutes, three people appeared in the Beginners¡¯ Village. Their equipment was evidently much better than the equipment of the new players. The originally cold-looking Hidden Killer also looked at Wu Yan, who was wearing a Hedgehog Set, with a strange expression. It did not look like a Mage¡¯s outfit at all! Fortunately, after entering Main City, there would be many fashion shops without attributes that could conceal their equipment¡¯s appearance. However, that was not very useful. Few people used that. After all, only the actual equipment¡¯s effects would have all sorts of amazing effects. Heaven Punisher, on the other hand, was very serious. ¡°Brother Wandering, you¡¯ve gotten this equipment from the Mysterious Dungeon, right?¡± ¡°Yes, but this is a Unique Dungeon because I killed all the Hedgehog Bugs and triggered the Mysterious Dungeon.¡± Wu Yan answered truthfully. So that was it. Heaven Punisher suddenly understood. ¡°No wonder. We also encountered such a Mysterious Dungeon the last time.¡± Seeing Wu Yan¡¯s puzzled face, Heaven Punisher explained, ¡°When we used our previous accounts, our guild also encountered such a situation. It was when we were attacking the Magical Bats.¡± ¡°We guess that that was a Mysterious Dungeon of genocide.¡± Then, he scratched his head in embarrassment and said honestly, ¡°Only five people could enter the Mysterious Dungeon. In the end, all five of us were wiped out.¡± ¡°That was also the only time we died.¡± Hidden Killer snorted. He was rather displeased with Heaven Punisher¡¯s straightforwardness in revealing their failure. However, he was also quite surprised. Wu Yan was actually able to kill a Boss that was full of unknown attributes single-handedly? He moved his lips. But his cold and aloof nature restricted him from asking Wu Yan about it. Hidden Killer was really too curious, so he coughed and signaled Heaven Punisher with his eyes. Heaven Punisher laughed loudly and said, ¡°Brother Wandering, my brother, Hidden Killer, is quite curious about how you fought a Boss 10 levels higher.¡± When he heard Heaven Punisher say it was a Boss ten levels higher, Wu Yan¡¯s expression turned serious. On the surface, Heaven Punisher had always been laughing and joking with an honest-looking appearance. Still, his ability to analyze problems and how he handled things were definitely the style of a great general. He must be at least a Vice Guild leader or above in the guild. Wu Yan pondered for a moment. He could not reveal his talent, but he could vaguely say, ¡°It has something to do with my talent.¡± Heaven Punisher and Hidden Killer both had Grade A+ talents. They were slightly stronger than the player with the Grade A talent ranked first on the ranking list. The two of them had seen other people with Grade S talents, and those were the other players from their Legendary Academy. They were not the top batch of players in the Legendary Academy. They were just the regular batch of players. In the Legendary Academy, the top batch of players had yet to move in truly. That was because the top batch had all obtained the only 100 Legendary accounts on Blue Star. The Legendary accounts were at the maximum level of LV60. Only after going through the God¡¯s Trial at LV60 could one be considered able to compete with other planets in the game. However, that was only some insider information from their Legendary Academy. When others heard about it, not many people believed it. Therefore, some of the slightly better students from the Legendary Academy had obtained Grade S talents when they came to the game. There was an insurmountable hurdle between Grade S talents and Grade A talents. Heaven Punisher and Hidden Killer had fought against Grade S talents from the same academy before changing their accounts. It was tragic. There was no room for comparison. That was also why Hidden Killer had given up on his Mage account. It was because Heaven Punisher had performed relatively well in that match. It was only his Mage that had been targeted too obviously. That made him feel defeated. If a Mage had the protection of his teammates in a fight against a monster in an all-out team battle, the effect of the damage would still be pretty good, even if he was just standing still and dealing damage. However, as the monsters¡¯ levels increased, their Intelligence also became higher. They had Aggro skills that included temporary immunity. During that short period, they would aim at the team¡¯s most vulnerable and most threatening ones and instantly kill them. Therefore, other than large guilds, small five-person teams would not include Mage class at all. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- After hearing Wu Yan say that it had to do with his talent, Heaven Punisher and Hidden Killer looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other. Heaven Punisher didn¡¯t continue asking. He then started to introduce himself seriously, ¡°Let¡¯s reacquaint ourselves. I¡¯m Heaven Punisher from the Legendary Academy.¡± ¡°Hidden Killer also comes from the Legendary Academy.¡± Hidden Killer also restrained his cold and aloof expression after hearing Wu Yan¡¯s talent. In the game, it was taboo to ask about topics relating to talents. Those who had posted on the ranking list had all been ridiculed by others in the forum. In fact, there were strategy masters who designed complementary strategies to counter the talents of every player who had announced their talents. To date, there was not a single announced talent that had not been targeted. Wu Yan also spread out his hands. ¡°Wandering from the Number One Player Academy.¡± Heaven Punisher let out a weird ¡®eh¡¯ when he heard that. He was a straightforward person and could not hide things at all. He said, ¡°Brother Wandering, there¡¯s a person in your academy who claims to be the strongest in the academy. He¡¯s quite a good-for-nothing.¡± He shook his head. ¡°I knew it. Although the power of the Number One Player Academy is average, it¡¯s not to the extent of having that kind of trash as their strongest.¡± At that moment, Heaven Punisher displayed his full confidence in his power. That was the aura cultivated after one had assumed the identity of a pro for a long time. Wu Yan shook his head, indicating that he did not care about such things. After all, he was only a temporary worker of the Number One Player Academy. He would perhaps be kicked out of the academy once they found out that he was a substitute who had entered the academy. After chatting for a while more and under Heaven Punisher¡¯s firm request, Hidden Killer also added Wu Yan as a friend. Then, Heaven Punisher said gratefully, ¡°Thank you for the information, Brother Wandering. That is the location of the Magical Frog Dungeon.¡± ¡°Before you leave the village, it¡¯s better to go to this Dungeon first.¡± ¡°It will come in handy later.¡± Heaven Punisher¡¯s expression was a little mysterious but also a little serious. Chapter 10 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio After they parted ways, Heaven Punisher began to send mass messages in his academy¡¯s group chat. On the surface, Heaven Punisher was just a player whose power was below average in the Legendary Academy. In reality, he was also in charge of recruiting talents for the Legendary Academy. However, the requirements to enter the Legendary Academy were pretty strict, especially to reach the level of being recruited. That would be even more difficult. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- He directly sent a message in the group chat, ¡°A player whose talent is suspected to be Grade S+ and above is currently in the Number One Player Academy.¡± Many people started to bubble up when that message was sent out. ¡°It¡¯s not the fool who pretended to have a Grade S talent the last time, right? His power was terrible.¡± ¡°Heaven Punisher usually won¡¯t speak nonsense.¡± [Hidden Killer] ¡°It¡¯s not that fool who pretended to be a Grade S talent.¡± [Heaven Punisher] ¡°He entered the game with us and became the first player on the Level Ranking List.¡± ¡°It sounds like it.¡± ¡°If it were a Grade S talent, he should be able to be ranked in the middle in our academy.¡± ¡°Note that Heaven Punisher said a Grade S or above talent. He can be the most high-level talent.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t believe that. If he were that powerful, how could he stay in an ordinary academy like the Number One Player Academy?¡± [Legendary Academy Recruitment In-charge] ¡°Heaven Punisher, keep in contact with him. Once confirmed, immediately recruit him.¡± ¡°I¡¯m pretty sure now.¡± Heaven Punisher said immediately. [Legendary Academy Recruitment In-charge] ¡°Observe him a while more.¡± ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- Heaven Punisher felt a little regretful. With his many years of experience, he could confirm that Wu Yan was definitely a player with stronger talent than him. As for how much stronger he was, he could not tell. Heaven Punisher and Hidden Killer exited the academy¡¯s group chat. Hidden Killer¡¯s expression was still cold and aloof. However, his expression would change slightly when he talked about Wu Yan. ¡°How can you be sure that his talent is definitely above Grade S?¡± Heaven Punisher sighed. ¡°I feel that I had been too conservative. If I were to say Grade SS, the Academy would probably immediately give me resources to recruit him.¡± Hidden Killer froze. ¡°Grade SS. It shouldn¡¯t be that exaggerated, right?¡± He sank into his memories. Heaven Punisher was given the identity of Region¡¯s President despite being only a Grade A+ talent because Heaven Punisher had a mystical ability to judge people. He had once recommended a champion-level player to the Legendary Academy in another game a year ago. Since then, he had become an important figure in the Legendary Academy. Moreover, Heaven Punisher¡¯s operational capacity was also quite outstanding. Many pros in the Legendary Academy had been recruited by him. The Legendary Academy also became more powerful only after Heaven Punisher joined them. Previously, the Officer Training Academy, the Royal Academy, and others were all quite powerful. In addition, the Officer Training Academy and the Royal Academy all had the opportunity to directly battle with people from the other planets. Therefore, many pros would go to academies directly under Blue Star. Heaven Punisher looked at the azure sky. The game was so realistic that it made people feel like they were on another Blue Star. ¡°I think his talent is even more terrifying than I imagined.¡± Heaven Punisher muttered. Hidden Killer fell silent, and his heart began to stir. He wanted to see what kind of miracle a Mage like Wu Yan could create. ¡°Do you think he can pass the Magical Frog Dungeon?¡± Heaven Punisher shook his head. ¡°Whether he passes it or not depends on himself.¡± Such a high evaluation! Hidden Killer could not understand why he had such a high evaluation of Wu Yan after only meeting him twice. After a while, Heaven Punisher pulled out his mobile interface and entered the forum to reply to posts. He found the post posted by the fake from [Number One Player Academy]. That guy had bragged loudly about how powerful his talent was. He had made up a talent that could absorb other talents. If he had that talent, other players would have lost their talents long ago, leaving him the only powerful one. His ID was [King Kong Caesar]. In the [Number One Player Academy] forum, the post by King Kong Caesar was still in a hot state. The [Number One Player Academy] was far inferior compared to the other top academies. Finally, a player who claimed to be very strong appeared, even though it seemed like he was just bragging. So, a portion of the people in the [Number One Player Academy] still believed that King Kong Caesar was a legendary Grade S talent. Hidden Killer was a little humored. He was a person who was usually calm and collected. However, due to Heaven Punisher¡¯s actions, he could not help but laugh. ¡°Heaven Punisher, did you go to their academy to stir trouble again?¡± Heaven Punisher said seriously, ¡°I didn¡¯t stir trouble. I am just giving them some hope.¡± Heaven Punisher quickly verified his personal information. No matter how many partitions there were in the entire forum, they could only bind to a single ID. And, they could only use their real ID and could not be anonymous. Therefore, everyone in the forum was very diligent in protecting their reputation. Heaven Punisher¡¯s ID was still quite famous in the forum. One could also say Heaven Punisher was pretty popular in the real world. Many people wanted to find Heaven Punisher to be gilded. They wanted to win a favorable reputation. That way, even if the top academy didn¡¯t choose them, they would also be selected by the lower or middle-tier academies. Only the cream of the crops could enter the academies in that world where games were honored. As long as one could enter an academy, his life would be guaranteed. For example, the [Number One Player Academy] that Wu Yan was in could be considered an upper middle-tier academy, which was equivalent to the standard of a well-off family in the past. Heaven Punisher used his account and posted a post in the [Number One Player Academy]¡¯s division. <[Number One Player Academy]''s strongest talent is someone else? The source of this news seems to be trustworthy.] Heaven Punisher only announced that Wu Yan was a Mage. He did not reveal anything else. That post immediately caused a heated discussion among the students of the [Number One Player Academy]. It even alarmed one of the gifted teachers in the Number One Player Academy, Wen Ming. Wen Ming was already the Year Director of the first-year students. There were only two grades in their academy. One was the first-year students. The other was the second-year graduates. Of course, many students were still stuck as second-year graduates. That was because the graduation criteria for all students were uniformly drawn by Blue Star. After graduation, they could join the organizations directly under Blue Star and receive better benefits. The gifted teacher, Wen Ming, knocked on his office''s desk and clicked on a button on the desk. He pulled out the virtual screen, edited a text message, and sent it to all the first-year teachers. "Come immediately. Meeting!" Chapter 11 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Even someone as aloof as Hidden Killer couldn¡¯t hold it in any longer. ¡°Heaven Punisher, you¡¯re deliberately causing trouble, aren¡¯t you?¡± Hidden Killer said. Then, Heaven Punisher continued to reply to a few comments before shutting down his mobile interface. This game¡¯s forum was magical. The players could view it by either logging in with their ID in the game or scanning their authentication information in the real world. Therefore, the game ¡°Descent of The Divine Realm¡± was regarded as an epoch-making game because it had broken through the barrier between reality and the game. It made this world, which was ruled by the game, more in line with the rules. Heaven Punisher looked at his post, which had become increasingly popular with satisfaction. Then, he laughed out loud, simply and honestly. ¡°Haven¡¯t I given them hope?¡± Hidden Killerer¡¯s expression froze. ¡°You¡¯re not giving them hope but making them fall into chaos.¡± ¡°If Wandering can¡¯t get the best resources from his academy, why not ask him to join our academy?¡± Heaven Punisher said solemnly, which he rarely did. ¡°You really think so highly of him?¡± ¡°Of course, he¡¯s stronger than both of us.¡± Heaven Punisher gave Hidden Killer a deep look. Hidden Killer did not say anything. They had experienced the Time-limited Dungeon mission when the monster species was wiped out. That made them know how difficult it was to complete this mission. It must be the talent. Yes, Wandering definitely had the talent. As a former mage player, Hidden Killer had a thorough grasp of the skills and playstyles of mages. If Wandering had no revolutionary talent, he would not have such a performance. ¡­ Wen Ming looked at the five teachers who had gathered, three females and two males, who made his head a little hurt. The principal of Number One Player Academy had convinced Wen Ming with their personal relationship to quit the job at Legendary Academy and join them. He did not like to manage things by nature, and he could not stand the various rules and regulations of Legendary Academy. In addition, Number One Player Academy offered him good benefits. Therefore, he agreed to take this job. However, he did not expect that the teachers in this academy were all average, not only the male teachers but even the female teachers. Some of them even had never contacted the game. Wen Ming did not know how they got their jobs in this academy. Wen Ming sighed. He summarized the post he had just seen. But judging from their expression, they definitely didn¡¯t pay any attention to their academy¡¯s website. Since these people were so incapable, he, who had been a little lazy, could only work harder. ¡°So, have you guys noticed any talented students recently?¡± Wen Ming asked without any hope. The teachers all shook their heads except a tall female teacher with a ponytail of golden hair and a cute face. ¡°Miss Gu Man, did you notice anyone?¡± Wen Ming felt a glimmer of hope rise in his heart. Gu man fiddled with her fingers. Although she was a teacher in this academy, she was only 18 years old. She was employed because of her father¡¯s connections. Her father had repeatedly told her not to cause trouble in the academy and just be an ordinary teacher sitting around. The capable teachers would help her settle things. However, some time ago, she did find a student was acting rather strangely. She hesitated for a long time before saying, ¡°I came across a student in my class, whose name is¡­ I forgot his name.¡± Gu man stuck out her tongue and continued, ¡°He asked me for some tools to train his reaction. He also asked me if there was any equipment specifically for game training.¡± ¡°What did you say?¡± Wen Ming¡¯s curiosity was slightly piqued. There was plenty of such equipment in Legendary Academy. Seeing Wen Ming¡¯s face relax, Gu Man spoke more freely. ¡°Of course, I said there definitely wasn¡¯t any.¡± ¡°He¡¯s a little strange. How can our academy have such equipment to train in the real world?¡± Yet, Gu Man felt something was wrong as soon as she finished speaking. She felt the other teachers, including Wen Ming, were all looking at her with a strange gaze. Wen Ming was shocked. So this teacher called Gu Man had never visited the basic facilities of the school? Although Number One Player Academy was far inferior to Legendary Academy, it was still a developing school. So it had the basic facilities. Wen Ming opened the interface and sent the game training equipment user guide that he had favorited to Gu Man¡¯s mailbox. When Gu Man received it, her big eyes lit up. ¡°There really is! I have to find that student and tell him.¡± Wen Ming looked speechlessly at Gu Man, who had already run out. They were all such teachers. How could he still rely on them? Wen Ming felt there was no hope that he could loaf on the job in this academy, though the principal had told him not to put too much pressure on himself because they wouldn¡¯t have any performance evaluations. He could not accept that the other teachers here were much lazier than him. After all, they were teachers in a game academy. How could they know nothing about games at all?! It seemed hopeless to rely on them to find that genius mage who was said to have talent above Level S. Wen Ming looked at the teachers beside him and said, ¡°Why don¡¯t you go back now? If you have any news, send a message to me immediately.¡± Wen Ming was different from the other teachers. He had an account in the ¡°Descent of The Divine Realm¡± game. He had chosen a Summoner as his character because it could level up fast, and he didn¡¯t have to do it himself. It was just that controlling the coordination of a few summoned creatures was a little tricky. However, it wouldn¡¯t be too difficult for a genius teacher like him. Now that most people were stuck at Level 20 and couldn¡¯t do the class advancement, he was happy to relax. As for the pre-quest, he had never thought of taking a look. He wished that no one could complete it. As a self-motivating teacher, he felt he had to be among the top players. However, he had been scared by the fierce internal competition in Legendary Academy. Therefore, He really wanted to just be a lazy bone. ¡°Sigh.¡± ¡°Was there a talented mage at Level S?¡± Wen Ming muttered. He would not believe this news if someone ordinary said it. He already knew how challenging this game was for the mages because he had played a Level 2 Mage in the past but soon canceled his account. Instead, he was playing a Summoner currently. In Wen Ming¡¯s eyes, the mage had been a job he could also loft on. However, the stiffness, the spell casting interruptions, and the restrictions on the movement made it impossible for a fragile mage to survive in this group of high IQ monsters. Wen Ming had a faint expectation in his heart. If there really was such a talent in this academy, perhaps they could exchange blows with the top people of Legendary Academy. Chapter 12 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio After parting from ¡°Heaven Punisher¡± and ¡°Hidden Killer¡±, Wu Yan prepared to head to Magical Frog Dungeon. He was indeed interested in this special Bounce attribute. There seemed to be special rules in this world that restricted the bouncing ability. Otherwise, by adding points to the warriors, the increase in strength and agility would obviously be able to strengthen the bouncing ability. Since it was restricted, the bouncing ability would definitely be used in the future. Wu Yan thought of the few games he had played in his previous life. There would often be information about all attributes of his body, and only special abilities would be kept, such as bouncing power, sprinting speed, and so on. They would be used to do the quests that were difficult to clear. Wu Yan followed the route that ¡°Heaven Punisher¡± had mentioned and reached the Magical Frogs¡¯ place. It was somewhat similar to the Hedgehog Bug gathering place he had been to previously. He felt that he might be able to activate Time-limited Dungeon if he killed all the Magical Frogs. However, he did not really want to activate Time-limited Dungeon at this time. Wu Yan had wanted to wait for his talent to level up and see if he could continue to break through after his Anti-armor Damage increased by 100%. After all, there was no way to wipe his current talent. It was likely that this Anti-armor Damage +100% would be with him for a long time. He currently had a total of three quotas for plundering talent. There were only two left, so he had to use them carefully. Just as Wu Yan was about to send a scout to Magical Frog, a bell rang outside his room. ¡°Hello, is anyone there? This is a message. I¡¯ll be waiting at the door. Please reply if you hear me.¡± Wu Yan paused the game. In this real world, everyone was actually quite cold. Even if people were walking on the streets, there was no greeting or anything like that. The real world and the game world were completely different. Even if two people were close in the game world, they would not be intimate in the real world. After all, in the real world, Blue Star had suffered an enormous defeat and was still recuperating. It was relying on Descent of The Divine Realm to stand on the platform of competing with other planets again. Wu Yan opened the door to his room. In the students¡¯ dormitory, each Number One Player Academy student had a reason not to answer the door to anyone within a day, including the teachers and the higher-ups. This also highlighted the importance of the game in this academy. There were usually no classes as well. However, students could obtain appropriate rewards by authenticating their game points with their actual names. This was controlled by the game ¡°Descent of The Divine Realm¡±. No one knew the logic behind it. Other academies could only choose to join. So, Gu Man was stunned when she saw the door open. Her big eyes blinked, and she was biting a hamburger. She had even set up a tent at Wu Yan¡¯s door. Gu Man felt it was not easy for her to become a teacher at such a good academy. She could not just be a useless person who got this job through connections. When she saw Wu Yan, she almost dropped the hamburger in her hand. After she struggled to hold it for a few seconds, it was still about to fall off. Yet, Wu Yan still maintained a certain amount of physical training. He had not thought about it at first, but then he realized that his body in this world was wonderful. It was comparable to the top athlete¡¯s physique in his previous life. Therefore, he had expected to be evaluated probably as a warrior in the talent test at the beginning of the game. However, he was evaluated as a mage. In the experiments of the mages these few days, he compared the data given by other mage professional players on the forum who had abandoned this character. He found the negative attributes of the mage were the stiffness of spellcasting, the weakening of movement, and so on. But he realized that he was less affected than other mages. The first reason he excluded was the influence of his talent. Although his talent at Level SSS+ was very powerful, there was no mention of it being able to increase flexibility in the introduction. Naturally, Wu Yan suspected that it might be the influence of the strength of his physique. And that was why he had asked Gu Man a few days ago if this academy had any equipment for physical training. Gu Man was a little reserved. She had not noticed Wu Yan before. But now, she found that Wu Yan was good-looking, his eyebrows well defined and his eyes bright. His body was well-proportioned, and his curly hair was loose yet elegant. He was indeed in line with her aesthetic standards. However, she was a teacher. How could she have feelings for her student? Gu Man, who was only 18, tried her best to behave like a teacher. She coughed lightly and quickly took the hamburger from Wu Yan¡¯s hands that had almost fallen to the ground. ¡°Hi, Mr. Wu?¡± She asked tentatively. She could remember Wu Yan¡¯s name a second ago, but now, her mind suddenly became blank when she was about to speak. Wu Yan nodded. Fortunately, he was patient enough. After all, Gu Man was the teacher of their class. However, this teacher came to the academy later than him, and she had played the game for only a few days. She had chosen to be a Priest. Gu Man continued to ask, ¡°Mr. Wu, didn¡¯t you ask me last time about the equipment to train the physical reaction? I know where it is!¡± Gu Man suddenly felt a sense of accomplishment and jumped up happily. Then, she realized that her behavior was a little inappropriate and forced herself to calm down. Looking at the faint smile on Wu Yan¡¯s face, she felt a little embarrassed. Gu Man took out the student equipment training guide that Wen Ming had given her, handing it to Wu Yan. Then, she pretended to be experienced and said, ¡°Take this equipment training guide. If you have any questions later, just feel free to ask me.¡± ¡°Oh, my full name is Gu Man. You can keep my contact information. Contact me at any time if there¡¯s an emergency,¡± Gu Man said casually. Wu Yan was a little hesitant. Private contact information was very personal because it was connected to the good friends in the game. However, Gu Man seemed harmless, and it seemed to be her first time being a teacher. So, Wu Yan still exchanged private contact with her. On the other hand, Gu Man didn¡¯t notice Wu Yan¡¯s strange expression. She only felt that she had finally accomplished a remarkable achievement in this academy and truly helped a student. In fact, she hadn¡¯t achieved anything yet, though she had been in Number One Player Academy for so long. Gu Man was basically an invisible teacher in the academy. Not a single person in the class had ever asked her for help. Especially when the students heard that she hadn¡¯t gotten out of the Beginners¡¯ Village, they had no desire to talk to her. After saying goodbye to Gu Man, Wu Yan flipped open the equipment guide in his hands that could help train his reaction in the game. Indeed, the equipment for training was quite abundant. There was strength training, bouncing training, and so on. Thinking of bouncing training, Wu Yan immediately returned to the game. The Magical Frogs were still waiting for him there. He stood in the middle of the Magical Frogs again, ready to receive the attack from these frogs. But he instantly realized that something was wrong. ¡°Player ¡®Wandering¡¯ received 50 points of magic damage from Magical Frogs!¡± He was unable to activate his Anti-armor Damage! Chapter 14 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Undoubtedly, it would be pretty convenient with Heaven Punisher¡¯s help. Under such circumstances, he was humiliated to lie to Heaven Punisher. So he could only tell him the truth. ¡°I might have to stay in Beginners¡¯ Village for a few more days. To put it more precisely, I¡¯ll be outside the Magical Frog Dungeon.¡± Wu Yan felt a little embarrassed after sending the message. If Heaven Punisher knew that he hadn¡¯t entered the Magical Frog Dungeon yet, he would probably laugh at him. On the other hand, when Heaven Punisher received Wu Yan¡¯s message, he frowned. Although Heaven Punisher looked rough, he was meticulous with his experience as the president. It was just that he would always overthink everything about Wu Yan. Heaven Punisher shared this chat interface with Hidden killer next to him. Hidden killer couldn¡¯t understand Heaven Punisher¡¯s over-enthusiastic chatting behavior. Heaven Punisher was very arrogant in front of other players. Why would the situation change whenever it involved Wu Yan? Hidden killer looked at this chat interface, and his expression became solemn. ¡°So, there is another mysterious Dungeon outside the Magical Frog Dungeon.¡± At this moment, the two of them did not know that the mysterious Dungeon was the cause of genocide. However, according to Wu Yan¡¯s performance in his previous Dungeon, there was no reason for him to stay there for a few days with no gains. ¡°Forget it. That¡¯s it! Since it involves this matter, we¡¯ll have to stop asking.¡± Heaven Punisher sighed. ¡°As expected, Wu Yan is more powerful than I imagined. He is actually able to run into two mysterious Dungeons consecutively! Unfortunately, there¡¯s a level restriction in Beginners¡¯ Village. Otherwise, Wu Yan¡¯s level would have risen even faster,¡± he thought. Of course, this was all Heaven Punisher¡¯s guess. He replied, ¡°Alright, Brother Wandering, just finish what you need to do. If you come to Main City, remember to contact me.¡± After finishing replying to the message, Wu Yan began to look at the group of Magical Frogs with a frown. He muttered to himself, ¡°Oh, man! This is not good.¡± With his efficiency in killing monsters just now, it would take him a long time to kill these Magical Frogs. If he asked others for help, it would be easy to expose his talent. Wu Yan thought about it again and again. Finally, he decided to spend his time killing the Magical Frogs one by one. He observed the movement of the Magical Frogs around him. There were fewer Magical Frogs around the shallow area. Therefore, he began to use the small fireballs to kill them one by one. When he was using his Plunder talent, there was a minor situation. When he plundered 10% of the attributes with his second talent, the attributes he could plunder had dropped to 0.9%. That meant he would have to kill one more Magical Frog when his plunder reached between 10% and 20%. Similarly, the attributes he could plunder would drop to 0.8% when it reached between 20% and 30%. The number would keep dropping until his plunder reached 50%. Then, killing each Magical Frog would increase his attributes by 0.5%. By this time, Wu Yan had already killed the frogs for more than two hours. He had even hit with his Magic Wand after using the Small Fireballs. Although each blow could only hit 1 HP, it was better than nothing. However, this wear and tear had almost used up his Magic Potions and Life Potions. It was not a good idea to keep fighting like this. He had to bear the cost of double potions. Maybe gold coins were not so crucial in Beginners¡¯ Village. But lots of money would be needed when he entered Main City. Wu Yan pondered. At this moment, he saw a small river flowing down to the west of the pond and forming a waterfall. There was a platform hidden in the waterfall. He saw a Magical Frog that had somehow gone up to the platform but did not dare to come down. Then, he noticed a few frogs under the platform, seeming to be anxiously croaking. They were helpless for the frog on the platform. Wu Yan had an idea. By this moment, his Bounce attribute had increased by 50.5%, which was a half more than before. He felt that he could go over and give it a try. Wu Yan sprinted and then leaped, landing on the platform. He landed near the edge, almost losing his balance and falling down. It was actually an extreme bouncing distance. When Wu Yan sprinted, his mobile interface also accumulated power. He leaped to the maximum height as the power accumulated to the maximum. If he did it again, it might be challenging to make it. This game was very emulational. The energy that Wu Yan had encountered in his previous life was reflected in his physical condition in this game. In other words, the players had to use their senses to trigger the most extreme effect on their bodies with the help of the game interface. This gave the original virtual game more room for control. The competition of this game just required the players to change the original equipment controlling into the control of their bodies. Wu Yan, who had been through hundreds of battles, was not afraid of such a challenge. It was just to change the operation of the equipment in reality to the control of the body in the virtual game. In essence, it was still a battle based on the data theory. After figuring out the game¡¯s mechanism, Wu Yan felt his combat strength had increased a little. He looked down at the bunch of croaking Magical Frogs, kicking the frog next to him down. As expected, not a single HP of those frogs had dropped. After all, only 1 HP would drop even when he hit the Magical Frog with his Magic Wand. However, something unexpected happened. The frog that fell down from the 1.5-meter high platform actually lost 10 HP! Wu Yan¡¯s heart immediately burned with excitement. An outstanding player could make good use of every opportunity that might be helpful to him. In that instant, all kinds of plans appeared in Wu Yan¡¯s mind, including these: No.1, he would carry the frogs up and throw them down one by one. No.2, he would use a cart to carry all the frogs up to a cliff and then push it down. And so on. ¡­ After going through all the methods, Wu Yan concluded that there was indeed no good way to do it once and for all. It was difficult to gather a bunch of Magical Frogs together. In addition, there was no cliff within a one-kilometer radius. So he couldn¡¯t find a cliff to push the cart down. Wu Yan sighed silently. It seemed that this method would not work. He checked the time. There would be about four to five hours left before the daily nutrition time for his body if he couldn¡¯t complete it today. He would be forced to go offline during the time to replenish his nutrition. Although it was only an hour, and he could delay the time a few times a day, Wu Yan had already used up all the chances. It seemed that he still had to smash over his Small Fireballs. The damage dealt by the Small Fireballs to the Magical Frogs had been around 20 or so. There had been no regular patterns. However, since Wu Yan stood on the platform, he had reached great damage of 25 several consecutive times! Could it be¡­? Chapter 15 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°Could it be that the terrain had an impact on the damage point?¡± ¡°Or could it be that it was easier to hit the weak points when standing at a higher place?¡± Wu Yan thought. Be that as it may, there was an upside to it. Standing on this platform greatly increased his efficiency in killing monsters and also saved his potions. Otherwise, it would do him no good at all. And the benefits of killing monsters could hardly offset the cost of potions. After Wu Yan had healed himself with a few healing spells, a leveling notification appeared: ¡°Congratulations! Player Wandering¡¯s healing spell has successfully leveled up from level 2 to level 3!¡± Wu Yan looked at the amount of healing that had leveled up from healing spell to level 3, and it was actually twice as much as Level 2. Healing spell level 3 could already heal up to 300 hp. In other words, the increase in strength from skill level was even more obvious than the increase in strength from level. Wu Yan found it funny when he saw the Magical Frogs that could only croak. Because of the attack range, they had no choice but to try to attack Wu Yan. Even if they had no other way, they kept jumping. Wu Yan even saw a few Magical Frogs that had consumed too much of their own power, so they had begun to show a negative state of weakness, Numbers began to float on their foreheads ¡®-1¡¯ ¡®-1¡ä They were all negative. Wu Yan was shocked. He thought that even if he stood here and did nothing, these Magical Frogs would just die from exhaustion. Wu Yan, who was just about to raise his Magic Wand, stopped what he was doing, The game was a virtual world. Every attempt was a huge breakthrough, If he only focused on the guides on the forums, he would not be hailed a gaming genius before he traveled in time. His adventurous spirit was stronger than anyone else. Wu Yan sat at this place. He quietly watched a Magical Frog weaken from 400 hp to 150 hp. It took a whole hour! He did nothing for an hour but observed the behavior of these Magical Frogs. Wu Yan thought that this plan might work, but¡­ To his surprise, something unusual happened. The Magical Frogs began to stand on the bodies of their other companions one by one. It was just like building a human ladder in reality. They were building a frog ladder! What happened next was even more shocking. Every time they built a ladder, the tallest Magical Frog would perform a test jump! When they found that the height of the test jump was not right, they would continue to increase the height of the ladder. Wu Yan was petrified. He could not help but marvel at their cooperation. What happened in front of him was too shocking. In his previous world, although there was machine learning, it was still at an immature stage. And the learning ability of monsters in this game world was too strong, It started from the slime that was the most rudimentary. Now it was the Magical Frog. Monsters¡¯ levels kept increasing. Not only did the monsters¡¯ strength increase, but their intelligence in dealing with the players¡¯ reactions also increased. Wu Yan could not remain calm as he watched the Magical Frogs getting closer and closer to him. Although some of the Magical Frogs had already weakened to below 100 hp. He could not wait any longer. He had to start fighting back. he raised his Magic Wand and began to cast small fireballs. Then he began to cast small fireballs. He triggered the Escape Mechanism of the Magical Frogs. They withdrew the frog ladder and tried to cast skills on Wu Yan as they fled. They went back to the original mode of leveling and killing monsters. And the experiment just now also gave Wu Yan a lot of rewards. One hour passed. Two hours passed. Three hours passed. ¡­ Wu Yan finally managed to increase his plunder attribute to 100% before he had to play the game. Now his ability was once again improved. He had two plunder attributes now. At least until he found a talent that could level up and accommodate more plunder attributes, he had to carefully consider using the plunder attribute. The plunder attribute that popped up was because he had decided to believe in the words of Heaven Punisher. Wu Yan looked at the dungeon entrance that was suspended in the middle. Heaven Punisher and the others must have obtained other benefits in this dungeon. After all, he had also obtained a full set of equipment in the Hedgehog Bug Dungeon. Equipment that could be entered once in a dungeon like this was quite good. Wu Yan seemed to have obtained a set of equipment without much effort. But it was already very rare. To be able to obtain a set of equipment was extremely difficult. It was even less than one in a thousand possibility. Wu Yan also saw the inquiry message sent by Heaven Punisher. Originally, they had said that they would discuss it when they reached the main city, but Heaven Punisher could not hold it in anymore. He seemed to be worried that Wu Yan would waste too much time in the Beginners¡¯ Village, ¡°Dear Wandering, there are only 10 days left before the class advancement begins. If you delay too long in the Beginners¡¯ Village, you¡¯ll miss out on the first batch of mysterious rewards.¡± Wu Yan read this message. Then he was just about to reply when he was forced to go offline. It was already late at night. He still needed a certain amount of rest time every day. Of course, he could also sleep in the game. However, if he slept in the game and encountered a monster that could move in the wild, he might be knocked out. That was a special type of monster. There were many types of monsters that were known as walking monsters at night. Therefore, it was much more difficult to level up at night than during the day, Most players still chose to play during the day. In other words, between 6 am and 12 pm, there would not be walking monsters at night. Wu Yan thought about the mysterious class advancement that Heaven Punisher mentioned, it seemed that he had to speed up the pace of leveling up. He was still quite concerned about the mysterious class advancement. from his perception of the mages in this game over the past few days, the restrictions were indeed a little unreasonable. How could a normal game limit the casting time of a mage and even stiffen their spellcasting, This was simply disabling the mage. Wu Yan had carefully read the introduction of this game. The general implication was that every class was balanced, and there was no absolute strength or weakness. The reason for the strength or weakness of a class could only be seen in the player. It was a matter of talent. It wasn¡¯t something that could be influenced by the game. Talent was the only thing that could cause an imbalance in the game and lead to chaos. A powerful talent could turn a person who didn¡¯t understand the game into an expert. If this powerful talent was an expert, it would be even more terrifying. ¡­ The next day, when he returned to the game, he looked at his stats panel ¡­ ¡°Player: Wu Yan (Id: Wandering)¡± ¡°Class: Mage (not advanced)¡± ¡°Level: LV10¡± ¡°EXP: 0/1000¡± ¡°Hp: 1,200(+ 35% = 1,620) , mana: 1,200(+ 35% = 1,620)¡± ¡°Attributes: Vitality 30, intelligence 30, strength 13, agility 13. (all attributes + 5%)¡± ¡°Skills: small fireball LVL 2, small healing LVL 3¡± ¡°Note: All attributes + 5% + 1% + 4% ¡± ¡°Talent: attribute plunder (Super God, SSS +, only, can grow!)¡± ¡°Current plunder attributes 2¡± ¡°1, anti-armor damage + 100% (equipment bonus 30%)¡±¡± anti-armor damage splash has been extended to + 50% ¡± ¡°2, special attribute: Bounce + 100% ¡± ¡­ It was not just healing. Even the fireball was upgraded! Chapter 16 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°Small fireball LVL 2: this is the basic spell of the magic guide written by the Great Holy Magister. After releasing the fireball, it causes 100 points (+ intelligence * 10) Magic Attack! Cooldown: 8 seconds¡± Wu Yan saw the change in the small fireball spell and instantly became spirited. He began to feel that he had anti-armor damage and could kill monsters with a whoosh. But the Magical Frog made him realize the cruelty of reality. He still needed to have powerful magic. He simply had to. He was below level 10 now. All classes could learn 2 skills. Skills were divided into class skills and universal skills. In the beginning, there were very few restrictions. There was no restriction on the type of skills players could choose. They could choose class skills or general skills. Wu Yan now had two skills. Fireball was a class skill. Minor Healing was a general skill. In other words, this healing skill could be used by many classes. Not to mention priests, who had many healing skills. For example, Illusionists, Summoners, and even Warriors all had healing skills. However, the level of healing skills was also linked to intelligence. Each person¡¯s skill damage was probably different. On the other hand, Wu Yan¡¯s initial small fireball¡¯s basic damage of 100 points was actually quite high. However, compared to other mages, he did not have any equipment that increased his intelligence, nor did he have any talent that increased his magic damage. Therefore, he appeared to be particularly slow in killing monsters. When players entered the main city, they would release another three skills. Among them, when they first entered the main city, they would be given a random skill, This random skill was not just a random skill. It was very particular. Usually, players would have many choices. One was to choose a skill. Usually, the quality of the skill would be higher. In this game, the official did not give these skills a rating or anything like that. But it was hard to resist the players¡¯ own thoughts. Especially now that they were unable to enter the final class advancement quest. Everyone was bored. Some people would choose to seize the time to practice their skills, Other people would begin to study all sorts of strange things in this game. So, there were some people who came up with a value-for-money skill ranking. Moreover, as one¡¯s level increased, the value for money of skill would also change. It would change from level 1 to level 10. Healing was the best value-for-money skill. Its value-for-money was that it could help players save a large amount of money in the early stages. The money saved could be used to purchase equipment to further strengthen one¡¯s strength. This way, the Beginners¡¯ Village would pass faster. Then, the next question was how to choose the skill that would allow him to enter the main city. He still preferred to buy a normal random skill book that cost 1,000 gold coins from the market. And then ask the magic envoy to grant him the spell. It was said that someone had successfully obtained a random skill that had reached level 2. This situation had only happened in the case of a random skill book. Wu Yan had spent an entire day farming yesterday, Along with the small fireball he had used a few days ago, he had barely leveled up to level 2. In this game, leveling up skills was really too difficult. Although his healing skill had already leveled up to level 3, he still did not understand why his healing skill could level up so quickly. As expected, when he arrived in the main city, he received a message. It was from Heaven Punisher. This was because he could see the specific location of his friends in his friends list. He had other choices too. He could also choose to hide it. Heaven Punisher sent a message. ¡°Wandering, you¡¯re finally in the main city. We¡¯re all Level 12. Hurry up, or else you won¡¯t be able to make it in time for the first batch of class advancement.¡± Wu Yan looked at the location of Heaven Punisher¡¯s main city, There were tens of thousands of main cities in the game because they had to accommodate all the players on Blue Star. This was too much of a coincidence. He and Heaven Punisher had actually entered main city 1111 at the same time. Wu Yan¡¯s heart skipped a beat. ¡°Do you have a random skill book there?¡±He edited the message and sent it over. Heaven Punisher seemed to be waiting for Wu Yan¡¯s message. Wu Yan didn¡¯t have time to stroll around the main city, He immediately replied, ¡°Yes! Let¡¯s meet at the West City Tavern.¡± Wu Yan glanced at the West City Tavern near him and couldn¡¯t help but sigh. Heaven Punisher looked like a careless man, but he was actually quite meticulous. He must have deliberately chosen a place that was most convenient for him, The main city was much more luxurious than the Beginners¡¯ Village, There were all sorts of equipment, shops, and even magic effects. There were also flying monsters that could be seen in the sky. He instantly felt like he was in the middle of an epic. Although he did not know if this parallel world¡¯s Blue Star had any history. The main city occupied a relatively large area. There were 99 teleportation points in the main city. It was obvious how terrifying the main city area was. Wu Yan saw that the place was not very crowded. Such a game space was like a real magical main city. He felt that there were several people staring at him with different looks. Wu Yan thought that it was probably because of his set. He was holding a magic wand in one hand and wearing a Hedgehog Set that was glowing green. But he was not so keen on them. He simply found them strange. He had also seen other mage outfits, but other mages did not wear a set as good as his. Wu Yan looked around. He glanced at the clothing store. This clothing store was the non-attributes clothing store mentioned before, which was the clothing that covered up one¡¯s equipment. However, weapons could not be hidden. Wu Yan went to the shop to change his clothes. He felt good, even though he felt that the beast-eared NPCs in the shop had been staring at his Hedgehog Set. The main city was different from the Beginners¡¯ Village in that there were many other races in the main city. Every player also had a favorable impression of a race. In the beginning, they were neutral. After the first class advancement, they could choose the race they were close to. At the same time, they would change. They would change according to the race they chose. Of course, there were more players who chose humans on the Blue Star. They were more in line with their own people¡¯s perception of their own people. After all, one could not change one¡¯s appearance in the game. One could only optimize or uglify one¡¯s appearance based on the scanning of the human body in the game. After changing his clothes, he looked in the mirror, and indeed, he couldn¡¯t see the appearance of the Hedgehog Set from before. He could only see his novice magic weapon. Even now, his weapon was still a piece of beginner equipment. It was already considered very ridiculous. Wu Yan originally wanted to see if there were any suitable weapons in the surroundings. In the distance, he heard something. It was a male voice. ¡°Brother Wandering, long time no see!¡± Wu Yan was confused. In the situation where there were many people outside, Heaven Punisher was full of energy. Looking over, he had the demeanor of an expert. There were about a dozen of them. the ¡®Hidden Killer¡¯ who had been following Heaven Punisher did not appear at the scene. Heaven Punisher gave Wu Yan a hug the moment he arrived. He was rather excited. ¡°Brother Wandering, thanks to you, we managed to get the mysterious dungeon you experienced.¡± He pretended to be mysterious. ¡°Actually, it¡¯s the Genocide Dungeon, right?¡± ¡°Did you kill all the Magical Frogs?¡± Chapter 17 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Wu Yan was stunned, The faction behind Heaven Punisher was not as simple as he thought. He told the truth about how he fought the Hedgehog once. Heaven Punisher tested it out according to the method he said about. This man simply belied his innocent and honest appearance. ¡°Then, did you clear the mysterious dungeon?¡± Wu Yan asked. He did not explain that he had only spent a lot of time killing the Magical Frogs in the outer area. The important thing was, that he felt it was hard to explain. Even if he did, the other party might not believe him. Heaven Punisher smiled bitterly and said, ¡°We are fighting the gathering place of the Lizard Warriors. It is a monster between lv15-lv20.¡± ¡°We gathered a lot of players to create a time-limited quest for genocide.¡± Wu Yan¡¯s heart skipped a beat. ¡°Is there a limit to the number of times?¡± This was because the genocide quest that Wu Yan had encountered had a limit. In other words, he had to go in. Otherwise, he would have to sacrifice a monster¡¯s species. ¡°No,¡± Heaven Punisher answered without hesitation. ¡°It only limited the number of times that we players can go in.¡± ¡°Regardless of whether we succeed or not, we can only enter three times.¡± ¡°The time we entered that time was a disaster.¡± ¡°That lizard warrior boss must be level 25 or above. It¡¯s useless even if we have an advantage in the number of people.¡± When they heard Heaven Punisher say this, the dozens of players who were brought in lowered their heads. They were all players from the Legendary Academy. All of them were extremely confident in their own strength. That was why they would have participated in this operation, but they failed rather bad. After all, Heaven Punisher had issued a warning to them in advance. The genocide mission this time was a rather unusual task. However, Heaven Punisher had told them about how Wu Yan had cleared the dungeon by himself. Heaven Punisher had brought a total of 19 players into this time-limited dungeon. They had already reached the maximum number of players in this dungeon. In the end, the entire army was wiped out. It was already not easy for a group of people to run into ¡°lizard warrior leader¡±. on top of that, there was something more intimidating. There was something terrifying about the boss lizard warrior leader. This lizard warrior leader was not the only boss. There were four elite lizard warriors beside him. The attributes of each monster were different. Some of them had longbows and arrows that could ignite fire. Some had spears that could release the power of lightning, The attack of these monsters was extremely powerful. In addition, there was a lizard warrior with two blades. Only Heaven Punisher could last the longest. However, it was still useless¡­ They were still wiped out. After listening to Heaven Punisher¡¯s description, Wu Yan was secretly shocked. He had obtained a lot of information from Heaven Punisher¡¯s description. The monsters in this game were not at the same level as computer ai-controlled monsters in his previous life, In his country, people¡¯s game level was average. They had never seen a game like this. It had changed their perception of games. Even an experienced gamer like him had to start from scratch. ¡°Thank you!¡± Wu Yan sighed. He was not stupid. This matter was definitely something that Heaven Punisher had taken the initiative to tell him. Heaven Punisher waved his hand and took out three random skill books. ¡°Brother Wandering, the market price is 1,000 gold coins per book.¡± ¡°If you are willing to be our guild¡¯s mage consultant, I will give it all to you.¡± ¡°Of course, there is also the monthly allowance and salary. They are the highest level in the industry.¡± Heaven Punisher had made up his mind. He could not wait for the instructions from the Legendary Academy anymore. Heaven Punisher¡¯s operation was not the best, but his judgment and comprehensive management ability were among the best. It was not easy to have a chance to hold on to an expert. It was simply not easy. Of course, it was an expert that he thought he was. His other subordinates were still skeptical that Wu Yan could beat a monster above level 10 by himself. ¡°No way! Guild leader, I don¡¯t agree!¡± A young man dressed like Hidden Killer walked out from the crowd with his head downturned. He barely looked like 18 years old, and he looked like an assassin who imitated Hidden Killer. ¡°Young master,¡± Heaven Punisher introduced in a low voice. ¡°His name is Blood Eye. You can call him Eye.¡± Wu Yan was a little speechless. He found this nickname weird. Heaven Punisher continued, ¡°This kid¡¯s talent is not bad. He is above me and his talent is¡­¡± ¡°Guild Leader!¡± Blood Eye was anxious, Talent was a secret between them, Even their guild members did not know each other¡¯s talent. They only knew a rough idea, If they exposed their talent, it would be very easy for them to be targeted. Heaven Punisher smiled honestly. ¡°I know. I didn¡¯t say anything.¡± Blood Eye walked over angrily, but the person he was angry at was Wu Yan. ¡°How can an ordinary mage be our mage consultant? Even though the Mage Branch is already weak, we can¡¯t let a person from out of our guild manage it.¡± ¡°If we want to manage it, we have to choose someone from them to manage it!¡± Blood Eye looked at Wu Yan in an indignant manner. Heaven Punisher continued to explain to Wu Yan in a low voice. He was like a little brother who was informing Wu Yan. He did not look like a guild leader at all. ¡°Brother Wandering, please forgive me. This kid¡¯s idol is ¡®Hidden Kill¡¯. Before ¡®Hidden Kill¡¯, his account was in charge of the Mage Branch.¡± ¡°Now, he has become an assassin.¡± ¡°Oh, no wonder,¡± he thought. Was he afraid that he would steal the position of his original idol? ¡°May I ask, how many people are left in the Mage Branch?¡±Wu Yan looked at this group of Physical-type classes in an indifferent manner. Among this group of players, there were very few Priests and Summoners. They were only chatting with a few of them. As for the mages, they could not be seen at all. The terrifying part was that half of them were warriors similar to Heaven Punisher. From the looks of it, a portion of them was going to change their class to Berserker. Berserkers were the most popular class on the forums, A warrior who could deal damage, tank damage, and even heal was simply outrageous! That was why there were often five Berserkers sweeping across. Of course, Blood Eye was an assassin class because his talent was too suitable for his assassin class. Heaven Punisher scratched his head awkwardly. There were less than ten mages in their guild, which had more than a thousand members. They were basically the most miserable class branch. In addition to Hidden kill¡¯s withdrawal, the Mage Branch was already in a semi-abandoned state. Those who were unwilling to change classes and start over were mostly girls because it was too hard to learn a new class. These rich daughters who had originally stayed in the Legendary Academy were also unwilling to choose close combat classes. If they wanted to switch, they could only switch to Illusionist, Summoner, Priest, and other classes. The slots for these classes were basically full. It seemed a little troublesome. Wu Yan had already thought of retreating. If he agreed to it, he would probably have to fight this guy in front of him one-on-one again. He hated such cliche. ¡°Brother Wandering, think about it. You¡¯ll earn ten diamonds a month. I¡¯ll give you all three random magic skill books as well.¡± Heaven Punisher noticed Wu Yan¡¯s hesitation and tried to bring him around. He merely wanted to keep Wu Yan. He was not so sure he would join. If an expert like Wandering really did not want to come, he would not have come to consult mages for such a small benefit. It was a pity that his guild was still in the early stages of development. They were not the fastest-growing guild in the Legendary Academy. Apart from that, there were a few elite guilds in the Legendary Academy. All of them were level 20. Heaven Punisher had prepared himself for the refusal. However, Wu Yan answered him quickly. ¡°Do I need to sign a contract or something?¡± Chapter 18 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Heaven Punisher was already prepared to be rejected. In fact, he had done practices in his heart. When Wandering thought of joining the guild for the first time, he would think of them. Heaven Punisher was still very confident in their guild. They were not the strongest guild in the Legendary Academy. But they were the guild with the most members. ¡°Wait!¡± Heaven Punisher¡¯s eyes were wide open in shock. ¡°You mean? You¡¯re willing to be our mage consultant?¡± He was like a flustered fan. He was quite a strongly built man. But he looked rather shy. This made him look quite cute. Heaven Punisher¡¯s brain seemed to have been shut down. At one point, he did not know how to articulate his ideas. His brain went offline for about a minute before he regained his senses. ¡°That¡¯s right!¡± ¡°Brother Wandering, our mage consultant comes with a very flexible working schedule. Basically, he doesn¡¯t need you to participate in any of the guild¡¯s activities.¡± ¡°It¡¯s just that I want you to put up our guild¡¯s name.¡± ¡°Oh!¡± ¡°I forgot to tell you our guild¡¯s name.¡± Heaven Punisher spoke very quickly, but he was also very incoherent. He, who originally had a logical way of speaking, was stunned by this unexpected surprise. ¡°The Legendary Guild!¡± There was nothing new, and Wu Yan cursed in his heart. ¡°Wasn¡¯t this just a slight change in the name of Legendary Academy?¡± Heaven Punisher seemed to have noticed Wu Yan¡¯s expression. He rubbed his head awkwardly. In fact, the guild members attached great importance to their organization. In the eyes of many ordinary players, the Legendary Academy was a sacred name. In their guild, not all of them were players from the Legendary Academy. There were also many elites who came from average academies. It was difficult for average people to enter the Legendary Academy in real life. The series of verification was rather tedious. However, the most difficult part was the various evaluations of the Legendary Academy. They would test players¡¯ literary and practical performance. Only those who were outstanding in that aspect could get in. In the philosophy of the Legendary Academy, they would also welcome players who came with a special gift. These players often would not devote themselves to games, but they had a gift for analyzing games based on the in-game data. In essence, these players were extremely addicted to games, but their gaming skills were too lousy, so they would take their carelessness as an excuse. Blood Eye waited by the side for a long time. He walked closer and glared at Wu Yan. However, in Wu Yan¡¯s eyes, the challenge from an underage kid was not intimidating at all. ¡°Guild Leader, I want to challenge Wandering to a duel!¡± Blood Eye said in his fiercely immature voice. ¡°You are an assassin¡­¡± Heaven Punisher said calmly, ¡°Moreover, in our guild¡¯s duel rules, only normal new members can be challenged.¡± ¡°Brother Wandering is our mage consultant. He can avoid this challenge.¡± ¡°Boo!¡± The players of the Legendary Guild were all dissatisfied. The players that Heaven Punisher brought out were all native players of Legendary Academy. They were elites who had been selected from various places. Naturally, they wanted to see why their guild leader was so fond of Wandering. In their hearts, Heaven Punisher was already a representative of the average players. He truly started from zero to hero. Many other players in the Legendary Academy were respectful to Heaven Punisher! ¡°Wait!¡± Wu Yan stopped Heaven Punisher from speaking. Heaven Punisher immediately became serious. ¡°What¡¯s wrong, Brother Wandering?¡± Wu Yan asked curiously, ¡°Is this joining the guild to accept one-on-one duels a traditional practice for you guys?¡± Heaven Punisher nodded in confusion. He felt a little guilty. After all, Wandering had yet to display his true strength. Heaven Punisher knew he was much more than that. Heaven Punisher felt that Wu Yan¡¯s every move had a deeper meaning behind it, and he could simply feel it. Wu Yan was definitely someone who was qualified as an officer and was equipped for fighting Lethal Blade, the genius among the commoners. Although Lethal Blade was currently stuck at level 20, he had heard that Lethal Blade had already triggered the Ancient Sword Inheritance Quest ahead of time, This quest allowed one to obtain a rather powerful weapon, as well as the ancient skills of a swordsman! Wu Yan was lost in thought. He did not know that his expression had already been captured by Heaven Punisher. Then Wu Yan asked, ¡°Then, is there no reward for a one-on-one duel?¡± Heaven Punisher was stunned. He thought that Wu Yan was asking about the reward mechanism. he immediately replied, ¡°You can pick a silver-grade weapon at will.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± Wu Yan raised his eyebrows. He could not help but want to wave the Magic Wand in his hand. ¡°That¡­ is called¡­ Eye?¡± Wu Yan waved his hand. ¡°I agree to a one-on-one battle. Let¡¯s begin.¡± Everyone was stunned. There were all sorts of expressions on their faces. There were those who wanted to watch the show, and there were those who wanted to stir up trouble. After Wu Yan agreed, there was a brief moment of silence. Even the person who suggested a duel with Blood Eye was stunned. He was quite an atrocious man. He now put away his attitude and gently patted Wu Yan on the shoulder. ¡°I, I, I am an assassin.¡± Blood Eye pointed at his dagger. His dagger was one of the few gold weapons in the guild. Usually, gold-tier weapons were given to the top players of the various classes in the guild. It was because of Hidden Kill that he was able to keep his second gold-tier dagger. Blood Eye tugged at Wuyan¡¯s clothes and pulled up his sleeves. His tone was still filled with doubt. ¡°You are a mage, understand?¡± ¡°Hurry up and start.¡± For some reason, Wuyan felt like he was dragging his feet. He was still far behind the other players in terms of level. Blood Eye was currently level 15, five levels higher than him. All of them had taken down their equipment. Only one weapon was left. These weapons were all common silver-tier one-on-one weapons. In addition to the fact that they had taken out their other equipment, it was actually just a difference in all their attributes. With Wu Yan¡¯s 10% all-attribute bonus, the difference in attributes compared to Blood Eye was even smaller. ¡°If it¡¯s a one-on-one battle, you have to enter this room.¡± Heaven Punisher took out a token from his hand. Wu Yan felt that this token was familiar. ¡°wasn¡¯t this the token that was worth 10 diamonds and could summon an independent one-on-one battle room?¡± he thought. When Wu Yan was reading the forum, he thought that someone would really spend so much money to buy such an item? He didn¡¯t expect to see it here with his own eyes. Chapter 19 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Wu Yan and Blood Eye entered the room. Blood Eye seemed to be a little embarrassed. He really did not expect Wu Yan to agree to this challenge. Therefore, he cupped his hands politely. However, in this fantasy world, the etiquette of cupping one¡¯s hands was a little strange. However, Wu Yan did not know much about the history of this Blue Star. Every day, he would spend some time understanding the current situation of the Blue Star. He was informed of its latest developments. That was, the Blue Star was still struggling. The weakest civilization was counting on them, the elites of the academy. Then it could go back to its prime time. Wu Yan scanned the room. It was not very spacious. It was only the size of a 100-square-meter house. After all, there were no disguises, and it was all empty. He could sense the feeling of being monitored in this place. It seemed that because of the increase in his magic power, the feedback to his body was becoming more and more obvious to the surrounding environment. Blood Eye continued, ¡°There¡¯s a time card above it.¡± ¡°When the countdown is up, you can start immediately. There¡¯s a three-minute waiting time.¡± ¡°You can¡¯t use any of the support potions in the package. Scroll magic can be used.¡± Blood Eye began to explain, ¡°Of course, I can¡¯t use poison-dipped weapons either.¡± ¡°Oh right, there are two other maps to choose from.¡± Blood Eye continued, ¡°Our 1v1 token is still relatively basic, and its functions aren¡¯t particularly comprehensive.¡± ¡°The other two forest maps come with too much of an advantage for me, so I can only choose this map.¡± Even if he chose this map, Blood Eye was still a little embarrassed, Although assassins were at a great disadvantage on this exposed flat ground, it still depended on what class they were facing. If they were mages, it would be even simpler. Wu Yan also gestured with his hand. He already had a general understanding of the situation here. Descent of The Divine Realm was indeed a game that had descended from the sky. Every detail was perfect. And every item was unusual. He had just completely understood the one-on-one battle token. It was not hard to imagine. If there were any battles in the future, they might use this method to fight. Time thus passed by. Soon the countdown was 30 seconds. Blood Eye had already taken out the dagger that was used for one-on-one battles. And he suddenly thought of one thing. He had only told his talent to Heaven Punisher alone. Although his talent was only at grade A, it was a growth talent that was hard to come by. At the back of his talent pane, it indicated that his talent could be upgraded to grade S. With his current talent, it was Fatal Blow Enhancement. When this skill was triggered, Fatal Blow Enhancement would be triggered unconditionally. On top of the original base, it would be increased by three times. This kind of high explosive strike and explosive damage skill allowed Blood Eye, this assassin, to climb his way up the ranking ladder. He kept growing. At this point, he had already secured the 10th place on their guild rankings. Now he had arrived at a rather difficult position¡­ The nine places before him were all tough opponents. These people¡¯s ability to control their own bodies was very strong, so it was very difficult for his fatal blow to hit directly. But Wandering was different. Wandering was only a mage. He just needed to make sure his attack landed on his opponent. Blood Eye took a deep breath, and his expression was extremely nervous. Because he did not know the other party¡¯s talent. He had only heard Heaven Punisher mention that if he could attract that s-rank talent, that would be great. But Blood Eye was quite confident in himself. In face of such a weak mage, an assassin could easily knock him out. The countdown went from 1 to 0. Blood Eye took the initiative to strike first. He immediately activated his phantom movement technique. His phantom movement technique was simply the Bane of mages. This was not the online game of the past. A few phantoms could easily be distinguished by their different colors. Among their phantoms, only their body movements were delayed. By the time they discovered it, it was already too late. Blood Eye had been keeping an eye out, guarding against Wandering¡¯s spell skills. His fatal blow had the bonus of his talent, making it extremely powerful. But the damage of a mage¡¯s skill was publicly acknowledged to be the highest, The prerequisite was that it could hit. Because of the mage¡¯s spellcasting stiffness and the delay in his body movement, he would not be able to hit a high-agility monster. And he was up against an expert this time. Blood Eye had yet to lose a battle against so many mages. And the last mage he fought was Hidden Kill. During the competition, he was in very good luck, triggering a fatal blow three times in a row. And the chance of triggering a fatal blow was only 10% . So he took the initiative to give up his points after his victory. He decided to wait for Hidden Kill to do more training with his skills, and then defeat him in a fair and square manner. But something unusual happened. Blood Eye seemed to be acting rather weird after he released the phantom movement technique. He did not expect all this. Normally, a mage would at least try to release a skill to fight back. It was because Wandering had yet to learn the third skill, so he was being conservative. ¡°Maybe he¡¯s waiting for me to get closer?¡± ¡°And release two skills in a row to attack me?¡± It was just three seconds. Yet countless thoughts flashed through Blood Eye¡¯s mind. He finally captured one of them. Then he revealed a smile of victory. Blood Eye felt that he had already figured out Wu Yan¡¯s talent, so his casting speed must have increased. when he got close to him, Wandering could use the advantage of his casting speed to attack him. He believed was right. That was definitely the case! Blood Eye was already quite certain. In this game, the increase in casting speed of a mage was much stronger than the increase in magic damage talent. It was because of the game¡¯s restrictions on mages. But something unusual happened again. Nobody saw that coming. He just needed to hit once. And he did it! Blood Eye stabbed the dagger into Wandering¡¯s body. He didn¡¯t see Wandering cast any offensive spells. It was at a very close distance. Wu Yan cast a healing spell! He also made use of his own understanding of the game. Compared to the Mage Class, the physics class also had a slight disadvantage. However, most people did not notice it, and many players ignored him. This was also what Wu Yan noticed when he saw Heaven Punisher attacking the slime last time because Heaven Punisher was a rather experienced warrior. Even when attacking the slime, he also had a shift in his center of gravity. That was, he had to dodge the attack after it was completed. Therefore, he went to the forum to specifically study this matter. When a physical-type warrior wanted to maximize their damage, there was a 0.2-second delay from the moment they came into contact with a monster to the moment they received full damage. An ordinary person¡¯s reaction time would not be able to notice this tiny detail. After all, it was not as obvious as a mage¡¯s delay. Therefore, Wu Yan threw out his healing spell during that limited time, and his HP rose. He did not expect the critical damage of Blood Eye to be so high! ¡°-1,116!¡± Blood Eye instantly transformed into a white light and disappeared from the Arena! Chapter 20 - Are You Kidding Me? Chapter 20 Are You Kidding Me? ¡°-1116!¡± Blood Eye appeared in the main city in a daze. In his notification, the result of his duel was announced ¡°Defeated!¡± This damage did not seem to be high. However, everyone did not have any additional equipment. Even their weapons were weapons that balanced their attack power in a one-on-one battle. Even if he only had an HP Bar of 1116, he was not dead from Blood Eye¡¯s strike. Blood Eye was still in a state of shock. His eyes were lifeless, and he did not notice that everyone in the Legendary Guild was looking at him strangely. He found a step and sat down. In front of his eyes, something that he could not understand had actually happened. He believed he did not miss! His fatal blow had definitely hit the target. He could clearly recall the feeling of his dagger being completely inserted. ¡°It was real!¡± ¡°What was going on?¡± Blood Eye was confused. How could he have been judged to have been defeated? Because he had been instantly killed, he did not see what had happened clearly. Then they came out of the duel arena. He could not see the battle information inside. All of it was wiped out, even though he could pull out the battle video inside. However, he had to get the other party¡¯s consent. Only when both of them agreed could he pull out the battle video. Heaven Punisher was not surprised to see Blood Eye come out first! He was a player who had fought the big boss of Genocide Dungeon at close range. He had taken the damage of the Lizard Warrior Captain head-on. During the battle, the priests in the party constantly healed him with potions. Otherwise, he probably wouldn¡¯t have lasted 10 seconds. And he couldn¡¯t have defeated the Lizard Warrior Captain. Heaven Punisher walked to the side of Blood Eye and wanted to comfort him. Blood Eye raised his head in a daze. He looked completely different from the high-spirited look he had before. ¡°Guild Leader.¡± Blood Eye¡¯s voice became softer. ¡°This is simply too ridiculous.¡± Blood Eye opened up. The other players from the guild also swarmed toward him. They flooded him with all sorts of questions. ¡°Brother Eye, why did you come out so quickly?¡± ¡°What happened? Why did you come out first?¡± ¡°Does that guy have a forbidden spell or something?¡± ¡°To tell you the truth, when Wandering came out, I felt that he had a certain quality in him similar to those people from our Elite Academy.¡± ¡°Are you ashamed?¡± Blood Eye was very confused, and his brain almost went blank. He only wanted Wu Yan to come out as soon as possible, Blood Eye was eager to know how Wu Yan had defeated him. Wu Yan was the only one left in the 100-square-meter arena. Now, there were two pieces of good news in front of him, The first piece of good news was that he had judged that the way the physics class attacked was really correct. He had been paying attention to the changes in his health bar. Before his health bar fluctuated, he raised his hand in advance and prepared to cast a healing spell. It was quite a rare operation. This was because his healing spell had a delay of about 0.6 seconds, which was two times slower than the delay of the physical damage judgment. However, they could produce completely different visual effects. One was the delay of the damage judgment. The average player would pay more attention to the delay of casting a skill. The physical damage judgment did not have a delay when casting a skill. Other classes such as Priests, Summoners, and Illusionists also had a delay in casting skills, which was the same 0.2-second delay. This was also confirmed by the information Wu Yan had gathered from various places. The 0.2-second delay should be a common delay time for classes other than mages. That was just the fact. No matter what, he had cast a healing spell at the moment when his maximum HP fell. He did all he could. However, he was shocked to look at the damage of¡¯-1,116¡ä. Even if he didn¡¯t cast heal, it wouldn¡¯t be easy to kill him instantly. He was confused again. ¡°Could it be that his innate skill hadn¡¯t been triggered?¡± he thought. Wu Yan only gave it a little thought before rejecting his previous thought. This was the second piece of good news, His HP was rather desirable. His HP was 1,320(1,200 + 1,200 * (5% + 1% + 4%)). Compared to other players, it should be quite a high value. He was doing the math in his head. If he was right, his HP should be much higher than warriors of the same level without any equipment bonuses. Wu Yan could not help but become excited. He had played many games before. Even if the attributes of physical warriors and mages were similar, warriors still had the initial bonus of innate HP. This was pretty good news. As a mage, one had to maintain their own HP. Only then would there be room for true DPS. With the boost from this talent, he could just play his role as a Tank-type Mage. After Wu Yan¡¯s countdown ended, he was teleported out of the single-player room. Then, a bunch of the Legendary Guild players stared at Wu Yan with wide-open eyes. Even though they had spent a few minutes digesting the fact that Blood Eye had lost to Wu Yan, they were still quite curious. How did a mage defeat an assassin head-on? Moreover, he was one of the most talented assassins in their guild. Previously, Blood Eye was the same as Wu Yan. He was also five levels higher than the other players from the Legendary Guild. Basically, he had never lost before. However, now, Blood Eye actually lost to a mage who had just reached level 10. This was simply ridiculous. Heaven Punisher reminded Blood Eye. Only then did the latter come back to his senses. He discovered that Wu Yan had come out of the solo dungeon. Blood Eye resumed his contemptuous air as he looked at Wu Yan. The dagger in his hand was tightly clenched, and his chest was heaving up and down violently. He did not look like a calm assassin at all. ¡°You, did you receive any damage?¡± In the few minutes before Wu Yan came out, Blood Eye was wondering. Blood Eye had been suspecting whether his dagger had pierced in or not, and whether the damage had been dealt or not. He was almost going crazy from thinking about this person. If he did not know the outcome, he felt like he was going crazy. He was even hallucinating, was lase He felt that he might not have activated the talent that enhanced his fatal blow. Wu Yan was still reminiscing about the silver-tier Magic Wand in his hand. Thanks to this Magic Wand, his healing capacity had increased slightly. As expected, silver-tier weapons were better than beginner-tier weapons. Moreover, the owner of this weapon had changed from none to Wandering. This made Wu Yan feel quite satisfied. After a long while, he finally noticed Blood Eye, which had calmed down after waiting for a long time. ¡°Oh!¡± Wu Yan reacted. He seemed to be asking if he had received any damage. This shouldn¡¯t reveal the secret of his talent. Since he had received so many benefits from the Legendary Guild. If he didn¡¯t say anything, he wouldn¡¯t be able to beat them. Wu Yan thought for a moment. ¡°That¡¯s right, it did hit me. The damage value is 1,116!¡± Wu Yan told Blood Eye the truth. Blood Eye seemed to have been electrocuted as his face turned pale. He was shocked when he heard this. It was the number 1116! The moment before it disappeared, he remembered the number featuring the damage value. ¡°Are you kidding me? 1116 damage points didn¡¯t kill you?¡± Chapter 21 - Combat Strength Ranking List Chapter 21 Combat Strength Ranking List The figure ¡°1116¡± appeared at this moment. It instantly caused a sensation among the players. Heaven Punisher also frowned as he pondered. Previously, he had deduced Wu Yan¡¯s strength based on the information he had obtained. But now, the information on the paper had increased once again. His current warrior was LV12, and his HP without any equipment was only around 1,200. In other words, Wandering¡¯s HP without any equipment might be even higher than his. His vitality attribute was 9. Wu Yan had thought too optimistically about his attributes before. In the past, there were so many individual attributes of 7 or 8 on the Internet. He had thought that everyone¡¯s average attribute was quite high. However, the fact was that few pictures with high attributes were constantly being passed around. Most of the players¡¯ attributes were around 4 or 5. Therefore, Wu Yan¡¯s two individual attributes of only 3 were not particularly low. The average warrior¡¯s intelligence attribute was mostly 1 or 2. They were also very stupid. But their skills did not consume MP. Instead, they consumed combat attributes. Combat attributes were something that most Physical-type classes warriors possessed. In battle, combat attributes were related to several aspects. The initial combat attributes were 100. Usually, a skill would consume 5 to15 combat attributes. When combat attributes were exhausted, one had to avoid battle and wait for combat attributes to recover. Of course, there was a delay in judgment when people used skills consuming combat attributes. For example, on the one-on-one battlefield, Blood Eye¡¯s fatal attack consumed 10 combat attributes. Usually, when combat attributes were used up, they would recover at a rate of 1 point per second. As long as it was not a high-end battle, combat attributes were quite sufficient. So players would not spend too much energy on increasing their combat attributes at this early stage. After all, the class skill quest to increase one¡¯s combat attributes was a rather difficult one. Even a pro like Lethal Blade was still with the initial 100 combat attributes. So the other Physical-type classes warriors also ignored the increase in combat attributes. Heaven Punisher never made baseless guesses. He now boldly guessed that Wu Yan¡¯s Vitality was probably 10 as others said. The pictures on the Internet that had an attribute of 10 were all fake pictures. In their Academy, there was still no one with a single attribute of 10. Therefore, Heaven Punisher¡¯s Vitality of 9 was already the highest attribute in others¡¯ opinions. Heaven Punisher thought, ¡°A Mage¡¯s Vitality was 10? ¡°Could it be that all of his attributes were 10? ¡°Otherwise, how to explain how Wu Yan could finish the genocide quest alone?¡± Heaven Punisher began to speculate. But he would not ask. There was already so much obvious information, so if he still went to ask, it might cause Wu Yan¡¯s dissatisfaction. And all his previous efforts would be in vain if Wu Yan, who had joined the guild with great difficulty, left. Heaven Punisher also made a statement in the guild chat group. He told the other guild members not to ask any questions that might be related to talent. This was a sensitive topic in itself. In addition, Wu Yan¡¯s LV10 showed he had terrifying combat power. Heaven Punisher made the other members of the Legendary Guild, who were still in shock, calm down first. He walked up to Wu Yan and said somewhat embarrassedly, ¡°Wandering, this is for you first.¡± Heaven Punisher handed the three random Skill Books to Wu Yan. Then he said, ¡°After you finish learning the skills, I¡¯ll have to trouble you to come back to our guild and get to know the members of the Mage group first. ¡°You get to know each other, then add a chat group, and you can move freely.¡± Heaven Punisher scratched his head. In the beginning, he had been too excited to say that there were no restrictions. And he had forgotten that there was such a plot to get to know each other. Wu Yan liked to be free and alone. So Heaven Punisher was worried that if this matter caused Wu Yan to leave the guild, it would all be for naught. But Wu Yan did not care about this. Even if he had to go to the guild for an hour every day, he felt that it was only right. That was 10 diamonds per month. It was said that he was paid the daily wage. He finally did not need to use potions sparingly anymore. As the monsters that he had to challenge became stronger and stronger, he would definitely need to recover more and more HP. It would be a little difficult to rely solely on Healing Moreover, as a mage, he could only learn one Healing skill at the moment. He could not learn Priests¡¯ skills like Slow Healing, Group Healing, and so on. However, what he cared about the most was that the Priest had a dying skill. It was called Death Redemption. This was a buff that could last for half an hour. During this half an hour, if the Priest encountered damage exceeding 30% of his HP, he would be immune to this attack¡¯s damage. If Wu Yan had the chance, he wanted to see whether this skill had an Anti-armor Damage to monsters since it could be immune to damage. He wanted to have a test. If it was the same as he thought, he wanted to take a risk. After the battle, the other players in the Legendary Guild had a subtle change in their attitude towards Wu Yan. In the beginning, the Legendary Guild did not think highly of Wu Yan and even looked down upon him. The players who could join the Legendary Guild were awesome players who had come from all over the world and had their own pride. However, they were convinced of the strength of Blood Eye. Many of the players present had fought against Blood Eye before. Blood Eye had an amazing talent. Although they did not say it out loud, with their battle experience, they could roughly guess with Blood Eye¡¯s high explosive damage. But in their group, there were quite a few people with Growth-type talent. Growth-type talent was similar to Wu Yan¡¯s. A single talent skill could be followed by an Extension talent. So the members of the Legendary Guild treated Wu Yan with much more respect. Blood Eye seemed to have recovered from his shock. He continuously adjusted his emotions, allowing himself to accept this outcome. He felt familiar with this scene. It was the same scene where he challenged the other members of the guild time and time again. Back then, the people he challenged were all quite disappointed. After adjusting their emotions, they even congratulated him on his victory. Blood Eye walked to Wu Yan¡¯s side. He clicked to agree to the change in the guild¡¯s Combat Strength Ranking List in his gaming interface. His eyes were blazing with anger, and he said seriously, ¡°Next time, I will get this ranking back!¡± Wu Yan also received a message from the guild column. ¡°Congratulations player ¡®Wandering¡¯ for successfully advancing to the tenth place in the Legendary Guild¡¯s Combat Strength Ranking List! Please check the corresponding ranking reward!¡± Chapter 22 - Wu Yans Privileges Chapter 22 Wu Yan¡¯s Privileges Wu Yan subconsciously clicked on the button ¡°check more¡±. ¡°Ranked 1st in the Legendary Guild¡¯s Combat Strength Ranking List, reward 10 diamonds.¡± ¡°Ranked and in the Legendary Guild¡¯s Combat Strength Ranking List, reward 5 diamonds.¡± ¡°Ranked 3rd in the Legendary Guild¡¯s Combat Strength Ranking List, reward 2 diamonds.¡± ¡°Ranked 10th in the Legendary Guild¡¯s Combat Strength Ranking List, reward 2,000 gold coins.¡± Wu Yan thought, ¡°What!¡± He was stunned. He did not expect to have so many benefits from being ranked. Moreover, the rewards for top-ranked were so generous that even he could not help but be tempted. Now that the trading rights had been opened up. However, the game¡¯s official announcement stated that the trading ratio was too high before the class advancement was officially opened. Therefore, the ordinary players had remained conservative in the early stages of the trading and conversion and did not immediately exchange for money. Now, whether it was trading in or out, there was a significant increase in discounts. This also left some time for those rich and generous people to consider. Wu Yan patted Heaven Punisher¡¯s thick shoulder. He shared the game interface and showed the guild¡¯s ranking. He asked, ¡°Can¡¯t I check the entire guild¡¯s combat strength ranking?¡± Heaven Punisher patted his head. ¡°Look at me. I forgot about this. I¡¯ll give you the authority.¡± When the other players heard this, they wanted to say something but hesitated. They thought, ¡°So, checking the ranking was also a secret?¡± Immediately, Wu Yan was excited after seeing it. The famous identifications he saw on the forums were all from the Legendary Guild. Even the most popular one on the internet, Lethal Blade, was from this guild. And he was shocked that Lethal Blade was only ranked third in the guild. This was worth considering Based on what he knew on the Internet, Lethal Blade¡¯s strength was already the strongest that all players knew. As expected, there was always a stronger one than he knew. There might be many awesome players hiding in other guilds. He saw the other players eager to try. He thought, ¡°Could it be that they did not have the authority to look at the ranking list?¡± Wu Yan immediately reacted and looked at Heaven Punisher. Heaven Punisher scratched his head in embarrassment. Heaven Punisher said, ¡°Wandering, I hope you can keep the top five¡¯s identifications a secret.¡± Wu Yan nodded seriously. It seemed like this was a privilege especially given to him. He was a little confused. Heaven Punisher should not be able to guess his talent. Heaven Punisher seemed to be treating him like a gaming genius. Even he was a little complacent. He thought, ¡°No! ¡°I¡¯m only LV10.¡± ¡°Then I¡¯ll learn the skills from the Skill Learning Magister first.¡± Wu Yan let Heaven Punisher know this and then left on his own. The skills that were given to him when he reached LV10 had to be learned from the magister. Even if he obtained a new Skill Book, he would not be able to immediately acquire the skill through reading the book. The name of this 1111 Main City was Selna Main City. Due to its special magical atmosphere, Wu Yan even suspected that he should give himself an ID that suited the surrounding. After walking along the wide road and taking several turns, he finally found the Skill Learning Magister on a remote second floor. The Skill Learning Magister had dark purple hair, a thin figure, and a pale face. His eyes were also the color of amethyst. He looked dispirited, but his amethyst-like eyes made him different. He felt someone coming from behind him. He was holding an ancient goat-headed Magic Wand, inlaid with a few glittering Magic Crystals of different colors. He asked before Wu Yan could speak, ¡°Adventurer, how did you get behind me?¡± Wu Yan always felt that something was strange. It had been several times that NPCs had not triggered quests according to their inherent patterns. Most of the games he had played before he transmigrated required players to trigger the storyline on their own. If it was a sudden storyline from an NPC, there was a high probability that it would be similar to a storyline kill and encounter an irresistible storyline. Wu Yan pointed to a container downstairs. There were several containers stacked below it. ¡°I jumped up from here.¡± The Skill Learning Magister¡¯s voice was not as soft as it appeared. A crisp voice rang out. ¡°Adventurer, you really surprised me.¡± After saying this, the Skill Learning Magister walked to Wu Yan¡¯s side and glanced down. This height was the same as the original, and there was no auxiliary stuff. For the time being, this height was not the jumping height that players could even attempt. Now, they were in his range. Other items couldn¡¯t stick to this space where the Skill Learning Magister was located. The entrance he had been guarding was a checkpoint for a magic ability test. Every Mage who learned a magic skill had to pass a magic ability test. The higher the level, the better the skill¡¯s grade. This was information that the players did not know. It was the core secret of NPCs. Other Skill Learning Magisters would also give various ability tests to other classes like warriors. The ability tests of each class were done very discreetly. This information would only be released when the game started 30 days later and allowed class advancement. Presumably, there would be another wave of account deletion at that time. Skills in this game were very important. Other than when they were in Beginners¡¯ Village, there were so many skills that they could choose to learn. After entering Main City, many players realized that they could no longer choose skills so casually. Starting from LV10, they would choose one out of three from the Skill Learning Magister. At LV20, the choice of skill would become one out of two. Other than learning a fixed skill at LV10, the remaining skills were the skills from the class growth quest. Every time one completed a phased quest, there would be a generous reward, including a Skill Expansion Scroll. This also highlighted the importance of talent. For example, Wu Yan had already plundered two talents, which was equivalent to having two additional skills. After the Skill Learning Magister finished lamenting, his eyes revealed a hint of interest. A player who had tapped on Bounce talent at the beginning was indeed interesting. An ordinary player would not use his Magic Eye to check the specific information of a player. Such a situation would appear only after triggering a particularly unexpected event. After the Skill Learning Magister finished reading it, he let out a puzzled sound, and the interest in his eyes grew even stronger. With so many players coming over, this was the first time the Skill Learning Magister had seen a talent that could reach the highest level of intelligence. This legendary player with the highest intelligence attribute appeared in front of him. The Skill Learning Magister decided to make an exception. He only had one chance to give out this privilege at LV10. If he still wanted to give the privilege, he would have to work hard to obtain the title of a high-level magister. He casually picked up his Magic Wand and softly chanted, drawing an arc in the air. Seven scattered Magic Skill Books appeared in front of Wu Yan. ¡°Adventurer, make your choice. Choose the skill you like.¡± The Skill Learning Magister¡¯s lips curled into a smile. He had also placed a Critical Damage skill in them. An ordinary player would not be able to choose this Critical Damage skill at this stage. He thought, ¡°Come, Adventurer, make your wisest choice.¡± Chapter 23 - Magic Barrier Chapter 23 Magic Barrier Wu Yan looked at the Skill Books floating in the air. There was a detailed explanation under each Skill Book. ¡°Skill one, Exploding star LV1 (50% chance to cause double damage when casting a magic skill). ¡°Skill two, Magic Singing Speed LV1 (increasing Magic Singing speed by 30%). ¡°Skill three, Cone of Cold LV1 (causing 60 Magic Damage and has a penetrating effect).¡± The more Wu Yan looked at it, the more he frowned. It was all skills that could increase Magic Damage. This did not match his initial development plan. The Skill Learning Magister¡¯s pale face suddenly changed expression. He could actually see a dissatisfied expression on this young player¡¯s face. Then he thought, ¡°It was no wonder. ¡°A talented young man should be a little arrogant.¡± The Skill Learning Magister recalled how arrogant he had been when he had joined the Magic Guild. Gritting his teeth, the Skill Learning Magister said, ¡°Adventurer, your Intelligence talent is quite outstanding. I can raise a skill to LV2 for free.¡± ¡°What?¡± Wu Yan was stunned. He replied, ¡°It¡¯s not that I¡¯m not satisfied with the level of this skill.¡± The Skill Learning Magister thought, ¡°Oh? Could it be that I¡¯ve misunderstood?¡± He gently tapped the red brick floor with the goat-headed Magic Wand in his hand. He asked, ¡°Then why are you still hesitating about what to choose?¡± From his point of view, there was no doubt that these magic skills were of good quality. Even Cone of Cold had been meticulously modified. Normally, such a basic magic skill would only have normal damage and would not have any side effects. Wu Yan shook his head and sighed. ¡°Magister, it¡¯s not that I¡¯m hesitating. There aren¡¯t any magic Skill Books suitable for me.¡± After saying that, he took out the three random magic Skill Books in his hand. Compared to the appearance of the seven Skill Books floating in the air, these three magic Skill Books looked much more ordinary on the surface. They looked like poor-quality products. ¡°Can I randomly choose magic skills other than these seven magic Skill Books?¡± Wu Yan asked. The Skill Learning Magister¡¯s expression was not very good. His eyes were filled with incomprehension. The effect of Exploding Star would become greater as time went on. It was simply the ultimate skill that every Mage yearned for. ¡°Look carefully. The first skill is Exploding Star!¡± The Skill Learning Magister controlled his trembling voice. A Skill Learning Magister who originally looked weak became spirited after Wu Yan¡¯s actions. Wu Yan nodded. He indeed knew about this skill, but the effect of this skill was not great for him now, and the effect might not be great in the future. He had to choose the skill matching his talent. Many people made this choice. Not necessarily the public choice was the wrong one. It was also experienced by many players personally. The most famous Lethal Blade had once said in public, ¡°Your gaming experience is completely determined once you finish setting up your account and choosing your talent.¡± The main idea was that talent was very important. If one used the right skill to match the talent, the power of the talent could be brought to the maximum. According to Wu Yan¡¯s current path, he wanted to see if he could have a magic skill that could maintain his HP or increase his maximum HP. Wu Yan tried his best to make himself clear to the Skill Learning Magister. ¡°Magister, have you ever seen a skill that can convert HP and MP into each other?¡± The Skill Learning Magister¡¯s body trembled, and the goat-headed Magic Wand in his hand almost fell to the ground. He stammered, ¡°Be careful with your words! Adventurer, do you know that this is a forbidden skill?¡± Wu Yan had already thought of this. He felt a little regretful. Before he transmigrated, he had rarely encountered such a skill. He found such skills In some BT games he had played before, and such skills were quite useful. The Skill Learning Magister fell into deep thought. He thought, ¡°Could it be that I was outdated? ¡°Young Mages nowadays were so radical? ¡°They would rather use up their HP to cast magic?¡± He looked at the faint dark clouds in the sky. He had served in this Main City for so long as a magister. He naturally knew about the changes in this game world. The Skill Learning Magister had once been extremely popular. Gone were the days when everyone took glory in being a Mage. In this world, invisible rules were restricting the development of Mages. The Skill Learning Magister looked at Wu Yan in relief. At least, there was still such a talented Mage who dared to fight and charge for the honor of being a Mage. He decided to give it a try. Usually, the characteristics of random magic Skill Books were random. For example, the three books that Wu Yan held in his hands were all the magic Skill Books that could be chosen randomly for people in LV10 to LV20. Although all magic skills could be chosen randomly, the probability was not the same. The higher the quality of the skill, the lower the probability of being chosen randomly. This also greatly reduced the thought of other players wanting to make a comeback through random skills. The Skill Learning Magister figured it out. It was rare for such a talented Mage to be willing to use such a radical magic skill. It reminded him of his motivation to seek to learn magic skills back then. ¡°Alright!¡± The Skill Learning Magister raised his voice and said, ¡°Then let me guide your magic skills learning path.¡± The Skill Learning Magister took the three magic Skill Books from Wu Yan¡¯s hands. Then, he used the goat-headed Magic Wand to point out a special Magic Circle. The three random magic Skill Books were in mid-air, revolving around the center of the Magic Circle. After a few seconds, the three random magic Skill Books increased their speed and then merged into a random magic Skill Book. The quality of this random magic Skill Book was quite similar to the magic Skill Books he was offered to select from. And one could see the magic power exposed outside. Wu Yan stared at the status of the Skill Learning Magister, whose breathing rate had obviously increased. This combined Magic Circle seemed to have consumed quite a lot of his strength. The Skill Learning Magister looked at the random magic Skill Book with magic power satisfied. Then he said to Wu Yan, ¡°Next, it¡¯s the second step. I can¡¯t guarantee whether it will succeed or not, but there is a 50% chance of getting to ¡°HP-MP conversion¡± randomly. Do you want to try?¡± Wu Yan nodded without hesitation. He still wanted to try it even if there was only a 10% chance. Since ¡°HP-MP conversion¡± was a forbidden skill, it was definitely not in the originally random Magic Pool. It should be the Skill Learning Magister who added this skill. The Skill Learning Magister held his breath and began to concentrate. He needed to use his magic fluctuations and thoughts to change the outcome of the random magic Skill Book the moment it was opened. A few minutes passed. He had never felt so good before. But he only managed to create a skill called Magic Barrier. The Skill Learning Magister accepted the reality dejectedly. And he looked at Wu Yan apologetically. But Wu Yan¡¯s expression was a little strange. He did not look too sad. He probably didn¡¯t want to make the Skill Learning Magister lose face. The cold and aloof Skill Learning Magister said apologetically, ¡°I¡¯m sorry to have wasted one of your Skills Bars.¡± He couldn¡¯t control his magic power just now, so he could only transfer the half-finished magic Skill Book directly to Wu Yan¡¯s Skills Bar. Chapter 24 - Magic Ring Chapter 24 Magic Ring As expected, Wu Yan saw a new ¡°Magic Barrier LV2¡± in his Skills Bar. He was a little excited as he looked at this skill. ¡°Skill name: Magic Barrier. ¡°Skill level: LV2. ¡°Skill effect: Able to resist a single attack of 20% HP and 20% MP. ¡°Cooldown time: 30 seconds. ¡°Note: Each level-up will reduce the corresponding cooldown time and increase the maximum damage that the corresponding Magic Barrier can absorb. ¡°Additional extended skill: Before each activation, you can choose whether to resist Magic Damage or Physical Damage. Each activation will take 5 seconds.¡± Wu Yan thought, ¡°Not Bad. ¡°It¡¯s nice!¡± He was a little fascinated by it. Perhaps because of the last effort of the Skill Learning Magister, not only was the skill LV2 once learned, but it also had an additional extended skill, which instantly raised this skill to a whole new level. He had previously known Magic Barrier, mainly used to resist Magic Damage. Now, the modified skill was equivalent to the switch between a shield and a barrier skill. The Skill Learning Magister rubbed his hands. His expression was awkward. He had originally thought that even if he could not create a forbidden skill like HP-MP Conversion, he could still let Wu Yan continue learning Exploding Star. He had not expected that he would directly start the process of imparting skills. This was also because he had used his magic too many times today and could not control his magic well. The Skill Learning Magister sighed as if he was lamenting his old age. His eyes were filled with sympathy as he said. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Adventurer. It¡¯s my fault this time.¡± He gritted his teeth. ¡°You must accept this.¡± He took his ring from his hand as he spoke. ¡°Message notification: Player Wandering has triggered the Skill Learning Magister¡¯s goodwill! ¡°Do you accept the Skill Learning Magister¡¯s Magic Ring (incomplete)?¡± Wu Yan had no choice but to accept. The Skill Learning Magister made it clear that if Wu Yan did not accept it, it meant that Wu Yan looked down on him. But Wu Yan was really not the least bit unhappy. This skill was the second skill he wanted. After all, his greatest weakness as a Tank-type Mage was that he could not counter a Mage¡¯s magic. It could only work in Physical-type classes. But Magic Barrier increased his HP by another 40%. And his MP was the same as his HP. It meant that if he had HP-MP Conversion, he could double his HP. So this was not bad. Wu Yan started to imagine what he should do when he was surrounded by a few players. In Beginners¡¯ Village, players could not fight against each other. After leaving Beginners¡¯ Village, players could do this. However, if the aggro was too high after the battle, it would attract the guards and even raise the wild monsters¡¯ anger. So not so many people were willing to fight against each other. Some players who liked battle would choose the Main City¡¯s arena to decide the outcome. Moreover, when players fought in the arena, they would suffer no loss in death, and the number of deaths would not be counted. Therefore, fighting in the arena was still very popular among players. Especially now, players were stuck in a state before class advancement and could not complete the class advancement quest. So they could only strengthen their skills through fighting with each other. According to the official update trailer for the next issue, the upcoming ¡°Arena Ladder Rankings¡± would be announced. The rewards for players on Arena Ladder Rankings would be the most generous ever on other lists. This was also specially requested by the official agent of Blue Star. It was equivalent to a custom-made function of the Blue Star service area. This was because if players reached the latter stages of the game, they would fight against players from other service areas. So it would be a large-scale battlefield where everyone could battle. On the other side, the Skill Learning Magister continued to sigh. He said, ¡°Adventurer, you still have a chance. Go to Akas City to find Ingersol Darnell and activate the Oblivion Potion Quest. ¡°However, this quest is difficult and requires you to be stronger. ¡°Maybe you¡¯ll have to wait a while.¡± Wu Yan thanked the Skill Learning Magister sincerely. He almost had known everything from the Skill Learning Magister this time. The Skill Learning Magister was a Mage after usually class advancement and was stronger than an LV20 Mage now. Even so, he had been tormented by Wu Yan today. At this time, Wu Yan held the ¡°Magic Ring (incomplete)¡± and carefully examined it. ¡°Item name: Magic Ring (incomplete) ¡°Item grade: Silver ¡°Item description: This is a Legacy Ring of the Skill Learning Magister from 1111 Main City. Completing it will have an unexpected effect. ¡°Item effect description: Maximum MP increases 10%. Recovering 2 MP per second. Effect still existing during battle.¡± Wu Yan did not have much hope at first because he saw the word ¡°incomplete¡± from the start. He did not expect this incomplete Magic Ring to be Silver. There had not been a single Gold level accessory yet, only a few Gold level weapons. According to the official introduction, there were no Gold level accessories in this version yet. Players like Wu Yan who had a Silver level accessory were already in the minority. Most players did not have accessories, and even some high-level players only had a few Bronze level accessories. Moreover, this Magic Ring (incomplete) actually had two additional attributes. So Wu Yan¡¯s MP finally rose a little. He had just checked that Magic Barrier was still a little depleted. To maintain Magic Barrier, he needed to consume 10 MP per second. If he did not consider the effects of MP recovery, he could only maintain Magic Barrier for two minutes. But he had 10 Intelligence, so he could recover 1 MP per second. In addition, the Magic Ring could recover 2 MP per second. Wu Yan kept calculating in his heart. He was still slow in his MP recovery. He needed to let Magic Barrier run unscathed so that he could feel safe. Right now, he really only had Small Fireball. Fortunately, the physical attack of the Silver Magic Wand he had just replaced had increased by another 10 points. He could use Small Fireball and Magic Wand Strike these two skills to deplete the monster¡¯s HP. He thought, ¡°Well, I have to find a Physical-type monster to level up first.¡± As soon as he finished this matter, he sent a message back to Heaven Punisher. They had an agreement before. So he had to go to the Legendary Guild to greet the other Mages. Chapter 25 - Wage Kill All Chapter 25 Wage Kill All Wu Yan did not expect Heaven Punisher to rent a large conference room in this place. He asked around and found it needed quite a lot of money. Heaven Punisher was still rich and generous. Wu Yan was a little envious in his heart. If he had enough money, he would not have to worry about buying potions before. And he could even raise the quality of the potions. Seeing Wu Yan arrive, Heaven Punisher immediately stopped what he was doing and walked over quickly. He asked, ¡°Wandering, have you learned the skills?¡± Wu Yan looked at Heaven Punisher¡¯s expression and could not help but laugh. It was as if Heaven Punisher wanted to ask what skills he had learned, but Heaven Punisher was also a little embarrassed. He casually wanted to use his magic skills in this space. However, he felt a slight vibration of the magic power in the air. ¡°Message notification: Player is located in a safe area of Main City. You can not use magic skills.¡± Wu Yan felt a little awkward. Then he said, ¡°I randomly get Magic Barrier from the random Skill Books.¡± Heaven Punisher carefully listened to Wu Yan¡¯s words. A hint of regret flashed across his face after he heard this. For a talented player like Wu Yan, he thought that Wu Yan would choose an attack talent. Otherwise, Blood Eye couldn¡¯t be instantly beaten by Wu Yan. Blood Eye was not as spirited as he used to be after fighting against Wu Yan. On the contrary, he was constantly leveling up. Before this, Blood Eye was a player who always believed in talent. He believed that the level was only temporary. He thought he would become the strongest player sooner or later as long as he matched all the skills with talent. Some people used Lethal Blade as an example to persuade him. After all, Lethal Blade was talented and chose good skills. Moreover, he was even more diligent in leveling. From the first day he entered the server, he had been occupying the number one spot on Level Ranking List. However, they could not persuade Blood Eye with Lethal Blade. Even Hidden Killer had praised Blood Eye¡¯s talent, and he was born to be an assassin. But he changed his thoughts now. He was surprised by Wu Yan. He still could not figure out how Wu Yan had defeated him until now. It would have been great if he could check the battle recordings. But he could not bring himself to do so now. Wu Yan looked at Heaven Punisher, who felt it was a pity for Wu Yan. And he did not know what to say. In fact, he felt quite lucky. It was true that he did not get the forbidden skill others said. However, Magic Barrier could meet his current requirements, and it was even an LV2 skill. It made up for his flaw in fighting against Mages. Heaven Punisher let out a long sigh secretly before he cheered himself up. Then, he smiled foolishly. ¡°Wandering, come with me to get to know the members of the Mage Group. There might be a few more female Mages. There¡¯s only one male Mage.¡± Wu Yan thought, ¡°I guessed it would be like this.¡± He did not expect much. After all, male players all want to become warriors now. Especially when Lethal Blade had posted on the forum a few days ago that he had learned a special skill, Seven Flash Attacks. It was cool. Moreover, the scene of killing a boss was quite flashy and cool, which attracted a wave of fans. Wu Yan followed Heaven Punisher to the meeting room of the Mage Club. He was slightly surprised by this meeting room. Although there were only a few people when they entered, the space of the meeting room was quite large. Heaven Punisher saw Wu Yan¡¯s confusion and laughed. ¡°When we entered the game, there were a few hundred Mages. After playing for some days, players began to delete their accounts and start over. Now, there are only so many players left. ¡°The meeting room can accommodate a hundred people at the earliest.¡± Heaven Punisher waved his hand. ¡°Anyway, we still have enough rooms. You can use it first.¡± Wu Yan nodded and looked at the scattered Mages around him. There were seven female Mages, one male Mage, and him. That was nine players in total. There were originally ten, but a female Mage decided to delete her account and start playing summoner again this morning. It was said that she had found a boyfriend willing to take her to level up. In this game, few players were willing to take others to level up. With this time, more people wanted to explore if there were other hidden quests. And other livelihood occupations were opened up. Livelihood occupations could help ordinary players accumulate some wealth. They could only earn a small amount of money with great effort, and most wealthy players did not like this. So this could give ordinary players some breathing space. Heaven Punisher started to introduce the other Mage players to Wu Yan. When they heard that Wu Yan was only LV10 and wanted to be their consultant, the few female Mages expressed their doubts. However, Heaven Punisher refuted all their doubts. So these few female Mages did not treat Wu Yan very well. They were all original players of Legendary Academy. ere So they were a little arrogant. The lowest standard for them to find a boyfriend was that he must be from Legendary Academy. Moreover, just like the female player who left in the morning, they were looking for a boyfriend from Royal Academy. When Heaven Punisher finally introduced a strong male player who was nearly two meters tall, he stopped. He said, ¡°Wandering, you can work together to level up. He entered the game a few days earlier than you and is currently only LV11. Due to his talent, his leveling speed is relatively slow. However, he can offer you some help.¡± He showed a mysterious expression when he was about to finish his words. Although everyone tried not to talk about talent, Heaven Punisher knew a lot of things. It seemed that he was respected in this guild. And he could keep secrets. After the introduction, he asked Wu Yan to move around freely. He told Wu Yan he could choose whether he came or not if there were meetings in the future. Wu Yan was satisfied with the title. After all, he could gain gold coins every day. After Heaven Punisher left, Wu Yan scanned his surroundings. The few female Mages gathered around and pretended not to see him. Wu Yan did not mind. In this world, the difference between the academies would indeed cause such feelings. People like Heaven Punisher were rare. He could accept all kinds of talented people without prejudice. On the other side, the only male Mage looked at Wu Yan who was about to leave and walked over to introduce himself. ¡°Hello, I am Kill All,¡± Kill All introduced himself. This name sounded like a warrior¡¯s name, and Wu Yan did not know why Kill All chose the Mage class. Wu Yan spent a full three seconds before he accepted the fact that the muscular man, who was nearly two meters tall, in front of him had chosen the Mage class. ¡°Can we level together?¡± Kill All had a muscular body, but he actually had a hint of embarrassment. His muscles almost could not be covered by the Wage uniform. It was simply ridiculous. Chapter 26 - Kill Alls Talent Chapter 26 Kill All¡¯s Talent Seeing Wu Yan did not speak, Kill All lowered his head. Then he said with what he thought was a kindful smile, ¡°I tell you a secret. My talent is Magic Source Buff, which can recover MP for my teammates.¡± Wu Yan was stunned. He thought, ¡°What I¡¯ve learned about why Heaven Punisher was so respected is incorrect? ¡°How could Kill All reveal his talent just like this?¡± Wu Yan facepalmed. ¡°Then, can you show me your current attribute state?¡± ¡°Player Wandering has sent you an invitation to form a team. Do you accept?¡± Kill All looked a little touched. It seemed like no one had formed a team with him for a long time. If his talent was only Magic Source Buff, it might not be as effective as having an additional attack skill in the early stages of the game. It was the same time. Kill All accepted Wu Yan¡¯s invitation. The two of them could not see the specific initial attribute points of each other. But the attack, defense, HP, and other attribute points could be seen. Looking at Wu Yan¡¯s attribute interface, Kill All gasped. A Mage actually had such a high HP!!! His huge body started to wobble, and he even cried out exaggeratedly. The few female Mages beside him immediately looked at him with disdain. Actually, Kill All was quite an impressive existence in real life. His real identity was also related to the senior officers. However, after spending some time together, the other players from the Legendary Guild realized that Kill All was a noob after he entered the game. He had obtained a top-tier Vitality and Strength attribute. However, he only chose to be a Mage. Choosing to be a Mage was still acceptable. Moreover, he only had a talent that accelerated Magic Recovery, and he did not choose to change his account to choose a new talent. So this caused Kill All to level up slowly in the early stages. Wu Yan began to plan in his mind. Before he transmigrated, he had always fought alone. But those were all situations without any obvious flaws in a class. And his current state was clearly because he had chosen the wrong class attributes. If he were to meet a Magical Frog like last time, his leveling speed would greatly slow down. The few girls around him seemed to be still discussing the matter of Wu Yan becoming their mage consultant. Wu Yan had just looked at the guild channel. Heaven Punisher had tagged the few Mages in the guild and told them to consult Wandering if they had any questions they did not understand. But this news was quickly ignored by others, and no one cared. Kill All was a little embarrassed. He thought that Wu Yan wasn¡¯t willing to level up with him when he saw that Wu Yan still kept silent. His level wasn¡¯t much higher than Wu Yan¡¯s. If he went to kill the same monsters with Wu Yan, he would definitely take a little loss. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Wu Yan closed the guild channel. He didn¡¯t care what the other female Mages thought of him. Since he had come to this game-oriented Blue Star, he did not want to stay at the bottom. The current situation of Blue Star was not good. A large number of resources were offered to the top players. Kill All was a little surprised, following Wu Yan. ¡°What kind of monsters are we going to kill first?¡± Wu Yan led Kill All some distance. Wu Yan only asked after they left the guild, ¡°Do you know what kind of Physics-type monsters are around this Main City?¡± Kill All fell into deep thought. He rubbed his chin with his muscular hand and pondered. He said, ¡°Perhaps, we can try to defeat Heaven Monkey.¡± After saying that, Kill All looked troubled. ¡°However, Heaven Monkeys are monsters in LV13 to LV15. ¡°With our current level, perhaps¡­¡± Kill All looked at Wu Yan and realized that the latter had no intention of backing down. ¡°Are you sure that it¡¯s a pure Physical-type monster?¡± Wu Yan asked again. Since he had come to Main City, there was too much information here. Wu Yan no longer had as much time as in the early days to check the strategies of every place near Main City. However, he had seen it on the forum. As the level increased, there would be fewer and fewer monsters that were purely Physical-type or Magical-type. Many monsters were compound-type monsters. Sometimes, even monsters could summon monsters and cast illusions. This was also the evolution of monsters near Main City. ¡°Let¡¯s go and take a look first.¡± Wu Yan was in a good mood after receiving a positive reply from Kill All. It saved him the time to look for information. Kill All was a little hesitant. He stood in front of Wu Yan with his huge body. And he held his Magic Wand in his hand like holding a chopstick. He said, ¡°Heaven Monkeys are LV15, and their physical attack is relatively high! ¡°We¡¯ll be instantly killed if we are not careful!¡± Wu Yan thought, ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± He looked at the equipment on Kill All. It was a set of Silver Mage equipment. From the overall attributes of Kill All, he should have chosen all the attributes related to Mage. An idea came into his mind. He asked, ¡°Do you want to change to equipment that increases HP and MP?¡±. Kill All was puzzled. ¡°If that¡¯s the case, my damage might not be enough.¡± As soon as he said that, he remembered that Wu Yan had just defeated Blood Eye in the arena. He thought, ¡°Could it be that¡­ ¡°Could he do a lot of damage?¡± ¡°Alright, please give me a moment.¡± Kill All ran to the guild¡¯s public warehouse and changed into another set of Silver equipment. The supply of Silver equipment in their guild was quite adequate. Other equipment could be easily borrowed except the top-grade Silver equipment. This was the advantage of a large guild. It was said that Wu Yan¡¯s academy seemed to have a guild, but it had not developed yet. After all, the teachers of Number One Player Academy did not have any ambition in the game. Wu Yan checked the attributes of Kill All once again. ¡°Player: Kill All ¡°Classes: Mage (Unadvanced) ¡°Level: LV11 ¡°EXP: 431/2000 ¡°HP: 1043. MP: 742 ¡°Basic physical ATK: 64 ¡°Basic magic ATK: 90¡± Wu Yan checked and found that other than the physical attack, Kill All¡¯s other attributes were significantly lower than his. It seemed that his attributes were indeed quite good. But he was shocked by Kill All¡¯s physical attack. He took a look at Kill All and made sure that Kill All did not have any equipment that could increase his physical attack. Kill All only had a Silver Magic Wand, which had a pitiful attack of over ten points. But this meant something. Kill All¡¯s Strength attributes were really high. A normal player would probably think that this was a useless account. Crossing through the lush forest, they came to a place where there were fruits. This should be the gathering place of Heaven Monkeys. Kill All stopped, looking at the figure that flashed past in front of him. ¡°The area in front is within their Aggro range.¡± Chapter 27 Wu Yans Attack Chapter | 27 Wu Yan¡¯s Attack Wu Yan also became cautious. It was at least 30 meters away from the distance he had just seen. He could only vaguely see the figure of a monkey shuttling through the forest. There was only the rustling of the forest around him. The quiet atmosphere highlighted the abnormality of the surroundings. Wu Yan was very sure that if he took a few steps forward, a bunch of monkeys would rush toward him. He silently set up a magic barrier, planning not to block the first probing attack to check out the specific information about Heaven Monkeys. There would be a slight difference in Heaven Monkeys¡¯ information on each level. Wu Yan asked, ¡°K, can your talent be activated now?¡± Wu Yan had heard that his talent needed to be activated automatically. This was because he could only use it for 12 hours out of 24 hours a day. Wu Yan thought that 12 hours was already quite a long time. There was no need to limit it at all. Normally, if players stayed online for 24 hours a few times, their energy would be depleted, and they had to replenish their nutrients. Kill All nodded seriously. A faint magic aura surrounded them after Kill All activated his talent. Wu Yan looked at his attribute status. Sure enough, in addition to 2 points MP bonus by his Magic Ring, there was an additional 4 points Magic Recovery bonus. And his Intelligence attribute had 1 point Magic Recovery. So he currently could recover 7 MP per second, which was several times stronger than before. However, this Magic Barrier still consumed 3 MP. He had studied the skill leveling of Magic Barrier before. He had to be in a near combat state or a combat state to gain skill experience. Just like now, the Skill EXP Bar of his Magic Barrier was slowly increasing. ¡°Message notification: Do you want to share the magic barrier with Kill All?¡± Wu Yan thought, ¡°Eh¡­¡± A notification suddenly appeared in Wu Yan¡¯s Message Bar. He thought for a while and then placed Kill All into the same magic barrier. If Heaven Monkeys easily killed Kill All later, then his Magic Barrier would not be able to level up. ¡°We¡¯re ready to go.¡± Wu Yan adjusted his condition. He had to maintain his HP in time in battle. Kill All also started to get nervous. He originally wanted to stand forward with his huge body. However, he had been surrounded and beaten up by a few Heaven Monkeys, so he had a bad impression of this place. Seeing Wu Yan stand in front of him, he subconsciously stepped back. He wanted Wu Yan to stand in front. He felt ashamed when he found out about this. Wu Yan felt that the figures around him moved faster as soon as he stepped into the territory of Heaven Monkeys. Wu Yan thought, ¡°Well, not bad.¡± Heaven Monkeys did not attack them immediately, but the number of shadows around them had increased. After stepping forward another 10 steps, Wu Yan finally saw the appearance of a Heaven Monkey clearly. He used a Probing Skill, and the Heaven Monkey across from him roared in alarm. ¡°Monster name: Heaven Monkey. ¡°Monster level: LV14. ¡°Monster Physical ATK: 312. ¡°Monster Magic ATK: 0. ¡°Monster HP: 1899. ¡°Monster MP: 120. ¡°Monster Physical DEF/Magic DEF: 100/123. ¡°Monster skill: Unknown. ¡°Monster introduction: Likes to live in groups. High agility. The natural enemy of Mages¡­¡± ¡­ This series of introductions was quite interesting Then there came a sound. ¡°Wandering!¡± While Wu Yan was still analyzing, an urgent roar came from his back. Then a Heaven Monkey suddenly appeared in mid-air. It rushed toward Wu Yan and the other with threatening gestures. Wu Yan took the blow head-on. The magic barrier was shattered on the spot. It would still take some time to summon another magic barrier. The Heaven Monkey that had just torn open their magic barrier instantly bounced back to the area that Wu Yan had observed earlier. It seemed like it was communicating with the other Heaven Monkeys. Wu Yan thought, ¡°Is this really an ordinary monster? ¡°Is that just a probing attack?¡± Even Wu Yan was starting to admire the monsters¡¯ intelligence in Main City. They were indeed much stronger than the monsters in Beginners¡¯ Village. Seeing that only the magic barrier was broken and Wu Yan was not hurt, Kill All had a sigh of relief. He had been clawed to death by a few monkeys when he had stood in this forest last time. It was extremely painful. Looking at Wu Yan¡¯s appearance, he knew Wu Yan had not been hurt by that attack. At the same time, Kill All was secretly shocked. He knew about Magic Barrier. A female Mage in his guild also chose this skill. They all thought that it was useless because her magic barrier could only block magic attacks and had no effect on physical attacks. Therefore, Kill All guessed that Wu Yan¡¯s Magic Barrier would be different. What he thought was true. And It was far beyond his expectations. Wu Yan was also a little surprised. There was no difference between physical defense or magic defense for Magic Barrier. Therefore, the monster could deal as much damage as its attack. In Wu Yan¡¯s previous investigation, the monster¡¯s basic attack was more than 300 points, but it also had other bonuses. If it had a weapon, then it also had a weapon¡¯s attack bonus. This attack directly shattered Wu Yan¡¯s magic barrier, and it should have at least 600 to 700 points of damage. It should be the additional damage from the skill. Because Wu Yan did not see a monkey carrying a weapon among these Heaven Monkeys. Wu Yan might be a little nervous if a monkey appeared with a stick. Kill All¡¯s tone was still a little worried. It really did not match the style of his appearance. He asked, ¡°They would probably attack forcefully later. Should we make a strategy?¡± Wu Yan waved his hand. ¡°Are you serious? We are just two Mages. How could we be as agile as Heaven Monkeys?¡± He immediately rejected Kill All¡¯s plan. ¡°Follow behind me later. ¡°If you encounter any danger, move closer to me. I have a Critical Damage skill!¡± Wu Yan thought about it and decided to create a magic skill. If he named it an anti-armor skill, it might become more and more wrong. There were definitely players with Anti-armor talent in this world, but their Anti-armor damage would not be as high as his. Most of the players had around 20% to 30% HP. And they had to use their HP to increase the effect. But Wu Yan¡¯s Anti-armor damage had already exceeded 100%. Kill All nodded his head heavily. He completely believed that Wu Yan had a Critical Damage skill. Because Blood Eye did not hide the one-on-one battle between him and Wu Yan. He said with a certain tone that he was indeed instantly defeated by Wu Yan. It was impossible for such a Mage to not have a Critical Damage skill. No one would believe it if he told them. Chapter 28 - Youve Always Leveled Up Like This? Chapter 28 You¡¯ve Always Leveled Up Like This? For some reason, Kill All believed Wu Yan¡¯s words. Ever since Wu Yan first came in, he could feel that the Mage player before him was different from all the other normal mage players. Wu Yan was the first Mage player that even Heaven Punisher respected. As they watched Wu Yan approach them step by step, the Heaven Monkeys started roaring and screeching at him. After a while, the Heaven Monkeys finally came to a decision, They scattered and stood in the four bearings, a tactic that made Kill All nervous. He had never seen monsters who knew to set up formations like this. The last time he came, he had been killed instantly, so he didn¡¯t even realize that the Heaven Monkeys had such tactical coordination. Kill All held his wand nervously. It seemed that the monsters before them were stronger than he thought. Although he was also a member of Legendary Academy, as the game progressed, no players from the higher education institutions dared to underestimate the game either. This game was much more complex than any other game they had experienced before. It was an epoch-making game in which the growth of monsters, the quest flow, and the layout of the map were all extremely novel. Here it comes! Wu Yan was extremely focused. Whenever he got serious about playing the game, he would forget everything unimportant. He gestured for Kill All to stand in position. These Heaven Monkeys were quite smart. In their attack routes, they would change their directions several times, as if to avoid their skills. Was it because they recognized that they were Mages? Wu Yan was secretly shocked. After waiting for a few seconds, his Magic Barrier could be activated again. It had to be said that the proficiency of the skill would be much better improved when reactivating Magic Barrier instead of casting it when in close attack range. The Heaven Monkeys were obviously prepared. One robust Heaven Monkey took the initiative to charge and smash into the Magic Barrier that Wu Yan had erected once again. This allowed Wu Yan to confirm once again that the Heaven Monkey¡¯s attack could deal around 700 points of damage, which was quite impressive already. It seemed that the attack had been boosted by a skill. Otherwise, it would not have retreated right after the first attack. After the first Heaven Monkey broke through Wu Yan¡¯s Magic Barrier, the other monkeys charged forward. Kill All¡¯s heart was already in his throat. From the shared battle information within the party, he could see the terrifying attack power of the Heaven Monkeys! No wonder he had been instantly killed the last time he came. Consecutive attacks from two monkeys were enough to send him to heaven. Wu Yan was not afraid at all when he saw the other three Heaven Monkeys charging at him. Rather, their numbers were just right. His HP was slightly lower than the Heaven Monkeys, but he had Minor Healing and Life Potions, which allowed him to instantly heal 400-plus points of his HP. This was equivalent to his HP reaching 2,200-plus! If his tactic went well, he could instantly kill a Heaven Monkey! As expected, the three Heaven Monkeys charged straight at him. Their hands glowed with a blood-red glow. They had been too fast just now, so Wu Yan hadn¡¯t been able to see their movements clearly just now. This time, he could see them clearly. They were all attacking from the front! These Heaven Monkeys would take advantage of the weak, but their intelligence was still limited! When the Heaven Monkeys attacked Wu Yan one after another, their expressions instantly changed. Monsters could also feel pain in the game, almost 60% of the pain would be inflicted. The second one of the Heaven Monkeys struck its claws on Wu Yan, its face twisted. The Heaven Monkey that had been the first to receive damage from Wu Yan¡¯s Anti-Armor had warned its two other companions as well, but how could they stop in time when launching such a fast attack? Following this, the second and third Heaven Monkey attacked as well. Wu Yan took the opportunity to quickly cast a healing spell on himself, causing Kill All, who was watching from the side, to be dumbfounded. The healing spell was quite easy to discern. As a skill that was quite common in the Beginner¡¯s Village, most players knew that when one started casting a healing spell, the edge of one¡¯s wand would glow with white light. He had wanted to see how Wu Yan had cast his instant skills, but before he could do so, in less than three seconds, the Heaven Monkey that had torn through Wu Yan¡¯s defense had already disappeared. The Heaven Monkey that was the furthest away was the one that had attacked Wu Yan¡¯s Magic Barrier. It seemed that it was waiting for the skill¡¯s cooldown. They hadn¡¯t used normal attacks because they were afraid of Wu Yan. The robust Heaven Monkey was puzzled till its last moments. The other two Heaven Monkeys that were still alive cried out in pain. They had received the Damage Sputter that the Anti-armor brought with it, and their HP immediately dropped by more than half. They didn¡¯t even have the time to attack Wu Yan before they immediately fled back to their original gathering place and began chattering and discussing However, Wu Yan did not give them a chance to catch their breath. Normally, monsters could only wait for their HP to naturally recover, If there were Priests among them, the Priests could also help them recover. Clearly, the Heaven Monkeys present were all Assassins. Wu Yan was desperately downing Life Potions, unfortunately, these potions had a cooldown time. After discussing for a while, the Heaven Monkeys decided to move their base. If they did so, then, even if they stepped into the red line that would lead to the greatest Aggro, the Heaven Monkeys would not attack them without thinking. Wu Yan hurriedly downed another bottle of Life Potion and said to Kill All who was at the side, ¡°K, step into the red line and attract the Aggro!¡± Kill All walked to the front without hesitation, He had been worried about whether the damage Wu Yan could deal was enough, but now it seemed that his worries were unnecessary. Under the prerequisite that the player was at the same level as the Heaven Monkeys, he had never seen a player as strong as Wu Yan. Previously, there were other level 15 Warrior players in the guild, but they had all only managed to kill the Heaven Monkeys by luring them away and attacking them one by one. Now that he could feel how strong Wu Yan was, he could walk with even more confidence. No wonder Guild Leader Heaven Punisher had asked Wu Yan to be their mage consultant. With such extreme instant explosive skills, Wu Yan had instantly killed a Heaven Moneky before he could even see how the other party had cast it. That was a Heaven Monkey that had 1,899 HP! No wonder Blood Eye had been killed instantly. Kill All¡¯s heart skipped a beat. Was he the first player to know Wu Yan¡¯s secret?! Even Guild Leader Heaven Punisher was only suspicious. When Kill All stepped into the encampment that attracted the most Aggro, the Heaven Monkeys within the Red Line went crazy, At this moment, Wu Yan¡¯s HP was barely full. Facing the remaining three Heaven Monkeys, coupled with the recovery of Magic Barrier¡¯s cooldown time, Wu Yan used Anti-armor Damage to instantly kill two Heaven Monkeys that had less than half of their HP. Then, he and Kill All each cast a Fireball to deal with the last Heaven Monkey that attempted to escape. At this moment, Kill All¡¯s EXP bar moved, rising from level 11 to level 12! Chapter 29 - The Leveling Speed of Being Dumbfounded! Chapter 29 The Leveling Speed of Being Dumbfounded! He finally triggered his Plunder talent. Wu Yan let out a breath of relief. He had killed several Heaven Monkeys in a row, but his Plunder talent had only been triggered on the last one. It seemed that the more attributes this talent could plunder, the more difficult it would be to trigger it. Wu Yan looked at the message that popped up on the talent interface: ¨C ¨C ¨C ¨C [Congratulations to player Wandering for killing Heaven Monkeys. The attributes that may be chosen from plunder are as follows:] [Attribute Option 1: Critical Hit Rate +1%] [Attribute Option 2: Critical Hit damage +1] [Attribute Option 3: Attack Bonus + 1%] ¡ª¡ª Wu Yan frowned. The attribute options were quite suitable for Warriors, not Mages. As he looked at the attributes he plundered, his mind was filled with thoughts. He was thinking about what it would be like if he could use physical attacks. Unfortunately, his initial strength and agility attributes made it so that his initial ATK wasn¡¯t very high either. Although there would be free attribute points that the players had full control over in the later stages of the game, however, the initial attributes that one had determined the growth potential of the players. Even if one added free attribute points to the attributes that had lower values, when calculating the attribute values of attack, defense, and the others, the initial attributes would still account for a larger proportion. Wu Yan thought for a while and decided to give up on making a choice now. After all, there were still many opportunities in the future, and the talent that had not been leveled up now could only wait until the next time he encountered a better Plunder talent. fortunately, there was a notification on the talent interface. (Would you like to temporarily give up on the Plunder talent of the monster? It can be re-activated at any time.] This setting was finally more human-like. It did not disappear just like that. At the side, Kill All walked over with his wand in hand. His originally huge body stood even straighter due to his victory in the battle as he said, ¡°Brother Wandering, this is amazing. That instant explosion skill of yours is too cool. I¡¯ve finally leveled up!¡± As Kill All spoke, he was touched. He had been quite silent in real life, so most players treated him with great respect. Back when he was in Legendary Academy, everyone had avoided him out of fear. However, ever since he had chosen the Mage class with his Warrior attributes, more and more people began to look at him with unkind eyes. Moreover, his leveling speed was extremely slow recently, so no players were willing to form a party with him. Wu Yan nodded, tacitly agreeing with Kill All¡¯s statement. However, Kill All still seemed to have some questions. He asked curiously, ¡°But, don¡¯t you need to chant your spells? It can¡¯t be that your talent allows you to instantly cast skills without the need for chants?¡± The minute Kill All thought of this explanation, and the more he thought about it, the more reasonable it became, After all, even an assassin with extreme speed like Blood Eye had been instantly killed by Wu Yan, which meant that the latter¡¯s casting speed was quite fast. Wu Yan was still struggling to find an explanation for his ¡°instant explosion skill¡± phenomenon. Fortunately, Kill All¡¯s explanation was quite good, Therefore, he added on, ¡°Indeed, my instant explosion skill is instantaneous!¡± Kill All nodded his head matter-of-factly. Following which, their leveling speed increased, Wu Yan realized that the best number of monsters they should challenge at once was three. first, he would use his Magic Barrier to take the first hit. Then, he would take a few attacks head-on, killing one of the monsters with Anti-armor and the damage that brought. The efficiency was quite high. Kill All had never leveled up so quickly, Previously, the few players who had helped him level up from level 10 to level 11 were all level 15 and level 16 players, but even they were not as efficient as Wu Yan. For monsters with high attack and high agility like the Heaven Monkeys, even if he used his magic skills to aim for a few seconds, it would still be very difficult to hit them. This was also a Mage¡¯s weakness: The higher the agility of the monster, the lower the chance of hitting it, Of course, it would be easier to hit when the opponent was close, but when such a monster got close, it was basically goodbye. They had been killing monsters here for almost a day! Wu Yan went straight from level 10 to level 12, and a notification from the Nutrition Cabin popped up, telling him that he had to rest. ¡°Let¡¯s call it a day,¡± Wu Yan could feel that the Heaven Monkeys in the vicinity were decreasing, mainly because the respawn rate of the monsters could no longer keep up with his killing speed. At the same time, Kill All, who was at the side, had also used up all his energy points. The same notification that asked him to rest had also popped up for him. However, when he heard that Wu Yan was about to log off, Kill All asked curiously, ¡°Do you log off every day?¡± Hmm? Wu Yan looked at Kill All in confusion. Wasn¡¯t that the case? Kill All hesitated. He was a little nervous talking to Wu Yan. At the start, Wu Yan was a player one level lower than him, and a newcomer at that, so Kill All had felt like a host. He did not expect this legendary mage consultant to be so strong even though he was only level 10, wait, level 12. ¡°Wandering¡¯s talent must be incredible,¡± Kill All speculated in his mind as he said, ¡°The players in our guild would usually choose some livelihood occupations and do normal favorability quests. At the very least, if they don¡¯t leave the main city or go to the arena, their energy will slowly recover. Other than the necessary physiological needs, there¡¯s usually not a need to log off.¡± Wu Yan¡¯s eyes lit up. Hadn¡¯t he wasted a lot of time logging off in the past then? He was a little confused. Kill All had guessed Wu Yan¡¯s thoughts, so he hurriedly added, ¡°This is a function that only exists after the players leave the Beginner Village.¡± Wu Yan nodded, which made Kill All feel comforted, ¡°K, what livelihood occupation did you choose?¡± Kill All smiled embarrassedly. ¡°I learned magic potion-making. If I can graduate from being an apprentice, it will add another layer to my Magic Recovery Buff.¡± ¡°Wait, what did you say?¡± Wu Yan suddenly reached out to grab Kill All¡¯s shoulder. Unfortunately, the other party was too tall, so he could only wave his hand to make Kill All lower his head, ¡°Isn¡¯t the Magic Recovery Buff your talent? It can level up by learning a livelihood occupation?¡± Kill All nodded embarrassedly, then said in a low voice, ¡°I haven¡¯t told anyone about this yet, only you.¡± Thinking of how Kill All was such a blabbermouth before, Wu Yan hurriedly said, ¡°Don¡¯t tell anyone for now about how you can upgrade your talent through the livelihood occupation, okay?¡± After he said that seriously, he asked, ¡°Tell me, how did you trigger the talent quest?¡± He was really concerned about this. Right now, the attributes that his talent could plunder were limited to only three types, which was so limiting it was uncomfortable. As it turned out, many unremarkable special attributes were quite useful. For example, the Bounce attribute that Heaven Punisher had told him to practice. Without the Bounce attribute, he wouldn¡¯t have been able to jump from the containers to the Skill Learning Magister so easily, obtaining equipment and suitable skills. Kill All scratched his head and said, ¡°I was passing by the potion shop and I wanted to buy potions. The old man in the shop took the initiative to talk to me¡­ He said that my talent is not bad and asked me if I wanted to learn potion-making from him.¡± Chapter 30 - Are Your Talent Upgrade Quests Always Triggered so Casually? Chapter 30 Are Your Talent Upgrade Quests Always Triggered so Casually? Wu Yan was dumbfounded. It was just the past few days that he hadn¡¯t been paying attention to the forum, but could talent upgrade quests be triggered so casually? Before this, he had not seen online anyone who triggered a talent upgrade quest, not even once. Some had Unique talents that could not be upgraded, while some had talents that could be upgraded. For example, Wu Yan¡¯s talent could be upgraded. It can¡¯t be that he had to shop at each stall like Kill All and wait for the quest to be triggered, right? why did it sound so unreliable? Wu Yan said doubtfully, ¡°K, are you sure that as long as I get close to the NPC, the quest storyline will be triggered?¡± Kill All nodded seriously and swore, ¡°I really did nothing.¡± Alright then¡­ [Notification: Your energy is about to be exhausted. Please leave the wilderness as soon as possible.] ¡°Let¡¯s go back first.¡± After Wu Yan said that, Kill All took out two Return Scrolls from his bag and handed one to him. Wu Yan took the Return Scroll feeling somewhat sour. Wasn¡¯t he already ranked 10th on the Legendary Guild¡¯s rankings? Didn¡¯t he receive a monthly allowance of 10 diamonds? Why could Kill All just give him a priceless Return Scroll like it was nothing? Wu Yan was speechless and he swallowed the words that he wanted to say, in any case, it wasn¡¯t his Return Scroll, so his heart didn¡¯t ache when using it. To think his first time using a scroll in this game was a Return Scroll given by Kill All. The designated destination of the Return Scroll was the center of the Main City. Once they reached the center of the Main City, their journey could be much faster because there were many teleportation portals there. When Wu Yan returned to the Main City, he saw that the surroundings were filled with players learning livelihood occupations. He had noticed this phenomenon a long time ago, but he did not understand it before He said, ¡°K, I won¡¯t be returning to the guild. I¡¯ll just wander around and recover some stamina.¡± Kill All nodded, ¡°Brother Wandering, I¡¯ll be returning to the guild to sign in. By the way, there are more livelihood occupation areas near the southern city gates.¡± Wu Yan almost twisted his hip from the shock. Did he act like he was very eager about the livelihood occupations? After Kill All finished saying this, he teleported back to the guild. Since playing this game a long time ago, today had been the easiest for him. Previously, when other players had brought him to level up, he had been responsible for casting spells. But this time, following Wu Yan, he didn¡¯t even need to make a move. Wu Yan simply took care of all the monsters by himself. Oh, he did move a little. He had used his Magic Wand to kill a Heaven Monkey. The Heaven Monkeys were too fast. If he waited until he finished chanting the incantation and aim then, it would¡¯ve been too late. Hence, Wu Yan told the enthusiastic Kill All that if he really wanted to help, just use his Magic Wand to hit the Heaven Monkeys when they got close to him. Of course, this battle strategy was only plausible because Wu Yan was sure that his Anti-armor Damage could draw Aggro. Otherwise, Kill All would¡¯ve been instantly killed. Kill All strolled towards the meeting room of the Mage group. As a member of the guild, he was different from Wu Yan who was a consultant of the guild. He had to return to the guild every day to sign in. This was one of the things on the everyday to-do list of the Legendary Guild¡¯s members. They could also ask for leave though, at most seven times in a month. Kill All had basically used up his leave quota. When he was about to enter the meeting room, he was stopped by a familiar figure. It was no one but Guild Leader Heaven Punisher. Kill All hurriedly greeted him. Ever since Wu Yan joined the guild, Guild Leader Heaven Punisher seemed to be a little more interested in the Mage group. When Heaven Punisher saw that only Kill All had returned, a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes, but he still asked with a little hope, ¡°Where¡¯s brother Wandering? Didn¡¯t he come back with you?¡± Kill All shook his head, ¡°Guild Leader, he¡¯s strolling around the Main City.¡± The big-mouthed Kill All almost told him that Wu Yan was looking for a livelihood occupation. His hesitation to speak made Heavenly Punisher laugh. This was the first time he had seen the big-mouthed Kill All keep a secret for a player who had just arrived a day ago. Last time, even the guild of a new Warrior¡¯s girlfriend had been exposed by Kill All. ¡°You¡¯re already level 12?¡± Heavenly Punisher had been leveling up for a day, and he was now level 13. Even though Heavenly Punisher knew that Wu Yan was quite powerful, he was bringing Kill All with him! He had only thought that with Kill All¡¯s Magic Buff, the latter could help Wu Yan train his Magic Barrier. He had not expected that leveling up would be part of their regime. A thought flashed through his mind, and Heaven Punisher immediately opened the guild¡¯s player-level rankings. He habitually scrolled to the bottom With their levels now, they could not even be ranked in the guild rankings. After all, there were hundreds of level 20 players in front of them. Hence, Heaven Punisher flipped through many pages before he found their names. in their guild, there were very few players with low levels. Only players who chose to restart their accounts would be ranked at the bottom. When he saw the big word ¡°Wandering¡± that followed closely behind ¡°Kill All¡±, Heaven Punisher could no longer remain calm! This was because Wu Yan was already level 12! Kill All might not understand the significance of Wu Yan rising from level 10 to level 12. Only people like Heaven Punisher who often collected intelligence knew that not a single player could achieve such a feat as to level up from level 10 to level 12 in a single day. He and Hidden Killer had worked very hard to level up in attempts at creating such a record, but it had still taken them more than a day! Furthermore, Wu Yan had Kill All with him. When two people killed monsters together, the EXP would be divided among the two according to a certain formula. It was not a simple 50/50 share of EXP. Each of them would have 90-100% of the EXP gains, but the speed of their killing monsters could make up for the lost EXP. However, Heaven Punisher knew that with Kill All¡¯s Mage abilities, there was not much chance of him being of any help in actual combat. Otherwise, many players would have been willing to level up with Kill All. Hidden Killer, who had not appeared in a long time and was currently in a silver Assassin set, appeared from another do. His expression was rather anxious. When he saw Heaven Punisher, he hurriedly said, ¡°Wandering is ridiculous! He, he, he directly leveled up by two levels today!¡± Kill All looked at the excited Hidden Killer with some curiosity. In his heart, the latter had always been a cold and handsome man who did not speak much. Why was he so surprised by a simple matter of level improvement? Heaven Punisher nodded solemnly. Then, he turned around and asked Kill All, ¡°What monster did you guys fight?¡± Chapter 31 - Tell You a Secret Chapter 31 Tell You a Secret Heaven Punisher listened to Kill All¡¯s description. Then he and Hidden Kill nodded thoughtfully, It seemed that they had underestimated the whole matter. Fighting Monsters above one¡¯s level was something every expert needed to challenge. After entering the dungeon in the main city, the monster¡¯s experience calculation method was different from that of the Beginners¡¯ Village. There was, however, a remarkable increase in experience every 5 levels. There was also a small increase for every 1 level. In the dungeon outside the main city, there was no slime that was as dumb as the Beginners¡¯ Village In that case, it would not be so easy for players to slay them. ¡°Oh right! Let me tell you a secret!¡± Although Kill All looked clumsy on the outside, he could not stay calm at all. ¡°Wandering¡¯s talent is Instant Cast!¡± Heaven Punisher and Hidden Kill were stunned on the spot. Heaven Punisher was even more shocked. God knew how long he had been guessing about Wu Yan¡¯s talent. He had been acting like he did not care what Wu Yan¡¯s talent was at all. In fact, he was extremely curious. He had met so many players and seen all kinds of players. As for Wu Yan, he could only guess that Wu Yan was very strong, and his talent was very special. However, he could not think of what kind of talent he had for him to prevail over such a strong hedgehog boss and instantly defeat Blood Eye. So it was an Instant Cast! Heaven Punisher¡¯s eyebrows gradually opened up. If that was the case, it did make sense. Hidden Kill had played the mage before. he knew how powerful this skill of a mage was. Before he deleted his account, he had risen all the way to level 20, but he had yet to learn the skill Instant Cast. In terms of high-intensity magic damage, only Instant Cast was one of the strongest skills of a mage. This was because the number of times a mage could attack in this game was not many, and they were not equipped with the agility of an assassin. Moreover, the explosive damage of Wu Yan¡¯s Instant Cast might be much stronger than ordinary skills. Hidden Kill fell into deep thought, and then asked, ¡°Doesn¡¯t his Instant Cast have a cooldown time?¡± Kill All hesitated for a moment, and he thought about the scene when Wu Yan was fighting the monster. It seemed that after a flash of white light, Wu Yan would stop to replenish his HP potions. He gave his own guess, ¡°I guess there is.¡± Then, he described the scene he saw. Heaven Punisher looked at Hidden Kill who was still in deep thought, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Is there anything unusual?¡± Hidden Kill paced around and looked at the meeting room of the mage group that he had stayed in before. Then, he slowly said, ¡°Do you think Wandering has a cooldown time for this talent?¡± Heaven Punisher laughed and patted Hidden Kill¡¯s shoulder heavily. ¡°I thought you didn¡¯t give a damn to Wandering.¡± Hidden Kill¡¯s expression froze. He said, ¡°After all, he¡¯s also a member of our Legendary Guild.¡± Heaven Punisher had Kill All go and sign in first. Now only the two of them were left. Heaven Punisher had a point. ¡°If it¡¯s really an Instant Cast, even if it has a cooldown time, it won¡¯t have a very long time.¡± ¡°We¡¯ve all seen the boss of the Genocide Quest. That Lizard Warrior Leader, if he wants to win in a one-on-one fight, Wandering¡¯s talent will only be better than we thought!¡± Hidden Kill nodded thoughtfully. On the other side, Kill All had already signed in. The attitude of the female players in the Mage Group changed. They were curious as to how Kill All leveled up so quickly. As expected, many people were still paying attention to Wu Yan. Otherwise, Kill All was just a little invisible before, so not many people would pay attention to Kill All¡¯s leveling up. Kill All also heard some of their whispers. ¡°It¡¯s said that the genius boyfriend of Dreamer can only level up one level a day at most.¡± ¡°Yes, yes, yes, that¡¯s what I heard.¡± ¡°Dreamer even bragged to me yesterday that her leveling speed is very fast now,¡± a female mage said. ¡°Then isn¡¯t Wandering leveling up very fast?¡± A hesitant voice called. ¡°It should be! Two levels per day! The entire Guild is discussing this matter now.¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t we change our attitude? Maybe Wandering can really lead our mage group to rise again.¡± ¡°I heard that he¡¯s from the number one player academy¡­¡± They fell into silence again. The original Legendary Guild would always look down on the players from other academies. However, when Kill All heard that the female mage players who were originally high and mighty and even looked down on him had changed their attitude. His heart was filled with joy. Because of Wu Yan, he had become even more valued in the guild. He was no longer invisible. 1S As for the attitude of these female mage players towards him, he did not really care about it. However, after his attitude towards Wu Yan improved, he felt as though he was being praised, and he felt extremely comfortable. The moment he stepped out of the door, he met Blood Eye, who had a worried expression on his face. Blood Eye Instinctively wanted to avoid Kill All when he saw him. It was probably because everyone in the guild was discussing the reason why Wu Yan¡¯s leveling speed was so fast. There were also many discussions. ¡°No Wonder Blood Eye lost to Wandering?¡± Moreover, such discussions were ongoing everywhere in the guild. After all, Wu Yan had broken the record of leveling within a day. However, Kill All had finally seen the person, so how could he not want to ask questions? After spending a day with Wu Yan, he became even more interested in him. He called out to Blood Eye, who was trying to avoid him, ¡°Brother Eye! I want to ask you something. Can I talk to you for a second?¡± Blood Eye did not have any other choice. He had spent the entire day leveling up outside. He wanted to get rid of the players who kept asking him questions out of curiosity. The one-on-one fight last time was a huge event. Many players only realized that the combat strength ranking board had been changed. ¡°What is it?¡± Blood Eye accepted his fate and quietly waited for Kill All¡¯s interrogation. ¡°When you were defeated by Wandering, was there a flash of White Light?¡± Kill All asked. ¡°Yes, that¡¯s right. What¡¯s Wrong?¡± Blood Eye recalled and confirmed that it was indeed the case. Kill All smiled mysteriously. It was just as he had expected. Although Wu Yan¡¯s explosive skill was Instant Cast, it still came with a delay. Otherwise, it would not be in line with the game¡¯s settings. Seeing Kill All¡¯s smile, Blood Eye was even more indignant. He thought Kill All must be teasing him. However, there was indeed nothing he could do. After all, he had lost the fight. He sighed. He could only endure the humiliation. He still had a chance. As long as he could advance to level 20 before Wu Yan did, he could choose the powerful level 20 skill of the assassin. There was still hope for him to regain his dignity. Seeing that Blood Eye was about to leave, Kill All hurriedly said, ¡°Don¡¯t you want to know what Wandering¡¯s talent is?¡± Chapter 32 - You, a Mage, Want to Be a Blacksmith? Chapter 32 You, a Mage, Want to Be a Blacksmith? Blood Eye stopped in his tracks. He was indeed quite curious about Wandering¡¯s talent. ¡°Wandering¡¯s talent is Instant-Cast! His starting move is a white light!¡± Kill All said with certainty. Blood Eye was stunned when he heard that. Wait, did he just accidentally learn a secret? He had been thinking about Wu Yan¡¯s talent for the nth time, but he still could not figure out how he was instantly killed. If it was Instant Cast, it was plausible. Moreover, Kill All did not seem like a person who would lie. The rumors from him were quite reliable. After knowing that Wu Yan¡¯s talent was related to instant explosions skills, Blood Eye was obviously more motivated! At the very least, he knew how he failed. This way, he would have the motivation to become stronger and have a clear direction to improve in. ¡°Thank you,¡± Blood Eye said sincerely, Then, he added, ¡°However, do not tell the other players about Wandering¡¯s talent. After all, he is a member of our guild, so we have to keep it a secret.¡± Kill All nodded as he patted his chest and said, ¡°That won¡¯t happen. I have only told two people. One is the guild leader, and the other is you.¡± Kill All had completely forgotten about the fact that Hidden Killer was listening by the side. Blood Eye nodded. At the very least, he would not tell anyone else. This information was too precious. Wu Yan didn¡¯t know that rumors of a random talent he had forged was spreading at an unpredictable speed. He strolled along the street of livelihood occupations that was lined with street lamps lit up with Fireballs. The entire street was dusk-colored, vastly different from the brightly lit Main City. It should be night time. Wu Yan tried to walk close to the NPCs with the livelihood occupations, but unfortunately, not a single NPC took the initiative to strike up a conversation with him. This made him depressed. Could it be that Kill All was not telling the truth? No, Kill All did not seem like a person who could hide things. Wu Yan then noticed a middle-aged man who was forging a tiger-headed blade in the middle of the night. The man was full of energy, and he would look at him from time to time. Could this be a hint? With a thought, Wu Yan decided to ask, ¡°Uncle, do you think I have talent?¡± ¡°Hurry up and trigger it. Hurry up and trigger the plot,¡± Wu Yan thought to himself. The game ¡°Descent of the Divine Realm¡± was quite different from the online games he had played before he transmigrated. If it was the same, he would have approached every NPC and asked them one by one. It was just that the NPCs here were too realistic! If he did something stupid, they would look at him like he was an idiot. The Blacksmith¡¯s eyes were about to pop out. He snorted and said in a loud voice, ¡°Hmph! You and your thin arms and legs, stop loitering in front of me. I¡¯m skew-eyed, and it¡¯s annoying to see you.¡± The Blacksmith stopped the sledgehammer in his hand and said rudely. Wu Yan was immediately defeated. Did he get the wrong idea? He might as well continue to ask, ¡°Uncle, what should I do to become your apprentice?¡± The Blacksmith almost twisted his waist from the shock. If one didn¡¯t use a Probing Skill to check the name of an NPC, or if the NPC didn¡¯t take the initiative to tell their names, one wouldn¡¯t know their specific information. ¡°You want to become my apprentice???¡± The Blacksmith walked to Wu Yan¡¯s side with vigor. He grabbed Wu Yan¡¯s arm, wanting to say that Wu Yan¡¯s arm was too thin, but stopped. Although Wu Yan¡¯s Strength attribute was not high, his Vitality attribute was. Therefore, although he looked like a frail Mage, he had quite solid muscles. The Blacksmith hesitated for a moment and repeatedly confirmed, ¡°You are a Mage, right?¡± Wu Yan nodded, wondering why the other party would ask this question. The Blacksmith¡¯s tone was unfriendly, ¡°Even a noble Mage would want to be an apprentice Blacksmith now?¡± Wu Yan felt as if his brain had been knocked open with a ¡®crack¡¯. So the NPCs here also had storylines! In other words, Mages once had a glorious past¡­ This proved one thing. The predicament of Mages being weakened in all aspects was not an unchangeable restriction. If he could break the restrictions of the Mages and promote the development of the Mages¡¯ storylines, the restrictions on the Mages¡¯ movements would also disappear. Thinking of this, Wu Yan¡¯s heart could not help but burn. After all, he was quite displeased in being innately restricted by the game itself since it was equivalent to his starting point being not as high as the other players. The Blacksmith looked at the Mage in front of him with a strange look, and his voice was sarcastic, ¡°If you really want to learn anything, hurry up and scram. Make your magic scrolls. Maybe you can improve your Intelligence with that.¡± Wait a minute, the Blacksmith in front of him just said that making magic scrolls could improve his Intelligence. Wu Yan excitedly grabbed the Blacksmith¡¯s palm which was full of calluses, ¡°Then, if I become your apprentice, can I improve my Vitality?¡± The Blacksmith did not understand why the young man before him seemed ever-changing. He had mocked him so much, but he did not notice it at all. If it was the Mages from before, they would have left long ago. Indeed, it was no longer the world of Mages now. The Blacksmith answered Wu Yan while he was at it. When it came to forging, he was still quite proud, If you want to become my apprentice, you must have a strong body!¡± He pointed at a player who was forging something at the side and paused for a moment, ¡°Only a person with outstanding strength and body like him can become my apprentice. As for graduating¡­ Well, no one has graduated from me yet. You new humans are too weak!¡± He saw that Wu Yan was still eager to know the benefits of being his apprentice and was quite pleasantly surprised to be able to show off in front of a Mage. He was secretly delighted. So, he cleared his throat and said, ¡°Anyone who can get my guidance will have strengthed Strength and Vitality!¡± It¡¯s coming, it¡¯s coming. The keywords that Wu Yan was looking forward to were all finally coming. Only with these keywords would Wu Yan be able to come back to his senses that these people were just NPCs. If the keywords such as ¡°Strength¡±, ¡°Vitality¡±, ¡°Character¡±, and so on were not mentioned, the NPCs weren¡¯t much different from the players in terms of conversation. To think his Vitality could be strengthened! Wu Yan was a little excited. Although he had not found an NPC that could help him level up his talent, being able to strengthen his Vitality was the most important part of his development at this stage! After leveling up for 2 levels, his HP was already infinitely close to 2,000! Forget it. Wu Yan was too lazy to think about the impact of his livelihood occupation on the future. At this stage, stacking up his HP was the plan that he thought was feasible. ¡°Uncle, can I be your apprentice?¡± Wu Yan asked sincerely. Chapter 33 - Blacksmith: If You Can Cause Even One Point of Damage to Me, You Pass! Chapter 33 Blacksmith: If You Can Cause Even One Point of Damage to Me, You Pass! ¡°You, a Mage, want to learn blacksmithing from me?¡± For a noble Mage to say that he wanted to learn blacksmithing before a Blacksmith, he hit the Blacksmith¡¯s G-spot in an instant. Thus, Wu Yan repeated his question once more. The Blacksmith laughed out loud, and his heart was filled with pride. To think a once noble Mage was asking to become his apprentice humbly¡­ After he finished laughing, his face turned cold, ¡°No, you want to learn Blacksmithing? Unless you can pass my trial!¡± When he heard the word ¡®trial¡¯, the player who had been forging something with focus at the side shook his head crazily at Wu Yan. Wu Yan asked softly, ¡°Is this trial very difficult?¡± The player who was focused on forging something was obviously a Warrior. He was about to pass on a message to Wu Yan when he was interrupted by the Blacksmith. ¡°Stop sneaking around. Let me put it this way. Up until now, no one has been able to pass my trial.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not that I¡¯m making things difficult for you,¡± After the Blacksmith said this, he seemed to be a little embarrassed, He was indeed asking a Mage to do a trial that no one could complete¡­ If word got out, wouldn¡¯t it mean that he, a Warrior, was bullying a Mage? His reputation in the NPC circle would be tarnished. ¡°How about this? I¡¯ll lower my requirements a little. As long as you can deal even one point of damage to me in any way, I¡¯ll take you in as an apprentice and even make you a good forging hammer.¡± When he heard the words ¡°a good forging hammer¡±, the breathing of the focused Blacksmith player at the side was visibly quickened. ¡°Master, isn¡¯t the Vajra Hammer something that we can only get after we graduate?¡± The player mustered up his courage and asked. It seemed that he had suffered quite a lot when he was an apprentice. The Blacksmith was simply pointed at the warehouse behind the door that was bolted heavily and said, ¡°When did I ever say that I only have one Diamond Hammer?!¡± Hearing their conversation, Wu Yan was a little confused. Could it be that the Diamond Hammer was a treasure? He really did not have much research on the items of the livelihood occupations although there was also a guide on them. when Wu Yan had been reading the battle guides, he had been immersed in them. He could even read the encyclopedia of monsters and the maps patiently. However, he simply couldn¡¯t find it in himself to read the guide on the livelihood occupations. It might also have something to do with the games he used to play since the livelihood occupations didn¡¯t usually help in battles in those games. In the past, the livelihood occupations in the games he used to play mostly provided some money and allowed trading. Wu Yan readily agreed to the trial. In any case, just trying it out would do him no harm anyway. He wasn¡¯t obsessed with the idea that the Mage class was very noble, to begin with. Moreover, in the current storyline of the game, Mages were now in decline. The other players had probably also noticed such a situation in the game. Besides, the location of the Skill Learning Magister where he had learned his skills had been exceptionally remote. Today, when he was strolling the streets, he noticed that all the physics occupations, such as Warriors, Assassins, and so on, were wearing luxurious equipment and standing in the middle of the square. The most ridiculous thing was that they had individual rooms. If they were tired, they could go and rest or something. The Blacksmith brought Wu Yan through the front door of a small house, only to be greeted with a huge courtyard at the back. There was an abundance of items, equipment, and weapons in the courtyard. It seemed that the Blacksmith¡¯s background was also quite extraordinary, The Blacksmith then brought Wu Yan to the center of the courtyard and casually took a wooden stick, He said boldly, ¡°I will restrain my abilities to about the same level as yours. If you can injure me, then you will pass the trial successfully.¡± ¡°But if you can¡¯t take a hit from me,¡± The Blacksmith snorted, ¡°Then, please leave.¡± Wu Yan nodded, then held his Magic Wand seriously and said, ¡°Come on then, attack?¡± The Blacksmith thought he had misheard, ¡°Kid, are you out of your mind?¡±. After saying that, he seemed to have figured it out. Was this Mage still unable to put away his dignity? In the game, an NPC character of this level would not be able to see the player¡¯s specific information unless they used a special method, They would only be able to see some basic and unimportant information about the player, such as their name, level, and which faction they belonged to. of course, the ¡°faction¡± function wasn¡¯t open yet and the officials had yet to give a clear explanation as to whether it would be released in the future. The Blacksmith laughed out loud, ¡°When I was young, I was even more arrogant than you. I often looked down on my opponents and gave them a breathing space. I rarely attacked first.¡± As if his interest had been piqued, the Blacksmith started talking, and it didn¡¯t seem that his story was going to be ending soon, ¡°This scar on my head was when I underestimated a Mage and was burned by his fire dragon. From then on, I never underestimated any enemy again.¡± ¡°Kid¡­ You¡¯re still young¡­¡± The Blacksmith was still talking when he realized that Wu Yan had already sat down with his legs crossed, He was instantly enraged. To think the kid was so arrogant. He had calmed his emotions a little due to being able to share his story just now, but now, he was angry again, ¡°Get up, let¡¯s start the battle.¡±. Just a moment ago, Wu Yan had discovered something new. He discovered that in the safe area within the Main City, his energy would recover faster when sitting compared to standing up. Since this was the case, he speculated that if he entered the trial state in the Main City, his energy might not recover, but it would not be consumed either. The full value of his energy for a day was 240 points. He had just recovered to 36 points. He memorized this number and planned to wait until the end of the trial to see what would happen to the value of his energy. ¡°Then let¡¯s do it,¡± Wu Yan¡¯s voice was lazy. The Blacksmith was too long-winded. In addition, he had been busy all day and was mentally tired. The Blacksmith was speechless. He had always had a bad impression of Mages, and now that Wu Yan was doing this, he was thoroughly provoked. ¡°Since he had already locked his abilities, this was not considered as bullying the other party,¡± the Blacksmith thought to himself. The facts were, although he had restrained his level to the same level as Wu Yan, his original buff status was still there. With the addition of these buffs, the Blacksmith¡¯s true strength far surpassed that of a level 12 Warrior. He lifted the wooden stick and attacked Wu Yan, coming at him in an S-shaped path. He was aware that the Mages were all currently greatly weakened, so he was confident that he could see a Mage¡¯s delayed casting in an instant. He decided that he would dodge when that happened. Perhaps it was because of Wu Yan¡¯s arrogant attitude that although the Blacksmith was enraged, he was also cautious. He didn¡¯t want any accidents to happen during this attack. However, the disgusting brat had been standing there without moving. He didn¡¯t cast any support spells, nor did he find cover to hide. What was going on? Although the Blacksmith looked down on Wu Yan in all aspects, at this moment, he still had kept an extra eye out for himself. Thus, the moment he got close to Wu Yan, he made a fake slash! In gaming terms, he canceled a skill that was just about to be released! Wu Yan had already raised his hand in response to the fake slash, to cast a healing spell. With that, a holy light shot out from the Magic Wand in his hand. He had been tricked to release a skill! Chapter 34 - Unintentionally Discovered the Characteristic of Anti-armor Damage Chapter 34 Unintentionally Discovered the Characteristic of Anti-armor Damage Wu Yan clutched his head, filled with endless regret! He had come to this world for so many days, and this was the first time he had been cheated of a skill! For a veteran gaming expert who had transmigrated, if he were in a PK or a competition, this would¡¯ve been a serious mistake! Sigh! The Blacksmith looked at Wu Yan in confusion. To think this Mage called Wandering had such high expectations of himself. That white light just now should be a healing spell, right? The Blacksmith wasn¡¯t too sure. It had indeed been a long time since he had interacted with a Mage. Normal Mages wouldn¡¯t stay here at all. Occasionally, he would meet a few NPC Mages in the city, but they were still not on good terms with each other. After all, the NPC Mages here still maintained their arrogance, which led to the Blacksmith being biased against players of the Mage class. Thinking of this, the Blacksmith became angry again. No matter what, he still had to let this young arrogant Mage in front of him know that the trial was not going to be easy! He placed his wooden stick in front of his chest and snorted, making Wu Yan come back to his senses. Wu Yan¡¯s performance just now made him know that the boy was very serious about the trial. He liked players who took everything seriously. Although the previous players he had taken in were all Warriors, they did not even have the courage to think about the trial. He still admired Wu Yan for this point. It could only be said that he had chosen the wrong class. Wu Yan recovered from his regret. It was also because the Blacksmith had waited a little longer that his healing cooldown had also recovered. Since the Blacksmith had limited his abilities to the same level as him, Wu Yan knew that it would be very difficult for the other party to defeat him instantly. It was just that he had higher requirements for himself in terms of his gaming operations, especially when it came to the Mage class with high damage and fragile bodies, the room for error was much lower than that of ordinary Warriors. Therefore, he had to try his best to keep his HP stable. This time, the Blacksmith charged over again. Seeing that there was still some distance between them, Wu Yan silently chanted a Small Fireball spell. He could not help but sigh. The casting speed was indeed slow. Back when he was killing monsters, it was not so obvious. But now, his skill had been easily dodged by the Blacksmith. The Blacksmith looked like a rough man in his forties or fifties, yet he was so agile. After dodging Wu Yan¡¯s Small Fireball, the Blacksmith smiled. The waiting time for a player to be able to cast their spell again was called the cooldown time among the players, but for NPCs, it was called the time to gather magic again. He had learned from other players that Mages of Wu Yan¡¯s level only had a maximum of three skills. At level 15, there would be a class-skill exclusive quest that would then allow them to have one more skill. However, the Blacksmith had it differently. He had only lowered his abilities, and his skills were still there. Using a beginner¡¯s wooden stick for a weapon was already his best form of sincerity. Since that was the case, he would use the ¡°Heaven Splitter¡± skill of a level 20 Warrior Monk! Wu Yan stood where he was, not moving at all, and forcefully took the skill! [-899!) The skill damage that was even higher than that dealt by a level 14 Heaven Monkey appeared on Wu Yan¡¯s body. It felt as if he had been hit by a truck. God knows how the players who had set the pain to 100% endure the skill damages. Of course, Wu Yan¡¯s first concern was whether the Anti-armor damage would have any effect. It was also at that split second that he noticed that the Blacksmith had made a retreating action, although almost unnoticeable. Then, an obvious stabbing pain came from his face. The Anti-armor Damage didn¡¯t immediately take effect! Wu Yan¡¯s heart was in turmoil. if it wasn¡¯t for the fact that the Blacksmith had just retreated, he wouldn¡¯t have noticed that the Anti-armor Damage worked by releasing some compressed air needles! It was just that the speed of these air needles was extremely fast! He couldn¡¯t see them at all. He could only feel the vibration of the air and the contraction of his breathing! What happened to ¡°True Damage¡±? Wu Yan was beginning to doubt the judgment of ¡°True Damage¡± in the world of the game. On the other side, the Blacksmith¡¯s expression was rather ugly. He had prepared for the worst and was expecting to only be slightly scratched by Wu Yan. Yet, the damage he had just received was rather heavy! Was this Counter Damage? To think the Mage could deal such powerful Counter Damage that was so hard to dodge! No matter what skill damage he received, he had ultimately lost! The Blacksmith stood up with difficulty and restored his ability to its original state. He was a level 25 NPC. Those with livelihood classes in this area were all level 25. The Skill Learning Magisters were mostly at level 20, though that was achieved by class advancement. After the Blacksmith recovered to level 25, his complexion gradually improved. It was probably due to some of his healing skills and the Warrior¡¯s natural regeneration. After his complexion became ruddy again, he walked over. The young Mage before him did not seem to be delighted over his victory, and it made him feel somewhat displeased. He had never said that a Mage¡¯s ability was not good. It was their arrogant attitude that made him displeased. This Mage was capable, yet arrogant and so young, which made the Blacksmith even more displeased. It can¡¯t be that the other party was still unsatisfied even after hurting him, right? The Blacksmith glanced at Wu Yan who was still deep in thought. He had lost, and there was nothing he could say. He would not be like those arrogant Mages. He was open and fair. Thus, he opened his mouth and said, ¡°You¡¯ve passed the trial. You can become my apprentice.¡± When the Blacksmith said this, he suddenly felt a little embarrassed, With how Wu Yan excelled in the trial just now, he could already finish his apprenticeship. After all, his requirement to his other apprentices was to cause one-fifth of the damage that Wu Yan had caused after he had limited his level to their levels. Wu Yan had already greatly exceeded the requirements. Due to his self-esteem though, the Blacksmith kept quiet about this matter. On the side, Wu Yan was still immersed in thinking about the Anti-armor talent that he had plundered. Perhaps it was because his Attribute Plunder talent was at the SSS+ level, to begin with, so he could get skills that were far more powerful than the others. These skills themselves were also restricted by the game world, but his talent allowed the restrictions to be broken a little. That should be the case¡­ After Wu Yan analyzed up to this point, he decided not to think about this matter for now. This was an important piece of information, and he had to pay more attention to his talent in the future. Many of the skills and movement modes in the ¡°Descent of The Divine Realm¡± were set for a reason. They operated under certain laws. Meanwhile, the Blacksmith asked again, ¡°Wandering, right? I lost, and there¡¯s nothing shameful about admitting it. If you¡¯re not willing to be my apprentice, then forget it!¡± Wu Yan finally came to his senses. The other party seemed to have already said it a few times. Meanwhile, a notification popped up on his portable interface. (Blacksmith Xiang Liang is interested in taking you as an apprentice. Are you willing?] The NPC¡¯s name was not as magical as he thought¡­ ¡­ Chapter 35 - Gold Hammer! Chapter 35 Gold Hammer! ¡°Come, come, come,¡± Blacksmith Xiang Liang gathered all his apprentices. There were about dozens of people in the Main City who had chosen to become Blacksmith apprentices. Wu Yan silently thought about the worldview of the game. In this huge world of the game, there were thousands of NPCs like Blacksmith Xiang Liang Just thinking about it was ridiculous, However, as the overall level rose, the number of high-level NPCs should also decrease. Wu Yan was pulled to the center by Blacksmith Xiang Liang. at a glance, there really wasn¡¯t a single Mage, while there were a few Priests and Summoners. Of course, the apprentices mainly consisted of Warriors. During the Blacksmith training, many Warriors would take off their equipment and challenge the extreme limits of their strength through forging. ere It seemed that these livelihood occupation skills were not easy to train. They might be even more complicated than the training of normal skills. The Warrior apprentice who had first talked to Wu Yan was quite surprised. He had witnessed how Blacksmith Xiang Liang and Wu Yan were not on good terms and had also overheard how Blacksmith Xiang Liang had stated requirements that were enough for them to graduate against Wu Yan. What had happened? Did this Mage really manage to hurt their Master? Blacksmith Xiang Liang was a Warrior with ridiculous defense and unexpected evasive maneuvers. None of the players who had challenged him before had succeeded in graduating Among the many livelihood occupations in the main city, very few players could successfully graduate from being apprentices at the current stage. It was only about 1 in 10,000. Usually, the completion of one¡¯s apprenticeship would come after the class advancement because before that, their attributes would be greatly suppressed by their Masters even though the Masters had suppressed their levels as well. Compared to the real world, the players in this game world were a little more humane. After Wu Yan was introduced, they even applauded and greeted him. In the real world, no one would respond to such a thing. Except for the players in the top academies, most of them were still struggling for their lives. For example, among the livelihood occupations were Fishing Masters, who could sell fish at a high price in exchange for some necessities. some After introducing Wu Yan, Blacksmith Xiang Liang took out his long-cherished hammer from his back and said seriously, ¡°This hammer is yours. You have to use it well.¡± Wu Yan took over the hammer, feeling puzzled. It was just a hammer, so why was he so serious? He looked at the basic introduction of the hammer. ¡ª¡ª [Item name: Xiang Liang¡¯s Hammer] [Item Grade: Gold) [Item Level Restriction: Players above level 10 can use it.] [Item Description: The reward for the first player to be recognized by Blacksmith Xiang Liang] [Item Effects: Forging Speed +10%, Forging EXP +30%. Upon successfully forging an item, there is a probability of obtaining an increase in Vitality and Strength, depending on the grade of the item.] ¡ª- Wu Yan held the gold-grade item in his hand, his face full of shock. Blacksmith Xiang Liang was quite satisfied h Wu Yan¡¯s expression. Even a once-noble Mage was able to recognize a good item. d Once. The NPC Mages who were with him in the past did not even look at his hammer and even mocked him, saying that it was something that would only be used by a vulgar person. The more he looked at the introduction of this item, the more Wu Yan was satisfied. Since he was already an apprentice, according to the rules, he had to address the other party as ¡°Master Xiang¡±. ¡°Master Xiang, how long can I train for a day at most?¡± Wu Yan asked curiously. Blacksmith Xiang Liang raised his rough eyebrows and his big eyes were full of surprise, ¡°How long do you want to train for?¡± He had been thinking of how to make Wu Yan suffer more by making him stay by this terrible and hot stove for a little longer, just to make fun of a Mage so that his vanity would be satisfied¡­ Blacksmith Xiang Liang did not realize that he was getting increasingly deviated from his path of confrontation with Mages. Wu Yan answered without hesitation, ¡°Of course the longer the better. It would be best if I trained to the limits every day or something like that.¡± Huh? Blacksmith Xiang Liang fell into deep thought. The young Mage before him had answered so decisively that it did not seem like he was lying at all. He sighed, and a hint of worry appeared between his brows, ¡°Due to the limitation of the rules, every livelihood occupation is o limited to only two hours each day.¡± Although the limit was two hours, those apprentices usually left after one hour. No one was willing to spend too much time on livelihood occupations, because the apprentices could only get items that could increase attributes like Wu Yan¡¯s hammer after they finished their apprenticeship. Currently, they only had silver-grade hammers that only increased forging speed and forging experience. Moreover, forging was really too boring. The boringness was truly transmitted to the brain, and it required one to really forge one step at a time. Compared to forging in all its boringness, doing the favorability quests or relaxed exploration quests was much more interesting than spending time on livelihood occupations. Nowadays, few players could complete their apprenticeship, In any case, since none of them could complete their apprenticeship, the other players felt more balanced. They would just turn a blind eye to those experts. Thus was the strange mentality about ordinary people. If everyone had something and they didn¡¯t have it, they would anxious. In contrast, when most people didn¡¯t have that something, they wouldn¡¯t be so anxious. Wu Yan even asked several times if it was true that he could only spend two hours on forging. After confirming it, he immediately started. Only Blacksmith Xiang Liang was confused. When Wu Yan raised the forging hammer, he finally understood why the others were unwilling to forge for too long. The soreness in his arms was very real when raising the hammer in comparison to holding a magic wand, Every time he swung the hammer, he could feel a heavy reverberation that truly existed. Though with his Vitality, he wouldn¡¯t feel tired soon. The most ridiculous thing was that his energy was recovering. Was this anti-human method of recovering energy really good? Wu Yan fell into doubt. Every apprentice had their own forging room. Of course, one could also see scenes where players would forge in the hall together. Wu Yan had gone to the hall to take a look at the situation of the other players and saw that most of them were frowning. It turned out that he was not alone. Wu Yan felt relieved. Hence, the speed at which he swung his hammer increased, The first thing he prepared to forge was a bronze-grade magic wand. In his current situation, his weapon was his weak point. Even if the Magic Wand in his hand was a silver-grade weapon from the one-on-one battlefield of the Legendary Guild, there were many differences between silver-grade weapons. After reaching the silver grade, weapons would have an inlay space. Normally, a silver-grade weapon could be inlaid with an ore. After that was done, a weapon would have an additional attribute bonus. Meanwhile, Wu Yan¡¯s current silver-grade magic wand did not have any inlay space. Chapter 36 - Ding! Player Wandering has Gained Some Enlightenment While Forging Chapter 36 Ding! Player Wandering has Gained Some Enlightenment While Forging Wu Yan quickly returned to his workstation, When he saw that the time on the clock at his workstation had decreased, he realized that the time he had spent away from his station to check on those players in the hall was included in the two hours time limit. This caused him to be at a loss. In theory, other players should also know about this mechanism. Could it be that even if they were tired, they still had to complete the basic training? Perhaps, this was what it meant to be a player. Wu Yan¡¯s heart ached a little. He had only two hours in total, and he had just wasted a few minutes. Without saying anything else, he picked up the hammer and hammered wildly. It had to be said that the rate at which the weapon was formed was much faster than actually forging something in reality. [Ding!] A melodious sound rang out. [Player Wandering has gained some enlightenment while forging. Awarded: 20 HP, 0.1 Strength.] Wu Yan held the completed Bronze-grade magic wand in his hand. He couldn¡¯t be bothered to look at its attributes and immediately checked his interface to see if he had really gained 20 HP. ¨C ¨C ¨C ¨C (Player: Wu Yan (ID: Wandering)] (Class: Mage (not advanced)] (Livelihood Occupation: Blacksmith Apprentice (not graduated)] [Level: LV12] [EXP: 151/3,000] (HP: 1,360 (+40% = 1,904, additional HP + 20 = 1,924)] [MP: 1,360 (+40% = 1,904)] [Attributes: Vitality 34, Intelligence 34, Strength 15.1 (including additional strength), Agility 15. (all attributes +5%)] (Skills: Small Fireball level 2, Minor Healing level 3, Magic Barrier level 2) [Talent: Attribute Plunder (Legendary, SSS+, Unique, Growth-type)] (Have currently plundered two attributes:] [1. Anti-armor Damage +100% (equipment provides additional 30% bonus)] (Has extended to include Physical Anti-armor Damage Sputter +50%] [2. Special Attribute: Bounce +100%) ¨C ¨C ¨C ¨C ¨C ¨C After looking at his attributes, Wu Yan felt a strong sense of accomplishment, The boring matter of swinging the hammer suddenly became interesting. Turns out, forging wasn¡¯t so boring after all. No points had been added to the basic attribute points of his Vitality attribute since it had been directly added to his HP. On the other hand, the basic attribute points for his Strength attribute had been added. With Wu Yan¡¯s current understanding of the game, the importance of initial attributes was greater than basic attributes, which were more important than the common attributes after the calculation of basic attribute points. It seemed that this game acknowledged the importance of talent from its bases. Wu Yan did not have time to think too much. he walked over happily in front of a few apprentice Blacksmiths who were ready to call it a day. He took some materials from the warehouse and began forging Bronze-grade weapons. According to Blacksmith Xiang Liang, there was no limit to which weapons the players had to start forging first. if it was possible, the player could even forge Mythical-grade weapons right off the bat. It was just that the materials were limited as such as well. In this short time, Wu Yan learned some knowledge about forging. The group of players who entered the game before Wu Yan also had some experience in forging Usually, the materials provided by their Blacksmith Masters could be forged into Silver-grade weapons. However, it was not recommended to forge Silver-grade weapons right off the bat. After everyone became an apprentice, a forging level column would be added to their attribute panel. When the initial forging level was o, it was almost impossible to forge Silver-grade equipment. By forging about 10 bronze-grade weapons, under the prerequisite that all of them had been successful, the forging level could then be raised to level 2. At that time, they could challenge forging Silver-grade weapons. Of course, the best way was to ask the Blacksmith Master to just forge one, but the price would be higher. There was another way. If one wanted to forge it alone, one could buy the ¡°Basic Blacksmith¡¯s Thoughts¡±. Upon buying and receiving the book, it would disappear, and the effects would be directly added to the players. It would increase the success rate of forging, as experimented by the livelihood occupation players in the past. Wu Yan followed this method and forged one weapon after another. Unfortunately, two hours was only enough to forge six weapons, and the time was up. It turned out that the attribute points he had obtained from comprehension previously wouldn¡¯t be triggered every time he successfully forged a Bronze-grade weapon. Among the six weapons he had forged, the attribute-adding effect had only been triggered once during the last weapon. However, this could not stop Wu Yan¡¯s enthusiasm. The increase in his attributes seemed to be slow. Just the free attribute points for every time the effect was triggered would only increase Vitality by 2, Intelligence by 2, Strength by 1, and Agility by 1. That being said, if the effect could be triggered 10 times, it would be equivalent to the Strength attribute getting a level-up. Wu Yan reluctantly left his workstation. When he did so, he noticed that Blacksmith Xiang Liang seemed to want to say something but hesitated. Blacksmith Xiang Liang wasn¡¯t feeling very pleased. Among the dozens of apprentices today, only a few of them had stayed for the maximum of 2 hour-limit. One of them was Wu Yan. Could it be that he really loved forging? Blacksmith Xiang Liang¡¯s opinion of Mages had slightly changed, but he still didn¡¯t say what he wanted to say. Wu Yan looked at his energy. It had recovered to the point where he could go out of the city to kill monsters without worry. He went back to the Legendary Guild to ask if Kill All wanted to continue leveling up. It must be said that Kill All¡¯s attacks were just indescribably bad. His skills were only slightly better than the average player¡¯s. He did not understand just how Kill All had been chosen to enter the Legendary Academy. As he strolled around the Main City, the yellow magic lights slowly went out, and the sky turned white. The sky was about to brighten. Wu Yan could feel that his originally tired body was slowly recovering, and his spirit was also getting better. He really did not need to sleep! Wu Yan found it quite magical. To be able to stay in the game for a long time without getting tired had always been his dream. He did not expect it to really come true. After he sent a message to Kill All, the latter replied very quickly, saying that he was waiting for him in the guild. Wu Yan only returned to the guild after passing through a few teleportation points. He did this because the price of directional teleportations was 10 times more expensive than the price of a fixed route. He calculated carefully and realized that his teleportation route was at least 50% cheaper. When he returned to the guild, he could feel that something was not right. The location of the Legendary Guild was rather extravagant. It was only a few kilometers away from the center of the Main City. The area of the guild was also rather large, and every time he walked in it, he felt as if he was strolling through a huge palace. However, as he walked forward, more and more people began to point at him. This continued until Wu Yan accidentally bumped into Blood Eye, who he had once fought one-on-one. When Blood Eye met Wu Yan again, he was not as overbearing as the first time. His expression was conflicted, but he still said decisively, ¡°The next time in a one-on-one battle, I will beat you fair and square!¡± ¡°As for the matter of your talent being Instant Cast, I already know that. The next time in a one-on-one battle, I will naturally reveal a part of my talent to you too!¡± After saying that, Blood Eye left, leaving behind Wu Yan who was wearing a strange expression. Chapter 37 - The Entire Guild had Misunderstood That His Talent Was Instant Cast! Chapter 37 The Entire Guild had Misunderstood That His Talent Was Instant Cast! Could it be that Kill All had told him? Wu Yan walked forward while speculating. However, the other players around him still seemed to be talking about him. This caused Wu Yan to be quite concerned. Before this, he did not care about the opinions of others at all. Finally, he walked into the Mage meeting room. Just as he was about to enter, he bumped into the smiling Heaven Punisher. Wu Yan knew that Heaven Punisher was a very capable Guild Leader. It was just that he looked too silly on the surface. However, it was also because of this that the other players would lower their guard and trust him more. Heaven Punisher turned around and said bashfully, ¡°Brother Wandering, I have bad news and good news. Which do you want to hear?¡±. Wu Yan said helplessly, ¡°Just say it.¡± Heaven Punisher laughed and tried to liven the atmosphere. Then, he said embarrassedly, ¡°Brother Wandering, your talent has been exposed.¡± ¡°Hm,¡± Wu Yan was already prepared. From the minute he told Kill All, he was prepared to let the few of them know as well. Heaven Punisher noticed that Wu Yan¡¯s expression did not change much, so he added, ¡°The area in which the news has been spread might be a little wide.¡± This did not seem like Heaven Punisher¡¯s style at all. Usually, when he spoke, he would spout a bunch of nonsense. Then, Heaven Punisher continued, ¡°We¡­ The whole guild knows about your talent.¡± Hearing this, Wu Yan¡¯s hand that he had put leaning against the wall almost fell off. When he had told Kill All, he had just wanted to find an excuse. He knew that Kill All was quite unreliable, so he had purposely exposed a fake talent. In the end, how long had it been? The Legendary Guild had so many players. Just in this Main City alone, there were hundreds of players from the Legendary Guild itself. And all of them knew about it? Ever since he started playing the game, Wu Yan had always played while maintaining a calm mindset. Only when he obtained his talent and other dungeon rewards would his emotions fluctuate greatly. But this time, he was truly shocked by Kill All. He suddenly understood that it wasn¡¯t because Kill All was a Mage that the other players weren¡¯t willing to help him level up. After all, Kill All¡¯s Magic Recovery skill was quite useful for Priests, Summoners, and other classes that had a high MP consumption. Instead, it was because he was a huge megaphone!! Wu Yan was inexplicably displeased, but when he thought about it, didn¡¯t that mean that the true information about his talent had been thus hidden? In the future, when he was leveling up, he wouldn¡¯t have to worry about being discovered. Heaven Punisher nervously rubbed his hands, and then he opened the guild channel. Good Lord, Wu Yan was stunned. God knows how long the guild had been talking about his talent. The chat he was reading was probably like this. ¡ª ¡ª ¡°What level is Wandering¡¯s talent?¡± ¡°We¡¯ve been discussing this all night. It¡¯s already broad daylight, and you guys still haven¡¯t come to a conclusion?¡± ¡°To be able to instantly kill Blood Eye, what level do you think his talent is?¡± ¡°Is it really the legendary S-level talent?¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t they say that there aren¡¯t S-level talents at all?¡± ¡°Who said that? For example, if Lethal Blade¡¯s talent is not above the S-level, I¡¯ll delete my account on the spot.¡± ¡°I say, can the lot of you have some self-awareness? There are plenty of experts in our guild. Even our Boss has said that his strength is not even ranked in the list.¡± ¡°Right, right, right. Boss specially invited Wandering over. If his talent isn¡¯t S-level, how could Boss have taken a liking to him?¡± ¨C ¨C ¡ª ¨C ¨C When reading the last sentence, Heaven Punisher was a little embarrassed. If he had known earlier, he wouldn¡¯t have shared the screen. It made it sound as if he was coveting Wu Yan¡¯s talent and strength, which was why he had invited Wu Yan over as a mage consultant. Wu Yan was speechless as he finally understood why so many people were constantly sizing him up when he came to the guild. So such a thing had happened¡­ Wu Yan sighed. It seemed that his talent was ¡°indeed¡± Instant Cast from now on. Oh right, he also saw in the comments that the starting move of his Instant-Cast was a white light¡­ They said that ¡°If you notice a white light, remember to dodge it¡±. Moreover, it was also said as if it were true that his cooldown was very short, which was why it seemed like an instant cast. If an Assassin could attack after dodging the white light, they might succeed. Wu Yan stopped thinking about it and asked, ¡°What¡¯s the good news?¡± Seeing Wu Yan¡¯s changing expressions, Heaven Punisher¡¯s heart was filled with anxiety. ¡°The good news is that only our guild knows about your talent and the other guilds don¡¯t know yet,¡± Heaven Punisher lowered his voice. This was not really good news. Wu Yan sighed in his heart. Based on Kill All¡¯s ability, that guy would have the final say on whether or not the news would leave the guild. He decided to ignore this matter for now, ¡°Oh Right, Guild Leader, didn¡¯t you say that there are skills that can be learned at levels 10-20? Have you guys learned them already?¡±. Seeing that Wu Yan was no longer talking about this matter, Heaven Punisher heaved a sigh of relief. He gestured to Kill All, who was watching from behind and had already been severely reprimanded by Heaven Punisher before Wu Yan returned to the guild. Then, he hurriedly replied, ¡°Indeed, you can learn a third skill from your Skill Learning Magister. The fourth skill is also learned at his place. In the past, he would give you a class skill quest, which has about level 15 difficulty.¡± Heaven Punisher once again recalled the matter of Wu Yan fighting monsters above his level. Since Wu Yan was already level 13, he could skip levels and complete the level 15 skill quest first, though the cost-benefit ratio of doing that was too low. However, Wandering was different in his heart, ¡°You might be able to accept the class skill quest right now.¡± ¡°It¡¯s just that your favorability value has to be enough!¡± Heaven Punisher added, thinking of this important piece of information. ¡°When you first come into contact with the NPCs here, there will be a range of favorability value. Of course, it¡¯s usually 50. If you meet an NPC from the same faction, the favorability value might be 60. The rest will depend on luck,¡± Heaven Punisher wanted to say something but stopped. He did not continue to talk about the topic of the NPCs¡¯ favorability value. ¡°Brother Wandering, you can go and try. See if you can accept the quest from your Skill Learning Magister.¡± Wu Yan nodded. Heaven Punisher was really good at intelligence. His information was even more detailed than the posts in the guide. ¡°Help me to tell Kill All that if he wants to level up first, he can go by himself.¡± Wu Yan felt that his words were quite tactful. He suddenly thought of something. ¡°Oh Right, Guild Leader, how do you usually choose a livelihood occupation?¡± Chapter 38 - Why Did You Have to Choose to Be a Blacksmith?! Chapter 38 Why Did You Have to Choose to Be a Blacksmith?! Heaven Punisher had heard from Kill All that Wandering wanted to choose a livelihood occupation to pass the time and recover his energy. He wanted to ask Wu Yan what livelihood occupation he had chosen, but he held back. Heaven Punisher explained professionally, ¡°The livelihood occupation you choose should usually be related to your current class.¡± He popped out his personal interface and pulled out his post from the game forum. This introduction post was illustrated with pictures and text, explaining how to match each class with a livelihood occupation. In principle, one should choose a mentor with a livelihood occupation that was related to one¡¯s class, so that the favorability would rise faster, which would make it easier to receive the subsequent class quests. From the looks of it, the favorability was mainly to trigger subsequent quests, making it quite important. After Wu Yan finished reading the post, he nodded thoughtfully and continued to ask, ¡°Can I choose a few livelihood occupations?¡± ¡°No!¡± Heaven Punisher rejected the notion immediately, ¡°At least, for now, no players can have two livelihood occupations at the same time.¡± He didn¡¯t make it sound absolute though, ¡°But it may be a possibility after you finish your current apprenticeship.¡± Nobody had ever tried to take on another livelihood occupation after they finished their current apprenticeship. Every time the game was updated, more and more of the unknown would become clear. The game officials were now constantly promoting the various classes in advance of the upcoming release of the class advancement quests. The most popular class was the class advancement to the ¡°Light/Dark Swordsman¡± class from the Warrior class. The skill that was shown in this class¡¯s promotion was extremely cool, bringing the class to first place on the rankings of the most wanted class advancement. Wu Yan was obviously unwilling to give up, ¡°Then, can I change my livelihood occupation?¡± Heaven Punisher looked at Wu Yan with a weird expression, ¡°You¡¯ve already chosen a livelihood occupation.¡± Wu Yan looked around and confirmed that Kill All was not nearby. He was now afraid of exchanging information with Kill All. He nodded, ¡°I choose to be a Blacksmith.¡± ¡°Ah!¡± Heaven Punisher cried out in surprise and quickly pulled Wu Yan to a hidden corner. He had never doubted Wu Yan¡¯s talent, but some of the latter¡¯s choices in the game did make him worried. Wu Yan¡¯s style of doing things was a little different from other players. ¡°Then you should hurry up and go to your Skill Learning Magister to see if you can trigger the subsequent class quest.¡± This would affect whether he could obtain his skills early. Heaven Punisher was worried that Wu Yan¡¯s livelihood occupation would affect his favorability with the Skill Learning Magister. Wu Yan¡¯s mood was quite calm. He was just asking casually and wasn¡¯t really thinking about changing his livelihood occupation. From the looks of it now, there was nothing bad about being a Blacksmith apprentice anyway. Almost no other player could be like him. By now, he could already improve his attributes through his livelihood occupation. Heaven Punisher looked at Wu Yan who had left and was at a loss. Had his performance been too exaggerated? Could it be that he had unconsciously thought of Wandering as an ordinary person? These few times that Wandering had succeeded and his astonishing explosive power were all the results of the other party¡¯s methods. Wu Yan did not care about Heaven Punisher¡¯s wild thoughts. After a few days of interaction, he realized that Heaven Punisher¡¯s thoughts were much more complicated than he had expected. If not for Heaven Punisher¡¯s honest face, he wouldn¡¯t have wanted to interact with such a person. Wu Yan bid farewell to Heaven Punisher. When he walked out of the guild, a bunch of players could not help but point at him and discuss. They were all expert players in the Legendary Guild, so why did they still like to gossip so much? Wu Yan passed through the teleportation gates and made a few transfers before arriving at the Skill Learning Magister¡¯s place. Looking at the boxes at the bottom that had been tampered with, he found it quite strange. Wu Yan took a look and estimated that he had to use Bounce to its fullest before barely managing to jump across the boxes. Was it because he had used Bounce here before, so the Skill Learning Magister had tampered with the boxes again? After activating Bounce, his body was indeed much lighter. When he jumped onto the platform on the second floor, he bumped into the Skill Learning Magister. ¡°Wandering! Why did you come up from this spot again?¡± The Skill Learning Magister was filled with regret. If he had known earlier, he would have removed all the boxes away. He had secretly modified the entrance to his place to detect more of the players¡¯ attributes. This was not in accordance with the rules of the game, but as long as an NPC did not overstep the rules too much, the game officials would not interfere. Therefore, he invested a lot in Wu Yan. Unexpectedly, the other party still did not come in through the test door. This made the pale-faced Skill Learning Magister feel a little depressed. He walked to the side of the second floor again to confirm that the boxes had indeed been adjusted by him. He could not take the initiative to ask the players about things that had nothing to do with the storyline of the quest, so he could only wait for Wu Yan to speak first. Wu Yan could feel that the Magister valued talent, but there was nothing he could do. He simply asked sincerely, ¡°Magister, will I have the chance to learn other skills?¡± The moment the word ¡°skill¡± was mentioned, the Skill Learning Magister¡¯s entire body froze. The defensive skill that he had previously drawn for Wu Yan was a pain in his heart¡­ Such a talented Mage was probably dreaming of being able to cast a powerful skill like Meteor Shower in his dreams. However, it wasn¡¯t as if he wouldn¡¯t have the opportunity to learn other skills. This time, he did not plan to randomly draw another skill. He had to successfully promote the skill, Exploding Star. It was a powerful Mage skill. The Skill Learning Magister¡¯s pale face revealed a rare smile. Perhaps it was due to the distress he had been under for the past few days, but the Magister¡¯s originally thin figure was not like a telephone pole. Wu Yan even suspected that the body under the wide mage robe was just skin and bones. The Magister suddenly thought of a method. An ugly smile appeared on his pale face as he said, ¡°There is a way. You can become my apprentice.¡± After saying that, he scratched his face with skeleton-like fingers, saying bashfully, ¡°However, I lost my teaching certificate, so I¡¯ll need to sit for a reassessment. Back then, my ability to make scrolls was famous in this city. At that time, everyone knew my name, Lyorick!¡± So the Magister¡¯s name was Lyorick, a name fitting of a fantasy world. Well, the world culture of this game was quite amazing. Seeing that Wu Yan was still listening attentively, Lyorick couldn¡¯t help but be even more satisfied with him. Lyorick might look like he was only in his thirties, but in reality, he was almost sixty years old. Mages in this world had a longer life expectancy than Warriors. It might have something to do with their positioning during battle. Lyorick continued to ask, ¡°What do you think? Would you become my apprentice?¡± He had already made up his mind to take the exam for the teaching certificate that he had lost. It was not a small decision for him to get involved with these young people again. Wu Yan¡¯s expression was a little awkward. He said embarrassedly, ¡°Magister, I have already chosen to be a Blacksmith for my livelihood occupation.¡± Lyorick¡¯s face turned from white to green, then red. He trembled as he spoke, pointing at Wu Yan and stuttering, ¡°You, you, you!¡± Then he looked haggard, helpless, and a little resentful as he said, ¡°Why did you have to choose to be a Blacksmith?!¡± Chapter 39 - You Are Wasting Your Talent as a Mage Chapter 39 You Are Wasting Your Talent as a Mage ¡°You are wasting your talent as a Mage!!!¡± Lyorick had been complaining for more than ten minutes. This was no longer the action mode of a normal NPC. It could only be said that the setting was too realistic. Magister Lyorick was so angry that he had no words. Afraid that the Magister was thirsty, Wu Yan passed him a glass of clear spring water. This was a material item in his inventory. He wondered if it could quench the thirst of NPCs in the game. Lyorick took the clear spring water that Wu Yan passed him and drank it. After doing so, he grabbed Wu Yan and lectured him for a few more minutes. In the end, Lyorick gave up. He was only an introductory Magister to all the Mages in the Main City, He was only responsible for teaching them skills, and not nurturing them or making them his apprentices. He was special to Wu Yan because the boy was truly talented. However, he still taught the boy, ¡°Since you¡¯ve already become his apprentice, although your Master is of a vulgar class, you can¡¯t just quit. You can wait until you finish your apprenticeship before you learn other livelihood skills.¡± Lyorick had revealed a few key terms in his words. That was, one could learn new livelihood skills after completing their current apprenticeship. He wondered if there would be a limit as to how many skills one could learn. Previously, Heaven Punisher had said that it would be difficult to learn multiple skills at the same time. Wu Yan thought for a while and asked again, ¡°Magister, do I still have the chance to learn new skills?¡± The way Lyorick looked at Wu Yan was as though he was looking at an unpolished jade. He sighed and took out a parchment. It was written in a language that Wu Yan could not understand. ¡°Sign your name on this, and I¡¯ll give you the Mage class skill quest ahead of time,¡± After saying that, Lyorick¡¯s pale face became a little nervous, ¡°The class skill quest is quite difficult, and the number of times you can do it is limited¡­¡± There were still a few words that he did not say in the end. This was the most he had said to a new human. In the face of the other new humans, Lyorick had always been strictly business-like and rarely said anything more. Wu Yan nodded. He accepted Lyorick¡¯s class skill quest. ¡ª [Quest Name: Class Skill Quest Level 1) [Quest Level: Recommended to be above level 15.] (Quest Difficulty: Above average] [Quest Introduction: This is a quest issued by Lyorick (Flying Mantis Dungeon Quest)] [Quest Details: Head to the base of the Flying Mantis. Kill 100 Flying Mantis and 1 Flying Mantis leader (Elite). Obtain 100 Flying Mantis legs.) ¡ª ¡ª Wu Yan carefully read the quest introduction. It seemed that he had pulled some strings. Did the quest being level 1 mean that there would be more levels in the future? The good thing was that as he left the Beginners¡¯ Village, the introductions of the quests were increasingly detailed, unlike the quests back in the Beginners¡¯ Village that only consisted of a quest title and a short introduction. Back then, he had relied solely on guessing to complete the quests. Not only was the current quest detailed, but also had a difficult assessment as conducted by the system. He looked at the introduction of the difficulty assessment on the forum. The difficulty was evaluated based on the average level of the players who did the quest. However, many players still overestimated their level and challenged the quests that had above-average difficulty, only to fail. No wonder Magister Lyorick had said that the quest was a little difficult. This should be a quest with an average difficulty of around level 15. He looked at the notification and saw that Kill All had sent a message saying that the Guild Leader had brought him to level up. He did not know if it was true or not. The fellow probably knew that he had caused trouble, so he was hiding. Wu Yan was happy to kill monsters alone. Apart from saving money, Kill All could not help much in other aspects. Ine He went to the pharmacy and bought some potions. The quality of the potions in this pharmacy was much better than those sold in the Beginners¡¯ Village. The potions he bought the most were Life Potions. The number of bag slots in this game was quite reasonable. The bag was divided into the quest items bag, material items bag, weapons bag, defensive equipment bag, ordinary items bag, and so on. Each bag was several pages long. Items could be taken out and stored through the interface at any time. Only when he stored the items could Wu Yan clearly feel that this was a virtual game world. This was because he could see the items disappear and appear. The monsters with increasing intelligence and the NPCs who were flexible in dealing with people would tend to make him think that he had transmigrated to an extra-dimensional game world. Especially now that he had learned how to stay online for a long time, the time he spent here was getting longer and longer. Wu Yan looked at his energy and it was almost 100% recovered. He could continue his work outside the city for another day. After accepting the quest, Wu Yan quickly bade farewell to Magister Lyorick. He jumped down from the second floor, leaving the old Lyorick dumbfounded. This was the first time he had seen Wu Yan use Bounce. How could a Mage have such a Bounce? Magister Lyorick fell into deep thought. Only a Mage would know the various current inconveniences of being restricted. Lyorick knew some things about the past. He also knew that the most important Mage skill, Wings, had been lost. This lost skill would restrict a Mage¡¯s growth in the future. Lyorick looked at Wu Yan, who was disappearing far away. He hoped that this young Mage would bring him more surprises. He was very eager to give away the Exploding Star skill book in his hands. Wu Yan could feel the help of the Bounce. When he jumped, he noticed that many signs were placed on the second floor and above. Moreover, there were a little more items today than yesterday. This was probably to prepare for the upcoming update. If that were the case, the update of this game¡¯s version might be a seamless update. There was no need for maintenance of the server, and the players need not log out either. The update would probably be completed before the players knew it. Wu Yan went through several teleportation portals before he arrived at the location of the quest as designated. The small map in his game interface only showed him the places he had been to. The complete map interface would only be displayed after he had explored the entire map. EXP was rewarded for exploring the map. The harder the map was to find, the higher the EXP reward would be. There were players who tried to level up by exploring the map, but this method only lasted for a few hours before it was announced as a failure. When they went to some uninhabited places, they died unknowingly. They received notifications along the lines of (You have received damage from ??? and were killed by ???]. Therefore, after a small number of players tried it out, they declared that it was impossible. On the small map, there was only a cursor indicating the distance, and there was no indication of the terrain, Therefore, when some of the quest items were on different floors from where the NPCs were, it would be difficult to find them. However, after the update, the issue should be resolved. Wu Yan had already seen some rumors about this on the forum. Wait a minute! When Wu Yan arrived at his destination, he didn¡¯t encounter a single monster! He repeatedly confirmed the location of the cursor displayed on the interface. That¡¯s right! He was standing right in the center of the cursor¡¯s location. Chapter 40 - Random Person: Dont Go, Youll be Sending Yourself to Your Death if You, a Mage, Goes. Chapter 40 Random Person: Don¡¯t Go, You¡¯ll be Sending Yourself to Your Death if You, a Mage, Goes. Wu Yan was still searching. He checked the ground and the sky, but he still saw no traces of the monster. Just as he was about to search elsewhere, he noticed a Mage in a tattered robe, so tattered that most people would not be able to tell that it was Mage¡¯s clothes. The person was thin and had a very delicate face. He looked very well-behaved but was giving off rather decadent energy. The dispirited young Mage did not seem noble like a Mage at all. Wu Yan looked over and saw that the other party had hidden his information. He said in a lazy tone, ¡°Bro, you¡¯re a Mage too, right? Don¡¯t mess with that thing. You¡¯d be asking for trouble.¡± Hearing this, Wu Yan¡¯s mind moved. He walked closer and took a look. The Mage¡¯s clothes were tattered, but the Magic Wand in his hand was rather exquisite, Since he could come to this level 15 area to kill monsters, his level should not be too low either. ¡°Can you please tell me where the Flying Mantis is? I¡¯ve been looking for it for a long time, but I still haven¡¯t seen any,¡± Wu Yan said sincerely. Along the way, he had met quite a few players, but few greeted him. Other than the solo players, most would form groups of twos and threes consciously. Once they formed a group, it would be difficult for other players to chat with and join them. Hence, when he played the game, it wasn¡¯t that he wanted to be a lone wolf in clearing dungeons. It was just that the majority of the players in this parallel world were quite cold. People like Heaven Punisher were very rare. Perhaps his original world would¡¯ve become like this if he hadn¡¯t transmigrated and watched it develop for a while longer. Other than acquaintances, one would hardly communicate with strangers. Of course, the forum posts were another story. The players were diligent to respond there, and the way they addressed each other was quite casual. They would even often respond with long speeches. The dispirited young Mage sighed and said, ¡°The Flying Mantis, huh. Don¡¯t go. You¡¯ll be sending yourself to your death if you, a Mage, go. Those are monsters designed to restrict Mages.¡± ¡°You¡¯re at level 12, right?¡±The dispirited young Mage looked at Wu Yan¡¯s information. Wu Yan did not hide his basic information. This world had disguise items though, so the dispirited young Mage still asked cautiously. ¡°Yes, you can call me Wandering,¡± Wu Yan released a bit more of his information. This way, not only could other players see his level but also his name. The dispirited young Mage was still sighing, ¡°Take the chance while your level is still low to hurry up and delete your account. The Mage class is too much of a scam. I thought there would be some changes when I reached level 20. I didn¡¯t expect this, seriously. This game has malicious restrictions on Mages. There¡¯s no need for us to put all our eggs in the same basket.¡± When Wu Yan heard that the other party was at level 20, he was extra cautious. For the past few days since he had entered the game, he had realized that there were not as many level 20 players as he had imagined. He had been the 11111th to enter the game, which could be considered quite early. If it was not for the Number One Player Academy having some authority, he would not have been able to get a slot to enter the game so early. The dispirited young Mage seemed to have noticed Wu Yan¡¯s gaze and explained, ¡°Me reaching level 20 is just luck. The Flying Mantis is right there. I even died once to complete this quest. It¡¯s too much of a loss, just a huge loss. If you really want to go, you should wait a little longer since you¡¯re only level 12 right now. Even I could only complete the class skill quest at level 15.¡± It was as if he had never chatted before, but the dispirited young Mage was very talkative. Perhaps it was because he was used to killing monsters by himself. It was not easy for him to meet a Mage who was wandering in the outskirts of the Main City, so his interest was piqued. After he reached level 20, he often wandered around the vicinity of the Main City. He had been to other Main Cities as well, not just this one. Ever since he had persuaded a few Mages to give up on continuing down the path of the Mage class a few days ago, he had never been tired of doing the same to the other players. However, Wu Yan, a Mage, challenging the Flying Mantis was quite surprising to him, Normal Mage players would not choose such a difficult monster to challenge. The dispirited young Mage wanted to continue persuading Wu Yan to give up when the latter suddenly asked, ¡°Could you please tell me if the Flying Mantis¡¯s attack style is physical or magic?¡± The dispirited young Mage¡¯s eyes lit up. Could it be that this level 12 Mage before him had other ways to counter a single class? Could it be that he had a Legendary grade talent like Physical Immunity or Magic Immunity? He had played the game for 20 days, but he had never heard of anyone with such a talent. He hadn¡¯t even heard of someone with a Limited-time Immunity talent. The dispirited young Mage¡¯s heart moved, and he became a little more serious. ¡°Add me as a friend. You can call me Light Stream, level 20.¡± Wu Yan hesitated for a moment. He did not like casually adding friends in games. After all, many would just lie there on his friend¡¯s list and they would hardly chat. If he met someone who liked to cause trouble, it would be even more troublesome. However, seeing how lazy the dispirited young Mage seemed, it should be fine. Wu Yan clicked on his personal interface and agreed to the friend request. Then, he introduced himself, ¡°Wandering, level 12, Maze.¡± Hearing that Wu Yan was indeed only level 12, the dispirited young Mage nodded slightly. He wondered what kind of talent the other party had that he dared to challenge a level 15 or even level 16 Flying Mantis. ¡°Oh right,¡± The dispirited young wizard added, ¡°That Flying Mantis has mixed classes.¡± As he spoke, he noticed that Wu Yan¡¯s expression instantly turned ugly, Light Stream was even surer of his guess that Wu Yan had Physical Immunutiy or Magic Immunity as a talent. Even if the other party¡¯s talent was not Immunity, it was probably related to this. Wu Yan did notice Light Stream¡¯s probing. The dispirited young Mage looked lazy, but he was very attentive and sharp. He put away his emotions. When he heard that the Flying Mantis had mixed classes, he was indeed a little depressed. It was indeed a little too difficult for them to handle the Flying Mantis with just his current Small Fireball. Even if he could defeat one or two monsters, the efficiency would be too slow. The update was coming soon, and he wanted to snatch the chance to be the first batch of players that completed level 20 class advancement. After he entered the game, Blue Star had already opened the entry slots for middle and low-grade schools. This meant that Blue Star was starting to invest all of its assets into the game. After all, if Blue Star wanted to open the entry slots to all the players, it was not only a matter of the Nutrition Pods. They also had to pay extra fees to the Galactic Alliance. The number of players had already reached hundreds of thousands, and it was increasing at a rapid rate every day. However, many players had been attracted by Lethal Blade¡¯s promotional video and had chosen the Warrior class, which made Wu Yan a little worried. After all, this game was not created by Blue Star itself. In the later stages, they would definitely have to compete with other galaxies. If the classes of the players were too uniform, whether they could form effective parties for group PVP was a problem. However, it was still too early to be worried about this problem. At the very least, they would have to reach level 60 and enter God¡¯s Trial for the full game version to be released. Wu Yan¡¯s thoughts almost drifted far away, but he was pulled back to reality by Light Stream¡¯s following words. Light Stream added, ¡°Although the Flying Mantis has mixed classes, there are patterns to its attacks. If the player gets close, it will use physical attacks. If the player is far away, it will use magic attacks.¡± Hm¡­ Wu Yan¡¯s eyes lit up. Doesn¡¯t it seem that he has a chance?