Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Two hours had passed in just the blink of an eye. Li Yao, now Level 3, had been killing monsters nonstop. An average player required at least three days to reach Level 3, but it only took Li Yao less than a day.
Moreover, Li Yao went offline and managed to get a few hours of sleep. He became more cautious of his health after his rebirth.
When he went back online, it was already dusk. Li Yao had found the second random treasure chest next to a big tree.
“Opening chest…” beeped the system.
“You have acquired Bronze Shield.”
“You have acquired 65 copper coins.”
“You have acquired Apprentice’s Boots.”
Bronze Shield
Grade: Uncommon (Green)
Block: 15%
Defense: 15
Strength: 3
Endurance: 2
Equipment Requirement: Level 3, Warrior, Knight
Li Yao was pleased with the quality of the Bronze Shield. After inspecting it, he placed the shield in his bag.
Apprentice’s Boots (Light Leather)
Grade: Uncommon (Green)
Defense: 5
Endurance: 2
Increase movement speed by 5%
Equipment Requirement: Level 2
“The stats are trash, but it’s better than nothing.” Li Yao replaced his novice boots with the new ones. His previous boots had only 1 Defense. In the early stages, Hunters could only wear light leather armor. Once they had reached Level 40 and had completed their Class Quests, they would be able to equip heavy leather armor, also known as chainmail or chainmail armor.
The total experience required to level up from Level 3 to Level 4 was too much. Li Yao had been constantly killing elite monsters from day till night and he had only farmed half of the total experience needed. Besides, he had killed hundreds of elite monsters.
If it were not for each material that could be stacked up to 200 items per slot, and the fact that he had been killing the same monster and getting the same materials over and over, his 10-slot backpack would surely not be enough.
“Seems like the final chest cannot be found.”
Li Yao had circled around the valley several times, and the monsters had been constantly refreshed. Unfortunately, he still could not find the third chest.
Roar…
Just as Li Yao was thinking about returning to the city, a loud roar reverberated throughout the valley. Li Yao was delighted, the Raptor King had finally came out to play.
Li Yao dashed forward, nocked an arrow and accurately hit the Velociraptor King’s crown, bringing up the monster’s details.
Velociraptor King (Low-level Leader)
Level: 3
Health: 2000
Attack: 55-65
Defense: 38
Ferocious Bite, Pouncing Claw Attack, King’s Roar
With the Eye of the Creator, Li Yao found out that the Velociraptor King’s weak spots were the same as the elites. The only difference was that the King had an extra skill, higher Attack and of course stronger Defense. If his arrows were to miss the monster’s critical weak spots, his attacks would not inflict any damage on the monster. It would be practically impossible for players in Locked Mode to defeat this kind of boss.
Snap…
-5
His accurate Charged Arrow landed on the Velociraptor King’s leg. The arrow struck its balancing point, causing the Velociraptor King to sway a little but it did not fall. The raptor charged toward Li Yao.
-6
The second arrow hit the same spot, but the Velociraptor King still did not fall.
The raptor pounced at Li Yao with its extended, sharp claws. The claws glowed in bright red, which was the special effect of the Pouncing Claw Strike skill. To make matters worse, the Boss’s Pouncing Claw Strike attack was different than the ones from Elite Velociraptors. Luckily, Li Yao was at Level 3, and his attribute stats had been upgraded exponentially.
While jumping backward, Li Yao’s Charged Arrow accurately pierced one of the Velociraptor King’s blood-red eyes.
-45
The heavy blow slowed the Raptor King’s movement. Li Yao seized these few extra seconds to use Shadow Flip and evaded the raptor’s deadly, glimmering claws.
If he had not learned this skill, he would not be able to dodge its attack even with his agile reflexes. His previous low-attribute body too would not be able to dodge that instant kill.
The raptor’s sharp claws swiped across Li Yao’s face. He felt a slightly chilly sensation brush across his face.
Li Yao used three consecutive Shadow Flips to widen his distance from the Velociraptor King. Then, he continuously shot at the King’s kneecap.
-5 -7 -5 -6
The Velociraptor King screeched in pain as it fell onto the ground. Li Yao moved around to find a perfect shooting angle while continuously attacked the fallen King with Charged Arrows.
After the Velociraptor King had fallen onto the ground, his attack shifted to the weak critical point above the King’s crown.
-8 -10 -9 -8…
One by one, the number of damage points flashed in the corner of Li Yao’s eyes.
Even the Velociraptor King could not leave a single scratch on the edge of Li Yao’s armor. After falling down for the thirteenth time, the King’s crown finally cracked.
Now, Li Yao’s arrows were able to inflict more damage on the King’s crown.
-14 -16 -18…
Roar…
Left with only 400 health, the Velociraptor King activated its third skill, King’s Roar.
Following the ear-piercing roar, two Elite Velociraptors emerged. Both elites gave out a thundering roar and joined forces with the King. All three of them charged toward Li Yao.
This time, Li Yao could not risk making a single mistake. An attack by any of the raptors might immobilize his body. In the immobilized state, he would not be able to dodge the attacks by the two other raptors. All he could do was await his inevitable death and his level would drop. Now that he was at Level 3.5, he would become Level 2 after dying, which was equal to losing 1.5 levels’ worth of experience points.
Li Yao took a deep breath. Obviously, he could no longer use the same strategy as before while facing the Boss along with two elites. Even if he used Shadow Flip, there was no guarantee that he could avoid all of the damage.
In the corner of his eye, Li Yao saw a dense forest by the valley. His heart skipped a beat. In World of Ancient Gods, what separated the average players from the professionals was the way they used their surrounding terrains to their own advantage.
After four consecutive Shadow Flips, Li Yao dashed into the woods. His mana was running low.
Li Yao recharged his mana as he ran. After he had fully recharged his mana, he leaped and shot back. When his feet reached the ground, he continued to dash forward, recharge, leap into the air and shoot back.
Despite his vigorous shooting, his shots were all on target. In the past, only a handful of players had mastered the skill of shooting back while leaping in the air.
-5 -15 -16 -8 -14
Li Yao speedily snaked his way through the forest. If he were on flat ground, he would have been surrounded; but in the dense woods, Li Yao could always escape from danger.
Li Yao’s mana was finally depleted. Although he could only use normal arrows, it made him more agile.
In the woods, the Velociraptor King roared continuously, calling for the other raptors to surround Li Yao. Nevertheless, it was slowly losing its health.
A few minutes later, the King’s health bar was diminished to zero and both the Elite Velociraptors had disappeared. Looking at the Velociraptor King’s carcass, Li Yao smiled faintly.
Li Yao took out his pocket knife and began collecting the king’s loot.
“Critical hit reward. You have acquired Velociraptor King’s Crown (Blue).”
“You have acquired Velociraptor King’s Hamstring (Blue).”
“You have acquired Velociraptor King’s Claw (Blue).”
“You have acquired Velociraptor King’s Bone (Blue).”
“You have acquired Leader-tier Battle Soul (Critical hit reward).”
“You have acquired arrow (105).”
Staring at the materials, Li Yao finally let out a bright smile. Once he learns engineering, he would be able to make an Arrow Tower with the materials.
Leader-tier Battle Soul was a very good item. When merged with a weapon at the blacksmith, there was a high chance to improve the weapon’s grade. Battle Souls like this would have a high chance to upgrade a green-grade weapon into blue-grade one, and a slight chance to upgrade a blue-grade weapon into a purple-grade epic weapon.
Once Li Yao had finished packing up the items, the sky had already turned dark. At night, monsters were wilder and more aggressive, with their attacks and defenses increased by two-fold, and the item drop rates would be reduced.
Li Yao could still continue without getting injured, but there were not many arrows left in his quiver. Then, he thought of the fact that there were things he could in the city. The most important thing to do then was to clear out the items in his backpack. The items he held could still be sold at a high price at the moment, but the value would definitely decrease with each passing day.
As for the third treasure chest, Li Yao was no longer attached to it. His harvest was already impressive for his first day. There was no reason for him to waste his time for a treasure box that would not guarantee him good items.
After Li Yao had found a safe zone, he started reading his hearthstone. Then, he was instantly teleported back to the city.
The Sun Tower was emitting a blazing, red light. Together with the square’s magical lamps, the entire novice village was brightly illuminated.
The streets were crowded with players who had just returned from their missions.
There was no permanent hotel in the early stages. The hearth’s teleportation point was right above the square. Once he had returned, Li Yao spoke directly through the town’s trading channel.
“One Elite Velociraptor’s Crown will be traded with any of the following sets of materials: Mana Dust of Pterosaur, Adult Bobcat’s Collar, Demonic Sapling’s Branch and Powdered Skull. Each set of material will only be traded with one Elite Velociraptor Crown. Message me privately if you understand the conditions.”
Li Yao shouted thrice and waited for a response. The game had started almost three days ago. He believed that there would be players that knew about the uses of the Elite Velociraptor’s Crown.
“The player above is mad.”
“This noob must be new to the game, does he even know how much each set costs?”
“Please take pity on my team members. We took turns to collect the items, and it took us two days to collect less than three sets of materials. Maybe we can sell each set for two silver coins.”
“You must be dirt poor. Each set can be used to complete missions and gain a lot of experience points. Young man, please be realistic.”
“The people above are the real idiots, no wonder they are all so miserable.”
“There is no need to waste your time with them. I have already booked one Velociraptor Crown, it is a great bargain.”
“Same, I have just booked one. I have been killing elites for the entire afternoon and each one of us from the team had died at least once. In the end, we did not get a single critical hit. I did not expect there to be any professional player that would be able to get one. Lucky me.”
“New player here, can anyone tell me what the Velociraptor’s Crown is used for? How do you get it?”
“Haha, I’m super glad I booked the last one. As a professional combat player, let me share some of my knowledge to y’all. Velociraptor’s Crown can be handed to Class Trainers to complete one mission, and for the last mission, you can get a full set of green-grade equipment. Let me tell you all another shocking news, even the best guilds could not get their hands on this item.”
“Wow, even professional players can barely get their hands on it. Is this for real?”
“Of course it’s real, not a bluff at all. In this novice village, only our big boss from Glory Club is able to kill an elite monster. Other players can dream on.”
“Sigh, if only I knew. Too bad I have gotten rid of my extra items in the shop.”
New and old players who had now understood the true value of the Velociraptor’s Crown suddenly regretted not making the trade.
Li Yao used the Eye of the Creator to changed his name to Starfire. At the same time, he had modified his facial features before starting his trade.
Ten minutes later.
Looking at the materials in his backpack, Li Yao nodded in satisfaction and left the square.
Every set of materials that he had traded for was required to complete four different missions. Twenty items of each material was considered one set that could be used to complete one mission. Each player was able to complete one mission ten times.
Other players had to work extremely hard for two days to complete the forty rounds of missions. It only took Li Yao less than ten minutes to gather all of the required materials for the missions. After completing the last set of mission, a golden beam of light blanketed Li Yao’s body. He had finally reached Level 4.
Other players could barely reach Level 3 in three days, and it only took Li Yao more than half a day to reach Level 4.
“Not bad, at least my level is higher than others.”
After Li Yao had completed the missions, he ran into the Class Hall, one of the largest buildings in the novice village. The trainers were in their respective positions.
The Hunter Trainer was a beautiful female High Elf. Compared to the other class trainers’ side that was crowded with players, there were no players near the Hunter Trainer’s side.
Li Yao moved forward and bowed. “Teacher, I would like to hand over some honorific items.”
Trainer Irene nodded. As she received the Velociraptor’s Skull, her eyes widened. “FieryStar, you’re quite good. You have gained glory for Hunters.”
While the other trainers were staring in awe, Trainer Irene placed the skull on top of a small altar in the hall.
At the same time, colourful rainbow lights shone and blinded every other player in the hall.