Translator: Atlas Studios
Editor: Atlas Studios
Derek thanked the black panther and then impatiently walked towards the corpse.
As Hogg had been killed by the plot, the drops were abundant. Instantly, a pile of items poured out as soon as he touched the corpse, and the list of drops appeared.
[Name: Hogg’s Bone-crushing Sword]
[Type: Equipment—Arms]
[Quality: Excellent]
[Features: Attack 13-18. There is a certain chance of the bone crushing effect occurring when the attack lands on the target, causing the target’s stats to decrease by 30%. Lasts for 5 seconds]
[Remarks: A brutal weapon, the blood of its victims still remain.]
[Name: Hogg’s Mace]
[Type: Equipment—Arms]
[Quality: Excellent]
[Features: Attack 13-18, there is a certain chance of stun effect occurring when the attack lands on the target. Lasts for 3 seconds]
[Remarks: A brutal weapon, the blood of its victims still remain.]
[Name: Victim’s Skin]
[Type: Equipment—Breastplate]
[Quality: Excellent]
[Features: Protection +12, Endurance +4]
[Remarks: This is a piece of armor made of all kinds of weird leather. Rumors say that Gnolls have an extremely cruel tradition where they peel off the skins of the enemies they have slain and sew them onto their armor. The more skin sewn shows how brutal that Gnoll is.]
[Name: Gnoll Leader’s Signet]
[Type: Equipment—Accessory]
[Quality: Excellent]
[Feature: Health Points’s Upper Limit +66]
[Remarks: This is a strange, metallic signet. It is the symbol of the Gnoll Leader (can only be used by Gnolls)]
Derek excitedly picked up the Gnoll Leader’s Signet and equipped it. His name instantly turned into: Derek (Gnoll Leader). “OMG, the system prompt message said that I finished the plot event of advancing to a Leader and gave me 100 Reputation Points. If I get another 100, I’ll be able to advance into Elite Mode, haha,” said Derek in excitement.
He knew his place—after taking the signet, he did not take the remaining three items. Xiao Yu took the Mace, Blake Rhode took the Bone-crushing Sword, and the Victim’s Skin was thrown towards Golden Tooth.
“Hey, Golden Tooth, take this clothing back to wear, and don’t say that I didn’t take care of you. But you need to remember that if you do not appear when we attack Night Whisper Village, then Hogg’s end will be yours. Understand?”
Xiao Yu’s carrot after stick method was indeed useful. Golden Tooth was surprised and elated as he accepted the clothing. Then Golden Tooth promised with respect and fear that he would definitely bring the army of Kobolds to join the battle.
“Then how about you? Are you also interested in joining this Plot Event?”
Xiao Yu suddenly asked Death Claw.
The black panther nodded. “Yes, I am.”
“However, it seems like you’re alone.”
In the world of Firmament, wild beasts did not belong to any Monster Force—they were truly wild beasts.
Of course, wild beasts could join a certain Monster Force, but it would normally be difficult for the wild beasts to obtain a leading role. This was because it was unheard of to see a wild beast as the final Boss of a dungeon.
“So what, I wasn’t discovered by the many underlings you have when I snuck in. It may sound harsh, but just those trash underlings of yours are useless. They are only good for being cannon fodder or to keep up appearances. Also, who said that I’m alone? Although I do not belong to any Monster Force, I do know a few players who also play the Wild Beast Mode and are at least Rare Elites. I can find them to help you out. Just to let you know, our battle strength is definitely not weaker than any of your Monster Forces.”
Naturally, Xiao Yu would not reject someone who had taken the initiative to offer help.
“However, what do you want?”
“What else is there? Reputation Points and Evolution Points, of course.”
“Evolution Points?” Xiao Yu had never played Wild Beast Mode before, so he was quite unfamiliar with these Evolution Points.
“That’s right,” Death Claw explained, “It’s the same for us Wild Beast Mode players and you when leveling and advancing, but we mainly rely on Evolution Points as a method to learn skills and increase our strength. The stronger the target we kill, the more Evolution Points obtained. If the target killed is weaker than us by too much, then no Evolution Points could be obtained.
“Currently, my ability has reached a bottleneck. Truthfully speaking, besides the few of you, the monsters in Night Whisper Forest and other normal monsters are already unable to provide me with Evolution Points. Originally, I came here with the intent of seeing if the few of you would start fighting, then I could take the opportunity to kill one or two to get some Evolution Points. However, I have found an even better chance. There are plenty of powerful NPCs in Night Whisper Village, so if I kill a few of the NPCs when we attack it, then naturally Evolution Points would be in abundance. Also, it’s also quite simple to obtain Evolution Points through killing Adventurers, thus it’s natural for me to want to join. The few of my other friends would definitely hope to join too.”
Xiao Yu’s heart humped when he heard what Death Claw said. He thought Death Claw was quite honest, so since he had explained everything so clearly, such a force was certainly quite worthy to pull in.
“Alright, then you’ll be counted in. However, all of you will need to listen to my commands and you should know that even if we join forces and attack Night Whisper Village together, it won’t be a simple task to accomplish. So if you don’t listen to orders and that results in the plan failing, then don’t say I didn’t warn you that we will join hands to give you trouble.”
That black panther nodded slightly, but it could be seen that from its casual appearance, he did not take it to heart at all. It was no wonder Death Claw had a stealth ability, was a high level, and was also an Elite. Night Whisper Forest was completely advantageous to him because although he was alone, there was actually nothing that he would be afraid of. Even Xiao Yu threatening him was just a bluff.
Xiao Yu also knew that, so after threatening him with words, he changed the topic and continued, “So now there are a total of five forces participating in the attack of Night Whisper Village. They are the Goblins, Gnolls, Kobolds, Human Bandits, and Wild Beasts. Then this operation will be named the Battle of the Five Armies. The time for the attack will be the day after tomorrow at 12 AM. By then, most Adventurers will be offline, so it will be when the defenses of Night Whisper Village are the weakest. I will order my underling, a Troll, to smash open the gate, then we will all enter the village simultaneously. We will definitely be able to win with such a tactic.
“In these two days, everyone should try their best to train more underlings after returning so they’ll be of use by then. Also, to familiarize the terrain, we should create a Civilian Mode character in Night Whisper Village and walk around to get a feel of the place. Does anyone have any questions?”
“Erm, it was the Elves that won the Battle of the Five Armies, right? Wouldn’t it be ominous to name it that?” Death Claw could not help but point out.
“What are you afraid of? These Elves are different from those Elves, and we are not Orcs. You don’t have to be so superstitious.”
At that moment, the Gnoll Derek suddenly raised his hand.
Xiao Yu nodded and signaled to him for him to speak.
“It’s not convenient for me to come online at 12 AM, as my parents don’t let me play after 11 PM.”
Xiao Yu nearly spat out blood. He took a look at the tall, big, and fierce-looking Gnoll Derek. “Just how old are you this year?”
“13, why?”
That made Xiao Yu facepalm as he did not expect that at all. “Just what teammates do I have?”
Blake Rhode at the side gave an idea as he said, “The solution is simple. Just tell your mother that you’re going to your friend’s house to play, then stay the night at an internet cafe.”
“That’s right!” said Derek excitedly. “I can also find my classmates to go together. I’ll just let them tell their parents that they went to my house to play. That way, we could help cover each other. Ah hahaha, I’m a total genius.”
“Your classmates?”
“Yup, I have quite a number of classmates playing this game with me, and they are all Gnolls too. However, they are all Normal Mode players only as they don’t have a choice. Adventurer Mode costs a few hundred dollars per month, they don’t have that kind of money.”
Xiao Yu thought to himself, “Looks like primary school students don’t have it easy either.”
“Alright then, it’s settled. If this attack succeeds, you’ll probably be able to advance to Elite Mode and your classmates will be able to rise to Rare Elites. By then, with you as an Elite and a group of Rare Elites, Night Whisper Forest will be a walk in the park for all of you.”
Xiao Yu encouraged him and finally settled everything. but he thought in his mind, “Does this count as me leading primary school students astray?”
After discussing the details and the gathering time and place, this alliance meeting finally ended smoothly. Everyone left and went back to their own camps to prepare for battle. Derek and his friends, on the other hand, were preparing to reorganize the Gnoll camp because besides Derek, there were other Gnoll Vanguards present, so there might be fights over who was the leader.
The strongest member would lead the race of Gnolls, so as long as one’s strength was enough, one could become the leader by killing the Chief. That was also the reason why Derek dared to kill Hogg. However, with the Gnoll Leader’s Signet and the help of his classmates, there should be no problem.