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Chapter 5: Level 3 Monsters, Instant Kills!
Chapter 5: Level 3 Monsters, Instant Kills!
Outside the Newbie Village, in the wild monster zone.
Su Yu entered the game half an hour later than most players, and the area was already packed with people.
In Evolution, players level up very slowly.
Killing a Level 1 Slime only grants 1 experience point, and it takes 1,000 points to level up from 1 to 2.
That means you need to kill 1,000 Slimes to level up once!
So, the Level 1 monster zone was filled with players.
Everyone was spread out, ready to pounce as soon as a Slime spawned. Six or seven attack spells would rain down, making the competition fierce.
Su Yu had no intention of competing for the low-level monsters and headed straight for the higher-level zones.
The Level 2 Goblin zone had fewer players.
Level 1 newbies couldn't solo Level 2 monsters, so groups of three or four were working together to take down a single Goblin.
At the entrance to the monster zone, a middle-aged warrior with a beard and a young, attractive female assassin were discussing something.
When they saw Su Yu enter, the young woman's eyes lit up, and she approached him.
"Hey there! Want to team up and fight some monsters? We have two people in our group, and with you, we can start right away!"
Su Yu glanced at her name.
Ling Luo (formerly "Snowflake Falling"), a poetic name indeed.
He smiled kindly. "I think I'll pass, thanks."
He pointed to the Level 3 monster zone. "I'm just going to check that out."
"Bro, don't waste your time over there," the middle-aged man said, stepping closer to Su Yu. "My daughter and I just came back from the Level 3 zone. You need a group of five, including a priest, and it's not very efficient."
The man's name was Luo Cream (formerly "Snow Cream"), which seemed to match his daughter's style, but something felt off.
"It's fine, I'm just taking a look," Su Yu replied, declining their offer and walking toward the Level 3 monster zone.
Watching Su Yu walk away, the middle-aged man shrugged at his daughter. "Luo Luo, looks like we'll have to find others."
"Yeah! He's pretty handsome, but he doesn't seem too bright," Ling Luo said, making a face at Su Yu's back.
Su Yu overheard their conversation and couldn't help but wipe his brow.
His appearance had been reduced by 40%, yet he was still called "pretty handsome"?
Seems like being a normal person isn't so easy after all!
Upon reaching the Level 3 monster zone, the number of players was much fewer.
From a distance, Su Yu could only see three five-person teams leveling up here.
The Level 3 monsters were called Black Boars with 50 hit points.
The attacks from the five-person teams only dealt 2 or 3 points of damage to the boars.
After a while, either the priest ran out of mana or the tanking warrior ran out of health, making the leveling process quite challenging.
Su Yu avoided these groups and found a spot where no one could see him, ready to start his leveling journey.
He waved his magic staff, casting a spell with practiced ease.
Half a second later, a small, apple-sized Magic Bullet flew from the tip of his staff and struck the unsuspecting Black Boar.
60!
A huge number appeared.
The Black Boar fell to the ground!
With just one hit, Su Yu had instantly killed a Level 3 boar!
He wondered what the nearby five-person teams would think if they saw this.
The system log also popped up:
" Ding! You have killed a Black Boar (Level 3) and gained 3 experience points."
Unfortunately, the Black Boar didn't drop any items.
"Legendary bloodline is really powerful!" Su Yu thought to himself.
"If I hadn't drawn the Stellar Bloodline, I might still be struggling to kill Slimes. Now, leveling up is so much faster!"
Of course, besides the legendary bloodline, having money was also a crucial factor.
After all, he had spent 1,100 Psychic Coins to upgrade his Magic Bullet.
A level 1 character could only produce 8 to 15 Psychic Coins a day by grinding monsters.
Without money, even having a Legendary Bloodline wouldn't provide a significant early-game advantage.
"Using this method to level up, I should be able to reach level 2 in just a few minutes!"
Su Yu felt invigorated and threw himself into the business of slaughtering boars.
He waved his right hand to cast Magic Bullet, while his left hand continuously activated Fireball and Ice Arrow scrolls.
One Magic Bullet could take down a boar instantly, and a single magic scroll could do the same.
None of the Black Boars could withstand Su Yu's attacks, falling in droves.
As Su Yu gradually pushed forward, he swept through half of the monster zone.
Ten minutes later, in the level 2 monster zone.
Snowflake and her father still hadn't found suitable teammates.
After rejecting several lecherous male players' invitations, she stood on tiptoe, looking toward the level 3 monster zone:
"Dad, why hasn't 'Counter' come back yet? Could he have been killed by the boars?"
"Who do you think I should ask?" Snowflake's father, carrying a shield, suddenly said, "Luo Luo, don't tell me you have a crush on that guy!"
"Of course not! How could that be?" Snowflake rolled her eyes. "Do you think this is a TV drama or something?"
"Haha, you can't fool me. When your mother first saw me, she had the same look in her eyes," Snowflake's father laughed.
Snowflake's face turned red, and she stomped her foot, ready to explode.
Snowflake's father quickly changed the subject:
"Cough, cough. Since we have some time, why don't we go to the level 3 monster zone to look for that guy? He might be on his way back."
"Um... okay," Snowflake nodded as if compelled by some unseen force.
Meanwhile, after 10 minutes of "boar slaughter," Su Yu had accumulated 1,000 experience points and successfully leveled up to level 2.
Although he had entered the game half an hour later than other players, he had managed to catch up with the first group after just 10 minutes of grinding!
Unfortunately, the equipment drop rate from monsters in Evolution was very low.
In those 10 minutes, Su Yu had slaughtered over 300 boars, and besides collecting some Boar Meat, Boar Fur, and Boar Bones, he had only found three pieces of equipment. Two of them were for other classes.
The only piece suitable for Su Yu was a Cloth Boots (Common), which he had upgraded to a rare quality.
Cloth Boots (Rare)
Defense +10
Movement Speed +0.4
Intelligence +3
The "+0.4 Movement Speed" meant he could walk an additional 0.4 meters per second.
Su Yu's initial movement speed was "1.2," meaning he walked at 1.2 meters per second and ran at 6 meters per second.
With the Cloth Boots, his walking speed increased to 1.6 meters per second, and his running speed reached 8 meters per second, making him faster than most others.
After leveling up, his stats were as follows:
Character: Counter
Level: 2
Class: Mage
Bloodline: Stellar Bloodline (Legendary)
Attributes:
Strength: 6
Agility: 6
Intelligence: 16
Constitution: 5
Luck: 10
Spell Power: 26
Health: 90
Mana: 120
Defense: 25
Spell Critical Rate: 0
Movement Speed: 1.6
Experience: 2/2000
Wealth: 7,378,881,360 Psychic Coins
Equipment: Beginner's Staff (Rare) Level 1, Beginner's Mage Robe (Rare) Level 1, Cloth Boots (Rare) Level 1
Skills: Magic Bullet (Rare), Star Touch (Legendary)
(End of Chapter)
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