Chapter 7: Yeah, no. Unqualified
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Subsequently, the two of them arrived at the smithy.
"Master Jack, I have collected the Meteorite Ore you asked for." Shi Feng handed over all of the Meteorite Ore.
"Not bad, young man. However, if you wish to become an outstanding Forger, you still need to have enough strength to obtain precious ore. There is a powerful Kobold Chieftain. Go kill it to prove your strength." Master Jack said eloquently as he stored away the Meteorite Ore.
System: Hidden Quest 'Road Of Forging'. Kill the Kobold Chieftain inside Crimson Star Mine. Time limit of 1 hour.
Following which, Shi Feng and Blackie cleared the way of Kobolds as they headed towards the deeper parts of the Crimson Star Mine.
Compared to the Kobolds at the entrance, the Kobolds inside were no longer Level 4; they were Level 5. They took more time and energy to kill.
Fifteen minutes later, Shi Feng and Blackie arrived at the deepest part of the Crimson Star Mine.
It was a large piece of empty land. There were over ten Kobolds mining for ore in the surroundings. There was a huge figure standing in the center of the empty area. It was a Kobold that wore armor, and it was constantly giving out commands to the other Kobolds.
[Kobold Chieftain] (Chieftain-rank)
Level 5
HP 2100/2100
"Let's clear out the other kobolds first." Shi Feng said as he threw a smoke bomb.
A few minutes later, only the Kobold Chieftain was left. Following which, Shi Feng took a step forward and rushed towards the Kobold Chieftain.
Wind Blade!
In the blink of an eye, Shi Feng had arrived in front of the Kobold Chieftain and used a Level 5 Thundering Flash.
Thundering Flash!
Hua! Hua! Hua!
Three streaks of violent thunder passed through the Kobold Chieftain's gigantic body, creating damages of -97, -117, -142.
The Kobold Chieftain finally reacted. However, just as it lifted its giant axe, another sword flash passed through an unprotected area of its body.
Chop!
Another -136 damage appeared on the Kobold Chieftain.
The Kobold Chieftain became enraged when he was dealt the heavy damage by Shi Feng's surprise attack. The blood that leaked from its wound became its stimulant.
The Kobold Chieftain raised its giant axe, bombarding Shi Feng with one attack after another.
The Kobold Chieftain could not react appropriately towards Shi Feng's previous surprise attack. It could only instinctively attack, so its attacks were aggressive.
Shi Feng easily dodged the Kobold Chieftain's attacks and landed some of his own while Blackie started shooting Dark Arrows. Although the arrows didn't do a lot of damage, it interfered with the Chieftain, which gave Shi Feng opportunities to land hits on its unprotected areas, slowly depleting its HP.
Very quickly, the Kobold Chieftain had less than 900 HP remaining.
"Ao! Ao! Ao!" The Kobold Chieftain started going into a frenzy. It threw its giant axe to the side, pulling out two machetes from its waist.
The change in weapons caused the Kobold Chieftain's attack patterns to change.
'Might as well finish it now.' Shi Feng thought to himself.
Phantom Kill!
Nine Dragons Slash!
He and the doppelganger rushed towards the Kobold Chieftain with the nine phantom Abyssal Blades floating behind them.
Just as the Kobold Chieftain wanted to attack, Shi Feng activated Abyssal bind. Black chains appeared and stopped the Kobold Chieftain from moving for 3 seconds, and its Defense was reduced by 100%.
The Doppelganger used Thundering Flash, before him and Shi Feng followed up with Chops, instantly reducing the Kobold Chieftains HP to a little over 300.
With their continuous attacks and the nine phantom Abyssal Blades, the Kobold Chieftains health bar was empty before Abyssal Bind's duration expired.
System: Level 5 Kobold Chieftain killed. Level difference of 3. EXP obtained increased by 300%. Obtained 1570 EXP.
System: Congratulations for becoming the first player to kill a Chieftain monster. Kobold Chieftain's item drop increased by 200%. Reputation in Star-Moon Kingdom increased by 10 points.
Suddenly, the Kobold Chieftain's body started expanding. Its size continued increasing until its body exploded with a boom, scattering a pile of items all over the floor.
When the Kobold Chieftain exploded, items scattered all over the floor. Copper Coins paved the floor as well in a copper glow, shining through the entire mine as if celebrating Shi Feng's success.
Afterwards, Shi Feng and Blackie started picking up the drops.
"Pretty much the same loot as last time." Shi Feng said after noticing that most of the loot was the same. There were actually only a few coins less, perhaps because Shi Feng was level 2 this time.
"Yup." Blackie confirmed as he learnt Evil Whip.
[Evil Whip]
Cast time 3 seconds.
Use 5 thorns to bind a target in a fixed area. As long as the target exits the area and breaks the thorns, every thorn will cause a base damage of 20 points, with an additional 30% Spell Damage.
Cooldown: 20 seconds.
Afterwards, Shi Feng and Blackie returned to the smithy.
"Master Jack, I've killed the Kobold Chieftain. This is its skull." Shi Feng said as he took out a Kobold's skull.
Master Jack, who was currently hammering away on steel, glanced at the Kobold skull. After he confirmed that Shi Feng had done it, he satisfyingly said, "Not bad, young man. It seems you do have the right to inherit my forging skills."
System: Hidden Quest 'Road Of Forging' completed. Player has learned Forging. Player has become a Basic Forging Apprentice. Player has obtained the Forging Talent, 'Forging Genius'. Rewarding 10 pieces of [Hundred Refinement Steel]
[Forging Genius]
After a successful forging, there is a fixed chance to increase 2 Proficiency Points.
Just as Shi Feng turned around to leave...
"Young man, you truly make me look differently at you. Even after so many years of forging weapons, it is still my first time seeing a Magic Weapon." Master Jack called out to Shi Feng. He had sent his gaze towards the pitch-black sword hanging around Shi Feng's waist. Even if the black sword was rusty and looked like a fire poker, it could not escape the eyes of a Master Forger. "Young man, are you willing to let me have a look at this sword?" Master Jack looked at Shi Feng with eyes filled with a burning desire. His tone was no longer indifferent, but instead a little whispered.
"Sure." Shi Feng replied as he gave the Abyssal Blade to Master Jack.
Master Jack held the Abyssal Blade that looked like a fire poker, both praising the delicateness of the blade and marveling at its strength. After looking at it for over ten minutes, Master Jack unwillingly returned the Abyssal Blade to Shi Feng.
"Young man, this is a good and infinitely powerful sword. However, the curse on this sword is extremely evil. The more you unleash the power of this sword, the stronger the curse will get. At the very end, its wielder will become trapped in the endless Abyss. It will be too difficult if you wish to control this sword with your strength, and the curse will easily devour you," Master Jack earnestly cautioned.
"Master Jack could you use this to weaken the curse on this sword." Shi Feng asked as he took out the Star Crystal.
"Right it's possible with a lucky stone-" Master Jack nodded his head after seeing the dark-green colored Star Crystal. However, he became stunned a moment later. He was looking at Shi Feng as if he were looking at a monster.
Shi Feng shrugged his shoulders, indicating that it was nothing.
"Master Jack, can you weaken the curse now?" Shi Feng asked.
After a few moments, Master Jack finally recovered to his previous calmness. Pretending to be indifferent, he said, "Ok, no problem. I can finish it within half an hour."
Half an hour later, Shi Feng received the Abyssal Blade. He discovered some changes to the Abyssal Blade's introduction.
The Abyssal Blade was personally created by master smith Olysses, using the Black Dragon King's fangs as material. It is one of thirty-six famed swords, and it is ranked 31st. However, this sword has been cursed by the Black Dragon King. Aside from being able to provide the wielder with immense strength, there will be a Backlash every so often. However, after being remodeled by Jack using a Star Crystal, the strength of the Backlash has been greatly reduced. If the wielder is unable to suppress the Backlash, then the wielder will receive the curse of the Black Dragon King, permanently reducing All Attributes by 50%.
Shi Feng stored away the Abyssal Blade before leaving with Blackie
"Blackie, you can stay here or go somewhere else to level up until I contact you for the Deathly Forest." Shi Feng said as they were walking.
He should be getting a call from Lonely Snow soon about Deathly Forest, but he needed to wait as he wasn't sure whether Cola would be there right now, and he needed Gentle Snow to be there so he could scam some money from her, but she would be arriving later, so he intended to go there at the same time as he did in his previous life.
"Sure." Blackie nodded in understanding. He could use this time to get to Level 3, so that their dungeon diving would be a bit easier.
Following which, they separated; with Shi Feng going back to Red Leaf Town while Blackie went to grind some more.
After arriving back to town, Shi Feng went directly to the Auction House and placed all the equipment he got from the Shadow members, Kobolds and Kobold Chieftain. As the game had just started, the items should go for a much better price than they did when he sold them in his previous life. He glanced through the other items that were being sold and bought six of the largest bags currently available. Each of the bags had 25 slots, and each sold for 40 Copper Coins. Six bags meant 240 Copper Coins. Such an amount was definitely unaffordable to normal players, but Shi Feng could cover it with only the money he got from the Kobold Chieftain. After that, he went to the trade area and bought a Return Scroll.
Thereafter, Shi Feng left and started sprinting towards Scarlet Lake as he planned to get the Philosopher's Stone right now as he had some free time. He had also activated Gravity Liberation to save more time.
The players on their way to the Dark Moon Valley saw Shi Feng speeding past them like a gale of wind. His speed was shockingly fast, and his figure was just a blur.
"Who is that person? Which Assassin is he? His speed is so fast!"
"No, look at his waist. That's a sword hanging there, not a dagger. He should be a Swordsman."
"Crap. Are the current Swordsmen that OP? The widely spread rumor on the forums stated that a mysterious Swordsman killed the Mayor of Red Leaf Town. I would have played as a Swordsman if I had known about this earlier!"
"Say, do you think they're the same person?"
"Definitely not. I saw the Swordsman that killed the Mayor. That male Swordsman was as big as a black bear. His arms alone were thicker than our thighs. He had forcefully killed that Level 15 Mayor."
The players passing by started a discussion as they watched Shi Feng depart. They were inwardly speechless towards the Swordsman Job. They should have played as Swordsmen if there was such a powerful Job.
After running for a while, Shi Feng received a System notification.
System: Player Lonely Snow has sent you 10 Coppers.
Subsequently, Shi Feng received a communication request. The person contacting him was Lonely Snow.
"You are?" Shi Feng accepted the call request and asked.
"Hello, Brother Expert. I'm Lonely Snow. We met before at the Town Hall, and you've even pointed me to a grinding spot. That place was just too great. There wasn't anybody stealing mobs from me, and I could also easily handle them. I'm already Level 2 now. I've also looted a lot of materials and Copper coins. I've already mailed you the 10 Coppers. I wonder if you've received it." Lonely Snow was extremely excited. Previously, he was worried that this expert would not bother with him any longer. This was because experts were usually very proud; they wouldn't even look at minor characters like him. Lonely Snow had earned over 60 Coppers from that treasured location he purchased. His level had even risen to Level 2, leading the other players by quite a lot. Spending 20 Coppers for this were definitely worth it.
"So it was you. I've received the 10 Coppers." Shi Feng had zoned out while running towards the Scarlet Lake, so he completely forgot that he was expecting Lonely Snow to contact him.
"Brother Expert, the Level 2 Dungeon [Deathly Forest] has already been opened, so I wanted to invite you to dive into the Dungeon. My friends are all veterans, and they're all Level 2 now. They will definitely not drag you down. Of course, all Swordsman Equipment obtained from the Dungeon will belong to you. Do you perhaps have the time?" Lonely Snow was slightly nervous. Experts usually disdained bringing along other people, especially rookie newbies. It was the reason why Lonely Snow mentioned that there were Level 2 veterans in the party; he was afraid Shi Feng would just outright reject him.
"Fine. However, I have a condition of my own. I will be bringing a Cursemancer, so all Cursemancer and Swordsman equipment will belong to me. Also, I want all materials and design papers that the Boss drops. If you all are willing to agree to this condition, then I'll test whether or not your friends are qualified to go with me. But don't tell them that I'll test them, I'll know if you do." Shi Feng casually said, already knowing that he won't be going in with Lonely's friends.
"This..." Lonely Snow started sweating all over after hearing Shi Feng's condition. However this only convinced him even more that Shi Feng was an expert, thus he still reluctantly agreed, "Alright then, I agree. I'll tell it to the others. Expert, when will you be free to come?"
"We'll meet at the Dungeon's entrance in another two and a half hours." Shi Feng estimated that timing should be about right at that time.
"That's good. Then I'll start preparing over here. I'll see you at the Dungeon's entrance, Brother Expert." Lonely Snow ended the call, a heavy weight being freed from him.
At this moment, there were three other people standing beside Lonely Snow. Every one of them was Level 2.
"What did that expert say?" a handsome Ranger asked.
Lonely Snow explained it to them word for word; excluding the testing part, of course.
"What dog's fart expert? He's just here to take advantage and rip off equipment from us. What's the point of inviting him? If we add another two damage dealers, we can enter the Dungeon all the same." a Shield Warrior angrily cursed.
The male Cleric standing at a side curled his lips, saying in a bad mood, "Then he's saying that all mage-class equipment belongs to his friend."
Lonely Snow advised, "That person is a real expert. He's also a Beta Tester. He definitely has a deep understanding of the Dungeon. He might even be able to guide us through it. Don't you all want to clear the Deathly Forest?"
"So, what if he's a Beta Tester? He just had an extra month of experience in God's Domain and a rough understanding of it. Besides, the data has long been changed after the game's official release. Even if he knew a lot about the Deathly Forest, how much use could there be?" The Shield Warrior asked in disdain. He felt that those Beta Testers were only lucky. Their actual skills and strength might not even be comparable to them.
"We'll see how it goes after they arrive. If it's no good, then by that time there will be a lot more Level 2 players. It won't be too late, even if we find someone else by then." The leading Ranger said.
After hearing this Ranger speak, the others nodded their heads in agreement.
After a little less then two hours, Shi Feng arrived at his destination. Scarlet Lake was the playground of Level 10 Water Elementals and Little Fishmen. Watching from a high location, Shi Feng could see groups of Little Fishmen patrolling. The closer it was to the Scarlet Lake, the more there were of Little Fishmen. The central region of the Scarlet Lake was the nest of the Little Fishmen, whereas annoying Water Elementals filled the water of the lake.
Due to the densely packed and large number of monsters in the Scarlet Lake, the Little Fishmen's curse skill was extremely horrendous. It could absorb a player's Attributes and turned it into their own. The longer they fought, the stronger they would become. They were extremely hard to kill. Including the fact that there were no Quests here, there were rarely any players who would willingly come here to level up.
Shi Feng remembered about the routine of the fishmen he learned in his previous life and then patiently waited.
"Ten more seconds." Shi Feng watched the patrolling Little Fishmen, his heart estimating the time for him to sprint out.
Time passed second after second. A group of patrolling Fishmen watched their surroundings. After discovering nothing out of the ordinary, they entered a small wooden hut by the lake to rest, emptying the land by the lake.
Shi Feng activated Gravity liberation and dashed towards the shore.
By the time another group of patrolling Fishmen discovered Shi Feng, he was already 5 yards from the lake. They immediately sounded out an alarm, their hands wielding short swords as they rushed toward Shi Feng.
The level 10 fishmen quickly caught up, but Shi Feng had already jumped onto the lake and the fishmen followed, jumping into the lake after Shi Feng as well.
Plop.
Four Little Fishmen fell into the water. Shi Feng however, was madly running above the lake's surface.
[Walking On Water] was a skill that could only be activated after Agility reached 80 points. However, Shi Feng had the Ring Of Gravity. As a result, his body had reached a state of near-weightlessness after activating Gravity Liberation. Including his Agility that was at 30 points and his techniques, he, too, could move on the water's surface. His speed would not be reduced by the water.
In a few moments, Shi Feng had shaken off the unyielding Little Fishmen. He ran to a location not far from the Little Fishmen's nest, diving into the water.
Just after entering the water, Shi Feng discovered a cavern that was surrounded by a lot of Water Elementals. The Water Elementals were encircling around the cavern as if they were protecting something.
[Water Elemental] (Common monster)
Level 10
HP 750/750
Shi Feng used Phantom Kill. His doppelganger swam over, luring the Water Elementals.
Just as Shi Feng planned, a group of Water Elementals had discovered the doppelganger. One after another, they chased after the doppelganger. Meanwhile, the doppelganger swam upwards. Although the Water Elementals had high Movement Speed under water, it was an entirely different story when they were above ground. They were the opposite of the Little Fishmen, becoming extremely slow once they reached the shore.
With the Water Elementals lured away by his doppelganger, Shi Feng took the chance to quickly swim towards the cavern.
With Shi Feng's control, the doppelganger had domain realm standards, thus it was easy for him to survive the Water Elementals onslaught.
By the time Shi Feng had entered the cavern, the water elementals were still getting played by the doppelganger, however, its duration soon ran out, causing it to disappear, leaving the Water Elementals confused for a moment before they went back to their posts.
Meanwhile Shi Feng had already walked past Floyd and was running towards the inner regions of the cavern.
The cavern was very large. There was a flight of stairs that led straight into the depths of the cavern and following it down would lead Shi Feng to the Philosopher's Stone.
The stairs that led down were spiral-shaped. The rocky walls surrounding it were also enchanted with a kind of light-based magic, brightening the entire stairwell. However, this stairwell was extremely long. Fortunately, there were no dangers here. After running down for around 10 minutes, Shi Feng finally arrived at the end of the stairwell, at the beginning of a wide and spacious hall.
The hall was about the size of an entire football field, and it looked similar to a shrine of sorts. Made out of gold and jade, the two sides of the hall were carved with an abundance of illustrations and texts. There was also an altar at the deepest part of the shrine; above the altar was a treasure chest made of pure gold. On each side of the treasure chest, there were two statues made of gold, both of them holding a greatsword in their hands.
System: Player has discovered the Sun Temple.
Shi Feng used Phantom Kill and had his doppelganger run back up the stairs while he went up the altar. The moment Shi Feng stepped onto the altar, he clearly felt a chill permeating his body. The chilliness came from the two gigantic golden statues.
Ignoring them, Shi Feng slowly opened the golden treasure chest. Golden rays of light leaked out from the chest, illuminating the entire temple. Subsequently, the golden rays started to fade, revealing three items inside the chest. Shi Feng pocketed the items with zero hesitation.
At this moment the two statues by the side shook. Their eyes released a red glow, locking their sights on Shi Feng.
Shi Feng switched places with the doppelganger and used the Return Scroll he previously bought. Three seconds later there was a loud boom coming from below him, where the hall is, and Shi Feng got a notification that his doppelganger was dead, then some loud footsteps could be heard, but Shi Feng wasn't concerned as the statues were too big to leave the hall.
After 30 seconds of activating the Return Scroll, Shi Feng turned into a streak of light and vanished.
Suddenly, every player in Red Leaf Town received a System Announcement.
System: A player has triggered a special storyline. 'Insurrection of the Little Fishmen' has been activated. An Expedition Quest has been activated in Red Leaf Town. Players can now receive the Expedition Quest from the Adventurer's Guild. Completing the Expedition Quest will reward players with bountiful rewards and Guild Reputation.
All the players were shocked. In Red Leaf Town, a place where Quests were extremely rare, there was actually an Expedition Quest. Moreover, the rewards were great. It was truly unimaginable.
"Who was the awesome person that actually triggered a special storyline?"
The player who achieved this feat attracted the attention of every player in Red Leaf Town. Everyone wondered what great rewards this player gained for activating the storyline. After all, activating a storyline was definitely a rare occurrence. So, how could the rewards be few?
Quite a lot of players started having their own wicked thoughts. They wanted to kill off the player who activated the storyline Quest. Unfortunately, the System Announcement did not reveal the player's name. Compared to the average players, the various large Guilds were in a state of turmoil. At this stage of the game, aside from clearing Dungeons, there was not a single Quest that was capable of increasing Guild Reputation.
A Guild required Guild Reputation to level up. As long as their Guild could reach Level 2 a step earlier, they would be able to obtain the corresponding Guild benefits, creating a large advantage over the other Guilds.
Currently, the other Towns surrounding Scarlet River also received the same System Announcement; it wasn't just Red Leaf Town. All of the large Guilds began strategizing a plan for their crusade against the Little Fishmen.
Meanwhile, Shi Feng was at the bank storing the Philosopher's Stone and the other stuff he got.
[Philosopher's Stone] (Damaged)
Epic-rank Special Item (Dropped after death)
A sacred item for Alchemy, the Philosopher's Stone can be used to turn stone into gold, revive the dead, and has many more unfathomable uses. However, the Philosopher's Stone was damaged and broken into five pieces by the Sword Emperor, Knight. Nevertheless, the Philosopher's Stone possesses immense strength. As long as the five pieces are gathered, it will be able to recover all of its strength.
Active Effect: Due to being damaged, the Philosopher's Stone possesses less than a tenth of its original strength. It is only possible to use it for Alchemy Conversion and Elemental Refinement.
As for the remaining two items, one of them was the [Golden Greatsword], a Level 10 Fine-Gold Weapon. The other item was an [Instantaneous Movement] Magic Scroll.
Seeing that he still had some time, Shi Feng set up a stall.
"Buying Magic Essences and Stones in bulk. A stack of Magic Essences for 6 Coppers; a stack of Stones for 10 Coppers." Shi Feng loudly shouted.
He had gained a good sum of coins from the equipment he previously sold. He had around 20 pieces of Common equipment, some from Shadow members, one from the Snow Fox, some from the Kobolds and Kobold Chieftain, with each selling for around 1 silver he got a little over 22 silver, while the 7 pieces of Bronze equipment from the Kobold Chieftain sold from 7 to 8 silver, while the Bronze axe sold for 18 silver and the Skill Book [Silent Steps] sold for 15 silver.
With the money he already had and the one that dropped from killing the Kobolds, he now had over 1 Gold and 20 Silver. Thus, he'll have no problem filling up his bags with Magic Essence and Stones.
Very quickly, a large crowd of players had gathered in front of Shi Feng.
"Big Brother, I have 6 stacks of Magic Essence here. Will you take them?"
"I have 3 stacks of Stone; do you want them?"
Many players started asking Shi Feng, worried that his bag would fill. After all, they just had too many Magic Essences and Stones. There were no players who were willing to buy these materials. However, it was also a shame to just sell them to the NPCs, so the materials just stayed inside their bags.
"I'll take all of them. Just trade them over," Shi Feng said.
A player was selling three stacks of Magic Essences here... A player was selling five stacks of Stones there... Within moments, Shi Feng had filled up all his bags and he still had around one Gold Coin.
"Sorry, but I'm full," Shi Feng packed up his stall after explaining.
Suddenly, the many remaining players who came to sell off their Magic Essences and Stones had faces filled with disappointment.
"Big Brother, will you still buy them in the future?" A player asked.
"I will. However, it will still be a period before I do buy them. You all can save them up for now." Shi Feng said.
He checked the time and contacted Blackie to meet up with him before going to the Bank to store all the purchased items.
Afterwards he made his way towards the Deathly Forest while meeting with Blackie, who had already risen to Level 3, on the way there.
When Shi Feng and Blackie arrived at the Dungeon Area of the Deathly Forest, the entire Deathly Forest was filled with people. Level 2 players were everywhere, and many players were forming parties to enter the Dungeon.
"Open party for Deathly Forest, welcoming violent damage dealers, 4 waiting for 2."
"Effective party for Deathly Forest, we are just missing a powerful healer; guaranteed to clear."
Shi Feng walked towards Lonely Snow who was waving his arm.
"Brother Expert, you're finally here. Those friends of mine are already becoming impatient from waiting. Let us hurry." Lonely Snow was burning with anxiety when he saw Shi Feng leisurely walking over.
Afterward, Lonely Snow brought Shi Feng and Blackie to the gathering point of the party.
"Lonely, this is the expert you said? I thought he was a person with three heads and six arms, but it seems he's nothing more than this." The male Cleric, Wordless Summer Night saw Shi Feng wearing novice equipment. There was also a fire poker that hung around his waist; it looked as if it was some trash weapon he had randomly picked up. When Wordless Summer Night saw this, he couldn't help but ridicule.
"Brother Wordless, how could you say such things about Brother 'Expert'? He is a dignified Beta Tester, so he definitely must have 'something extraordinary'. Otherwise, how would he dare to take all equipment for Swordsman and Cursemancer?" The Shield Warrior, Battle To The End, stood to the side and sneered.
The two of them had already felt displeasure for Shi Feng. This was because Shi Feng had wanted to take away all Plate Armor and Mage Equipment immediately after joining. Wouldn't they just be working away for nothing? If it were not for their Boss wanting to have a look at Shi Feng, they would have long since invited other players and dove into the Dungeon. Now that they saw Shi Feng in such poor equipment, they could criticize him and force him to leave.
Except for the novice equipment, Shi Feng was only wearing the Bronze rank Warboots; as all the other Bronze equipment was too high level for him while the Common equipment only gave a few points in Defense, which he didn't need so it was more profitable to sell them.
Lonely Snow wanted to retort as Shi Feng was someone he had personally invited and he remembered what Shi Feng had told him about testing his teammates. However, Shi Feng's equipment did not give Lonely Snow any chance to do so. He could only stare in silence.
Just as the party's leader, Waving Slowly wanted to interrupt...
"Yeah, no. Unqualified." Shi Feng had already spoken as he glanced at the party members "Lonely you can come with us if you want, but I'm not teaming up with these guys." He said while walking away, not even bothering to look at those three anymore.
Blackie simply followed indifferently.
Meanwhile, Lonely Snow and the other three just stood there, dumbstruck, unable to believe this person just decided to not team up without even giving their party leader a chance to speak.
"Humph, like we need you" The other three immediately turned livid upon being ignored.
The Shield Warrior jeered, "Is that what you call an expert Lonely? You really are gullible. Such a noob would trick only you. You need to learn properly from Boss Waving Slowly in the future."
Lonely Snow's face turned livid after hearing this. However, he did not feel that he was mistaken; Shi Feng was definitely an expert.
"Boss Waving Slowly, sorry for this." Lonely Snow chose to leave the party. He was prepared to join Shi Feng in order to determine whether or not his judgment was correct.
"You!" Waving Slowly was immediately stunned. He never thought Lonely Snow would be so decisive. It was simply a foolish decision. He would have long since chased Lonely Snow away if it wasn't because he had good techniques.
Wordless Summer Night looked towards Lonely Snow, saying with a cold smile, "Lonely, you better not regret the choice you made. You'll regret when we clear the Deathly Forest and obtain great equipment. You'll regret it for ten years, twenty years that you didn't follow Boss Waving Slowly."
Being said in such a way by Wordless Summer, Lonely Snow did not give any rebuttals. He only lowered his head and left, chasing after Shi Feng.
Waving Slowly squinted his eyes. When he thought about Shi Feng equipped in a body of trash equipment, he could not understand what methods Shi Feng had used to cause Lonely Snow to follow him. Lonely Snow had even given up on the clearing Deathly Forest.
"Boss, let's ignore that foolish Lonely Snow. At worst, we'll start looking for people again. There are plenty of Level 2 players now," Battle To The End said in disdain as he watched Lonely Snow.
Waving Slowly nodded his head. Lonely Snow's leaving did not cause any loss to their party.
Shi Feng and Blackie were making their way towards the entrance of Deathly Forest, while scanning the crowd
'Found you' He quickly found his targets and made his way over in a not obvious way, when Lonely Snow ran over. When he saw Shi Feng, he hurriedly said, "Brother Expert, give me an invite. I want to enter the Deathly Forest together with you guys. I have 2 pieces of Common Plate Armor Equipment on me, Defense is 24."
"Alright." Shi Feng immediately sent an invitation before he continued walking. When he got to where he wanted he pointed his finger in the crowd "You, you and you, with me." He simply pointed and sent an invite while walking, without giving the pointed players a second glance, like he picked them out randomly.
Meanwhile the pointed players didn't know what to do, but Shi Feng had spoken in such a commanding tone that they accepted the invite and followed subconsciously.
Just when they arrived at the entrance, at the Southwest part of the Deathly Forest Dungeon's entrance, a great disturbance suddenly appeared. Many players had run over, one after another, every one of them having excited expressions.
The newcomer was nonother than his Second Vice-Guild Leader, Gentle Snow. Gentle Snow's body was covered in a suit of gorgeous silver-colored Plate Armor, revealing her fine and curvaceous body. Adding to her angelic beauty and snow-cold temperament, even women's hearts would be moved by her, as well as a large group of men.
As for the two people on each side of Gentle Snow, One of them was Zhao Yueru and the other was Xiao Yue'er.
Two absolute beauties plus a great beauty, such a combination had created brilliant scenery in the Deathly Forest. Hundreds of players surrounded them, trying to become acquainted with the three women. Unfortunately, the three beauties did not even look at them.
"Sister Yueru, these people are really scary. How about we return and level up?" The timid Xiao Yue'er whispered.
"Hehe, Yue'er, don't be afraid. With Gentle Snow here, even if you give these hateful, vulgar men ten times the courage, they wouldn't dare come over here," Zhao Yueru said with a smile, proudly sticking out her chest.
Gentle Snow only nodded her head in reply. Regarding these salivating, vulgar men, she did not even place them in her eyes.
"Although the drops from Elite monsters are not bad, the drop rate for skill books is higher at the Deathly Forest. If we don't grind for a few more skill books, we will level up very slowly in the future," Gentle Snow quietly said.
Zhao Yueru nodded her head in agreement. Although the three of them had killed quite many Elite monsters, the number of skill books that dropped was very little. Until now, the three of them had yet to learn even three skills. It was really affecting their strength utilization and grinding efficiency.
Shi Feng ignored this and started activating the Deathly Forest.
System: Please select activation difficulty.
System: Normal, Hard, Hell.
Shi Feng chose Hell without hesitation. Suddenly, the Transfer Passage in front of the Deathly Forest changed. It changed from a silvery-gray color to pitch-black. At the same time, a flickering skull that had its mouth wide opened could vaguely be seen.
Meanwhile, the party members of Shi Feng's party all received a notification.
System: You have chosen Hell Mode of Deathly Forest. Death penalty increased by 100%.
Suddenly, the faces of the members of the party, except for Blackie, turned deathly white. Death penalty increased by 100%, doesn't that mean if they died within the Dungeon, they would lose 20% of their EXP? One or two hours of effort were required to make up for that EXP.
"Alright, let's go inside then."
Shi Feng led the party by entering first, followed by Blackie. Lonely Snow had also entered with a dazed head; he was prepared to tread this path to the very end.
As for the remaining three, they hesitated for quite some time.
"We better go in. The expert has already gone inside, so what do we, Level 1 noobs, still have to be reluctant for? Moreover, we're entering the Hell Mode of the Deathly Forest. Even mentioning it would be a glory," The bear-like Guardian Knight, Cola encouraged the other two party members.
The other two felt that it made sense and had also followed into the Dungeon.
Meanwhile, the area in front of Gentle Snow's party was completely silent. All of the Level 2 players were stunned. They were not just shocked, but thunderstruck.
"Snow, did I see wrong? That's Hell Mode, right?" Zhao Yueru asked.
Gentle Snow nodded her head; her beautiful eyes kept staring at the flickering skull. Her expression turned extremely serious.
"Who was that?" Zhao Yueru couldn't help but ask.
"I wasn't paying attention towards the entrance, so I didn't see who it was. Either way we don't have much time, let's just recruit some people and go in." Gentle Snow merely shook her head and started looking through the information of the people who were trying to join them.
Within the Dungeon of the Deathly Forest, there was a dark and gloomy forest. From time to time, there would be a chill wind blowing, causing a shiver down one's body.
Aside from Shi Feng and Blackie, every member of his party was tightly packed around the Dungeon's entrance. They did not move even an inch for fear of attracting any monsters that would wipe their party.
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