Luckily, I can still catch up now.

After helping another group of life class players level up, Xiao Chen finally heard the system broadcast he had been longing for.

[Ding, you have killed a total of 100,000 monsters, achieving the title: Slayer.

 

Total attributes +10, Silver Coins +100.]

Indeed, the rewards for killing are generous.

[Ding, your innate talent 'One in a Million' has successfully leveled up.]

"Damn, it finally leveled up."

[One in a Million (LV2): For every 10,000 monsters killed, gain +5 to any attribute.

 

Upgrade condition: Total kills reach one million.]

The attribute increase from 1 to 5 is a huge improvement.

Moreover, the upgrade conditions are clearly stated, so there's no need to guess blindly like a headless fly in the future.

"I should spend these 240 contribution points too."

Three contribution points can be exchanged for a bottle of ordinary potion, and Xiao Chen exchanged for fifty bottles at once.

[Basic Strength Potion, can be consumed 10 times.]

[Basic Agility Potion, consuming it increases agility by +1.]

Xiao Chen bought ten bottles for each of the five basic attributes.

With these low-tier attribute potions, Xiao Chen has essentially graduated.

[Strength +1]

 

[Constitution +1]

 

***

After fifty broadcasts, Xiao Chen's total attributes increased by 10 points.

"That's equivalent to the attribute points gained from leveling up five times.

With 90 contribution points left, let's exchange for a piece of equipment."

[Black Iron Shoes, Black Iron Grade, Equipment Level: 15

 

Strength +5, Agility +5, Speed +10]

 

[Xiao Chen: LV15 (32000) Total Attributes: 489 Attack Power: 478, Health: 1206]

[You have Silver Coins: 621, Copper Coins: 113]

"Buy five more pieces of level 15 black iron equipment, and the total attributes can increase by 50, and health can reach 1500."

Five pieces of black iron equipment cost nearly five hundred silver coins, and now he can finally afford them.

"Bought!"

After replacing all the whiteboard equipment, Xiao Chen was fully equipped with black iron gear.

[Xiao Chen: LV15 Total Attributes 539, Attack Power 549, Health: 1506 Defense: 50]

With these equipment bonuses, Xiao Chen's attributes look much better.

When Zhang Fan was at level 15, his attributes weren't much higher than his.

Xiao Chen's current strength is not outstanding among his peers, just average.

In the blink of an eye, Xiao Chen has been awakened for a year.

During this year, Xiao Chen spent most of his time in dungeons.

"Being a professional for a year and still alive, I've already surpassed more than half of the people, not bad."

With some basic equipment, Xiao Chen was considering forming a fixed team, which would make dungeon runs faster.

Xiao Chen's requirements weren't too high; it didn't matter if the talent wasn't great.

The only requirement was to be diligent, preferably able to grind for seventeen or eighteen hours a day.

Just as Xiao Chen was about to start looking for suitable targets, a system broadcast suddenly made him stop.

This was a message from Tiannan City:

[A small Abyss Rift has appeared a hundred miles south of Tiannan City, and the number of monsters outside the city has surged, increasing the pressure on defense.]

 

[Awakened ones, please step out of the city gates and quickly grow through trials of blood and fire.]

 

[Tiannan City Defense Mission Released:

 

All participants will be rewarded with 100 Silver Coins daily, registration requirement: Level 10 or above professionals.]

Getting 100 Silver Coins a day, this reward is really tempting.

Killing monsters also grants experience, and with luck, there might be drops.

Of course, the risk is also high, with at least a fifty percent chance of death.

Previously, Xiao Chen never thought about leaving the city, but now his thoughts have changed a bit.

A daily reward of 100 Silver Coins, anyone would be tempted.

"Why not give it a try?

To increase the kill count, going outside the city is undoubtedly the best.

Su Ming went out for training at level ten, and I have some strength now too.

To defend Tiannan City, everyone needs to contribute.

If everyone hides in the city, the city will surely fall."

Xiao Chen's own strength is still very low, and he's also afraid of death, but he still wants to contribute.

An archer stands at the back to output, which isn't that dangerous.

Xiao Chen opened the panel and saw someone shouting in the guild channel:

"Anyone going out of the city, join my team immediately!"

Xiao Chen hesitated for a few seconds, but finally clicked in.

One day, he would have to take this step, so today he would step out of the city!

"You have joined Chuan Mufeng's team, team size 16530."

There were actually over ten thousand people fighting outside the city, and it seemed like all the core members of the Tianxing Guild were there.

Xiao Chen felt a bit embarrassed, as others were risking their lives outside, so it was only right that they earned more contribution points.

"Newcomers, head to the south gate immediately, the Tianxing Guild's defense zone is 10 miles from the city gate."

"Stick to the edge of the city wall to avoid being attacked by monsters that break through the defense line."

"Follow all commands, and experience gained in team mode will be automatically distributed according to contribution.

Other drops will automatically belong to the killer."

Xiao Chen looked at the team members, most of them were in their teens.

Of course, there were also some high-level ones.

"Mu Chuanfeng, Assassin, Level 53."

"Wang Ling, Priest, Level 53."

"Wang Chong, Monk, Level 52."

There were 16 people above level 50 in the Tianxing Guild, and they were all on the battlefield outside the city.

Tiannan City has remained safe, and Xiao Chen, an orphan, has survived until now because of these people protecting it.

Xiao Chen naturally held great respect for these brothers who have always fought on the front lines.

As soon as he stepped outside the city, Xiao Chen received several messages:

[Ding, you received Silver Coins +100]

This reward was really timely.

"Could I just walk a few steps outside every day and then return to get the reward?"

Xiao Chen had this thought for a second, but it quickly faded.

If everyone did this, Tiannan City would be doomed.

Outside the city was actually a plain, with no dangerous terrain to defend.

Countless monsters surged towards Tiannan City like a tide.

To defend Tiannan City, only a wall of awakened bodies could be formed.

All the awakened ones in Tiannan City gave their all, only managing to push the defense line one mile outside the city.

As soon as Xiao Chen exited the city, he saw countless black bats charging towards Tiannan City.

The dense swarm of bats made his scalp tingle.

One spell after another exploded in the sky, turning swathes of bats into minced meat.

"Low-level Blood Bats, mostly around level fifteen!"

Occasionally, a few high-level bats would break through the defense line, but they were quickly killed.

Xiao Chen ran quickly to the left as soon as he exited the city. There were many professionals leaving the city, and like Xiao Chen, they stuck close to the city wall to quickly reach the designated location.

***

Half an hour later, Xiao Chen finally arrived at the area defended by the Tianxing Guild.

As soon as he reached the guild's territory, a large number of broadcasts popped up:

[Yang Hao cast Group Dispel on you, removing all negative effects.]

 

[You received Wang Chong's skill 'Sacrifice', Defense +20.]

 

[You have been affected by the Glorious Aura, Attack Power +20, Movement Speed +10.]

Xiao Chen was instantly stacked with over ten layers of buffs.

No wonder joining a team was necessary; Xiao Chen's overall strategy instantly doubled.

"You received Rejuvenation, recovering 50 health per second for 10 seconds."

As soon as Xiao Chen arrived, he heard someone giving him instructions:"Archers to Area 13, that's a safe zone, give it your all."

Area 13 was a high platform, similar to an arrow tower.

Over a hundred people were already standing in Area 13, all of them archers.

The platform was over a hundred meters high, making it very suitable for output.

Xiao Chen's original attack range was only twenty meters, but with this height, he could attack targets over a hundred meters away.

This was a unique advantage of archers, something other ranged classes like mages couldn't do.

Standing on the high platform, his field of vision instantly widened.

Xiao Chen saw a scene he would never forget.

In his line of sight, countless black dots moved rapidly across the plain, all of them black monsters.

Wave after wave of Abyssal Demon Spiders charged towards the Tianxing Guild's territory.

These Abyssal Demon Spiders ranged from as low as level four or five to as high as level thirty or forty.

An endless stream of demon spiders, numbering in the millions.

"Damn it, how can we kill them all?"

After killing one batch, another immediately arrived.

A few miles away was a mountain peak several hundred meters high, but its shape was a bit strange.

"Stop looking, brother, attack quickly!"

"Although our archer output isn't high, it's much safer than other classes.

There's no life-threatening danger, so hurry up and level up."

"You saw that mountain too?

That's not a mountain peak, that's the mother spider of the Abyssal Demon Spiders.

If we can't kill the mother spider, these demon spiders will be endless, never stopping."

"Such a demon spider requires a strong level seventy or above to kill.

I've been here for a month, and that thing still hasn't been cleared."

The archer who kept talking was Liu Zhuo, a few years older than Xiao Chen, and already level 20.

Earlier, it was Liu Zhuo who sent Xiao Chen a message.

The other archers didn't speak, they were drawing their bows and shooting as fast as they could.

Apart from Liu Zhuo's voice, Xiao Chen mostly heard the hum of bows and the shouts of melee class fighters.

"Brother Liu, what level were you before you came here?"

"A bit lower than you, level 13.

Outside the city is indeed more dangerous, but the leveling speed is really fast.

In a month, you can probably reach level twenty."

Knowing Liu Zhuo's leveling speed, Xiao Chen knew he made the right choice coming here.

"Alright, I'll level up quickly."

Before taking action, he spent a wave of money to boost his strength as much as possible.

With two hundred silver coins in hand, Xiao Chen spent it all on strength-enhancing herbs.

Two hundred silver coins increased Xiao Chen's strength attribute by 20 points.

Every bit of attack increase matters, the higher the output, the more experience gained.

Xiao Chen was never a qualified archer, his shooting accuracy was always an issue.

Now, facing the dense swarm of Abyssal Demon Spiders, he no longer needed to worry about his archery skills.

There were so many monsters that he could hit targets even with his eyes closed.

"Try to shoot farther, killing one more unit might save a comrade."

Xiao Chen's Quadruple Shot was still very effective.

He drew his bow to the fullest and shot straight.

No need to aim, not even to look at the monsters, just draw the bow.

Now, Xiao Chen was a cold shooting machine.

With so many bonuses, Xiao Chen's attack was quite impressive.

"-812"

"-798"

"-826"

Each attack dealt around eight hundred damage.

[Experience +7]

 

[Experience +8]

 

[Experience +8.6]

The experience calculation was so precise, even with decimal points.

Seeing the experience rise rapidly, Xiao Chen was full of motivation.

[Kill +1, Copper Coins +20]

 

[Kill +1, Copper Coins +16]

The monsters Xiao Chen killed were mostly low-level, so the rewards weren't high.

His attack power was still insufficient, so the kill count wasn't very high.

However, compared to dungeon grinding, the kill count increased faster.

Soon, Xiao Chen got into the groove.

It was inevitable to be a bit nervous on the first battlefield.

Liu Zhuo said Area 13 was a safe zone, but Xiao Chen still didn't dare to relax, occasionally checking his surroundings.

***

Of course, after an hour, Xiao Chen got into the groove.

He continued shooting while practicing archery.

Later, he even became a bit forgetful, not realizing he was still on the battlefield.

After half a day of fighting, he hadn't suffered a single attack.

Now, he was completely at ease.

"Archers are a pretty good class!"

Xiao Chen's first awakening as an E-level archer wasn't bad.

Just as Xiao Chen was feeling proud, he caught a glimpse of a red figure.

A woman landed on Platform 13, did she fly up?

The woman looked about twenty years old, with a gentle appearance, like the girl next door.

Xiao Chen was about to ask this cute girl what skill she awakened, then he saw her name.

"Murong Qingxue, Fire Mage, Level 50!"

Oh my, she's a big shot among big shots, one of the top ranks in the Tianxing Guild.

"Don't mind me, just do your thing."

Murong Qingxue didn't pay attention to the surprised and curious looks from Xiao Chen and the others, instead, she raised a staff and pointed it at the sky:

"Rain of Fire!"

With her loud shout, hundreds of fireballs with a diameter of one meter fell from a hundred meters high.

"-7169"

"-7260."

Those Abyssal Demon Spiders turned to ashes upon contact with the fireballs.

In a range of dozens of meters, hundreds of Abyssal Demon Spiders were instantly cleared.

"Oh my, awesome!"

This was a group attack skill, and each fireball dealt such damage.

Murong Qingxue's duty was different from theirs; she should be using her flying ability to support various parts of the defense line.

After dropping a rain of fireballs, the big shot flew to another area and unleashed another rain of fire on the swarming monsters.

The area directly in front of Xiao Chen was cleared.

"Wait, is that black dot still moving?"

Xiao Chen suddenly saw a huge demon spider still struggling, very conspicuous in that empty area.

"Oh my, there's still one alive!"

Without hesitation, Xiao Chen fired several attacks in that direction.

Whether he could hit it depended on luck.

That thing should be a level twenty-five or twenty-six elite monster, and killing it might earn some copper coins.

The arrows arced through the air, and Xiao Chen knew he had no confidence in his archery skills, it was purely a gamble.

[Ding, Kill +1, Silver Coins +50, Experience +50.]

The experience gain was low because Xiao Chen's output wasn't high, he just landed the final blow and got the kill.

[You obtained a Valor Helmet!]

Another broadcast nearly petrified Xiao Chen.

"Is this possible? Is my luck turning around?"

He actually got a piece of equipment.

[Valor Helmet Level: Bronze, Equipment Level: 20

 

Strength +20, Constitution +20, Agility +20, Defense +25, Health +200]

This equipment is truly impressive.

It adds three attributes, and each attribute increase is 20, much more than his Black Iron Bow.

He actually got a piece of bronze equipment!

Unfortunately, Xiao Chen couldn't use it yet.

"Collecting the Valor Set increases total health by +1000, Defense +100"

A set consists of six pieces of equipment, too difficult to collect.

"Right now, it's more important to boost my strength, sell this bronze equipment!"

Xiao Chen still needed to buy a lot of basic supplies to increase attributes.

He hadn't consumed many herbs or snacks before.

Many well-off professionals had already done these things upon awakening.

Some family members received 200 gold coins as starting funds upon awakening.

When Xiao Chen's total attributes were only in the twenties, many people's total attributes had already reached four or five hundred.

"Now, I can finally catch up slowly!"

Checking the marketplace prices, Xiao Chen's breath quickened.

A piece of bronze equipment was worth so much.

"Valor Helmet, valued at 10 gold!"

This was practically overnight wealth.

10 gold coins, that's ten thousand silver coins.

Finally, Xiao Chen could shop properly.

"Health Potion, 30 silver coins, buy two.

Buy all attribute potions under 10 silver coins. Wait, why are there over three hundred types of herbs?"

Ordinary herbs can be consumed ten times each, consuming them all would require over three thousand, costing about thirty gold coins.

"Money really doesn't last long!"

Buy as much as possible, graduate from one type of herb at a time, there will eventually be a day when they're all consumed.

Mainly consume strength and agility herbs, as Xiao Chen desperately needs attack power and attack speed now.

Ten gold coins were spent in an instant.

With so much money, Xiao Chen's agility and strength both increased by about a hundred.

Even without bonuses, Xiao Chen's base attack reached over seven hundred.

"Total Attributes 750, Attack Speed 0.3"

10 gold coins were an astronomical figure, it might take an ordinary person ten years to accumulate such wealth.

With enough money, the speed of improvement is terrifying.

Xiao Chen's current attack power was almost on par with Liu Zhuo beside him.

-1026

-1083

Seeing this exaggerated output, Xiao Chen almost burst into laughter.

[Experience +12]

 

[Experience +13]

With higher output, the experience gained was much higher.

"Xiao Chen, why do I feel like your attack speed suddenly increased a lot?"

"I just exchanged a batch of agility potions with guild contribution points, and my attack speed increased."

Xiao Chen didn't want to mention he found bronze equipment, as it might cause envy.

"At this rate, you might reach level 20 in less than a month."

"I don't know when I'll level up, just giving it my all."

Good luck came once, but it wouldn't always be there.

Effort is eternal, the rest is up to fate.

For the rest of the day, Xiao Chen didn't find any other equipment.

Occasionally, he found one or two low-tier materials.

It took 32,000 experience to level up, and Xiao Chen reached it in less than a day.

[Ding, Level +1, Total Attributes +1, Free Attributes +5]

This time, Xiao Chen didn't allocate the free attributes to strength, but all to agility.

With this method of grinding, attack speed was more important than attack power.

"Oh my, you leveled up so fast?

Are you a C-level profession talent? Why do I feel like your output is higher than mine?"

Liu Zhuo was a bit frustrated, he worked hard for a month, how did a newcomer catch up so quickly?

"Brother Liu Zhuo, I'm over seventeen."

"Seventeen, so you've been awakened for over a year?"

Having such strength after over a year of awakening seemed quite ordinary.

"I've only been awakened for four months."

"So my leveling is considered slow."

Of course, it might get much faster in the future.

On this battlefield, archers felt like a special class, somewhat detached from the battle.

Or rather, low-tier archers were like this, high-tier archers needed to participate in killing stronger monsters.

Of course, this was the state Xiao Chen most desired.

No danger, yet steadily increasing strength.

If he had known this earlier, he would have left the city long ago.

Unknowingly, it was late at night, and Xiao Chen was still fighting.

***

"Ding, Silver Coins +100"

A new day arrived, and Xiao Chen received the task reward from Tiannan City again.

"Got paid, buy 20 agility herbs!"

Xiao Chen's agility increased by 20.

Spend money as soon as possible, every bit of strength increase matters.

This feeling of noticeable improvement every day was quite nice.

As the new day began, Chuan Mufeng's voice came through the team channel:

"Brothers of the guild, yesterday we withstood wave after wave of attacks.

Brothers, we survived another day!

Yesterday, 503 brothers left us.

Everyone, join me in mourning and sending off our fallen brothers.

Tomorrow, the defense zone will be taken over by our brother guild Tianlin, brothers in poor condition can retreat to the city wall for rest."

Though it's called a change of defense, everyone must be ready to fight at any time.

At least, many brothers in the Tianxing Guild had no intention of resting.

All the buffs on Xiao Chen remained, indicating that all the support classes were still there.

The monster army was relentless, tireless.

Naturally, Xiao Chen wouldn't rest easily either.

With such a great opportunity for improvement, who needs rest?

Sleeping for an hour or two when the monster count is low is enough.

After awakening, Xiao Chen's physical strength greatly increased, and with his mental strength up, his need for sleep seemed lower.

In the dark night, Xiao Chen continued mechanically drawing his bow and shooting arrows in a daze.

A sudden broadcast startled Xiao Chen awake, instantly alert.

[Ding, team member Chuan Mufeng killed a level 60 Demon Spider Lord!]

Chuan Mufeng was only level 53, yet he could kill a level 60 monster?

No wonder he's the strongest in the Tianxing Guild, quite impressive!

Chuan Mufeng's excited laughter echoed in the team channel:"Hahaha, after hiding for so long, I finally found this monster!

Leveling up twice by killing a boss above my level, am I strong or what?"

Alright, this big shot's personality wasn't what he expected.

"Brothers, I'm happy today.

Everyone in the team, each gets 1 gold coin."

Hearing this astronomical figure, Xiao Chen was stunned.

That's a gold coin.

Maybe Xiao Chen was inexperienced, making a fuss over nothing?

Even for big shots over level fifty, they couldn't be this wealthy, right?

There were over ten thousand people in the team.

"Haha, don't worry about me having no money.

I got several level 60 silver equipment, which can be exchanged for a lot of gold coins."

"Oh my, no reaction to getting money?

Cheer, shout!"

"Wait, only I can speak in the team, no wonder I can't hear the cheers."

There were cheers on the defense line, and they were quite enthusiastic.

But Chuan Mufeng was probably in stealth somewhere, unable to hear them.

After shouting a few times in the team, the defense line seemed less oppressive.

"You can't speak, so just listen to me."

"The guild's contribution points were enough last month, today I'll upgrade the guild to level three.

The top twenty thousand in contribution points will automatically become official members of the guild."

A level three guild can recruit an additional ten thousand official members.

"In the future, the top one hundred in daily contribution points will receive rewards.

After the guild upgrade, we can recruit more reserve members."

"The guild also has several skill books to reward outstanding contributors."

An ordinary skill book is worth hundreds of gold.

Xiao Chen checked his contribution ranking: 18936

"Oh my, I can actually become an official member.

Of course, with this ranking, there's no chance of getting any rewards."

Xiao Chen didn't know how the contribution points were calculated, but after a day of continuous output, he earned 60 contribution points.

That's equivalent to the rewards of clearing a level one dungeon sixty times.

He picked up quite a few drops from small monsters, and with the 100 silver coins reward from Tiannan City, the earnings from a day outside the city were much higher than dungeon grinding.

[Ding, team distributed Gold Coins +1.]

 

[Tianxing Guild upgraded to level three, all guild members' total attributes +1]

 

[You received a guild bonus, total attributes +20, Attack +60.]

Finally, he received a big wave of benefits.

In a moment, the strength of everyone in the Tianxing Guild increased significantly.

With the Tianxing Guild upgraded to level three, its strength ranked tenth in Tiannan City.

Having one more level three guild, Tiannan City's strength increased again.

Even though it was late at night, the city channel was still very lively.

Various blessings filled the entire page.

With Tiannan City's defense struggling, the Tianxing Guild's upgrade undoubtedly boosted many people's confidence.

Xiao Chen saw countless requests to join the guild flooding the screen.

He didn't stay idle either, helping to recruit some people into the guild.

There were many professionals in Tiannan City, and soon the guild's reserve members were full.

Joining a guild was significant for every professional.

Gaining an unexpected fortune, nothing was more joyful.

Then, Xiao Chen immediately exchanged the gold coin for attribute herbs.

"Graduating a few herbs every day, the improvement is quite substantial.

After consuming low-tier herbs, there will be mid-tier and high-tier herbs in the future."

Besides that, there are many items to enhance attributes.

Like various spiritual foods, spiritual wines, and those potions.

There are too many good things, even a million gold coins wouldn't be enough.

Xiao Chen was always short on money.

Now, Xiao Chen felt full of hope, especially with his recent rapid strength improvement, giving him some confidence.

Just as Xiao Chen's excitement calmed down, he suddenly heard a Plane Announcement.

[Plane Broadcast: Baiyun City has fallen, out of sixty million humans, 109 survived, other main cities take note.]

Sixty million people, only a hundred left!

Finally, this day came, Blue Star had its first city fall.

Clearly, Baiyun City was just the beginning.

"Will Tiannan City end up like this too?"

Xiao Chen didn't dare think about it, but his bow-drawing speed unconsciously increased.

For the next month, Xiao Chen spent every day grinding monsters.

His daily contribution ranking rose higher, from eighteen thousand to fifteen thousand.

On one hand, it was because he was indeed growing rapidly, on the other hand, many ahead of him fell on the battlefield.

The daily 100 silver coins task reward from Tiannan City also greatly aided Xiao Chen.

Thanks to this task reward, the strength of all awakened ones in Tiannan City increased significantly.

In a month, Xiao Chen triggered 'One in a Million' three times, gaining a total of 15 attributes.

[Ding, your level reached 20, total attributes +1, free attributes +5, attack range +5 meters, attack +50.]

Reaching level twenty was a leap, with significant enhancements.

[Ding, you have reached level 21.]

 

[Ding, you have reached level 22.]

Not only was Xiao Chen rapidly improving, but a batch of mid-level forces in Tiannan City, around level thirty or forty, also emerged.

"In a month, I gained seven levels."

Even Xiao Chen found it unbelievable.

Xiao Chen checked the current team panel, his output accounted for: 0.03%

Three ten-thousandths of the output, Xiao Chen felt it was pretty good.

Liu Zhuo beside him leveled up three times, which was decent, but compared to Xiao Chen, it was lacking.

Find the original at "pawread dot com".

Now, Liu Zhuo's level was only one higher than Xiao Chen's.

"Xiao Chen, you must have a C-level talent.

Maybe even a B-level talent."

Xiao Chen's rapid improvement was mainly due to the unexpected ten gold coins.

For the next month, he didn't encounter such luck again.

In a month, Xiao Chen obtained two whiteboard equipment and one black iron equipment.

[Xiao Chen: LV22 (54000) Total Attributes: 1046, Attack: 1123, Health: 2018, Defense: 82]

In a month, Xiao Chen transformed, and he wouldn't rank at the bottom in the Tianxing Guild.

"If I grind for another month or two, could I reach level 30?"

Xiao Chen wished it could continue indefinitely.

He continued mechanically shooting Spirit Arrows as usual.

At this moment, a series of broadcasts appeared in the team channel.

[Lin Feng (LV:73) entered the team.]

 

[Li Nan (LV:76) joined the team.]

 

[Zhu Ping (LV75) joined the team.]

In an instant, over ten big shots over level seventy entered the team.

After joining, these big shots didn't say a word.

Chuan Mufeng, however, shouted excitedly in the team:

"Everyone, look at that mountain ahead, it's a level 75 Abyssal Mother Spider.

It's been blocking us for 81 days, today we can kill it.

After months of effort, I can't repay you all.

In a moment, follow the big shots to earn an achievement."

"Big shots, would you like to say a few words to the brothers of Tianxing?"

The team was silent, but Chuan Mufeng wasn't embarrassed:

"Big shots don't like to talk, so please watch their performance."

Xiao Chen couldn't see where the big shots were, perhaps they were already near the boss.

Roars echoed in his ears, making him uncomfortable.

There was some commotion in the mountain ten miles away.

Lightning descended from the mountain top, especially visible in the night.

Vaguely, he could see terrifying green liquid spraying, probably some potent poison.

There were also towering flames and explosions.

Even from this distance, a foul stench could be smelled.

A monster like a mountain was naturally formidable.

***

A group of over seventy-level powerhouses fought hard for an hour to take down the mountain-like monster.

[Ding, Lin Feng killed a Silver-level Demon Spider!]

 

[Ding, all team members received a kill achievement, total attributes +5, Gold Coins +1.]

The rewards were so generous, it was like picking up money.

Xiao Chen felt fortunate, glad he chose to leave the city.

Otherwise, he would have missed out on a lot.

As Xiao Chen was about to zone out, Chuan Mufeng's voice came through the team:

"Quick, break through the defense line and clear these demon spiders.

New monster groups will appear soon, everyone, fight quickly."

Monsters wouldn't stop, even after killing that terrifying demon spider, more monster groups would appear.

Don't think about killing all the monsters, that's a common understanding.

Only by growing stronger through battles can there be a chance in the future.

For the first time, all professionals left the defense line, charging into the demon spider swarm.

Of course, they couldn't fight for long before retreating to the defense line.

In less than an hour, new monsters surged in!

This time, it was some kind of black beetle, fully armored, small in size, and could burrow.

"Fist-sized beetles, how do we fight them?"

Xiao Chen shot several arrows, but couldn't deal any damage.

Clearly, these beetles were best dealt with by melee classes or mages.

These beetles were small and heavily armored, Xiao Chen's arrows were ineffective.

After several attempts, Xiao Chen barely managed to hit once.

"-625"

The defense was too exaggerated, Xiao Chen's damage was heavily mitigated.

"These beetles aren't my thing!"

"Let's return to the city for a break!"

Xiao Chen was all about efficiency, if it didn't work, dungeon grinding was a good option.

At level 22, with over a thousand attack, he could solo ordinary level two dungeons.

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