Chapter 10
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Chapter 10: Bronze boss first kill
At 6:30 am in the morning, four beams of light descended on the shrubs. Everyone was now level 10, the first batch of level 10 players of our newbie village. We could now return to the newbie village for our cla.s.s advancement. We could leave the probationary cla.s.s and to be a trainee cla.s.s. We would also be able to learn some skills only level 10 players could learn.
On our way back, we did not bother avoiding any monsters. With me as the vanguard, we reached the newbie village in less than 10 minutes. When we appeared, numerous burning gazes landed on us. After all, we were the highest leveled players in this newbie village. Of course, the second reason for the many gazes on us was because Lin Che, Big Hai and Zhang Wei were still wearing no pants even though they were already equipped with quite an amount of white equipments.
Because of this, we were immediately recognized for who we were. Afraid that we would use our higher level to bully them, many players were talking about us in whispers.
"Look, they are the famous four from the forums. The three guys are obviously equipped with high end equipments yet are deliberately not wearing any pants. Do they have a fetish or something?"
"Shh, pipe down. The society is getting more and more open nowadays. All sorts of people will appear. Try not to provoke people like this. If we annoy them, they might start camping the village entrance so we can"t leave."
Lin Che"s scalp went numb as he listened to the whispers. He entered the village covering his b.u.t.t with both his hands, "Big Brother Chen, I think the first thing we should do in the village is buying a pair of pants for everyone."
"Sure. How much money do we have in total?" I asked.
"We have 72 silver coins."
"Split it up equally. Everyone can get 18 silver coins. Go learn all the skills you can learn from your cla.s.s trainer. Big Hai, get a firearm for yourself. A trashy one will do. Buy enough bullets as well. Little Che, buy more talisman packs. Make sure you will have enough talismans to use. Get some potions as well. Go. We"ll meet here after three minutes."
"Ok!"
We split and I went straight to the Knight Trainer. He was standing there pointing his sword at the sky at a 45 degrees angle, as if he was about to slaughter the heavens. Despite his pose, he muttered without stop, "Man, it sure is boring training newbies at the newbie village. Aiii, how good would it be if I can complete this mission as soon as possible? I will then be able to return to the capital to see young missy one more time. Even if I can only look at her from far away, it will be enough. Her skin is so tender and fair, her chest is so lofty, they would probably feel very good to touch…"
"Cough, cough."
I interrupted him, "Trainer, I"m back for cla.s.s advancement."
"Oh?"
He turned around and looked at me with shock, "Someone is already at this level? Kid, you have not disappointed me. Remember, us Knights are the most honorable cla.s.s in the world. May the honor be with you!"
I muttered, "I wonder who that pervert earlier was…"
"Cough, cough."
He interrupted me and placed his sword on my shoulder. With a deep voice, he spoke, "Now that you have proven your strength, as a Knight of the empire, I hereby bestow upon you the Trainee Knight t.i.tle. May you keep fighting against all odds; to grow strong without stop until you become a true Knight one day!"
Di!
System notification: You have obtained the t.i.tle "Trainee Knight"!
The cla.s.s under my name had changed. Now, "Trainee Knight" was written in green font there. At the same time, I also got the qualification to learn the basic skills. I immediately opened the trainer interface and selected the option to learn new skills. With a flash, a list of skills appeared before me. A level 10 Knight would be able to learn three skills:
Level 1 Heavy Slash (C-rank): Increase one weapon attack by 50%. 30 MP per use. Learning fee: 5 silver coins.
Level 1 Breaker (C-rank): Deal 110% attack damage to the target. 20 MP per use. Learning fee: 5 silver coins.
Level 1 Shield of Honor (C-rank): Summon the Shield of Honor. Increase the defense by 15%. Duration of 7 seconds. 30 MP per use. Learning fee: 5 silver coins.
Since I had enough money on me, I learned all the available skills. The three new skills appeared in my skill page. In my excitement, I activated the Shield of Honor with a shout. With a bang, a stream of air swirled out from the bottom of my feet. Then, three tiny golden shields appeared and started orbiting around me. A heavy feeling descended on me, giving me a feeling that I was much more durable now.
Both Heavy Slash and Breaker were active attack skills. With these three skills, I now had both offensive and defensive skills. Also unlocked when I reached level 10 was a basic stance:
Defensive: Damage reduction of 1 - 50% when the defensive stance is active. After receiving five attacks in a row, the user will receive a backlash and would be stunned for 1 second. The next damage taken will also be increased by 300%.
"Defensive…"
I frowned. This was an important skill, one that might play a decisive role for me in the future. After all, a damage reduction of 1 - 50% was too strong. If one was lucky enough, one might receive a damage as low as 1. This would be an extremely important skill when dealing with boss monsters.
I then left and headed to the public square to regroup with the others. Shortly after, Lin Che, Big Hai, and Zhang Wei arrived. All three of them were equipped in leg armors now. Joy filled their face. They were evidently still reveling in the happiness of having learned new skills.
"Let"s list out our new skills." I suggested.
Lin Che nodded in agreement, "Daofire Talisman, able to increase the damage of fire talismans. Bodyseal Technique, able to stun a target for one second. The cooldown of this skill is seven seconds. The last new skill I have is the Seven Star Steps, able to increase movement speed by 10%. I now have both speed and control skills."
Big Hai was holding a gun filled with rust. He started listing his new skills as well, "Accurate Marksmanship, able to increase accuracy and attack speed by 10% and increase the reload speed. Fire Bullet, able to attach a burning affect on the target, also has a certain probability of stopping the target"s HP recovery."
As for Zhang Wei, he was holding a short stick. He spoke next, "My skills are super powerful. Mana Physique, able to increase my maximum HP by 20%. Flying Fire Strike, able to unleash a three combo strike with a stick. Ferocious Tiger Palm, able to deal 120% damage on a target. With my stat allocation of 50:50 between strength and const.i.tution, the damage my Ferocious Tiger Palm can do is super high."
"Ok."
I contemplated shortly before saying in the party chat, "When we fight the boss later, Big Hai focus on maintaining the burning effect on the boss to suppress its HP recovery. Little Che, act according to my commands. Don"t spam the Bodyseal Technique. Big Brother Wei, you only need to stick close to the boss and spam your skills nonstop. Retreat whenever your HP goes below 50%. But take care to not pull the aggro of any other monsters."
"Understood. Let"s go after buying some potions."
"Let"s go!"
After 10 minutes, we left the zones concentrated with monsters and reached the shrubs. The Hyenas we killed earlier had all resp.a.w.ned. We had no choice but to start clearing up these monsters while we headed towards the boss. Fortunately, none of us were leeching this time. With everyone attacking together, we were able to kill a Hyena in three seconds. One slash of my weapon was able to deal 300 points of damage to the Hyenas. Lin Che"s talismans and Big Hai"s gun were able to deal around 200 points of damage per attack as well. We were now completely crushing the Hyenas.
After clearing a path, we were 50 yards away from the Golden Hyena Boss. It was still lazily lounging among the shrubs. Its tail swayed around while a scarlet aura swirled around its body. This was the boss aura. It was at this moment that we saw a group of people heading here from far away. There were at least 15 people in that group.
"Someone else has discovered the boss as well." Lin Che frowned, "What should we do?"
"Initiate the boss fight immediately!" Sword in hand, I charged while saying, "The boss only has 2800 HP. Even if its HP recovery is fast, we can still kill it in one minute with the amount of DPS we can do. Big Hai, start using the Fire Bullet."
w.a.n.g Jinhai knelt down on one knee and aimed his gun at the boss. The gun barrel turned red as a fiery aura started swirling around it. With a bang, the bullet landed on the boss"s head, dealing 132 points of damage. Sure enough, bosses were more resistant than normal monsters. Otherwise, w.a.n.g Jinhai would be able to deal much more damage.
My sword also arrived and with a clang, it struck the boss"s neck. The instant it landed, I activated my Heavy Slash, accomplishing a two hit combo. Two numbers popped up above the boss: 157! 184!
The Heavy Slash dealt a slightly higher damage than the normal attack. However, it still wasn"t too high. A whooshing sound rang out beside me as Lin Che"s attacks whizzed past one after another. While he attacked, he was also restricting his DPS so as to not pull the aggro away from me. His control was exquisite.
"Howl! Howl!"
The boss was furious. It raised its paw and unleashed a two combo attack: Bite and Claw Strike. The attacks landed on my head. I put up my defensive stance hastily yet the damage reduction was not triggered. Instantly, a burning sense of pain a.s.saulted me.
312! 440!
Almost instantly, my HP bar dropped to the critical stage.
"Pull the aggro from me!" I spoke calmly while I retreated.
A raging clump of flame started swirling around Lin Che"s hands before he tossed out a regular talisman and a Daofire Talisman. With this, he was able to pull the aggro away from me. As the boss was charging at him, a crimson seal flew out of his hand and landed on the boss"s head. Instantly, the boss was stunned for one second.
This combo of his was perfectly executed. As for Big Hai, he continued attacking while keeping a distant from the boss. Zhang Wei was sticking close to the boss spamming his skills. When the boss was about to recover from the stun, I charged forth again after using a bottle of potion. Then, I unleashed a normal attack, a Heavy Slash, and a Striker on the boss"s head. Damage number after damage number popped out, pulling the aggro back to me.
The boss grew berserk and raised both its paws to activate its Flameshower. Immediately, raging tongue of flame shot out to envelop both me and Zhang Wei who were the melee attackers. Right before the attack was about to land, I shouted and activated my Shield of Honor. With 15% damage reduction and still 50% of my HP with me, I tanked this attack.
Unfortunately, this was not the case for Zhang Wei. He was forced into retreat. Even in retreat, he contributed in the form of tanking several claw swipes of the boss. While our HP dropped rapidly, the boss"s HP was also dropping rapidly. The battle had only started for about a dozen seconds yet the boss"s HP was already at the bottom. It howled repeatedly in anger.
Rustle! Rustle!
By this point, the other group had also arrived. Under the lead of a Mage, they charged at us with bloodshot eyes.
"The boss is already dying. They are the ones who had initiated the boss fight first. What should we do now?"
The level 9 Mage replied with a sinister look in his eyes, "What else can we do? Go. Kill them and the boss will be ours."
They all charged forth and immediately flooded Zhang Wei with talismans and fireb.a.l.l.s. Zhang Wei was at the back line trying to replenish his HP. With a whoosh, the attacks. .h.i.t him and he was killed. A beam of white light shot up, sending him back to the village with a reduction of one level.
"Don"t panic. Little Che, stun the boss one more time."
In the party chat, I commanded calmly. The cooldown for Lin Che"s skill had just ended. He lifted his hand and activated his Bodyseal Technique. Instantly, the boss was stunned yet again. I charged the boss and while I recovered my HP with potions, I unleashed a regular slash and a Heavy Slash on the boss. The sound of the dagger piercing into the boss"s skin sounded like music to my ears.
As the dagger pierced into the boss, the remaining HP of the boss was cleared. Several items dropped out of the boss. At the same time, the system notification rang out in the air:
Ding!
System notification: Congratulations to player [Hopeful Present] for having successfully killed the Golden Hyena Boss to achieve a first bronze boss kill achievement. Great achievement +2, luck +1, 3 gold coins awarded to him. Great achievement +1 and 1 gold coin awarded to his team members.