Chapter 9: First Death!
Looking at the effect of the Ci Shen Ji (Sub-God-level) ability Shadow Ambush, Li Xiang's eyes widened.
"This means... every attack has a fifty percent chance of dealing double the attack effect?"
Li Xiang decided to give it a try.
Currently, he hadn't left the Wild Wolf Monster area.
Heading straight for a Wild Wolf, Li Xiang brought his staff down.
Instantly, a grey shadow appeared beside Li Xiang, performing the exact same movement as Li Xiang, its attack synchronized with Li Xiang's, landing on the Wild Wolf's body.
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"Ding! Leveled up and killed a normal Monster 'Wild Wolf', gained experience x288"
As the system prompt appeared, the shadow dissipated.
Li Xiang stared blankly at the two damage values that were starting to fade.
"This ability... is amazing!!!"
"The description didn't say it only works for normal attacks, so does that mean it works for skills too?"
Li Xiang immediately found another Wild Wolf and directly activated the Ending Swing skill on the World-Destroying Staff.
The World-Destroying Staff spun in Li Xiang's hand.
The shadow appeared, moving along with Li Xiang.
The spinning World-Destroying Staff formed an airtight wind wall, then suddenly straightened up and fell heavily.
Ending!!!
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Two damage values appeared.
The 815 damage caused wasn't because the skill could only deal that much damage, it was because the Wild Wolf only had 815 HP!!!
"Ding! Leveled up and killed a normal Monster 'Wild Wolf', gained experience x288"
Ending Swing went into cooldown, and Li Xiang stared blankly at the fallen Wild Wolf.
"Holy crap!!! This is too fierce!"
"It can even replicate skills!!!"
"And this is only Ci Shen Ji (Sub-God-level)!"
"Having Ci Shen Ji (Sub-God-level) means there's god-level..."
"My Unlimited Synthesis is Super god-level!"
The value of this could be directly felt just from the level.
The higher it is, the ridiculously stronger it gets!
"Leveling up will be a breeze!!!"
Li Xiang immediately ran towards a higher-level Monster area.
A few minutes later, he arrived at the Level 8 Monster area, the Black Bear Monster area.
It was terrifyingly quiet here, not a sound could be heard.
Many Black Bears were lazily basking in the sun in front of their caves, completely unaware that a huge threat was approaching.
【LV9. Black Bear】
Quality: Normal
HP: 1385
Physical Attack: 218~233
Physical Defense: 166
Skills: Powerful Paw Strike, Roar
【Comment: The Black Bear, known for its strength, is a nightmare You cannot challenge!】
Black Bear
Its high HP of over a thousand and Physical Attack of over two hundred all indicated that the description in the comment was not false at all.
But that was for ordinary players, not for Li Xiang.
He ran up, and while the Black Bear was still confused, he brought his staff down.
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Shadow Ambush wasn't triggered, but the Black Bear's HP bar was also cleared.
"Ding! Leveled up and killed a normal Monster 'Black Bear', gained experience x1176"
Over a thousand experience points didn't make Li Xiang level up.
Leveling from Level 3 to Level 4 requires 3040 experience points; currently, he only had 1994 experience points.
"Killing one more Black Bear will allow me to level up!"
Li Xiang went straight for the next Black Bear.
He brought his staff down.
Shadow Ambush triggered.
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"Ding! Leveled up and killed a normal Monster 'Black Bear', gained experience x1176"
"Ding! Congratulations on leveling up, current level: Level 4."
"Ding! Level up reward, Free Attribute Points +5"
Putting all points into Strength, Physical Attack increased by another 15 points.
"This leveling speed is faster than a rocket!"
Players in the Novice Village worked themselves to death fighting Wild Chickens and Geese for several hours, only reaching Level 2, and Level 3 was still a distance away, while Li Xiang had already leveled up to Level 4 in just a few minutes of combat!!
Clatter!
A crisp sound appeared.
Li Xiang looked and saw that the Black Bear had dropped equipment!
It was a pair of shoes.
"Hey! Now I don't have to go barefoot!"
【Black Bear Small Leather Shoes】
Quality: None
Part: Shoes
HP +42
Agility +12
Durability: 100
Required Level: 5
Restriction: None
【Comment: Small leather shoes made from Black Bear hide, feel good on the feet, but wearing them for a long time can cause sweaty feet and odor.】
Level 5 no-quality shoes, the attributes... are better than nothing, and the Agility added is quite a bit.
But he was still 1 level away from being able to equip them.
"Continue grinding!"
Li Xiang continued to look for trouble with the Black Bears.
There were Black Bears everywhere here, no need to even look, you could say, close your eyes and swing your staff randomly, and you'd hit a Black Bear.
He killed them instantly upon seeing them, no discussion needed.
"Ding! Leveled up and killed a normal Monster 'Black Bear', gained experience x1103"
Leveling from Level 4 to Level 5 requires 7690 experience points, currently he had 1233 experience points, killing one Black Bear gives 1103 experience points, so he needed to kill 6 more.
For Li Xiang, it was just a matter of 6 swings.
A few minutes later, a series of system prompts appeared.
"Ding! Leveled up and killed a normal Monster 'Black Bear', gained experience x1103"
"Ding! Congratulations on leveling up, current level: Level 5."
"Ding! Level up reward, Free Attribute Points +5"
"Ding! Congratulations on becoming the first player in Novice Village 10001 to reach Level 5, reward Free Attribute Points +5"
"Whoa! There's an unexpected bonus!"
"10 Free Attribute Points..."
Li Xiang thought for a moment and allocated 3 points to Constitution.
As a Warrior, he still needed to add some Constitution.
In Myth, 1 Constitution = 10 HP + 2 Physical Defense.
The remaining 7 points, as usual, were all added to Strength to enhance attack power!
"6 Black Bears, and another small leather shoe dropped. Maybe it's because I'm the only player, the drop rate is pretty good."
"Now I have two small leather shoes."
"One more drop, and I can synthesize!"
Li Xiang excitedly looked at the remaining Black Bears, knocking them down one by one with his staff, continuously striking.
Thump!
Thump!
Thump!
...
Dull thuds came from the Black Bears' heads. A good sound means a good head (to hit)!
He took down another 8 Black Bears before another small leather shoe dropped.
He put the three small leather shoes together, brought up the Unlimited Synthesis panel, and clicked synthesize!!
The three small leather shoes turned into light and converged, forming a white glow.
The white light quickly dispersed, revealing a leather shoe one size larger than the small leather shoes.
"Ding! 'Black Bear Small Leather Shoes' successfully synthesized, obtained 'Black Bear Large Leather Shoes'"
【Black Bear Large Leather Shoes】
Quality: Whiteboard
Part: Shoes
HP +50
Agility +15
Durability: 100
Required Level: 5
Restriction: None
【Comment: Large leather shoes made from Black Bear hide, feel good on the feet, wearing them for a long time can cause sweaty feet and odor.】
Just one word different, and the attributes increased a bit.
"Hey, I have shoes to wear now!"
Equip!
The attributes changed.
Agility was finally not 0, it became 15, and HP also reached 260.
After taking two steps, Li Xiang clearly felt his speed was a bit faster.
In Myth, the Agility attribute determines hidden attributes such as movement speed and attack speed.
"The experience from Level 9 Black Bears has also decreased, let's go check out the Level 10 Monster area."
The highest level Monster in the Novice Village is the Level 10 Monster.
In the furthest place outside the entire Novice Village.
Distance from the Black Bear area.
The reason for this design, according to the official explanation, is that in Myth, the attributes of Monsters undergo a small qualitative improvement every 10 levels.
Level 9 Monsters and Level 10 Monsters seem to only differ by 1 level, but the attribute gap is very large.
To prevent players from accidentally entering the Level 10 Monster area during the novice stage and getting thrashed, the distance was pulled back a bit.
At the same time, the officials warmly suggested that players only consider fighting Level 10 Monsters after gathering a full set of equipment, or simply grind Level 9 Monsters to reach Level 10 and leave the Novice Village, avoiding Level 10 Monsters.
After all, in a game, besides players who enjoy combat, there are also players who don't like combat and prefer to look at the flowers and environment and experience the game's story. The officials provided diverse operations and choices for players to select from during the design process.
After walking for more than ten minutes, Li Xiang arrived at the Level 10 Monster area, the Magic Spider Monster area.
On the ground, a white spider web stood towering up to three meters high.
Large spiders half a meter tall were going in and out, quite numerous, each with a ferocious and terrifying appearance, enough to scare away players with less courage.
【LV10. Magic Spider】
Quality: Normal
HP: 3235
Physical Attack: 280~301
Physical Defense: 214
Skills: Multi-attack, Web Bind
【Comment: Magic Spider, a group creature, its common attack method is to spit webs to bind the target, then consume it. It is a very terrifying creature.】
Magic Spider
Looking at the Magic Spider's attributes, Li Xiang gasped.
Although he knew the Magic Spider's attributes wouldn't be bad, they were too much stronger than the Level 9 Black Bear's attributes, especially the HP, which was directly tripled.
"One swing... can it kill it?"
Li Xiang became doubtful.
Just then, a Magic Spider came near Li Xiang, directly triggering its aggro range, and spat webs towards Li Xiang.
Li Xiang wanted to dodge, but couldn't avoid it at all and was directly wrapped in webs.
Fortunately, his hands could still move, he just couldn't move his body.
When the Magic Spider got close, Li Xiang instantly swung his staff.
Shadow Ambush triggered.
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"Ding! Leveled up and killed a normal Monster 'Magic Spider', gained experience x1516"
Seeing this damage value, Li Xiang instantly made a judgment.
"Without triggering Shadow Ambush, it will take two hits to take one down."
"Level 10 Monsters really have a big boost!"
As soon as he finished speaking, two Magic Spiders came over.
Two streams of webs appeared, directly binding Li Xiang so he couldn't move, his hands also unable to move, he could only watch as the Magic Spiders approached and their attacks landed on him.
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High-level attacking low-level has level suppression, plus Li Xiang's defense was only 6 points, his HP was instantly cleared.
"Ding! You have died. During the Novice Village stage, there is no penalty for death."
White light rose.
White light appeared.
Li Xiang appeared in the Novice Village square.
"..."
"Damn! Died just like that?!"
"No way! Continue synthesizing equipment!!!"
"Synthesize the World-Destroying Staff to god-level!! And synthesize a set of defense equipment!! Get back at them!!!"