Chapter 18

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"Wu Shaochen ran for five or six minutes, finally reaching deep into the valley where he saw an exceptionally large silver wolf. It lifted its proud head, exuding an aura of a king.

"Damn, this thing looks fierce at first glance." Wu Shaochen sighed and used Insight to appraise it.

[Silver Wolf King](Bronze-tier BOSS)

Level: 10

HP: 200,000

Attack: 550

Defense: 200

Speed: 40

Skill 1: Extreme Speed: Lets out a long howl, gaining 50% attack speed and 50% movement speed for 30 seconds. Cooldown: 2 minutes.

Skill 2: Howl of the Evil Wolf: The silver wolf howls at the sky, dealing 130% sound wave damage that ignores defense to all targets within a 10-meter radius, and reduces their output by 30% for 10 seconds. Cooldown: 1 minute.

Skill 3: Summon: When the Silver Wolf King's health drops to 30%, it summons nearby silver wolves to fight together.

"Damn, a Bronze-tier BOSS, doesn't that mean it can drop Bronze-level equipment? But these stats are off the charts. With 200,000 HP, even if I stand and fight, it would take over two hours. Not to mention the disgusting skills. The second skill deals indiscriminate, defense-ignoring damage to a group, which would pretty much one-shot me at my current health. Is this difficulty appropriate for a beginner area? And the third skill is just unfair; how many silver wolves are there in this valley? If it summons them all, what's the point of even trying?" Wu Shaochen looked frustrated, thinking there would be profits waiting for him.

Forget it, can't afford to mess with this thing, can't even run from it? Wu Shaochen backed away, deciding to level up to 10 first and hurry to change classes. So he once again entered infinite monster farming mode.

Meanwhile, apart from the 8365 newbie village, other newbie villages were organizing large groups to raid the Wild Boar King. Because someone from the 8365 newbie village posted the stats of the Fang Blade on the forum, causing envy among countless people, Black Iron equipment was no match for it. Therefore, everyone started raiding the Wild Boar King, assuming that since someone had killed it before, it must be possible to raid.

However, reality slapped countless people hard. Numerous teams paid a heavy price, yet not a single one could defeat the Wild Boar King. Many teams sacrificed lives just to bring the Wild Boar King's health down to 10%, only for it to recover to 30% with a single recovery move and then reset after five minutes, repeating the cycle. In the end, they had to give up; their damage output was insufficient. With the Wild Boar King having 120 defense, very few players could breach it within five minutes.

Then the entire forum exploded, with everyone tagging Dusty, wanting to know how he managed to kill the Wild Boar King, but there was no response.

"The forum's exploding." Lin Zi gloated, having closed the forum. Actually, you could access the forum in the game, but Wu Shaochen had always focused on monster hunting and wasn't aware of this.

"Should I go take a look? I also want to know how he killed the Wild Boar King," Haoran said.

"His talent probably counters the Wild Boar King's healing. Otherwise, at this stage, no one could possibly output 15,000 within five minutes, plus the Wild Boar King's defense is as high as 120," Junlin affirmed.

On the other side...

"Miss, didn't you say you knew who Dusty was? Can you ask him how he killed the Wild Boar King?" Uncle Liu curiously asked Su Muxue.

Upon hearing this, Su Muxue's aloof demeanor instantly disappeared, replaced by a somewhat embarrassed expression. She replied, "I still can't contact him. He didn't add me as a friend."

"Uh, okay."

"Ah-choo! Who's talking about me?" Wu Shaochen rubbed his nose and continued energetically killing silver wolves.

After nearly six hours, he finally leveled up to 10 by killing a total of 152 silver wolves, but only managed to loot 4 items:

[Silver Wolf Belt]White Grade: +50 HP, +5 Defense

[Silver Wolf Bracelet]White Grade: +20 HP, +12 Attack, +1% Attack Speed

[Silver Wolf Boots]White Grade: +6 Speed, +4 Defense

[Silver Wolf Leg Guards]White Grade: +60 HP, +4 Defense

Except for the [Silver Wolf Leg Guards], he could use the other three pieces himself. The [Silver Wolf Bracelet]was particularly excellent; he quickly equipped it. His attributes changed as follows:

Level: LV9 — LV10

HP: 680 — 730

MP: 140 — 150

Physical Attack: 20 — 32

Physical Defense: 40 — 42

Movement Speed: 50 — 52

Experience: 60/20000

No other changes.

Opening the auction house, he saw several people already listing Frog Gear for sale, ranging from 5,000 to 20,000, but none had sold. It seemed that those with money and power were no longer interested in such equipment, while casual players were reluctant to spend that much. After some thought, Wu Shaochen priced the [Frog Belt]and [Frog Boots], which he had replaced, at 2,000 each. Even the smallest mosquito has meat; he priced the [Silver Wolf Leg Guards]at 10,000. Since no one could currently defeat the silver wolves, wealthy players were likely to buy them. Sure enough, the three pieces of equipment quickly sold, earning him 12,600. However, after a nap, sales of white gear plummeted, as such gear had limited benefits for players now.

Finally reaching level 10, he hurried back to find the village elder to teleport to the main city and change jobs. But before leaving, he also submitted the silver wolf quest. Looking at over two hundred wolf teeth in his backpack, he knew they would bring him a wave of experience and money. Since materials of the same type could stack up to 1000 in a bag, they didn't take up much space.

Wu Shaochen quickly returned to the newbie village and found the grocer to submit his quest for the silver wolf teeth, which had been posted by him. He handed over 100 wolf teeth, gaining 2000 experience points and 10 silver coins. It was quite generous, and he sold the remaining materials to the grocer for over a hundred copper coins.

Wu Shaochen politely approached the village chief at the village entrance and said, "Village Chief, hello. I've reached level 10. Could you teleport me to the main city now?"

"Oh? Adventurer, the speed at which your strength has improved astounds me. However, I'm afraid the teleportation array to the mainland's main city has been damaged due to neglect. Could you help me by going to the Silver Wolf Valley, slaying the Silver Wolf King deep within, and bringing back its magic core? With the Silver Wolf King's core, I can repair the teleportation array and send you to the main city," the village chief said.

"*Ding* The village chief has issued a quest to you. Quest details: Journey to the depths of Silver Wolf Valley to slay the Silver Wolf King and retrieve its magic core for the village chief. Quest reward: Title [Hero of the Newbie Village]."

"What? Are you kidding me? I still have to deal with that wolf?" Wu Shaochen responded incredulously. He had hoped to avoid trouble he couldn't handle, but it seemed he had to face it after all. Sigh.

Though reluctant, Wu Shaochen had no choice but to accept the quest. Without it, he couldn't reach the main city. Besides, the quest reward included a title, which was incredibly rare and valuable. Titles could be stacked for their attributes, although only one could be displayed at a time or all could be hidden. Therefore, no one could refuse a quest with a title reward.