Melee mage
Su Mu looked at the approaching crowd with a puzzled expression on his face. He scratched his head and wondered what these people were up to. Could it be that Xu Shijie sent them?
"There are probably four or five hundred people, but their levels shouldn't be high. If I lead them into the level 5 monster area, I can easily get rid of them all!"
As the crowd got closer and closer, Su Mu felt a murderous intent rising within him. However, just then, he heard a few voices.
"Hey, are you going to do the Captain's mission? Do you need some help? I'm a level 2 mage, my damage output is decent!"
"I'm level 3 mage, full intelligence build!"
"Hey, buddy, can you share the Captain's mission with us? You can't complete it alone, right?"
The shouts from these people made Su Mu furrow his brow.
"The Captain's mission?"
He quickly realized what they were talking about.
"Since they're not Xu Shijie's people, there's no need to bother with them!"
He muttered quietly to himself and increased his pace, quickly distancing himself from the crowd.
"Wow, this guy is so fast! Could he be an assassin?"
"He's carrying a staff, how could he be an assassin?"
"He must be a high-level player. Those monsters don't even bother attacking him."
"Damn it, we've reached the monster area up ahead. We can't get through."
"Forget it, forget it. A high-level player like him must have a fixed team. I'll just go back to level up!"
Seeing that they couldn't catch up to Su Mu and with the appearance of high-level monsters ahead, the disheartened crowd dispersed and went their separate ways.
...
In the forest, Su Mu quickened his pace and headed towards the east. The dense foliage around him obstructed his vision.
"Grunts and squeals."
Suddenly, Su Mu heard some strange noises. He moved towards the direction of the sound and came across a group of boar people.
"Four monsters?"
There were four boar people in total, two wielding short axes, one with a bow and arrows, and another holding a staff. As Su Mu took a few steps forward, he also saw the attributes of these boar people.
[Wild Boar Warrior]
Level: 6
Health: 600/600
Attack: 120
Defense: 30
[Wild Boar Hunter]
Level: 7
Health: 600/600
Attack: 170
Defense: 20
[Wild Boar Mage]
Level: 7
Health: 500/500
Magic Attack: 180
Physical Defense: 10
Magic Defense: 30
"Two level 6 monsters and two level 7 monsters. With their attributes and health, it's impossible to defeat them without a team of at least ten people!"
Su Mu shrugged at the attributes of the boar people. Four monsters, two melee and two ranged. This lineup could be considered very strong. Even a team of ten level 6 players would struggle to overcome them without a tank and a priest.
"But I'm different!"
However, Su Mu felt no pressure at all. The magic attack from that mage monster couldn't break his magic defense!
"Activate the Magic Shield!"
Su Mu used his newly acquired skill and then cast a fireball towards the hunter monster.
-2320!
A massive amount of damage appeared on the hunter boar's head.
"Hmph! Hmph!"
At that moment, its three companions also reacted. The two boar warriors roared and charged at Su Mu, while the mage monster began chanting a spell.
Su Mu ignored the mage monster and instead cast a fireball at one of the boar warriors.
-0!
-2320!
Both fireballs hit simultaneously, with one coming from the boar mage towards Su Mu. Its fireball didn't break through Su Mu's defenses, but his fireball instantly took down the other boar warrior.
The remaining boar warrior rushed towards Su Mu, raising its axe and swinging it at him. With Su Mu's agility, he could easily dodge the boar's attack, but he chose not to.
-155!
A significant damage number appeared above Su Mu's head.
His current health is only 130 points in total, and the wild boar could easily kill him in an instant. However, the 155 points of damage meant nothing to Su Mu, who had a shield value of 4,400. It was like scratching an itch for him.
"Sword Strike!"
The next second, instead of casting a spell, Su Mu lifted his staff and swung it fiercely at the boar warrior.
-914!
With Su Mu's melee attack reaching over 200, coupled with the S-rank Sword Strike skill, the boar warrior was instantly killed.
If other warriors saw Su Mu knocking down the boar, they would probably howl in astonishment. This was supposed to be a mage?
"A team of monsters, a total of 30 experience points. The path to leveling up is still long!"
After defeating the boar team, Su Mu looked at his experience bar, which showed 520/3000. At this rate, it would take some time to reach level 7.
"While the Magic Shield is still active, let's continue!"
He decisively started searching around the area. The Magic Shield consumed a lot of mana, so Su Mu needed to maximize its value within the three-minute duration.
"You have killed a Wild Boar Hunter and gained 10 experience points."
"You have killed a Wild Boar Warrior and gained 5 experience points."
Following the same strategy, Su Mu embarked on a slaughter in this monster area. With each point of experience gained, he was getting closer and closer to level 7.
...
Newbie Village, No. 12580.
A level 5 wild wolf was approaching a warrior. But just before the wolf could get close, several consecutive fireballs hit it.
-150
-150
-150
Three damage numbers appeared, and the wolf's health quickly plummeted. At that moment, the warrior raised his sword and finished off the wolf with a single strike.
"Phew, the health of level 5 monsters is really high!" the warrior exclaimed after dealing with the wolf.
"Be satisfied. Our leveling method is undoubtedly the fastest in the world. Soon, you'll become the first person in the world to reach level 5!" replied the nearby mage, rolling her eyes.
"The first, huh? I wonder what level that Su Mu, who got the first kill, is now!" the warrior said, raising an eyebrow.
"This newbie village is mostly populated by our people, and the leveling method we're using in teams is already the most reasonable. Even if that Su Mu got the elite first kill, his leveling efficiency can't compare to ours!" The mage wore a disdainful expression.
Unlike the warrior, the mage had a different role. They were the backbone of guarding the Hua Kingdom. Before the world changed, they received special orders to gain powerful strength in the Divine Path in order to continue protecting the Hua Kingdom!
For this reason, most of them chose to delay their entry into the Divine Path until a specific time. This approach had been effective, as their numbers in this newbie village had exceeded 4,000. With their status, other players didn't dare to compete with them for monsters.
Occupying the entire monster resources of the newbie village, they intentionally formed various elite teams to execute the "one person levels up, others protect" strategy. This was something that no corporation or enterprise could achieve!
"By the way, someone has already found the Captain's Longsword quest. In the wild wolf monster area, a white fox will appear. Once you see it, return to Captain of the Guards to trigger the quest!" The mage spoke again.
"What's your suggestion?" the warrior asked upon hearing this.
"The white fox has only 3,000 health points. I heard that Su Mu previously needed the sacrifice of over a hundred people to kill it. But now, without the first kill bonus, when the elite mages in our mage team reach level 4, we can send them to directly kill the white fox!" The mage chuckled, sounding confident.
"Alright then. Once I reach level 5, you can go and kill the white fox for some experience," the warrior nodded.
"No, my plan is for you to take the experience from that elite monster. I have a feeling that the first person to reach level 10 will receive incredibly generous rewards."
The mage paused for a moment and continued speaking, "Now, besides us, teams from other countries are also striving their hardest. The significance of being the first player from a country to reach level 10 is truly tremendous!"
Upon hearing this, the warrior took a deep breath. "I hope the first person to reach level 10 is from our Hua Kingdom!"