Chapter 17: Epic Class, Forbidden Mage!

[ Ding~ You and your teammate have jointly killed the lv10 Frenzied Boar, Experience +32 (Team bonus 80%), Ability Energy +80,000 (80%) ]

Finally, killing level 10 monsters granted Zhang Yue proper experience and ability energy rewards!

Without wasting any time, Zhang Yue summoned his pet, the Silver Armored Scorpion, to tank the damage. Thanks to his explosive damage output, Zhang Yue led 400,000 through the entire Savage Forest, clearing it effortlessly.

In just over an hour, they had slain a thousand wild boars.

With the abundant experience, 400,000's level shot up directly to level 10, and Zhang Yue's Silver Armored Scorpion also advanced from level 8 to level 10.

Once the world quest was completed, 400,000 opened the portal to the world boss domain.

The two stepped through the portal together, entering the Nightmare Abyss.

Roar!

The massive form of the First World's guardian boss, the lv10 Frenzied Boar King, once again appeared before Zhang Yue.

400,000, having failed at this exact point countless times before, felt a wave of dread wash over her. She had a psychological shadow when it came to the Boar King—it was the cause of her repeated failures.

Zhang Yue glanced at her and said, "Don't do anything yet. Let me weaken it, and then you can land the final blow."

With that, he and the Silver Armored Scorpion charged at the Boar King.

In this second encounter, Zhang Yue's techniques were even more polished. His scorpion, now two levels higher than before, was equipped with a new piece of gear—a Bloodthirsty Berserker's War Ring, a level 10 two-star gold item.

The war ring's Bloodthirsty effect (restores 55 HP per attack) greatly boosted the scorpion's survivability. Combined with healing potions, the Silver Armored Scorpion easily held its ground, keeping its health above 50% while tanking the Boar King's attacks.

Meanwhile, Zhang Yue rained down an onslaught of attacks from behind.

Within a few minutes, the Boar King's health was down to just 1 HP.

"Finish it!" Zhang Yue called out.

With a swing of her staff, 400,000 delivered a basic attack, landing the killing blow on the Boar King.

The Boar King was slain, and they cleared the First World.

In that moment, the dark aura that had shrouded 400,000 vanished, and a radiant five-colored light descended from the sky, enveloping her completely.

[ Ding~ Congratulations on breaking the class restriction Calamity Physique of the Calamity Mage class.]

[Ding~ Congratulations on evolving into a Core Class Forbidden Mage (Epic Grade).]

As the system message rang out, 400,000 stood in disbelief.

She had actually done it—she succeeded!

And even more incredible, she had evolved into an epic-grade core class.

It felt like a dream.

On Zhang Yue's side, since he had already defeated the Boar King once before, he only received 10% of the experience—just 540 points.

Having a repeat clear player in the party also severely reduced the loot drop rate. This time, only two one-star level 10 items dropped, a stark contrast to Zhang Yue's first kill, where he had gotten three two-star items.

Just then, a system-wide announcement echoed in the sky:

[ First World Announcement: Congratulations to the player [Su Yan] for defeating the world boss Frenzied Boar King and clearing the First World: Nightmare Abyss.]

For the second time this year, the First World created a massive stir.

"Someone else cleared the First World? What's going on this year? So many talented players."

"No way! Only one announcement again? Does that mean this player also soloed the world boss?"

"Could the boss difficulty have been reduced this year? I'd better finish my world quest and try soloing it too."

Meanwhile, inside the Nightmare Abyss, with the Boar King defeated, the red and blue rifts opened up.

Zhang Yue headed straight for the blue rift.

"Where are you going?" 400,000 called out softly.

"To get my money from your sister," Zhang Yue replied before disappearing into the blue rift.

400,000 stood there for a long time, staring at the Boar King's corpse, her mind still reeling from the events.

'He's a newly awakened player too… How can he be so strong? He actually soloed a level 10 boss.'

'Wait... why was there only an announcement about me? Why wasn't his First World clear broadcasted?'

'Could it be…?' As the realization hit her, her eyes widened in shock. 'He's the one who cleared the City of Doom and was the first to clear the First World... Zero!'

———

Elsewhere.

Zhang Yue returned to Doomsday Town and immediately logged out.

Back in his small rented apartment, he picked up his phone and redialed the familiar number.

"Hello, this is Su Jingya," the cool, elegant voice of the woman on the other end greeted him.

"I've completed the task," Zhang Yue said bluntly. "I'll send you my bank details, please transfer the money."

There was a brief pause on the other end before she replied, "Give me a moment to verify. I'll contact you shortly."

Meanwhile, in the Su Family Tower, located in the center of Linhai City...

In a private office luxuriously decorated and bearing a "CEO" sign on the door, a tall, fair-skinned woman in a black business suit with her hair tied in a high ponytail sat in a swivel chair, setting down the phone.

She murmured to herself, "Two hours, and he claims to have completed the task. These scammers are getting less and less convincing."

Before she could dwell on it, her phone rang again.

The woman picked it up and pressed it to her ear.

A soft, excited voice immediately chirped, "Sis, guess what! I have great news!"

Su Jingya hadn't heard this much joy in her sister's voice in three years. Sensing something significant, her heart skipped a beat, and she asked cautiously, "You... you cleared the First World?"

"Yes!" her sister, Su Jinyan, responded brightly. "I broke the Calamity Physique restriction and got an epic core class—Forbidden Mage!"

"Epic class!" Su Jingya jumped to her feet, a beaming smile spreading across her face. "That's incredible, Jinyan! I'll send someone to bring you to the company right away. We need to hold an urgent meeting!"

"Okay!"

After hanging up, Su Jingya's excitement lingered.

"In the history of our Su family, there's never been a player with a class higher than rare. Now, Jinyan is an epic core class player!"

"If we nurture her properly, the Su family's position in Dragon Country will rise dramatically!"

Back in Linhai City's outskirts, inside an old residential building...

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Yue didn't wait for further verification. He sent over his bank account details immediately.

A few minutes later, he received a text message:

"Your account ending in 649 has received a transfer of 400,000 yuan. Your current balance is 400,012.5 yuan."

"Finally," Zhang Yue muttered, wasting no time in sending 390,000 yuan to another account.

Shortly afterward, his phone rang with a call from the bank: "Mr. Zhang Yue, we've received your transfer."

It really was true—money changes everything. Even the tone of the person on the other end was more respectful after the payment.

"Good. Please take good care of my brother. Make sure he recovers," Zhang Yue said.

The voice on the other end added hesitantly, "Mr. Zhang Yue, due to the severity of your brother's condition, he will require ongoing treatment and observation. We estimate the monthly medical expenses will be around 40,000 to 50,000 yuan. We just wanted to give you a heads-up."

Zhang Yue frowned slightly, "Understood."

After hanging up, he sighed in frustration, "Who would've thought that I, the strongest warrior in Dragon Country, the Asura, would end up struggling with medical bills?"

His thoughts drifted back to the earlier offer from Liu Yao—5,000 yuan a month to join the Supreme Guild.

"If I had accepted his offer, that would've taken care of the medical bills," Zhang Yue mused, feeling a tinge of regret. "Maybe I should've agreed earlier."

As if on cue, his phone rang again, and the same elegant voice from before came through the line:

"Mr. Zhang Yue, are you interested in joining our Yan Yu Pavilion guild?"

"As the vice president, I'm extending a sincere invitation. We offer five social insurances, one housing fund, and a base salary of 30,000 yuan per month, with additional commissions based on performance."

"Would you consider it?"

Zhang Yue smiled to himself.

Without hesitation, he replied, "Sure."

"I'll join your guild."

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