Being Followed

"You are indeed a courageous adventurer. However, I must remind you that there is a powerful monster in that cave. Even the strongest hunter in the village was killed by that monster. You must be extremely careful."

"If something is wrong, you must retreat in time. Don't try to be brave." the village chief instructed in a heavy tone.

Su Jin nodded seriously and said, "Yes, village chief. But since the monster is so powerful, do you have any good equipment or weapons? Help me strengthen my strength and give me a better chance of winning."

"Eh, powerful adventurer. Our village is too poor. Nothing can help you. You have to rely on yourself for everything." The village chief sighed and refused.

Su Jin complained in his heart. The chief was as stingy as ever.

"If that's the case, village chief, can you help me appraise this item?"

Su Jin didn't talk about the equipment and weapons. Instead, he took out the treasure map from the tool pane and placed it in front of the village chief.

The village chief hesitated for a moment before taking the treasure map. He placed his hand on the treasure map. After pondering for a while, the treasure map suddenly shone with a golden pattern. At a glance, one could tell that it was much more advanced than the parchment map from before.

"I didn't expect that you would be able to obtain such a mysterious item. This time, I'll help you appraise it for free. It can also be considered as repayment for your dedication to the village, but there won't be a next time."

Village chief handed the treasure map back to Su Jin.

Su Jin took it and opened it.

There was an area mark on the map. A treasure chest was drawn at the end of the green route, and there was a green mark on it. It could be said that it was quite convenient.

[ Treasure map ]

Description: The only treasure map that marked the location of a silver treasure chest.

It was actually the location of the silver treasure chest!

Su Jin was pleasantly surprised. In the wilderness of the "New World", treasure chests would randomly appear. The boxes of different quality contained treasures of different quality.

Usually, the boxes marked with silver or gold would definitely be able to drop equipment or skills.

No matter which one it was, it was a very good item for Su Jin. It was silver quality after all, and he also lacked equipment and skills.

He had thought that the bronze treasure chest that dropped from bronze boss would definitely be a bronze treasure chest. He had not expected his luck to be so good that he could obtain a rare treasure map that surpassed his level.

According to the statistics from his previous life, a silver treasure chest would definitely drop a silver item. As for the quality, it would all depend on luck. In addition, the chance of obtaining higher-quality equipment was 1%, there were only some lucky players obtained one.

However, this map was not in the novice village area. Su Jin had to wait until he entered the main city before he could proceed.

At this moment, Su Jin had already bought the mana potion and was ready to complete this hidden mission.

The location of the hidden mission given by the village chief was in a map in the north called [ Blackwater Cave ].

Inside was a deep cave. There were no wild monsters around the cave, not even plants. Only the spider webs in the corner proved that there were still monsters moving. Su Jin followed the path, with one glance, he saw the obvious cave.

Su Jin stood at the periphery and looked around. He did not enter rashly but threw a rock.

Dong!

There was a muffled sound, but there was no reaction.

Just as Su Jin was feeling puzzled, red light suddenly appeared around the cave. The sound of crawling could be heard.

[ Demonic spider ]

Level: Level 10

HP: 1,900

Attack: 125-150

Defense: 24

Description: Spiders that have been demonized have already given birth to dark bloodlines. Do not provoke them easily.

125 attack was already quite good for spiders. What made them scarier were their poison and numbers.

Su Jin retreated step by step. After a certain distance from the interior of the cave, he pounced on them.

At this moment, Su Jin's speed and agility boosted by the demonic boots. It helped him a lot.

These spiders could not react at all. Su Jin's sword slashed at the top of their heads. After activating his mastery, he killed each spider with one swing at a time.

A large amount of damage floated above the head of the demonic spider.

After being stunned for a few seconds, they immediately retaliated. They opened their mouths and spat out poison and spider webs, trying to delay Su Jin.

'Ding, congratulations on killing a demonic spider. Obtained 100 experience points!'

'Ding..."

'Ding..."

Continuous system prompts sounded, but Su Jin didn't care. He kept killing those spiders.

The mission pointed to the Blackwater Cave, and there are no other monsters around. So, it was better to clear the spiders and opened up the path.

His skills and character experience bars will be upgraded anyway, so it would be just fine for him to accumulate experience points now.

"Ding..."

"Ding..."

Outside the Blackwater Cave, they had to clear out the demonic spiders for three hours before they were done.

Seeing that no demonic spiders had rushed out, Su Jin heaved a sigh of relief and started to loot the corpses.

"Congratulations, you have obtained a trophy: Copper coin + 12!"

"Congratulations, you have obtained a trophy: Copper coin + 15!"

"Congratulations, you have obtained a trophy: Copper coin + 15!"

...

"Congratulations, you have obtained a trophy: demonic shoulder armor!"

Hearing the series of voices, Su Jin didn't pay much attention to it at first. After all, copper coin was valuable, but it wasn't that precious. He only took it because he couldn't waste it. Did he miss out on something good just now?

He turned around and looked around in his inventory. Soon, he saw the equipment that dropped.

[ Demonic shoulder armor ] (1/7)

Quality: Bronze

Type: Cloth armor

Defense: 10

Attack: + 5%

Level requirement: Level 10

Description: After being demonized, the shoulder armor has undergone a mutation. Wearing it, you will become even stronger.

He didn't expect that good luck would come to him one day.

A smile appeared on Su Jin's face. As expected of a top-tier set, its attributes were indeed strong.

He wore it directly. He was more confident in completing the next hidden mission.

After picking up all the dropped items, Su Jin tidied up his equipment. After his mana was fully restored, he walked into the Blackwater Cave.

"You have entered the dangerous map [ Blackwater Cave ]. Please proceed with caution."

After Su Jin truly entered the cave, the sound of a notification suddenly rang in his ears.

Not long after he entered, three more players appeared at the place where he killed the monsters. They had a prefix on their heads. Surprisingly, they were the members of the Tyrant Guild.

"I've already informed the guild president. Let's go in and follow that guy. I didn't expect him to be so powerful. He killed those level 10 monsters like they were nothing. He is way ahead of us."

"That's right. However, I didn't expect him to be a solo player. He hasn't defected to a large guild."

"Hehe. If he defected to a large guild, would we still have a chance?"

"Alright, let's go in and wait for the guild presidents to bring his men."

One of the leading players stopped the other players from speaking and entered the cave.