Skills Book: War Stomp

Xiao Wen had the confidence to enter the territory of level-seven monsters at level one not merely because of his Duelist class, but because of his superior control.

"Today, I'll show you just how violent a violent Summoner can be."

A chilling smile appeared on Xiao Wen's face. He raised both hands, locked onto an Ironback Rhino at the opening, and charged forward. His feet shifted like a butterfly in flight, evading every attack while his fists struck vital points, whittling away their health.

The charging Ironback Rhinos were harvested one after another in Xiao Wen's hands like stalks of chives, becoming his experience points.

Ding! Player level increased. Current level: 2. Reward: 5 distributable attribute points.

Without hesitation, Xiao Wen assigned all five attribute points to Strength.

After leveling up, the slight increase in his base attributes and the additional five points of Strength fueled Xiao Wen's slaughter. After roughly fifteen minutes, only two of the eighteen Ironback Rhinos remained.

The scarlet light in their eyes had faded, replaced by fear and panic.

Faced with Xiao Wen's demonic slaughter, the frenzied Ironback Rhinos had grown timid. They did not dare advance even an inch and could only retreat again and again.

Deep, muffled roars echoed continuously. The remaining Ironback Rhinos looked at their fallen companions, then at Xiao Wen, and let out furious roars toward the sky!

Their fear vanished in an instant, replaced by ferocity. Specks of light burst from their bodies, and their originally pitch-black iron backs took on a faint silver sheen.

"They evolved. Two Elite Monsters—at best, they count as minor bosses. It's a shame no Lord-class BOSS appeared."

Xiao Wen showed a trace of disappointment as he watched the two transformed Ironback Rhinos.

He had deliberately spared these two, intending to provoke them and make them stronger through despair, fear, and rage!

He opened the system panel to inspect the two Ironback Rhinos' attributes.

Ironback Rhino

Elite Monster

Level: 7

Attack: 200

Defense: 500

Health: 1800

Temperament: Furious

Description: A heart of vengeance born from desperate fury, a soul of revenge burning deep within its bloodline, forging a body as solid as steel and vowing to tear apart the enemy before it.

Skill: War Stomp

When Xiao Wen saw that the two Elite Monsters had identical attributes, his expression finally turned solemn.

Skills belonged exclusively to Lord-class BOSSES, yet these two Elite Monsters possessed one as well. That meant that together, they were no weaker than a Lord-class BOSS.

"Moo!"

With an angry roar, both Ironback Rhinos raised their front hooves and slammed them down. A wave of force swept out, the earth shook, and Xiao Wen lost his balance and control over his body.

War Stomp!

Xiao Wen understood immediately. About a second later, he gradually regained control of his body. By then, the two Ironback Rhinos were charging at him from both sides, less than ten meters away.

Xiao Wen stepped back, his eyes fixed tightly on the point where the two Ironback Rhinos would turn and converge.

The instant the two Ironback Rhinos turned, he advanced instead of retreating. Twisting his body, he smashed his fist into the side of one Ironback Rhino's head, knocking it over and sending the other one flying as well.

If anyone else had witnessed that scene, they would surely have cried out in amazement at such godlike skill.

Such execution, such awareness—would even an Emperor-class Player be any better?

As the two Ironback Rhinos lost their momentum and toppled to the side, Xiao Wen closed in and unleashed a barrage of heavy punches.

He had somehow played a Summoner like a Warrior.

Even though the two Ironback Rhinos had formidable defense, to an expert like Xiao Wen, as long as he could deal damage and keep their health dropping, he could wear them down to death!

All he lacked was a little time.

Ding! Congratulations to player Halfway Through the Mortal World for killing an Elite Monster. Experience gained: 5000.

A full five thousand experience points—killing one Elite Monster was equivalent to killing ten ordinary Ironback Rhinos.

When Xiao Wen used the massive increase in his attributes from leveling up to finish off the last Elite Ironback Rhino, his level rose directly to level four.

Player: Halfway Through the Mortal World

Level: 4

Gender: Male

Class: Duelist (class can be hidden as Summoner)

Strength: 70 (5 total distributable attribute points)

Spirit: 10 (5 total distributable attribute points)

Physique: 10 (5 total distributable attribute points)

Speed: 10 (5 total distributable attribute points)

Intelligence: 10 (5 total distributable attribute points)

Bound Equipment: Millennium Puzzle (Sealed Divine Artifact)

Summon Count: 1 (Randomly summons one monster from the deck. The monster's attributes are determined by its Attack, Defense, and Level.)

After glancing over his character attributes, Xiao Wen turned his gaze to the now-quiet battlefield.

The enemies were gone. It was time to collect his spoils.

Once he had cleared the entire battlefield, his expression became somewhat unpleasant.

Though he had killed so many Ironback Rhinos, the drops were pitifully few.

He had only gotten six gold coins, one pair of level-five White Grade pants, three health potions, and one mana potion.

Stingy!

They were stingy to the extreme!

Xiao Wen had previously read online that, in order to maintain economic stability between Phantom God and the real world, the alliance of nations had deliberately made major adjustments to the game's drop rates.

The current drop rate was simply outrageously low!

"Forget it. I never expected these cannon fodder to drop anything good anyway. Time to keep leveling. I can't let those guys get too far ahead of me."

Xiao Wen shrugged and was about to leave when a flash of light caught the corner of his eye.

That... that was!

It was the corpse of a dead Elite Ironback Rhino!

A ray of light shone beneath the corpse.

"An unexpected windfall?"

Xiao Wen muttered as he walked over, pushed aside the Ironback Rhino's corpse, and found a small book and a broken token.

"Skills Book: War Stomp!"

Taking a closer look, Xiao Wen could not help but smile.

Although War Stomp was only a low-level skill, it was also a universal skill. Melee classes such as Swordsmen and Knights could use it, and at low levels, it could be considered a godly skill.

It was not particularly useful to him, but selling it for money was still a good option.

"Hehe, now that I have a skills book, I have five hundred thousand Kyushu credits. In one night, I've earned back the cost of the two Gaming Pods for my sister, with plenty left over. I'll treat it as dowry money for her."

Xiao Wen shrugged, turned, and headed toward the Novice Village, planning to return and sell his loot.