Skill Book: War Stomp

Xiao Wen had the confidence to enter the territory of level seven monsters as a level one player, relying not only on his Duelist profession but also on his superior control.

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

A cold smile spread across Xiao Wen's face. He raised his hands, aimed at the Ironback Rhino in the gap, and charged forward. His footwork shifted like a butterfly's dance, yet he always managed to evade the opponent's attacks. At the same time, he threw a punch, hitting a vital spot and reducing its hit points.

This group of ferocious Ironback Rhinos was harvested like leeks by Xiao Wen, with one after another becoming his experience.

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

As the notification sounded, Xiao Wen unhesitatingly added all five attribute points to Strength.

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

The scarlet glow in their eyes had faded, replaced by a look of timidity and terror.

Facing Xiao Wen, who slaughtered like a demon god, the frenzied Ironback Rhinos became timid. They didn't dare to advance an inch, only retreating backward, step by step.

Muffled roars echoed continuously. The remaining Ironback Rhinos looked at the figures of their companions on the ground, then at Xiao Wen, and let out a roar to the sky!

The timidity instantly vanished, replaced by ferocity. In fact, points of light erupted from these two Ironback Rhinos, and their originally black iron backs gained a hint of silver luster.

"They've evolved. Two Elite Monsters. They're only minor BOSSes. It's a shame no Lord-class BOSS appeared."

Looking at the two transformed Ironback Rhinos, Xiao Wen showed a hint of disappointment.

He had deliberately left these two to provoke them, to make them stronger through despair, fear, and anger!

He opened his system panel to check the stats of the two Ironback Rhinos.

[Ironback Rhino]

Elite Monster

Level: 7

Attack: 200

Defense: 500

HP: 1800

Personality: Enraged

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

Skill: War Stomp

When Xiao Wen saw that the two elite monsters had the same stats, a hint of solemnity finally appeared on his face.

Skills were exclusive to Lord-class BOSSes, but these two elite monsters possessed them. This meant that the combined power of these two elite monsters was no weaker than that of a Lord-class BOSS.

"Moo!"

With a roar, the two Ironback Rhinos simultaneously raised their front hooves and slammed them down, creating a shockwave that shook the ground and made Xiao Wen lose his footing and control of his body.

War Stomp!

In an instant, Xiao Wen understood. About a second later, he gradually regained control of his body. At this moment, the two Ironback Rhinos charged forward, attacking from both sides, less than ten meters away from Xiao Wen.

Xiao Wen retreated, his eyes fixed on the point where the two Ironback Rhinos would converge after turning.

The moment the two Ironback Rhinos turned, he advanced instead of retreating. He shifted his body sideways and smashed into the side of one Ironback Rhino's head, causing it to topple and, in turn, knocking the other Ironback Rhino away.

If anyone had witnessed this scene, they would have exclaimed loudly, calling it divine skill.

With such execution and awareness, even an Emperor-class Player would be no match, right?

Taking advantage of the two Ironback Rhinos losing momentum and toppling to the side, Xiao Wen closed in and unleashed a flurry of punches.

His Summoner profession was played with a warrior's flair.

Even though the Ironback Rhinos' defense was strong, for a master like Xiao Wen, as long as he could deal damage and continuously reduce their health, he could wear them down to death!

All that was lacking was a bit of time.

Ding! Congratulations to player Halfway Through the Mortal World for defeating an Elite Monster. Gained 5000 experience points.

A full five thousand experience points! Defeating one elite monster was equivalent to defeating ten ordinary Ironback Rhinos.

When Xiao Wen, taking advantage of his level-up and the surge in his attributes, finished off the last elite Ironback Rhino, his level directly increased to 4.

Player: Halfway Through the Mortal World

Level: 4

Gender: Male

Profession: Duelist (Profession can be hidden as Summoner)

Strength: 70 (Total assignable attributes: 5)

Spirit: 10 (Total assignable attributes: 5)

Physique: 10 (Total assignable attributes: 5)

Speed: 10 (Total assignable attributes: 5)

Intelligence: 10 (Total assignable attributes: 5)

Lifebound Equipment: Millennium Puzzle (Sealed Divine Artifact)

Summon Count: 1 (Randomly summons a monster from the deck. The monster's attributes are determined by its attack power, defense, and star level.)

After glancing at his character stats, Xiao Wen's gaze fell upon the quiet battlefield.

The enemies were gone, and it was time for him to collect his spoils.

When he finished clearing the entire battlefield, his expression turned a little grim.

Despite killing so many Ironback Rhinos earlier, the drops were meager.

Only 6 gold coins dropped, along with a single Level 5 White Grade (White Grade) common item – pants. The rest were just three health potions and one mana potion.

stingy!

It was incredibly stingy!

Xiao Wen had read online that the various national alliances had significantly adjusted the drop rates in the game to maintain economic stability between "Phantom Gods" and the real world.

The current drop rate was outrageously low!

"Forget it, I didn't expect these cannon fodder to drop anything good anyway. Let's continue leveling up, I can't fall too far behind those guys."

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

That... that was!

It was the corpse of a fallen Elite Monster, an Ironback Rhino!

A glow emanated from beneath the corpse.

"An unexpected surprise?"

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

"Skill Book: War Stomp!"

Upon closer inspection, a smile spread across Xiao Wen's face.

Although War Stomp was a low-level skill, it was a universal skill that melee classes like Swordsmen and Knights could use. In the early leveling stages, it was practically a divine skill.

While this item wasn't particularly useful to him, it was a good option to sell for money.

"Tsk tsk, with the skill book, I've got my 500,000 Kyushu coins. This one night has helped me earn back the cost of two game pods for my sister. There's still plenty left, I'll consider it part of her dowry."

Xiao Wen shrugged and turned back towards the novice village, preparing to sell his items.