Completing the First Kill

The major guilds and families in the online gaming world practically encompassed most of the top players. Without a doubt, they were the main force behind clearing various dungeons and defeating bosses for the first time. In the early stages of the game, to avoid conflicts in their strategies that might benefit others, they would often coordinate and distribute in-game "benefits" beforehand.

Ye Luo was also a smart person; with a slight reminder from Yan Hua Yi Leng, he understood.

Even while thinking about these things, the two didn't stop their actions, continuing to kill monsters at a high intensity.

After another seven or eight minutes, another system notification sounded:

System Notification (China): Congratulations to the team of Hongxing Erguotou, Yi Bei Wuliangye, Jian Nan Chun, Nü Er Hong, Qing Mei Zhu Jiu, and God of Wine Dukang for completing the first kill of the [Disaster of the Demon Ants] (Six-Player Hard) dungeon quest. As a reward, each team member has been granted one Universal Skill Book, 1 Skill Point, and 100 Reputation.

"Hongxing Erguotou and their team also completed the quest, and it was a hard mode six-player dungeon," Yan Hua Yi Leng mused. "Three of the Fine Wine Family members are on the level rankings, and their equipment is decent. It's not surprising they managed to get the first kill on a hard dungeon. It seems we need to speed things up."

"Heh heh, these few people are quite interesting. Their IDs are all named after famous wines from our country," Ye Luo chuckled, then looked at Yan Hua Yi Leng. "Yan Hua, do you know these people?"

"Yes, they're all from the Fine Wine Family. Most of the members in their guild have IDs related to wine," Yan Hua Yi Leng replied while attacking the Queen Ant, having noticed Ye Luo's curiosity about them. "The people from the Fine Wine Family are quite good. They have a good relationship with our Misty Pavilion, and we can be considered allies."

As if thinking of something else, she added, "The Fine Wine Family has a few experts who are famous on the celebrity rankings. If you have the chance, I can introduce you to them. Mutual exchange would be beneficial for you."

Nodding, Ye Luo became even more curious about these people. However, he knew that dealing with the Queen Ant before him was the most important thing. He planned to ask more about the Fine Wine Family later.

Following that, there were several more system notifications, all announcing teams completing dungeon quests, some for easy dungeons and some for hard ones. What slightly reassured Ye Luo was that these were all six-player dungeons; no one had completed a two-player dungeon yet.

It made sense, though. The difficulty of completing a dungeon quest with two people versus six was vastly different. With more people, coordination was easier, especially when facing the final boss.

During this time, the Queen Ant had also unleashed its [Queen Ant's Roar] twice. The first time it was cast, Ye Luo and Yan Hua Yi Leng were unprepared. As a result, they lost nearly 200 HP from the piercing shriek, and more critically, they were stunned for 1 second.

At that moment, Ye Luo was closest to the Queen Ant. While he was stunned, the Queen Ant showed no mercy. After a massive mandible attack, it followed up with a [Mandible Slash]. Fortunately, both of them maintained their HP above 300. Even more fortunately, when the Queen Ant unleashed the [Mandible Slash] on Ye Luo, the 10% evasion from his King's Cloak activated, allowing him to attempt an escape with only 100 HP remaining.

Although Yan Hua Yi Leng's HP was also low, she remained quite calm. She cast [Frozen Arrow] to freeze the Queen Ant, then took the opportunity to consume a mutated Major Blood Recovery Pill, her HP rapidly recovering.

Seizing this chance, Ye Luo didn't hesitate either. He also consumed a mutated Major Blood Recovery Pill, his HP soaring. No longer fleeing, he unleashed a combo attack of [Slash] + normal attack + [Combo Attack], instantly dealing 1500 damage to the Queen Ant.

The Queen Ant was frozen for three seconds, posing no threat to Ye Luo and Yan Hua Yi Leng during this period. They naturally wouldn't pass up such a golden opportunity and attacked with all their might.

When the Queen Ant broke free from the ice after three seconds, Ye Luo and Yan Hua Yi Leng's HP had already recovered to above 280. Yan Hua Yi Leng, in particular, had recovered to 350 HP, capable of tanking a few more attacks from the Queen Ant.

Seeing this, Yan Hua Yi Leng took the main offensive, while Ye Luo attacked while recovering. Soon, his HP also surpassed 300.

For the next three minutes, the Queen Ant was unable to use its [Queen Ant's Roar] skill. This meant Ye Luo and Yan Hua Yi Leng faced no real danger. Taking turns on the offensive, their HP remained above 300 at all times. Even if the Queen Ant landed a critical hit, their lives wouldn't be in peril.

Since they now knew the prelude to the Queen Ant's skill, dealing with it became much simpler. Yan Hua Yi Leng's computer-like brain wouldn't make mistakes, successfully casting [Frozen Arrow] to interrupt its skill. This made the battle even safer.

Finally, after nearly ten minutes, the Queen Ant's HP was depleted, and it fell to the ground dead in extreme rage. The massive experience gained allowed Ye Luo and Yan Hua Yi Leng to reach level 14. They weren't concerned with this, however, and focused on the system notifications.

Unlike other quests, dungeon quests were automatically submitted upon completion by players, saving them some trouble.

"Ding~!"

System Notification (China): Congratulations to the team of Yan Hua Yi Leng and Ye Luo Zhi Qiu for completing the first kill of the [Disaster of the Demon Ants] (Two-Player Hard) dungeon quest. As a special reward, each member has been granted one Universal Skill Book, 1 Skill Point, and 100 Reputation.

"Phew, finally done," Ye Luo let out a long sigh, a smile curving his lips. "It really is the first kill. I didn't disappoint..."

Before he could finish speaking, another system notification sounded, but this one was a personal notification:

System Notification: Dear Ye Luo Zhi Qiu, you and your team completed the [Disaster of the Demon Ants] dungeon quest in 25 minutes and 16 seconds, receiving an SS system evaluation. You gained double experience, totaling 500,000 points, and one [Medal of Courage].

"Huh, an SS evaluation, not bad," Ye Luo remarked with a slight surprise. He then looked at Yan Hua Yi Leng. "Yan Hua, I seem to have received a medal. What about you?"

"I received a special item," Yan Hua Yi Leng stated calmly. Then, the veil on her face shifted, transforming into an ice-blue veil with scattered snowflakes, clearly indicating that the special item she received was this veil.

Subsequently, Ye Luo saw the attributes of this veil from the item card sent by Yan Hua Yi Leng:

[Charm of Flying Snow] (Special Equipment*Mask—Bronze)

Strength: +20 Agility: +20 Stamina: +20 Intelligence: +20

Additional Trait: Upon equipping, adds 20 points of ice damage to the player's attacks.

Additional Trait: Bound to player Yan Hua Yi Leng, cannot be dropped, cannot be traded.

Equipment Durability: Can automatically recover.

Required Level: 0

Each of the four basic attributes increased by 20 points. These attributes alone made it much stronger than a level 10 Bronze-grade equipment. Moreover, this equipment had additional traits, and the added ice damage was perfect for Yan Hua Yi Leng.

"Tsk tsk, such powerful equipment. It's similar to the Flying Snow Robe, but unfortunately, it's not a Spirit Artifact. However, with this, your strength will improve qualitatively. At the very least, your HP has increased by 200 points, so you won't have to be so cautious when killing monsters anymore," Ye Luo praised. Then, thinking of something, he asked with confusion, "Didn't you wear a veil before? Was it not a special mask?"

"No," Yan Hua Yi Leng replied softly. Seeing Ye Luo's confusion, she explained, "That was a privilege from the celebrity rankings, allowing full holographic scanning while wearing a veil. Don't be surprised; players on the celebrity rankings have many privileges, such as being able to wear veils like me, or having exclusive IDs that others cannot register, and so on."

"Players on the celebrity rankings have these privileges too? That's quite interesting," Ye Luo muttered to himself. Then, thinking of something, he felt a surge of excitement. "Yan Hua, it seems we were rewarded with a Universal Skill Book. They should be the same, right? Quick, let's see what skill book it is. Is it very powerful?"

Under Ye Luo's expectant gaze, Yan Hua Yi Leng took out a skill book, and its description appeared:

[Critical Strike] (Passive Skill*Cannot be Upgraded)

Skill Description: A rare universal skill. Upon learning, the player can concentrate their will and unleash a powerful strike, increasing the chance of dealing 2x critical damage to the target by 10%.

Like [Accuracy], it was a passive skill that couldn't be upgraded, but this skill book was rare.

"Tsk tsk, a 10% increase in critical hit chance, that's a great skill," Ye Luo exclaimed, quite excited. "With this, our damage will greatly increase. If we were to run this dungeon again now, we'd shave off several minutes."

"Yes, this skill is very valuable, especially in the later stages of the game," Yan Hua Yi Leng stated calmly. "Once our attack power increases, critical hits will become quite terrifying. This is much more valuable than a piece of equipment."

As they spoke, Yan Hua Yi Leng tapped a finger, and with a flash of white light, the skill book vanished, evidently learned.

With a thought, Ye Luo also found the same skill book in his inventory and clicked to learn it. His combat class now had four skills in its skill slot.

"It's a shame this skill can't be upgraded, otherwise I'd definitely put all 4 skill points into it," Ye Luo muttered to himself. He gave a wry smile, "It seems both my skills can't be upgraded, so skill points are almost useless."

"You'll get more and more skills later, and more passive skills too. I'm afraid you'll complain about not having enough skill points then," Yan Hua Yi Leng said calmly. Then, remembering something, she looked at Ye Luo, "Didn't you say you got a medal? Let me see its stats. It should be quite good."

Hearing this, Ye Luo finally remembered. He hurriedly searched and found a palm-sized medal in his inventory space. Upon seeing its stats, his face couldn't hide his smile:

[Medal of Courage] (Special Item * Medal - Bronze)

Strength: +20

Agility: +20

Stamina: +20

Intelligence: +20

Additional Trait: Upon equipping, additionally increases player's damage to targets by 10%.

Attached Skill: [Brave and Fearless]

Additional Trait: Bound to Ye Luo Zhi Qiu, cannot be dropped, cannot be traded.

Equipment Durability: Can automatically recover

Required Level: None

[Brave and Fearless]: The user possesses a brave heart. After activating the skill, attack power increases by 20% for 30 seconds. Consumes 100 mana. Skill cooldown is 5 minutes.

The four basic attributes added by the medal were the same as Yan Hua Yi Leng's veil, all 20 points. However, the additional trait increased damage. Perhaps in the early stages, it couldn't compare to 20 points of ice damage, but as Ye Luo's attack power grew, it would surpass it. What made Ye Luo even happier was that this medal came with an active skill.

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