Return to the Village

What did Qin Chuan see?

Poison Blood Plague, known by countless players in his previous life as the source of all poisons!

This was a godly skill for grinding monsters.

As long as one monster died, the damage would spread outward. Paired with AoE skills, it made solo grinding incredibly fast—practically unbeatable.

The method was simple. First, find a spot where monsters gathered, then lure in a dozen or twenty of them. As long as he instantly killed one first, the spreading poison blood would continuously drain the health of every monster. When it was about to fade, he only needed to kill another monster to refresh the poison blood.

After repeating that a few times, he could clear out a massive wave of monsters.

For Qin Chuan, this method suited him perfectly as well.

"Start by instantly killing a monster with Shadow Flying Dagger and spread Poison Blood Plague. With Sniper God's boost, even if the damage-over-time doesn't kill the wild monsters, it can still take away plenty of health. Throw a few more daggers, and I can kill more than ten times as many wild monsters. My leveling efficiency will absolutely soar!"

Qin Chuan was thrilled.

He immediately learned Poison Blood Plague.

It did not matter that he had no AoE skills right now. Shadow Flying Dagger was enough for the time being.

Besides, Dragon Soaring Dynasty was already helping him search for relevant skill books with all its might.

Given Dragon Soaring Dynasty's strength, there would surely be news within three days at most.

By then, Qin Chuan would transform from a ranged assassin into a ranged spellcasting assassin. He could just find a cluster of monsters and throw a skill at them, and his experience points would shoot up like crazy!

Just imagining that scene made his blood race.

One copy of Poison Blood Plague completely swept away Qin Chuan's earlier frustration over getting a pile of spellcaster equipment.

Who needed anything else?

With that, Qin Chuan had finished inspecting all of Baron Gunar's drops.

Not only had Qin Chuan obtained an extremely rare Storage Ring, but he had also gained a brand-new Gold Grade skill.

He had worked so hard before, yet he had only evolved Shadow Stealth to Bronze Tier.

But now, a Gold Grade skill had dropped outright.

Fortunately, Qin Chuan remained calm.

As good as Poison Blood Plague was, it could not shake Shadow Stealth's position.

That was the foundation of his survival.

After all, as the old saying went, you had to be alive to deal damage.

Moreover, he had collected another 7 Evolution Points. Once he killed a few more wild monsters, he could obtain one more point and begin Shadow Stealth's next evolution.

Once Shadow Stealth evolved to Silver Tier, Qin Chuan's stealth would be flawless at this stage.

Even if the Archers under Rakshasa One-Slash trained Flare until their hands cramped, they still would not be able to expose his stealth.

And if Shadow Stealth evolved again, its base damage would receive another increase.

Combined with the class advancement Qin Chuan was about to complete, once he unlocked Dual Wielding, his damage would become absolutely explosive.

"You're killing wild rabbits, he's killing Wild Boars, and I'm taking first kills. We all have bright futures."

Qin Chuan muttered to himself, then turned to look at the Teleportation Array in the blood pool.

He had finished checking all the drops. It was time to return.

However, to avoid being killed by any trap the village chief had set, Qin Chuan maintained his stealth while activating the ring's shield effect.

After equipping two pieces of Wolf King gear, his health had already reached 2,540. Adding the shield's 3,000 on top of that, he refused to believe he could still fail in a Newbie Village with that much health.

With that thought, Qin Chuan decisively stepped onto the Teleportation Array.

"Ding! A sealed Teleportation Array has been discovered. Would you like to activate it?"

"Activate."

"The Teleportation Array has been activated. Beginning teleportation. Destination: Abandoned Hut in Newbie Village."

A flash of light passed, and Qin Chuan vanished from where he stood.

At the same time, the village chief of No. 9527 Newbie Village shuddered, as if stormy waves were churning in his heart.

The Teleportation Array his master had arranged had been activated!

But it clearly was not yet the agreed-upon time.

Remembering his master's earlier roar, a sense of foreboding rose in the village chief's heart.

"Village Chief, these are the materials you wanted. I brought them back."

A player's voice rang out, interrupting the village chief's thoughts.

The village chief put on a warm smile and praised him. "Brave adventurer, you have completed my task splendidly. This is your reward. Please accept it."

The player was overjoyed and repeatedly said, "Thank you, Village Chief. Is there anything else you need me to do?"

The village chief's heart stirred. With a troubled expression, he said, "Several Abandoned Huts in our village seem to have been invaded. Can you help me check them out?"

Hearing this, the player pounded his chest loudly and promised, "Don't worry, Village Chief! Protecting the village is our bounden duty! Brothers, grab your weapons and move out!"

A group of players rushed out of the village chief's hut and ran toward the Abandoned Huts.

At that moment, the several players had only one thought in their hearts.

No matter who dared invade the Newbie Village, they would make sure he never returned!

Before Qin Chuan's eyes could adjust to the change in light, a sharp whistling sound cut through the air beside him.

A translucent Ghost Mode creature extended its claws and attacked the air.

Judging from the trajectory of its attack, the Ghost Mode creature had not discovered Qin Chuan.

It was merely following its preset instructions. Since it had not sensed the Blood Clan's aura, it launched an attack.

Qin Chuan easily dodged, but he ultimately did not strike back.

If he remembered correctly, this Ghost Mode creature was an innocent villager whom the village chief had killed.

Since he had suffered no loss anyway, he would let him off.

Following the half-open wooden door, Qin Chuan left the Abandoned Hut and headed toward the village chief's residence.

After confirming that he was outside the Ghost Mode creature's range, Qin Chuan dispelled his stealth and walked forward openly.

Before he had taken two steps, he saw several players excitedly running toward the hut he had just exited, muttering about some quest.

Qin Chuan shook his head.

Those unlucky fools could have come earlier or later, but they had to come only after the Ghost Mode creature was activated. Were they not just throwing their lives away?

Before the thought had even faded, Qin Chuan heard furious curses from behind him.

"Fuck! What kind of quest did that old bastard village chief give us? That monster instantly killed the captain!"

"Why is there a Ghost Mode creature in the Newbie Village?"

"Where's the village guard? Save us!"

"Brothers, see you at the Respawn Point."

Thud. Thud.

The players died one after another, turning into white light and returning to the Respawn Point.

Qin Chuan turned back to look at the Ghost Mode creature that was gradually becoming invisible, but he still did not attack.

If he remembered correctly, exposing the village chief without killing the Ghost Mode creature would trigger a hidden quest.

There was no particularly special reward, just a wooden comb with no attributes whatsoever, given to the Ghost Mode creature by his former lover.

"That damned village chief has harmed too many people. Today, I'll make you show your true colors!"

Qin Chuan's heart brimmed with righteousness as he strode forward.

Then he was blocked by a huge crowd of players.

"Fuck! Night Roaming God!"

The words swept across the entire Newbie Village like a nuclear explosion. Word spread from one person to ten, then ten to a hundred, at an astonishing pace.

Countless players dropped what they were doing and rushed back, all to catch a glimpse of the Night Roaming God who had existed only in server-wide announcements.

They wanted to see whether Night Roaming God truly had three heads and six arms, and why he claimed first kills as easily as eating and drinking.

Seeing more and more players gathering, Qin Chuan's heart stirred. He shouted, "I know you're anxious, but don't be anxious yet. Are you interested in doing a hidden quest with me?"