Qin Chuan's words plunged the hunter into deep thought.
He hesitated.
He had only obtained the Exotic Beast Skull after narrowly escaping death. He had originally hoped to use it to rise to greater heights, only to suffer a setback when the Wolf King ambushed him.
Although he had survived, he had lost a leg and become completely crippled.
Thinking of this, blazing fury rose in the hunter's heart.
He could not avenge himself, so he could only borrow someone else's hand.
Besides, in his current state, keeping the Exotic Beast Skull was pointless. He might as well vent the hatred in his heart.
If he was suffering, the Wolf King should not even think about staying alive!
As for Qin Chuan claiming the quest reward in advance, the hunter did not mind.
He knew Apocalypse's rules.
After some thought, the hunter slowly said, "I can give you the Exotic Beast Skull, but don't forget your promise. Bring me the Wolf King's head within three days."
Qin Chuan's face lit up, and he quickly replied, "It's a deal."
"Ding, you have accepted the limited-time quest—Wolf King Hunt." "Quest Description: The Wolf King ambushed the hunter, leaving him crippled. The hunter desperately wishes to kill the Wolf King for revenge. Bring back the Wolf King's head to receive generous rewards." "Quest Rewards: 3,000 EXP, 30 silver coins, 30 Hunter Favorability." "Quest Countdown: 3 days" "Please note: You have claimed the quest rewards in advance. If you fail to complete the quest on time, the rewards will be reclaimed, and 5 points of All Attributes will be deducted as punishment."
Along with the system prompt, the hunter made a new move.
He walked to the bed, pushed it aside, took a wooden box from underneath, and solemnly handed it to Qin Chuan.
"Ding, you have obtained the special item—Exotic Beast Skull." [Exotic Beast Skull (Unique Item)]
Effect 1: [Beast Blessing]: Gain an additional 5 Free Attribute Points every time you level up.
Effect 2: [Hunting Hour]: Gain 1 Evolution Point for every (100 monsters/1 BOSS) killed. Can only be used on equipment or skills. The points required to evolve the same target will increase. (Current Evolution Points: 1)
Note: This is an advanced quest reward and has been locked. It cannot be traded, destroyed, or discarded before the quest is completed. It will not drop upon death.
Powerful!
Qin Chuan whistled.
As expected of a unique item. These stats were truly insane.
In Apocalypse, each level granted 1 point to secondary attributes, 2 points to primary attributes, plus 5 Free Attribute Points, for a total of ten attribute points.
Now, Beast Blessing gave him an additional 5 points.
That meant Qin Chuan gained the equivalent of one and a half levels for every level he gained.
Even considering that his hidden class provided greater attribute increases, 5 Free Attribute Points were still a value that could not be ignored.
As the saying went, one step ahead meant every step ahead. With Qin Chuan's memories, his early advantage would rapidly snowball and eventually bring him to unprecedented heights!
And even in the late game, the Exotic Beast Skull would not become obsolete.
One could even say that the late game was when this item truly came into its own.
The Exotic Beast Skull's real strength was not Effect 1, but Effect 2.
Killing monsters to gain Evolution Points.
Although its use was limited to equipment and skills, Qin Chuan had no need to evolve anything else anyway.
A player's strength came from three sources.
Talent was fixed the moment one entered the game and could not be changed, only strengthened.
Then came equipment and skills.
And in the early game, skills were the core.
Shadow Stealth and Shadow Flying Dagger in particular were both excellent skills.
The Exotic Beast Skull even came with one Evolution Point. That was an unexpected bonus, and Qin Chuan planned to find a place to use it to strengthen himself.
Steadying his thoughts, Qin Chuan left the hunter's cabin without looking back.
Hunting the Wolf King would not be easy. At the very least, he needed to gain a few levels and improve his attributes first.
He could also build up Evolution Points for the Exotic Beast Skull while he was at it.
Everything Qin Chuan had done earlier had been seen by the surrounding players.
Especially when they saw him take the wooden box from the hunter, many players were left dumbfounded.
What was going on? How could this guy get a quest?
A player immediately voiced his objection.
"How can this guy get a quest?"
"He's cheating! This guy must be cheating!"
"Not necessarily. I saw that kid being pretty forceful just now. Could this cripple only respond to tough talk?"
Whoosh.
Thud.
The player who had mouthed off was instantly flattened.
"Let me try!"
A player volunteered and marched forward, saying righteously, "Old man, hand over your quest!"
Whoosh.
Thud.
Even more players surged forward, trying to obtain an item from the hunter.
Some players took a different approach and blocked Qin Chuan's path.
Qin Chuan did not want to waste time arguing with them, so he directly activated Shadow Stealth.
Seeing Qin Chuan suddenly vanish, several players froze.
"Where did he go? How did he disappear?"
"Is that... a stealth skill?"
"That's not right. I'm an assassin too, so why can't I use stealth?"
"This guy definitely bought VIP! Hurry up and show us the top-up portal, I want to swipe my card!"
"Shady! This has to be shady!"
Walking through the shadows, Qin Chuan looked at his skill.
"Shadow Stealth actually started cooling down!"
Qin Chuan made another pleasant discovery.
He had been a warrior in his previous life, but he still knew the characteristics of assassin skills.
For stealth skills, cooldowns only began after one broke stealth!
But Shadow Assassin broke that limitation, starting the cooldown directly while he remained stealthed.
What did that mean? Qin Chuan knew all too well.
He could wait for the skill's cooldown while stealthed, then immediately re-enter stealth after launching Cloakbreaking Strike!
Unlike ordinary assassin players, who had to either force stealth after breaking stealth or kite and fight for a while before using stealth to disengage.
His safety had been pushed to the absolute maximum!
The only flaw was that Shadow Stealth's cooldown was a little long—an entire 20 seconds.
"Looks like I should evolve Shadow Stealth first and shorten its cooldown."
"Or gather some cooldown-reduction gear."
Qin Chuan thought to himself.
As he pondered, Qin Chuan passed through the crowd.
He once again felt the power of Shadow Assassin.
That was permanent stealth!
Ordinary assassins had time limits on their stealth.
Even after maxing out a stealth skill, there would still be a duration limit. And because the cooldown only started after breaking stealth, there would inevitably be downtime.
Downtime was when assassins were at their most vulnerable!
But Qin Chuan was different. As long as he wanted to, he could achieve Infinite Stealth!
There was another difference between him and ordinary assassins.
Qin Chuan did not need to look for an opportunity up close. He only needed to throw a flying dagger from far away, making conventional anti-stealth detection methods unable to find him.
No matter how hard his enemies racked their brains, they would never imagine an assassin appearing dozens of meters away.
Relying on stealth, Qin Chuan quickly arrived at the village entrance.
Newbie Village was already bustling with people, but the area outside Newbie Village was ten times livelier!
As far as the eye could see, countless players were striving to level up.
After the initial chaos, the players had found the most suitable way to level up: forming parties.
But even in parties, their monster-killing efficiency remained low.
It could not be helped. The monsters in Apocalypse were far too cunning.
Qin Chuan observed from the shadows for a moment before choosing to continue onward.
There were too many people here, making it unsuitable for him to perform well. He needed to head to a higher-level area to grind.
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