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-976! (Weakness Attack)

The level 6 wild boar that had been leisurely grazing dropped dead on the spot.

"Ding, killed a level 6 wild boar. Gained 60 EXP. Killed an enemy 4 levels higher, gaining an additional 24 EXP."

Qin Chuan nodded in satisfaction.

A one-shot kill, and the EXP was decent too.

At this rate, his leveling efficiency would not be low. He still only needed a dozen or so Wild Boars to level up.

Perhaps after I level up again, I should put more attribute points into Strength?

While waiting for Shadow Stealth to come off cooldown, Qin Chuan continued pondering.

What limited him now was his Attack Power.

However, after thinking it over repeatedly, Qin Chuan abandoned the idea.

Not only that, he even planned to revise his previous plan and put all his free attribute points into Agility.

The damage increase from Strength was limited. Of Qin Chuan's current damage output, Shadow Stealth's cloakbreaking damage accounted for the vast majority.

And the fixed damage from Cloakbreaking Strike was the most important part of it.

Since that was the case, he might as well skip Strength entirely and stack Agility.

Rather than adding those few points of Strength, I might as well kill more monsters and save up Evolution Points. Shadow Stealth already has such high base stats at Black Iron tier. If I can evolve it to Bronze Tier, it should at least double.

But the second evolution will require at least two points, perhaps even more. And Shadow Flying Dagger needs to evolve too. Looks like I need to keep working hard.

Qin Chuan decisively threw himself into the great endeavor of leveling.

At his current EXP gain rate, he could level up in ten minutes at most. That was not slow.

Just as Qin Chuan continued one-shotting Wild Boars, a party was also heading toward the Wild Boar Plains.

They chatted as they walked.

"Boss Soaring Dragon, can we really defeat the Wild Boars at our level? The weakest ones there are level 5."

"Are you telling me how to do things?"

"No, absolutely not."

"Don't worry. Boss is a hidden-class Heavy Armored Warrior, and his defense is more than three times that of normal players. Light Snow is also a Divine Flame Priest, so she can make our attacks deal Divinity damage, enough to break through the Wild Boars' defenses."

"That does seem right. I was overthinking it."

"Apocalypse is just too popular. The low-level areas are packed with players, and you can't even get a monster. A rabbit doesn't survive for two seconds after spawning before it gets hacked to death. If we stayed in the low-level areas, leveling would actually be slower. We might as well try this place."

"Exactly. With our setup, we can totally fight monsters above our level. With the extra EXP bonus, it'll still be faster than desperately competing for monsters."

"Boss is wise!"

The group chatted as they moved forward, and before long, they made a new discovery.

An Archer in the party holding a longbow pointed at a wild boar corpse in the distance and said in surprise, "Someone actually got here before us."

The leading Heavy Armored Warrior looked around, confusion on his face. "Why don't I see any other parties?"

"Yeah. To kill Wild Boars, you'd need at least a full party."

"More than that. Normal players would just be throwing their lives away here. The other side is probably like us, all hidden classes."

"Apocalypse really is full of hidden talents. There are actually so many hidden classes in a tiny Newbie Village."

"Could they have been sent to the Respawn Point by the Wild Boars?"

"Possible. Look at those Wild Boars. Their stats shoot up starting at level 6. They can't be underestimated."

The Heavy Armored Warrior leading the group waved a hand to cut off the discussion and said solemnly, "Stay alert. Try to find level 5 Wild Boars..."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw a level 6 wild boar in the distance suddenly collapse dead.

Not only that, a glowing orb dropped beside it with a smack.

Judging from the icon, equipment had dropped.

The Archer in the party immediately became excited and shouted, "That wild boar killed itself!"

As he spoke, he prepared to step forward and pick up the equipment.

However, before he could take a step, the captain grabbed him.

The man's expression was grave as he said, "Someone's here."

The Archer looked up and saw a figure slowly materializing. After glancing at them from afar, it vanished again.

The interval was so brief that the Archer wondered whether he had seen it wrong.

When he turned to look at the other party members, they all wore expressions as though they doubted their lives.

It seemed like someone was there.

Yet it also seemed like no one was there.

So was there someone or not?

The Heavy Armored Warrior looked at the Assassin in the party and asked, "That was an Assassin's stealth skill, right?"

The Assassin nodded, then shook his head, explaining, "The skill's form should be stealth, but the problem is that stealth can't be used immediately after breaking cloak. You have to wait for the cooldown."

The Heavy Armored Warrior pressed, "Could it be enhanced stealth?"

The Assassin shook his head like a rattle. "Impossible. No matter what game it is, enhanced stealth is considered a fairly advanced skill. A player at this level couldn't possibly have learned it."

The Warrior actually knew that as well. He was an experienced player too.

A thought struck him, and he called loudly toward the place where the figure had vanished, "I am Dragon Soaring World. I would like to make friends with you, sir."

Dragon Soaring World had already realized what had happened.

There really had been a player there just now.

So that level 6 wild boar had not killed itself—it had been killed, and in a single strike at that.

Combined with the other party immediately using stealth afterward...

Dragon Soaring World concluded that the other party was definitely an Assassin-type hidden class!

This set Dragon Soaring World's thoughts racing.

He was determined to build Apocalypse's number one guild. He absolutely could not let a master like this slip away.

Qin Chuan, who was in stealth, was also stunned for a moment.

So it was him.

In his previous life, Qin Chuan had dealt with Dragon Soaring World quite often.

Because they were both Heavy Armored Warriors, they had competed fiercely for the top spot on the Warrior Rankings.

In the end, Qin Chuan won first prize with a more suitable talent and firmly claimed the top position on the Warrior Rankings.

Now that he encountered Dragon Soaring World and saw the heavy armor on him, Qin Chuan could not help feeling that times had changed.

Naturally, Qin Chuan would not accept Dragon Soaring World's recruitment.

He could not possibly serve beneath someone else.

However, Dragon Soaring World was someone worth befriending.

With that in mind, Qin Chuan left stealth and appeared openly, saying, "So it's Dragon Soaring World. I've heard much about you."

Dragon Soaring World immediately sent him a friend request.

"Player Dragon Soaring World has requested to add you as a friend. Accept?"

Yes/No

Qin Chuan chose to accept.

Dragon Soaring World looked at the new name in his friend list and cupped his fists. "So you're Night Roaming God. I've heard much about you."

The Archer behind him muttered quietly, "Night Roaming God? I don't think there's any expert with that ID."

Dragon Soaring World turned around, glared at him, and snapped, "Shut up."

The Archer immediately replied, "Yes, Boss."