Villagers Corrupted by Demonic Energy

"This whole process is too simple..."

Holding his adventurer's proof, Li Xunsheng walked out of the Adventurer's Guild, still in a daze.

He had expected to pay an enrollment fee and go through a bunch of procedures.

But all it took was having suitable equipment and registering his identity to join the Adventurer's Guild...

Additionally, completing quests meant receiving all the rewards, as the Guild's portion had already been collected when the quest was posted.

And the quest Li Xunsheng chose was...

[There are many villagers infected by demonic energy on the south side of Lone Star City. Please help them find release.]

[Clear 'Demonic Energy Infected Villagers' (LV.5) 0/10 Repeatable]

Gazing at the 'Demonic Energy Infected Villagers' with the Eye of God, Li Xunsheng quickly received feedback.

[Demonic Energy Infected Villager: Human villagers driven mad by infection with demonic energy, beyond recovery.]

[Attack: 40-60 Defense: 10 HP: 300/300 MP 0/0 Strength: 15...]

In short, they seemed to be easy monsters to deal with.

His Strength stat was undoubtedly below 70, the location was convenient, and he could reach them quickly. This was why Li Xunsheng chose this extermination quest.

However, remembering his experience in the beginner village, Xunsheng knew that monsters from different areas could 'visit' each other. Therefore, he had to be careful when exploring the area.

Even though the Demonic Energy Villagers didn't use magic and could be parried with a Small Round Shield, if any magical creatures showed up, Xunsheng would have to rely on his invincibility skill.

As he walked out of Lone Star City's south gate, the young man found his targets not far away.

They were humanoid monsters in tattered clothes, with dark energy swirling around them.

Wearing ordinary cloth garments and wielding kitchen knives or other tools typically used for labor as weapons, they wandered aimlessly across the fields.

Lone Star City was not far behind them. Li Xunsheng took out his Small Round Shield and Gray Dagger, preparing to begin the fight.

He cautiously stepped into the perception range of a Demonic Energy Villager. The creature suddenly turned its head, its eyes, consumed by darkness, fixating on the intruder.

"Roar..."

Letting out an unintelligible roar, the Demonic Energy Villager raised the kitchen knife in its hand and charged at Li Xunsheng, the intruder, with slightly-above-human speed.

The instant the creature attempted to attack, Li Xunsheng's vision changed.

The world, which had been flowing at normal speed, seemed to have its playback speed slowed down as if a slow-motion button had been pressed. All movements became sluggish and delayed. The once ferocious Demonic Energy Villager appeared comical and ridiculous in slow motion.

Although his own movements had also slowed down, Li Xunsheng precisely controlled his Small Round Shield, shifting it slightly to the side. He pressed the shield's surface against the incoming kitchen knife and then abruptly pushed outwards...

[Perfect Block!]

[Immune to all damage due to Perfect Block!]

The Demonic Energy Villager stumbled forward, losing its balance and unable to launch a second attack for the moment.

Seizing the opportunity, the young man swung his Gray Dagger with his right hand, causing a black bloom of blood to erupt at the creature's neck...

[Weak Point Damage! -67!]

Ignoring defense, coupled with the bonus damage from a throat strike, this single attack instantly depleted nearly a fifth of the creature's health!

"Aargh!"

The Demonic Energy Villager, finally recovering from its imbalance, swung its kitchen knife horizontally! But Li Xunsheng, with ease, blocked it from below with his shield...

[Perfect Block! Damage nullified!]

The dagger slashed across, and another bloom of blood erupted.

[Weak Point Damage! -68!]

Polite Demonic Energy Villager: You...

Unfortunately, monsters devoid of reason would not change their attack patterns. The Demonic Energy Villager, attacking straightforwardly, made five attacks, all of which were perfectly blocked.

However, it wouldn't get a sixth chance to attack.

[Weak Point Damage! -66!]

The last sliver of its health bar was completely erased. Its fragile neck had been struck five times. The crazed villager's legs buckled, and a hint of clarity finally returned to its dark, consumed eyes...

"Thank you..."

Its body, entwined with dark energy, quietly turned to dust. This Demonic Energy Infected Villager had finally found release... leaving behind only a few Copper Coins and dozens of experience points.

[Experience +26]

"Rest in peace."

Wiping the slight sweat beading on his forehead, the young man lowered his head.

[Copper Coins +8]

[Current Level: LV.1 Experience: 26/50]

It's no wonder they give so much experience for defeating monsters above your level.

Waving his left hand, Li Xunsheng looked at his next victim...

"Roar..."

Five attacks, five perfect blocks... Even though this villager was using a club this time, he couldn't escape the fate of his arm being pushed aside by the shield and his neck being slashed by the dagger...

[Copper Coins +9 Experience +25]

[Level Up! Congratulations on reaching Level 2!]

[Current Level Lv.2 Experience: 1/100]

[As your profession is Villager, all five basic stats increase by one, HP and MP increase by 50 each, and you gain five free attribute points!]

How should I allocate these points?

Li Xunsheng retreated two steps away from the Demonic Energy Villager spawn area and looked at his status panel, pondering slightly.

The "See Through" ability gave him extremely strong reaction capabilities. However, during the bullet time activated when "See Through" was used, his own speed would also be slowed down. Therefore, when facing high-agility elite monsters, there might be a situation where the opponent's attack is too fast, and although he can react in time, he might not be able to block it.

In other words, agility still needs to be increased properly, otherwise, he won't be able to defend in time during combat.

Another point would be to increase the damage-dealing Strength stat...

As for other attributes... I won't consider them until I transfer classes at level ten.

[Strength +3 Agility +2]

The current status panel is:

[HP 160/160 MP 160/160]

[Strength 9(+2) Intelligence 6 Agility 8(+4) Constitution 6 Spirit 6 Luck 5(+5)]

[Attack Power: 40(+12) Defense: 6]

Hmm... Good, this is fine.

After allocating his points, Li Xunsheng summoned a Demonic Energy Villager and, after casually blocking its attack, habitually thrust his weapon towards its unprotected neck...

[Weak Point Damage! -70!]

The attack power stat doesn't change... but the damage increases due to attribute improvements...

Still... the increase seems very small... I wonder what the calculation method is... Perhaps the weapon itself is too weak, making the attribute bonus unnoticeable?

Pushing aside the stray thoughts, Li Xunsheng focused all his attention on the monster in front of him.

After a few exchanges, this villager also couldn't escape the fate of falling and decaying, leaving behind only a plain kitchen knife.

[Ordinary Kitchen Knife: Normal (White) One-handed Axe weapon type Attack Power +18 Can be equipped at Lv.3 or higher Durability 30/30]

Pfft, so kitchen knives are classified as one-handed axes?

[Experience +22]

The level difference has decreased, and as my level increases, the experience gained also decreases?

It seems that after grinding to level five here, I'll need to consider moving to a different location...

Tapping the surface of his shield with his dagger, Li Xunsheng once again attracted the attention of a villager. He slightly pulled back, adopting a stance.

However, first, I need to defeat a hundred or so Demonic Energy Villagers without taking any damage!

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