Wild Boar King's Mask

Elsewhere, in a clearing in the woods.

Leng Yuan and her partner watched the Tan Lang War Band's retreating figures, both feeling rather baffled.

"Are these people... insane?" Lu Fei couldn't help complaining. "They couldn't snatch the monster themselves, yet they came over to accuse us. Is there something wrong with their brains?"

Leng Yuan snorted, undisguised contempt on her face. "They're just a bunch of local tyrants squatting in the novice area. Their vision and ambitions are only this much."

"But the way they looked at us in the end didn't seem like they were willing to let this go." The young man looked worried. "Sister Leng Yuan, they wouldn't really dare attack us, would they?"

"Even if they had a hundred times the guts."

Leng Yuan's tone brimmed with absolute confidence. "We're a patrol team directly under the Professionals Association. We represent the authorities. No matter how arrogant Tan Lang is, openly attacking us would be declaring war on Linhai City's entire official system. He doesn't have the nerve, nor does he have the strength."

After saying that, she no longer paid the matter any mind. Turning around, her icy eyes fell on Yang Yu.

Her gaze still carried that lofty scrutiny.

"This place is dangerous." She spoke in a cool voice, carrying an unquestionable command. "You only survived earlier because you were lucky. Even for me, dealing with that Wild Boar King would take some effort."

"Since you didn't spout nonsense just now, I'll give you some advice. Leave immediately. What you did earlier has already offended Tan Lang."

Yang Yu felt no ripples in his heart.

Tan Lang?

Once he gained another two levels, none of those people would be his match.

He could tell that although this woman was proud and aloof, she was not bad at heart. She was simply used to hiding herself behind a cold shell.

One did not slap a smiling face, even if the other party had not offered one.

The monsters had been farmed, his level had risen, and the spoils were in hand. He had already intended to move elsewhere anyway.

So he obediently nodded, neither refuting nor arguing.

Seeing how compliant Yang Yu was, the severity in Leng Yuan's eyes eased slightly. Still, she said nothing more and turned to her partner. "Let's go. Continue the patrol."

The two figures flashed away and quickly vanished into the night.

Yang Yu was the only one left in the clearing.

He glanced in the direction where the two had disappeared, then toward where Tan Lang had left, and gently shook his head.

Trouble.

He disliked trouble.

Yet trouble always seemed to like coming to find him.

He did not linger. Turning around, he headed deep into the forest. Only after finding an utterly secluded cave and confirming that no one was nearby did he finally relax and prepare to sort through his biggest gains of the night.

The cave was dimly lit, with only a few strands of moonlight filtering through the vines at the entrance, casting mottled shadows.

The air was thick with the scent of damp earth.

Yang Yu found a clean rock and sat down. With a thought, he opened his Profession Panel.

[Name: Yang Yu]

[Class: Warrior (D-Rank)]

[Level: 8 (250/7500)]

[Strength: 36+10]

[Agility: 24+10]

[Constitution: 41+30]

[Spirit: 9+10]

[Equipment: Blood-Stained Iron Sword, Black Iron Barrier, Advancing Novice Adventurer Badge]

[Skills: Draw Slash (Lv10), War Cry (Lv5), Bloodthirsty Battle Intent (Lv2)]

Upon reaching Level 8, his Constitution and Strength had each increased by another 4 points.

His Strength had reached 36 points. With the 10 points from his equipment, his total Strength had risen to a staggering 46 points!

Feeling the strength in his body grow once more, Yang Yu nodded in satisfaction.

Now it was time to inspect the Elite BOSS's inheritance.

He first took out the scroll.

[Instance Cooldown Reset Scroll]

[Type: Consumable]

[Effect: Upon use, immediately resets the entry cooldown of one designated Dungeon.]

Good stuff!

Yang Yu's eyes immediately lit up.

The value of this thing was practically impossible to measure in money!

For ordinary Professionals, Dungeons were the most stable and efficient way to obtain experience and equipment.

But each person only had one chance to enter each Dungeon per day.

After that, it would enter cooldown.

And this scroll meant he could ignore that restriction!

It meant double the experience, double the equipment, double the joy!

For Yang Yu, who possessed the "Two Hundredfold Effort" talent and pursued the utmost leveling efficiency, this was practically a divine artifact!

He carefully stored the scroll away, suppressing the excitement in his heart before taking out another piece of Spoils of War.

That ferocious Wild Boar Mask.

The mask was completely black, made of neither gold nor iron. It felt icy and heavy in his hand.

Its design perfectly replicated the Wild Boar King's savage and ferocious face. Two curved tusks extended from either side, gleaming with a cold metallic luster.

[Wild Boar King's Mask]

[Type: Head Equipment]

[Quality: Rare]

[Required Level: Level 10]

[Defense: +50]

[Constitution: +10]

[Special Effect: Wild Charge. The first attack you launch while charging deals an additional 30% damage.]

[Remark: "Wear me, and you'll be the coolest guy in this Wild Boar Forest!"]

Another Rare-level piece of equipment!

Although it required Level 10, so he could not equip it yet.

Still, head equipment was already rare, and pieces with special effects were even rarer.

Although this mask's 50 points of Defense were not particularly outstanding, the added Constitution and special effect made it quite good.

Yang Yu did some calculations.

After reaching Level 8, his base Constitution was 41 points.

The Rare-level armor Black Iron Barrier added 20 points.

The Novice Badge added 10 points.

Once he reached Level 10 and put on this Wild Boar King's Mask, he would gain another 10 points!

By then, his total Constitution would reach 80 points!

That was simply terrifying.

"Just in terms of Constitution, even those A-Rank Professionals at the same level probably aren't as high as I am now!"

A confident smile curved across Yang Yu's lips.

After properly storing both pieces of Spoils of War, Yang Yu took a bottle of Basic Recovery Potion from his Storage Space, twisted off the cap, and drank it in one gulp.

A warm current slid down his throat into his stomach, rapidly spreading through his limbs and body. The weakness and depleted vitality caused by activating Bloodthirsty Battle Intent began recovering quickly.

He leaned against the cold rock wall, resting with his eyes closed while planning his next move.

Just two more levels until Level 10.

Level 10 was the first major watershed for all Professionals.

At this stage, powerful Classes could awaken powerful skills, and their attribute increases would also become greater.

Speaking of which, D-Rank Classes would indeed start falling behind.

There was nothing he could do about that.

If only he could raise his Class rank as well.

Yang Yu continued calculating in his heart.

Should he go to a Dungeon next?

Time was tight.

And with the Instance Cooldown Reset Scroll, going into a Dungeon might be a good choice.

He was only Level 8 now, but he was confident he could clear a Common-level Dungeon.

But an Elite-level one... was still too risky.

Yet if it was only Common-level, it would greatly reduce the value of this scroll.

So it would be more worthwhile to reach Level 10 outside first.

Then he could directly challenge an Elite-level Dungeon.

And now that he had unlocked Sword Qi Projection, perhaps he could pair it with War Cry—drawing the monsters' aggro while using Sword Qi Projection to harvest them. His monster-farming speed might not be slow at all.