Filled with overwhelming excitement.
Yang Yu put the ring on his finger.
[You have simultaneously equipped Wild Boar King's Mask, Wild Boar King's Protection, and Wild Boar King Ring!]
[Set effect activated!]
[Wild Boar King Set (3/4)]
[Effect 1: Boar King's Strength (Activated). Your Strength increases by 50 points, and your Constitution increases by 50 points.]
[Effect 2: Wild Heart (Activated). Whenever you are under a negative status effect, your Strength and Stamina increase by 100%.]
[Effect 3: ??? (Not activated)]
[Nightmare grade · Wild Boar Cave (Cleared)]
[Cooldown: 23 hours 58 minutes]
Seeing the set's newly unlocked effects, Yang Yu did not know what to say for a moment.
A 100% increase in Stamina and Strength was indeed extremely powerful.
But there was one problem: abnormal status effects.
Common abnormal status effects included poison, continuous bleeding, paralysis, slow, freezing, and the fear effect from before.
None of them seemed particularly pleasant.
And this was not a game. Those effects might not look impressive, but actually encountering them could be fatal.
His weapon, the Blood-Stained Longsword, could trigger a 5% bleeding effect when attacking.
However, because his attack power was too high, it had barely triggered at all so far.
Inflicting a bleeding Buff on himself just to activate it would not feel very good either.
After all, the amount of bleeding needed to activate this effect might not even be as worthwhile as using Bloodthirsty Battle Intent.
So he could only set it aside for now and see whether the Homeroom Teacher or the Principal had any good suggestions.
Still, one thing made him feel rather frustrated.
He already had three pieces of the Wild Boar King Set.
He only needed one more piece to complete the fourth effect.
But he no longer had an Instance Cooldown Reset Scroll.
If he wanted to run it again, he could only wait another day.
And with his current strength, he was already somewhat confident about challenging a Level 20 Dungeon above his level.
There was no need to come back and challenge this place again for a single piece of equipment.
He could simply sell some of the useless materials he had obtained.
Then see if he could buy it.
He remembered the Homeroom Teacher mentioning before that a decent set of equipment could drop here.
Apparently, he had been referring to this Wild Boar King Set.
If that was the case, it should be available for purchase as well.
He just did not know whether the money from selling the materials would be enough.
"Money really is a wonderful thing!"
Yang Yu sighed.
He made up his mind.
After returning to Linhai City, he would sell the materials from this haul and exchange them for money.
Then he would visit the trading market to see whether he could find equipment parts for upgrades, whether there were any powerful Skill Books he could learn, and fill the empty equipment slots on his body while he was at it.
His strength could rise by another huge margin!
Finally, Yang Yu looked at his status panel.
[Name: Yang Yu]
[Class: Warrior (D-Rank)]
[Level: 15 (5220/200000)]
[Strength: 100+170]
[Agility: 55+110]
[Constitution: 115+210]
[Spirit: 9+110]
[Talent: Two Hundredfold Effort]
[Equipment: Blood-Stained Iron Sword, Wild Boar King's Protection, Wild Boar King's Mask, Wild Boar King Ring, Advancing Novice Adventurer Badge]
[Skills: Blade Draw Slash (Lv13+1), War Cry (Lv12+1), Bloodthirsty Battle Intent (Lv3+1), Iron Will (Lv8+1)]
With that in mind, Yang Yu stopped lingering, turned around, and strode toward the Dungeon exit.
As for those people from the Tan Lang War Band, he did not take them to heart at all.
As night deepened, the crystal at the entrance to the Wild Boar Forest Dungeon emitted an eerie blue icy glow.
Beneath the crystal, the atmosphere was as heavy as lead.
More than a hundred members of the Tan Lang War Band formed an impenetrable iron wall, completely surrounding the Dungeon exit.
Their equipment glimmered in various colors, while their weapons reflected a chilling coldness beneath the crystal's light.
And nearly every one of them wore an impatient expression.
Tan Lang, standing at the front, had his arms folded over his chest. His towering body was like an iron tower, his face dark as water.
His younger brother, Wang Jie, standing beside him, appeared restless and anxious.
Time passed second by second.
"Still not out? It's been over an hour already!"
"Damn it, don't tell me that brat got scared and is hiding inside because he doesn't dare come out!"
"Definitely! I remember he came out pretty quickly before. This time, he must have chickened out!"
The Tan Lang War Band members began to grumble quietly, already convinced that Yang Yu was a coward who was tough only on the outside.
Meanwhile, the other Professionals blocked outside and unable to enter the Dungeon were angry but dared not speak out. They could only gather together and quietly vent their dissatisfaction.
"Tan Lang's people are way too overbearing! They're blocking the entrance and not even letting us run the Dungeon!"
A young girl carrying a staff said angrily.
"Exactly! These next few days are a critical period for us senior high school students. The Wild Boar King Set is one of the best early-game sets. Who wouldn't want to farm a set? But they just went ahead and cut off the road entirely."
"Sigh, who told us they have so many people? Haven't you noticed that even the Professionals Association patrols aren't getting involved?"
"Hmph! They're just some low-level Professionals. Numbers are useless!"
"Maybe they have the protection of some major power! I heard they're all in cahoots behind the scenes!"
"Poor guy who just went in. Looks like he really offended Tan Lang badly. He's in big trouble now. Even if he doesn't die, he'll be stripped to the bone."
Though the crowd's voices were low, they buzzed into Tan Lang's ears like countless mosquitoes.
His brows furrowed even more deeply.
An inexplicable sense of irritation surged in his heart. He always felt that something was about to slip beyond his control.
But after glancing at his younger brother Wang Jie beside him, he forcibly suppressed that irritation.
For Xiao Jie, this risk was worth it!
As long as he could get the Wild Boar King Set from that brat, Xiao Jie would definitely shine during the pre-college entrance exam training camp and have a much better chance of getting into Imperial Capital University.
Wang Jie's face also wore an extremely unnatural expression.
Had that brat really gotten scared?
A trace of disdain flashed through his heart.
But then an even stronger sense of anxiety made his body begin to tremble.
He was a noble B-Rank Professional, a future favored son of heaven, yet he had to waste time here waiting around for some nobody?
If that guy did not come out for a day, were they supposed to wait here for an entire day?
Before the college entrance exams, time was life itself!
Every extra minute spent here meant falling another minute behind the other geniuses!
But that brat's equipment was simply too tempting.
In an atmosphere so heavy it seemed ready to drip water, two figures passed through the crowd and headed straight for the Dungeon entrance.
They were Leng Yuan and Lu Fei, whom Yang Yu had met before.
They had followed the lingering traces of that Sword Qi all the way here, hoping to find the mysterious expert who could cultivate a basic skill to such a level.
But when they saw the scene before them, both their expressions instantly turned extremely grim.
More than a hundred people surrounding the Dungeon entrance!
This kind of formation was obviously people blocking the entrance to seek revenge, a vile act expressly forbidden by the Professionals Association!
Lu Fei quickly walked over to a Professional nearby who looked approachable and quietly asked a few questions.
A moment later, he returned to Leng Yuan's side with an ashen face.
"Sister Leng Yuan, I found out."
Lu Fei's voice suppressed his fury. "The Tan Lang War Band is blocking a Professional who just entered the Dungeon. Apparently, that person cut off one of their men's arm with Sword Qi after a disagreement."
Leng Yuan's gaze instantly sharpened.
He attacked at the slightest disagreement?
No, things were probably not that simple.
Given the Tan Lang War Band's usual conduct, it was more likely that they had tried to bully someone with their power and ended up kicking an iron plate.
And someone capable of unleashing Sword Qi of that level...
A thought arose in Leng Yuan's heart.
"Sister Leng Yuan, it looks like this person is very likely the one you're looking for."
Lu Fei had thought of the same possibility, and a hint of excitement appeared in his eyes.
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