A flash of light, and Yang Yu appeared in a gloomy forest.
[Welcome to the Novice Dungeon: Goblin Forest] [Reminder: This is a one-time Dungeon. Death here is real death. Please explore cautiously.]
A chill wind blew past, carrying the stench of rot.
The surrounding trees were twisted and grotesque, their branches reaching out like claws.
Yang Yu checked his skills.
[Blade Draw Slash] [Level: 1 (0/100 Proficiency)] [Effect: A strike that gathers the strength of the entire body, dealing 150% physical damage. Cooldown: 2.8 seconds.]
There was no listed cost, only a cooldown.
It seemed the skill consumed stamina.
That was friendlier than mage-type classes, which required mana.
Especially for ordinary people. Mages ran out of mana after casting just a few skills in the early stages, and they could not afford mana-restoring potions.
But if your family was rich enough to keep you supplied with potions, mana consumption could become an advantage instead.
"Screech!"
Not far away, a green-skinned Goblin with pointed ears and a wooden club spotted him and charged over with a strange cry.
That was the one.
Yang Yu tightened his grip on the Novice Longsword and assumed the opening stance of Blade Draw Slash.
This was the most basic offensive skill for the Warrior class. Its damage was not particularly high, but the move did look rather cool.
He focused, imitating the movements in his mind.
Now!
Whoosh!
A dim sword flash streaked out and struck the Goblin's scrawny body with precision.
-56!
A red number rose above the Goblin's head.
The damage was higher than Yang Yu had expected.
All he could say was that the weapon Jiang Shuyue had given him was truly good!
Without this weapon, he might have needed to use the skill twice to deal this much damage.
But that consumption...
Just now, he had felt as if he had instantly lifted a sack weighing over a hundred pounds.
That had taken some effort!
The Goblin screamed as half its Health Bar vanished, but it did not die. Instead, it fiercely swung its wooden club at him.
Yang Yu sidestepped the blow and followed up with a Basic Attack.
-30.
Only then did the Goblin collapse unwillingly.
[Common Goblin killed. Experience gained: +10] [Blade Draw Slash skill level increased!]
There it was!
Seeing the words announcing the skill level increase, Yang Yu's heart thumped violently.
It really worked!
One slash could raise the skill's level.
This felt even better than cheating!
Blade Draw Slash required 100 points of proficiency to reach Level 2.
In other words, after using it just once more... the skill would exceed its required proficiency.
Yang Yu immediately opened the Skill Panel to check Blade Draw Slash.
[Blade Draw Slash] [Level: 2 (100/200 Proficiency)] [Effect: Deals 210% physical damage. Cooldown: 2.4 seconds.]
The damage had increased by 60%!
The cooldown had decreased too!
Yang Yu was overjoyed.
The improvement was far too obvious!
Just then, two more Goblins rushed out from behind the trees.
Perfect!
Rather than retreating, Yang Yu advanced and used Blade Draw Slash on one of the Goblins again.
Whoosh!
-73!
The damage was clearly much higher this time.
The Goblin's Health Bar was instantly emptied, and the Goblin itself was left dazed by the slash.
It was only a novice.
How could it have such high damage?
But before it could figure it out, Yang Yu followed with a Basic Attack, clearing away the last sliver of health above the Goblin's head.
The Goblin fell without even managing a scream.
[Common Goblin killed. Experience gained: +10]
Another golden flash appeared.
[Blade Draw Slash] [Level: 3 (100/400)] [Effect: Deals 280% physical damage. Cooldown: 2.0 seconds.]
Holy shit!
It leveled up again!
This leveling speed was practically like riding a rocket!
And Yang Yu could feel that using Blade Draw Slash just now had become much easier.
Did that mean raising the skill's level could also reduce its stamina consumption?
That was way too powerful!
The remaining Goblin had already rushed in front of him, its wooden club smashing down at his head.
Yang Yu did not even look at it. He casually countered with a Level 3 Blade Draw Slash.
-98!
Instant kill!
[Common Goblin killed. Experience gained: +10]
Amazing!
This felt incredible!
He stopped lingering around and began actively searching the forest for Goblins.
What followed became exceptionally simple and brutal.
Whenever he saw one Goblin, Yang Yu went straight in with a Blade Draw Slash.
Instant kill.
Whenever he saw two, he used two Blade Draw Slashes.
Still instant kills.
Ordinary Professionals simply could not match his current speed.
Yang Yu thought that his monster-clearing speed might now be catching up to Jiang Shuyue's!
But his skill level was still rising.
He had a feeling that he might end up clearing monsters even faster than Jiang Shuyue.
As he ventured deeper into the Dungeon, the monsters grew stronger.
Yet without exception, they were all killed in one slash.
His skill level rose at a terrifying pace.
[Blade Draw Slash] [Level: 4 (100/600 Proficiency)] [Effect: Deals 380% physical damage. Cooldown: 1.6 seconds.]
[Blade Draw Slash] [Level: 5 (100/1000 Proficiency)] [Effect: Deals 500% physical damage. Cooldown: 1.2 seconds.] [Special Effect: Execution Recovery. When this skill kills a target, restores a small amount of stamina.]
Execution Recovery?
Yang Yu's eyes instantly widened when he saw the new special effect.
This... wasn't this a perpetual motion machine?
He had originally been worried that his stamina would not be enough and that he would need to sit down and rest.
Now, as long as he kept killing monsters with Blade Draw Slash, his stamina would barely decrease!
And because every monster died in one slash, he even felt like his stamina was increasing instead.
This was simply a Divine Skill tailor-made for him.
"Chitter! Chatter!"
A large group of Goblins appeared ahead, seven or eight of them in total. Among them was even a Goblin Archer carrying a small bow.
If it had been any other Warrior Player, they would probably have turned around and run at the sight of that formation.
But Yang Yu looked as though he had spotted piles of experience, his eyes gleaming.
He charged straight at them.
"Blade Draw Slash!"
Whoosh!
A sharp sword flash streaked out, and the foremost Goblin fell in response.
-203!
One slash per monster!
A warm current spread through his body, instantly replenishing the stamina he had just consumed.
"Blade Draw Slash!"
"Blade Draw Slash!"
"Blade Draw Slash!"
Yang Yu's figure darted through the Goblin horde, the longsword in his hand transforming into streaks of deadly cold light.
Every streak of cold light that flashed brought down a Goblin.
The entire process flowed as smoothly as water, without the slightest pause.
In only a few moments, all seven or eight Goblins had become corpses on the ground.
Yang Yu's experience bar surged sharply at that moment.
[Congratulations! You have reached Level 2!]
And his skill level rose again.
An even stronger force flooded into his body, and Yang Yu felt as if he were filled with inexhaustible energy.
He pushed forward all the way, forcefully turning the entire outer region of Goblin Forest into a monster-free zone.
By the time he reached the entrance to the BOSS area, he had already reached Level 3.
And his Blade Draw Slash had reached the terrifying Level 9!
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