Before the BOSS gate, Yang Yu stopped.
He first glanced at his Attribute Panel.
[Name: Yang Yu] [Class: Warrior (D-Rank)] [Level: 3 (320/400)] This book was first published on Taiwan Novel Network, the ultimate app for reading Taiwanese novels. Read anytime for error-free chapters and a seamless reading experience. [Strength: 18+2] [Agility: 14] [Constitution: 19] [Spirit: 9] [Equipment: Qingfeng Sword] [Skills: Blade Draw Slash] [Blade Draw Slash] [Level: 9 (700/10000)] [Effect: Deals 1400% physical damage. Cooldown: 0.4 seconds.] [Special Effect: Execution Recovery. When this skill kills a target, restores a small amount of stamina.]
Looking at the panel, even Yang Yu found it a little absurd.
How long had he been here? Ten-odd minutes, maybe.
He had reached Level 3, while his skill had reached Level 9.
His skill level was far higher than his own level. That was probably unprecedented.
Blade Draw Slash's stats, in particular, were downright ridiculous.
After Level 5, the required experience had increased drastically, but its damage had also risen by so much.
A 1400% damage bonus was higher than many classes' Level 20 skills.
Most terrifying of all, its cooldown had actually been reduced to 0.4 seconds!
That meant that as long as his hands were fast enough, he could practically cast the skill without interruption!
Combined with the Execution Recovery unlocked at Level 5 and the reduced stamina consumption from increasing the skill's level, he was now a tireless killing machine.
And he had a feeling that when the skill reached Level 10, it would very likely gain another special effect.
"Very good. Very powerful."
Yang Yu nodded in satisfaction and pushed open the heavy stone door before him.
Beyond it was a spacious cave.
In the middle of the cave sat a monster twice as tall as a Common Goblin, with dark brown skin and a massive Spiked Club in its hand, seated on a Throne made from piled bones.
The Goblin Chief!
[Goblin Chief (Common-level BOSS)] [Level: 5] [Health: 1000/1000]
When it saw Yang Yu enter, the Goblin Chief abruptly rose to its feet and let out an ear-splitting roar.
It raised its Spiked Club and smashed it heavily into the ground, making the entire cave tremble.
That kind of presence would probably make an ordinary novice player's legs go weak.
But Yang Yu only watched it calmly.
"You're pretty big. Wonder if you can take a beating."
Without another word, he lunged forward.
The Goblin Chief clearly had not expected such a tiny human to attack first. It froze for a moment, then flew into a rage and swung its Spiked Club sideways at Yang Yu.
The wind howled as the blow came crashing down with tremendous force.
But Yang Yu was even faster!
Just as the Spiked Club was about to hit him, Yang Yu had already slipped into the BOSS's guard.
"Blade Draw Slash!"
A blinding flash of sword light suddenly lit up the dark cave!
Whoosh!
The sword slashed viciously across the Goblin Chief's thick thigh.
-512!
A massive red damage number floated over the BOSS's head.
The Goblin Chief's Health Bar visibly dropped by a huge chunk, instantly losing half!
"Awooo!"
The Goblin Chief let out a pained howl. It lowered its head to stare at the bone-deep wound on its leg, its eyes filled with disbelief.
How was that possible?
Why was this human's attack so high?
The intense pain sent it into a berserk state.
The muscles across its body bulged, its skin turned crimson, and its eyes became bloodshot.
It raised its Spiked Club high, and powerful energy began gathering around its head, clearly charging a devastating ultimate move.
The cave floor began to crack, while shattered stones rained down continuously.
This was the BOSS's berserk skill, Destructive Smash!
It needed three seconds to charge. Once it landed, even a tank class clad in excellent gear would probably be severely injured.
If it had been any other Player, their only choice now would have been to retreat immediately and escape the skill's attack range.
But Yang Yu did not.
He simply stood there quietly, watching the BOSS charge its attack.
Three seconds?
Too long.
My Blade Draw Slash only needs 0.4 seconds to cool down.
While the BOSS was still striking its pose, Yang Yu's second Blade Draw Slash had already finished cooling down.
"It's over."
He spoke softly.
Whoosh!
Another streak of sword light flashed forth, faster and sharper than the last!
The sword struck precisely across the Goblin Chief's neck.
-831! (Critical Hit!)
An even more terrifying golden damage number appeared.
The Goblin Chief's charging motion came to an abrupt halt.
Its enormous body stiffened, fury and disbelief still lingering in its eyes.
It slowly lowered its head, watching blood gush endlessly from its chest. Then, with a thud, its huge body crashed to the ground.
[You have killed the Goblin Chief. Experience +1500] [Congratulations, you have cleared the Novice Dungeon: Goblin Forest] [Congratulations, you have broken the Goblin Forest clear record solo! You have obtained the badge: Novice Adventurer's Charge]
Yang Yu's level immediately rose by two.
Feeling the sudden surge of power within his body, he felt utterly exhilarated.
As the BOSS died, a dazzling burst of light exploded over its corpse.
When the light faded, two items lay quietly on the ground.
He picked up the drops.
A Skill Book, and a longsword more refined and ornate than the novice sword Yang Yu had been using.
He began checking his rewards from clearing the Dungeon.
[Skill Book: War Cry] [Learning Requirement: Warrior class.] [Skill Effect: Lets out a roar, drawing the aggro of enemies within a 10-meter radius whose Spirit is below 20, while reducing their attack power by 10%.]
It was a skill meant specifically for Warriors!
Though the skill was powerful, Yang Yu had some doubts about whether it suited him.
After all, he did not have strong armor, and his Constitution was not particularly high either.
One shout could lower the enemy's attack power, sure, but it would also get him surrounded!
Even so, Yang Yu chose to learn it without hesitation.
After all, just because he could not use it now did not mean it would not become useful once its skill level was higher.
Especially since reaching Level 5 might unlock a new effect.
[Congratulations, you have learned the skill: Roar]
He then looked at the longsword.
[Blood-Stained Iron Sword] [Quality: Excellent] [Level Requirement: 5] [Physical Attack: +45] [Special Effect: Attacks have a 5% chance to inflict Bleeding.]
What a fine sword!
It was a whole tier better than the one Jiang Shuyue had given him!
Not only did it have higher attack power, but it also came with an additional effect.
Though that effect was hardly worth mentioning to him!
Yang Yu equipped the Blood-Stained Iron Sword with satisfaction.
Then he looked at the final item from this run.
[Novice Adventurer's Charge Badge] [Quality: Rare] [Effect: All basic attributes increase by 10. Experience and Skill Proficiency acquisition efficiency increase by 10%.]
Yang Yu was stunned.
How many attributes did he even have right now? It directly added ten points, an increase that would take him two levels to gain in his current state.
And it not only increased experience gain efficiency, but also boosted Skill Proficiency. It was practically tailor-made for him.
For others, it might only be 10%.
But for him, it meant an additional 20 points of Skill Proficiency every time.
This was way too good!
[Name: Yang Yu] [Class: Warrior (D-Rank)] [Level: 5 (620/1500)] [Strength: 26+10] [Agility: 19+10] [Constitution: 29+10] [Spirit: 9+10] [Equipment: Blood-Stained Iron Sword, Novice Adventurer's Charge Badge] [Skills: Blade Draw Slash, Roar]
Not bad rewards.
Time to leave.
Yang Yu chose to leave the Dungeon, and his figure instantly vanished from the cave.
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