200x Effort: My Skills Surpass My Level
Chapter 4

BOSS Went Down in Two Hits-What More Is There to Say?

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Before the boss door, Yang Yu stopped.

He first glanced at his Attribute Panel.

Name: Yang Yu Profession: Warrior (D-rank) Level: 3 (320/400) Strength: 18+2 Agility: 14 Constitution: 19 Spirit: 9 Equipment: Qingfeng Sword Skills: Blade Draw Blade Draw Level: 9 (700/10000) Effect: Deals 1400% physical damage. Cooldown: 0.4 seconds. Special Effect: Slay Recovery. When this skill kills a target, restores a small amount of Stamina.

Looking at this panel, even Yang Yu felt it was a little absurd.

How long had he been in here? Just over ten minutes, probably.

His level had risen to Level 3, and his skill had reached Level 9.

His skill level was much higher than his own level. That was truly one of a kind.

Blade Draw's attributes in particular were simply insane.

After reaching Level 5, the experience required had increased drastically, yet the damage had increased by so much as well.

A 1400% damage bonus was higher than many professions' 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 Slay Recovery unlocked at Level 5 and the reduced stamina consumption from leveling up the skill, he was now a tireless killing machine.

And he had a feeling that when this skill reached level 10, it was highly likely to gain another new special effect.

"Very good. Very powerful."

Yang Yu nodded in satisfaction and pushed open the heavy stone door before him.

Beyond it was a vast cavern.

At the center of the cavern, a monster twice as tall as a Common Goblin, with dark brown skin and a massive Spiked Club in its hand, sat atop a throne piled from bones.

Goblin Leader!

Goblin Leader (Normal Class BOSS) Level: 5 Health: 1000/1000

Seeing Yang Yu enter, the Goblin Leader suddenly rose to its feet and let out an earthshaking roar.

It raised its Spiked Club and smashed it heavily against the ground, making the entire cavern tremble.

With such an imposing display, an ordinary novice Player would probably have gone weak in the knees.

But Yang Yu merely looked at it calmly.

"You're pretty big. I wonder if you can take a beating."

Without another word, he charged forward in a single stride.

The Goblin Leader clearly had not expected this tiny human to dare attack first. It froze for a moment, then flew into a rage and swung its Spiked Club in a wide sweep at Yang Yu.

The wind howled as the blow came down with tremendous force.

But Yang Yu was faster!

Just as the Spiked Club was about to strike him, Yang Yu had already slipped into the boss's embrace.

"Blade Draw!"

A dazzling Sword Light suddenly flashed through the dim cavern!

The longsword cleaved viciously into the Goblin Leader's thick thigh.

-512!

A massive red damage number floated above the boss's head.

The Goblin Leader's Health Bar visibly dropped by a huge chunk, instantly losing half!

"Aoo!"

The Goblin Leader 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 this 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 bloodshot veins filled its eyes.

It raised its Spiked Club high, powerful energy beginning to gather around its head. It was clearly charging up a major move.

The ground throughout the cavern began to crack as stones continuously fell from above.

This was the boss's berserk skill, Destructive Strike!

Its charge time was three seconds. Once it hit, even a tank profession clad in full high-quality equipment would probably be severely wounded.

For any other Player, the only choice now would have been to retreat immediately and evade the skill's range.

But Yang Yu did not.

He simply stood there quietly, watching the boss charge its attack.

Three seconds?

Too long.

My Blade Draw only needs 0.4 seconds of Cooldown.

While the boss was still striking its pose, Yang Yu's second Blade Draw had already finished cooling down.

"It's over."

He spoke softly.

Another Sword Light flashed, even fiercer and sharper than the last!

The longsword struck precisely across the Goblin Leader's neck.

-831! (Critical Hit!)

An even more terrifying golden damage number appeared.

The Goblin Leader's charging motion came to an abrupt halt.

Its enormous body froze, rage and disbelief still lingering in its eyes.

It slowly lowered its head, watching blood gush endlessly from its chest. Then, with a thud, its massive body crashed to the ground.

Killed Goblin Leader. Experience +1500. Congratulations, you have cleared the Novice Dungeon: Goblin Forest. Congratulations, you have broken the Goblin Forest clear record solo! Obtained badge: Advancing Novice Adventurer Badge.

Yang Yu's level rose by two levels at once.

Feeling the sudden surge of power within his body, he felt exhilarated to the extreme.

With the boss's death, a dazzling burst of light exploded from its corpse.

When the light faded, two items lay quietly on the ground.

He picked up the drops.

One was a Skill Book, while the other was a longsword more refined and magnificent than the novice sword in Yang Yu's hand.

He began checking the rewards from clearing the Dungeon.

Skill Book: War Cry Learning Requirement: Warrior profession. Skill Effect: Lets out a roar, drawing the aggro of enemies with less than 20 Spirit within a 10-meter radius and reducing their attack power by 10%.

It was exactly a skill for Warriors!

Although the skill was powerful, Yang Yu had some doubts about whether it suited him.

After all, he did not have strong armor right now, and his Constitution was not high either.

With one shout, while he could reduce the enemy's attack power, he would also get surrounded!

Still, Yang Yu chose to learn it without hesitation.

After all, even if he could not use it now, it might become useful once its skill level rose.

Especially since it might unlock a new effect at Level 5.

Congratulations, you have learned the skill: Roar.

He then looked at the longsword.

Bloodstained Iron Sword Quality: Fine Level Requirement: 5 Physical Attack: +45 Special Effect: 5% chance to inflict Bleeding when attacking.

A fine sword!

It was a whole tier better than the one Jiang Shuyue had given him!

Not only did it increase his attack power, but it also came with an additional effect.

Though that effect was barely worth mentioning to him!

Yang Yu equipped the Bloodstained Iron Sword with satisfaction.

Then he looked at the final item.

Advancing Novice Adventurer Badge Quality: Rare Effect: All basic attributes +10. Experience and skill Proficiency gain efficiency +10%.

Yang Yu was stunned.

How many attributes did he have right now? This directly added ten points. At his current state, he would need to gain two levels to get that many attributes.

And it did not just increase experience gain efficiency—it also increased skill Proficiency. It was practically tailor-made for him.

For others, it might only be 10%.

But for him, it meant gaining 20 extra points of skill Proficiency each time.

This was incredible!

Name: Yang Yu Profession: Warrior (D-rank) Level: 5 (620/1500) Strength: 26+10 Agility: 19+10 Constitution: 29+10 Spirit: 9+10 Equipment: Bloodstained Iron Sword, Advancing Novice Adventurer Badge Skills: Blade Draw, Roar

Not bad rewards.

It was time to leave.

Yang Yu chose to exit the Dungeon, and his figure instantly vanished from the cavern.

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