164250 Magic Explosion Frogs

In the damp cave.

Faint sunlight refracted through the rock crevices, falling onto a patch of moss-covered stones.

Buzz buzz buzz! A bold Blood-sucking Mosquito flapped its wings, swaggering through the area.

It had no idea what kind of cold and ruthless hunter it was facing.

Whoosh! Its forked tongue rapidly shot out, and in the blink of an eye, the delicious mosquito was coiled and swallowed.

It was a young Lightning Attribute Magic Explosion Frog.

Unfortunately, it also had no idea what kind of cunning and patient hunter it was facing—

Whoosh! A sudden gust of wind sounded.

A specially made frog net instantly descended, pinning it in place. Any struggle was futile.

The long-dormant hunter skillfully took out a slightly rusty dagger and mercilessly ended the Magic Explosion Frog's life.

"You have killed 1 Magic Explosion Frog, accumulating a total of 164,250 Magic Explosion Frogs killed. Your milestone - Cloud Terrace Mountain Frog Hunter has set a new record."

"You have gained 1 XP."

"Your Magic Resistance has slightly increased."

"Your Magic Resistance has increased to 100% (cannot be increased further)."

"You have completed your first Sin Mark, gaining the Feat: Ten Years One Sword."

"Ten years."

"Finally, I've gotten a little stronger."

In the cave, Roger softly sighed.

However, he didn't linger in this emotion for too long. After skillfully cleaning up the Magic Explosion Frog's corpse, he quickly and cautiously retreated from the cave area, following the path in his memory.

In this dark and damp place, he was not at the top of the food chain. As a Magic Explosion Frog hunter, he might just be a slightly stronger prey in the eyes of other Monsters.

Ten minutes later. Foothills of Cloud Terrace Mountain.

Walking on a stone path overgrown with grass.

Roger couldn't help but squint at the midday sun—it was as dazzling as he remembered.

"How long has it been since I saw such scorching sunlight?"

He felt a strange touch in his heart.

Ten years!

For the past ten years since his transmigration, he had been companions with Magic Explosion Frogs every day: waking up in the dark at dawn to hunt frogs on the mountain;

Returning home by moonlight at dusk, and sleeping.

Prolonged cave activity had granted him "Dim Light Vision."

But correspondingly, when basking in the sunlight after a long absence, the system notified him that he had received "Strong Light Punishment."

This manifested as slight dizziness and temporary vision impairment.

Fortunately, he had completed all his work for the day and was on his way home.

In Roger's understanding, this small path down the mountain should not pose any danger.

"One must never be careless at any time."

"This world is too dangerous..."

Thinking this, Roger quietly activated the Hidden Hero's class Feat, "Qi Divination Technique."

"Qi Divination Technique (1st Ring Feat): Can avoid misfortune and seek good fortune, can inspect allies and enemies."

"Consumes 2 Stamina Points and 2 Energy Points per minute when activated."

If fate had told Roger in advance that downloading that strange Class Template would cause him to transmigrate, he definitely wouldn't have been so reckless.

But there are no "ifs."

Roger was a thoroughly red-blooded Net-addicted Youth. He had been playing games since childhood, playing for over twenty years.

Just before his transmigration, he was playing a niche DND-like game.

As a classic example of "bad at playing but addicted," Roger naturally got stuck on the first level.

For a whole week, he was locked in a deadly struggle with the final boss—a cunning Mage Lord.

The final result was being defeated and disgraced ninety-nine times.

For this, he had to resort to a shortcut.

As a result, while searching for a trainer online, he discovered a Class Template created and uploaded by a netizen.

It was a profession called "Hidden Hero."

Roger liked it the moment he saw it.

The "Hidden Hero" was a cool profession designed based on the ancient Chinese Wuxia Hero and Western fantasy Rangers.

Most importantly, this profession came with extremely high magic resistance.

The creator claimed on the message board that he really hated mages.

The "Hidden Hero" profession was designed specifically to counter mages.

Coincidentally, Roger had just been trounced by a Mage Lord for a week, so seeing this profession made him overjoyed.

He couldn't wait to click download.

And then he transmigrated.

"Basic Information: Roger, 24 years old, Human Male, Profession: Hidden Hero, LV5"

"Attributes: Strength 9, Constitution 9, Agility 11, Perception 12, Intelligence 11, Charisma 9"

"Feats: Steady / Qi Divination Technique / Hidden in Plain Sight / Light as a Swallow / Ten Years One Sword (New)"

"Skills (Life): Gathering 49, Herbalism 49, Climbing 49, Skinning 25, Wilderness Survival 20..."

"Skills (Combat): Stealth 49, Ambush 49, Hidden Hero Weapon Mastery 49, Swift as a Hare 49, Animal Taming 49..."

"Special: Sin Mark / Extermination Order"

"Resistances: Magic Resistance 100%..."

An hour later.

Roger lay comfortably on the couch in his own small house, checking his status panel.

"Finally got the first Sin Mark."

"Magic Resistance is maxed out; the new feat's attributes are also quite good."

"Ten Years One Sword (1st Ring Feat): In every combat, your first three attacks will carry the 'Charge Up' property for four layers."

"Charge Up: The power of your moves increases by 100% per layer."

A satisfied smile appeared on Roger's face.

This was an affirmation of his ten years of hard work.

Ten years ago, he had transmigrated to this planet called "Mystra."

He had nothing, only the "Hidden Hero" class template.

After learning about the general situation of this world from an elder in town, he had warned himself:

Don't be reckless, be steady! There were two main reasons: First, because Roger was self-aware.

This world was somewhat similar to a game world.

And he was very clear that in the gaming world, he was undoubtedly a noob! He couldn't possibly turn from a noob into a pro just because he transmigrated and got a class template.

Those scenarios where one transmigrated and immediately flipped the table to slaughter everyone else were better left to others.

If you're a noob, be timid.

Developing slowly and accumulating trump cards was the way to go.

So every time someone invited Roger to an adventure, his reply was: "Next time."

"I'm not going."

"I'm not that strong..."

Second, because this world was extremely dangerous!

According to the creation myth widely spread in Tongma Town, this world was composed of nine planets.

The smallest of them was "Mystra," where Roger was.

Mystra once had a very glorious civilization, but that had long since turned to smoke.

Legend had it that the land creatures had angered a Celestial God.

The enraged Celestial God bombarded Mystra with nineteen-ring spells for three days and three nights.

Tall buildings were razed to the ground.

Fertile fields turned into deserts.

Even more terrifyingly.

Those who survived the Cataclysm discovered with horror that the aftermath of the nineteen-ring spell explosion, a massive surge of wild mana, lingered in Mystra's skies like a curse.

Under the radiation of the mana, more and more people and beasts mutated into monsters.

Of course, some also benefited from the mana's intensification.

These were the adventurers who emerged during Mystra's Wasteland era.

But compared to the horrors breeding in the shadows, humanity was truly insignificant.

Of the adventurers who accompanied Roger ten years ago, very few were still active in Tongma Town.

About a tenth of them had gone south to seek opportunities in areas with higher mana concentrations.

As for the rest, Roger preferred not to dwell on it.

He only wished them peace.

Looking back, Roger's choice was undoubtedly correct.

Through day after day of arduous effort, he had finally become a little stronger, truly possessing the ability to leave Tongma Town.

Of course, there was another reason he lingered in the beginner village for ten years.

It had to do with the "Hidden Hero" class: as a Hidden Hero, Roger didn't possess particularly outstanding attributes.

His six core attributes were only slightly higher than those of ordinary people in Mystra (averaging 9 points), and a bit inferior compared to other adventurers.

The Hidden Hero's skill set was ordinary, and his feats were only mildly distinctive.

Only his special abilities were truly eye-catching.

The "Hidden Hero" class started with two special abilities: "Sin Mark" and "Extermination Order."

It was the former that forced Roger to become the nemesis of the Magic Explosion Frog.

"Sin Mark: You can choose to lock a Sin Mark onto a type of monster. By continuously killing that type of monster, you can gain extraordinary attribute bonuses."

For example, the attribute bonus the Magic Explosion Frog provided him was an increase in Magic Resistance.

During the process of killing monsters, the Sin Mark would accumulate on a progress bar.

When the progress bar was full.

The "Hidden Hero" would receive a special feat as a reward.

Correspondingly, he would no longer be able to gain attributes from that type of monster.

This was commonly known as "graduating."

After gaining this special ability, Roger experimented with some of the common small monsters around Tongma Town:

Killing Yellow Wind Rabbits increased his hearing.

Killing Shrub Imps increased his X ability.

Killing Little Earth Goblins increased his affinity with earth elements.

Honestly, they were all rather useless attributes.

Until one time.

While gathering herbs, he casually placed a mark on a young and ignorant Magic Explosion Frog.

The story of the Cloud Terrace Mountain Frog Hunter began...

The Hidden Hero class started with 40% Magic Resistance.

Ten years of frog hunting had allowed Roger to raise his Magic Resistance to 100%—

If he ever accidentally became a mage killer, then the 164,250 Magic Explosion Frogs would be entirely to blame.

Now, with his first Sin Mark completed, Roger felt a sense of lightness.

He knew that the accumulation of the past ten years was enough for him to leave Tongma Town.

He lay on his bed and used his "Qi Divination Technique" to cast a divination for himself.

The divination indicated:

Tomorrow would be very auspicious, suitable for travel and suitable for killing enemies.

The next morning.

Tongma Town Lord's Mansion.

Roger arrived alone, drifting in like a feather, and tore down the bounty poster that had been hanging for three years.

"Corpse Demon, I'm here."

Just as he was about to turn and make a stylish exit, he was blocked by two burly guards.

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