Hunting the Boss

"How many levels did this guy gain? Impossible. The monsters near the village are at most level 15 or 20. This player can only reach that level; there's no more experience to be gained!"

"Unless he has a unique talent and learned many basic skills!"

It had to be said, these players were all sharp. They quickly discovered Gao Linzhi's true capabilities.

"Isn't he one of the two who recently signed a Guard Contract with the village?" someone guessed. "Did the village give him a special item?"

Several tons of strength were no joke. In close combat, he was practically a divine general.

"His Constitution must be at least 50 points! He definitely has five Basic Skills, all maxed out at level 100!" a veteran player exclaimed enviously.

Zheng Dong listened and couldn't help but feel relieved.

Their village had recruited a great helper. He would definitely assist Gao Linzhi in growing quickly and becoming the village's pillar, ensuring players from the company wouldn't just swoop in and take over.

The two arrived at the shore, put down their boat, and rowed towards the sea not far away.

Meanwhile, the relevant news quickly reached the Xu Clan's stronghold in the village.

"What?" Upon hearing a subordinate's report, Xu Tianlang's brow furrowed.

He felt something slipping out of his control.

Everything had been planned meticulously. In three to four months at most, the entire East Wolf Village would be under his command.

All the old solo players would either be killed or subdued, and this place would become the Xu Clan's ultimate base in the game.

But now, an anomaly had suddenly appeared.

"Damn it, these endless new talents are indeed a major obstacle to controlling our territory. Just one anomaly can destroy a major corporation!"

He furrowed his brow, contemplating how to respond.

In his opinion, killing Can Xue wasn't difficult. What was difficult was preventing another person like Can Xue from appearing next time.

According to the typical novel progression, he would continuously suppress and control the strong players in each region, only for a protagonist to eventually appear and wipe out the Xu Corporation entirely.

And now, with Gao Linzhi's growth speed, he resembled that protagonist.

Ultimately, he really wanted to kill Gao Linzhi, crush him underfoot, and devour his talent!

However, the other's growth and talent told him that the method he most desired was impossible!

Even if he concentrated the company's power and killed Can Xue this time.

The next time a similar figure appeared, they would naturally learn from Can Xue's lesson, remain low-key until they were powerful enough, and then overthrow the Xu Clan in one fell swoop.

Xu Tianlang clenched his fists, realizing they needed to change.

He remembered that in reality, the first company to absorb commoners and no longer solely rely on nobles for management was the William Company.

At that time, the William Company had a good and relatively lenient system, allowing commoners to hold patents and enjoy the benefits derived from them.

Under their governance, a commoner family improved the steam engine and applied for a patent.

After acquiring this company, they immediately used the steam engine to sweep across the entire market.

This forced other companies to follow suit, opening their doors to commoners.

Many people gritted their teeth in anger at the William Company, cursing their leaders for bowing to commoners.

But there was nothing they could do. If they didn't imitate, they would be unified by the market and territory.

East Sea.

Gao Linzhi rowed for three kilometers on the sea. Finally, guided by Zheng Dong and with corrections from the mini-map, they arrived at a coral reef.

This area, with its cluster of reefs, was an excellent habitat for schools of fish.

He saw schools of sea fish, each about half a meter long, leaping out of the water from time to time.

"Level 8, Stingfish."

Their sheer numbers exceeded the carrying capacity of the natural ecosystem.

This was another characteristic of the world's gamification.

"The sea air is humid, making it difficult to maintain bows. But in sea combat, ranged attacks still have an advantage!" Zheng Dong said, taking out a bow and arrow from his person and handing it to Gao Linzhi.

Gao Linzhi took the bow and arrow. He hadn't learned archery yet, but it wasn't troublesome.

His Basic Perception was already level 100, and his Strength was immense.

Zheng Dong briefly taught him, and he was an instant success.

However, since his skills had reached their limit, he spent another 1500 Skyfall Stones to unlock an additional slot, bringing his total skill slots to 13.

This was also why ordinary players had to level up: without leveling, a level 1 character only had 6 slots. Even if they learned all the skills, their overall strength would quickly hit a ceiling.

They had no way to pay to win.

But Gao Linzhi didn't have this limitation.

He then allocated the remaining 1000 experience points to "Basic Archery," bringing it to level 10.

Constitution increased by 1 again, reaching 67 points.

Afterward, he began shooting at those sea fish.

"Careful, the King of the Fish here hasn't been killed yet. Once we defeat a certain number of sea fish, it will appear."

"We need to row towards the shore while fighting, luring the monsters closer to the shore. That way, if we can't win, we can quickly get ashore and escape," Zheng Dong reminded him.

"Understood."

Then, Zheng Dong stopped fighting and started rowing the boat, while Gao Linzhi aimed at a fish and shot it fiercely.

"Plop!" The first arrow hit.

"Experience +1."

It was a pity that the fish was quickly devoured by the other schools of fish.

There was no extra gain whatsoever.

This was probably one of the reasons the villagers hadn't developed this area.

After an unknown amount of time, Gao Linzhi had gained a full 4000 experience points.

At this moment, suddenly, a dark vortex appeared on the sea's surface.

"Not good, the King of the Fish is about to appear, run!"

Zheng Dong quickly rowed the boat, and Gao Linzhi put down his bow and arrow, immediately helping him.

Fortunately, the two had been luring the fish monsters towards the shore, so they weren't far from land.

With their desperate rowing, they finally reached the shore before the King of the Fish appeared.

At this moment, a King of the Fish, about five meters long and comparable to a Great White Shark, suddenly appeared.

On its head was a thick, long, sharp spike resembling a lightning rod, which was intimidating.

"Level 25."

"Stingfish King."

"HP:."

"Skills: Rapid Swim, Fierce Pierce."

Good heavens, all charge-type skills.

"It's a good thing there was a commotion when this BOSS first appeared. If it respawns later, it will be silent," Zheng Dong wiped a bead of sweat from his forehead.

Humans only have one life. If this monster targets you, you're done for.

The next moment, the King of the Fish circled the sea. Seeing no enemies, it submerged again.

However, this also meant that without killing it, the two of them couldn't hope to farm fish peacefully.

Gao Linzhi now had 67 Constitution, meaning his HP was 67 * 10 = 670.

The opponent had . And it had the home-field advantage.

How could they possibly kill it?

He couldn't force it. He wasn't afraid of dying, but Zheng Dong was.