Slaying the Diamond Behemoth Boss

Everyone watched as the clawing and snapping Diamond Behemoth Wild Boss chased after Xiao Fan, yet it couldn't even touch a single hair on his head.

Garfield Without Fat opened his mouth wide, his face full of disbelief.

"Brother Chen's speed is actually this fast!"

During the battles over the past few days, Xiao Fan had always been in charge of commanding, activating skills, and scouting monsters; he had never joined the fray like he did today.

Only at this moment did Garfield Without Fat and the other three realize that his personal stats were actually strong to such an extent.

"Brother Chen is truly Brother Chen. It turns out he didn't fight before because he didn't want to, not because he couldn't."

The same thought flashed through everyone's minds: Too strong!

Once his skill cooldown ended, Xiao Fan immediately activated his skill again, and the four, including Han the Person, who had been ready, joined the battle once more.

When the skill effect ended, Xiao Fan drew the aggro, and once the skill was ready, the four joined the battle again.

Half an hour later, as the last drop of the Diamond Behemoth Boss's health was depleted, its massive body collapsed to the ground.

"Whew~"

Everyone let out a collective sigh of relief.

Congratulations to your party for killing the Level 4 Wild Boss Diamond Behemoth. Each member of the party receives an additional 40 Core Power as a Boss reward.

Although killing a Level 4 Fierce Beast Boss was thrilling, the rewards were truly generous.

40 points of Core Power was what they usually earned in a full day on the outskirts of the Northwest Forest.

"It seems that if we want to earn Core Power, we still have to kill Bosses."

Xiao Fan thought thoughtfully.

The sky gradually darkened, and not daring to stay in the wild for too long, the group rested for a moment before heading home.

In Cloud Sea, the rewards for killing Fierce Beasts increased exponentially with the level of the beast.

Killing a Level 4 Diamond Behemoth gave 16 Core Power, while the Diamond Behemoth Boss gave 64 Core Power.

Excluding the extra Core Power from the Boss, their party had actually earned 432 points of Core Power today.

Each member of the party received 86 points, Xiao Fan received 88 points, and with the additional rewards, they had actually earned 126 points of Core Power today.

This was something they wouldn't have even dared to imagine before!

Following Brother Chen was truly the right choice! Garfield Without Fat and the other three couldn't help but think.

Xiao Fan glanced at his character page.

ID: Jiu Chen
Level: 3 (0/1000)
HP: 360/360
MP: 1890/2724 (+2379)
Strength: 10
Intelligence: 14
Spirit: 14
Agility: 22
Constitution: 20
Trait: Saint
Skills: Halo of the Saint, Gift of the Saint 3
Equipment: None
Core Power: 596

Today, he had spent 100 Core Power to purchase 10 points of Agility and 10 points of Constitution respectively, and finally received 128 points of Core Power.

"If nothing goes wrong, I can reach Level 4 in another four days."

Xiao Fan calculated silently.

Over the next few days, Xiao Fan led his party into the inner area of the Southwest Forest every day.

Just as Xiao Fan had previously thought, a Wild Boss would appear in the forest every evening.

With their previous experience, the party was no longer as fearful when facing the Diamond Behemoth Boss.

For several consecutive days, they easily killed the Diamond Behemoth Boss.

By the fourth day, Xiao Fan finally saved up enough Core Power to level up.

He didn't hesitate to spend 1000 Core Power to buy 1000 experience points.

ID: Jiu Chen
Level: 4 (0/10000)
HP: 460/460

``` MP:3324/3324(+2869)

Strength:10

Intelligence:14

Spirit:14

Agility:22

Constitution:20

Trait:Saint

Skills:Halo of the Saint, Gift of the Saint 3

Equipment:None

Core Power:86

In addition, he had not yet used the 5 Free Attribute Points granted by the system after leveling up.

Looking at the mere 86 Core Power remaining, Xiao Fan felt a wave of disappointment.

Ever since he entered Cloud Sea, his Core Power had never been this low!

His sense of security had been cut in half.

Reaching level five required a full ten thousand Core Power; at a rate of 100 per day, it would take him 100 days to save up enough.

It was too slow, far too slow!

"Aside from hunting a Boss, is there really no faster way to earn Core Power?"

Xiao Fan pondered to himself, realizing his understanding of Cloud Sea was still far too shallow.

There was no help for it; his family background meant he had to explore this game entirely on his own.

Fortunately, he possessed an imagination that transcended this planet, allowing him to create skills that defied people's expectations.

At the same time, he also needed time to grow.

Tonight was Xiao Fan's turn to patrol. Originally, his partner was Purple Charm, but due to her misfortune, he was left alone.

"Brother Chen, let me patrol with you today."

"Count me in too."

"Brother Chen, we'll all keep you company."

Han the Person and the other three volunteered to stay behind.

Xiao Fan pondered for a moment and was just about to choose someone to accompany him when a voice came from behind.

"You all go get some rest. I'll patrol with him today."

Han the Person and the others turned around to find that the speaker was none other than Wind Snow Traveler.

Wind Snow Traveler approached gradually, his White Great Axe slung over his shoulder.

"No need, Village Chief, we couldn't trouble you; we'll just stay with Brother Chen." Han the Person's smile was tinged with a bit of restraint.

Although Wind Snow Traveler was also in the Novice Village, he had already reached level ten. In the eyes of greenhorns like Han the Person, who were only level three, he was a god-like existence.

"Yeah, Village Chief, how could we bother you with a small task like patrolling?" Garfield Without Fat also rubbed his hands together.

Wind Snow Traveler ignored the two of them, his gaze fixed directly on Xiao Fan.

Xiao Fan understood instantly that he had something to say to him.

"Everyone go back and rest; we have to go hunting tomorrow."

Since Xiao Fan had said so, Han the Person and the others had no choice but to leave.

"Village Chief, did you need something from me?"

Xiao Fan looked toward Wind Snow Traveler; in truth, he had been waiting for the man to approach him.

As the Village Chief of Zone 18, Wind Snow Traveler's understanding of the zone and of Cloud Sea was far superior to his own. Perhaps he could learn something different from him.

Moreover, Xiao Fan had always felt that Zone 18 was strange.

He had always heard that Zone 18 had poor resources, but after arriving, he found that wasn't the case. Here, there were hunting grounds for Magic Beasts at every level, and the monster stats were within an acceptable range; leveling up for a Player wasn't as difficult as imagined.

Aside from the poor infrastructure of the Novice Village, Xiao Fan didn't feel it was as terrifying as others claimed.

What exactly was going on?

Xiao Fan saw that Wind Snow Traveler didn't speak, but instead stood his axe in front of him, placed both hands upon it, and looked at him with an expression of admiration, his eyes flickering with an emotion Xiao Fan couldn't decipher.

"Village Chief?" Xiao Fan felt a bead of sweat roll down his forehead.

"Sit."

Wind Snow Traveler pointed to the ground under the streetlamp at the village entrance.

When he had discovered that the Xiao Fan Team had collectively reached level three, he was shocked, but he hadn't intended to tell them the truth about Zone 18—that was until today, when he discovered that Xiao Fan had actually reached level four!