[Detected: You possess the level 10 famed bow, Great Sun Divine Bow. Change class to "Extreme Long-Range Shooter"?]
Zhou Heng chose yes without hesitation.
[Class change in progress...] [Class change successful!] [You gained a class attribute bonus: +3 attack.] [You gained an additional class attribute bonus: +1.5 attack.]
After the class change, none of Zhou Heng's attributes changed except his attack, which soared from 19-38 to 23.5-47.
With this base attack combined with the Great Sun Divine Bow, his maximum damage reached an astonishing 106.
Adding the 5 attack from Burning Rage would bring that ceiling to a terrifying 116.
Zhou Heng looked ahead. With Extreme Long-Range Vision, countless Wind Sheep within ten kilometers came into view.
Before becoming an Extreme Long-Range Shooter, Zhou Heng had to seek out these Wind Sheep one by one. Now, he said he even needed to move; he only had to draw his bow and nock an arrow, then use his Extreme Long-Range Shooter class talents to kill them with ease.
It could be said that the power and terror of the "Extreme Long-Range Shooter" class became apparent the very instant he changed classes.
Zhou Heng had originally planned to reach level 10 before tomorrow evening, but now, he felt that reaching level 10 with a full experience bar was not out of the question.
Aiming at a Wind Sheep, Zhou Heng drew his bow, nocked an arrow, activated his class talents Extreme Long-Range Shooting and Extreme Long-Range Tracking, and fired.
Whoosh!
The arrow tore across the sky in a high arc, then struck a grazing Wind Sheep precisely in the eye.
-104!
The precise hit to a vital spot instantly killed the Wind Sheep, which had 100 health.
The Wind Sheep toppled over stiffly, confusion still lingering in its eyes even in death.
It had only been eating grass. How had it died?
With his Extreme Long-Range Shooter class and the Great Sun Divine Bow, Zhou Heng frantically farmed wild monsters on the deserted windy grassland.
Meanwhile, in Little Bird Town.
The resurrected girl stepped down from the resurrection platform. Every player passing nearby who saw her retreated three steps in shock.
Players from the Longevity Family were easy to recognize, because only they had golden lotus petals between their brows when they logged in.
"She's a Longevity Family player. Who killed her?"
"Are there already players that badass? Someone actually dared to kill a Longevity Family player?"
"Is that the point? The point is that Longevity Family players generally start ahead of us. How good would someone's talent have to be to kill her under those circumstances?"
"A dump like Little Bird Town has an expert like that?"
"How many days do you think the guy who killed that Longevity Family player can survive?"
"Hard to say. I'll guess three days?"
The girl seemed not to hear their whispers and walked toward the entrance of Little Bird Town at an even pace.
"Young lady, you're here~"
At the entrance of Little Bird Town, a nine-person squad dismounted.
They wore heavy, imposing black scale armor, with two-meter-long standard-issue greatswords strapped to their backs. When their leader saw the girl approaching, he was the first to step forward to greet her.
"You're late. It's the fourth day," the girl said quietly.
Longevity Family players had many privileges, one of which was being able to leave the game early during the first round. After first logging into "Boundless Endless," they would immediately log out to report their location to the family. The family would then send members to deliver various resources between the second day and the evening of the third day. This ensured that Longevity Family players began with both the experience of developing fairly alongside "ordinary players" and the resources and means to crush them.
This was a necessary trial for every Longevity Family player, whether someone like the girl or any other Longevity Family player. Of course, the girl Zhou Heng had killed could actually have chosen to seek an expert's help and kill Zhou Heng outright. But if she did, she would never be able to hold her head high in the family again and would be called "trash."
"Young lady, please forgive our negligence. The Sakas Empire... has undergone a coup!"
"The eldest young master is handling the empire's affairs, and the links between regions are becoming increasingly unstable. We did everything we could just to arrive at this time."
The black-armored warrior leading the squad explained the reasons for their lateness in full.
The girl's gaze flickered.
"Then it looks like chapter nine of the first expansion is about to begin!"
"Yes, young lady. Barring any surprises, chapter nine of the first expansion will involve the Sword of Light."
The girl nodded, said nothing more, and held out her hand.
The lead black-armored warrior understood. He took various resources from his backpack and traded them to the girl.
"Young lady, the young master hopes you will develop as quickly as possible and go to Frost City to take over as city lord."
A sharp gleam flashed in the girl's eyes.
"I know what to do. Go back."
"Yes."
The nine-person black-armored squad left as quickly as they had arrived, soon vanishing beyond Little Bird Town.
Looking at the resources lying in her backpack, the girl gripped a skill book in her hand and looked in the direction where Zhou Heng had killed her.
"I hope you don't use that class-change scroll. Otherwise..."
Where no one could see, a trace of coldness and murderous intent flashed across the girl's delicate, beautiful face.
"So Zhou Heng stole the items?"
Black Bear Ba's face was frighteningly dark as he read the findings his subordinates had reported.
He had never imagined that a goose hunter like himself would have his eye pecked by a mere gosling.
He had planned to discard Zhou Heng once he had finished using him. Instead, he had lost not only the Great Sun Divine Bow and the Brilliant Backpack, but even the Ceramic Shard. By comparison, the loss of three silver coins was a mere drop in the bucket.
"Guild leader, we've checked every guild member stationed in Little Bird Town. Zhou Heng is the only one we haven't checked! So it can only be him," his subordinate said with a bitter expression.
Honestly, none of the subordinates had expected a newly joined player who was still level 1 to have the nerve to plunder their assets amid the chaos. This was no longer a question of courage. He simply had no regard whatsoever for their Black Bear Guild.
"It's only because we don't have a Guild Heart. Otherwise, that brat would never have been able to steal resources right under my nose. Go find him. Also, send word down the ranks and tell them to speed things up. Things have changed. We have to act early tomorrow morning," Black Bear Ba said sinisterly.
The expressions of several nearby Black Bear Guild players changed slightly at his words. "Why so soon? Didn't we agree on the morning after tomorrow?"
Black Bear Ba snorted coldly.
"The guild leader sent word. There's been a coup in the empire. Someone from the Sword of Light cut off the emperor's head with a single sword strike. Hero King Karenna's holy sword has probably awakened."
"We have to speed up our progress here. Before the coup is complete, we must use Little Bird Town as a springboard to help our guild secure a foothold."
"Our guild will definitely compete in chapter nine of the first expansion."
At this, everyone sucked in a breath, their eyes gleaming with barely containable excitement.
The emperor had been beheaded. That meant the vast Sakas Empire was about to descend into chaos.
This was an opportunity-an opportunity to ride the tide, contend for supremacy, and soar to the heavens.
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