Lin Yi stood before You Duoduo's dissolving corpse, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly.
"To you, I really am a big bad guy now."
"It may be a little cruel, but bloody reality always speeds up a person's growth."
"Looks like this game really has no bugs. The starting class really doesn't add experience, but... I'll be invincible once I leave the village!"
At the same time, a system notification sounded:
[Killed player [You Duoduo]. Gained 25 years of lifespan.]
Lin Yi felt a slight stir as he read the notification.
After You Duoduo's lifespan was halved, he had gained 25 years of lifespan. For him right now, that was quite a haul.
"I hope you remember this lesson," Lin Yi murmured.
He put away his longsword and turned his gaze back to the big white rabbits hopping around.
Since these rabbits could provide slightly more experience, he couldn't pass up this opportunity.
Lin Yi tightened his grip on his longsword and slowly approached the big white rabbits, ready to attack.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
The longsword traced sharp arcs through the air, striking the big white rabbits with unerring accuracy.
Blood gushed out, and the big white rabbits instantly revealed their ferocious nature. Their eyes turned blood-red, their fangs protruded, and they lunged wildly at Lin Yi.
Lin Yi quickly retreated, dodging their attacks, then swung his sword again, slaying the big white rabbits one after another.
Damage calculation in the beginner village was simple.
Attack and defense were converted from combat power at certain ratios.
After all, at the same combat power level,
a priest-type class and a warrior-type class would definitely have different attack values.
A priest-type class and a shield guardian-type class would also have very different defense values.
For each hit, attack minus defense gave the average damage dealt.
A hit to a vital spot had a chance to deal double damage.
After leaving the beginner village, damage calculation would become a little more complicated, depending on the characteristics of one's advanced class.
There were both bonuses and reductions.
But one thing was certain!
Whatever the class, the higher the combat power, the higher the damage!
In "Zero Game," attack and defense values were invisible.
If you asked why, it might be because...
they were afraid you'd despair!
Lin Yi's combat power was 1,000, while the [Ferocious Big White Rabbit] had 200 or 400 combat power and 1,500 HP.
He could finish off a [Ferocious Big White Rabbit] in just two or three slashes, which showed that its defense wasn't very high.
[Killed [Ferocious Big White Rabbit]. Congratulations! Gained 1 minute of lifespan and 5 experience points.] [Killed [Ferocious Big White Rabbit]. Congratulations! Gained 1 minute of lifespan and 5 experience points.] [Killed [Ferocious Big White Rabbit]. Congratulations! Gained 1 minute of lifespan and 5 experience points.]
System notifications kept ringing in Lin Yi's mind, and his experience points rose rapidly.
As Lin Yi slaughtered the big white rabbits, he felt the changes in the power within him.
Finally, after killing several hundred big white rabbits, Lin Yi had enough experience to level up.
Level up!
Lin Yi rose from level 3 to level 4, and his combat power went from 1,000 to 10,000.
He felt the power within him surge instantly, a warm current flowing from his brain through his limbs and every part of his body.
He opened his status panel and checked his stats again.
Character: Return to Zero Race: Human Level: 4 Class: Warrior Lifespan: 125 years Talents: Eye of Illusion Breaking (S), Zero's Charm (ZZZZ) Reputation: 0 Combat power: 10000 HP: 10000 MP: 10000 Attack speed: 1 attack/s Movement speed: 5 m/s Pet: None Items: A-grade longsword, A-grade cloth shirt, A-grade cloth trousers, A-grade straw sandals Faction: None
His current attack speed was one attack per second, and his movement speed was five meters per second.
That could greatly raise the ceiling for his positioning and execution. Not bad at all!
Lin Yi nodded in satisfaction and closed his status panel.
With a casual swing, he slashed another rabbit in front of him that had yet to mutate.
-9166!
[Killed [Ferocious Big White Rabbit]. Congratulations! Gained 1 minute of lifespan and 5 experience points.]
Ten thousand combat power really was pretty good!
But this area teeming with big white rabbits was no longer suitable for leveling.
At five experience points per kill, he now needed to kill a full 2,000 of them to level up!
Damn it!
Time to move!
Just as he was about to continue onward, he suddenly spotted two gleaming items on the ground.
!!!
Loot!
The drop rate for items from ordinary mobs in "Zero Game" was truly pitiful. Lin Yi hadn't held even the slightest hope of getting equipment drops.
He bent down and picked up the two items, finding a piece of equipment and a skill book.
[Green Grass Wristguard (Left)] Category: Wristguard Grade: C Effect: Combat power +300, attack speed +0.2 attacks/s. Description: A wristguard crafted from green grass. Provides a certain amount of defense and an attack speed bonus. [Berserk Charge Skill Book] Category: Skill book Grade: H Description: Restricted to warrior-type classes. Use to learn the skill [Berserk Charge]. Skill effect: Charge forward 3 meters and gain 200 combat power. Deals physical damage to enemies along the path and inflicts knockback. Costs 50 MP per use. Cooldown: 10 seconds.
Lin Yi grinned at the equipment and skill book in his hands.
Both items had excellent stats and could greatly improve his combat strength in the early game.
Of course, the few hundred points of bonus combat power could be ignored.
What mattered was that the [Green Grass Wristguard (Left)] could increase his attack speed and raise the ceiling for his execution!
[Berserk Charge] was an area-of-effect damage skill that could greatly improve his leveling efficiency!
Without hesitation, he equipped the Green Grass Bracers on his wrist.
The green wristguard looked just like a bracelet.
Then he opened the skill book and chose to learn [Berserk Charge].
The skill book turned into a streak of light and merged into Lin Yi's body. He felt a new combat technique appear in his mind.
Lin Yi looked at the big white rabbits hopping before him and smiled faintly.
"Berserk Charge!"
Lin Yi dashed straight ahead, instantly knocking back the rabbits in his path!
-9233!
-8756!
-8244!
-9147!
[Killed [Ferocious Big White Rabbit]. Congratulations! Gained 1 minute of lifespan and 5 experience points.]*4
Now he could basically kill one with each hit, so slaughtering them took little effort.
His mob-clearing efficiency was good, but the experience from the big white rabbits was really a little too low now.
Lin Yi shook his head helplessly, put away his longsword, and continued heading south.