章 2: Sword Of The Berserking Hare
編集者: Atlas Studios
Staring at the information that was continuously flashing before his eyes, Liu Ming's expression did not change much, but he was filled with joy deep down.
After the explosion, Liu Ming obtained a total of five White equipment, one Green equipment, and one Skill Book.
The five White equipment belonged to a special combo set, which would give him additional stats once worn together.
The Green Berserking Hare Sword and Green Skill Book were definitely the most precious items at the present stage.
Berserking Hare Sword (Green)
Attacking Power: 30
Durability: 500/500
Additional: Critical Hit+2%
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Long-range Raid (Green): Launch into a sprint toward the front. Causes 150% attack to the target; it has a probability of giving the target vertigo. Cooldown duration: 60 seconds.
The stats of the Berserking Hare Sword and the Level 5 White equipment were similar. However, the Berserking Hare Sword had no level requirement, so Liu Ming could just equip it immediately.
Needless to say, the effect of inducing vertigo that came with the Long-range Raid Skill was considered a small treasure even among other Skill Books.
In the early stages of the game, it was considered a wonderful Skill.
At this moment, more than ten players suddenly surrounded him. They were led by a burly man who asked, "Brother, are you selling these pieces of equipment and this Skill Book?"
"I'm willing to pay ten gold coins for that set of White equipment and Green sword, and 30 gold coins for that Skill Book."
Before Liu Ming could answer, a slightly frivolous voice suddenly sounded.
"Hey, aren't you that World Battle Fanatic from the World Guild? You guys are actually willing to spend so much money on these items? The sun must have risen from the West."
Everyone turned to look in the direction of the voice, only to see a young man who had an evil smirk on his face. He was leading seven other players and walking towards Liu Ming and the rest.
As soon as he saw that man, the expression of the burly man—who was also known as World Battle Fanatic—became extremely sullen.
World Battle Fanatic questioned in a hostile manner, "Qingfeng Changge, what are you here for?"
Qingfeng Changge, the young man who was smirking insidiously, smiled and answered, "I'm just here to compete fairly." Qingfeng Changge then turned to Liu Ming and said, "Brother, I'm willing to pay 50 gold coins for your equipment and Skill Book."
After hearing Qingfeng Changge's words, World Battle Fanatic hollered in exasperation, "Qingfeng Changge, you…!"
In God Domain, the game currency was divided into three types—Copper Coins, Silver Coins, and Gold Coins. One Gold Coin was equivalent to 10,000 Copper Coins.
The official exchange rate of Gold Coins was 100 yuan per Gold Coin. Although the prices might be lower during private exchanges between players, the discrepancy would not be too large.
Although Liu Ming's current equipment had good stats, they were just novice transitional equipment after all. However, he could continue using the Skill Book.
It was just a Green Skill Book, and the price of 30 Gold Coins was definitely high no matter what. Besides, Qingfeng Changge added another 10 Gold Coins to the offer.
In the past, Liu Ming's monthly salary was only less than 5,000 yuan. Now, Liu Ming had an intuitive feeling about the big shots of the guilds that had the support of large consortiums.
Within just a few minutes, Liu Ming managed to earn money that he might not have been able to earn a month ago. He was rather excited and agitated. However, Liu Ming soon calmed himself down.
He thought, Remain steady! Remain steady! There will still be plenty of opportunities to make big money in the future. I can't let my goals waver just because of this mere 5,000 yuan.
Soon, Liu Ming shook his head lightly and said, "Sorry, I don't have the intention to sell these pieces of equipment at the moment. I also need the Skill Book."
After speaking, Liu Ming turned around and walked towards the jungle that was east of the plain.
Seeing that Liu Ming had left resolutely, Qingfeng Changge smiled gently and glanced at Liu Ming with an ambiguous gaze.
In comparison, World Battle Fanatic's expression was much gloomier and more sullen.
"Damn it. You'd better not let me see you anywhere outside the novice area."
World Battle Fanatic was clearly extremely displeased with Liu Ming's refusal. However, now that everyone was in the novice protection period, World Battle Fanatic could only give out a stern warning.
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Compared to the plains in the East, there were far fewer players in the jungle. However, the players in the jungle had basically formed teams of three or five and were fighting against the monsters in the jungle.
The monsters in the jungle were ferocious Berserking Hounds, which were as ferocious as wolves.
Berserking Hounds: Level 3
Health Points: 160/160
Introduction: Stray dogs that have been infested with the Berserking aura are very ferocious and menacing.
The Berserking Hounds were two levels higher than the Berserking Hares. Their HP was also higher by 110. However, Liu Ming was already considered fully-equipped. Hence, he did not find it difficult to deal with the Berserking Hounds.
Liu Ming looked for the Berserking Hound closest to him and swung his sword at it menacingly.
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A large, red damage indicator darted out of the Berserking Hound's head, and its green health bar was instantly reduced by a third.
Before the Berserking Hound could retaliate, Liu Ming slashed it again with his sword. After which, another bright-red damage indicator darted out from its head again.
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However, this time, the Berserking Hound also bit Liu Ming's thigh, causing him to lose 13 HP.
Seeing that, Liu Ming retaliated with his sword without hesitation and removed the last third of the Berserking Hound's health bar.
After killing the Berserking Hound, Liu Ming finally put his attention on his health bar, which had a small missing portion.
All Level 1 players had 100 HP. The Berserking Hare equipment set that Liu Ming was wearing gave him 350 additional HP at once.
In other words, the bite that the Berserking Hound had inflicted on Liu Ming did not even take away 1/20 of Liu Ming's total HP.
Each Berserking Hound provided 50 EXP, while each Berserking Hare only provided 10 EXP.
Even if Liu Ming only slashed a Berserking Hare once, he would still earn 20 EXP.
Besides, there were more players than Berserking Hares on the other side, and there might just be a few players vying for one Berserking Hare. Hence, his speed in killing the Berserking Hounds would be much faster than when killing the Berserking Hares.
Since Liu Ming would definitely profit from killing a Berserking Hound, he did not have much to hesitate about.
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Soon, more than an hour passed, and Liu Ming had reached Level 3.
The disdain in the gazes of the surrounding players—who were getting into teams and staring at Liu Ming—soon turned into bewilderment and shock, followed by astonishment and admiration.
It couldn't be helped since they still had to be extremely careful when killing the Berserking Hounds.
Liu Ming managed to kill one Berserking Hound with just three slashes of his sword. Occasionally, he could settle one with two slashes if he were to get a Critical Hit. It was much simpler for him to kill the Berserking Hound than ordinary people.
They could only admire big shots like him.
After killing another Berserking Hound, Liu Ming looked into the distance at the jungle, a little distracted.
After advancing to Level 3, Liu Ming began to feel displeased with the experience gained from fighting Berserking Hounds. However, Liu Ming did not get a complete set of Berserking Hound equipment. He also did not know if he would require painstaking efforts to kill monsters in the jungle's depths.
At this very moment, a dog's miserable barking—which sounded like the howling of a wolf—suddenly sounded.
A Berserking Hound that was the size of a calf jumped out of the jungle and took out an unlucky player with two strikes. Having a teammate taken out actually triggered the ferocity of a few players around the Boss-level Berserking Hound. However, those players already had a hard time beating ordinary Berserking Hounds. In the face of the Boss-level Berserking Hound, they could not even be considered cannon fodder.
In less than ten seconds, the few players turned into rays of white light and returned to be revived.
That team of players was destroyed within just ten seconds, frightening the remaining players.
There were only nine groups of people in the entire jungle, including Liu Ming, the solo player. In other words, it would probably take the Berserking Hounds just a few minutes to annihilate the other players apart from Liu Ming.
Although the dead players could still be revived, they did not want to die for nothing. Hence, a bunch of players quickly scurried out of the jungle one after another.
Soon, only the Boss-level Berserking Hound was left in the jungle with Liu Ming.
At this moment, Liu Ming shifted his gaze to the translucent frame above the Boss-level Berserking Hound's head.
Boss-level Berserking Hound: Level 5 (Leader Level)
Health Points: 3,988/4,000
Introduction: King of Wild Hounds that had been infested with the Berserking aura. It is a berserk and ruthless existence.
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