The Kobold Chieftain became enraged when he was dealt the heavy damage by Shi Feng’s surprise attack. The blood that leaked from its wound became its stimulant.
The Kobold Chieftain raised its giant ax, bombarding Shi Feng with one attack after another.
The Kobold Chieftain could not react appropriately towards Shi Feng’s previous surprise attack. It could only instinctively attack, so its attacks were aggressive.
Against the wild attacks of the Kobold Chieftain, even a Level 5 Shield Warrior or Guardian Knight would die within an instant.
Shi Feng could only retreat under such intense attacks. He did not have any chance to retaliate. He also needed to dodge the incoming rubble the size of fists. If they hit him, it would cause quite an amount of damage.
A man and a beast exchanged moves at high speeds. If it were an average man, he most likely would not be able to make a single move. He would be halved by the giant ax, becoming very much dead.
“Blackie, hurry and attack it. I can’t hold on for much longer.”
Shi Feng had been dodging for a whole seven or eight seconds now. When he saw Blackie, having yet to attack, he shouted loudly.
They were currently facing a Chieftain Boss, not a little Elite. The attack patterns of a Chieftain Boss were not as monotonous as an Elite’s; it had a variety of attacks. The Chieftain Boss was a monster that possessed intelligence. It would even change its attack pattern for specific players. Couple that with a strength that was two to three times that of a normal Elite, the Chieftain Boss was stronger than an Elite by at least four times.
Although Shi Feng had only exchanged blows with the Kobold Chieftain for seven or eight seconds, it felt like several minutes had gone by. Just from blocking attacks and the occasional counter attack had already taken over 100 HP from Shi Feng. If this situation continued, it wouldn’t be long before his HP reached 0.
With the Famed Sword, Abyssal Blade, Shi Feng’s Attributes were greatly increased. It allowed three Hidden Basic Skills that were most important to a melee player to be activated. With these Skills, Shi Feng was able to exhibit extraordinary attacks and dodges continuously. If he did not possess the Abyssal Blade, Shi Feng would have died long ago.
“Ah, I’ll come help you, Brother Feng.” Blackie realized his mistake as he finally reacted. He hurriedly waved his staff, his mouth chanting a curse. After aiming at the Kobold Chieftain, he shot a Dark Arrow.
The Dark Arrow landed on the Kobold Chieftain’s body, only dealing 17 points of damage.
Blackie’s mouth became wide open after seeing this damage. He couldn’t help becoming astonished by a Chieftain monster’s Defense. Blackie could cause over 50 damage if he attacked a Level 5 monster, however, it was only a third of that amount now. It could be seen how shocking a Chieftain monster’s Defense was. On the other hand, Shi Feng could deal over a hundred damage in a hit. What kind of Attack Power was that?
Shi Feng abruptly slashed the Abyssal Blade in mid-battle.
Chop!
A black light dug itself through a gap in the Kobold Chieftain’s attack.
Peng! Shi Feng took three steps backward before stabilizing his body, over 30 damage appearing above his head. On the other hand, only the Kobold Chieftain’s giant ax was pushed back, pausing slightly in midair.
“It worked. It seems like my Strength is just barely enough.” Shi Feng was very satisfied with the attack this time.
During battles within God’s Domain, not only could players defend and dodge, but they could also interrupt a monster’s attack; this would cause the monster’s attack to stop briefly, ending the monster’s offensive. It was a high-leveled battle technique. Such techniques only started becoming popular half a year after God’s Domain’s opening, especially in Boss battles. If the MT (main tank) did not learn such techniques, the end-result would be a party-wipe. This was because there were no players capable of blocking a Boss’ crazed and continuous attacks.
The Kobold Chieftain’s momentary pause had caused it to reveal a weak point.
Shi Feng rushed in without hesitation. Gathering all his strength into his hand, Shi Feng gripped the Abyssal Blade tightly and continuously struck the Kobold Chieftain.
Four streaks of sword light hit the unarmored parts of the Kobold Chieftain.
With the damage amplification effect, Shi Feng’s attack instantly took to 300 HP away from the Kobold Chieftain. Adding in Blackie’s attack, the Kobold Chieftain only had little over 900 HP remaining.
“Ao! Ao! Ao!” The Kobold Chieftain started going into a frenzy. It threw its giant ax to a side, pulling out two machetes from its waist.
The change in weapons caused the Kobold Chieftain’s attack patterns to change.
If the Kobold Chieftain was a Berserker when he held the giant ax, then after wielding the pair of blades, the Kobold Chieftain was a dual-wielding Swordsman. The Kobold Chieftain now combined Strength with Agility, no longer just using violence to oppress its opponent.
The attack pattern of the pair of blades was no longer monotonous. The Kobold Chieftain’s attack speed had a large increase as well. Just after Shi Feng dodged one of the blades, the other came following behind. Shi Feng hurriedly used the Abyssal Blade to block it.
Dazzling sparks were created when the blade and sword intersected with each other. Shi Feng’s entire person was sent flying away.
When Shi Feng was still in midair, he saw the Kobold Chieftain leaping with all its might, it’s machete raised high for a frontal assault.
“Is it going all out?” Shi Feng was shocked, hurriedly using...
Parry!
Hong!
The Abyssal Blade blocked the machete. However, Shi Feng was like a meteorite as he fell heavily to the ground. Shi Feng had thought the Kobold Chieftain’s attack to be over. However, as it fell from the sky, its twin blades plunged downwards as well, with Shi Feng’s chest as their target.
Shi Feng was unable to move to dodge the attack.
“Phantom Kill!”
Instantly, a doppelganger of Shi Feng appeared 3 yards away from him. With lightning speed, Shi Feng swapped places with his doppelganger.
When the Kobold Chieftain landed, both its blades stabbed into the doppelganger’s chest. The doppelganger’s HP madly fell, over 300 HP disappearing within an instant.
Just as the Kobold Chieftain revealed an excited smile, Shi Feng appeared behind its back. The Abyssal Blade in his hand was also letting out a faint black glow.
Nine Dragons Slash!
Nine phantoms of the Abyssal Blade appeared, silently floating in midair and circling Shi Feng.
Although Shi Feng could not completely control all nine swords, using the nine of them for a simple attack was not a problem.
Shashasha……
Nine Abyssal Blades danced as if they were playful sprites, continuously penetrating the Kobold Chieftain’s body.
Small values that were just over -10 continuously appeared on the Kobold Chieftain’s head. Although the damage was very low, the quantity was high. Including Shi Feng’s Chop and normal attacks, the Kobold Chieftain’s HP fell close to 500 HP.
Seeing the Kobold Chieftain wanting to turn around, Shi Feng did not dare give it any chance for a counterattack. Immediately, Shi Feng used Abyssal Bind. The Kobold Chieftain could not move for 3 seconds, and its Defense was reduced by 100%.
In a battle, where even blinking would get you killed, three seconds was enough to change the results.
The Kobold Chieftain could not move after being bound by the pitch-black chains which came from the Abyssal Blade. The nine Abyssal Blades continued attacking without stop, creating damages of over -20 with each hit. The Kobold Chieftain’s HP madly fell, leaving it with only around 200 HP within a moment.
“Awoo!” The Kobold Chieftain bellowed as it became thoroughly berserk, its body size becoming two-folds larger.
Shi Feng watched as the 3 seconds passed by. The Kobold Chieftain’s strength was no joke after becoming completely berserk. Its strength had increased by at least 30%.
However, all of Shi Feng’s attacks and lifesaving skills were still on cooldown.
As if having seen through Shi Feng’s distress, the Kobold Chieftain’s face revealed a mocking expression. Two large blades came crashing towards Shi Feng, their speeds like that of flying arrows.
At the moment of life and death, Shi Feng noticed a Kobold miner respawning from the corner of his eyes.
Immediately, Shi Feng activated Gravity Liberation, followed by Wind Blade.
With lightning speed, Shi Feng dodged the chop from the twin blades and rushed towards the Kobold miner’s front.
“Ao! Ao! Ao!” When the Kobold Chieftain saw the near-death Shi Feng actually dodging its attack, its strong legs abruptly stomped on the ground, pushing it straight towards Shi Feng.
Blackie felt chills down his back as he watched Shi Feng fighting. Regardless, his mouth never stopped chanting curses, sending out one Dark Arrow after another. However, the Kobold Chieftain’s speed was too fast, trying to hit it was just too hard. Fortunately, there was more than a 20-yard distance between the Kobold Chieftain and Shi Feng. The Kobold Chieftain would still need some time to catch up to Shi Feng. Within this period, Shi Feng might even be able to kill off the Kobold Chieftain with the nine phantoms of the Abyssal Blade.
However, both Shi Feng and Blackie had underestimated the Kobold Chieftain’s explosive strength. Not only were its Strength and Defense greatly increased, even its Agility had a great increase.
It only took 2 seconds for the Kobold Chieftain to reach over 20 yards.
The Kobold Chieftain lifted its twin blades, strongly slashing it down.
The Kobold miner in front of Shi Feng was split into two, and a rain of blood fell 5 yards around it. This slash had closely brushed past Shi Feng’s cheek, nearly taking his life away.
Seeing the Kobold Chieftain preparing to slash down its other blade, Shi Feng strongly raised the Abyssal Blade in his hand. Three streaks of thunder penetrated the Kobold Chieftain’s body, taking away its last remaining 130 HP.
Seeing the Kobold Chieftain finally fall, Shi Feng let loose a breath of relief.
The Chieftain monster is truly too strong. Even if Shi Feng came here at Level 5 fully equipped with Bronze Equipment, he would still be a goner. He could only kill it due to luck. Compared to a Level 2 Thundering Flash, the Level 4 Thundering Flash only had a cooldown of 24 seconds. The cooldown had finished just in time, allowing Shi Feng to escape death.
System: Level 5 Kobold Chieftain killed. Level difference of 5. EXP obtained increased by 500%. Obtained 2350 EXP.
Shi Feng immediately rose to 76% of Level 1.
System: Congratulations for becoming the first player to kill a Chieftain monster. Kobold Chieftain’s item drop increased by 200%. Reputation in Star-Moon Kingdom increased by 10 points.
Suddenly, the Kobold Chieftain’s body started expanding. Its size continued increasing until its body exploded with a boom, scattering a pile of items all over the floor.
When the Kobold Chieftain exploded, items scattered all over the floor. Copper Coins paved the floor as well in a copper glow, shining through the entire mine as if celebrating Shi Feng’s success.
At the moment, Blackie sat paralyzed on the ground, cold sweat pervading his entire body. It was as if all of his strength was sapped out from his body; he could not care less about the drops on the ground. This battle was truly difficult. There was no time to even take a breath; every minute and every second were a soul-shocking moment that stimulated the eyes.
Every moment of the battle just toyed with Blackie’s heart. He would not be able to take it at all if he did not have a strong heart.
As for Shi Feng, who could battle against the Kobold Chieftain head-on, what kind of heart did he possess?
“This is too great! We won, Brother Feng! You really are my idol!” Blackie loudly shouted in extreme excitement. Seeing Shi Feng’s calm face, Blackie was filled with respect for him.
Although Shi Feng’s former strength was quite good, surpassing many average players, he was still just an average professional player. Shi Feng’s skill had never been out of reach for Blackie. Shi Feng had been previously quick to get excited. He would even get into an endless conflict over a piece of common equipment as if he was an unsheathed blade. However, the current Shi Feng was hugely different than before; it was as if he became a different person. The present Shi Feng was extremely calm and did things without hesitation. He gave off a certain serenity that resembled that of a dormant dragon; he did not do anything outstanding normally; yet when he did, it would shock the world.
“Blackie, wasn’t your idol Gentle Snow?” Shi Feng slightly smiled as he said so.
“Of course Gentle Snow is my idol. However, you’re awesome as well, Brother Feng! Usually, you keep quiet without revealing anything, but now that you’ve shown it, even such a powerful Kobold Chieftain was done in by you. Not even a true professional gamer could compare to you, so how could I not admire you? As they said, the shade is better under a large tree. Brother Feng, you should teach me how to play a Cursemancer! Even in my dreams, I’ve dreamt of becoming a professional gamer.” In Blackie’s eyes, Shi Feng was just like a mountain of gold. He was glad for the choice he had previously made. If he had gone to Shadow Workshop, he would probably still be a nameless gold-farming member. He wouldn’t even have the chance to meet an expert; forget about becoming a real expert.
“Alright.” Shi Feng smiled. Blackie’s character was just so straightforward.
When Shi Feng was fired in his previous life, Blackie had resigned as well, without hesitation. Blackie had given up a job with an annual income of millions just to share the suffering together with him. Naturally, Shi Feng wouldn’t betray Blackie; he would teach Blackie whatever he could. Although Shi Feng had not played a Cursemancer before, he had still observed plenty of expert Cursemancers. Shi Feng knew the general direction to develop a Cursemancer, and it was more than enough to give pointers to Blackie.
“Brother Feng, how do you think I should place my points early on? Do I go full Intelligence?” Blackie asked.
Shi Feng shook his head, saying after some thought, “Although it isn’t bad to go full Intelligence during the beginning periods, Agility is a must if you wish to become a powerful Cursemancer. Aside from just increasing your Movement Speed, Agility can also increase your Casting Speed. Cursemancers have very few lifesaving skills, are slow runners, and have many skills that require chanting. A Cursemancer’s Spells are also weak in power. They mainly rely on Curses to deal damage. However, unlike Elementalists, who are literal cannons, time is required for a Cursemancer to unleash that damage fully. Hence, after adding Intelligence up to 20 points, you should place half of your Free Ability Points into Agility. This will ensure your safety as well as allow you deal more damage.”
In Shi Feng’s previous life, there was an extremely powerful Cursemancer. That person had broken the traditional point-allocation method of a Cursemancer by adding a large amount of Agility. Not only could he deal damage both quickly and fiercely, but he was even more powerful in PK. He had destroyed Assassins that were counters to mages. Even in death, those Assassins had not landed a single hit on that Cursemancer, breaking the law that stated mages would die if they were closed in by a melee player. After that incident, many Cursemancers had started adding Agility, causing Assassins to be endlessly depressed as they became bullied constantly by Cursemancers.
Blackie nodded his head. He felt that Shi Feng’s words made sense, saying with a smile, “Alright then. After my Intelligence reaches 20 points, I’ll go full Agility.”
After finished discussing how to add points for a Cursemancer, Shi Feng and Blackie started picking up the drops.
The Kobold Chieftain deserved to be a Chieftain-ranked monster. Adding on that it was the First Kill, its drops were extremely bountiful.
It had dropped a total of 8 pieces of Bronze Equipment; 1 Gray Giant Axe, 2 Plate Armor, 2 Leather Armor, 3 Cloth Armor. Aside from those, there were also 273 Coppers and 3 skill books. There was [Mock] for Shield Warriors, [Silent Steps] for Assassins, and [Evil Whip] for Cursemancers.
“Blackie, your luck really is too good. This Evil Whip skill book is rare with an extremely low drop rate. It is also one of the few control-and-damage skills that a Cursemancer has. As long as the skill’s level is high, it will become a godly skill for grinding monsters.” Shi Feng tossed the Evil Whip skill book to Blackie without hesitation. He also gave two of the Level 2 Cloth Armor to Blackie.
[Evil Whip]
Cast time 3 seconds.
Use 5 thorns to bind a target in a fixed area. As long as the target exits the area and breaks the thorns, every thorn will cause a base damage of 20 points, with an additional 30% Spell Damage.
Cooldown: 20 seconds.
Blackie became ecstatic when he saw the skill, learning it quickly. With this skill, his battle standards would be increased by a big leap. After he switched to the two pieces of equipment, it was as if he turned from an air gun into an artillery cannon. Blackie’s Intelligence increased to 20 points, increasing his Spell Damage to 48, and also activating the Hidden Basic Skill for Intelligence, [Rapid Cast].
[Rapid Cast]
Allows the player to skip the chants of spells that are below 1.5 seconds, requiring only action to cast it.
Also, allows the caster to better focus on attacking their target.
As for the two pieces of Plate Armor, they were the [Recruit’s Heavy Armor], and [Black Steel Armguard]. However, amongst these pieces of Bronze Equipment, Shi Feng only fancied the Black Steel Armguard’s Attributes.
[Black Steel Armguard] (Bronze Rank, Plate Armor)
Level 3
Equipment Requirements: Strength 9
Defense +14
Strength +2, Endurance +2, Agility +1
Durability 20/20
The Recruit’s Heavy Armor was just mediocre. The Level 5 Recruit’s Heavy Armor could not compare to the Sky Armor at all. However, Plate Armors were still precious so it could be sold for a good price.
The two pieces of Level 3 Bronze Leather Armor could be sold as well.
Amongst these pieces of equipment, the most valuable one was the Gray Giant Ax. It was definitely the darling of Berserkers.
[Gray Giant Ax] (Bronze Rank)
Level 5
Equipment Requirements: Strength 15
Attack Power +21
Strength +5, Endurance +2
Durability 30/30
It was the absolute weapon for violence. If a Berserker got ahold of this weapon, their damage would become extremely violent and horrifying.
“If I could create a hype over this Gray Giant Ax, it would definitely be worth a lot of money,” Shi Feng slightly smiled. He had a plan in his heart to make a load of money using the Gray Giant Axe.
Afterward, Shi Feng and Blackie returned to the smithy.
“Master Jack, I’ve killed the Kobold Chieftain. This is its skull.” Shi Feng said respectfully as he took out a Kobold’s skull.
Master Jack, who was currently hammering away on steel, glanced at the Kobold skull. After he confirmed that Shi Feng had done it, he satisfyingly said, “Not bad, young man. It seems you do have the right to inherit my forging skills.”
System: Hidden Quest ‘Road Of Forging’ completed. Player has learned Forging. Player has become a Basic Forging Apprentice. Player has obtained the Forging Talent, ‘Forging Genius’. Rewarding 10 pieces of [Hundred Refinement Steel]
[Forging Genius]
After a successful forging, there is a fixed chance to increase 2 Proficiency Points.
Two Proficiency Points were not to be looked down on. It should be known that a Basic Forging Apprentice making a piece of Common Equipment only had a 20% success rate. After successfully making the equipment, there was a 40% chance to obtain 1 Proficiency Point. Now, however, Shi Feng had a chance to obtain 2 Proficiency Points as long as his forging was successful, increasing his efficiency for promotion to the next rank by several folds.
Becoming an Intermediate Forging Apprentice required 1000 Proficiency Points. An average player required more than ten days, at the very least, to become one. Their supply of materials must also be continuous, as the horrifying rate of failure would waste large amounts of materials. With the Forging Talent, Shi Feng could now save a lot of materials, saving him quite the amount of money.
On the other hand, Hundred Refinement Steel was a good Support Material for making Bronze Equipment. It could increase the success rate of making a Bronze Equipment by 10%.
With the Forging Talent and Book Of Forging, Shi Feng couldn’t help but wish to start forging equipment immediately. However, he needed materials if he wanted to forge equipment, and in a large amount as well. If he were to collect the materials himself, it would waste too much time. He could only purchase them in bulk. However, that required a lot of money. Not only that, making Common Equipment would not earn him any money, but instead cause him to lose it. Only Bronze Equipment could be sold for a good price, but that required Forging Designs that Shi Feng did not have.
“Deathly Forest is a must-go.” Shi Feng thought about the Bronze Equipment Forging Design that could be obtained from within the Deathly Forest. The equipment that could be forged using the Forging Design was both cheap to make and had very good Attributes. In his previous life, there were quite a few Forgers who became rich because of that Design.
Just as Shi Feng turned around to leave...
“Young man, you truly make me look differently at you. Even after so many years of forging weapons, it is still my first time seeing a Magic Weapon.” Master Jack called out to Shi Feng. He had sent his gaze towards the pitch-black sword hanging around Shi Feng’s waist. Even if the black sword was rusty and looked like a fire poker, it could not escape the eyes of a Master Forger.
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