Chapter 10

【Cursed Zombie】: Level 4, Health 60/60, Overweight, Holy Light/Holy Water damage doubled, normal attacks halved.

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Without holy water, these tough-skinned zombies would be a headache for any professional.

But in Marvin's eyes, with holy water, these zombies were just mobile experience packages.

As long as he handled them carefully, there wouldn't be too many problems.

He then instructed, "Block the right side, and push back all the zombies trying to enter!"

Anna nodded. Marvin's amazing performance made her follow his orders without question. She immediately blocked the right side of the gap as he instructed.

An ugly head poked in and was kicked back by the half-elf maid!

Her strength was still quite impressive.

"Great job," Marvin praised, and with a swift movement, he used his curved blade to pry open the thick wooden board on the left!

Bang bang!

The gap suddenly widened.

"What are you doing?" Anna was surprised.

As the gap widened, the overweight zombie squeezed in as if it had taken a stimulant. Marvin had just opened a path wide enough for it to rush in!

Marvin remained calm, his steps agile. He suddenly launched a quick attack, and with a swift swing of his blade, he struck the zombie's forehead!

[Normal attack successful!]

[Holy Water effect doubled! You dealt 24 points of damage to the target!]

The Cursed Zombie had no vital points; even if its head was cut off, it could still cause trouble. Marvin's attack on its head was just more convenient!

The overweight zombie roared in anger and tried to force its way in.

Marvin dodged the zombie's lunge, and Anna kicked it in the chest, sending it stumbling.

"Good job!" Marvin moved in at the right moment.

"Just do that, don't attack, let me handle the attacks."

Marvin didn't know if Anna could gain killing experience from killing zombies. To avoid wasting it, he decided to take the experience himself.

He attacked with a fierce right-hand blade, dealing 28 points of damage to the overweight zombie. A dagger coated with holy water followed up, and the zombie was finished.

The overweight zombie contributed 32 points of killing experience to Marvin.

The process became very simple and monotonous after that. With the holy water's boost, Marvin could take down a zombie with two or three strikes. With a Level 5 warrior, Anna's timely support and her not stealing experience, Marvin marveled at how hard it was to find such a teammate.

Using the zombies' mindlessness and the gaps in the wooden house, Marvin created a favorable terrain to trap the monsters.

The zombies came one after another, rushing to their deaths, giving Marvin one experience package after another.

After twenty minutes, the ground outside the small wooden house was littered with zombie corpses. A few were blocked by the bodies and couldn't enter, so Marvin went out and easily finished them off.

A total of 29 zombies, together, contributed 856 points of killing experience to Marvin!

This experience was enough to level him up to Level 4!

Marvin was overjoyed. The Warlock Blackson was indeed generous, not only giving experience and equipment but also sending a bunch of minions.

However, after a moment's thought, he ultimately did not raise his Ranger level to 4.

To level up from Level 3 to Level 4, he needed 800 points of experience, but he would only gain some skill points and increases in health, attack power, etc. These were not so important to Marvin at the moment.

His killing experience had another use.

[Pay 500 points of killing experience...]

[Throat Slit learned successfully!]

In Marvin's personal skill list, a skill that only a Level 2 Shadow Assassin could master appeared!

[Throat Slit 46]

Personal skills cannot be increased with skill points; they can only be improved through constant practice. Marvin's Throat Slit was already very proficient, so it started at 46 points!

He slowed down his leveling to spend the killing experience on this ability because of the superiority of skills in the Fennar world!

Normal attacks and skill attacks are absolutely different!

First, although Marvin was extremely familiar with the action of slitting throats, if he used a normal attack, he might still make mistakes! These mistakes, though seemingly minor, could significantly affect the battle. Using a skill, however, would not result in any deviation!

Second, skill damage is more than double that of a normal attack! As skill points increase, the damage will continue to rise. When killing these small monsters, Throat Slit can be a one-hit kill, but against monsters with strong armor and regeneration, a normal Throat Slit might be ineffective!

By mastering Throat Slit, he gained his first powerful attack skill!

Combined with the 50 points of Stealth [Surprise Attack] effect, it could deal four times the damage!

Rangers are known as jack-of-all-trades because of their versatility, allowing them to develop in any direction. Of course, versatility often means mediocrity, but Marvin wouldn't let that happen. As a legendary player, he knew this world too well and could strengthen himself through various means.

The next step was to learn some powerful Ranger skills!

Rangers' innate skills are basic abilities; the truly powerful skills must be learned. You can seek a mentor, learn on your own, or find rare skill books. Throat Slit is a skill that must be learned from a skill book after advancing to a Shadow Assassin!

So he temporarily saved his skill points, which were very valuable. If he found a skill book later, he could quickly increase the level of the related skill and rapidly boost his strength.

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In Anna's eyes, Marvin's transformation was astonishing.

From the innocent and kind young master Marvin to the cold and unflinching Ranger who faced a horde of zombies, it was unbelievable.

She once suspected that the Marvin in front of her had been replaced.

But she knew Marvin very well and recognized that the suddenly manly young man in front of her was the boy she had cared for for years.

He had just grown up overnight.

"I wonder what dream he had..." Anna watched as Marvin packed up the loot, feeling a bit dazed.

"Put this ring on."

Marvin handed the black diamond ring to Anna.

"Me?" Anna was stunned.

Marvin smiled slightly, "Of course, you deserve it. Without your help, I couldn't have killed Blackson and so many zombies."

"Besides, I don't have any spells, so the black diamond ring is of no use to me. I remember you know a few elven spells, right?"

Anna nodded.

"Put it on." Marvin naturally grabbed Anna's right hand and slipped the black diamond ring onto her index finger.

Anna's face turned red. Although she knew that young master Marvin's action had no deeper meaning, her heart couldn't help but race.

"This ring can instantly cast a designated spell, which can be very useful at times."

Marvin didn't notice these details and looked around, whispering, "Let's leave here quickly."

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In the eastern part of the city, at the Black Horn Eagle Inn.

After paying a substantial fee for lodging, the middle-aged, fat innkeeper warmly welcomed the two guests who dared to wander the city after curfew.

In the best room.

Marvin began to tally their gains.

The wealth of the grave robber was astonishing. After deducting the lodging fee, they still had 378 silver coins!

Since they entered the city, they had never been so well-off.

Not to mention the three glowing pieces of equipment, each worth over 1000 silver coins. However, Marvin wouldn't sell these.

"Master Marvin, what should we do next?"

Perhaps seeing unprecedented hope in Marvin, the half-elf girl seemed particularly energetic.

Marvin set up a rough alarm system around the windows and doors, then suddenly collapsed on the bed.

"First, get a good night's sleep."

"Tomorrow, we'll make some preparations."

"I will make the Akron gang pay."

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