Chapter 10

The man-eating bugs scattered throughout the factory are not of high level, ranging from level 3 to 4. After all, the difficulty coefficient of the "Revenge for Patricide" quest is only 20.

【Man-eating Bug】 (Physical Common Monster):

Level: 4

Talent: Corrosive Damage (The man-eating bug's attack can seep its internal venom into the enemy's body, causing a corrosive effect that drains 5 HP per second for 3 seconds)

Physical Attack: 18

Physical Defense: 9

Magic Defense: 7

HP: 180

Description: Originally living underground, these bugs have mutated due to environmental pollution and now feed on humans. If you don't want to be eaten, it's best not to get close...

Although the level 4 monster is 2 levels higher than Zhang Yi, with the +25 large iron hammer, which is considered a godly weapon in the early stages, Zhang Yi doesn't need to take it seriously.

The quest requires killing 100 man-eating bugs, which is purely a test of endurance.

Thus, locking onto the nearest level 4 man-eating bug, Zhang Yi approached with his large iron hammer.

"Roar!"

As soon as Zhang Yi got close, the man-eating bug, which was tearing at a worker's corpse, noticed him and quickly crawled over.

Zhang Yi continued to approach nonchalantly until the man-eating bug was right in front of him.

With a "Bang," he struck it on the head—

-47!

For a new player, the man-eating bug's 9 defense is actually quite high. Without a decent weapon or at least a level 4 player with full stats, challenging a man-eating bug with a beginner's sword is akin to suicide.

But for Zhang Yi, this is just an experience monster.

As a beginner monster, the man-eating bug's attack speed is very slow, so before it could counterattack, Zhang Yi's second hammer strike landed, dealing another 47 damage.

With a light dodge to avoid the man-eating bug's attack, he delivered two more hammer strikes, easily finishing off the man-eating bug.

He gained 12 experience points and 2 copper coins, and the progress of the "Revenge for Patricide" quest reached 1/100.

With no damage taken, Zhang Yi didn't need to recover and immediately targeted the next one with his large iron hammer.

Bang, bang, bang!

The factory echoed with the crisp sound of the hammer striking the man-eating bug's hard carapace, mixed with the man-eating bug's piercing cries.

After killing several man-eating bugs, just as Zhang Yi was about to finish the eighth one, a sudden "rumble" came from above.

Zhang Yi, who had been calmly grinding, was startled and looked up to see a huge purple spatial rift tearing open in the sky above the factory.

With a deafening roar, a massive fire dragon, its body ablaze, leaped out of the rift, opening its massive mouth and spewing a scorching dragon flame towards the ground!

Whoosh—

With Zhang Yi instinctively covering his face with his hands, the dragon flame instantly covered a 100-meter radius around him, engulfing a large area of man-eating bugs.

Amidst the "crackling" sounds, a white true damage indicator appeared above the heads of the surrounding man-eating bugs—

-69!

Immediately, the man-eating bugs began to take -40 true damage per second from the burning effect, their HP bars depleting rapidly. Within a few seconds, dozens of man-eating bugs within a 100-meter radius around Zhang Yi were all burned to death!

The floating dragon and the rift disappeared, leaving Zhang Yi staring in shock at the countless charred corpses of man-eating bugs around him, while the battle notifications kept ringing in his ears—

"Ding~ You killed a level 3 [Man-eating Bug], +6 experience!"

"Ding~ You killed a level 4 [Man-eating Bug], +12 experience!"

...

Swish!

A golden light shone, and Zhang Yi instantly leveled up from 2-80% to 3-57%!

It wasn't until he opened the battle log that Zhang Yi realized his normal attack had triggered the dragon-specific skill granted by the [Dragon Bloodline], [Inferno Dragon Flame]!

The golden level 1 Inferno Dragon Flame, with a 0.1% chance to trigger, can deal 150% of Zhang Yi's attack power as true damage to all enemy targets within a 100-meter radius, and inflict a 30% attack power burning effect that lasts for 5 seconds and cannot be dispelled.

With Zhang Yi's 26 attack power, combined with the [Severe Wound] effect that adds 30 damage, a single Inferno Dragon Flame directly wiped out the entire group of level 3-4 man-eating bugs!

After a long moment of shock, Zhang Yi finally managed to say, "The Dragon Bloodline is amazing..."

It's worth noting that this is just the level 1 effect. When the Inferno Dragon Flame reaches level 10, it will be even more devastating!

For other new players, solo-killing a level 3 monster is already a luxury, but Zhang Yi was already grinding level 4 man-eating bugs...

Opening the quest interface, the quest progress jumped from 8/100 to 55/100, as the single Inferno Dragon Flame had killed 47 man-eating bugs!

Looking at the scattered loot around him, Zhang Yi's eyes lit up.

It took him 3 minutes to collect all the drops from the 47 man-eating bugs, totaling 70 copper coins, 5 level 1 enhancement stones, and a [One-Star Treasure Chest].

The drop rate of equipment from [Tian Qi] monsters has been a subject of countless player complaints, so it was no surprise that 40+ monsters didn't drop any equipment. The drop rate for enhancement stones is 10%. The [One-Star Treasure Chest] was an unexpected bonus.

After all, treasure chests are rarer than equipment, and getting one is a sign of good luck...

If the chest drops equipment, a one-star chest is guaranteed to drop a one-star item, with a small chance of dropping a two-star item.

Opening a one-star chest doesn't require a key.

Perhaps Zhang Yi had used up all his luck getting the chest, but when he opened it, he received 10 level 1 enhancement stones and a one-star piece of armor—

【Man-eating Bug War Boots】:

Quality: 1 Star

Physical Defense: +8

Magic Defense: +6

Class Restriction: None

Level Requirement: 4

Description: Made from the hard carapace and soft belly of man-eating bugs, these leather boots are tough on the outside and soft on the inside, protecting your feet from harm while ensuring comfort...

Although it's only a one-star quality, this level 4 pair of boots is far superior to the level 1 beginner boots with only 2 points of defense that Zhang Yi is currently wearing.

The higher the base stats, the greater the benefits from enhancement.

Thus, without hesitation, Zhang Yi took out the 25 level 1 enhancement stones he had accumulated and used them all on the new boots.

Ding...

Ding...

Ding...

"Ding~ Enhancement successful! Congratulations, your equipment [Man-eating Bug War Boots] has been enhanced to +25, unlocking the exclusive talent [Infinite Dodge]!"