Chapter 6

While attacking, Mu Feng was also deep in thought. The Nightblade Leopard King, as a level 5 Silver Hero Boss, was not just different in appearance. Besides its terrifying health and ultra-high attack speed, it definitely had some un-used killing moves.

Mu Feng had just used his positioning to dodge a fierce pounce from the Nightblade Leopard King and planned to burst out with an attack. However, he didn't expect the leopard king to immediately use its two front paws to launch a frenzied horizontal sweep upon landing.

-86, -87! Hit by the horizontal sweep twice in a row, Mu Feng's health was immediately in danger!

Mu Feng had only 290 health points, which dropped to over 110 in an instant. He couldn't withstand another full hit from the horizontal sweep. After waiting for a long time, he finally attacked the nearly dead Nightblade Leopard. -187, a clean and decisive strike. A golden light flashed, and after leveling up to level 3, Mu Feng quickly allocated 5 points to agility!

With full health and mana, and an additional 13 attack points, Mu Feng had never been in better condition! After clearing one Nightblade Leopard, the area became more open, and Mu Feng's graceful movements became even more elusive. His weapon continued to swing wildly, and the Nightblade Leopard King's remaining 3000 health points continued to drop rapidly!

"Damn, he's about to kill the boss, hurry up and charge, die if you have to, but get the last hit!" Seeing Mu Feng about to kill the Nightblade Leopard King using his leveling strategy, Ye Wuti finally couldn't wait any longer. He led his team, dragging the two waves of Nightblade Leopards they were fighting, and charged over! They ended up attracting another group halfway, making it three waves in total!

"Daydreaming!" How could Mu Feng not have considered the possibility of the other side trying to forcibly take the boss? Seeing the boss with only 2200 health left, Mu Feng stopped attacking and led the Nightblade Leopard King and two other Nightblade Leopards to the shade of a tree, which was the back of the giant tree! Although he didn't know what was behind it, even if there were a group of Nightblade Leopards, he wasn't afraid since he still had the Life Stone in his hand!

"Damn!" Seeing Mu Feng pull the boss away, Ye Wuti could only curse and continue chasing. But don't forget, they were still dragging three waves of Nightblade Leopards!

"Boss! We'll be killed by these leopards if we keep this up!" Ye Wuti's subordinates, who were being bitten by the Nightblade Leopards, shouted loudly. At this point, their health was not much left!

"Charge! As long as we can get one skill off, the boss will die, and even if we die, it will be worth it to pick up the loot!" It wasn't just about the boss's归属 (归属 means "belonging" or "ownership" in this context, but it's better to rephrase it for clarity) ownership. The commotion here was so loud that players on the outskirts had stopped fighting and were watching to see who would get the Nightblade Leopard King. As a well-known professional player, Ye Wuti would lose too much face if he failed!

"Hey?" A cry of surprise, it was actually Mu Feng's voice! He suddenly appeared from behind the giant tree, and although the Nightblade Leopard King wasn't visible, the up-and-down movement of his arms clearly showed he was making a final burst of attacks, trying to kill the boss before Ye Wuti and his team arrived.

Mu Feng's sudden appearance made Ye Wuti's eyes turn red with anger, and he charged forward without regard for his subordinates.

Sure enough, Mu Feng was leading the boss around the tree. The boss's health was down to a sliver, and there were three more Nightblade Leopards around him. Behind the giant tree, there was a nest of leopards! The red light on Ye Wuti's one-handed sword lit up, and he was ready to deliver a powerful strike! If he could hit the boss, the loot would be his. Mu Feng, under the attack of five leopards, was in a poor state and seemed unable to pull the boss away again.

-54, -59, -43! Three damage numbers appeared over the boss's head! Ye Wuti's subordinates finally managed to hit the boss with a powerful strike.

"Ya! Die!" -136! When Ye Wuti's two crimson weapons hit the Nightblade Leopard King, a large yellow number appeared!

"Done!" Ye Wuti roared in his heart, even the heavens were on his side? A critical hit!

"Roar!" The Nightblade Leopard King roared in anger!

Ye Wuti couldn't believe what he was seeing. When he locked onto the Nightblade Leopard King, it still had 700 health! It turned out that behind the giant tree, Mu Feng had barely attacked the Nightblade Leopard King, using the shadows to create a false impression of a powerful attack. Ye Wuti's attack had actually assisted Mu Feng!

"Ah!~" How could Ye Wuti accept this? But it was too late. The Nightblade Leopard King, with its health at a critical point, suddenly burst with blood energy.

-500! The Nightblade Leopard King released a 10-yard radius blood energy explosion, sending Ye Wuti's entire team back to the starting point. Greed is a human sin, and to snatch the boss, Ye Wuti and his team paid the price.

"Phew!~" Seeing the five people die, Mu Feng, who had been hiding to the side, finally breathed a sigh of relief. The series of operations had almost cost him his life, especially the three Nightblade Leopards hidden behind the giant tree, which made dodging extremely difficult. Otherwise, he might have tried to kill the boss before Ye Wuti and his team arrived!

Now, Mu Feng's primary goal was to quickly kill the Nightblade Leopard King. He couldn't afford to wait any longer. Although he had dodged the Nightblade Leopard King's death burst, his health was down to 100, and his mana was almost depleted, a very dire situation!

+475! The active effect of the Life Stone immediately activated, restoring his health to full. The Nightblade Leopard King, after its burst, no longer posed a significant threat.

"-86, -64, -223..." A series of attacks whittled down the Nightblade Leopard King's remaining sliver of health. After clearing all the Nightblade Leopards, Mu Feng picked up the loot and used the Hearthstone in his backpack.

The Hearthstone is a return item in the Sky Realm, which can be bound to inns in various locations. Using it, you will return to the bound inn in ten seconds. As a beginner, Mu Feng's Hearthstone was bound to the beginner village, Shadow Valley.

"Phew..." Back in Shadow Valley, Mu Feng finally felt a great weight lifted from his heart, feeling completely safe.

Now it was time to sort through the loot. Opening his backpack, a blue item made Mu Feng extremely excited. He immediately checked the blue item's attributes.

Disaster's Grip: Main-hand gauntlet, binds on equip, 29-37 damage, speed 2.0, agility +5. Active: When used, the crossblade on Disaster's Grip flies out to attack the target, dealing 400% weapon damage, with a 10-minute cooldown. Equipment level: 5

A legendary item! This was Mu Feng's first reaction. The high attack and agility attributes, plus the active effect, made it an excellent choice for both pulling mobs and burst damage. He really wanted to equip it right away, but he was only just over level 4. He added three points to strength and two to intelligence, which he had previously neglected.

In addition to the blue weapon, there was a blue box, the Nightblade Leopard King's emblem. Mu Feng clicked on the Nightblade Leopard King's emblem, and a quest automatically popped up: "Deliver the Nightblade Leopard King's emblem to the new recruit captain Irlasain, and you will receive a generous reward." It was convenient that both quests were given by the same NPC. He wondered if completing both quests would level him up.

"Captain Irlasain!" Mu Feng found the captain wandering around the beginner village.

"Have you completed your task, new recruit?" Seeing Mu Feng return, Irlasain smiled and asked. Judging by Mu Feng's rapidly increasing level, he believed Mu Feng had completed the task.

"Yes, Captain." Mu Feng handed over 10 ordinary Nightblade Leopard emblems.

"Good job, you completed the task well. Here is your reward." A green light flashed, and Mu Feng's experience bar moved a bit, but he was still far from leveling up, as it was an initial quest.

"Captain, do you need this?" Mu Feng then took out the Nightblade Leopard King's emblem.

"Nightblade Leopard King's emblem? You actually killed the Nightblade Leopard King alone?" Irlasain was incredulous. After all, Mu Feng was only level 4, and the Nightblade Leopard King was a powerful level 5 Silver Hero Boss!

"Of course, this is the proof." The facts were clear and didn't need much explanation.

"In that case, I must give you a proper reward. Here, this is what you deserve!" Irlasain handed over the quest reward to Mu Feng.

A golden light flashed, and Mu Feng actually leveled up! In addition to the gold and silver reward, he received a green glove.

Thief's Glove: Leather, (Excellent), armor +7, agility +2, stamina +3, equipment level 3.

A level 3 green item with dual attributes! It was an item Mu Feng didn't have yet. 20 points of armor for a small item like a glove was quite a lot.

However, Mu Feng was most concerned about Disaster's Grip. Now that he had reached level 5, he immediately equipped it to his main hand and put the new recruit short sword in his backpack. Disaster's Grip was a red, sharp gauntlet with a constantly spinning crossblade on the back of the hand. This was likely the part that would fly out when the active effect was activated.

"By the way, you've reached level 5, so you can learn new skills." After looking at Mu Feng, Irlasain said.

"Skills?" Mu Feng, who only had one attack skill, was eagerly looking forward to new skills and immediately entered the skill learning interface through Irlasain. Sure enough, there were two level 5 skills he could learn.

Frenzied Strike: Level 2, use both main and off-hand weapons to attack, dealing 150% weapon damage. 5-second cooldown, 10 mana cost.

Sacrifice: Surround the demon hunter in a fiery aura, burning enemy units within 10 yards. The skill ends when mana is depleted. When Sacrifice is activated, it immediately consumes 10% of total mana, then 5% per second. Deals 30 fire damage per second, with a spell power multiplier of 1. Upgradable.

It was a ranged magical damage skill with a significant mana cost. Regardless of how much intelligence he added, the duration was still 18 seconds. However, the damage during these 18 seconds was considerable. The spell power multiplier of 1 meant that the damage would increase by the amount of spell power he had!

After reading the description, Mu Feng decisively added the 5 points from his level-up to intelligence to compensate for the increased mana cost of Frenzied Strike. This brought his intelligence to 31 points. The damage he could deal during the 18 seconds of Sacrifice reached 1098 points! This was not a small amount of damage.

More importantly, this was an upgradable skill, meaning the fixed magical damage could continue to increase. It was also Mu Feng's only area-of-effect skill, and the damage would multiply with the number of enemies. How could Mu Feng resist putting more points into intelligence?

However, upon closer consideration, the skill had significant limitations. The 10-yard range was its biggest weakness! Most ranged attacks and skills in the Sky Realm had a maximum range of 35 yards! To burn enemies, he had to get close, which was exactly what melee classes like warriors preferred...

"Do you have any new quests for me, Captain?" After completing the quests and learning new skills, Mu Feng asked Irlasain.

"Hmm... Although there are a few minor quests I can give you, I feel you no longer need to prove yourself. You should go to the Trial Cave and undergo the true harsh trials!" After looking at Mu Feng's current state, Irlasain said.

"Trials?"

"Yes, you are currently just a demon hunter recruit. You need to undergo a baptism to grow into a true demon hunter warrior. First, you must go to the Trial Cave alone and eliminate the demons inside, trying to collect as much powerful demon blood as possible. When you bring back the blood, the elders in the fortress will perform a rune inscription for you." The captain proudly pointed to the emerald-green rune on his body, which was unique to each demon hunter and provided varying levels of ability enhancement.

"Understood, I'll go now." Mu Feng accepted the mission. Due to his powerful strength and friendly attitude towards NPCs, he had unknowingly pulled ahead of ordinary players.

"Each recruit only has one chance to enter the cave. The level of demon blood you can collect depends on your own abilities. Melancholy Wind, be careful! It's best to go to the blacksmith and equip yourself properly to increase your chances of success." The captain handed Mu Feng a pass token.

"Thank you!" The captain's reminder was very important. Mu Feng visited the shops in Shadow Valley, replacing his equipment and buying ten red and blue potions each. Although potions were useful, they were limited to two uses per battle, so buying too many was unnecessary.

The white equipment in the shop was priced at a few dozen silver each, not expensive. Mu Feng replaced his beginner's shirt, pants, and shoes. Although they had no attribute bonuses, they added 15 points of armor, providing better protection.

Now, Mu Feng's attributes: agility 58, strength 27, intelligence 31, stamina 35, attack power 143 (not including weapons), 350 health points, and 20 defense. Mu Feng himself was surprised by his stats.

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