Chapter 12

System: Player Youlang has launched an attack on you, and you have turned into a yellow name state, which will last for one hour. Any player who kills a player in the yellow name state will not receive a penalty for evil deeds.

Caught between Xuehu and Youlang, Shifeng's HP was only 31 points, and the situation was extremely critical.

"Despicable!"

Standing far away, Heizi cursed Youlang for picking this moment to launch a surprise attack. However, he could not change anything; the distance between them was too great, making it too difficult to hit Youlang. He could only aim at Xuehu, hoping to kill Xuehu first and prevent Youlang from taking advantage of the situation.

Although the output of spellcasters is high and they can hit monsters relatively well, it is extremely difficult to hit players unless they stand still.

This is because the moment a shadow arrow is fired, a predicted trajectory line appears. At a long distance, players of decent skill can usually dodge it, and experts can easily avoid it.

Seeing Xuehu and Youlang charging over, a cold smile appeared on the corner of Shifeng's mouth. He was well aware of Youlang's strength and habits, having spent several years with him in the Shadow. He then took two steps back, forming the best triangle with Xuehu and Youlang, gripped the beginner's sword in front of his chest, and remained still, waiting for their attacks.

"Have you given up?"

Seeing Shifeng prepare to block with his sword, Youlang's contempt for Shifeng increased. Choosing to defend can indeed reduce damage, but Xuehu is an elite. Even if Shifeng defended, it would still cause 50 points of damage, which 31 HP could not withstand.

Xuehu took the lead and bit down.

Bite!

"Good timing." Instead of retreating, Shifeng lunged forward. The beginner's sword blocked Xuehu's mouth, and he used a survival skill to parry, which could withstand one frontal attack. Then, using all his strength, he pushed Xuehu away, easily directing Xuehu towards Youlang.

Everything happened too quickly.

Youlang, charging straight at Shifeng, had no time to react and was directly bitten on the shoulder by Xuehu.

-164 damage appeared above Youlang's head, and his HP dropped to zero.

"How could this be?" Youlang was shocked, staring at Shifeng's mocking smile, filled with regret. He had never thought that a player could do this. If he had known, he would never have rushed in to his death.

No matter how unwilling Youlang was, with his HP at zero, he could only fall, turning into a shower of starlight and dropping an item.

Heizi, standing far away, was stunned and even forgot to attack Xuehu.

"Heizi, don't just stand there, attack Xuehu quickly." Shifeng shouted and charged at Xuehu again.

After regaining his senses, Heizi also chanted a spell and attacked Xuehu fiercely.

Without Youlang's interference, the nearly dead Xuehu was just a decoration. In less than 10 seconds, Xuehu let out a mournful cry and fell to the ground.

System: You have killed the rare elite Cunning Xuehu, gaining 130 experience points.

These experience points were insignificant to Shifeng, who was level 2. What he cared about was the loot. Rare elites are the favorite of players in the Divine Realm, with a high drop rate, and this being the first kill, the loot would be even better.

"Really? Even the weapon dropped." Shifeng pulled out a staff and a pair of gloves.

Blackwood Staff, Bronze level, requires 5 Strength, equipment level 1, +8 Attack, +3 Intelligence, +1 Spirit, +30 Magic, Durability 20/20.

This equipment greatly enhances spellcasters, not only with high attack but also +3 Intelligence. If a spellcaster equips it, their damage can increase by two levels.

Fox Skin Gloves, Leather Armor, Common level, requires 3 Strength, equipment level 1, +4 Defense, Durability 20/20.

And Youlang contributed a pair of level 0 Common Leather Shoes, +3 Defense.

"I thought it was gray junk equipment. It seems Youlang had good luck to drop a Common item." Shifeng looked at Youlang differently. Getting a Common item in the early stages was purely luck, but now it benefited him. Swordsmen can wear plate armor and leather armor, so with these two pieces of equipment, his defense improved significantly.

"Heizi, here's your equipment." Shifeng handed the Blackwood Staff to Heizi.

Heizi did not take the equipment, hesitating. Xuehu was killed entirely by Shifeng, and he had not helped much. Taking the best equipment, especially a Bronze item, which few players had at this stage, was extremely precious.

"What's wrong? Aren't we good brothers? Why are you being so formal with me? Besides, you're a Curse Master, and you can maximize the staff's effect when you reach level 1, which will speed up your leveling." Shifeng understood Heizi's thoughts and said seriously.

Heizi thought about it and agreed, "Thanks, I'll use it well."

"Good enough." Shifeng smiled, "Let's go to the Dark Moon Valley."

Red Leaf Town.

"Youlang, what are you good for? Not only did you die, but you also dropped valuable equipment. Do you know how precious that equipment is?" Yanhu scolded harshly.

Youlang's face was as dark as water. That pair of shoes was an item he had spent 7 hours to drop. Now it was gone, and his heart was bleeding. Although he wanted to explain, he didn't know how. How could he say that he was toyed with by Shifeng? But he wanted to reclaim the equipment, and he was not Shifeng's match.

"Brother Hu, I found a rare elite in the wild. I was about to kill it when that kid discovered me. And he had another person with him. I couldn't fight three of them." Youlang pretended to be angry, twisting the facts and tempting, "Now that kid must have killed the rare elite and obtained good equipment. They are heading to the Dark Moon Valley. If we chase them now, we might be able to get the equipment back."

"Rare elite!" Yanhu's eyes lit up, no longer scolding Youlang. He was extremely interested in the loot from rare elites and said excitedly, "Let's go, we'll chase them immediately. I'll make him regret playing in the Divine Realm."

Soon, Yanhu gathered all the Shadow Workshop members in Red Leaf Town and led 11 members to the Dark Moon Valley, determined to kill Shifeng and take the equipment.

At this moment, Shifeng and Heizi had already arrived at the Dark Moon Valley.

In front of the blacksmith's shop by a small stream, Shifeng and Heizi stood quietly, watching a middle-aged, bare-chested man hammering a red-hot ore, making a clanging sound.

Time passed slowly.

"Brother Feng, do we have to wait? It's been half an hour." Heizi whispered.

"We must wait. Without patience, he won't give us a quest." Shifeng said firmly.

In his previous life, One Hammer Deal had accidentally discovered a blacksmith here. No matter how he spoke to the blacksmith, the blacksmith would ignore him, which made One Hammer Deal very angry. He decided to wait, standing next to the blacksmith and staring at him. After some time, the blacksmith finally spoke and gave him a hidden quest, teaching him the forging talent and making him a master blacksmith.

Thinking about getting the forging talent and having the Book of Forging, advancing to a Senior Forging Apprentice would be easy, and gold would flow into his pocket.

After waiting for another ten minutes,

"Are you interested in forging?" the middle-aged blacksmith suddenly asked.

"Yes, sir, I have always been interested in forging." Shifeng replied immediately.

The middle-aged blacksmith nodded in satisfaction, "Since you like forging, I can teach you. But can you help me fetch 100 pieces of Starfall Ore from the Red Star Mine to the west?"

"Of course, I am happy to help." Shifeng said respectfully.

System: Accepted hidden quest 'The Path of Forging,' requiring you to fetch 100 pieces of Starfall Ore from the Red Star Mine for Master Blacksmith Jack.

The Red Star Mine is a level 4 Kobold nest. They love ore and dig in the mine every day, making them naturally strong and agile. Living in the dark cave for a long time has shortened their vision, allowing them to only detect enemies within 35 yards, which is the maximum attack range for spellcasters.

At the mine entrance, there are patrolling Kobolds. Attacking one will draw a group.

Kobold, level 4, HP 420.

"Let's eat and drink first, then we'll start." Shifeng took out Black Iron Beer and Apple Pie and gave Heizi 100 bags of magic water.

Heizi didn't understand, but since Shifeng required it, there must be a reason, so he sat down and ate.

After eating the Apple Pie for 10 seconds, all attributes increased by 1 point, lasting 30 minutes.

After drinking the Black Iron Beer, Heizi's vision became a bit blurry, but the level 4 Kobolds in the distance suddenly became level 2, reducing their level by 2.

"Alright, let's start. The drunk effect from one bottle of Black Iron Beer lasts for 30 minutes." Shifeng stood up, took out a smoke bomb, and quietly approached, throwing it at the mine entrance, where there were over ten level 4 Kobolds.

The smoke bomb reduces visibility in a 10x10 yard area for one hour.

The smoke bomb reduces the vision of monsters by 10 yards, which is not very useful against other monsters but is excellent against Kobolds, reducing their vision to 25 yards. Spellcasters can attack from over 30 yards away, and the Kobolds won't see them, leaving them to stand still and die.

"Attack." Shifeng pointed at the Kobolds in the smoke.

Heizi was somewhat skeptical but trusted Shifeng. He chanted a spell, and a Shadow Arrow shot out, hitting the leading Kobold.

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