Chapter 71

Upon entering the military camp for the first battle, Alpha won without any doubt. The mere four level 18 monsters couldn't cause any trouble for our martial arts protagonist, but Alpha found himself in a bit of a small trouble, or rather, a small confusion:

The attack that triggered the [Light Penetration] was somewhat beyond Alpha's imagination. The initial 50 points of light energy damage were already unexpected, but the subsequent 152 points of penetrating light energy damage were even more baffling:

—It was far too high compared to the normal penetrating light energy damage...

The four ghost souls, strung together like skewers, each burst with a "−166 + 50 (light energy)" and three "−152 (light energy)" damage numbers, which left Alpha completely puzzled. At least from the attribute description of [Basic Light Energy Arrow], it was hard to understand.

First, under normal circumstances, the 30% light energy damage bonus of [Basic Light Energy Arrow] should only apply to ranged attack damage. For Alpha's 7-11 points of ranged damage supported by 22 agility, it would only be 3 points of light energy damage.

—The light energy damage at the beginner stage was limited, which was understandable, after all, he was throwing it bare-handed without any weapon enhancement.

However, the actual light energy damage caused was 50 points, which meant that the 30% light energy damage was based on the [Sleeved Arrow] damage of 166 points.

This was quite astonishing. After all, Alpha's [Sleeved Arrow] with infused inner energy had extremely high damage, capable of easily taking down higher-level enemies.

Well, even if there was an explanation for the light energy damage on the main target, the straight-line damage triggered by [Light Penetration] still didn't make sense.

It was a full 152 points!!

Shouldn't the main target have only received 50 points of light energy damage? How did it end up with 102 points more?

102, this number seemed familiar, a sense of déjà vu...

Alpha puzzled over his attribute panel and skill descriptions, his eyes darting around, trying to find some information related to 102 in his personal attributes. His gaze finally landed on the inner energy addition description of the level 8 [Sleeved Arrow]:

"Adds inner energy damage equal to the inner energy value, with a maximum of 102 points"!!!

The fixed inner energy damage of the level 7 [Sleeved Arrow] was 102 points!!!

Seeing this, Alpha seemed to understand. Inner energy damage and light energy damage, what was the common point? The common point!!!

Both ignored defense and resistance, which was the common point between inner energy damage and light energy damage. Therefore, the judgment of light energy damage was whether it ignored defense and resistance. In other words:

[Light Penetration] considered inner energy damage as light energy damage when calculating the light energy damage the main target received from the [Basic Light Energy Arrow] attack!!!

This discovery was quite exhilarating. This way, the damage caused when triggering [Light Penetration] would be even higher. His own inner energy damage confused the system, giving him a significant advantage when triggering [Light Penetration]!!!

The improvement in efficiency for clearing groups of monsters was obvious, even if one thought about it with their feet.

"Martial arts is truly a treasure!!!"

Alpha thought excitedly...

After meditating to his best state, Alpha continued walking through the military camp. He cleared a few waves of ghosts, spirits, and other miscellaneous undead monsters and had already crossed the outer courtyard. Passing through the large iron gate, he entered the main hall of the military camp.

The monsters inside were more numerous and the experience higher, naturally attracting more players. In fact, even before entering the main hall, Alpha could hear the bustling voices of people. However, the mixed in a few national curses made Alpha realize that the two tightly closed doors ahead were not peaceful.

Sure enough, something was up:

Alpha pushed open the door and walked into the hall, finding that it was already sparsely occupied by a dozen or so people. Four of them were surrounded by the others, arguing heatedly.

"What's wrong with the League of Legends? Just because they're League of Legends, they can monopolize the blacksmith and not let us kill?"

The one speaking among the four surrounded was a warrior, wielding a longsword in one hand and a shield in the other, a standard tank configuration. His equipment didn't look particularly good, and he had a youthful face and a slender build, suggesting he was young.

Behind the warrior were two spellcasters, both looking young and underdeveloped.

One had a six-pointed star chest emblem representing a mage, while the other had a dragon-headed emblem representing a warlock, a combination of mage and warlock spellcasters.

The last player standing was the tallest of the four, with pointed ears, silver hair, and pale skin, with eyes of a light blue tinged with a faint gold, indicating that this was a high elf player.

The strange bulge in her chest only indicated that this was a rather delicate female high elf player—don't mind the details, of course.

This girl also looked young.

The high elf, with its initial attribute points of +2 agility and -2 constitution, was the most suitable race for jungle-related professions.

—Such as druids and rangers.

The high elf in front of Alpha was a druid, a relatively rare profession among players.

The female high elf druid wore a helmet adorned with deer antlers and oak carvings, and her armor was made from animal leather and magical plants, giving it a jungle-like style.

Overall, the druid's attire, though not particularly beautiful, gave a sense of vitality.

Alpha didn't know much about this profession he had never heard of before, only that it seemed to be able to transform into various animals and heal, among other things. From the combination of the four children's professions, the druid seemed to be playing the role of a healer in the group.

However, Alpha felt that there was something unusual about the female druid, though he couldn't quite put his finger on it, just a strange feeling.

In fact, this was another outstanding feature of "Dungeons and Dragons," successfully introducing the element of "intuition," which was once considered a blind spot in games.

Of course, no matter how unusual, it probably couldn't deal with so many players eyeing them. Which guild were these guys from?

If Alpha hadn't recognized the warrior kid's words, he would be a ghost. "League of Legends" again...

What they say about unintended consequences, Alpha originally didn't plan to get involved in this conflict, but now that it was League of Legends players, it was different. Alpha didn't hold grudges, but he didn't mind giving them a little trouble.

Let's see what's going on first:

"Clear the area, don't you understand? The League of Legends wants to monopolize the blacksmith, so the area needs to be cleared."

Clearing the area and monopolizing the boss, why does the League of Legends always do this? And for a boss that has no real significance, (The League of Legends players roared in anger, "Damn, another clear the area!!! Another clear the area!!! What are you thinking, author?!")

In a game where player levels can reach over 100, monopolizing 10-level and 20-level bosses to act like big shots, Alpha really couldn't understand these guys.

The one shouting about clearing the area was a bald monk.

Logically, such a profession should focus on self-cultivation and not engage in such unscrupulous behavior. Unfortunately, monks lack the omnipresent moral assessment of paladins, otherwise this guy would have been stripped of his monk status long ago.

"Why?!"

The young warrior shouted, and the surrounding League of Legends players burst into laughter, as if the question was hilarious. A ghost spawned in the corner and was immediately sent back to its home by a few blades and swords.

"Why? If you have the strength to clear the area, you wouldn't be asking why. Just because we are the League of Legends—dare you step into the blacksmith's room?"

The monk pointed to the door not far ahead with a smug look. That was the blacksmith's workshop in the military camp. To fight the 20-level elite boss, one had to enter the small room, less than 50 square meters, filled with clutter.

"You!!!"

The three kids turned red with anger but didn't dare to step forward.

Kids are like that, they have tempers and personalities, but they get scared easily. The tall druid girl—yes, though well-developed, she looked under 20—said indifferently:

"Romendart, why don't you monopolize..."

Alpha almost burst out laughing at this. This girl had a sharp tongue. Even a newbie like him knew that the final boss of the Scarlet Monastery, the 45-level boss Antalar, was currently being alternately controlled by the Eighteen Hells and Maple Snow Heaven, one day each.

—Because it could drop 40-level epic gear, these two super guilds were the only, or rather, the two sole occupiers of Antalar.

Of course, to avoid causing widespread player dissatisfaction due to delays in quest progress, both super guilds organized several free quest groups for other players on the days they fought Antalar.

This was a clever move, ensuring the ownership of the gear while gaining good reviews from players.

How could a guild like the League of Legends dare to touch Antalar?

In fact, in front of Maple Snow Heaven, they were like the four kids now, not only being ridden on but also having to clean up after them, then pull up their pants and ask with a smile:

"Comfortable?"

This sentence hit the League of Legends' sore spot. They had been bullied by Maple Snow Heaven for a long time, even the 20-level guild peripheral players had been killed and sent back to the resurrection hall by Maple Snow Heaven's paladins. The anger flared up:

"Damn, do you want to die?!"

"Kill these damn dogs!!!"

"Damn your whole family."

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Seeing the situation, the League of Legends group was about to act. The other three kids looked somewhat panicked, but the sharp-tongued druid girl didn't seem to care, instead giving Alpha a half-smile...

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