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Chapter 601 Seiya, Addicted to Jungle Farming
Facing more than a dozen burrowing lizards that used their tails to catch the stones they were thrown at them, Seiya dodged them all with agile movements.

As he dodged and pierced a burrowing lizard with his longsword, a wave of heat rushed towards him as a fire lizard, over a meter long, charged straight at him.

If this were in the outside world, even if there were a hundred monsters of this size and ability, it would probably be as easy as sneezing for Seiya.

Unfortunately, this is in a virtual game.

In this "Shangri-La Border," Seiya can retain his skills and reaction speed from the outside world, but his supernatural abilities and outrageous physical attributes are obviously not applicable to this game.

In the game, the base stats of each character are the same.

The only way to improve is through upgrading equipment or allocating stat points after leveling up.

So when the fire lizard swung its fiery tail to attack him, Seiya managed to block with his longsword in time, but because his strength was inferior to the opponent's, he was still knocked back half a meter.

Furthermore, due to the burning effect of the flames, he also lost some HP.

However, at the same time that Seiya was repelled, he took out another red longsword from his inventory with his other hand and slashed it at the fire lizard.

"hiss------!"

With a piercing wail, the fire lizard, after taking this blow, had its remaining one-third of health instantly wiped out and turned into several dropped items on the spot.

Among these dropped items was a weapon identical to the long, dark-colored sword in Seiya's hand.

Looking at his own level, which had increased from LV3 to LV4 as the fire lizard fell, Seiya looked at the other digging lizards present, his expression much more relaxed.

"The toughest guys are done with, so the rest are just experience packs."

Fortunately, before the beginner's longsword ran out of durability, I killed one of the fire lizards and it dropped the "Burning Twin Blades" weapon.

Otherwise, without weapons, I really would have been chased around.

The red longsword in Seiya's hand was actually dropped by another fire lizard he had killed earlier.

As an equipment dropped by elite monsters, the "Blazing Twin Blades" not only has an additional attack power far exceeding that of the beginner longsword, but also has a certain fire resistance, seemingly a weapon originally created to deal with the Digging Salamander.

After the fire lizard, which possessed fire attacks and was faster, fell, Seiya added all the attribute points he gained from leveling up to speed and strength, and then quickly charged back into the swarm of digging lizards.

Normally, when it comes to allocating attribute points for melee classes, most people would put more points into defense and durability.

After all, as melee classes, close combat is a common occurrence. Compared to mage classes that stay in the back and deal damage, melee classes must first ensure their own survival in order to complete their damage-dealing tasks.

Defense reduces the damage you take, while durability increases your maximum HP.

Even for extreme assassin-type professions, there will generally be some increase in their own durability or defense.

However, having thoroughly read the beginner's guide, Seiya didn't think much about it when allocating his attribute points. Instead, he decisively poured all his points into speed and strength. In his view, as long as his strength was high enough, he could deal enough damage.

As long as the speed is fast enough, more efficient output can be guaranteed.

As for defense and durability, those were completely outside his consideration.

After all, even if you're fragile and have low health, as long as you don't get hit by the opponent, you'll be fine, right?

Moreover, his target in the "Shangri-La Border" is a unique monster from one of the seven strongest species.

According to Kirito, those guys' stats and mechanics are incredibly overpowered, so it's not surprising that they have mechanics like instant kill, right?

No, it should be said that even without the instant-kill mechanism, the unique monsters, as the strongest type, have skills and attack power that ordinary players cannot withstand.

Whether your defense is high or your health bar is long, you'll still get killed instantly. So why bother with defense and durability? Just maximize your speed and strength – that's the true way to win!
After a series of evasive maneuvers and rapid attacks, the dozen or so burrowing lizards present were all defeated and fell before Seiya.

As for his own level, it was directly upgraded to level eight, and soon after, Seiya put all the attribute points for leveling up into speed and strength.

"I didn't expect that even in the very beginning of the beginner area, the monsters would have the characteristics of group attacks and be this strong."

Just as Kirito said, this game called "Shangri-La Border" is indeed quite playable.

Monsters in the beginner area are generally this strong, and now I'm even more curious about just how strong the seven strongest species, which are called natural disasters and nightmares by Xiangkai players, are.

However, I've already reached level 8, and the monsters in this area are no longer enough for me. I need to find another monster-farming spot.

After taking stock of the large amount of loot on the ground, Seiya equipped all the useful gear, including the "Lizard Armor" and "Lizard Boots," and headed directly to the red dot area on the map.

Having not read any beginner's guide, Seiya had no idea that he had completely deviated from the beginner town "Fastia" and gone straight to the advanced area.

Aside from the initial few goblins, the mining area he's in now is no longer considered a beginner's area at all...

Seiya progressed through the game, eventually avoiding the beginner town of Fastia, and soon encountered his first area boss, the "Three-Headed Lizard".

Originally, players entering Xiangkai for the first time could directly reach the beginner town "Fastia" by passing through the beginner area.

In "Shangri-La Border," players must pass through monster zones and defeat the area bosses to reach a new town before they can proceed to the next town.

Since Seiya perfectly bypassed the beginner town of Fastia and went to another town, Secondir, he naturally encountered the area boss there.

The area boss, the three-headed lizard, is only level 10, but its stats are clearly not on the same level as those of ordinary or elite monsters.

This area boss has three heads, each capable of attacking independently, and each head can use ranged attacks with earth, fire, and water attributes respectively.

Although the level is a bit low, Seiya felt that the monster mechanics were indeed comparable to the floor bosses in SAO, or even stronger!
(End of this chapter)