My talent is 1.

Using his speed advantage, Zhong Wuyai bypassed the Bright Wolf and arrived at the other side.

Gru is on the opposite side, and in the middle is the Light Wolf, Kasio.

This position is very advantageous to me.

After the story ended, all of Cassio's skills returned to cooldown.

Gru was like a dried-up corpse, his whole body was emaciated, his skin tightly wrapped around his bones, and there was not a trace of blood in his skin.

My eyes are black, and I can't see my pupils clearly.

Zhong Wuyai first used a fireball on Gru.

-6927 (Spell Critical Strike)

Zhong Wuyai's eyes widened, not expecting to land a critical hit on the very first strike.

The Light Wolf never appeared once during the entire battle.

It almost made Zhong Wuyai think that his spell critical hit probability was fake.

Light Wolf Cassio turned and glanced at Zhong Wuyai.

"Human, you made the right choice. If this guy had escaped, the starting village would have been doomed."

What the hell is going on? The Light Wolf even knows about the newbie village?

But we can't worry about that right now; we need to deal with this troublesome guy first.

As for the Bright Wolf, if you can mess with it once, you can only mess with it a second time.

Fireball...

The Light Wolf also launched an attack on Gru. Although it wasn't as monstrous as Zhong Wuyai, its attack was still quite powerful.

The various damage bonuses from light, combined with the light element attack in his basic attacks, all contribute to Gru's high damage output.

Moreover, the attack frequency is high; when Holy Light is used, the critical hit damage reaches over 5,000.

Zhong Wuyai finally understood that the BOSS from the beginning was not the Light Wolf Kasio, but the necromancer Gru.

In the end, we still have to deal with this guy to complete the mission.

Unlike Zhong Wuyai, the final boss in the normal dungeon is also a silver boss.

The boss in the hard dungeon is gold-tier, but its level and enhancement attributes are not that high.

Zhong Wuyai's fireballs never stopped, and in no time, Gru's tens of thousands of health points were gone.

A bone spear took shape and quickly flew towards Zhong Wuyai. Kasio activated his Holy Light Shield, and the bone spear struck the Holy Light Shield.

Bone Spear isn't a lock-on skill, otherwise Zhong Wuyai would have been left with very low health.

Zhong Wuyai felt a little embarrassed. He was still thinking about killing the Bright Wolf, but the wolf was taking damage for him.

Sorry, I'm not exactly a gentleman.

With a swing of his staff, a piercing sound rang out.

A magic circle appeared in front of Gru, and a pile of bones began to recombine inside it. Four skeletons then appeared within the magic circle.

Two skeletons holding knives, and two skeletons holding bows and arrows.

Fortunately, it wasn't a mage skeleton. Given Gru's limited attack power, the skeletons he summoned wouldn't have much of an attribute, so there was no need to worry about them.

The Light Wolf was in a bad situation. These skeletons didn't do much damage, but they surrounded it and blocked its position, making it unable to move at all.

Gru also released a bone shield to protect himself, and then approached Zhong Wuyai.

Zhong Wuyai saw that Gru had used up all his skills, but he didn't dare to be careless. If the Bone Spear cooled down and he didn't notice, he would still be in big trouble.

He circled around the Light Wolf and Gru, occasionally casting a fireball.

After Zhong Wuyai saw the Light Wolf's shield disappear, he stopped attacking Gru and instead attacked the skeleton, even though he was still circling around.

We must create an opening so that the Light Wolf Cassio can continue to draw Gru's hatred.

One of the skeletons that was attacked turned and attacked Zhong Wuyai.

Unable to catch up in speed and unable to break through defenses, the skeleton posed absolutely no threat to me.

Instead, as soon as the Light Wolf appeared, it attacked Gru.

Although the Light Wolf's hatred for Gru wasn't as intense as Zhong Wuyai's, the innate aura of loathing and the pain of being corroded by light elements after being attacked amplified Gru's hatred to the extreme.

Zhong Wuyai can now safely focus his attacks on Gru.

Occasionally, the angle needs to be adjusted to prevent the fireball from hitting the Light Wolf.

……

A bone spear materialized again, and Zhong Wuyai immediately hid behind the Light Wolf, staying quite close to it.

The Holy Light Shield activated, and the Bone Spear struck the Holy Light Shield once more.

Because of the bone shield, the Light Wolf's damage to Gru is limited.

It can be said that almost all the damage was dealt by Zhong Wuyai.

Countless times, Gru fell, unwilling to accept defeat...

In the normal dungeon, some teams had already taken down the Skeleton Wolf, and then another part of the story unfolded, but... Gru still appeared.

"The boss fight is starting! We absolutely can't let Zhong Wuyai get there first this time!"

[Server-wide announcement: Congratulations to player Zhong Wuyai for achieving the first kill of the level 15 Gold BOSS, the Necromancer Gru! Rewards include 3000 reputation points, +3 to all attributes, and 1 Gold Treasure Chest]

The server-wide announcement was broadcast three times in a row, once again shocking everyone.

"Are you trying to kill us all? You're not even leaving us a drop of soup!"

"I haven't even killed the Wild Boar King yet, while others are already soloing level 15 gold bosses, which are the final bosses in dungeons..."

"Stop talking, I can't even beat a bull, one hit from its head hurts way too much, I can't even do the bullhide quest!"...

"Fuck, it's Zhong Wuyai again! Chris, are you even capable? You're supposed to have SSS-level talent, how come you're always slower than him!"

"Exactly, and we're even doing the hardest dungeon. According to sources, Zhong Wuyai can solo the hellish dungeon!"

"Shut up, you idiots! From now on, you can fight it yourselves, don't come to me!"

"This Zhong Wuyai sounds like he's from our country, South Korea! From now on, we South Koreans will be the first to establish a nation in this fantasy world, and we'll never have to endure oppression again!"

"Definitely, I'll have someone contact Zhong Wuyai right away!"...

After defeating Gru, a whole bunch of items dropped, the most eye-catching of which was the Necromancer's Job Change Certificate.

However, the Radiant Wolf Cassio stood in front of Zhong Wuyai.

"Human warrior, you have made the right choice. Join the side of light, and you will become a hero of humanity. Leave these evil things to me. As compensation, you can choose two of these things from me."

Suddenly, a pop-up window appeared in front of Zhong Wuyai, containing a Holy Light Mage job change certificate, a Holy Light Priest job change certificate, a light magic skill book, and even two pieces of golden equipment...

"Well, I'm sorry, I don't like having other people handle my spoils."

"Human, I hope you will not stray from the right path again. These evil things will lead you into an abyss of no return!"

"You talk too much nonsense..."

Instantly, Zhong Wuyai's guilt vanished. "You bastard, you tried to steal my things, so it's only fair that I kill you in return..."

Ignoring Kasio's angry glare, Zhong Wuyai picked up the items and put them into his backpack.

"Human, I'm warning you one last time: hand over those evil things to me, and I'll pretend this never happened!"

"Sand hairpin~..."

"Fireball!"

The Light Wolf, with only 20,000 HP left, instantly dropped nearly 7,000 HP before landing a critical spell, leaving it with only 15,000 HP.

"Damn it, you really have been corrupted by evil after all!"

What a fucking idiot...

Zhong Wuyai quickly created distance and continued using Fireball.

With the Holy Light Shield activated, Zhong Wuyai wouldn't let it heal, and kept attacking. Without Gru, dealing with Kasio was incredibly easy.

[Ding! Defeat the Golden BOSS, Light Wolf Cassio, and gain 60000 experience points. An additional 30000 experience points will be gained for defeating monsters of a higher level.]

[Ding! You have killed the Light Wolf. High Priest Hanmok of the Holy Light Temple has reduced your favorability towards you by 1000 and has become your mortal enemy.]

I was already level 10 when I killed Gru, but the highest level you can reach in the starting village is 10.

Zhong Wuyai's experience bar has overflowed.

Once you go to the main city to change your job, you can instantly reach level 11.

The Light Wolves dropped even more loot, and Zhong Wuyai had to throw away almost everything he could before he could barely finish picking up the items.

Then head towards the exit passage of the instance.

[Server-wide announcement: Congratulations to player Zhong Wuyai for clearing the Wolf's Den dungeon on Hell difficulty for the first time! Rewards: 5000 Reputation, 1 Skill Point, 5 Free Attribute Points]

After three more server-wide announcements, many people have become numb, many have given up, and many more are filled with resentment...

[Server-wide announcement: The Wolf's Den dungeon in the starting village has a new difficulty level, Disaster.]

[Server-wide Announcement: The main city is now open. You can enter the main city after clearing the beginner village dungeon. The nation channel and world channel are now open.]

A series of various functions are available, which can be overwhelming.

"Forget about the BOSS rewards, getting into the main city is the priority."

Zhong Wuyai kept a few pieces of equipment that he could use, and gave all the rest of the items and materials to Xiang Yang.

He also acquired the Apprentice's Book and learned the Fire Seed skill.

The Apprentice's Book does not occupy an equipment slot; it appears directly on the left side of the weapon slot.

Like an archer's quiver, it is considered an accessory.

Shield warriors can equip shields, and rogues and assassins can have off-hand weapons, but primary warriors cannot.

However, aside from Zhong Wuyai, who has cheated his way to the top, and a few others with exceptional talents, the warrior class remains the primary class, boasting high attack, high defense, and crowd control abilities.

The apprentice's book remained untouched, only the tinder... Zhong Wuyai had originally intended to focus on its duration.

After all, the cooldown time is 80 seconds, while my own Pig Bone Staff only reduces it to 69 seconds.

But then I thought about it again and focused on the harm.

As your level increases, the monsters you encounter will also increase in quality; if your damage isn't high enough, the explosion won't happen.

【Zhong Wuyai】

Talent: 1

Class: Mage

Reputation: 11710

Rating: 10

Experience: 208410/150000

Health: 2450/2450

Mana: 2900/2900

Physical attack: 25

Magic Attack: 674

Spell critical strike chance: 5%

Physical defense: 170

Magic Defense: 104

Power: 25

Agility: 19

Physical condition: 21

Intelligence: 119

Spirit: 64

Movement speed: 16

Health restored per second: 21

Mana restored per second: 2

Free attribute points: 25

Skill points: 2

Skill 1 [Fireball Lv.1]

Active skills.

Condensing magical energy and burning it, it deals fire magic damage to the target.

Mana cost: 10

Damage bonus: 20 + 810% magic attack

Release distance: 50

Cooldown: 10 seconds

Damage range: Single target damage.

Skill 2 [Fire Seed Lv.1]

Active skills

Condensing magic to plant a seed of fire on the target, continuously damaging the target every second for 5 seconds. If the target dies during this time, it will cause an explosion, damaging surrounding targets.

Each kill reduces the cooldown time by 1 second.

Mana cost: 120

Fire damage bonus: 310% magic attack.

Explosion damage bonus: 20% magic attack.

Release distance: 55

Cooldown: 80 seconds

Fire damage range: Single target damage.

Explosion damage radius: 10*10

As for the equipment that dropped, Zhong Wuyai doesn't plan to change it for now, because if he changes the helmet and boots, the Wolf Fang set bonus will be lost.

451 points of magic attack, that's incredibly important to me right now.

After checking the starting village and making sure nothing was missing, I put the items from my bag in the warehouse and then went to find the village chief...

After clearing the dungeon, a teleportation array appeared in the center of the village, and the village chief was right next to it.

The teleportation array in the beginner village is free, because each person can only teleport once, and once they go out, they can never come back.

[Ding, please select the region you wish to teleport to]

[Note: Selecting this option will automatically add you to the Empire faction.]

[Azure Dragon Empire][Flame Dragon Empire][Star Dragon Empire][Demon Dragon Empire]

All four empires are introduced.

Going to the Star Dragon Empire is out of the question. The Star Dragon Empire's Holy Light Hall is the strongest power, with the most branch halls. They've already become mortal enemies with the High Priest, so that's out of the question.

In fact, the Dragon Empire is the most suitable for Zhong Wuyai. All the main cities in the Dragon Empire have mage towers, and various tasks are also biased towards mages.

On the contrary, the Azure Dragon Empire has less than half the number of mage towers as the Demon Dragon Empire.

However, the Azure Dragon Empire has the largest area and the most cities.

If I want to build my own power in the future, the Azure Dragon Empire is the most suitable.

Because the Azure Dragon Empire has the most monster spawn points.

The four empires each have different factions, as well as other alien regions. Many of these are marked, but most details can only be seen after you reach the main city.

Zhong Wuyai opened the Azure Dragon Empire website, randomly selected a main city with a mage tower icon, and then activated the teleportation.

[Ding! Welcome to Cloudsea City]

[Congratulations to player Zhong Wuyai for entering the main city for the first time! Reward: 100 Reputation Points]

This is a regional announcement, but since only Zhong Wuyai is in the main city, the others naturally can't see it.

Zhong Wuyai wandered around the main city, first looking for the locations of the various NPCs.

After finding the Temple of Job Change, I went inside.

"Wow, wow, wow, someone's here! Finally, someone's here!"

"Why are you in such a hurry? He's a magician, what does that have to do with you?"

"Hey, hey, hey, what's wrong with mages? They can also become Demon Soul Assassins!"

"Exactly, with his Spirit attribute over 50, he could easily become a Magic Archer."

"Aren't you guys even trying to hide these things from me? With such high spirits, you must be warlocks. I have a curse warlock class change quest, kid, interested?"

"Budas, you're wrong about that. You think you're so great? Come here. Your intelligence isn't high either. How much damage can you do as a mage? Kid, don't you want to take a look at the Magic Shield Guardian job advancement quest?"

A group of people were arguing over Zhong Wuyai, mainly because Zhong Wuyai's reputation had exceeded 10000, and there was a server-wide announcement that not only players could see it, but also NPCs in the main city.

Only one white-robed priest was staring at Zhong Wuyai with an unfriendly expression.

The reason is obvious without even thinking; it must be High Priest Hammock…

Everyone present brought out their most treasured items. The first person to change jobs has this advantage: they can choose special or even hidden jobs.

Zhong Wuyai produced the job change certificates for Holy Light Mage and Necromancer...

"How do these two professions compare to what you've described?"

"Um... a hidden class!"

"You're really lucky, kid. Well, I don't really know what to say about hidden classes. They all have their own unique characteristics. But if you're interested, I have a job advancement quest for the Destruction Mage, which is also a hidden class. Want to consider it?"

"You're really willing to give that up? Each person only has one hidden class, and his mental attributes haven't even met the requirements yet."

"Of course, but whether we can complete the mission is another matter entirely."

Hearing all the job-change NPCs say this, Zhong Wuyai also became curious.

"Let me see!"

The greatest advantage of the Destruction Mage is its ability to break shields and dispel magic.

Skills not only provide bonuses to magic attacks, but also bonuses to physical attacks.

Physical attacks deal damage that breaks shields, while magical attacks deal damage that breaks magic.

Even magic-immune units and physical-immune units can still deal damage.

Accepting the quest is easy, but the quest map requires 100 spirit points to enter, which is a bit tricky. Maybe I should change my equipment?

Necromancers and Destruction Mages both have their advantages and disadvantages.

I can add 1 to my character panel anytime now, and I'll immediately have 251 free attribute points.

But it would be a waste to use it now, so it's better to hold off and focus on getting better equipment.

After looking at his equipment, Zhong Wuyai changed out of the blue crystal ring.

The Light Wolf was truly my lucky star. When I killed it, it selflessly shielded me from damage when Gru appeared, and afterwards, it even killed me to contribute experience and equipment.

Wow, what a rare find! I wonder if I'll ever encounter another wolf like him.

With a flick of the finger, the equipment in my hand immediately changed.

Moonlight Ring

Durability: 28/28

Grade: Gold

Wearing level: 10

Magic Attack +35

Intelligence +20

Spirit +210

Attribute 1 [Mana Gathering]: Restores 3 mana per second

Attribute 2 [Critical Hit]: Spell critical hit chance +3%, and a 10% chance to deal an additional 50 damage when casting a skill.

I originally planned to use my talent to restore mana every second.

But now, I can only say sorry.

Zhong Wuyai's spirit level instantly reached 272 points.

Its magic power reached 14300 points, and its magic defense was an astonishing 146 points, even higher than the BOSS's.

Zhong Wuyai also regretted it a bit. If he had known the Ghost Ring's properties, he wouldn't have used magic attacks. It would have been more suitable to use it on mental attacks right now.

But there are no "ifs".

It's all just a transition period anyway. I'll need to get new equipment after level 15, so it doesn't matter.

The mage class NPC stood there dumbfounded, while the others stared at Zhong Wuyai as if they had seen a ghost.

"As expected, I knew this task was more suitable for you."

"Hey, hey, wait a minute! I think the hidden class 'Magic Shield Guardian' would suit you quite well. Why don't you consider it?"

"Exactly! Elemental archers aren't bad either. With your high Spirit, a little more Agility would be enough to take on quests!"

Zhong Wuyai ignored them. Why didn't they say so earlier...?

"I'll take this task!"

[Mission: Find the Codex of Destruction]

[Phase 1: Enter the Bone Feather Ruins and collect the first fragment of the Destruction Scroll]

【Current Progress 0/10】

Budas handed Zhong Wuyai a scroll.

"You can only go in once. If you fail, this profession will disappear completely. So make the most of it!"

Upon hearing this, Zhong Wuyai immediately perked up, realizing he needed to make proper preparations.

There are now more than thirty gold coins in total.

This was all put together by Xiang Yang and his team.

Similarly, the Xiang Group now has complete control over the resources of the beginner village.

Even without Zhong Wuyai, the Wild Wolf Gang and the other forces couldn't cause any major trouble.

The equipment advantage is too great.

Zhong Wuyai also left behind level 10 silver equipment, so even in the main city, the Xiang Group still had a certain leading advantage.

The Wolf Fang set cannot be changed for now. Once you enter the map, you can replace the Moonlight Ring with the Ghost Ring.

The only things he needed to change were the wild boar hide armor and cowhide gauntlets he was wearing.

The best option for the Oxbone Staff is to find equipment that reduces cooldown; otherwise, you'll have to continue using it.

I just don't know if I can buy a belt with cooling function.

Yunhai City is very large, after all, it is the main city.

It took about 5 minutes to get from the temple to the clothing store.

It would take another person ten minutes to run over here.

[Light Demon Robe]

Durability: 27/27

Grade: Black Iron

Wearing level: 10

Health +300

Physical defense +15

Magic Defense +10

Mana regeneration per second +2

There are better ones, but you need to be level 15 to wear them.

After some thought, Zhong Wuyai decided that the Light Demon Robe was more practical.

Once the talent cooldown was over, I immediately allocated points to mana regeneration.

In any case, short battery life is not a concern.

The broken Magic Ring has been honorably retired.

I did find a belt, but there was only one type: a plain one.

But its attributes are alright.

Deerskin belt

Durability: 20/20

Grade: Blank

Wearing level: 10

Physical defense +10

Magic Defense +10

With only two attributes, it's relatively low compared to other equipment.

But it doesn't matter. I just changed my clothes, and my talent is on cooldown. I'll leave it for now and see what kind of bracers I get.

The clothing store is not far from the jewelry store.

What Zhong Wuyai didn't expect was that he found a level 15 silver equipment in the jewelry store in Yunhai City.

There was only one piece of equipment. Luckily, I bought it first, otherwise I would have missed out on a piece of silver equipment.

This item sells for 5 gold coins in jewelry stores, but Zhong Wuyai dares to say that when other players come, selling it for 25 gold coins wouldn't be a problem, or even higher.

After searching around, I bought a level 10 black iron bracelet.

【Red Jade Bracelet】

Durability: 25/25

Grade: Black Iron

Physical defense +12

Magic Defense +10

Magic Attack +15

All three attributes are good.

The red jade bracelet increases defense, and the deerskin belt increases magic defense.

Next up is the weapon; it would be best to get one that reduces cooldown so you can easily replace the Pig Bone Staff.

However, it doesn't matter if I don't have it, as my current attributes are already far beyond the range of level 10.