All players: Become a Dharma King, with unlimited skill stats.

Silent all night.

The next morning, An Bai opened his eyes promptly at seven o'clock as usual.

Although he had only rested for less than four hours since last night, meditation kept his mind clear, even more so than sleeping.

After taking a quick dose of the nutrient solution, An Bai packed up the tent and other items and put them back in his spatial ring.

Then, fully equipped, and wielding the newly acquired level 15 sorcerer's bone staff, he left the man-made cave.

whoosh-

The first step out of the cave.

Then I heard a whooshing sound.

However, her skills are faster than An Bai's brain.

A shield instantly appeared in front of him, precisely blocking the sneak attack from the left.

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Clang!

Clang clang—

The sounds of continuous collisions rang out, but not a single arrow could penetrate the shield's defenses.

"A sneak attack from the cave entrance?"

"Could it be someone from the Shadow Assassins?"

However, when An Bai looked over with a frown, he was both amused and exasperated.

Not human.

It's a goblin!

A group of goblin archers actually knew to crouch at the cave entrance, wait for him to appear, and then launch a sneak attack.

"No wonder they say there are many dangers in the wild."

"This race of wild monsters possesses a certain level of intelligence and even understands division of labor and cooperation, as well as various tactics."

"Even if you're a higher level than these goblins, you might still unexpectedly fail."

Such incidents are not uncommon, and most of them have been included in textbooks as negative examples.

An Bai counted them briefly; there were about thirty goblin archers.

In front of the archer goblins, there were more than a dozen goblin guards holding wooden shields.

It's clear that this is already a well-established group operation.

A typical solo combatant, or even a small team of three or four, might not be able to resolve the situation, and it's uncertain whether either side could escape unscathed.

However, An Bai was not afraid at all, and the goblins' arrows were blocked by his shield.

Then, with a thought, he prepared to unleash a fireball spell.

A notification tone suddenly sounded in my ear.

[Physical Shield skill proficiency increased by one level!]

[Artifact Shield Lv2]: Can be bound to one shield-type equipment. When used, summon the equipment to orbit around the user for defense. Defense equals the equipment's defense + 10% of Spirit Power.

"By the way, this is a good opportunity to practice my skills."

Upon seeing this, An Bai abandoned his idea of ​​instantly wiping out the goblins.

The defensive shield continuously and automatically blocks the constant stream of attacks.

Seeing this, the goblins thought they had gained the upper hand and were beating the humans in front of them so badly that they could not fight back. They then shouted even more excitedly and continued to shoot.

swish swish swish—

-3!

-7!

-0!

-0!

-1!

Looking at the durability deducted from the shields, An Bai could estimate that the archers' attack power was around 180 or 190 without even needing to appraise them.

Because his shield's defense is already 120 points, plus 10% mental strength, it reaches about 186.

With a durability of 12,000 points, they can't break this shield no matter how much they shoot.

What's more, this is only a level 5 shield, while these goblins are mostly level 15 or higher!

"If a shield warrior gets this shield, he can ensure his safety even in the jungle between levels 10 and 20."

"No wonder high-quality equipment can be sold for such high prices!"

Actually, this shield wasn't equipped by me; it was bound to me through a skill.

After I replace it later, I can re-auction it.

Normally, equipment of purple rarity or higher becomes bound after being used, making it impossible to steal, drop, or trade.

Unless a professional cleanses and removes the usage mark, but that would also cause the overall attributes of the equipment to drop by one level.

Therefore, high-quality equipment often goes from top-tier to ordinary as it is repeatedly traded and upgraded, and becomes cheaper the more it is sold.

[Physical Shield skill proficiency increased by one level!]

[Artifact Shield Lv3]: Can be bound to one shield-type equipment. When used, summon the equipment to orbit around the user for defense. Defense equals the equipment's defense + 15% of Spirit Power.

After being shot for over an hour, my skill proficiency has finally leveled up again.

Sure enough, after this upgrade, the arrows could no longer deal any damage; they all dealt -0-0-0-0.

In this way, continuing to be attacked is an inefficient use of skills and makes it difficult to gain proficiency.

"At level three proficiency, you can already equip three shields, which is enough to cover your surroundings in all directions."

An Bai murmured, then stopped letting the goblins continue their attack.

Boom—

-218804!

-205999!

The fireball spell exploded with full force, instantly engulfing all thirty-odd goblins in flames.

The terrifying damage numbers popped up, indicating that these goblins had no chance of survival.

[Successfully killed 31 goblins, current experience (79%)!]

[Clear out a level 15 wilderness camp, receive bonus experience, current experience (84%), and obtain a camp treasure chest!]

As expected, this group of goblins has already formed a camp-level force.

However, the goblin's treasure chest still doesn't contain many good items; it's mostly just common materials.

After putting everything into his spatial ring, An Bai continued his monster-hunting adventure.

To be more efficient, An Bai chose to venture deeper into the inner part of the outer edge of the jungle.

Sure enough, once we arrived here, the number of both wild monsters and professional players had increased.

Moreover, you can see groups of level 20 players farming materials here to make a living.

An Bai had no intention of competing with them for monsters; instead, he found a sparsely populated place and started exploring on his own.

When he went out to digest his food after lunch, he finally reached level 13.

While the attributes were significantly improved again, a new affix, "Truth," was also obtained.

When An Bai saw this entry, he couldn't help but shudder.

"Could it be... true damage?"

An Bai's eyes widened in surprise. True damage is the most realistic type of damage in this world, but it is also the most difficult type of attack to obtain.

It's closer to a mental attack or a soul attack, but it's not entirely true damage.

Without a second thought, An Bai cast a fireball.

[Basic Fireball]: (Omitted). True Damage: Converts all damage types dealt into true damage.

hiss--

An Bai couldn't help but gasp. Just as he had thought!

"I was worried that I only had Fireball as my attack method, and that it wouldn't work if I encountered an enemy who was completely immune to fire."

"I'm not afraid anymore. True damage doesn't matter if you're fire-immune or not!"

Just as An Bai was feeling somewhat excited, a scream from ahead suddenly caught his attention.

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