A Comprehensive Network: An Endless Adventure Begins as a Wanderer

Cheng Yi felt the shadows all around him and smiled at the various weapons that were swiftly slashing towards him.

Then he took a step forward.

Shadows flowed, and the sword cleaved through the air.

The next moment, Cheng Yi appeared behind Fayrell.

This time, however, there was no prediction of death.

Without drawing his sword, Cheng Yi pierced through Fayrel's body using only the dim, invisible magical light emanating from the scabbard.

Ultimately, one's own strength is fundamental; everything else is meaningless.

[You have completed the Faction Bounty: Eye of Insight. Based on its bounty sequence, you have received a Faction Bounty Chest and 300 Faction Reputation and Bounty Chest.]

Cheng Yi bent down, and his figure disappeared into the towering weeds again.

All that was left were a group of bewildered Empire players.

Extreme stealth.

This time, however, there's no real vision to act as an eye for the caster to counter his silence spell.

Advice from someone who's been there: Never fight a Shadowbinder in darkness or dim light...

Silence enveloped the battlefield...

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Cheng Yi slumped to the ground, gazing at the corpses scattered around him, and began to consume the magically cooked food.

Despite having a geographical advantage, he inevitably got injured when facing a dozen or so players from the cross-network whose average level was two or three levels higher than his.

In particular, there was a volatile berserker who, upon realizing he couldn't find Cheng Yi anywhere, unleashed a massive whirlwind slash indiscriminately, regardless of friend or foe.

There are also red dragon warlocks who silently cast fireballs centered on themselves.

However, with Cheng Yi's armor level of 22 points under the shadows and his intuitive ability to dodge with half-damage, these mutually destructive tactics did not seriously injure him.

On the contrary, after activating the Blood Blade, Cheng Yi pulled his health bar back above the health line with a few sword strikes.

Even the Ocean Guardian badge wasn't triggered.

This battle provided Cheng Yi with nearly 2000 points of faction reputation and five or six faction bounty chests.

However, he ignored it for the time being and retreated to his previous campsite.

Cheng Yi felt that, after this battle, he realized that his combat strength had far exceeded level 5.

So, it's time to upgrade.

Moreover, information gleaned from the paladins reveals that the archbishop of the Church of the Fathers of War is a ninth-circle spellcaster. This suggests that the combat strength of this instance is quite formidable.

Although Cheng Yi didn't think there would be such an overpowered boss in a battle of level 5-10, it was still good to play it safe.

[Upgrading your Wanderer level requires 15000 Universal Experience Points. Upgrade now?]

"Yes"

Your Wanderer level has increased to 6!

Your overall base stats (maximum health, related basic saving throws) have been improved!

You've received a professional baptism!

You have acquired a new class skill: Deceptive Strike.

[Deceptive Strike: You've learned how to make your sneak attacks more cunning. When you deal sneak attack damage, you can choose one of the following Deceptive Strike effects to add to this sneak attack.]

Your Intelligence attribute has been increased from 11 to 12.

Your mana pool has been expanded; your current mana is 25/25.

You have acquired a new Wandering specialization. Number of remaining options: 1

Cheng Yi looked at the new professional skills he had acquired.

Deceptive Strike

Type: Professional Skills

Description: You have learned how to make your sneak attacks more cunning. When you deal sneak attack damage, you can choose one of the following Cunning Strike effects to add to this sneak attack.

1. Poisoned Strike: You inflict poison on your strike, forcing the target to make a Constitution saving throw. If the throw fails, the target will be poisoned for one minute.

2. Trip Strike: If the target of the sneak attack is large or smaller, it must successfully pass a Dexterity saving throw or be knocked down.

3. Retreat Strike: After attacking, you immediately move up to half your speed, without triggering an opportunistic attack.

Hmm, this retreating strike seems to be a perfect replacement for the elegant dance moves Cheng Yi saw at level 1.

However, different levels, different circumstances, and different ecological niches.

Acquiring the Elegant Dance at a lower level naturally enhances survivability, while gaining the Deceptive Strike will make Cheng Yi even more adept at combat.

Then there's the Wanderer specialization.

[Detected that your character has not yet selected a Wanderer specialization for their current level. Please select your specialization skill from the following options.]

1. Evil Eye (Rare/Class Skill/Doom School)

2. Taunt Weapons (Normal/Class Skill/Trickster School)

3. All or Nothing (Rare/Class Skill/Doom School)

【Evil Eye

Type: Class Skills / Doom School

Description: You gain the ability to cast spells with your gaze. You may, in a swift action, select a creature within 60 feet that you can see. The selected creature must successfully complete a charm saving throw, or it will be marked by your evil eye.

When a creature is marked by your Evil Eye, every attack you launch against it is considered a sneak attack.

The mark of the Evil Eye lasts for 1 minute, or until you mark another creature.

P.S.: I will keep watching you, forever... — C'Thun, the Eye of the Void

Taunt weapon

Type: Class Skills/Trickster School

Description: You've incorporated professional-level insults and masterful sarcasm into your fighting style. You've learned the trick: Verbal Abuse, and you can use weapons as the medium for this trick, which also benefits from the bonus of surprise attacks. Additionally, your enemies receive a -2 penalty when dodging your attacks.

P.S.: Why is your weapon swearing?! Wow! And the swearing is pretty filthy! ————Grandma Ru, 25946th Regional Champion of Miner's Rock Star】

【put all one's eggs in one basket

Type: Class Skills / Doom School

Description: Once per calendar day, when you fail any random check, you can trigger this ability to retake the check. If the second check also fails, you will suffer a penalty a hundred times greater than the penalty for a failed check.

P.S.: This is a twenty-sided die capable of rewriting the fate of the world, but can you bear the price of rolling it? ——— God of Games, Holder of the Highest Record for Clearing Online Single-Player Games, Tute

P.S.: All or nothing. ————No winners in gambling, bankrupt individuals (Anti-gambling office of the multiverse: Cherish your money, stay away from gambling)

Cheng Yi hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

To be honest, none of them were to Cheng Yi's liking.

While the Evil Eye's effect can deliver sustained high damage when combined with sneak attacks, Cheng Yi prioritizes stealth and a one-hit kill.

When the enemy notices a glaring immunity check, how will Cheng Yi manage to operate covertly?

As for taunt weapons.

Cheng Yi didn't want Wuming to become a sword that spews trash talk.

If he did that, Cheng Yi strongly suspected that the nameless ancestor would open his coffin and give him a sword...