I am the Arcane Archer, and all my skills are self-created.

Li Wu discerned the direction and headed deeper into Black Wind Valley. The blizzard on the mountaintop subsided, revealing a primeval forest, which was gloomy and damp.

"The environment here seems more suitable for plant-based monsters."

Li Wu pondered to himself, knowing that a powerful monster might be hiding here, so he slowed down and cautiously observed his surroundings.

The forest was filled with the scent of life and decay, and Li Wu knew that this might be the aura of the ancient tree people.

He continued deeper and soon saw the first batch of monsters, level 28 plant-type creatures called Ancient Tree Guardians.

These ancient tree guardians are moving trees, slow in movement but with considerable attack power. Li Wu directly attacked them with [Explosive Burning Arrow], and the ancient tree guardians were quickly burned to ashes due to the fire's restraint.

[System Notification: Congratulations on defeating the LV28 Plant Monster, Ancient Tree Guardian. You have gained 67 experience points.]

……

He continued to venture deeper, eliminating the ancient tree guardians along the way, and finally leveled up to level 27.

Put all your free attribute points into Agility again and move on.

"Getting closer and closer to level 30."

Li Wu thought to himself that level 30 was a crucial milestone for his first job advancement and a prerequisite for establishing a guild.

Finally, he arrived at an open area where there was a huge ancient tree. Its canopy almost covered the entire area, and its trunk was so thick that it would take dozens of people to encircle it. It exuded an ancient and powerful aura.

"Is this the ancient tree spirit?"

Li Wu's heart sank; the tree was bigger than he had imagined.

【Name: Ancient Treant (Elite Boss)】

[Level: 30]

【HP: 40000】

Attack: 300

[Skill: Chaotic Dance of Demons, ...]

Li Wu was a little nervous, but he knew he couldn't avoid this battle. He took a deep breath, raised the Arcane Bow, and summoned the Destroyer.

"Destroyer, prepare for battle!"

"Yes, Master."

The Destroyer stood in front of Li Wu, its single eye emitting a blue light.

Li Wu was calculating his tactics. The Ancient Treant was a plant-type BOSS who was afraid of fire. His [Burning Arrow], [Explosive Burning Arrow], and [Star-Burning Return Arrow] should be able to cause huge damage.

He launched the first attack, firing a bursting, burning arrow that struck the trunk of the ancient tree spirit.

-2000! (Weakness Critical Hit)

A blue damage number appeared above the Ancient Treant's head. Enraged, it roared, and countless vines sprouted from the ground, wrapping around Li Wu and the Destroyer.

"Destroyer, stop the vines!"

The Destroyer swung its drill arm to cut through the vines, while Li Wu moved quickly to dodge the attacks and continuously fired [Explosive Burning Arrows].

The ancient tree spirit's attack method is simple, mainly physical attacks and vine entanglement, but it has high health and a fast attack frequency, and once entangled, it will suffer continuous damage.

Li Wu knew this was a war of attrition, and he had to maintain distance and use his ranged advantage to continuously deal damage.

He hesitated whether to use the [Burning Star Return to Ruins Arrow] directly. This skill was powerful but also consumed a lot of energy, and using it would put him at a disadvantage in the battle.

"Let's use [Burning Arrow] and [Explosive Burning Arrow] to hone it first."

As Li Wu thought to himself, he kept firing [Explosive Burning Arrows].

The Destroyer played a significant role, using its body to block most of the vine attacks, giving Li Wu time to deal damage. Although its physical attack damage was not high, it could attract aggro, allowing Li Wu to focus on dealing damage.

The battle lasted for more than ten minutes until the ancient treant's health dropped below 20%. It let out an angry roar, and its body began to emit a green glow.

"Entered berserk mode."

Li Wu's heart tightened.

The ancient treants' attack speed and power have increased, and their vine attacks have become more frequent. The Destroyer is also starting to feel the pressure and its health is dropping rapidly.

"No, we can't delay any longer."

Li Wu thought to himself, "Now is the time to use my ultimate skill."

He raised the arcane bow, and four runes—[Blazing], [Domain], [Enhancement], and [Condensation]—emerged on the bow, while a dark red singularity began to condense on the bowstring.

【Burning Star Returns to Ruins Arrow】!

The arrow was shot out, and the dark red singularity flew towards the ancient tree spirit and then unfolded, transforming into a dark red domain that enveloped the ancient tree spirit.

Flames erupted within the domain, engulfing the ancient treant. It howled in agony as the flames surged in power, and the gravity at the center of the domain dragged and compressed its massive body into the singularity.

In less than five seconds, the ancient tree-man was swallowed up amidst its wailing. In the end, the domain disappeared, the singularity also disappeared, and a white light was released.

When the light faded, only a smooth crater and a pile of spoils remained.

[Server-wide announcement for Area 21: Congratulations to player "Seeing Through the Fog" for successfully achieving the first server-wide kill of the LV30 Elite Boss, the Ancient Treant!]

As a first-kill reward, player "Seeing Through the Fog" receives +10000 experience points and +200 Ironforge reputation!

[System Notification: Your talent, Soul Devouring Fortune, has been triggered, granting +0.48 Luck and +0.48 Intelligence.]

Hearing a series of system notifications, Li Wu breathed a sigh of relief, finally having killed the ancient tree spirit.

He stepped forward to count his spoils and the first thing he saw was a heart-shaped object emitting a green glow.

"The ancient tree, the tree spirit!"

Li Wu was overjoyed; this was the third type of material he was looking for.

[System notification: You have obtained 1 Ancient Treant Heart.]

He was somewhat disappointed; he needed six complete tree hearts, but this boss had only dropped one.

"Only one?"

Li Wu was a little puzzled. Could it be that the drop rate of this BOSS was so low?

He thought to himself that if there was only one, he would need to kill five more ancient tree men, but the respawn time of this BOSS would probably be quite long.

He wondered if he should just wait here for the Ancient Treant to respawn, which would be a huge waste of time.

He put the Ancient Treant Heart into his backpack and then continued to check his other loot. In addition to the heart, he also found some materials and gold coins, but no equipment.

Li Wu felt a little frustrated. Now he only needed two Ancient Treant Hearts. He recalled the Destroyer into his servant space and looked around.

He saw some ancient tree guardians wandering around and thought that since the BOSS's respawn time was uncertain, he might as well farm some mobs and level up at the same time.

He raised his arcane bow and fired a blasting burning arrow at the nearest Ancient Guardian.

-1800! (Weakness Critical Hit)

The ancient tree guardian collapsed with a crash.

Li Wu thought to himself that although the monsters didn't give much experience, it was still better than waiting around. He continued to grind monsters, thinking that it would be good if he could reach level 30 here.

But after killing a few Ancient Tree Guardians, an unexpected incident occurred.

He then saw a heart-like object emitting a green light.

【Ancient Tree Man's Heart】!

Li Wu was startled and froze.

"Even small monsters drop it?"

He was somewhat incredulous, but it was indeed something that had fallen from the Ancient Tree Guardian.

He instantly understood that the [Ancient Treant Heart] that Horn mentioned didn't necessarily drop from the BOSS; these [Ancient Tree Guardians] also had a chance to drop it.

"This is much more convenient."

Li Wu was overjoyed, which meant that he no longer needed to wait for the BOSS to respawn, and could collect all the materials simply by continuing to farm the Ancient Tree Guardians.

Moreover, this way you can not only collect materials but also level up at the same time, which is a win-win situation.

Li Wu was filled with enthusiasm.

He knew he was getting closer and closer to level 30, to the Starseeker's Longbow, and to establishing a guild.