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

Looking at the 5 golden free attribute points on his attribute panel, Li Wu didn't hesitate at all. With a thought, he poured them all into his Intelligence!

Intelligence: 10.9 → 15.9

[Mana Points: 278 → 378/378]

[Magic Attack: 21 → 27]

Seeing his mana value surge by a hundred points, Li Wu's mouth practically stretched to his ears in a wide grin.

Now he can finally get rid of the troubles of "kidney deficiency" and become a truly enduring man!

"Go pack your things first."

Hua Zitong's voice rang out from the side; she had already stood up from the foul-smelling mud.

Although his whole body was covered in filth, his eyes were frighteningly bright, gleaming with excitement.

Li Wu nodded emphatically, forcibly suppressing the ecstasy in his heart, and walked with her toward the mountain of corpses of the swamp lurkers.

A pile of spoils lay quietly in a pool of dark green blood, radiating a halo that made hearts race.

Hua Zitong bent down and deftly picked up the thick skill book and a pair of leggings with a restrained yellow sheen.

She glanced at it only once before sharing the attributes directly with Li Wu:

[Skill Book: Heavy Cleave]

[Type: Active Skill]

[Class Restriction: Warrior, Knight]

This robe is several levels better than the beginner's cloth robe he's wearing!

He immediately looked at the next ball of light, which was a pair of boots.

Windranger's Boots (Normal)

Type: Shoes (Leather Armor)

[Job Restriction: None]

[Level Requirement: LV3]

[Attributes: Agility +6, Movement Speed ​​+5%]

Another ordinary-grade item!

Wow, these five guys have impressive gear! They've only been in the game for a short time, and they already have two pieces of common-grade equipment. Looks like an elite squad.

A thought popped into Li Wu's mind: Could it be...?

Without further hesitation, he swiftly picked up the remaining three orbs of light!

A metal helmet!

A heavy shield!

And a bow and arrow!

[Guardian's Helmet (Normal)]!

[Shield of the Barrier (Normal)]!

[Rapid Fire Arrow (Normal)]!

Five items!

Five pieces of common-grade equipment in total!

This is a real windfall!

Hua Zitong also walked over. When she saw that all five pieces of equipment were of the common grade, her relaxed expression instantly froze, and her face changed drastically.

"Oh no! We need to get out of here! They won't let this go after only dropping five pieces of common equipment!"

Li Wu immediately realized what was happening and, without saying a word, stuffed all five pieces of equipment into his backpack.

Just as the two were about to turn around and continue running deeper into the swamp.

"bite--"

A crisp system notification sound rang in Li Wu's ears without warning.

[Ding! Player "Longxing_Badao" has requested to add you as a friend.]

Li Wu and Hua Zitong exchanged a glance, both seeing the same message in each other's reactions.

Someone added you as a friend?

Li Wu nodded, then clicked "agree".

Almost the instant the friend request was accepted, a barrage of messages popped up, each word revealing a condescending and arrogant tone.

Longxing_Badao: "So you're 'Seeing Through the Fog'? Very well, you've got guts."

Longxing_Badao: "Let me introduce myself. I am Badao, the person in charge of the 101 Newbie Village of the Longxing Tianxia Guild."

Longxing_Badao: "The Swamp Lurker is a boss that our guild discovered first and has been working on for a long time. You used despicable means to steal the monster and kill people. This matter will not be easily forgotten."

Longxing_Badao: "Now, I'm giving you a chance. Immediately! Trade me everything that the Boss dropped, as well as the five pieces of common equipment that our five brothers dropped. Then come to the No. 101 Newbie Village Square and kowtow to apologize to our people."

Dragon Walker, Overlord Blade: "In that case, we, Dragon Walkers of the World, might consider sparing your lives. Otherwise, you'll bear the consequences!"

Seeing this series of threatening and commanding messages, Li Wu was so angry that he laughed.

Stealing monsters?

You bunch of idiots were the ones who tried to kill and rob, but you were too incompetent and got slapped to death by the Boss. Now you have the nerve to turn around and blame others?

They even kowtowed and apologized?

He didn't even bother to reply with a single word. With a swipe of his finger, he deleted and blocked, a series of actions performed smoothly and seamlessly.

"How is it?" Hua Zitong asked.

"An idiot," Li Wu shrugged casually, "tells us to return the equipment, kneel down, kowtow, and apologize, and then he'll let us go."

Hua Zitong's lips curled into a cold smile: "They really dare to think that way."

However, the matter did not end there.

Less than half a minute later, a loud, resounding regional announcement suddenly rang out!

[A shout-out from Area 21 (from player "Longxing_Badao" in Newbie Village #101):]

[Listen up, all players! The shameless scoundrels "Seeking the Mist Among Flowers" and "Looking at Flowers Through the Mist"! You maliciously stole our Dragon Soaring Across the World guild's opportunity to kill the elite boss, and used the most insidious and vicious methods to kill five of our core guild members and steal five pieces of common-grade equipment!]

[This feud is irreconcilable! The Dragon Soars Across the Land guild hereby issues a region-wide kill order for these two!]

Anyone who provides the accurate coordinates of these two individuals will be rewarded with 500 copper coins upon verification!

Anyone who manages to kill either of these two individuals even once, and records a video as proof, will be rewarded with a common-grade equipment!

From this moment forward, my Dragon Soars Across the World guild will be locked in a life-or-death struggle with these two!