Within Bravehearts Town's forest, One can hear the birds singing as if it were music in their ears. Squirrels, butterflies, and all kinds of animals share the shade of the numerous trees with the forest.
Such a peaceful and beautiful scene was suddenly disrupted by loud footsteps, making birds soar in the sky and squirrels hide in the trees. A fleeting figure in a wooden mask was running through the forest, pursued by two ferocious boars with elongated tusks that could easily pierce through human flesh.
Julian glanced at the two wild boars pursuing him and fired his crossbow three times while running. One of the wild boars was shot in the eye, causing it to cry in agony; Julian swiftly replenished his crossbow's bolt. He looked around and discovered a sizable rock not far from him. Without hesitation, Julian approached it.
In anger, one of the wild boars scoffed at its sludgy nose and charged straight at Julian's. Julian quickly rolled to the side and dodged the wild boars [Tusk Charged].
Slam!
Julian took advantage of the wild boar colliding with the massive rock and quickly cast [Water Whip].
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The wild boar slows down, but the other wild boars do not. It lunged at Julian, who had just finished reloading his crossbow. Julian casually aimed at the approaching wild boar and pulled the trigger.
[Power Shot]
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After being hit by Julian's arrow, the wild boar's eyes shattered; it staggered and lost balance due to its momentum. Julian repeatedly takes advantage of the massive rock, killing one of the wild boars in seconds. He looked at the last remaining wild boar and used his dagger to end it.
[Quick Stab] Enhanced your next attack that deals 85% of the physical damage and causes the enemy to bleed that 15 physical damage for over 4 seconds.
Mana Cost: 15
Cooldown: 3
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[Ding! You have obtained 35 experience points]
[Ding! You have leveled up!]
Julian smiled as he saw the notification and added points to his stats.
[Name: Lucifer]
[Title: None]
[Class: Hunter]
[Life Jobs: None]
[Experience: 5/200(Level 1)]
[Element: Water]
[Weapon: Primary- Crossbow, Secondary Dagger]
[Health: 140/210]
[Mana: 160/210]
Physical Damage: 24
Magic Damage: 24
[Strength: 12]
[Spirit: 24]
[Constitution:12]
[Intelligence: 12]
[Status Points: 0]
He gained additional 50 Health Points and Mana points from leveling.
" Leveling up is a breeze; I didn't even sweat. Sadly the monster didn't drop any equipment in this game. " Julian said this as he harvested meat from wild boars.
In New Dawn Online, only bosses and a few elite monsters dropped items and equipment. You could only obtain materials from the majority of the monsters in the game. While this makes the Life Job of players more significant, this will also cause a shortage of items at the early stages of the game.
As Julian dives deeper into the forest, He hears weeds rustling nearby. Quick with his feet, Julian traced the origin of the sound and saw a pack of wolves feeding on the remains of a deer.
The wolves have thick black fur, sharp claws, and ravenous fangs that viciously tear the meat from the dead dear's body. Among the pack of wolves is a wolf much larger than the other wolf. It has grey fur instead of black fur, while Its terrifying eyes makes other wolf bows down and shows their vulnerable belly in submission.
[Silver Fangs Wolf]
Level: 1
Health: 150
Physical Damage: 40
Skills:
[Ravenous Fang: Deals 85 physical damage and has a slight chance of causing the enemy to bleed.]
[Sharp Claws: Slash the enemy with claws and deal 55 physical damage.]
[Silver Fangs Wolf(Elite)]
Level: 5
Health: 550
Physical Damage: 55
Skills:
[Ravenous Fang: Deals 100 physical damage and has a slight chance of causing the enemy to bleed.]
[Sharp Claws: Slash the enemy with claws and deal 55 physical damage.]
Julian looked at the Elite Silver Fangs attributes and uttered, " That's a big one! I will surely not want to fight that thing head-on. Hmmm. Let's look around first."
One of Julian's main principles when fighting his enemies is to observe, think, and adapt. These principles saved his life on multiple occasions and may be why he is still alive today.
Julian analyzed his surroundings for anything he could use to his advantage. After a brief search, he discovered a massive fallen dead tree connected to a nearby boulder. Julian thinks for a bit before aiming his weapon at one of the Silver Fang Wolf.
[Power Shot]
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Bang!
Julian accurately hit the Silver Fang Wolf's eyes and dealt critical damage. Hearing the yelp of their comrades, The pack of wolves and Elite Silver Fang Wolf finds the retreating figure of Julian.
"Oooowhooo!"
The Elite Silver Fang Wolf howled at the other wolf and quickly chased after Julian. How could it let go of this annoying pest after injuring one of his subordinates? With its powerful hinds, it rapidly approached Julian.
When the Elite Silver Fang Wolf's powerful fangs were about to shred Julian into pieces, He did a summersault, jumped high into the air afterward, and landed precisely in the dead tree. Without hesitation, Julian sprinted the entire length of the dead tree and hopped at the boulder.
If any other players were nearby, they would be astounded by Julian's actions. It was difficult enough to land perfectly on such a platform, but sprinting afterward takes it to a new level. Julian was simply a monster for doing this.
Julian looked below the boulder and saw the angry mobs of wolves and the Elite Silver Fang Wolf struggling to climb the dead tree. He skillfully aimed at the Elite Silver Fang Wolf and pulled the trigger of his crossbow.
Swoosh!
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!
Julian's crossbow wrecked the Elite Silver Fang Wolf's eyes, causing it to howl in pain. He aimed again and cast [Power Shot] at the Elite Silver Fang Wolf's already wrecked eyes.
Swosh!
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After being hit by [Power Shot], the Elite Silver Fang Wolf staggered and fell from the dead tree. Along with its fall is the Silver Fang Wolf behind it.
"Hahaha! You stupid dog, stay the heck down there!" Julian laughed as he continued to shoot the Silver Fang Wolf below. He occasionally casts [Water Whip] and [Power Shot] at the Elite Silver Fang Wolf to keep it below the boulder.
The pitiful Elite Silver Fang Wolf could only growl in anger as it helplessly watched the terrifying player wearing a wooden annihilate his packs. Julian did not care about the Elite Silver Fang Wolf, as he did not stop attacking the Silver Fang Wolf packs. After several minutes of terror, only the Elite Silver Fang Wolf remained beneath the boulder. Julian looked at the pitiful tries of Elite Silver Fang Wolf as he aimed his crossbow and cast [Power Shot].
Bang!
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The Elite Silver Fang Wolf voiced its last howl before turning into a blue particle that disappeared along the wind. A few Items have appeared at the previous location of the elite wolf.
[Ding! You have obtained 145 experience points!]
[Ding! You have leveled up!]
[Ding! You have leveled up!]
Julian smiled brightly after hearing the continuous notification from the system. He swiftly climbs down the boulder and takes the items the Elite Silver Fang Wolf dropped; Among them are a wolf fur boot, a blue book, and an old silver ring.
[Silver Fang's Boots]
Requirements: none
All attribute +2
movement speed +7%
P. Defense +2
Durability: 25/25
[Aquaball] Manifest a sphere of water that deals 115% of your magic damage and dealing additional 20 elemental damage.
Cooldown: 3 seconds
Learning requirement: Level 5 and [Water Element]
[Gavin's Silver Ring] (Quest Item)
'' Finally, I can change this attributeless sandal! There is also a Spellbook that I can learn later! My luck is quite good today~ Hmmm. Gavin's ring, Let's return it and see what might happen. " Julian said as he dusted the spellbook with his hand.
Julian read a lot of information about New dawn Online before entering the game. One of the intriguing things he'd read was that several quest items in the game could lead players to an incredible quest with handsome rewards.
Julian equipped the [Silver Fang's Boots] and could feel a slight improvement in his movement. 7% movement speed is quite nice at the current stage of the game; maybe he could only find a replacement in the dungeons.
Julian caught a glimpse of the sun's rays before continuing his hunt for wild boars and silver fang wolves; He occasionally harvests some fruits and mushrooms along his way. After an hour of hunting, he notices that more and more players are venturing deep into the forest. Some of them even banded together to reduce the dangers of forest exploration.
' It seems like I have to find a better leveling spot after this. 'Julian thought to himself as he hunted the last wild boar to finish his quest.
He stood firm after harvesting the wild boar's meat and walked in the direction of Braves Town.