Wu Shaochen looked at the auction house with a bewildered expression on his face. Are they really that fast? I just confirmed and my hand hasn't even come down yet, but it disappeared like that. Did I set the price too low, or do these wealthy players have too much money?
Those shoes were the canvas shoes he got from the first turtle he defeated. He had been wearing them all this time, and just now, after defeating a toad, he finally changed the pair that had been with him for so long. He decided to list them for 5000 yuan to see if anyone would be interested. If no one wanted them, he would lower the price. After all, they were second-hand shoes he had worn himself, and he didn't want to deceive anyone.
Oh, it seems like I underestimated the value of equipment. I didn't expect even second-hand shoes to be in such high demand.
Glancing at the recently dropped Frog Boots, which increased movement speed by 5 and defense by 3, reaching 35 movement speed and 18 defense, they were quite impressive. He continued to kill.
For the next two hours, Wu Shaochen tirelessly killed toads, a total of 77 of them, finally reaching level 6. During that time, he obtained three pieces of equipment:
[Frog Belt]: +40 HP, +4 Defense
[Frog Helmet]: +40 HP, +4 Defense
[Frog Ring]: +20 HP, +8 Physical Attack, +1% Attack Speed
Because the ring added 20 HP, Wu Shaochen decided to keep it for himself and didn't put it up for sale. He listed the replaced Boar Belt and Boar Helmet in the auction house for a fixed price of 10,000 yuan each. There was no need for a bidding mode; the fees were high, and at this point, players' levels and equipment were already improving. The boar equipment didn't provide as much of a boost, so the prices couldn't be as high as before. Setting them at 10,000 yuan seemed more appropriate, and indeed, the two items were quickly sold.
"Did I list them too low?" Wu Shaochen wondered, but he didn't pay much attention. They were just second-hand equipment, and selling them quickly was the goal. They might not have sold for even a few thousand yuan if he had set a higher price. Now, the auction house was filled with a lot of equipment, and many were priced too high and remained unsold.
"Finally managed to snatch one. Can't believe it's so difficult to buy a white-tier equipment for 10,000 yuan," sighed the veiled woman. Almost every faction was closely watching the auction house now, and being slow meant no chance at all.
"Yes, now everyone knows that white-tier equipment can have varying attributes, so naturally, high-attribute equipment is in high demand," Liu Shu added.
"I wonder what kind of person can defeat such high-level monsters. Could it be a large faction relying on numbers?" the woman wondered.
"Impossible. If they relied on numbers, it would have caused a big commotion, and it's unlikely no one noticed. Besides, if they had a large number of players, they would need the equipment themselves and wouldn't have any extras to sell. So, I believe the team selling equipment is definitely not more than 5 people, or maybe even just one person," Liu Shu analyzed.
The woman nodded, clearly agreeing with Liu Shu's opinion. However, in her mind, she unintentionally recalled the figure she caught a glimpse of last time. She couldn't explain why, but she felt that person was somewhat different.
"Oh, right, speed!" the woman suddenly realized. When she saw that person, although they were wearing beginner's equipment, their speed was abnormal. At that time, everyone was only at level 1 or 2, and even if they allocated all their points to agility, they couldn't have reached that speed. The difference wasn't very noticeable, so many people didn't pay attention. But her senses were always sharp, and that person's speed definitely exceeded 20. She had seen many level 3 players with full points in agility, but their speed didn't reach what that person had at that time.
"Could it be him?" the woman pondered to herself. Regardless, she made a mental note to pay close attention if she encountered that person again.
Meanwhile, Wu Shaochen had no idea that someone had taken an interest in him. At this moment, he was examining the attributes of the equipment he had equipped after leveling up. He was thinking about how to distribute his 5 attribute points.
Name: Dust Sealed
Level: 6
HP: 350
Mana: 110
Physical Attack: 20
Magic Attack: 10
Physical Defense: 18
Magic Defense: 5
Movement Speed: 35
Attack Speed: 18% (35 agility provides 17% attack speed, plus 1% from the ring)
Experience: 3/4000
Strength: 5
Intelligence: 5
Constitution: 5
Root: 5
Spirit: 5
Agility: 30
Skill: Insight
Talent: Source of Poison: Inflict 23 points of true damage per second on the target for 60 seconds, stackable up to 1 layer
"I'll allocate these 5 points to constitution. For now, the main focus is on defeating the Wild Boar King, and my speed is already sufficient. Adding 5 points to constitution will increase my HP to 400, allowing me to naturally regenerate 4 points per second. Otherwise, even with 399 HP, I can only regenerate 3 points per second."
He immediately allocated the five attribute points to constitution, bringing his HP to exactly 400. He glanced at his backpack, where he had 9 bottles of potion left. Just now, he had gained 6 bottles, totaling 15 red potions. He felt ready to challenge the Wild Boar King he had been longing for.
He reviewed the Wild Boar King's attributes in his mind once again: 250 attack, my defense is 20, so it will deal 230 damage to me. I can restore 200 points in 50 seconds, no problem. I'm familiar with its charge attack, so dodging it shouldn't be difficult. I just need to avoid it when it goes into a frenzy. The only concern is if the poison wears off within the 30-second frenzy period, but there's nothing I can do about that. If I can't defeat it quickly, I'll just have to fight a bit longer.
"Okay, it's decided. Let's go for it." After making up his mind, Wu Shaochen walked towards the Wild Boar King's location.
Seeing the massive size of the Wild Boar King again, Wu Shaochen still felt a bit scared. Despite his attributes being greatly improved, that sense of pressure still existed.
Slowly approaching the Wild Boar King, he quickly entered its range of hatred. The Wild Boar King let out a roar and charged towards him with a wild onslaught.
"What the heck, why is the wind-up animation different?" Wu Shaochen quickly dodged away. When fighting regular boars, they would swipe their front feet twice when using a skill. Why doesn't the Wild Boar King do that? Instead, it changes to a roar. Fortunately, after spending a long time fighting boars, he had almost developed a reflex for dodging the wild onslaught. So he managed to avoid it.
Taking advantage of the one-second pause after the Wild Boar King used its skill, Wu Shaochen turned around and landed a sword strike on its buttocks, then quickly moved away. Watching the 23 points of damage appearing on the Wild Boar King's head, Wu Shaochen calculated the time it would take to kill it.
Normally, it would take about half an hour to poison it to death. But during its 30-second frenzy, it couldn't be approached. He also had to consider the situation where the poison disappeared within these 30 seconds. With the Wild Boar King's 50,000 HP, it could regenerate 500 HP every second. That made things a bit difficult. But he would see how it goes. If all else fails, he would have to endure it and supplement the poison. After all, he had healing potions.
Wu Shaochen nervously circled the Wild Boar King, constantly avoiding its wild onslaught. Every time he dodged, he would deal a blow of damage. For three continuous minutes, the Wild Boar King couldn't touch Wu Shaochen even once, and finally became angry.
"Roar!"
With a loud roar, the entire pig stood up, instantly surpassing three meters in height. It pounded its front paws on its chest twice and once again chased after Wu Shaochen.
"Oh my god, this is a bit shocking. It's a good thing it doesn't have an increase in movement speed; otherwise, I wouldn't be able to fight it." Wu Shaochen thought to himself. He calculated the time and realized that there were still 28 seconds left until the poison disappeared. It didn't matter. After the poison ended, it would take another 10 seconds before it could start recovering its health. For now, he would let it go on a rampage.
In this way, it seemed that Wu Shaochen had the Wild Boar King in his grasp. All of his methods were ineffective as long as he couldn't catch up to it. Although the wild onslaught didn't have the wind-up animation of swiping twice, it would still roar. With a deep understanding of this skill, it wasn't difficult for Wu Shaochen to dodge it, especially with a movement speed of 35.
During this time, the Wild Boar King went into a frenzy six times, with only one of them happening just as the poison was about to end. Wu Shaochen took the hit and dealt a blow. He lost 355 HP, but the 50% increase in attack speed wasn't enough for it to land a second attack before Wu Shaochen ran away, unless it could reach two attacks per second. So in the end, Wu Shaochen managed to escape unscathed.
After more than half an hour, the Wild Boar King's health dropped to 10%. It used its last life-saving skill, but it was useless. It stood there stupidly for 10 seconds without moving and didn't recover a single drop of health. It was probably the most pitiful among all the Wild Boar Kings in the novice village.