Wu Shaochen ran for about five to six minutes until he finally reached the deep valley and saw an exceptionally massive silver wolf. It held its head high, exuding an aura of dominance.
"Wow, this thing looks really powerful," Wu Shaochen exclaimed, using his Insight skill to assess the situation.
[Silver Wolf King] (Bronze-level boss)
Level: 10
Health: 200,000
Attack: 550
Defense: 200
Speed: 40
Skill 1: Extreme Speed: Let out a long howl, gaining a 50% increase in attack and movement speed for 30 seconds. Cooldown: 2 minutes.
Skill 2: Fierce Wolf Roar: The silver wolf tilts its head back and lets out a howl, unleashing a 130% defense-ignoring sonic attack on all targets within a 10-meter radius, reducing their output by 30% for 10 seconds. Cooldown: 1 minute.
Skill 3: Summon: When the Silver Wolf King's health drops to 30%, it will summon nearby silver wolves to fight together.
"Damn, a Bronze-level boss! That means it can drop Bronze-level equipment, right? But these stats are insane! 200,000 health? It would take me over two hours to defeat it if I just stood there and fought. Not to mention those nasty skills. The second skill is a non-discriminatory group attack that ignores defense. With my current health, I'd be instantly killed. Is this boss in the newbie village? And the third skill is just outrageous. How many silver wolves are there in this valley? If it summons all of them, there's no point in even trying," Wu Shaochen lamented, clearly disappointed, thinking he would encounter a wave of rewards. There's no way he can defeat it.
Well, can't afford to provoke it, can't even escape from it, right? Wu Shaochen retreated and decided to level up to level 10 first and quickly proceed with his class change. So, he once again entered the endless monster-spawning mode.
Meanwhile, apart from the 8365 newbie village, other newbie villages were organizing forces to raid the Wild Boar King. This was because someone from the 8365 newbie village had posted the attributes of the Fang Giant Blade on the forum, causing envy among countless players. Black Iron gear was far superior to basic equipment, so everyone started raiding the Wild Boar King, believing that if someone had already killed it, it could be conquered.
However, reality dealt a harsh blow to countless players. Numerous teams paid a heavy price, yet none of them managed to kill the Wild Boar King. Many teams sacrificed lives to bring the boss's health down to 10%, only to see it quickly return to 30% with a single recovery. The cycle repeated, and in the end, they had to give up. The damage was insufficient. The Wild Boar King had a defense of 120, and very few players could break through it. It was simply impossible to bring down 30% of the boss's health within 5 minutes.
The entire forum exploded, with everyone mentioning @Dust Sealed, wanting to know how he managed to kill the Wild Boar King, but no one responded.
"The forum is blowing up," Lin Zi gloated after closing the forum. In fact, the game also had access to the forum, but Wu Shaochen had been focused on monster hunting and was unaware of this.
"Should I go with the flow? I also want to know how he killed the Wild Boar King," Haoran suggested.
"His talent should be able to counter the boss's healing. Otherwise, it's impossible for anyone at this stage to output 15,000 damage within 5 minutes, especially with the boss's defense reaching 120," Junlin affirmed.
On the other side...
"Miss, didn't you say you know who Dust Sealed is? Can we ask him how he killed the Wild Boar King?" Uncle Liu curiously asked Su Muxue.
As soon as this was mentioned, Su Muxue's aloof expression instantly disappeared, and she snorted, saying, "That guy refused to add me as a friend."
"Huh?" Uncle Liu had a bewildered expression. "So, Dust Sealed is a girl? Otherwise, which guy would reject his young miss's friend request?"
"He's a guy!" Su Muxue gritted her teeth.
"Well..."
"Uncle Liu, don't ask anymore. I will definitely find him again," Su Muxue interrupted Uncle Liu. She had never been rejected like this before.
"Alright," Uncle Liu quickly shut his mouth, secretly thinking, "Could Dust Sealed have some orientation issues?"
"Achoo! Who's talking about me?" Wu Shaochen rubbed his nose and continued enthusiastically killing the silver wolves.
Finally, after almost 6 hours and killing 152 silver wolves, Wu Shaochen managed to reach level 10, but only obtained 4 pieces of equipment:
[Silver Wolf Belt] Basic: +50 Health, +5 Defense
[Silver Wolf Bracelet] Basic: +20 Health, +12 Attack, +1% Attack Speed
[Silver Wolf Boots] Basic: +6 Speed, +4 Defense
[Silver Wolf Leggings] Basic: +60 Health, +4 Defense
Except for the [Silver Wolf Leggings], I can use the other three pieces of equipment. I quickly put them on, and the changes to my attributes are as follows: Level: Lv9 to Lv10, Health: 680 to 730, Mana: 140 to 150, Physical Attack: 20 to 32, Physical Defense: 40 to 42, Movement Speed: 50 to 52, Experience: 60/20,000. No other changes.
I opened the auction house and saw that many people were already selling Frog equipment, with prices ranging from 5,000 to 20,000. However, none of them were sold. It seems that those who have money and power are not interested in these items anymore. The remaining solo players are also reluctant to spend so much money on equipment. After some thought, I decided to list the [Frog Belt] and [Frog Boots] that I had taken off for 2,000 each. Even small profits count. I listed the [Silver Wolf Leggings] for 10,000 since no one could currently defeat the Silver Wolf. As expected, the three pieces of equipment were quickly sold, earning me 10,800. However, after taking a nap and selling white equipment, my income dropped significantly. After all, white equipment now has limited benefits for players.
Finally, I reached level 10 and hurried back to find the village elder to teleport to the main city for a class change. But before that, I handed in the quest for the Silver Wolf. Looking at the over 200 wolf fangs in my backpack, they provided me with some experience and money. Since materials of the same kind can stack up to 1,000, they didn't take up much space.
Wu Shaochen quickly returned to the newbie village and found the grocery store owner to turn in the quest. The quest for the Silver Wolf Fangs was issued by him. I handed in 100 fangs and received 2,000 experience points and 10 silver coins as a very generous reward. I sold the remaining materials to him and exchanged them for over a hundred copper coins.
Wu Shaochen approached the village entrance and politely spoke to the village chief, "Chief, hello. I've reached level 10. Can you teleport me to the main city?"
"Oh? Adventurer, your speed of improvement has amazed me. However, I'm sorry to say that the teleportation portal to the main city has been damaged due to lack of maintenance. Can you help me by going to the Silver Wolf Valley and killing the Silver Wolf King, then bring back its magic core? With the Silver Wolf King's magic core, I can repair the teleportation portal and send you to the main city," the village chief explained.
"Ding! The village chief has assigned you a quest. Quest details: Go to the depths of the Silver Wolf Valley and kill the Silver Wolf King. Bring back its magic core to the village chief. Quest rewards: Title [Newbie Village Hero]."
"What? Are you kidding me? I still have to fight that wolf?" Wu Shaochen couldn't help but feel speechless. He thought that if he didn't provoke it, he could avoid it. But it seems he still has to face it. Sigh.
Although I'm reluctant, I have no choice but to accept this quest. Otherwise, I won't be able to go to the main city. Moreover, the quest reward is a title. Titles are very difficult to obtain, and you can wear multiple titles whose effects can stack. However, only one can be displayed at a time or they can all be hidden. So, no one can refuse a quest with a title reward.