System Announcement: Congratulations to Adventurer [Han Ming] for reaching Level 18 and becoming the first foreign adventurer to break through the novice constraints. You have received the title · Explorer and a divine gift.
System Announcement: Congratulations to Adventurer [Han Ming] for reaching Level 18 and becoming the first foreign adventurer to break through the novice constraints. You have received the title · Explorer and a divine gift.
System Announcement: Adventurers who have reached Level 18 can now receive the village exit permit from the village chief in the starting village! Begin a new adventure!
System Announcement: Adventurers who have reached Level 18 can now receive the village exit permit from the village chief in the starting village! Begin a new adventure!
"Big boss! It's the big boss!"
"How did the big boss level up so quickly?"
"The big boss must have some hidden class, right? So powerful!"
"Han Ming, do you have any plans to join a guild?"
...
Several days had passed since the game's launch,
and more than a month had passed in the game itself.
[Divine Invocation] remained extremely popular,
but players had lost the initial excitement and ease.
It was simply too difficult!
Leveling up was painfully slow!
Players enjoyed the game's realistic experience but also cursed the inhuman difficulty.
Levels up to ten were easy, likely a grace period for beginners. Just playing the game for a few days, even with poor skills, was manageable.
However, after level ten, the difficulty of leveling up increased exponentially!
Monster strength significantly increased, experience from low-level monsters decreased, and the experience required for leveling up grew substantially.
Death led to losing a lot of experience and items, ruining the gaming experience for most players.
Reaching level fifteen already meant standing at the top of the player hierarchy.
Despite the harshness of [Divine Invocation], players still cherished it like a first love.
The immersive virtual reality experience, even with repetitive monster hunting, offered different feelings each day.
Today might be different.
Instead of the usual monotonous grind in the beginner village,
a full-server announcement echoed across the servers.
For a moment,
it was as if a stone had been thrown into a calm lake, creating ripples.
Players flocked to chat channels, excitedly sending messages.
There were praise and adulation, requests for strategies, and even guilds extending invitations…
"Congratulations on defeating lv15 Elite Boss: Demon Wild Boar · Black Tooth"
"Received 1 Gold Coin and 50 Silver Coins"
"Received 15,000 Experience Points"
"Received Fine · Gale Leggings"
"Received Fine · Blade Fang Axe"
"Congratulations, you have leveled up!"
"Please open your status panel to allocate points!"
Meanwhile,
a wild boar, glowing with red light and with huge black tusks, wailed in agony,
its final health points burned away by the raging black flames.
The absolute ruler of the beginner village, a majestic beast,
collapsed to the ground, dead.
"Tsk… I was just a step too late! This guy really grinded like a madman!"
Watching the disappearing boar's body and listening to the clinking notifications,
standing amidst the jungle, the Dragonman felt a wave of satisfaction from leveling up and played with the black flames in his hand.
He sighed helplessly, looking at the chat channel visible only to players, whispering softly.
The dragon scales gradually faded,
and the Dragonman transformed into an ordinary figure.
Black hair, black eyes, an ordinary appearance.
But an extraordinary person!
Ethan Drake!
A time traveler returned from the future.
"Adventurer, you have reached Level 18. Please go to the village chief to receive the village exit permit!"
The system's prompt echoed in his mind.
Level 18!
Just a step behind!
Otherwise,
the name appearing in the full-server announcement would have been his!
Han Ming, the famous "grind king" from the previous world, who grinded like mad.
Very strong!
Extremely strong,
eccentric in personality,
and far ahead of other players on the level leaderboard in his previous life.
He claimed all level rewards.
Naturally, the first person to reach level 18 would be him.
In this life, Ethan Drake had leveled up very quickly thanks to his rebirth advantage.
Yet, he was still a step behind.
"Gained or lost, it's all destiny!"
"If it's him, it's not a big deal…"
Ethan looked toward the south, his eyes deep and thoughtful, whispering.
His gaze seemed to pierce through the lush jungle, past the barriers of the starting village,
seeing a more expansive world, and glimpsing more exciting stories and legends.
The story had only just begun.
Everything was just starting!