Shadow Kill was surprised. He had to admit, Lin Tianhao's idea was somewhat crazy.However, having witnessed Lin Tianhao's skills, Shadow Kill knew that what he proposed was entirely feasible."Alright.""Then we'll start by finding Elfus."Lin Tianhao sent a party invite to Shadow Kill."I'll level you up first."Regarding experience distribution, Lin Tianhao kept the 90/10 split. He couldn't push it any further.Soon after, Lin Tianhao began his monster-slaughtering spree!One arrow, one Stone Beetle.Moreover, thanks to the Lightning Leap, some Stone Beetles were already killed by the leaping electricity before Lin Tianhao even had a chance to attack.Although Lin Tianhao suffered experience penalties for carrying a low-level player, his monster-killing speed more than made up for it.In just ten minutes, Shadow Kill reached level six.Fifteen minutes later, Shadow Kill reached level seven.And in another ten minutes, Shadow Kill arrived at level eight.This was because Lin Tianhao had started farming elite Stone Beetles, which naturally yielded more experience."Snow Emperor, your damage is the most outrageous I've ever seen. Did you awaken a talent?""Mm."Lin Tianhao nodded.Shadow Kill wisely refrained from asking about the nature of Lin Tianhao's talent.That would be crossing a line.Talents were everyone's secret.Even with his rebirth, Lin Tianhao had only heard rumors about many people's talents.Or perhaps he had a general idea of their level, but the effects of the talents themselves were completely unknown.Shadow Kill was one such example.Lin Tianhao knew he possessed a God-level talent, but its specific attributes were a mystery.Just then, Lin Tianhao and Shadow Kill both heard shouting from deep within the cave."Elfus, you ungrateful wretch! The master treated you so well, and you dare steal his ore!"Lin Tianhao and Shadow Kill cautiously approached.Ahead, Lin Tianhao saw three NPCs.Elfus was a rather short and thin young man, while the other two were burly, strong-looking men.
Elfus: Level 10 HP: ??? Attack: ??? Skills: ??? (Note: He was originally a spy placed by the old village chief beside Blacksmith Wang, and carries something extremely valuable.)
The attributes of the other two NPCs were similar to Elfus's.HP, Attack, Skills – all question marks.The difference was their description: they were Blacksmith Wang's apprentices, and helping them would yield unexpected benefits.A normal player would undoubtedly choose to help these two NPCs.But Lin Tianhao didn't. Although he had a plan, he wanted to wait and see if any new developments emerged.Dusk of the Gods was not to be treated as a simple game.This place had to be treated as a parallel world, and the NPCs as people with flesh and blood.Only then could one obtain greater rewards.Shadow Kill stayed by Lin Tianhao's side, watching from a distance without saying a word."Blacksmith Wang harbors evil intentions. As a resident of the novice village, I will inform the village chief of his wicked plans and have him executed!"Although Elfus was small, his eyes were unusually determined."He actually intends to use the Iceflame Demonic Ore to unleash a boss that surpasses the novice village's limits. If he succeeds, our novice village will be devastated!"Upon hearing this, Blacksmith Wang's two apprentices scoffed. "Enough! It's not your place to criticize what our master does.""The old village chief is incompetent and muddle-headed. Our master is the only suitable candidate for village chief."The two sides argued fiercely.As expected!Blacksmith Wang was lying!Lin Tianhao's expression turned subtle.He didn't take the Iceflame Demonic Ore for the sake of improving his weapon quality, as he had claimed.Instead, he wanted to release a certain boss.What hidden boss could there be in this novice village?Could it be a Drought Demon?Before Lin Tianhao could ponder further, Elfus and Blacksmith Wang's two apprentices began fighting.Their strengths were roughly equal, but due to the numerical disadvantage, Elfus quickly fell into a disadvantageous position.Whoosh!An arrow pierced through the air.Lin Tianhao had made his move.His arrow tore through the sky, hitting Wang San in the head.-2512.A massive critical hit number appeared.At the same time, a huge damage number also appeared above Lin Tianhao's head.-1256!!Reflected damage!!Lin Tianhao's eyes narrowed. His current life steal wasn't enough. Against monsters with reflected damage, he definitely couldn't withstand it.The opponent was at least a level 10 boss. Their attributes wouldn't be worse than the Twisted Treant King, and might even be higher.Being suddenly ambushed, Wang San cast a cold gaze over."Adventurers? Did the old village chief send you to assist this traitor, Elfus?""In that case, you can all die."As soon as he finished speaking, Wang San raised his large blade and swung it down.Whoosh!With quick eyes and hands, Lin Tianhao fired an arrow, disrupting Wang San's attack rhythm.However, Wang San's 50% reflected damage made Lin Tianhao's scalp tingle.This reflected damage was extremely overpowered in the early game.Lin Tianhao's current set also had reflected damage, but it was only 10%.The difference between the two was obvious.Shadow Kill also knew the opponent had reflected damage, which was a huge headache for an assassin like him."How do we fight?"Shadow Kill asked in a low voice."Kiting."Lin Tianhao's expression was indifferent.Although the reflected damage had a significant impact on him, it wasn't completely without room for maneuver.After all, their main task was to assist Elfus in the battle."Wang San and Wang Si both have Reflective Armor, with very high reflected damage attributes, but their HP isn't very high," Elfus's voice sounded. He raised his hand, and two balls of pitch-black light flew into Lin Tianhao's body.Ding, you have received Elfus's blessing, reducing damage taken by 10.Lin Tianhao's eyes lit up. This blessing was a timely gift.He immediately switched to the Jungle Longbow.The Jungle Longbow granted an additional 500 HP and a 2% life steal effect.Against opponents with reflected damage, life steal became a crucial attribute.You have high reflected damage?As long as my life steal is greater than your reflected damage, you can only watch helplessly.Although Lin Tianhao's main weapon wasn't part of the Treant set, his base HP regeneration per second was still as high as 180.With the Jungle Longbow's life steal and the 10% damage reduction from Elfus's blessing, he might be able to kite Wang San and Wang Si.Whoosh!Another high critical hit damage number appeared.Lin Tianhao's HP dropped by a little over a thousand.His HP began to regenerate continuously.Shadow Kill remained where he was, still waiting, not making any rash moves.As an assassin, when faced with an unfavorable combat environment, one must remain calm and find the perfect opportunity to strike."Kill this brat first."Wang Si roared and charged towards Lin Tianhao.Stringing Arrow Technique!Using the powerful impact of the Stringing Arrow Technique, Lin Tianhao forcefully pushed back Wang Si.