"Lightning Blessing."
Kai Blake cast a buff on himself, and at the same time, his feet seemed to gain speed as he sprinted forward rapidly.
"The duration of Lightning Blessing is 30 seconds. With the boost of Lightning Blessing, normal attacks will deal an additional 20 points of lightning - element damage."
"The burrowing rat has 50 HP. My strength is 9, so according to the basic physical attack calculation, it's 9 points. With Lightning Blessing, I can deal 29 points of damage!"
Kai Blake rushed in front of a burrowing rat and smashed his staff down hard.
"-29!"
"-29!"
After two attacks, the burrowing rat crashed to the ground. Just like the previous one, it turned into light spots and disappeared, leaving three copper coins.
"Got to be quick!"
Kai Blake didn't waste any time.
While fighting, he kept using the skill [Ready to Strike]. As soon as the cooldown was over, he would immediately use it again!
This meant that in a short time, Kai Blake couldn't use [Lightning Blessing] or [Lightning Arrow], otherwise, all his efforts would be in vain!
In order to stack more [Ready to Strike] and give the final boss a powerful blow, Kai Blake had to eliminate as many burrowing rats as possible within the buff time of [Lightning Blessing].
"-29!"
"-29!"
"....."
A series of numbers popped up above the burrowing rats' heads. In the dim passage, burrowing rats kept falling.
At the same time, the time of Lightning Blessing was being consumed continuously!
"10, 9, 8..."
There were less than 10 seconds left!
The successive intense battles had taken a toll on Kai Blake's body.
The Tower of Eternity, as a 100% simulated game, simulated the feeling of fatigue perfectly.
Kai Blake exhaled a long breath, looked ahead in the passage, and didn't stop his steps. The staff in his hand also became a blur as he struck.
In the last 10 seconds, with the boost of [Lightning Blessing], Kai Blake killed four more monsters.
From entering the newbie dungeon until now, in just one minute, Kai Blake had taken down 12 burrowing rats!
If this efficiency got out, I don't know how many people would go crazy about it!
At the moment, Kai Blake's attention was fully focused on the battle. There were still 8 more!
"Ready to Strike!"
While fighting, Kai Blake didn't forget to keep using [Ready to Strike] to stack the buff.
Another burrowing rat rushed over. Its rapidly advancing body sliced through the air, making a shrill whistling sound.
Without [Lightning Blessing] and unable to release lightning - type skills, Kai Blake could only fight with normal attacks.
In his field of vision, several red dots lit up on the burrowing rat, and a small line of text was noted:
[These are the enemy's weak points. Attacking them can cause double damage. A mage actually has to fight in close - combat. You really should reflect on your career plan.]
"This talent is quite cheeky."
Kai Blake ignored the latter part of the comment in the note and focused on the weak points.
He thrust his staff forward and stabbed one of the red dots.
"-19!"
"Hit the burrowing rat's weak point, causing double damage and a short - term blindness effect!"
Seizing the opportunity, Kai Blake immediately struck two more times with his staff, both hitting the red dots, and successfully defeated the opponent.
"Seven left!"
With the help of [Eyes that analyze the essence], even a mage could easily pass this level by relying on normal attacks!
"Hit the burrowing rat's weak point...."
"Hit the burrowing rat's weak point...."
"....."
Five minutes later, Kai Blake was the only one left alive in the entire passage.
"Huff - Huff - "
Kai Blake exhaled a mouthful of foul air and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
All the burrowing rats had turned into Kai Blake's experience points and copper coins.
Only then did he have time to check the relevant prompts.
Previously, for killing the monsters, he had gained 100 experience points.
"Congratulations! You've leveled up to level 2!"
"Received +1 Strength, +2 Intelligence, +1 Spirit, +2 Agility, +2 Constitution, and 1 free attribute point."
At this moment, with the level - up, a white light shone on Kai Blake, injecting new strength into him and sweeping away his fatigue.
His HP and MP were fully restored, and Kai Blake adjusted his state to the best. He took a look at his attribute panel.
All five basic attributes had increased significantly. For the extra 1 free attribute point, Kai Blake added it to his Intelligence.
Looking at his upgraded attributes, Kai Blake recalled the content of the strategy.
"According to the textbook, in the Tower of Eternity, the attributes provided during leveling are affected by many factors. Race templates, class templates, the leveling process... all these can affect the attribute increase during leveling!"
"During the previous battles, I spent most of the time using normal attacks and fighting the burrowing rats in close - quarters combat. Instead, I used skills less frequently. That's why when I leveled up, the increase in Strength/Constitution/Agility was even higher than that in Intelligence/Spirit!"
Thinking of this, Kai Blake felt rather helpless.
How could a proper mage become famous through close - combat?
This kind of underhanded way was beneath Kai Blake's dignity!
Closing the attribute panel, while stacking [Ready to Strike], Kai Blake continued to move forward along the passage.
The dark passage was so quiet that it made people feel uneasy. From time to time, cold winds blew from behind. A more timid person might not even be able to move forward.
Kai Blake walked forward with big strides, not affected by the environment at all.
Soon, he came to a fork in the road.
"Left or right?"
Kai Blake knew that this was the second level of the newbie dungeon.
It was clearly recorded in the textbook that on the left, a group of monsters would spawn, and one would be caught in a siege.
On the right, a powerful elite monster would appear, which was usually beyond the ability of an ordinary person to handle.
According to the big - data analysis over the years, the reward for choosing the left path was 48% higher than that of the right path.
Kai Blake looked at the passage on the left. Sure enough, a note appeared in front of him:
[10 stinky bats are craving your blood]
[There's also a mutated bat hiding in the dark corner]
11 bats?
The monster data of the bats appeared in front of Kai Blake. They were a bit stronger than the burrowing rats, and the troublesome part was their movement speed.
For the passage on the right:
[A baby Cerberus is sleeping. Please don't disturb it, or you'll end up as its meal]
Cerberus?
Kai Blake didn't expect that there would be such a powerful elite monster on the right!
In the monster encyclopedia in the school textbook, [Cerberus] was definitely the most powerful elite monster in the newbie dungeon!
There was no other like it!
Even in its infancy, its three heads could release three different types of skills, causing massive damage. At the same time, its hellish bloodline gave it an extremely thick health bar, a terrifying life - recovery speed, and high physical and magical resistance.
It was the nightmare, the terminator, and the insurmountable obstacle for all newbies.
Kai Blake shifted his gaze, and a line of note appeared on the wall right in front of him!
"Lucky guy, whatever you do, don't move the stone on the left, or you'll trigger the hidden level!"
Kai Blake's spirits lifted.
Hidden level?!