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nTranslator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

nThe earth magic demon that had been attacked by Lu Yuan felt a sharp pain coming from its body. It growled and looked around vigilantly, wanting to see who had the guts to attack it in the mine.

nAfter looking around, the earth magic demon was dazed.

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nThere was no one around. If not for the burning pain coming from its body, the earth magic demon would have thought that it was hallucinating.

nLu Yuan’s lips curled up at the earth magic demon’s reaction, and he did not hesitate as he continued to stab at the earth magic demon.

n-17!

n-21!

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n-13!

n-19!

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nAbout ten seconds later.

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nThe earth magic demon fell to the ground and turned into a ray of white light before dying in the mine.

nEven until its death, it had not been able to figure out how it died.

nThe item drop rate in the World of Apocalypse was incredibly low, and even though Lu Yuan had killed a monster three levels higher than him, this earth magic demon had only given him a few dozen copper coins.

nHowever, cross-level killings brought many bonus EXPs. Killing just one earth magic demon gave him 20 EXP, increasing his EXP bar by 1%.

nLu Yuan was not surprised. He casually put away the copper coins and looked at another earth magic demon.

nIt was the same series of actions.

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nLu Yuan stayed in the shadows, like a Grim Reaper in the dark, mercilessly harvesting the lives of the earth magic demons.

nUntil there were only ten seconds left for Shadow Following, Lu Yuan had killed more than ten earth magic demons.

nOutside the mine, Lu Yuan retreated in excitement.

nKilling more than ten earth magic demons had increased his EXP bar to 19%. In addition to that, he had gained more than 700 copper coins, three bottles of small MP recovery potion, and a mage skill book.

nIt seems that I’m quite lucky, I managed to get a skill book in one attempt.

nLu Yuan was delighted. He had obtained a skill book by killing only a dozen monsters.

nAnd it was a skill book for the mage profession.

nIt could be considered to have barely made up for his lack of offensive skills.

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nAn important part of his mission was completed.

nFirst-tier spell: Summon Fire

nDescription: As a first-tier entry-level spell, it is the entry-level principle for elemental-type spells. It can be considered an essential spell for every mage. Learning it will help you understand the rhythm of the elements.

nEffect: Consumes 20 MP and summons a ball of flame. Deals 35 1.6 Intelligence bonus magic damage to the front. Cooldown time: 5 seconds.

nLu Yuan directly opened the skill book and chose to learn it.

nAfter the Summon Fire skill was imprinted on his attribution panel, he looked at the three small MP recovery potions in his backpack.

nSmall MP Recovery Potion

nDescription: A casual creation of a level 2 Alchemist. Although it is only the most basic of MP recovery potions, it can still recover a considerable amount of MP for novice adventurers.

nEffect: Recovers 10 MP per second. The total effect lasts for 10 seconds.

nLu Yuan casually added the remaining attribute points to his Intelligence, raising his maximum MP to 200 points. Then, he swallowed two bottles of MP recovery potion.

nAfter waiting for 20 seconds for his MP to return to full, Lu Yuan walked around the mine and found a heavily injured NPC lying on the ground.

nSolar Mika, Level 19, Amber City Guard (heavily injured).

n“Hello, is there anything I can help you with?” Lu Yuan walked up. As a pure human, he had an innate advantage over the other races in front of NPCs like city guards.

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nEven in the World of Apocalypse, there was a saying that people who were not of the same race would have different thoughts, and thus would be treated hostilely.

n“Hello, my compatriot. I really need your help, but you’re very weak. I don’t want you to die because of this,” Solaka said as he looked at Lu Yuan, his pale lips moving.

n“I’m Miss Norma’s disciple, and I think you’ll need my help,” Lu Yuan said as he casually summoned a ball of flames.

n25 MP disappeared, and in return, he obtained a ball of flame that he could manipulate at will.

n“If that’s the case, that’s great. However, I need to test your strength. Can you help me kill a wolf king and bring its fangs back to me?” Solaka said.

nThe wolf king was a boss in the novice village. Although it was only at level 5, with the support of the boss panel, its strength was not weaker than an ordinary earth magic demon.

nThe initial mission was to kill a level 5 boss. One could foresee the difficulty of this mission.

n“It is my honor to be of service to you, sir.” Lu Yuan bowed slightly. His etiquette was even better than some of the native life forms.

nSolaka has a mission for you. Will you accept it?

nObtain the wolf’s fang

nMission Level: First tier

nMission Requirements: Solaka, who is heavily injured, needs the wolf king’s fang to be used as medicine to heal his injuries. Please retrieve the wolf’s fang within an hour.

nMission Reward: Solaka’s favorability 20, follow-up missions, EXP 150, the player may choose a first tier skill book of any class.

nLu Yuan accepted the mission and left.

nSolaka had a mission series on him, and even Solaka himself was a huge treasure.

nBecause Solaka was an Alchemist.

nIf players’ favorability with Solaka reached the level of Fond, they could activate the sideline system and spend money to learn Alchemy from Solaka.

nLeaving the mine, Lu Yuan walked towards the level 2 training area.

nWild wolves were only level 2, and they could only be spawned in the level 2 training area.

nTo gain EXP in the Apocalypse Continent was particularly difficult.

nRight now, most players were at level 1, and only those who had completed hidden missions with rich rewards like Lu Yuan could level up in such a short time.

nTherefore, there were very few people in the level 2 training area.

nWhen Lu Yuan arrived, there were only a few scattered players in the level 2 training area leveling up in the area. Most of these players still grouped up according to their professions to kill the wild monsters.

nAfter entering the level 2 training area, Lu Yuan quickly approached a wild wolf. When he was within five meters of the wild wolf, he triggered the wolf’s aggro. The wild wolf immediately stared at Lu Yuan with its scarlet eyes.

n“Hey bro, hurry up and leave. This is a level 2 training area, and you won’t be able to defeat it by yourself. The Apocalypse’s death penalty is too severe, so don’t mess around.”

nA priest player who was farming wild wolves saw that Lu Yuan was acting like a hothead and tried to persuade him to leave as he casually healed his teammate.

nIn the World of Apocalypse, there was a death penalty system. After dying once, the player would enter a weakened state, all stats would be reduced by 50% for 3 hours.

nIt could be said that the system was very strict.

nIn response to the priest player’s friendly reminder, Lu Yuan turned around and smiled. At the same time, his hands didn’t stop as he summoned a ball of flames and threw it at the charging wild wolf.

nBang!

nFlames exploded.

nThe wild wolf was blown away.

nA large, blood-red number appeared on its body.

n-108

nNormally, not mentioning magic resistance, Lu Yuan’s Summon Fire spell could only deal 67 damage each time.

nHowever, in the World of Apocalypse, if the level difference was too big, there was a hierarchical suppression. Thus, when a level 5 Lu Yuan fought a level 2 wild wolf, his damage was increased by 50%.

nA wild wolf only had less than 150 HP, and a hit of Lu Yuan’s Summon Fire had taken out two-thirds of its health.

nThe wild wolf howled as it got up and looked at Lu Yuan as it charged forward once more.

nThe skill was in cooldown, and Lu Yuan did not stay idle. He quickly walked up to the wolf and stabbed his novice dagger into its throat.

n-49!

nWith a red light, the wild wolf fell to the ground and turned into white light.

nLu Yuan casually put away the items dropped by the wolf and quickly rushed towards the other wolves.

nUnder the hierarchical suppression, level 5 versus level 2 was like fighting a baby. Lu Yuan did not even need to use his skills, he only needed three attacks to kill a wild wolf.

nOn the other side, the priest player who had been watching the whole time saw that Lu Yuan killed the wild wolf so concisely. Her lips slightly opened, and she muttered, “Dead!”

n“I’m indeed dying. Quickly heal me, Sister Qing.” In front of the priest, a warrior holding an epee blocked in front of a wild wolf. At this moment, his HP bar was already turning red.

n“Coming, coming.” The priest player who had come back to her senses hurriedly cast Divine Heal, allowing the warrior’s HP bar to recover by one column.

nLooking at the wild wolf in front of her which was about to be maimed by them, the priest player recalled that Lu Yuan had used a spell to deal 108 damage. She could not help but walk forward, then she raised her fist to smash at the wild wolf’s body.

n-1!

nThe priest player looked at the -1 damage point and bit her lips lightly. She fell into deep thought.

nWhen she saw that the thief in her party had only dealt 9 damage in one attack, she instantly understood.

n“This is an expert.” Thinking of the scene where she had reminded him not to send himself to his death, the priest player felt her face burn.

n“Sister Qing, why are you distracted again? Heal me, I’m begging you, I’m really going to die.”

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