"One-shot kill?!"
Zhang Yue's display of killing a Mutant Giant Rat with a single strike left the surrounding Professionals in shock!
"How is his damage so high? This is ridiculous!"
"He can't be a new Professional from this year. Must be an old-timer showing off in the First World."
"No way, he only has a staff and no other gear. He shouldn't be an old Professional. But this damage is too high for a newbie and too low for an old-timer!"
"Look at that staff in his hand! It has a flame effect! That's only seen in Golden Attribute equipment, right?"
"Golden Attribute? How could there be so much Psionic Energy to refine Golden Attribute equipment in the early stages?"
"Maybe he bought it! On the Otherworld Marketplace, you can buy a Level 0 Golden Attribute item for five thousand bucks!"
"Spending five thousand bucks on a transitional Level 0 item? That's extravagant!"
"Well, even if you have the money now, you can't buy it. Low-level Golden Attribute equipment on the Marketplace sold out three months ago!"
Zhang Yue ignored the chatter around him.
He walked forward, picked up a single Copper Coin dropped by the Mutant Giant Rat, and then continued to move forward.
The further from the Safe Zone, the higher the monster levels!
Along the way, some giant rats tried to cause trouble, but all were killed by Zhang Yue using his Pioneer Staff!
While other new Professionals needed three or four people working together and half a day to take down one Mutant Giant Rat, Zhang Yue swept through the Level 1 monster area with his Golden Attribute staff!
According to the Otherworld guide: Within the Nightmare Source of the First World, there are four types of monsters.
Level 1-2 Mutant Giant Rats, Level 3-4 Venomous Spiders, Level 5-7 Ironclad Scorpions, and Level 8-10 Berserk Boars.
And the ultimate world BOSS: Level 10 Berserk Boar King!
After passing through the Level 1-2 Mutant Giant Rat territory, Zhang Yue headed straight for the Level 3 monster area!
Only higher-level monsters offer higher experience rewards!
***
Soon, Zhang Yue arrived at an Abandoned School occupied by numerous giant spiders and stopped.
He used Basic Scouting (which can view data of monsters no more than 3 levels higher than oneself) on a giant spider.
The data of the Venomous Spider immediately appeared before Zhang Yue.
[Venomous Spider] (Magic Type · Common Monster)
[Level: 3]
[Magic Attack Power: 25]
[Physical Defense: 13]
[Magic Defense: 11]
[Health Points: 180]
[Skills: Venom Splash, Pounce]
[Description: Beware of the Venomous Spider's venom attack. If hit, it could lead to a deadly poisoning…]
"You're the one!"
Zhang Yue selected the nearest Venomous Spider, raised his staff, and launched an attack!
Boom!
A red magic ball hit the Venomous Spider, causing a blood-red damage number: -43!
Roar!
The attacked Venomous Spider let out a roar and charged at Zhang Yue, with a burn damage of 20 points per second appearing above its head!
Pounce!
The Venomous Spider leaped and pounced towards Zhang Yue!
Zhang Yue easily dodged the attack with a small move, then swung his staff and launched two more magic balls.
-43!
-20 burn!
-65 crit (Professionals' initial crit damage is 150%)!
As a Level 3 monster, the Venomous Spider's 180 Health Points were quite substantial.
But it couldn't withstand Zhang Yue's 56 attack power bombardment!
With the continuous 20 points per second burn damage, Zhang Yue soon killed the Venomous Spider under the Flame Pioneer Staff!
"Ding~ You killed a Level 3 Venomous Spider, Experience Points +8, Psionic Energy +!"
Four times the experience of a Mutant Giant Rat, not bad!
"The First World's gatekeeper BOSS is Level 10. I need to be at least Level 8 to take on the BOSS."
Zhang Yue murmured, "After completing the tasks in the first two worlds, I should be around that level."
Saying this, Zhang Yue picked up 2 Copper Coins next to the Venomous Spider's corpse and continued to target the next Venomous Spider, launching an attack!
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Zhang Yue kept swinging his staff, continuously killing Venomous Spiders and collecting a large amount of experience.
"Ding~ You killed a Level 3 Venomous Spider, Experience Points +8, Psionic Energy +!"
"Ding~ You killed a Level 3 Venomous Spider, Experience Points +8, Psionic Energy +!"
"Ding…"
***
After killing 11 Venomous Spiders.
Whoosh!
A beam of golden light fell from above Zhang Yue's head.
"Ding~ Congratulations on leveling up, Health Points +30, Mana +12, Free Attribute Points +6! Current Level: 1, next level requires 250 Experience Points!"
A Common Grade Beast Tamer gains only 5 Health Points and 2 Mana, plus 1 attribute point per level.
A Mythic Grade Necromancer gains six times the benefits of a Common Beast Tamer!
Zhang Yue allocated the 6 attribute points from leveling up, adding 4 to Intelligence and 2 to Agility.
As a Mage, focusing on output while ensuring Agility is crucial for faster casting and better maneuverability!
With the First-rank Necromancer's 25-star magic attack growth, Zhang Yue gained 10 attack power!
When he went to fight spiders again, his base damage increased from 43 to 53!
Professionals unlock their first skill at Level 3.
Unlocking a skill provides a slight boost in strength for Common Professionals.
But for Zhang Yue, it means a massive boost in strength!
Because skills in the Otherworld can also be upgraded by consuming Psionic Energy!
***
Next, Zhang Yue began a large-scale slaughter of Venomous Spiders.
Experience +8!
Experience +8!
Experience +8…
After killing more than thirty Venomous Spiders, he reached Level 2!
Then, after killing more than sixty Venomous Spiders, he finally reached Level 3!
"Ding~ Congratulations on leveling up, Health Points +30, Mana +12, Free Attribute Points +6! Current Level: 3, next level requires 1000 Experience Points!"
"Ding~ Congratulations on unlocking your first skill slot and receiving the System's initial skill reward: Small Fireball Spell!"
The Beast Tamer profession has a growth path similar to a Mage, using the same equipment and skills.
However, a Common Beast Tamer's attribute growth is much lower than a Mage's, relying mainly on pets to fight!
Of course, that's for Common Beast Tamers, not Necromancers.
Zhang Yue opened the skill interface.
[Small Fireball Spell]
[Quality: D Grade (0/10)] (Upgradeable)
[Effect: Gather mana to release a fireball, dealing 110% magic attack power as spell damage to a single enemy]
[Special Effect: Skill hit causes the enemy to enter a 3-second burn state, losing 5% of this damage as health per second]
[Cost: 3 Mana]
[Cooldown: 3 seconds]
Zhang Yue clicked "Upgrade" next to the quality.
"Ding~ Consumed 10 Psionic Energy, your skill Small Fireball Spell upgraded to D Grade (1/10), damage increased to 112%!"
"Ding~ Consumed 20 Psionic Energy, your skill Small Fireball Spell upgraded to D Grade (2/10), damage increased to 114%!"
"Ding~ Consumed 50 Psionic Energy…"
"Ding~ Consumed 600 Psionic Energy, your skill Small Fireball Spell upgraded to D Grade (10/10), damage increased to 130%!"
"Ding~ Consumed 3000 Psionic Energy, congratulations, your skill Small Fireball Spell broke through to Medium Fireball Spell (C Grade 0/10)! Damage increased to 140%, special effect burn damage per second increased to 6%!"
Using the same upgrade method, Zhang Yue continued to upgrade!
After spending about a million Psionic Energy in total.
"Ding~ Congratulations, your Fireball Spell broke through to Super Fireball Spell (A Grade), reaching the highest skill quality for your current profession level. Please proceed to the second profession rank to continue upgrading!"
Zhang Yue opened the skill interface again.
[Super Fireball Spell]
[Quality: A Grade (0/10)] (Temporarily not upgradeable)
[Effect: Gather mana to release a fireball, dealing 280% magic attack power as spell damage to a single enemy]
[Special Effect: Skill hit causes the enemy to enter a 3-second burn state, losing 12% of this damage as health per second]
[Cost: 45 Mana]
[Cooldown: 3 seconds]
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