Before Zhang Yue was reborn, the original owner of this body was a downright pauper.
Apart from a passable face, he had nothing going for him.
However, before turning eighteen, good looks could indeed be a meal ticket. Because of this, Zhang Yue had a girlfriend: 的
The two had been dating for six months and their relationship was fairly good.
However, since yesterday's Awakening Day, when Zhang Yue awakened the profession of Beast Tamer, known as the most useless profession for commoners, he was despised and betrayed by Lin Yue'er.
Lin Yue'er understood that with Zhang Yue's family background, it was impossible for him to afford the upkeep of a Beast Tamer. This core profession was equivalent to being a commoner without a profession, with no future prospects!
It was just a fling anyway, so Lin Yue'er decisively dumped Zhang Yue and immediately found a wealthy boyfriend: Liu Yao, the son of the richest man in Coastal City!
Dressed in a green robe, with long hair draped over her shoulders, Supreme Yue'er had fair skin, bright eyes, and white teeth, possessing enviable beauty.
Upon seeing Zhang Yue, Lin Yue'er was evidently a bit surprised.
But in the next second, the surprise in her eyes was replaced by disdain, and she took the initiative to mock Zhang Yue: "Oh, isn't this Zhang Yue? What a coincidence, you're here to challenge the Secret Realm too?"
Zhang Yue glanced at Lin Yue'er and said lightly, "Yeah, just came to take a look."
Since Zhang Yue had turned off his level display and equipment effects, Lin Yue'er, who didn't know his level or what equipment he was wearing, chuckled lightly: "You, a common-grade Beast Tamer who can't even pay rent, here to challenge a level 5 Secret Realm? Do you have the capability?"
"So what if I do?" Zhang Yue replied indifferently.
Zhang Yue's dismissive attitude clearly angered Lin Yue'er.
In her eyes, given Zhang Yue's previous simp-like behavior and deep affection for her, he should be begging her for another chance right now!
Just as Lin Yue'er was about to say more to Zhang Yue, Supreme Xingyao beside her deliberately put his arm around Lin Yue'er and sneered at Zhang Yue: "Being dumped doesn't feel good, does it?"
"Just a pair of worn shoes," Zhang Yue said lightly, "If you like them, go ahead and wear them."
"You!" Lin Yue'er pointed angrily at Zhang Yue: "What did you say? Say it again!"
Liu Yao's temper flared instantly: "Are you looking for death?"
At this moment, the onlookers thought that a bloody conflict was inevitable between Liu Yao, the current boyfriend, and Zhang Yue, the ex-boyfriend.
Zhang Yue's gaze, filled with a hint of killing intent, swept over the eager Supreme professionals.
It was clear that Zhang Yue had made his stance known: if they dared to make a move, he would send them to meet their maker without hesitation!
Although the other side had the numbers and all wore 1-star equipment, apart from Liu Yao, who was an elite-grade warrior, the rest were all common-grade professionals!
Zhang Yue, a level 4 Mythic-grade professional, with his golden attribute Pioneer Staff, could kill these level 2 common professionals as easily as slaughtering chickens!
As for Liu Yao, who was decked out in golden attribute equipment, Zhang Yue didn't take him seriously either.
The growth difference between Mythic-grade and Elite-grade professionals, along with the disparity in initial five attributes and level-up bonus attributes, couldn't be bridged by a few pieces of 0-star golden attribute equipment!
Moreover, Zhang Yue himself had two pieces of golden attribute equipment!
Just as Zhang Yue was ready for battle, Liu Yao calmed his anger and said to Zhang Yue: "I'm in a hurry to challenge the Secret Realm, no time to waste on you. This time, I'll spare your worthless life."
Then, Liu Yao shouted to his teammates: "Brothers, got your Resurrection Scrolls? Let's go into the Secret Realm and get the first clear!"
With that, the group grabbed their gear and entered the purple barrier.
The onlookers whispered among themselves:
"I thought they were going to fight!"
"Speaking of which, Liu Yao is really rich! Resurrection Scrolls cost three thousand bucks each in the marketplace (usable in the Otherworld, can revive a professional upon death, each person can use up to two in seven days), and he bought one for everyone, spending tens of thousands!"
Unconsciously, Zhang Yue had already established himself as a poor loser in the minds of the onlookers, becoming their laughingstock.
However, Zhang Yue didn't care.
It's true that Zhang Yue was a poor loser, but what did that have to do with his "Xiu Luo"?
Zhang Yue's attention returned to the Secret Realm.
"In the Secret Realm, there are usually lord monsters guarding it. With my current strength, dealing with common monsters is more than enough, but I might not be able to handle the final lord."
Zhang Yue stared at the entrance of the Doomsday City Secret Realm, pondering: "I need to level up the Ironclad Scorpion to level 5. With its assistance, I can conquer this Secret Realm."
With this in mind, Zhang Yue shifted his gaze to the level 5-6 Ironclad Scorpions scattered around the grassy area.
***
Meanwhile, inside the Secret Realm.
Lin Yue'er angrily said: "Brother Yao, he insulted me just now, why didn't you avenge me and teach that jerk a lesson!"
Liu Yao replied indifferently: "There were too many people outside. If someone accused me of killing professionals and tarnishing the Liu family's reputation, it wouldn't be worth it."
Hearing this, Lin Yue'er immediately understood: "Brother Yao is so thoughtful…"
Liu Yao patted Lin Yue'er's head, his eyes filled with killing intent: "Don't worry, Yue'er. He's just a useless Beast Tamer. When the opportunity arises, I'll make him kneel before you and apologize."
Lin Yue'er finally smiled: "Thank you, Brother Yao!"
The next moment, Liu Yao drew his long sword and shouted: "Open the Secret Realm!"
***
Meanwhile, outside the Secret Realm.
Zhang Yue grabbed the Flame Pioneer Staff and locked onto a nearby level 5 Ironclad Scorpion, launching an attack!
Super Fireball Spell!
Boom!
-269 Critical Hit!
-20 Burn!
-32 Burn!
"Ding~ You have killed a level 5 Ironclad Scorpion, experience points +15! Psionic Energy +!"
The level 5 scorpion with 290 health was instantly killed!
The onlookers, who were mocking Zhang Yue as a poor loser just a second ago, were now left with their jaws dropped.
Immediately, some girls started throwing themselves at Zhang Yue.
"Hey handsome, can you take me along to fight monsters? Can we be friends?"
"Brother, can I be your girlfriend? I swear no matter what happens in the future, I will never betray you!"
Zhang Yue rejected all the girls.
Why share the experience points when he could enjoy them all by himself?
So, Zhang Yue continued to harvest Ironclad Scorpions with his golden attribute staff and an A-grade Fireball Spell.
With the Source of Magic from the Sanctuary equipment, he could recover 20 mana points for each monster killed, greatly reducing his mana consumption.
No need to wait for his slow mana regeneration to use skills again.
As a result, his efficiency in killing monsters increased significantly!
Zhang Yue's experience bar rose rapidly at a visible rate!
After about twenty minutes, a beam of golden light descended on him.
"Ding~ Congratulations on reaching level 5…"
After reaching level 5, Zhang Yue started to cap his experience.
That is, he transferred all the experience gained from killing monsters to the Ironclad Scorpion!
For a typical Beast Tamer, the pet's experience requirement for leveling up is the same as the owner's.
But for a Necromancer's pet, the experience requirement is only half!
The initial levels were easy; the 50 experience points needed to go from level 0 to 1 were filled with the experience from just three level 6 Ironclad Scorpions!
As the experience requirement increased, leveling up slowed down.
Just as Zhang Yue was fully focused on feeding the Ironclad Scorpion, a system notification descended from the sky—
"Ding~ All professionals in Doomsday Town, please note: the level 5 Secret Realm Doomsday City will close in 10 minutes!"
At this moment, Zhang Yue checked the Ironclad Scorpion's level: 4, 50%!
Not much left.
But time was running out!
"In the Secret Realm, you need to kill some small monsters first to activate the lord monster." Zhang Yue looked at the Ironclad Scorpion's status panel and murmured, "Still need 500 experience points, let's fill it up with the small monsters in the Secret Realm!"
With that, Zhang Yue disengaged from combat and headed towards the Secret Realm entrance.
Just then, a large group of professionals was "spat" out by the purple barrier symbolizing the entrance to the Secret Realm!
They were the professionals from the Supreme Guild!
The group fell to the ground, each one groaning in pain:
"Ouch! The monsters in this Secret Realm are too tough!"
"Good thing we had Resurrection Scrolls, or we'd be dead for sure!"
"Yeah, without Resurrection Scrolls, would you even dare to go in?"
"Luckily, there's no level penalty for deaths below level 10, or dropping back to level 1 after finally reaching level 2 would be a huge loss!"
At this moment, Liu Yao stood up from the crowd, his face full of unwillingness: "We were so close to defeating that lord scorpion! You useless bunch, wasting so much money on you!"
Nearby, a level 2 knight named Supreme Xiejia rubbed his butt and complained: "Guild Leader, it's a level 7 lord monster… how are we supposed to beat it with a bunch of level 2 professionals?"
At this moment, Lin Yue'er ran to Liu Yao's side, hugging his arm and speaking in a sweet, coquettish voice: "Brother Yao, don't be mad! It's just a level 5 small Secret Realm. We'll challenge higher-level Secret Realms when they refresh later!"
As she spoke, a figure walked past them, heading straight for the Secret Realm entrance.
"Zhang Yue? He's still here!" Lin Yue'er, seeing Zhang Yue approaching the Secret Realm entrance, remembered how he had insulted her earlier and felt a surge of anger.
At this moment, Liu Yao said dismissively: "Challenging a level 5 Secret Realm alone? What an overconfident fool!"
Lin Yue'er added: "When I was with him, he was so poor he couldn't even pay 600 bucks a month for rent. There's no way he could afford a 3,000-buck Resurrection Scroll!"
Liu Yao snorted: "Then let him die in the Secret Realm. Saves me the trouble of dealing with him myself."
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