《Online Game: My Beast Can Evolve Infinitely》 Chapter 1 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°James Williams?¡± ¡°Mr. Williams? Are you listening?¡± ¡°Are you not satisfied with the treatment our company has given you?¡± In the office, a man dressed in a black suit who was sitting at the end of the table raised his head and asked. Opposite the man was James Williams, but he was clearly in a daze at the moment. If one had some understanding in medicine, they would see that James William¡¯s pupils were dilated, as if he was a dead man! Suddenly, his dilated pupils shrunk rapidly. He took a deep breath, as if he had been deprived of oxygen in the deep water for a long time, and panted loudly. ¡°I¡­ I¡¯m not dead?¡± The young man named James Williams whispered to himself with a questioning tone. Looking at this place, some intermittent images flashed in his memory. At this moment, the interviewer on the other side asked again, ¡°Mr. Williams? Are you satisfied with the treatment of our Ruifan Financial Securities Company?¡± James Williams said with an apologetic expression, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, sir. I was in a daze just now. Could you please repeat the question regarding the treatment?¡± He wanted to reconfirm something. Through his intermittent memory, he had remembered his current time and location. He had just graduated from college and was looking for a job. He came to Ruifan Financial Securities Company because his sister got caught in a car accident a while ago. Both his parents had passed away, and his sister was in a vegetative state. However, his sister still had a lot of blood clots in her brain that required surgery. The cost of the surgery was as high as 350,000 yuan. For a young man who had just entered society, this was an unaffordable expense. Nevertheless, he studied hard in school and had displayed outstanding talent in financial securities. After graduating, he went directly to the leading company in financial securities, Ruifan Financial Securities Company, for an interview. ¡°Okay, then please listen carefully. ¡°Our company will give you an annual salary of 500,000 yuan due to your talent in financial securities. You will be provided with a single room and a scooter. However, the contract will need to be signed for five years.¡± These words were exactly the same as he remembered! James Williams confirmed that this was during his graduation timeline, in the year 2021. In other words, what happened to him in Eternity had not happened yet. His sister could still be saved, and the fate of the Earth had not been rewritten because of Eternity¡­ At this moment, James Williams stood up. He rejected the terms of Ruifan Financial Securities Company and left the place immediately. He went to the washroom of the company. He could not hold it in any longer. Tears of joy were probably the best description for James Williams right now. His eyes were red as he continued wiping away his tears. He finally understood what was happening to him now. He had been reborn! He returned to the time when he had just graduated from university. After sorting out his emotions, he hurriedly walked out of the company and went to the hospital. Looking at his younger sister who was still in the intensive care unit, he clenched his fists and made up his mind to complete the things that he failed to complete in his previous life before he left. However, when he thought about how his younger sister, who was in the intensive care unit, needed 350,000 yuan for surgery, not to mention the treatment costs in the hospital, which might total up to 400,000 yuan. He, who had just graduated from university, could not afford that much money. Moreover, if his sister could not get the surgery within a month, then the outcome would be the same as his previous life. After leaving the hospital, James Williams strolled on the streets with a heavy mind. He looked at the surrounding bus stops, shopping malls, and all kinds of large-scale screens that were playing promotional videos of Eternity. To the public, Eternity was a virtual simulation game that had been developed by more than 100 countries of the United Nations. It was a milestone of the era. Eternity could achieve a simulation level of 100%. Almost no game on the market was comparable to it. It completely defeated all the other games. In order to promote this game, Eternity promised that all the gold coins in the game, except for the pets in the game, could be converted into real money. In other words, the money earned from missions and transactions in the game could be converted into real money. It was much more comfortable than going to work. Who would not want to earn money through playing games at home? Once the game started its promotion, there was a worldwide craze for Eternal. Everyone was rushing to buy the helmet needed for the game. However, James Williams, who had reborn, knew that the real secrets of Eternity were far more than that. The source code technology of Eternity was the product of a higher dimension. The various attributes, gold coins, items, and abilities that players obtained from Eternity would slowly be brought into the real world. Although this was good news, it was precisely because of these that monsters in Eternity gradually appear in the public¡¯s vision. They would also come to the real world and invade Earth. In the future, the global human race would lead to an extremely tragic battle, the Battle of Survival. In his previous life, James Williams signed a contract with Ruifan Financial Securities Company and also advanced his salary to save his sister. However, due to the long time taken, she eventually ended up in a vegetative state. In the end, he found a drug in Eternity that made his sister become a normal person. However, as he only learned about Eternity later, he missed out on the best opportunity to develop. Although he stood at the top of the field with his outstanding talent, he still could not break through the True Eternity level. In the game, if he could achieve True Eternity, then in real life, he would become an Eternal. Unfortunately, he was still one step behind, so he did not have the strength to turn the tide in the Battle of Survival. However, now that he was reborn, there was hope for everything. Looking at the long line in front of him, it turned out that the game helmet for Eternity was having a pre-sale. However, this place seemed a little familiar¡­ Wasn¡¯t this the only place where an eternal ring appeared in the United States? From his memory, the person who obtained this ring in his previous life was a gaming otaku. He had purchased a bag of snacks in the snack vending machine in front of him, which thus resulted in his obtaining of the eternal ring. This was a reward by the Eternity Company to the world. They had ten eternal rings in the world which were randomly placed into ten different products. They claimed that only the lucky ones who were blessed by the goddess of luck would be able to obtain them. An eternal ring would result in the following rewards: a special identity, 100 gold coins, special pet eggs, and a special god-level talent! James Williams¡¯ breathing quickened gradually as he walked towards the vending machine¡­. Chapter 2 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The exclusive store for Eternity had already started selling their products. ¡°Hey, hey, ladies and gentlemen, come and take a look at our exclusive store for Eternity.¡± The normal game helmet costs 5,000 USD, and every 8 hours, the player would be forced to log off and rest for 10 minutes. The advanced game helmet costs 10,000 USD, no limited game time, and a random draw for one of the following items: pet egg, normal novice set, 100 gold coins, and other advanced rewards. The top-level game helmet costs 50,000 USD, no limited game time, simulation of the natural human sleep cycle, and a random draw for one of the following items: pet egg, advanced novice set, 100 gold coins, and other advanced rewards The luxury game helmet costs 100,000 USD, no limited game time, simulation of the natural human sleep cycle, all in-game attributes provided, and three random draws for the following items: pet egg, advanced novice set, 100 gold coins, and other advanced rewards. The supreme game helmet costs 500,000 USD, no limited game time, simulation of the natural human sleep cycle, all in-game attributes provided, and ten draws for the following items: pet egg, advanced novice set, 100 gold coins, and other luxury rewards. James Williams raised his arm and looked at the time on his watch. April 4th, 2021, 3:30 p.m¡­ However, the time that the otaku obtained the eternal ring was around 4 pm on April 4th, 2021. It appeared that he still had nearly half an hour to try. Walking to the vending machine, James Williams took out the money in his pocket. He only had around 50 dollars left. Looking at the shelves full of goods in front of him, he would have to spend at least a few hundred dollars to buy all of them. He had no choice but to gamble now. Leaving the place, he found an automated teller machine and withdrew the remaining 1,000 dollars. With a heart full of anxiety, he quickly left the machine. At the corner, James Williams¡¯ pupils suddenly shrank, and his heartbeat instantly quickened. He saw that some of the goods in the vending machine had already been purchased. He did not feel at ease. He was afraid of the eternal ring inside being purchased by others. Seeing that there were still people who wanted to buy snacks, he shouted, ¡°Hey, buddy, I¡¯m going to buy all the things in this vending machine today. You guys can go somewhere else!¡± Ignoring the surprised and strange gazes of the people around him, James Williams quickly pulled a trash can over and placed it beside him. He began to stuff banknotes into the snack machine, and bags of snacks fell out. His hands trembled as he picked up the snacks. James Williams took a deep breath. He could not lose this bet. If he lost, then all his remaining money would be wasted. He would not get anything, and he would not even be capable of buying the cheapest Eternity helmet. He opened the first bag. Potato chips. No. He did not want to waste them, so he grabbed a handful of snacks, stuffed them into his mouth, and threw them into the trash can. Then, he took out the next bag. The second bag, potato chips. No. The third bag, cookies. No. The fourth bag, cocoa chocolate. Still no. ¡­ After opening more than 30 bags of snacks, James Williams¡¯ mentality had changed. Maybe he was too late. Maybe the ring had been purchased when he went to withdraw his money. Maybe¡­ He looked at the time on his watch. It was 4 o¡¯clock on April 4th, 2021. He did not know how much time he had left. Gritting his teeth, some blood vessels in James Williams¡¯ eyes bulged. He felt like a failure as he did not manage to get the eternal ring. However, he did not want to give up. He would not feel at ease unless he took out all the snacks inside. There was still a chance. There was still a chance. He told himself repeatedly. The speed at which he took out the snacks became faster and faster. In the end, he just threw all the snacks on the ground and started rummaging through them. The people who stood in line to buy the Eternity gaming helmet were all whispering about the man who seemed to have gone crazy in front of them. Though James Williams knew that as long as he found that ring, then his path upon his rebirth would be completely different. The discussions of the people in front of him did not bother him at all. Packets of snacks fell to the ground as James Williams fumbled around. Suddenly, his body froze. Then, he realized that his body was actually trembling slightly. He found it, he was certain! His hand touched a hard object. He looked around, squeezed the object into his palm, put it into his pocket, and used his finger to carefully stroke it. It was the touch of a ring. The people around also looked at James Williams with some doubt. Was this person crazy? He kneeled on the ground and fumbled wildly, and then he became be oddly quiet. He slowly stood up and patted the crumbs off his body. Taking a deep breath, he walked out of the place. Back home, he hurriedly took out his palm from his pocket. Along the way, James Williams held onto the ring tightly in his hand, afraid that it would fall off. Opening his palm, an ancient vibe assaulted his face. What entered his eyes was a black ring that seemed to be made of a kind of wood. However, if he placed it under the sunlight, he would discover that it was actually not black, but dark purple. With two of his fingers pinching the ring, he placed it under the sunlight. James William rotated it and looked at it carefully. It was roughly dark purple in color, but there was an irregular line in the middle of the ring that connected the entire ring that was dark gold in color. Although he did not quite understand what these lines were, he was sure that it was one of the ten rings in the world. When he brought it close to his nose, he realized that the ring was still emitting a faint fragrance. When he smelled the fragrance, his beating heart slowly calmed down. James Williams¡¯ eyes lit up, the fragrance from the ring could actually calm him down. When he looked at the ring again, he only found it simple, elegant, and peaceful. As if it was no different from an ordinary ring. Sitting on the sofa, James Williams put it on his finger. A numbing sensation spread from his fingers to his entire body. The dark golden lines seemed to have come to life and began to flow slowly. Soon, the entire ring was connected. Then, James Williams felt the scene in front of him begin to distort. It was as if an energy wormhole had appeared in front of him, bringing his consciousness into it. The scene in front of him was pitch black. James Williams reached out his finger and searched around, but found nothing. After a few seconds, an image began to appear before him. [Link successful. Please select a server.] A mechanical voice reached his ears. After searching for a long time, he finally found his location. He chose Server 001, New York Region, USA.. Chapter 3 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation [Link successful!] A mechanical voice was heard. The scene in front of him darkened again, and then it began to appear slowly. White fog could be seen on a vast and distant continent, faintly covering some of the buildings. The scene changed again and began to play the pets in Eternity. Each of them was vivid and lifelike. One could feel the temperature with one¡¯s hands. A roar of a monster came from the forest. A cute little rabbit jumped around. A violent monster with the head of a bull and the body of a horse. A little cheetah that was as fast as lightning. A little hedgehog that breathed out waves of cold air. Eternity was a virtual simulation game that mainly consisted of pets summoned by oneself. It was an online game where pets fought each other. The game mainly relied on characters to level up pets. The players¡¯ attributes were relatively weak, and a strong pet was the key to victory. However, it was precisely because of the players¡¯ weak attributes that made achieving True Eternity difficult. In addition, there were all kinds of pets to choose from in Eternity. They did not necessarily need to fight to exchange for resources. Some could also rely on mining, farming, herb picking, and various transactions to exchange for resources. Seeing this familiar scene, James Williams¡¯ heart began to beat faster and faster. [Please choose your class.] [Archer, wizard, swordsman, and tank.] In his previous life, James Williams had chosen to be a wizard, but now things were different. With the eternal ring, he could obtain other special identities. [Honorable owner of the eternal ring, please choose a special identity.] [Special class: Forger. Could cooperate with wizards and comprehend the Forging Fire to forge special weapons and clothing.] [Special class: Psychic. Could cooperate with wizards and comprehend the Psychic Heart to awaken mind power.] [Special class: Pet Trainer. Could cooperate with wizards and comprehend Special Talents to become a pet trainer.] Since he had chosen to be a wizard, all the special identities were related to him. Each class would have different special identities. However, after choosing to be a wizard, James Williams was no longer qualified to check the information of other special identities. This information was still relatively confidential. As long as he did not expose himself, no one would be able to know his special identity. Normally, every character in Eternity only had one identity, but there would be some special opportunities in the game to increase a character¡¯s number of identities. Regarding these special identities, every single one of them would be wanted by various unions as special identities were simply too rare! In his past life, there were unions that would pay sky-high prices to recruit people with special identities. There were also some who coveted people with special identities. They would secretly investigate them in the real world and kill them. Therefore, a special identity was also a double-edged sword. If used well, one would be above thousands of people, and if not, one would be killed! However, James Williams knew that if he wanted to achieve True Eternity, he could not achieve it by relying on his abilities alone. He had to rely on divine level pet beasts and bind them with a contract in order to make himself an Eternal. Pet levels were divided into 10 levels in Eternity. Bronze, silver, and gold. Platinum, white gold, and diamond. Extraordinary, king, and immortal. Legendary! Every three stages was a hurdle. Pets could use this to evolve new skills. The remaining stages were to strengthen their existing skills with every level up. Legendary pets were already creatures that belonged to legends. In his previous life, only a few people managed to sign a contract with a legendary pet to become an Eternal. Pets that had reached the legendary level would also have their own consciousness and ability to think and make decisions. They could either fight side by side with a character to obtain resources, or a character could pay the price they demanded. However, there was something special about leveling up with pets since young. Once a human and a beast had formed a sincere relationship, when a pet reached the legendary level, it would naturally agree to sign a contract. As Eternity had not started yet, only the owners of the special eternal rings were able to enter the game in advance to choose a character. [Congratulations, you have chosen a special class as a forger.] After careful consideration, James Williams chose to be a forger. Compared to the other two special classes, the forger was the most eye-catching. Clothing and weapons were also divided into ten levels, just like pets. Bronze, silver, gold, platinum, white gold, diamond, extraordinary, king, immortal, and legendary. Every clothing and weapon had durability. There was a perfect state and a broken state. Normally, the equipment obtained from a quest was broken, but it could be upgraded to the perfect state. Therefore, some players were so rich that they used US dollars to buy equipment and weapons that were in good condition. Forgers could also repair equipment and weapons to their perfect state. This was why there were trade unions. Trade unions were formed by rich people. They would buy equipment and weapons in the game to attract people to join the trade union. Then, they would make money from Eternity. After doing all this, James Williams thought of his sister, who was still in the hospital, and now needed 400,000 USD for her surgery. He also knew that his last hope was in Eternity. In Eternity, every mission would be rewarded with real-life gold coins, which would be stored in his backpack. However, to make 400,000 USD in a month, James Williams was still under a lot of pressure. After doing all this, he logged off Eternity. He left home and went to the hospital. In the ICU, he looked from outside the window at his sister who was lying in bed. Beside him, there was the sound of a heartbeat monitor beeping. James Williams watched silently for a while and followed the attending doctor to the office. He looked at the doctor in front of him and said, ¡°Dr. Will Lowry, how long can my sister last with her current condition?¡± ¡°Your sister, Um¡­ I don¡¯t know for sure. You know her condition. The blood clots in her brain haven¡¯t been cleaned up yet. She can only hold on for at most a month.¡± Hearing the doctor¡¯s words, James Williams lowered his head and clenched his hands. He muttered to himself, ¡°One month. I only have one month.¡± Looking at the man in front of him, Dr. Will Lowry pitied him in his heart as he was aware of the situation of their family. However, as a doctor, he could not go against the rules of the hospital. ¡°Sigh.¡± The doctor sighed deeply. He could only shake his head, pat James Williams on the shoulder, and walk out. After the doctor left, James Williams looked up, his eyes shining with hope.. Chapter 4 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The next morning, the sun shone through James Williams¡¯ window. He sat at the head of the bed, lit a cigarette, and watched as the smoke flew out from his fingertips toward the window. Under the sun, the smoke was white and hazy. After finishing the cigarette, James Williams got up to wash up, quickly put on his clothes, and ate some food before waiting for the game to start. It was already 8:50 in the morning. Normally, no one would be allowed to enter the game, but as the owner of an eternal ring, he knew that he could enter the game ahead of time based on his memories from his previous life. Sitting on the sofa, James Williams put on the eternal ring. As his body felt numb, he came to the Eternity Continent again. [Respected explorer, how would you like to be addressed in the Eternity Continent?] Hearing the mechanical voice in his ear, he gave some careful considerations and chose Hades as his name. The name slowly appeared above his head. Looking at the teleportation door in front of him, he stepped in without hesitation. Entering the passage, he felt as if he was standing in the void as he watched the scenery under his feet rapidly grow larger. As he pierced through the clouds, there were occasional flashes of lightning in the thick fog in the distance. He could vaguely see a pair of eyes slowly retreating in the thick fog. He wanted to take a closer look, but he was like a meteorite as he rapidly pierced through the clouds and flew towards the land under his feet. He landed steadily on the ground, and a holy light showered the sign in the distance like countless feathers. Novice Village. Before he could take a step into the Novice Village, a voice sounded in his mind¡­ [Ding! Congratulations on awakening the Divine Beast Growth System.] Hearing the voice in his ear, James Williams was stunned. It did not seem to be a reward from Eternity. Could it be a system that he obtained after his rebirth? [Divine Beast Growth System: You can choose your own pet to upgrade and evolve, allowing them to reach a higher level and obtain stronger skills to help you in battle.] Hearing the voice in his mind, he slowly became happy. Wasn¡¯t this Divine Beast Growth System the evolved version of a beast tamer?! On this Eternity Continent, everyone could get a pet, but logically speaking, a pet came along with the game helmet at the beginning of the game. The rest of the pets needed to be obtained through their own fighting, conquered with one¡¯s strength so that they would be tamed. Another method was to use tempting conditions to keep them by one¡¯s side. However, if you wanted to reach True Eternity, you had to fight with legendary pets, or have enough conditions for them to stay. Other than that, there was no other way to reach True Eternity. Now that he had obtained the Divine Beast Growth System, it meant that even if he had obtained a bronze-level pet, he could still upgrade it to a legendary-level pet through the later stages of evolution! Thinking of this, James Williams began to fantasize. As the king of beasts, all the legendary-level pets on the Eternity Continent would be groomed by him. However, once the pet reached the legendary-level, these bindings would disappear, and the pets would have their own consciousness for problem-solving. They were no longer ignorant pets. Some of them could even transform into human forms. Suddenly, he was jolted awake. He had to return to reality. He had not become the king of beasts yet. What was more important now was to solve the problem of his sister¡¯s 400,000 USD surgery fee. He opened his backpack and there was indeed a pet egg inside. [Pet egg: You have obtained a white gold-level pet egg. This magical pet eggshell has yellow patterns on it. When the pet breaks the shell and eats the eggshell, you will receive a random skill.] Looking at the white gold-lvel pet egg, James Williams was so shocked that his eyes almost fell to the ground. He had started with such a high-level pet, so why would he need to fight monsters? He could directly challenge some small bosses. He clicked on Summon, and a pet egg appeared under his feet. After a while, a crack appeared. James Williams squatted down and looked at the eggshell in front of him carefully. A small crack appeared in the crack, and a furry little head popped out. It was an orange cat. It slowly climbed out of the eggshell, tilted its head, and blinked its big, shiny eyes at its new owner. This made James Williams¡¯ little heart melt. He put his hand on the cat¡¯s head. [Ding! You are about to bind with the orange cat in front of you. Do you want to bind it?] ¡°Bind!¡± In an instant, James Williams¡¯ palm seemed to have magic power as it emitted waves of white light. He felt that he now had an additional sense of familiarity with the kitten in front of him. The kitten seemed to have also felt it as it rubbed its forehead against James Williams¡¯ hand. ¡°Alright, now eat your eggshell. Only after you learn your skills can you fight with me.¡± The orange cat obediently turned around and chewed on its eggshell. After it finished eating, a beam of light rose from its body. The kitten actually leveled up! It seemed that this eggshell had quite an amount of experience. He looked at the kitten¡¯s stats panel. [Character: Long-range pet cat] [Master: Hades] [Grade: White gold] [Level: Level 2] [Race: Cat ] [Skill slots: 1, Energy Fluctuation (10 seconds cooldown)] [Attack: 20] [Defense: 13] [Health: 240] [Agility: 16] James Williams nodded his head in satisfaction and looked at his attributes. [Hades] [Level: Level 1] [Race: Human] [Skill: Voodoo Mist (7 seconds cooldown)] [Identity: Wizard (Forger)] [Attack: 43 (can be increased with equipment)] [Defense: 29 (can be increased with equipment)] [HP: 450 (can be increased with equipment)] [Agility: 28 (can dodge enemy attacks)] He sighed and said, ¡°The number of points I have should be the highest. After all, I am a player with an eternal ring.¡± However, the system was not unfair. It did not equip any equipment for the players who had obtained the eternal ring. In other words, when his attacks hit the monsters, they would not lose any HP upon their defense. He was not even comparable to an ordinary player. Fortunately, his HP was high enough to withstand the damage from the monsters. Otherwise, it would be really difficult for him to even move an inch after he entered the game. He brought his kitten to the Novice Village. There were still five minutes before normal players could enter. James Williams quickly walked in front of the NPC village chief. In his previous life, someone had received a special quest from the village chief and received a generous reward.. Chapter 5 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Now that he had nothing on his hands, he had to obtain this huge reward first. He could use it to exchange for gold coins. One had to know that in Eternity, the ratio of real money to gold coins was 1:1. Normally, a Novice Village¡¯s mission would reward a few gold coins, in addition to that, gold coins could also be obtained through killing monsters. In total, a small mission could lead to dozens of gold coins. He came before the village chief. The village chief said, ¡°Brave adventurer, the grain in the village is being eaten by mutated locusts. Can you help me kill them?¡± [I can complete it. Don¡¯t worry, village chief.] [I can¡¯t complete it. I¡¯m leaving.] [I don¡¯t want to do this. I want to do something else to help the village.] Looking at the three options, James Williams chose the third option. [I don¡¯t want to do this. I want to do something else to help the village.] The village chief said, ¡°Alright, brave adventurer. The village needs 200 mutated locust wings, 200 mad wild boar skin, and 200 red-eyed bull horns. If you complete these, you will be of great help to the village. We will also give you a generous reward.¡± [I will help the village.] [I can¡¯t complete it.] Seeing that the hidden mission had been triggered, James Williams¡¯ eyes lit up and he made his choice. [I will help the village.] He then left the village chief. He came to a teleportation door and walked in. He saw a large group of mutated locusts floating above the paddy field in the distance. Looking at the locusts in front of him, James Williams began to use a skill to accumulate power and cast Voodoo Mist on the locusts. His Voodoo Mist was a perfect counter to such a large-scale monster. Feeling threatened, the mutated locusts began to attack. With such a large group, even if he was attacked by one locust at a time, James Williams would not be able to hold on for long. He needed to deal with them quickly. Gold coin + 1 Gold coin + 1 ¡­ Locusts fell from the sky one by one. Gold coins continued to shine from the locusts¡¯ corpses and were added onto him. Following that, his HP kept decreasing. ¨C 12 ¨C 15 ¨C 47 With a shooting sound, the kitten beside him also released its own skill, Energy Fluctuation, and flew towards the swarm of locusts. The moment it touched the swarm of locusts, its Energy Fluctuation skill emitted waves of water-like ripples. The flying speed of the locusts was drastically reduced! Looking at the locusts whose speed had been reduced, James Williams was overjoyed. It turned out that the kitten¡¯s skill could actually reduce the speed of the enemy. Thus, he quickly moved his body and left the locusts¡¯ attack range. He began to gather his strength so that he could cast Voodoo Mist again. Following the overlapping damage of the two Voodoo Mist attacks, coupled with James Williams¡¯ and the kitten¡¯s attack, a large number of locusts¡¯ corpses gradually fell to the ground. It took James Williams nearly a minute to destroy these locusts. He hurriedly touched the locust corpses. [Ding!] [You have obtained spoils of war¡­] [Ding!] [You have obtained experience¡­] [Ding!] [You have leveled up to Level 2!] Notifications rang out one after another. After collecting these spoils of war, James Williams took a look. There were actually 325 locusts in this huge pile of locusts, which meant that he had completed the quest to kill the locusts. Now, the paddy field was quiet and not a single locust was eating the grain. The place that was provided for the players in the Novice Village to level up and fight monsters had been cleared out by him. Without caring about anything else, James Williams looked at his backpack. [Mutated locust wings: 325] [Gold coins: 163] [Level: Level 2] Looking at the level 2 and a half experience points, if he were to complete the three hidden quests given by the village chief, he would be able to reach level 3. Arriving at the second location, mad wild boars were madly rubbing their skin against the trees on the mountain. [Mad wild boar: Health 240, agility 24, attack 26, defense 35] James Williams saw that the wild boars¡¯ movement speed was very high, so he did not release his skill immediately this time. He looked at the kitten beside him. The kitten seemed to understand what its master wanted. It used the Energy Fluctuation skill to slow down the wild boars. The wild boars that were attacked looked at the man and the cat and roared as they rushed over. However, the wild boars came into contact with the Energy Fluctuation skill and its movement speed was greatly reduced. At this moment, James Williams had also finished charging up his skill. The Voodoo Mist slowly floated towards the wild boars. ¨C 42 ¨C 56 ¨C 51 The wild boars¡¯ HP was rapidly decreasing. The wild boars that rushed over also dealt some damages to James Williams. He did not replenish his HP after dealing with the locusts. In order to protect the kitten from damage, he endured it. Now, half of his HP was almost gone. One must know that if he died, the resurrection time would take five hours. ¨C 26 ¨C 24 ¨C 33 His HP started to decrease rapidly. It seemed that he had underestimated the collective damage of these wild boars. This was the weakness of wizards. They could not be attacked at close range as they were too fragile. Because of the eternal ring, his HP and all other attributes were considered top-notch. Normally, wizards would usually team up to kill monsters. Although they would need to share the experience with their teammates, at least they would not die. He could not wait any longer. James Williams had wanted to wait for more wild boars before he released his second skill. However, if he waited any longer, he would die here. Voodoo Mist charged and released! The two Voodoo Mists overlapped and the wild boars¡¯ health dropped rapidly. One by one, the wild boars fell to the ground. Suddenly, a beam of light fell on James Williams and his kitten. Both of them had leveled up, and their HP was replenished. They both now had full HP. Energy Fluctuation was shot out again, trapping the wild boars. James Williams pulled away from the kitten and charged up his energy to attack the wild boars from a distance. ¨C 46 ¨C 20 ¨C 103 The herd of wild boars finally fell. James Williams let out a long breath. If he consumed too much health here, he would need to return to the village to buy blood bottles if he wanted to complete the red-eyed bull mission. He quickly touched the wild boar corpse with his hand. [Ding!] [You have obtained a trophy¡­] [Ding!] [You have obtained experience¡­] He opened his backpack and found 201 wild boar skins and 364 gold coins. In just a short period of time, he had earned 364 USD. In order to prevent the lack of HP when facing the red-eyed bull, James Williams could only return to the village to buy some potions first, just in case.. Chapter 6 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Returning to the village, he went beside an NPC beauty. Her body was well-proportioned and her eyes were bright. Her dark purple bodycon dress perfectly accentuated her figure, making her look deep and mysterious. The NPC beauty said, ¡°Brave adventurer, what do you need? I have all kinds of powerful potions for your reference.¡± [Life Recovery Potion: 20 gold coins (150 health points replenished)] [Life Recovery Potion for pets: 20 gold coins (150 health points replenished)] [Temporary Defense Potion: 30 gold coins (30 points increase in defense for 2 minutes)] [Temporary Defense Potion for pets: 40 gold coins (25 points increase in defense for 2 minutes)] [Temporary Agility Potion: 30 gold coins (20 points increase in agility for 1 minute)] [Temporary Agility Potion for pets: 40 gold coins (20 points increase in agility for 1 minute)] ¡­ Looking at the dazzling introduction, although James Williams was very much tempted to buy them, he did not have much money on hand and had to save up. He bought two bottles of Life Recovery Potions, which cost him and his pet 20 gold coins each. Then, he rushed to the last mission, which was to kill the red-eyed bull and take the red-eyed bull¡¯s horns. There was still one minute left before the opening of the server. If James Williams could not get the red-eyed bull¡¯s horns within this one minute, once the other players start this mission, he would not be able to obtain enough bull¡¯s horns and thus would not be able to complete the village chief¡¯s mission. Looking at the red-eyed bulls gathered in front of him, before James Williams could launch an attack, the herd of red-eyed bulls charged at him with a puff of smoke and dust. ¡®They really are red-eyed bulls considering how they started attacking without reason,¡¯ James Williams thought to himself. After dodging the red-eyed bull before him, he saw from the corner of his eye that another red-eyed bull had already arrived in front of him. Before he could defend himself, he and the kitten were sent flying. ¨C 72! ¨C 86! Looking at the damage that the red-eyed bull had done to him and the kitten, James Williams could not help but gasp. How many hits could he and the kitten take? There was still a group of red-eyed bulls in front of them. He hurriedly drank the Life Recovery Potion. A green glow gradually appeared around the man and the kitten, slowly flying into their bodies. Their HP began to increase. + 10 + 10 + 10 ¡­ Voodoo Mist and Energy Fluctuation were simultaneously fired. He noticed that the range and damage of the skills had increased. James Williams knew that this was because he and the kitten had leveled up. After all, he still had the combat experience and skills from his previous life. This was why he dared to challenge the red-eyed bull that could only be killed at level 4. As for the level 3 kitten¡¯s Energy Fluctuation, it seemed to have become slightly different. Upon closer inspection, the ripples that were being emitted not only slowed down and caused damage to the bulls but also carried some electric currents, causing secondary damage to the red-eyed bulls. ¨C 60 ¨C 82 ¨C 60 ¡­ The area-of-effect damage from the two of them hit the herd too quickly. One red-eyed bull after another fell to the ground. Correspondingly, James Williams¡¯ and the kitten¡¯s experience points were increasing. A light pillar lit up. Level 3! Level 4! He had actually risen to level 3, while the kitten had risen to Level 4! That was right. He and the kitten could be considered to have performed cross-ranked killing. It was only natural for the experience points they received to be greater. He hurriedly touched the corpse. [Ding!] [Congratulations, you have obtained a low-level bronze tank skill book, Savage Charge.] [Congratulations, you have obtained a pair of broken bronze straw sandals that can increase your agility by 7 points.] [Congratulations, you have obtained 3 silver ox bones!] [Congratulations, you have obtained a broken bronze iron sword.] Looking at the rewards he received, James Williams¡¯ eyes almost lit up. He could wear the bronze sandals himself, but the best reward was still silver ox bones. This was a good material. Once he gathered some other materials, he could forge a silver weapon. Thinking of this, James Williams remembered that he had yet to see his special identity¡¯s skill. [Special identity: Forger] [Skill: Basic Forging Fire. The highest-skilled weapon that could be forged was a low-level silver weapon.] Every weapon and skill book was divided into three levels, being low-level, middle-level, and high-level. They all had different attribute bonuses. He could forge low-level silver with his basic Forging Fire. If this news was spread out, all the unions would fight tooth and nail to recruit him. After putting away the items, he saw that there were already 200 red-eyed bull horns and more than 420 gold coins. Now, James Williams had a total of 744 gold coins on him. If he sold these unwanted items, he would at least have over 1,000 gold coins. These items were all broken, so he could not sell them for a good price. He took out his bronze iron sword and bronze straw sandals and began to use Forging Fire to temper them. [Ding!] [Congratulations on upgrading the broken bronze iron sword to a complete bronze iron sword.] [Congratulations on upgrading the broken bronze straw sandals to complete bronze straw sandals.] [Bronze iron sword: Attack +20, no other attributes.] [Bronze straw sandals: Agility +15, no other attributes.] After putting on the bronze straw sandals, James Williams returned to the village. He saw beams of light descending from the entrance of the Novice Village. It was obvious that the server had been opened. The people from New York had already arrived at the 001 Server. Everyone¡¯s attention was clearly focused on their pets and the novel Eternity Continent. Not many people paid attention to James Williams who was already standing in the Novice Village. When he came to the blacksmith¡¯s shop, the muscular NPC came before him. ¡°Hey, adventurer, do you want to buy something here?¡± [I do need some things. Weapons, clothing, and shoes.] [No, I¡¯m at the wrong place. I don¡¯t need anything.] [I want to sell some things that I don¡¯t need.] After choosing to sell, he took out the bronze iron sword and handed it to the NPC. ¡°Adventurer, I can offer 200 gold coins for this complete bronze iron sword.¡± Hearing this, James Williams frowned. Obviously, he was not satisfied with the price. The equipment that he fought so hard for was only worth 200 gold coins and this was a complete weapon! He took out the low-level bronze tank skill book. ¡°Hehe, adventurer, I can give you 250 gold coins for this low-level bronze tank skill book.¡± James Williams did not say much. He kept both the items and left. It seemed that the price here was too heavily suppressed. They purchased items at a low price to sell them at a high price. According to his thoughts, this complete bronze iron sword could be sold for at least 300 gold coins. There was also the low-level bronze tank skill book. Although it was low-level, from the looks of it, the skills that a level 1 tank possessed would be far inferior to this low-level tank skill book. The starting price should at least be 300 gold coins. What if¡­ An idea came to James Williams¡¯ mind.. Chapter 7 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Although James Williams wanted to sell these items, the most important thing now was not to sell these items but to complete the quest he received from the village chief first. 200 mutated locust wings, 200 mad wild boar skins, and 200 red-eyed bull horns. People were gradually heading towards the village chief to accept missions. James Williams, too, headed towards the village chief. The village chief said, ¡°Brave adventurer, have you completed the mission?¡± [I have completed the mission.] Clicking on ¡°I have completed the mission¡±, the 200 mutated locust wings, 200 mad wild boar skins, and 200 red-eyed bull horns were handed over to the village chief. [Ding!] [Congratulations, brave adventurer, you have completed the village chief¡¯s mission.] [Ding!] [Congratulations, you have received a reward from the village chief.] [High-level silver equipment set, one piece of white gold ore that could be used to forge weapons, a high-level gold wizard skill book, Voodoo Barrier, a high-level silver assassin skill book, Nine Cleaving Sabers, and 1000 gold coins.] Although James Williams knew that he would receive a hidden reward from the village chief, he did not expect the reward to be so rich. This white gold ore was a rare item. If sold, it would definitely be a very expensive item. James Williams grinned. He changed into the high-level silver equipment set. He was only level 3, yet he already had a high-level silver equipment set. The people around stopped in their tracks and looked at the tall man who was covered in silver in front of them. However, James Williams walked to a corner and placed the low-level bronze shoes, low-level bronze sword, low-level bronze tank skill book, and the high-level silver assassin skill book on the ground. Then, he looked at the high-level gold wizard skill book, Voodoo Barrier. [Voodoo Barrier: The released skill would deal damage in an area-of-effect manner. Damage dealt in the area would be 80+(15) damage per second. The skill could last for 10 seconds (could be upgraded).] Looking at the introduction, James Williams was secretly happy. Sure enough, this high-level gold skill book was much stronger than the initial skill he had obtained. Just the damage alone was incomparable. 10 seconds was 950 damage. In the early stages of the game, he would have no pressure at all when fighting monsters. Coupled with his kitten¡¯s Energy Fluctuation, which reduced their opponent¡¯s HP, it should be rather easy when fighting monsters. He immediately switched out his current skill, Voodoo Mist, and clicked on Voodoo Barrier to learn it. [Ding!] [Congratulations, you have successfully learned Voodoo Barrier.] When the people around saw an individual dressed in a set of silver equipment who was squatting down and laying out the goods, they thought he was a hidden NPC and thus came over to check on the items. Seeing the crowd coming over one after another, James Williams did not hide. He took out the high-level silver assassin skill book from his backpack. The crowd exclaimed in surprise. How long had it been since the game started? The man in the silver equipment set could actually take out these items? Did he buy them himself? However, it was impossible for him to buy and sell the skill book. Obviously, he had earned it through killing monsters. The man wore a set of silver equipment, had reached level 3, and even had a harmless cat beside him. At this moment, a man wearing a tank top walked over and picked up the low-level bronze tank skill book in front of him to take a look. Obviously, he was a tank player. He had ridiculously strong muscles and was almost two meters tall. James Williams looked at the man in front of him. The name above his head was Wolf Guild, Howard, and it even had a red glow around it. It seemed that this man was interested in his low-level bronze tank skill book. ¡°What¡¯s the price of this skill book, Hades?¡± Howard asked. Seeing that someone actually asked for the price of his skill book, James Williams was very happy. Although his price would be higher than the blacksmith¡¯s, he would not blindly price the skill book. ¡°This low-level bronze skill book is 350 gold coins,¡± James William said. ¡°This skill book is specially designed for you tank players. Your muscular body is very suitable for this skill. How about it?¡± Howard grinned, ¡°Kid, you actually dare to bid such a price? Don¡¯t you know which union I¡¯m from? I¡¯ll give you 100 gold coins for this skill book. Are you selling it or not?¡± Hearing the man¡¯s words, James Williams frowned. Obviously, this man was not going to trade normally. However, it was impossible to use an unknown union to get him to hand over the skill book. ¡°Hmph, 350 gold coins. Not a single one less.¡± Looking at the cold attitude of the man in front of him, Howard felt a little embarrassed. He had announced his union but he still could not obtain the skill book. Obviously, James Williams did not take his union seriously, he wanted to teach this kid a lesson. ¡°Kid, since you don¡¯t know what¡¯s good for you, then don¡¯t blame me for not being polite.¡± The man waved his arms, and his fists seemed to carry bits of starlight as they charged at James Williams. With a bang, the two fists smashed into James Williams¡¯ high-level silver equipment set, causing him to retreat. ¨C 34 Seeing the loss of HP, James Williams was enraged. He instantly released Voodoo Barrier. Seeing the man in a set of silver equipment in front of him emitting a dark green poisonous fog, Howard felt that things were not good. He had hit a nail. After all, tanks feared wizards the most. Although a tank¡¯s body was strong, the damage of a wizard¡¯s skills was very high. He would not be able to hold on for long before he fell. Once Voodoo Barrier was fully released, it completely enveloped Wolf Union, Howard within. Howard could only take a deep breath and begin to hold his breath. Meanwhile, he had already sent a distress message to the union. [Wolf Union, Howard sent a distress call from the New York, 001 Server.] ¡°Ding ding, calling the union for help!¡± A loud sound was heard. At this moment, a man with a depressed expression and a cold gaze saw the message. This person was the president of the Wolf Union. ¡°Hmph! The server has just opened and someone is already going against my Wolf Union. I will use him to lay the foundation for my Wolf Union in the 001 Server!¡± The Wolf Union led a dozen people into the Novice Village in the 001 Server. As soon as they arrived at the Novice Village, they saw a group of people fighting for rooms. From afar, they could see waves of dark green voodoo poison spreading out. The surrounding people did not dare to get close, afraid of getting into trouble. In their eyes, this person called Hades actually dared to go against a union. They did not know whether they should praise him for being confident or if he was just dull. ¡°Ahem, my friend, aren¡¯t you taking it a little too far?¡± A voice came from the back of the crowd.. Chapter 8 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Upon hearing the voice from behind, Wolf Union, Howard¡¯s face lit up with joy. The union president had arrived! Howard¡¯s face was already a little pale. Although he had been holding his breath to decrease the reduction to his HP, he did not know that the kid in front of him was so strange. His HP had already been reduced by more than half. James Williams looked at the source of the voice and a few golden words appeared in front of him: Wolf Union, Arthur. He raised his eyebrows. This was the first time he had seen a golden name. It seemed that the person in front of him was the president of the Wolf Union. However, he did not panic and calmly looked at Arthur. Arthur had no choice but to speak again, ¡°Friend, I apologize on behalf of my men. Let him go first.¡± Arthur saw that James Williams was wearing a silver equipment set. He was a wizard who owned a silver set and had effortlesly trapped a tank. They did not want to provoke him. Although he had been killing monsters elsewhere to level up, the server had just been opened. He was only level 2, and this man in the silver set was already level 3. James Williams glanced at Arthur. ¡°Your subordinate resorted to violence just because he did not manage to reduce the price of the skill book. If I let him out now, will your union come and kill me? ¡°I¡¯m fine with letting him go. However, you have to prepare 20,000 gold coins for me to do so.¡± Hearing Hades¡¯ words, the surrounding people sighed. 20,000 gold coins! That was enough to exchange for a set of high-level silver equipment. Arthur¡¯s face was ashen. It was clear that this person did not care about their union. Since he asked for so much, there was clearly no room for negotiation. Looking at the silent union members, James Williams had just wanted to try. It seemed that they were reluctant to give up so many gold coins. Arthur turned his head to look at the people behind him. His subordinates understood him and they slowly began to approach James Williams. Since they could not come to terms, then they would have to rely on strength! However, no one paid attention to the kitten beside them. James Williams, who had long expected for the negotiation to fail, was ready for battle. The Voodoo Barrier that had been charged up had already locked onto everyone. The Energy Fluctuation emitted by the kitten had also hit everyone. Arthur was shocked. It was obvious that he did not know much about the Eternity Continent. The union had not even started to study pets, yet his pet was already capable of attacking. The union members, who had been slowed down, could only watch helplessly as James Williams¡¯ Voodoo Barrier floated over and locked onto everyone. ¡°Hold your breath!¡± Arthur shouted and took a deep breath. His subordinates also held their breaths. However, as a high-level gold skill book, how could these people withstand the damage? They were not even equipped with a single defensive equipment. The surrounding barrier locked onto them. The crowd that was watching the show also ran far away. They did not want to be involved in this. Slowly, the members of the Wolf Union fell one after another. Seeing the surrounding union members fall, as the president of the union, Arthur had no other choices. Now, he could barely even protect himself. In this Voodoo Barrier, he would not be able to escape, not to mention that his speed had been decreased. Seeing his HP slowly decrease, Arthur could not help but say, ¡°Hehe, Hades, I¡¯m willing to give you 20,000 gold coins. You can remove this thing first.¡± However, at this moment, James Williams did not think so. ¡°Now you want to negotiate? Where¡¯s the domineering force from before? I don¡¯t only want 20,000 gold coins from you guys, I want another 50,000!¡± The crowd that was originally watching the show had begun to slowly disperse, but suddenly, they heard Hades making a reckless demand. Moreover, they also wanted to see how the matter would be resolved. Thus, they gathered around and discussed in low voices. Arthur looked at the slowly approaching crowd and thought of how he was going to lose all his face. However, if all the members of his union died at the start of the game, it would take five hours for everyone to resurrect. Within these five hours¡­ who knew how many unions would surpass them. The cost of this loss was not as simple as 70,000 gold coins. James Williams had also caught them right when the server had just opened. Unions needed a large amount of experience to level up. If they died now, it would definitely create a huge gap between them and the other unions. Arthur really wanted to curse when he heard James Williams¡¯ ridiculous demand. However, every time he spoke, the amount of HP he lost would increase by one point. Three to four members beside him had fallen, and he could not afford any more deaths. ¡°Fine! Fine! I promise you, quickly cancel the skill!¡±Arthur shouted. The surrounding crowd who were watching the show burst into cheers. The person in front of them, named Hades, who was wearing a silver equipment set, actually suppressed the Wolf Union and even asked them to give him 70,000 gold coins! James Williams canceled the skill. The members of the Wolf Union gasped for breath and looked at Hades in horror. Arthur of the Wolf Union also looked at James Williams with a troubled expression. Their union had lost all their reputation in the 001 Server. It would not be long before all the major unions knew that their Wolf Union had been forced to pay money to Hades in order to save their lives. James Williams looked at Arthur in front of him. ¡°Alright, it¡¯s time to fulfill your promise. Transfer the money to me and this matter will be written off.¡± Arthur coughed dryly twice and still transferred the gold coins over. [Ding!] [Congratulations on receiving the 70,000 gold coins from Arthur!] Hearing the notification sound, James Williams nodded, took out the things that he had put away, and put them on the ground again. The group of people from the Wolf Union did not have the face to stay here anymore. They left with Arthur as they needed to quickly level up now. However, James Williams was not in a hurry at all. He could easily deal with the wild monsters by himself now. He was not worried about his current level at all. After everyone saw the kitten beside James Williams launch an attack, some people who had not summoned their pets began to pay attention to their pets. However, there were also some people who stood in front of James Williams and looked at the weapons in front of them. For people who had just reached level 1 or 2, having a weapon or a new skill would be of great help when killing monsters. In the end, the low-level bronze straw sandals were sold for 330 gold coins, the low-level bronze iron sword was sold for 360 gold coins, and the low-level bronze tank skill book was sold for 320 gold coins. Lastly, the high-level silver assassin skill book was sold for 1,600 gold coins after several assassins repeatedly increase the price. This made James Williams extremely happy. He carefully organized the items in his inventory. [Gold coins: 73,000] [Silver equipment set: +20 attack, +30 defense, +130 health, +20 agility.] [Hades] [Level: Level 3] [Race: Human] [Skill: Voodoo Barrier (8 seconds cooldown)] [Identity: Wizard (Forger)] [Attack: 93 (can be increased with equipment)] [Defense: 89 (can be increased with equipment)] [Health: 730 (can be increased with equipment)] [Agility: 78 (can be increased with equipment)] Chapter 9 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Looking at his stats, James Williams was a little surprised. His stats did not look like a level 3 player¡¯s at all, he felt that even those level 6 or 7 tanks were not as good as him. He turned to look at the kitten¡¯s stats panel. [Character: Long-range pet cat] [Master: Hades] [Level: White gold] [Level: Level 4] [Race: Cat] [Skill slots: 1, Energy Fluctuation (9 seconds cooldown)] [Attack: 70] [Defense: 45] [Health: 450] [Agility: 43] Looking at the attributes, James Williams nodded. He felt that the kitten had a pretty good improvement, but the cooldown of the skill had only been reduced by one second. This made him a little speechless. However, from a different perspective, this skill was already very powerful. If the cooldown was short, how could the normal players enjoy the game? Seeing that the goods in his hands had been dealt with and the village chief¡¯s hidden quests had been completed, there was no need for him to stay in the Novice Village anymore. He opened the map and looked at the distribution of monsters in the Novice Village. The monsters at close range were all level 2 or 3, which were suitable for players who had just entered the game to kill monsters and level up. Now, he wanted to go to a farther northwest quest point. It was a place where level 4 or level 5 players could do quests. Leveling up there would be much easier. James Williams wanted to see if he could obtain some good skill books for his pet. Walking to the front of the portal, a black NPC held a ray sword in his hand and said, ¡°Brave adventurer, where do you want to go?¡± ¡°I want to go to the northwest,¡± said James Williams. Two beams of light shone on James Williams and his kitten. The scene in front of him suddenly changed, and a dense forest appeared before him. [Ding!]] [Teleportation gate deducts 2 gold coins!] Hearing the notification, James Williams was stunned. He thought that the teleportation gate in the Novice Village was free, but he spent 2 gold coins to teleport with the kitten. It seemed that every being needed 1 gold coin. When he came to the forest, the surroundings had been cleared out. There were some NPCs guarding the area. Once he left the territory, he would be attacked by wild monsters outside. Ever since the opening of the server, there had been a few brave people who ran beyond the territory and were attacked by unknown wild monsters, resulting in their deaths. Resurrecting took five hours. They were destined to have a large gap between them and the first batch of players. After arriving here, James Williams found an NPC. The NPC said, ¡°Brave adventurer, what do you need?¡± [I need to level up.] [No, I¡¯m going the wrong way. Let me think.] [I need to obtain some weapons and resources.] He chose to level up. ¡°Brave adventurer, there are some hateful jungle giant spiders in the depths of this forest that are threatening our adventurers. Are you willing to go and destroy them?¡± [Giant spider: A giant mutated one-eyed spider. It could protrude its spider silk to entangle the opponent and wait for the opponent to be exhausted before eating it. Every spider that was brought back would be exchanged for 40 experience points and 12 gold coins.] [Level 7] [Attack: 120] [HP: 1,300] [Defense: 105] [Skills: Spider Silk Entangle and Wild Bite.] 120 attack points. After a rough calculation, an ordinary player would not be able to last more than three or four bites before dying in front of this giant spider. [Ding! Do you accept the quest, Eliminate the Giant Spiders?] ¡°Yes!¡± James Willaims gave it some careful thoughts. If he wanted to rapidly level up, he could only fight monsters that were of a higher level. Otherwise, he would not be able to obtain sufficient experience points. Each of these giant spiders would reward him with 40 experience points and 12 gold coins. James Williams was only at level 3. A few giant spiders would be enough for him to reach level 4. Moreover, that place was packed with spiders. This was a place that no other players would dare to set foot in, but for James Williams, this was the best place for him to level up. Of course, he had to be prepared before he set off. James Williams came to the side of the pharmacist. The NPC beauty said, ¡°Brave adventurer, what do you need? I have all kinds of powerful potions for your reference.¡± [Life Recovery Potion: 20 gold coins (150 health points replenished)] [Life Recovery Potion for pets: 20 gold coins (150 health points replenished)] [Temporary Defense Potion: 30 gold coins (30 points increase in defense for 2 minutes)] [Temporary Agility Potion: 30 gold coins (20 points increase in agility for 1 minute)] [Temporary Defense Potion for pets: 40 gold coins (25 points increase in defense for 2 minutes)] [Temporary Agility Potion for pets: 40 gold coins (20 points increase in agility for 1 minute)] [Temporary Vision Potion: 100 gold coins (powerful vision for 5 minutes)] [Temporary Damage Potion: 150 gold coins (40 points increase in attack for 1 minute)] ¡­ This time, James Williams did not stand on ceremony. [Life Recovery Potion: 20 gold coins (150 health points replenished) x2] [Life Recovery Potion for pets: 20 gold coins (150 health points replenished) x2] [Temporary Defense Potion: 30 gold coins (30 points increase in defense for 2 minutes) x1] [Temporary Agility Potion: 30 gold coins (20 points increase in agility for 1 minute) x1] [Temporary Defense Potion for pets: 40 gold coins (25 points increase in defense for 2 minutes) x1] [Temporary Agility Potion for pets: 40 gold coins (20 points increase in agility for 1 minute) x1] [Temporary Vision Potion: 100 gold coins (jungle-specific, powerful vision for 5 minutes) x2] [Return scroll: 10 gold coins (5 seconds of chanting outside of combat mode to return to the jungle) x1] After buying all the necessary items to level up and kill monsters, he would be able to leave the Novice Village as long as he perfectly completed this quest. The 430 gold coins he spent this time were worth it. As long as he left the Novice Village, the advantage of his eternal ring would be revealed. He could not reveal the fact that he was the owner of the eternal ring in the Novice Village. There was a high chance that some jealous people would follow the clues and track him down. That would be too troublesome. After leaving the jungle camp and stepping into the forest, James Williams held the kitten and walked on the road vigilantly. They did not have a teleportation door to reach the giant spider, so they could only walk there. In view of the unknown creatures along the way, James Williams was well-prepared. He looked at the bottles of colorful potions in his backpack, which gave him a sense of security.. Chapter 10 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation In the dark forest, James Williams could only feel the silence around him. It was so quiet that his own breathing and footsteps could be heard. There was still a white fog floating in front of him, which greatly disrupted his vision. He did not want to explore step by step anymore. He took out the potion from his backpack. He did not want to waste any more time and drank the Temporary Vision Potion: 100 gold coins (jungle-specific, powerful vision for 5 minutes). Just like that, 100 gold coins were used. After drinking the potion, James Williams¡¯ eyes gradually turned green. The surrounding grass and trees, as well as the ants on the trees in front of him, seemed to have been magnified. A small centipede crawled past, and the hairs on its tiny feet could be clearly seen. Countless sounds were picked up by his ears. Sounds of various frequencies. The sound waves of a small river crashed onto some of the mountain walls, then rebounded onto the trees. The sound waves spread in various directions, which made the transmission of the sound waves extremely chaotic. Moreover, according to the collision of the countless sound waves, James Williams could clearly feel the position of every blade of grass. He could sense everything around him. This greatly reduced the danger he would encounter. James Williams held the kitten and began to move quickly in the jungle. He wanted to move as far as possible towards the direction of the giant spider while the potion was still effective. Five minutes passed quietly. He opened the map and found that he was more than halfway to the mission site, but he could not drink the remaining bottle of potion now. If he did, he would not have enough potion for his trip back. James Williams was secretly annoyed. Why didn¡¯t he prepare two more bottles of the potion? There was still a short distance left. Hopefully, nothing dangerous would occur. The time for the potion was up. The white fog appeared again in his field of vision, blocking James Williams¡¯ view of the front. Suddenly, a sense of danger came from behind James Williams¡¯ ear. He had goosebumps all over his skin, and when he turned his head, he saw a snake flying towards him. At this moment, he no longer had the time to defend himself. He could only raise his arm, and with a puffing sound, the high-level silver armguard on his arm emitted a corrosive smell. ¨C 176! Looking at his HP bar that had been deducted, James Williams felt a chill down his spine. The snake that was as thick as an arm actually caused such high damage! One had to know that this was under the condition that he had a set of silver equipment, which allowed him to have 89 defense points! If it were any other ordinary player, they would have died here. Sure enough, this forest was filled with danger. [Bloodthirsty Bamboo Viper] [Level 6] [Attack: 253] [Health: 462] [Defense: 68] [Description: Bamboo Vipers lived on emerald green leaves. It mainly ambushed and killed people, and its damage was very high. People who were assassinated often died in one hit.] Looking at the description, James Williams had an idea. Now that his silver equipment set had been damaged by this Bamboo Viper, he wanted to get some interest back. In his eyes, this Bamboo Viper was full of treasures. Snake gall, snakeskin, and snake bone. They were all good items. These items could be sold to make up for his losses. Moreover, his second identity was a forger. Now that he was already at level 4, the snake bone and his white gold ore could be used to forge high-level gold assassination weapons. It would definitely earn the likes of many assassins and could also be sold for a high price. He looked at the Bamboo Viper, who was still twisting its body on the tree branch in front of him, and patted the kitten in his arms. The kitten seemed to understand what its master wanted. It released a mouthful of Energy Fluctuation, greatly slowing down the Bamboo Viper¡¯s speed. Voodoo Barrier! Lock! A small-scale Voodoo Barrier was formed. The Bamboo Viper wanted to break out of the barrier, but it kept bumping into the air wall. It continuously spat out its tongue as if it was very anxious. However, James Williams suddenly remembered that he had the Divine Beast Binding System! He did not have to kill it. When the Bamboo Viper was left with only 100 health points, the barrier disappeared. James Williams walked forward and tried to communicate with the green snake, but the green snake coiled its body and suddenly jumped from the tree branch, opening its mouth, wanting to bite James Williams. There was no other way. If he wanted to subdue the green snake, he would have to pay a price. He raised his arm. ¨C 174! James Williams frowned. In order to deal with it, he had lost more than 300 health points. If he did not subdue it, coupled with the fact that he did not have enough medicine bottles, he would be in great trouble. He pinched the green snake with his hand and looked at the green snake as it twined around his hand. With a thought, his hand emitted a weak light. Slowly, the Bamboo Viper seemed to have calmed down. He felt an additional sense of familiarity towards the green snake in front of him. The Bamboo Viper in his hand no longer emitted any hostility. It slowly twisted its body and laid on top of James Williams. [Bloodthirsty Bamboo Viper ] [Master: Hades ] [Level 6] [Attack: 253] [Health: 462] [Defense: 68] [Skill: Corrosive Fangs. Two streams of poison could be shot out from its fangs, which had a corrosive effect. Could deal fatal damage to the enemy! 15 seconds cooldown.] Looking at the numbers, this Bamboo Viper was actually more powerful than the kitten that accompanied it. ¡®Since I have two pets now, I¡¯ll give them both names,¡¯ James thought to himself. ¡°How about Little Green for the Bamboo Viper and Little Orange for the kitten?¡± ¡°Meow,¡± the kitten protested. Its master¡¯s naming was too inappropriate. James William nodded. It was decided. ¡°Little Green, you live here. Lead the way. We are going to the nest of the giant spider.¡± Hearing the green snake wriggling its body as if it was resisting something, its master, James Williams, figured that there should be monsters stronger than Little Green within the nest. However, what he lacked now were powerful monsters. Right now, he was more concerned about finding the stronger monsters so that he could level up and loot some equipment, skill books, and so on. After pacifying it for a while, Little Green reluctantly climbed onto James Williams¡¯ hand and pointed the way. With Little Green¡¯s guidance, they did not encounter any danger along the way. They directly arrived at the entrance of the giant spider¡¯s nest. The entrance to the cave was halfway up a mountain. There were scattered leaves and branches around the huge entrance of the cave. There were also deep potholes on the ground, which should be the footsteps formed by the giant spiders.. Chapter 11 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Standing at the entrance of the cave, James Williams decided against entering the nest without understanding the situation. He picked up a stone from the ground and threw it into the giant spider¡¯s nest. The sound of a stone hitting the wall was heard. A green light suddenly lit up at the dark entrance of the cave. Slowly, the number of green lights increased. Following a series of rustling sounds, the green eyes grew bigger and bigger. A shadow appeared in front of James Williams. [Giant spider: A giant mutated one-eyed spider. It can protrude its spider silk to entangle the opponent and wait for the opponent to be exhausted before eating it. Every spider can be exchanged for 40 experience points and 12 gold coins.] [Level 7] [Attack: 120] [HP: 1,300] [Defense: 105] [Skills: Spider Silk Entangle and Wild Bite.] This giant spider was nearly two meters tall! Two sharp teeth were exposed on the outside and had slime dripping down from them. The slime caused white smoke to rise from the ground. It seemed that their saliva also had some corrosive ability. James Williams felt a headache forming. Why did all the monsters in the forest have a corrosive ability? He had no choice but to drink a Life Recovery Potion. Then, he took out a bottle of Temporary Defense Potion and drank it, instantly, a silvery-white light and a fluorescent-green light slowly flew into his body. His HP began to increase, and his defense points increased by 30! After Little Green and Little Orange felt the threat of the giant spider in front of them, they took the initiative to release their skills, Energy Fluctuation, and Corrosive Fangs. Seeing that his pets had started attacking, James Williams could not sit idly by. He activated a huge Voodoo Barrier and had it locked onto the spider! The Voodoo Barrier sealed off the entrance of the giant spider. Due to their huge size, there could only be one spider at the entrance. The second spider could only crawl out of the cave after the first one was dead. However, since Voodoo Barrier was an area-of-effect attack, it sealed off the entrance and floated towards the inside of the cave. The giant spiders that wwereas trapped within could only silently take the damage. ¨C 78! ¨C 140! ¨C 68! The one man and two pets¡¯ attack caused the HP of the giant spider to drop rapidly. It did not last for more than five seconds before it fell to the ground. James Williams quickly touched the corpse to obtain experience and reward. [Ding!] [Congratulations! You have obtained a pair of low-level silver boots!] [Ding!] [Congratulations! You have obtained gold coins and experience!] His level 3 experience bar was only a few points away from level 4, however, the bar was stuck there, unmoved. He was awfully close to gaining a new skill that could be used to kill the second giant spider. Unfortunately, he was still some points away. He could only pull away first. James Williams conjured an energy cannonball from his hand, and his two pets also launched normal attacks. ¨C 64! ¨C 79! ¨C 56! Psst! White spider silk that was released from beneath the giant spider rapidly wrapped around James Williams¡¯ legs. ¨C 106! Then, it pulled him to its side. James Williams saw that he was getting closer and closer. He grabbed onto the nearest branch with one hand to stall for time, while the energy cannonball in the other hand continuously attacked the giant spider. Finally, just as the spider was about to bite him, James Williams¡¯ skill, Voodoo Barrier, was ready! He instantly cast it. The Voodoo Barrier instantly covered the cave in front of him. At this moment, he was also standing at the entrance of the giant spider¡¯s cave. He hurriedly touched the corpse of the second giant spider to obtain experience and gold coins. Suddenly, a beam of light descended upon James Williams¡¯ body. He had finally leveled up. Now that he had leveled up, he actually felt like crying because of how close he was to death. He was about to fall into the mouth of the giant spider in the next second. Following that, he quickly retreated. As the third giant spider was about to emerge, he once again cast Voodoo Barrier. The two Voodoo Barriers overlapped and dealt damage. Little Orange¡¯s skill was also ready, and a wave of energy shot into the cave of the giant spider. The movement speed reduction and damage dealt by Energy Fluctuation in addition to the double Voodoo Barriers caused the third giant spider to die before it could even walk out of the cave. Suddenly, James Williams had an idea. If he did not touch the body of the giant spiders, would the other spiders be trapped in the cave as they would be blocked by their companions¡¯ corpse? With this thought in mind, James Williams did not walk into the cave to collect the experience and gold coins from the third giant spider. On the Eternity Continent, the killer of the monster was the one who would obtain the most experience points while a small portion of it would be on the corpse of the monster. Moreover, the rewards were only exclusive to the killer for the first three minutes. Once the time was up, anyone could collect the rewards. However, the reality was not as simple as he thought. The eight legs that belonged to the giant spiders were enough for them to step on the corpses of their companions and climb out of the cave. However, they only had 2,300 HP left after climbing out. The normal attacks of James Williams and his two pets were enough to kill them. Four giant spiders! They still did not know how many giant spiders were in the cave. However, James Williams thought that since this was such a good place for him to level up and gain equipment, why not use it? ¡­ A few hours passed, and the morning fog had disappeared under the sun¡¯s rays, leaving only the groans and dust coming from the entrance of the giant spider¡¯s cave. James Williams had been grinding here for three hours. He looked at his level. He was now level 11, and Little Green and Little Orange had reached level 12 and 11 respectively. The experience gained from the giant spiders was no longer of much use to him. Moreover, after leveling up, their damage had also increased. It became very easy to kill these monsters. James Williams walked to the entrance of the cave. The densely packed corpses of the giant spiders were almost piled up into a small hill. He reached out his hand and touched the corpses to receive the rewards. [Ding! Congratulations! You have obtained a low-level bronze wizard skill book.] [Ding! Congratulations! You have obtained a low-level silver archer skill book.] [Ding! Congratulations! You have obtained gold coins and experience.] ¡­ After listening to the long list of rewards, James Williams reached level 12 with the experience points he earned! Little Green¡¯s and Little Orange¡¯s experience points also increased. Looking at the dazzling array of items in his backpack, James Williams was so happy that the corners of his mouth refused to close. Although some of the items here were not useful to him, most of the items inside could be sold for a large sum of gold coins. After all, it had only been a few hours since the start of the game. Although he was not a rich player, the speed at which he could earn money in the game was much faster than working hard on the outside.. Chapter 12 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation With the return scroll in his hand, the green snake climbed onto James Williams¡¯ shoulder. Then, he hugged Little Orange, and a gentle white light shone around them. Following that, the scene changed, and James Williams and his two pets returned to the jungle and came before the NPC. The NPC said, ¡°Brave adventurer, what do you need?¡± [I need to level up.] [No, I¡¯m going the wrong way. Let me think.] [I need to obtain some weapons and resources.] [I¡¯ve completed the quest.] James Williams chose ¡°I¡¯ve completed the quest¡±. [Ding! You have completed the quest, Eliminate the Giant Spiders. Please choose the spider eyes that you want to exchange.] James Williams saw that his backpack actually had about 200 spider eyes. One spider eye could be exchanged for 40 experience points and 12 gold coins, so these 200 spider eyes could at least be exchanged for 8,000 experience points and 2,400 gold coins. However, his level was already high enough. 8,000 experience points were only a few levels and the gold coins were not a large amount. However, James Williams, who studied finance, was not an ordinary person. At such a time, his business mind came into play. ¡°I¡¯ll exchange 100 spider eyes.¡± [Ding!] [Congratulations! You have exchanged 100 spider eyes and obtained 4,000 experience points and 1,200 gold coins!] A beam of light rose from James Williams¡¯ body. He had reached level 12. James Williams wanted to sell the unused potions so he came to the side of the pharmacist. However, he was surprised to find that the selling price was only 70% of the original price! ¡®¡­This won¡¯t do. I am already short of money.¡¯ With that thought in mind, James Williams decided not to sell it. He began to look at the rewards from the quest. [Low-level silver archer skill book, Volley.] [Low-level silver archer skill book, Recoil Cannon.] [High-level bronze warrior skill book, Sword Aura of the Ten Directions.] [Middle-level silver warrior skill book, Charge Slash.] [Low-level silver wizard skill book, Voodoo Doll.] [Low-level silver tank skill book, Light Fist.] [A pair of broken low-level silver boots, a broken high-level bronze iron sword, and a pair of complete high-level bronze boots!] Seeing so many rewards, James Williams knew that it was time to go to the Novice Village to sell these items. He came to the side of the teleportation portal. [Novice Village.] Xiu! A halo began to distort before his eyes, and the scene changed. James Williams looked at the familiar Novice Village, and people were still entering the 001 Server one after another. He simply repaired the boots and the iron sword. Now, James Williams hoped that these items could be sold at a good price. Only then would his time spent outside fighting be worthy. Arriving at the familiar place, James Williams once again placed the items on the ground. After the incident last time, no one dared to harass him for the time being. People slowly surrounded him. Some of them were still messaging their friends. [Hurry up and come online. Hades, the one who pressured the Wolf Union last time, has appeared and is selling items here again.] James Williams looked at the items on the ground confidently. These were all items he earned through fighting. ¡°Move aside, move aside. Don¡¯t you know who we are?¡± A high-pitched female voice entered James Williams¡¯ ears. ¡°What are you pushing for? Who behaves like you?¡± ¡°Oh, they are the newly formed Rose Union. I heard they are all very rich.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, that¡¯s right. Those of us who have not joined a union should stop fighting.¡± ¡°So what if you are rich?¡± However, the man merely muttered to himself and still made way for them as he was the only one who could hear his own muttering. James Williams saw the crowd disperse, and a player with a silver name walked over. The name above her head was Rose Union, Tina. Standing beside Tina was the person who had been shouting for the surrounding people to make way, Rose Union, Laura. Coming in front of James Williams, Tina looked athim who was squatting on the ground. She squatted down and looked at James Williams¡¯ skill books and weapons. Obviously, she did not like any of these, but giving these items to her union would definitely greatly increase the union¡¯s strength. Since their union only accepted women, they were somewhat well-known in the server. Moreover, the union leader seemed to be a very rich person in real life. Tina looked at James Williams. ¡°I want all these items, but I have one condition. We want to clear the dungeon, Dark Swamp. I heard that you¡¯ve previously suppressed the entire Wolf Union by yourself. You seem to be rather capable. ¡°Therefore, I¡¯d like to invite you to clear the dungeon with me. How about it?¡± James Williams remembered that in his previous life, Dark Swamp was very popular in the Novice Village. Moreover, very few people succeeded in completing the dungeon before advancing from the Novice Village. He had originally wanted to take this opportunity to sell all the items he had obtained and then clear the dungeon to earn some money. Now that he only had 70,000 or so, it was simply not enough. James Williams nodded. ¡°You mean to form a team, right? We can form a team, but the items in the dungeon must all belong to me. I know that you are not short of money and you¡¯re only clearing this dungeon to increase the popularity of your union. ¡°But it¡¯s different for me. I did not join any union, so all the items in the dungeon belong to me. How about it?¡± Hearing these words, Laura, who was standing beside Tina, could not stand it any longer and said, ¡°Hmph, do you have the right to negotiate with our union? We came looking for you because we think highly of you. Aren¡¯t you thinking too highly of yourself now? I¡¯m not even sure if you¡¯ll end up being a burden to the team.¡± James Williams did not get angry after hearing these words. He continued, ¡°Alright, I don¡¯t want to clear the dungeon with you guys anyway. If that¡¯s the case, why did you come to me if you¡¯re capable? Can¡¯t you just clear it yourself?¡± Seeing that they could not reach an agreement, Tina shook her head helplessly. ¡°If that¡¯s the case, then forget it.¡± She got up and prepared to leave. Laura said again, ¡°Do you really think you¡¯re an expert? You players won¡¯t be able to compete with our union even if you were given a few more years. Tch.¡± Hearing Laura¡¯s words, many players around clenched their fists. If it were not for the fact that Laura was a member of the Rose Union, they would have gone up to gang up on her. These words were a blatant insult to them. After saying that, Laura revealed a disdainful expression and was ready to leave. However, James Williams opened his mouth and coldly spat out a word, ¡°Stop.¡± Tina and Laura turned around. In fact, Tina did not stop Laura because she wanted to see just what kind of ability this man had to suppress the Wolf Union alone. Therefore, she tacitly agreed with Laura¡¯s words.. Chapter 13 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°Are we done here? I haven¡¯t allowed you to leave yet,¡± James Williams said as he looked at Laura. ¡°It¡¯s fine if you don¡¯t cooperate, and I understand what you¡¯re trying to say. Since you want to play, I¡¯ll play with you.¡± Instantly, Voodoo Barrier exploded. Laura was trapped before she could even react. Tina stood beside her and remained silent. -176 -182 Looking at the shocking amount of HP that she had lost, Tina finally could not help but say, ¡°Alright, Hades, are you going to make an enemy out of our Rose Union? Quickly let Laura go.¡± ¡°50,000 gold coins and I¡¯ll let her go. Otherwise, there¡¯s no deal.¡± Listening to these words, Tina nodded without hesitation. ¡°Alright, I promise you.¡± ¡°Now it¡¯s 70,000.¡± James Williams tested Tina¡¯s bottom line step by step. He had no choice. For the sake of his sister¡¯s surgery fee, he did not care about how the players looked at him. He only cared about his family. ¡°Hades, you¡¯re going too far. I¡¯m sure you¡¯re aware of the value of 70,000 gold coins, I¡¯ll give you 55,000 at most!¡± ¡°60,000,¡± James Williams said nonchalantly. Tina gritted her teeth and watched as Laura¡¯s HP dropped gradually. ¡°Alright, 60,000! That¡¯s all I can give you.¡± With a bang, the Voodoo Barrier exploded on its own, and the dark green poison slowly disappeared into the air. Laura seemed to have something else to say, but when she saw Tina¡¯s cold gaze, she felt as if the words were stuck in her throat and forcefully suppressed it. [Ding! Congratulations! You have received 60,000 gold coins from the Rose Union!] Hearing the notification, James Williams smiled. ¡°That¡¯s more like it. Why do you have to do all this to test my strength? Now let¡¯s talk about Dark Swamp.¡± Looking at the man in front of her who had changed his face faster than flipping a book, Tina gave him a fierce glare. The surrounding crowd saw that things had calmed down and gradually left. James Williams opened the first page of the news regarding the game. It was full of news about Dark Swamp. ¡°Shocking! Five top players from the Wolf Union in the New York server have been completely wiped out in the Dark Swamp dungeon!¡± ¡°News! Five professional players from the Galil Union in the Canadian server have been wiped out in the Dark Swamp dungeon within five minutes!¡± ¡°Quick report! The five professional players from the French Seraph Union with top-tier equipment didn¡¯t even last for 10 minutes in the Dark Swamp dungeon!¡± ¡°Battle Report¡­¡± ¡°Battle Report¡­¡± A series of news entered his eyes. James Williams browsed through it before he remembered that in his previous life, Dark Swamp was one of the most difficult dungeons in the Novice Village. Very few people could clear it. However, the first guild to clear the Dark Swamp dungeon would be rewarded with a full-service announcement and other rewards. Now, almost all the guild members were trying their best to level up. James Williams kindly said to Tina, ¡°If you want to clear the Dark Swamp dungeon, you have to reach level 20 first. ¡°Moreover, you¡¯ll need to learn a high-level gold skill, and your pet needs to reach level 13 at the very least. It also needs to be leveled up to a high-level silver pet. In addition to that, you¡¯ll need a few people who have excellent coordination with their pets, so that they could share the damage at the critical moment,¡± he said. As of now, most unions did not understand this information. They only knew how to level up and thought that leveling up was the key to clearing the dungeon. In the later stages of Eternity, there would also be many rewards. Although they were rare, they were not non-existent. One could also obtain some special items by making in-game purchases. For example, some skill books with special techniques could increase skills, but it would not affect one¡¯s log-in. There were also some special dungeon rewards such as changing classes in advance. In his past life, these things were not considered rare. Now that they were only focused on leveling up, they would tend to overlook these rewards that would be needed in the later stages of the game. As a result, they would not even have sufficient combat power to defeat small monsters. The combat power of players who leveled up step by step was not on the same level as players who leveled up through opportunistic rewards. To put it bluntly, their accounts were useless. Tina nodded and said to James Williams, ¡°In that case, we¡¯ll be leaving first. I still have to bring some members of the union to level up.¡± After saying that, Tina left with her people. James Williams nodded. However, there was a special reward for unions that had cleared Dark Swamp. For James Williams, who was a solo player and lacked everything right now, he did not want to give away these rewards. He might as well create his own union. He came to the NPC village chief and said, ¡°Village chief, I need to create a union.¡± The NPC village chief said, ¡°This is a smart choice, adventurer. You should know that Eternity is full of dangers. A united team is much safer than an individual operation.¡± ¡°How do you want others to call your union?¡± asked the NPC village chief. ¡°Zero!¡± James Williams thought for a while and said, ¡°Zero. It represents the beginning and the end of everything. Just like my name, Hades, which represents death.¡± The NPC village chief said, ¡°So, adventurer, you need to pay 10,000 gold coins to form your union.¡± ¡°What¡­¡± James Williams was a little surprised. It actually cost 10,000 gold coins to form a union. The Eternity Company really had a business mind. However, there was no other way. This money had to be given to them. [Ding!] [Congratulations on creating a union!] [Union name: Zero] [Union president: Hades] [Union level: Level 1] [Union buff: None] [Union residence: None] [Union members: 1/20 (could be increased with gold coins, 1,000 gold coins per person)] After the registration, James Williams opened the chatbox and made a small announcement in the Novice Village area. Small announcements for 10 gold coins, big announcements for 100 gold coins, and worldwide announcements for 1000 gold coins. Due to a lack of funds, James Williams only made a small announcement. [A team led by a top player. Aiming to be the first to clear the Dark Swamp dungeon. Currently, 1/4 of the team has been occupied, 100,000 gold coins for each position. contact me if you¡¯re interested in joining¡­] James Williams spammed 10 small announcements. After all, it was a big business that was worth more than 100,000 gold coins. He could not be too rigid about this small amount of money. After that, the Novice Village chat interface immediately became lively.. Chapter 14 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Some players who did not understand the situation burst into laughter. [Who is so arrogant to say that he can lead a team to clear Dark Swamp at level 14? Is the system glitching? Hahaha¡­] [Brothers, ignore the idiot above. The one who posted the announcement is Hades. He has single-handedly suppressed the Wolf Guild. His damage is insane¡­] [Hey, brother, didn¡¯t you see the news on the front page? How many unions and professional players have formed a team to clear Dark Swamp only to be wiped out? They¡¯re almost level 20 but they still failed. Do you think that a level 14 wizard¡¯s team made up of random players can compete with those top players?] [Hahaha, is this Hades crazy about gold coins? Only a retard would give him 100,000 gold coins¡­] ¡­ Looking at the messages in the chatbox, James Williams was not angry. After all, only he knew his current level. It was not difficult to clear Dark Swamp. In the Dark Swamp. Tina and the members of the Rose Union had spent half a day researching and trying before they finally saw the first dungeon boss of Dark Swamp, the Demon Knight. The boss merely raised the scepter in its hand high up, summoned a group of monsters, and drowned Tina and her members. Tina used 5,000 gold coins to resurrect the five people and sighed deeply. They were all level 16 and 17 players and their pets had reached level 15, but they still could not clear it. She touched her pet dejectedly. Tina¡¯s pet was a hunting dog, and it was obediently laying beside her. At this moment, when she wanted to look at the guide again, she happened upon James Williams promoting on the public screen. [Ding!] [Tina from the Rose Union has sent you a friend request.] James Williams glanced at the message and clicked Agree. [Tina: Hades, can you guarantee that you can get the first clear?] Seeing Tina¡¯s message, James Williams¡¯ lips curled into a smile. It seemed that this woman had a strong obsession with the global banner that would come after the first clear. One had to know that after the first clear, not only would the reputation of their union increase, but they would also receive a large number of union buffs, as well as a large number of equipment and materials. After obtaining the skill books and special items, the difference between them and the other unions would be immediately revealed. [Hades: It shouldn¡¯t be a problem.] After reading Hades¡¯ message, Tina was also considering it. She could not guarantee a win even if she spent the money now. If he failed, wouldn¡¯t her 400,000 dollars go down the drain? After some thought, she decided against it. James Williams knew that Tina was a smart woman. She did not have absolute confidence, and she did not want to waste her money. Well, this time, he would let her witness his strength. [Ding!] [You have a friend request.] [Tycoon has requested to add you as a friend.] [Tycoon: Brother Hades, I¡¯m interested. Since you are leading the team, I want to join!] Seeing that someone was actually interested to join, James Williams did not know whether he should cry or laugh. Then, he approved the friend request and pulled him into his union. [Ding!] [You have successfully invited Tycoon to join the union.] [Player level: Level 13. Class: warrior. Officially joined Zero.] Looking at the notification, James Williams felt like vomiting blood. This person was only at level 13. It had been so long since the opening of the server, and this player named Tycoon had only reached level 13. How did he play? His equipment was also ordinary, he only had a set of silver equipment just like James Williams. Since he had spent so much money for James Williams to bring him to clear the dungeon, he did not want to mistreat him. James Williams then messaged him. [Hades: Tycoon, I have 100 giant mutant spider eyes here. Do you want to buy some to level up? Your level is a little low.] When he heard that his boss was going to sell something to him, he was already slightly excited. Moreover, his boss was actually selling giant mutant spider eyes. One had to know that killing one spider was already of great difficulty, yet his boss had 100 of them! [Hades: How about this, I won¡¯t cheat you. 20 gold coins for one, that¡¯s a good deal, right?] Tycoon immediately agreed. [Tycoon: Good, good, boss. Now that I have these 100 spider eyes, my level will definitely catch up.] [Ding!] [You have received 2,000 gold coins from the player, Tycoon.] [You have received 100 giant mutant spider eyes from Hades.] Tycoon excitedly took the 100 giant mutant spider eyes needed to complete the mission. After he exchanged the spider eyes for the mission rewards, his level rose from level 13 to level 15 and a half. James Williams looked at the items in his backpack. It was time for him to upgrade the full set of silver equipment he was wearing. Otherwise, he would be too shabby as the union president. After that, James Williams also remembered that the equipment he had obtained from the giant mutant spiders had not been sold yet, thus, he sent a message to Tina. [Hades: Hey, woman, I have some pretty good items. Do you want to consider buying them? Otherwise, I will sell them in the Novice Village.] Seeing the message from Hades, Tina was stunned. She randomly remembered the equipment and skill books that James Williams was selling in the Novice Village. At the thought that her union members still lacked equipment and skills, she smiled and replied. [Tina: Alright, I¡¯ve seen all your equipment. It¡¯s pretty good, but you can¡¯t cheat your friends, right? How about this, I¡¯ll take it for 15,000.] James Williams was not unreasonable. He could accept this price. He would only rip her off next time! [Ding!] [You have received equipment from Zero, Hades.] [Low-level silver archer skill book, Volley.] [Low-level silver archer skill book, Recoil Cannon.] [High-level bronze warrior skill book, Sword Aura of the Ten Directions.] [Middle-level silver warrior skill book, Charge Slash.] [Low-level silver wizard skill book, Voodoo Doll.] [Low-level silver tank skill book, Light Fist.] [A pair of broken low-level silver boots, a broken high-level bronze iron sword, and a pair of complete high-level bronze boots!] [Ding!] [You have received 15,000 gold coins from Rose Union, Tina.] James Williams replied to Tina with a message. [Hades: Nice working with you!] He then added three smiling emojis after the message. Tina also replied with a smile upon seeing the message.. Chapter 15 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Closing the chat window, James Williams checked his gold coins. 142,000 gold coins! He had earned so much in one day. James Williams was relieved. At this rate, his sister¡¯s surgery fee could be settled. He needed to upgrade his equipment and skills now. He had already announced that he wanted to get the first clear of Dark Swamp. It would be a big joke if he failed. He opened the map. The monsters near the Novice Village were too weak for him to level up. He needed to go to a further place to kill monsters so that he and his pets could increase their experience faster. He glanced at the map and locked onto a place. It was a relatively far camp in the northwest of the map, Camp Yardley. He walked to the teleportation portal and said to the NPC, ¡°Camp Yardley, northwest countryside.¡± [Ding!] [You have been teleported to the northwest countryside. The cost is 6 gold coins.] It seemed that a further distance required more gold coins, James Williams sighed. James Williams arrived at the wasteland. As of now, no one was here to do missions. There were not many people here, to begin with. Moreover, most people would leave after they took a look at the mission. James Williams was the first person who came to accept the mission. He came to the side of an NPC carrying a scroll. ¡°Brave adventurer, you are the first person here. I have a mission here that requires your help. Are you willing to accept it?¡± [Accept.] [Reject.] James Williams nodded. He came here to complete the mission. The first mission might even lead to hidden rewards or dungeons. [Accept!] ¡°Brave adventurer, in the distant Haliloh River ahead, there are some ferocious crocodiles that are known as the Mutated Black Caiman Crocodiles. They have blocked the construction of the bridges on both sides of the river. Every time you bring back a Mutated Black Caiman Crocodile skin, you will receive 80 experience points and 15 gold coins.¡± James Williams nodded, ¡°This mission is my duty!¡± In his previous life, to defeat the Mutated Black Caiman Crocodiles required the cooperation of more than a dozen players. The clearance rate was also very low because most of the time, they gathered in groups and were extremely difficult to deal with. After accepting the mission, James Williams rushed to his destination and came to the side of the Haliloh River. The surroundings were filled with Mutated Black Caiman Crocodiles, enjoying the tranquility of the evening. However, an intruder broke their tranquility. James Williams looked at the introduction of the Mutated Black Caiman Crocodiles. [Mutated Black Caiman Crocodiles] [Type: Crocodile] [Attack: 260] [Defense: 135] [Health: 1,900] [Skills: Fang Pierce and Giant Crocodile Tail.] James Williams wanted to capture the crocodile as a pet, but when he looked at his attributes¡­ [Hades] [Level: 14] [Attack: 172] [Defense: 154] [Health: 1,500] [Agility: 103] His attributes were not strong enough. He was not qualified to hold out his arm and touch the Mutated Black Caiman Crocodile to have it bound to the Divine Beast Binding System. After thinking for a while, James Williams decided to give up. He aimed at the pile of crocodiles in front of him and cast the skill, Voodoo Barrier. Although Little Green and Little Orange were still unable to communicate with their master despite being bound to the Divine Beast System, however, based on their master¡¯s emotions, they could sense that their master was about to launch an attack. As a result, Energy Fluctuation and Corrosive Fangs were cast. The Mutated Black Caiman Crocodile seemed to have felt the threat of the three creatures in front of it. It opened its bloody mouth, which appeared to still have some undigested flesh and blood between its teeth. It roared and crawled over. The missions that James Williams had accepted were all calculated. The Mutated Black Caiman Crocodile was a melee monster, while he and his two pets had ranged attacks. Logically speaking, as long as he maintained a good distance, the crocodile would not be able to touch him. Little Orange¡¯s Energy Fluctuation instantly slowed down the surrounding crocodiles. Voodoo Barrier was activated, and the crocodiles in front of him seemed to be trapped in an independent space. They kept crashing into the air wall and in addition to Little Green¡¯s Corrosive Fangs, the dozens of crocodiles in the Voodoo Barrier lost their HP rapidly. -280! -310! -156! ¡­ Following a series of wails, the crocodiles in the Voodoo Barrier only lasted for five seconds before they died. There was a limited time for the skill, so James Williams could not waste any time. He brought both his pets in front of the Mutated Black Caiman Crocodiles while maintaining a distance of more than two meters in between. He once again lured some of the crocodiles into the Voodoo Barrier. After the Voodoo Barrier disappeared, James Williams retreated and left the crocodiles¡¯ attack range. Although it would restore their HP, he was also waiting for the cooldown of his skill. After nearly an hour of slaughter, James Williams had leveled up by two levels. It was becoming more and more difficult to level up now. The level of monsters needed to level up increased according to his level. Of course, this was applied only to James Williams. If it were any other normal player, they would probably be around level 20 by now. Unfortunately, he had obtained the eternal ring and could only bear the loneliness of being strong. Now, James Williams was already at level 16. [Hades] [Level: 16] [Attack: 192] [Defense: 172] [Health: 1,800] [Agility: 126] His attributes were also extraordinary. To ordinary players, his health was now similar to a level 20 boss. Following this, he began to touch the corpses of the Mutated Black Caiman Crocodiles. A stream of notifications sounded, but he did not want to look at them yet. He would look only when all the rewards had been collected. [Ding! Congratulations! You have obtained the Mutated Black Caiman Crocodile bone.] [Ding! Congratulations! You have obtained the Mutated Black Caiman Crocodile skin.] [Ding! Congratulations! You have obtained a damaged middle-level gold armor.] ¡­ After collecting all the rewards, James Williams took a look at it and found that the rewards were pretty good. [Damaged low-level gold bow and arrow: HP reduction of 5 points per second.] [Damaged middle-level gold armor: 6 HP recovered per second.] [Mutated Black Caiman Crocodile bone: Could be fused into a weapon to increase the weapon¡¯s toughness.] [Mutated Black Caiman Crocodile skin: Every 50 sheets could increase the inventory space by 1 slot.] [Middle-level platinum wizard skill book, Voodoo Realm.] [Special item skill book +1: An additional skill book could be added on top of this book without affecting the upper limit.] [120 gold coins..] Chapter 16 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°Brave adventurer, have you completed the mission?¡± [Yes.] [No, I haven¡¯t completed it yet.] James Williams had to keep some Mutated Black Caiman Crocodile skin to upgrade his backpack. He only needed to hand some over to the NPC. ¡°I¡¯m done.¡± [Ding! 120 Mutated Black Caiman Crocodile skins detected in your backpack.] [80 Mutated Black Caiman Crocodile skins have been handed over to the NPC. Obtained 840 gold coins and 5,600 experience points.] James Williams leveled up once again. [Hades] [Level: 17] [Attack: 182] [Defense: 165] [HP: 1,650] [Agility: 112] During that one hour, Little Green and Little Orange had leveled up to level 16 and level 15 respectively. Moreover, Little Orange had also evolved from white gold to diamond. However, Little Green had been a gold pet since the beginning of the game and had only reached platinum. James Williams then refined the rest of them. [Ding!] [Congratulations on upgrading your bag capacity.] ¡°Use the special item skill book.¡± [Ding!] [Congratulations on using the special item skill book. You can learn another skill without affecting the upper limit of the skill.] James Williams looked at his newly dropped middle-level platinum skill book. [Voodoo Domain: When activated, a maximum area of 10 meters around the enemies could be covered. A buff would also be cast. Enemies within the domain would have reduced HP, agility, and damage by 10% each. (skill lasts for 2 minutes and had a 5 minutes cooldown)] James Williams had not paid attention to this skill before. Now that he saw that it was a domain-type skill, he was a little excited. After all, the drop rate of a domain-type skill was very low. Skills could be upgraded, but the decision to keep the skill for upgrading depended on the individual. Think about it, such domain skills were hard to come by. As long as he leveled up with it, an abnormal buff would be added whenever he farmed monsters in the future. ¡°Learn Voodoo Domain!¡± [Ding!] [Congratulations! Learning successful.] Following that, he casually repaired two pieces of broken gold equipment. [Complete low-level gold bow and arrow: HP reduction of 10 points per second.] [Damaged middle-level gold armor: 12 HP recovered per second.] Previously, he had obtained a white gold ore. He wanted to fuse it with the Mutated Black Caiman Crocodile bone and forge a full set of white gold equipment. There was a full range of strange weapons for wizards. Weapons that carried special attributes were rarer, such as rings, staffs, armguards, and gloves. The pieces of equipment created by James Williams that were of better quality were meant for archers, tanks, and warriors. He would sell them at a high price in exchange for gold coins to earn money for his sister¡¯s surgery fees. As of now, he only had 140,000 gold coins on hand, which was obviously not enough. James Williams thought of his two pets again. It was time to change and upgrade their skills. Although their current skills were already very good, they should still learn better skills if available. It seemed that he had to return to the Novice Village. Only large cities had NPCs that specialized in pet skills. Now, there was the Novice Village, and a large city called Tulas City, which was managed by the Fire Dragon, Gerrard. Only players who had reached level 15 were qualified to go there. Simply because the missions there could only be completed by players that were level 15 or higher. Now that James Williams was qualified, he was planning to go there after completing some hidden missions. There were far more resources, missions, and dungeons there compared to the Novice Village. Then, James Williams received a message from Tycoon. [Tycoon: Boss, the announcement has been out for a few hours but no one else is interested. How about this, I¡¯ll pay the price of four people, which is a total of 400,000 gold coins. The two of us will head to the Dark Swamp now to get the first clear. After that, we¡¯ll be on the global banner. Wouldn¡¯t that be glorious? Moreover, it¡¯ll also increase the union¡¯s popularity and all the rewards will be ours.] James Williams pondered, ¡®Ah¡­ this, isn¡¯t it too arrogant to bring a level 15 player to clear Dark Swamp? After all, he hasn¡¯t even fought against top players with professional standards.¡¯ Then, he remembered his unsold Mutated Black Caiman Crocodile equipment, and Tycoon, who was part of his union. [Hades: Do you need gold equipment? I have complete gold armor with special attributes.] Seeing that his boss had more equipment for sale, Tycoon could no longer be bothered to farm monsters. He quickly put down the wild chicken in his hand and replied to James Williams. [Tycoon: Boss, I happen to be a warrior. I¡¯ll pay 20,000 gold coins for the equipment, if it¡¯s too much, take it as a contribution to the union.] [Ding!] [Congratulations! You have received 20,000 gold coins from Tycoon.] [Tycoon: Eh, why is our union limited to only 20 people? I¡¯ll increase the limit for the union.] [Ding! Union member, Tycoon, has spent 1,000 gold coins to increase the limit.] [Ding! Union member, Tycoon, has spent 1,000 gold coins to increase the limit.] [Ding! Union member, Tycoon, has spent 1,000 gold coins to increase the limit.] ¡­ Before James Williams could stop him, the union¡¯s limit had already been increased to 2/50. [Hades: Alright, alright. That¡¯s enough. Our union is an elite union, we don¡¯t need that many people. We have enough for now.] After James Williams gave Tycoon the gold equipment, he chose the white gold ore and Mutated Black Caiman Crocodile bone to forge weapons. What he lacked now was damage. His HP was already very high and his defense could also be temporarily increased through potions. [Ding!] [Do you want to use the white gold ore and Mutated Black Caiman Crocodile bone to forge weapons?] ¡°Yes!¡± [Estimated success rate is 70% in three hours! Time can be accelerated through gold coins.] [10,000 gold coins per hour!] Having seen the price, James Williams had the urge to curse at the designer. This was too much of a scam! However, he could understand it from a different perspective. After all, there was no shortage of rich people in this game. Generally, the richer the person was, the less time they had. Therefore, it was indeed feasible to exchange gold coins for money. [Ding! Acceleration successful! Your weapon has been successfully forged!] Looking at the weapon that had appeared in his backpack, James Williams was stunned. He had thought that it would be a particularly handsome staff or armguard. At the very least, it could be a helmet. However, it turned out to be a ring? [Sisley Ring] [Level: High-level white gold] [The owner¡¯s defense and attack would be increased by 50 points, agility by 30 points, and HP by 200 points,] [Passive: Electric Shock could be added when attacking the enemy.] [Electric Shock: A chain reaction will occur when the enemy receives damage. Nearby enemies will also receive 30% damage.] [Active: Bloodlust Rage.] [Bloodlust Rage: When activated, the owner¡¯s defense and attack will be increased by 100 points, and agility by 50 points. After killing a local unit, the owner would recover 30+(12) HP for 30 seconds.. (5 minutes cooldown)] Chapter 17 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Looking at the attributes provided by the ring, James Williams was a little surprised. The attributes given by this white gold equipment were too high. It was on a completely different level compared to gold equipment. This made James Williams much more confident in clearing the Dark Swamp dungeon. He called Tycoon and asked him to go over to the entrance of Dark Swamp. When he heard that his boss was about to enter the dungeon, Tycoon quickly replied saying that he would be there soon. While waiting for Tycoon to arrive, James Williams also looked at his attributes. Now, he already had two skills. [Hades] [Identity: Wizard (forger)] [Level: 17] [Attack: 232] [Defense: 215] [HP: 2,000] [Agility: 165] [Skill: Voodoo Barrier and Voodoo Domain] [Equipment: Sisley Ring and silver equipment set] [Little Green] [Race: Bloodthirsty Bamboo Viper (Platinum)] [Master: Hades] [Level: 15] [Attack: 453] [HP: 730] [Defense: 154] [Agility: 100] [Skills: Corrosive Fangs (11 seconds cooldown)] [Little Orange (Diamond)] [Master: Hades] [Level: 14] [Race: Cat] [Skills: Energy Fluctuation (7 seconds cooldown)] [Attack: 235] [Defense: 176] [HP: 960] [Agility: 176] ¡°Boss, are you finally going to start clearing the dungeon?¡± Tycoon¡¯s voice came from the front. ¡°Hmm¡­ How about this, I¡¯ll send another announcement in the chat. If no one comes, then we¡¯ll do it ourselves,¡± James Williams said. [Hades: Brothers and friends, a top-tier player leads the team to become the first clear of the Dark Swamp dungeon. 2/5, 200,000 gold coins per person, money will be refunded if the dungeon is not cleared.] [Hades: Brothers and friends, a top-tier player leads the team to become the first clear of the Dark Swamp dungeon. 2/5, 200,000 gold coins per person, money will be refunded if the dungeon is not cleared.] [Hades: Brothers, friends¡­] [Hades: Brothers, friends¡­] [Hades: Brothers, friends¡­] James Williams spent another 100 gold coins on 10 small announcements at once. The Novice Village chat room exploded once again. Countless messages were sent out one after another. [Money refunded if the dungeon is not cleared? Really? Count me in!] [My God, Hades is too confident.] [Brothers, Hades definitely can¡¯t clear the dungeon. He¡¯s just scamming money. Don¡¯t be cheated.] ¡­ All kinds of messages appeared in the chat room, but there were also many people who added James Williams as a friend. Tina, who was trying her best to conquer Dark Swamp, saw James Williams¡¯ message. Money refunded if he failed to clear the dungeon? She immediately sent a message to James William. [Tina: Hades, my Rose Union wants three spots.] However, at this moment, James Williams had already contacted two players, and they were arriving soon. He could only helplessly reply to Tina. [Hades: I¡¯m sorry, Tina, there¡¯s only one slot left. If you want the slot, why don¡¯t you pay more?] Tina could not help but grit her teeth when she saw James Williams¡¯ message. This person was simply a vampire. He was crazily raking in money in Eternity as if he had never seen money before. [Tina: Alright, I¡¯ll give you 300,000 gold coins per slot. We¡¯ll come out of the Dark Swamp dungeon now to meet you.] Looking at this message, James Williams¡¯ lips curled into a wide smile. This was simply like a pie falling from the sky. 600,000 gold coins were enough for his sister¡¯s surgery fee. He could even use the remaining money to better his life. He then sent a message to the two players to explain. [Hades: Sorry, brother. Someone here has offered a higher price than you. I¡¯ve already given her the slot. You don¡¯t have to come anymore.] Looking at the message, the two of them pursed their lips. ¡®It¡¯s as if you¡¯re 100% certain that you can clear the dungeon. We¡¯re only here because of the refund.¡¯ Looking at the message sent by the boss, Tycoon felt a little awkward as he saw that his boss had raised the price to 200,000. After all, he had only spent 100,000 gold coins to join the team. [Ding!] [You have received 600,000 gold coins from Rose Union, Tina!] A notification sounded. Then, Tina led the three members of the union out of Dark Swamp and met up with James Williams. After tidying up. Tina said to James William, ¡°For this mission, you have to temporarily join Rose Union. That way, we will receive the union reward. Moreover, all the equipment, materials, and skill books dropped in the dungeon will belong to us. We spent 600,000 gold coins after all.¡± 600,000 gold coins were enough to buy a BMW in the real world. Tina put her hands on her waist. To her, this request was not excessive at all. However, James Williams did not back down. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but¡­ ¡°For this mission, all of you need to join my union, Zero. The union reward for the first kill will belong to Zero. Moreover, as you said just now, all the items dropped in the dungeon, such as the gold coins, equipment, and so on are all mine. If you want to be on the global banner and increase your popularity, you¡¯ll have to temporarily join my union.¡± James Williams also stated his own rules. After all, there were many people who wanted to come in and take advantage of the global banner. There was a very high chance that good items would drop from the first clear of such a high-difficulty dungeon. He could not give away these benefits just because the other party spent 600,000 gold coins. He had to earn enough money to pay for his sister¡¯s surgery within a month. Damn it¡­ Tina did not expect James Williams to be so tough. He had no intention of giving them anything even though she had spent 600,000 gold coins. However, she could not bear to part with the global banner reward that came with being the world¡¯s first clear, which was very rare for her union. After thinking for a while, Tina gritted her teeth and said, ¡°If you don¡¯t succeed, you have to compensate us with an additional 100,000 gold coins each! We will do as you say. We don¡¯t want any of the rewards. We just want to be on the global banner.¡± Looking at Tina¡¯s compromised expression, James Williams also nodded. ¡°No problem. It¡¯s settled, then.¡± [Ding!] [You¡¯ve invited Rose Union, Tina, Rose Union, Laura, and Rose Union, Judith to join Zero.] [Agreed.] [Agreed.] [Agreed.] Now, the three of them were already members of his union. ¡°Alright, since we¡¯re ready, let¡¯s enter the dungeon,¡± James Williams said to the three of them and Tycoon. At this moment, Tina and the others realized that this level 15 warrior was also one of the party members for the mission. She could not help but look at James Williams with a puzzled expression. What did he mean? Was he bringing a level 15 warrior to clear the dungeon? His pet had not even hatched yet.. Could it be that he did not understand how helpful pets were? Chapter 18 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation He looked like a complete newbie. At this moment, Tycoon sensed the awkward atmosphere. ¡°Hehe, although my level isn¡¯t high, big boss Hades is here isn¡¯t he? ¡°My level may not be high, but I¡¯m resistant to damage, and my mechanics aren¡¯t bad. Also, if we fail to clear the dungeon, I¡¯ll give you 50,000 gold coins each, okay?¡± Tycoon said and quickly promised them. Tina and the others reluctantly agreed. A few minutes later. Out of the five members of James Williams¡¯ party, Tycoon was a level 15 warrior, Tina was a level 18 archer, Laura was a level 18 warrior, and Judith was a level 17 warrior. The appearance of James Williams¡¯ party also attracted the attention of the nearby players who were clearing the dungeon. ¡°Oh my God, there isn¡¯t a single level 20 player in Hades¡¯ party!¡± ¡°Hades is finally coming to the Dark Swamp dungeon to be tortured?¡± ¡°Let¡¯s have a guess! How many minutes can Hades¡¯ party last inside?¡± ¡°Sigh, it¡¯s hard to say. Think about how terrifying Hades¡¯ combat strength is. See, the woman beside him is the president of the Rose Union. The other two women are probably from her union too.¡± ¡°Eh, there¡¯s a level 15 player in their team!¡± ¡°I say, five minutes before they¡¯re wiped out. Do you want to take a gamble?¡± ¡­ James Williams did not care. He knew that as long as he took down the banner as the world¡¯s first kill, these players would know how far apart they were from him. Eternity was divided into factions, but they were still in the Novice Village, so no one really cared much about these things. Once James Williams went to Tulas City, he would decide which faction to go to. Tulas City was managed by the Fire Dragon, Gerrard. It belonged to the Light Faction, and the Light Faction was further divided into several races. The main races were humans, yordles, orcs, elves, and divine beasts, which were wild beasts with divinity. Fire Dragon, Gerrard had divinity, so he was in charge of the city. However, the elves and the yordles were in the Neutral Faction. The Evil Faction mainly consisted of the undead, demons, and nightmares. Dark Swamp belonged to the Evil Faction. The boss was a Chelsea Demon of the demon race. Chelsea Demons had the strongest power in the Evil Faction on the Eternity Continent, the demon army under his command was the elite of elites. The few of them entered the dungeon and a classic scene of the undead entered their eyes. The surroundings were gray and filled with mountains. An eerie wind-blowing sound in the sky could be heard and the sand and stones on the ground scattered in various directions. Occasionally, the skin and flesh of various animals could be seen floating on a pool, constantly emitting green bubbles. No wonder the undead was an unpopular race. No one could endure such an environment. At the entrance of the camp ahead, a few skeleton soldiers holding large swords and shields were patrolling aimlessly. Their heads were still covered in some flesh and blood. The sound of the wind could be heard as it traveled through their empty sockets, it was as if they were going to be blown down by the wind in the next second. [Skeleton soldiers] [Level: 15] [Attack: 260] [HP: 1,600] [Skill: Vampiric Body. HP could be absorbed from dead companions to increase attack power.] ¡°Hades, be careful. You can¡¯t kill these skeleton soldiers one by one. Otherwise, the ones that come after will become stronger and stronger. You must kill them in one hit. ¡°Moreover, we have a level 15 warrior. He¡¯s not of much use,¡± Tina glanced at Tycoon and said. ¡°This¡­ President Tina, are you saying that I¡¯m useless?¡± Tycoon said helplessly. ¡°You can understand it that way. My Rose Union was wiped out here the first time we fought them. We only managed to advance after we gained some experience,¡± Tina said disdainfully as she raised her neck. ¡°Therefore, I suggest we divide our roles so that we can simultaneously kill them in the shortest amount of time.¡± James Williams casually threw out a few energy balls, triggering the Electric Shock effect. Little Orange, who was in his arms, also released Energy Fluctuation to add on to the damage. In less than two seconds, the ten or so skeleton soldiers guarding the entrance of the camp had been taken care of. Tina and the others looked at James Williams in surprise. Their union had been wiped out here the first time they fought these skeleton soldiers, and Hades had taken care of them with just a few simple attacks? Her Rose Union was not even as good as this one person? How big was the gap between them and Hades? After dealing with the skeleton soldiers at the entrance, James Williams turned to Tina and Tycoon, and said, ¡°Stop arguing. What¡¯s there to argue about? Leave it all to me.¡± Dark Swamp had a large number of skeleton soldiers, which was why the dungeon was difficult to clear. The living skeleton soldiers would feed on the dead skeleton soldiers to become stronger and stronger. Ultimately, there would be two bosses present and it would be very difficult to defeat them. However, James Williams was different. He did not care about that. With Little Green on his shoulder and Little Orange in his arms, he rushed into the camp. The skeleton soldiers in the camp turned around and soon noticed that someone had invaded. They waved all kinds of weapons in their hands and followed behind James Williams. However, he had an agility of 165 points. The skeleton soldiers here could not catch up to him at all. They all trailed behind him as James Williams circled the camp a few times. There were nearly one to two hundred skeleton soldiers following behind him¡­ ¡°Is he crazy?¡± Tina felt that her brain could barely comprehend the situation. Looking at the densely packed skeleton soldiers in front of her, even if the Rose Union wanted to fight them, they would have to fight for more than an hour. ¡°Everyone, watch and learn. Boss is performing his cool monster-attracting skill,¡± Tycoon exclaimed. Tina and her teammates behind her blinked dazedly. Since James Williams had asked them to watch his performance, they decided to remain quiet for now. Only by letting this arrogant man suffer a loss would he know how powerful teamwork was. In the camp, James Williams saw that he had gathered quite a number of wild monsters. He threw out an energy ball, and Little Orange, who was in his arms, also released its Energy Fluctuation to slow down the skeleton soldiers. Little Green on his shoulder had not attacked yet. Voodoo Barrier was released! James Williams suddenly waved out a poisonous fog to form a square barrier. The skeleton soldiers were trapped inside, knocking against the air wall. ¨C 300! ¨C 289! ¡­ In just a few seconds, the two hundred or so skeleton soldiers in the Voodoo Barrier had all fallen to the ground. The four people in the distance saw how easily James Williams handled these soldiers and felt slightly frustrated. Tina had planned to help James Willaims when he could no longer handle the situation and teach him a good lesson. However, now, it seemed that she would not be given this chance at all.. Chapter 19 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation However, she was also very curious. Hades had entered the Eternity Continent at the same time as them. Why was he so much stronger than them, who were rich and had a union? Moreover, Hades did not seem like a player who spent money. Otherwise, he would not have sold equipment in exchange for gold coins. Rich people rarely cared about gold coins. ¡°Alright, quickly pick up the equipment. I¡¯ll take my leave first.¡± James Williams¡¯ voice came from afar. Looking at the silver equipment, gold equipment, and gold coins on the ground, he could not be bothered to pick them up. Instead, he ventured deeper into the camp. In fact, he had already made some settings so that all the spoils of war would belong to the leader. Hence, regardless of who collected the items, they would all end up in James Williams¡¯ backpack. After hearing James Williams¡¯ words, the members of the Rose Union rushed towards the gold equipment crazily, and then picked them up happily. [Ding! Congratulations on picking up 30 gold coins. According to the party distribution rules, they now belong to the leader, Hades!] [Ding! Congratulations on picking up a damaged gold bow and arrow with Serious Injury Effect. According to the party distribution rules, it now belongs to the leader, Hades! ] [Serious Injury Effect: After attacking an enemy, the enemy¡¯s HP regeneration would be reduced by 50%!] [Ding¡­] [Ding¡­] Looking at the continuous game notifications coming from above her head, Tina felt a wave of resentment from her chest. She placed her hands on her waist and complained, ¡°Damn Hades! He is clearly the one who killed these monsters and these items all belong to him, but he is too lazy to pick them up! Are we here as free labor to pick up after him?¡± Laura, who was beside Tina, tugged at her. She had learned her lesson and started comforting Tina, ¡°We¡¯ll be getting the first kill global banner without the need to do anything after all.¡± ¡°But I¡¯ve even spent 600,000 gold coins!¡± The more Tina thought about it, the angrier she got. She sat down on the ground and Laura had no choice but to speed up and try to keep up with Hades. Meanwhile, James Williams did not hear Tina¡¯s complaints. There were already hundreds of skeleton soldiers behind him. Some of them were melee soldiers, some were skeleton archers with bows and arrows, and some were even skeleton wizards. It did not bother him anyway since melee and ranged soldiers could not get close to him. Occasionally, some skeleton soldiers who got close to him would be killed by his energy wave. Along the way, James Williams did not waste time killing monsters. He merely attracted the monsters but did not fight them. His speed was very fast. When he arrived at the first cave, he used an area-of-effect skill and was prepared to kill the small monsters and the boss altogether. Of course, if Tina saw this scene, or if the people from other unions saw it, they would definitely be shocked. Top players and professional players could not even clear this dungeon. However, James Williams had planned to lure the monsters and kill them along with the boss? [Demon Knight] [Type: Boss] [Level: 15] [Attack: 265] [HP: 2,060] [Skills: Demon Charge and Skeleton Demon Body.] [Description: A respected light knight who was framed by a demon during a mission, resulting in his death. After that, he transformed into a demon and became a weapon that guarded Dark Swamp.] Sigh¡­ James Williams let out a deep sigh. A sad and tragic boss. However, all of this did not affect him at all. Voodoo Domain! Voodoo Barrier! The moment the domain-type skills and Little Orange¡¯s Energy Fluctuation were released, the boss¡¯s and the skeleton soldiers¡¯ speed reduced drastically. In addition to that, James Williams¡¯ Sisley Ring had also triggered the Electric Shock effect. For a moment, lightning flashed in the dimly lit boss cave, and the gorgeous skills were reflected on the walls. The Demon Knight was the first boss of the Dark Swamp dungeon. Its HP was not very high, but it was very resilient. Its Skeleton Demon Body skill allowed all the power of the skeleton soldiers nearby to be focused on it alone. Moreover, if he was hit by Demon Charge, James Williams would be slowed by 50%. Moreover, the enemy¡¯s attacks would also deal an additional 10% damage to him. There were now more than 200 skeleton soldiers in the cave and every soldier who hit him would deal an additional 10% damage. He would die without a doubt. ¡°Arrogant human, you actually dare to come here alone. Face my Demon Charge!¡± Boom! The Demon Knight rode on the skeletal warhorse and broke through the Voodoo Barrier before charging over. Fortunately, James Williams was prepared and managed to dodge this attack. However, he failed to dodge some of the nearby skeleton soldiers¡¯ attacks. As a result, he instantly lost 700 HP. However, at this moment, the Demon Knight only had more than 800 HP left. Little Green suddenly launched its attack, Corrosive Fangs, and instantly tore a large hole in the Demon Knight¡¯s chest. However, there was no flesh or blood inside. ¨C 456! Looking at the astonishing decline in its HP, James Williams looked at his own health and thought of using his HP to increase his attack power. ¨C 120! ¨C 264! ¨C 186! James Williams¡¯ health bar and the Demon Knight¡¯s health bar started to drop rapidly. With a boom, the Demon Knight fell and turned into a pile of rotten bones. James Williams took a deep breath. He only had one-third of his health bar left. In the cave, the last words of the knight echoed, ¡°Thank you, brave adventurer. My soul has been imprisoned in this cave for so many years. Thank you for killing me and freeing me. My soul is finally free¡­¡± At this moment, equipment dropped to the ground. There was a piece of black ore floating on the ground, as well as a pair of complete high-level gold boots. [High-level gold boots: 40 points increase in agility. 30% more chance of triggering Evasion in battle!] ¡°Hiss¡­¡± James Williams had not expected for a pair of boots with special attributes to drop. After all, his current pair of boots did not have any additional attributes. ¡®I can switch out my current pair of boots and sell it,¡¯ he thought to himself. At this moment, Tina and the others finally finished picking up all the equipment and gold coins on the ground. When they were ready to go after James Williams who was in the cave, a notification sounded. [Ding! Congratulations! Your party member, Hades, has successfully killed the boss, Demon Knight!] Seeing the notification, everyone rubbed their eyes. This¡­ Hades had actually killed the boss! Tina could not believe this news. She even suspected that she was dreaming. ¡®Impossible! Is there a bug on Hades?¡¯ she thought.. Chapter 20 - Picking up Equipment Yet Unable to Keep Up? Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The members of the Rose Union had only seen the boss once after several attempts. Then, they were killed by the Demon Knight with a few slashes. However, now, Hades had killed the boss with the time they took to pick up all the equipment. Tycoon looked at Tina with pride and said, ¡°See, this is our boss!¡± A deep admiration flashed in his eyes. Tina and the other party members looked at each other with shock in their eyes. They had tried killing this boss themselves, and the difficulty was self-evident. They were now getting more and more confused about James Williams¡¯ strength. ¡°The boss dropped a pair of middle-level gold boots. Does anyone want it?¡± James Williams said in the party channel and attached a picture. Tina quickly replied, ¡°Middle-level gold boots? I want it!¡± The remaining two party members also tacitly kept quiet. ¡°50,000 gold coins,¡± said James Williams. ¡°Hey, boss, is gold equipment very rare? Is it that expensive?¡± asked Tycoon in confusion. The remaining two party members were a little disdainful. ¡°What do you know? Gold equipment can not be obtained through drops. It mostly depended on luck. Some bosses don¡¯t even drop these things.¡± ¡°What? Gold equipment is that rare? Boss, I want it! I¡¯ll give you 60,000 gold coins!¡± shouted Tycoon. Tina glared at him. This level 15 warrior was useless but he was now bickering with her over a pair of middle-level gold boots. In the early stages of the game, a pair of middle-level gold boots was sold for 60,000 gold coins, which was a sky-high price. Though on the other hand, the value it brought in the early stages of the game was definitely worth it. While other unions were still stuck with silver equipment, they had already started owning gold equipment. After completing the mission of achieving the first kill, a global banner would be shared. Henceforth, the Rose Union¡¯s popularity would definitely soar. ¡°Uh¡­ How about this? Since one of you wants to buy it, you two can bid for the boots. I¡¯ll sell it to whoever offers the higher price,¡± James Williams said helplessly. Although he looked helpless on the surface, he was extremely happy in his heart. The two of them competing over the price was a gain for James Williams no matter how he looked at it. Moreover, the price would only get higher and higher. ¡°I¡¯ll bid 70,000!¡± Tina gritted her teeth. ¡®At most, I¡¯ll buy two fewer bags,¡¯ she thought. ¡°100,000,¡± Tycoon said calmly. Although he was not good at playing the game, this equipment was too tempting in the early stages of the game. He already had gold armor, how could he not match it with the middle-level gold boots? Looking at Tina who had lowered her head as she no longer had the intention to continue bidding, Tycoon became a little smug. He was determined to get this equipment. James Williams suddenly remembered that he seemed to have a low-level gold bow and arrow with special attributes that was obtained when he completed the Mutated Black Caiman Crocodile mission. [Ding! You have received 10,000 gold coins from a party member, Tycoon!] A notification sounded in James Williams¡¯ ear. After he gave the equipment to Tycoon, he said in the party channel. ¡°I also have a low-level gold bow and arrow. Tina, you¡¯re an archer. Do you want to buy it?¡± When she heard that there was another piece of equipment that suited her, Tina was pleasantly surprised. ¡°Really? I want it!¡± ¡°60,000!¡± He sent over the attributes of the bow and arrow. [Low-level gold bow and arrow: 40 points increase in attack power. Additional bleeding effect: 10 HP reduced per second for 5 seconds.] Actually, this price was not considered expensive. In James Williams¡¯ opinion, since she did not purchase the gold boots, this was considered as compensation for her. Anyway, this bow and arrow was useless in the hands of a wizard like him. When he changed classes in level 40, he would still be a wizard. He had to sell it anyway. However, Tycoon was indeed loaded. He offered 100,000 gold coins just like that. James Williams thought about it, but he could not seem to remember such a rich person in his previous life. Could it be that his reincarnation had changed the timeline? Whatever, since things had developed to such an extent, he should just continue with it. After a while, the group entered the cave. ¡°Eh, why aren¡¯t there any monster corpses?¡± Tina and the others looked at the clean ground and were a little confused. However, a ridiculous idea emerged. She recalled that there were at least hundreds of skeleton warriors in this cave. Could it be that Hades had killed them all by himself? While they were puzzled, they came to the cave of the boss and saw a shocking scene. In the huge cave, there were a lot of skeleton warrior corpses lying on the ground. At a glance, there were at least a few hundred of them. In the middle of them was a pile of rotten bones. It seemed to be the corpse of the Demon Knight. ¡°This¡­ Hades is really a pervert. Could it be that he dragged all the small monsters here and fought the boss all at once?¡± Tina looked at the corpses on the ground and confirmed her thoughts. ¡°Hahahaha, it¡¯s just the boss being the boss! Tina, please show some respect to my boss. Is pervert the right term to describe the boss? This is called having superior strength! How can you use such a term to describe our Zero Union¡¯s union president?¡± Tycoon said in the party channel. Laura had an unconvinced look on her face. ¡°Tch, what Zero? We don¡¯t care about it. Once we¡¯re done here, we will return to our Rose Union.¡± ¡°What are you talking about? My boss is so kind to bring your union along for the first clear. Are you planning to discard him once he¡¯s of no use to you?¡± Tycoon retorted. ¡°I¡­¡± Laura continued arguing with Tycoon. ¡­ The few of them did not stop their ¡°work¡±. After a few minutes, they finally finished picking up the equipment on the ground and were ready to set off to catch up with James Williams. At this time, another notification appeared on the party¡¯s public screen. [Ding! Congratulations! Your party member, Hades, has successfully killed the Dark Swamp Boss, Demon Wizard!] Tina and the other two party members were speechless. The way he killed monsters was too abnormal. They were merely picking up equipment, yet they could not keep up with his pace. Would he really end up clearing the Dark Swamp dungeon alone? From the looks of it, it was as if they were here for a stroll. They had not done anything. [Tycoon: Boss is so cool! So cool!!] Tina looked at the message on the public screen from Tycoon. She really could not understand why such a rich person like him would follow Hades and flatter him like this. In the deepest part of the cave. James Williams stepped on a pile of bones that weakly emitted green light and walked forward. These were the bones of the boss, Demon Wizard.. This boss mainly relied on its skill to summon skeleton soldiers, but how could these things deal damage to him? Chapter 21 - Ultimate Boss! Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation James Williams immediately activated the active skill of the Sisley Ring on his finger, Bloodlust Rage. Coincidentally, he had lost a lot of HP from the battle with the Demon Knight. Therefore, the wizard¡¯s continuous summon of the skeleton soldiers was equivalent to replenishing James Willliams¡¯ HP. Once he was done replenishing his HP, he used a few skills to wipe out the skeleton soldiers. Unfortunately, no good equipment was dropped. As he went deeper, the number of skeleton soldiers inside started to decrease. Instead, they were replaced by people with flesh and blood. To be precise, they were already dead. However, they had yet to turn into skeletons and were called the ¡°undead¡±. They moved quickly. Although their attacks were not powerful, their passive skill, Madness, would be triggered when they received damage. When an enemy within 200 yards attacked them, their attack, agility, defense, and HP would all increase by 40%. In the outside world, they would be considered as a mini-boss. Normally, if a union could make it this far, it would be considered one of the best. If one person¡¯s HP was not healthy, the coordination between the teams would become problematic, and the entire team would be wiped out. James Williams and his two pets were long-range players. They attracted the aggro of the undead from 200 yards away. A few minutes passed. James Williams and his two pets brought a large group of undead to a hall that was filled with skeletons. The hall was similar to the outside of the camp. A cold wind blew, bringing with it waves of wailing sounds as if it was announcing death. In the hall, there was a dark brown box that looked like a mummy. There were fine patterns carved on it, and there were dead branches and leaves scattered on the ground. Suddenly, the dark brown box was pushed open from the inside, as if a huge force had forced the box to crack. Looking closely, a humanoid monster that was nearly three meters tall appeared in front of James Williams. Its entire body was dry, and it was wrapped in bandages. Some parts that were not covered by the bandages were emitting a terrifying green light. [Demon Mummy] [Type: Boss] [Attack: 352] [Level: 20] [HP: 20,000] [Skills: Bandage Sweep, Blood Devouring, and Corpse Poison Mist.] [Description: A failed creation of a top-tier mage who was then exiled to the Evil Faction. Later, it was transformed by the Chelsea Demons of the demon race into a mummy that guarded Dark Swamp. When a living creature approached it, Corpse Poison Mist would be emitted from its body, causing the person to become an undead.] Looking at the boss who had three skills, James Williams felt that it was not ordinary. He had to take it seriously. Little Orange and Little Green quickly spread out from James William¡¯s body and formed a triangle. They began to attack the Demon Mummy. ¨C 452! ¨C 296! ¨C 254! The Demon Mummy¡¯s defense was not very high, but it had a lot of HP. James Williams quickly cast Voodoo Barrier and activated Voodoo Domain. In an instant, the monsters in the cave were affected by the Voodoo Domain¡¯s buff and were trapped in the Voodoo Domain. Little Green¡¯s Corrosive Fangs and James Williams¡¯ Voodoo Domain double attack caused the Demon Mummy¡¯s HP to drop rapidly. On the contrary, the damage dealt to him was almost negligible. In just a few seconds, the Demon Mummy¡¯s HP had dropped by half. ¡°Blood Devouring! Undead, give up your flesh and blood!¡± The Demon Mummy, who had lost half of its HP, stretched out its bandages. The bandages emitted green light, and its HP was increasing rapidly. + 600! + 786! ¡­ Looking at the Demon Mummy, which had recovered its HP, James Williams gritted his teeth. The monsters he had killed had all become tools for the boss to recover its HP. However, when its HP was fully recovered, the monsters that had died on the ground had all disappeared. It seemed that this skill could not be used all the time. ¡°Bandage Sweep!¡± The Demon Mummy once again released its skill. This skill seemed to be meant for group attacks. It dealt area-of-effect damage, and the two bandages on its hands suddenly grew longer. It began to attack from both sides. Once hit, the damage received would be doubled! Looking at the cave with nowhere to hide, James Williams thought that he could only take it head-on. ¨C 860! ¨C 430! In an instant, his HP was reduced by an astonishing half. There was no other way now. James Williams looked at the cooldown of the ring¡¯s skill, Bloodlust Rage. There were 30 seconds left. As long as he could survive these 30 seconds, he would be able to recover his HP. The surrounding monsters were also attacking Little Green, Little Orange, and James Williams. Although their attacks were not high, they were still constantly losing HP. ¨C 75! ¨C 89! ¨C 49! James Williams could only attack and dodge at the same time. ¡°Corpse Poison Mist!¡± shouted the Demon Mummy. Following that, its body emitted waves of emerald-green mist. If one inhaled this mist for a long time, their soul would be absorbed and they would become its puppet, an undead. ¨C 50! ¨C 50! ¨C 50! As his HP decreased bit by bit, James Williams started feeling a little anxious. He looked at the cooldown time that was about to end. 3 seconds! 2 seconds! 1 second! Bloodlust Rage activated! James touched the Sisley Ring. Suddenly, his body began to emit a milky white glow. Defense + 100! Attack + 100! Agility + 50! Looking at the Corpse Poison Mist released by the Demon Mummy, one after another, the undead carried knives and rushed towards James Williams from the dense fog around him. However, at this moment, Little Green and Little Orange¡¯s HP was almost drained. If they died, it would take them five hours to resurrect. Just in time! James Williams smiled. Time for his performance! ¨C 46! ¨C 50! + 30, + 30, + 30! ¡­ Just like that, although their HP was still decreasing, the recovery was faster! 30 seconds passed in the blink of an eye. James Williams¡¯ HP was fully recovered. Little Green and Little Orange, who were bound by the Divine Beast System, also recovered a large amount of HP. Their status had been fully restored! Seeing that it could not kill the man in front of it, the Demon Mummy once again released its skill, Bandage Sweep! James Williams felt a sense of despair as he looked at the skill. If he took the skill head on this time, it would not be long before he died. Without the buff from Bloodlust Rage, he would not be able to clear the dungeon. Could it be that he was really going to be a joke to the people of the Novice Village? Could it be that what the others said was true, that he would not be able to get the first clear? At this moment. [Ding!] [You have triggered the only passive skill, Evasion, of the middle-level gold boots!] In an instant, James Williams¡¯ body was like a phantom, and the Bandage Sweep attack passed through his body.. Chapter 22 - Little Orange! Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¨C 208! ¨C 104! Seeing that the Demon Mummy only had 3,000 HP remaining and that the Voodoo Domain had entered its cooldown, James Williams could only cast a Voodoo Barrier to temporarily trap it while Little Green and Little Orange attacked it from the side. Following that, a beam of light rose from Little Orange¡¯s body. Level 15! Little Orange leveled up. Energy Fluctuation was once again released, and the nearby monsters suffered from an electric shock. ¨C 749! ¨C 374! ¨C 397! The Demon Mummy instantly lost 749 HP. The nearby monsters with low HP were also killed by the electric shock. Now, James Williams could only go all out. He tried his best to dodge the Demon Mummy¡¯s attack. Corrosive Fangs! Little Green¡¯s cooldown had ended, and it cast another skill. In just a few seconds, the Demon Mummy¡¯s HP dropped rapidly, and its defense was also weakened. Now, James Williams was confident that he could fight him. Whereas the nearby monsters were left to Little Green and Little Orange. James Williams began to fight the Demon Mummy. James Williams¡¯ HP: ¨C 357 points. Demon Mummy¡¯s HP: -389. Electric Shock triggered, -186! Just like that, James Williams fought the Demon Mummy. Neither side held back on their attacks. [Ding! You have triggered Evasion.] A notification sounded. ¨C 46! The occasional Evasion would also slightly reduce James Williams¡¯ loss in HP. When he still had more than 400 HP left, the Demon Mummy once again released the skill, Bandage Sweep. Looking at the approaching attack, James Williams could only speed up in response. If he did not kill it now, he would really fail. ¨C 348! Electric Shock triggered, -178! The damage number popped out from the top of the Demon Mummy¡¯s head. Following that, the Demon Mummy, whose HP was empty, fell to the ground with a bang, bringing a cloud of dust with it. ¡°No¡­ how did ¡­ a puny human defeat me.¡± The boss, Demon Mummy fell to the ground and let out a weak wail. Only then did it turn into a pile of rotten bandages that fell to the ground. ¡°You¡¯re already dead, yet you still have so much to say?¡± James Williams cursed. Then, he began to wait for the system reward with a joyful mood. He was the first person to clear the Dark Swamp dungeon. It was a 24-hour glory that would be on the global banner. There were also union rewards, as well as all sorts of other rewards. There might even be mysterious unknown rewards. He was really looking forward to it. A few seconds later. The expected reward did not come, and the boss on the ground did not drop anything, not even gold coins. ¡°What¡¯s going on!? Could it be that the system is stuck? I can¡¯t be so unlucky, right?¡± James Williams was a little flustered. This was not what he had expected. However, at this moment, in the already dark cave, the torches around suddenly extinguished. The surroundings fell into silence, leaving only the sound of the wind blowing through the cave entrance, emitting a terrifying sound. [Ding! An unknown powerful existence has descended near you. Due to your fear of the powerful existence, a debuff has been activated. Attack -60% , defense -50%, agility -50% and vision -80%!] ¡°What? What¡¯s going on?¡± James Williams suddenly realized that something was wrong. Though he may have wanted the rewards, he cherished his own life more. The five hours required for resurrection were too precious to him. He moved, but due to the debuff¡¯s 50% decrease in agility, he moved very slowly. The two pets also crawled onto James Williams¡¯ body, trembling all over. Pets were even more sensitive to the existence of powerful forces. In the midst of confusion, the torches on the wall suddenly started burning again. James Williams looked up and saw two dark red eyes the size of lanterns staring at him. It was a giant gray dragon and its body was covered in dark red light, looking very beautiful. Under the dim sky, the giant dragon looked as if it was hiding in the shadows. It looked mysterious and unpredictable. Its huge gray wings flapped and sent waves of gray sand flying. It was more than 10 meters long. ¡°Oh, puny human, you are very brave¡­¡± The giant dragon made a sound. It sounded like the hoarse voice of an old man who was almost at the end of his life, but its words were filled with a great sense of oppression. The voice seemed to have the ability to make James Williams kneel. When the voice reached James Williams¡¯ ears, his body suddenly trembled unnaturally with a mixture of fear and pressure. He had heard this voice countless times in his previous life! How could he not remember the voice that had become his inner demon? The Chelsea Demon Dragon of the Evil Faction¡¯s demon race. This dragon was one of the ultimate bosses that destroyed Earth in his previous life. ¡°I never thought that such a talented human could be born in such a place.¡± The giant dragon¡¯s dark red eyes stared at James Williams, and its voice was arrogant and low. ¡°My demon race, the Chelsea Demon Dragons, will give you a chance to join my demon army. You will receive the Demon Lord title that will be personally bestowed upon you by me. ¡°You will also receive a large number of resources that will be used to nurture you!¡± [Ding!] [Game reminder: You are facing one of the highest rulers of the demon race, the Chelsea Demon Dragon of the Evil Faction. It has invited you to betray the Light Faction to join its Evil Faction and has promised you the Demon Lord title that will personally be bestowed upon you by the Chelsea Demon Dragon. Do you agree?] [As a Demon Lord, you would have a class change at level 40 and you could change your class to a Demon Wizard. As for a normal class change, you would become a Light Wizard.] [The Chelsea Demon Dragon is extremely ferocious. If you do not agree, you will provoke its anger and be brutally killed!] ¡°What?¡± James Williams was instantly confused. He did not expect the big boss that had destroyed Earth in his previous life to actually see potential in him in this life. Moreover, it invited him to betray the Light Faction, promised him a title, and even provided him an advanced class change opportunity! What should he do?! If he betrayed the Light Faction and joined the side of the Chelsea Demon Dragon, what would happen to his sister? What was the meaning of his reincarnation? James Williams fell into deep thought.. Chapter 23 - The Arrival of an Unknown Existence Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation In the cave. Tycoon, Tina, and the others finally finished picking up the equipment dropped by the Demon Wizard and were about to head deeper into the cave. They could not suppress their excitement and their faces were filled with joy. Even though they were skeptical, this was still their first time reaching this part of the dungeon. They were prepared to see the boss¡¯s appearance and understand its skills. Even if they died, it would not be in vain. With such a mentality, everyone hurriedly walked in. Right at this moment, a notification sounded in everyone¡¯s ears. [Ding! An unknown powerful existence has descended near you. Due to your fear of the powerful existence, a debuff has been activated. Attack ¨C 60% , defense ¨C 50%, agility ¨C 50% and vision ¨C 80%!] ¡°What? What¡¯s going on?¡± After the notification sounded, everyone stood rooted to the ground, unable to move. The area around them became dark as well. The four of them immediately became nervous. Could this be the final boss? However, it should not be. If this was the case, no one would be able to clear Dark Swamp. Thinking of this, Tina¡¯s heart could not help but tighten. What about Hades? Where did he go? Was he already dead? Then why didn¡¯t he contact them? ¡°Oh no, could this be the final boss? Boss, are you alright? We are all worried about you. Have you already died and gone to resurrect? At least leave the equipment to us before you resurrect,¡± Tycoon shouted. ¡°You, you are really a disgrace to your Zero Union,¡± Tina said word by word. They were also very confused. Why did an ¡°unknown powerful existence¡± suddenly appear? However, based on the women¡¯s sixth sense, they felt that Hades was definitely still alive and had something to do with this matter. At this moment, outside the Novice village. The members of the Wolf Union were farming giant mutated spiders to increase their levels. As they had given James Williams 70,000 gold coins, they were unable to book the entire area to kill monsters and level up. Currently, the members of the union were all at a relatively low level. They were around level 12 or 13¡­ ¡°Damn Hades, once my level is high, I will bring the members of the union to look for you. I will definitely make you pay back the losses that I have suffered hundreds or thousands of times over!¡± Arthur said while gritting his teeth after killing a mutated spider. He had wanted to use Hades as a stepping stone for his union to gain a solid reputation in the 001 Server. However, he was stepped on by James Williams instead. This had completely ruined his plan of dominating the Eternity Continent. He and the union members were now severely lagging behind in terms of level. At this moment, a notification sounded. [Ding! An unknown powerful existence has descended near you. Due to your fear of the powerful existence, a debuff has been activated. Attack ¨C 60% , defense ¨C 50%, agility ¨C 50% and vision ¨C 80%!] In an instant, Arthur¡¯s vision turned pitch black. ¡°Damn it! What kind of powerful existence is this? What does it have to do with me? It¡¯s even affecting my grinding to level up!¡± Boom! Suddenly, a bolt of lightning descended from the sky and struck Arthur¡¯s head. ¨C 1,000,000! His blood vessels instantly disappeared, as well as his entire being. The set of silver equipment that he had painstakingly collected also disappeared. The entire Novice Village in the 001 Server fell into darkness. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± ¡°Could it be that the server has a bug again?¡± ¡°What kind of lousy company is this? A power outage!?¡± ¡°Brothers, stop cursing. Everyone, shut up. Our boss cursed a few times, and a bolt of lightning struck him from the sky and sent him home to resurrect. The damage was off the charts. -1,000,000!¡± Hearing this, everyone finally quieted down. The surroundings were dark and quiet. No one wanted to resurrect. Dying once in the early stages of the game would cause an unimaginable loss. The players would not be capable of keeping up with the other players¡¯ pace. Later on, they would also lose a lot of missions and rewards. In the cave. James Wiliams clicked on the class attributes of Demon Lord. [Demon Lord: A rare class!] Because James Williams was a wizard, after changing class to a Demon Wizard, he would gain 400 points in attack, 200 points in defense, 1,000 HP, and 200 points in agility. Moreover, he would gain an extra two skill slots, which had no upper limit. Oh my God! This increase in attributes was too amazing! If not for the memories from his previous life that made him aware that this Chelsea Demon Dragon would lead his demon army to destroy Earth in the later stages, he would have been really tempted. No one could resist the temptations of so many rewards. Of course, he could also choose to join the Evil Faction like some of the people in his previous life. That way, he could survive. Later on, even if Earth was destroyed, those high-level creatures who had changed classes could still survive in the game. However, James Williams did not forget the faith he had when he was reincarnated. That was to save his sister and to save the Earth! Humph. Chelsea Demon Dragon¡¯s breath blew up a cloud of dust. ¡°Puny Adventurer, you are exhausting my patience! Quickly make your choice.¡± The Chelsea Demon Dragon seemed to be getting impatient. ¡°This¡­ Great existence, I still need some time to consider. After all, this concerns my life. Please allow me to consider.¡± James Williams wanted to refuse, but he did not dare to. Refusing meant that the Chelsea Demon Dragon would kill him. Moreover, he had not received the rewards for this mission. Some of the valuable rewards were still on him. If he really died here, then all of his efforts would be in vain. The only thing he could think of now was to stall for time. The Chelsea Demon Dragon in front of him must not have personally descended. It could not have come here for a mere Dark Swamp, divine beasts with divinity did not have that much time to observe a small adventurer like him. As long as he exhausted the dragon¡¯s clone, then everything would be fine. However, the Chelsea Demon Dragon did not give James Williams any time to think. ¡°Human, I know what you are thinking. You must know, what the Evil Faction can not get, no one else can!¡± James Williams looked at the dragon in front of him. It was obvious that it had lost its patience and was approaching him step by step.. Chapter 24 - Debuff? Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡®F*ck, my first death won¡¯t be here, right?¡¯ James Williams cursed in his heart. A rumbling sound came from the sky. Half of the sky was dyed red, and the other half was gray. The two domains were fighting! An enormous crimson dragon flapped its crimson wings in the sky and slowly descended. Above the head of this divine beast, there were a few large words that glowed with a golden light, Crimson Fire Dragon, Gerrard! Crimson Fire Dragon, Gerrard, was the guardian of the human world, the Ossi Empire! ¡°Chelsea Demon Dragon, is this a place where you belong? Hurry up and scram back to your demon empire!¡± Its voice caused waves of ripples. The crimson red color seemed to be infectious as it began to infect the gray and dark colors in the sky. The entire cavern was also filled with a crimson red color and James Williams could feel the temperature rapidly rising. ¡°Humph, it¡¯s been hundreds of years, and you¡¯re still like this. If I were here, would I be afraid of you?¡± retorted the Chelsea Demon Dragon. Its figure gradually faded and was about to disappear. The Chelsea Demon Dragon¡¯s clone could not withstand the Crimson Fire Dragon, Gerrard at all. It kept retreating, and the gray domain behind it was also weakening. The Crimson Fire Dragon, Gerrard¡¯s domain forced the gray domain into a corner. The Chelsea Demon Dragon had no choice but to flap its wings and fly, ready to leave. Before leaving, it stared deeply at James Williams and said, ¡°Puny human, you will pay the price for looking down on a divine beast. I will remember you.¡± After saying that, it spread its wings, flew into the sky, and its figure slowly blended into the gray sky. After the Chelsea Demonic Dragon left, the red sky slowly faded and returned to its original appearance. [Ding!] [Hint: Although the Chelsea Demon Dragon has left, it will be observing you in the dark and looking for an opportunity to take revenge on you. You will suffer from a debuff of the demonic camp, the Gaze of the Divine Beast¡¯s Will.] Listening to the game¡¯s prompt, James Williams was speechless. The Chelsea Demon Dragon had left and even cast a debuff on himself. He also saw a dark gray debuff pattern with a dragon¡¯s eye icon on his skill bar. [Gaze of the Divine Beast¡¯s Will (Debuff)] [Time: Unknown] [Level: Level 1] [Details: The Chelsea Demon Dragon¡¯s will is staring at you. In this state, you will have a trace of the aura of the Chelsea Demon Dragon on you. Any enemies who attack you will be terrified by the aura on your body.] [The enemies who attack you will have 20% less defense and agility! However, any Evil Faction player who kills you will receive a generous reward from the Chelsea Demon Dragon.] [Moreover, whenever you kill any enemy or player from the Evil Faction, the level of the Chelsea Demon Dragon¡¯s gaze of hatred towards you will increase. Currently (0/10000).] This¡­ James Williams suddenly felt a little grateful towards the Chelsea Demon Dragon. This was not a debuff. The unknown time meant that as long as an enemy attacked him, they would receive the debuff and suffer from reduced agility and defense. Was this really a debuff? This was obviously a godly skill. Combined with his Voodoo Domain, the enemy¡¯s defense and agility would be reduced by 30%. He would simply become invincible. He did not expect the Chelsea Demon Dragon to treat him so well. If not for the fact that it wanted to destroy the Earth, he would have been able to befriend it. ¡°Adventurer, you have been hit by Chelsea¡¯s debuff. This is not a good thing for you. However, you don¡¯t have to worry. I will use the divine light of purification to help you expel this aura,¡± the Crimson Fire Dragon, Gerrard turned its head and said to James Williams. ¡°Ah? No, there¡¯s no need, Great Dragon God.¡± This debuff was too useful for him. How could he purify himself now? He quickly explained, ¡°Great Dragon God, as a mortal, I yearn for the power of the Gods. Please let this debuff become a stepping stone to promote my growth. I want to use my own power to expel this debuff!¡± ¡°Very good, you have courage. Adventurer, your courage is admirable.¡± It seemed that James Williams¡¯ answer made the Crimson Fire Dragon, Gerrard very satisfied. His huge eyes looked at him with some approval. ¡°Adventurer, it¡¯s been long since I¡¯ve seen a person with such courage and fighting spirit. When you come to Tulas City to look for me in the Hall of Light in the future, I will determine if you are a true warrior!¡± [Ding!] [Hint: Your actions have received the praise of the Honorable Crimson Fire Dragon, Gerrard. It has issued you a special rare mission: The Test of Courage from the Divine Beast. Will you accept it?] [Hint: The danger of this special mission is unknown. Failure of the mission will affect the opinion of the Crimson Fire Dragon, Gerrard. Please consider it carefully.] [The Hall of Light can be found in any city of the Light Faction worshiped by humans.] A row of game notifications appeared. James Williams was stunned. There were many types of missions: normal missions, high-level missions, rare missions, hidden missions, sole missions, temporary missions, and special missions. The rewards for the missions varied as well. Even James Williams had never come across such a mission in his previous life. He had only completed rare missions before. Although the difficulty was very high, the rewards were also very rich, not to mention the hidden rare missions. ¡°Accept!¡± James Williams did not care how difficult the mission was. He had to accept the mission first. Currently, he was still not strong enough. In terms of the difficulty of the mission, it would not be impossible for the mission to be completed. However, as one¡¯s level increased, the difficulty of the mission would increase correspondingly. He had been offered such amazing starting conditions, and he might not have such an opportunity in the future. ¡°Very good, mortal. Your courage did not disappoint me. Believe me, this mission will definitely be very interesting. ¡°Then before I leave, I will give you a little gift. It will also make the path for you to level up in the future easier.¡± The Crimson Fire Dragon, Gerrard flapped its huge wings and brought out a crimson storm that engulfed James Williams. He did not resist. After all, for a divine beast, killing James Williams was an extremely easy task. Moreover, it wanted to reward him. [Ding!] [You have received a gift from the divine beast, Crimson Fire Dragon, Gerrard. Light Faction, Crimson Fire Dragon Clan Reputation + 100!] [You have received a gift from the divine beast, Crimson Fire Dragon, Gerrard: diamond crimson equipment set.] With two notifications, the Crimson Fire Dragon, Gerrard flapped its huge wings and flew into the sky, slowly disappearing from James Williams¡¯ sight.. Chapter 25 - Global Announcement Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°Thank you, Great Dragon God, Crimson Fire Dragon, Gerrard.¡± James Williams bowed his head and thanked him. After the Crimson Fire Dragon, Gerrard left, time continued to flow. The corpse of the Demon Mummy on the ground turned into a few bandages and fell to the ground. The ground was full of equipment. Bronze, silver, and gold. A variety of shiny equipment. At this moment, a huge golden font appeared above James Williams¡¯ head. [Ding! Global announcement!] [Congratulations! Team Hades from Zero Union has successfully killed the Demon Mummy boss! They have become the first party to take down Dark Swamp in the Novice Village of the Eternity Continent! First clear in the world!] [Ding! Global announcement: Congratulations to Zero Union for obtaining the first clear reward: Bonus union skill, Beginner¡¯s Luck, union experience x 40,000!] [Ding! Global announcement: Congratulations to Hades, Tina, Tycoon¡­ for obtaining the world¡¯s first kill reward and the world¡¯s first clear reward. Experience points x120,000, empire reputation x2,000, and gold coins x20,000!] [Ding! Global announcement: Congratulations to Team Hades for obtaining the world¡¯s first kill reward: high-level diamond archer skill book, Frost Landing!] [Ding!] [Ding!] ¡­ All the rewards were refreshed thrice. When the global first kill banner was announced, the global server chat suddenly went wild. Teville, Russia, Adolia Union. As the largest online gaming union in Eastern Europe and also the world¡¯s strongest online gaming union, the Adolia Union had obtained permission for national conquest even before the game was released. This had allowed them to fully devote themselves to the game, there was also an allocation of 1 billion rubles to upgrade the equipment in the game. At this moment, in a hall of the Adolia Union. A few professional players of the union were controlling five characters, trying their best to find information to analyze the Dark Swamp dungeon in the Novice Village. The union president, the cadres, and a large number of officials of the Russian government were watching the game through the screen in the hall. After the few players fought for more than half an hour, the hall burst into cheers as they had successfully killed the Demon Wizard boss of the Dark Swamp dungeon with the use of a large number of gold coins to buy potions to replenish themselves. For the professional players, this was also their first time being spectated by so many government officials as they cleared the dungeon. To be recognized by the country was a rare opportunity. They hurriedly wiped the sweat on their foreheads, ready to go and challenge the final boss. According to their information, they were the first union in the world to kill the Demon Wizard of the Dark Swamp dungeon. ¡°Well done!¡± ¡°The Adolia Union is awesome!¡± ¡°You guys are awesome! You guys will definitely get the first kill in the world!¡± ¡°Go for it!¡± Everyone was flushed with excitement. At this moment, a few huge golden banners appeared on the screen. [Ding! Congratulations! Team Hades from the Zero Union has successfully killed the Demon Mummy boss! They have become the first team on the Eternity Continent¡¯s Novice Village to get the first kill in the world!] [Ding!] [Ding!] The huge banner flashed three times on the public screen. All the members of the Adolia Union, including the high-ranking officials of the Russian government, were still immersed in the joy of the union killing the Demon Wizard. Now that they saw the global banner, they were dumbfounded. The entire hall fell silent. ¡°Damn it! How is this possible!¡± The president of the Adolia Union crossed his hands over his head and his face was full of surprise and disbelief. According to his intel, none of the unions had successfully killed the second boss of the Dark Swamp dungeon. How did the third boss suddenly appear? Moreover, it was killed? ¡°Wait, what is the background of this Zero Union? How come I¡¯ve never heard of it before? Could it be a new union of the Koreans?¡± The president of the Adolia Union was at a loss. One had to know that their intelligence agency was at the highest level in the world. He could memorize all the major teams in the world. Russia¡¯s Adolia Union, France¡¯s Regional Union, Britain¡¯s Elizabeth Union, the United States¡¯ Antonio Union, Japan¡¯s Emperor Union, China¡¯s Gods Union, South Korea¡¯s Seoul Tower Union¡­ However, this was the first time this Zero Union had appeared in the global field of vision. They had never heard of it before. Within his few seconds of thinking, their country¡¯s intelligence personnel had already found out about Zero Union and projected it onto the big screen. Zero Union, Eternity Continent of the United States. A union in the New York Server, number of people in the union: 5; President: Hades. It turned out that an American union had won the world¡¯s first clear, and it looked like a newly established union with only five people?! Seoul, South Korea, Seoul Tower Union In an underground hall, there were hundreds of supreme gaming halls. A group of handsome men and beautiful women were surrounding a huge projection screen in the hall. They were focused on watching their own country¡¯s players challenge the Dark Swamp dungeon. This was also the location of South Korea¡¯s top online gaming union, the Seoul Tower Union. The South Korean government, who had long known the inside story of the game, ordered the country¡¯s most talented players to receive training before the game started and took over the Seoul Tower Union. They had chosen the best players to enter the game to give Korea a huge advantage in the early stages of the game. ¡°Stupid Russians, you still think that we haven¡¯t passed the second boss, right? In fact, our union has already fought the third boss! Our game level in Korea is not something that you can shake!¡± The current president of the Seoul Tower Union, Park Hyuk-Dong, smiled slightly. On the screen, a few members of the Seoul Tower Union, who were wearing gold and silver equipment, had already cleared the monsters and were preparing to walk towards the last boss, Demon Mummy.. Chapter 26 - Who Is Hades? Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°Hahahaha, as long as we get rid of this boss, Korea will claim the first clear! ¡°Even though we may not be the best in reality, can the others compete with us Koreans when it comes to games? We strive to be number one in the game world!¡± Park Hyuk-Dong could not help but laugh out loud when he thought of how the words ¡°Seoul Tower Union¡± would be written on the global banner. It was also at this moment that a huge golden banner suddenly appeared on the global screen of the game. [Ding! Congratulations! Team Hades from the Zero Union has successfully killed the Demon Mummy boss! They have become the first team on the Eternity Continent¡¯s Novice Village to get the first kill in the world!] [Ding!] [Ding!] ¡­ ¡°What¡¯s going on?! What is this Zero Union?!¡± Park Hyuk-Dong was stunned when he saw the words on the global banner. ¡­ Antonio Union, New York, USA. In a studio filled with dozens of computers, comments could be seen on each computer screen. A few professional gamers were currently livestreaming. They each controlled a different character and were conquering the second boss of the Dark Swamp dungeon. The HP of the boss was almost depleted! ¡°Antonio Union is awesome!¡± ¡°Oh my God, is this the standard of a professional player?¡± ¡°What kind of operation is this? This positioning, this pulling!¡± ¡°Come on, brothers, look at the news. No union in the world has passed the second boss, Demon Wizard!¡± ¡°F*ck! Could it be that the Antonio Union is going to help us get the first clear of Dark Swamp? If they do, they will really become gods!¡± The netizens who were watching the livestream were now shouting in excitement. Because the title of the livestream said that they were fighting the Demon Wizard boss, the popularity of the livestream had already broken through 10,000,000 viewers. It stood as the number one gaming livestream! However, one of them suddenly shouted, ¡°Why aren¡¯t you looking at me?¡± Following that, the screen went black. The few professional players became careless when they saw that the boss was on the verge of death, which led to them neglecting the archers and wizards summoned by the Demon Wizard. As a result, their team¡¯s wizard was targeted and killed. Due to the loss of a companion, the pressure on their shoulders instantly increased. A few minutes later, their screens turned black one by one. ¡°This boss is too difficult. The archers and wizards summoned by the Demon Wizard are too difficult to deal with. If we are not careful, we will be killed by their attacks. We have tried our best,¡± the president of the Antonio Union took off his headphones and said regretfully. ¡°Everyone, please continue to lock onto our livestream room. After a new round of preparation, we will continue to explore the Dark Swamp dungeon!¡± ¡°Sigh, what a pity.¡± ¡°If the Antonio Union can¡¯t conquer the second boss, who else can we count on?¡± ¡°What are you thinking about? Even the professional players haven¡¯t succeeded in exploring the dungeon, let alone us who are not as talented as them. Let¡¯s just focus on increasing our levels.¡± The netizens sighed in front of the screen. ¡­ At this moment, a global banner with a golden light suddenly appeared. [Ding! Congratulations! Team Hades from the Zero Union has successfully killed the Demon Mummy boss! They have become the first team on the Eternity Continent¡¯s Novice Village to get the first kill in the world!] [Ding!] [Ding!] The global banners were refreshed three times in a row. ¡°Zero Union, the world¡¯s first clear! Oh my God! Which f*cking union is this! Why haven¡¯t I heard of it before!¡± ¡°Why does it feel like our country¡¯s union?¡± ¡°That¡¯s not quite possible¡­¡± ¡°I think it might be Korea¡¯s. After all, they¡¯re insanely talented in gaming.¡± The netizens instantly started discussing in front of the computer screen. Because of the Eternity Company¡¯s promise saying that gold coins could be converted into real money, Eternity had become the most popular online game in the world. No other game could compete with it in this limelight. Some weaker countries were using Eternity as the pillar for the funding of their country¡¯s capital. They also strongly recommended Eternity in their country. As a result, the number of people online for this game had already exceeded 700 million! Moreover, these 700 million players all saw the words on the global banner. ¡°What union is Zero Union?¡± ¡°Who is this Hades? How is he so powerful?¡± ¡°How can he clear the dungeon? I¡¯ll report him for having a bug!¡± In an instant, Zero and Hades became hot searches on all the major platforms, as well as search keywords. Dark Swamp dungeon, Demon Mummy¡¯s cave. [Ding! Congratulations on reaching level 18!] [Ding! Congratulations on reaching level 19!] [Ding! Congratulations on reaching level 20!] In the cave of the dungeon, James Williams heard the sound of several notifications. After clearing the dungeon in the Eternity Continent, he had gained 120,000 experience points. As a result, he and his pets instantly rose to level 20. After level 20, the experience points needed to level up would be several times more than before. Subsequently, he successfully unlocked the second skill slot. Now that his pets had also unlocked the second skill slot, he was planning to head to the Crimson Fire Dragon, Gerrard¡¯s Tulas City. He intended to buy better skill books for his pets there. Then, James Williams began to sort out his rewards for clearing the Dark Swamp dungeon. First of all, he saw the diamond crimson equipment set given to him by the Crimson Fire Dragon, Gerrard. This was a diamond equipment set, the highest level he had ever obtained in this life. He put it on without hesitation. [Ding!] [Congratulations! You have obtained the following attributes for the crimson equipment set: attack + 500! Defense + 400! Agility + 300! HP + 1,000! Passive: An additional damage worth 10% of the enemy¡¯s maximum HP will be dealt when attacking the enemy!] This¡­ This allowed him to deal more damage to monsters that had a higher HP. Next was the union reward, 40,000 experience points, and a special union skill, Beginner¡¯s Luck. [Beginner¡¯s Luck: Increases the level of luck of the union members.] A high level of luck could be very heaven-defying. With this buff, their union would have a higher chance of picking up good equipment when compared to normal players. Moreover, normal players were usually incapable of dealing critical damage, but with this buff, things were different.. They would now have the chance to deal critical damage! Chapter 27 - High-Level Diamond Archer Skill Book? Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation It could be said that the level of luck was related to the game¡¯s popularity. It was the most insane buff on the Eternity Continent, and it was a skill that increased the luckiness of all the players in the union. If the top unions supported by countries found out about this, they would most likely want to join his Zero Union. There were also gold coins and empire reputation, which were equally useful rewards. Although James Williams did not need the empire reputation points now, he knew that the city building certificate needed for the construction of the union¡¯s address required empire reputation. The last reward was the high-level diamond archer skill book, Frost Landing. [Frost Landing] [Class: Archer] [Skills: Additional 10% speed to normal attacks with a 5% chance for a critical hit. Max stack is 100%, leading to a 50% chance for a critical hit. When the attack is at its maximum speed, there will be a chance to trigger the skill, Frost Landing, and summon a blizzard within the attack range. Lasts for 10 seconds, no cooldown.] Hiss! After reading the description of the skill, James Williams took a deep breath. This skill was insane. The first thing that entered his sight was that the skill did not have a cooldown. One had to know that every skill required a cooldown time. This skill omitted the cooldown time and replaced it with a chance to trigger critical hits and Frost Landing. If this was learned by normal archer players, their chances would not be very high. However, he had just happened to receive the union reward, Beginner¡¯s Luck. Henceforth, the chances of him triggering the skill would be much higher than normal players. After reading the descriptions, James Williams looked at the corpse of the boss, Demon Mummy. It dropped 3 pieces of silver equipment and 4 pieces of gold equipment, there was also a high-level gold ring that added 30 points to all attributes. He wore the ring on his hand. He had the Sisley Ring on his left hand and the upper-level gold ring on his right, making him look like a tycoon. He did not care about the rest of the equipment. The high-level silver equipment set that he had changed out of was damaged. After using the Forging Fire to repair it, James Williams was surprised to find that his Forging Fire had leveled up again. He could now forge middle-level white gold equipment! He was prepared to sell all the equipment that was not of use to him and exchange them for gold coins. He should have a decent amount of gold coins on hand now. Sometime later. Tycoon, Tina, and the others rushed over. Surprised, they asked, ¡°Hades, you¡­ Did you really clear Dark Swamp by yourself?¡± Looking at their shocked expressions, James Williams looked helpless. ¡°How could it be fake? Even the global banners are up.¡± Obviously, the others were still a little confused. Tina asked in a low voice, ¡°Hades, what kind of bug did you get to kill the boss? Can you teach us? Of course, we can meet in the real world. You can teach us then.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Upon hearing Tina¡¯s words, James Williams was instantly speechless. However, he did not want to explain too much. He wanted to keep his strength a mystery. After all, this was still the early stages of the game, and the game had not entered the real world yet. If his identity was exposed now and he was discovered, he would definitely be controlled by some organization. ¡°Cough cough, what are you guys talking about? The boss clearly relied on his strength to conquer the Demon Mummy,¡± Tycoon defended him. Then, his eyes lit up, and said, ¡°Boss, union president, you¡¯re awesome! We really are on the global banner! We¡¯re now famous in the Eternity Continent! Hahahaha!¡± James Williams looked at Tycoon, who looked at him with respect, and nodded with a smile. He felt that this rich man seemed to like doing things that made him stand out. ¡°Hades, is that high-level diamond skill book of yours for sale? How does three million gold coins sound to you?¡± Tina asked with burning eyes. This high-level diamond skill book was enough to change her path in the future. Three million gold coins was a sky-high price. However, to James Williams, this price was nothing to him. He could use this skill book, so why would he sell it for just three million gold coins? This skill book had significant strategic significance. It was not something that could be measured with gold coins. He already had enough money for his sister¡¯s surgery, and the extra money he had could be used to enrich his future life. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I don¡¯t intend to sell it.¡± James Williams refused decisively. ¡°Then I¡¯ll add another two million, a total of five million gold coins. How about it?¡± Tina was slightly unwilling and suggested again. James Williams frowned. Due to their recent cooperation, he did not lose his temper. ¡°You have misunderstood. This is not a matter of money.¡± ¡°Alright then¡­¡± Tina nodded and gave up. However, James Williams caught the hint of greed in her eyes when she lowered her head to look at him. This high-level diamond skill book was enough to make Tina fall out with him. However, when she thought about how Hades had single-handedly cleared the Dark Swamp, she changed her mind. After all, her entire union might not be able to defeat Hades. It was better to prevent making an enemy out of him. ¡°Oh right, Hades, you should still have some extra equipment, right? Look at all the rewards you¡¯ve received, there must be something you don¡¯t like. Sell it to me, my union just happens to need it.¡± James Williams did not say anything else. He had intended to sell the equipment, so he nodded. Following that, he sold the equipment dropped by the boss and the monsters to them, receiving a total of 70,000 gold coins. After that, he decisively kicked them out of the union. [Ding! Player, Tina, has been kicked out of the Zero Union!] [Ding!] [Ding!] Just as he was about to kick Tycoon out, he hesitated. He would still need to use gold coins in the real world. Having a rich player in the union did not seem too bad. After some thought, he decided to temporarily keep him in the union. ¡°Alright, we¡¯ll log off first, Hades.¡± After saying that, Tina¡¯s figure slowly disappeared. ¡°Ah, boss, since they¡¯re all gone, I¡¯ll go too. There¡¯s still a project waiting for me.¡± Tycoon¡¯s figure also gradually disappeared, and his profile picture darkened. In the lounge of Ruifan Financial Securities Company, New York. Poof! A game cabin opened in the room, and a white fog slowly floated out to the surroundings. A middle-aged man with a dignified expression and bright eyes walked out. He took a deep breath of the white fog, and the excitement in his heart strangely calmed down. This was the benefit of the supreme game cabin.. Chapter 28 - Becoming Famous With a Single Battle Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation If James Williams was here, he would definitely recognize him as the boss of Ruifan Financial Securities Company. Not only did he own a financial securities company, but he also owned hotels, tourism companies, restaurants, and a few other types of listed companies. He was Matthew Will. ¡°This game is very interesting, hahaha.¡± Matthew Will had asked his secretary to buy a supreme gaming cabin when the game started. After that, he logged in to have a taste of the game. Who would have known that a middle-aged man like him would become mesmerized the moment he entered the game. Originally, he had just wanted to give it a try. Although his gaming level could not be compared to that of a young man, he had met a big shot in the game. He was brought along to obtain the first clear of the Dark Swamp dungeon and made it onto the global banner. As a successful businessman, Matthew Will was very clear that in this game, reliance and flattery were equivalent to achieving 70% success. Moreover, 100,000 gold coins were nothing to him. In reality, it was because of his long-term vision which allowed him to rely on and flatter the right person. Subsequently, he rose to the top and made a lot of money. Now, he was a tycoon. In the game, although Hades was not powerful enough to become a big shot yet, just the fact that he could clear the Dark Swamp dungeon alone showed his evident potential of becoming a big shot. Therefore, he had to build a good relationship with him in the early stages of the game and spend more money to invest in him. Otherwise, it would be too late to cling onto Hades when he grew up. ¡°Sir, you¡¯re finally out. The members of the Rothschild family have been waiting for you in the hall for a long time.¡± At this time, the secretary walked over and handed him a cup of coffee. ¡°Okay, got it. This game is not bad, but it requires long gaming hours.¡± Matthew Will took a sip of the coffee. ¡°Oh right, arrange 1,000 workers from the company and let them enter the game, Eternity.¡± Although she did not know what had happened to the boss today, she could still accept the fact that he was gaming. However, she now had to find 1,000 employees to play the game with him. As a secretary, she could only carry these duties out as ordered. In the game. James Williams looked at the time. It was already nighttime. He lamented at how fast time passed in the game. An entire day flashed by in an instant, and his stomach began to grumble in hunger. Before he went offline, he opened his backpack to check his attributes after wearing the crimson equipment set. [Hades] [Class: Wizard (forger)] [Level: 20] [Attack: 2,732] [Defense: 615] [HP: 2,300] [Agility: 365] [Skills: Voodoo Barrier and Voodoo Domain.] [Equipment: Platinum Sisley Ring, diamond crimson equipment set, high-level gold Bart Ring.] [Gold: 742,000.] [Little Green (platinum)] [Race: Bloodthirsty Bamboo Viper] [Master: Hades] [Level: 20] [Attack: 657] [Health: 1,340] [Defense: 462] [Agility: 381] [Skills: Corrosive Fangs] [Little Orange (Diamond)] [Master: Hades] [Level: 20] [Race: Cat] [Skills: Energy Fluctuation] [Attack: 746] [Defense: 652] [HP: 1,460] [Agility: 546] James Williams nodded his head and slowly disappeared from the game. The moment he exited the game, James Williams clicked on the game to withdraw his gold coins. A few minutes later, he received a text message from his cell phone. [Dear Mr. James William, the 742,000 USD that you withdrew from Eternity has been transferred to your account. Thank you for using our service and have a happy life.¡± ¡°Phew, my sister¡¯s medical expenses have finally been settled.¡± The huge burden on James Williams¡¯ heart was also relieved. James Williams did not have time to eat. He quickly left the house and went to the hospital. However, the doctor looked at him and shook his head. ¡°James, it¡¯s too late. The surgery can¡¯t save her anymore. She has already entered the vegetative state.¡± However, James Williams insisted on spending 500,000 USD to upgrade the freezer used to freeze his sister. In front of the freezer, divided by protective glass, he watched as his sister gradually became frozen. After that, James Williams sighed exasperatedly. Then, he pulled himself together and left the hospital. He wanted to wait for Eternity to fuse with the real world, when that time came, he would be able to obtain some special medicine to cure his sister. Back home, James Williams looked at the empty house. After a simple filling of his stomach, he logged onto Eternity. As soon as he went online, a large row of notifications suddenly popped up. [Ding! Player, Gale, has sent you a friend request!] [Ding! Player, Yerdoreen, has sent you a friend request!] [Ding! Player, Ufimia Anziel, requests to join Zero Union!] [Ding! ¡­] [Ding! ¡­] James Williams opened it and saw that there were over 10,000 friend requests and union requests. With so many messages pouring out, he felt that the scene in front of him lagged for a moment. One had to know that he was the owner of an eternal ring. As expected, after the global banner reward for obtaining the first kill, Hades became a famous person worldwide. Many people naturally wanted to know him and join Zero Union. The buff from Beginner¡¯s Luck was something that many people could only wish for. Therefore, many people left their union and requested to join Zero Union. ¡°Settings, reject any player who wants to add me as a friend.¡± ¡°Settings, reject any player who wants to join the union.¡± After James Williams hurriedly changed the settings, he would not be adding any new friends. As for the union? Only the top players or professional players had the right to join. After that, James Williams came to the side of the village chief. At this moment, the village chief was surrounded by a group of players and was busy distributing missions and rewards. In Eternity, if one wanted to talk to an NPC, they had to stand within a certain range. However, a large number of players who wanted to submit their missions crowded around the village chief. Not only was James Williams unable to enter, many players who had just arrived were also unable to squeeze in. Seeing James Williams walking in front of him, the village chief hurriedly pushed aside the crowd and jogged over to his side. The surrounding crowd watched with questioning gazes as they were unable to speak to the village chief despite squeezing with the other players for a long time. Why did the village chief take the initiative to welcome Hades when he arrived? The village chief said with a smile, ¡°Brave adventurer, I really can¡¯t believe that you can kill those dirty creatures in the Dark Swamp dungeon.¡± ¡°Village chief, you flatter me. It¡¯s just a small task,¡± James Williams said humbly.. Chapter 29 - Rare Item Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°No, no, warrior, you are too humble,¡± said the village chief while holding James Williams¡¯ hand. ¡°The demon army in Dark Swamp is a threat to the Eternity world. Warrior, you have eliminated this threat with your own strength. You have shown me that there is hope to completely eliminate this group of evil beings. Please accept my small token of appreciation.¡± [Ding!] [Congratulations! You have completed the village chief¡¯s hidden mission, Eliminate the Demon Army¡¯s Minions. You have received the following rewards: 5000 gold coins, 50,000 experience points and a special item, Holy Purge Technique.] The other rewards were within James Williams¡¯ expectations, but he had never seen this special item before. [Holy Purge Technique] [Type: Rare] [Uses the power of light and holy light to remove a skill. A new skill from any class can then be learned.] Oh my God!! The reward of this hidden mission was actually an item that could automatically learn any class¡¯s skill. James Williams had indeed heard of this card in his previous life, but this was his first time seeing it. He was very clear about the value of this special item. He might not be able to obtain it even if he paid 500 million. This was a priceless item. However, he was already level 20 now, and he just happened to have the high-level diamond archer skill, Frost Landing. [Ding!] [You have used a rare item: Holy Purge Technique. Please choose the skill that needs to be changed.] ¡°Frost Landing!¡± [Ding!] [Selection successful. Wizard skill, Voodoo Boundary, has been removed for you. Changed to archer skill, Frost Landing.] He could not bear to change his domain-type skill, Voodoo Domain. After this change, James Wlliams still had a skill slot, which was obtained when he turned level 20. He was planning to go to the Crimson Fire Dragon, Gerrard¡¯s Tulas City to do missions and obtain better skills. After learning the skills, James Williams felt that it was late and proceeded to log off. The next morning, James Williams casually ate some bread and hurriedly went online. The familiar scene of the Novice Village appeared upon entering the game. Now, it could be seen that many players had reached level 15. After discussing with the village chief, they entered the teleportation portal and chose the major cities they wanted to go to for development. As for the Novice Village, once a player left the place, they would not be able to return. In other words, this group of level 15 players had already given up on clearing the Dark Swamp dungeon and chose to go to the major cities to do missions to quickly level up. Regarding this, James Williams could not stop them. He could only secretly shake his head in disagreement. After all, it was not compulsory to clear the Dark Swamp dungeon. However, the rewards were very rich. Following that, James Williams brought his two pets towards the teleportation portal. Along the way, as if the two pets had formed an attachment to the Novice Village, they kept looking back at the village. However, there was nothing to stay for in the Novice Village. Staying here to farm monsters was a waste of time and experience. It was better to go to the main city to develop and level up. James Williams came to the side of a shirtless man carrying a scroll. The man¡¯s body was covered with all kinds of lines. ¡°Adventurer, where do you want to go?¡± the scroll man asked. Then, the map of the Eternity Continent was displayed in front of James Wiliams. The New York server also came into view. In the New York server, the human race was relatively stronger. The Lion Empire occupied the vast area in the southern half of the continent, while the yordle people, elves, and other races divided the northern region. The Evil Faction, demons, and the undead occupied the underground area, as well as part of the continent for their churches. The map was densely packed. There were hundreds of level 2 cities in the Light Faction. ¡°I want to go to Tulas City, which is managed by the Crimson Fire Dragon, Gerrard.¡± Exploring Tulas City was very difficult, but along with the high difficulty, there would usually be high rewards. ¡°Adventurer, the exploration of Tulas City has a difficulty level of SSS, and it is suitable for professional players and top players. If you are a normal player, I suggest exploring other second-tier cities. Are you sure you want to go to Tulas City?¡± asked the scroll man. ¡°Yes!¡± James Williams nodded. [Ding, you are heading to Tulas City through the teleportation portal. Cost: 300 gold coins!] [Ding!] [Scene loading in Tulas City. 5%, 10%, 30%, 50%, 80%¡­] [Ding! Due to the debuff of the Chelsea Demon Dragon attached to you, the teleportation has failed. You have been teleported to Adrian Town near Tulas City.] James Williams watched the scene in front of him change as an electric current passed by. After a series of changes, he arrived at a small town that was filled with chirping birds and blooming flowers. Coming here was something that every adventurer had to go through. If one wanted to go to Tulas City, they could only find the mayor here to set off the mission storyline. James Williams found the mayor and triggered the conversation, ¡°Mr. Mayor, how can I go to Tulas City?¡± ¡°Brave adventurer, Tulas City is a place where true warriors gather. Every adventurer there is a top existence in the Eternity Continent, gathering all kinds of top players and professional players. If you want to go there, you have to go through the dangerous layers of the Misty Forest. Only after going through the forest can you get the recognition of Tulas City,¡± the mayor said with a smile. [Ding!] [You have received a compulsory mission, Go to Tulas City.] [Mission description: You must reach Tulas City within seven days and report to the commander of the Army of Light, Harper Laine and prove that your ability is sufficient to reach Tulas City. After completing the mission, you will receive recognition and a reward from Tulas City. If you fail the mission, you will be punished.] [Mission penalty: You will lose 1000 reputation points from Tulas City.] [Mission reward: You will receive 1000 reputation points from Tulas City.] Notifications popped up one after another. Damn it, as expected of an SSS-grade city. It was a compulsory mission if one wanted to go there. The mission reward was not bad, but the punishment for not completing it was a headache. 1,000 reputation points for Tulas City. If he did not complete the mission and was punished with the deduction, he would basically not be able to complete any missions related to Tulas City. If that happened, his account would become useless. James Williams could not waste any time on a compulsory timed mission. Little Green wriggled its body on his shoulder, he held Little Orange in his arms, and walked out of the town. James Williams did not have the habit of forming a team. He trusted his two pets more than a team. He was ready to walk alone. Just as he was about to leave the town, he looked at a small bar not far away from him. There was a group of people gathered there.. Chapter 30 - Exploring the Misty Forest Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Tulas City was a place that all players wanted to go, and the Adrian Town was a must-pass point. Many players gathered here, and it was very lively. However, many players did not have sufficient accumulation from the Novice Village as they did not complete enough missions, and did not have good equipment and attributes. They started feeling regretful only after they reached Adrian Town. However, they could not return to the Novice Village, and with their current strength, they could not complete the compulsory mission. As of now, people were trapped at Adrian Town as they could not complete the mission. ¡°Level 15 party requesting to be guided through the Misty Forest, 500 gold coins¡­¡± ¡°Top players conquering the Misty Forest, 2000 gold coins, guaranteed success¡­¡± ¡°Forming a team, 200 gold coins per person, come quickly¡­¡± ¡°The Wolf Union is making an offer. Anyone who wants to cross the Misty Forest, come quickly, 1,000 gold coins per person, guaranteed success¡­¡± Some of the union members who saw an opportunity ran back and forth to earn some gold coins. They would bring batches of people who could not cross the Misty Forest, and thus earn a lot of gold coins. Meanwhile, in the resurrection points of the surrounding dungeons, there were many new players resurrecting. ¡°F*ck, I was careless! I spent so many gold coins to resurrect as well¡­¡± ¡°Hahahaha, luckily, resurrection won¡¯t cost us any experience. Otherwise, we would have returned to the Novice Village a long time ago.¡± ¡°How do we fight this dungeon? It¡¯s impossible to clear it¡­¡± ¡°Why didn¡¯t I grind in the Novice Village for a while longer? It¡¯s too late now¡­¡± While some of the players paid a large amount of gold coins and hired people to bring them through the Misty Forest, most of the ordinary players chose to go around the town to accept some small missions to level up and equip themselves. James Williams could only shake his head silently in response. On the Eternity Continent, if one did not upgrade their equipment, weapons, and pets, they would be instantly killed by wild monsters when they left the town. They were referred to as casual players. ¡­ Standing at the edge of the town, James Williams glanced around. In front of the small tavern stood a group of dwarves. They were dressed in thick clothing and spoke irritably! There were about ten of them. Some were tall and some were small. The tall ones were only half the height of a man, while the small ones were only as tall as a man¡¯s thigh. Some of the yordles¡¯ clothes were tattered, and they looked at the passersby around them vigilantly. ¡®I actually found yordles in this small town? How lucky.¡¯ James Williams¡¯ eyes flashed, and the corners of his mouth curled up into a smile as he walked over. On the Eternity Continent, the yordles were a neutral race. They did not establish a huge kingdom like humans did. On the contrary, they established the Yordles Insurance Company, and the ruler was a board member of the yordles. The biggest characteristic of their race was that their technological level was far ahead of the Eternity Continent. After building a good relationship with these yordle people, it would be very easy for his union to establish a territory in the future. ¡­ At this moment. A group of players had gathered around the yordle people. They had the same thoughts as James Williams. They wanted to accept a mission from the yordle people and earn a good impression from them. ¡°Oh, yordle people, you guys are good friends of us humans. May I know how I can help you?¡± A player that had Emperor Union in his name said to the yordle leader respectfully. ¡°Sorry, we are unable to offer missions,¡± said the yordle leader coldly. ¡°Hey, friend, here are 1000 gold coins. I hope these gold coins can be a witness of our friendship.¡± A player from Regional Union started to bribe the yordle people. [Ding! You paid 1000 gold coins to gain 1 reputation from the yordle people!] ¡°Damn it, 1? I spent so much money and you didn¡¯t even give me a mission, you greedy yordle people!¡± ¡°[Due to you insulting the yordle people, reputation ¨C 100!] ¡°Ah¡­ I was wrong, don¡¯t deduct my reputation,¡± the player said helplessly. ¡­ Players kept trying to trigger conversations around the yordle people to obtain missions, but all of them failed without exception. However, the players also knew that the yordles¡¯ missions generally required reputation points to obtain. However, they also wanted to take a look. After all, 1 reputation point required 1,000 gold coins, not many people could afford such expenses. The yordles were neutral races, and they were very stubborn. They would not recognize the empire reputation, elf reputation and NPC reputation points. Similarly, they would not recognize the reputation points of the various major cities. At this stage, the players did not have enough reputation points of the yordle people, so it was normal that they could not accept the missions. ¡­ Just as everyone was scratching their ears and cheeks trying to think of a way to obtain the yordle mission, James Williams walked up. He did not have the reputation of the yordle people, but he wanted to try his luck. However, just as he approached the outermost part of the crowd, the leader of the yordle people pushed aside the crowd and walked toward him. He then said happily, ¡°Dear Mr. Hades, I heard that you have a very good reputation in the Dragon Clan. Are you willing to help us poor yordle people?¡± Ah? Just like that? He walked over and managed to initiate a conversation? James Williams was stunned for a moment and then said, ¡°Of course I¡¯m willing. I can¡¯t ask for more.¡± [Ding!] [Congratulations, because of your 100 reputation points in the Crimson Fire Dragon Clan, Mr. Bolton, the manager of the Yordle Insurance Company, is very appreciative of you, and has sent you a hidden mission, Request for Escort!] [Mission: The Yordle Insurance Company¡¯s ship had an accident in the river in front of Adrian Town, and now the yordle people are trapped here. Please bring them to Tulas City. They will be very grateful for your help!] [Note: The more yordle people you escort, the more generous the reward will be!] The game notifications popped up one by one. It was actually a hidden mission! James Williams was overjoyed. He had just remembered that on the Eternity Continent, the dragon race¡¯s strength was very mighty. Therefore, the reputation of the dragon race was essentially recognized by all the neutral camps. After all, if they could obtain the dragon race¡¯s recognition, there was no reason for the other humans, the yordle people, and the elves to not recognize them. He thought back to when he was farming the Dark Swamp dungeon, the 100 reputation points that the Crimson Fire Dragon had given him were now of great use. ¡°I accept the mission!¡± James Williams did not waste any more words and directly accepted the mission. Soon, a total of 25 yordles joined his team.. Chapter 31 - Hidden Mission Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°I trust the Dragon Clan in not making a mistake. Mr. Hades, please lead me and my clansmen to Tulas City,¡± the leading yordle manager, Bolton, said. James Williams smiled and replied, ¡°I¡¯m happy to help with such a small matter.¡± ¡­ ¡°What, what¡¯s up with this kid?¡± ¡°Why did he trigger the mission? He hasn¡¯t spent any money yet!¡± ¡°This guy is just too lucky. Did he really receive a mission from the yordles?!¡± Although the other players could not hear James Williams¡¯ conversation, they saw the way James Williams and the yordle people ¡°exchanged glances¡± and could quickly guess what was going on. This was a hidden mission from the yordle people, and their eyes were filled with envy. ¡­ At this moment, the players from the Emperor Union could not stand it anymore. When they saw that James Williams was about to leave with this group of yordle people, someone called out to them. ¡°Hey, kid, stop right there!¡± A few players from the Emperor Union suddenly stopped James Williams, and the person in the lead, who was looking at the yordles behind James Williams, had a greedy look in his eyes, ¡°This yordle NPC was discovered by our Emperor Union first. How can we let you take him away so easily?¡± These people from the Emperor Union wanted to snatch the NPC? James Williams could not help but frown. ¡°It¡¯s over. This kid is being targeted by the Emperor Union. He is done for.¡± ¡°The Emperor Union is one of the top ten earth-ranked unions in the New York region!¡± ¡°Haha, this hidden mission of the yordle people is very useful for the development of the union¡¯s territory. Who doesn¡¯t want a piece of it?¡± The surrounding players discussed in low voices¡­ In Eternity, each server would have a list of the ten best earth-ranked unions that was selected by the players themselves. In the American region, they had the ten best heaven-ranked unions. On a global scale was a list of the ten best god-ranked unions. The Emperor Union and Antonio Union were two of the ten best earth-ranked unions selected by the players. The union players ranged from thousands to tens of thousands. Their strength and foundations were extremely strong. ¡°Kid, you can leave but the NPCs are staying behind. After all, we have spent 1,000 gold coins,¡± the leader of the Emperor Union said fearlessly. ¡°Hmph, otherwise, if you offend our Emperor Union, a small player like you would not be able to handle it.¡¯ ¡°Oh?¡± James Williams frowned, ¡°Then, if you offend me, can your Emperor Union bear the consequences?¡± After saying that, James Williams revealed his ID, Hades. The crowd instantly broke out into a wave of gasps and sighed for the Emperor Union as they had offended the wrong person. After seeing his ID, the leader of the Emperor Union was obviously shocked, his eyes widening. Wasn¡¯t Hades the person who had obtained the first clear for the Dark Swamp dungeon? However, why was he only level 20? James Williams activated his equipment¡¯s special effect again. In an instant, he was like a human sun standing in place. The blinding red light made the enemies around him struggle to open their eyes. After they adapted to the blinding light¡­ ¡°High-level diamond helmet!¡± ¡°High-level diamond armor!¡± ¡°High-level diamond boots!¡± High-level platinum ring and high-level gold ring! It had only been a few days since the start of the game, and most of the players had barely managed to gather a full set of gold equipment. The union players, who had good resources, only had a mixture of one or two pieces of gold and platinum equipment. They had basically never seen diamond equipment before. As for Hades, he was only level 20, but he already had a high-level diamond set. He also had a high-level platinum ring and a high-level gold ring. His pieces of equipment were so luxurious, perhaps even more complete than the leader of the Emperor Union, Ida Murakami. ¡°What about now? How about it? Are you guys still going to stop me?¡± James Williams looked coldly at the leader of the Emperor Union and said. These small fries were not worth his time. His two pets were more than enough. ¡°I¡­¡± The leading person of the Emperor¡¯s Union was only a peripheral member of the union. He managed a few people and their equipment was also ordinary. Even if he had five to six people under him, he would still not dare to fight against the shining red Hades. He could only admit defeat temporarily. Although he admitted defeat, he was still not convinced. ¡°Hades, this matter will not end like this! I will report it to the boss. Just you wait!¡± ¡°Alright, then I will play along to the end.¡± James Williams¡¯ lips curled into a smile as he strode forward. Not to mention the Emperor Union, even if the only god-ranked union in the United States, the Antonio Union, came, he would not be afraid at all! He had reincarnated, and all he wanted was to cure his sister and save the Earth from the final doomsday crisis! James Williams left with the yordle NPC and soon arrived at the exit of Adrian Town. Adrian Town was built along the river, and in front of it was a stone arch bridge. On the bridge, there was a light screen that looked like water ripples. After passing through it, they would reach the Misty Forest dungeon. After passing through the dungeon, they would arrive at Tulas City. James Williams was the first to step into the light screen. The moment he stepped in, he felt that the surrounding environment was very cold. When he opened his eyes, the scenery in front of him had changed. James Williams and the 25 yordle NPCs came to the Misty Forest. The sky and the surrounding trees were covered in a vast white fog. His field of vision only had a range of 10 meters and the trees and flowers that were covered by the white fog wilted with their heads drooped. ¡°Mr. Hades, during the fourth Dark Age, this forest was invaded by the Evil Faction. Although the demons were chased away later, the blood of the demons remained here, contaminating the soil, trees, and the forest here.¡± The yordle manager, Bolton, explained to James Williams. ¡°Then, is there any way to remove the remaining blood?¡± James Williams asked casually. He felt that this NPC had a very high IQ, so he wanted to see if he could get some useful information out of it. ¡°Warrior, you must know that there is no way to restore a territory that has been contaminated by the Evil Faction. However, as long as you have a dragon blood crystal, together with our yordle airship, you can purify this contaminated territory,¡± Bolton said proudly as he raised his head. ¡°God¡­¡± James Williams was a little surprised. A dragon blood crystal was one of the most precious game items in the Eternity Continent.. Wasn¡¯t it slightly overkill to use such a material to purify this forest? Chapter 32 - Crazy Yordle People Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation As he spoke, James Williams led the majority of the yordles towards the depths of the forest. According to the map of the yordles, it would take at least two hours to pass through Misty Forest. However, this group of yordles were weak mentally and physically, which would greatly slow down their progress. Therefore, the journey would take at least three hours to complete. ¡°Warrior, my sixth sense detects that a group of people coveting our yordles¡¯ treasures are nearby. Please ensure our safety!¡± After walking for nearly half an hour, Bolton suddenly said vigilantly, his eyes occasionally looking around. As soon as he finished speaking, a group of silver-white hyenas suddenly appeared from the forest at the side and behind the team. At a glance, there seemed to be more than 20 of them, roaring and hissing as they pounced towards the yordles. [Ding!] [The yordle people are being attacked by a group of Silver-moon Wolves. Every dead yordle would greatly reduce your mission reward. It will even affect the favorability of the yordle people towards you.] The game notification suddenly prompted. [Silver-moon Wolf] [Level: 21] [HP: 1,700] [Skills: Berserk Bite, Silver-moon roar.] James Williams had already noticed the trees around him. The moment he saw the Silver-moon Wolves, he activated Voodoo Domain. In addition to the Chelsea Demon Dragon¡¯s ¡°debuff¡±, the Silver-moon Wolves¡¯ speed was reduced by 30%. Little Orange¡¯s Energy Fluctuation had already been released, and the wolves were once again slowed down. In James Williams¡¯ eyes, they were now slow-moving targets. Little Orange, Little Green, and James Williams formed a triangle, enclosing the group of yordles in the middle, and began to attack the Silver-moon Wolves. ¨C 843! ¨C 891! ¨C 1,657! A string of red numbers appeared on the wolves¡¯ bodies. James Williams had a critical hit! After ten attacks, he achieved a 100% attack speed bonus and a 50% critical hit bonus. In addition to the union¡¯s buff, Beginner¡¯s Luck, three out of ten of his attacks would be critical hits! He might even be able to trigger Frost Landing. Before the wolf pack could even get within 100 yards of James Williams, he had already killed 6 Silver-moon Wolves. [Ding!] [Congratulation! You have killed a Silver-moon Wolf that is dangerous enough to the yordles. You have obtained 10 yordle reputation points!] [Ding! Congratulations! ¡­] [Ding! ¡­] ¡­ James Williams finally understood. Every time he killed a Silver-moon Wolf, a notification would appear, indicating that he had obtained some yordle reputation. Kills made by his pet were also counted. In just a short while, James Williams finished off this group of Silver-moon Wolves. It must be known that it was very difficult to obtain yordle reputation points. While killing the monsters, a bold idea appeared in James Williams¡¯ mind. He was ready to do something big! James Williams unleashed attacks again and again while relying on the slowing of the Voodoo Barrier to pull the Silver-moon Wolves away from the yordle people. Right before the Voodoo Barrier ended, all the Silver-moon Wolves turned into corpses. [Ding!] [Your reputation in the Yordle Insurance Company is 200 points. The yordle people¡¯s view of you has changed from apathy to insipid!] After the battle ended, a game notification sounded. In the Eternity Continent, the strength and reputation levels were: hostile, hatred, apathy, insipid, friendly, respect, and worship. ¡°Respected warrior, it seems that the giant dragon was indeed correct. Your battle was truly spectacular,¡± the yordle manager, Bolton, congratulated him. [Ding! Your favorability with the yordle, Bolton, have increased by 10!] In the Eternal Continent, the favorability of NPCs was the same: hostile, hatred, apathy, insipid, friendly, respect, and worship. With a higher favorability, the reward received from the NPC would be higher and the mission would also become easier. Moreover, if favorability was high, the player could be recruited as a powerful assistant. ¡°Mr. Bolton, it¡¯s my honor to serve the yordle people,¡± James Williams replied with a smile. ¡°Thank you so much, warrior. Let¡¯s not stay any longer and continue our journey. We will definitely arrive at Tulas City safely. I have full confidence in you now.¡± ¡°Okay, Mr. Bolton. Please lead your team and follow me.¡± James Williams revealed a sly smile after Bolton turned around. In the following journey, James Williams led a group of yordle people away from the continent. They wantonly shuttled through the Misty Forest, ready to attract the aggro of all kinds of wild monsters to attack them. They had only taken two steps when they discovered the Bloodthirsty Spider in front of them. ¨C 486! ¨C 756! ¡­ After a series of battles, the Bloodthirsty Spiders were quickly eliminated. [Ding! Congratulations! You have ensured yordles¡¯ safety. Bolton¡¯s favorability towards you has increased by 10!] [Ding! You have obtained 10 yordle reputation points!] [Ding!] [Ding!] ¡­ Another row of notifications appeared. It was only now that James Williams could confirm that as long as he resolved the danger encountered by the yordles during the escort, he would be able to gain their favorability and reputation points. Wouldn¡¯t that mean that he could keep bringing them to the Misty Forest to gain their favorability and reputation points?! It must be known that the yordle people¡¯s missions were very rare, and it was very difficult to meet the qualifications to do the missions. A normal mission would cause many unions to rack their minds brainstorming only to receive a few frozen reputation points and favorability points from the yordle people. Now, he had brought the yordle people to this dense Misty Forest to wildly farm reputation points and favorability points. Casually killing a few waves of monsters for them could easily earn him some reputation points. This was simply a blessing given to him by God. James Williams did not know if this was a bug, but even if the current players received this mission, no one could not guarantee that they would be as capable as James Williams and bring a group of yordle people to farm monster without them suffering any injuries. After all, they did not have their own opportunities. ¡°Respected Mr. Bolton, I sense danger ahead. Please follow me and come this way. I reckon this way is safer¡­¡± James Williams had already given up on completing the mission to reach Tulas City quickly. He brought Bolton and the other yordles and ran wherever the monsters were. The monsters were now equivalent to reputation and favorability points in James Williams¡¯ eyes! Looking at the rapidly increasing favorability and reputation points, James Williams¡¯ was almost on the verge of laughing out loud. He even pretended to be very serious as he pointed the way forward.. Chapter 33 - Clearing the Misty Forest Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation While he was farming monsters, he opened the official website and looked at the information about the Misty Forest. [Misty Forest] [Category: Large-scale exploration dungeon.] [Difficulty: Normal] [Boss: None] [Requirements: Kill all wild monsters.] [Rewards: 1,000 gold coins, Tulas City reputation points X100, experience X5,000.] [First clear reward: None] After reading it, James Williams understood why no union in the Misty Forest was willing to clear the dungeon. It would take a few days and nights for a normal five-man party to clear the dungeon. Those stronger unions did not need to waste manpower here. Moreover, the rewards after clearing the dungeon were pitiful, other than the 100 reputation points of Tulas City, the rest did not matter to them. However, this seemingly useless dungeon was undoubtedly a huge treasure trove for those who knew how to make use of it. Since he was going to farm the reputation points and favorability points of the yordle people here, he might as well take the first clear of this dungeon. For the following day, other than eating and going to the bathroom, all James Williams did was bring Bolton and his companions to travel through the Misty Forest to farm monsters in Eternity. Even though he farmed monsters without causing any injuries to the yordle people, James Williams would still spend more than ten hours a day farming. While he was happy, he was also in pain as he was about to vomit from farming monsters. Ever since he was reborn, he would farm monsters for more than ten hours a day. He felt that he should be the most miserable person to have been reborn. [Ding!] [Congratulations! Your reputation with the yordles has reached 10,000 points! The attitude of the yordles towards you has become friendly.] At the end of the first day, James Williams also received a notification from the system. After repetitively killing monsters for a whole day, he finally managed to improve the attitude of the yordle people towards him to being friendly. In his impression of his previous life, only after half a year since the opening of the server did the players in the New York region manage to achieve friendliness from the yordle people. Now, he was half a year ahead of the progress of the server. ¡°Friend of the yordle people, I don¡¯t think there is any other adventurer in this world who is friendlier to us than you,¡± said Bolton with a sincere face after he came before James Williams. The way he addressed James Williams had also changed from ¡°warrior¡± to ¡°friend of the yordle people.¡± ¡°Hahaha, yes, I really like the yordle people,¡± James Williams said without conscience. In fact, the yordle people were short and fat, and they also had long beards. He really did not like them. ¡°Then, friend of the yordle people, please sincerely accept our blessings.¡± The NPC, Bolton, pinched a few times in the air, and a bright dot of light appeared in his hand. He put it on James Williams¡¯ forehead and the dot disappeared with a whoosh. [Ding!] [You have received NPC Bolton¡¯s blessing, buff: Yordle¡¯s Blessing.] [ Yordle¡¯s Blessing ] [Level: 1] [Effect: You have received the sincere blessing of your friend, the yordle people. You have received Beginner¡¯s Luck. (stackable)] Very few other races could receive the Yordle¡¯s Blessing. Now, with their reputation and favorability, James Williams had received a Beginner¡¯s Luck buff, which could be stacked. James Williams looked at his skill bar. There was a yordle¡¯s face on it. He had received Beginner¡¯s Luck because of the rewards from the union. Now, with the Beginner¡¯s Luck that he had received from the yordles, it became Intermediate Luck. Luck was related to many things. Hidden missions, mission rewards, critical hits, dodging, and so on. From this point of view, it was indeed useful to gain the favor of a yordle NPC. Then, a wave of drowsiness hit his eyelids. James Williams was ready to log off and rest. After a day of ¡°hard work¡±, he was exhausted. Before going offline, James Williams also looked at the map. In a day, he had explored about one-fifth of the Misty Forest. It seemed that he would be able to clear the Misty Forest dungeon in four days. After he logged off. James Williams was physically and mentally exhausted. The game had just started and had not integrated with reality yet. He was not used to the need to eat or sleep, which made him very uncomfortable. He hurriedly ate something to fill his stomach and fell asleep. The next morning, sunlight passed through James Williams¡¯ windowsill, and he stepped into the Misty Forest once again. After entering the Misty Forest, he sighed and began a new day of killing monsters. The second day¡­ The third day¡­ The fourth day¡­ In these few days, the Dark Swamp dungeon was successively cleared by the American Antonio Union, the French Regional Union, the British Elizabeth Union, and then the Rose Union, and the Wolf Union had also cleared the dungeon. The main players of Eternity also began making preparations to head to the various level 2 main cities. The first page of Eternity was filled with all sorts of news overnight. [How to go to Tulas City?] [Moonlight City¡¯s wizard gathering place.] [Details about the NPCs in Tulas City.] [How should new players pass through the Misty Forest?] [How to leave Adrian Town?] [Tulas City, the nightmare of all new players!] In the New York region of the game forum, there was a lot of information about the level 2 main cities, and many people were discussing it. Moonlight City for wizards who wanted to change classes, the warrior headquarters of the Blood Moon City, an elf gathering in Saroyan City, yordles in the underground black market, and so on were all popular news. However, among them, the one that attracted the most attention was undoubtedly Tulas City. Firstly, it was because Tulas City was the center of the fourth Dark Age. There were many ancient battlefields, unexcavated dungeons, and ruins here. If one was lucky enough to encounter any of them, then it would be very easy to establish a foothold in Tulas City. Secondly, it was because many top-tier unions, top-tier players, and professional players would choose this place. However, it was very difficult to reach Tulas City. In fact, 90% of the players could not clear the Misty Forest dungeon and were discussing it on the forums. Of course, people did not know that the dungeon that gave wizard players a headache had been cleared by James Williams. On the fourth night. When James Williams was so tired that he was about to fall asleep, the last wild monster in the Misty Forest finally fell.. Chapter 34 - The Hidden Boss of the Misty Forest Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation At this moment, James Williams¡¯ yordle reputation points had finally reached 50,000. If this number was announced now, it would definitely shock all the players on the Eternity Continent. If ordinary players wanted to reach this number, they would have to complete at least a thousand yordle missions. Following which, the favorability points with NPC Bolton rose to 200 points, and his level also rose to level 21. ¡°Damn it, I can finally go to Tulas City.¡± James Williams sighed. Although he had been exhausted from killing monsters for the past few days, the reputation and favorability points displayed on the interface were equivalent to the results of a few years of hard work by most union members. He felt that it was worth it. Suddenly, an angry voice came from the depths of the Misty Forest. ¡°Who is it? You¡¯ve disturbed my slumber!¡± Accompanying the sound were waves of sound waves that reverberated from the depths of the forest. The earth trembled continuously as if an earthquake had occurred. The crows were quacking due to the disturbance. The yordle people were so frightened that they were hugging each other. [Ding!] [As you have killed a large number of wild monsters in the Misty Forest, you have become the first player to clear Misty Forest. You have disturbed the hidden boss that is sleeping here. If you choose to kill it, you will receive a generous reward!] As expected, there was a hidden boss! James Williams had long thought that this Misty Forest was not as simple as he had imagined. Now, the appearance of the hidden boss had confirmed his thoughts. Rumble, rumble¡­ While he was deep in thought, a group of huge rocks rolled into the depths of the forest. Not long after, a huge stone giant with withered vines wrapped around its body appeared not far away. The stone giant was about ten meters tall and had a width of three people hugging each other tightly. Its body was dark brown, making it look very strange. [Evil Stone Vine King] [Type: Hidden boss] [Level: 22] [Attack: 540] [HP: 60,000] [Skills: Vine Entanglement, Vine Stone Protection, Despair Tombstone.] [Description: The original guardian of the Misty Forest. After the fourth Dark Age, it became corrupted by the demonic blood and turned into a demon. From then on, it entered the battlefield as it wished and would destroy all the enemies it saw upon waking up.] From the interface, James Williams saw that the Evil Stone Vine King¡¯s HP was very high. It seemed to be a very difficult boss to defeat. It had a shield, had summoning skills, and a very good attack power. However, everything was well balanced. This showed that it was mediocre as there were no prominent damage points or defense points. ¡°Sleeping friends, wake up!¡± The Evil Stone Vine King reached its hands into the ground, and many tombstones appeared beside James Williams and the yordles. Slowly, some small stones that looked like the boss crawled out. They rushed towards the NPC Bolton and the yordles. Bolton looked at James Williams in panic, ¡°Friend of the yordle people, please protect us. You will receive a very generous reward after sending us to Tulas City!¡± [Ding!] [Game tip: The yordles have given you a temporary mission, Defeat or Escape. Defeat the Evil Stone Vine King or lead the yordles to escape from here. After completing the mission, you will receive a large number of reputation points and NPC favorability points from the yordles!] ¡°Accept!¡± James Williams would not let go of such a mission. Anyway, it was just killing monsters. One more mission meant more rewards. Shoo, shoo, shoo! ¨C 864! ¨C 795! ¨C 943! James Williams charged at the boss alone and asked Little Green and Little Orange to stay by the side of the yordle people. He went to attract the aggro of the boss and lured the monsters away. This way, the smaller monsters would shift their target to James Williams. The HP of the smaller monsters was actually around 3,000. James Williams did not expect this. The monsters summoned by the boss were almost the same as the small bosses in the Novice Village. James Williams attracted the aggro of the monsters and began to deal insane damage. He activated Voodoo Barrier and slowed down all of their movement speeds. Together with the passive effect of Frost Landing, he increased his attack speed and critical hits. The monsters could only deal a few normal attacks and the high HP of the boss triggered the passive skill of the crimson equipment set. An additional damage worth 10% of the enemy¡¯s maximum HP would be dealt when attacking the enemy. Each attack could actually deal 1,400 damage to the boss! ¨C 1,452! ¨C 2,458! Critical hit! ¨C 1,576! The Evil Stone Vine King¡¯s HP was dropping rapidly. When it was left with 20,000 HP, it reached its hands into the ground again! The withered vines on its arms burrowed into the soil, and its HP began to increase crazily. + 3,000! + 3,000! + 3,000! In just a few seconds, his HP was fully restored! The boss with 60,000 HP roared at James Williams once again. The sound waves carried waves of wind towards James Williams. ¨C 345! ¨C 341! ¨C 391! Because of the diamond equipment set¡¯s buff, James Williams was now as strong as a tank. Now, he had the HP of a tank, the damage of an archer, and the skills of a wizard. He alone was a full team! ¡°Roar! Puny human, you actually disturbed me. Sleep with me!¡± The Evil Stone Vine King stretched out its arm. ¡°Vine Entanglement!¡± The soil underground was as if it was being dug up by loaches. It was as if a creature was quickly approaching James Williams from the underground. Luckily, the yordle people had retreated. Otherwise, they would all be trapped on the spot and be dragged away by the boss. After a series of attacks, there seemed to be raindrops in the sky. Slowly, the raindrops fell on the ground and shattered with a bang. Frost Landing! James Williams had triggered it! A huge icicle appeared around the Evil Rock Vine King. The icicle mixed with the hail fell on its body. ¨C 1,543! ¨C 1,684! The boss¡¯s HP started to drop rapidly again. ¡°Damn you human! You actually have such a method?¡± ¡°Vine Stone Protection!¡± The Evil Rock Vine King roared, and the withered branches around it seemed to have revived, slowly climbing onto its body to form armor. ¨C 943! ¨C 1,026! However, the armor lasted for a few seconds before it shattered. As if the withered branches had been cut by a sharp weapon, they scattered onto the Evil Rock Vine King, and its HP became depleted! The last normal attack ended up being a critical hit that dealt 2,453 damage! After ending its life, with a loud boom, the Evil Stone Vine King seemed to have lost its life. The crushed rocks rolled on the ground, and the withered vine slowly drilled into the ground and disappeared.. Chapter 35 - A Special Legendary Treasure! Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation James Williams stepped forward to collect the reward from the boss. [Ding!] [You have obtained a legendary treasure!] [Blood of Evil: The blood of a high-level existence in the Demon Faction that would resurrect you when you received fatal damage! After the resurrection, your health would be fully restored. However, excessive usage of the skill for a player from the Light Faction would lead the player into chaos and cause them to fall into the Demon Faction and become a demon race. This skill could only be used three times in 24 hours!] However, at this moment, the other system in his mind was a little strange when James Williams came into contact with the demon blood. The Divine Beast Growth System seemed to be yearning for this thing? James Williams was a little curious, but he did not know what this thing was used for. James Williams poured some blood onto his hand. The blood instantly soaked into his skin, as if water suddenly encountering dry soil! However, James Williams did not feel any discomfort at all. [Ding!] [Your pet, Little Green, has evolved into a white gold pet!] This thing could actually upgrade a pet¡¯s level? Who would have thought! However, this item was slightly wasteful to be used on a pet. It was rare to begin with, and every time he died and resurrected, he would need to consume some of it. His quota for using the Blood of Evil had decreased from three to two! James Williams felt a pang of heartache, but he could only smile bitterly as he looked at Little Green, who was writhing happily on his shoulder. He made up his mind to never waste it like this anymore. This was a life-saving item. Twice a day, he could have all the cooldown cleared and also have full health. In the future, it would not matter even if he took a boss¡¯s attack head-on. A mouthful of the Blood of Evil would give him full health and have his cooldowns cleared. ¡°My friend, thank you so much for valuing us yordle people. You have saved us once again.¡± At this moment, NPC Bolton walked up to him. ¡°You are really a good friend of the yordle people!¡± ¡°You are so handsome!¡± ¡°Your charm has won us over!¡± The other yordle people were also cheering happily. If it were not for James Williams¡¯ escort, they would have died in the hands of the Misty Forest monsters long ago. [Ding!] [Congratulations! You have completed the mission, Defeat or Escape, perfectly. You have obtained 10,000 yordle reputation points and 100 favorability points from Bolton!] [Congratulations! Your favorability with yordles manager, Bolton, is now 350!] Notifications flashed one after another. Then, a huge banner with golden words on it appeared in the middle of the screen again. [Ding! New York server announcement: Congratulations to Player Hades for successfully challenging the Misty Forest dungeon and obtaining the first clear! World¡¯s first clear! First clear reward: None!] [Ding!] [Ding!] Similar to when he obtained the first clear of the world for the Dark Swamp dungeon, only this time, it was a regional banner from the server. When the players from the New York server saw this banner, they were first stunned. Then, the chat window exploded with a burst of lively chatter. [Hades has completed another first clear? Isn¡¯t he too amazing?] [Hades has to be crazy over wanting to be famous, right?] [Why did he clear a dungeon that provided no first clear rewards? Hahaha, is his brain damaged?] [He wasted so much time and energy to clear a dungeon that gave no rewards. Hades is really not an ordinary person! Hahaha!] [Why is Hades doing this?!] [I heard that a few days ago, Hades had a conflict with the Emperor Union in Adrian Town. At that time, he was only at level 20! Players in the union are generally level 23 and above, right?] [He is not a member of the union, after all, and lacked many resources and information. It is normal for Hades to take a detour.] Many people were chatting crazily on the regional chat channel. Looking at the content of the chat, James Williams felt super speechless. He could not display the 50,000 yordle reputation points he gained in the Misty Forest for them to see. This was too ostentatious. No matter what, now that the points were in his hands, it did not matter what they said. James Williams could not be bothered to argue with these people. [Rose Union, Tina: Hades, you¡¯ve been farming monsters in the Misty Forest for the past few days? Was there misinformation on your end? Did you think that there would be a special reward? Our union has recently stumbled upon a few ruins in Tulas City. There is quite a lot of high-level platinum equipment. Are you interested in joining us? We can bring you along!] [Hades: I¡¯m not interested at the moment.] James Williams casually replied and ended the conversation. His next focus was not on this. He needed to focus on the missions given to him by the Crimson Fire Dragon. Next, he needed to continue exploring some yordle missions to build a solid foundation for the union¡¯s future base. As for high-level platinum equipment? In his eyes, it was just scrap metal. If he revealed his high-level diamond equipment, it would probably scare the players all over the world. [Tycoon: Boss! Congratulations! You¡¯re on the regional banner again! I really envy you, boss!] Tycoon sent James Williams a message. [Hades: It¡¯s no big deal.] James Williams replied with a smile. Tycoon often asked about him whenever there was news related to him. James Williams hated that he was not a woman. [Tycoon: Boss, you should be coming to Tulas City now, right? I arrived two days ago and hired a team to bring me here. I¡¯m already level 22 now.] Tycoon said with a smile. [Hades: Yeah, I got it. I¡¯ll be there in about half an hour.] [Tycoon: Boss, I heard that you had some conflict with the Emperor Union in Adrian Town. They¡¯re looking for you everywhere in Tulas City, saying that you stole the mission from the NPC that they took a fancy to.] [Hades: Them? Don¡¯t worry about them. They are just a bunch of clowns.] ¡­ After ending the conversation with Tycoon, James Williams brought Bolton and the others to the light screen at the entrance of the dungeon. It was the same as when they entered, a light screen covered with light that looked like water ripples. After stepping into the light screen, the scene in front of them changed once again. They arrived in front of a huge city. The city was built on top of a mountain and was surrounded by mountains on three sides. One side was exposed, and half of its body seemed to be embedded in the mountain forest. The mountain was surrounded by white mist and clouds. The city wall in front of him was nearly a hundred meters tall. At a glance, one could only sigh at how tall and majestic it was, it looked as if it stood between the clouds. Even from afar, one could still be shocked by its huge and majestic aura.. Chapter 36 - The Azil Family of the Yordles Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation This shocking city was like a military fortress, fending off the invasion of the Demon Faction for the Ossi Empire time and time again, protecting the empire¡¯s safety. This was also the destination that James Williams had arrived at, Tulas City! ¡°Friend of the yordles, we have finally arrived at Tulas City. Next, please come to the Yordle Insurance Company for a cup of tea. We will definitely thank you for ensuring our safety during this trip,¡± NPC Bolton said to James Williams with a smile. ¡°Thank you so much, my best friend.¡± James Williams nodded with a smile. The hidden mission, Request for Escort, was finally completed. Next, it was time for him to accept the generous reward for his many days of ¡°hard work¡±. The Yordle Insurance Company was located southwest of Tulas City. It was built very luxuriously. At a glance, it fully displayed its advantages with its technological design. When James Williams brought everyone here, an old-looking yordle along with some other people were already waiting at the door. When the old yordle saw James Williams and the others, he immediately rushed out of the door and hugged NPC Bolton. ¡°Oh, my child, you have returned safely. I can finally relax.¡± The old yordle looked like Bolton¡¯s father. ¡°Father, I¡¯m fine.¡± Then, he pointed at James Williams. ¡°We met this friend in Adrian Town. We were able to arrive safely all the way because of him. You must thank him properly!¡± ¡°Mr. Hades, I¡¯m Serbia, senior manager of the Yordle Insurance Company of Tulas City. Thank you for saving my child and my people. Your heroic deeds will definitely be praised among the yordle people.¡± The old yordle man bowed to James Williams. [Ding!] [Congratulations! You have completed the mission, Request for Escort, with an SSS-grade evaluation!] [Congratulations on obtaining the following reward: 10,0000 yordle reputation points!] He obtained another 10,000 reputation points, which was a very generous reward. James Williams was already on the verge of bursting into laughter. ¡°Father, this reward is not enough to show the generosity of us yordle people. If word gets out, others might say that we are stingy. We only gave our friend some reputation points and it was done hastily. Others would gossip behind our backs and say that we do not know how to show gratitude!¡± said Bolton to his father. ¡°Child, this matter is not something that can be easily decided.¡± Serbia arranged for someone to bring James Williams to the hall for tea while he brought his son to the office. ¡­ James Williams, who was sitting in the hall, was also patiently waiting. It was enough that he had obtained 10,000 reputation points. Of course, if they had more rewards, he would gladly accept them. He felt that Bolton would put in a good word for him in front of his father. After all, the favorability between them was already very high! He looked at the plaque in front of the hall, Azil family! James Williams¡¯ expression looked a little strange when he saw the plaque. Serbia was actually the descendant of the Azil family, one of the four great board families of the yordle people? Each of the four board families of the yordle people represented wealth that was equivalent to the country. This¡­? Did he accidentally save the son of a super-rich man? While he was waiting, James Williams chatted with a few other NPCs of the yordle people for a while. His heart was filled with shock. Only then did he realize that Senior Manager Serbia was actually the boss of the Yordle Insurance Company in Tulas City! Moreover, the yordle reputation points that he had obtained could actually open a middle-tier yordle shop. Yordles wood (1000/1000), 10 reputation points per unit. Yordles stone (1000/1000), 25 reputation points per unit. Yordle steel (1000/1000), 50 reputation points per unit. Yordle mercury (1000/1000), 100 reputation points per unit. ¡­ Yordle woodcutter (20/20), 10,000 reputation points per unit! Yordle quarrying machine (10/10), 50,000 reputation points per unit! ¡­ The raw materials on the top were items sold by the basic yordle shops, while the machinery and equipment below were items that only mid-tier shops would sell. The yordle leaned towards engineering, trading, technology, and so on. The items sold by the yordle shops were basically construction materials and machinery. In the future, if they were to establish a union territory, they would not lack these things. This was also why all the unions were desperate to obtain the yordle reputation points. However, James Williams did not need to consider these issues at the moment. ¡­ ¡°Respected Mr. Hades, in order to express gratitude to you for saving my son and my clansmen, my Azil family has communicated with the headquarters and has decided to use the yordles¡¯ upgrading device, Special Purification, on you.¡± After a while, when they were done with the discussion, Serbia brought his son, Bolton, into the hall and said with a smile. ¡°However, for you, the grade of your equipment, crimson set, is too high. Hence, the risk of failure in upgrading the equipment set is also high. Moreover, you do not have any other special items to add to your crimson set. The failure rate is 60%! ¡°This new equipment will integrate most of the attributes of your set.¡± Serbia said happily. ¡°Special Purification¡­¡± James Williams was stunned. He frantically searched for this term in his mind. In his previous life, he had also heard of this special artifact of the yordle people. However, wasn¡¯t this artifact controlled by the four great families? Moreover, the cost of using it was also very high. Wasn¡¯t the artifact on the mysterious Floating Island? ¡°Don¡¯t worry, warrior. The power of the artifact can break through the void and arrive at Tulas City directly,¡± Serbia said. ¡°However, warrior, using this artifact requires a large amount of energy, so you also need to pay a certain price to¡­¡± Serbia¡¯s eyes were shining, and his hands were rubbing unnaturally as he looked at James Williams. ¡°What price?¡±James Williams asked, puzzled. Logically speaking, he should not own anything that the yordle people would be interested in. However, he could upgrade the crimson set to another level! Combining a piece of equipment with most of his attributes was simply too heaven-defying. No matter what cost Serbia mentioned, as long as it was acceptable, he would definitely agree.. Chapter 37 - The Yordles’ Trade Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°It¡¯s like this, warrior. If you want to use the artifact, Special Purification, you will need to pay 500,000 yordle reputation points. Since you have saved my people, we have discussed the terms and conditions. You must pay 50,000 reputation points in one go, and within a year, you must pay the remaining reputation points. Otherwise¡­ ¡± Serbia snickered. ¡°Otherwise, you will become a slave of us yordles for a period of three years.¡± Upon hearing the conditions, James Williams was momentarily speechless. Although he knew that the price would be very high, he did not expect it to be 500,000 yordle reputation points. One had to know that he had farmed monsters for a few days in the Misty Forest to obtain 60,000 reputation points. The yordle people were indeed treacherous and would not suffer any losses. However, was it worth it to spend 500,000 reputation points in exchange for a piece of equipment with super perverse attributes? The answer was self-evident. ¡°Okay, I promise you.¡± James Williams nodded after careful consideration. He was ready to take a gamble in the next few days. It was only 500,000 reputation points. He had earned 60,000 in the past few days, it was not impossible to have 500,000 reputation points. After James Williams agreed, he handed the crimson set to the senior manager, Serbia, and changed into a spare high-level gold set. ¡°Friend of the yordle people, this upgrade will definitely not disappoint you.¡± Serbia smiled at James Williams. While he may have wanted to show a gentle smile, however, the smile on his face that was covered by his beard made him look treacherous. ¡°You should know, Mr. Hades, if you had not saved the Azil family and my son, even if you spent one million reputation points, you would not have been able to use our yordle¡¯s divine tool, Special Purification,¡± Serbia said to him. ¡°Thank you so much,¡± James Williams said with an honored look on his face. However, he was very nervous. Although they were having a good chat, it should be known that there was only a 60% chance of synthesizing a high-level diamond set. If he failed, he would really lose everything. Not only would he lose the high-level diamond crimson set, but he would also owe the yordles 450,000 reputation points. ¡°So, friend, what equipment do you wish to synthesize with this crimson set? Is it a piece of armor? A pair of boots? Or a weapon for battle?¡± Serbia said to him. ¡°I think I¡¯ll go with synthesizing an equipment set.¡± James Williams thought about it and made a decision. Right now, the crimson set was his greatest asset. If he lost this set, his attributes in all aspects would drop by a large margin. ¡°Okay, then please wait for good news.¡± Serbia nodded and hurriedly left the hall with the crimson set. .. After seeing Serbia walk far away, James Williams looked at Bolton and said, ¡°Mr. Bolton, is there still a mission for the Yordle Insurance Company? You should know that I now owe your Yordle Insurance Company 450,000 reputation points.¡± Although James Williams did not have the confidence in his heart, most of his hopes were now placed on this NPC Bolton who had a good impression of him. ¡°There are a few missions for the yordle people of Tulas City. Friend, there¡¯s this book called the Book of Vows. As long as you can obtain this book, I can probably give you a mission.¡± Bolton paused for a moment and said, ¡°But the missions in the Book of Vows all have requirements. I want to tell you in advance that if you do not complete the missions in the Book of Vows, it will force you to become our yordles¡¯ slave for five years! This is the price for not completing the missions.¡± ¡°Damn. There¡¯s actually such a good thing? Then where is the Book of Vows now?¡± James Williams quickly asked. He was not worried about the five-year punishment for not completing the missions. This was an opportunity for him. If Bolton could get the Book of Vows and issue some high-level yordle missions to him, wouldn¡¯t he be able to return the 450,000 reputation points very soon? He had a chance to complete more missions and obtain higher reputation points that could be used to buy things from their yordle shops. Bolton smiled mysteriously at James Williams. ¡°The Book of Vows is naturally kept in our Yordle Insurance Company, which is also in my father¡¯s, Serbia¡¯s, office.¡± Hearing this, James Williams was a little embarrassed. He could not possibly let someone else¡¯s son steal his father¡¯s belongings for such matters. Just as he was having a headache, Bolton said, ¡°Friend, please believe me. I don¡¯t want you to become our slave. So, please wait for me. I will bring out the Book of Vows.¡± Bolton gave James Williams a kind smile and hurriedly left the hall. After a while, he sneaked into the hall and saw James Williams. He took out a book made of kraft paper, which was the Book of Vows! ¡°Most of the yordle missions in Tulas City are in this book.¡± Bolton opened the thick book with great effort and flipped through the pages to James Williams. Normal mission: collect the special mechanical parts required by the yordles. High-level mission: eliminate the demonic forces that invaded the yordles¡¯ wood factory. .. Rare mission: search for minerals in the Demonic Jungle. .. Special mission: you are temporarily not authorized to view this. .. Casually flipping through the pages, rows, and rows of neatly written missions were stated. Normal missions were enough to make the major unions scramble for them, while high-level missions could make the entire union go crazy. Rare missions were even more unimaginable to them because reaching this level required a reputation value that they could only dream of. However, at this moment, in front of James Williams, these missions were all up to him to choose from! ¡°Friend, I personally suggest that you choose this rare mission: search for minerals in the Demonic Jungle. You don¡¯t need to kill monsters for this mission, nor do you need to venture into the depths of the Demonic Jungle and take risks. You only need to use a detector to explore the surroundings of the Demonic Jungle. You will detect the mines in various places, record them down, and you will receive an extremely rich reward.¡± Bolton suggested to James Williams. Rare Mission: find the minerals in the Demonic Jungle. Level: Rare Description: Find the underground minerals for the yordle people, and you will receive a generous reward from them. The location is the Demonic Jungle and the surrounding area. Of course, the deeper you go, the more abundant the minerals will be.. Chapter 38 - Accepting a Rare Mission Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The Demonic Jungle. James Williams was stunned when he heard about the mission. In his previous life, the Demonic Jungle was a very famous place. It was also the place where the fourth war of the Dark Ages was the most intense. Countless dragons, angels, demons, undead lords, and other powerful existences had fallen here. As a result, there were many mysterious ruins and treasures in the new city in the Demonic Jungle, attracting countless players to explore the place. In addition to that, the Demonic Jungle really did have a lot of ores. As for the distribution of ores, James Williams¡¯ could roughly remember some of it in his mind. He only needed to follow the map of the ores in his mind to explore. Basically, it was a 100% success rate, he would not be like those people who did not have a clue, aimlessly searching around the Demonic Jungle. The most important thing was that the Demonic Jungle was related to a few secret legends¡­ Thinking of this, James Williams was a little excited. He wanted to accept the mission. However, he thought of another problem. Bolton had secretly stolen the Book of Vows to issue a mission to him. If Serbia found out that his son was actually helping an outsider, wouldn¡¯t it attract blame or punishment? Although he really wanted to accept this mission, it would not be good if he cheated this NPC player who had such a good impression of him. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, my friend. It will be fine,¡± Bolton said as if he had seen through James Williams¡¯ thoughts. ¡°If you can really complete this mission, it will be of great help to our Yordle Insurance Company¡¯s business. At that time, not only will my father not blame me, but he will also praise me for being capable of having my vision. So, you just need to complete the mission.¡± ¡°Okay, there¡¯s no problem then. I accept the mission!¡± Hearing Bolton¡¯s words, James Williams¡¯ worried heart was relieved. He decisively nodded and accepted the mission. Boom¡­ Just as he accepted the mission, an explosion came from afar. Even the dust on the floor shook a few times. The direction of the sound seemed to come from the direction where Serbia had left. ¡°Damn it! Is there really something wrong with my equipment !¡±James Williams¡¯ heart suddenly tightened. ¡°Hahaha, don¡¯t worry, my friend. This kind of thing often happens in our Yordle Insurance Company. We yordle people have always liked to research technology. There are always some new ideas in our minds that need to be put into practice. If you live here for a while, you will slowly get used to it,¡± Bolton said, not surprised. As he spoke, Serbia walked into the hall, his face covered in dust. Looking at him now, there was no connection between him and the elegant image he had when he left. Was this really the same person? Right now, the senior manager of Tulas City, a yordle, was covered in a layer of black dust. His beard was also burning with some white smoke. His clothes were tattered as if he had experienced war. In his arms, there were a few pieces of equipment that were glowing with blood-red light. ¡°Hahahaha, warrior, congratulations! I have succeeded! I have succeeded!¡± Serbia did not seem to care about his pathetic appearance. He looked at James Williams as he handed over the equipment. ¡°Haha, my dear friend Mr. Hades, during the process of Special Purification, there were some energy fluctuations. However, the attributes of this set had some special changes and became even more perfect!¡± Serbia reluctantly looked at the set in his arms and handed them over to James Williams. [Crimson Myth] [Quality: 5-star legendary.] [Attribute 1: + 1,000 attack! 900 defense! 1,000 HP! 700 agility!] [Attribute 2: Increases attack speed and attack range by 50% during battle!] [Attribute 3: Ignores 30% of the target¡¯s defense during battle!] [Attribute 4: When attacking enemies, there will be a 50% chance to trigger bleeding, stun, and freezing effects. Moreover, it causes 30% more damage to the enemy who has cast this attribute!] [Attribute 5: Passive. An additional damage worth 15% of the enemy¡¯s maximum HP will be dealt when attacking the enemy!] [Description: A legendary equipment forged by Special Purification. During the forging process, it received an unknown energy interference. It has incorporated some new attribute bonuses into it, which can cause bleeding, stun, and a freezing effect. These of which are all capable of dealing an extraordinary amount of additional damage. It is a nightmare to any enemy who has been inflicted with an attribute effect!] Oh, God¡­ After looking at the attributes, James Williams was stunned. This was indeed a piece of equipment forged by Special Purification. Although there were some minor twists and turns in the process, it was precisely because of these minor twists and turns that his crimson equipment set was directly upgraded into a piece of legendary equipment! Moreover, it was a piece of 5-star legendary equipment! Legendary equipment was also divided into five levels with one to nine stars in each. Different levels would have different additional attributes. A 5-star legendary equipment was already one of the best! As for the specific process of increasing the attributes, James Williams was not sure either. Perhaps it was his Intermediate Luck that triggered it, allowing the equipment to be directly upgraded! Attribute 1 greatly increased James Williams¡¯ attack, defense, HP, and agility. Now, he was equivalent to a humanoid boss. Attribute 2 provided a 50% increase in attack speed and attack range during battle. Coupled with the passive effect of Frost Landing, James Williams¡¯ attack speed would become 150% faster and had a 50% chance for a critical hit. Attribute 3 would ignore 30% of the enemy¡¯s defense during battle. Coupled with the Voodoo Domain, 40% of the enemy¡¯s defense would be ignored. Fighting a boss was like fighting a paper figurine! Attribute 4 would increase the damage of the triggered effect by 30%. This was definitely a godly skill that could cause explosive damage! Attribute 5 would cause a 15% increase in the damage dealt to the enemy. Although it was not much, it would be detrimental for a boss with a high HP. This equipment was upgraded from diamond to 5-star myth. The additional attributes made James Williams smile. James Williams did not want to observe them anymore. He decided to wear it. [Ding!] [Since you have equipped the first legendary equipment in the New York server, you have activated the New York Server¡¯s Top 10 Equipment Ranking List.. Would you like to reveal the information about your legendary equipment, Crimson Myth?] Chapter 39 - Crimson Myth Appeared Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation [Whether or not you disclose the information to the equipment ranking list will not affect the rewards you receive.] At this moment, a game notification suddenly sounded in James Williams¡¯ ear. ¡°I choose to disclose the information!¡± James Williams chose to disclose it after careful consideration. Previously, when he cleared Misty Forest, he was ridiculed by many players. Now, it was time to announce some shocking news and let them know his strength. However, he could not release all the information about Crimson Myth. He still wanted to leave some trump cards for himself. [Ding!] [New York server announcement: New York Server¡¯s Top 10 Equipment Ranking List has been activated! The game system will evaluate all of the players¡¯ equipment in the server. It would select the server¡¯s top 10 equipment and give them corresponding rewards!] [For specific information, please go to the official website to check out the details!] [Ding!] [As the New York server is the first server on the Eternity Continent to activate the Top 10 Equipment Ranking List, all the players in the server will be rewarded with 100 gold coins!] [Ding!] [As the ranking list is opened, the New York server has officially opened the continental horn function. Players can spend 10,000 gold coins to release a continental horn as a means to quickly deliver news to other players. Feel free to use this function!] [Ding!] [Ding!] .. A total of three announcements were released, and each announcement was refreshed three times. When all the players saw the announcement, the chat window of the server exploded with cheers. Everyone had received 100 gold coins for free. Being the first server to open the Top 10 Equipment Ranking List meant that on the Eternity Continent, out of the hundreds of servers in the world, their New York server was already at the top of all the servers! As for the function, continental horn, one use would cost 10,000 gold coins. Except for the players who were loaded, the rest of them felt that the Eternity Company was too evil! Not long after the announcement was made, a continental horn appeared. The president of the Emperor Union, who came from one of the ten best earth-ranked unions in New York, Ida Murakami said, ¡°What?! Am I seeing it right? What¡¯s going on with this equipment ranking list?¡± Soon, players flocked to the official website to check the ranking list. They all wanted to see which union¡¯s boss was ranked first. [New York Top 10 Equipment Ranking List] [First Place: Crimson Myth (5-star Legend), Player Hades from Zero Union.] [Reward: Damage increased by 10%.] [Second Place: Death Scepter (Extraordinary), Player Region from Region Union.] [Reward: Damage increased by 9%.] [Third Place: Crystal Sacred Shield (Diamond), Player Ida Murakami from Emperor Union.] [Reward: Damage increased by 8%.] [Fourth place: Hidden (Diamond), hidden, hidden.] [Reward: Damage increased by 7%.] .. [Tenth Place: Bloodthirsty Crystal Bow (Diamond), Player Tina from Rose Union.] [Reward: Damage increased by 1%.] It was a total of ten pieces of equipment, but the players were so shocked that their minds were about to explode. While most players were wearing a mix of silver and gold equipment, some unions with resources had barely managed to change into a mixture of white gold and platinum equipment. On the Top 10 Equipment Ranking List, there was actually legendary equipment! Moreover, it was a piece of 5-star legendary equipment. Many people had never heard of it before. Yet now, someone had actually obtained one?! Moreover, it was Hades? All the players were cursing. [Does Hades¡¯ family have some relationship with Eternity? Why is he so powerful?] [Why? Oh God, it¡¯s so unfair. I only have a piece of gold equipment, but Hades already has legendary equipment!] [I think there¡¯s a bug in the game. Brothers, I¡¯ve already reported it!] [You have to report it. This must be a cheat. How could you obtain legendary equipment in just a few days? Could it be that legendary equipment was common now? Why haven¡¯t I encountered one!] .. [Oh my God! I just took a look at the leaderboard. Why do I feel like the equipment level in the New York server is already a century ahead of our server!] In the official server, under the game forum, the players were frantically spamming their screens. Not only were the common players speechless, but even those big shots who spent money were also speechless. How could it be that the players who loaded money into the game were slower than those who farmed monsters and equipment? Their equipment was more than a century behind those on the Top 10 Equipment Ranking List. Who could understand the pain of paying money for nothing? After a series of complaints, the players began to study the information on the Top 10 Equipment Ranking List. They could still accept the equipment from the 10th to the 3rd place, while their attributes were slightly better than ordinary diamond equipment, they were far from being abnormal. 2nd place: Death Scepter (Extraordinary). As an extraordinary piece of equipment, its attributes were all hidden. The players¡¯ attention was also fixed on the first place equipment, Crimson Myth. [Crimson Myth] [Attribute 1: + 1,000 attack! 900 defense! 1,000 HP! 700 agility!] [Attribute 2: Increases attack speed and attack range by 50% during battle!] [Attribute 3: Ignores 30% of the target¡¯s defense during battle!] [Attribute 4: Hidden] [Attribute 5: Hidden] Wow¡­ The game forum exploded once again when it saw that the equipment had five attributes. [Damn it! Does Hades have the goddess of luck by his side?] [This piece of equipment actually increases so many attributes, how can other players play the game!] [I strongly request Eternity to remove this legendary equipment! It¡¯s too abnormal!] [The attribute bonuses of Crimson Myth are twice as high as my attack!] [How am I supposed to play this game? None of my equipment can even compare to one of the attributes¡­] [Moreover, these are only the first three attributes. I can¡¯t imagine how insane the other two hidden attributes are¡­] [Why do I feel that all the pieces of equipment on the Top 10 Equipment Ranking List combined can¡¯t even compare to Hades¡¯ Crimson Myth?] .. In an ancient jungle castle surrounded by dense fog. A handsome man with long hair was sitting on a gray throne paper. He was playing with a brownish-purple scepter in his hand. He casually glanced at the Top 10 Equipment Ranking List and was surprised. ¡°This time, it¡¯s not number one?¡± Then, he scanned the attributes of the equipment, Crimson Myth, which was ranked first.. Chapter 40 - Maximum Hate Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The owner of the equipment, Hades, smiled. He revealed a devilish smile and said, ¡°This game is getting more and more interesting. This is good, it¡¯s getting more difficult.¡± .. Outside Tulas City, in a hidden ruin. A warrior player whose entire body was shining with a dazzling white light was holding a huge white shield in his hand as he looked at the leaderboard. A hint of anger flashed in his eyes. ¡°This Hades must have snatched away my Emperor Union¡¯s yordle NPC to obtain this 5-star legendary Crimson Myth. How hateful! I was so close. This equipment will definitely be mine, Ida Murakami!¡± .. Tulas City. Tina looked at the attributes of the diamond Bloodthirsty Crystal Bow in her hand, and then looked at the first three attributes of Crimson Myth. She had already compared them three times. She rubbed her eyes again to confirm that she was not mistaken. Then, she fell into silence. She was already reconsidering her life. .. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Territory to grow so fast.¡± In the living room, James Williams also briefly checked the equipment ranking list. He was a little surprised. How long had it been since the game started? Someone had actually obtained extraordinary equipment. If he had not reincarnated, he probably would not be able to compete with this achievement. As for Territory, he was a very terrifying undead player. In the later stages of the game, he joined the Evil Faction, specifically the Chelsea Demon Dragons of the demon race. He became their minion and became the initiator of the Armageddon War on Earth. Countless humans died at the hands of Territory before they could even be prepared. In short, Territory must have his own unspeakable secrets. This person must be eliminated! .. At this moment, a continental horn appeared on the server, ¡°Hades, I remember your name.¡± It came from Player Territory, Regions; Union. Instantly, the chat channel exploded again. Countless people were crazily discussing the sparks between the first and second place of the Top 10 Equipment Ranking List. Who was the winner? The players did not expect the second place of the Top 10 Equipment Ranking List, Territory, to publicly declare war against Hades, who was in the first place. They knew Hades¡¯ temper very well and were looking forward to how Hades would respond to Territory. Following that, another continental loudspeaker was sent out, ¡°Hades, sell the equipment to my Emperor Union. Let¡¯s forget about the matter of you stealing our NPCs. I¡¯ll pay 500 million!¡± It came from Player Ida Murakami of the Emperor Union. The game forum was already bustling with chatter, and this continental horn once again pushed the craze even higher! 500 million gold coins, that was 500 million USD. This was enough for them to squander for the rest of their lives¡­ Hades had made a huge profit! .. Followed by another continental horn, ¡°Hades, don¡¯t trade. If you want to sell the equipment, for the sake of our cooperation, sell it to my Rose Union for 500 million gold coins!¡± Tina, Rose Union. The game forum had already started to show signs of lagging. Countless players were wiped out in less than a second. Everyone knew that the people in the Rose Union were all beauties. Any one of them was a goddess in the players¡¯ hearts. Moreover, their union did not accept male players. However, at this moment, a large row of continental horns suddenly appeared, ¡°Everyone, please don¡¯t pay attention to my boss¡¯s equipment. If he is willing to sell it, I¡¯m willing to pay double your price. So, please shut up!¡± ¡°Everyone, please don¡¯t¡­¡± ¡°Everyone, please don¡¯t¡­¡± ¡­ + 50! From, Zero Union, Tycoon. This made all the players suddenly feel suffocated in their chest. This was a continental horn that cost 10,000 gold coins each, and Tycoon actually used 50 of them in one go. This was equivalent to the price of a wild horse, this was a real tycoon¡­ After this news broke out, the players were more and more interested in the identity of this player, Hades, who was ranked first on the Top 10 Equipment Ranking List and was favored by the Rose Union. He also had members who randomly used 50 continental horns. Who was Hades?! As for the other union leaders, after seeing the news, they fell silent and did not reply to it. The game forum suddenly fell silent, leaving only the sound of Tycoon¡¯s continental horn. .. When James Williams saw these messages, he was also very speechless. He also began feeling interested in the identity of Tycoon. Could he really have such an abundant amount of money? [Tycoon: Boss, this legendary equipment must not be sold. We¡¯re still in the early stages of the game. Rely on this equipment and create a snowball, it¡¯s going to be extremely difficult in the later stages of the game!] Tycoon was afraid that his boss would be hot-headed for a moment and sold the equipment. [Hades: Don¡¯t worry. Even if I wanted to sell it, I will consider you first.] James Williams nodded. He also felt a rare trace of warmth from the game. [Tycoon: Oh right, boss, I saw the Rose Union and the Emperor Union looking for the city order. When will we have a union base?] Tycoon asked again. ¡°This¡­¡± James Williams did not know how to reply. Tycoon was rather ambitious, but the city order was not something that could be obtained so easily. [Tycoon: Boss, I spent some money to buy some information from other public accounts.] [Tycoon: The first way to obtain the city order is to explore ruins and treasures. However, normal ruins require at least a hundred players to explore. Only large unions with a good reputation can try this.] [Tycoon: The second way is to do the main mission of the Hall of Light. They said that the city order might be the reward.] [Tycoon: Boss, I have been waiting here for a long time. There are too many people in the Hall of Light. I can¡¯t even squeeze in. There are too many people waiting here for the mission.] Tycoon sent messages non-stop. However, James Williams¡¯ eyes flashed with a hint of contemplation. Then, he said, [Don¡¯t move.. Watch how your boss will use the most handsome way to bring you in!]