《Online Game: I Have 48 Hours a Day》 Chapter 1 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations August 5, Year 2025. Today was the day of the closed beta of Sanctuary. I must get it! I must get it! Seuss sat in front of the computer and clicked the mouse frantically. Sanctuary was going to start its closed beta today, but the closed beta slot required everyone to click on the official website to register. Ever since this game called Sanctuary appeared three months ago, it had attracted countless attention. The graphics were realistic, had a medieval style to them, and an extremely high degree of freedom. Finally, after the official website refreshed, the registration link was unlocked. Without a hint of hesitation, Seuss quickly clicked on the mouse. There was no other way.. There were more than ten million people paying attention to this game, but only a thousand slots were opened for the closed beta test. The first time he clicked on the registration link, a questionnaire popped up on the screen. There were all kinds of questions on it, all about the history of Sanctuary. That¡¯s right. Before the game was released, the game company had released a book called Chronicles of the Sanctuary, which contained nearly three thousand years of history. Who was the ruler of the Atlanta Continent in the Chaotic Era? Who was the oldest monarch in Atlanta? Who did the orcs worship? ¡­ The answers to these questions could be found in the Chronicles of the Sanctuary, but it was obviously too late to turn the pages. It was a good thing that Seuss had read the Chronicles of the Sanctuary, and because the history written in this book was very real and interesting, he had read it more than once. These questions in front of him were very simple. Seuss could tell the answer with one look at the questions. He quickly clicked on the mouse and selected the correct answers to these questions. It took less than five minutes for him to complete all twenty questions. He clicked to submit it and the screen showed the words ¡®Successfully Submitted, waiting for the results¡¯. ¡°Greetings adventurer, congratulations on securing a place for this beta test. Please fill in your delivery address. Helmet No. 00000971 will be sent to you as soon as possible.¡± ¡°???¡± Seuss was suddenly stunned. I think¡­ I got it?! He quickly grabbed the mouse and keyboard to fill in his address. Before he could recover from his sudden ecstasy, Seuss¡¯s phone rang. It was his friend Cole. ¡°Seuss, did you get the spot?¡± Cole¡¯s voice came from the phone as soon as he picked up the call. ¡°Let me tell you, I¡¯ve been staring at the official website just now. I didn¡¯t expect to do that questionnaire. How would I know how to answer those questions!¡± Listening to Cole¡¯s wail, Seuss was secretly delighted. If he hadn¡¯t read the Chronicles of the Sanctuary, he would have missed this opportunity just like Cole. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry to say this but, I got it!¡± Seuss could not suppress the joy in his voice. ¡°What? You got it?¡± Cole didn¡¯t feel happy when he heard that Seuss had gotten the spot and instead, he felt even sadder. Not only did he lose a brother who had to suffer with him, but he also gained a lucky bastard of a friend that had secured a spot. After a while, Cole recovered from his sadness and said slowly. ¡°Didn¡¯t you not play games? Why are you fighting with us for a spot?¡± It was true that Seuss had never really played games before, but it was not that he did not like to play games. It was just that in the past, Seuss¡¯s father did not allow him to play too much. ¡­ After finding out that Seuss had gotten the spot, Cole refused to let Seuss hang up the phone and complained about his mistake on the other end of the phone. It was because he had not even seen the official background history that he wasn¡¯t chosen this time. Ding dong! The doorbell rang. There had never been a day when Seuss felt the doorbell ring as pleasantly as today. ¡°Hello, is this Mr. Seuss? Your package is here.¡± Outside the door was a man in a courier uniform. ¡°Yes, yes, that¡¯s me.¡± Seuss quickly took the parcel and handed the courier a bottle of water. Happiness was something to be shared. After sending off the courier, Seuss could not wait to put on his helmet. He wanted to enter that world filled with endless charm immediately. With a flash of white light, the darkness inside the helmet vanished in front of Seuss¡¯s eyes. Instead, it turned into a large mass of white fog. When he reached out to touch the fog, Seuss could clearly feel that his hand was becoming moist. Moving forward along the railings on both sides, he passed through the fog and what appeared in front of Seuss was a white palace that weaved through the clouds. The palace seemed to be carved out of a single slab of pure white stone, including the railing beside it. No matter how Seuss observed, he could not see any gaps. The walls of the nearby palace were decorated with stained glass. Walking into the palace, there was a magnificent mural on the dome. Sunlight shone through the stained glass and onto the mural. The mural depicted a great battle between the righteous and evil sides. On one side were humans, elves, and other races, following the gods in white to fight against the massive monster. Humans and elves could not fight against the monster, so they engaged in a fierce battle with the monster¡¯s subordinates. Their opponents were the creatures emerging from the deep sea, demonkins with twisted limbs, and those strange-looking creatures. ¡°Welcome, adventurer.¡± While Seuss was looking at the mural, a small fairy the size of a palm floated in front of him. Hearing the small fairy¡¯s greeting, Seuss turned around and saw a pair of transparent wings. ¡°Adventurer, Sanctuary will open again in thirty minutes. You can choose your class now,¡± the fairy spoke again. This time, Seuss understood that the fairy was a game guide. The small fairy waved her hand, and a screen appeared in front of Seuss, displaying various races, classes, and countries. After reading these introductions, Seuss learned some information about Sanctuary. The entire story of Sanctuary happened in Atlanta. There were three empires on the Atlanta Continent, as well as some small-scaled gathering grounds. Seuss could choose one from the six races¡ªhuman, elf, orc, giant, undead, and demonkin. To be honest, Seuss still had some psychological pressure when it came to becoming another race, so after some consideration, he chose the human race. The main spawn points of humans were all within the borders of the Greenland Empire. This was the only empire that was dominated by humans. Next up was to choose a class. Other than some specific classes that were race-locked, humans could choose most of the classes. Looking at the introduction of every class, Seuss couldn¡¯t help but read them out loud. ¡°We are the kings of the shadows. We walk on the edge of life and death, and we have seen the most beautiful sights in the world. There is no place on the earth where we haven¡¯t left our traces. Mine honor is my life.¡± This was the introduction to the class of Thief. Upon seeing these words, Seuss was extremely excited. In front of Sanctuary, who wouldn¡¯t want to see those sights that they had never seen before? Mine honor is my life, Seuss said in his heart. He immediately chose the Thief class and named his character ¡°Stars¡±. Suddenly, after Seuss chose his class, the little fairy who hadn¡¯t spoken for a long time spoke again. ¡°Please draw your talent.¡± Draw my talent? Seuss was puzzled. He did not expect there to be such a thing as talent. ¡°Begin the draw.¡± A wheel appeared in front of Seuss. Written on it were countless talents and right after it appeared, it began to spin crazily. It was impossible to see what he was going to get. Finally, the wheel stopped and a name appeared in front of Seuss. Gift from the Ruler of Time? Seuss looked at the talent drawn out in confusion. Why did this talent have nothing but a name? Chapter 2 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Looking at the Gift from the Ruler of Time in front of him, Seuss didn¡¯t think much of it. Perhaps this was how talent was like in Sanctuary. Only the talent¡¯s name was given, while he had to find out the other attributes, abilities, and so on by himself. Since he could not understand this talent now, Seuss put it aside and opened his stats. Character: Stars Level: 1 Attributes: Strength 2 / Agility 2 / Intelligence 2 / Constitution 2 / Perception 2 / Charm 2 Defense: 2 (Reduce 2 points of fixed damage, minimum reduction 1 point) Attack: 3 (Hit 10) Reflection: 2 (Class Revision) Willpower: 0 Focus: 5 Jump: 5 Stealth: 0 (This skill is currently empty) Search: 5 Magic Resistance: 0 (Related to Defense, Intelligence, and Constitution) Movement Speed: 5 Attack Speed: 5 Load: 60 pounds (Class Revision to Load +10) Race Ability: Human Race ¨C Erudition. Humans have unimaginable intelligence. They will obtain an additional specialization point every five levels. Thief Class Ability 1: Trap Inspection will be upgraded every five levels. Thief Class Ability 2: Sneak Attack. When attacking the enemy¡¯s back, you can gain an additional 30% attack bonus. Human Thief Class Ability: High intelligence makes them proficient in using various tools and magic tools. Class Specialization: Elementary Mobility (+2 Reflex Roll), Elementary Weapon Specialization ¨C Dagger (+1 Damage Roll), Elementary Marksmanship (Bow, Crossbow can be used), Elementary Tools Specialization. These were the basic stats of the human race. It was the same for everyone. After choosing their classes, there would only be a difference in the way each and everyone adds their points. According to the explanation of the Chronicles of the Sanctuary, the current players were like the natives of Atlanta who had just become adventurers. They had just chosen their classes and there was not much difference. A Thief would have their load increased by 10 points, while Warriors and Knights would have theirs increased by much more. When entering the game, each character would receive five attribute points and a specialization point. Seuss looked at the Thief¡¯s stats and hesitated for a moment. Thief, a thief should mainly rely on agility, followed by attack power. Seuss added points according to his understanding of the thief class. He added 3 attribute points to agility and the remaining 2 attribute points to strength. As for the remaining constitution, intelligence, and so on, Seuss did not intend to add anything at the moment. There was still a spare specialization point. Seuss felt that it was more important for Thief to always be on the move, so he simply added it to Elementary Mobility. Intermediate Mobility: +3 Reflex Roll, +1 Basic Movement Speed. After distributing the attributes, the scene changed. Seuss had already appeared at the teleportation point of Kroll City. Surrounding him were towering buildings. All the buildings in Kroll City were white and immaculately clean. The white obelisk in the center pierced straight into the clouds. Beside the obelisk stood a giant white stone statue that was hundreds of yards tall. It was a sorcerer holding a scepter, his expression solemn. It was the guardian of the Greenland Empire, Emperor Jobia. The streets were bustling with people. Kroll City was one of the ten largest cities in the Greenland Empire. It was a city in the sky that floated above the Kroll Plains. Even during the Era of Chaos which was filled with blood, Kroll City had never fallen. There were countless teleportation points here. Seuss looked over them one by one. Those teleportation points led to various cities, towns, and villages. In a nearby tavern, a bard was singing about the heroes of the past. Seuss walked into the tavern and listened to the bard singing praises. ¡°The great God of Magic Jobia led the humans to establish their own empire. By relying on magic comparable to the gods, he defeated the invaders and guided the humans forward¡­¡± The strange instrument in the bard¡¯s hand was surprisingly pleasant to listen to. The story was full of the heroic past of Emperor Jobia, which was even more detailed than in the Chronicles of the Realm of the Gods, but it was hard to tell how much of it was true. Time passed unknowingly as he listened to the melodious music and magnificent epic. Only when the bell tower rang seven times did Seuss realize that he had been in the game for an hour. Walking out of the tavern, Seuss prepared to begin his adventure. ¡°Is there anyone who wants to party up and farm night cats? There¡¯s a powerful healer with mana regeneration talent in our party. There¡¯s plenty of regeneration here.¡± A priest wearing a white cloth was holding a crooked tree branch that looked like his staff. Seuss knew that he was a newbie so if he wanted to live a more comfortable life in the early stages, he had to find a party. ¡°Hello, I¡¯m a novice thief. Can I party up with you guys?¡± Seuss walked towards the Priest and asked carefully. The priest was extremely tall, about two meters tall. Even Seuss had to raise his head slightly to speak to him. ¡°Novice?¡± Hearing Seuss¡¯s words, the Priest seemed to have heard something unbelievable. ¡°You are really a novice!¡± ¡°You knew I was a novice?¡± Seuss asked hesitantly. ¡°Haha,¡± the priest said with a laugh. ¡°That is because I¡¯ve seen everyone else¡¯s names, and I¡¯m familiar with most around here.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve never seen your name before, so of course I would suspect you¡¯re a novice.¡± ¡°So that¡¯s how it is?¡± Seuss couldn¡¯t help but say, ¡°Then aren¡¯t the others all gaming gods that have played tons of other games?¡± Thinking of this, Seuss felt a little annoyed. However, this was not something unacceptable. After all, he was a newbie! ¡°Hahaha.¡± The Priest couldn¡¯t help but laugh. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, there aren¡¯t that many gods. Do you want to follow us to level up?¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Seuss agreed immediately. Every character who had just entered the game would have ten copper coins to start the game off. The priest was called Daydreamer. After pulling Seuss into the team, he took Seuss to buy a dagger. ¡°So how did you add your points?¡± Daydreamer asked for Seuss¡¯s stats. He was the party leader and needed to understand everyone¡¯s abilities accurately. ¡°Two points of strength and three points of agility. I added mobility for my specialization.¡± Seuss naturally did not hide anything. This wasn¡¯t really a secret. ¡°Oh.¡± Daydreamer rubbed his chin and thought for a while before saying, ¡°There¡¯s no problem with your attributes, unlike the two idiots just now who said that adding points to one extreme are the strongest. They either increase all of their strength or all of their agility. Let them play by themselves!¡± ¡°Adding points to one extreme? Isn¡¯t that way too extreme?¡± Seuss never expected someone to add points like that. ¡°Yeah, those two boys used to be the ones who liked to create the most trouble.¡± Daydreamer agreed. He changed the subject and said, ¡°But there¡¯s something wrong with your specialization.¡± ¡°Mobility requires a strong consciousness to control properly. It¡¯s a bit of a waste for you to choose that at this time.¡± Perhaps because he was afraid of hurting Seuss, the priest quickly added. ¡°But it doesn¡¯t matter. Anyway, humans have plenty of specialization points.¡± The priest brought Seuss to the teleportation point in Kroll City and walked into the teleportation circle with Seuss. As they teleported, he said, ¡°The equipment in the city is too expensive. The price here is seven copper coins for a dagger. As long as you accept a quest to kill the night cats in Rock Town, you can get one for free.¡± As he spoke, the priest raised the staff on his hand, indicating that he had received it back then. ¡°By the way, what is your talent?¡± After leaving the teleportation circle, the priest asked, ¡°My talent is Mana Regeneration. In a non-combat state, it increases mana regeneration by 200%.¡± Hearing the Daydreamer¡¯s words reminded Seuss of the talent he had clearly forgotten. ¡°My talent seems to have only a name. I don¡¯t know what it does.¡± Chapter 3 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Only know the name? How is that possible! Daydreamer thought to himself. However, it is normal for newbies to be unwilling to say it. It might be a very strong talent. Looking at the puzzled expression on Seuss¡¯s face, the priest didn¡¯t ask much. It just so happened that the NPC who issued the quest had arrived. ¡°Go over there, that farm owner is the NPC who will be issuing the quest.¡± The priest pointed at a fat farm owner not far away. ¡°Hello, is there anything that I can help you with?¡± Seuss walked to the farm owner, wanting to trigger the quest. The farm owner¡¯s face was filled with anxiety. After hearing Seuss¡¯s question, he hurriedly said, ¡°Adventurer, I need you to help me get rid of those troublemaking night cats. They are causing trouble on my farm all day. My cows are so scared that they don¡¯t dare to eat grass..¡± A quest window appeared in front of Seuss right as the farm owner was done explaining. Quest: Help Farm Owner Carl get rid of the night cats that are causing trouble at the farm. Quest Objective: 20 Night Cat¡¯s tails. Quest Reward: Stealth Skill Book. ¡°Accept.¡± Seuss accepted the quest without any hesitation. ¡°That¡¯s great, respected adventurer.¡± The farm owner took out a dagger and handed it to Seuss. He said gratefully, ¡°Please use this dagger to eliminate those annoying night cats.¡± ¡°Wait for my good news.¡± Seuss took the dagger from him. After saying that, the farm owner became anxious again and waited for the next player to clear the night cats. The dagger in his hand was a Level 1 Dagger. It only had two attack points, which was slightly higher than the novice weapon given by the system. In addition to the dagger, the system also gave him three beginner equipment¡ªTattered Cloth Shoes, Tattered Cloth Pants, and Tattered Cloth Vest. Each of the three pieces of equipment could increase one¡¯s defense by a little. Currently, Seuss¡¯s defense had just reached 5 points, but his attack had already reached 8 points. ¡­ ¡°Do you see that night cat sleeping on top of the haystack? Charge over and stab it in the back!¡± said Madman who was carrying a large sword. There were a total of five people in the party. One was Thief Seuss, one was Priest Daydreamer, Warrior Madman, Mage Sirius, and the last was Knight Heart of Holy Light. Looking at the night cat sleeping on the haystack, Seuss felt a little uneasy. The night cat was almost two meters long. It was sleeping soundly on the haystack, drooling onto the floor. However, this was only one of the lowest-level monsters. The level of the night cats was only level 3. Basically, a novice team that was skilled in coordination could easily kill a night cat. ¡°Stars, your task today is to learn how to lure the monsters.¡± Daydreamer put his arm around Seuss¡¯s shoulders and said, ¡°As long as you can control the aggro of a monster like the night cat, your pulling skills will be enough.¡± Looking at the monster in front of him, Seuss bent his body and tried to lower his body as much as possible. Making use of the grass that had not passed his knees, Seuss carefully stepped forward. When he was five yards away from the night cat, Seuss held his breath and paid attention to the night cat¡¯s movements, even if it still looked like it was sleeping. ¡°As expected of a newbie. Just seeing this footwork shows he has no experience at all.¡± Madman stabbed his sword into the ground and crossed his arms. Mage Sirius was a female player who was not very tall. She knocked her staff on Madman¡¯s head and said, ¡°Why did you bring him here to fight the night cats when you know that he is a newbie? Can¡¯t you start from a mouse?¡± At this moment, this group of people was watching the show from behind. In their eyes, Seuss was unable to complete the task of luring this monster. However, it did not matter even if he was killed by the night cat. After all, he did not have any experience points to lose. As for beginner equipment, they would not drop at all. In Sanctuary, if one died in the wild, they could choose two ways to revive. The first way was to revive on the spot. After reviving, they would only lose half of their current level¡¯s experience points and would not drop levels. The other option was to revive at the resurrection point, which would cost an entire level of experience points. ¡°What¡¯s there to be afraid of? He¡¯ll die a few more times at the very most. Isn¡¯t this how all of us have been through?¡± Daydreamer also looked like he was watching a show. However, he did not put down the staff in his hand and was ready to help at any time. Seuss had just entered within five yards of the night cat when suddenly the slumbering night cat awoke. The night cat suddenly turned to look at Seuss, who was quietly approaching it. Seeing the red eyes of the night cat, Seuss was even ready to rush forward with his dagger. ¡°Stand back, you can¡¯t defeat the night cat!¡± Sirius shouted as she threw a magic missile at the night cat. Hearing this, Seuss did not turn around and run away. He was a thief himself and he clearly knew that revealing his back to a monster like the night cat was the most dangerous. As he watched the night cat pounce down from the haystack, Seuss was extremely focused, as if he could see every movement of the night cat. Seeing the fur of the night cat fluttering in the wind, saliva flew from its mouth in the air. Just as the night cat¡¯s claws were about to touch Seuss¡¯s clothes, Seuss twisted his body and avoided the claws. At the same time, he stabbed the dagger in his hand towards the night cat. The instant a man and a beast crossed each other, no one else saw their movements clearly except for Priest Daydreamer. A bloody wound appeared on Seuss¡¯s chest, and at the same time, half of his health points disappeared. However, the night cat¡¯s health bar only dropped by a small portion. Due to the level difference, Seuss¡¯s damage to the night cat was reduced, while the night cat¡¯s damage to Seuss was increased. Seuss had managed to avoid the claws of the night cat. However, the night cat¡¯s agility attribute was also very high. Even when gliding through mid-air, the night cat forcefully changed its movements and scratched at Seuss. The night cat then somersaulted in mid-air and landed firmly on the ground with its four feet. It turned its head and prepared to pounce on Seuss again. At this moment, Seuss only had less than half of his health points left. However, at this moment, a white ball of light staggered and smashed onto Seuss¡¯s body. A huge chunk of Seuss¡¯s health points instantly recovered. ¡°Get over here and fight it together.¡± The one who healed Seuss was Daydreamer. They were already in formation, ready to fight the night cat. The ball of light was not only attracting Seuss¡¯s attention but also that night cat¡¯s. A large amount of heal would also generate aggro and since the damage that Seuss had just done to the night cat was too small, the night cat¡¯s aggro was completely concentrated on Priest Daydreamer. As the night cat pounced towards Daydreamer, it was blocked by Madman. From there, it entered the normal fighting process. It was far from the thrill Seuss had experienced just now Seeing that the night cat had been attracted by Madman, Seuss carried his dagger and walked behind the night cat, occasionally stabbing it in the back. Thieves had a unique class ability. Attacks from behind could increase damage by 30%. Under the siege of the five of them, even though the night cat¡¯s level was higher than theirs, it was still no match for them. After a futile struggle, the night cat finally fell to the ground. ¡­ After experiencing a few more mistakes, Seuss was gradually able to cooperate well with Daydreamer and the rest. And so they completed the task they had received in the towns as they crossed the prairie, climbed over the high mountains, and tried to explore more places. The sky gradually got dark. It was now six in the afternoon. Two of the three moons of the Atlanta Continent had appeared. Seuss and the others had not only completed all the quests accepted in Rock Town, but they had also gone to the other two towns. About five yards from a night cat, Seuss hid in the shadows under the moonlight, which made him harder to be discovered. Seuss stood downwind and slowly walked towards the night cat. He was already close to the night cat¡¯s back, yet it still didn¡¯t react the slightest. Chapter 4 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations ¡°Backstab.¡± This was a skill that Seuss learned in the Class Hall with silver coins after he reached Level 5. Backstab: Deals 200% damage while attacking the enemy¡¯s back. At the same time, there is a chance to cause 0.7 seconds of stun. Daydreamer told Seuss that this was a godlike skill for an early-stage Thief. Many times, he could rely on this skill to escape. After a day of training, although Seuss had yet to obtain the Stealth skill book and learn Stealth move, Daydreamer and the rest had already told him everything they knew about the Stealth move. As a Thief, walking in the shadows could greatly reduce his presence. It was impossible for creatures like the night cat to discover him. Although the name of a night cat was called Night Cat, in reality, a night cat was not a nocturnal creature, and neither was it a cat.. It was only because it looked similar to a cat and was entirely black that it had the name of Night Cat. In fact, all the monsters had appeared after Jobia and the gods fought against the evil gods of the outer realms. They were all extraterrestrial creatures. Standing behind the night cat, Seuss activated his Backstab and stabbed the dagger ruthlessly into the back of the night cat¡¯s neck. This was from Seuss¡¯s experience. They would be stunned every time when they get stabbed in the back of their neck. After being stabbed in the back of the neck by the dagger, the night cat instantly woke up from its dream and let out a shrill scream. However, just as it cried out, it entered a stunned state. After seeing that the night cat had entered a state of dizziness, Seuss did not continue his attack. Instead, he turned around and ran towards Daydreamer and the rest. After running for less than five yards, the night cat woke up from its dizziness. Seuss had already arrived in front of a large tree at this moment and seeing that the night cat was about to pounce on him, he kicked at the large tree and used this force to change his direction. At that moment, the night cat had already pounced onto the trunk. Its four claws were stuck on the tree, but its head was still looking at Seuss, ready to pounce at any moment. But at that moment, Seuss raised his right hand and clenched his fingers. Three arrows flew out from his sleeve. At this moment, the night cat had just stabilized itself on the tree and was unable to dodge in time. It was hit by the three arrows and one of the arrows even hit the night cat¡¯s feet. At this point, Seuss did not continue to run. A wounded night cat could no longer outrun him. After the arrows were fired, Seuss charged towards the night cat with a dagger in his hand. Seeing Seuss rushing over, the night cat endured the pain and pulled out the leg that was nailed to the tree. It opened its mouth and bit at Seuss. Seeing the night cat¡¯s attack, Seuss changed his footsteps and went behind the night cat. The cooldown time for Backstab had just refreshed, so he stabbed the back of the night cat¡¯s head again. Taking advantage of the stun, Seuss gave the night cat two more stabs. Seeing that the night cat only had a little bit of health left, Seuss backed away immediately. A fireball hit the night cat, ending its life. ¡°This is a new player?¡± The person who spoke was a mage. Due to some matters, he had been delayed from entering the game. This was also why Seuss and the rest were still fighting the night cats. ¡°No matter how I see it, he looks like an old and experienced thief. How does he look like a newbie?¡± Mage Azure exclaimed. ¡°Hahaha.¡± Daydreamer put his arm around Seuss¡¯s shoulders. ¡°See? This is the president of the biggest guild in our previous game. To be able to gain his recognition, Stars, your talent is really not bad.¡± ¡°Captain taught me well¡­¡± Before Seuss could finish his sentence, a voice suddenly sounded in the sky. Everyone could hear it. ¡°Congratulations to Player Flying Around for opening the first Gold Treasure Chest and unlocking the Treasure Chest Leaderboard. Player Flying Around¡¯s reputation points in Greenland Empire have increased by 100.¡± ¡­ The same voice sounded three times, and everyone heard it. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Flying would still love to open treasure chests so much.¡± Azure sighed. Daydreamer smiled and said, ¡°If Flying stops opening the treasure chest, how could he still be called a treasure chest hunter?¡± He turned his head and looked at Seuss before continuing. ¡°I¡¯ve played many games with Flying before. Every time, he would open treasure chests like a maniac so we usually call him the treasure chest hunter.¡± At this moment, Seuss opened the game menu. The originally empty game menu now had a Treasure Chest Leaderboard. There was only one name on the Leaderboard, and that was Flying Around. He had already opened a Gold Treasure Chest, three Silver Treasure Chests, and seven Bronze Treasure Chests. Looking at Flying Around¡¯s achievement, Seuss was still a little envious. He had only opened a Bronze Treasure Chest before, and that was when he had accidentally discovered it while luring the monsters. Daydreamer and Seuss had long since added each other as friends in-game. He sent over a picture and it was a man who looked to be in his thirties, standing next to a haystack and prying it open. Inside was a golden treasure chest. The man¡¯s smile was extremely bright, and it could be seen that he was quite happy. However, Seuss was not in such a good mood right now. He had guessed why Daydreamer had sent him the picture. It was where they had killed the first night cat. In the morning, Seuss even stepped on that spot and fought with the night cat there. ¡°What a pity.¡± Azure sighed. It was obvious that Daydreamer had told him everything. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. It¡¯s just a minor mistake. There will always be some bits and scraps in the future.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I didn¡¯t realize it was because I¡¯m not capable enough. It¡¯s not enough to put me down.¡± Seuss smiled brightly. Although he had missed out on a golden treasure chest, it was just as he had said. It just wasn¡¯t his to take, so he couldn¡¯t blame others. He couldn¡¯t expect others to let him have his way, right? ¡°Come, let¡¯s kill all these night cats.¡± Seuss continued to help Azure with his quest. ¡­ Looking at Azure handing the 20 cat tails to the farm owner, Seuss couldn¡¯t help feeling sympathy. No wonder the farm owner was so anxious. When Seuss handed in the quest, he saw that the farm owner had already collected hundreds of cat tails. Given this number of night cats, even a large farm would find it difficult to operate normally, let alone a small village farm. After ridiculing the game, Seuss looked through his backpack. It was originally empty, but it was now filled with all kinds of junk. A set of mana recovery potions, a set of pancakes, and some random items dropped by monsters, such as the night cat¡¯s ears, the burnt staff of a depraved wizard, and the teeth of a strange fish. Each of these monsters would drop something useless. Seuss collected every one of them not because he expected them to be useful in the future, but because Seuss had a simple hobby of collecting. The most valuable item in the backpack should be the skill book. Skill Book: Stealth Level Requirement: Level 8 Skill Effect: Enter Stealth mode for 30 seconds. Movement speed will decrease by 50% under Stealth mode. Appear after being attacked or attacked. Cooldown is 3 minutes. Seuss was only level 7 and was one level away from being able to use the skill book. On the other hand, Daydreamer¡¯s Heal skill had been used. They had already hit level 8. This was something that could not be helped. When a party fights monsters together, the experience would automatically be distributed according to the contribution. In the morning, Seuss¡¯s control was too poor so he made very few contributions. Naturally, the experience assigned to him was also inferior to others. ¡°Congratulations, Player I am Number One for being the first to break through level ten and unlocking the Rank Leaderboard, Fire Rain Spell has been awarded.¡± ¡­ Chapter 5 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations This voice repeated three times. Seuss was a little dumbfounded. At this very moment, Seuss was only level 7, while the experienced players like Daydreamer were only level 8. The difference between them was not huge. However, this player called I am Number One had already reached level 10, far surpassing everyone else. ¡°Ridiculous! It¡¯s him again! I am Number One!¡± The players on the forum were in an uproar. ¡°I¡¯ve been suppressed by this person in three other games. He¡¯s always first on the rankings.¡± ¡°Only three times? I¡¯ve already seen him seven times!¡± Looking at the news on the players¡¯ forum, Seuss smiled bitterly. It was indeed ridiculous to gather thousands of elite players for the beta test.. ¡°I am Number One is just like that Flying. Both of them are solo players. One likes to open treasure chests, and the other likes to level up.¡± Azure had already completed his quest and was introducing I am Number One to Seuss. ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± Daydreamer walked over and smiled. ¡°I am Number One is always ranked first in the rankings so I¡¯m already used to it.¡± ¡­ Nine in the evening. At the Skyflower Inn in Rock Town. Seuss found a room at the Skyflower Inn and prepared to sleep. Yes, he also needed to sleep in the game. Seuss had been fighting non-stop from six in the morning until nine in the evening. He was already exhausted. One day in Sanctuary was equivalent to one hour in the real world. If he left Sanctuary and went to the real world to rest, he would probably not recognize the world inside the Sanctuary after a nap. After getting a bucket of hot water from the innkeeper and comfortably soaking in a hot bath, Seuss leisurely slept on the bed. Under normal circumstances, the inn was absolutely safe. As he lay in bed, in his half-asleep state, Seuss heard the voice he had heard several times today. ¡°Congratulations to Player Desert-Gray Wolf for killing the leader of the night cats and becoming the first player to kill a BOSS. 100 gold coins have been awarded.¡± 100 gold coins? Seuss was half-asleep and half-awake as he thought. That¡¯s a lot of money. I worked hard today and only got a few dozen silver coins. In a daze, Seuss fell asleep again. ¡­ At six in the morning, Seuss woke from his dream. He had slept comfortably. After washing his face, Seuss opened the game interface. He wanted to see how many levels did I am Number One gain throughout the night, and how many treasure chests did Flying Around open. The leaderboards would be refreshed once when they were unlocked and would only be updated at midnight thereafter. Seuss slept too early last night and didn¡¯t manage to wait until midnight. Suddenly, Seuss was stunned. The game interface was empty. The rank and treasure chest leaderboards had disappeared. It was as if they had never appeared. What¡¯s going on? Is there a bug in Sanctuary? Seuss scratched his head and walked out of the inn. The Skyflower Inn was in the center of the town, not far from the teleportation point. Yesterday, when Seuss and Daydreamer had parted, they had agreed to meet at Kroll City at eight today. As soon as he reached the teleportation circle, a white light flashed. Daydreamer who was wearing a priest¡¯s robe walked out from the teleportation circle. He looked around quickly and walked towards a shop owner. After saying a few words, a golden light appeared on his body. This was the sign of accepting a quest. What¡¯s going on? Hasn¡¯t the 50 medicinal herbs quest by that boss been completed? Why is he here again? Seuss walked towards Daydreamer, preparing to greet him. When they parted yesterday, Daydreamer and the others had said that the game had just begun. It was the time to slog their hearts out. How could they sleep at nine? At this time, they had already completed all the quests in Rock Town and were rushing towards another town. ¡°Hi, Daydreamer.¡± Seuss smiled and greeted him. The two-meter tall priest turned around and looked at Seuss. He smiled and asked, ¡°Little brother, may I know you are?¡± ??? Seuss was confused. How come he didn¡¯t recognize me after one night? ¡°I¡¯m Stars. Have you forgotten about me?¡± ¡°Stars?¡± Daydreamer thought hard about it. He had never heard of this name before. Had he seen it in a game before? ¡°So it¡¯s you, Brother Stars.¡± Daydreamer pretended to remember who it was and instead asked, ¡°You came to Rock Town early. I wonder if you¡¯ve found any good quests?¡± You didn¡¯t remember me at all, did you? Seuss roared in his heart. But what exactly is going on? Why can¡¯t he remember anything after a night? Wait! Seuss suddenly thought of a possibility and asked, ¡°What¡¯s your level now?¡± ¡°What is my level?¡± Daydreamer looked puzzled, but he still answered, ¡°Sanctuary has only been open for less than ten minutes. Of course, it¡¯s level 1.¡± Sanctuary has only been open for less than ten minutes? Level 1? Seuss¡¯s heart was pounding as he quickly opened his stats window and backpack. My level is still 7 and the items in my backpack are still there! Seuss tried his best to conceal his ecstasy and keep his face calm. I¡¯ve returned to the launch of Sanctuary? And everything on me is still there! Seuss closed his backpack and stats window. ¡°Go and take a look at that farm owner.¡± Seuss calmly pointed out a quest NPC to Daydreamer. ¡°You can get beginner equipment from him. It¡¯s slightly better than the starting equipment. After completing the quest, you¡¯ll even get a skill book.¡± Looking at the changing expressions of the player in front of him, Daydreamer thought to himself. Is there something wrong with his mental state? Otherwise, why would he be so happy to see a man like me? After hearing Seuss¡¯s words, Daydreamer didn¡¯t show much of an expression. Instead, he smiled and said, ¡°Thank you, Brother Stars. The game has just started and I am in a hurry to find quests. Let¡¯s add each other as friends first and contact each other later.¡± After adding each other¡¯s contact details, Daydreamer walked towards the farm owner. As expected, his body emitted golden light. He had obviously received the quest again. After Daydreamers had accepted the quest, he walked towards the other NPCs. Occasionally, his body would emit golden light. So that¡¯s how quests are found! Seuss sighed in his heart. There was still a huge gap between him and these veteran gamers. No wonder Daydreamer had known so much information when he had only spent an hour listening to the story in the tavern. Daydream had played many games before and most of the NPCs he found would issue quests. Basically, every time he found two NPCs, one of them would issue a quest. As Seuss watched Daydreamer gradually walking away, he wondered if he could still accept that quest again. Chapter 6 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations ¡°Hello, is there anything that I can help you with?¡± Seuss walked to the farm owner, wanting to trigger the quest. When he reached the farm owner, Seuss said the same thing as yesterday. However, the farm owner¡¯s behavior was completely different from yesterday. He didn¡¯t look anxious at all. Instead, he smiled and said. ¡°Brave adventurer, thank you for helping me get rid of those evil night cats. My farm is much better now. Thank you for your help.¡± Then, without waiting for Seuss¡¯s reply, the farm owner turned around, his expression was still anxious. As expected, I can¡¯t complete the quest again. Seuss was not disappointed that he did not receive the quest, he had already expected this outcome.. Since I have the chance to do it again, what should I do now? Seuss asked himself in his mind. Now that Sanctuary had only just begun, everyone was on the same starting line, except Seuss. Seuss had retained his stats from yesterday and was now at level 7. If others were still waiting at the starting line, Seuss was basically standing in front of the finishing line now. Since he couldn¡¯t do another quest, he had to keep moving forward. With enough funds on him, Seuss headed toward the general store in town to buy some lock-picking tools. Yesterday¡¯s Daydreamer had imparted Seuss a lot of general knowledge. For example, a golden treasure chest required the Picklock skill and the lock-picking tool to open it. Because all treasure chests above gold rank were locked. Without the Picklock skill, it was impossible to open them. Thud thud. Seuss rapped on the counter with his knuckles. The store assistant laid asleep on the counter, clearly having been pulled out of his bed by his boss. ¡°Welcome to the best general store in Rock Town. There are only items you can¡¯t think of and nothing you can¡¯t buy. Everyone who comes in here will spend every penny they have in their pockets and take away what they need most.¡± Although he did not wake up completely from his dream, the assistant still said these words out of habit. It seemed that he had already carved these words into his bones. ¡°Isn¡¯t there only one general store in this town? So how is it the best?¡± Seuss said to the waiter. At this moment, the store assistant finally woke up. He rubbed the corner of his eyes and said, ¡°There¡¯s only one so that means we¡¯re the best and the worst, right?¡± The assistant seemed to have heard these kinds of words many times and answered Seuss without hesitation. This time, it was Seuss who was speechless. Yesterday, Seuss discovered that the NPCs in Sanctuary were divided into levels. NPCs of every level had a different intelligence. For example, the farm owner who issued the quest was considered the lowest level NPC. He was only responsible for issuing the quest. He would not say anything that had nothing to do with the quest. As for this assistant in this shop, he was usually very intelligent. One could even bargain with him, provided that the assistant had the authority to. ¡°Alright, alright, stop bragging. I¡¯m just here to buy some lock-picking tools.¡± The assistant quickly dug under the cabinet and took out two lock-picking tools. One was made of bronze and the other was white in color. ¡°This is an ordinary lock-picking tool. It costs 15 copper each. It can be used ten times,¡± the assistant raised the bronze-colored tool and said. ¡°This one.¡± The waiter placed the ordinary lock-picking tool on the cabinet, picked up another white tool, and said, ¡°This is a sturdy lock-picking tool. It can be used 30 times, 30 copper coins for one.¡± ¡°Give me two sturdy ones.¡± Seuss looked at the silver coins in his backpack. He still had to learn the Picklock skill with the remaining silver coins. Sixty times should be enough. He came to the teleportation point and teleported back to Kroll City. It was still past six in the morning. Other than NPCs, there were basically no players in Kroll City. Apart from Seuss, everyone who could enter the closed beta test was an experienced player who had played countless games. They all knew that Kroll City was only a main city, and the quests they could find were limited. If they wanted to develop faster, they still had to travel around. However, Seuss did not come back this time to accept the quests. He turned around and walked into the instructor hall beside the teleportation circle. This was the place to learn skills. Seuss said as he walked towards an instructor who was covered in a black cloak. ¡°I want to learn skills.¡± The mentor raised her head, and her pair of eyes seemed to have seen through Seuss. She said lazily, ¡°Someone came to learn skills so early. Looks like another lucky guy.¡± Hearing this voice, Seuss was a little surprised. The surrounding Warrior Instructors and Knight Instructors were all middle-aged men. However, this Thief Instructor obviously had a very young voice, and it was even a woman¡¯s voice. After saying this, the Thief Instructor opened the skill panel. There were many skills that could be learned, but most of them were gray. There were additional requirements that allowed them to be learned after advancing the class. Kick: 6 Silver Coins Debone: 3 Gold Coins Steal: 12 Silver Coins Backstab: 20 Silver Coins Gouge: 6 Gold Coins Sinister Strike: 12 Gold Coins Picklock: 10 Silver Coins ¡­ Seuss was dazzled by the countless skills. Apart from Backstab which he had already learned and a Stealth skill which he could learn at level 8, he had no other skills. Picklock required 10 silver coins to learn. Fortunately, he did not buy too many things just now. Otherwise, he could not afford to learn! ¡°I want to learn the Picklock skill!¡± After hearing Seuss¡¯s words, the Thief Instructor reached out his hand and touched Seuss¡¯s waist before handing him a Picklock skill book. Seuss took the skill book and checked his backpack. Sure enough, there were 10 silver coins missing. Now, there were only 2 silver coins left in his backpack. Picklock Skill Description: Other than becoming a shadow on the battlefield, a qualified thief should be able to unlock all the locks, including the ones in the hearts of others¡­ Level Requirement: Level 1 Usage Requirement: Lock-picking tool Who was the one who wrote this description? What a weird taste! Seuss opened the skill book, which turned into a ray of light and merged into Seuss¡¯s body. ¡°Picklock skill learned.¡± Now that I have the Picklock skill, let¡¯s go open the treasure chest first. Seuss turned around and walked out of the hall. Although it had only been a day, Seuss seemed to have gained a new habit. Even in a safe place, he would unconsciously walk in places covered by shadows. He teleported back to Rock Town once more. Fortunately, such short-distance teleportation did not require any fees. Otherwise, Seuss would feel quite distressed. As he walked out of town, Seuss entered the shadows out of habit, allowing himself to be covered by the shadows, thereby lowering his presence. The monsters he encountered along the way also became Seuss¡¯s experience. Finally, he arrived at the place where they killed the first night cat yesterday. It was the haystack on the farm. Chapter 7 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Ever since he realized that he had returned to a day before, Seuss moved quickly. Now that most people were still picking up assignments everywhere, no one had come to this farm yet. As expected, the night cat that was killed yesterday appeared on the haystack again. It was still sleeping on it. However, Seuss was no longer the newbie from yesterday morning. After reaching Level 7, Seuss added a specialization point to Weapon Specialization ¨C Dagger. There was no shadow in the center of the farm so there was no way Seuss could hide in the shadows and approach the night cat, but that didn¡¯t matter. Now, even if Seuss stood where he was and fought the night cat head-on, he would win. He approached the night cat silently until he was within five yards of it. Seuss knew that he would be discovered if he continued to approach. Fortunately, the distance of five yards was not long.. Now that Seuss had 23 agility points, the distance of five yards could basically be covered in an instant. After taking aim, Seuss stepped lightly on the ground and leaped towards the night cat. The moment he reached the top of the night cat¡¯s head, Seuss activated Backstab and stabbed the dagger into the back of its head. -36 A bright red number appeared above the night cat¡¯s head. A night cat only had 80 health points in total, and this attack almost cost it half of its health. After stabbing it, Seuss landed on the pile of grass. At this moment, the night cat was still stunned. -26 -25 Two consecutive red numbers floated out from the top of the night cat¡¯s head. It did not even wake up from its stunned state before it died. Without a quest, the night cat would not drop its tail. It would only drop its ears occasionally. Picking up the three copper coins and a piece of flesh that the night cat had dropped, Seuss surveyed his surroundings. So far no one has come to this farm. Squeezing into the haystack, Seuss saw a flash of gold. It¡¯s really here! Although it was already confirmed long ago, seeing this treasure chest still made Seuss excited. He took out the lock-picking tool from his backpack and placed it in front of the treasure chest. Then, the progress bar appeared. Picklocking¡­ Picklocking Progress 1%, 2%¡­ 50%¡­ Picklock Failed. Huuu. Failing to unlock the treasure chest was within expectations. After all, a level 1 skill only had a 2% chance of opening the treasure chest. Picklocking¡­ Picklocking Progress 1%, 2%¡­ 50%¡­ Picklock Failed. ¡­ Picklocking¡­ Picklocking Progress 1%, 2%¡­ 50%¡­ Picklock Succeeded A pleasant-sounding notification appeared. The golden treasure chest was finally opened. By this time, the first sturdy lock-picking tool had been completely destroyed. The second one had also been half used. The voice that he had heard several times the day before sounded in Seuss¡¯s ears again. ¡°Congratulations to Player Stars for opening the first Gold Treasure Chest and unlocking the Treasure Chest Leaderboard. Player Stars¡¯s reputation points in Greenland Empire have increased by 100.¡± ¡­ The voice rang out three times. Yesterday, it was Flying Around who had accomplished this feat whereas today, it was Seuss. ¡°Brother Stars, did you really open the treasure chest?¡± A notification came from Seuss¡¯s game interface. It was a message from Daydreamer. ¡°How long has it been? It hasn¡¯t even been an hour since the server opened, and you¡¯ve already opened the golden treasure chest. That guy Flying Around is probably going to have to acknowledge you as his master!¡± Daydreamer sent another message. He did not ask what was inside the treasure chest. He definitely wasn¡¯t one that would ask too much. This was also why Daydreamer could get along well with anyone. Outside Kerr Town, in the forest, Flying Around climbed up a tree with a bronze treasure chest at the top. Flying Around opened the treasure chest and took a skill book and two silver coins from it. Bronze treasure chests were like that. It was very difficult to find anything useful inside. It was already considered lucky that a skill book appeared. In most cases, there would only be a few silver coins or worse, only some supplies. After opening the bronze treasure chest, Flying Around was about to fly down from the tree when that voice sounded in the sky. Flying Around was instantly stunned. He was already hanging in mid-air, but now, he crashed straight down. Thankfully, the tree wasn¡¯t tall, so he didn¡¯t suffer many injuries. ¡°What bullshit is this? How could anyone open a Gold Treasure Chest already?¡± Flying Around laid on the ground and howled, it was still quite painful to fall from a tree. His greatest hobby was to open treasure chests. For this reason, he had already checked the price of the Picklock skill in the main hall when he first entered the game. ¡°10 silver coins! How did he manage to gather that much money?¡± Flying Around rubbed his butt and he could not understand it at all. ¡°Are you there? Are you there? Do you know the person who opened the treasure chest?¡± Flying Around opened the game interface and sent a message to Daydreamer. Daydreamer was the most social person he knew. If he wanted to find someone, he would definitely find him. Sure enough, within three minutes, Daydreamer replied. ¡°I do know him, but what are you trying to do? Are you going to acknowledge him as your master?¡± ¡°There¡¯s no need to go that far. I just want to ask how he learned the Picklock skill. That¡¯s ten silver coins!¡± After searching for nearly an hour, Flying Around had only found a bronze treasure chest. This was already considered very fast, and he was lucky to get some silver coins and a skill book. Even so, he had only received two silver coins. If the one called Stars had also relied on finding treasure chests to accumulate ten silver coins, putting aside the time spent returning to the city, he would have only used half an hour to find at least two treasure chests. Furthermore, there needs to be at least one Silver Treasure Chest in these two treasure chests. If not he would not have been able to gather 10 silver coins. If that was the case, Flying Around would have no choice but to admit his defeat. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll help you ask. However, I don¡¯t know if he will tell you or not,¡± Daydreamer replied. ¡°It¡¯s okay. Just ask.¡± After waiting anxiously for a while, many people had already sent him messages. The Treasure Chest Hunter, who had once dominated several games, had now been overtaken by someone else. This was a rare occurrence so they had to gloat in front of him. This was what most people thought. After all, when it came to finding treasure chests, it was more about luck. The luck of Flying Around seemed to be especially good. For example, the last time Seuss came to this haystack, he even fought on top of it, but he didn¡¯t find the golden treasure chest. Even if it was someone like Flying Around, he would have to flip through every haystack and might even take a long time to find the treasure chest. ¡°Good news, good news. The Treasure Chest Hunter who once dominated the gaming world was slain by a newbie.¡± ¡°The apex predator that once occupied the top of the treasure chest leaderboards has finally encountered a new challenger.¡± The players on the forum were going crazy. If it was still Flying Around who had opened the golden treasure chest or even spending only an hour to open it, they wouldn¡¯t be so crazy about it. They would only take it for granted because the Treasure Chest Hunter had already done many unbelievable things. But this time, it was a newcomer and it took him less than an hour to open the golden treasure chest. Chapter 8 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations While the discussion on the forum was in full swing, Seuss had already opened the golden treasure chest and obtained the items inside. A pair of golden boots, a black dagger, and a gold coin. He examined the two pieces of equipment and their stats Teachings of the Assassin (Dagger): Unappraised. Thanksgiver¡¯s Long Boots: Unappraised. He did not know the stats of the dagger, but even when it had been eroded by time, and the blade was still shining with a cold light. Its structure was slightly different from ordinary daggers. The handle was decorated with gems of various colors. It was extremely gorgeous and had a streamlined shape with a fuller. The tip of the shaft was slightly raised, forming a hook that could easily tear through the flesh. As for the boots, apart from emitting golden light, they looked extremely ordinary. These boots were covered with criss-cross marks. One look and one could tell that they had experienced countless incidents. Only countless storms could leave these marks on the boots. The inside of the boot was painted with all sorts of runes. The skin of some unknown creature had been made into this pair of boots, and there were two gems embedded in the ankle area. Seuss understood what it meant to have a piece of gold-tier equipment at this time. At this moment, all the players¡¯ levels were very low. A piece of gold-tier equipment could drastically widen the gap between Seuss and the other players. With endless anticipation, Seuss put away the two pieces of equipment. The rewards this time were really too great. However, the dagger and boots needed to be appraised before they could be used. Seuss stuck his head out of the haystack and observed the situation outside. According to yesterday¡¯s experience, there would definitely be monsters guarding a treasure chest. This was a gold-tier treasure chest. It did not make sense that a Level 3 Night Cat could be called a Guardian. As expected, a ridiculously large night cat appeared. He cast an inspect at the gigantic night cat and obtained the monster¡¯s stats. Night Cat Leader (Monster Overlord) Level: 10 Health Points: 10,000/10,000 Seuss and the leader of the night cats had a difference of three levels and could only find out these stats for the time being. However, the leader of the night cats had ten thousand health points. To Seuss, it was basically unbeatable. Isn¡¯t this the name of the monster that was killed yesterday? So that¡¯s how it appeared. Seuss sighed in his heart. Hiding silently in the haystack, Seuss listened to the heavy breathing of the Night Cat Leader. After waiting silently for half an hour, the leader of the night cats finally left. He poked his head out again to check the situation outside. The leader of the night cats was on the other side of the farm. Although the farm was not very large, Seuss was now at least two hundred yards from the leader of the night cats. At this distance, as long as Seuss could hide in the shadows, the leader of the night cats would not be able to find him. He emerged slowly from the other side of the haystack, trying not to make any noise to avoid attracting the attention of the Night Cat Leader. As long as he walked out of this farm, there would be shadows everywhere. At that time, Seuss would be safe. And since this haystack was the first haystack he had encountered since entering the farm, it was only twenty yards from the edge of the farm. While the leader of the night cats was not paying attention, Seuss circled around the haystack and slowly walked out of the farm in the blind spot of the Night Cat Leader. Standing in the shadows under the big tree, Seuss studied the Night Cat Leader. Even when it laid flat on the ground, it was about a yard long. Ten thousand health points were like a mountain. Even if the leader of the night cats sat there and let Seuss hack at it, it would probably take several minutes to kill it. Seuss returned to Kroll City through the teleportation point and arrived at the appraisal shop. After giving the appraiser fifteen silver coins, the appraiser appraised the two items. Teachings of the Assassin (Bronze): Main weapon, Level Requirement 7. Attribute: Attack 26-29, Strength+16, Attack Hit Chance+12 Attack Speed: 2.5 Weight: 3 pounds Limitation: All factions can use it. It was a main weapon. As expected of an equipment with a higher level, it allowed his attack power to be doubled at just level seven. When he went to the Class Hall later to learn how to use two-handed weapons, he would be able to use the weapon given by the farm owner as his sub-weapon. With such equipment, Seuss¡¯s combat power had almost doubled. If bronze-tier equipment was like this, then gold-tier equipment would definitely soar to the skies. He flipped his hand and opened the stats window of Thanksgiver¡¯s Boots. Thanksgiver¡¯s Boots (Gold): Leather Equipment. Requires level 10. Attributes: Movement Speed+10, Magic Resistance+16, Stealth+30, Jump+10, Defense+10 Skill: Instant Kill: The next attack in Stealth mode will cause 100% critical damage and cause 50% bleeding damage. Usage Limitation: This item can only be used by the Good Faction. The Greenland Empire was the Good Faction, and the Sam Empire ruled by elves and orcs was the Neutral Faction. As for the Sindore Empire where demonkin and undead lived, it was the Evil Faction. As long as Seuss reached level 10, he could use this equipment. According to the current assignment of points, when Seuss reached Level 10, he would have at least 60 attack power. When wearing the Thanksgiver¡¯s Boots, as long as one launched an attack from Stealth, it would definitely cause a critical hit. If it caused a dire hit, the damage could even double once more. When that time came, one slash would deal over two hundred points of damage, and at the same time, it could cause over a hundred points of bleeding damage. One could lose over a hundred health points per second for thirty seconds. Just this slash alone could cause more than three thousand damage to the enemy. Of course, this terrifying damage was only possible when the opponent could not remove the debuff of bleeding. However, he could only think about it now. In order to deal such damage, he had to first level up to level eight, learn Stealth, and then level up to level ten. Only then would he be able to deal such damage. Opening the game interface, Seuss saw the message from Daydreamer. ¡°Brother Stars, that Treasure Chest Hunter Flying Around wants to know how you managed to get 10 silver coins to learn the Picklock skill.¡± This message had been sent a long time ago, but Seuss had been playing hide-and-seek with the leader of the night cats. After escaping, he kept thinking about these two pieces of equipment so he really didn¡¯t have time to read the message. Only now did Seuss have time to reply. But how should he answer this question? He couldn¡¯t just tell him that he had earned it yesterday, right? Seuss pondered for a moment before replying to Daydreamer. ¡°I did a quest and got the skill book.¡± ¡°Understood!¡± Daydreamer replied instantly. No one knew what he was doing now. In any case, when fighting, Daydreamer would never reply. Chapter 9 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Seuss had opened a warehouse in Kroll City to store the Thanksgiver¡¯s Boots and the other bits and pieces of items. So far, Seuss had accumulated more than a dozen collectibles dropped by monsters. Seuss still had more than eighty silver coins in his hands, so he came to the Class Hall. ¡°I want to learn skills.¡± This time, the Thief Instructor did not say anything and only looked at Seuss deeply. Looking at the skills window in front of him, Seuss carefully selected two skills after choosing for a long time. Staggering Blow: 45 Silver Coins. Kick: 6 Silver Coins Seuss only had 20 silver coins left on him. After learning the two skill books, Seuss opened his characteristic panel. Staggering Blow Skill Description: This is a necessary skill for you to steal. It can knock out an enemy for 35 seconds. Any damage will dispel the knock-out status from the target. You can only knock out one target at any one time. Usage Requirement: Requires melee weapons. Kick Skill Description: Use your barbed heel to kick the opponent hard, causing the opponent to be stunned for 0.5 seconds. At the same time, interrupt the opponent¡¯s skill cast. Usage Requirement: Shoes. These two skills were specially prepared by Seuss for the leader of the night cats, especially the Staggering Blow, which could give Seuss a huge chance to catch his breath. If he wanted to solo a leader of the same level, even if Seuss had Gold equipment, he was not entirely confident. He had to make sufficient preparations. After leaving the hall, Seuss went to the weapon shop. A shop assistant was busy settling accounts. ¡°Welcome. Take a look at whatever you want. It doesn¡¯t matter if you don¡¯t buy it.¡± The assistant in Kroll City had changed his greetings again. He didn¡¯t pay much attention to the weapons in the store because Seuss had seen them yesterday. As long as they were placed in the open, there was nothing Seuss could afford. ¡°I want a crossbow, two tubes of arrows, and a bottle of poison,¡± Seuss told the waiter. The most suitable target for Seuss to level up would be those who were clumsy but had high defense and health. There was basically no one who could keep up with Seuss¡¯s level. He could only rely on himself. Yesterday, when he was with Daydreamer, he saw a perfect spot suitable for leveling up. However, that place was only suitable for one person. If there were more people, the effect of leveling would decrease. However, now was the perfect time. ¡°This is a standard military crossbow priced at fifteen silver coins, two tubes of refined steel arrows priced at five silver coins, and poisonous scorpion oil priced at five silver coins.¡± Seuss had always felt that the assistant in these shops was definitely able to see how much money he had in his pockets. They would always make him spend most of it every time. However, Seuss did not bargain with the waiter at this time, as every minute was precious. After passing through a large open grassland, Seuss arrived at a place where rocks were growing everywhere. Rubble was scattered everywhere, and among the rocks were some narrow tunnels. This is it. Seuss observed for a moment and confirmed the coordinates of this place. Sticking to the shadows cast by the rocks, Seuss carefully moved forward. This was a very active place for raging bulls, and it was full of danger. Entering into the pile of rocks, the terrain here was strange. The gaps in the rocks could only allow one person to pass through. From one of the gaps, he looked into the distance, and about twenty yards away, there was a black raging bull. Its whole body was covered with strong muscles, and the sharp horns on its head were like two sharp knives. Level 13 Raging Bull: Normal monster. Health Points: 1,500/1,500 Even though they only had 1,500 health points, level 10 was a huge gap, because after level 10, players needed to advance their class. These monsters above level 10 were designed for players who had advanced their class. Yesterday, Seuss and the others had discovered this place while they were killing monsters and exploring the map. In the end, it was still Sirius who spent half an hour using magic amidst the rocks to kill a raging bull. At that time, Sirius had already reached level seven. He attached the standard military crossbow to his left arm and calibrated it. The angle was just right. He happened to be able to include the raging bull in his attack range. Because the bull was too big, even if it discovered Seuss, it could not rush into the narrow path of the rubble pile, so it could not attack Seuss. This was a typical terrain bug. By making use of this terrain bug, Seuss could easily kill the raging bulls. The experience bonus from killing them across levels would allow Seuss to level up quickly. He smeared the poisonous scorpion oil on a steel arrow which could cause continuous damage to the bull. Without the poisonous scorpion oil, it might take half an hour for Seuss to kill a bull, but for now, maybe ten minutes was enough. After installing the crossbow bolts, the three bolts were ready in three seconds. He took aim at the bull, and with three whooshes, three arrows shot towards the bull in a straight line. Puu, puu, puu. The three arrows hit the bull at the same time. MISS, -1, MISS. Three values floated up from the raging bull¡¯s head. Due to the huge difference in levels between the two sides, Seuss¡¯s damage to the bull was very low. Most of the time, it was MISS. Even if it hit, it would only deal 1 damage to the bull, but Seuss did not rely on arrows to kill the bull. A green number floated above the raging bull¡¯s head every second. -10 -10 The poison was the main thing that would be killing the bulls. After the raging bull was attacked, it spat out a mouthful of foul air and charged at Seuss. With a bang, the raging bull collided with a rock and was rebounded. It was unable to attack Seuss and could only circle around the rock, it was utterly helpless. Seuss skillfully finished installing the arrows and fired another wave of arrows at the bull. Even though the damage was extremely low, under Seuss¡¯s continuous attacks, the bull¡¯s health showed signs of decreasing. However, it was very slow, only dropping bit by bit, and occasionally recovering a little. And this was in a situation where there was poison. Seuss¡¯s attacking rate was very stable. The bull roared angrily after being attacked, but it could not get close to Seuss. Everything went as smoothly as expected. Ten minutes later, the raging bull no longer had the strength to attack the rubble and collapsed to the ground. System: You have killed a Raging Bull. You have gained 1,800% bonus experience from killing monsters above your level. You have received 18,290 experience points. Seuss looked at his level and saw that it had already reached 21% of level 8. The experience points given by the bull were really high. After two hours, there were less than a hundred arrows left in Seuss¡¯s hands, but he did not need to buy any more supplies. This was because Seuss was about to reach Level 10, and his experience points had already reached 97% of level 9. Even if he didn¡¯t farm monsters here anymore, he would be able to complete his goal very quickly. ¡°Come here quickly. Someone is killing the raging bulls over here.¡± A rough voice came from the side of the stone forest. Seuss laid low in the stone forest and looked over. The name Desert-Lone Eagle was displayed above his head. Chapter 10 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Desert-Lone Eagle? Seuss looked at the name above that person¡¯s head. When he was sleeping at the inn yesterday, he vaguely heard a world announcement. Desert-Gray Wolf completed the first kill of the BOSS. The person in front of him was called Desert-Lone Eagle so he should be related to that person. At this moment, Desert- Lone Eagle also saw Seuss squatting in the cluster of rocks. His veteran player¡¯s sharp intuition told him that the person in front of him had found a terrain bug. ¡°The Desert Guild is clearing this area. Brother, hurry up and give up this place!¡± Desert-Lone Eagle took out his staff. In the game, kill stealing was not something that could be done with words. It was often accompanied by a battle.. Clearly, Desert-Lone Eagle¡¯s words were arrogant, but his mind was still clear. He knew that it was impossible for Seuss to give up this training ground. Bang! A fireball hit Seuss. -15 A bright red number floated above Seuss¡¯s head. ¡°Player Desert-Lone Eagle¡¯s party is attacking you. You may retaliate in self-defense. Time: 3 minutes.¡± Seuss had been waiting for this moment. Killing a player in Sanctuary would result in a red name, but if it was for self-defense after being attacked, his name would not turn red. Many troubles accompanied the red name so if there was no need to, Seuss would try his best to avoid it. As a thief, if he encountered a mage, he could either charge forward and fight him in close combat or run away quickly. After looking around and seeing no other names of people from the Desert Guild in the surroundings, Seuss rushed towards Mage Desert-Lone Eagle. The mage¡¯s tactic was to keep as much distance as possible from the enemy and then bombard them with magic. Mage Desert-Lone Eagle jumped back and cast Fireball. He fired another fireball and then ran back, trying to distance himself from Seuss. Players could roll to dodge magic from the front, but if they did, it would undoubtedly give the mage a chance to widen the distance between them. Seuss charged towards the mage and collided headlong into the fireball. Bang! Another fireball exploded on Seuss¡¯s body, and he lost 13 health points. Every spell cast by a mage required a certain amount of chanting time. The elements of casting magic were divided into postures, language, materials, equipment, and so on. Different spells required different elements of casting. Some could be cast with just words, while others required multiple elements to complement each other. The casting time of each spell was different depending on the elements. Casting a spell required one to use syllables and gestures, one syllable was a second, and one gesture was a second. Ten syllables were a group and it was the same for gestures. The gestures and syllables could be done simultaneously. The time needed to cast Fireball was two syllables and two gestures so it required two seconds. In order to cast Fireball, the mage stayed in place for two seconds. Seuss took advantage of the moment when the mage cast the fireball to close in on the mage. A mage¡¯s movement speed was far inferior to a thief¡¯s, not to mention that Seuss¡¯s level was far higher than the mage¡¯s. With a forward stab, the mage lost 46 health points, which was more than half of the mage¡¯s health. What¡¯s going on? Isn¡¯t this damage too ridiculous? Desert-Lone Eagle broke out in cold sweat. He only had less than 20 health points left, and this normal attack almost killed him. What the mage did not know was that if there was no level suppression between players, his fireball could at most deal seven or eight points of damage to Seuss, and this stab could really kill him instantly. The mage leapt back and a ring of fire burst forth, scattering the flames. The Ring of Fire only needed a single syllable to be used. At this distance, Seuss had no way of dodging and could only continue to block it. This time, Seuss only received six points of damage. The destructive power of the Ring of Fire was not as strong as the Fireball. The mage¡¯s movements flowed smoothly. No normal mage would be able to accurately release their skills when they were attacked by a thief in close range and were almost killed instantly. The mage took advantage of the explosion to retreat. However, all of this was in vain. Seuss¡¯s agility was much higher than that of the mage. He only used three steps to catch up with the retreating mage. Seeing the look of horror on the mage¡¯s face, Seuss had already arrived in front of the mage, and the dagger in his hand was now in a reverse grip. The mage did not give up on struggling at this moment. He was still chanting non-stop, and dense arcane elements gradually gathered on the mage¡¯s staff. This was the mage¡¯s basic skill, Arcane Missile, which was just like a normal attack from a melee class. ¡°Go to hell!¡± the mage roared, and the light of the arcane lit up his horrified face. He glanced sideways at his rage meter. His rage meter had finished accumulating and he met the requirements. His brown eyes locked onto the mage¡¯s throat, and he quickly swung his dagger. ¡°Dire hit!¡± Seuss and the mage passed each other. A cold light sliced through the mage¡¯s throat. The mage¡¯s throat split open, and blood gushed out. ¡°Dire hit completed. Attack location deviated by 15%, causing additional damage.¡± Following the voice of the game system, a purple damage value floated above the mage¡¯s head. -87 The arcane energy gathered on the mage¡¯s staff gradually dissipated. After death, any spells cast by players would be interrupted. How was this possible!? Desert-Lone Eagle¡¯s eyes were filled with disbelief. This kind of damage was simply outrageous to the extreme! Even if the mage was one of the classes with the weakest defense, this was only the first day of the game. How could anyone kill a mage instantly? -87. Is this damage supposed to appear on the first day? The damage by hitting the vitals was indeed not bad. Basically, it would double the damage. According to Daydreamer, the lesser the deviation of a dire hit, the greater the damage would increase. After the mage died, the corpse gradually dissipated, leaving only a handful of copper coins and a wrist guard on the ground. He chose to return to the city to revive instead of running back to his corpse, because he knew that as long as his corpse didn¡¯t dissipate, Seuss would know he wanted to come back and revive at his body. This way, it was very likely that his corpse would be guarded by Seuss, so he might as well obediently return to the city and revive. It seemed like the mage wasn¡¯t very lucky. Even though he wasn¡¯t a Red Name yet, he had dropped his equipment. If someone was killed under the red name state, they would definitely drop a piece of equipment. At the same time, the more severe the red name was, the greater the death penalty would be. Now, the mage¡¯s name was only pink because he had initiated the attack on Seuss. Even so, he had still dropped a piece of equipment. He was indeed unlucky. ¡°Boss Gray Wolf, I was killed by a thief.¡± After Desert-Lone Eagle was revived, he posted his death log in the chat. ¡°-87? Don¡¯t tell me you mistook an NPC as a thief?¡± Desert-Gray Wolf was in complete disbelief. Chapter 11 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations If only one person knew about an incident, it would be called a secret. If two people knew, it would be public news. Very soon, the screenshot of Desert- Lone Eagle¡¯s death log was spread throughout the player forum. ¡°What kind of player is this? It¡¯s only the first day, and he already has such high damage?¡± ¡°Stars? Isn¡¯t that the person who opened the treasure chest?¡± ¡°The dagger in Stars¡¯s hand is probably a gold equipment from the treasure chest. Otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t have such high damage!¡± The forum was once again in an uproar. This time, the topic of discussion was the same name: Stars. Seuss ignored the discussion on the forum. He picked up the wrist guard dropped by the mage, Linen Wrist Guard: Defense+3. It was another piece of equipment without a tier. However, it was still better than beginner equipment. It would be worth some money if he threw it at the auction house. And as expected, Daydreamer did not send him a message this time. He was a person who knew his place and would definitely not ask for information at this time. He checked his experience point which was at 98% and knew that he could level up after killing a few more monsters. ¡°Boss, should we drop the dagger in the thief¡¯s hand? That¡¯s a gold-tier equipment,¡± Lone Eagle said in the party chat. ¡°Lone Eagle, let¡¯s forget about it for now. This is a crucial time. Be careful when you meet that thief in the future.¡± Desert-Gray Wolf hesitated. Now was the time when the game had just started. The most important goal was to start the exploration of new lands. If he was to chase after others now, it would delay many plans. It would be fine if he could get the golden dagger from the death drop, but he was afraid that if he did not, and become a Red Name for nothing. If he could not enter the city, he would be in big trouble. Seuss counted his gains from killing the raging bulls. There was a chunk of premium beef, a pair of bull horns, a mage¡¯s Pyroblast skill book, and two bone chimes. Raging Bull¡¯s meat was an ingredient. If one learned the cooking sub-class, they could use the beef for dishes which could increase their attributes. Bull horns were crafting ingredients, while the wind chimes were souvenirs dropped by the raging bulls. No one had been able to learn the Pyroblast skill book so far. This was a skill that could only be learned after a class advancement. Seuss temporarily put it away and planned to sell it at the auction house after entering the city. Thinking of the battle just now, Seuss recalled his performance. Even if he had just won the battle, if Seuss were to evaluate himself, he would only give himself a score of six points. To be able to win this battle, his level was the main reason. That mage¡¯s controls were much better than his. Most importantly, the terrain at that time was too disadvantageous for him. There was only a small path in the forest of rocks. Even if he entered Stealth, the mage only needed an arcane missile to smash him out of Stealth. If they were in a more spacious place, there was no need for Seuss to withstand any other attacks except the first fireball. After packing up everything, Seuss found a dark place to meditate and eat to recover the health he had lost. The price of potions was very high. In a non-combat state, it was better to save as much as possible. After leaving the rock forest, Seuss had almost used up all his arrows. He could no longer use the terrain to kill bulls to level up. Walking out of the plains, Seuss came to a lake. This was a gathering place for murlocs and water spiders. The murlocs were quite easy to deal with, mainly because they had no brains and would jump out of the water if they were slightly baited. When they reached the shore, the abilities of the murlocs would decline while their movement speed would decrease drastically. However, Seuss wasn¡¯t here for the murlocs. These murlocs were only level three monsters, and the experience they could give was very little. The water spiders were what Seuss had come for. He had seen a level-nine water spider yesterday. The water spider¡¯s health and attack were not high, but it was very agile and could glide on the water. Walking around the lake, Seuss saw an old man fishing by the lake. When he came here yesterday, it was already nighttime so he didn¡¯t see this old man at all. ¡°Old man, how can I help you?¡± Seuss had already said this many times to proc quests. ¡°Every year at this time, the Hilton Fortress would welcome a batch of monsters from the distant underground. The warriors guarding the fort had sacrificed countless blood and lives to protect this land that is full of vitality. The wounded always spend every day and night in pain,¡± the old man ignored Seuss and muttered to himself. However, after hearing these words, Seuss understood that this was a quest that was about to be triggered. Moreover, Seuss had a strange feeling that the more he said before the quest was triggered, the harder it would be to complete the quest. The old man started to speak again. ¡°Yesterday or tomorrow, tomorrow or yesterday, young adventurer, do you think it¡¯s better if I go fishing on the shore or on the island in the middle of the lake?¡± The old man turned around and looked at Seuss. Although these words were a little draggy, Seuss had been listening attentively because your answer would really affect the quest. There had been a quest the day before to help the mayor of Rock Town find a lost child. Sirius had only slightly changed her answer before receiving a completely different quest. The task Seuss had received was to help find the missing child while Sirius¡¯s task was to save the child taken by the beast. The original quest reward was a 16-slots backpack, but the quest reward for Sirius was a 22-slots backpack. Thus, Seuss carefully thought about the old man¡¯s words. He looked at the gray-haired old man in front of him. His skin was like withered old bark, covered with wrinkles. He wore an unremarkable gray cloak, and his fishing pole extended into the water. The Hilton Fortress has been invaded, and the wounded are living in pain? Then this old man should be a doctor and a doctor from the Hilton Fort. Seuss analyzed in his heart. Recalling the earlier question, Seuss muttered to himself, ¡°Fishing on the shore or on the island in the middle of the lake?¡± If this doctor came out to pick herbs because there are no herbs in the city, then he shouldn¡¯t be fishing here. Therefore, he lacks other medical materials and it has something to do with things in the water. Thinking of this, Seuss said, ¡°Whether it¡¯s on the shore or on the island in the middle of the lake, as long as we can catch fish, there won¡¯t be any difference.¡± Hearing Seuss¡¯s answer, the old NPC¡¯s eyes flashed. Seuss saw the look in the old man¡¯s eyes and was even more convinced that he was no ordinary fisherman. ¡°Time passes, time is ruthless. No matter who it is, in the end, they are nothing more than a pile of dust. Even if those warriors protect this great world, they still can¡¯t escape from illness and death. What is the point?¡± The elder shook his head and sighed. ¡°The meaning of life lies in never stopping. Those things will not be forgone by the people just because they are meaningless. For those who still live in this world, for the better tomorrow, all these things are meaningful,¡± Seuss said with some emotion. Hearing Seuss¡¯s words, the old man¡¯s turbid eyes became completely clear. Chapter 12 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations ¡°Young man, I need a lot of fine silk. Can you help me find it?¡± the elder asked. ¡°I am willing to help,¡± Seuss said happily. That was what he had been waiting for. ¡°You¡¯ve received a quest. The doctor, Blevins, commissioned you to find the fine silk.¡± Obviously, Seuss¡¯s answer had played a role. According to yesterday¡¯s situation, if he had just answered casually, this quest might not have been like this. Although he could still receive the quest, it was definitely not this current quest. It was likely that he was only collecting a certain amount of fine silk. Fine silk was an item that could only be dropped by water spiders¡ªroughly one would drop for every thirty water spiders killed.. Madman was the one who told Seuss about the drop rates of the monsters. Because these things were written all over the library in Kroll City, only Madman was cooped up in the library looking up those relevant data when he wasn¡¯t meeting with the team. It seemed that the old man in front of him was the doctor from the Hilton Fortress. He had come out of the fortress specially to look for the fine silk. No wonder he was fishing here. If the old man had come out to pick herbs, he would have met him in the mountains. Forget it, finishing this quest first was the priority. After saying goodbye to the old man, Seuss walked towards the lake. The water spiders had always been moving about on the surface of the water. To kill the water spider, entering the lake was inevitable. Seuss jumped into the lake, which was overgrown with water plants. Beams of sunlight pierced the water and shone on the bottom of the lake, making the water sparkle and glow. There was a large group of murlocs wandering in the water. Avoiding the activity area of the murlocs, Seuss swam towards the island in the middle of the lake. Since the old man mentioned that there was an island in the middle of the lake, he had to go and take a look. Upon stepping onto the island in the middle of the lake, the water on Seuss¡¯s body flowed down along his clothes. Very quickly, Seuss¡¯s body became dry. This could be considered a perk of the game. ¡°You have found the island in the middle of the lake.¡± The system notification sounded in Seuss¡¯s ears. The island in the middle of the lake was not big. It was only about a hundred square meters. There were two trees in the middle of the island. Seuss walked towards the tree. According to a normal train of thought, there must be something good on the island. And on this island, the only place to hide things was the bushes under the big tree. As expected, when he pried apart the bushes, there was a silver treasure chest in the bushes. He opened the treasure chest and there was only a skill book inside. Stun (Thief Skill): Knock out the enemy for 3 seconds, will not regain consciousness if attacked. Cooldown: Two minutes. Limitation: Requires melee weapon. A full three seconds of crowd control, even Backstab only had 0.7 seconds of crowd control. This was already considered a godlike skill for thieves in the early stages. And now, three seconds was enough for Seuss to attack several times. Without any hesitation, he turned the skill book into a white light and fused it into his body. Thump. There was a dull thud. Seuss turned around and saw a water spider falling from the tree. Indeed, even if it was a silver treasure chest, there was still a guardian. He inspected the water spider. Elite Water Spider. Health: 1,500 / 1,500 Level: 9 Skill: Venom: Spit out venom, cause poison status and slow down the enemy. String Shot: Spit out a web of silk and constrict the enemy. Depending on the constitution, the duration of the constriction will vary. ¡­ Monsters were divided into four categories: Normal, Elite, Chief, and Overlord. Level 10 Night Cat Overlord could have 10,000 health points, but Level 9 Elite Water Spider only had 1,500 health points. This was the difference between different categories. Unlike seeing the leader of the night cats where he had to turn around and flee, Seuss still had the ability to fight against the elite water spider this time. Taking advantage of the fact that the elite water spider had just appeared and had yet to react, Seuss stepped into the shadows and entered stealth mode at the same time. After entering stealth mode, his movement speed would decrease by half. Fortunately, the elite water spider was still searching for the person who opened the treasure chest and did not run around. Seuss paid attention to his footsteps and slowly approached the elite water spider. Coming to the back of the elite water spider, Seuss raised his dagger, preparing to stab the back of the water spider¡¯s head. Yet at this moment, the elite water spider seemed to have sensed something. It suddenly turned around, raised its two forelimbs, and pounced at Seuss. Seuss was still in stealth mode, so it was impossible for him to dodge. He quickly changed his grip on the dagger from a reverse grip to a proper grip and ruthlessly slashed at the head of the elite water spider. ¡°Stun.¡± The skill he had just learned now came to use. Three seconds of stun was enough for Seuss to complete an attack and then safely escape. -35 -38 The first two stabs landed on the water spider¡¯s chest as Seuss was testing his damage to find its vital points. At this moment, the water spider was motionless so this was the best time to find its vital points. He circled around to the back of the elite water spider and stabbed it twice. -45 -50 Thieves deal 30% more damage from behind. After four stabs, three seconds were almost up, and Seuss found the weak spot of the elite water spider. It was right in the middle of its back. Dire hit. Seuss poured out all his rage meter from the dagger in his hand and ruthlessly stabbed the dagger into the back of the elite spider. ¡°Dire hit completed. Attack location deviated by 18%, causing additional damage.¡± A number floated above the elite water spider¡¯s head. -95 In reality, this attack was not as accurate as when he killed the mage, but the damage from the back was also impressive. Seeing that the elite water spider was about to wake up, Seuss hurriedly waved his dagger and used Backstab to stun the spider. In this short 0.7 seconds of stun, Seuss stabbed once more. -52 At this moment, the health points of the elite water spider had already dropped by a quarter. Seuss continued to swing his dagger at the back of the elite water spider¡¯s head, but this time, he did not continue to attack. This time, the skill that knocked out the water spider was Staggering Blow. Although it could knock it out for 30 seconds, it would wake up immediately if it was attacked. This was the explosive power of a thief. In just four seconds, he caused a burst of damage amounting to 400 points. And this was still because Seuss did not have many skills now. Otherwise, his explosive power would be even stronger. Seuss took advantage of these 30 seconds to leave the elite water spider¡¯s side, ensuring that the elite water spider would not attack him the moment he woke up. 30 seconds slowly passed. The elite water spider woke up from the state of being knocked out. Seeing Seuss standing not far away, it angrily pounced towards Seuss. The water spider moved extremely quickly, much faster than Seuss. It was impossible to escape, so Seuss also rushed towards the elite water spider. Seeing Seuss in front of him, the elite water spider raised its forelimbs and charged towards Seuss. Seuss rolled on the spot and came to the left of the water spider. At this time, most of Seuss¡¯s skills were still on cooldown. Seuss could only rely on his own movement technique to deal with the water spider. The water spider¡¯s movement speed was very fast, but its attack speed was not very fast. Seuss could easily dodge it, and he even had the chance to slash the water spider from time to time. Seeing Seuss jumping around and being unable to hit him, the elite water spider opened its mouth and spat out a stream of venom. The distance was too close, and Seuss could not dodge in time. He only had time to move his head away, and a stream of venom poured onto his body, immediately causing him to enter a poisoned state. A green number floated above Seuss¡¯s head, and at the same time, he felt his movements slowing down. -10 Seuss rolled to avoid the water spider that was pouncing at him. At the same time, he pulled away and drank a bottle of antidote. The poisoned state on his body immediately vanished. Chapter 13 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations After spitting out the venom, the elite water spider seemed a little dispirited. Seuss took advantage of this opportunity to continue charging forward. Seuss¡¯s skill had just finished its cooldown. He rushed in front of the elite water spider and smashed his blade onto its head. The elite water spider was stunned again. This time, Seuss did not waste any more time and continued to circle behind the water spider. -54 -53 -55 Three seconds was almost up, but Seuss did not immediately use Backstab to stun the water spider. Instead, he continued to attack the elite water spider. When the water spider was about to turn around, Seuss stabbed it in the back with his dagger.. The water spider entered a state of dizziness again. Seuss moved his feet as he attacked and stood directly behind the water spider. Just now, Seuss did not connect the water spider¡¯s stun timings seamlessly. Instead, he made the water spider do some unimportant actions like turning around during the two stuns. Because of this action, Seuss attacked the water spider twice more. Just as Seuss moved behind the water spider, the Backstab effect ended. The water spider tried to turn around again, but Seuss¡¯s rage meter was almost full. ¡°Dire hit!¡± ¡°Dire hit completed. Attack location deviated by 9%, causing additional damage.¡± -169 A frighteningly high number floated above the water spider¡¯s head. However, at this moment, the water spider had already turned around. Its abdomen tightened as it raised its head high, ready to spit out cobwebs. ¡°Kick.¡± Seuss¡¯s side kick landed on the abdomen of the water spider. The spider¡¯s String Shot skill was interrupted, and it fell into the skill¡¯s backlash state. After two waves of attacks, the health points of the elite water spider were less than one quarter. While attacking the water spider, he walked behind it. He tried another dire hit, and this time the rage meter was not enough, thus it only dealt more than 90 points of damage to the water spider. However, it did not matter because it was the last of the water spider¡¯s health points. The giant elite water spider slowly collapsed to the ground, and golden light flashed across Seuss¡¯s body. ¡°Congratulations to Player Stars for being the first to break through level ten and unlocking the Rank Leaderboard, Gouge skill has been awarded.¡± ¡­ The system announcement sounded three times. Seuss had reached level 10. At the same time, Seuss received a message on his game interface. ¡°Your level has reached level 10. Please head to the Class Hall and look for your instructor to advance your class. Experience you gain now will be accumulated until the player completes the Class Advancement Quest.¡± Watching the corpse of the elite water spider slowly dissipate, Seuss picked up the monster¡¯s dropped item. Two rare fine silk, one sturdy silk sac, one gold coin, and a pair of poisonous fangs. Seuss checked his rewards. After using all his strength, he had finally killed this elite water spider. And that was only because they were on land. If they were in the water, Seuss and its fate would have been reversed. However, now that he had reached level 10, the most important thing was to return to the city and put on his gold equipment, the Thanksgiver¡¯s Boots. Anyway, he could only accumulate experience now. With the Thanksgiver¡¯s Boots, it would only take a few minutes to kill a water spider by using the skill of the Thanksgiver¡¯s Boots. It was much more efficient than now. And he didn¡¯t have to worry about any danger. Seuss jumped into the lake again and looked at the beautiful underwater scene. He swam slowly to the shore and came to the old man. He took out the two rare fine silk and handed them to the old man, which was Doctor Blevins. ¡°How many fine silks have you collected, young man?¡± asked Doctor Blevins, when he saw Seuss return. ¡°Esteemed elder, these are the two rare fine silk that I have found. Please take a look,¡± Seuss replied according to the standard quest dialogue. ¡°After processing fine silk, only then will fine silk become rare fine silk. Each rare fine silk is equivalent to six ordinary fine silk.¡± The old man explained and asked Seuss, ¡°Have you decided to give them to me?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Seuss replied. Two rare fine silk were equivalent to twelve ordinary fine silk, and one elite water spider could be considered equivalent to a group of water spiders. It seemed that it was more worth hunting elite water spiders instead. However, it was also normal. The entire lake was filled with ordinary water spiders while that elite had to be lured out by Seuss after opening the treasure chest. It was not so easy to find another elite water spider. After handing over the rare fine silk to the old man, the quest began to progress. ¡°You have received twelve rolls of silks.¡± ¡°Doctor Blevins¡¯s quest is now 10% completed.¡± Seuss calculated in his mind when he saw the two quest notifications. The completion rate of twelve fine silk was 10%, which meant that this quest required 120 fine silk. If he wanted to complete this quest alone, he would have to kill more than three thousand water spiders. It would take at least two days if he were to do it alone. Every fine silk could be exchanged for one roll of silk, so the final reward of this quest should require silk. Otherwise, there was no reason to reward him 120 rolls of silk. Thinking of this, Seuss suddenly felt that this quest was really profitable. In the auction house, the price of a roll of silk was higher than the price of fine silk. Even if the final reward of this quest was not much, just 120 rolls of silk would be enough to make a tidy profit. Needless to say, the reward for this quest seemed to be very generous. However, Seuss did not want to continue grinding. Now that the game had just started, spending two whole days just to obtain fine silk was really not worth it. Since the auction house had it, he might as well buy it. The only problem now was money. The price of each fine silk in the auction house varied from 7 to 9 silver coins. If Seuss purchased in large quantities, the price would continue to rise. In other words, since Seuss was still short of 108 fine silk, he needed at least 8 gold coins, or even more. How could he earn money quickly? Seuss racked his brains and thought. It was still the early stages of the game. Eight gold coins was not a small sum. Suddenly, an idea flashed through Seuss¡¯s mind as he recalled the announcement he had heard last night. As long as he could complete the first clear of the BOSS, he would be rewarded with 100 gold coins. And now, there was a ready-made BOSS in front of them, the leader of the night cats. In reality, BOSS was a commonly used term by the players. In Sanctuary, it referred to Overlord-level monsters. However, the problem now was that even if Seuss had reached level 10, it would be very difficult for him to defeat the leader of the night cats even if he wore the gold tier Thanksgiver¡¯s Boots. Suddenly, Seuss¡¯s game interface rang again. He opened it and saw that it was a message from Daydreamer. ¡°Brother Stars, I didn¡¯t expect you to be the first to break through to level ten. I still thought you were a beginner, but you¡¯re truly a real god.¡± ¡°Also, the damage on the forum was also caused by you, right? How satisfying. Those people in Desert Guild have always been arrogant and despotic. I¡¯ve long disliked them.¡± Seuss sighed with emotion in his heart. How had the Desert Guild always done things in the past to even make a social butterfly feel that they were arrogant? Daydreamer¡¯s message came again. ¡°But don¡¯t worry, those people in the Desert Guild seem to be busy right now. They have swallowed this anger and won¡¯t find trouble with you for the time being.¡± Only then did Seuss finally have a chance to send a message. ¡°Are you free this afternoon? I need your help!¡± Chapter 14 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations After hearing Seuss¡¯s request, Daydreamer agreed. ¡°No problem. How can I not be involved in something that can be written into the game¡¯s history!¡± Seuss and Daydreamer had agreed on a time to go to the farm together. At six in the evening, they would be challenging the leader of the night cats. Yesterday at six in the evening, Daydreamer had already reached level seven. Today, without Seuss holding him back, he should be even faster. When the time came, the fight would be easier for them. After all, it was a level 10 Overlord-level monster that could not be underestimated. He looked at the time on the game interface. There were about four hours left. Stepping in the shadows, he returned to Rock Town, teleported to Kroll City, and ran to Kroll City¡¯s warehouse management office. Finally, I can wear this gold-tier equipment! Seuss took out the thief¡¯s boots from the warehouse. Thanksgiver¡¯s Boots (Gold): Leather Equipment. Requires level 10. Attributes: Movement Speed+10, Magic Resistance+16, Stealth+30, Jump+10, Defense+10 Skill: Instant Kill: The next attack in Stealth mode will cause 100% critical damage and cause 50% bleeding damage. Usage Limitation: This item can only be used by the Good Faction. Even if this equipment did not have any attributes, just this skill alone allowed it to be considered a gold equipment. This was especially true for continuous bleeding damage. Without the ability to dispel or heal, just this bleeding damage alone would be enough to exhaust monsters to death. After putting on the Thanksgiver¡¯s Boots, he took out his first reward for breaking through to level 10, Gouge. Skill Book: Gouge (Level restriction removed) Skill Description: Strike a heavy blow to the enemy¡¯s forehead, stunning them. Usage Requirement: Requires melee weapons. Skill Effect: Deals 140% damage, stunning the enemy for 4 seconds, regain consciousness when attacked. Cooldown: Two minutes. User Limitation: Thief, Warrior, Paladin of any faction can use it. The original Gouge skill could only be learned after the Thief class advancement. However, this skill was the reward given to Seuss for breaking through to level 10, thus the system had removed the level restriction. Seuss could now use this skill book. He turned the skill book into white light and learned Gouge Looking through his backpack, he still had less than two gold coins left. One of them was even the one dropped by the elite water spider after its death. There were still four hours left. Seuss planned to buy some supplies and learn a few skills in the Class Hall. In the battle with the elite water spider earlier, Seuss deeply felt his lack of skills. If he was farming in a party, it would not be a problem. However, with Seuss¡¯s talent, the Gift from the Ruler of Time, which was able to give Seuss an extra day, this meant that Seuss had to act alone most of the time. This way, it would be a problem for Seuss to lack skills. In his mind, it would be best if he could chain his skills to create a perfect loop. This way, the cooldown of skills could be circulated, and the only thing that limited Seuss¡¯s combat ability would be his mana. However, this goal was too far away. At least from the current situation, no one could do this because there weren¡¯t enough skills. When he arrived at the Class Hall, he met the class instructor again. The female thief who was hiding in her cloak looked up. This time, Seuss saw a smile on her face. ¡°Well done, kid.¡± The female thief¡¯s voice was as cold as ever. ¡°I thought that brat, Lancelot, would have won again.¡± Lancelot? Brat? Recalling the Chronicles of the Sanctuary that he had read before, the only relatively famous Lancelot in recent years was the Greenland Empire¡¯s Lancelot Craven. To become an archmage at the age of 40, he was known as the peerless genius that hadn¡¯t been seen in a thousand years in Greenland. According to the chronicles, Lancelot should be in his nineties now. Since he could become an Archmage at the age of 40, what realm was Lancelot at now? Magister? Or Legendary Mage? As for God of Magic, not to mention Seuss, even Lancelot did not dare to think he could achieve that title. In the entire Atlanta Continent, there were only two people who were comparable to the gods with their mage bodies. Hence, the fact that Seuss had managed to break through to level 10 first resulted in earning some face for the female thief this time. Lancelot was perhaps one of the instructors in the Class Hall. Thinking of this, Seuss looked at the mage¡¯s instructor. It was an old man wearing a sky-blue robe, with white hair and beard. He held a staff adorned with countless gems. At this moment, the old man was looking at Seuss. When he saw Seuss looking over, he even winked. The sky-blue robe meant that Lancelot was still a magister. He hadn¡¯t advanced to the Legendary-Mage, but he was already the highest-ranking mage below the Legendary-Mage. ¡°Take this.¡± The female thief tossed a ring to Seuss. ¡°Consider it a thank you gift.¡± ¡°Thank you, instructor.¡± Seuss took the ring and thanked her sincerely. After all, it was a free gift. He sized up the ring in his hand. It looked extremely unremarkable. It was just a black iron wire that was twisted into a circle. There were a few crooked marks on it. He opened the stats window of the ring. Ring: Black Snake Ring Item Description: An item worn by an absolute powerhouse among the thieves. Attributes: Willpower+1, Stealth+5, Attack Speed+5 Usage Limitation: Player Stars Additional Note: This item is a gift from the Thief Instructor to the outstanding Thief Stars. It cannot be dropped, traded, or damaged. Looking at the stats of the ring, Seuss fell into deep thought. An item that could increase three attributes should be a bronze tier item according to the settings. The equipment in Sanctuary was divided into tiers¡ªNormal, Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Unique, Epic, and Legendary. Other than that, there were also some special equipment, such as sets, which were green. Generally speaking, normal equipment would only increase one attribute, two attributes for iron, and so on. Thankgiver¡¯s Boots was a gold tier equipment that could increase five attributes and possessed a special equipment skill at the same time. The Black Snake Ring in front of him could increase three attributes. Logically speaking, it should be a bronze equipment. No matter how much the attributes were increased, it was still a bronze equipment. However, the current situation was that this Black Snake Ring was just an ordinary ring without any tier. If he could not figure it out now, he would just have to think about it in the future. Seuss wore the Black Snake Ring on his hand. The other two attributes were average, but it was indeed not bad that his willpower could increase a little. At least until now, Seuss had never seen any items that could increase his willpower. Chapter 15 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations ¡°So, why did you come here this time?¡± The female thief¡¯s face sank into the hood again. ¡°Is it to learn more skills or to pursue deeper shadows?¡± Upon hearing the words of the female thief, Seuss automatically translated them in his mind into ¡°Learning skills or advancing class.¡± It couldn¡¯t be helped. The NPCs in Sanctuary all spoke in this way. Seuss had already adapted to it by now. As long as he was chatting with the NPCs, he would also use this method of conversation. Although he could be understood by NPCs when he spoke normally, if he imitated the way NPCs spoke, he might be able to increase his favorability, even if it was just a little! ¡°In order to pursue deeper shadows, I need to learn more skills,¡± Seuss said to the female thief. Since I¡¯m already here, of course I want all of them. Do I have the need to make a few more trips? ¡°In that case, I¡¯ll show you a deeper shadow first.¡± The female thief looked up and stared into Seuss¡¯s eyes.. In a trance, Seuss seemed to have entered a fantasy zone. It was a grassy plain, with a gentle breeze blowing across the grass that reached his knees. The green plain rose and fell like waves. The female thief, still wearing her gray cloak, stood opposite Seuss. Suddenly, the female thief disappeared in front of Seuss as if she had entered an unknown space. This was entering stealth mode. Seuss naturally knew one of the most famous skills of the thieves. He carefully searched the area where the female thief had just disappeared, but Seuss did not find any traces of her. There were no signs of tracks from the swaying grass. This meant every time she landed, she was stepping in the direction of the wind. Initially, the Stealth skill of the thieves was very disadvantageous on the plains as one did not disappear and could only be considered to be invisible. However, the female thief was indeed a thief on the same level as Lancelot. She did not leave even a trace on the plains. A silent flash of light cut across Seuss¡¯s neck, and Seuss knew he was dead. Even until the female thief came to Seuss¡¯s face, he did not detect any traces. ¡°This is the Tempest Thief. They move silently with the wind.¡± The female thief appeared in her original place once again. Seuss had also revived and was standing on the same spot. After the female thief finished speaking, she did not give Seuss any chance to speak. She swiped her left hand at her waist and took out another dagger. With a reverse grip and a proper grip, the female thief¡¯s body was filled with red light which covered the two weapons. In an instant, the female thief charged at Seuss. She was extremely fast, at least much faster than any raging bull Seuss had ever seen. With the reverse dagger in her left hand, she swung it towards Seuss¡¯s neck. In Seuss¡¯s hand, he held the Teachings of the Assassin. Ding! A crisp sound was heard. This was the sound of the two daggers colliding. However, Seuss could only block this move because the knife in the female thief¡¯s right hand had also stabbed over. This time, there was nothing in Seuss¡¯s hands that could stop it. When the dagger plunged into Seuss¡¯s forehead, Seuss understood that this was Gouge. Then darkness struck and Seuss lost consciousness. After that, after an unknown period of time, Seuss woke up. In front of him was the ceiling of the Class Hall. He had already come out of that fantasy zone and was lying in the Class Hall. The female thief sat beside Seuss and said after seeing he had woken up. ¡°What you had just experienced are the two types of shadows of thieves. The latter is the Blood Thief. They have stronger head-on combat abilities.¡± ¡°That¡¯s two different kinds of shadow powers. The power I had shown was at the same level as you.¡± Looking at the game interface, it had been more than two hours since Seuss entered the Class hall. That short fantasy zone had actually taken two hours. Of course, it was also possible that he had been unconscious for two hours. ¡°I want to pursue the power of the wind and become an honor in the deepest part of the shadows.¡± Seuss did not hesitate. Blood Thief was indeed stronger than Tempest Thief in terms of direct combat ability. However, if he wanted to fight head-on, why not just play as a warrior? The initial reason why Seuss had chosen thieves was because they could escape into the shadows and travel across the land. ¡°Very well.¡± Seuss often did not know whether the words that came out of the female thief¡¯s mouth were good or bad, because her tone was always so cold. Just as the female thief finished speaking, a window appeared in front of him. There were five quests on it. Class Advancement Quest of Tempest Thief. Easy: Steal the dark skull of the Depraved Wizard Camp. Hard: Steal the cub of a long mane lion. Nightmare: Assassinate the leader of the bandits, Manka. Expert: Steal the troop deployment plans of the Seth Fortress. Legendary: Assassinate Monks¡¤Blacksun. Seuss was stunned when he saw the five quests. Apart from the Depraved Wizard Camp, Seuss knew nothing else. However, he knew a little about the target of the legendary quest, because Blacksun was the surname of the imperial family of the Sindore Empire. A level-10 Class Advancement Quest was actually to assassinate the royal family of the Sindore Empire? Seuss had never even thought about such a thing. It was ridiculous! There was nothing he could do about it. If he couldn¡¯t answer the question, he could ask for outside help. It wasn¡¯t embarrassing. ¡°Brother Daydreamer, what difficulty do you think I should choose for my Class Advancement Quest?¡± Seuss might not be able to find out who was most well-informed, but when it came to connections, it had to be Daydreamer. When Seuss first met him, he said that he basically knew everyone who entered the closed beta! If he wanted to find out anything, it would be best to look for him. ¡°Class Advancement Quest? Wait for me to ask around?¡± After Daydreamer said that, nothing happened for quite some time. Seuss continued to wait in the Class Hall for Daydreamer to reply. The female thief was not in a hurry, because apart from a few people who came to learn skills occasionally, no one else came. Finally, Seuss¡¯s game interface rang. ¡°Brother Stars, I got the answer for you.¡± As expected, Daydreamer didn¡¯t disappoint Seuss. ¡°You are the first to reach level 10, so there is no need to consider the easy and hard difficulty levels. As for the legendary quest, it¡¯s pretty much impossible for anyone to complete it.¡± ¡°The royal family of a hostile country, and an actual royalty to boot. Not to mention level 10, even a level 30 wouldn¡¯t be able to complete that Class Advancement Quest.¡± ¡°Then there are only two options left, either Nightmare or Expert. If you want to pass the quest quickly, choose Nightmare. However, I personally suggest that you choose Expert. The returns from quests of different difficulty are completely different.¡± ¡°Even if you waste some time now, with your leveling speed, it will be easy for you to catch up.¡± Daydreamer had sent him a bunch of messages at once, but no one knew where he had gotten them from. After reading it, Seuss made his decision. ¡°I¡¯ll choose the expert quest to steal the troop deployment plans of Seth Fortress,¡± Seuss said to the female thief. Even if he spent a few days completing this quest, Seuss believed that he could catch up. The Gift from the Ruler of Time allowed him to double his time. Under such a disparity, no matter what disadvantage he had, he would be able to make up for it. Of course, he had to give up on assassinating Monks¡¤Blacksun. It was normal for a powerful royal family like Sindore to be protected by a team of professionals above level 60. Trying to assassinate him? In his dreams! Chapter 16 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations ¡°You accepted the Class Advancement Quest (Expert).¡± ¡°Quest Objective: Steal the troop deployment plans of Seth Fortress.¡± ¡°Quest description: The Seth Fortress is the border fortress of the Sindore Empire. The Hilton Fortress is the border fortress of the Greenland Empire. The two countries have been at war for years. Now, the Sindore Empire has mobilized tens of thousands of troops and is settling them down in the Seth Fortress; it appears that they are preparing a big movement. Please steal the troop deployment plans of Seth Fortress and help the Hilton Fortress.¡± ¡°Quest Reward: Advancement Certificate of the Tempest Thief (Expert)¡± The description of the quest was that simple. It only briefly explained the background of the quest. As for where the deployment plans were, the situation in the Seth Fortress, and so on, there was nothing at all. Everything had to be explored on his own.. He closed the quest menu and opened the skills menu. Those skills appeared before Seuss again, but most of them were still gray. Those skills could only be learned after advancing his class. Of course, some skills could not even be learned after he had advanced his class. Stealth Enhancement (50 Silver Coins), Nighthawk Perception (60 Silver Coins), Steal (12 Silver Coins). These two passive skills were the most expensive ones that could be learned before the class advancement. Just these two skills alone were almost enough to drain Seuss¡¯s vault. The good thing was that as long as he killed the leader of the night cats, he would be rewarded with 100 gold coins. By then, he would not be short of money. As for Seuss, this was necessary for the Class Advancement Quest. If not for the lack of gold coins on hand, Seuss would definitely increase the proficiency of this skill and level up. He crushed the three skill books in his hands and learned the three skills. Skill: Stealth Enhancement (Passive) Skill Description: Walking in the shadows is the proudest ability of the thieves. However, shadows are only shadows and cannot block the light. Skill Attribute: Stealth+20, within one second of entering Stealth, it would not be seen through. Skill Limitation: Thief, any faction. The other skill was also a passive skill. Skill: Nighthawk Perception (Passive) Skill Description: A nighthawk that flies in the sky relies on capturing the mice hidden underground as food. It can even detect the sound of the mice digging a hole a hundred yards away. Skill Attribute: Perception+20, Perception+30 at night. Skill Limit: Any faction, any class. And Steal. This was an active skill. Skill: Steal Skill Description: There was once a king who lost his country because someone stole his letter and delayed a war. Skill Effect: Able to steal items from a humanoid creature. The success rate of stealing is different depending on the level and luck. Skill Limitation: Human, Elf, Dwarf, Goblin, Gnome, Demonkin The success rate and level of the stealing skill were related to luck. In other words, if the other party¡¯s level was higher and luckier than Seuss, it would be very difficult for Seuss to successfully steal. Luck was a hidden attribute, so one could not see it directly as of now. If everyone¡¯s luck was the same, according to the formula given by the skill, as long as the level was higher than Seuss¡¯s level, there was no chance of success. Once Steal had failed, he would be discovered and creatures that were stolen from would hunt you down relentlessly. He then looked at the Thief Instructor¡¯s skill menu once more. To level up Steal required 12 gold coins, which was undoubtedly a huge sum for Seuss. Furthermore, if he wanted to upgrade a skill, he needed to max out the proficiency of the skill. After exiting the hall, Seuss walked through half of Kroll City and replenished his supplies. Seuss now had a 20-slot default backpack and an extra 16-slot backpack. His backpack space was currently sufficient. Every player could carry four extra backpacks. Including the basic backpack that they already had, it was equivalent to five backpacks. ¡°Brother Stars, are you ready? Do you want to go over and scout the way?¡± The message from Daydreamer came. It was already half-past five so the time was nigh. ¡°Let us gather at the edge of the farm.¡± ¡°No problem!¡± ¡­ Ten minutes later, from a distance, Seuss could see Daydreamer. A man about two meters tall was always striking no matter where he stood. ¡°Brother Stars, let me introduce you. This is Madman, and this is I am Number One,¡± Daydreamer introduced the other two. Madman was a warrior. He was no longer wearing a novice costume. With iron armor on his body, his defense looked good. The other person, however, was someone Seuss didn¡¯t expect at all. It was actually I am Number One who was the fastest to reach level ten yesterday. ¡°You¡¯re very strong. I¡¯m very impressed.¡± I am Number One didn¡¯t have much to say. After saying those two words to Seuss, he immediately shut up. ¡°Haha.¡± Daydreamer laughed. ¡°Brother Number One¡¯s greatest hobby is to level up. In the past, he has never been surpassed by anyone. This time, he stumbled because of you.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± Madman added. ¡°In the past, no one could surpass this guy. When you reached level ten, I was only level five. That¡¯s ridiculous! ¡°Level seven.¡± Two more words came out from I am Number One. ¡°You¡¯re all freaks,¡± Madman lamented. Level seven? Seuss thought in his heart. When I reached level ten, it was only slightly past one in the afternoon. In other words, in less than eight hours, I am Number One has already reached level seven. He is indeed very fast. ¡°Number One is also at level 10 now. However, in order to level up faster, he only accepted a hard-level quest.¡± Daydreamer interrupted him at the side. He turned around and said, ¡°Brother Stars, why don¡¯t you introduce the leader of the night cats first?¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Seuss agreed immediately. ¡°Opening certain treasure chests will attract monsters. You all should know this, right?¡± Seuss thought for a while and said. ¡°Indeed.¡± Daydreamer guessed. ¡°Are you saying that the leader of the night cats is the monster you attracted by opening the gold treasure chest?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, the leader of the night cats is the guardian monster of that Gold Treasure Chest.¡± Seuss thought for a while and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know much about this BOSS. I can only tell you that it has ten thousand health points.¡± ¡°Ten thousand points?¡± Madman exclaimed, ¡°Isn¡¯t that twenty of me?¡± It was quite unexpected that Madman¡¯s health points had already reached five hundred. With Daydreamer as a priest, and I am Number One as a mage, the chances of this team defeating the BOSS were quite high. ¡°Let¡¯s kill the BOSS and celebrate at the Kroll Hotel!¡± Daydreamer said generously. Chapter 17 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations A gentle breeze blew past, and Seuss¡¯s figure seemed to blend into the wind as he suddenly disappeared. This was a method that Seuss had thought of after seeing the thief instructor displaying the skills of the Tempest Thief. Being able to enter the fantasy zone might also be a form of preferential treatment. This game would definitely be extremely popular in the future. At that time, there would be countless people changing their jobs. How could the thief instructor not be overwhelmed? She would probably just put out the Class Advancement Quest and let the players choose for themselves. Although Seuss was not yet a Tempest Thief, with Stealth Enhancement, he could also do things that he could not do before. In stealth mode, Seuss advanced slowly. The leader of the night cats was ten yards away, sprawled inside the farm barn. If he hadn¡¯t provoked it, the leader of the night cats wouldn¡¯t have woken up.. Perhaps that was why no one had discovered the leader of the night cats for the entire day. Seuss held his breath as he moved behind the leader of the night cats and stabbed it in the back. The Teachings of the Assassin stabbed into the back of the night cat¡¯s head. Having killed so many night cats, Seuss already knew where their vital points were. However, as he had just entered the battle, Seuss was unable to accumulate his rage so he was unable to trigger any dire hit. -109 A bright red number floated above the Night Cat Leader¡¯s head. However, the Night Cat Leader did not move because it had been knocked unconscious. Taking advantage of this opportunity, a fireball accurately landed on the leader of the night cats. -32 This damage was already very good, but compared to Seuss, it was still far from enough. Seuss had the Bronze Dagger Teachings of the Assassin in his hands, as well as the golden equipment skill, Instant Kill, which allowed him to deal such high damage. -54 The number this time was the bleeding damage caused by Seuss. ¡°Stars, stop, or I won¡¯t be able to pull the aggro,¡± Madman shouted. With a huge shield in his hand, Madman charged forward with a roar and smashed his shield on the leader of the night cats. By this time, the leader of the night cats had woken up. It let out a strange cry and pounced on Madman, creating a string of sparks on Madman¡¯s shield with its claws. -45 A damage number popped up on Madman¡¯s head. Daydreamer waved his staff and a white ball of light flew towards Madman. The health lost was instantly replenished. Without any hesitation, Madman continued to block with his shield. For some reason, the leader of the night cats seemed to hate this shield. It didn¡¯t care about I am Number One and Seuss, who were attacking from the side. Seuss¡¯s damage output was too high. Furthermore, the leader of the night cats was still bleeding profusely. These damages also belonged to Seuss. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that Madman kept pulling the aggro, the leader of the night cats would have gone straight for Seuss. Suddenly, the leader of the night cats raised its upper body. Black light shone from his body as his two front paws frantically clawed at the shield. -34 -36 A series of damage floated above Madman¡¯s head, and his originally full health bar instantly dropped by more than half. Fortunately, Daydreamer was prepared. A white beam of light instantly linked up with Madman, and the rapidly falling health bar finally stabilized. Seuss kicked the leader of the night cats in the stomach, interrupting the skill with difficulty. Due to the backlash from the skill, the leader of the night cats collapsed on the ground, unable to move for a moment. Seuss and I am Number One took this opportunity to unleash their output without restraints. Fireballs exploded on the leader of the night cats while Seuss kept stabbing his dagger into the back of the night cat¡¯s head. ¡°Retreat!¡± After Daydreamer had fully healed Madman, he shouted. The leader of the night cats had yet to recover, but Seuss and the rest had to stop because they had to give Madman time to build up the night cat¡¯s hatred. He watched as Madman raised his shield and charged towards the leader of the night cats, bashing his shield on the leader¡¯s head continuously. Finally, the leader of the night cats recovered from its paralysis, but this time it did not lunge at the shield, but at Seuss instead. In the end, Seuss¡¯s damage was too high, and even Madman could not pull him back. Scritch. The leader of the night cats clawed at Seuss. -87 Bright red numbers floated out. Seuss quickly extended his dagger and smashed it against the leader of the night cats, stunning it. Three seconds of stun could only stun the leader of the night cats for one and a half seconds. However, this was enough for Madman to charge forward and gain more aggro. The damage just now almost killed Seuss instantly, and he only had three health points left. He quickly took out a bottle of Instant Healing Potion (Small) from his backpack and gulped it down while Daydreamer quickly followed up with a heal. If it hadn¡¯t been for the fact that the Thanksgiver¡¯s Boots had increased his defenses, Seuss might have died. From the looks of it, Madman¡¯s defense was now around sixty points. Of course, there was a price to pay for this. Until now, the damage dealt to the leader of the night cats by Madman was in single digits. Many of his strikes even dealt the minimum damage of one point. Madman¡¯s equipment sacrificed all his output abilities in exchange for this defense. Fortunately, the thirty seconds of bleeding had ended. Seuss no longer had to worry about Madman losing his aggro. The rest of the fight became very stable. As long as the leader of the night cats acted as if it wanted to release its skill, Seuss would go over and interrupt it. Soon, the leader of the night cats only had 20% health left. ¡°Everyone, be careful. The leader of the night cats may be about to go berserk.¡± Daydreamer reminded them. The BOSS in Sanctuary had the ability to go berserk. As long as their HP was below 20%, they could go berserk at any time. Thankfully, Seuss and the others weren¡¯t that unlucky this time. They managed to kill the leader of the night cats safely. ¡°Congratulations to the Party-Cat Slayers for killing the leader of the night cats and becoming the first team to kill a BOSS. 100 gold coins have been awarded.¡± ¡°Party members are Stars, I am Number One, Madman, Daydreamer.¡± ¡­ The system announcement rang three times and everyone heard it. ¡°We slew the cat!¡± Madman shouted. Seuss was the leader of the Cat Slayers so the 100 gold coins and the items dropped by the leader of the night cats were all given to him to be distributed. ¡°Come, come, let¡¯s do a roll. Let¡¯s see who¡¯s lucky today and let him loot the corpse,¡± Seuss said with a smile. The process of killing the leader of the night cats was relatively easy. At first, Seuss thought that one or two people would die. ¡°Roll, roll.¡± Madman threw the dice in the party channel. ¡°36? You can¡¯t do it. Watch me,¡± Daydreamer said as he threw the dice. ¡°23,¡± Madman said with a smile. ¡°You have even worse luck than me.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t possibly be lower than the two of you.¡± Seuss smiled and said, ¡°9? Did I press the wrong number? Did I roll from 1 to 10?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t lie to yourself. Look at him, 98!¡± Madman laughed loudly. I am Number One rolled a number that was close to full value and slew the competition. ¡°Go, go! Hurry up and loot something good!¡± Madman pushed I am Number One towards the leader of the night cats. Chapter 18 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Looking at the screenshot I am Number One had sent in the party channel, Seuss and the other two fell silent. Staff: Black Flame Staff Item Description: Born in the hands of a shaman during the Era of Chaos. It accompanied that shaman for a long time until his tribe was destroyed. From then on, the staff disappeared without a trace. Item Tier: Silver Item Attribute: Fire Elemental Magic Damage increases by 15%, Casting Speed increases by 10%, Intelligence+5, Focus+5. Usage Level: 8 Usage Limitation: Mage, any faction can use it. Top grade! These were the only two words that could describe it. Although the increase in attributes was not much, the first two boosts to fire magic were terrifying. With this staff, I am Number One¡¯s strength would increase by a lot, and his damage would increase by more than 1.5 times. ¡°We should not let him loot in the future¡­¡± Madman said faintly. ¡°Agreed.¡± Seuss followed immediately. ¡°That¡¯s right!¡± Daydreamer was also a little emotional. ¡°This staff is simply tailor-made for you.¡± No one would have thought that a close-combat boss would actually drop a staff. Furthermore, it was the staff that I am Number One needed. ¡°Silver equipment, and this is even one of the best among the silver equipment. The market price is about 15 gold coins, and that is still because the players don¡¯t have much money now.¡± After lamenting for a while, Daydreamer slowly revealed the price of the equipment. Upon hearing this, I am Number One sent a message in the party channel. ¡°I only want the staff. I don¡¯t want anything else.¡± Since that was the case, there was no problem at all. After all, the reward this time was not the only item dropped by the leader of the night cats, 100 gold coins were also awarded. I am Number One had basically used 25 gold coins and a quarter of the items dropped by the leader of the night cats to exchange for this staff. It was hard to say who would lose and who would profit. However, this staff was very suitable for him. He could not sell it. The remaining dropped items were not worth much. Seuss chose a ring called Dexterity of the Cat and also took the ears of the Night Cat Leader. Madman took all the materials dropped by the leader of the night cats, while Daydreamer got a robe which was a bronze equipment for priests. The rest of the items were left to Daydreamer to deal with. They would split the profits earned in the end. Seuss divided the coins evenly according to the battle contributions. Seuss received forty gold coins, while Madman and Daydreamer each received thirty gold coins. He became rich overnight! After the four of them exchanged their contacts, I am Number One couldn¡¯t wait and ran off. Daydreamers and Madman also said their goodbyes. According to them, they wanted to buy all the good things that they were envious of but could not afford. ¡°Oh right, dungeons might be opening tomorrow,¡± Daydreamer hadn¡¯t left far when he ran back and said. Seuss was puzzled. How could Daydreamer know so much? ¡°How did you know?¡± Daydreamer smiled and said, ¡°I saw it in the library.¡± ¡°According to the Atlanta¡¯s Epics¡ªChronicles of the Era of Chaos, on the second day after the first Demon King fell, countless Demon¡¯s Dens appeared on the ground. Only the heroes with the Stones of Light could conquer the Demon¡¯s Dens. Unfortunately, the Demon¡¯s Dens would not be destroyed and the monsters would not disappear. In the end, the Dragon King of Light, Theodore, sealed the Demon¡¯s Dens to save the land from disaster.¡± Daydreamer recited a part of the Atlanta¡¯s Epics. ¡°Aren¡¯t these Demon¡¯s Dens just dungeons?¡± Daydreamer laughed and said, ¡°However I just don¡¯t know if the dungeons are open to the public or sealed.¡± With that, he turned around and left. Seuss was left behind to ponder silently. It seemed that he would have to visit the library more often in the future. Seuss also had some things that he wanted to do in the past but couldn¡¯t do without money. Now that he had a huge sum of forty gold coins, it was enough to settle the things that he wanted to do but couldn¡¯t do in the past. But now was not the time. He could earn more money if he ran out of it, but he could not spend the money recklessly now. First of all, it would take at least eight gold coins to complete the doctor¡¯s quest. Secondly, it would take twelve gold coins to upgrade the Steal skill. Without the Steal skill, Seuss¡¯s Class Advancement Quest would not be so easy to complete. In order to make sufficient preparations, Seuss decided to upgrade the Steal skill to level two. He turned around and headed towards the campsite of the depraved wizards. That was the best place to train his stealing skills. Initially, the discussion about the party Cat Slayers that had killed the BOSS was heated up but after Madman showed them all the top-grade equipment he bought, the forum broke into a frenzy. ¡°Cat Slayers are invincible, Stars is invincible!¡± Seuss was now completely viral on the forum. Within a day, the entire Sanctuary had three world announcements. These three world announcements were all related to Stars. It was impossible for others not to know. Such congratulatory posts had now appeared on the forum. ¡°Do you want to know why Stars is so powerful? Do you want to know how to be faster than the others? Come with me to understand Stars¡¯s journey!¡± ¡°How did my friend Stars, grow from a novice gamer to a gaming god? Please follow me and explore Stars¡¯s growth!¡± When he saw the second post, Seuss thought that an old classmate had entered the game. But when he clicked on it, he realized that it was a person who was making things up. There was no need to bother with such a person because it was not worth it. The more you bothered with him, the happier he would be. However, the appearance of such people made Seuss realize that he had really become viral. However, thinking about it from another perspective, this was also very normal. There were countless godlike gamers in the beta test of Sanctuary. If one wasn¡¯t a really hardcore player, it would have been hard for them to memorize almost everything about the Chronicles of the Sanctuary like Seuss did. Those who had the time to do so were either real lore seekers and read it because Chronicles of the Sanctuary was written well enough. Or those players who wanted to make a name for themselves in the Sanctuary. Under such circumstances, it was hard for Seuss not to be noticed if he could still completely crush these people on the first day. Seeing the news on the forum, when some were happy, there would definitely be others that were unhappy. Not only were they unhappy, but they were also worried. Those people were from the Desert Guild. The forum was filled with news about Stars, but Desert-Lone Eagle¡¯s expression was ugly. Back then, in order to snatch a place where he could level up quickly, he had a fight with Seuss. In the end, he was easily killed by him. Furthermore, it was retaliation in self-defense, which did not have any penalty on him. ¡°Boss, this Stars had stolen the BOSS we had discovered again,¡± Desert-Lone Eagle said. ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid. You were the one who had suffered a loss back then. Do you think he would really come to find us?¡± Desert-Gray Wolf¡¯s expression was gloomy. As the boss for so many years, Gray Wolf could tell what the Lone Eagle was thinking with one look. It was because he was afraid of Stars taking revenge and wanted Desert Guild to help him. In reality, Desert-Lone Eagle was also a little regretful. He did not expect that the person he randomly met would be the strongest person in the entire game. However, the only good news was that Stars was alone. After the members of Desert Guild had all entered the game, there was no need to be afraid of anything. Chapter 19 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Most of the humanoid monsters¡¯ levels were not low. The depraved wizards were basically the lowest-level humanoid monsters. Steal could only work on humanoid monsters so as of now, the Depraved Wizard Camp was Seuss¡¯s best choice. Luring the level 6 depraved wizard to one side, Seuss used Staggering Blow to lock the depraved wizard in place. For a full thirty seconds, Seuss could practice Steal several times. Only when there was nothing on the body of the depraved wizard other than the ragged clothes would Seuss kill this depraved wizard and attract the next one. Two hours passed very quickly. Seeing that the sky was gradually turning dark and that the field of view at night was too poor, Seuss did not want to stay there any longer. Skill: Steal (450 /1000) Now that the proficiency of Steal was close to half, he estimated that in another three hours, he would be able to increase the proficiency of Steal to the max. After returning to Kroll City, Seuss went to the auction house and bought all the fine silk inside. He also put up all the things he had stolen from the depraved wizards. There was more than sixty fine silk in the entire auction house, but Seuss only bought forty-five of them. Because there were too few fine silks in the market, after Seuss started to purchase them in bulk, the price of the fine silk began to rise. Originally, the price of fine silk was about seven silver coins. After Seuss bought forty-five of them, the price of fine silk had almost risen to ten silver coins. It would not be worth it to buy more. The main reason was that the current players¡¯ levels were not too high. Currently, fine silk could only be obtained from two types of monsters. One was the water spider, a level nine monster that only a few people could challenge. The other type was not so scary. It was a level six Aboriginal Jumping Spider which many people could challenge now. Tomorrow, there would be more fine silk in the market and at that time, the price of the fine silk would slowly fall. At that time, it would be more cost-effective to buy more. ¡­ Early the next morning, Seuss had yet to wake from his dream. ¡°Brother Stars, I was right, wasn¡¯t I?¡± A message from Daydreamer was sent over. ¡°The dungeons are indeed open today.¡± Seuss rubbed his eyes. He couldn¡¯t understand why Daydreamer always has so much energy. Yesterday, when Seuss was resting, he was still leveling up with his party. It was only six in the morning yet judging from his tone, he must have been awake for a long time. Looking at the announcement on the game menu, Seuss knew what he was talking about. ¡°The Demon¡¯s Dens that were once sealed have reappeared after thousands of years. Brave adventurers, please use your courage and bring the Stones of Light, continue to seal those Demon¡¯s Dens to save Atlanta!¡± ¡°The dungeon event has begun. The first team to clear the dungeon will receive a high reward. Muster your courage and embark on this journey!¡± With a yawn, Seuss recalled what had happened yesterday. Daydreamer was indeed correct. Sanctuary had indeed spent much effort on the tiniest details of the game. They actually wrote the game process in the library. If someone could finish reading all the books in the library, the entire Sanctuary would probably be no secret to him. However, when he first entered the library yesterday and saw the hundreds of thousands of books inside, Seuss felt that it was basically impossible to read all the books in the library. When he first entered the library and saw the hundred thousand books, Seuss thought that they were just decorations in the game. In the end, he casually took out a book, and the contents were actually real. After some verification, Seuss discovered that every book in the library was different, and all of them recorded the rumors and history of Atlanta. There were actually so many books in a game, and they were all compiled by them. This workload was no less than making Sanctuary. Thinking of this, Seuss set a plan for himself. For his first experience of each day, he would draw an hour after nine to go to the library and read. He opened the game menu. ¡°Have you picked the dungeon?¡± Seuss sent the message. Since Daydreamer had initiated contact with Seuss, he must have a plan. It was at least a basic plan. Daydreamer was reliable most of the time. Everything he did was reassuring. ¡°Of course!¡± Daydreamer sent a message instantly as if he was waiting for Seuss¡¯s reply. ¡°Today, you, me, Madman, Sirius, and Heart of Holy Light will go and clear the Twisted Forest together.¡± As expected, Daydreamer had already made arrangements and was waiting for Seuss to agree. They agreed to meet at the City Defence Office of Kroll City at seven. Seuss turned around and went to the store, making preparations for the dungeon. He had already spent two days in Sanctuary. Now, Seuss had some understanding of Sanctuary. Generally speaking, the name of the dungeon was related to the contents inside. Since the dungeon was called Twisted Forest, it must be related to a forest. The most dangerous thing in the forest was definitely not monsters, but all kinds of toxins. There would be all kinds of toxins inside. Any toxins that were produced by insects, animals, or plants were possible. Two sets of elementary antidotes, one set of Water Breathing Potions, two sets of Mana Recovery Potions (Small), two sets of Health Recovery Potions (Small)¡­ After spending a total of one gold coin, Seuss completely filled up his basic backpack. However, this time, Seuss did not intend to apply poison on the dagger, because monsters that contained poison usually had a certain degree of poison resistance. The poison that could be found now was basically useless against these monsters. After buying some more food and fine silk, Seuss went to his personal warehouse to clear out some space in his backpack. When they arrived at the City Defence Office, there was already a sea of people. There were at least three hundred people gathered outside the small room. These people were all here to see what the dungeon looked like. After all, according to the official information, death in the dungeon would not deduct experience points or drop items. Only the items obtained in the dungeon would disappear. Suddenly, someone climbed onto the roof of the office¡¯s shack and shouted. ¡°The dungeon opens today. Our Desert Guild will definitely obtain the first clear of the dungeon. When the guild system opens, we welcome everyone to join the Desert Guild.¡± He looked up and saw a mage standing on the roof. It was the mage who had tried to force Seuss to give up the leveling ground that day but was easily killed by Seuss, Desert-Lone Eagle. Seuss was familiar with this type of people. There were many such people in the school, those who wanted to rope in most people and gain power. The Desert-Lone Eagle in front of him was no different from the people in school. They were all trying to gain prestige and then power from the prestige. Desert-Lone Eagle kept talking about the strengths of the Desert Guild on the rooftop, repeatedly promising that he would definitely get the first clear of the dungeon. Yesterday, Stars was able to amaze the world with his brilliant feats because he was lucky. The days ahead are still long. Only those who are truly capable can have the last laugh. Chapter 20 - Twisted Forest Hearing this, Seuss completely understood what Desert-Lone Eagle wanted to do. Sanctuary was a new game. The gaming gods in the past might not be able to maintain their former glory in this game. Seuss, who had flooded the world announcement three times in a row yesterday, was the most famous person in the world where the gaming gods couldn¡¯t be guaranteed. If the Desert Guild wanted to rise, they could only rely on Seuss¡¯s fame. Either Seuss joined the Desert Guild and integrated his fame with the Desert Guild, using this to help the Desert Guild increase its reputation. Or the other way was to use Seuss¡¯s reputation as a stepping stone, like what they were doing now. Desert-Lone Eagle¡¯s action now meant they chose the second option without a doubt. The only thing Seuss couldn¡¯t figure out was why they didn¡¯t consider pulling him into the Desert Guild.. Although Seuss had never thought of joining any guild, the Gift from the Ruler of Time seemed to be very powerful at the moment. He absolutely could not tell anyone, not even when it¡¯s the first time of each day. The more people around him, the more likely he was to be exposed. This cut off the possibility of Seuss joining any guild. No matter what, Seuss was still very unhappy that Desert Guild wanted to step on him to climb up the ranks. Suddenly someone patted Seuss on the shoulder. He was shocked. It should be known that Seuss was still used to standing in the shadows. With his current stealth stats, even if he did not use the stealth skill, he could still hide from most people just by standing in the shadows. Before Seuss could react, a voice came from behind. ¡°Brother Stars, you¡¯re quite fast.¡± It was the voice of Daydreamer. Seuss relaxed instantly. He turned around and saw Daydreamer, Madman, and two other familiar figures. ¡°Let me introduce you. This is Sirius, one of the best mages. This is Heart of Holy Light. Although he is a little pessimistic, he is definitely a practitioner of the knight¡¯s spirit. You can always rest assured about the things that are handed to him.¡± The four people in front of him were the ones who had taken Seuss with them at the very beginning, exploring and adventuring. ¡°Stars.¡± Seuss gave his game name. The first time they met, he was a complete novice in the game. Now, he was someone who could fight alongside them. ¡°We¡¯ve heard your name many times and have long remembered it. However, I didn¡¯t expect the famous Stars to be so young.¡± Sirius waved the red staff in her hand and smiled. The appearance of the game character was based on the player¡¯s appearance. There would be some slight changes, but the appearance and age were similar. Just like the first time he saw Daydreamer, Seuss could tell that he was a middle-aged man in his forties. Sirius in front of him did not look old. She was only in her twenties. Unlike the cheerful Sirius, Knight Heart of Holy Light had a worried expression on his face, as if something bad was about to happen. However, Seuss did not mind, because he knew that Heart of Holy Light was actually an extremely pessimistic person who would think in the worst direction when facing everything. However, he would not give up on his efforts just because something bad was about to happen. On the contrary, he believed that there would be a good outcome and he would continue to work towards that direction. ¡°We definitely won¡¯t succeed this time. Since the first clear of the dungeon has such a high reward, the difficulty will definitely be terrifying,¡± Heart of Holy Light said dejectedly. ¡°Hahaha.¡± The 2-meter tall Daydreamer slapped the 1.9-meter tall Heart of Holy Light on the head and turned to Seuss. ¡°Don¡¯t mind him. He¡¯s like this.¡± ¡°It¡¯s alright.¡± Seuss naturally understood, and only gave a slight smile. Looking at Desert-Lone Eagle, who was still giving a speech on the rooftop, Daydreamer said with a serious expression, ¡°Brother Stars, are you just going to watch these people step on you?¡± ¡°So you are saying?¡± Seuss asked. Seuss knew about the grudge between Daydreamer and the Desert Guild so he knew what these words meant when he said it now. They just wanted to ruin Desert Guild¡¯s plan with him. Whatever the enemy wanted to do, they could not let them succeed. It just so happened that Seuss didn¡¯t like the players from the Desert Guild too so it wasn¡¯t a bad idea to disrupt their plans with Daydreamer. ¡°When the dungeon opens, we will immediately clear the dungeon. If they don¡¯t get the first clear of the dungeon, they can forget about gaining any reputation!¡± Daydreamer¡¯s tone was very heavy. This was the first time Seuss saw him being so serious. ¡°That¡¯s right. We can¡¯t give them the first clear of the dungeon.¡± Sirius added. Madman was still holding the shield and had a new helmet on his head. He said in a muffled voice, ¡°Destroy them!¡± Only Heart of Holy Light was still by the side, looking at the rising sun with a face full of worry. It seemed like Daydreamer wasn¡¯t the only one who had a grudge against Desert Guild, but rather all of them had a grudge against Desert Guild. Seuss was naturally happy to be able to strike down the Desert Guild, but there was something he had to say. ¡°Desert Guild never invited me to join them,¡± Seuss said calmly.¡± Not even once!¡± ¡°Not even once?¡± Daydreamer was a little surprised as he asked doubtfully, ¡°They really need fame now, but they have never invited you. This can only mean one problem¡­¡± ¡°What¡¯s the problem?¡± Madman asked. ¡°It can only mean that they have found a stronger teammate!¡± Heart of Holy Light did not look at the sky anymore. He lowered his head and said, ¡°This means that it is basically impossible for us to obtain the first clear.¡± The first half of what Heart of Holy Light said was right. This was the only reason why the Desert Guild didn¡¯t invite Seuss. Although there was some conflict between Seuss and the Desert Guild, to be honest, it was just a small matter. This was because Seuss hadn¡¯t suffered a loss. Instead, the Desert Guild was the one that had suffered a loss. As for the second half of the sentence, it was just the habitual pessimism of Heart of Holy Light. There was no need to bother about it. However, one thing was for sure. The first clear of the dungeon would not be so easy to get. Finally, it was seven. The gate of the City Defence Office opened, and hundreds of players rushed in. The small building actually managed to contain all the players. When Seuss and the rest entered, they realized that the scene inside was completely different. From the outside, it looked like a small building, but from the inside, it was incomparably large. It was like a plaza with the City Defence Officer standing in the middle. Even so, no one charged toward the City Defence Officer because there were dozens of windows on one side of the plaza with the words ¡°Stones of Light Sales Counter¡± written on them. On the other side were countless teleportation circles. Right now, only one teleportation circle lit up. There was a wooden sign behind the teleportation circle. On it was written: Twisted Forest Entry Point. Chapter 21 ¡°Hurry, hurry, hurry! There¡¯s no time to waste!¡± Sirius hurriedly pulled everyone to a window with fewer people to line up. Fortunately, there were not many people who came to challenge the dungeon, and it was soon Seuss¡¯s turn. ¡°50 copper coins for each Stone of Light, one set has twenty,¡± said the cashier at the window before they could speak. ¡°Give me one set.¡± Seuss handed ten silver coins to the cashier. Special Item: Stone of Light. Item Description: It contains extremely pure power of light. Although the quantity is small, it is extremely pure and can restrain all darkness. Item Effect: You can enter the Demon¡¯s Den by holding the Stones of Light. Normal-level Demon¡¯s Den requires one Stone of Light.. Hard requires two, and so on. Legendary-level Demon¡¯s Den requires five Stones of Light. Additional Note: Untradeable, Cannot be dropped, Cannot be damaged, Do not occupy load. Touching the white egg-sized Stone of Light in his hand, Seuss thought in his heart. It seems that this kind of thing can only be bought by each person. No one can trade it. One Stone of Light was 50 copper coins. It seemed a little expensive, but after the gamers¡¯ levels increased, 50 bronze coins would be nothing. Without saying much, everyone quickly bought the Stones of Light and gathered around the teleportation circle. At the center of the crowd stood the Desert Guild¡¯s party. He glanced at the names above their heads. Desert-Gray Wolf, Warrior, Desert-Lone Eagle, Mage, Desert-Poison Scorpion, Assassin, Desert-Sandstorm, Mage. The last person¡¯s name did not have the prefix of Desert. His name was Moon Devourer, and his job was Priest. Staring at the priest called Moon Devourer, Seuss felt that the confidence of the Desert Guild was this priest called Moon Devourer. ¡°Daydreamer, do you know that Moon Devourer?¡± Seuss looked at Moon Devourer, but his words were directed at Daydreamer. ¡°I know.¡± Daydreamer¡¯s tone was heavy. He lowered his voice and said, ¡°Moon Devourer was once the commander of Endless Heaven. At least one-third of the credit for Endless Heaven becoming the largest guild is due to Moon Devourer.¡± ¡°Endless Heaven¡­¡± Seuss repeated the name. Even Seuss, who had never played games before, had heard this name before. This was an extremely powerful guild. In the past, it was an absolute giant in more than ten games. Cole had told Seuss countless times that there were only two kinds of guilds in the world. One was Endless Heaven, and the other was the rest. However, it was a pity. According to Cole, for some reason, Endless Heaven was suddenly disbanded. The originally powerful guild collapsed in an instant. Now that the absolute core of the Endless Heaven Guild was standing on the opposite side, even the optimism of Daydreamer could not be saved. Everyone¡¯s mood was somewhat depressed. At this moment, Desert-Lone Eagle spoke. ¡°Stars, Daydreamer, we are going to clear the Twisted Forest today. Do you guys want to compete to see who can clear it faster?¡± Although this was a question, Desert-Lone Eagle did not have any questioning tone. Even though the appearance of the Moon Devourer had caused everyone to become solemn, there was no reason for others to stand above them and not react to that. ¡°Sure.¡± Seuss agreed without hesitation and said loudly, ¡°However, the normal difficulty level is too easy. Do you want to challenge a higher difficulty level?¡± The Desert-Lone Eagle turned around and discussed with Desert-Gray Wolf for a while before saying, ¡°No problem, let¡¯s challenge the nightmare difficulty. Do you dare?¡± ¡°Pfft.¡± Seuss laughed in disdain and said loudly, ¡°I thought you had some guts. I didn¡¯t expect you to be a coward!¡± ¡°If I were to say the legendary difficulty, I¡¯m afraid none of you would dare to challenge it. It¡¯s better to take care of weaklings like you a little and just focus on the expert difficulty. What do you think?¡± Seuss¡¯s words completely ignited the crowd. ¡°Expert?! Could it be that there¡¯s someone who can clear the expert difficulty in a day?¡± ¡°This is what it means to be domineering. They can¡¯t even clear the expert difficulty, yet he still dares to provoke them!¡± These were the people that supported Seuss and the others, but there were also quite a few who supported Desert Guild. Desert Guild¡¯s speech had moved quite a few people. Not everyone hated Desert Guild¡¯s way of doing things. Just like how many people said they hated privilege, in reality, they just hated themselves for not being privileged. ¡°So what if it¡¯s the expert difficulty? Stars is just a clown with a bit of luck. The Desert Guild has already cleared countless expert difficulty dungeons!¡± ¡°Do you really think that you can compete with the Great Desert just because you¡¯re lucky? You¡¯re living in a dream.¡± The originally quiet crowd was now restless like ants on a hot pan. But whether it was those who supported the Desert Guild or those who supported Seuss, they wouldn¡¯t allow the Desert Guild to choose the nightmare difficulty. If they really chose the nightmare difficulty, even if they obtained the first clear, it would be difficult for them to convince the masses, let alone use this matter to recruit others. ¡°Good. You have the guts, we shall challenge the expert difficulty. Let¡¯s see who can clear it first today.¡± Desert-Gray Wolf stood up and said loudly, ¡°If I win, you have to join my Desert Guild.¡± ¡°What if I win?¡± Seuss said calmly. ¡°You can name your conditions!¡± Desert-Gray Wolf replied without thinking. Looking at Desert-Gray Wolf in front of him, Seuss knew that he had to consider his conditions carefully. He couldn¡¯t go too far, such as disbanding the Desert Guild. Because then, Desert-Gray Wolf would definitely go back on his word. ¡°Alright, President Gray Wolf sure is generous. We¡¯ll discuss the bet with President Gray Wolf after I clear the level.¡± Seuss turned his head and brought Daydreamer and the rest into the teleportation circle. The surrounding crowd was silent for a moment before they burst into an uproar. ¡°It¡¯s only the second day since the opening of the server, and there¡¯s already such a bet!¡± ¡°Spectacular, truly fascinating. I didn¡¯t expect Stars to be so heroic!¡± Although the crowd was still boiling, the main characters of both parties had already left the stage. ¡°Your party ¡®Desert Losers¡¯ is about to enter the Demon¡¯s Den ¨C Twisted Forest. Please choose the difficulty.¡± The system¡¯s voice sounded in everyone¡¯s ears. ¡°Expert.¡± Daydreamer¡¯s voice didn¡¯t hesitate. Daydreamer was the leader of this party because only Daydreamer could command. The others, including Seuss, knew nothing about commanding. ¡°Nicely done,¡± Daydreamer said to Seuss after entering the dungeon. ¡°I just don¡¯t like the look of them.¡± Seuss shook his head. Madman asked, ¡°Can we really clear the expert-level?¡± ¡°Of course not,¡± Daydreamer said with absolute certainty. ¡°We definitely can¡¯t pass, but the Desert Guild can¡¯t either.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. It¡¯s impossible for them to pass either.¡± Seuss took out his dagger and prepared to fight. ¡°But we can¡¯t go too far. We still have to try the expert-level difficulty.¡± Ten minutes later, Seuss and his party suddenly appeared at the teleportation portal. Without a doubt, they were all wiped out. Chapter 22 Seuss wasn¡¯t sure about the situation in the Desert Guild, but he knew about theirs. The moment they entered the dungeon and walked out of the safe zone, Seuss and the others were immediately discovered by the monsters inside the dungeon. They were two treants with twisted vines hanging from their bodies. The treant¡¯s level was only at level 10 and it was an ordinary monster. However, with the buffs of the expert-level dungeon, it was even stronger than the elite monsters outside. If there were only two level 10 elites, Seuss and the others wouldn¡¯t have become like this. The more difficult part was yet to come. When the health points of these two treants reached below 50%, they immediately started to howl with their extremely high pitch voices. It was puzzling that a trunk made of trees could make such a piercing sound. After that, eight treants rushed over at the same time.. Together with the two treants who were not dead yet, ten treants surrounded Seuss and the others. In just thirty seconds, Seuss and the others were completely wiped out. There was a huge crystal screen in the hall of the City Defence Office. On it was the results of each team¡¯s raid. Desert Losers Party: Challenge Demon¡¯s Den, Twisted Forest, Challenge Difficulty, Expert-Level, Challenge Progress: 1%, Challenge Counts: 1. Desert Party: Challenge Demon¡¯s Den, Twisted Forest, Challenge Difficulty, Expert-Level, Challenge Progress: 1.5%, Challenge Counts: 1. ¡°Desert Losers?¡± Desert-Lone Eagle was so angry he could barely speak. ¡°Your progress is not even as good as ours, how dare you call us losers!¡± Looking at the angry Desert-Lone Eagle, Seuss and the rest instantly put on the same expression, whistled, and left. ¡°Alright, it¡¯s useless to argue now,¡± Desert-Gray Wolf said. Desert-Lone Eagle instantly quietened down, but his eyes were still staring at Seuss, indicating his anger. Entering the dungeon again, the entrance fee for the two dungeons was 4 silver coins. If they were always eliminated this quickly, the expenses today would not be small. After entering the dungeon, everyone stood still. Each person had a small circle of light under their feet. Within this circle of light was the safe zone. As long as they stepped out of the circle of light or joined the battle, the safe zone would disappear. After making a gesture, Seuss entered stealth mode. Two treants were standing at the entrance of the dungeon. As long as they left the safe zone, they would be discovered. They had just discussed how to move this time, and Seuss first led a treant away, leaving only one behind. If there was only one treant, when the treant¡¯s health reached 50%, Seuss would force the treant into unconsciousness and kill him before he woke up. This way, they would not be surrounded and attacked by a large group of treants like last time. Seuss entered stealth mode and sneaked out. As the others didn¡¯t move, the protective circle under their feet didn¡¯t disappear, and the treants didn¡¯t notice them. Right now, there were two treants wandering about less than ten yards away from the Sirius. After Seuss entered Stealth mode, he did not walk directly towards the treant. Even with Stealth Enhancement, he would still be discovered if he got too close to the monster. Additionally, although the two treants before him were ordinary monsters, with the buffs of the expert-level dungeon, they were not inferior to the elites outside. Their perception was definitely not weak. It was very likely that Seuss would be discovered before he could approach the treant. Even though Seuss¡¯s movement speed had decreased by half while he was in stealth mode, Seuss still managed to move thirty yards away from the treants after ten seconds as he head towards the left of the dungeon quickly. At such a distance, the treant had no chance of discovering him. He used his dagger to lightly cut his arm, and Seuss voluntarily exited the stealth mode. As expected, the two treants in the distance did not notice Seuss and were still wandering around mindlessly. After taking a deep breath, Seuss paid attention to his feet as he slowly approached the treants. It wasn¡¯t until he was within twenty yards of the treant that it spotted Seuss. After a roar, it ran toward Seuss. The roar also alerted the other treant, but it didn¡¯t matter. These things were within Seuss¡¯s expectations. At this time, the cooldown of Seuss¡¯s Stealth skill had already ended. When the treant had just started running, Seuss immediately entered stealth mode. Stealth Enhancement did not only enhance the effect of Stealth, but also made it impossible to detect Seuss for a second. It was at this second that Seuss exited the range of the treants¡¯ perception. After the two treants calmed down, Seuss took out the standard military crossbow that he hadn¡¯t used for a long time and loaded three iron arrows. Swoosh! Swoosh, swoosh! The three arrows were split into two shots. The first shot was aimed at a spot forty yards away, while the other two were aimed at the treant approaching Seuss. When they heard the first arrow, the two treants walked toward the arrow, but then the other two arrows quickly followed up and hit the closer treant. The treant in pain immediately turned around and rushed towards where Seuss was. ¡°Impressive,¡± Daydreamer exclaimed. The others did not see clearly what was going on, but Daydreamer did. Stars was holding a repeating crossbow, and three arrows hit two different targets. The first arrow drew the treants away, while the remaining two arrows separated the treants. When Seuss had used the crossbow earlier, he suddenly exerted strength in his hands and changed the direction of the bow. This kind of control was simply amazing. Daydreamer recorded this down. This kind of video could not be released online without the person¡¯s permission, but it could be spread privately. Daydreamer wanted his friends to see what top marksmanship was. Of course, even if it was spread privately, Daydreamer would definitely ask for Seuss¡¯s approval. When the treant reached him, Seuss continued to walk further away, luring the treant further away. When he was more than fifty yards away from the original spot, he knocked the treant out with Staggering Blow and quickly left. After meeting up with Madman, the original treant was still wandering around. ¡°Let¡¯s begin,¡± Seuss said. As soon as he said that, Heart of Holy Light and Madman walked out of the safe area together. The wandering treant immediately discovered them. After a roar, the treant ran towards them. However, this time, there was no response from the other treant. Madman braced himself against the shield and plunged the bottom of the shield into the dirt. That way he could withstand greater force. The impact of the treant running was very strong. This was the basic ability that a shielder should have. Bang! With a loud bang, the treant slammed into the shield and a 40 plus damage appeared above his head. A 20 plus damage value also appeared above Madman¡¯s head. Sirius¡¯s fireballs and Heart of Holy Light¡¯s greatsword continuously smashed against the treant¡¯s body, while Seuss would occasionally stab him in the back. However, Seuss did not use any skills. He only used his dagger to continuously attack the treant. Chapter 23 The treant¡¯s health quickly reached around 50%. Seuss stopped attacking and stood behind the treant. He entered stealth mode and stabbed the treant¡¯s back. This was not the treant¡¯s vital point, because the treant had no vital point at all. Seuss had only randomly found a place to stab. -105 A huge damage number popped up, and the treant¡¯s health instantly dropped below 50%. At this moment, the treant stopped all its attacks and raised its head, about to howl. Kick. Seuss, who was standing behind the treant, raised his leg and kicked the treant. The treant trembled, but his howling skill was not interrupted.. ¡°This is bad, it¡¯s immune to interruptions!¡± Daydreamer exclaimed. Seuss did not panic. The dagger in his hand changed from a reverse grip to a proper grip, and he stabbed fiercely into the back of the treant¡¯s head. Although the treant did not have any vital points, the Backstab skill was still effective. The treant was instantly stunned, and his skill was finally interrupted. ¡°Kill it,¡± Seuss shouted. At the same time, the dagger in his hand continued to attack the treant¡¯s back. Fireballs and a greatsword also continuously landed on the treant¡¯s body. There was no need to worry about the treant¡¯s health and attacks so everyone released their attacks without restraint. In less than a second, the treant¡¯s health decreased by 10%. However, the treant had already woken up from its stun. It still continued to raise its head and prepared to howl. Seeing that the treant was about to howl, Seuss reached the front of the treant and used Stun. The treant was stunned for three seconds this time. Just as the treant was about to wake up, Seuss struck again. Gouge. This time, the treant did not wake up from its stun. Seuss and the others had killed the treant at the very last moment. Huff~ Sirius collapsed to the ground. The last few seconds of damage output were even more tiring than the rest of the battle combined. As a mage, the speed at which Sirius cast spells was basically the speed at which she chanted syllables and signed her hands. In order to kill the treant that was stunned, Sirius¡¯s hands and mouth were starting to cramp during those five seconds. ¡°Finally killed it,¡± Madman said as he collapsed on the ground as well. ¡°Yes, we killed one.¡± It was rare for Heart of Holy Light to say something that was still acceptable, but he immediately said, ¡°But there are still many waiting for us.¡± Everyone ignored Heart of Holy Light and sat on the ground. They ate some food and water to recover their health and magic. In a non-combat state, it was better to eat food. A set of bread healed much more health points than a set of Instant Healing Potions (Small), but the price was only one-tenth of the potions. Even though Seuss had a huge amount of money now, he didn¡¯t dare to use potions at all times. That would cost too much. After he recovered, Seuss sent a die in the party channel and said, ¡°Roll to loot.¡± Seuss¡¯s dice stopped. 45. Not too high or too low. Next was Madman, Sirius, and Daydreamer. They were 13, 48, and 65 respectively. Their values were not too high. It seemed that they were not very lucky today. ¡°Holy Light, your turn,¡± Sirius urged. Heart of Holy Light then threw a dice. When the dice stopped, it was surprisingly 100, which was the highest number. Madman pushed Heart of Holy Light towards the treant¡¯s corpse. Heart of Holy Light continued to say, ¡°Impossible, I can¡¯t possibly loot anything good¡­¡± Although Heart of Holy Light had been declining, he could not resist Madman¡¯s urging and finally reached out towards the corpse. With a flash of silver, a pair of boots appeared in front of Seuss. It was a pair of leather boots. ¡°Silver equipment?¡± Sirius exclaimed. Although the treant was powerful, it was just a normal monster. How could he drop silver equipment? ¡°Don¡¯t worry, this is a good thing that can only be obtained by pioneering.¡± Daydreamer laughed. Currently, no one had passed the Twisted Forest dungeon, and it was still in an unexplored state. At the same time, they had entered the expert-level difficulty, which led to the current situation. Of course, this was also because Heart of Holy Light was indeed quite lucky. The only person in the party who could wear leather armor was Seuss. However, Seuss had the Thanksgiver¡¯s Boots now, so he had no use for them. He could only sell them after clearing the dungeon. Of course, if they did not pass, the pair of boots would be gone. When leaving the dungeon, everything gained within the dungeon would disappear. With the experience of dealing with the first treant, Seuss and the others killed the treants in succession, and the entire periphery of the dungeon had been cleared. The next step was still for Seuss to use stealth and scout out the area. The dungeon was very large, and the outermost area was a large open clearing, while a forest was in the center. The treants in the outer clearing had been cleared, and so Seuss came to the edge of the forest. Just as he entered stealth mode, Seuss darted into the forest and used the undetectable effect of one second to see the situation inside the forest. With just one look, Seuss saw more than ten black elves appearing out of thin air. That was the scene of retreating from stealth. Even though Seuss was still undetectable, the black elves still discovered that someone had invaded and scattered Detect everywhere. One second of being undetectable quickly arrived. Just as one second had passed, and the Detect spell had already been thrown at Seuss. His Stealth had been detected! This was the first time Seuss had been detected from his stealth mode, and he almost couldn¡¯t react in time. Fortunately, Seuss already was prepared to leave the forest. Without hesitation, Seuss immediately ran out of the forest. However, just as he turned around, a dagger appeared from his chest and he was stunned. This was Backstab, a skill that Seuss had used countless times. After being stunned, Seuss couldn¡¯t feel his body and couldn¡¯t do anything, but he could still clearly sense the outside world. The moment he was stunned, several daggers stabbed into Seuss¡¯s back at the same time. Seuss¡¯s health dropped like flowing water, and his health fell to the bottom in two seconds. There was no doubt that Backstab¡¯s stun time was only 0.7 seconds, but there were too many black elves behind him, giving Seuss no chance to wake up. Just like that, Seuss died under the flurry of blades. After death, Seuss¡¯s soul floated out of his body and he watched these black elves rush out of the forest. Other than Madman and Heart of Holy Light who were able to take a few more stabs, Sirius and Daydreamer had no ability to resist at all. After the priests and mages were closed in by thieves, they were no threat at all. Heart of Holy Light quickly died in his stunned state. His defense was far from that of Madman, and his health points were also far inferior. As for Madman, his situation was different. The black elves could only cause him a dozen or so points of damage, but there were simply too many black elves, giving him no chance to wake up. A minute later, everyone returned to the small building. ¡°This is too ridiculous. What was that?¡± Sirius whispered as she sat on the ground. Chapter 24 ¡°Actually, it¡¯s not that scary¡­¡± Daydreamer pondered for a while and said slowly. Indeed, Seuss had also noticed that although the black elves had only taken less than two minutes to wipe them out, in reality, those black elves were not very powerful. ¡°Black elves are an extremely ancient race¡­¡± Daydreamer patted his own head and thought about the books he had read before.¡± They don¡¯t have powerful magic like the white elves, nor do they have powerful bodies like the orcs. The only thing they have is outstanding stealth and scouting abilities. ¡± ¡°Because of this, when the Dragon Empire was attacked, these black elves were the best scouts and contributed greatly to the victory of the war.¡± ¡°I see.¡± Seuss sighed. No wonder these black elves were so sharp. Seuss¡¯s stealth was useless in their eyes. It was impossible for Seuss to defeat them in stealth as they were a race full of natural scouts.. Unless Seuss¡¯s level was higher than theirs, it was impossible for him to use stealth. ¡°Look at your battle logs!¡± Madman shouted. Hearing Madman, Seuss opened his game menu. There was a battle log in it that would record every battle you¡¯d ever fought. He flipped to the earlier battle segment and saw a string of text. ¡°You are under attack by Black Elf, Health Points -12. Affected by an unknown poison, 10 Health Points deducted every second, Duration: 1 second.¡± ¡­ The rest of the logs were almost the same. If not for the effect of the unknown poison, the few slashes he had just suffered would not have killed Seuss. Seuss¡¯s defense was not high. In this case, the Black Elves¡¯ attack power was only about 30. That was why they could only deal about 10 plus damage to Seuss. No wonder Madman lasted for a full minute under the attacks of the black elves. It was because Madman¡¯s health points were high enough. Madman had originally been increasing his points in the direction of being a shielder. When they killed the leader of the night cat yesterday, he already had five hundred health points. Now that he had leveled up by two levels and bought a set of defensive equipment, he had gained a lot of constitution. As of now, Madman¡¯s health point had exceeded six hundred, and his defense had reached forty points. Those black elves could not break Madman¡¯s defense at all, and could only deal the lowest damage of one point. And it was this one point of damage that had added poison to Madman, obtaining a debuff that deducted ten health points per second. This unknown poison was very different from other poisons. The damage of ordinary poisons was green, and it could be calculated separately from attack damage. However, this unknown poison was not calculated separately. Even the damage numbers were stacked. Most poisons had a duration of at least ten seconds, but unknown poisons only lasted for one second. This was also the reason why Seuss and the rest did not discover the unknown poison in the beginning. As for Madman, he was frozen in place for a full minute, unable to move or do anything. So he opened the battle log to see what was attacking him. ¡°The biggest problem now is how to deal with that unknown poison,¡± Daydreamer said in the party channel. ¡°If we can¡¯t find a way, it will be futile to enter a few more times.¡± Everyone fell into deep thought. That poison was extremely terrifying. If they could not solve the problem of the poison, entering the dungeon again would be futile. Looking at the crystal screen in the hall, there were already many records of others. Desert Losers Party: Challenge Demon¡¯s Den, Twisted Forest, Challenge Difficulty, Expert-Level, Challenge Progress: 15%, Challenge Counts: 2. Desert Party: Challenge Demon¡¯s Den, Twisted Forest, Challenge Difficulty, Expert-Level, Challenge Progress: 17%, Challenge Counts: 1. ¡°They¡¯ve already challenged it five times?¡± Sirius saw the screen. ¡°Maybe their fighting style is different from ours. Maybe they lured all the treants together and killed them with their strength. That¡¯s why their progress is so fast.¡± Daydreamer looked at the screen and spoke. ¡°But they must have been taught a lesson by those black elves just like us.¡± Seuss¡¯s method of killing the treants was very safe, but it took a long time. This time, it took nearly two hours to clear all the treants. If Desert Guild really relied on their strength, they would probably only need fifteen minutes to kill all the treants. Looking at the screen again, Seuss found something very interesting. On the screen, the Desert Party was at the top of the rankings, followed closely by the Desert Losers Party. This was not because the expert-level dungeon would be ranked at the front, but because almost everyone was challenging the expert-level dungeon. Only a small number of people were challenging the normal-level dungeon. Among the teams that were challenging the expert-level dungeon, no one had progressed faster than the Desert Guild. And in the normal-level dungeon, there was actually no team that progressed faster than the Desert Guild. Because they had stayed in the dungeon for a long time, Seuss did not know what happened after they entered the dungeon for the second time. After the Desert Guild came out of the dungeon for the second time, they saw that someone had completed 15% of the progress on the crystal screen. They were anxious. If someone else took the first clear of the dungeon, then the meaning of them painstakingly clearing the expert-level dungeon would be halved. Thus, all sorts of tricks were employed. In the end, all those who were slightly confident in their own abilities entered the expert-level dungeon. Only those peaceful players who were not confident in their own skills entered the normal-level dungeon. The final result was what Seuss saw now. The progress of the expert-level dungeon was even faster than that of normal dungeons. ¡°Since they have only advanced 2% more than us, it means that they have not been able to deal with the black elves. We still have time,¡± said Daydreamer slowly. ¡°Their progress was higher than ours the first time, and it¡¯s still the same now.¡± Heart of Holy Light said pessimistically, ¡°They entered more often too. How can we defeat them?¡± It had to be said that amongst the five of them, the only one who did not have a change in mentality was Heart of Holy Light, because his pessimism had never changed. ¡°We¡¯ve never seen this kind of poison before, and the black elves in the wilderness don¡¯t have it at all, nor have we seen any related records.¡± Seuss paused for a second and continued. ¡°There must be a way to pass this dungeon. If this method is not outside, then it must be inside this dungeon.¡± As he spoke, Seuss became more and more determined. After eliminating all the impossible answers, there was only one result. The method to resist the unknown poison must be within the dungeon! Chapter 25 He opened the game interface and looked at the time. It was already ten. It had taken them three hours to enter two dungeons. Judging from this, it would be impossible for them to clear the dungeon today. ¡°Stars, your idea isn¡¯t bad.¡± Daydreamer smiled and said, ¡°Desert Guild can dream on if they want to clear the dungeon today.¡± In three hours, the highest progress was 17%. According to the current speed, the Desert guild would not be able to pass even by midnight. After all, the easiest part of a dungeon was the outer perimeter. At present, there were still the inner and core areas. These two areas would only be more difficult. . In the outer perimeter, Seuss and the others could still fight against the treants for ten minutes without any preparation, but when they encountered the black elves, they were slaughtered in less than two minutes. After making up their minds, Daydreamer led the way into the dungeon. Now that they had more experience, it took them only an hour to clear the treants in the outer perimeter. There was nothing in the wilderness outside now, but Seuss and the others were not in a hurry to enter the forest. ¡°If we enter the forest like last time, the result will be the same as last time.¡± Daydreamer said, ¡°If the method to deal with the poison is within the dungeon, it will definitely not be inside the forest!¡± ¡°You¡¯re right,¡± Sirius said. ¡°There has to be something we¡¯ve never noticed in the flatlands around the perimeter.¡± She waved his staff, occasionally using the arcane missile to attack suspicious areas. Relying on his fastest movement speed and the fact that he did not need to enter stealth mode, Seuss circled around the forest. On the other side of the forest, there was a pool. The pool was not small and there was a small pier on the shore. No one would believe that a pond had appeared in a dungeon. Moreover, there was an old man fishing at the pier. He appraised the old man and it showed Nameless Old Man. ¡°Adventurers who have traveled thus far, this is a dangerous area. The treants will kill every human who enters this place. The black elves who once resisted the cruel dragon together have sold their souls to the demons. Once night falls, under the light of the moon, the black elves will obtain great power.¡± ¡°Esteemed sir, we are here to save those lost creatures. May the God of Magic protect those who only know how to kill to obtain redemption.¡± Seuss made a pious prayer. This was the standard quest triggering language. This way of speaking was most likely to trigger the quest. Sure enough, the old man¡¯s expression changed in an instant. His face filled with anger. ¡°Damn those demons hiding in the void. They deserve God¡¯s judgment. They bewitched the warriors who used to be there, hiding in the dark and snickering.¡± Seeing the old man so angry, Seuss knew that the quest was about to be triggered. ¡°Esteemed elder, we came here to release them so that these past warriors would not have to suffer anymore,¡± Seuss said sincerely. ¡°Adventurers, it¡¯s great to have such a heart. Those black elves who walked down the wrong path took away my flute, causing the treants to fall into chaos. After they were bewitched, they possessed an unknown power. This is the holy water of the past that can resist the power of the evil demons.¡± The name on the old man¡¯s head became the Treant Shepherd. ¡°You obtained Holy Water*5.¡± Item: Holy Water. Item Description: A legacy from a thousand years ago. After a thousand years of idling, the power of light in the holy water is almost gone. Item Effect: After using the holy water, you will not fear the power of the evil demons for half an hour. Additional Note: This item is a dungeon quest item. It cannot be brought out of the dungeon. After getting the holy water, Seuss knew that half of the problem with the black elves had been dealt with. That strange unknown poison could no longer threaten them. But no matter what, there were quite a number of black elves, and all of them had the thief¡¯s stun skill. With a rough estimate, Seuss felt that there were at least twenty black elves in the forest. Even if the attack power of those black elves was not strong, with so many of them, it was enough to stun Seuss and the others until they died. Perhaps only Madman could survive the attack of the black elves, but what was the use of that? Madman¡¯s attack power was too low, and he could not hit the black elves. Although the black elves were bewitched by the evil demons, their intelligence did not decrease at all. Last time, when they saw that it was difficult to kill Madman quickly, they immediately changed their target and prioritized killing Sirius and Daydreamer. It was impossible to deal with so many black elves at once. However, the black elves had high intelligence so it would also be difficult to lure them away and deal with them alone like what they had done with the treants. After issuing the quest, the Treant Shepherd turned his head away and continued fishing. He ignored whatever Seuss said. Looking at the pool in front of him, Seuss suddenly had a flash of inspiration and jumped into it. The water in the pond was extremely clear, and one could see the bottom of the pond with a single glance. Not to mention fish, there wasn¡¯t even a single blade of water grass in the water. At the bottom of the pond were rocks, as if they had paved a flat land underwater. In the center, there was a treasure chest shining with silver light. On it was a carved head of a giant wolf. This was the totem of an orc tribe that had already perished. It seemed that this treasure chest was left behind by the orcs who had conquered the Dragon Empire. After seeing the treasure chest, Seuss did not open it. After all, it was impossible to pass the dungeon this time. Even if he obtained the items inside the treasure chest, he could only take a look. Furthermore, Sanctuary had already announced the mechanism of the treasure chests. Every treasure chest was equivalent to a lucky draw. Whatever was inside was random. When the same treasure chest was opened by different people at different times, the results would be entirely different. It was better for him to wait until he could clear the dungeon before opening this treasure chest. He sent a screenshot of the holy water¡¯s effect in the party channel and shared the quest at the same time. ¡°Sure enough, the solution is in the dungeon,¡± Sirius said. ¡°So what if we solved the poison problem? We still can¡¯t defeat those black elves!¡± The pessimism of Heart of Holy Light was indeed a well-deserved reputation. Even at this moment, it was still the same as before. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, it¡¯s not like I didn¡¯t do anything just now. I¡¯ve already found a way to deal with the black elves,¡± Daydreamer said excitedly. ¡°Look.¡± Daydreamer pointed to a pile of rocks. ¡°As long as we can get in here and let Madman hold the outermost position, those black elves will only be able to attack Madman. We will definitely be able to finish them off.¡± Chapter 26 The huge pile of rocks in front of him seemed to have been deliberately made. This pile of rocks was made from some huge rocks. Right in front of the pile of rocks, there was a passageway that was as tall as a person. It could accommodate exactly five people. Other than the front of the tunnel, there were no gaps at all. This was also why Daydreamer said that this place could deal with the black elves. After hiding in the tunnel, the black elves could only attack Madman alone. Similarly, only two or three black elves could attack Madman, this was still because the black elves were petite. After coming up with a countermeasure, Daydreamer, Heart of Holy Light, and Sirius hid in the tunnel ahead of time. Madman guarded near the tunnel, ready to block it at any time. As for Seuss, he went to lure the black elves to the tunnel.. Amongst these people, the one in the most danger was not Madman who blocked the passageway. The black elves did not have high attack power. In order to resist them better, Madman even removed a piece of defensive equipment and changed it to an equipment that increased health points. These black elves could only deal the least damage to Madman, so health points were the most important. However, it didn¡¯t matter if he changed it or not, because this kind of damage could be healed up by Daydreamer quickly. The one in the most danger was Seuss. The black elves moved much faster than Seuss. They did not seem like level 10 thieves. ¡°Good luck.¡± Everyone high-fived for the upcoming bitter fight. Seuss arrived at the edge of the forest. This time, he would not enter the forest no matter what. The black elves were extremely agile in the forest. The last time, Seuss hadn¡¯t even had a chance to escape before he was frozen in place until he died. He took out his standard military crossbow and shot into the forest from afar. Three arrows flew through the air, but there was no reaction from the forest. After observing carefully, Seuss continued to string the crossbow and shoot into the forest. The trees in the forest were tall. It was not so easy to hit the elves. Every time he released an arrow, Seuss would stay where he was and wait. If a black elf came out of the forest, Seuss would immediately flee. After shooting back and forth a few times, Seuss suddenly felt that something was wrong. He looked around and did not find anything unusual. It seemed like it was just a whim of Seuss. He was just overly nervous. Seuss continued to string the crossbow. Halfway through, he suddenly entered stealth mode. At the same time, he rolled and immediately left his original position. The crossbow in his hand also became Teachings of the Assassin. A dagger appeared out of nowhere from where he was. What had grabbed the dagger was a black hand. The black elf had already come out and approached Seuss with Stealth. All kinds of detection spells flew around randomly. Fortunately, he was in stealth mode for that one second and managed to block many detection skills. The perception of these black elves was really too high. Even if Seuss entered stealth mode, it was basically useless in front of them. Those spells covered an area of two yards around Seuss. It seemed that Seuss¡¯s stealth only had little effect. Those black elves could not be completely sure of Seuss¡¯s location and could only sense a general area. Seuss took out a potion from his backpack and drank it in one gulp. This was a potion worth 20 silver coins, the Haste Potion. It could increase one¡¯s speed by 100% for 30 seconds. At this moment, Seuss¡¯s one second of stealth was over. Not long after, another detection spell enveloped Seuss. Once Stealth was detected, the black elves immediately charged forward. Fortunately, the penalty where speed in Stealth was decreased by 50% had disappeared at the same time. After drinking the Haste Potion, Seuss¡¯s current movement speed was far faster than before. Even so, the black elves were still able to keep up with Seuss¡¯s speed without falling behind. My goodness, this is too ridiculous. Seuss was a little emotional, but thinking back to the last time he didn¡¯t even have time to escape, Seuss felt that it was very normal. After entering a wild sprint, Seuss quickly approached the tunnel. As long as he could hide in the tunnel, he would be safe. The black elves were a little faster than Seuss, but it was impossible to catch up to him before he entered the passage. Seeing that he was about to enter the tunnel, Seuss still had the mood to turn around and take a look. There were quite a number of black elves behind him, but he had not figured out the exact number. Looking back, the black elves who were left behind by Seuss had already caught up to him. He could only watch as a dagger came stabbing towards his forehead. Those black elves were like ghosts. Even though they were running on the ground, they did not make any sound. Even Seuss could sense in his heart that they had caught up. ¡°Jump!¡± This was Madman¡¯s voice. Seuss had his back to him now, and he didn¡¯t know why he had to jump. Out of trust in Madman, Seuss jumped immediately. At that moment, the black elf¡¯s dagger was waiting just above him, as if Seuss had deliberately run into it. There was no need for anyone to say what the consequences of knocking into the dagger of a thief were. Seuss knew very well that it meant that you would immediately be stunned. A surge of power came from his forehead, and without any surprise, Seuss entered a stunned state. He had been running all this time, and now he just happened to jump into the air. Currently, Seuss was less than two yards away from the passageway and was currently flying towards the passageway. Seeing Seuss getting stunned, Madman did not wait for Seuss to land on the ground. He picked up Seuss and threw him into the tunnel. At the same time, he took out his shield and blocked most of the tunnel entrance. Together with himself, he blocked the entire tunnel entrance, sealing it completely. ¡°Madman, hold on for a while.¡± Daydreamer crashed onto the ground and shouted as he caught Seuss. However, Madman could no longer speak because he was stunned. The black elves took turns to stab Madman¡¯s head with their daggers. Although they only dealt the lowest damage, Madman was still stunned. Although only two or three black elves could attack Madman, the black elves would quickly retreat when their stun skills entered cooldown, and their companions would take over them. In this way, Madman would be constantly stunned. Forget about using a shield to block, he couldn¡¯t even move. He could only passively become a meat shield. At that moment, Seuss finally got up from the ground as his stun was over. Sirius and Daydreamer also stood up. Heart of Holy Light, which had been crushed at the bottom, finally had a chance to catch its breath. ¡°Let¡¯s get started,¡± said Daydreamer. Sirius waved her staff and muttered a syllable. A fireball flew from the top of her staff. Daydreamer also waved his staff to replenish the bit of health Madman had lost. However, what they didn¡¯t realize was that the damage number on Madman¡¯s head started to change. It was originally the lowest -1 damage, but in the sea of red -1, there was now sporadic -2 damage. Chapter 27 As the Sirius began to attack, they finally caused damage to the black elves. Speaking of which, it was a little embarrassing. Their team was already the fastest team apart from the Desert Guild, but only now did they cause damage to the black elves. In fact, no one had been able to check out the stats of the black elves. He inspected the black elves who were attacking Madman and shared the stats of the black elves in the party. [Comparing the abilities of both parties, both parties have similar abilities. 70% of the enemy¡¯s information can be detected.] Race: Black Elf (Infected) Name: Tok¡¤Anna Health Points: 450/450 Magic (Magic Power): 900/900 . Strength: 15 Agility: 65 Intelligence: 32 Constitution: 21 Perception: 67 Charm: 10 Skills: Backstab, Stun, Gouge, Debone, Assassinate¡­ Passive ability: Courage Mounts as the Battle Progresses: After entering battle mode, as time passes, you will be able to continuously strengthen your own stats, can go up to two times your original stats. Unknown Poison: Every attack will be accompanied by a poison attack. As time passes, the poison will accumulate in the enemy¡¯s body. After the poison accumulates to a certain extent, it can detonate the poison in the enemy¡¯s body and cause a huge amount of damage. ¡­ After looking at the attributes of the black elves, Seuss was a little stunned. The black elves in front of him were assassins with extreme agility and perception. From the beginning until now, Seuss had not invested any attribute points in any attribute other than strength and agility. But even so, Seuss¡¯s agility had only reached thirty-plus points. The black elves were twice as agile as Seuss. No wonder he could not outrun the black elves even after drinking the Haste Potion. ¡°Oh no, we¡¯re probably done for,¡± Daydreamer exclaimed. ¡°The stats of these black elves will continue to increase. Madman won¡¯t be able to hold on.¡± Looking up, there was indeed something wrong with the black elves outside. There were seventeen black elves outside now, but only two were attacking Madman. The rest were outside the tunnel. Not only that, all the black elves had suffered varying degrees of damage, but each of them had suffered almost the same amount of damage. ¡°They¡¯re dragging out the fight!¡± Seuss was shocked by the scene before him. He had never seen a monster with such high battle intelligence. Now that the black elves were fighting all the time, their stats would continue to increase because of their passive abilities. However, the fact was that the damage done by Seuss and the others was all evenly distributed by these black elves. It was likely if their passive skill, Courage Mounts as the Battle Progresses, were brought out to the limits, not even a single black elf would die. The damage values above Madman¡¯s head were still increasing. Most of them were now -4. The problem now was that if they couldn¡¯t get rid of these black elves as soon as possible, when the black elves¡¯ stats increased, it would be impossible for Madman to stop them. All of them would be trapped in the tunnel. And now Sirius was the only one who could attack the black elves. Although Seuss was standing behind Madman, the black elves clearly knew that Seuss was hiding here. Even if they attacked Madman, they stood at the furthest distance, not giving Seuss any chance to attack. Time ticked by. Without any hesitation, Seuss immediately took out his standard military crossbow, strung three arrows, and aimed them at the black elves. In this narrow passage, no matter how agile the black elves were, they could not dodge the arrows. The three arrows landed solidly on the black elves¡¯ bodies. -9 -10 -8 Three numbers floated up. Although the standard military crossbow did not have high damage, it was better than nothing. Unfortunately, apart from Seuss, no one else had a crossbow. They could only watch from the back. As time passed, the black elves outside had lost almost half of their health points, but none of them died. So far, Sirius had also started to drink mana potions. It did not mean that Sirius¡¯s magic was exhausted. This was a way to use potions. The mana recovery potion had a long cooldown time, so in such a long battle, as long as the amount of mana used was greater than the amount of mana a bottle of mana recovery potion could recover, one could already start drinking the potion. Now the damage numbers floating above Madman¡¯s head had gone from the minimum damage at the start to about fifteen points of damage. Three or four numbers appeared every second, and the pressure on the Daydreamer¡¯s healing was getting stronger and stronger. It was getting quite difficult. In another two minutes, even Daydreamer would have to start using potions. Finally, the healing speed of Daydreamer could not keep up with the speed at which Madman lost his health. They could only watch as Madman¡¯s health points slid down bit by bit, faster and faster until it was like flowing water, unable to stop. Seeing that Madman¡¯s health bar had dropped to the lowest point, Seuss stopped shooting arrows. Sirius and Daydreamer also stopped drinking potions. That was because there was no longer a need, those black elves were about to charge in. In this narrow passage, there was no place for them to hide. Madman¡¯s body slowly fell. The black elves outside rushed in without hesitation. They were already extremely fast, but now that the black elves¡¯ stats had increased by almost two times, they had become gusts of wind, and their figures could not be seen clearly. Opening his arms, Seuss quietly waited for the black elves¡¯ daggers. It had to be said that after so many injuries, Seuss had gotten used to the feeling of being stabbed by a dagger. In the beginning, Seuss was not used to being stabbed by a dagger and would even be stunned for a moment. Now, if a dagger had stabbed Seuss, he could have done what he had to do without even the slightest reaction. Finally, a familiar feeling appeared. A dagger stabbed into Seuss¡¯s forehead and he fell into a daze without any resistance. The good thing was that the black elves¡¯ stats had increased by quite a bit so the previous situation did not happen again. In just two seconds, after several daggers plunged into Seuss¡¯s back, he lost consciousness. Before his soul could come out of his body, a white light flashed in front of Seuss¡¯s eyes, and they appeared in the hall again. Everyone sat on the ground dejectedly. They were tired after being wiped out again. ¡°Everyone, don¡¯t be discouraged. The failure this time is not scary. We¡¯re just a little bit away from sending those damned elves to hell¡­¡± Although Daydreamer was also a little fatigued, he still fulfilled his duty as the party leader. However, before he could finish speaking, he saw Seuss and the others looking behind him. Following Seuss¡¯s gaze, Daydreamer turned his head and looked behind him. He was surprised to see that there were hundreds of people gathered in the hall. Chapter 28 Seeing so many people gathered in the hall, Seuss and Daydreamer looked at each other and walked to the bar counter. They asked for a glass of beer and sat down. It just so happened that they had just been wiped out. Now that so many people were gathered here, they might be able to hear some useful news. As Madman had been in a stunned state, he was not as busy as Seuss and the rest. After his calculations, as long as his defense reached 50 points, even if the attributes of the black elves doubled, they would not be able to break his defense. Currently, Madman went off looking for equipment that could increase his defense while they were in charge of gathering information and listening to other people¡¯s dungeon strategy. ¡°Why are all these people gathered here?¡± Sirius held a glass of cocktail in her hand and whispered into Seuss¡¯s ear, her voice slightly hoarse. For some reason, Seuss suddenly felt restless. He took a big gulp of beer and calmed himself down.. He moved aside a little and spoke to Sirius. ¡°Maybe they met the black elves?¡± With that, Sirius quickly shifted his gaze from Sirius to the crystal screen. Desert Losers Party: Challenge Demon¡¯s Den, Twisted Forest, Challenge Difficulty, Expert-Level, Challenge Progress: 30%, Challenge Counts: 3. Desert Party: Challenge Demon¡¯s Den, Twisted Forest, Challenge Difficulty, Expert-Level, Challenge Progress: 27%, Challenge Counts: 9. The remaining parties were further away from them, mostly around 15%. Seuss remembered back when they were first killed by the black elves, their progress was 15%. It seemed that these people had encountered the same problem. ¡°We¡¯ve finally surpassed the Desert Guild!¡± Heart of Holy Light held a large glass of whiskey and sat down beside Seuss. At this moment, Heart of Holy Light finally did not say anything demoralizing. After saying this, he sat quietly beside Seuss and drank his alcohol. Sirius suddenly glared at Heart of Holy Light before sitting on the other side of Seuss. Sanctuary had 100% sense simulation. Food in real life could also exist here, and the price was much cheaper than in the real world. This was why many players would eat and drink in Sanctuary. Being able to eat delicacies without worrying about gaining weight made it simply a place prepared for those gluttonous people. ¡°This alcohol is good, right? It¡¯s my favorite, but it used to be.¡± At this time, Daydreamer also walked over with a large glass of beer. Looking at the crystal screen, Daydreamer smiled and said, ¡°Three hours have passed after we entered the dungeon earlier, but we have advanced 15%. Our speed is the fastest.¡± ¡°What does this mean?¡± Sirius took a sip of her cocktail. Without waiting for a reply, she continued. ¡°This means that no one can complete this dungeon today!¡± ¡°Although it¡¯s impossible to defeat Desert, we have at least accomplished one thing and messed up their plans. That¡¯s enough.¡± The whiskey in Heart of Holy Light¡¯s hand was gone, and it all went into his stomach. While drinking and listening to other people¡¯s discussions, Seuss realized that this kind of thing was meaningless. Apart from the Desert Guild, everyone else was far behind them. Their discussion was meaningless because everyone was discussing and even cursing the black elves for being abnormal. However, Seuss and the rest were about to pass through the black elves¡¯ stage. ¡°You guys are good,¡± a voice said from the side. Seuss turned to see that it was Moon Devourer. He was once one of the cores of the strongest guild. No matter what he did now, Seuss would never underestimate him. ¡°Please take a seat.¡± Daydreamer pointed to the chair beside him and smiled. ¡°I wonder how you guys are doing?¡± These were just pleasantries. Seuss did not think that the Moon Devourer would give them any useful information. If he could explain his progress, it would mean that their cooperation had ended. However, no one expected that when Moon Devourer heard this sentence, he told them what had happened without any hesitation. The process was so detailed that it was like a strategy guide. ¡°When we first entered the dungeon, we discovered two treants. Thus, everyone entered a state of combat. As a result, we were surrounded and beaten up by their companions.¡± ¡°After that, we thought of a way to gather all the treants together by moving them continuously. Those treants are not fast so we could outrun them constantly.¡± ¡°After we met the black elves, we were also wiped out several times. In the end, we were still stuck in a terrain. In the end, due to insufficient attack power, we were unable to finish them off before the black elves¡¯ attributes doubled.¡± ¡­ The fact that Moon Devourer actually explained all the battling methods of the dungeon was really unexpected, but the way they dealt with the treants was really quite ingenious. It was impossible for Seuss and the rest to do this. Gathering all the treants together was not a problem, but in the entire team, only Seuss and Heart of Holy Light were faster than the treants. If they left the others where they were, they would probably be killed by the treants in minutes. The Desert Guild had a Spider Web Ring that could send them to a platform on a cliff. Although they could no longer attack the treants, the treants could not attack them either. On the other hand, the Desert Party had a mage with fast movement speed, and that mage had an area of effect spell that could quickly clear the treants. It was through this method that Desert Guild was able to enter the dungeon so many times in such a short period of time. However, the thief of the Desert Guild did not have such a high movement speed as Seuss, which also meant that their team could not successfully lure the black elves out every time. Even after drinking the Haste Potion, the speed of that thief was far inferior to that of the black elves. ¡°Thank you for telling us these things.¡± Daydreamer thanked Moon Devourer, paused, then said, ¡°I wonder what we can do to help you.¡± No one would treat another person well unconditionally unless they were your biological parents that you had never met. Without a doubt, Moon Devourer was definitely not their biological parents, so he must have some ulterior motive. Furthermore, the Desert Guild was their enemy, not Moon Devourer. Even though Endless Heaven had been disbanded, the connections that Moon Devourer had left behind were not to be underestimated. There was no need for him to provoke more enemies under the present circumstances. He had to reduce the number of enemies and make more friends. This was the life motto of Daydreamer. ¡°After the guild system is unlocked, I hope that you can join my guild and create our own world in Sanctuary with me,¡± said Moon Devourer slowly. Chapter 29 Moon Devourer¡¯s request made Seuss and the others a little confused. A person who stood on the opposite side, at least he was still on the opposite side for now. And such a person was actually inviting them into his guild. It was not that there was nothing wrong with this, but under such circumstances, no matter who it was, the possibility of rejection would be much higher than usual. Even if Moon Devourer really wanted them to join his guild, why didn¡¯t he ask them tomorrow? After this matter was over, even if he waited until tomorrow to say this, the chances of success would be much higher. Now that Moon Devourer had come to recruit them, either there was something wrong with Moon Devourer¡¯s brain, or Moon Devourer¡¯s goal was not to recruit them at all. Was there something wrong with Moon Devourer¡±s brain? Absolutely not! Even if something went wrong with their brains now, Moon Devourer would have no problem at all. He was the core commander of a huge guild! . As the commander of a guild, not only did he need the ability to command, but he also needed the ability to control the hearts of the people. When he failed, he needed to revitalize the team, and when he won, he needed to calm everyone down. These were all abilities to control the hearts of the people. How could such a person do such a thing? There must be another reason for his words! ¡°This is a bit sudden, we might need to think about it again.¡± Even Daydreamer was a bit confused by Moon Devourer. Fortunately, he didn¡¯t forget the current situation and quickly said, ¡°After we think about it, we will definitely give you an answer!¡± He had no choice. Right now, he had no idea what the Moon Devourer wanted to do. He didn¡¯t know if he should reject or agree to it. He could only stall for time like this. He could only make a choice when he figured it out. After saying that, the expression on Moon Devourer¡¯s face remained the same. It was still as calm as ever without any fluctuations. However, a person¡¯s gaze would never lie. From Moon Devourer¡¯s eyes, Seuss was sure that he had seen something. Obviously, Moon Devourer was not satisfied with their answer. ¡°Alright, you guys think about it first.¡± Before leaving, Moon Devourer took a deep look at Daydreamer. Then, he turned around and left, walking towards the Desert Guild¡¯s party. ¡°What do you guys think Moon Devourer is trying to do?¡± As Moon Devourer walked away, Daydreamer raised his cup and asked. ¡°What do you mean?¡± Sirius was puzzled. ¡°Isn¡¯t he here to invite us to join his guild? What else could he mean?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know what he means, but I know that we might lose today!¡± Heart of Holy Light put down the third cup and sighed. Looking at Desert Guild that was walking into the teleportation circle, Seuss felt a strong sense of fear, as if something bad was about to happen. ¡°No matter what the situation is, we have to try our best to clear it today. Only then can we have the right to choose,¡± Seuss said in a muffled voice. Seuss had used this character much to his liking. For now, he didn¡¯t have any thoughts of changing, but joining the Desert Guild was absolutely impossible. If he were to change it, it was uncertain whether he would be able to acquire this talent again. There was nothing wrong with joining a guild, but being forced to join a guild was something Seuss could not tolerate. At this moment, Madman finally returned. He went to buy two bottles of potions and changed his original defensive equipment. This time, his defense could not be broken by black elves. After confirming that everyone had rested, they also headed towards the teleportation circle, challenging the Twisted Forest for the fourth time. ¡­ Time passed bit by bit. This was how time worked. When one wished for it to be fast, it would be unbelievably slow. However, once one wished for time to pass slowly, they would realize how worthless time was. No matter how hard one tried, time would still flow at a fixed speed. After Moon Devourer led the team into the dungeon, the progress of the Desert Guild¡¯s party was like a rocket. The first time they entered, Seuss and the others were ahead of the Desert Guild. However, in the dungeon, Seuss and the others spent another two hours. After defeating the black elves and leaving the dungeon after being defeated by the war treants, they were surprised to discover that the progress of the Desert Guild had not only surpassed them, but also greatly surpassed them. 45%! This was the progress of the Desert Guild. However, the Desert Guild wasn¡¯t in the main hall. This was only the progress they had made last time. Only when they came out would they know the results of this run. As expected, the Moon Devourer was definitely not as useless as he had been acting at the beginning. It was even possible that at the beginning, Moon Devourer was just a priest in the team. The real opponent for Seuss was the Desert Guild. It was only now that they truly faced Moon Devourer. The former core commander of the number one guild was indeed worthy of his reputation. He was indeed worthy of being someone who had written countless dungeon guides. Just his first move was enough to wipe out all the advantages that Seuss and the others had obtained. ¡°It¡¯s over, it¡¯s all over. We might really lose today.¡± Heart of Holy Light kept repeating his words, but he did not stop. He quickly ran to the window and bought the Stones of Light before returning. ¡°We might really lose today!¡± Being teammates with Heart of the Holy Light was always a test because you did not know when you would be affected by his pessimism and lose your fighting spirit, even though Heart of the Holy Light wasn¡¯t really affected by himself. ¡°Shut up.¡± Daydreamer covered Heart of Holy Light¡¯s mouth and interrupted his pessimistic speech. He then dragged him toward the teleportation circle. There was no time for them to waste. In order to not lose today, they could only use all their strength to clear the dungeon. After all, judging from the current situation, Desert Guild had a good chance of clearing the dungeon. However, there was nothing they could do about this. As the previous commander of the number one guild, he must have experienced countless battles with his opponents. Under the leadership of Moon Devourer, it was basically impossible to win this competition using some small tricks. Therefore, if they wanted to win, there was only one way, which was to clear the dungeon and clear the dungeon before the Desert Guild. Time passed slowly and steadily until it was fifteen to twelve. Seuss and the others were once again wiped out and teleported to the hall of the City Defence Office. Looking at the crystal screen on the wall, Seuss knew that the only hope now was that the Desert Guild could not pass the dungeon. This way, their bet would be nullified. Desert Losers Party: Challenge Demon¡¯s Den, Twisted Forest, Challenge Difficulty, Expert-Level, Challenge Progress: 82%, Challenge Counts: 7. Desert Party: Challenge Demon¡¯s Den, Twisted Forest, Challenge Difficulty, Expert-Level, Challenge Progress: 95%, Challenge Counts: 15. Time passed extremely slowly under such circumstances. It was only fifteen minutes, but Seuss felt as long as a century. ¡°Congratulations to the Party-Desert, for achieving first clear in the Demon¡¯s Den, Twisted Forest Expert Difficulty¡­¡± Chapter 30 Seuss didn¡¯t hear the rest of the words. He just stared blankly at the crystal screen. The original progress record of the Desert Party had already disappeared. In its place was a stone stele with a single name on it: Desert. This was a stone stele that would only appear after someone had cleared the dungeon. There was only one name recorded on it. That name was the party that had cleared the dungeon the fastest. Logically speaking, each dungeon should have five stone steles, each corresponding to a different difficulty. There would be a record of the first clear for every difficulty on the stone steles. The appearance of this stone stele could only mean that Seuss was not hallucinating. The announcement just now had indeed indicated that the Desert Party had passed the dungeon.. Looking at the time displayed on the game interface, it was ten to twelve. In another ten minutes, the City Defence Officer would close the dungeon and everyone who was still inside would be forcibly teleported out. At that time, it didn¡¯t matter whether Desert Guild could clear it or not. But now, the Desert Guild had really completed this seemingly impossible task. This meant that the bet between Seuss and them was finally in effect. He had to join the Desert Guild. He took a deep breath to ease the tension in his gut. To be honest, Seuss wasn¡¯t that worried. After all, he had the Gift from the Ruler of Time, this amazing talent. He still had another chance, but Seuss could not, or rather, was unwilling to accept that someone had easily defeated him. As time passed, the Desert Party finally emerged from the teleportation portal. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you to keep your promise and not leave. I thought you would go back on your word!¡± Desert-Lone Eagle saw Seuss and immediately rushed over, mocking him. ¡°Say that again!¡± Sirius heard Desert-Lone Eagle¡¯s words and was instantly enraged. She rushed up, pointed at his nose, and scolded, ¡°You are just someone following behind the ass of others, what right do you have to say such things?¡± The friendly Daydreamer did not stop Sirius and even added. ¡°Before you say that, look at yourself first. It¡¯s not like you won with your own ability. What are you boasting for?¡± Desert-Lone Eagle was also angered by Sirius and the rest. He was about to scold back when someone pushed him away. Desert-Gray Wolf walked out from behind Desert-Lone Eagle. His expression was still calm, but the unconcealable smile on his face proved that he could not suppress the joy in his heart. ¡°Stars, yesterday was the first day of Sanctuary. It was also the day of your rise in fame. But today, I used my strength to prove that one cannot rely on luck to reach the end. Only true strength can flourish and never decline.¡± ¡°Although your strength isn¡¯t outstanding, I¡¯m still willing to give you a chance. Joining the Desert Guild will allow you to achieve greater achievements.¡± ¡­ At this moment, Desert-Gray Wolf¡¯s words weren¡¯t to recruit Seuss, but rather to use Seuss¡¯s fame to increase the fame of Desert Guild. Looking at the Desert-Gray Wolf in front of him who was talking loudly, Seuss¡¯s heart inexplicably calmed down. The Desert-Gray Wolf in front of him was just a clown. By borrowing the strength of others and achieving victory, they were flaunting here just to bring up the fame of Desert Guild. Due to the bet between Seuss and the Desert Guild, there were still no less than three hundred people in the City Defense Hall. At this moment, all three hundred people were watching the Desert-Gray Wolf, who was doing his best to perform. It had to be said that all gamers had an intrinsic quality¡ªthey yearned for power. But that was also the problem. Not everyone had the talent to become powerful, so following a powerful person was also another choice. Many people had heard of the Desert Guild¡¯s actions, but not everyone cared about this issue. Moreover, many people agreed with the Desert Guild¡¯s way of doing things. Desert-Gray Wolf¡¯s speech had been stirring their emotions. If the guild system was activated now, Seuss had no doubt that half of the people present would choose to join Desert Guild. At this thought, no matter what methods the Desert-Gray Wolf used, at least he had achieved his goal. They didn¡¯t interrupt the performance of the Desert-Gray Wolf. No matter what, Seuss was a loser tonight. Whatever the loser said at this point would all be wrong. Standing quietly in the middle of the hall, Seuss ignored whatever Daydreamer and the rest around him were saying. He just looked at the game interface quietly. Time ticked by slowly, eleven fifty-nine, twelve! This was the first time Seuss had performed a time-reversal in his lucid state. The light outside shone in through the window of the City Defence¡¯s building. The light kept moving and the sky outside kept changing. From black to white, from white to black, the time went from midnight to midnight of the previous day. Everyone in the hall had disappeared, leaving only darkness in the hall. When the light stopped changing, the City Defence Officer suddenly walked out of the room wearing a sleeping robe. He held a candle in his hand and walked towards Seuss. As he walked, he spoke. ¡°It¡¯s not the time yet. You better get out.¡± With a wave of his hand, Seuss appeared outside the office¡¯s building. Looking at the starry sky, Seuss suddenly smiled. Who said that life could not be repeated? Who said that there was no medicine for regret in the world to buy? He strode away along the cobblestone road in the city and headed for the inn. The shops in Sanctuary were similar to those in the real world. At this time, most of the shops were already closed. Although he could still move around outside, he could not buy any supplies. When he arrived at the inn, he bumped into Daydreamer. It was already late at night, but Daydreamer was walking out with a few others. Seuss didn¡¯t know those people, but judging from their situation, they obviously wanted to level up. This is ridiculous! Seuss exclaimed in his heart. Daydreamer was already in his forties and was already middle-aged. Every morning, Seuss wouldn¡¯t comment about how he would wake up before six in the morning and he actually did not intend to sleep now. If he went out to level up at this timing, he would only be back at two at night. Don¡¯t Daydreamer need sleep? Was four hours of sleep a day really enough? He was shocked. No wonder Daydreamer could level up faster than most people even as a priest. At first, Seuss wanted to work hard as well, but after thinking about it, he decided not to. Chapter 31 Dozen hours of high-intensity combat had exhausted Seuss¡¯s energy. Seuss just fell asleep the moment he laid down on the bed and had a peaceful night. All the way until six when Seuss woke up from his sleep and saw a message from Daydreamer. ¡°Brother Stars, I was right, wasn¡¯t I?¡± A message from Daydreamer was sent over. ¡°The dungeons are indeed open today.¡± Seuss yawned at Daydreamer¡¯s news. A mere six hours of rest did not completely restore Seuss¡¯s vitality, but it was not a big problem either. Thinking up to this point, Seuss was even more impressed with Daydreamer. He had rested for such a short period of time every day, yet he could still maintain his energy level. It was truly unbelievable. . An hour later, Seuss heard Sirius¡¯s self-introduction for the third time. He had to admit that it was rather intriguing. It was just like how Seuss was someone who had Alzheimer¡¯s disease. He would always forget about others and had to let others introduce themselves time and time again. Fortunately, he did not have to listen to their self-introductions anymore after this. Desert-Gray Wolf still came looking, wanting to use Seuss¡¯s fame to raise the fame of the Desert Guild. The Seuss now wasn¡¯t afraid at all. He calmly accepted the challenge and set the difficulty at the expert level. ¡°Madman, hurry up and buy two bottles of Steel Elixir.¡± Seuss didn¡¯t enter immediately after the entrance of the City Defence Office was open. Instead, he spoke to Madman. Yesterday, they had almost cleared the dungeon. Seuss knew everything about the situation inside like the back of his hands. ¡°Steel Elixir? Is the defense of Madman not enough?¡± Daydreamer was puzzled. Because Madman had developed in the direction of a shielder, his current defense was almost at the peak. ¡°Not enough,¡± Seuss replied firmly. Then he said to Sirius, ¡°You¡¯ll have to buy two bottles of Flame Solvent and a Fire Rain Scroll.¡± ¡°There¡¯s no need to make any preparations for Heart of Holy Light and Daydreamer. After you guys have finished buying the items, we¡¯ll try to clear the level in one go.¡± After Seuss finished speaking, everyone was stunned. Daydreamer had never seen such a confident Seuss. He couldn¡¯t help but ask in surprise, ¡°Brother Stars, did you find the guide for the dungeon somewhere?¡± Seuss was really too confident that they couldn¡¯t help but believe him. However, the dungeon hadn¡¯t been opened yet. Theoretically, no one should know about the situation inside the dungeon, let alone the strategy to clear it. ¡°I saw a description of this dungeon in the library last night. It clearly states how the hero back then had conquered this dungeon.¡± To increase the credibility of his words, Seuss continued. ¡°Last night, I even saw Daydreamer going to level up at night.¡± As soon as he said that, Daydreamer¡¯s expression changed. He took a deep look at Seuss and then came to a realization. ¡°I see. No wonder Brother Stars could achieve what he has today. I see!¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± Seuss looked at his Daydreamer and was confused. What did he understand? However, Seuss did not show it on his face. He just maintained his previous expression. Other than Daydreamer and Madman, Sirius and Heart of Holy Light had just met. Although Seuss could trust them now, it did not mean that they could trust Seuss. Therefore, Seuss could only try his best to put on a facade of a strong person and quickly gain their trust. After everyone was ready, Seuss took over the party leader from Daydreamer. This operation would be completely under Seuss¡¯s command. ¡°Victory!¡± The five of them placed their palms together and shouted with all their might. ¡­ With a flash of white light, Seuss and the others arrived at the dungeon, Twisted Forest. ¡°Everyone, don¡¯t move.¡± After entering the dungeon, Seuss immediately said, ¡°There are two treants less than ten yards over there. The safe zone is under our feet. As long as we don¡¯t move, they won¡¯t discover us.¡± ¡°When the health points of those treants reach below 50%, they will attract their companions, so we have to use all our skills at the back. I can stun the treant for about five seconds, then we will attack together and kill them.¡± As soon as everyone¡¯s consciousness had entered the dungeon, they heard Seuss¡¯s words. Seeing that he understood the dungeon so well, the little bit of worry that was left had vanished. Swoosh! Swoosh, swoosh! Three arrows were shot in different directions. This time Daydreamer was not too surprised. To be able to shoot arrows in three different directions was naturally extremely brilliant control, but Seuss was obviously a veteran player. He couldn¡¯t think that other people¡¯s skills weren¡¯t good just because they were young. For such a veteran player to use such a skill, although it was praiseworthy, it was not that surprising. ¡°Alright, get ready to begin.¡± Seuss suddenly appeared beside them. When Seuss appeared, the treant also discovered them. It roared and charged towards Seuss. To Seuss, clearing the treants was already a piece of cake. There were only seventeen treants in this dungeon, and even their location was clearly imprinted in his mind. After they had easily dealt with the treants, Seuss said. ¡°Don¡¯t enter the forest first. There are many black elves inside. Those black elves are very fast, and they are all thieves. We can only kill them with the help of the terrain.¡± At this moment, Daydreamer was no longer surprised. They were only puzzled as to which book had such a detailed guide. ¡°No, that¡¯s impossible. Such a detailed strategy would never appear in a book. Stars must have deduced it from the information in the book.¡± Thinking of this, Daydreamer looked at Seuss¡¯s not very sturdy back and admired him even more. Even he could not have deduced so much information from books in such a short time. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, we¡¯ll go look for the special terrain now!¡± After saying that, Daydreamer brought the other three along to look for the terrain. As for Seuss? Of course, he was going to find the Treant Shepherd to accept the quest and open the treasure chest in the pool at the same time. Seuss moved so fast that he managed to run from one side of the forest to the other in a short while. In the same pool as the day before, the Treant Shepherd was still sitting on the dock fishing. After receiving the holy water by going through the same process as yesterday, Seuss jumped into the pool. The treasure chest was still there, quietly waiting to be open. The treasure chests in the dungeon were different from other places. According to this treasure chest in Twisted Forest, everyone only had one chance to open it. If you opened the treasure chest but did not pass the dungeon, no matter what appeared in the treasure chest, you would not be able to bring it back. Furthermore, there was no chance to open it again. Chapter 32 It was quite difficult to open a treasure chest underwater. Fortunately, the treasure chest in front of him was not a gold treasure chest or higher. If not, Seuss would have to buy a bottle of Water Breathing Potion to open the treasure chest. He swam to the side of the treasure chest. The treasure chest in front of him was different from the ones he had opened before. This silver treasure chest underwater obviously had a style that did not belong to this era. A huge wolf head was carved in the place where the lock originally belonged. Other than that, there was also a carving on the treasure chest. The carving showed a muscular orc riding a huge wolf and facing a dragon. This was an orc hero who once fought against a dragon. Of course, that did not mean that this treasure chest had anything to do with this hero.. It only represented the era that this treasure chest was in. Actually, with just a little thought, it was obvious that a hero who could fight a dragon head-on, no matter what was left behind, was something that could not be gotten from an ordinary silver treasure chest. There were still very few dragons living on the Atlanta Continent. Those dragons were left behind during the dragon war back then. A thousand years was perhaps only a small part of these dragons¡¯ lives. The lifespan of dragons was extremely long, perhaps even longer than three thousand years. Now the dragons in Atlanta were at least legendary creatures. No one would go against them. The orc in this carving could fight a giant dragon head-on. This proved that this hero was at least a legendary character. Otherwise, there was no way he could face a giant dragon. Opening the treasure chest, a silver light flashed and a necklace appeared inside. Item: Song of the Lifestealer Item Attribute: Unappraised. This necklace could only be used after appraising it. Seuss could only put it in his backpack now. He could only obtain its true stats after he left the dungeon. After exiting the pool, Seuss ran towards the Daydreamer. Using the coordinates of the party, Seuss quickly found them. ¡°We found two locations. One was a platform on a cliff, but it was too high for us to go up. The other is this tunnel,¡± said Daydreamer. ¡°Aye.¡± Seuss nodded. He knew both places. The tunnel was where they had been the day before, and the platform had been deliberately leaked by the Moon Devourer. ¡°This is holy water. It can resist the black elves¡¯ poison.¡± Seuss handed the holy water to Madman. Only he was needed to resist the black elves¡¯ poison. ¡°Now everyone goes into the tunnel, leaving Madman outside to support me. Once I¡¯ve lured the black elves here, Madman will immediately block the tunnel and drink the Steel Elixir.¡± With that, Seuss turned and left. The forest was still some distance away from this tunnel, and the time he took to return was enough for Madman to make all preparations. Following yesterday¡¯s method of luring out the black elves, after shooting three arrows, Seuss knew that the black elves must have been attracted by this time. Drinking the Haste Potion, Seuss turned around and ran. He had no choice. The speed of the black elves was too terrifying. When he was still a few yards from the entrance of the tunnel, Seuss jumped and shouted, ¡°Madman, throw me in!¡± This was the best method he had discovered yesterday. The black elves would always catch up with him when Seuss was about to enter the passage, so Seuss came up with this method. Thump. With a dull thud, Seuss was thrown into the passage by Madman. Soon after, clanging sounds could be heard. It was the sound of the black elves¡¯ daggers stabbing Madman¡¯s shield. Seuss quickly got up from the ground, took out a standard military crossbow, and began to fill it with arrows as support. As for Madman, he had already drunk the Steel Elixir and holy water and was now in a daze. However, Madman¡¯s defense had already reached sixty points and above while the black elves¡¯ strength was only fifteen points. Even if their attributes doubled, it was only thirty points. Even with the dagger in the black elf¡¯s hand, their attacks wouldn¡¯t exceed fifty points. This attack power was definitely not able to break Madman¡¯s defense. The damage dealt was the lowest -1. The holy water could also help Madman resist the damage of the unknown poison. Now, Madman stood at the front of the tunnel like a steel fortress. Only two or three black elves could attack Madman. He lost no more than ten health points per second. To Daydreamer, this number could not be any lower. It was not even a problem for him to recover his health every half a minute. No matter how intelligent the black elves were, they could not deal with Seuss, who knew them very well. Even when Sirius bombarded them with explosions for five minutes, the black elves had controlled their health loss to the extreme so not a single black elf died. Looking at the black elves in front of him, Daydreamer could not help but sigh. If not for Stars leading the team, they would have died a few times under the hands of these black elves. And those treants were deliberately placed at the entrance of the dungeon to scheme against them. ¡°This time, we have Stars leading the party that¡¯s why we can clear the dungeon so easily. What should we do next time?¡± Heart of Holy Light was still the same as before, being able to say such depressing words at this time. Seuss stopped loading the arrows and turned around. He looked at Heart of Holy Light and smiled. ¡°Why don¡¯t we form a fixed party? That way, we can contact each other quickly.¡± A fixed party was another form of a party. It was similar to a small guild, but it could only have five members so far. Moreover, a fixed party could only be established by looking for the mayor. ¡°Sure, Brother Stars. After we complete this dungeon, we shall go set up a fixed party. When the time comes, we will bring you along if there is anything good,¡± said Daydreamer with a smile. Although he hadn¡¯t spent much time with Stars, he had always believed in his own judgment. In all these years, nothing bad had ever happened. Bang! A fireball landed on the bodies of the black elves and exploded. Along with the explosion, the corpses of the black elves appeared. Finally, all the black elves had lost their health points. Even though they had been rotating all the time, averaging out the rate the black elves were losing their health points, they could not hold on anymore. Soon, all the black elves fell one by one, and the ground was covered with the corpses of the black elves. These black elves were very intelligent, but they were ultimately monsters. Even though they knew that continuing to attack would only result in death, they would still attack without hesitation. Seuss packed up all the dropped items. These items would be stored by him for the time being. They would be distributed after the dungeon was cleared. Seuss looked at Madman who was preparing to enter the black forest and shouted, ¡°Wait, there are still black elves in the forest!¡± Chapter 33 They had suffered this loss yesterday. Every time the black elves rushed out of the forest, there were only seventeen of them. Thus, they all believed that there were at most seventeen black elves. However, there were too many setbacks yesterday, so every time they entered a new map, Seuss would always go and scout ahead. In this forest, there would always be two black elves. Fortunately, as long as there were not many black elves, they were easy to deal with. In the end, the two black elves did not cause them much damage. They only used up some of their supplies. However, it was different today. Perhaps it was because the dungeon had gone too smoothly today, causing Daydreamer and the others to lower their guard. . ¡°There are still black elves in the forest?¡± Sirius heard Seuss¡¯s words and immediately retreated. Although she was not violently abused by the black elves this time, Sirius had seen how miserable Madman had been, being stunned on the spot for dozens of minutes from the beginning to the end. ¡°Of course.¡± Seuss came to stand beside the forest and pointed to the heart of the forest. ¡°The task of these black elves is to guard the Twisted Tree Spirit that has been sealed, so there is absolutely no way they will come out in full force.¡± ¡°After defeating the evil demons, the former dragon-slaying warriors gradually became crazy,¡± Heart of Holy Light said with a serious expression. ¡°These are the remnants of the soldiers after the demon war ended.¡± Madman jumped around at the side, moving his already stiff body. Having been in a stunned state for a long time, Madman felt like his body didn¡¯t belong to him anymore. ¡°What is the demon war? Why don¡¯t I understand what you¡¯re saying?¡± Madman walked over with his shield. He felt that he could understand what they were talking about when the information was separated, but when the information was connected, he couldn¡¯t understand anything. ¡°The so-called demon war was after the war with the dragons. Because of the unprecedented slaughter and hatred, a large number of demons were attracted. Those demons invaded Atlanta. This is the demon war,¡± Daydreamer explained. ¡°Oh.¡± Madman nodded and asked, ¡°What does the demon war have to do with this dungeon?¡± ¡°Of course it has something to do with it!¡± Seuss smiled and said, ¡°After the demon war ended, many brave warriors were infected by the evil demons and could not suppress their inner feelings. In the end, they could only choose to seal themselves. The Twisted Tree Spirit, which is the BOSS of this dungeon, was one of them.¡± At this point, Madman finally understood what they were talking about. The surrounding atmosphere suddenly became silent. After a long silence, Daydreamer hesitantly asked, ¡°Does this mean that the Twisted Tree Spirit is unable to suppress its inner thoughts and will inevitably become a demon?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, but the Twisted Tree Spirit should not be completely corrupted. If it is completely corrupted now, it is impossible for anyone to complete this dungeon at this stage,¡± Seuss said solemnly. ¡°Also, if the Twisted Tree Spirit is completely corrupted, his name should become the Fallen Treant Overlord. Just like before it was corrupted, his name should be the Treant Overlord.¡± With that said, Seuss drank a bottle of Haste Potion, turned his head, and rushed into the forest, luring the two black elves out. Under the siege of everyone, two black elves were no threat. For monsters like the black elves, if their numbers were small, they would not have such a terrifying deterrent force. At most, they could stun a person for a few seconds, and their attack power would not be enough. Against Seuss and the rest, it was like scratching an itch. They followed the trail the Seuss had scouted and went into the forest. Seuss and the others kept vigilant at all times. The name of this dungeon was Twisted Forest and the BOSS was the Twisted Tree Spirit. This proved that this dungeon was definitely not as simple as it looked. If it was just the treant outer perimeter, this dungeon could not be considered an expert level one. After what had just happened, Daydreamer was finally starting to get nervous. For some reason, this expert-level dungeon, under Seuss¡¯s lead, gave him a feeling of leveling up in the wild. There was even the possibility of encountering people fighting for monsters while leveling in the wild. In this dungeon, it was even easier than leveling in the wild. However, this was an expert-level dungeon, so how could there be no threat? It was just that Seuss had prepared countermeasures in advance that made them feel this way. After entering the forest, everyone¡¯s hearts were in their throats as they carefully observed their surroundings, afraid that a group of monsters would suddenly emerge from their surroundings. ¡°Alright.¡± Seuss stopped in his tracks. In front of him were six enormous trees. Each tree was at least ten meters tall, but that was not the main point. The main point was that these trees were extremely thick. The thickest ones were even more than three meters in diameter. ¡°Those six trees are all war treants. As long as we get rid of them, we will be able to see the BOSS.¡± Pointing at the six trees in front, Seuss looked at Sirius and said, ¡°Later, Madman will draw those six trees together. Use the Fire Rain Scroll to ignite them and kill them all at once.¡± The treants¡¯ resistance to corruption seemed to be much higher than that of the black elves. The black elves in the outer circle were slightly corrupted, but the war treants in the inner circle did not have any signs of corruption. Yesterday, they had been wiped out several times by the treants here. It was not because of any other reason, but because these treants were too powerful. The war treants were immune to half of the physical damage. At the same time, it was difficult for magic damage to deal any fatal damage to the treants. Only fire magic could deal heavy damage to the treants, but there was a lot of water stored in the war treants¡¯ bodies that could extinguish the flames quickly. It was precisely because of this that they could only adopt the same strategy they had used in the outer circle yesterday, luring the war treants away and killing them one by one. These war treants would also attract their companions, making it extremely difficult for them to face these treants yesterday. But today, Seuss had thought of a strategy: Fire Rain. Fire Rain was a spell that mages could learn after changing their jobs. It was an area of effect attack. Although it did not have enough damage in a short period of time, there was one thing that other spells could not compare to this, and that was its duration. As long as one had sufficient mana, the Fire Rain spell could be maintained forever, even if it was released using scrolls. ¡°No problem. Watch me when the time comes!¡± Sirius agreed immediately. It was just maintaining a spell, and it was not difficult. ¡°Madman, you¡¯ll be in charge of blocking these treants later. Don¡¯t use the Steel Elixir for now.¡± Seuss patted Madman¡¯s shoulder. Madman grinned. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Unless they kill me, none of these monsters will get through.¡± Looking at Daydreamer, Seuss was about to say something when Daydreamer said, ¡°Treat Madman with all your might. I understand.¡± Seuss smiled slightly. The battle sense of Daydreamer was quite good. Otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t have been the party leader all this time. ¡°Heart of Holy Light, I need you to support Madman. When Madman can¡¯t hold on anymore, no matter what, you have to go up and buy time for Madman to recover.¡± Seuss stood in front of Heart of Holy Light and looked into his eyes. ¡°I will definitely be killed, but if you want, I will do it,¡± Heart of the Holy Light said with a sorrowful expression. ¡°In that case, let the battle begin!¡± Chapter 34 Following Seuss¡¯s command, everyone began to move. Sirius hid at the back of the entire team. Madman charged forward with his shield. Although Heart of Holy Light was always pessimistic, he never backed down. Seuss, on the other hand, stood guard beside Sirius to prevent the summoned creatures of the war treants from interrupting the Fire Rain spell. Bang! Madman¡¯s shield smashed onto the body of the war treant, and a large piece of the tough bark fell off. A face suddenly grew out from the middle of the tree trunk. As soon as the face appeared, he let out a loud roar. The roots that were buried underground were pulled out, and like countless small feet, they supported the treant to stand up. After the loud roar, the other five trees stood up.. The original six trees had all become treants. ¡°Invaders, you have disturbed the lord¡¯s slumber. This is your grave,¡± the treant who woke up first said to Seuss and the rest. Although the treants in front of him had the ability to speak, the intelligence of these treants was much lower than that of the black elves. After receiving the taunts, they all rushed towards Madman. Thump, thump, thump. The treants¡¯ footsteps were heard. Hundreds of tons of weight walking on the ground would shake even the gravel on the ground. Madman had two bottles of potions in his mouth and was ready to use them at any time. Although he had yet to see his opponent¡¯s strength, just from their size, he knew that their attack power was definitely not low. Stabbing the shield into the ground, Madman could only rely on the ground to defend against the treants¡¯ attack. Bang! The first treant¡¯s attack slammed into Madman¡¯s shield. Madman stood behind it, bracing himself against it. Madman¡¯s foot, together with his shield, made a deep mark on the ground. ¡°Argh!¡± Madman roared. His body was covered with a layer of red light. After covering his body with a layer of red light, he finally stopped retreating. -67 A bright red number appeared above Madman¡¯s head. This was just the normal attack of the treant, but it made Madman lose one-eighth of his health points. A white ball of light flew towards Madman shakily, and the health lost was instantly replenished. Before Madman could heave a sigh of relief, continuous attacks landed on Madman again. White balls of light and bright red numbers appeared continuously, and Madman¡¯s health rose and fell like a roller coaster. Seuss did not go forward. He just watched coldly from the side. When the six treants attacked Madman at the same time, he quickly said, ¡°Now, release!¡± Sirius had been waiting by the side for a long time. At this moment, she quickly tore open the scroll, and a large red cloud appeared above the treants, enveloping the six treants. The fiery red clouds did not cover a large area. If the six treants had not gathered together, they might not have been able to cover them completely. The moment the fiery cloud appeared, the treants who had experienced countless wars immediately reacted. The countless branches and leaves that were originally acting as their hair seemed to have turned into showerheads, continuously spraying out fresh water, covering the treants¡¯ bodies. At this moment, the fiery clouds began to churn as fireballs fell from the clouds. There were not many fireballs, only a dozen or so every second, and the fireballs were out of her control. As long as they fell from the clouds, Sirius would lose control of them. However, the treants were too big. Even though the fireballs were not accurate, the treants still managed to catch all the fireballs accurately. However, the current war treants were shrouded in a large cloud of mist. After the huge fireballs passed through the mist, they shrunk by a large circle. The two wars that had lasted for hundreds of years had caused these treants to have no shortcomings. Unless they used absolute strength to suppress them, there were no other shortcuts. ¡°Continue.¡± Seeing that the fireball in front of him had no effect, Seuss¡¯s expression did not change. He had seen this situation countless times yesterday. The mist could only last for ten minutes. After ten minutes, all the water stored in the body of the war treants would be depleted. At that time, if they wanted to use the mist again, they could only wait until they slowly accumulated water. ¡°This is the consumption stage. Use the fireball slowly to deplete all the water they have stored. Then, increase the firepower,¡± Seuss said to Sirius. Sirius glared at Seuss. ¡°Ten minutes?¡± Sirius took out the mana recovery potion from her backpack and held it in her mouth. She then said with slurred speech, ¡°Ten minutes is only the beginning? My talent is to increase the damage of spells, not mana regeneration. By then, my mana would have been exhausted.¡± Even so, Sirius had no intention of stopping. She just continued to maintain her spell. ¡°It¡¯s coming.¡± Seuss took out his dagger and crouched down, scanning the area. The war treants could grant life to trees within a certain range and turn them into moving treants. Although the ability of these temporary treants was not much, there were many of them and they were not afraid of death. Sirius, who was maintaining her magic, could not deal with them at all. Back then on the battlefield, these temporary treants were used as cannon fodder. They did not need to kill many enemies, as long as they could disturb the enemies, it would be good. As expected, following the treants¡¯ roars, the surrounding short trees began to move. Human faces even grew out of the trunks. However, these faces were extremely crude. They looked like they were casually drawn by a child on a tree trunk. After the temporary treants appeared, they followed the treants¡¯ orders and rushed towards Sirius. It was not that Sirius could not move now, but she could only move very slowly and could not release other spells. Seuss, half crouched, suddenly disappeared. He was quickly followed by a dagger that went into the back of the head of the treant closest to Sirius. After the dagger stabbed into the treant¡¯s trunk, it was even twisted ruthlessly. Two bright red numbers floated above the treant¡¯s head and the temporary treant fell to the ground just like that. As for the other treants, it was as though they did not see what had just happened. They just continued to advance. Seuss, who was sometimes invisible and appearing occasionally, was now like a death god in the forest. With a swing of his dagger, a treant would definitely fall. Six war treants could only summon twelve temporary treants at a time. Each temporary treant only had 150 health points. Seuss only needed three strikes to send these treants to their demise. Not long after, all the temporary treants fell to the ground. The war treants roared furiously and raised their tree crowns backward before flinging them forward with all their might. Countless leaves cut through the air like flying knives and shot rapidly towards Madman. ¡°Daydreamer!¡± Seuss roared. Chapter 35 ¡°Don¡¯t worry!¡± Daydreamer waved his staff, and a golden ball of light flew out, floating above Madman¡¯s head. Three golden rays connected to Madman¡¯s head. The health lost by Madman increased rapidly and recovered to full. At this moment, the dart-like leaves had arrived and hit the shield of Madman. -9 -7 -8 Numerous red numbers floated above Madman¡¯s head and even gathered into a ball of red. His health bar, which was originally full, rapidly decreased. Fortunately, the light ball above Madman¡¯s head was still healing Madman¡¯s health, but the healing speed was far slower than the speed at which his health decreased. Gulp.. Madman swallowed the two bottles of potions in his mouth and his health points instantly increased by a large amount. These were Instant Healing Potions and Slow Healing Potions. Instant Healing Potions could restore 200 health points instantly, while Slow Healing Potions could restore 40 health points every second for 10 seconds. With the help of two bottles of potions and the help of Daydreamer, Madman¡¯s health finally stopped falling and stabilized. This was the most powerful skill of the war treants. If they attacked a few more times like this, Seuss and the others would definitely be wiped out. Fortunately, there was a limitation to this skill, which was that the treants had to have leaves on their heads. Therefore, the six treants in front of him could only use this skill once. The leaf barrage had consumed a total of three treants¡¯ leaves. They only needed to prepare for the next wave of attacks. After firing the leaves, the treants seemed to be less angry. They started summoning the temporary treants to attack Sirius again. Fortunately, this was not a problem for Seuss. ¡­ After ten minutes, there were no more leaves above the heads of the treants. The tree branches that were spraying water had stopped spraying water. The water source in the body of the war treants had been completely consumed, and they were no longer able to resist the continuous attacks of the fireballs in the sky. Bang! Bang! Bang! The sound of fireballs hitting the treants could be heard continuously. The water-soaked bark quickly dried up. The spots that were hit by the fireballs quickly turned black, and hundreds of damage values kept rising from the treants¡¯ heads. After another five minutes, flames finally appeared on the treants¡¯ bodies. In the blink of an eye, the treants had become six torches. ¡°You can stop. It¡¯s useless now.¡± Seuss looked at the pale Sirius beside him. The excessive consumption of magic power made her pale. The treants that had turned into torches would suffer more damage every second compared to the fireballs. Even so, the treants did not give up. They continued to attack Madman and their attacks were even stronger than before. Not only was there damage from the original attack, but there was also burn damage from the flames. Fortunately, before entering the dungeon, Madman had made ample preparations. After drinking a bottle of Fire Resistance Potion, those burns were nothing. When the treants fell, they were completely charred like burnt charcoal. ¡°Ignorant adventurers, you have defeated us. However, please remember not to let the corruption of the evil demons continue to spread in the world.¡± As the treant spoke, flames continued to emit from his mouth. After he finished speaking, the treants died completely and fell to the ground, turning into a pile of shattered charcoal. Looking at the burning charcoal in front of him, Heart of Holy Light walked over and said, ¡°They are only warriors fighting for their ideals. What did they do wrong?¡± Sirius sat down on the floor and took out bread and fresh water. As she ate, she said, ¡°They did nothing wrong, and neither did we. We are all fighting for what we hold dear.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. They did it to protect their former hero, the current Twisted Tree Spirit. And we¡­¡± Daydreamer paused for a moment, then said, ¡°And we did it to climb up and end these unreasonable things.¡± Seuss took out a shovel from his backpack and started digging on the ground. He buried the remains of all the treants underground. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Seuss took a deep breath and said, ¡°Since we¡¯ve defeated them, their will should be carried out by us.¡± ¡°We can¡¯t stay here forever. All we can do is destroy the Twisted Tree Spirit and make the source of the corruption disappear completely.¡± Heart of Holy Light cut down a wooden board and carved a few words on it. ¡°If the past had never existed, the future would never come. Buried here are the brave warriors who have guarded this place for a thousand years.¡± They did not know the name of the war treants. They had only said two sentences, but they knew one thing. These treants had saved this world before. Without their efforts a thousand years ago, there would be no Atlanta. Without these people who dared to resist, Atlanta might still be ruled by the cruel dragons. All the races would be living in hell. If they were ruled over by the demons who came after the dragon war, the entire Atlanta would fall into darkness and madness. Even the power left behind by the evil demons was still spreading craziness and evil. The war treants in front of them, as well as the Twisted Tree Spirit that they were about to face, were all predecessors who had fought against unfairness. The only thing they could do was to inherit their will and continue what they had failed to accomplish. After resting, Seuss and the others continued their journey towards the center of the forest. The forest was quite large, and it took about ten minutes to reach the center of the forest. There were three tall trees in the forest, and any one of them was larger than the war treants. Especially the giant tree in the middle, which had a diameter of more than six meters and a red trunk. There were no leaves on the tree, only crooked branches. Countless spikes grew on the branches, and they glowed brightly. Anyone who saw them would know how sharp those spikes were. Although the other two trees were about the same height as the giant tree in the center, which was roughly fifteen meters, their diameter was only four meters. They were far inferior to the giant tree in the center. Furthermore, these two smaller trees were similar to the war treants. They had the appearance of ordinary trees, full of branches and leaves, and overflowing with greenery. ¡°The two trees on the side are the elite war treants, and the one in the middle is the Twisted Tree Spirit,¡± Seuss said. Yesterday, they had destroyed the two elite war treants and were then easily defeated by the Twisted Tree Spirit. ¡°Oh god, how can we win?¡± Sirius whispered. The three treants in front of them were extremely huge. The elite war treants were still alright and they could see the hope of defeating them. However, the giant tree in the middle was too huge, and it made people fearful just by looking at it. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I have an idea,¡± Seuss said confidently. Chapter 36 ¡°Hehe, Brother Stars, I knew you had a plan!¡± Sirius grinned at Seuss and said casually. He took out the holy water from his backpack. He had obtained it from the Treant Shepherd and it was originally used to deal with the black elves, but because of the tunnel terrain, only Madman used the holy water. Now, there were still four portions left. ¡°If we drink this holy water, will we be able to defeat the Twisted Tree Spirit?¡± Daydreamer asked. ¡°Of course not,¡± Seuss shook his head and said firmly. That was what they had thought yesterday, so Seuss, Madman and Heart of Holy Light drank the holy water. Although the holy water could indeed reduce some damage when facing the Twisted Tree Spirit, the power of the Twisted Tree Spirit was too powerful. Even without the corruption of the demonic power, Seuss and the others could not withstand his attack. In the end, after the Desert Guild cleared the dungeon, Seuss went to look for Moon Devourer and asked for his strategy. . Although he didn¡¯t know what Moon Devourer was thinking, Moon Devourer didn¡¯t hold anything back when it came to dungeon guides. ¡°You¡¯ll know what the holy water is for later.¡± Seuss put the holy water back into his backpack and smiled. ¡°Our goal now is to get rid of these two elites.¡± These two elite treants were also extremely powerful. Yesterday, they had even been wiped out twice in this place. It was only on the third time that they found a way to win. ¡°Go back the way you guys came from, all the way to where we just killed the war treants.¡± Seuss pointed in the direction they came from. ¡°Okay.¡± Although they did not quite understand, in the previous series of battles, Seuss¡¯s command had allowed them to overcome countless difficulties. If not for Seuss, they might still be facing the black elves. Seuss¡¯s previous decisions were all correct. This made Daydreamer choose to trust Seuss unconditionally. Even if he didn¡¯t understand anything, he still agreed without any hesitation. After Daydreamer left, Seuss waited for a while and felt that they should have arrived at their location. He then entered stealth mode. He carefully moved towards the elite treants. The treants had outstanding abilities in all aspects, except for their mobility and perception. This was also why Seuss dared to approach the elite treants stealthily. Seuss crept up behind a treant without making any sound. In this forest full of dead branches and leaves, only by being very careful could one avoid making any noise. He gently pressed the dagger close to the treant and stabbed down ruthlessly, activating Instant Kill. -45 The elite treant¡¯s defense was ridiculously high to begin with, and he even had 50% physical damage immunity. The attack that could originally cause hundreds of damage only dealt forty plus damage. But that was enough. The effect that Seuss wanted to achieve was complete. All that was left was to lure this treant to where Daydreamer was. After the damage number floated out, Seuss quickly pulled out his dagger and ran. The elite war treant behind him grew a large face on his trunk. This face looked extremely exquisite compared to the temporary treants. If the temporary treants¡¯ face was just a child¡¯s scribbles, then the face of the elite war treant was like that of a professional artist. Roar! The elite treant let out a loud roar, and many of the nearby trees and leaves were shaken down. As soon as the elite treant opened his eyes, it saw that the human who had stabbed him earlier was escaping. Seeing this, the elite war treant became even more furious. He pulled out his thick roots from the soil and turned them into countless thick legs. Although the legs formed by these roots were very short compared to the body of the treant, Seuss knew that each of these roots was thicker than his own leg. Although his body was huge, the elite war treant¡¯s speed was not slow at all. This was also the reason why Seuss wanted to escape immediately after stabbing him. Just as the elite war treant chased Seuss, the other elite war treant woke up, and a different face appeared on the tree trunk. It also pulled out the roots from the soil and chased after Seuss. After chasing for more than a hundred yards, the treant who woke up afterwards was unwilling to continue chasing. Compared to a small thief, it was more important to watch over the Treant Overlord. The treant who had awakened at the beginning was still bleeding after being stabbed by Seuss. The gold-tier Thanksgiver¡¯s Boots on his feet came with a skill that could cause double damage to the first attack after stealth mode and at the same time cause 50% bleeding damage. The continuous damage increased the hatred of the elite war treant, causing him to chase after Seuss. ¡°Foolish human, you actually dare to disturb the lord¡¯s rest, in that case, you shall stay here.¡± The elite war treant¡¯s speed was almost the same as Seuss¡¯s. He could only follow behind Seuss and roar angrily. Seuss originally did not intend to answer, but he suddenly thought of the war treants earlier. ¡°We have no intention of offending you. We are only here to destroy the power of the evil demons,¡± Seuss roared. Seuss did not stop running when talking to the elite war treant. No one could guarantee that the treant would give up on chasing after him. ¡°Destroy the power of the evil demons? That¡¯s our lord, the hero who fought against demons and dragons!¡± the treant became even more furious and roared at Seuss. ¡°Face reality. Your lord is no longer the hero of the past. He has been corrupted by demons and is about to become a demon¡¯s lackey. Are you really willing to see your lord completely transform into a demon before leaving the world?¡± Seuss was panting. He had been running at full speed and talking non-stop, making him unable to take the toll on his body. This time, the treant did not roar angrily. Instead, he chased after Seuss without a word. Seuss was delighted when he saw that his words seemed to have an effect on the elite war treant. ¡°You should know that your lord is in more pain than anyone else. He needs to suppress his inner desires. He has been tortured for a thousand years. Are you really willing to let him continue to suffer?¡± However, this time, Seuss¡¯s words did not have any effect on the elite war treant. The treant continued to chase Seuss. After that, Seuss spoke several more times, but the treant did not respond. ¡°I need your help. It¡¯s the only way to free your lord completely,¡± Seuss said at last, seeing that they were about to reach the place they had just been. Hearing this, the elite war treant finally stopped in his tracks, but he immediately started chasing again. Chapter 37 ¡°Get ready, let¡¯s fight,¡± Seuss could already see Madman and shouted. After saying two sentences, the treant behind him did not utter another word. No matter if it was the war treants or the elite war treants, they only spoke two sentences. Seuss even suspected that these treants could only speak two sentences. No matter what, the battle was about to break out. Seuss stamped his right foot hard on the ground and suddenly soared into the air, lunging behind Madman. Just as Seuss was about to hit Madman¡¯s shield, Madman ducked to the right. He landed on the ground and became a ball, rolling twice on the ground before stopping. When he got up from the ground, Madman had already started fighting the treant. The pressure of facing an elite war treant alone was no less than facing six of them at the same time.. Fortunately, Seuss had lured the elite war treant here. Otherwise, he would have faced two elites at the same time. ¡°Sirius, don¡¯t use fire magic, use lightning magic!¡± Seuss saw a fireball flying towards the elite war treant and shouted at Sirius. The fireball had yet to hit the elite war treant, but the lush green leaves and branches had already begun to spray out mist. Layers of mist kept shrinking the fireball. When the mist collided with the fireball, a large patch of mist rapidly rose. At this moment, the elite war treant¡¯s body was covered in mist. After hearing Seuss¡¯s shout, Sirius quickly waved her staff, and a lightning arrow flew out and shot towards the elite war treant. Zap. The lightning arrow hit the elite war treant, and a large amount of lightning flashed on the elite war treant¡¯s body. Water could conduct electricity. After the lightning arrow hit the elite war treant, it caused even greater damage. At the same time, the powerful electric current charred a piece of the elite war treant¡¯s bark. Bang! With a loud thud, the branch of the elite war treant smashed onto the shield of Madman. This time, not only was Madman unable to stabilize himself, even standing on the ground was difficult. -214 A huge damage number floated above Madman¡¯s head, this was the highest damage Seuss had ever seen. Even Daydreamer was surprised. He did not expect the attack power of the elite war treants to be so powerful. Although this damage number surprised Daydreamer, he was not stunned. The moment Madman was injured, a white ball of light hit Madman. This was the ability of an expert priest. If it was an ordinary priest, he would only start healing after a person was injured. But an expert could predict the time of that person¡¯s injury. He would heal that person the moment he was injured. There was a gap of at least two seconds between seeing and healing. The gap between an expert and an ordinary person was actually only in these two seconds. Madman retreated at least ten meters after being hit. His feet and shield left a deep mark on the ground. Finally, Madman could not hold it in anymore and sat on the ground. However, the elite war treant would not wait for him to stand up. The elite war treant raised his hand and continued to lash at Madman with his thick branch. Madman took out a potion from his backpack, a blood-red potion. The potion in the crystal bottle looked like it was still boiling. Madman drank it without hesitation, his muscles swelling right after. ¡°Arghhh.¡± Madman let out a howl of pain, his expanding arms holding his shield against the oncoming branches. This potion was the Strength of the Giant Potion. After drinking it, it could increase 10 strength for five minutes. Madman wanted to use it when attacking the BOSS but he didn¡¯t expect that he had to use it now. This bottle of potion was bought by Madman at the auction house. One bottle of potion was worth nearly one gold coin. The key was that this potion was practically priceless. If he wasn¡¯t lucky, Madman would not have been able to buy it. After drinking the Strength of the Giant Potion, Madman no longer had to worry about being whipped by the branch of the elite war treant. He stood firmly on the ground. Since Madman could withstand it, there was nothing to worry about. Seuss had long understood the attack patterns of the elite war treant. After all, they had been wiped out twice by the elite war treants yesterday. Five minutes passed in the blink of an eye, and the elite war treant staggered and crumbled down. What puzzled Seuss was that for some reason, this elite war treant did not use his most troublesome skill. Even until now, the green leaves on the elite war treant¡¯s head did not disappear. Seeing the health bar slowly disappearing, everyone stopped attacking, but the elite war treant did not die immediately. ¡°Adventurers from afar, you have proven your strength. I believe that you can really destroy the power of the evil demons. God of Nature, please bless our lord and let him rest in peace.¡± As he spoke, a branch of the elite war treant extended over. There was only a leaf on it. ¡°Take it. Take it and meet Gru. He¡¯ll help you.¡± He reached out and the leaf fell on Seuss¡¯s hand. No wonder, no wonder the elite war treant did not say a word when he was chasing him. So that was the reason. After Seuss said the first two sentences, the elite war treant had already believed him. The pursuit after that was only for one thing. To test Seuss¡¯s strength! A thousand years ago, the elite war treants had participated in the resistance against the dragons with their lord. After the disappearance of the Dragon Empire, they participated in the expulsion of the demons without stopping. After hundreds of years of uninterrupted war, the elite war treants had developed a deep relationship with the Treant Overlord. In order to prevent the Treant Overlord from being disturbed, the elite war treants were willing to use their lives to test the strength of the adventurers. ¡°Let¡¯s go. After thousands of years, there will be more treants who will rise from his corpse and inherit their will.¡± Seuss put the green leaf into his backpack and bowed to the elite war treant before leaving. ¡°Is the story of the past really so nostalgic? It¡¯s even worth sacrificing your life just for a test?¡± Heart of Holy Light placed a stone beside the corpse of the elite war treant. There were words carved on it. ¡°A faithful companion, a hero forever.¡± Sirius walked past the corpse of the elite war treant without saying a word. She took off a flower that she had placed in front of her chest and placed it beside the elite war treant. Although they had won the battle, Seuss and the others were not in a good mood because every victory they had won meant that a predecessor who had worked hard for the world had fallen. They continued toward the heart of the forest. Before Seuss and the others was a difficult challenge. Behind them were countless leaves falling onto the giant trees. Chapter 38 Following the path opened by the elite war treant, Seuss and the others smoothly arrived at the center of the forest. They saw the sleeping Twisted Tree Spirit and the constantly moving Elite War Treat Gru. ¡°You criminals actually dare to come here.¡± Seeing Seuss and the others appear, Elite War Treant Gru was instantly enraged. Because he knew that there was only one possibility, and that was that the elite war treant had failed and fallen into the hands of the criminals in front of him. ¡°Gru, don¡¯t be anxious. Look at what this is.¡± Seuss raised the leaf left behind by that elite war treant and shouted at Gru. Rumble¡­ Gru¡¯s footsteps shook the earth. He looked at the leaf in Seuss¡¯s hand and stopped. . ¡°This, this is¡­¡± Looking at the leaf, Gru couldn¡¯t finish his sentence. ¡°Yes, your companion entrusted this to us. We can help your lord, we can eliminate the power of the evil demons,¡± Seuss said loudly as he looked at the elite war treant in front of him. ¡°Gringer is a warrior. He will definitely be able to meet the God of Nature and live a peaceful life from now on.¡± Gru did not cry, but his exquisite face did not have any expression as he slowly talked about the past. That¡¯s right, these elite war treants and the war treants had not had a peaceful day since a thousand years ago. First, they attacked the dragon race. That battle was extremely tragic. Only a thousand out of a million dragons were left alive, and the losses within the alliance of races were even more disastrous. It was very difficult to imagine how powerful the dragons were. As long as those dragons reached adulthood, they would at least have the strength of an epic-level monster. As for the alliance of races, other than a few heroes, most of them were ordinary people. After sacrificing countless lives that exceeded the dragons¡¯ multiple times, they finally obtained a tragic victory. Yet even after the victory, they did not have a good time because the entire Atlanta Continent was devastated by the war. It was the treants who took on the task of saving the land. It took several decades, with the treants and orcs forming an alliance, before the land was restored. However, at this time, the blood, hatred, and evil that erupted from the war continued to spread outwards, eventually attracting the demons living in the void. Countless demons rushed in from the void. The Atlanta City had just regained its vitality when a second war started. After the bitter war ended, countless races fell into madness because of the remnant demonic power. They had no choice but to seal themselves, thus falling to their current state. ¡°Since Gringer chose to believe you, I will also choose to believe you,¡± Gru said in a heavy tone. Rumble¡­ Gru walked over to the Twisted Tree Spirit and stood beside his lord. ¡°Since you want to help my lord destroy the demonic power, I will help you. However, I will not attack my lord. After fulfilling your request, I will leave.¡± The loud noise made Seuss¡¯s eardrums hurt. He took out the four portions of holy water from his backpack and handed them to Gru. ¡°The holy water can purify the power of the evil demons. As long as you can feed the holy water to your lord, the power of demons in his body will temporarily lie dormant. At that time, your lord will temporarily regain consciousness.¡± This was what Seuss had asked Moon Devourer yesterday at the very last moment. However, at that time, time was limited. Seuss only knew that by giving the Twisted Tree Spirit holy water, he could reduce the demonic power in his body and weaken the Twisted Tree Spirit. Yesterday, without knowing the situation, Seuss and the others had confronted the Twisted Tree Spirit head-on, but the Twisted Tree Spirit was too powerful. A hero of the past, even if he sealed himself now, it was not something Seuss and the others could deal with. Moreover, the Twisted Tree Spirit also had the enhancement of demonic power. Although they had taken holy water and were immune to direct damage from the demon power, the demon power had already soaked every inch of the Twisted Tree Spirit¡¯s body. Not only did the Twisted Tree Spirit gain the ability to attack with additional damage, but it also greatly enhanced the attributes of the Twisted Tree Spirit. In the end, apart from Madman who was covered in defensive equipment, no one could withstand the second attack. Even Madman, with the full recovery from Daydreamer and his own medicine, could only withstand two attacks. When the third attack landed, he became a corpse. After Madman fell, the fate of the entire team came to an end. They were swatted to death by the Twisted Tree Spirit like mosquitoes. ¡°It can¡¯t be, can we really pass it in one go?¡± Sirius moved closer to Seuss and tugged at the corner of his shirt. Looking at Sirius whose face was flushed red, Seuss felt his face burning. He said with certainty, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I will definitely be able to bring you for the clear.¡± Daydreamer glanced over and smiled, instantly understanding what was going on. He was already in his forties and had seen many things. He understood what these young people were thinking with just one look. ¡°Holy water?¡± Gru was a little surprised. However, when he took a closer look at the holy water, he shook his head and said, ¡°This isn¡¯t the real holy water. It¡¯s an imitation created by the later generations.¡± ¡°An imitation?¡± Seuss asked Gru. ¡°Is there a difference between an imitation of holy water and real holy water? Who made the real holy water?¡± In Sanctuary, knowledge was power. If Seuss had not happened to know the story behind these treants, it might have been difficult for him to pass. Hence, Seuss did not want to give up any chance of obtaining knowledge and couldn¡¯t wait to ask. Gru was an elite war treant who had lived for more than a thousand years. He was a living history book. Although he might not know what happened after the demon war, he might have experienced many things in history before that. ¡°The holy water was created by the Goddess of Light, of course.¡± Gru shook his head. This human in front of him who was from a thousand years later did not even know about such things. ¡°Although this fake holy water is not as good as the real holy water, it¡¯s still not bad. Compared to the real holy water, it might not have much effect on the highly concentrated demonic power.¡± ¡°If only this fake holy water could have appeared back then, it wouldn¡¯t have been so hard for us to face the demons.¡± Gru sighed, remembering what had happened a thousand years ago. ¡°Well, after helping you guys this time, I¡¯m leaving.¡± Gru strode over to the Twisted Tree Spirit. On the Twisted Tree Spirit¡¯s trunk, he used his roots to drill a small hole and poured all four portions of holy water into it. Then, he broke the tree root that had just been drilled into the hole and stuffed the small hole. The red color on the Twisted Tree Spirit¡¯s body rapidly faded away. It turned from a strange giant tree that was completely red to a giant black tree. However, those sinister-looking branches could no longer turn back. Chapter 39 After the red color faded away, a distorted face appeared on the Twisted Tree Spirit¡¯s barkless red trunk. It was an extremely old face. ¡°Respected Lord, you have been in deep sleep for hundreds of years. Now, only Gru is left. The others have gone to accompany the God of Nature.¡± Elite War Treant Gru looked at the Twisted Tree Spirit, no, it should be the Treant Overlord now, kneeling down and crying loudly. ¡°Has it been so long?¡± The Treant Overlord seemed to be a little groggy. ¡°It¡¯s a good ending to be able to accompany the God of Nature. It won¡¯t be like me, unable to accompany the God of Nature.¡± The Treant Overlord struggled to pull out his roots from the soil. The roots were completely different from the elite war treants. The roots of the elite war treants were roots with countless tiny branches on them to absorb water. . However, the Treant Overlord¡¯s roots had become thorns with spikes, just like his branches. ¡°Did my appearance scare you?¡± The Treant Overlord had completely woken up and asked Seuss and the rest. However, the Treant Overlord had never thought of getting Seuss and the rest to answer. He just continued talking. ¡°Ever since I was possessed by the power of the demon, I knew that there was no way to reverse all of this. If the Goddess of Light could be resurrected, there might still be a chance. But now it seems that the Goddess of Light has yet to return to her original position.¡± The Treant Overlord kept talking. He had just woken up from a deep sleep so his memories were still from hundreds of years ago. During the war with the evil demons, the Goddess of Light, who was the only one who could make holy water, was regarded as the number one enemy by the demons. They even killed the Goddess of Light at the cost of countless sacrifices. After that, people could only rely on the holy water left behind by the Goddess of Light to deal with demons. Although they defeated the demons in the end, many of them were invaded by the demonic power, but there was no holy water to heal them. They could only seal themselves in anticipation of the Goddess of Light¡¯s resurrection or return. ¡°I know why you¡¯re here. Hurry up and do it while I still have some rationality,¡± the Treant Overlord said coldly as he looked at Seuss and the others. Now, the Treant Overlord was only using the imitation of holy water to temporarily maintain his rationality. The mutation on his body was proof. If it was truly the real holy water, the current Treant Overlord would have completely recovered from the mutation. There would be no thorny tree roots, nor will there be any tree branches that were filled with sharp thorns. It would not be like now, where he was almost unable to maintain his rationality. ¡°Respected Treant Overlord, besides you, there are many other people who have been attacked by the demonic power. We need to find a way to cure them and not just kill them.¡± After hearing the Treant Overlord¡¯s words, Seuss did not rush to attack. Instead, he sat down and faced the Treant Overlord. ¡°Way? What way?¡± The Treant Overlord was a little angry. This was the aftereffect of being invaded by the power of demons. Even if he maintained his rationality now, he would still be easily angered. ¡°I¡¯ve been plagued by demonic power for centuries. If I had a way, how could this have happened?¡± As he spoke, the Treant Overlord became even more furious, and flames even appeared on the branches that were covered in spikes. ¡°Please don¡¯t be anxious. We really don¡¯t have any solutions now, but we want to understand more. Only by understanding thoroughly can we find a way.¡± Without being intimidated by the Treant Overlord, Seuss took out a glass bottle. ¡°We¡¯re hoping to get some demonic power so we can get a better understanding.¡± Seuss held out his hand and handed over the glass vial. Seuss was not speaking nonsense. The power of the demon was indeed extremely terrifying, but it was not impossible to be free from them. After entering a creature¡¯s body, the power of demons would assimilate the power in the creature¡¯s body and transform it into the power of demons. However, as long as the creature died, the power of demons would dissipate before long. If the demonic power was in his body, Seuss couldn¡¯t think of any solution other than holy water. However, since Seuss and the others were players, the last thing the players had to worry about was death. For NPCs, death meant the end of their lives, but for players, it was just a matter of levels. They did not have to worry about being infected by the power of demons. ¡°You want the power of demons?¡± The Treant Overlord was suddenly enraged. ¡°Are you trying to harm more people?¡± ¡°I spent hundreds of years trying to prevent the power of demons from escaping from my body. And you actually want to release these things?¡± Boom! The sharp branch above the Treant Overlord¡¯s head condensed into a fist and smashed towards Seuss, creating a huge gust of wind. Looking at the incoming fist, Seuss sat quietly on the spot without moving. Death was nothing to Seuss. The fist was getting closer and closer, and Seuss was about to be smashed to death. However, Seuss didn¡¯t panic at all. Instead, he opened his arms and welcomed the incoming fist. Suddenly, the huge fist stopped. The strong wind made Seuss¡¯s clothes flutter, but the fist stopped in front of Seuss. ¡°As expected, you humans are all lunatics!¡± The Treant Overlord retracted his fist and said loudly, ¡°I knew that you humans are lunatics!¡± ¡°When we were attacking the Dragon Empire, I knew that you humans were not afraid of death. No matter how many people died, you would still charge forward as usual!¡± During the conquest of the Dragon Empire, the human race and the other races formed an alliance to suppress the giant dragons. The original humans were just a small group in the alliance army. Their numbers were less than one-tenth, and their individual strength was somewhat weak. However, after decades of battles, the alliance army realized that these small humans were never afraid of death. They would even embrace death when their lives were about to end. The original coalition forces even advised the humans not to be in such a hurry. The coalition forces would definitely be able to defeat the giant dragons. The humans had to preserve their own species. However, the humans did not care and continued to do their own thing. The alliance army could only provide more help to the humans in terms of resources. After a few decades, humans had grown from a very weak race into one of the strongest races on the Atlanta Continent. These decades of war did not make them weak. Instead, it made humans stronger. It was also because of this war that all the races knew about the human race and that there was such a fearless race. ¡°Hand it over.¡± The Treant Overlord took the glass bottle and extended a branch into the bottle. Black energy flowed into the glass bottle like extremely viscous blood. Chapter 40 ¡°Take it.¡± The Treant Overlord threw the glass bottle filled with demon power to Seuss. Seuss carefully put the glass bottle into his backpack. Elite War Treant Gru silently turned and left. However, this was only a dungeon. Where could Gru go? Standing at the edge of the forest, Gru dug his roots deep into the soil and desperately grew until he was a towering tree. ¡­ Seeing Gru becoming a towering tree, the Treant Overlord closed his eyes and prayed for Gru. He hoped that Gru would be able to accompany the God of Nature from now on. Having fought alongside the Treant Overlord for hundreds of years and guarding him for hundreds of years, Gru was unwilling to attack the Treant Overlord.. However, he also understood that Seuss and the others were here to help the Treant Overlord free himself. The Treant Overlord had been invaded by the demonic power for hundreds of years and had almost become one with it. Even if Seuss and the others did not come, they would only be able to hold on for a few more decades. The Goddess of Light had yet to return to her original position. It would take a long time for her to create the real holy water. Since the hope had disappeared, there was no point in waiting any longer. It was better to die decisively. There was no need to wait until the power of demons corroded him before being killed by the heroes. ¡°Let¡¯s fight. We will give you the last battle,¡± Seuss said loudly and declared war on the Treant Overlord. ¡°I¡¯m a slayer of giant dragons, the enemy of the evil demons. I once galloped on the battlefield, and now my strength has been sealed. However, this battle won¡¯t be inferior to any battle in my life.¡± The Treant Overlord was also roaring madly. The battle began. ¡°Madman, charge forward,¡± Seuss commanded Madman to block the BOSS. ¡°Pfft.¡± Madman spat out the potion bottle in his mouth. With a layer of red light on his body, he charged towards the Treant Overlord. Bang! The Treant Overlord was different from the other elite war treants. The attacks of the elite war treants were all launched by tree branch-like arms. However, the Treant Overlord combined many tree branches together to form two incomparably thick arms. With a ruthless punch, he slammed his fist into Madman¡¯s shield. -456 Utterly terrifying damage appeared above Madman¡¯s head, but Madman did not retreat a single step. At least until the red light disappeared, Madman could not retreat. This was a warrior¡¯s skill, Overlord Body. It was immune to knockback. As long as the skill lasts, Madman will not take a step back. ¡°Come, let¡¯s see if you humans after hundreds of years can compare to those seniors who fought on the battlefield!¡± The Treant Overlord became even crazier, and his aged face began to distort. No one replied to him. Daydreamer was healing Madman. One punch had almost put Madman to death. This kind of attack power is unparalleled. A frost arrow hit the Treant Overlord, and a frozen land appeared on the tree trunk. As for Heart of the Holy Light, he was now acting as a meat shield for Madman. Seuss, on the other hand, had already entered stealth mode and was preparing to stab the Treant Overlord in the back. Of course, it was not so easy to control an overlord-level monster. Backstab was probably useless. Because this was an expert-level dungeon, the monsters were greatly strengthened, and even the elite war treants were comparable to the overlords outside. As for the Treant Overlord, there was no need to mention it. Seuss even suspected that the Treant Overlord was comparable to a level 15 overlord monster in the outside world. Fortunately, the Treant Overlord had drunk the fake holy water, and the demon power in his body had temporarily disappeared. Otherwise, Seuss would not have any hope of winning. Although the Treant Overlord¡¯s attack power was ridiculously high, more than twice that of the elite war treants, his defensive power was not that terrifying. In fact, it was not even comparable to the elite war treants. The modification from the power of demons had its advantages and disadvantages. If the Treant Overlord still had the power of demons, his defense would naturally not become his weakness. But now, the barkless tree trunk of the Treant Overlord could not withstand much damage. Bang! Another punch came, and Heart of Holy Light flew high into the air. The Treant Overlord did not kill, but only sent Heart of Holy Light flying. However, Heart of Holy Light still only had a little health left. -107 Behind the Treant Overlord, Seuss stabbed the Treant Overlord¡¯s roots, and the damage value floated above the Treant Overlord¡¯s head. The Treant Overlord was now close to madness. It was almost impossible to sense Seuss, who was in stealth mode. -54 A second later, bleeding damage appeared again. Roar, roar, roar! The Treant Overlord went completely crazy. His brain, which had been invaded by the power of demons for hundreds of years, finally could not hold on any longer. The Treant Overlord turned back into a Twisted Tree Spirit again. This was not a good thing. The Treant Overlord only wanted to die in battle, so he did not kill. However, the Twisted Tree Spirit was different. The only thought on this completely chaotic giant tree was to destroy everything in front of it. Bang! Bang! Punch after punch, Heart of Holy Light and Madman simultaneously blocked the Twisted Tree Spirit¡¯s fists. The damage from every strike was borne by the two of them. If not for that, even having a defense like Madman would not have been enough to withstand it. ¡°Hold on! As long as you hold on, we will win!¡± Seuss shouted loudly. The demon power of the Twisted Tree Spirit was temporarily depleted by the fake holy water. The current Twisted Tree Spirit was just a warrior without any skills. As long as they could withstand the attack of the Twisted Tree Spirit, there would be no suspense in the following battle. Daydreamer waved his staff frantically and a white light ball flew out towards Madman and Heart of Holy Light. Apart from that, the two of them also continuously drank their potions. Whoosh! Whoosh! Frost Arrows flew out one after another and smashed onto the body of the Twisted Tree Spirit. Ice magic can slow the enemy¡¯s movements, but the Twisted Tree Spirit was too big, and the area affected by the frost arrows was too small, so it has not been effective. Up until now, the frozen land created by the frost arrows had only occupied one-fifth of the Twisted Tree Spirit¡¯s body, and its speed had not slowed down significantly. Only Seuss kept moving behind the Twisted Tree Spirit. As long as his skill¡¯s cooldown ended, he would stab the Twisted Tree Spirit in the back. Backstab, which could cause 0.7 seconds of stun, could only make the Twisted Tree Spirit stop for a moment, but it was still good that it could be slowed down for a short while. Boom! Boom! The Twisted Tree Spirit spun two consecutive rounds, smashing Madman and Heart of Holy Light to the ground. However, after smashing them to the ground, the Twisted Tree Spirit did not continue attacking. Instead, it suddenly turned around and faced Seuss, who was behind him, and swung his fist. Bang!