in2ebook Chapter 5 Zhang Village
Chapter 5 Zhang Village
"call--!"
A fist-sized, orange-red fireball radiating scorching heat suddenly formed, and with a slight whistling sound, it accurately struck the wild boar's thick side belly!
-21!
A bright red damage number floated above the wild boar's head.
The wild boar, in pain, let out an angry howl, its scarlet eyes instantly locking onto Lin Tian!
It pawed at the ground with its hind hooves, as if about to charge!
"A great opportunity!"
Lin Yihang shouted loudly, taking advantage of the wild boar's attention being drawn to Lin Tian, and circled around to the wild boar's back to launch a [Backstab]!
-10! (Agility is 5 at the start, Backstab damage is 10 points with 200% Agility)
The dull thud of a dagger piercing flesh was heard.
The wild boar, in pain, shuddered violently, abandoned its lock on Lin Tian, and furiously twisted its body, its hind hooves kicking hard at Lin Yihang behind it with a whooshing sound.
-23! (Attack 28 - Physical Defense 5)
A bright red number appeared above Lin Yihang's head.
He was hit by the wild boar and rolled backward several meters.
At that moment, a healing light shone on Lin Yihang.
+8!
A number glowing green appeared above Lin Yihang's head.
This is Xiaoyu triggering her healing.
At that moment, A-Jie and Xiao-Feng's attack also arrived!
[Heavy Strike]
-15!
-5!
The archer is unarmed and cannot unleash [Double Arrow].
A series of attacks completely disrupted the wild boar's aggro!
It spun around frantically in place, brandishing its fangs and emitting threatening growls, momentarily unsure of who to attack.
In the chaos, its scarlet eyes locked onto Lin Tian, the greatest threat to it, and its hind leg muscles tensed suddenly.
Like an arrow released from a bow, it carried a foul stench and crashed into Lin Tian!
Lin Tian's pupils contracted slightly. The moment the wild boar started moving, he had already anticipated it and quickly retreated to the side and rear!
However, the wild boar charged at a speed far exceeding its usual speed. Its tusks almost grazed his coarse robe, and the force of the wind it generated made his cheeks sting!
"Bang!" A muffled sound.
The wild boar struck Lin Yihang, who was unable to dodge in time.
-23!
Another bright red number appeared above Lin Yihang's head; he had been hit by a wild boar again.
His health bar visibly dropped, and he staggered backward, his face slightly pale.
After this round of attacks, the wild boar was left with only half its health.
At this moment, the cooldown of [Heal] was over, and Xiaoyu's healing light immediately followed.
+8
A green number appeared above Lin Yihang's head again.
"Xiaoyu, thank you."
"Focus fire!" Lin Yihang shouted through gritted teeth.
Lin Tian did not pause.
Once the 2-second cooldown was over, the second fireball roared out again!
-21!
A-Jie and Xiao-Feng's attacks landed again.
After three rounds of attacks
The wild boar's health points have also reached their limit.
[Ding! Killed a level 0 wild boar, gained 2 experience points!]
[Ding! Talent 'Enhancement' triggered! Gain 1 'Enhancement Points'!]
Lin Tian's heart stirred slightly, and he focused his mind on the attribute panel.
Sure enough, a new line of information appeared below the original attribute panel:
[Upgrade Points: 1]
At the same time, ten gleaming copper coins floated up from the wild boar's carcass.
Lin Yihang, as the team leader, distributed the coins, with each person receiving two copper coins.
Lin Tian glanced at the experience bar: [Experience points: 2/100].
"One wild boar gives 2 experience points, and you need to kill 50 to level up to level 1."
"One unit provides 1 upgrade point... This efficiency..." Lin Tian frowned slightly, his gaze sweeping over his surroundings.
The woodland was bustling with people, with one or even two small teams surrounding almost every wild boar spawn point, and the spawn rate could not keep up with the players' killing speed.
Their team was already quite lucky to have managed to snag one.
"Well done! Brother Lin's fireball damage is really consistent!"
Lin Yihang walked over, his face showing relief at surviving the ordeal and approval of Lin Tian's output.
A-Jie and Xiao-Feng also looked on with admiration, after all, Lin Tian's 21 points of damage was very impressive at the current stage.
"There's a reason why mages are called 'mage masters' in games."
Xiaoyu was busy applying healing spells to Lin Yihang.
"Everyone, please take a moment to recover."
"Then move on to the next boar!"
Lin Yihang greeted them.
Ten minutes later, Lin Tian's mana had almost fully recovered.
The next hour was spent in this tense, repetitive, and inefficient monster-hunting frenzy.
[Ding! Killed a level 0 wild boar, experience points +2!]
[Ding! Talent 'Enhancement' triggered! Gain 1 'Enhancement Points'!]
[Ding! Killed a level 0 wild boar, experience points +2!]
[Ding! Talent 'Enhancement' triggered! Gain 1 'Enhancement Points'!]
……
The prompt tone is like a monotonous drumbeat.
Lin Tian mechanically repeated the actions of casting spells, moving around, and dodging collisions.
After killing several wild boars, Lin Tian and his team gradually developed a stronger sense of combat awareness.
It's getting faster and faster to kill a wild boar now.
It also basically achieved the goal of killing wild boars without taking damage.
An hour passed.
Lin Tian opened the attribute panel again:
[Level: 0 (30/100)]
[Upgrade Points: 15]
[Copper Coins: 40]
The results were dismal.
Only 15 wild boars were killed in total (two of which were barely alive).
The drop rate of copper coins was inconsistent, fluctuating between 10 and 20 coins, averaging about 13 coins per person. After the team split the coins equally, he accumulated 40 copper coins.
"The efficiency is too low..."
"And the drop rate is too low. I've been farming wild boars for so long, and all I've gotten are copper coins and nothing else."
Lin Tian looked at the panel, his brows furrowed.
This was far below his expectations.
There were more players than monsters, leading to serious internal competition for monsters. Although the team's coordination was acceptable, the overall output capability was limited (except for him).
Moreover, his output efficiency will further decrease as his mana is consumed.
It takes 10-20 minutes to recover mana after defeating a wild boar.
This also limits the efficiency of Lin Tian and his team in hunting wild boars.
Most importantly, 15 upgrade points are enough to do something.
A thought quickly formed in his mind: He must improve his strength immediately! Soloing is the only way out!
He needs a more powerful skill, or an enhancement to his existing skills, to break free from his dependence on the team, to go to more dangerous but less competitive places, and to snowball efficiently!
Lin Tian stopped and said to his team leader, Lin Yihang, who was searching for their next target:
"Captain Yihang".
Lin Yihang turned around:
"Hmm? Brother Lin, what's wrong?"
"I'm going back to the village to buy some medicine."
Lin Tiandao:
"You should form a new mage group first."
Lin Yihang paused for a moment, then nodded:
"Okay, I understand. Mages consume a lot of mana in the early game. Brother Lin is very skilled; let's cooperate again sometime!" He
His tone carried a genuine sense of regret.
"Yes, let's work together again if there's an opportunity."
Lin Tian nodded slightly, said no more, turned around and left the group, heading towards the newbie village.