Chapter 3: A-Rank Skill · Super Fireball!
"One-shot kill?"
Zhang Yue's ability to kill a Mutant Giant Rat in one hit left all the nearby adventurers stunned.
"How did he deal so much damage? That's ridiculous!"
"He can't be a new player this year—he must be a veteran player coming back to the First World just to show off."
"That doesn't make sense. Look at him—aside from the staff, he has no other equipment. He doesn't look like a veteran. His damage is too high for a rookie, but if he were a veteran, it would be way too low!"
"Look at his staff! It has a fire effect! That's a gold-rarity weapon, isn't it?"
"Gold-rarity gear? At this stage, how does anyone have enough energy to refine gold-rarity equipment?"
"Maybe he didn't refine it. He probably bought it! On the Other World marketplace, a Level 0 gold-rarity item goes for 5,000 bucks."
"Five thousand bucks for low-level equipment just to help in the early stages? That's insane."
"Even if you have the money, you wouldn't be able to buy it anymore. All the low-level gold-rarity gear sold out on the marketplace three months ago."
Zhang Yue ignored their chatter.
He walked over to the Mutant Giant Rat's corpse and picked up a single copper coin it had dropped. Then, without a word, he continued on his way.
The further away from the safe zone he went, the higher the level of the monsters.
On his journey, a few rats occasionally came looking for trouble, but every one of them was swiftly dealt with by Zhang Yue, who took them down with his Flame · Pioneer Staff.
While other new players had to band together in groups of three or four, taking half a day to kill even one Mutant Giant Rat, Zhang Yue, armed with his gold-rarity staff, easily swept through the Level 1 monster zones.
According to the guide for the Otherworld, the "First World's Source of Nightmares" contained four types of monsters:
Levels 1-2: Mutant Giant Rats
Levels 3-4: Venomous Spiders
Levels 5-7: Iron Armored Scorpions
Levels 8-10: Frenzied Wild Boars
And the ultimate world boss: Level 10 Frenzied Boar King!
After clearing the Mutant Giant Rat area, Zhang Yue headed straight for the Level 3 monster zone!
The higher the monster level, the better the experience gain.
Soon, Zhang Yue arrived at a Level 3 Abandoned School, now infested with giant spiders. He paused, scanning the area.
He used Basic Scouting (which allows players to check the stats of monsters no more than 3 levels higher than themselves) on one of the giant spiders.
The spider's stats immediately appeared before him.
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[Venomous Spider] (Magic-type · Common Monster)
Level: 3
Magic Attack Power: 25
Physical Defense: 13
Magic Defense: 11
Health: 180
Skills: Poison Spit, Leap
Description: Beware of the Venomous Spider's poison attack. If hit, you may die from the venom...
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"You'll do."
Zhang Yue picked out the closest Venomous Spider, raised his staff, and launched an attack!
Boom!
A red fireball hit the spider, causing a blood-red damage number to pop up: (-43!)
Hiss!
The spider screeched in pain as 20 points of burn damage ticked off every second. Furious, it charged toward Zhang Yue!
With a powerful leap, the Venomous Spider sprang forward, aiming to strike Zhang Yue.
However, Zhang Yue sidestepped the attack with ease. Without missing a beat, he swung his staff and fired two more fireballs at the creature.
(-43!)
(-20!) burn damage!
(-65)critical hit!
As a Level 3 monster, the Venomous Spider's 180 health points were not trivial. Still, it couldn't withstand Zhang Yue's relentless barrage of attacks, especially with his 56 points of magic attack power.
Combined with the constant 20 points of burn damage per second, it didn't take long before Zhang Yue incinerated the spider with his Flame · Pioneer Staff!
[Ding~ You have slain a Level 3 Venomous Spider. Gained 8 EXP and 30,000 Energy Points!]
The experience from the spider was four times that of the Mutant Giant Rats, which was quite decent.
"The First World's boss is Level 10. I'll need to reach at least Level 8 before attempting to take it down."
Zhang Yue murmured to himself, "By the time I finish these two world tasks, I should be around that level."
With that, Zhang Yue picked up two copper coins from the Venomous Spider's corpse and immediately locked onto his next target.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
One by one, the Venomous Spiders fell under Zhang Yue's barrage of fireballs, feeding him a steady stream of experience.
[Ding~ You have slain a Level 3 Venomous Spider. Gained 8 EXP and 30,000 Energy Points!]
[Ding~ You have slain a Level 3 Venomous Spider. Gained 8 EXP and 30,000 Energy Points!]
[Ding…]
After slaying 11 Venomous Spiders, a beam of golden light descended on Zhang Yue.
[Ding~ Congratulations, you have leveled up! Health +30, Mana +12, Free Attribute Points +6! Current Level: 1. EXP required for next level: 250.]
For a typical Beastmaster, leveling up only granted 5 points to health, 2 points to mana, and 1 attribute point.
But as a Mythical Necromancer, Zhang Yue's gains were six times those of a regular Beastmaster!
He allocated the 6 free attribute points—4 into Intelligence and 2 into Agility.
As a mage, focusing on damage output was important, but agility was equally crucial to ensure faster casting and better maneuverability.
With the Necromancer's 25-star magic growth rate, Zhang Yue gained 10 additional points to his magic attack power!
When he next fought the spiders, his base damage jumped from 43 to 53 points.
At Level 3, adventurers unlock their first skill.
For ordinary players, unlocking a skill meant a slight increase in power.
But for Zhang Yue, unlocking a skill meant a massive power boost!
This was because, in the Other World, skills could also be upgraded by consuming energy!
Zhang Yue resumed slaughtering the Venomous Spiders, farming them for experience and energy.
EXP +8!
EXP +8!
EXP +8…
After killing 30 more Venomous Spiders, Zhang Yue leveled up to Level 2!
He continued, and after another 60 kills, he finally hit Level 3!
[Ding~ Congratulations, you have leveled up! Health +30, Mana +12, Free Attribute Points +6! Current Level: 3. EXP required for next level: 1,000!]
[Ding~ Congratulations, you have unlocked your first skill slot and received the system's reward: the starter skill Small Fireball!]
The Beastmaster class shares the same growth path as mages, using the same equipment and spells. However, normal Beastmasters rely heavily on their pets for combat since their stats lag far behind mages.
Of course, that only applied to regular Beastmasters, not a Necromancer.
Zhang Yue opened his skill interface.
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[Small Fireball]
Quality: D-Rank (0/10) (Upgradeable)
Effect: Condense mana to cast a fireball, dealing 110% of your magic attack power to a single target.
Special Effect: Upon hit, the target enters a burn state for 3 seconds, losing 5% of the initial damage per second.
Mana Cost: 3 points
Cooldown: 3 seconds
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Zhang Yue immediately clicked the "Upgrade" button.
[Ding~ Consumed 10 energy points. Your skill Small Fireball has been upgraded to D-Rank (1/10). Damage increased to 112%!]
[Ding~ Consumed 20 energy points. Your skill Small Fireball has been upgraded to D-Rank (2/10). Damage increased to 114%!]
...
[Ding… Consumed 600 energy points. Your skill Small Fireball has been upgraded to D-Rank (10/10). Damage increased to 130%!]
[Ding~ Consumed 3,000 energy points. Congratulations! Your skill Small Fireball has evolved into Medium Fireball (C-Rank 0/10)! Damage increased to 140%. Burn effect now deals 6% damage per second!]
Using the same upgrade process, Zhang Yue continued to enhance the skill.
After spending roughly 1 million energy points…
[Ding~ Congratulations! Your Fireball skill has evolved into Super Fireball (A-Rank). This skill has reached the highest rank for your current class level. Please complete your second job advancement to continue to upgrade!]
Zhang Yue opened the skill interface once more.
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[Super Fireball]
Quality: A-Rank (0/10) (Cannot be upgraded further for now)
Effect: Gather mana to release a fireball, dealing 280% of your magic attack power to a single target.
Special Effect: Upon hit, the target enters a burn state for 3 seconds, losing 12% of the initial damage per second.
Mana Cost: 45 points
Cooldown: 3 seconds
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