Eight Against One

After Lucas left, Dauntless searched for guides in the community.

There were countless strategies for Epochal World.

And there were truly many guides for Epochal World.

In the third server's community, there were already over a thousand guides solely on leveling.

As a result, Dauntless had no idea where to start.

After searching back and forth several times, Dauntless finally found a leveling guide for warriors.

[The Fastest Leveling Route for Warriors, Keep Up with Bro Bao's Rhythm! Bro Bao's Products are Guaranteed Quality]

Dauntless clicked on it and saw recommendations to first farm 10 white rabbits, then find two elite bear monsters in the forest.

After killing them, level up to 4...

After a long explanation, he finally reached level 10.

[After level 10, go to Westwind Plains. The number of monsters there is small, but the experience per monster is high, making it most suitable for warriors, who have limited AoE damage in the early game.]

After reading this guide, Dauntless first changed the name of his weapon.

Then, he found the route to Westwind Plains and headed straight there.

Westwind Plains wasn't far. Following the navigation route, Dauntless arrived soon.

The area was full of level 10 monsters called Unicorn Tigers.

Dauntless bravely attacked one directly.

Normal attack replaced with Charged Strike!

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With one strike, he dealt 5000 damage. The fragile level 10 wild monster couldn't withstand Dauntless's attack and was instantly killed.

Thus, having tasted success, Dauntless began farming one monster after another. After farming for about half an hour, he finally reached level 11.

Immersed in the joy of leveling, Dauntless didn't notice that players were gradually gathering around him.

Eight players crouched in the grass nearby, their eyes fixed on Dauntless.

A fat man spoke in the team voice chat, "He still hasn't noticed us. Big Eye, is this the big fish you were talking about?"

"This ID looks familiar. Isn't he one of the members who just got the dungeon first clear?"

The player called Big Eye put his hands in his pockets and grinned, "Hehe, that's him."

The fat man continued to scrutinize, "He can kill level 10 monsters with one hit. His stats are pretty good."

Next to him, a black-clad mage with glasses said, "Yeah, his skills are also quite strong."

"That Five-Stage Slash looks a bit like Majestic Five-Stage Slash... Did he get a two-star skill at this point?"

"But how come his Majestic Five-Stage Slash doesn't need to charge? Is this guy also an S-rank talent?"

"No... He even learned Dragon Soaring Sword Draw. Damn, that's a four-star skill! Dragon Soaring Sword Draw also doesn't need to charge? Is this guy a monster?"

The fat man judged, "Hehe, the four-star skill book is probably a reward from the dungeon first clear."

"Three people managed to get the first clear. The probability of him having an S-rank talent is not low."

"I see he also has quite a few good equipment. The clothes are gold quality, the headscarf is silver, and the bracers and belt are silver."

"As for that weapon... I've never seen that style before. It might be a custom weapon."

The mage pushed up his glasses, "Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

The fat man grunted for a while, then replied, "There's a possibility of being mistaken, but it's highly likely."

The mage looked at Big Eye beside him, "What do you think? How's his skill?"

"He's currently level 10, with good equipment and skills. We're fighting a level difference, but we have the advantage in numbers. Big Eye, what do you think our chances of winning are?"

Big Eye chuckled, "I've been observing him here for about 20 minutes. Although he has a good setup, his skills are at the level of a complete newbie. With our skills, as long as we don't make any mistakes, we can completely toy with him."

"And... I knew this big fish would be hard to catch, so I also called in an outside helper."

Big Eye looked towards a hot, aloof beauty in the team.

The beauty didn't speak, emitting an aura that kept people away.

The mage nodded upon seeing her, "Yes, that's indeed a good opportunity. If we kill an S-rank talent holder, we can use that achievement to join the [Zero Extinction]guild."

"Let's start. Same old rules, if any equipment drops, we'll sell it directly and split the money as agreed."

After saying these words, his name turned red, [Magic Hunter]. He drew circles with his staff, and a red magic array formed, followed by a fireball flying towards Dauntless!

*Boom!*

The fireball exploded on Dauntless!

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Dauntless's health bar moved slightly.

Seeing this damage, Magic Hunter's pupils narrowed slightly.

How much constitution did he have? This fireball only dealt that little damage?

A prompt popped up in front of Dauntless: [You have been maliciously attacked by a player. You can retaliate against this player and the players in their team.]

He was attacked!

And then, behind Dauntless, a small, gnome-like assassin named Big Eye drew out his dual daggers and came behind him.

[Majestic Five-Stage Slash]

*Whoosh!*

A gust of wind swept past!

Dauntless instantly dashed out ten meters.

The assassin named [Single Eye Breaker] behind him also disappeared.

In the distance, Single Eye Breaker, who was in stealth, was somewhat stunned. He didn't expect that Dauntless, with such powerful stats, would use Five-Stage Slash directly to escape instead of retaliating against him.

As a result, his feint attack [False Phantom] had no effect at all.

And upon closer inspection, Dauntless had already used Majestic Five-Stage Slash to run fifty meters away...

The eight-person encirclement targeting Dauntless was completely empty.

What the?

Why are you running?

You have such good equipment and skills, and you're just running away?

And almost simultaneously, a world announcement popped up in the bottom right corner: [Second place on the Level Leaderboard: Azure has logged in.]

"Big Eye, what do we do? Azure logged in. Will he call for reinforcements?"

This Dauntless was a newbie, but Azure wasn't. Azure had become a recognized mysterious expert in Epochal World within just one hour.

In the rankings currently spread by word of mouth among players, he had become at least a T3-level professional player, with an unknown upper limit.

However, just as these people were struggling with whether to chase or leave, a black shadow in the team suddenly darted out, chasing after Dauntless, completely ignoring what the other seven decided.

Her speed was so fast that the other seven players were stunned.

But soon, Big Eye recovered from his daze.

"What do we do? Chase! Kill him before Azure comes!"

After giving the order, a player named [Wind Rider]was the second to follow, bringing a gust of wind with him.

"Follow me."

The players behind him all enjoyed a movement speed buff.

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While running, Dauntless initiated a voice call with Lucas.

[Azure]: "Who is chasing you?"

Lucas stepped onto the teleportation array, and after a slight flash of light, he arrived in the suburbs. He took out the [Chocobo Horn] he had just bought from the mount shop.

Summoning a chocobo, Lucas then got on the bird and headed towards Westwind Plains with Bella sitting behind him.

[Dauntless]: "I don't know, I didn't look, I just ran."

Hearing this answer, Lucas's lips twitched.

In his previous life, this Dauntless was a player who stood at the forefront of humanity, never backing down no matter how powerful the enemy was. He really didn't expect him to be so cowardly in the early game.

[Azure]: "Look back."

[Dauntless]: "Won't I get caught up?"

[Azure]: "If you get caught up, then fight him. With your current stats, even if you stand still and let them hit you, they'll probably need to hit you for a while."

Dauntless felt relieved by Lucas's reassurance.

So he looked back.

And as soon as he turned his head, he saw a swift blade stabbing towards his face.

"Holy crap?"

Dauntless's pupils shrank, and his body moved instinctively!

Majestic Five-Stage Slash!

*Swish swish swish swish swish*

Five-stage dashes once again moved him fifty meters away.

[Dauntless] looked back again. This time, he saw the name of the player chasing him clearly – [Winter]

[Dauntless]: "Boss! It's someone called Winter, besides her, there are seven other people. They're too far away, I can't see their names. Do I still need to fight?"

Hearing this name, Lucas smiled helplessly.

[Azure]: "Forget it, don't fight. Just keep running, run faster."