Chapter Sixteen: Evil Wolf Ridge

  In the afternoon, I fell asleep on my desk and slept until almost closing time. Summer MM insisted on pulling me out to stroll around in the square, because according to her, going out for a walk can relieve fatigue.

  Bing Cha MM is drinking tea, Luo Yu MM is browsing the web, and Zi Yue MM is reading a magazine, none of them want to go out to sunbathe.

  So I was the only one accompanying Summer MM out. It's rare that Summer MM's skin is very fair and doesn't look like it's often exposed to wind and sun.

  Just then, a saleswoman selling DVs jokingly said to us: "Oh! Summer little girl has found a new boyfriend? Do you want to buy a DV and go back to play and take pictures of your lingering love?"

  In the summer, MM was very bold and pulled my arm, saying with a blush: "Don't, such private things, I won't take pictures!"

  Several young women covered their mouths and laughed loudly, even more boldly.

  The whole day passed without seeing Ling Xue, and when it was time to get off work, I actually felt a little disappointed. Never mind, Ling Yue also said that Ling Xue is still leveling up, how could she possibly come here.

  In the summer, MM wanted to take me to upgrade, but I politely declined. I think if we team up to level up together, in fact, it's me who is taking her to upgrade. A small summoner doesn't have strong summoned creatures at the beginning and basically has no attack output.

  According to Ice Tea MM, the temporary studio has not yet fully started operations, so everyone is still playing games at their respective homes. However, soon after, the company will spend money to buy a house outside and let professional players have a place to practice levels with peace of mind. All Snowy Moon Studio players live together, which also takes care of each other and can better promote team unity.

  And so I look forward to future studios.

  But now I still have to go back home and play online alone.

  Appearing at the edge of a quiet forest, I took a look inside my bag and found that after last night's leveling up, there were still quite a few red and blue potions left, which should be enough for a long time. I'm already level 18, and the Blue-eyed Lizard here has lost its appeal to me. I need to move forward to find new places to level up. Moreover, many players' levels are rising rapidly, and there are already many people forming teams to kill Blue-eyed Lizards here. However, when they see that I'm alone, they all look at me strangely, seemingly astonished that a solo player like me can still survive here.

  I took a look at the ranking list, and I've dropped from 83rd in China to 547th. It seems that many people have given up resting and are planning to rush to the highest level within 24 hours!

  The number one female player in China's ranking list, Qingfeng Lanyue, is shown as offline, but has already reached level 23.

  I'm currently at level 18, rushing to level 23 is no problem, after all, the best weapon in "Ling Xiao" is now in my hands, if I can't rush to a very high level, it would be too embarrassing.

  So, I immediately headed west, and the map showed that the nearby main city of Dusk City was located in the west. Dusk City is a secondary main city, and it's the only place where you can advance your profession. The adventurer's tavern there can provide players with various tasks.

  Now, China already has 7 people who have exceeded level 20. Probably these people are all concentrated in the second-tier main city!

  Thinking of this, I immediately left the shallow swamp and headed west for about ten minutes. In front of me appeared a mountain ridge with a gloomy wind, the map showed: Evil Wolf Ridge!

  My heart skipped a beat, was this the notorious Evil Wolf Ridge?

  As early as half a month ago, there was publicity in the momentum of "Ling Xiao", but it is not clear what benefits Evil Wolf Ridge has for low-level players.

  The mountain wind blows in gusts, accompanied by the low howls of evil wolves.

  In the distance, a black figure wandered under the trees, and it was a giant wolf. A pair of red eyes chilled people's hearts, and its bloody mouth drooled with saliva. On the giant wolf's back, a bone like a sword blade protruded from its body, emitting a faint cold glow!

  Hungry Sword Wolf (Empowered Monster)

  Rank: ???

  Attack: ???

  Defense: ???

  Qi and blood: ?? ?? ??

  ……

  A question mark, it turns out my level is not enough to see the attributes of Sword Wolf!

  Without saying another word, I immediately drew my bow and shot an ice arrow. A blue light flashed, and Sword Wolf's body was instantly covered in a layer of frost. This attack dealt 300 points of damage to him, but it was clear that his total health was far higher than Blue-eyed Lizard's. The 300 points of damage only accounted for one-tenth of his health bar.

  I immediately switched to a piercing arrow, and with a "poof" sound, the piercing arrow nailed into Sword Wolf's skull, dealing 500 points of damage. It seems that Sword Wolf's defense isn't high, and the effect of ignoring defense wasn't very obvious!

  So I switched to another one of my active skills, Fire Arrow!

  After consuming 5 MP points, a flame flickered on the arrowhead, and the sharp arrow turned into a stream of firelight that poured down on Sword Wolf's forehead!

  “1105！”

  It's actually four digits!

  I was shocked and pale, only to discover that the Fire Arrow seemed to have ignited the Sword Wolf's fur, no wonder it had lost so much blood in an instant. It seems that the Fire Arrow is actually the skill that counters the Sword Wolf!

  I couldn't help but secretly rejoice that I had learned several skills, otherwise this pack of sword wolves would have taken at least two minutes to kill, now with the Fire Arrow, it's much easier to deal with!

  I was rejoicing when Xue Hu suddenly appeared in front of me, his sharp claws swiping fiercely. With a "pa" sound, I felt a severe pain in my chest and my blood and qi dropped by 248 points!

  I was shocked and quickly swallowed a red potion, while Sword Wolf chased after me, biting my thigh again with another 240 points of damage!

  In just a few short seconds, my energy was completely drained!

  In a state of urgency, I swiftly shot out an Ice Arrow, greatly slowing down Sword Wolf's speed. Seizing this opportunity, I took off in a sprint and arrived at the extreme limit of my shooting range, whereupon I raised my hand and launched a Fire Arrow into the air!

  “2240！”

  Fatal blow!

  The mighty Flame Arrow completely overpowered Sword Wolf's attributes, and a single burst of energy was enough to kill Sword Wolf instantly!

  "Ahh!" A miserable cry sounded out as the giant body of Sword Wolf fell to the ground. "Clang" Something seemed to have fallen to the ground, along with many silver coins!

  Heaven knows what level this Sword Wolf is, it almost killed me with two attacks, fortunately I have the Golden Bow, which overpowered it and directly blasted it to death!

  Walked up front and found that Sword Wolf exploded with a fiery red wrist guard, as well as over a dozen silver coins. Picked them all up and took a look at the properties of the wrist guard first...

  Flameguard Gauntlets (Bronze - Leather)

  Defense: 36

  Agility: +5

  Required level: 25

  Unidentified

  ……

  I was shocked, this Flameguard Wrist is actually a level 25 equipment. According to common sense, the equipment dropped by ordinary monsters must be lower than the monster's own level. In that case, the sword wolf I killed earlier must have been above level 25?

  After killing nearly 10 levels of monsters, my experience bar actually grew a small segment at a visible speed!

  Quickly put the Red Flame Wrist Guard into the package, and after drinking another potion, my energy was restored. This time I had a psychological preparation, I must rely on Ice Arrows and Fire Arrows to work together to attack, freezing and burning alternately, keeping Sword Wolf in a slowed state forever, making it safe to kill and not too slow!

  Summoned a Sword Wolf over, tried it out, and indeed, the new tactic was highly effective. With just a consumption of several dozen MP points, I easily knocked down a Sword Wolf, bursting out more than ten silver coins!

  Overjoyed, I picked up the silver coin and looked up to find that far away, on the outskirts of Wolf Ridge, there was a small tent with smoke rising from it.

  A sudden movement in his heart: there's a mission!

  So I rushed over quickly and saw two NPC hunters surrounding the stove.

  After the conversation, one of the hunters said: "The Evil Wolf Ridge has been very unpeaceful recently. Those despicable sword wolves have actually run to the village to attack the villagers. It is said that half a month ago, three clever hunters came to the Evil Wolf Ridge, but now they have lost all news. According to rumors, a ferocious Sword Wolf King has appeared in the depths of the Evil Wolf Ridge. Young man, do you have the courage to challenge the Sword Wolf King?

  "Ding!"

  System Prompt: Do you accept the task?

  There are too many tasks, now all the players on the forum are complaining that there are not enough tasks to receive, I should be happy secretly, so I quickly clicked confirm!

  "Ding!"

  System Prompt: You have accepted the quest 【Sword Wolf King】! (Current Quest Difficulty: 387)

  Mission content: Enter the Evil Wolf Ridge, kill the sword wolves there, collect 100 smooth furs, and enter the depths of the Evil Wolf Ridge to kill the Sword Wolf King, obtain the Sword Wolf King's head and hand it over to Hunter Vig!

  Looking at the task content, I was shocked and speechless, and the task difficulty actually reached a terrifying 387!

  According to the rules, the task difficulty actually represents a percentage. A difficulty of 10 means that there is a 10% chance that the current level cannot be completed, and a difficulty of 100 means that there is a 100% chance that the current level cannot be completed. Of course, this is just what players say, but the higher the difficulty coefficient, the more difficult it is to complete the task!

  And now this task of mine is undoubtedly telling me that wanting to kill Sword Wolf King is a matter of nine deaths and one life!

  Looking at the golden bow in my hand which was emitting a faint glow, I knew it was the biggest variable!

  After figuring it out, I was overjoyed. Another opportunity has arrived, and after the Slime King, I finally have a chance to challenge the first-level BOSS again!

  I see that many book friends have some reservations about the protagonist's archer profession, so Yezi advises you: young people, be patient, you should know that sometimes what your eyes see may also be an illusion! By the way, I'd like to advertise: this book is first published on 17K Literature Network, and all other reprints are pirated copies.