Chapter 1: Reborn Five Years Ago

  Duan Chen and Xue Man Qian have been here for who knows how long, anyway they both devoted themselves to the rows of cattle and sheep on the Extermination Prairie. At this moment, Duan Chen and Xue Man Qian's backpacks contain over a hundred pieces of beef and mutton. Although these items can be stacked without taking up space or adding weight, such a large quantity also makes everyone's load somewhat unbearable.

  "System Prompt: Player Kuang Chen, Level Up! Obtained 2 attribute points!"

  The system prompt sound rang out again, Duan Chen had leveled up to level 10. He had risen two levels while hunting cows and sheep here. Taking a look at his attribute points, since level 6, he had saved all those attribute points, a total of 10 attribute points. None of them had been used yet.

  He added all eight attribute points to attack, and the remaining two points were directly added to agility by Duan Chen. As a warrior who had played Hegemony for five years, Duan Chen knew which path he needed to take.

  "My strength is suited for an attacking style of combat, and the shield warrior is too clumsy for me. So, defense and HP only need to be upgraded a bit each time according to the system's suitable upgrade, and with the chaos element, I want to fully unleash my attack power!" Duan Chen thought silently.

  "Kuang Chen brothers, it seems there are no more cows and sheep!" Xue Man Qian Li looked at the empty grassland and couldn't help but exclaim. At this moment, Xue Man Qian Li had also reached level 9, and was close to reaching level 10 soon. Being able to rush to such a high level in such a short period of time, Xue Man Qian Li really admired Duan Chen!

  "These cattle and sheep are only brushed once a day, we've made a profit this time!" Upon hearing this, Duan Chen couldn't help but reveal a hint of a smile, speaking out loud. The beef and mutton in their backpacks were enough to complete part of the task with some left over.

  "Go back and hand in your mission!" Duan Chen looked at the blood-soaked landscape and laughed out loud.

  "Alright, let's go back!" Xue Manzi couldn't help but burst into loud laughter, and followed Duan Chen as he walked towards the distance.

  "Wait, what's that?" Suddenly, the bloody footsteps stopped in their tracks, pointing at a strange creature that had suddenly appeared in the distance, and spoke out.

  "That's......" Seeing the monster in the distance, Duan Chen's face also instantly revealed a hint of solemnity.

  "The wolf has gone mad, it's a level 10 elite monster!" Duan Chen said in a serious tone. The bosses within the Struggle for Hegemony are divided into four types: Elite Monsters, Demonized Monsters, Lord Monsters, and Sovereign Monsters. Although Elite Monsters are the lowest level, they are still much stronger than ordinary monsters.

  "Elite monster of level 10!" Upon hearing this, a hint of joy flashed across the face of Blood Splashing Thousand Miles, and then his eyebrows furrowed deeply as he asked aloud, "Can we kill it?"

  "Kill him!" Duan Chen nodded, a flash of blood color in his eyes. A level 10 elite monster was probably not much different from a level 10 warrior fully equipped with gear. The frenzied gray wolf in front of him belonged to the agile type of elite monster and could be considered equivalent to a level 10 rogue. Its attack, defense, and physical abilities were all higher than Duan Chen's, but for a technical player like Duan Chen, taking down a level 10 elite monster was still not a problem.

  "How can I do it? Tell me!" Hearing Duan Chen say that he could kill a level 10 elite monster, Xue Ri couldn't help but reveal a hint of a smile and hastily asked.

  "When the time comes, I'll hold him back, you just attack, just remember not to get hit by him, if he hits you once, you'll definitely be left with only a thread of blood!" Duan Chen said aloud to Xue Man Tian.

  "No problem, I'll be careful!" Upon hearing this, Xue Lian also nodded in agreement. His skills were originally quite good, so he naturally wouldn't make these mistakes.

  "Alright! I'll go and engage him first, you just aim for the right moment to attack him, I can absorb his hatred!" Duan Chen nodded, tapped his toes slightly, and instantly charged towards the frenzied grey wolf in front of him.

  "Ahhhroo!" Seeing Duan Chen approach, the mad wolf let out a loud roar and suddenly jumped up, charging directly at Duan Chen.

  "Good timing!" Duan Chen laughed loudly, taking a step to the side, avoiding the crazed wolf's claws. Then, with his axe in hand, he aimed at the wolf's waist and chopped down fiercely.

  The axe chopped down in front of this frenzied gray wolf's waist, dealing 58 points of damage.

  "Not bad! He has over 800 health points, which means it's not too hard to kill him!" Seeing the crazed wolf in front of him, Duan Chen revealed a hint of a smile. Being able to deal over 50 damage to a level 10 elite monster was already quite impressive for Duan Chen at this moment. After all, even if any player were fully equipped with gear, they wouldn't be able to deal such high damage.

  "The waist of the frenzied gray wolf is a weak point, so my attack will have an attack bonus!" Duan Chen naturally understood that it wasn't his own attack power that had increased, but rather the frenzied gray wolf's waist was originally a major weak point. For Duan Chen, utilizing this weakness well would allow him to deal such high damage values.

  "Roar!" At this moment, the mad wolf let out a loud roar and its huge jaws snapped towards Duan Chen's forehead.

  "Drink!" Duan Chen also shouted angrily, his axe rising violently and striking the mad wolf's open mouth. In an instant, the axe came into close contact with the wolf's jaws.

  "Ahhh!" A shrill, mournful cry suddenly rang out. At this moment, the jaws of the crazed wolf had been chopped open with an axe, and its mouth was still dripping with blood!

  At this moment, the mad wolf suddenly fell into a violent rage, its eyes wide open, staring fixedly at Duan Chen, revealing a fierce glow, and with a loud howl, it pounced on Duan Chen's throat.

  This happened so fast that Duan Chen didn't even have time to react, his face changed instantly and he took a step back.

  "Boom!" Although Duan Chen wanted to dodge, this sudden attack was too fast, and he couldn't react in time. He was struck by a claw on his chest, and with a miserable cry, he retreated several steps instantly.

  Seeing more than 80 points of blood being grabbed out in an instant, Duan Chen's face flashed a hint of horror. He hadn't added any blood, and now he only had over 200 points left. If not for the white armor, his injury would have been even greater.

  "Almost got careless!" Duan Chen couldn't help but smile wryly to himself, muttering aloud. All along, he had thought he was still the Dark Night Lord, a 200-level peak warrior, yet he had forgotten that at this moment, he was just a newcomer who had just entered the game.

  "Roar!" At this moment, the mad wolf charged again, its sharp claws swiping at Duan Chen's forehead.

  "Mad slash!" Seeing this scene, Duan Chen couldn't help but let out a loud shout. A mad slash directly swept across, instantly striking the forehead of the frenzied gray wolf and sending it flying away.

  "Brother, I'm here!" With a loud roar, he charged at the crazed gray wolf with his dagger, but only managed to deal 15 points of damage.

  "Roar!" At this moment, the mad wolf didn't care about the blood splattering behind him, his eyes were fixed on Duan Chen. In his eyes, Duan Chen was the most dangerous one. Every time he made a move, Duan Chen seemed to be able to sense where his weakness was and directly attacked it.

  "Charge!" Duan Chen exploded in a loud voice, charging forward directly. His axe brought with it a fierce gust of wind pressure, heavily striking the crazed wolf in front of him.

  "Ahhh!" The mad wolf let out a loud roar, its eyes gleaming with ferocity as it charged straight at Duan Chen. As for the Blood Splashing Thousand Miles that was slashing at its back, the mad wolf didn't even bother to acknowledge it.

  "Ahhh!" The mad wolf leapt high into the air, its sharp claws bringing with them a fierce howling sound as they slapped heavily towards Duan Chen's forehead.

  "Looking for death!" Duan Chen's eyes also shone with a hint of ferocity, and suddenly, his body ducked down, the wolf claws of the madly transformed grey wolf almost brushing past Duan Chen's forehead, but completely missing him.

  "Frenzied slash!" Duan Chen roared, his axe suddenly reversing direction, from bottom to top, fiercely striking out.

  "Boom!" Duan Chen's axe directly slammed into the soft belly of the crazed wolf, instantly tearing open the belly skin of the crazed wolf in front of him.

  "A massive critical hit of '201' suddenly rose, and the blood-soaked audience was shocked. He had only dealt tens or twenty points to the crazed wolf, occasionally landing a critical hit for just over thirty points, but Duan Chen's single axe strike had somehow managed to deal such an astonishingly high damage value."

  "Ahhh!" A mournful cry pierced the air, and the ferocious wolf, under Duan Chen's axe, only managed to let out a sorrowful howl before instantly collapsing to the ground.