Chapter 20: Soloing a Level Three Magical Beast

  "Scorching Iron Sword (Fine), Requires level 11, Attack 39-47, 30% chance to add flame attribute damage, Weight 5, Durability 6/6".

  Looking at the iron sword in his hand that had already reached Excellent grade, Lin Chen nodded to himself secretly. With his own Sheep Horn Ring and Flame Wolf Necklace, he also had three pieces of Excellent-grade equipment now.

  It was originally just a poor-quality ordinary iron sword, but after Lin Chen forged the groove and inlaid the Flame Wolf King's magic crystal, its attributes had a big boost, and it also added a 30% chance of flame attribute damage. Plus the 20% chance added by his own Flame Wolf Necklace, he now had a 50% chance to trigger flame attribute damage, which was a pretty good probability.

  Although the fine-grade equipment was nothing, it could only be done now. Lin Chen put the sword back in his hand, feeling the power contained in the fine-grade iron sword, and turned to walk towards Xia Lu.

  Lin Chen just made up an excuse, saying he needed to go to the bathroom, and that's when he brought out his exquisite iron sword. After all, Xia Lu already knew about his identity as a pharmacist, but he didn't want his identity as a blacksmith to be exposed.

  "Let's go, we'll go directly to that pharmacist...", he said as he walked out and stood in front of Xia Lu, then headed into the depths of the Sunset Forest.

  "What!?! Go directly to that perfect-class pharmacist?!", Hearing Lin Chen's words, Xia Lu was shocked and exclaimed: "But that pharmacist is a ruthless person, it's too dangerous to go there, let's look elsewhere, maybe we can find the Bone Flower".

  "No need! Wasting time! Listen to me! Let's go", shaking his head, Lin Chen replied: "Since there is a place now, we will naturally go there. This blind search is no different from finding a needle in the ocean. Let's go".

  "Well, let's go then...", Hearing Lin Chen's words, Xia Lu also knew that strolling in the Sunset Forest was indeed like looking for a needle in a haystack, although the pharmacist's place was very dangerous, but there was still great hope.

  Having entered the depths of the Setting Sun Forest, it has become increasingly dangerous, but of course, with danger comes increasingly rich rewards. In the Setting Sun Forest, Lin Chen is becoming more and more able to easily find the materials he needs, whether they are medicinal herbs or minerals.

  "Chirp……", a sharp cry, immediately followed by the sound of breaking wind. Lin Chen, who was already on high alert, dodged to the side and avoided the attack that came from above. He quickly got up and looked around, only to find a ferocious bird as big as a dining table attacking him.

  "Frost Wyvern, Lv22. Description: Not only does it possess the power of frost magic attacks, but with its ability to fly, it's even more formidable than monsters of the same level."

  "A 22-level demon beast? Just in time to test my iron sword." Looking at the hovering Frost Vulture staring at him, Lin Chen secretly sneered and raised his iron sword. At the same time, he said to Xia Lu, who was holding an oxygen magic wand: "Let me handle this demon beast, don't interfere!"

  "What!?", Xialu, who was just about to chant the magic spell, heard Linchen's words and paused slightly, looking at him with some surprise.

  All the way, the second-level demon beast was left to Lin Chen alone to deal with, and the third-level demon beast required two people working together to defeat. This had been agreed upon beforehand, but when this third-level demon beast, the Frost Vulture, appeared, Lin Chen suddenly wanted to take it on by himself.

  As for Xia Lu's surprise, Lin Chen didn't pay attention to it. He simply stretched out his hand and pointed, not caring whether the Ice Frost Eagle understood or not, making a provocative gesture. "If you want to fight, then fight! If you don't dare to fight, then get lost! Don't disturb us here!"

  "Chirp!!!", as if understanding Lin Chen's provocation, this icy osprey let out a sharp and angry cry, its beak opened wide, cold air condensed, and in an instant, an ice arrow shot towards Lin Chen.

  "Bang!!!", looking at the incoming ice arrow, Lin Chen was quite confident now, but he didn't dare to mess with third-level magic carelessly. After all, among those of the same level, magical attack power was the strongest. So, seeing the descending ice arrow, Lin Chen's feet moved slightly, barely dodging this ice arrow's attack.

  "Unfortunately, there's no way to release the move in mid-air now...", Lin Chen thought to himself, feeling helpless as he gazed at the Frost Eagle hovering in the air, refusing to come down and only willing to act as a mobile cannon.

  For a moment, I was hot-blooded and wanted to try a one-on-one with the level 3 monster, but it seemed like I had chosen the wrong target. I didn't have any ranged attack abilities, so how could I possibly take on the Frost Vulture? At this point, using Xia Lu's magic attacks would be the best approach.

  Although he had some regrets in his heart, since he had already spoken out, Lin Chen naturally wouldn't go back on his words. Facing the attack of the Frosty Vulture, Lin Chen could only cover his head and run for his life. Although it looked quite pathetic, fortunately, he didn't get hurt. This made Lin Chen secretly satisfied - it seemed that there was some gain after all. At least now he could practice his dodging skills, right?

  Lin Chen, who was below, was covering his head and retreating in disarray. He occasionally used some desperate moves like playing dead or rolling around, but he always managed to narrowly avoid the attacks of the Frost Vulture, causing Xia Lu, who was beside him, to wipe away a cold sweat.

  But since Lin Chen didn't let him help, Xia Lu also didn't dare to take action easily. After these few days of interaction, Xia Lu had some understanding of Lin Chen's personality - he wouldn't let others help, and others couldn't easily offer their assistance either.

  "Hsss...", finally, after releasing seven or eight ice balls and five or six ice arrows that all failed to hit Lin Chen, this Ice Vulture didn't know whether it was due to impatience or its magic being almost depleted, but it couldn't help itself and dived down directly, its sharp claws swiping fiercely at Lin Chen.

  "An opportunity has arrived……", looking at the swooping Frost Vulture, Lin Chen, who had been a moving target for so long, finally got to vent his anger. His heart condensed, and without waiting for the Frost Vulture to pounce, Lin Chen jumped high into the air, his hands tightly gripping the iron sword as he fiercely slashed downwards.

  "Whoa!!!", as Lin Chen's iron sword swung, a crimson flame suddenly appeared, attached to the sword. From afar, it looked like a burning iron sword. Xia Lu, who was not far away, widened her eyes: "Flames!? Could it be that Lin Chen is a demonic swordsman?!"

  "No...," but then Xia Lu shook her head again, "No way, it's impossible. Even if he's a Magic Swordsman, to wield the power of flames, he'd need to be at least level 3 or above. Lin Chen is just a level 2 apprentice swordsman, there's no way he could wield flames. Unless...he has equipment that's high-grade or above?"

  Thinking of the top-notch equipment, Xia Lu felt that Lin Chen was more and more mysterious, not only could he refine perfect-grade or higher tranquilizing potions, but his body also possessed top-notch or higher equipment, all of which showed Lin Chen's extraordinariness.

  After all, as the young lady of a marquis's household, she had only received a high-quality magic wand from her grandfather at her coming-of-age ceremony, which was also her only piece of high-quality magical equipment.

  "Chirp!!!", seeing the burning iron sword slashing down fiercely, the attribute-repelling Ice Hawk let out a shrill cry, but at this moment, there was no way to dodge in time. Looking at the fiercely slashing iron sword, the Ice Hawk could only directly peck towards it.

  "Bang!!!", the burning iron sword and the Frost Vulture's beak collided, producing a loud crash. With over 100 points of physical damage, the Frost Vulture directly fell to the ground.

  "Hmm...", watching the falling Frost Vulture, Lin Chen adjusted his angle in mid-air and thrust his iron sword downwards like a snake spitting out its letter, although he didn't use any skills, this strike was aimed at the Frost Vulture's neck, if it hit, the vulture would die instantly.

  "Bang......", however, the third-level magic beast was not so easy to deal with. Feeling the iron sword stabbing down, this icy vulture's neck shrunk back just in time, and it actually dodged Lin Chen's sword. The iron sword stabbed into the ground from top to bottom, splashing up a lot of mud, but had no effect.

  "Upper hook fist!!!", quickly changing moves, another aggressive skill appeared. Lin Chen's left hand ignited a burst of crimson flames, directly punching the Frosty Vulture's head, causing it to let out a pained cry. Several feathers on its body were burned away, after all, there was a 50% chance of flame damage, and this possibility was still quite high.

  "Hah!!!" With a punch to the head of the Frost Vulture, Frost's wrist twisted and the iron sword stuck in the ground was pulled out, flashing towards the Frost Vulture's neck like lightning. The crimson flames appeared once again, and by chance, both consecutive moves had dealt flame damage.

  A shrill cry echoed through the air, blood splattered everywhere, and the Frost Vulture's neck was instantly pierced by Lin Chen's sword, falling to the ground.

  "Ding, killed Level 22 Frost Vulture, gained 218 experience points, obtained equipment Magic Ring."