Adder jumped out of the bush.
Surprised, the wolf tried to jump back, but it was already too late.
Slash!
-50
The metal blade slashed through it next, making it wobble.
Adder twirled the sword to an underhand grip and stabbed the blade through the wolf's skull.
Puich!
-20!
The wolf slumped down before him.
Ding!
[ +150% level suppression bonus ]
[Level up!]
He just pulled out the blade, swinging it wide to shake off the blood. After adding an extra cut, he turned to the young witch crouching in the grass. "Come collect the blood."
The young witch nodded and rushed to the body.
He saw her taking out a long glass tube along with a big syringe.
She just turned the body and stabbed the syringe into the dead beast's heart.
Not wasting any moment, she sucked the small pipe attached to the syringe.
He saw red blood climbing the pipe. Halfway through, she dropped the pipe into the tube.
A thin stream of red blood gushed out of the dead body into the tube.
This was already their 4th dead beast, but still, he just could not stop staring at this unique method of blood collection.
He focused back on cleaning off his blade while guarding the surroundings.
After about a minute, the young witch nodded to him. "We are done, warrior."
Adder saw three tubes in her hand and asked, "How much is left?"
The witch placed the tubes in her robe. "One more beast should be sufficient, warrior."
He nodded to her. "Okay, just follow the 5 steps behind me."
With that, he started moving around the grassland. From time to time, he encountered multiple players fighting against creatures.
Even in the middle area, there were already multiple groups of players.
It took a bit of extra time, but he finally encountered a small group of four mid-sized wolves.
He just waved down at the witch. "Crouch!"
With that, he started running toward the group of four wolves.
All four beasts noticed him instantly and started growling at him.
"Grrrrr!"
Unbothered, he increased his pace.
All four of them rushed toward him.
The distance between them started shrinking.
20 meters… 10 meters…
Just 5 meters, and he dived down at their legs.
The two wolves rushed at him, only to be pushed by those at the back.
That slight disorientation was all it took as Adder swung in a wide arc.
Crack! Crack!
With a crackling bone sound, the sword tore through the first leg, then the second and third, finally stopping at the fourth leg.
The momentum of the two beasts made them roll past him. He just slapped the third wolf with his useless hand.
-2
It barely made the wolf flinch. Angry, the wolf lurched at his neck.
But it was enough time as he stabbed it right in the jaw.
Panicked, the wolf shifted its head.
Adder just smiled as the blade stabbed into the wolf's neck right below its jaw.
In all this, the fourth wolf got ample time and managed to bite his side.
With nothing to protect himself, Adder just placed his left arm toward the wolf.
Crunch!
[67 hp!]
A sharp pain shot through his head as large teeth punctured his muscle.
The wolf tried to rip off his hand, but Adder just pulled.
Not expecting that, the wolf stumbled, only for his sword to go right through its side.
Puich!
-80
Lifeless, it stumbled before him as Adder pulled its jaw, freeing his hand.
Grrr! Grrr! Grrr!
He turned to the yelping pair. Without their front legs, he made quick work of them.
Ding!
[You have killed the level 3 wolf!]
[You have killed the level 4 wolf!]
…
…
[ +200% herd bonus ]
[Level up!]
[Level up!]
He just made a minor cut on each body and slumped down on the grass.
The young witch walked out of the grass and started moving.
Dead tired, he just mumbled, "Player status."
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Player Name: Adder
Species: Human/???
Class: Dungeon Master
Subclass: None
Title: Master of Serpent Cave
Level: 6
Health: 67/150
Mana: 125/125
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AGL: 5
VIT: 5
INT: 5
STA: 5
STR: 5
DEF: 5
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Status: Tired.
Unassigned stat points: 35
Equipment:
* Beginner Sword (Low Trash)
===
[Alert!
You have a tired status. All stats dropped by 25%. Please stay still for recovery.]
Already expecting that, Adder just shifted to the side. With so much blood around, there was a low chance for any small beast to come here.
He just kept staring at his status while counting within his mind.
At 5, his health increased by one.
He just shook his head. It was the base 0.2 health recovery per second.
If he just left his recovery to passive recovery, it would take him around 7–8 minutes.
The stamina recovered much faster. In just 15 seconds, it had already improved.
[Status: Bit tired]
The hidden stamina stat was another thing that enhanced this game. He started munching on the second hard bread to enhance stamina growth.
The young witch walked up to him. "Warrior, you have far surpassed the requirement."
She showed him a batch of tubes.
Adder nodded to her and just stared at the status.
The young witch stood in silence.
The fighting in the surroundings had intensified. It was clear that the other chain quests were also heating up.
In just 30 more seconds, the status finally shifted to normal. He instantly jumped. "Ok, follow me."
Not wasting any more time, he started moving toward the village.
The good thing was that the extra lead helped him avoid the player blockade.
In his past life, he failed his 3rd task because of other players' attacks.
It was given. After all, only 50 players could pass even the witch's 3rd quest. Those at the back could only progress by stopping others.
As he moved, he noticed a few groups already forming, especially those going through the village head chain quests.
The witch behind him helped him avoid them as the two of them finally entered the village.
The line before the witch shop had tripled in size in this short time.
Unbothered by their fiery gaze, Adder entered the side shop.
It was finally time for the 4th quest, the elite separate quest.