Volume 1 Chapter 19 Level Competition
After saying goodbye to Awei and the others, I rode the Black King to Blue Wolf Gorge. With my current level and attributes, it is most appropriate to fight a level 30 monster, and the failure of challenging the Wolf King inevitably made me have no good feelings towards monsters like wolves, so I'll use it to level up!
My riding skill is level 4. Because I am carrying a heavier load, the Black King's speed is only about 60 km/h, but it is still much faster than walking by myself, and also faster than the average wolf. Therefore, I don't need to stop when passing through the Grey Wolf Valley and the Wild Wolf Plain. The wolves that were startled by me can only follow behind me and eat dust, and they are soon thrown away.
Since I didn't have to deal with the monsters on the road, it only took me half an hour to get to the Blue Wolf Gorge. As soon as I entered the canyon, a group of blue wolves pounced on me. Humph, if it was the level when I killed the Bat King, I would have a hard time dealing with a group of blue wolves, but now I have upgraded two more levels, my physical defense is over 200, and I have added a solidity to myself, so the blue wolf's attack can only deduct 30 HP from me at most. More importantly, I have a mount, and now I can really exert the power of a knight!
I charged towards the wolf pack. I chose to attack the green wolf on the far left, so that it was most convenient to swing the sword with my right hand, and I could avoid the front of the wolf pack. Only two or three green wolves could attack me.
The two sides crossed each other, and my sword brought up a large amount of blood, while the blue wolf's claws could only leave shallow scratches on my armor. However, my charge was only level 0, and its power was not as strong as the thrust. A charge could only cut off less than 600 health points of the blue wolf. Based on the blue wolf's 1500 HP, it would take three charges to kill a blue wolf, while a thrust would only take two swords.
However, when the charge level is increased, the power is stronger than the thrust. Not only does it increase the attack by 30% for each level, but it also has a certain chance of causing the opponent to be dizzy. The chance of causing dizziness is 5% at level 0, and the chance of causing dizziness increases by 2% for each level thereafter. At the highest level of charge, a dizzy effect can occur every 4 hits!
Therefore, after exchanging a round with the Blue Wolf, I did not turn around immediately, but let the Black King run a few more steps before turning around, so that the distance between the two sides was widened to enough space for me to charge (charging requires an acceleration process, so the distance from the target must be at least 20 meters to charge). This slowed down the speed of killing monsters, but I believe that when the charge skill is improved, it can be more efficient.
Since I have an advantage in speed, I basically rode the Black King around the wolf pack and launched a charge whenever the distance was right. After dozens of rounds, I killed all 8 blue wolves. I calculated that I gained 9,600 experience points in 10 minutes. Considering the 1 million experience points required to upgrade from level 20 to level 21, it would take me more than ten hours to upgrade. If I maintain this leveling efficiency, it would be a joke for me to keep the throne of the top master, but I am confident that this situation will change soon. Because the training of the charge skill is much more troublesome than the thrust, the fantasy set the skill proficiency required for the charge from level 0 to level 1 to be 500 points, and each use of the charge can gain 2 points of proficiency! It shouldn't take me too long to train the charge to level 1.
I dismounted and picked up the 1,000-odd copper coins dropped by the Green Wolf (I was so poor), then rode on the Black King and continued to kill deeper into the enemy territory.
One blue wolf after another fell at the feet of the Black King. My experience and skill proficiency were constantly increasing, but my magic potion was also being consumed rapidly! Damn it, a level 0 charge consumes 20 MP points, and each level up consumes 5 more points. If I keep using the charge like this, it's simply burning money!
About an hour later, finally, my charge reached level 1!
Hehe, a level 1 charge can exert 160% of the attack power. Combined with a level 3 thrust, two swords can just kill a blue wolf. Now I can change my tactics.
Spot the blue wolves - charge - stop the horse after the fight - kill a blue wolf with a backhand thrust - control the horse forward, leaving the wolf pack a few steps behind - spur the horse in a small circle, aiming just at the side of the wolf pack, and getting out of the distance where a charge can be used - charge again, repeating the above sequence, killing a wolf in just one go. In this way, I have struck a perfect balance between practicing the charge skill and quickly killing monsters, and my leveling efficiency has increased threefold immediately!
That's right. If I don't ride a horse and fight on foot, and use thrusting as an attack method, I can probably get 1 million experience points in more than 3 hours. It's impossible for me to level up slower by riding a horse, right? Oh, how great it would be if the charge could be upgraded to level 7? I can kill the blue wolf in seconds!
In fact, because the charge can only be used at a certain distance, it is extremely inconvenient to practice. Therefore, many veterans in the internal test think that there is no need to deliberately practice the charge. It is better to use the thrust all the time. As long as the thrust level is high, the effect is not bad. But I have a different opinion. For leveling, the charge is indeed not as convenient and practical as the thrust , but its collision and stun effect is very helpful for fighting the boss; and I also found a hidden effect of the charge: after using the charge, there is a short-range acceleration process within 10 meters close to the target, which can instantly increase the mount speed to 150% of the normal speed! In this way, when PKing, some highly sensitive thieves and archers can use agility to avoid the knight's attack, but they often cannot avoid the lightning strike of the charge. Coupled with the high attack power of the charge, the chance of killing the opponent in seconds is very high. It's just that few people practice the charge to a high level, and the attack power is not as good as the thrust, which is really a garbage skill.
Because of my abnormal attributes, my attack power is much higher than that of ordinary players. At my current level, my leveling speed can be more than twice that of others, which means that it takes about 8 hours for ordinary people to upgrade from level 20 to level 21. But in order to improve the charge skill, I have to sacrifice a little leveling speed. Although the pipeline cycle operation tactic is the best balance between leveling and skill training, it still takes me 5 hours to level up, including the first hour. But I guess that orc shouldn't be that fast, right? Hey, Mr. Li gave me such a strong abnormal account. If you still surpass me, where will my face be?
I kept hacking and killing blue wolves until 11:00 p.m. in real time, and finally reached level 21. To be honest, although it was much better than riding training, it was still very annoying to level up alone and kill the same monsters with the same tactics over and over again. Patience and persistence are the necessary food I brought to restore my hunger, and I ate it in two or three bites, then killed blue wolves on foot for dozens of minutes, and waited for the Black King's fatigue to return to zero, and then immediately mounted the horse to fight again. I did not waste a minute of time and devoted all my energy to leveling up.
Sure enough, as long as I put all my effort into leveling up, that orc guy was no match for me. Still at level 20, he only occupied the first place on the leaderboard for a few hours before he returned to the second place again.
Well, if I keep working hard, I should be able to catch up with him by two levels, right? But according to my own plan, I should go offline and sleep at 12:00. Although I can stay up all night if I force myself to do so, I don't think this method is advisable. Since you are a professional player, you should not mess up your schedule casually, so that you can always have enough energy. Besides, I don't believe that guy is really an iron man. If he keeps going without rest, can he last three or five days?
There was still a little time left until 12:00, and in order to relax my brain which was numb from leveling up, I decided to kill the Boss Silver Wolf.
The silver wolf that was killed in the morning will be refreshed after 6 hours, that is, around noon. Since it is still very difficult to organize a team with an average level of 17 like ours, I have been leveling in Qinglang Gorge for such a long time and have not seen anyone come, so the silver wolf must still be in the canyon. Hehe, it would be a waste not to kill it, and I also need to replenish my funds.
Because I have challenged the Wolf King once, I am very familiar with the terrain of Qinglang Gorge. I quickly found the place where the Silver Wolf spawned. Similarly, when the Silver Wolf prepared for battle, the monsters retreated. Come on, don't say that I rely on my numbers to bully you. This time we will fight one-on-one openly!
The silver wolf pounced at me, and I launched a charge at the same time. In mid-air, our claws and swords collided, and both of us were hit at the same time. However, the silver wolf suffered more than me. Its life loss was three times that of mine. After the charge, I still had a chance to launch a stab, but when it wanted to counterattack, the speed of the Black King had already widened the distance between us. That is to say, I can attack the silver wolf twice in one round, but the silver wolf can only attack me once!
My charge has already been trained to level 2, which not only can exert 190% of the attack power, but also has a 9% chance of stun. Combined with my high luck, I can actually make the Silver Wolf dizzy once every 7 or 8 rounds. Hehe, the fate after being dizzy is miserable. I can't counterattack within three seconds and my movement speed is halved. This instantaneous gap is enough for me to make two more sword thrusts!
It was even faster than when I teamed up with Lonely and the others. I finished the battle in less than 5 minutes. It was great to have a mount! The overall strength has gone up a level. If Lonely Hanjiang has reached level 20 now, I would have the confidence to challenge the Wolf King again with them.
Look at the harvest, more than 30 gold coins, not bad, there is still enough money to make up for the potions consumed in leveling today. There are four pieces of equipment, three of which have attributes. I am not in a hurry to identify them. I will put them away and give them to Bu Si to practice skills when I go back.
I found a narrow crevice in the rocks (to avoid being surrounded by monsters outside the tent when online. Although I am not afraid of blue wolves, this is a good habit), set up the tent, and went offline!
I quit the game, it was almost 12:00, I went to the bathroom to take a shower, lay back on the bed, practiced the breathing method of "Sleeping Magic", and I fell into a sound sleep.
It’s 5:00 in the morning, the sky outside the window is still shining with stars, I’ve already gotten up, and another day as a professional player is about to begin!
After a quick breakfast, I entered the game and the first thing I did was to check the leaderboard.
Oh my god, is that guy a pervert? He caught up with me again! But the changes were huge afterwards. A large group of people, including Awei, Moji, and Hanjiang, rushed to level 19. I don’t know where Van Fels, who was originally ranked third, was squeezed to. But I guess he went offline to rest. This is like Formula 1 racing. No matter how strong the players are, there will always be others who surpass you when you pit to refuel and change tires, and when others pit, you can overtake again. Only my car performance is too superior, so I am far ahead, while that orc is holding on and refusing to pit. Humph, even if you don’t need to refuel, aren’t you afraid of a flat tire? Be careful of car crashes and deaths!
Regardless of him, I continued to level up. Who told me I was a knight? I had an extra backpack, so I not only brought a lot of potions, but also a set of backup equipment. When the equipment I had was running out of durability, I immediately replaced it. Haha, the knight's ability to sustain combat is absolutely invincible!
Kill, kill, kill... No matter what online game you play, no matter how innovative it is, leveling up is always an indispensable part. Think about it, in the virtual world, it is equivalent to giving each player another identity. Everyone here has to start from scratch. As long as you work hard, you may be more successful and outstanding than others. Compared with reality, there is not much "natural inequality", which is also one of the great attractions of online games. But if you can get strong abilities without working hard, what fun is there?
I leveled up for 7 hours straight, and even killed a refreshed silver wolf in the middle. When I logged off to eat lunch at noon, I reached level 22. Hehe, orc brother, you will always be inferior to me!
