Chapter 108 – 3-Star Undead Wand
Global Announcement: "Ding~ Attention all players: The Level 3 Main City is now open. All Safe Zone teleport arrays will be activated in three days. Players who reach Level 30 can use the teleport arrays to travel to the Main City!"
Global Announcement: "Ding~ Attention all players: The Level 3 Main City is now open. All Safe Zone teleport arrays will be activated in three days. Players who reach Level 30 can use the teleport arrays to travel to the Main City!"
Global Announcement: "Ding..."
Hearing the sudden global announcement from the system, Zhang Yi was a bit surprised: Has someone already reached Level 30 so quickly?
Since the launch of Apocalypse in this life, Zhang Yi had been grinding quests and leveling up day and night. Moreover, the difficulty and level of all the quests and monsters he encountered were far ahead of other players.
Starting with Divine Talent and Dragon Bloodline, and having completed two Hidden Quests, including the first server kill of the Skeleton King, Zhang Yi had been reaping the highest rewards. Yet, his leveling speed was still slower than that of "Butterfly Dance"!
Not only Zhang Yi, but the cross-region chat channel of Grand Zone 8 also exploded due to these global announcements—
[Yan San] (Zone 452 Player): "Oh my god, this person is a demon! Our zone's top player on the Heaven Ranking is only Level 27, how did they reach Level 30 so fast? Must be cheating!"
[Atom] (Zone 118 Player): "Probably a Demonic Beast! They have a 20% experience bonus, so they level up faster."
[Meteor Shower] (Zone 99 Player): "Seems like it, and judging by the ID, it looks like it's a girl!"
The Level 30 Achievement was snatched away by this player named [Butterfly Dance], which was quite a loss for Zhang Yi.
Now, the goal was to reach Level 30 before the teleport arrays opened, and then enter the Main City as soon as possible.
Entering the Main City a day late would be a huge loss for players pursuing the ultimate, as the highest-level monsters in the Safe Zone were only Level 30, and the quests offered low rewards compared to the advanced quests and high-level monsters around the Main City, greatly limiting player gains.
Zhang Yi himself was fine, but helping Han Yaru reach Level 30 within three days might be a bit challenging.
So, as before, Zhang Yi took on the roles of both damage dealer and tank in the front, while Han Yaru provided support from a safe position in the back, and the two of them entered grind mode.
With the rewards from the Level 7 difficulty [Undead Requiem] quest, by four in the afternoon, Zhang Yi finally reached Level 30 as golden light enveloped him!
"Ding~ You have gained the qualification to enter the Main City. You can use the teleport array to travel to the Main City when it opens in three days!"
"Ding~ Your level has reached the cap. Experience gained will now accumulate, and you can break the level cap upon completing the second class change!"
With the system's pleasant notification, Zhang Yi, who had been grinding in the Undead City all day, couldn't help but let out a deep sigh of relief.
Looking at Han Yaru, she was at Level 26 with 50% experience, slightly below expectations. However, with the evening's efforts, reaching Level 27 should be achievable.
Eagerly, Zhang Yi opened his backpack, took out, and used the [Skill Scroll].
"Ding~ You have used the [Skill Scroll] (Rare Magic Scroll). Congratulations, you have gained 5 Skill Slots!"
Including those accumulated from leveling up, Zhang Yi now had nine available Skill Slots.
He immediately took out the Blue [Chain Lightning], Purple [Freeze Spell], and Purple [Undead Storm] skill books to learn and replace them, as a series of pleasant notification sounds followed—
"Ding~ Congratulations on learning the new skill [Freeze Spell] (Purple)!"
"Ding~ Congratulations on using skill replacement to learn the new skill [Chain Lightning] (Blue). Your skill [Chain Lightning] (Green) has been lost!"
"Ding~ Congratulations on learning the new skill [Undead Storm] (Purple)!"
Just as Zhang Yi was about to take out the Undead Set to enhance his equipment, he suddenly heard a "grumble" sound.
Turning around, he saw Han Yaru holding her flattened stomach, awkwardly lowering her head.
He almost forgot; they hadn't eaten since arriving at the Undead City in the morning.
"Hungry?"
"Mm..." Han Yaru nodded shyly.
Zhang Yi laughed, "Then let's go back and eat."
With that, the two of them each crushed a Return Scroll, disappearing in a flash of white light from the Undead City.
At the restaurant, they ordered a grilled fish. While the famished Han Yaru couldn't resist diving in, Zhang Yi took out the complete Undead Set from his bag and began enhancing it with Level 2 Enhancement Stones.
However, as Zhang Yi was enhancing the [Undead Staff] with Level 2 Enhancement Stones, the system suddenly issued a notification—
"Ding~ Enhancement failed. Low-level Enhancement Stones cannot be used on high-star equipment!"
Isn't this a 2-star Undead Set?
Zhang Yi was a bit surprised as he looked at the Undead Staff in his hand, which he hadn't examined closely before—
[Undead Staff] (Part of the Mage Undead Set):
Quality: 3 stars
Attack Power: 120
Additional Attributes: Intelligence 14, Agility 14
Durability: 16/16
Class Restriction: Mage, Beastmaster
Description: A magic staff formed by the power of the undead, possessing immense destructive power. Collecting the entire Undead Set will bring you unexpected effects...
It's actually 3 stars!
Could it be a system bug that rewarded him with a 3-star Undead Set!?
Zhang Yi was stunned.
Quickly checking the other six pieces of the Undead Set in his backpack, he realized he had been overthinking it. Except for the weapon, the other six pieces were all Level 30, 2 stars.
It seems the reward for this Hidden Quest was just that, and Zhang Yi was already quite satisfied with a 3-star weapon.
So, he took out some Level 3 Enhancement Stones from his bag and proceeded with the enhancement.
"Ding~ Enhancement successful. Congratulations, your equipment [Undead Staff] has reached Enhancement Level 1!"
"Ding..."
"Ding..."
"Ding~ Enhancement successful. Congratulations, your equipment [Undead Staff] has reached Enhancement Level 25, unlocking the exclusive talent [Splash Attack]!"
Seeing the talent of the Level 25 Undead Staff, Zhang Yi was stunned again.
Splash Attack: Passive. Each time the wielder attacks, there is a 1% chance to deal 20% attack damage to all enemies within the attack range without triggering aggro.
This talent is incredibly powerful, with an attack range even wider than the Mage's Level 50 ultimate [Frozen Land]! Though the damage is a bit low, it requires a sufficiently high attack power to unleash its full potential.