26: I choose Ye Ze, he is the one that everyone wants.
Outside the Corpse Fiend Dungeon, in a tent in the camp,
the Teachers from the three major middle schools sat around a table, leisurely sipping tea and chatting.
"Who do you think will win the first clear reward for this Corpse Fiend Dungeon?"
"Who doesn't know that your Chenxi Middle School produced an element mage? You're asking the obvious here, just enjoy yourselves secretly."
"The element mage profession is indeed powerful, but it doesn't have a significant advantage over other combat professions in the early stages."
"Indeed, not just element mages, all mage-type professions are not as strong as other professions in the early stages, you could even say they are weak."
Everyone nodded in agreement: "The early levels are too low, and the strange energy on their bodies is not enough to support mages in casting too many spells."
"So, in the early stages, the Warrior profession should be the strongest, which means Wei Xingyue from Jiangyang Middle School should have the best chance."
Mentioning Wei Xingyue, everyone became interested.
"Holy Sword Master is a remarkable profession."
"Old Yang, your Jiangyang Middle School really found a treasure this time. She will definitely achieve great things in the future, maybe even become a Saint."
"I heard that some of the top ten academies in the country are already contacting her. Is that true?"
Yang Ren smiled and replied, "Whether it's true or not, I don't know. But that child's goal is not just the top ten in the country; she is determined to get into the number one Magic Martial Arts Academy in the country."
"Magic Martial Arts Academy, a Holy Sword Master certainly has that qualification."
Wei Qing listened to everyone's discussion and couldn't help but think of Ye Ze,
"I wonder where this kid is killing monsters and leveling up now. He's killed nearly two hundred Waste Rats by himself, it's time he changed locations to level up."
After parting with Ye Ze at the station yesterday,
Wei Qing went to Liu Blacksmith due to his doubts and learned about Ye Ze's achievement of killing nearly two hundred Waste Rats alone in two days.
For the past two days, he couldn't figure out how Ye Ze, a Chef, managed to do it.
"Old Wei, why aren't you saying anything?" Suddenly, someone called out to Wei Qing.
Wei Qing smiled and replied, "Your Chenxi Middle School has an element mage, Jiangyang Middle School has a Holy Sword Master, us Teachers from Nanyang Middle School can only remain silent."
"Haha, that won't do. You have the best eye among us. You have to say who you think is most likely to get the first clear reward?"
Wei Qing pondered for a moment, then slowly spoke: "As far as I know, several Holy Sword Masters who are now famous were not prominent in the early stages of their careers. Their true rise mostly occurred after completing their academy studies and being sent to the Hundred Races Battlefield, gradually gaining recognition and ultimately achieving great renown."
"You mean the Holy Sword Master profession doesn't have much advantage in the early stages."
"Yes, and there are many monsters in the Corpse Fiend Dungeon, which is not easy for Warrior professions to utilize. You and I have analyzed before that, considering the density of the second-floor Corpse Fiends and the narrow terrain of the passage, the best strategy for clearing the dungeon should be to lure the Corpse Fiends into the passage, with two front-row professions holding the front, and the back row responsible for continuous output."
Wei Qing continued: "In this combat layout, Warrior professions find it difficult to fully utilize their abilities. In contrast, professions like mages and archers, who can perform long-range output, are more suitable for this combat environment."
"That makes some sense, so who do you think will get the first clear reward?"
Wei Qing smiled: "It's hard for me to say. It's only been two days since the awakenings, the strength gap between Awakened isn't that big."
"But if you absolutely force me to choose one person..." Wei Qing deliberately paused.
"Who?"
"Ye Ze."
As soon as these words came out, everyone's surprised eyes fell on Wei Qing.
Yang Ren raised his eyebrows even more, his voice slightly displeased: "Are you saying the Holy Sword Master profession is not as good as a Chef?"
Others also shook their heads, expressing disagreement: "Old Wei, don't joke."
"Ye Ze is indeed one of the students with the highest combat talent I've ever seen. If he hadn't awakened the Chef profession, but any other combat profession, I would also think he could get the first clear reward.
But he's a Chef..."
Wei Qing spread his hands and smiled: "This is just a feeling I have. You insisted I choose."
"But you can't just choose randomly."
"You can even pick a Chef."
However, Yang Ren did not accept Wei Qing's statement and said, "That's not necessarily true. I don't think Old Wei is just saying that casually."
"How about this, let's have a small bet? I'll put up a wild spirit ginseng, betting that Wei Xingyue from my school will get the first clear reward."
"Haha, Teacher Yang is serious. I'll also bet on Wei Xingyue, with a Magic Shadow Clone Scroll."
"I'll bet on Jiang Ming from my school, an Enchanted Archer profession, with a Bronze-grade battle saber. I agree with the first part of Old Wei's statement."
"I'll bet on Wan Xiao, an element mage profession, with a Bronze-grade weapon."
"Didn't you say element mages were weak in the early stages? What, saying one thing and meaning another?"
"Oh, it's just a small bet, and didn't you hear the first part of Old Wei's words? The mage profession is more suitable for clearing the dungeon."
Everyone placed their bets, and finally, only Wei Qing was left.
Everyone looked at Wei Qing,
Wei Qing took out a bottle of blood-colored potion: "A bottle of Berserk Potion, I'm betting on Ye Ze."
Everyone looked at him with puzzled eyes. If it was just a casual remark before, why would he actually place a bet on Ye Ze now.
Yang Ren smiled, with a hint of teasing in his tone: "It seems that in Teacher Wei's eyes, professions like Holy Sword Master, Enchanted Archer, and element mage are actually inferior to a Chef."
"It's just a small bet."
Wei Qing responded with a smile, "I'll trust my feeling just this once."
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[Name: Ye Ze]
[Profession: Chef]
[Level: 8 (88210/21000)]
[Strength: 64+24] (Power Enhancement +6 (E), Strength Growth +3)
[Agility: 27+6]
[Constitution: 46+30]
[Spirit: 11+6] (Smell Enhancement (F))
[Combat Power Assessment]: 7 Stars
[Professional Talent]: Novice Chef (F)
[Combat Talent]: Assassin Specialization (E), Archer Specialization +4 (E)
[Elemental Talent]: Fire Element Sensing +4 (F)
[Skills]: Stealth +4, Weakness Detection +4, Rapid Shot
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After leveling up to Level 8, Ye Ze's Strength reached 88 points! His Combat Power also broke through to 7 Stars!
His gaze fell on the Corpse Ghoul Foreman by the riverbank, and he prepared to take action.
Stealth!
Ye Ze entered a hidden state, bending low, stealthily creeping into the cave, observing the movements of the Corpse Fiends in the dark, looking for an opportunity to attack.
Soon, he locked onto a Corpse Demon Worker
—this Corpse Demon Worker kept a certain distance from its peers.
In other words, it was isolated.
For an Assassin,
Being isolated means death!
Ultimate Identification!
Swish—
A cold blade light flashed, precisely cutting across the white weakness on the Corpse Demon Worker's throat.
Puchi!
Blood immediately gushed out.
"Uh ah!!! Woo ah!!!"
The Corpse Demon Worker tried to scream, but the wound on its throat only allowed it to make fragmented sounds.
Its pupils began to dilate, its body swayed slightly, and Ye Ze quickly supported it, slowly laying it down on the ground.
[Killed Level 8 Elite Monster Corpse Demon Worker, gained 600 Energy Points!]
The biggest drawback after leveling up was that killing monsters no longer provided extra Energy Points.
Ye Ze looked around,
Other Corpse Demon Workers were still wandering, unaware of the abnormality here.
Stealth!
Ye Ze continued forward, concealing his tracks.
He bent low, quietly approaching another isolated Corpse Demon Worker,
One hundred meters...
Fifty meters...
Ten meters...
Three meters...
One meter!
Even with the cover of the Stealth skill, at such close range, the Corpse Demon Worker still sensed something was wrong.
However, before it could react,
Swish!
A cold light flashed,
Puchi!
Flesh was torn, blood splattered.
Another Corpse Demon Worker silently fell under Ye Ze's blade...
A gentle breeze blew past,
A Corpse Demon Worker lay quietly on the ground, looking like it was resting face down.
If not for the blood on the ground,
Ye Ze was like the grim reaper in the night, moving among the Corpse Demon Workers, silently harvesting their lives.
[Killed Level 8 Elite Monster Corpse Demon Worker beyond level, gained 600 Energy Points!]
[Killed Level 8 Elite Monster Corpse Demon Worker beyond level, gained 600 Energy Points!]
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Before long, all the isolated Corpse Demon Workers had been silently eliminated by Ye Ze.
Looking around, he no longer saw any isolated Corpse Demon Workers; the remaining Corpse Demon Workers were gathered in groups of two or three.
"With my current strength, I can't instantly kill two Corpse Demon Workers simultaneously without attracting attention," Ye Ze thought to himself.
He could quickly deal with two Corpse Demon Workers, but it would inevitably alert other monsters.
Since concealed assassination was no longer feasible,
"Then I can only fight head-on!"
Ye Ze's gaze shifted, finally locking onto the three Corpse Fiend Guardians beside the Corpse Ghoul Foreman.
Since there was only one chance left for a sneak attack,
Then he would take down one of the Corpse Fiend Guardians first.
Taking a deep breath, Ye Ze entered Stealth state again, quietly approaching the three Guardians.
Fifty meters...
Thirty meters...
Twenty meters...
Ye Ze got closer and closer to the three Guardians,
His gaze was fixed on the Flame Corpse Demon Guard whose arm was burning with fire. He instinctively felt that this Guardian posed the greatest threat to him.
Deal with it first!
Ten meters...
Roar!!!!
Uh ah!!!!
However, just as Ye Ze was about ten meters away from the Flame Corpse Demon Guard, a Corpse Fiend next to it suddenly let out a loud roar in his direction.
Ye Ze was startled: "What? I've been discovered?"
There was no time to think about why he was discovered,
Since he was exposed, Ye Ze could only choose to forcefully kill it.
He quickly rushed towards the Flame Corpse Demon Guard,
Swinging the blade of ruin in mid-air, activating the Ruin Blade Aura skill.
Swish!
An extremely thin blade aura quickly cut through the air, heading straight for the Flame Corpse Demon Guard.
However, a black shadow flashed, and the Armor Corpse Guard with skin as hard as armor blocked in front of the Flame Corpse Demon Guard...