6: Chapter 6: The Attribute ATM – The Panel Completely Collapses!

The blood-red vortex slowly dissipated.

As soon as he landed, a stench like a sewer that hadn't been cleared for ten years hit his nostrils, making him want to gag.

[Prompt: You have entered the Level 5 "Dark Forest (Purgatory Grade)"!]

[Warning: Purgatory difficulty monsters have all attributes increased by 1000%! Skill cooldowns reduced by 50%! Aggro range is massive!]

[Environmental Curse: Corrosive Mist. While in the mist, vision is blinded by 30%, 1 HP is forcibly deducted every second, and healing effects are halved!]

...

A series of blood-red warning pop-ups flashed frantically across his retina.

For any full elite squad, seeing this "1 HP per second" debuff would likely cause their mental state to collapse on the spot.

A squishy class like a Mage, even at Level 10, would have at most three to five hundred HP. Entering this forest would be like butter in a microwave; they'd melt in minutes.

Moreover, buying potions to resist the corrosive toxic mist wasn't cost-effective; it was better to hunt monsters on other maps for better returns. However, official data showed that the drop rate in this map was 25% higher than other maps of the same level, even comparable to the drop rates of Level 10 dungeons.

Jiang Feng calmly glanced at his status bar.

[HP: 1000/1000]

[Auto-recovery: 100 points/minute]

...

"Tsk, this is what you call a curse effect?"

A faint itch tickled his skin, no different from a mosquito bite; it was actually a bit funny.

His own HP regeneration speed was a notch faster than the mist's corrosion; it wasn't an issue at all.

Glancing at his Mana pool of a full 2250 points and the terrifying Mana regen speed brought by his high intelligence, Jiang Feng's heart remained calm, though he found it quite ridiculous.

He reached into his backpack and pulled out the [crimson flame magic staff].

The red crystal atop the staff lit up like a giant lightbulb, instantly dispelling the gloom within a three-meter radius.

"This curse is a death sentence for ordinary Mages, but for me? It's just the steam fee for a sauna."

Jiang Feng's eyes were clear.

As long as he killed enough monsters and plundered enough attribute points before his health bar emptied, then dumped them all into [Physique], this so-called "certain death environment" would be a joke.

"Awoooo—!!!"

Deep within the mist, a shrill wolf howl instantly tore through the dead silence.

Following that, pairs of eerie green ghost-fire eyes lit up in the darkness, dense and creepy to behold.

Lv7 Purgatory Monster—[Ghost Demon Wolf]!

[Ghost Demon Wolf (Purgatory Enhanced)]

Level: Lv7

HP: 4500

Attack Power: 280

Traits: [Phantom Step] (Evasion +40%), [Ghost Venom Fangs] (Armor Pen + Bleed).

Description: The assassins of the forest. Don't blink, or your throat is already slit.

A full dozen of them!

They flanked him from all directions, moving so fast that only a series of grey afterimages could be seen. This was the terror of Purgatory Grade monsters: high attack, high evasion, and they pack-hunted!

If it were a conventional team like Shen Qingni's, even with three Shield Warriors in front, they would be torn to shreds by these mad dogs.

"4500 HP? Indeed, a bit tougher than that Turkey King from before."

Jiang Feng held his staff, not even blinking; instead, he showed a "kind" yet greedy smile.

"But in the face of my 773 Magic Damage, all living beings are equal—they're all just experience babies."

The first demon wolf lunged through the air, its foul-smelling maw almost touching Jiang Feng's face.

Jiang Feng didn't dodge.

Why would a Mage dodge? That's what Archers do.

The staff in his right hand jolted, and magic power instantly poured from his fingertips—simple and crude!

"True Bursting Flame!"

Aiming? No need to aim!

Truth only exists within range and coverage!

Boom!!

With Jiang Feng as the center, the air within a five-meter radius was instantly ignited. The blue-white firelight exploded like a small thermobaric bomb.

That demon wolf, still striking a cool pose mid-air, didn't even have time to let out a scream. Its body was like a wax statue thrown into a furnace—instantly curling, carbonizing, and evaporating!

-1688! (Counter Bonus!)

-1710! (Burst Burn Effect!)

-1655!

Terrifying red damage numbers erupted like a fountain.

Although not a one-shot kill, the Purgatory monster's "stagger mechanism" was instantly triggered. The three demon wolves hit head-on were like broken kites, flying backward and slamming into tree trunks with a "splat," stuck so hard they couldn't be peeled off.

"Keep going, don't stop."

Jiang Feng was expressionless, waving his staff repeatedly, turning into a heartless magical machine gun.

With the boost from 225 intelligence, the casting wind-up was almost zero.

Two more instant-cast small Fireballs followed for precise finishing blows.

Bang! Bang!

[Ding! Killed Lv7 Ghost Demon Wolf (Purgatory), gained EXP +300 (Talent Bonus +75)!]

[Triggered Talent "Pangu Plunder"!]

[Plunder Successful! Gained Free Attribute Points: 55!]

[Ding! Killed Lv7 Ghost Demon Wolf... Gained Free Attribute Points: 55!]

[Ding! ...]

In an instant, Jiang Feng's ears were filled with the "ding-ding" of system prompts.

This sound was a hundred times more pleasant than a casino slot machine spitting out coins!

In just three seconds, the first wave of five probing demon wolves was completely annihilated.

The ground was covered with a layer of glittering gold coins, and on Jiang Feng's panel, his unallocated attribute points instantly surged by 275!

"Purgatory Grade? This is clearly an Attribute ATM!"

"The experience points gained are also great!"

Jiang Feng scanned his surroundings.

The remaining dozen or so demon wolves had obviously never seen such a scene; they paced in the mist, terrified, letting out uncertain whimpers from their throats.

With their intelligence, they couldn't understand how this human, who looked like he'd fall over with one push, could unleash a nuclear strike with a mere wave of his hand.

"Want to run? Have you asked the staff in my hand?"

Jiang Feng chuckled and took the initiative to attack.

Like an old man taking a stroll in his backyard, he carried his magic staff and charged straight into the densest part of the wolf pack.

"Bursting Flame!"

"Fireball!"

"Bursting Flame again!"

Boom boom boom—!

Flames soared into the sky. The originally gloomy Dark Forest was now as bright as New Year's fireworks.

Those proud, high-Agility demon wolves had to kneel before the carpet bombing, no matter how fast they ran. As long as they were grazed by a single spark, over a thousand HP would vanish.

After two rounds of saturation bombing, the world went quiet.

In the entire forest clearing, only charcoal and loot remained.

[Ding! Killed 12 Ghost Demon Wolves, plundered a total of 660 Free Attribute Points!]

Jiang Feng took a deep breath, so satisfied his scalp felt numb.

What did this mean in the outside world?

For a prodigy like Shen Qingni, the attributes accumulated by reaching Level 100+ would probably only be around this number.

And Jiang Feng? It took him less than five minutes, and he hadn't even broken a sweat.

"This speed of becoming stronger is truly addictive."

Jiang Feng leaned against a charred tree trunk, recovering his state while quickly allocating this massive fortune.

He knew very well that although Purgatory Grade mobs were squishy (to him), their damage was truly high. If he encountered Elite monsters above Lv10 later, even if only 10% of their attacks landed on him, it would be a hassle.

"Since the goal is to change class to 'War Titan', I can't just think about being a glass cannon."

Jiang Feng's gaze sharpened as he quickly issued commands in his mind:

"Add 100 points to Agility, to avoid being kited."

"Add 160 points to Physique; being tanky is the way to go!"

"The remaining 400 points, put them all into intelligence! Firepower coverage is the ultimate truth!"

[Allocation complete!]

[intelligence: 225 → 625]

[Physique: 100 → 260]

[Agility: 10 → 110]

[Magic Attack Power: 773 → 1973]

[HP: 1000 → 2600]

[MP: 2250 → 6250]

[HP Recovery Speed: 100 points/min → 260 points/min]

...

[Defense: 208 → 528]

Jiang Feng clenched his fist, feeling the explosive power nearly overflowing from his body.

2600 HP, 528 Physical Defense!

These stats were completely broken. At this stage, the top Lv10 full-tank Shield Warriors, wearing a suit of iron, would only have a defense of just over 300 and at most 1500 HP.

Jiang Feng, a Mage, had stats that directly surpassed a real tank by nearly double! And that was without wearing much high-end equipment.

Killing these 12 Purgatory-enhanced monsters had also raised his level to 7.

He also conveniently dumped the 10 unallocated attribute points into luck.

[luck: 55 → 65]