4: Crazy upgrades, epic equipment

Soon, the second wave of monsters appeared.

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【Goblin Swordsman】

【Level: 2】

【HP: 150】

【Attack: 8】

【Defense: 3】

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With his previous experience, Ye Xiao was brimming with confidence.

He raised his hand and unleashed a barrage of magnificent Fireballs.

20 seconds later, the Goblin Swordsmen were all annihilated.

Ye Xiao's level increased again, reaching Level 12.

Having experienced the thrill before, this level-up felt insignificant to Ye Xiao.

He easily dealt with the third and fourth waves of Goblin armies.

It wasn't until the fifth wave, when Goblins clad in leather armor appeared, that Ye Xiao encountered a slight bit of trouble.

It took him about 30 seconds to completely clear them out.

This also meant that Ye Xiao had completed objective two, killing 500 Goblins, ahead of schedule.

The total time taken was 2 minutes.

His level had also just reached 14.

However, before Ye Xiao could celebrate, a piercing shriek echoed from afar.

Immediately after, the ground began to vibrate rhythmically.

Ye Xiao looked in the direction of the sound.

Ten green-skinned monsters, each significantly larger than any previous Goblin, appeared in Ye Xiao's line of sight.

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【Elite Goblin】

【Level: 6】

【HP: 700】

【Attack: 50】

【Defense: 20】

【Skills: Green Shadow Assault, Cunning Dodge】

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The Elite Goblins' HP was more than double that of the previous Barbarian Goblins.

Their attack and defense also saw significant increases.

If it weren't for the Novice Realm's attribute suppression on monsters, Ye Xiao might have felt some pressure.

No wonder only a mere eight people had achieved an S-rank evaluation in the past century.

However, at this moment, a single Fireball from Ye Xiao could theoretically deal over 1300 damage.

Even if the opponent had 30 defense, Ye Xiao could still defeat them in 1 second.

And the result was just as Ye Xiao expected.

In less than 10 seconds, the 10 Elite Goblins, who had just appeared so menacingly, followed in the footsteps of their predecessors.

Unfortunately, he only gained over 6000 experience, which was less than what the previous small fry provided.

Ye Xiao couldn't help but sigh again.

The experience required for leveling up in Eternal World was truly ridiculously high.

However, this sigh was quickly replaced by joy.

Because he saw five faint red glows.

Ye Xiao's eyes lit up.

Epic-grade equipment!

Equipment quality in Eternal World is divided into seven grades: White Common, Green Advanced, Blue Excellent, Purple Rare, Red Epic, Gold Legendary, and Brilliant Mythical.

Ordinary minions in the Novice Realm would not drop any items.

But Elites were different.

They had an extremely low chance of dropping items.

And the special rules of the Novice Realm doubled this extremely low chance.

Coupled with Ye Xiao's own drop rate being 2.2 times higher than normal, it was no surprise that he got equipment drops.

But dropping five Epic-grade pieces of equipment at once still startled Ye Xiao.

This was already equivalent to a 50% drop rate.

Moreover, the quality of the drops had also significantly improved.

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【Goblin Elite Robe (Epic): Constitution +10, Intelligence +5. Wearing Requirement: Level 5】

【Goblin Elite Gauntlets (Epic): Strength +3, Agility +5, Intelligence +3. Wearing Requirement: Level 5】

【Goblin Elite Boots (Epic): Agility +8, Intelligence +4, Movement Speed +2. Wearing Requirement: Level 5】

【Goblin Elite Girdle (Epic): Constitution +8, Strength +6. Wearing Requirement: Level 5】

【Goblin Elite Ring (Epic): Skill Cooldown reduced by 20%, your skills restore 5 HP each time they hit a target. Wearing Requirement: Level 5】

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Thanks to the Novice Realm's rules, all five pieces of equipment were magic-oriented, suitable for Ye Xiao.

And they were also a set.

Set Attribute One: Intelligence +50.

Set Attribute Two: Skill Cooldown reduced by 30%.

A complete Goblin set consisted of six pieces, and Ye Xiao was still missing one.

However, he didn't mind.

In fact, compared to the complete set attributes, the two effect attributes of the Goblin Elite Ring alone were far superior to the set attributes.

Especially the second one, skill hit restores HP; perhaps for other magic Professionals, the effect wouldn't be significant.

But don't forget, Ye Xiao's Fireball consists of 11 projectiles.

Which is equivalent to casting 11 skills.

Calculating this, a single Fireball from Ye Xiao could restore a total of 55 HP.

As long as the enemy couldn't instantly kill him, he could completely restore his HP to full in a few seconds.

This attribute was simply the best of the best for Ye Xiao in the early stages.

Without hesitation, Ye Xiao equipped all five pieces of equipment.

Immediately, a feeling of fullness spread through his body.

He opened his status panel.

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【ID: Night Shadow】

【Level: 14】

【Profession: Mage】

【Free Attribute Points: 0】

【Attributes: Strength 36; Constitution 43; Agility 37; Intelligence 261;】

【HP: 760 / 760; Mana: 4750 / 4750】

【Skills: Fireball, Mana Spring, Experience Surge... Expand】

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His attributes had undergone a drastic change.

His Intelligence alone was equivalent to the base attribute of a Level 41 character.

It was simply too exaggerated.

According to his current Intelligence, the total damage of 11 Fireballs had completely broken through one thousand, reaching 1521 points.

This damage was something even a Level 30 Mage who had learned higher-level skills could not achieve.

Everything was ready, and it was at this moment that the ground in front of the canyon suddenly split open without warning.

Immediately after, the ambient air temperature plummeted at that moment.

“Roar!!”

A furious, violent roar rang out.

Then, an enormous hand, much larger than anything seen before, emerged from the crack in the ground.

Following that, a colossal figure, supported by two large hands, slowly rose from the ground.

Ye Xiao immediately felt a sense of oppression wash over him.

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【Goblin Leader (Boss)】

【Level: 10】

【HP: 10000】

【Attack: 250】

【Defense: 150】

【Skills: Deceptive Disguise, Cunning Ambush, Earth Shatter, Summon Soldiers】

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Even with the boss's attributes suppressed by the Novice Realm, it was still ridiculously strong.

If a normal Level 30 Professional were to face it alone, they would probably only be able to turn and flee.

However, Ye Xiao had no intention of sitting idly by.

Taking advantage of the Goblin Leader not having fully emerged from the ground, Ye Xiao naturally wouldn't be polite.

Immediately, a sky full of Fireballs fiercely slammed into the Goblin Leader, which had not yet fully escaped the crack.

A series of concussive sounds echoed.

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-15

-14

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Facing a defense as high as 150, the damage Ye Xiao dealt was considerably lower than expected.

According to this calculation, he would need to cast nearly 60 Fireballs to defeat it.

However, Ye Xiao was not flustered in the slightest.

He cast Fireballs while retreating.

A few seconds later, the Goblin Leader, having just emerged from the crack, was so enraged by Ye Xiao's shameless attacks that it entered a berserk state.

Its ugly large mouth opened, and a piercing shriek rang out.

Immediately after, from the crack behind the Goblin Leader, small green heads began to pop out one by one.

Summon Soldiers.

But upon seeing these “little darlings,” Ye Xiao was not alarmed; instead, he was delighted.

Countless Fireballs rained down from the sky.

Their target was not the boss, but the minions it had summoned.

Indeed, it was just as Ye Xiao had guessed.

The attributes of these minions were identical to the five hundred Goblins he had cleared before.

And the experience gained was also identical.

With the existence of extra experience gain for kills, Ye Xiao naturally wouldn't miss such an opportunity to farm experience.

He fought and retreated.

1 minute later, Ye Xiao's level increased to 15.

3 minutes later... Ye Xiao's level increased to 16.

“Sure enough, farming low-level monsters is faster for leveling up.”

In less than five minutes, Ye Xiao gained two levels.

If he remembered correctly, among Professionals who completed the Novice Realm, the fastest leveling record was only Level 6.

And Ye Xiao was a full 10 levels higher than that record.

At this moment, the Goblin Leader, seeing its continuously summoned minions fall one by one, roared repeatedly in anger.

Unfortunately, a Level 10 boss clearly had little intelligence.

And all its skills were close-range.

This was also the Novice Realm's consideration for new players.

Otherwise, if it were long-range, a squishy like Ye Xiao wouldn't be able to withstand it at all.

However, this provided Ye Xiao with great convenience.

Despite its anger, the Goblin Leader continued to mindlessly summon minions.

Ye Xiao, of course, accepted all comers.

4 minutes later, Ye Xiao leveled up again, reaching Level 18.