23: Chapter 23 [Whirlwind Sword Slash] shines brightly! The first epic-level entry!

I bet right!

Zhang Jian swallowed hard in excitement, breathing slightly heavily.

His agitated heart was difficult to calm.

Wang Fei's eyes sparkled. "Strong! Too strong, this is practically a Divine Artifact!"

After seeing the attributes, even Wang Dong couldn't help but praise it.

"This weapon is indeed a bit overpowered."

"All three attributes have reached the limit for this quality and Rank; it's practically perfect!"

"Even at Rank 10... no, even many Rank 15 weapons might not necessarily compare to this one."

"What's more, it can grow!"

Looking back at the Excellence-grade one from before, it was inferior in every way.

It didn't seem like much anymore.

Zhang Jian handed it to Wang Dong, entrusting him to help sell it.

He was going to grind a dungeon soon, and he wasn't sure what gains he would get.

Scraping together money from multiple sources was definitely the right move.

Zhang Jian then led Wang Fei out of the city.

The [I Only Hit the Elite] affix was only about 5,000 points away from completion.

If they farmed high-level mobs, it wouldn't take long.

He wanted to upgrade it before entering the dungeon.

When leaving the city, the two guards at the gate saw they were only Rank 5 and Rank 6 and stopped them to question them.

Only after confirming they knew the dangers of the wilderness and weren't just playing around did the guards reluctantly let them out.

The environment outside the city was filled with a killing intent, the air thick with the wildness and heavy scent of blood from monsters.

Zhang Jian frowned, quickly searching nearby for a suitable target.

Before long.

They found a group of figures slowly wandering near a forest.

[Wandering Gray Wolf]

Rank: 15

HP: 4500

Damage: 188

Defense: 41

"Brother Jian, are you sure about this?"

Wang Fei was a bit nervous.

These monsters were 9 levels higher than him and 10 levels higher than Zhang Jian.

Although they had faced a BOSS of this level in the dungeon.

In that narrow space, with the furnace's buffs, it always felt like the monsters were restricted.

Now, in this open environment, facing a pack of fierce beasts with glowing green eyes.

He still felt a bit apprehensive.

"Step back and just wait,"

Zhang Jian's voice was calm.

"Which buff should I add?"

"Attack!"

Once Wang Fei got the answer, he hurriedly applied the attack power option from [Strategy and Tactics] to him.

Zhang Jian's figure had already dashed out.

The wolf pack was instantly alerted, raising their heads in unison.

The leader even swiped its sharp claws.

A dark gray orb of light instantly hit Zhang Jian.

-135!

Watching from a distance, Wang Fei's heart skipped a beat.

"Such high attack!"

These gray wolves actually had a ranged attack and could strike first, and their attack power was quite impressive.

He was a bit worried.

If Brother Jian just rushed in like that and got surrounded by the wolf pack, would he be in danger?

Zhang Jian's body only swayed slightly as several strands of Sword Qi, like flower petals, rose around him, firmly enveloping him.

The attacks from the other gray wolves followed one after another, but they were all neutralized by [Sword Qi Absorption].

Zhang Jian finally entered his own attack range and raised his sword.

-302!

-1029!

-1029!

...

[Sword Qi Slash] was like continuous heavy rain, instantly pouring onto the leading gray wolf.

By the time the fifth additional strand of Sword Qi hit, the gray wolf's HP was empty, and it was sliced into several pieces.

"You have gained 280 (+1400) Experience Points."

"You used [Sword Qi Slash] to successfully kill a common monster 10 levels higher than yourself; your kill progress has increased by 1024 points!"

"[I Only Hit the Elite] kill progress has increased by 512 points."

Zhang Jian nodded slightly.

Although it was just a common monster, even with the high level-gap bonus, the experience wasn't that much.

But the affix progress was decent.

He turned, dodging a bite from a gray wolf on his left, and swung his sword again.

With his current attack power, even without a critical hit, [Sword Qi Slash] could easily one-shot these gray wolves.

What's more.

After several critical hits appeared in succession.

The affix progress actually reached 100%.

Zhang Jian's heart stirred.

He allowed the surrounding gray wolves to rush in from all directions.

In the distance, Wang Fei was dumbfounded.

Is Brother Jian going to mess up?

The next moment.

Zhang Jian's gaze changed.

[Whirlwind Sword Slash]!

Dozens of strands of Sword Qi were like divine weapons descending from heaven, turning into semicircular afterimages in mid-air, almost surrounding the entire pack of gray wolves in front of Zhang Jian.

Even several small trees nearby were caught in the radius, instantly shredded into pulp.

The three gray wolves at the very front were pierced by Sword Qi before they could even move.

The several charging behind them were like they had hit an invisible wall, suddenly collapsing and dispersing.

-4650!

-4650!

-4650!

...

By now, the sky was darkening, nearing sunset.

The cyan Sword Qi seemed to tear through the silent twilight.

Accompanied by the wolves falling in unison, it was a truly stunning sight.

At the edge of the forest.

A Professional who was climbing a tree to gather herbs happened to witness this scene and almost fell off the tree.

People often came to this forest to level up.

But when facing gray wolves that appeared in packs, they were usually full five-man parties.

Even then, dealing with these packs was quite a struggle.

This young man, who looked even younger than himself, actually possessed such terrifying killing skills, leaving him momentarily stunned.

Could this be some Rank 20+ expert coming here to 'smurf' and farm Materials?

He speculated inwardly.

...

Wang Fei's mouth hung open, his eyes wide and round.

He looked just like a character from an anime in Zhang Jian's previous life—both comical and cute.

No wonder he reacted this way.

It wasn't the first time he had seen Zhang Jian use the [Whirlwind Sword Slash] skill.

But before in the dungeon, perhaps the lighting was dim or the scene was too narrow.

Aside from its strong lethality and fast clearing speed, he hadn't felt it so viscerally.

Until now.

Seeing the light of slaughter blooming within the wolf pack not far away, he was deeply shocked.

His brother had actually become this badass?

...

Zhang Jian, however, didn't have time to admire the beautiful scene of slaughter he had created.

The commotion was too great, and it had alerted many monsters in the forest.

With just a casual glance.

He caught sight of a Rank 18 Gray Wolf Elite.

Further back, there were even figures of Rank 20 Fanged Red Wolves.

He quickly glanced at his panel.

"[I Only Hit the Elite] kill progress has increased by 512 points."

"[I Only Hit the Elite] kill progress has increased by 512 points."

...

Until.

"Achievement Affix [I Only Hit the Elite] has been upgraded to epic-grade."

Only then did Zhang Jian hurriedly turn around and shout.

"Go!"

Although there were still some monsters of suitable levels nearby where he could farm more experience.

Higher and higher level monsters were appearing now.

If they lingered here, something unexpected might happen.

The wilderness wasn't like a dungeon; there were no safety measures.

Getting injured here would be dangerous.

If they accidentally provoked a terrifying monster they couldn't match.

They might even lose their lives!

Since the affix had upgraded, the purpose of this trip was achieved.

There was no need to stay in danger.

Wang Fei was startled by the shout but reacted instantly.

He turned and ran.