34: Legend has come again: a king-level talent stone.

With a wave of his hand, Purify was cast, and Lin Yue's weakening and poisoning effects were cleared once more.

Now that the cooldown for Purify was only one minute, it was sufficient to handle most situations.

At the same time, the attack angles of Lin Yue's Fireball Spell began to grow more cunning; while knocking back the Apothecary, he was frantically bombarding a single point on the Magic Shield.

Sealing off movement, precision strikes.

This was an Advanced maneuver for Mage players; in fact, average Mage players couldn't pull off such a move at all, as it required incredibly powerful reaction time and observation skills.

Under Lin Yue's full-throttle bombardment, the Magic Shield on the Apothecary had become as thin as a sheet of paper, liable to be shattered at any moment.

"Crack!"

A sound like a mirror cracking rang out, and the Magic Shield that had protected the Apothecary for nearly two minutes shattered violently, exposing the Apothecary's true form to the air.

"Now!"

Lin Yue seized the moment, and his Chain Fireball struck the Apothecary's head directly as if it had eyes of its own.

Weak point critical hit!

-6188X2

Lightning Spell!

-3617!

The damage returned to normal once more, and immediately after, the Apothecary was sent stumbling back by the bombardment of fireballs.

"You no longer have the capital to be arrogant."

Lin Yue's gaze was as sharp as an eagle's, stabbing ruthlessly into the Apothecary's heart.

For the first time, the Apothecary began to panic; he quickly adjusted his position, attempting to evade Lin Yue's continuous attacks.

"No, impossible, you can't possibly kill me."

Venom Darts, Deadly Poison Curse!

In a state of utter disarray, the Apothecary began to desperately use his skills, trying to counterattack Lin Yue and break his offensive rhythm.

But Lin Yue had already entered a state of complete focus; the Venom Dartss were shattered by fireballs while still in mid-air.

The Deadly Poison Curse was crushed and interrupted by a Lightning Spell falling from the sky before it could be fully cast.

The reason was simple.

During the previous two minutes of combat, Lin Yue had clearly discerned every detail of the Apothecary's patterns.

Lin Yue would no longer give the Apothecary any possibility of a counterattack.

"No, don't kill me, I'll tell you where the treasure of the gods is."

Retreating step by step under the violent flames, the Apothecary's health was like something roasted by an Explosive Flame, rapidly evaporating into nothing.

Never mind over a million health; even if it were several times higher, under Lin Yue's relentless combos, it was only a matter of time before he was ground to death.

"Like I said, please go to your death."

Lin Yue's gaze was ice-cold. The Apothecary had killed dozens of NPC households in the village; did he really think he could beg for mercy at this stage?

"If you want to atone, go to Hell and repent to those who died."

Lin Yue's Casting Speed had been pushed to the limit, leaving afterimages in the air; before the previous fireball had even arrived, the next one was already launched with a roar.

The Explosive Flames were impossible to shake off, constantly stacking and Burning Effect on the Apothecary's body, finally exploding into a conflagration.

In the entire living room of the Village Chief's house, under the countless flames, the air distorted from the high heat, reaching temperatures of several hundred degrees.

If not for the game mechanics, this wooden civilian house could not possibly have withstood Lin Yue's intense fire.

"Ding! You have killed the special NPC Apothecary Dake. Experience +10,086."

"Ding! You have completed the Village Chief's commissioned quest. 'Assist the Village Chief in killing the Apothecary' is complete. Would you like to make a server-wide announcement? Would you like to hide your name?"

"No!"

Just like with the Evil God Emissary previously, Lin Yue refused the server-wide announcement. These were all part of the treasure of the gods quest line, and Lin Yue could not let other players know this information prematurely.

Reflected in his pupils, Apothecary Dake wailed and fell amidst the flames, the black mist surrounding him having vanished under the roasting fire.

Hearing the screams outside, the Village Chief and his wife, who had been hiding in the bedroom, opened the door.

They looked at the scene before them with faces full of shock.

"You... you killed Dake all by yourself!"

The old Village Chief leaned against the wall and shouted in disbelief, while the Village Chief's Wife stood frozen in place, not knowing what to say.

They knew Apothecary Dake's strength all too well; setting aside his poison arts, his physical skills and power were also those of a very formidable Assassin.

Who would have thought that in less than five minutes, before they had even expelled the toxins from their bodies, Lin Yue had already killed him single-handedly.

"Good, well killed!"

The Village Chief's Wife looked at the charred corpse on the ground and shed tears of pain.

In the entire village, only she and her old man were left; the desolation in her heart finally erupted.

Compared to his wife, the Village Chief's heart was much stronger. He walked tremblingly to Lin Yue and gave him a serious look-over.

After a long while, he let out a heavy sigh.

"Sigh, Dake was once a kind person; he was led astray by the Demon God."

"Adventurer, your strength gratifies this old man. Here is your reward."

"Ding! You have received free attribute points +20."

Another 20 free attribute points. Lin Yue's brow relaxed; this was already the second time he had received an extra reward that didn't conflict with the quest.

It seemed Lin Yue had discovered some new secrets: once a quest objective was exceeded, extra rewards would clearly be granted.

"Come, I will take you to get the treasure."

The old Village Chief turned his back and coughed twice, then led Lin Yue out of the house.

The village was terrifyingly quiet, and the faint, lingering scent of blood in the air made the old Village Chief's brow furrow deeply.

Along the way, the old Village Chief did not enter those houses to look; he was afraid that if he did, his heart wouldn't be able to take it and he would lose his composure.

Lin Yue followed silently behind the Village Chief; everything before him seemed so desolate that he could only sigh in his heart.

They arrived at the Apothecary's house, opened the bedroom door, and under the Apothecary's bed, a dust-covered treasure chest appeared before them.

Wiping away the layer of old dust, the treasure chest radiated a five-colored light.

"Ding! You have obtained treasure of the gods +1."

Having obtained another treasure of the gods, Lin Yue felt a bit of an itch in his heart as he looked at the two treasure chests lying quietly in his backpack.

"How about... opening one?"

It was impossible for both treasure chests to yield average items, right?

The reason he was spending so much time and effort staying in the Novice Village was for the items of potential value in the treasure of the gods chests, which could make his potential incredibly powerful after leaving the village.

Compared to Rank, potential was what mattered most.

This was also his capital for dealing with the Invasion of Ten Thousand Races five years later!

"Take a gamble, turn a bicycle into a motorcycle. Open them!"

Thinking of this, Lin Yue no longer hesitated.

Even if these two chests really didn't yield anything good, he would accept it.

There were still four chests left; it would be the same if he saved them up and opened them together then.

"Ding! You have obtained Legendary Necklace +1, mysterious fragment +1. Your quest progress (4/9)."

"Ding! You have obtained king-tier talent reset stone +1, mysterious fragment +1. Your quest progress (5/9)."

Golden light bloomed once more, and a hint of surprise appeared on Lin Yue's face!

This time, not only did he get a gold legend, but he also got a King-level Talent Awakening Stone!