The most difficult game in history has descended upon the world, and players can obtain a random talent as soon as they log in.
Jiang Hao starts with a Supreme-level talent: as long as it is ...
The unfinished tasks on the list offered incredibly generous rewards, dazzling Jiang Hao. From just one bronze-level treasure chest, he had obtained a bronze-level staff capable of summoning an unlimited number of skeleton warriors. What about a legendary-level treasure chest? Jiang Hao couldn't even imagine.
These tasks are not so much difficult as to be almost impossible to complete.
The fact that the reward for the quest to kill 50,000 elite monsters is only 10 class points speaks volumes.
Having reviewed most of the incomplete list, Jiang Hao opened the completed list.
Two tasks in the list have been completed.
First solo kill of a Black Iron-level elite across the entire server and first solo kill of a Black Iron-level world elite across the entire server.
There's nothing much to see here; Jiang Hao has already received the reward he deserved.
Having reviewed all the newly added features of the system, a sense of urgency arose. Most of the rewards in the profession quests required being the first in the server to obtain them, and there was only one available. Either someone else would get it, or he would get it before anyone else. If he was even slightly slower than others, he might never catch up. With tens of millions of players across the server, Jiang Hao didn't believe there weren't exceptionally talented individuals among them.
The fastest way to consolidate your current advantage is to run dungeons!
Jiang Hao set himself the ambitious goal of clearing each dungeon one by one and achieving the first clear of all dungeons across the entire server.
When Jiang Hao arrived at the entrance to the Death Mine dungeon again, he had already sold all the ordinary equipment he had listed in the auction house.
Two pieces of [Shadow Wolf Claws] sold for 8,000 and 12,000 respectively. Two pieces of [Shadow Wolf Belts] sold for 5,000 and 6,000 respectively. One piece of [Shadow Wolf Leather Boots], with a relatively high agility bonus, sold for 15,000. Although the stats of common Shadow Wolf drops aren't as good as Iron-grade gear, they were still drops from level 13 Shadow Wolves, so the stats are quite good. The prices are really low.
However, Jiang Hao knew that this was how a game should be. Top-tier equipment, costing tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars, was being snapped up by the truly wealthy. Those who spent tens or thousands on a single piece of equipment represented the actual spending power of most paying players in a game. While their spending power couldn't compare to the real whales, they had the advantage in numbers. As long as the equipment was useful, they would support it.
With everything prepared, Jiang Hao led his skeleton army into the dungeon.
"You are about to enter the Death Mine. Please select instance mode."
There are three options: Normal, Hard, and Nightmare.
To be on the safe side, Jiang Hao chose the normal mode.
"This instance's normal mode refreshes every 24 hours. Preparing to enter..."
Jiang Hao felt as if he had boarded a time machine. The light and shadow around him flashed by quickly, and then his vision became dim, and he could no longer see anything.
In the darkness, Jiang Hao heard a woman's deep voice.
"Some say that the gold produced in the Death Mine used to fill a quarter of the treasury of the city lord of Jinling City every year. Until they were taken over by a group of bandits."
Sight returned to a wide, brightly lit underground tunnel, where a dozen fully armed human soldiers stood on either side, ready for battle. Strangely, through their tattered armor, one could see white maggots wriggling on their gruesome wounds, and the soldiers' expressions were stiff, like walking corpses.
Jiang Hao immediately ordered the skeleton gnolls to stand in front of him, and at the same time cast a detection spell.
[Ordinary Soldier]
Faction: Hostile
Level: 6
Life: 1080
Physical Attack: 81
Physical defense: 17
Speed: 15
Skills: None
They were just a bunch of nobodys.
Jiang Hao immediately ordered the Skeleton Gnoll to attack the monster. While they were at it, he, riding on the back of Skeleton Wild Deer No. 3, opened the map. The map showed a long, winding passage that led to a skull icon at its end. The end was located in the very center of the map, with no forks in the road.
"That makes things easier; we just need to keep moving forward."
All the level 6 soldiers have been killed. A total of 5 experience points have been gained.
Jiang Hao immediately ordered the Skeleton Gnolls to lead the way. The Skeleton Turtle King and the Skeleton Shadow Wolf King followed on either side. Skeleton Wild Deer No. 2 followed behind.
Continuing forward, we encountered several more groups of these small monsters, all of which were quickly wiped out by the Skeleton Gnolls.
After turning a corner and walking several dozen meters, we arrived at a wooden door.
As soon as Jiang Hao pushed open the wooden door a crack, he heard people talking inside.
"That damned Sirio, he's nothing but a lowly bricklayer, I wish I could tear him to pieces right now!"
Jiang Hao saw a person wearing white general's armor speaking inside the room.
"Are the explosives ready yet? These dawdling little brats are as slow as women."
After saying this, the general stood motionless in the middle of the house, and the red health bar above his head began to slowly appear.
Jiang Hao immediately cast a detection spell.
General Ryan
Iron-level elite
Faction: Hostile
Level: 7
life:
Physical attack: 515
Physical defense: 94
Speed: 55
Skills: None
"A black iron boss, and it doesn't even have any skills. The normal mode of the dungeon is not difficult at all."
Without hesitation, Jiang Hao ordered the skeleton gnoll to engage in a one-on-one fight. One charge stunned the boss for 2.86 seconds.
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White damage numbers floated above the boss's head, and the Skeleton Gnoll began to charge its arms. Half a second later, its greatsword fell on the boss's head.
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Two skills, a charge and a heavy strike, instantly reduced the boss's health by a third. Then, the Skeleton Gnoll swung its greatsword from left to right in a sweeping slash.
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Just a second later, while the boss was still stunned, the skeleton gnoll raised its sword with one hand and swung it down at the boss's head.
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The 2.86-second stun from the Skeleton Gnoll's talent finally revealed its terrifying power. The Skeleton Gnoll landed four consecutive blows on the boss before it recovered from the stun. At this point, the boss only had 1534 health points left. Withstanding another attack from the boss, the Skeleton Gnoll struck the boss's head once more.
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White damage numbers floated above the boss's head, and then the boss fell backward to the ground, dying instantly.
Gained 32 experience points
Obtain the equipment [Lyan's Helmet]
Obtain the equipment [Baron's Ring]
"Player detected defeating an elite monster of equal or higher level. Talent effect enhanced, damage increased by 100 points. Current stun duration 2.86 seconds, true damage 405 points."
The experience points were pitifully low, but at least two pieces of equipment dropped. Jiang Hao opened his inventory and checked the attributes of the first piece of equipment.
Ryan's Helmet
Quality: Black Iron
helmet
Health +170
Strength +20
Agility +8
Requirements for wearing: Warrior, Assassin, Archer
"The ____ does not work?"
Jiang Hao felt a little regretful; such a good helmet had occupational restrictions. He could only put it on auction.
Click on the second piece of equipment.
Baron Ring
Quality: Average
Accessories
Health +160
Wearing requirements: None
A normal set of equipment that restores 160 health points is already quite good. And since there are no requirements to equip it, Jiang Hao immediately equipped it. His total health reached 1520 points.
Jiang Hao was still a little unhappy.
"Heh, what am I expecting? It's just a normal difficulty dungeon!"