Looking at his attribute page, Chen Lang couldn't help but exclaim, "Goodness, this is terrifyingly powerful!"
The surrounding crowd was bustling, with most people having changed into novice gear and rushing out of the village.
Each person carried rusty weapons, forming a dense mass, creating quite a spectacular scene.
Seeing the crowded surroundings, Chen Lang frowned. This Novice Village must have at least several thousand people, and more players were continuously appearing.
According to the official Tianyan website, there are ten thousand Novice Villages across Huaguo. If each village has this many people, it means that just the Huaguo players alone number nearly 100 million, which is quite frightening!
After a moment, Chen Lang squeezed his way out of the crowd and found the White-Bearded Village Chief under the willow tree at the village entrance, the only NPC in the village who could assign tasks.
"Village Chief, is there anything I can help you with?"
Chen Lang, panting, cupped his hands towards the White-Bearded Village Chief, showing great respect.
"Young warrior, you're too weak right now. Come back when you're stronger."
The White-Bearded Village Chief glanced at Chen Lang, shook his head, and sighed.
"......"
"Sir, I'm very strong!"
Chen Lang's face darkened slightly, waving the dagger in his hand at the old man.
"Stop babbling and get lost, or I'll beat you up!"
The White-Bearded Village Chief rolled his eyes and said unceremoniously, full of vigor!
"This NPC has quite a temper!"
Chen Lang blinked. If it weren't for the Qingfeng Village Chief title above the old man's head, he would have thought he was a real person.
"Swish, swish, swish~"
Just as Chen Lang was conversing with the White-Bearded Village Chief, white lights flashed in the distance, followed by a string of curses.
"What the hell is this Mountain Chicken? It pecked me to death in just a few hits!"
"Exactly, this is such a scam. Can't even beat a level 1 Mountain Chicken, how are we supposed to play?"
"Form a team, form a team. At this low level, only Knights and Swordsmen can withstand those Mountain Chickens."
"The strongest Mage in Tianyan, now recruiting a Knight to form a team and create glory together!"
"The strongest Archer in Tianyan, forming a team with Knights, Healers, and Swordsmen, hurry up!"
The plaza was noisy, with many returning players starting to form teams to take on the Mountain Chickens.
"Looks like those wild monsters are pretty tough. I wonder if I can handle them."
Chen Lang didn't choose to team up but instead walked alone towards the village outskirts.
At the village entrance, on a small hill, several Mountain Chickens were strutting around, their size quite large.
At this moment, the entire hill was already crowded with players, but white lights occasionally flashed, indicating player deaths.
Can these Mountain Chickens really kill people?
Chen Lang was a bit surprised, then walked over to a Mountain Chicken and cast Insight Art.
[Mountain Chicken]
Level: 1
Attack: 10
Defense: 8
Health: 100
Skills: None
Looking at the Mountain Chicken's attributes, Chen Lang immediately understood why players were dying. Without teaming up, most people couldn't even defeat the lowest-level Mountain Chicken.
His current attack, including the dagger, was only 9-10 points, defense was just 6 points, and his health was even worse at 50 points, all lower than the Mountain Chicken's. How was he supposed to fight?
Besides Knights and Swordsmen, no one else could withstand the Mountain Chicken's attacks.
"Whatever, I'll give it a try. After all, dying doesn't make you lose levels!"
Chen Lang steeled his heart, deciding to go for it. He dashed forward and launched a normal attack at the Mountain Chicken!
"-5"
A red number appeared above the Mountain Chicken's head. Not bad!
Tianyan's damage calculation isn't simply attack minus defense; it's calculated based on damage reduction ratio.
Simply put:
Damage dealt = True attack power - Target's damage reduction ratio.
The damage reduction ratio depends on the difference between the opponent's attack and one's own defense.
If the opponent's attack equals one's own defense, the damage reduction ratio is about 50%.
Chen Lang's current attack is 9-10 points, while the Mountain Chicken's defense is 8 points, with a damage reduction of about 45%.
"Cluck, cluck!"
"-8"
After being stabbed, the Mountain Chicken fluffed up and pecked Chen Lang's thigh, sending a tingling pain that startled him.
Tianyan's graphics are very realistic, and a large Mountain Chicken flailing its claws is quite intimidating.
"Bang!"
"-12"
Chen Lang quickly regained his composure, immediately using the skill [Assault], striking the Mountain Chicken's neck hard, a bright red number floated up.
"A critical hit!"
Chen Lang was delighted. [Assault] should deal 120% damage, theoretically cutting 5-6 points of health, but it directly cut 12 points, clearly a critical hit.
"Bang!"
"-7"
The Mountain Chicken attacked, leaving Chen Lang with only two-thirds of his health.
"Fuck!"
Chen Lang swung his dagger again, stabbing at the Mountain Chicken's neck.
"-10"
Another critical hit!
Chen Lang's eyes lit up. The neck might be the Mountain Chicken's weak spot, making it prone to critical hits.
Moments later.
Chen Lang sat under a large tree with his health bar nearly empty, watching the Mountain Chicken in the distance, which had already fully recovered, calculating silently.
With his current 50 health points, he could withstand the Mountain Chicken's attack seven times before dying, and during that time, he could attack the Mountain Chicken eight times. After all, his attack speed was 109%, and with two skills and a preemptive strike, he might be able to solo kill it.
"Let's do it!"
Moments later, with his 50 health points fully restored, Chen Lang quietly approached a Mountain Chicken, launching an [Assault] without warning, stabbing its neck hard, followed by a quick normal attack!
"-12"
"-10"
Great, both were critical hits.
In an instant, the Mountain Chicken lost a fifth of its health.
Bang!
"-8"
The Mountain Chicken quickly entered combat mode, pecking at Chen Lang's thigh.
"Fuck hell!"
Chen Lang stabbed the Mountain Chicken's neck again, dealing 6 points of damage, then swiftly moved to its side and activated the skill [Backstab].
"-14"
A bright red number floated up, and the Mountain Chicken was silenced for a second. Of course, since the Mountain Chicken had no skills, the silence was actually useless...
"Cluck, cluck!"
Nearly a minute later, finally, with a mournful cry, the Mountain Chicken fell to the ground.
"Ding!"
"Congratulations on successfully killing [Mountain Chicken], gaining 5 experience points!"
5 points?
Not bad!
Chen Lang sat on the ground, exhausted, his health bar nearly empty, but his face was full of excitement.
After all, he had just solo killed a Mountain Chicken, quite impressive!
"Just nineteen more to level up!"
After resting for ten minutes, Chen Lang's health bar was full again. He got up and headed towards the next Mountain Chicken.
During the novice period, health regenerates at 10% per minute after leaving combat, meaning it fully recovers in ten minutes, regardless of the amount.
Of course, there are also beginner health potions sold in the Novice Village, which instantly restore 100 health points, but they require copper coins to purchase, with each bottle costing fifty copper coins. At this stage, no one can afford them; otherwise, these level 1 Mountain Chickens wouldn't be so hard to kill.
(The recharge system is not yet available.)
As for mana, there is no novice protection period; it only regenerates at 1% per minute, which is quite slow.
Of course, at this stage, most people only have one novice skill of their profession, so mana is not a concern for them.
As for Chen Lang, although he has two skills, he possesses the [Source of Mana], reducing all skill mana costs by half and regenerating 10% per minute, so he doesn't have to worry about his mana bar.