As Jiang Yan was leaving, he noticed two messages from Heart of Darkness.
The first was an inquiry about the advanced leveling spot in Left 2 Mine, and the second informed him that Prosperous Dynasty had sent a hundred players to block the entrance of Left 2 Mine!
"Prosperous Dynasty is really willing to go all out, sending a hundred players just to block me!"
As the saying goes, many ants can bite an elephant to death. Although Jiang Yan could take them out one by one, a hundred players rushing at him would still cause significant trouble. If his pace was stalled, once the main force of Prosperous Dynasty arrived, he would be dead for sure.
But there are always more solutions than problems. As his mind raced, Jiang Yan quickly found a way to break the deadlock!
He turned to look at the closed-off mine behind him. This leveling spot was undoubtedly a treasure trove for other players, but for Jiang Yan now, it was insignificant. His eyes were set on the Bronze Boss!
Without hesitation, he anonymously posted the route to this place on the game forum.
Then, Jiang Yan decisively logged off.
By now, daylight was already streaming outside the dormitory. He checked the time; it was just past ten.
"I remember there was a class this morning." Jiang Yan opened the class group chat and indeed found the class monitor frantically tagging them!
"Teacher Zhang is taking attendance, hurry to Building 13, Room 117!!"
"You guys are such beasts, skipping class to play games? Only 5 out of 30 showed up? And you still want me to answer the damn roll call for you? Answer it your damn selves!"
"Teacher Sun is also taking attendance!!!"
"You're done for, Teacher Sun is going to dock your participation grades!"
"Class meeting at 11:30 in Building 12, Lecture Hall 311, everyone must attend, the school has an important announcement!!!"
After reading the class group messages, Jiang Yan silently appreciated the class monitor's hard work. Then he forcibly pulled Zhao Shanshan, Lei Hu, and Sun Cairen, who were deeply immersed in "Pinnacle," out of the game!
"Jiang Yan? Damn, I was just fighting a Bronze Boss, why'd you pull me out? You owe me my Bronze Equipment!" Sun Cairen grumbled early in the morning.
Zhao Shanshan yawned and said, "Didn't realize I played for ten hours straight, didn't feel that long."
"Guys, which Novice Village are you in, what's your ID, what level are you, what's your talent?" Lei Hu asked excitedly, "I'm in Novice Village No. 47752, ID Mountain-Guarding Tiger! Level 3! But I'm about to hit level 4! My talent is +100% Physical Defense, A Rank!"
Zhao Shanshan immediately replied, "I'm in Novice Village No. 45784, ID Towering Peaks, also about to hit level 4! My talent is +100% Magic Defense, also A Rank!"
"Damn, you two are like the two generals, one with +100% Physical Defense, the other with +100% Magic Defense!" Sun Cairen said speechlessly, "My talent is B, +75% Attack Speed! ID is Three Talents As One, just passed level 3, damn it, this game is too crowded, even fighting rabbits and foxes, there's a crowd!"
"My ID is Jiang Taigong, you can call me Taigong, my talent is increased Critical Hit Chance, A Rank." Jiang Yan played it safe, not revealing his secrets. To avoid further questioning from his buddies, he smiled and changed the subject, "Cairen, weren't you fighting a Bronze Boss?" Get faster updates on novelping(.)com.
"I was just watching them fight, okay?" Sun Cairen said helplessly, "Most players in our Novice Village joined [Dragon Tiger Gate], they monopolized all the leveling spots, leaving only a small part for us solo players, otherwise I'd be level 5 by now!"
"Tell me about the Bronze Boss?" Jiang Yan asked.
He was about to fight a Bronze Boss himself, so gathering more information was definitely beneficial.
"[Dragon Tiger Gate] discovered a Mutant Fox King on the Eastern Plains and used a human wave tactic to deplete it. When I logged off, the fox still had 13% of its HP left." Sun Cairen said regretfully, "I was hoping to shoot a couple of arrows and snag the kill."
"[Dragon Tiger Gate] is really popular on the forum, recruiting everywhere. I searched and found that at least five Novice Villages have been taken over by [Dragon Tiger Gate]!" Zhao Shanshan quickly logged into the game forum, searching for related information.
Lei Hu leaned over and asked, "Search for that Bronze Boss, see what it dropped."
Jiang Yan also leaned in.
After refreshing for ten minutes, Zhao Shanshan finally found a post about [Dragon Tiger Gate] taking down the Mutant Fox King.
The post described how [Dragon Tiger Gate] discovered a Mutant Fox King on the Eastern Plains, then gathered all their players to grind it down, just as Sun Cairen had said, taking over half an hour and hundreds of deaths to finally take down this Bronze Boss!
Below were the attributes of the Mutant Fox King:
Mutant Fox King (Bronze Boss): Possesses impressive dual resistance
Level: lv6
HP: 8000
Skills: Charm (distorts target's vision, causing them to attack allies), Foxfire (emits scorching flames from its tail, dealing high damage)
Then came the loot from the Bronze Boss: five Gold Coins, one piece of Bronze Equipment, eight pieces of Common Equipment, a pair of canine-like fox fangs, and a green stone.
Finally, there was an advertisement for [Dragon Tiger Gate] recruiting new members.
Within Huaguo, this Mutant Fox King was suspected to be the first Bronze Boss to be killed, and although there was no system announcement, the hype was still high, drawing countless players to watch, greatly enhancing [Dragon Tiger Gate]'s influence!
"It didn't drop any Silver Equipment either." Jiang Yan was somewhat disappointed.
"Buddy, you're getting cocky, talking about Silver Equipment. At this stage, having Bronze Equipment is already being a big shot!" Sun Cairen said enviously.
"What about that stone?" Zhao Shanshan focused on the green stone dropped by the Mutant Fox King and asked, "No closed beta player mentioned it."
"If no one mentioned it, it means the stone is very valuable!" Jiang Yan's eyes lit up.
"Very likely!" Lei Hu's expression brightened, but then he deflated again, "No matter how valuable, it's useless to us, we can't beat it with our strength."
"Enough talk, I'm starving, let's eat first?" Sun Cairen's stomach was already protesting. The source of this chapter is g.com.
"There's a class meeting at 11:30." Jiang Yan reminded, "Check the class group chat records."
"Could it be related to 'Pinnacle'? They won't stop us from playing in the dorms, will they?" Zhao Shanshan was a bit worried.
"Then we'll just rent a place outside!" Sun Cairen, now a die-hard fan of "Pinnacle," would rather drop out than not play "Pinnacle"!
"'Pinnacle' is backed by the state, how could the school go against the state?" Jiang Yan thought it was unlikely.
The four washed up and hurried to Cafeteria 1 for a meal.
By now, it was close to lunchtime, and Cafeteria 1 was already quite crowded.
Sun Cairen, with sharp eyes, immediately spotted someone.
He nudged Jiang Yan's arm and nodded forward, "Jiang Yan, look over there."
Jiang Yan looked up, and his expression immediately darkened.
Li Shiyin!!
Today, Li Shiyin was wearing a mini skirt, revealing her fair, slender legs, her high ponytail accentuating her youthful charm.
At the moment, Li Shiyin was chatting with her roommate and bestie, naturally about "Pinnacle"!
"'Pinnacle' will change the world, the school will follow the trend of the times and will definitely make changes. You'll know at the class meeting at 11:30." Li Shiyin seemed to know some insider information, acting all mysterious in front of her bestie Sun Qian.
"Should we go to Cafeteria 2?" Zhao Shanshan suggested.
"No need..." Jiang Yan thought it unnecessary, but his three buddies were too enthusiastic, dragging him away forcefully.
As the four left, Li Shiyin seemed to sense something and turned to look.
"Shiyin, are you really done with Jiang Yan?" Her bestie Sun Qian also noticed them and asked curiously.
"Of course, whether it's family background or ability, he can't even hold a candle to Liu Bo. I'm not stupid, why waste time on someone like him." Li Shiyin's tone was icy.
"But I heard Liu Bo has a rich dating history and that he's a regular with call girls." Sun Qian whispered.
"Don't spread rumors!" Anger flashed in Li Shiyin's eyes, "Don't say sour grapes just because you can't have them! Keep this up and don't expect me to help you level up!"
"Okay, okay, I won't say anymore, as long as you know what you're doing." Sun Qian said, feeling wronged.
"Hmph!" Only then did Li Shiyin let her bestie off the hook.