"Ding~ Congratulations to the player for killing a tiger above your level, experience +100."
"Ding~ Congratulations to the player for reaching level 2, rewarded with 4 free attribute points."
The system notification sounded, and a flash of light enveloped Jiang Yan as he successfully leveled up to 2!
Without hesitation, he allocated all 4 free attribute points to Spirit.
Now his Spirit attribute was 20, converting to a Magic Attack of 40, plus the 1 point from the Novice Wooden Stick, making it 41!
When he cast Lightning Bolt now, the skill damage was 143.5 (41 * 350% skill damage bonus)!
Critical Damage was 574 (143.5 * 400% critical damage bonus)!
In theory, he could now kill a tiger with just two Lightning Bolts!
Excitedly, Jiang Yan moved forward to pick up the items dropped by the tiger.
A cloak emitting a bronze glow, a large sword shining with white light, two silver coins, a tiger bone, and a tiger hide!
A total of five items dropped, including two pieces of equipment!
Jiang Yan quickly picked everything up into his backpack and checked the attributes one by one.
[Tiger Hide]: The softest belly hide of a tiger, can be used to make a cloak.
[Tiger Bone]: The spine of a tiger, can be brewed into tiger bone wine.
Jiang Yan skimmed over these two items, focusing on the two pieces of equipment.
[Tiger Blade] (Common): Physical Attack +3, Requirement: Warrior!
Another item he couldn't use, Jiang Yan eagerly looked at the last piece of equipment.
[Tiger Cloak] (Bronze): Agility +7, Requirement: None!
As expected of Bronze Equipment, it added 7 points to Agility and had no wearing restrictions, making it a small treasure!
Jiang Yan's own Agility was only 7 points; wearing this cloak doubled it, so he wouldn't be in such a sorry state facing a tiger again!
Jiang Yan decisively donned the cloak, instantly feeling much lighter. Walking through the uneven forest floor felt like walking on flat ground, no longer stumbling as before.
His HP had also fully recovered, so he continued deeper into the forest!
Soon, Jiang Yan spotted another large tiger, sharpening its claws against a big tree.
The grating sound was like nails on a chalkboard, sending shivers down one's spine.
Tiger: lv6
HP: 1000
Skills: Tiger Roar (intimidates the target, reduces target's movement speed), Rend Bite (accelerated charge, deals massive damage and causes continuous bleeding)
Jiang Yan cautiously approached, but the tiger was extremely alert and spotted him before he got within 20 meters!
"Roar!!"
The tiger immediately used Tiger Roar, and a -50 damage floated above Jiang Yan's head. Simultaneously, the tiger launched Rend Bite, becoming a blurred shadow as it charged straight at Jiang Yan.
Damn!!
Jiang Yan cursed inwardly; this tiger was in heat or something, getting so excited at the sight of him and starting with two skills.
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Jiang Yan quickly followed his usual tactic, running around the nearby towering trees while chanting Lightning Bolt.
Boom!!
As the tiger closed in to within a meter behind him, Jiang Yan finally finished chanting, and a thick purple lightning bolt struck down!
-574
A scarlet critical damage floated above the tiger's head, slicing more than half of its HP bar!
-1-1-1 lightning burn damage also appeared in succession.
Most importantly, the lightning strike reduced the tiger's speed by 30% instantly!
The tiger's paw, which was about to hit Jiang Yan's head, seemed to slow for a moment!
In that instant, the +7 Agility from the Tiger Cloak made a difference. At the critical moment, Jiang Yan's knees buckled, and he swiftly knelt to the ground, perfectly dodging the tiger's paw!
However, the tiger's massive body still collided with Jiang Yan.
Bang!!
-188!
A huge damage number floated above Jiang Yan's head.
His HP was down to just 1, and his MP had become a second health bar!
But now Jiang Yan's MP was only 301; if the tiger got close, the consequences would be dire!
Jiang Yan immediately chose to distance himself from the tiger. The 7 points of Agility from the Tiger Cloak once again played a crucial role, and in just 1 second, he had already moved five meters away.
"Roar!" The tiger quickly adjusted its stance and charged at Jiang Yan again.
The tiger's skills also had cooldowns, though he wasn't sure of the exact time, but he didn't have to worry about it suddenly appearing in front of him for now.
Jiang Yan took a couple of steps, and the cooldown for Lightning Bolt finally ended.
Hehe, time to die!
Jiang Yan chanted Lightning Bolt.
Boom!!
The lightning struck down, and a scarlet critical damage of -574 floated above the tiger's head!!
"Ding~ Congratulations to the player for killing a tiger above your level, experience +100."
The tiger let out a wail and fell, but unfortunately, it didn't drop much.
Only a silver coin and a tiger bone.
Jiang Yan picked them up and put them in his backpack, then checked his experience bar: lv2 (160/500)
He needed to kill three more tigers to reach level 3!
But the problem was, he was out of health.
Watching his HP and MP each naturally recover at a rate of 1 point per second, Jiang Yan really wanted to run back to the village and buy a dozen or two Health and Mana Potions.
But running back to the village would take well over an hour round trip.
If he chose to die and return, what if the Tiger Cloak dropped?
After much thought, he decided to sit and wait for his HP and MP to naturally recover.
But this was too inefficient; he couldn't just sit for two minutes after killing one tiger.
Thinking it over, Jiang Yan suddenly looked at the big tree above him.
Could I possibly... Jiang Yan had an idea and immediately tried climbing the tree.
Having spent his childhood in the countryside, Jiang Yan was no stranger to climbing trees. With the game's 99% virtual realism, he quickly mastered the climbing technique and successfully climbed up the tree.
It could work!
Jiang Yan's eyes lit up as he climbed down, then familiarized himself with climbing up and down. After a dozen minutes, he began to act.
By this time, his HP had naturally fully recovered.
With dappled sunlight falling on the lush forest floor, Jiang Yan kept a keen eye on his surroundings as he moved cautiously forward.
He didn't walk far before spotting his target.
Jiang Yan decisively climbed the nearest tree and then raised his middle finger at the tiger a dozen meters away, "Come at me!!"
"Roar?" The tiger turned its head, looking at Jiang Yan in the tree.
After a moment of hesitation, the tiger roared and charged at Jiang Yan.
Jiang Yan knew tigers could climb trees, but as long as he could stall the tiger for even 1 second, he would win!
40 meters, 30 meters, 20 meters!
As the tiger entered his casting range, Jiang Yan immediately chanted Lightning Bolt.
1 second later, the lightning bolt struck heavily on the tiger's head!
-143
A light red damage number floated out, followed by -1-1-1 lightning burn damage and a 30% speed reduction.
"No critical hit again," Jiang Yan cursed under his breath. As the Lightning Bolt cooldown ended, the tiger had already reached the base of the tree and was fiercely leaping onto the trunk, climbing rapidly.
Jiang Yan chanted again.
Boom!
Lightning struck from the top of the tree, heavily hitting the tiger's head, and a scarlet critical damage of -574 floated out!!
The tiger's HP was now down to a third, driving it into a frenzy, climbing even faster!
Jiang Yan retreated along the branches, and as the tiger was about to reach him, he jumped down from the tree, rolling to dissipate the momentum. At this point, the Lightning Bolt cooldown had ended.
He immediately began chanting.
The tiger also jumped down from the tree, pouncing fiercely at Jiang Yan.
"Roar!!"
A Tiger Roar erupted from its mouth, and a -50 damage floated above Jiang Yan's head.
Then, a bolt of lightning struck from the sky.
-574!
With the scarlet critical damage, the tiger died on the spot!
"Ding~ Congratulations to the player for killing a tiger above your level, experience +100."
"Hahaha, I've made it!!"
Jiang Yan rejoiced at the sight of the tiger's corpse!
From engaging to killing the tiger, he had only lost 50 HP, which would naturally recover in 50 seconds, greatly improving his leveling efficiency!
But the drop rate was truly unbearable!
Jiang Yan picked up the single silver coin dropped by the tiger and opened the game forum, wanting to see if others had the same drop rate as him.