In front of the small mound, an old man dressed in rags, as thin as a skeleton, curled up like a stone in front of a Wooden Plaque.
This was a real NPC! Unlike other games where the village chief or real names are displayed above their heads, this one only had three letters.
NPC!
"..."
"Very simple, very straightforward."
The game wasn't lacking in curious players, and before this, some had discovered this NPC.
However, before players reached level 10, the NPC wouldn't react at all.
As Li Yin approached, the NPC's murky eyes moved slightly. There was fear in his gaze, great sorrow, but more than anything, a wooden expression.
An Appraisal revealed the NPC's panel.
[NPC: NPC (White).]
[Human Race.]
[Level: 10.]
[Health: 100.]
[Strength: 1.]
[Defense: 11.]
[Spirit: 1.]
The ragged old man stood up, as if a quest had been triggered.
"Survivor, how did you end up here!"
"There's no hope here anymore. Before the mist completely shrouds this place, escape quickly, survivor!"
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"I have retained the method to activate the Teleportation Array here, but it requires four materials to activate."
"These four materials require the defeat of the Elite Wild Chicken, Elite Wild Wolf, Elite Treant, and Elite Black Bear!"
"Hurry, there's not much time left!"
"Damn, that's so stiff."
"The game is so realistic, can't the NPCs be a bit more lively?" Watching the NPC issue the quest on its own, to be honest, Li Yin was a bit speechless.
[Ding!]
[Quest successfully received.]
[Activate Teleportation Array.]
[Required Material 1: Elite Wild Chicken Comb (Not owned)]
[Required Material 2: Elite Wild Wolf Claw (Not owned)]
[Required Material 3: Elite Treant Trunk (Not owned)]
[Required Material 4: Elite Black Bear Blood (Not owned)]
"Four bosses?"
"Just leaving the Novice Village, does it have to be this complicated?"
"And how the hell am I supposed to encounter these bosses?"
"Pure luck?"
To be honest, Li Yin had only seen one boss since reaching level 10.
Now being asked to kill four was indeed a bit challenging.
Here,
Facing Li Yin's words, after the NPC finished speaking, it curled back up in front of the Wooden Plaque, with no further reaction.
Seeing this.
"..."
Leaving the grave mound area, Li Yin entered the Wild Chicken area. What else could he do now but take one step at a time?
Just as he was pondering how to find the Elite Bosses, a prompt appeared before him.
[Kill 100 Wild Chickens to lure out the Elite Wild Chicken.]
This prompt came at just the right time.
With detailed requirements, it became much simpler!
However...
Looking at the sea of people in the Wild Chicken area, he felt that if he made a move on the Wild Chickens, as soon as the damage numbers floated up.
He would definitely be surrounded by layers of people.
"..."
"Forget it, let's go take down the Elite Black Bear first."
Having no other choice, Li Yin retraced his steps. Unlike before, upon entering the Roaring Rockwall area, a prompt appeared before him.
[You have met the requirement of killing 100 Black Bears. Do you wish to lure out the Elite Black Bear?]
"The ones I killed before count too?"
"This makes things a lot easier."
Seeing this, Li Yin was delighted; he thought he would have to kill them all over again.
Unexpectedly, this game was quite considerate, counting the previous kills as well.
Without hesitation, he immediately clicked yes.
As soon as he clicked.
A large area of rocks in the Rockwall area rolled and jumped, and a Bear Demon several times larger than other Black Bears appeared!
It seemed to have smelled the scent of its kin's blood on Li Yin, its eyes filled with extreme anger!
An Appraisal revealed the Elite Black Bear's panel.
[Black Bear (Purple) (Elite).]
[Level: 25.]
[Health: 2500.]
[Strength: 80.]
[Defense: 20.]
[Spirit: 1.]
"Roar!"
The Black Bear roared to the sky, smashing the rock wall with a paw, then stood upright and charged at Li Yin.
The Elite Black Bear's health, strength, and defense were all despair-inducing numbers for players.
One could imagine, when players reached level 10, their highest attribute points would only be 10. Facing this high-health Black Bear, they had no other method but to rely on forced damage and sacrifice.
Of course.
"The defense is a bit low."
Li Yin smacked his lips, looking at his own panel.
[Player: Li Yin (Supreme) (Elite).]
[Level: 10.]
[Experience: 30/1000]
[Health: 1000.]
[Strength: 341 (+20)!]
[Defense: 35 (+34)!]
[Spirit: 21 (+20)!]
With over three hundred strength, he felt no pressure at all fighting this Black Bear.
Taking out the Growth Divine Sword from his Inventory, facing the charging Black Bear, Li Yin neither dodged nor retreated, just one word! Head-on!
One sword!
Damage floated above the Elite Black Bear's head.
-321!
The terrifying damage made the Black Bear wince in pain, with just one strike, its health dropped by a quarter!
If not for the Black Bear's panel being there.
-45
Damage floated above Li Yin's head as well.
Seeing this damage.
The corners of his mouth twisted slightly; with his 1000 health, it was nothing!
"Heh!"
"Die!"
In a moment.
"By the way, why can't this Black Bear talk?"
A few swords later, the Black Bear was severely injured, but even with its health low, it remained ferocious, showing no sign of fleeing.
He found it a bit strange.
After all, the last Elite Treant was still fresh in his memory.
That guy not only could speak but would also run away.
"Is it due to spirit, or something else?"
Li Yin wondered.
"Roar~!"
At this moment,
The Black Bear swiped a paw, hitting Li Yin solidly, yet the latter didn't even flinch.
Putting aside his thoughts, without thinking much, he looked at the boss in front of him, grinning. Compared to the Elite Treant, this was the kind of boss he liked.
One chase, one escape.
It was simply a waste of time!
"Not bad!"
"This is what a normal boss should be like!"
"Stay put and drop some loot for me!"
Smiling, Li Yin swung his sword, delivering a chilling blow to the Black Bear.
As the damage floated up.
-321!
The Black Bear's health was completely depleted!
In its intense unwilling howls, it turned into light and dissipated.
[Ding!]
[Cross-level kill of Elite Black Bear grants 10x experience bonus!]
[Received Human-rank, King-rank, God-rank Buff bonus!]
[Experience gained: 105 (lost).]
[Growth Divine Sword gained experience: 105.]
[Received Copper Coins: 25!]
Accompanied by the system prompt.
With a whoosh, a clear sound reached his ears.
This was the sound of loot dropping! Li Yin was pleasantly surprised, quickly looking at where the Black Bear's corpse had been.
Two pieces of equipment had dropped on the ground.
One was unremarkable, but the other emitted a faint white glow!
"White-grade equipment!"
Li Yin's excitement grew even more, and besides that, he also saw a bottle filled with blood on the ground, which seemed to be the Elite Black Bear Blood needed for the quest.
After picking up the Black Bear Blood, he looked at the equipment on the ground.
An Appraisal revealed the attributes of the two pieces of equipment.
[Equipment Name: Black Bear Helmet.]
[Grade: Common.]
[Strength: +2.]
[Defense: +1.]