Five minutes later.
Deep within a forest.
"Swish, swish, swish!"
Chen Ming's hands rose and fell.
Two daggers fluttered like butterflies.
Swiftly slicing through the rabbit.
In the blink of an eye.
The rabbit was instantly killed.
Turning into a ball of white light.
"Swish!"
This was the hundredth rabbit.
A golden light soared from Chen Ming!
"Congratulations, you've reached Level 2!"
"You've gained 15 freely distributable attribute points!"
Chen Ming glanced at the time.
"Only five minutes have passed?!"
Chen Ming was pleasantly surprised.
Instantly killing rabbits made his efficiency astonishing.
Leveling up was as easy as drinking water.
...
He opened the character panel.
ID: Pearl Emerald White Jade Soup
Race: [Phantom Shade]
Class: [Shadow Walker]
Level: lv.2
HP: 80/80
MP: 30/30
[Attack]: 7
[Defense]: 0
[Strength]: 2
[Vitality]: 3
[Endurance]: 1
[Agility]: 3
[Spirit]: 2
[Talents]: Sleight of Hand, Stealth Mastery, Evasion Mastery, Dagger Mastery, Poison Mastery
[Skills]: None
Unallocated Points: 15...
Looking at these 15 unallocated attribute points!
Chen Ming felt overjoyed!
So satisfying!
Normal players only get 5 attribute points per level up.
But he, as a [Phantom Shade] race.
Had a full 15-star growth attribute.
Gaining 15 attribute points per level!
Three times more than others.
Leveling up once for him was like leveling up three times for others!
All 15 points went into Agility!
The Agility attribute of a Thief can directly convert into damage.
It also boosts critical rate, critical damage, and evasion rate!
The 15-point attribute boost.
Was quite terrifying.
After confirming the allocation.
Chen Ming looked for nearby rabbits to practice on.
-11!
-10!
Two strikes.
The increase in damage was visibly noticeable.
Previously, his damage hovered around 4-5 points.
Now it steadily exceeded 10 points.
"A doubling of improvement!"
Chen Ming was very satisfied with this result.
"I've killed enough rabbits."
"Next, I need to find the second quest target, Wild Boars."
He opened the map.
Checked the quest index.
Wild Boars were concentrated in the wheat fields beside the forest.
"That's an open area."
"Grinding in such a place is quite comfortable."
"You can easily lure a large group."
Chen Ming, relying on his past life's experience, made a judgment.
Such grinding spots are usually contracted by large guilds.
Solo players approaching would be indiscriminately killed.
In his past life, Chen Ming was that solo player driven away everywhere.
Envious of the grinding spots.
But only dared to walk around them.
But now.
He was different.
All new players gathered near the Novice Village.
Only Chen Ming dared to venture this far!
"I can't believe I have a day where I can solo claim a grinding spot!"
"Awesome!"
...
Ten minutes later.
Chen Ming arrived at the wheat field.
As he expected.
It was indeed an excellent grinding spot.
In the flat wheat field.
Scattered were many Wild Boars.
[Wild Boar] lv.3
HP: 60
Attack: 8
Defense: 3
Description: Annoying creatures that love to steal crops
"60 HP, 8 attack, and 3 defense... truly a level 3 monster, much stronger than rabbits!"
Chen Ming gripped his daggers, cautiously advancing.
Aimed at a Wild Boar munching on crops.
Executed a seamless combo!
-8!
-7!
-9!
-9!
Four strikes in a second!
The Wild Boar's thick hide reduced his damage noticeably.
But he still managed to cut down nearly half of the Wild Boar's HP in one combo!
"Roar!!!"
The Wild Boar roared.
Charging fiercely at Chen Ming!
Chen Ming was prepared to endure the pain.
The Wild Boar had a full 8 attack points!
He was running naked, with 0 defense!
Getting hit would definitely be painful!
However.
When the Wild Boar struck Chen Ming.
He felt no pain at all.
A big "Miss" floated above his head...
"Missed?"
"Am I that lucky?"
"No..."
"My Agility is too high!"
"Evasion rate maxed out!"
Chen Ming realized.
With his [Phantom Shade] racial talent [Evasion Mastery], he had an evasion rate far exceeding ordinary people.
Coupled with his high Agility of 18 points.
The Wild Boar's attack completely missed!
"Nice!"
Chen Ming laughed heartily, countering with another four strikes!
The Wild Boar let out a miserable cry, collapsing to the ground.
Chen Ming's experience points instantly surged by 2%!
"Leveling up by killing higher-level monsters yields more experience!"
Chen Ming contentedly looted the Wild Boar's corpse.
Extracting four Copper Coins.
And a piece of Wild Boar Hide.
Just as he was about to leave.
He touched a hard object...
"Congratulations on obtaining an item..."
Chen Ming was taken aback.
Did he find equipment?!
"Congratulations on obtaining the item [Wild Boar Leather Armor]!"
He actually got equipment!
Chen Ming opened his backpack to check.
[Wild Boar Leather Armor] (Common White-Tier)
Required Level: 2
Defense: 3
Description: Leather armor made from Wild Boar Hide, offering a slight defense boost.
In Glory, equipment tiers from low to high are Common White-Tier, Excellent Green-Tier, Rare Blue-Tier, Legendary Purple-Tier, Epic Orange-Tier, and the strongest Artifact Red-Tier!
The equipment slots total nine.
Including top, bottom, helmet, bracers, shoes, and shoulder pads (or cloak).
Plus accessory types like earrings, necklaces, and rings.
Although the Wild Boar Leather Armor was just a Common White Gear, Chen Ming was quite satisfied.
In Glory, the drop rate was infuriatingly low.
Many people reached level 10 and entered the first Main City still wearing novice gear.
Equipping the Wild Boar Leather Armor.
Chen Ming bid farewell to running naked.
His defense skyrocketed from 0 to 3 points!
A single piece of Wild Boar Leather Armor provided an upgrade equivalent to the novice shirt, pants, and shoes set!
"Nice!"
He continued to hunt Wild Boars.
...
With the addition of the Wild Boar Leather Armor, Chen Ming grew bolder.
Previously, he only dared to solo one monster.
Now he dared to pull two or three monsters, fighting against the odds!
Facing the monsters' onslaught.
He quickly discovered he was far more formidable than he imagined!
The Wild Boars' attacks, he could evade at least 80%!
Only a few attacks had a chance to hit!
"These Wild Boars can hardly hit me!"
Chen Ming's courage grew.
He pulled even more monsters!
The more monsters he pulled, the higher the efficiency.
A group of Wild Boars surrounded Chen Ming.
But above his head, the "miss" mark kept flashing.
The extremely high evasion rate.
Kept him steady as a rock!
"Killed [Wild Boar], gained 14 experience points..."
"Killed [Wild Boar], gained 14 experience points..."
"Killed [Wild Boar], gained 14 experience points..."
...
Chen Ming's experience steadily rose.
Quickly climbing from 0% to 80%!
He was about to reach level 3 in one go.
Suddenly, a system notification sounded.
[Ding—Your SSS-Rank talent Sleight of Hand successfully triggered!]
[Stole a "Skill Book" from the "Wild Boar"!]
Chen Ming was stunned.
A Skill Book?!