"Do you want to learn the skill [Evasion]?"
Chen Ming decisively clicked confirm.
[Ding—Phantom Shade racial talent, "Evasion Mastery" effect triggered!]
[Evasion] skill upgraded to [Phantom] skill!
Success!
Chen Ming was ecstatic!
He hadn't gambled wrong!
[Phantom] (Passive Skill) (Legendary Purple-Tier)
Class: Thief
Effect: Gain double evasion rate increase, from now on, the character can evade magical attacks!
Description: A unique talent skill of the [Phantom Shade] race that has roamed the world of [Glory] since ancient times, they are like shadows, without a physical form.
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"Legendary Purple-Tier skill!"
"Can evade magical attacks!"
"That's freaking awesome!"
Is this what it feels like to have your wishes come true?
When Chen Ming looked at the Poison Bees again.
A hint of ruthlessness appeared in his eyes.
Now that he could evade magical attacks...
What was there to fear?
He charged forward and provoked seven or eight Poison Bees at once!
In their fury, their tails suddenly glowed.
"Poison Bee Sting!"
Seven or eight Poison Bee Stings came at him instantly.
If it were before, Chen Ming would have probably panicked and fled.
But now, he faced the barrage of skills with a smile.
Hit me if you can, I dare you.
Miss!
Miss!
Miss!
A triple miss!
Chen Ming was unscathed!
"Awesome!"
Without hesitation, he charged into the swarm of bees!
With both physical and magical evasion, he no longer worried about level 10 Azure Bees or level 11 Purple Bamboo Bees!
He pulled all the monsters he could.
Just poison them all!
...
Half an hour later.
Chen Ming looked around.
All he saw were bee corpses.
"Whoosh!"
A golden light rose from beneath his feet.
"Congratulations, you have reached level 8!"
Chen Ming immediately equipped the [Legacy Leather Armor - Bracers].
His defense instantly soared by 10 points!
From 19 points, it shot up to 29 points!
If Chen Ming remembered correctly, the Poison Bees' attack was only 24 points.
They couldn't even break through his defense!
"And this is just one piece..."
"If I wore the entire set of [Legacy Leather Armor]."
"How terrifying would I be?!"
After imagining for a moment.
Although the number of Poison Bees wasn't as many as the over five hundred Wild Wolves before.
There were still about a hundred.
Not a small number.
Suddenly.
Chen Ming found a card.
[Poison Bee Codex]
Description: Use to activate the Poison Bee in the Monster Codex.
Attribute: Permanently increases Agility by 3 points.
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Chen Ming was surprised.
It was a monster codex.
The Monster Codex is a crucial development system in [Glory].
Every monster has its own codex.
Once activated, it grants permanent attribute point rewards.
Codices can be obtained by farming monsters.
But the drop rate is extremely low.
Even harder to get than equipment.
However, it's mandatory for every player to have.
Players must activate at least 3 codices of the current level range to level up when reaching levels like 9, 19, 29, etc.
At level 9, you need 3 codices from levels 0-9.
At level 19, you need 3 codices from levels 10-19.
And so on.
Otherwise, you'll be stuck at level X9 and unable to level up.
But the codex drop rate is extremely low.
If you really can't farm them.
You can use experience or currency to activate them.
For example, Chen Ming's level 9 Poison Bee Codex.
Activating it with gold coins would require 900 silver coins.
That's a full 90,000 bucks!
Only the wealthy would choose this option.
Using experience to activate it requires the full experience of the codex's corresponding level.
The level 9 Poison Bee Codex would need the full experience from levels 9 to 10 to activate.
This is the method most players choose.
However, just for leveling up, no player would choose high-level codices.
The cost is too high.
They activate low-level codices.
Like levels 1, 11, 21, which end in 1.
The cost is naturally much lower.
But correspondingly.
The attributes will differ.
The elites activate codices from levels 7, 8, 9.
Common players only deal with codices from levels 0, 1, 2.
Every 10 levels, the gap accumulates.
Over time.
When everyone reaches two or three hundred levels, the gap becomes enormous.
Of course.
There are some super wealthy players willing to max out all codices.
Completing every stage's codices generates additional bonds and attributes.
But that's only for the super wealthy.
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Originally, Chen Ming was prepared to activate the codex using experience.
Unexpectedly, he actually got one.
"This is a pleasant surprise." Chen Ming crushed the codex.
Endless cards appeared before his eyes. This chapter was taken from g.com without permission.
Each card had different monster silhouettes.
But they were all pitch black.
Indicating they weren't activated.
After Chen Ming crushed the Poison Bee Codex.
One card lit up.
Revealing the appearance of the Poison Bee.
Then, his Agility increased by 3 points!
Adding the 2 points from the [Legacy Leather Armor - Bracers].
And the 1 point from leveling up, plus the 15 points he allocated himself.
His Agility now reached a terrifying 126 points!
Within a 5-level difference.
It would be difficult for any monster to hit Chen Ming!
He checked the quest.
He had killed about 40 of each of the three types of bees.
Halfway to completing the quest.
"I'll try to finish it within half an hour."
Just as Chen Ming was about to continue farming.
Suddenly.
A system notification sounded.
[Ding—Player in Novice Village No. 616 has slaughtered monsters excessively, triggering monster hatred.]
[Monster Siege event has been activated!]
[Players in Novice Village No. 616, please assist the Village Chief in defending the village.]
[Successfully defending against the Monster Siege will grant generous rewards!]
[Failure to defend will result in the destruction of Novice Village No. 616, and players will face severe penalties!]
At that moment.
The chat box of Novice Village No. 616 channel.
Exploded!
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"Damn, what's going on? Monster Siege???"
"Pearl Emerald White Jade Soup, did you do something again?!"
"Can anyone explain what the hell Monster Siege is!"
"Oh my god, everyone return to the Novice Village quickly! I see a horde of monsters on the horizon!"
The players in Novice Village No. 616 were completely bewildered!
How did farming monsters suddenly turn into a Monster Siege?
Soon, someone figured it out.
It was the big guilds in Novice Village No. 616 that overplayed it!
After Chen Ming earned a title.
All the major guilds also started booking areas.
Trying to earn a title for their guild leaders.
To gain global recognition.
And advertise their guilds.
Led by Snow Moon, several major guilds.
Were desperately farming monsters.
There weren't many monsters near the Novice Village to begin with.
Now they were being contested by the big guilds.
Many monsters were killed as soon as they respawned.
This internal competition went on for several hours.
The number of monster deaths was extremely high!
Plus, Novice Village No. 616 had Chen Ming, the monster.
His monster farming rate was equivalent to nearly a hundred-member guild.
Quickly, the number of monster kills met the trigger condition.
Activating the Monster Siege!