Chapter 60: Crazy EXP! What

"You're standing too close— you're stealing my monsters!"

Facing Ye Xingtong stared blankly as her target was instantly killed, rolling her eyes.

This wasn't the first time it had happened.

The two stood apart on the riverbank, attacking the endless waves of 【Dark Skulls】.

But Luo Chenyu's 【Steel Shield】 had an enormous explosion radius, occasionally shattering the monsters Facing Ye Xingtong was targeting.

It left her utterly speechless.

Luo Chenyu shrugged helplessly.

"I don't want to do this either—I've tried my best to control the skill's range, but I'm still not skilled enough!"

"I've told you multiple times: when casting a skill, focus—especially area-of-effect skills. Imagine yourself as a single point; the distance from the last monster to you is the blast radius…"

Facing Ye Xingtong transformed into a teacher, tirelessly instructing.

But when she saw Luo Chenyu's expression of utter disbelief, she suddenly remembered: the guy nearby was the bottom of Class One, the complete opposite of her.

"Forget it. Practice on your own—try to control your skill range better, or you'll cause unnecessary trouble later!"

"Yes, yes, yes—Teacher Ye is right!"

Luo Chenyu was indeed studying earnestly; mastering skill control at will was what made a good professional.

Unfortunately, he had zero knowledge stored in his mind—he could only slowly figure things out by trial and error.

"You, you…"

Facing Ye Xingtong shook her head seriously: "I can only teach you this much. I'll check your homework when we reach Donghai City!"

Luo Chenyu: "…"

…

"Ding, your party defeated the Level 9 Hard Monster 【Dark Skull: Great Axe Warrior】. You gained 138 EXP. Secret Realm progress +1!"

"Ding, your party defeated the Level 10 Hard Monster 【Dark Skull: Blood Shadow Archer】. You gained 175 EXP. Secret Realm progress +1!"

"Ding, your party defeated the Level 12 Hard Monster 【Dark Skull: Blood Mage】. You gained 364 EXP. Secret Realm progress +1!"

…

"Ding, your level increased by 1! Current level: LV. 7!"

Crazy EXP—this AoE wipe efficiency was downright unbelievable.

And as the types of 【Dark Skulls】 multiplied, their levels rose too, bringing increasingly generous EXP rewards.

Luo Chenyu was having a blast.

But…

Facing Ye Xingtong was not having it so easy.

"Yu-gege, I'm out of mana—I'm going to recover!"

After clearing a wave of monsters, she quickly retreated, sat cross-legged behind Luo Chenyu, and began meditating.

Mage class—high burst damage.

But mana scarcity became their bottleneck; without sufficient mana, prolonged combat was impossible.

Before setting out, Facing Ye Xingtong brought many 【Mana Recovery Potions】, not because she ran out, but because her mana resistance drastically reduced the potions' effectiveness.

No choice—she had to rely on 【Meditation Technique】 to restore mana, while waiting for the resistance to fade.

"This guy's shield is insane—high shield value, explosive damage, and absurdly low mana cost. How does a skill like this even exist?!"

Facing Ye Xingtong genuinely envied him.

But she couldn't demand it.

The Blood River held countless 【Dark Skulls】; as the two walked along its bank, each pause drew more 【Dark Skulls】 emerging from the blood, charging at them fiercely.

A bombardment every ten seconds.

No matter how many 【Dark Skulls】 came, Luo Chenyu remained unfazed.

In fact, he was delighted.

Finally, two hours later.

He leveled up again.

Level reached LV. 8!

Once he hit LV. 10, he could begin his first class transformation trial—his power would surge dramatically.

Each successful transformation granted massive stat bonuses, and sometimes even unlocked rare skills.

The two-hour objective—3,000 【Dark Skulls】—was already completed.

Yet, both had an unspoken understanding and neither suggested leaving.

The Special Secret Realm 【Blood Riverbank】 was a prime spot; once missed, they might never find another opportunity for such rapid leveling.

"The stat gap between regular and hidden classes is truly huge!"

Seeing Facing Ye Xingtong's damage skyrocket after leveling, Luo Chenyu sighed inwardly.

"Thankfully, I still have a chance to obtain a hidden class!"

Thinking of the hidden class scroll from the Barbarian God Legion, his motivation surged instantly.

Just level fifty!

…

They walked upstream along the riverbank.

"Huh? There's a bridge ahead!"

Facing Ye Xingtong's sharp eyes spotted the giant bridge's shadowy form through the mist ahead.

"Let's go check—hope there's a surprise on the other side!"

The two accelerated forward, ignoring the 【Dark Skeletons】 charging in from the riverbank—after all, they would all give relentless chase and follow along anyway.

It seemed they had spotted the shadow of a bridge.

Unexpectedly, the distance far exceeded their imagination.

They ran for a full ten minutes before finally reaching the vicinity of the massive bridge.

And behind them, several hundred 【Dark Skeletons】 of all shapes and sizes had already followed.

"Let's take care of these monsters first, then go up onto the bridge and have a look!"