Chapter 103

This time, Xiao Feng's help was truly crucial. Our total deaths were less than 100,000, much easier than the war campaign.

After returning to the base, Zhulong's face glowed red, he felt moved, and repeatedly praised Xiao Feng.

Such praise, Xiao Feng had heard it before, but his mood was still very comfortable.

Xiao Feng, great god, later when we gods have the defense battle, you must come! We'll give you the same reward Zhulong gave, we won't shortchange you! Shen Di, having witnessed Xiao Feng's group battle ability, couldn't help but be impressed, he verbally invited him as a guest, fearing he'd leave.

Xiao Feng laughed: "Easy to say, easy to say, now everyone's level has risen, battle difficulty will keep dropping, I'm easily getting the reward."

For you it's easy, but for us it's different, haha~ Zhulong laughed loudly.

Without Xiao Feng's terrifying crowd-clearing ability and boss point-kill ability, the whole battle's difficulty would increase greatly.

Even if we could still hold, the cost would be high, total deaths would at least double or more.

Moreover, in the final welfare battle, we couldn't inflict such huge damage, and the experience gained would be nearly half less.

Even just for that half of the welfare boss's experience, it would be worth hiring Xiao Feng's help.

Come on, let's go to the warehouse and see what good stuff this battle gave us.

Zhulong called out, and all the core participants came to the guild warehouse door.

Opening the warehouse, we saw a full million items, already stuffing the warehouse.

Sorted by quality, the first page's 400 items were basically all mythic quality.

However, mythic quality also varies; generally, class-change items and skill books are most valuable, then equipment, then scrolls, while potions and some special items are comparatively low in value.

Of course, among potions there are treasures like 'Succubus Blood', some items are even better than regular ones.

Are there any mythic skill books? Xiao Feng asked with a smiling squint.

According to the cooperation terms, he could freely pick whatever he needed, as long as it was produced in this battle, he could take it.

Mythic skill books are undoubtedly the highest-quality items in the current game world; unless a super artifact appears, even hidden-class transfer items may not surpass them.

Because the effect of divine-level skills surpasses a class's trait, like an apocalyptic natural disaster, unleashing it destroys heaven and earth; even without Xiao Feng's terrifying talent, one could clear a whole map!

Such a bottom-of-the-box item, its value is self-evident.

But unfortunately, this defense battle did not produce any mythic skill books.

Not even Legendary ones!

The drop rate for epic-or-higher skill books is too low, far lower than mythic equipment; even after killing no fewer than 30 Legendary bosses and several hundred Epic bosses, no Legendary skill books appeared.

However, Epic skill books did appear—five of them!

Zhulong replied: "Mythic books probably require completing the main mythic quest to obtain. Here, these are the epic-or-above books; Xiao Feng, little brother, see which you want… well, taking them all is fine, they're all yours by right."

While speaking, he posted the effects of the five skill books in the team channel.

【Ten Thousand Arrows Volley】: 3rd-tier archer skill, requires 400 agility, continuously releases arrow rain (guided), covers a designated area with a 30-meter radius, deals physical damage of 65% attack + 880 to all enemies every 0.5 seconds, lasts 5 seconds, cooldown 60 seconds.

【Earth-Shattering Heavy Strike】: 3rd-tier warrior skill, requires 400 strength, instant, deals physical damage of 750% attack to enemies in a front 3×12-meter range, 35% chance to cripple enemies (movement speed reduced by 50%), cooldown 30 seconds.

【Group Ice Seal】: 3rd-tier mage skill, requires 400 intelligence, instant, deeply freezes all enemies within 15 meters around the caster, rendering them unable to move or use channeled skills. Effect lasts 5 seconds, cooldown 30 seconds (Deep Freeze: not thawed by attacks, more stable than normal freeze).

【Holy Light Rain】: 3rd-tier priest skill, instant, restores health to all friendly units within 30 meters equal to 120% attack + 760; for targets with health below 30%, healing effectiveness is increased by an additional 30%; cooldown 30 seconds.

【Shadow Assassination】: 3rd-tier assassin skill, requires 450 agility, enter stealth and empower next skill; stealth lasts up to 10 seconds, ends upon attacking or taking damage; next active skill deals extra 50% damage, and if launched from behind, an extra 20% damage; cooldown 60 seconds.

Among the five skills, only one is for the mage class.

However, the quality is not bad; the deep freeze affects all enemies within a 165-meter radius, effect is outstanding.

Give me the three books for warrior, mage, and priest; let's see if there are any other useful skills. Xiao Feng said.

The warrior and priest skills can be given to two close buddies; although they are third-tier, obtaining them early saves trouble later.

Zhulong took out those three skill books and traded them to Xiao Feng, then produced some ordinary-quality skill books for him to view.

Xiao Feng looked around and found only one that suited him.

【Burst Fireball】: 2nd-tier mage skill, releases a large fireball; upon hitting the target it bursts, dealing magical damage of 250% attack to the main target, and 50% damage to enemies within 3 meters; cooldown 20 seconds.

This skill is an enhanced version of Fireball.

Originally Xiao Feng's fireball could also explode into a small 3-meter area damage, but this burst's 3-meter effect can be amplified by 'Weather Control', expanding to over 30 meters, just like ordinary players casting Meteor, with significant killing effect.

After taking the skill books, Xiao Feng also picked a few pieces of equipment he could use or his close brothers could use.

In total he took a dozen or so items, worth roughly several hundred thousand gold coins.

Just taking this little, Xiao Feng, little brother, you're being too modest. Zhulong thought he took too little, so he straightforwardly traded him another 1,000,000 gold coins.

The enthusiasm was so high it made Xiao Feng a bit embarrassed.

Next time there's a defense battle, you can call me again. Xiao Feng said to Zhulong.

Hahaha, good, wait until our base upgrades to level 4, then I'll find you! Zhulong laughed heartily.

When the base upgrades, every third level triggers a defense battle, each time the difficulty gets higher.

The defense battle from base level 3 to 4 likely involves monsters around levels 130–180.

I'll go first, see you later at the gods' base.

Xiao Feng bade farewell to everyone, quit the team, and teleported away with his two brothers.

Just after returning to Long Xue Cheng, Li Li said: "Old Xiao, you're already level 99, are you planning to use these few hours to get to third tier?"

Yes, not only do I need third tier, I also want to go ask my NPC master some things. Xiao Feng nodded.

The doubts brought by Sword Slaying the Multitude, he is eager to clarify them.

He traded two skill books and some equipment to Zhang Fan and Li Li, Xiao Feng said: "You handle the second-tier quests yourselves; they shouldn't be too hard. I'll go grind monsters, we'll meet later."

Having said that, he directly left.

Reaching level 100 for him is not just third tier; it also triggers the new attribute 'Will'.

He always feels that after reaching this point, his attributes will undergo a world-shaking change!