Chapter 13

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

When Jiang Shuai saw it clearly, the Worm’s head was already stuck to Zhang Xuan’s upper body.

“F*ck, are you okay?”

In the next second, the Worm’s entire head was smashed by the greatsword. White flesh and blood splattered all over the ground, and its mouthpart was still in the position of Zhang Xuan’s heart.

[Ding! Level 3 Worm killed, EXP +30]

Although the Worm’s attack method was said to have a 100% hit rate, it was a pity that Zhang Xuan was 100% immune to all normal attacks.

Pulling it out casually, Zhang Xuan then charged toward another Worm. This time, the Worm would not have the chance to counterattack because every attack Zhang Xuan made would be an instant kill!

A few minutes later, Zhang Xuan and Jiang Shuai were surrounded by the corpses of the Worms. After the damage was stacked, he didn’t even need Jiang Shuai to support him. Every slash was an instant kill.

Jiang Shuai deactivated his skill and enjoyed the continuous notifications while casually picking up the materials on the ground. It was said that the wilderness was dangerous and all class holders couldn’t let their guard down, but Jiang Shuai was obviously extremely relaxed.

“Next time, I’ll bring a girl with me. Otherwise, it’ll be too boring. I heard that the Priest’s buff skills are very useful. I’ll bring a Priest girl to try.”

At this moment, Zhang Xuan had already followed the path to the front. At this moment, he suddenly realized that the Worm’s appearance seemed to be a little different.

To be exact, it was much smaller than the previous Worms, but it had an additional layer of sturdy armor, and the number of Worms around it gradually increased.

[Mutated Worm: Level 4]

[HP: 1,550]

[Attack: 225]

[Defense: 90]

[Agility: 122]

Compared to the original Level 3 Worm, the Level 4 Mutated Worm had a lot of attributes, and its outer shell also had a certain damage reduction effect.

Unfortunately, in front of absolute power, all fancy tricks were useless.

Bang!

Zhang Xuan’s sword smashed into the shell of the Level 4 Mutated Worm. The seemingly hard shell could not withstand even a moment, and then the Mutated Worm itself exploded!

[HP -3,662]

[Ding! Level 4 Mutated Worm killed, EXP +55]

With the damage stacked up, Zhang Xuan no longer put this monster in his eyes. It was only because Zhang Xuan could not learn Galen’s Spinning Technique that could at least perform a tornado to destroy the parking lot!

At this moment, the surrounding Mutated Worms had already appeared one after another. Zhang Xuan was limited by the greatsword’s attack speed, and he was quickly surrounded by a pile of Mutated Worms.

A few Mutated Worms blocked Zhang Xuan’s path at the same time. Then, they shot out their sharp mouthparts at the same time. Zhang Xuan slashed horizontally, and this time, several large numbers appeared!

[HP -3,995]

[HP -4,223]

[HP -4,550]

The three Mutated Worms exploded in an instant. Zhang Xuan was shocked. He suddenly remembered that two-handed weapons like greatswords and warhammers had a certain range of attack!

The previous Level 3 Worm was too big, so he did not have the chance to discover this characteristic at all. However, against the Level 4 Mutated Worm, the greatsword’s AoE attack characteristic was perfectly reflected!

At this moment, a few more Mutated Worms surrounded him. Zhang Xuan gave up his previous slash attack and switched to a horizontal sweep attack. Although it was cool to slash down from the top of the monster’s head, efficiency was the most important!

Jiang Shuai was floating in the air with the help of a tool. From his point of view, the number of Mutated Worms could be described as densely packed. There were at least a hundred of them around Zhang Xuan!

No matter how strong Zhang Xuan was, Jiang Shuai was still a little worried when he saw him surrounded by so many monsters. However, when he saw Zhang Xuan take away three Mutated Worms like harvesting wheat, Jiang Shuai’s eyelids twitched.

What was there to worry about?

As for helping him or something, forget it. If he was accidentally touched with this little HP, he would die!

Ten minutes later, Zhang Xuan killed the last Mutated Worm. During this time, he and Jiang Shuai leveled up.

But suddenly, Zhang Xuan heard a notification.

[Congratulations on killing 100 Mutated Worms. Hidden reward unlocked. You can choose to obtain an additional unlocked skill/passive.]

Zhang Xuan looked at Jiang Shuai, who was using his skills to pick up the materials on the ground as if nothing had happened.

From the looks of it, this hidden reward should only be counted on the killer.

Zhang Xuan immediately opened his personal interface and ignored the weak attributes provided by the upgrade as usual. He directly located the last passive column.

After reaching Level 5, Zhang Xuan unlocked two passive slots, including the previous rewards. He clicked on the first one and three options popped up.

[Please choose one as your passive.]

[A. Heavy Strike (E-rank): Normal attacks have a 1% chance of causing AoE damage.]

[B. Perseverance (E-rank): Damage from skills reduced by 1.]

[C. Acceleration (E-rank): Instantly increases agility by 50, lasts for 1 second, cooldown 50 seconds.]

The third reward was directly passed. It was still the same sentence. Zhang Xuan did not lack speed now, but the remaining rewards were difficult for Zhang Xuan.

To upgrade the original foundation to SSS-rank, option A was likely to be the tornado that Zhang Xuan dreamed of that could destroy the parking lot, while option B was to make up for the major flaws of his current class. These two were really confusing for a moment.

Currently, Zhang Xuan was already dominating the low-level monsters. In fact, Zhang Xuan wanted to pursue a more enjoyable way to kill monsters, but now that he was already Level 5, it was only a matter of time before he encountered high-level monsters.

Was it for pleasure or for the future gaming experience?

After some consideration, Zhang Xuan reluctantly chose option B.

“I hope the next hidden reward will be able to reach the A category!”

[Acquired passive: Perseverance (E-rank)]

[Perseverance (E-rank) upgraded to SSS-rank passive!]

Compared to Zhang Xuan’s smooth sailing, Xia Jinyao’s team, who was also in the Land of Worms, was a little miserable.

“Why is there a Level 4 Mutated Worm? Didn’t we only kill less than 10 normal Worms?”

“What the h*ll? Are the other teams here too?”

The people who had already been pierced into a sieve complained as they helped each other pull out the mouthparts that were stuck in their bodies.

The scene just now was simply too terrifying. They had just finished off three ordinary Worms, and seven or eight Level 4 Mutated Worms suddenly appeared!

The Level 4 Mutated Worm’s attack had a bleeding effect. The Warriors and Mages in the party saw that their HP was almost zero, and the healer had long been drained dry.

If it wasn’t for Xia Jinyao risking her life, the chances of them surviving were slim.

“Everyone, rest assured and adjust. I have enough medicine here. We’ll make a plan when we recover.”

At this moment, Xia Jinyao’s condition wasn’t good either. She only had less than 1/3 of her health left and her mana had long been depleted.

Having experienced the harshness of battle, she was very clear that she was not strong enough at the moment. However, she was more curious about who triggered the Level 4 Mutated Worms!