Chapter 118: Level Surge, Second Class, Just a Step Away!

Sterl was extremely pleased with his smooth combo.

After using Shadow Stealth, he waited in the shadow world for two seconds to let his energy storage potion restore his mana. Then, he directly used the stardust-enhanced Star Point Finger!

Last time, when facing the not-so-tanky boss, Shadow of Hatred, Sterl took it down in three moves.

And this time, a single Star Point Finger sent the tough-skinned Blood Wolf Demon straight to its doom!

The move was so impressive that Sterl didn't even look back after insta-killing the BOSS. He immediately activated Bloody Rush to leave.

He was all about that carefree style.

Sterl thought to himself, "This was really cool!"

The only problem was, after pulling off the stunt, he realized something.

Wait a minute! I left, but the BOSS loot is still back there.

Although he had insta-killed the Blood Wolf Demon, there was an animation where the BOSS's body slowly fell and disappeared before the loot would appear...

By the time Sterl realized this, he had already flown quite a distance.

"Flying back isn't impossible, but it's too embarrassing..."

"I'll lose all the cool points I just earned..."

He was frustrated!

This led to the earlier scene—

Sterl, uncharacteristically, sent a message to Faye. He initially thought he would need to hint at it, but the little girl from the Water Blue Clan was so perceptive that she proactively offered to collect the loot for him!

This immediately made Sterl breathe a sigh of relief.

Even though he might not desperately need a BOSS's loot, what if it dropped a highly suitable skill or equipment with great potential for his build?

For Sterl, not gaining something valuable would be a huge loss!

...

After finishing his conversation with Faye, Sterl made a mental note of the location where the player team encountered the BOSS.

Sterl planned to return later, after the Divine Power and Law Power that had leaked from the players' bodies had been worn down by the world's will.

Then, he continued flying towards the location of the Netherworld Water!

This time, halfway through the journey, Sterl transformed into Constantine's form, activating Divine Flame Drive along with Bloody Rush for dual-core acceleration.

At this point, he no longer needed to grind for points.

Sterl had already secured the top spot on the leaderboard with a solid lead of ninety thousand points.

Considering that in the coming days, players would be gathering around the Netherworld Water, especially those at the top of the rankings who would surely be vying for the items the Dark Moon Alliance specifically needed to earn the goddess's reward, they wouldn't have time to grind monsters for resources.

Sterl felt that his lead was unshakable.

After about five hours of flying, Sterl stopped in a dilapidated house in front of a giant checkpoint. Around him, a storm raged, with dark clouds as black as lead completely covering the sun.

The wind and rain created a somber atmosphere.

It was very fitting!

The Netherworld, once all of its world origins have been taken, will inevitably collapse!

With the help of his arcane skill, he quickly refined the experience points...

It only took him half a day.

Sterl reopened his eyes, and he was pleasantly surprised as he looked at his panel.

He had reached level 59!

It wasn't easy!

Sterl felt a bit emotional. After pretending to be a second-class player for so long, he was finally about to reach level 60 and could undergo his second class advancement!

Once he completed the second class advancement, he would gain new skills from his class! His combat power would skyrocket! Additionally, he would receive rewards for being an interdimensional traveler and gain access to his second primary star!

This would significantly boost Sterl's battle capabilities!

Of course, he wouldn't rush it. His plan was to secure the second portion of the Netherworld Water, allowing him to gain an additional 80 levels of attributes for free!

He wouldn't advance to his second class until he achieved this goal!

After completing his leveling, Sterl quickly flew back to the place where he had met Faye earlier. He swiftly absorbed the Divine Power and Law Power, which had been nearly worn down by the world's will.

This round brought Sterl's Divine Power to 0.31 and his Law Power to 31 points.

He had a hunch that while Divine Power was still accumulating gradually, once his Law Power reached 50 points, it would undergo a significant transformation.

After finishing up, Sterl flew towards the location of the third Netherworld Water.

Now, he had serious business to attend to!

The reason Sterl was in a hurry to level up was to confront the legendary soul guarding the third Netherworld Water!

He was even a bit excited at the thought. If another legendary crystal dropped, allowing him to gain another point, wouldn't that be amazing??

The more Sterl thought about it, the more thrilled he became!

This was why he chose to digest his experience points before heading to the third Netherworld Water.

Even with legendary abilities, Sterl knew that facing a legendary soul was risky. It was safer to max out his level first.

As for why he didn't max out his arcane skill proficiency, it was mainly because it would take too much time. Sterl was afraid that while he was training, other players might come and die, wasting some Divine Power and Law Power before he could finish.

That would be a huge loss.

Sterl quickly returned to the dilapidated house where he had been meditating earlier.

He then flew over the towering checkpoint, heading towards the sky-piercing pillar of light.

When Sterl arrived at the location of the third Netherworld Water, he wore a serious expression because it was different from what he had initially imagined.

The area containing the Netherworld Water was no longer underground.

Instead, it was in a pool on an open-air plaza.

Near the pool, beneath the checkpoint, several giant statues of deities stood guard.

Sterl also saw that an army from the native Netherworld realm was stationed nearby, protecting the pool.

Each soldier had a strange expression and looked extremely ferocious.

Clearly, on the eve of the world's destruction, the world's will had already brainwashed and controlled these natives, turning them into its soldiers.

They were resisting the Dark Moon Goddess!