Chapter 4: Chapter 4: Snatching Monsters, Plundering Skills

Chapter 4: Chapter 4: Snatching Monsters, Plundering Skills



In the world of Gods, bosses are classified as Leader, Elite, Rare, Epic, Legendary, Demigod, and Mythical.

The chance of encountering a boss in the novice village is quite low.

The green snake in front of John was a Level 2 Leader boss.

With 120 health points and a base magic attack of 20 points, this boss was a formidable opponent.

Given John's current strength, he could defeat the boss as long as he was careful.

He quickly retreated, raised his staff, and cast a Fireball spell that flew out and struck the green snake with precision.

Boom!

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"Hiss!"

The green snake hissed in pain and rapidly closed the distance between itself and John.

Unlike ordinary green snakes, this boss had a significant speed advantage.

In just an instant, the green snake was right in front of John.

Its agile body quickly attempted to coil around him.

Skill: Death Coil!

John's expression grew serious. With Fireball still on cooldown, he couldn't interrupt the green snake's attack and had to roll on the ground to narrowly avoid it.

As soon as the Fireball spell cooled down, he cast it again.

Boom!

The green snake paused, losing another 11 health points. Enraged, it swayed its body, conjuring a wind blade that swiftly slashed at John.

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John was struck by the wind blade again.

"Someone's coming!" John cursed under his breath, noticing a team approaching quickly from a distance. They had clearly spotted the green snake boss as well.

Handling the green snake boss alone was already challenging; if others interfered, he'd stand no chance.

"Captain, it's really a boss!"

"Hey, it's that lone wolf. He's already reached Level 3."

Two exclamations came from the team. The group consisted of four members-three men and one woman: a knight, two archers, and a healer.

It was a perfectly balanced team.

John recognized the group. The leader was the archer who had previously invited him to join their team, with the ID: Fatty.

Fatty was surprised by John's strength but quickly focused on the boss.

"Hey, buddy, we're from Wind and Cloud Guild. How about letting us have this boss?"

Fatty's tone was condescending despite his seemingly polite request.

The Wind and Cloud Guild's leader, Aron, had significant financial resources in real life and

had invested heavily in the guild, leading to its rapid growth.

The guild had already gained some notoriety in the novice village.

Wind and Cloud Guild, huh?

John sneered, not expecting to encounter members of Wind and Cloud Guild so soon.

"Think you can snatch the boss? Let's see if you have what it takes!" John abruptly changed direction, charging towards Fatty and his team.

"Damn! Captain, he's trying to use the green snake against us," the knight in the team quickly raised his shield, panic etched on his face.

He had just reached Level 2 and was in no position to withstand the green snake's attacks.

"Take him out first," Fatty ordered, realizing John's intention. He drew his bow and shot an arrow straight at John.

In the world of Gods, there were no penalties for attacking other players first, so Fatty felt no guilt.

Whoosh!

The arrow grazed John's clothes

as he perfectly dodged it.

Fatty frowned slightly. "Little Five, attack with me."

"Yes," the other archer replied, and both fired their arrows at John simultaneously.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Two arrows flew toward John.

John remained unfazed, his movements fluid as he effortlessly dodged both arrows.

"Buddy, it's a misunderstanding," Fatty pleaded, his face filled with terror. He finally realized the power gap between himself and John and forced a smile.

"Buddy, you know the Wind and Cloud Guild, right? I'm a squad leader in the guild..." Fatty tried to intimidate John by mentioning the Wind and Cloud Guild.

John had no time for nonsense. As soon as his skill cooled down, he raised his hand and cast

another Fireball.

Boom!

Two Fireballs sent Fatty back to the novice village for free.

On the ground, a longbow and several copper coins were left behind.

"This guy was quite rich," John muttered, picking up the longbow and copper coins.

In the world of Gods, currency was divided into gold, silver, and copper coins.

1 gold coin = 100 silver coins = 10,000 copper coins.

In the early stages, copper coins were scarce, and their black market exchange rate was as high

as 10 yuan per copper coin.

John had no use for the bow but could sell it.

Whoosh!

A gust of wind surged behind him. John remembered the green snake boss was still around.

The green snake, having killed the healer girl, was now fixated on John. Without any interference, John found it much easier to handle the green snake boss.

Three minutes later, the green snake boss finally fell to John's Fireball spell.

[Killed Level 2 Leader Green Snake Boss, gained 22 experience points]

[Plunder talent triggered, gained skill Wind Blade]

[Wind Blade: Level 1, deals 50% wind magic damage to the target; consumes 5 mana, 3-

second cooldown]

The notification flashed.

"I actually plundered a skill!" John was delighted. Mages in the early game didn't lack

damage but rather the number of skills. Having an additional skill increased John's combat

effectiveness by at least 30%.

Besides the skill, the green snake boss also dropped a staff, two skill stones, and several

copper coins.

[Green Snake Staff: Common, usable by mages; Magic damage +5]

[Skill Stone: Use to gain 1 skill point]

The Green Snake Staff, with its 5-point magic damage bonus, was much stronger than his

novice staff.

John equipped it immediately, increasing his magic damage by 4 points.

He also had two skill stones.

In the world of Gods, players most lacked skill points. Especially in the later stages, the skill points required to upgrade basic, intermediate, and

advanced skills increased exponentially.

Many players in the late game, lacking sufficient skill points to upgrade, could only use basic

and intermediate magic.

[Used Skill Stone, gained 2 skill points]

John used the skill stones, gaining 2 skill points and choosing to upgrade his Fireball spell.

[Fireball Level 5; deals 70% of Spirit as fire magic damage to the target; consumes 5 mana, 3- second cooldown]

Level 5 Fireball dealt 37 damage, and Level 1 Wind Blade dealt 33 damage.

"Time to deal with the Tusked Wild Boars." John confirmed he hadn't missed anything and

headed to the forest to hunt the boars.

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Just as John left, Fatty arrived with a group of players in a hurry.

"The green snake boss has been killed!" Fatty saw the boss's corpse and collapsed in despair.

His death had not only dropped his level back to 1 but also lost him the purchased longbow,

resetting him to novice status.

A man carrying a broadsword approached Fatty and consoled him, "Fatty, I've reported this to the guild president. The president will avenge you."