Yi Tianchen did not continue with the mission but instead left through the South City Gate with Liu Yuhan. After walking five miles along the mountain path, they arrived at a map called Nanshan Cemetery. Under the faint moonlight, they could already see humanoid monsters wandering among the numerous tombstones.
"Nanshan Cemetery? It looks like a place that produces Undead monsters!" Yi Tianchen smiled slightly and glanced around.
As far as the eye could see, there were mounds of graves, most of which had collapsed after enduring countless years of erosion, now overtaken by thickets of bushes. Fragmented tombstones lay hidden in the grass, some lying flat while others stood upright.
"Tianchen, what level are these monsters?" Liu Yuhan's expression changed slightly, and she instinctively moved closer to Yi Tianchen. As a girl, she naturally felt a sense of aversion and fear towards these terrifying Undead creatures.
At the same time Liu Yuhan asked, Yi Tianchen decisively jumped out, locking onto a target from a distance. He cast Identification Technique and posted the detailed information he received in the team channel---
Incomplete Skeleton Axe Warrior: Normal Level Monster (Undead)
Level: 15
Attack: 125-225
Defense: 65
Health Points: 1750/1750
Magic Points: 800/800
Skills: Heavy Strike Lv-1
Note: Beneath the tranquil Nanshan Cemetery lie the heroic spirits of those who once died on the battlefield. After enduring countless years of erosion, these departed ancestors have managed to break free from their confinement under extremely rare circumstances, emerging as Undead warriors with formidable attack power. They are quite troublesome Undead beings.
Main attack method: Accumulate powerful explosive force in their Battle Axe to deal strong physical damage to a single target in front and guarantee a knockback effect. There is a chance to stun the target for 1 second.
Main weak point location: Eye sockets
……
"Hey! Tianchen, why is the information you posted so detailed?" Liu Yuhan immediately noticed the specific details about the monster's attack methods and weak points and asked in confusion.
Yi Tianchen chuckled lightly, "I can use the Identification Technique; this is the result of the Identification Technique!"
"Identification Technique?" Liu Yuhan was taken aback. She naturally knew the function of the Identification Technique, but it was surprising that it could also identify monster attributes. Realizing this, she said, "The teacher you mentioned earlier isn't your career mentor; it's that Appraiser from the novice village, right?"
Yi Tianchen nodded.
Liu Yuhan envied him, saying, "How is your luck so good? You get all the benefits!"
Yi Tianchen laughed heartily and proudly replied, "Of course! I used to help old men and women cross the street all the time."
Liu Yuhan scoffed at this, "I thought about that too, but I usually encountered old men and women who weren't crossing the street!"
"You’re silly! Just help them back and forth a couple of times!"
"…"
Amid their laughter, Yi Tianchen and Liu Yuhan moved forward…
Before them wandered around forty to fifty Incomplete Skeleton Axe Warriors. Their gray-black bones faintly reflected moonlight in the darkness, and two clusters of blood-red light flickered in their hollow eye sockets. Each one wielded a heavy Battle Axe, exuding a chilling aura.
Soon, Yi Tianchen gathered some desired information from careful observation. Although these Skeleton Battle Axe Warriors had formidable attack power, their reactions and speed were quite slow. It was evident from the data that they had very low defense—typical high attack but low defense targets.
" Liu Yuhan, lure one over to test!" Yi Tianchen tightened his grip on the Serpent Shadow Sword and said to Liu Yuhan.
Liu Yuhan nodded, raising her delicate hand to draw an arrow and quickly aimed at a target.
The reason for aiming was that Zero Era was a non-targeting game; all attack placements had to be executed by the player. If your accuracy was high, you could deal significant damage; if your accuracy was low, then even with top-tier gear, there was still a high chance of missing.
Not far ahead, under a withered tree, an Incomplete Skeleton Axe Warrior wandered back and forth without noticing that two pairs of hunter's eyes in the darkness had locked onto it.
Blazing Arrow Lv-1!
Aiming at the target, the skill was activated. With a sharp whistle, the arrow, glowing with brilliant flames, shot through the night sky like lightning, striking the target squarely in the chest. An explosion followed, and Yi Tianchen could clearly see the gaping cavity in its chest.
-218! -109!
Blazing Arrow, one of the archer's basic skills, imbues the arrow with fiery power, dealing additional fire-based physical damage to a single target. Upon hitting the target, there is a chance for an explosion that inflicts 50% of the main damage as secondary damage.
Liu Yuhan was quite fortunate; her first arrow triggered an explosion, resulting in a damage equivalent to 1.5 times a weak point attack!
“Roar…”
Even though the Skeleton Battle Axe Warrior before them was reduced to mere bones, it still let out a chilling and eerie roar from its almost-detached throat, allowing Yi Tianchen and Liu Yuhan to experience firsthand what was known as a legendary ghostly scream.
Frost Arrow Lv-1!
Seeing the Skeleton Battle Axe Warrior charging forward with a roar, Liu Yuhan shouted and nocked another arrow, launching a Frost Arrow. In the dark night sky, a white streak flashed by, hitting the target and instantly releasing a chilling aura that formed a layer of frost.
-156!
As another basic skill of archers, Frost Arrow dealt slightly less damage than Blazing Arrow due to its lower level but had the added effect of freezing the target upon impact, inflicting a slow status effect whose duration depended on the skill level.
Undeniably, Frost Arrow was an excellent PK skill for archers!
Rapid Fire Lv-1!
Finally, Liu Yuhan unleashed Rapid Fire. At level 1, Rapid Fire could only shoot two arrows in quick succession, but each subsequent shot increased damage by 10%. If she could raise Rapid Fire to level 10, she would be able to shoot five arrows consecutively with a 10% increase in damage for each shot—certainly capable of delivering lethal blows.
-185! -203!
“Roar…”
The Skeleton Battle Axe Warrior continued its ghostly wails as blood-red light flared from its hollow eye sockets. It swung its Battle Axe and lunged forward. However, Liu Yuhan had already dealt a staggering 871 points of health damage while it had barely moved three meters; its speed was clearly lacking.
"Not bad at all!"
Yi Tianchen smiled slightly, gauging the distance. In an instant, a pitch-black beam of light suddenly descended from the night sky, striking the Skeleton Battle Axe Warrior with precision. A black circle began to form beneath the Skeleton Battle Axe Warrior's feet, slowly expanding and then contracting.
"Death Entanglement Lv-1!"
In the next moment, Yi Tianchen moved. His figure darted forward like a gust of wind, and as he leaped, the Serpent Shadow Sword in his hand seemed to sense its master's momentum, emanating a chilling glow.
"Blade Break Slash Lv-1!"
"Slash..."
As he closed in rapidly, the Serpent Shadow Sword shimmered with golden skill light. With a low shout from Yi Tianchen, the blade sang through the night sky, carving out a perfect arc as it struck down on the Skeleton Battle Axe Warrior's shoulder, instantly knocking it back.
-416!
"Wow! Tianchen, your attack power is incredibly strong!" Liu Yuhan exclaimed, staring at the damage numbers floating in the night sky.
"Hey! Just as I thought!"
Yi Tianchen chuckled, feeling a surge of satisfaction. The additional 15% damage from Death Entanglement indeed stacked with the effect of his next skill. This meant that Yi Tianchen's Blade Break Slash had transformed from a base of 110% physical damage to 125% physical damage.
Unfortunately, if only he had been wielding a heavy sword; if he could stack it with the effect of Heavy Sword Without Edge, it would have been even more formidable!
"What do you mean by 'just as I thought'?" Liu Yuhan asked curiously, but her hands were busy again as she fired another Frost Arrow at the Skeleton Battle Axe Warrior that had just risen. Yi Tianchen wasted no time either; he adjusted his stance and charged forward with his sword, decisively unleashing a three-hit combo.
-308! -311! MISS!
"Wait... I missed?" Yi Tianchen stared at the floating "MISS" indicator in disbelief, unable to believe that his third strike had completely whiffed.
Liu Yuhan chuckled and said, "The monster is already dead, so what's strange about you hitting air? The Zero Era doesn't allow for corpse abuse, you know!" As she stepped forward, she asked, "You still haven't answered my previous question. What do you mean by 'as expected'?"
Yi Tianchen was momentarily taken aback, then suddenly realized. Indeed, after his second strike landed, the Skeleton Battle Axe Warrior had already been defeated, so the third strike would naturally have no effect. It was only upon Liu Yuhan's reminder that he snapped back to awareness and replied, "It's nothing, just a stacking effect of a skill."
After saying that, Yi Tianchen explained the specific effects of the skill Death Entanglement to Liu Yuhan. She expressed a bit of envy towards this skill; an additional 15% damage at level one meant that if it reached level ten, it would be a full 150% extra damage.
"Not bad at all, 1.3 Silver Coins!" Yi Tianchen picked up the loot from the Skeleton Battle Axe Warrior in the grass and turned to Liu Yuhan, giving her a victory sign. " Liu Yuhan, let's level up here; there's plenty of money! Since there aren't any players around yet, we can take our time killing!"
Liu Yuhan nodded gently and said, "Alright! I'll draw the monsters; how many can you handle at once?"
"Three or four should be fine! Let's give it a try!" Yi Tianchen walked forward, scanning the wandering Skeleton Battle Axe Warriors ahead. He added, "I shouldn't have any issues with fewer than five."
"Let's start with three to test their strength!"
As Liu Yuhan spoke, she quickly fired three arrows in succession. The sharp arrows whistled through the air as they sped toward their targets, accurately hitting three distant Skeleton Battle Axe Warriors.
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