The other Class members all watched Jiang Chen's figure.
"Who was that who just ran past? How is he so fast?"
"With such speed, he must be an assassin or an archer. Only their speed would be too fast for us to see."
"That's not right. If he were an assassin, he wouldn't waste spiritual power like that."
"Why do I feel like he looks like a newcomer?"
Jiang Chen walked by, passing a nearby team, and that team was left flabbergasted.
They only saw an afterimage sprint past.
Dammit...
That speed is no different from a car going a hundred miles per hour! Is this the power of a Hundred Times Amplification? It's incredibly strong.
Seeing a Demonized Scarecrow appear in front of him, Jiang Chen cast Sword Qi Surging.
A hundred Sword Auras appeared around Jiang Chen, swiftly rotating. They would last for 100 minutes, with an attack frequency of 0.1 seconds.
Jiang Chen charged at the Demonized Scarecrow.
100 meters...
50 meters...
30 meters...
10 meters...
The Demonized Scarecrow sensed danger. It turned its head toward Jiang Chen and was about to charge when Jiang Chen reached it.
At a two-meter distance, the Sword Qi automatically attacked.
SWISH, SWISH, SWISH...
The Demonized Scarecrow instantly shattered into pieces.
[Experience +10]
Its activation range was two meters, attacking automatically. This made him unbeatable in close combat.
The skill Sword Qi Surging was originally just one sword aura, with an attack frequency of once every ten seconds. After being amplified a hundredfold, it became a hundred Sword Auras, and the attack frequency jumped to once every 0.1 seconds. That's an increase of a hundred times! This skill is awesome.
Jiang Chen thoughtfully realized that the hundredfold amplification was not comprehensive.
The first skill, Basic Swordsmanship, amplified attack distance a hundred times and Offensive Power a hundred times, while also shortening the casting time from the original three seconds to 0.03 seconds. It increased three aspects in total: distance, Offensive Power, and reduced casting time...
The Sword Qi Surging skill amplified the Sword Qi a hundredfold, shortened the time between attacks, increased attack frequency, and increased Offensive Power—four abilities—but it did not amplify the attack distance. The original distance was two meters, and it's still two meters now. It increased four aspects in total: number of Sword Auras, frequency of Sword Aura attacks, duration of Sword Auras, and Offensive Power...
If the attack distance were also amplified a hundredfold, that would be two hundred meters... A distance of two hundred meters would be terrifying. That would no longer be close combat; it would be completely a Magician class, a hundred times stronger than a Magician!
Jiang Chen continued walking, hunting Monsters.
Jiang Chen kept running on the path. Seeing several Demonized Scarecrows ahead, Jiang Chen ran swiftly. When he was twenty meters away, he quickly drew his sword, and a burst of sword light surged out, swiftly killing the scarecrows.
[Experience +10]
[Experience +10]
[Experience +10]
[Experience +10]
...
All the scarecrows on the prairie were killed by Jiang Chen. Only a lone figure was seen dashing back and forth on the prairie; with each flash of sword light, scarecrows fell dead.
Luckily, no one was around. If anyone had seen this, they would probably think they'd seen a ghost in broad daylight. Is he even human?
[Upgraded to Level 2.]
Jiang Chen looked at his status panel.
[Name: Jiang Chen]
[Class: Swordsman]
[Level: 2]
[Experience: 0/200]
[Constitution: 7]
[Strength: 6]
[Spirit: 8]
[Agility: 5]
[Equipment: Short Sword (White)]
[Space: 5]
[Skills:
Basic Swordsmanship: Condenses the body's internal energy and launches a blade of light forward to attack the enemy. Attack range: 40 meters. Energy condensation time: 0.3 seconds. Consumes MP: 1 point.
Basic Footwork: Temporarily increases agility to dodge enemy attacks. Duration: 500 seconds. Consumes MP: 1 point.
Sword Qi Surging: Condenses one hundred Sword Auras that circle around and actively attack enemies. Duration: 100 minutes. Attack frequency: 0.1 seconds. Consumes MP: 2 points.
Passive Skill Meditation: Slowly recover spiritual power by standing still. Recovers 1 Spirit Point every 0.1 seconds of inactivity.]
Jiang Chen looked at the information.
He had gained 2 Constitution points, 1 Strength point, and 2 spiritual power points, a total of 5 Potential points, with no additional Potential points. Additional Potential points can only be obtained by killing elite bosses. And it is very difficult for normal classes to acquire additional Potential points.
Jiang Chen continued to hunt monsters.
[Experience +8]
Jiang Chen instantly killed a Demonized Scarecrow with one sword, gaining 8 experience points. Not 10 points? After leveling up, hunting monsters that are lower level than oneself results in less experience, reduced by 20 percent. Once one's level is five levels higher than the monster's, no experience points can be gained. The greater the level gap, the greater the disparity in experience points.
Jiang Chen continued forward, looking for new Demons to kill.
After walking a distance, he saw the Demons ahead.
[Demon Wolf]
[Level: 2]
[HP (Hit Points): 200/200]
[Physical Attack Power: 15-30]
[Physical Defense: 5-15]
[Magic Defense: 3-12]
[Overview: Demon Wolf, a type of infected creature, very fast. Watch out for its teeth.]
The Demon Wolf was enveloped in black mist, its eyes empty and soulless, gnawing on a corpse on the ground, with blood and innards strewn everywhere.
He wondered which unfortunate soul had died out in the wilds.
The Level 2 Demon Wolf had twice as much HP as the Level 1 Demonized Scarecrow, and its Physical Attack Power had also increased significantly. What was most important was its speed; the Demon Wolf, already at Level 2, was much faster than Demonized Scarecrows, and demonized monsters in the wild were considerably more ferocious.
Jiang Chen surveyed his surroundings. Demon Wolves were not in short supply here, and few people could come to kill them; newcomers simply couldn't withstand the speed of the Demon Wolves.
Jiang Chen took a deep breath and approached a Demon Wolf.
According to information found online, Demon Wolves are extremely dangerous and have an alert range of thirty meters. Thirty meters is the Demon Wolf's warning range.
Jiang Chen moved toward the Demon Wolf, stopping at thirty meters. He drew his Short Sword, and a blade of light rushed towards the Demon Wolf.
SIZZLE...
An instant kill...
[Experience +15]
Fifteen experience points. To get two hundred, he would need about 14 Demon Wolves. Jiang Chen looked across the plains at the Demon Wolves; there were fifteen of them.
The hunt begins...
"Be careful. Ahead lies the domain of the Demon Wolves. These creatures are extremely agile, and once within their attack range, it's easy to get killed."
"Demon Wolves are extremely dangerous. One must be cautious and careful; remember their alert range is thirty meters. Never enter it."
"Thanks for the warning, Teacher, we're aware of that."
"Good. Let's go. As long as we stay out of their alert range, we'll be fine."
A squad passed through the territory of the Demon Wolves and were instantly stunned.
The corpses of Demon Wolves lay on the ground, the whole prairie filled with a foul stench.
Was someone actually hunting the Demon Wolves here?!
A high-level warrior approached the bodies and crouched down to look at them in disbelief. The body of a Demon Wolf was cleaved in two, obviously killed with a single sword strike.
Could it be that some powerful figure had come to hunt Demon Wolves?