Every class's second advancement brings a significant boost to players.
Qin Feng had known this for a long time.
But he never expected that the "Shadow," the unique hidden class, would undergo such a revolutionary change upon advancing to the second tier.
"Attacking won't cancel the stealth state..."
"Simply incredible!"
For Qin Feng, his stealth level had reached level 8.
With this new class passive unlocked, he was almost completely invisible!
"Is this taking stealth to the extreme?"
"It seems like there's no damage increase, but in reality, my output capability has skyrocketed."
Qin Feng thought to himself.
The most crucial aspect of this ability for him was that it allowed all his attacks to benefit from the high "Stealth Break Attack" bonus anytime, anywhere.
Unlike before, where he had to wait for stealth cooldown!
How much could this boost his output?
It's hard to estimate!
Take the recent "Mutated Witch" as an example. If it were the current Qin Feng, he could take her down in less than half a minute, reducing the time by several folds!
Previously, even though he was almost continuously using "Shadow Blade," most of the blades didn't benefit from the Stealth Break Attack bonus, and the damage was nearly halved.
Now, every strike is lethal!
"If it's a Platinum-level BOSS or higher, with more health and added 'damage reduction' attributes!"
"In the past, it would take me at least half an hour, or even longer..."
"But now, the efficiency is much higher!"
Of course.
In front of other players, this ability isn't very useful.
Because he would only break stealth for a split second while attacking, and he would be back in stealth in less than half a second...
Aside from the moment of attack, he was essentially in infinite stealth.
Moreover, for players at this stage, if Qin Feng intended to kill them, whether he was in stealth or not wouldn't make much difference!
...
Next, Qin Feng glanced at the system prompt.
This class advancement not only unlocked the fourth class passive but also significantly enhanced his basic four-dimensional attributes.
The attribute boost from the class tripled!
——
[Level: 15]
[Non-tradable Lifespan: 4510 years 233 days]
[Tradable Lifespan: 566.2 years]
[Strength: 129→147]
[Constitution: 184→202]
[Agility: 268→316]
[Spirit: 101→131]
[Health: 2608]
[Physical Attack Power: 535]
[Cooldown Speed: 85%]
[Damage Block: 77]
[Physical Defense: 330 (Physical Damage Reduction 24.8%)]
[Lightning Element Resistance: 458 (31.4% Lightning Damage Reduction)]
[Dark Element Resistance: 304 (23.3% Dark Damage Reduction)]
[Ice Element Resistance: 278 (21.7% Ice Damage Reduction)]
[Fire Element Resistance: 278 (21.7% Fire Damage Reduction)]
[...]
——
Qin Feng glanced at his attribute panel and was quite satisfied with his current development.
Then he opened his backpack, which contained a "Evil Spirit Academy Hideout," a key loot obtained from defeating the Platinum-level "Mutated Witch Stana."
Qin Feng opened the guild interface and used the key in the guild interface.
——
[Do you want to set the 'Evil Spirit Academy Hideout' as the guild hideout?]
[Yes/No]
——
Qin Feng chose "Yes."
Thus, the Evil Spirit Academy key in his hand turned to ashes and dissipated.
As the guild leader of "Shadow," he gained control over the "Evil Spirit Academy Hideout"!
"This hideout covers only about six hundred acres."
"But that's just the surface area."
"If you include the three underground levels, it's over two thousand acres, larger than the combined area of the Jianghai City Ruins' Land of Purification and the Cathedral Sanctuary..."
The most important thing is that this hideout has five teleportation arrays!
You can teleport freely between the surface, the three underground levels, and the core hall.
In the room of the Platinum-level BOSS "Mutated Witch," there was a teleportation array, and Qin Feng stepped into it, teleporting to the core hall of the Evil Spirit Academy!
Here...
Is a hall built in the middle of magma!
The walls around the hall are like semi-transparent glass barriers, allowing a view of the flowing magma outside, casting a red glow over the entire hall.
"Amazing."
Even Qin Feng couldn't help but admire it.
The entire hideout is powered by these magmas, converted into energy by magical devices, providing a continuous supply of energy to the magical defense barrier!
"No wonder every siege against the Sky Dome Guild in the previous life ended in failure."
"With magma as the energy source, it's almost inexhaustible!"
"This magical defense barrier can't be breached within a year!"
Of course, if this hideout were extracted into reality, without the magma environment, it wouldn't be as formidable.
That's why Qin Feng chose to extract the Land of Purification into reality first, as his base in reality.
The biggest feature of the Land of Purification is its concealment.
It can ensure Qin Feng's safety through the early and mid-game.
"Activate the magical defense barrier!"
Qin Feng gave the command for the hideout in the guild interface.
Each hideout's magical defense barrier has a stable structure, and if not attacked, it won't consume energy.
It forms a spherical transparent barrier at the edge of the hideout, blocking monsters and unauthorized players from entering.
If attacked, it requires lifespan to replenish.
However, Qin Feng's "Evil Spirit Academy" has magma energy as a cycle.
In the early stages, he doesn't need to consume his lifespan to replenish energy...
"From now on, this Evil Spirit Academy is my private territory."
Qin Feng breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally, he had a foothold in the Magic Metropolis!
Next, Qin Feng slowly began to examine the loot he had obtained from the Mutated Witch.
At a glance, an unexpected piece of equipment caught his eye...
...
Just as Qin Feng set the "Evil Spirit Academy" as the guild hideout.
Several other players in the area were all expelled from the region.
"..."
The girl Ghost Spirit, a hidden class "Blade of the Underworld," hadn't even left the academy's range when she was expelled to the dilapidated entrance of the academy.
A system prompt echoed in her mind:
[This area has become the 'Shadow' guild territory, and you will be teleported to the edge of the area!]
"Shadow Guild?"
Ghost Spirit was momentarily stunned.
Before she could react, she saw several other players who were also expelled with her.
Seeing these players, a cold glint appeared in Ghost Spirit's beautiful eyes.
Because they were members of the "Asura Hall" guild, hired by Dongfang Yue to hunt her in the game!
When Ghost Spirit saw them, she immediately prepared to attack with her ghastly green chain blade, but the players quickly raised their hands in surrender!
"Wait, ma'am, we were wrong!"
"We really didn't know you were with the Shadow big shot..."
"Yes, yes, if we had known earlier, we wouldn't have dared to mess with you!"
"Rest assured, we'll never chase you again!"
This scene left Ghost Spirit a bit dumbfounded.
The deterrence of Shadow was actually this terrifying?!