Hei Huang gazed at the sky, startled by the sudden lightning strike. Without any warning, it had struck his master directly. If the force had hit him, he doubted he would have fared well.
"Master, are you alright? Why did the lightning appear so suddenly?"
Zhang Pingfan, trembling, managed to get back on his feet. He really shouldn't have spoken ill of that young lady, even a little. Struck by lightning, Zhang Pingfan was once again paralyzed all over.
"I... I'm fine. Just a crazy woman throwing a tantrum!"
After a while, Zhang Pingfan finally recovered.
This astonished Hei Huang. Such powerful lightning, and his master was now acting as if nothing had happened. Truly terrifying.
And who was this "crazy woman"?
"Let's go."
Hei Huang felt a pang of fear. To think such a powerful expert existed in this world. He was fortunate to have submitted quickly, or he wouldn't have known how he died.
Following Hei Huang, Zhang Pingfan arrived at a level 10 leveling area.
He wished he hadn't killed those players. With just the wild monsters on the road, those players would have been forced to retreat.
"Master, behind this waterfall, there's a sealed area!"
Zhang Pingfan said, "Open it!"
"Yes!"
A sealed area. There must be plenty of treasures inside. Mine, all mine.
With a flick of his finger, Hei Huang broke the seal. The cave entrance behind the waterfall was revealed to Zhang Pingfan.
Zhang Pingfan coughed a couple of times, feigning importance.
"Xiao Hei, you stay outside and keep watch. I'll go in and take a look, do some checks."
"Master, rest assured, no one will disturb you!"
Zhang Pingfan nodded with satisfaction and entered the sealed area without looking back.
Upon entering the cave, Zhang Pingfan took out his axe. Just in case there were monsters inside, he wouldn't be caught off guard.
As expected, there were monsters inside, and they were all level 10 elite monsters. Any one of them was something a single player couldn't handle.
But in Zhang Pingfan's eyes, these elite monsters were like firewood. One axe swing each, offering no resistance whatsoever!
When he reached the deepest part of the cave, a golden-tier boss blocked Zhang Pingfan's path.
Behind it, Zhang Pingfan saw a treasure chest emitting a golden glow.
"Xiao Hei, well done! There really is something good!"
Zhang Pingfan paid no mind to the golden-tier boss before him.
"Little thing, scram aside quickly and don't disturb me from opening this treasure chest."
This was a golden-tier dire wolf boss. Seeing Zhang Pingfan slowly approaching, the dire wolf lunged.
Zhang Pingfan raised his axe...
One minute later.
Zhang Pingfan stood with his foot on the dire wolf's head.
"You dead trash. I told you to get lost, but you had to court death!"
[Ding! Server-wide announcement; Congratulations to the Village Chief of Novice Village 88 for successfully defeating the Novice Village's hidden top-tier golden boss, Hurricane Dire Wolf. A special reward of 10 gold coins is awarded to encourage you!]
[Ding! Server-wide announcement; Congratulations to the Village Chief of Novice Village 88 for successfully defeating the Novice Village's hidden top-tier golden boss, Hurricane Dire Wolf. A special reward of 10 gold coins is awarded to encourage you!]
[Ding! Server-wide announcement; Congratulations to the Village Chief of Novice Village 88 for successfully defeating the Novice Village's hidden top-tier golden boss, Hurricane Dire Wolf. A special reward of 10 gold coins is awarded to encourage you!]
"Holy crap, the Village Chief is a pervert and went after another boss."
"I knew it. The Village Chief was definitely going to feast. As expected."
"You dog, at least bring your own villagers along. You even killed us! I'm not convinced."
Dou Youyou said indignantly, "Master is too mean. Why didn't he take me to fight the boss!"
Other Novice Villages.
"Damn, is this Village Chief of Novice Village 88 too intelligent? How can he find bosses!"
"So there are golden bosses in the Novice Village? Where are they?"
"Is he going to take all the first kills from the Novice Village? The players this generation have such a huge gap; they're not even as good as an NPC."
The three major guilds had participated in the beta test and explored every corner of the Novice Village. There was only the Titan Python, a top-tier boss. Now another golden boss had appeared. It seemed they hadn't fully grasped the game yet.
However, they immediately contacted their members in Novice Village 88. This time, they had to get their hands on the equipment the Village Chief held!
Zhang Pingfan looked at the pile of equipment, his heart filled with excitement. But what excited him most was that treasure chest.
A treasure chest guarded by a golden boss must be even more valuable than the boss itself.
Zhang Pingfan impatiently opened the treasure chest.
An ancient scroll appeared before Zhang Pingfan.
Hidden Class Divine Seal Knight Advancement Scroll.
"Holy crap, great stuff! This is definitely great stuff!"
What Zhang Pingfan hadn't expected was a hidden class advancement scroll. This was far better than any equipment.
Zhang Pingfan carefully stored it in his warehouse. Hidden classes were rare and hard to come by; this could definitely be sold for a hefty sum.
As he left the cave, Zhang Pingfan also took the golden boss's corpse with him.
At the cave entrance, Zhang Pingfan emerged.
"Master, how was the situation inside?"
"Hmm, passable. Later, you'll bring Youyou here to train. Be sure to protect her!"
"Your subordinate understands!"
"Let's go!"
When Zhang Pingfan appeared at the village entrance, quite a few players had gathered.
"Village Chief, what good stuff dropped this time?"
"Village Chief, you handsome devil, I'm the one who bought your equipment last time. I want to buy it all this time."
"Get lost! Is your Tianshan Guild trying to rebel? Believe it or not, I'll destroy you today!"
"I'm staying in the safe zone. If you have the guts, try and destroy me!"
"Damn it, if you have the guts, let's fight outside the safe zone, you dog!"
"Heh, with so many of you, do you really think I'm an idiot!"
Zhang Pingfan said coldly, "Xiao Hei, go back first! All of you, be quiet, or you'll lose your purchasing qualifications."
"Yes! Master."
Immediately, everyone present fell silent.
Zhang Pingfan hadn't even looked at what dropped because the hidden class had such a powerful impact.
Looking into his warehouse, the golden boss had indeed dropped quite a lot of good items.
Some materials were negligible. The main thing was a piece of equipment with jade attributes, which were better than gold attributes. Unfortunately, it wasn't a sword or armor, but a belt.
There were also three other pieces of equipment, one golden and two blue. This drop rate was already incredibly high; the thrill of the first kill was immense.
When Zhang Pingfan displayed the equipment, everyone present was shocked.
"It's jade color. My god, how did a jade attribute equipment drop already? Wasn't it said in the beta test that it was very difficult to obtain?"
"Damn, this color is so beautiful. If only it were a sword or armor; the price would probably double!"
"Don't talk nonsense if you don't know. Sword or armor would probably be worth five times more. Look at the attributes of this belt; it's only level 10 equipment, yet it adds 70 defense and 100 stamina. Terrifying!"
Seeing the astonished expressions of the surrounding players, Zhang Pingfan felt incredibly satisfied.
"Everyone, you've seen the goods. Make your offers!"