Johnnie looked at the message sent by Cox with a disdainful expression.
These guys must have been waiting outside the beginner's village since yesterday, waiting for him all night.
Well then, it was time to teach them a heavy lesson.
He took out the rewards from the old village chief's quest—twenty stat potions and a sword technique manual.
[Ding, you consumed a stat potion, gaining +20 free attribute points.]
[Ding, you learned the Great Transformation Sword Technique.]
[Great Transformation Sword Technique: Advanced sword skill; Level 1 (0/10000); Kill targets in combat to increase damage by 1% and attack speed by 1%, stacks infinitely, lasts until the end of combat.]
The system prompts flashed, and he directly allocated the 20 free attribute points.
What shocked him most was the Great Transformation Sword Technique. Killing a target would increase damage by 1% and attack speed by 1%, with no upper limit to how much it could stack.
This was the ultimate skill for prolonged battles!
He couldn't wait to test it out.
"Let's allocate the points first." He opened his attribute screen and distributed the 20 free attribute points he just received.
As a warrior, the priority was to increase Strength, followed by Constitution.
But he was different. He knew about the hidden class Sword Immortal, which combined both physical and magical damage.
With the 20 free points, he distributed them evenly across all four main attributes.
His strength had grown significantly.
He checked his current stats:
ID: Johnnie
Class: Warrior
Rank: 1st Tier, Level 3 (0/300)
Constitution: 22 + 4
Strength: 23 + 9
Mentality: 24
Agility: 21 + 2
Health: 260 + 250 (Constitution *10)
Mana: 240 + 50 (Mentality *10)
Physical Defense: 13 + 5 (Constitution *50%)
Magical Defense: 12 + 2 (Mentality *50%)
Physical Damage: 32 + 11 (Strength *1)
Magical Damage: 24 (Mentality *1)
Speed: 23 + 1 (Agility *1)
Equipment:Blue Steel Sword (Green) Soft Leather Armor (White) Bronze Battle Helmet (Green) Light Boots (White) Dominance Belt (Green) Thornvine Bracers (White) Ghost Pattern Ring (White) Crystal Stone Pendant (White)
Skills:
Great Transformation Sword Technique: Advanced sword skill; Level 1 (0/10000); Kill targets in combat to increase damage by 1% and attack speed by 1%, stacks infinitely, lasts until the end of combat.
Johnnie was decked out in luxurious gear—three green items, five white items, all with top-tier attributes.
His current strength was no less than a 1st Tier Level 10 newbie.
"It's time to deal with those ants outside the beginner's village." He was brimming with confidence as he walked boldly toward the village's outskirts.
...
Outside the beginner's village, in the goblin territory.
Over 370 players were hidden in the bushes, waiting silently.
"Hasn't he come yet?" Wecheat asked angrily. After receiving the news that Johnnie had entered the city yesterday afternoon, he had stationed his people here and had already been waiting for a full night. He was getting impatient.
In Horizon, players were in a semi-dormant state and didn't need to rest much.
Plus, time was precious in the early stages of the game. He hadn't expected someone as powerful as Johnnie to log off and sleep, wasting their entire night.
"President, our people have confirmed that he's in the beginner's village. He should be coming out soon," one of his subordinates replied after checking a private message.
Soon, Johnnie's figure appeared outside the beginner's village.
"Boss, he's here!" One of his subordinates excitedly reminded him, being careful.
Wecheat immediately perked up and said, "Get the brothers ready. This time, I'm going to make sure this bastard doesn't leave the beginner's village."
Hundreds of players stood at the ready. Archers had arrows nocked on their bows, and mages raised their staffs, gathering fireballs.
Johnnie, completely unaware, swaggered into the forest.
Before long, he entered the attack range of the archers and mages.
"Attack!" A shout rang out from the forest, and arrows flew while fireballs roared through the air, closing in on him.
Boom… Boom…
Arrows and fireballs hit, and Johnnie's health began to drop.
-1
-1
-1
...
The pathetic numbers flickered. These archers and mages couldn't even break through his defenses; they could only force a small amount of health to be deducted.
Wecheat and AsSky watched in horror, feeling their scalps tingle.
Fortunately, they had prepared well this time. After a round of attacks from over two hundred ranged players, they managed to knock off just over 150 of his health points.
"Charge!" Another roar, and over 150 melee players—knights, warriors, and assassins—rushed out, roaring as they charged toward Johnnie.
"Truly overestimating yourselves!" he sneered, completely ignoring the incoming arrows and magic attacks. His longsword whistled through the air as he used Sword Shock, aiming at one of the assassins.
Pfft…
Blood splattered as three quick strikes were delivered in an instant.
-39
-37
-40
Damage numbers flashed, and the assassin player was immediately eliminated.
However, he was quickly surrounded by warrior and knight players, with their attacks landing on him.
-1
-1
...
Still unable to break through his defense, their attacks only inflicted a forced 1 point of damage.
Luckily, their attack speed wasn't too high, and with his powerful health regeneration, restoring 51 health per second, his health remained stable at around 300.
His longsword continued to whirl, focusing on the assassin players in the crowd.
Assassins had high attack and low defense, and with a single Sword Shock, he could easily eliminate them.
He was slaughtering these assassin players like crazy, building up the passive effect of his Great Transformation Sword Technique.
As more and more assassins were eliminated, his damage kept increasing.
Pfft!
One sword strike landed on a knight, and the damage numbers appeared above his head.
-79
A critical hit directly caused the knight to lose half of his health.
The knight's eyes widened in terror as he attempted to retreat, but a cold gleam appeared in the blink of an eye, and Sword Shock was unleashed.
-38
-37
Two strikes, and the knight was turned into white light, disappearing, leaving only his armor on the ground.
Johnnie's attacks flowed smoothly, one after another. As players continued to fall, his damage and attack speed steadily increased.
Eventually, even the high-defense, high-health knight players were easily eliminated with just three strikes.
More than 150 players had been slaughtered by him with ease, and his health had dropped to just over 130.
In the distance, arrows and fireballs filled the air, whistling toward him.
There were still over 200 ranged players remaining.
He didn't dare take them head-on. He pushed his speed to the limit, easily dodging most of the arrows and fireballs, and quickly closed the distance to the ranged players.
"This is bad, why is he so fast?" AsSky's eyes widened in shock, a sense of dread washing over him.
"Hurry, pull back!" he immediately warned the guild members.
Most of the players in his guild were experienced, and kiting and repositioning were basic tactics.
But Johnnie was terrifying—his speed was fast, his evasion high, and with over 200 players attacking, it would be a miracle if even a third of their attacks hit him.
Johnnie was rapidly closing the distance.
"Bastard!" AsSky cursed under his breath, panic rising in his chest. He couldn't understand why this Johnnie, a so-called newbie, was so incredibly powerful.
"Don't retreat. Mages, stay in the front, archers, attack with full force!" he coldly ordered.
Johnnie's speed was too fast—trying to escape was no longer an option. His only gamble now was to hope that, in the final moments, they could take down Johnnie's health entirely.
Wecheat had the same thought. He ordered the mages to sacrifice themselves to block Johnnie, while the archers in the rear fired off shots relentlessly.
-1
-1
...
Damage numbers flashed above Johnnie's head as the storm of arrows rained down. His health dropped below 100 points.
His expression turned serious as he couldn't afford to be careless for even a moment. He did his best to dodge the arrows coming from above, his longsword flashing with a cold gleam as he relentlessly cut down the advancing mages.
These mages had less than 100 health, and with the damage and attack speed boosts from his Great Transformation Sword Technique, a single strike was enough to instantly kill them.
The air was filled with screams as white light flashed, signaling the death of mage players one by one. Their equipment scattered across the ground.
Whenever a player died, they dropped 1-2 pieces of equipment.
"Hurry, stop him!" Wecheat watched as Johnnie's terrifying attacks continued. He could feel his scalp tingle in dread as he angrily bellowed.
"Sunhocker, what the hell are you doing hiding in the back? Get up front!" He noticed Sunhocker standing aside and coldly snapped.
"Huh?" Sunhocker was startled, then said, "Wecheat, I can't block his attacks either…"
"Stop talking. If we manage to kill this bastard, I'll give you a million," Wecheat said coldly, throwing around money with abandon.
Glup!
Sunhocker swallowed nervously, his eyes lighting up as he stepped forward, putting on a righteous front. "Wecheat, I'm going!"
He shouted and rushed toward Johnnie, gathering his courage.
Bang!
With a dull grunt, Sunhocker was sent flying before he could even get close, Johnnie having kicked him away.
The surrounding mages had already been wiped out, and now Johnnie turned his attention to the incoming warrior.
"Sunhocker? It's you!" His brows furrowed, and killing intent surged through him. He hated nothing more than betrayal.