Johnnie led the members of Cox's team to continue slaughtering werewolf elites.
[Killed a werewolf elite. You gained 0.5 experience points]
[Your level has been upgraded to Stage 1, Level 10. All four basic attributes +1, gained 2 free attribute points]
[You have met the conditions for class advancement. Please return to the novice village and find the old village chief for advancement]
As the prompt messages flashed, Johnnie finally reached Level 10.
He glanced at the time. It was already dawn.
"Blood Bull, stop luring the monsters." He stopped Cox and the others who were about to continue luring the werewolves and stretched his body wearily.
After a day and a night of fighting, his spirit was close to its limit, and he felt dizzy and his head was pounding.
"Guru, you've reached Level 10." Cox and the others also slumped to the ground.
They were under a lot of pressure too. They kept luring the monsters back and forth without a moment's rest, but they simply couldn't keep up with Johnnie's speed of killing monsters.
Cox and the other two are doing fine.but the one who suffered the most was Poleriver. Although she didn't need to lure the monsters, she had to run back and forth to the novice village to transport the equipment, which was even more tiring than the other three.
However, their rewards were also substantial. Not only did they get a piece of green equipment, but their levels also increased to Stage 1, Level 7.
This was the advantage of fighting monsters beyond one's level.
Johnnie nodded and said, "I'm going offline first. You guys should rest early too."
"Guru, there's also a piece of blue equipment." Poleriver took out a blue shield. It was dropped by triggering Lucky Master after slaying a thousand werewolf elites.
[Light Steel Shield: Blue; Can be equipped by knight class; Physical defense +5, Magic defense +5, Damage reduction 3%, Constitution +5, Hit points +200]
Looking at the attributes of this equipment, a 3% damage reduction, Johnnie knew it was definitely an excellent item.
Unfortunately, he couldn't use it.
"Blood Bull, it's yours." He then threw it to Cox beside him.
"Guru, this... this is too precious." Cox stared at the shield's attributes, swallowed hard, and wanted to refuse, but his body betrayed him.
This equipment was too powerful.
"Come on, don't be so polite. I'm going offline." Johnnie greeted them and logged off on the spot.
He wasn't in a hurry for the class transfer. His level was far ahead now, and even if he delayed for a day, no one could catch up with him.
When his consciousness returned to the real world, he felt something soft beside him, and a faint fragrance filled his nose.
It was Crysic.
He didn't know when this girl had sneaked into his room.
He affectionately pulled Crysic into his arms. Overwhelmed by drowsiness, he soon fell into a deep sleep.
...
When Johnnie woke up, it was already noon.
"Johnnie, have your meal first." Crysic said as soon as she saw him wake up.
"Johnnie, you must eat and rest on time. You spent a whole day and night in the game yesterday!" She was worried that Johnnie's body couldn't take it.
"Don't worry, I'm fine. And this game isn't as simple as you think." He didn't reveal the secrets of Horizon. Even if he told her now, Crysic wouldn't believe him.
"By the way, how are Joseph and the others?" He already knew that Joseph and the others had moved next door and entered the game.
Crysic said, "They're in Novice Village No. 336. Since you told me not to interfere too much, they all chose the warrior class."
It was difficult to level up by fighting monsters when everyone in the novice village had the same class.
However, Johnnie didn't care. This wasn't really a game. He believed that with Joseph and the others' abilities, they would soon discover the uniqueness of this game.
"It's okay. I'll get them a set of equipment later. What about Holly? Has she entered the game?" He thought of Holly. In the early stage of the game, attributes couldn't be merged, but as their strength increased, their constitution would still be enhanced.
"Yeah." Crysic nodded. "That girl chose the knight class and wanted me to help her level up, but unfortunately, we're not in the same novice village. Luckily, she's with Joseph and the others."
"Really?" Johnnie was a bit surprised. Holly, such a delicate and gentle girl, actually chose the knight class.
But it was understandable. Knights had high defense and a lot of health, which was also her wish.
"One more thing. If you have time, help me apply for a passport. I need to go abroad in a few days." Johnnie thought of Lina. She was a doctor in the field of life research hired by Apocalypse Group Technology with high salaries. She surely had a way to treat Holly.
"Go abroad? Where are you going, Johnnie?" Crysic asked curiously.
"Western Alliance. I'm going to pick someone up. She should be able to treat Holly." Johnnie didn't explain further.
"Really? I want to go too." Crysic was excited. She had never been abroad before.
"All right." Looking at her expectant face, Johnnie nodded in agreement and warned, "But you must follow my arrangements throughout the whole process. There may be danger during this trip abroad."
"Okay, no problem." Crysic was overjoyed and didn't take it too seriously. She knew it was chaotic abroad, but as long as she was with Johnnie, nothing bad would happen.
After lunch, Johnnie entered the game and appeared in the werewolf elite territory.
Roar...
With a roar, a wandering werewolf not far away spotted him and charged at him angrily.
He ignored it, quickly left the battlefield, and headed straight for the novice village.
Now that he had reached Stage 1, Level 10, killing werewolf elites no longer gave him experience points.
The novice village was still lively and noisy.
Johnnie's appearance didn't attract the players' attention. He found the old village chief.
It was much quieter here. Most players' levels had reached Stage 1, Level 3, and no one was taking the goblin - hunting quests anymore.
"Old Village Chief, I'm here for advancement." He looked at the old village chief, who was leisurely leaning on a reclining chair, almost dozing off, and said.
"Adventurer, it's you." The old village chief noticed his level and jumped up from the reclining chair, his eyes wide open in surprise. "You've reached Level 10 so quickly. I knew I wasn't wrong!"
"I'll help you with the advancement right away." A staff appeared in the old village chief's hand. He mumbled something, and a holy light enveloped Johnnie.
[Ding, you have successfully advanced to Stage 2 Warrior. All four basic attributes +2, gained 4 free attribute points]
[You are the first player to advance in class. Reward: Reputation +10, gained 10 free attribute points]
As the prompt messages flashed, Johnnie's strength increased a little more, and he also received an additional reward of 10 free attribute points.
However, this time, no novice village announcement was triggered.
This was a good thing for him. He didn't want to be too well - known.
"Adventurer, congratulations on another step up in your strength. You can now venture into a broader world. But before that, you need to kill the earth giant bear guarding outside the novice village," the old village chief said, and a quest prompt appeared in front of Johnnie.
[Novice Village Trial: Kill the Stage 1, Level 10 elite boss, the earth giant bear]
This was also a hidden quest, available only to the first player to advance in the novice village.
With Johnnie's current strength, he could barely handle this boss.
The old village chief continued, "Adventurer, this is the reward I promised you before."
[Ding, you have obtained the Resurrection Ring]
[Resurrection Ring: Unique special equipment, quality unknown, no attributes; Allows the wearer to be resurrected on the spot upon death without any losses; Takes effect once a day]
"The Resurrection Ring!" Johnnie exclaimed as he looked at the small silver ring in his hand.
This was truly a great gift.
In the game, when a player dies, they can only be resurrected at the nearest resurrection point, and items on their body will be randomly dropped.
Moreover, after reaching Stage 2 strength, players have to wait for an hour to be resurrected after death.
But with this Resurrection Ring, one can be resurrected on the spot once, avoiding the death penalty.
That's not even the most terrifying part.
When Horizon invades the real world, this equipment will also be effective in the real world, providing one chance of resurrection every day!
In his previous life, a Stage 9 powerhouse obtained this equipment. He never expected that this equipment was actually in Novice Village No. 103.
Unfortunately, in his previous life, that person was betrayed by those around him, surrounded, and finally died a tragic death.
The Resurrection Ring disappeared during the scramble among people and was said to have been finally obtained by the CEO of Apocalypse Group Technology.
"Thank you, Old Village Chief." Johnnie expressed his gratitude and immediately equipped the ring.
"Old Village Chief, there's one more thing." He continued, "Do you know how to enter other novice villages?"
"Enter other novice villages?" The old village chief gave him a puzzled look and shook his head. "Novice villages are independent of each other, and there are barriers. Once you leave, you can't come back."
"What if I master the Illusory Body?" Johnnie didn't hold back. He wasn't sure if the Illusory Body could pass through the novice village barrier.
"You have the Illusory Body?" The old village chief was surprised but not overly shocked. He nodded. "The Illusory Body can indeed pass through the novice village barrier. Which novice village do you want to enter?"