Returning to Moonfall Town, Lu Ming immediately sought out Mayor Alofs to submit his quest.
Upon learning that Lu Ming had slaughtered a thousand dark skeletons and killed Skeleton King Nock, the old mayor was moved to tears. "Thank you, young warrior. If the members of the Slayer Squad who sacrificed themselves in the Buried Bone Land eight years ago knew of your deeds, they would surely feel comforted in the afterlife!"
"Warrior, please accept the reward you deserve!"
As soon as the mayor finished speaking, a pleasant system notification sounded in Lu Ming's ear.
[Ding~ Congratulations on completing the quest: Slayer Tier 10. You have received the following rewards: Experience Points +20000, Silver Coins +10, Bronze Equipment: Slayer Belt +1, F-grade Skill Scroll: Life Barrier +1!]
Bronze Equipment!?
Lu Ming was overjoyed. He immediately opened his backpack and indeed found a finely crafted belt with a bronze frame, engraved with silver patterns, exuding an aura of high quality.
The reason the fare for the "Slayer" quest was so high in the market was precisely because of the Tier 10 rewards. Besides the guaranteed Level 10 Black Iron Equipment and an F-grade Skill Scroll, there was a very small chance of receiving Bronze Equipment or an E-grade Skill Scroll as a reward!
It is known that within the same level domain, the value of a piece of Bronze Equipment is ten times that of Black Iron Equipment! Moreover, an E-grade Skill Scroll on the market is priced as high as 20,000 to 30,000, and is in high demand but short supply!
Therefore, most players who paid a high price for a team to help them complete the quest were not only after the massive experience points and silver coin rewards but were also gambling on their luck. If they managed to get Bronze Equipment or an E-grade Skill Scroll, they would hit the jackpot!
"According to some expert analysis, the extremely low probability in the Sky Abyss world is about 10%, so it seems my luck is really good!" Lu Ming thought smugly.
Eagerly, Lu Ming checked the attributes of the equipment.
[Slayer Belt] (Lv10 Bronze Equipment)
[Health Points: 420]
[Additional Attributes: Constitution +20, Endurance +20]
[Additional Skill: Slayer (Passive, Trickster's formation provides an additional 2% of maximum health damage bonus to allies / non-stackable)]
[Durability: 55/55]
[Class Requirement: Trickster]
[Description: The belt used by the former captain of the Slayer Squad in Moonfall Town, symbolizing the warrior who defends the peace of Moonfall Town...]
Compared to the Level 8 Black Iron Moon Demon Cloak on Lu Ming, which only added 120 Health Points and 8 Endurance, the attribute bonuses of this Bronze Equipment were astonishingly high!
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Especially the additional skill Slayer, which, when applied to Lu Ming with his Comprehensive Amplification talent, provided a 20% maximum health damage bonus!
He immediately equipped the Slayer Belt and checked his status bar, seeing his Health Points soar from 450 to 1070 instantly!
Having four-digit Health Points at Level 10, comparable to a Level 15 Second Transition Knight!
This meant the damage increase effect of the Slayer skill could reach 214 points!
Combined with the Lv10 War Tread, which provided a Trickster attack power bonus of 100% + 500, it amounted to a 589 attack power increase.
The damage of the Undead Warrior was about to explode!
Following this, Lu Ming turned his attention to the skill scroll rewarded by the quest.
[Life Barrier] (Trickster·F-grade)
[Skill Description: Release a circular formation with a 50-yard radius, granting all allies within the formation a shield of (Trickster 1% maximum health +5) points per second, lasting 15 seconds / Maximum shield value cannot exceed 30% of Trickster's maximum health]
[Skill Cost: 3 Mana Points to activate, 1 Mana Point per second thereafter]
[Cooldown Time: 50 seconds]
"The Undead Warrior's output is sufficient, but the lack of defense and vitality in the early stages leads to significant casualties in battle."
"This skill perfectly addresses that issue!"
With this thought, Lu Ming immediately crushed the scroll and learned the skill.
The skill level rose from Lv1 to Lv10 along with Lu Ming's level.
The shield bonus per second increased to Trickster 1% maximum health +38!
Next, Lu Ming visited the appraisal center, spending 50 Copper Coins to appraise the Level 10 Black Iron Skeleton King Boots dropped by the Skeleton King.
Skeleton King Boots: Speed +30, Agility +9.
After equipping, Lu Ming's speed reached 49 points!
After listing the five whiteboard equipment obtained during the dungeon run on the trading market, Lu Ming logged off.
Leaving the internet cafe, he went to the newly opened Frog Fragrance Restaurant in the neighborhood, ordered a large pot of spicy frog, and got a bottle of beer.
Eating meat and drinking beer in big gulps!
"Awesome!"
Recalling his past life, where he never spent a penny on himself to save money to marry Ye Ling'er and give her a better life, Lu Ming realized he had endured too many hardships, thinking life was just like that.
At this moment, he realized life could be so wonderful!
Just then, Lin Youwei suddenly sent a WeChat message!
"Ye Chen is already Level 7 now."
In just a few hours, he had leveled up from Level 1 to Level 7?
This leveling speed was almost on par with Lu Ming's ten-star account!
It seems the saying "Sky Abyss is a playground for the wealthy" is indeed true!
Lu Ming pondered, "At his speed, it should take one or two more hours to reach Level 8. Before that, I can complete the class transition quest."
So, Lu Ming replied to Lin Youwei, "Let me know when he's close to Level 8."
Lin Youwei: "Okay!"
After finishing his meal and drink, just as Lu Ming was about to get up and leave to go back to the internet cafe to log in for his class transition, he overheard a conversation from a couple at the table behind him.
"Wow, baby, check out that TikTok I forwarded to you. There's a Level 10 Trickster who soloed a Black Iron level BOSS in ten seconds! And this person is from our Linhai!"
"Really? Let me see!"
"Holy crap! Awesome! Where did this ancient god come from!!"
Hearing this, Lu Ming frowned slightly.
He didn't rush to leave but took out his phone to open TikTok, searching for the keyword "Trickster solo BOSS." Sure enough, he found a video of himself earlier at the Buried Bone Land fighting the Skeleton King!
The video was only a few seconds long but fully captured Lu Ming commanding the Undead Warriors to besiege the full-health Skeleton King and take down the BOSS in one go!
From the shooter's perspective, it was a bystander.
The video was posted 35 minutes ago.
At this moment, the likes, comments, and shares had astonishingly reached 1.598 million, 327,000, and 1.245 million, respectively!
He casually opened the comments section, and it was filled with shock.
"Wow, a ten-second solo Black Iron BOSS god! Who is this terrifying person?"
"This video must be edited, right? It's too fake! Who can solo a BOSS in ten seconds?"
"The author said there's no editing or Photoshop. I can confirm it was recorded live because I was the Skeleton King getting beaten!"
"Too bad he's wearing a mask, so we can't see his face. But judging by his build, he must be a handsome guy!"
"Does anyone know this Trickster's TikTok ID? Help push it to me; a friend wants to meet him!"
Indeed, fame brings trouble.
Lu Ming was glad he wore a mask.
He got up and left the Frog Fragrance Restaurant, heading straight to the internet cafe.
Unbeknownst to him, Ye Chen also noticed this video...
In the southern part of Moonfall Town, in the Level 7-8 wilderness area of Tianhuang City.
Ye Chen, who was rapidly leveling up under the guidance of power-levelers, was organizing some materials to post on TikTok.
He inadvertently noticed the video titled "Nameless Trickster Solo Black Iron BOSS"!
Initially, Ye Chen was deeply shocked by the scene of the Undead Warriors overwhelming the BOSS, but then he noticed the Trickster commanding the Undead Warriors!
Despite the mask and hidden ID, the figure still made Ye Chen feel...
"Why does this person look somewhat familiar?"
As he spoke, Ye Chen seemed to realize something and turned to look meaningfully at Lin Youwei beside him...