Jiang Chen had just taken a few steps when he received another system notification.
[Congratulations! You are the first to reach level 20. Reward: 200 gold coins!]
"Hmm?"
Jiang Chen was slightly taken aback and slowed his pace. He then muttered helplessly, "I thought it was something important. Do I really need a notification for just 200 gold coins?"
"If I don't catch him, it's all the system's fault!"
Jiang Chen glanced at the bald mage in his sights and quickened his pace.
At this moment.
The mage, Mana Overwhelming, was also running swiftly.
He was both shocked and scared.
Earlier, he had been eyeing the Spring of Purity.
But due to the nearby monsters, he hadn't dared to get too close to the spring.
When he was being chased by monsters earlier, he wondered if the monsters near the spring were also affected and would chase players.
So, he quietly approached the area.
Sure enough.
The monsters near the spring were gone.
But he saw a BOSS lying dead!
And beside it, stood a person.
It was obvious that this person had killed the BOSS.
Taking advantage of the fact that the person wasn't paying attention, he quickly went to the spring and took a bottle of the spring water.
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Just when he thought he could get away unnoticed.
The other person suddenly shouted, "Stop!"
Scared out of his wits, he bolted!
"Do you really have to chase me like this? It's not like the spring water belongs to you, you lunatic!"
Mana Overwhelming ran with all his might, occasionally glancing back to see that the person was still in hot pursuit, cursing inwardly.
But no matter how hard he ran, the distance between him and the pursuer kept shrinking.
The other person's speed was much faster!
As the distance between them decreased.
From 50 meters to 40 meters, then to 30 meters...
"Screw it, I'm not running anymore!"
Mana Overwhelming finally couldn't take it anymore. He stopped and turned around, shouting, "Stop chasing me!"
"Not running anymore?"
Jiang Chen also slowed down, walking towards him step by step.
Only then did he notice that this mage, Mana Overwhelming, was the same guy who had thrown Ice Vines at others while escaping earlier.
"What do you want?"
Mana Overwhelming looked at the masked Jiang Chen, a hint of seriousness in his expression.
"Hand over the Spring of Purity water!"
Jiang Chen got straight to the point.
"When I took the spring water, the spring was almost empty. You must have taken most of it!"
Mana Overwhelming said indignantly, "You took so much, can't I even have one bottle?"
"I killed the BOSS, and you take the loot?"
Jiang Chen sneered.
When he was about 20 meters away from the other person, he stopped and said coldly, "I'll say it again, hand over the Spring of Purity water, or I'll kill you every time I see you!"
Upon hearing this, Mana Overwhelming's expression fluctuated. He didn't know how Jiang Chen had killed the BOSS, but he was sure that the other person was very strong!
After a full two seconds of silence, Mana Overwhelming suddenly said calmly, "Fine, I'll give it to you. Come and get it!"
Jiang Chen didn't hesitate and walked straight over.
Suddenly!
Mana Overwhelming waved his staff, and a white Ice Vine covered Jiang Chen's feet.
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Jiang Chen took damage, and his movement speed slowed down a bit.
At the same time, a fireball and an ice spike came flying at him.
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Two damage numbers appeared above Jiang Chen's head in succession.
Jiang Chen's expression remained unchanged as he continued walking forward calmly.
"Why..."
Mana Overwhelming was stunned. He widened his eyes, looking at Jiang Chen in disbelief, murmuring, "Why isn't your health dropping below 50%!"
Jiang Chen walked up to Mana Overwhelming and said calmly, "Give me the water."
"What... what's going on with you?"
Mana Overwhelming suppressed his inner shock and asked.
Jiang Chen just looked at him quietly.
Mana Overwhelming's eyes narrowed. After a brief silence, he cast another fireball as soon as its cooldown ended.
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Another damage number appeared above Jiang Chen's head.
But his health was still at half.
"Had enough?"
Jiang Chen asked as if he were asking, "Have you eaten?" with the same calmness.
Mana Overwhelming couldn't stay calm anymore. He looked at Jiang Chen in terror and said tremblingly, "I'll... I'll give you the Spring of Purity water. Just don't hurt me!"
"I won't hurt you."
Jiang Chen glanced at a nearby monster and said slowly, "I keep my word."
"Alright!"
Mana Overwhelming gritted his teeth and took out the bottle filled with Spring of Purity water from his backpack.
Then, he threw it forcefully behind Jiang Chen and turned to run.
The bottle drew a perfect arc in the air, landing 40 to 50 meters behind Jiang Chen!
Jiang Chen glanced at the bottle's location and then looked at Mana Overwhelming's fleeing figure.
"There's a monster next to you."
As soon as Jiang Chen finished speaking.
A hexagram magic array appeared.
A purple crystal ball followed.
The light from the array instantly enveloped Mana Overwhelming and a nearby monster.
"A monster?"
Mana Overwhelming was still puzzled when a white light suddenly flashed before his eyes.
In an instant, his health was emptied.
Both he and the monster fell to the ground simultaneously.
"Sorry about that, accidental damage."
Jiang Chen smiled, glanced at the faint glow on Mana Overwhelming's corpse, and quickly walked over.