Chapter 18: Silver Wolf King

Wu Shaochen ran for five or six minutes before finally reaching the deeper part of the valley. There, he saw an exceptionally large Silver Wolf, its head held high, exuding a kingly aura.

“Damn, this thing looks pretty strong,” Wu Shaochen sighed and cast an identification spell on it.

[Silver Wolf King] (Bronze Boss)

Level: 10

Health: 200,000

Attack: 550

Defense: 200

Speed: 40

Skill 1: Extreme Speed: Lets out a howl, gaining 50% attack speed and 50% movement speed for 30 seconds. Cooldown time: 2 minutes.

Skill 2: Savage Howl: The Silver Wolf howls to the sky, dealing 130% piercing damage to all targets within a 10-meter radius and reducing their output by 30% for 10 seconds. Cooldown time: 1 minute.

Skill 3: Summon: When the Silver Wolf King’s health drops to 30%, it summons nearby Silver Wolves to fight alongside it.

“Holy crap, a Bronze Boss! Doesn’t that mean it can drop Bronze-level equipment? But look at these stats, it’s insane—200,000 health! If I stand here and just attack it, it would take me over two hours to kill it. And with those skills, it could totally wipe me out in one hit! That second skill is a massive AoE that ignores defense, and with my current health, I’d be dead in one shot. And the third skill is just filthy—it can summon all the nearby Silver Wolves. There are so many wolves here! If all of them join the fight, there’s no way I can win!” Wu Shaochen grumbled in frustration. He thought he was about to earn a huge profit, but this boss was impossible to defeat.

“Forget it, I can’t take it on now, but I can always avoid it. I’ll level up to 10 first and then head to the main city for a class change. That’s the real deal,” he decided, returning to his previous grind of killing monsters.

Meanwhile, across all other beginner villages except for 8365, large factions were organizing to challenge the Wild Boar King. The attributes of the Fang Tooth Greatsword had been posted on the forums, causing many players to covet the powerful Black Iron equipment, which was far superior to the whiteboard equipment. As a result, many started to challenge the Wild Boar King, assuming it could be defeated since others had killed it before.

However, reality slapped them in the face. Countless teams suffered heavy casualties but couldn’t defeat the Wild Boar King. Many teams struggled to reduce its health to 10%, but it would regenerate back to 30% after just one recovery skill. After surpassing the five-minute mark, it would recover again, and eventually, all the teams had to give up due to insufficient damage output. The Wild Boar King had 120 defense, and very few players had the ability to break it. No team could manage to kill it in five minutes.

The forum exploded, with everyone tagging “Dust Sealing,” hoping to get a response on how he killed the Wild Boar King, but no one had received an answer.

“The forum’s gone crazy,” Lin Zi said, closing the forum with a chuckle. In the game, it was possible to access the forums, but Wu Shaochen had been too focused on killing monsters to pay attention.

“Should I go and ask? I really want to know how he killed the Wild Boar King,” Hao Ran mused.

“His talent must be able to counter the Wild Boar King’s healing, or there’s no way anyone could output enough damage in just five minutes with that 120 defense,” Jun Lin said confidently.

Meanwhile…

“Miss, didn’t you say you knew who this ‘Dust Sealing’ is? Can you ask him how he killed the Wild Boar King?” Liu Shu asked curiously.

At the mention of this, Su Muxue’s previously cold expression vanished, replaced by an awkward look. “I can’t contact him yet. He hasn’t added me as a friend.”

“Ah, okay…” Liu Shu said, unsure.

“Achoo! Who’s talking about me?” Wu Shaochen scratched his nose, continuing to hunt Silver Wolves.

After six hours of grinding, Wu Shaochen had killed 152 Silver Wolves and finally reached level 10. However, the drops were minimal, with only four items.

[Silver Wolf Belt] (Whiteboard): Health +50, Defense +5

[Silver Wolf Bracelet] (Whiteboard): Health +20, Attack +12, Attack Speed +1%

[Silver Wolf Boots] (Whiteboard): Speed +6, Defense +4

[Silver Wolf Leg Guards] (Whiteboard): Health +60, Defense +4

He equipped the Silver Wolf Bracelet, which was an excellent upgrade. His stats now were:

Level: LV9 → LV10
Health: 680 → 730
Mana: 140 → 150
Physical Attack: 20 → 32
Physical Defense: 40 → 42
Movement Speed: 50 → 52
Experience: 60/20000

He opened the auction house and noticed that many players had listed Toad gear for sale, ranging from 5,000 to 20,000 coins, but none of them were selling. It seemed that the more powerful players didn’t care for these items anymore. He listed his Toad Belt and Toad Boots for 2,000 coins each, thinking that even if they sold for a small price, it was still worth something. The Silver Wolf Leg Guards were listed for 10,000 coins, as no one had yet been able to defeat the Silver Wolves. Soon, all three items were quickly snapped up, earning him 12,600 coins. After taking a nap, he noticed that the price for whiteboard gear had dropped significantly since more players had leveled up.

Finally, he reached level 10 and hurried back to the village to find the village chief to be sent to the main city for a class change. But first, he submitted the Silver Wolf Task, exchanging 100 Silver Wolf Teeth for 2,000 experience points and 10 silver coins, which was quite generous. He also sold the remaining materials for over 100 copper coins.

“Village chief, I’ve reached level 10. Can you send me to the main city now?” Wu Shaochen asked politely.

“Oh? Adventurer, your progress is truly astonishing. But I’m afraid the teleportation array to the main city is broken. Could you help me by going into the Silver Wolf Valley and killing the Silver Wolf King? If you bring me its magic core, I can repair the teleportation array and send you to the main city,” the village chief said.

Quest Alert: The village chief has issued a quest. Quest details: Go to the Silver Wolf Valley and defeat the Silver Wolf King, then bring back its magic core. Quest reward: Title [Hero of the Beginner Village].

“What? I have to fight that wolf again?” Wu Shaochen groaned in disbelief. He thought he could avoid it, but now it seemed inevitable.

Although unwilling, Wu Shaochen had no choice but to accept the quest. He could not go to the main city without completing it, and the title reward was something no one could easily turn down. Titles had various attributes and could be stacked, although only one title could be shown at a time.