Chapter 38: Blackwind Village Leader

Opening his backpack, Wu Shaocheng glanced at the items inside…

[Ice Spirit Staff]: Bronze-grade: Magic Attack +160, Magic Penetration +10%, Ice Magic Damage +5%, Additional Attributes: Intelligence +24, Spirit +22. Equip Requirement: Mage.

[Flame Wristband]: Bronze-grade: Magic Attack +80, Mana +200, Fire Magic Damage +5%, Cooldown Reduction +5%, Additional Attributes: Intelligence +21, Agility +20. Equip Requirement: Mage, Priest.

Wu Shaocheng licked his lips as he looked at these two pieces of equipment. To be honest, these were probably the best equipment in the game right now. His current bronze equipment couldn’t even compare, especially since they were dropped by a level 20 boss.

The remaining three pieces of black iron equipment were all mage items: a helmet, shoes, and a belt. None of them could be worn by Wu Shaocheng, and he couldn’t be bothered to check the attributes.

“I wonder if that little girl can use these,” Wu Shaocheng thought to himself. If she could wear these, she would be the top mage in Jinling City, with equipment better than his own.

After some thought, Wu Shaocheng sent a message to Su Muxue: “Hey, is your pocket full enough?”

Xue’er: “What do you mean?”

Wu Shaocheng immediately sent screenshots of all five pieces of equipment.

Xue’er: “!!!”

Xue’er: “How much for all of it? I’ll take them all!”

Wu Shaocheng stared at the message, a little surprised. This little girl had so much money? She didn’t hesitate at all.

Wu Shaocheng checked the auction house transaction records. The bronze equipment he had auctioned last time sold for 180,000, and there were no other bronze equipment listings. However, there were several black iron equipment listings, with prices ranging from 40,000 to 60,000.

After some calculation, Wu Shaocheng said: “Ice Spirit Staff for 200,000, Flame Wristband for 180,000, and the black iron items at 60,000 each.”

This price was very reasonable. These pieces of equipment were a bit better than what was available on the market, so the price naturally had to be higher.

Xue’er: “Done!”

As soon as the message was sent, a remote transaction request came through, and 560,000 was deposited in Wu Shaocheng’s account.

He placed the items up for trade, and once the transaction was completed, he had an extra 500,000 in his account. He couldn’t help but feel pleased.

Continuing to check the rest of the loot, there was a [Teleportation Scroll], which recorded a coordinate and allowed instant teleportation. Not bad.

The last item was a [Spirit Essence], something he had never seen before…

[Spirit Essence]: Consuming this permanently increases your Spirit by 10 points.

This was good! Permanent stat boosts were always valuable. Since his mana was a bit low, he consumed it right away. His Spirit rose to 52, and his mana reached 680.

Now, only the leader of Blackwind Village remained. Wu Shaocheng looked at the house at the top and walked towards it.

Just as he reached it, a voice echoed in his ears.

“Who allowed you to come up here? Didn’t I say, no one can come up without my permission!” The voice came from inside the house.

“What the hell, so arrogant?” Wu Shaocheng wasn’t having it. He kicked the door open.

“Who the hell is messing with my turf?”

A middle-aged man with scars on his face appeared angrily in front of Wu Shaocheng. Upon seeing Wu Shaocheng, he froze for a moment before asking:

“Who are you? Where did you come from?”

Taking advantage of the moment, Wu Shaocheng quickly cast Insight.

[Blackwind Village Leader]: Silver-grade BOSS

Level: 20

HP: 500,000

Physical Attack: 1300

Physical Defense: 650

Magic Defense: 420

Attack Speed: 100%

Movement Speed: 180

Skill 1: Soul Devour: Strikes with a dagger to deal 170% physical damage, converting 30% of the damage dealt into health for self-healing. Cooldown: 30 seconds.

Skill 2: Silent Strike: Uses the dagger’s hilt to strike the target, dealing 160% physical damage and silencing the target for 3 seconds. During this time, the target cannot cast skills. Cooldown: 1 minute.

Skill 3: Weak Point Strike: Strikes at the target’s weak point, dealing damage that ignores defense and guarantees a critical hit. Cooldown: 3 minutes.

“Sorry, didn’t mean to disturb,” Wu Shaocheng said as he immediately turned and fled. Without hesitation, he had to retreat and figure out how to handle this. The leader’s stats were higher than expected.

“Where do you think you’re going!” The leader wouldn’t let him escape easily and chased after him. Luckily, Wu Shaocheng was fast enough, and after escaping Blackwind Village, the leader stopped chasing.

“Phew… that was close. But that guy’s speed is really fast. The strategist’s speed is only 95, and this guy’s is 180, that’s ridiculous.”

The Blackwind Village Leader’s attributes were downright monstrous—1300 physical attack, which was 400 more than the strategist. That’s terrifying. The good news was that he was an assassin-type monster with high single-target burst damage, just like Wu Shaocheng, and didn’t have any ranged or area-of-effect skills.

This kind of BOSS was harder to deal with in a direct fight, but it was actually easier to deal with in the long run since Wu Shaocheng didn’t need to fight him head-on. He could just hit and run. His attack speed was two strikes per second, meaning Wu Shaocheng would either take two normal hits or one skill hit before escaping.

After calculating the damage, Wu Shaocheng realized that the highest damage the leader could deal was with his third skill, which ignored defense and guaranteed a critical hit. This could take off 2600 health in one blow, but he wouldn’t die from it.

He wasn’t sure if another normal attack would follow. After all, his attack speed was quite fast. To be safe, Wu Shaocheng used a [Life Potion], which increased his maximum HP by 30% for 30 minutes.

His HP rose to 3961, almost 4000, so he was confident that he could survive a hit from the third skill and a normal attack.

After preparing, Wu Shaocheng activated Stealth again and returned to Blackwind Village. Soon, he saw the leader yelling in frustration.

“Hmph, I’ll make you regret chasing me!”

Wu Shaocheng sneaked up and, before the leader could react, dashed forward with extreme speed, landing two strikes, then quickly retreated.

“Damn it, it’s you, little insect!”

Wu Shaocheng had already moved fast, but the leader reacted just as quickly, counterattacking with a normal hit and then landing the Weak Point Strike.

“-1034”

“-2600” Critical Hit!

“Damn, that hurt.” Fortunately, Wu Shaocheng had prepared and drank the Life Potion earlier, or he would have been dead by now. As expected, the leader could land a normal hit and a skill in such a short period. The leader’s normal attack was probably a bit farther in range than his skills.

Wu Shaocheng didn’t stop running. The leader kept chasing, but Wu Shaocheng didn’t need to stand still and take hits. That damage was unbearable.

He drank a [Large Red Potion] and used his regeneration to restore his health.

Looking back at the leader chasing him, Wu Shaocheng couldn’t help but comment, “This is why speed is such an advantage!”

Thus, Wu Shaocheng and the Blackwind Village Leader engaged in a cat-and-mouse game, fighting strategically. For safety, Wu Shaocheng would land two strikes when using his extreme speed, and only one strike when not using it before running off again.

At this point, the leader of Blackwind Village was getting frustrated. “This little insect keeps running ahead, and I can’t catch him. If only I had a ranged attack! I regret choosing an assassin now.”