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Chapter 48: Chapter48-The Event Ends, Power Surges!
Chapter 48: Chapter48-The Event Ends, Power Surges!
"This guy is way too fierce, not dodging at all, just taking the hits head-on, and he's still perfectly fine."
Exiled Immortal panted heavily, using his longsword to support himself as he withdrew from the battlefield to rest and regain his strength.
Beside Exiled Immortal was John, who had already fallen back and lay sprawled out on the ground in a star shape, gasping for breath.
It couldn't be helped.
After all, his golem was nearly scrapped and couldn't be used any longer. Triggering a magic trap wouldn't be effective against such a large monster.
John had no choice but to charge in with his [Firewalker Dagger], risking his life.
"Well, he is... an NPC. His injuries auto-recover. With such a top-tier tank that automatically taunts enemies, he naturally withstands the pressure. We just need to focus on dealing damage."
John reached out his hand, signaling Exiled Immortal to give him a pull.
Leaning against the stone wall, his breathing gradually steadied.
"If the seventh wave is like this, I can't imagine what the later waves will be like. Will they throw a max-level goblin at us in the tenth wave?"
"As a lower species, this should be their limit. Their level shouldn't exceed 55. Of course, I can't say there won't be special cases, but given the current situation, it seems unlikely we'll hold out until the tenth wave of monsters arrives."
"Slaying this Lord Monster should drop some good loot, right? Is there a chance it could be [Legendary] quality?"
"Don't get your hopes up. Before the second class change, it's almost impossible to get [Legendary] quality items. Even if you did, you probably wouldn't be able to use them because [Legendary] items and equipment have class restrictions.
Enough talk. The Lord Goblin has only a sliver of HP left. Just one more hit."
John struggled to his feet, patting Exiled Immortal on the shoulder.
The latter, having barely recovered some strength, could only rejoin the fray.
Such was the rule: if the final blow to the monster wasn't dealt by a player, the kill would be attributed to the NPC, and John and his team would receive no rewards.
Despite being a tank, Brick's output was astonishingly high.
Each strike of his greatsword dealt over a thousand points of damage. John had saved Lily's [Starfall] for this very moment!
Seeing that the Lord Goblin had only two thousand HP left, Lily immediately understood.
"[Astreos, God of the Stars, unleash your wrath and smite my enemies! Starfall!]"
A powerful tremor hit, and blazing meteors plummeted from the sky. Compared to the first time she cast [Starfall], this impact was even more intense!
With her level increase came a massive boost in power!
The meteors struck heavily, as if guided by precision, hitting the Lord Goblin squarely and dealing about four thousand points of damage, instantly depleting its HP.
Lily successfully secured the first kill of the Lord Goblin!
As the first player to slay a Lord-tier monster, Lily's name was broadcast server-wide, once again bringing her into the spotlight of all players.
A Priest class, typically expected to fulfill the role of a full-time healer, was now acting as a combat medic with remarkable prowess!
[Ding, congratulations to player Lily for gaining 20,000 Exp]
[Ding, congratulations to player Lily for reaching LV27]
[Ding, congratulations to player Lily for reaching LV32]
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[Ding, congratulations to player Lily for reaching LV35!]
Hearing the successive level-up notifications, Lily stood in a daze. After a while, she snapped back to reality, looking at John with eyes full of joy.
"Johnny, I think... I've reached level 35!"
"So fast? Has it prompted you to change class yet?"
Lily nodded eagerly and responded, "I've already been prompted to obtain the corresponding class change stone to complete the second class change quest!"
"Congratulations, you're now a level 35 player."
Seeing the level 42 marker in the top left corner of his screen, John sighed.
The goblin event had brought him a massive amount of experience, but in this game, level 35 was a significant milestone.
Beyond that, the experience required for leveling up increased exponentially.
No one understood better than John how dramatic the power boost from the second class change was.
To say it would overturn all existing paradigms was no exaggeration.
Moreover, Lily was already an exceptional Priest, and John couldn't help but anticipate what kind of class change stone she would obtain.
But for now, the event wasn't over.
"Second Sister, did it drop any good loot? Is it [Legendary] quality?"
Exiled Immortal eagerly approached. As the youngest member of the team, he had willingly accepted his position and fluently called Lily "Second Sister."
"It's [Epic] quality, and it seems you can't use it."
Lily stated truthfully, pulling the item out of her inventory.
[Sack of Equivalent Exchange for Painful Memories]
Quality: [Epic]
Feature: [Meet the restriction conditions to perform a random draw. The rewards are completely random.]
Item Description: [Take a chance, turn a bike into a motorcycle! What you get and what you give depends entirely on your luck. Ultimate randomness is ultimate fairness.]
John: "...What kind of item is this, a random loot box?"
"It seems so. Maybe it'll give something good? Let me see... the activation condition is... sacrificing ten corpses of monsters above level 25. We have plenty of those here, don't we?"
After easily gathering and sacrificing ten monster corpses, the sack visibly opened a small gap, just wide enough for a hand to fit through.
Lily tentatively reached into the sack.
After feeling around for a bit, she pulled out a ring, apparently made from the ground-up skull of some monster.
It was [Epic] quality.
Unfortunately, the item was restricted to the mage class, so none of the four could use it, wasting this opportunity.
"Hey! This looks fun! Let me try!"
Exiled Immortal, seeing this, eagerly stepped forward, only to find that the sack required a twenty-four-hour cooldown before the next draw, instantly dampening his excitement.
Overall, it was an item that could bring a pleasant surprise, but its practicality was rather limited.
"Um... you keep it, John."
"No problem. We'll distribute the items we get from it as needed."
With John's battle concluded, the HP of other monsters in the city was also nearly depleted.
Although John wanted to steal a few kills while others were distracted, everyone was fully aware this event was a free-for-all, vigilantly watching their own prey, giving John no chance to intervene.
After the seventh wave, John discussed with Exiled Immortal, Helena, and the others, and they decided to withdraw from this large-scale event.
Their gains were already substantial. Without the NPCs' intervention, they wouldn't have survived the seventh wave.
Continuing further would only increase the difficulty exponentially, making it unnecessary.
"But John, where are we going now?"
"First, let's tally our loot, exchange all our event points, and then head to the next big map!"
As the first large-scale event, [Goblin Invasion] offered extremely generous rewards.
John and his team managed to completely upgrade their gear.
The boost from a full set of [Epic] equipment was nothing short of a qualitative leap!
Additionally, with their levels breaking past the 30 threshold, they were now close to meeting the conditions for the second class change.
There was no reason to stay in Calia any longer.
Players were already moving on to the next big map, [Deep Forest], and John and his team certainly didn't want to be left behind.
After all, the rewards for being the first to clear a dungeon are always unimaginably generous.
Moreover, in the special dungeon of the [Deep Forest], there is a treasure of immense importance to Alchemists, and John was determined to get his hands on it!
After exhausting all their points, John and his team left the territory of Calia, and the countdown for the event duration ended.
"John, we're leaving just like that? What if the subsequent rewards aren't distributed?"
"Don't worry, the rankings are still there. Besides, with our points, it's unlikely we'll be surpassed."
At this moment, John's points had already exceeded fifty thousand, leading by a wide margin.
Even the second place, Exiled Immortal, had only reached half of John's total.
With such a terrifying record, John didn't believe anyone could surpass him!
If someone actually managed to do so, what did it matter if they handed over the top reward?
Thinking this, John let out a long sigh of relief.
"In any case, let's return to Adela Village to rest, and then head straight to the [Deep Forest] to level up quickly and complete the second class change."