Chapter 67: Coldmoon Rose (2/2)
“Argrrr!”
The Hill Wolf snarled then swept its claws down. I quickly retreated but was still hit by its claws. My chest instantly warmed as a chunk of my HP fell.
184!
The Ghost Deity Armor surfaced yet again, as if I was protected by a ghost. If it weren’t for this skill, I’m afraid a swipe from this giant wolf would have shred at least 250 of my HP; that would be dangerous. The Hill Wolf’s attack speed far surpassed the Blood Skeleton’s and its attack power also wasn’t too bad either. Overall, its DPS was around 2 times higher. Since I didn’t have a priest with me, I had to be extra careful against such a high-damage monster. Things could get ugly otherwise.
My sword swept again and landed two more hits on the Hill Wolf’s head. I arced around its left side, evading its attack. After waiting for my basic attack cooldown, I once more brandished my sword to chop at it twice while chugging a small health potion.
“Wuuu…”
The Hill Wolf collapsed with a miserable howl, killed by six lightning-quick strikes, but my HP had also fallen by a third. The Hill Wolf’s damage was way too scary.
A health potion along with Regeneration of the Undead quickly restored my HP back to full. My Weeping Fire Blade risen high, I charged at the Hill Wolf occupied by my Dark Wasp. It didn’t even take me a minute before two Level 45 mobs have fallen under my blade!
The Dark Wasp’s health regen was really fast, faster than mine at the very least. As long as it was continuously killing monsters, it didn’t need to be healed. After all, its HP and Defense were both pretty high.
I spread my fingers and shouted at the Hill Wolf corpse, “Death Plunder!”
The skill flew and a cyan colored wolf skin appeared in my hands—
Hill Wolf Skin: Rank 4 pelt.
Very nice, I’m about to get rich again. Rank 4 pelt was a required item used to craft Level 30–40 Iron and Bronze–grade leather armor. Tailors at this stage of the game were at high ranks already, so it wouldn’t take long for the market to be saturated with Rank 4 pelts and hides. I had to seize the chance to make a profit before that!
I loved Death Plunder to death. It was simply the number one skill for me to get rich!
After I put away the two pieces of Hill Wolf Skin, I continued on my way. The surrounding forest was a field of dusk, the ground littered with multiple animal footprints. Some of them were even larger than mine!
I raised my head and my eyes brightened. A simple and crude Night Creature camp was not too far ahead of me. There were five NPCs standing there, blankly looking around.
I quickly walked over with vigorous strides, filled with energy. Good thing that I was already a Bone Lord. Even though I was a neutral creature, in the eyes of ordinary Night Creatures, I was one of them, so they would be relatively close with me!
“Oh, esteemed lord, you have actually deigned to come to this wild land…”
When I came close, a Night Creature assassin holding a dagger walked over and knelt on one knee. “Your presence here has allowed us to believe that Queen Sophia has not abandoned us pitiful undead. She must have sent you over to tell us about our victory, right?”
I nodded, then said some random nonsense, “Queen Sophia ordered me to tell you that our empire will soon rise again!”
“Hahaha…”
The few skeletons in the camp danced in joy, every one of them excited beyond compare. Only the long-bearded undead prophet inside the tent remained silent.
I glanced over and discovered that this undead elder was this temporary camp’s highest authority. A series of words floated above his head—Hill Commander. He tottered over with his magic staff and said with a quivering voice, “Esteemed lord, you’ve seen it too. We’ve been besieged by the wild beasts here for almost a half a year. Many of our undead have been torn into pieces. We must eradicate the wolves in this wilderness or else our Night Creature camp will fall apart!”
Ding~!
System Notice: Do you accept the quest [Kill the Hill Wolves]? (Quest Rank: D)
Description: Patrol the surroundings and kill at least 200 Hill Wolves. Collect 40 Hill Wolf Fangs and give them to the Hill Commander for a very generous reward!
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I accepted the quest and left to kill Hill Wolves. These kinds of Level 45 monsters weren’t just good for grinding. I could also plunder Rank 4 pelts and complete a quest. Three birds in one stone, that was efficient grinding!
Bringing along my Dark Wasp and Weeping Fire Blade, I meandered along the border of the hills in the forest, killing every wild wolf I encountered. If I was lucky, they would drop a Big Magic Stone. If I wasn’t lucky, I could still plunder a Rank 4 fur. This way of grinding made me very happy.
Around two hours passed in the blink of an eye. At least 300 Hill Wolves had died beneath my blade because there were 312 pelts in my bag, along with 14 Big Magic Stones and 40 Hill Wolf Fangs. The quest was complete and the surrounding Hill Wolves had almost all been eliminated by me. They were no longer a worrisome threat to the camp.
I returned to the temporary base of Night Creatures and turned in the Hill Wolf Fangs. The old skeleton was so excited that he nearly fell apart. Quest items in hand, he said emotionally, “These inhumane wild beasts have at last been served justice! Honorable undead, you shall receive a generous reward!”
Ding~!
System Notice: You have completed the quest [Kill the Hill Wolves]. You have gained 8400 EXP and 240 Reputation!
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Swoosh!
A golden pillar of light washed over me and I reached Level 41. I clawed my way up to the fourth place of the Heavenly Ranking in just short four hours. Continue, continue, let’s climb to third place!