Legend of the Pinnacle of Online Games

Chapter 4: Young Man vs. Blackbearded Old Man

"Young man, there are some things you can't say carelessly." The black-bearded old man remained calm and unmoved, but he tightened his grip on the armrest of the recliner slightly.

As Lin Hanchuan drew closer, the smile on his face grew ever wider.

If it were a real NPC villager, those words would have already triggered the system's favorability indicator.

But so far, he hasn't said a word.

It's almost certainly true!

The tip of the staff Lin Hanchuan was holding in his right hand had begun to glow red. Fire-attribute magic elements were rapidly condensing, transforming into a fireball the size of an infant's fist at a speed visible to the naked eye.

[Little Fireball] —

Grade: F.

Consuming 10 mana points releases a fireball that deals 20 + 30% of base spell damage and inflicts a burning effect on the target for 3 seconds, during which the target takes 10-20 spell damage per second. This negative effect can stack.

Note: This skill has no cooldown.

[Staff] —

Level: 1

Quality: Black Iron +1
The holder's maximum mana is increased by 3, and spell damage is increased by 2.

Required Class: Mage

Assembly requirements: Force value greater than 1
Gazing at the small fireball floating on the staff, and confirming that Lin Hanchuan wasn't joking, the black-bearded old man slowly sat up from his recliner. His calm expression turned serious, then gradually became ferocious, with dark circles appearing around his eyes, and he uttered a hoarse voice.

"You actually figured it out!"

The old man with the black beard lingered on the tightly closed door behind Lin Hanchuan for a moment, and then the skin on his face began to peel off like cracked wall plaster, revealing the true face hidden beneath.

Its head was larger than usual, its face was bluish, and its once clear black and white eyes were now crimson. A scarlet tongue protruded from its mouth, which stretched to the back of its ears, licking its cold white fangs and jet-black lips.

Its body was also expanding, and soon it tore through the coarse cloth clothes, revealing its bulging black muscles.

His overall height jumped to 2.2 meters.

It stared at Lin Hanchuan, who was still approaching, and drool dripped from its mouth, dripping onto the ground. It wiped it away forcefully with its thick arm, and all that remained in its eyes was excitement and longing.

"Finally, we can eat meat!"

"You're the one who came knocking on my door!"

"They even closed the door on their own!"

As it spoke, it reached behind it and pulled out a spiked club more than a meter long.

"If I eat you here, it won't count as disobeying orders."

The other party actually tore off their disguise.

Therefore, there's no need for detection techniques; Lin Hanchuan can view its information through the system.

Cannibal

Level: 5

Rank: Elite
Blood volume: 900
Attack: 20~80
Note: Ogres have an instinctive craving for meat, and the strong smell of blood can drive them into a berserk state.

Ogres are common monsters among demons.

Level 5 Elite.

In the abyss, it's considered a little cub.

Tank-type monsters have high defense, low attack, and slow movement.

If you restrict his movement, avoid getting close, and prioritize using kite-like tactics, you can still kill him.

boom! !

Lin Hanchuan threw a small fireball first. The distance was very close, and the ogre's body was huge, so it didn't require much aim and hit the ogre directly.

—5!

The ogre's defense was quite absurd. A small fireball with a total spell damage of nearly 30 only took away five points of its health, and the subsequent burn only took away one or two points.

The ogre patted the flames off his shoulder as if they were ashes, showing no concern whatsoever, and even a sneer appeared on his face.

"Young man? Is this all you've got? I thought you were really strong."

Elite-level ogres are considered intelligent beings among demons, possessing the ability to speak.

The strength Lin Hanchuan was displaying at this moment truly made it want to laugh.

"The flames from my barbecue at home cause more damage than your fireball!"

Lin Hanchuan's "weakness" emboldened the cannibal, who charged forward with his spiked club, leaving dents in the dirt yard under his trampling.

Lin Hanchuan stepped back, his expression calm. He had killed countless cannibals, not to mention in his previous life, even in the First District.

A fireball only deals five points of damage, which is a bit low.

But if you grind it down slowly, you can still kill it.

However, before that, we need to restrict his movement.

Lin Hanchuan discarded the staff; the +1 Black Iron staff provided him with pitifully little bonus, so it was better to craft it by hand.

With a flick of his wrist, a water sphere the size of a palm floated above his hand.

[Little Water Balloon] —

Grade: F

Consuming 10 mana points releases a water orb that deals 20 + 30% of base spell damage. There is a small chance that it will slow the target, reducing their movement speed by 10%-30% for three seconds. This negative effect can stack. When it stacks more than three times, there is a chance to trigger a freeze effect, during which the target is frozen and cannot move for one second.

Note: This skill has no cooldown.

boom! !

—6! A small water ball was thrown, hitting the ogre in the face, dealing single-digit damage and successfully triggering the slow effect, causing its movement to pause slightly.

As Lin Hanchuan created some distance, he glanced at his personal attribute panel.

After releasing two skills in succession, the mana on the panel was still at full, confirming Lin Hanchuan's previous guess that the [God of Magic] talent allowed him to have unlimited mana regeneration.

In theory, as long as the mana cost of a skill does not exceed the maximum mana limit, there should be no problem.

After confirming that there is no limit to mana.

Lin Hanchuan took a deep breath, raised his right hand, and threw another water ball, once again inflicting a slowing effect.

The ogres, their movement slowed, glared menacingly at Lin Hanchuan. "Human, your mana will eventually run out. When that time comes, I'll make you watch as I devour you piece by piece."

"I'm afraid you won't live to see that day," Lin Hanchuan said with a smile.

What is the greatest dream of a monk?
They have unlimited mana and their skills have no cooldown.

Now we have everything.

Next…

Bang bang bang! !

As the cannibal watched Lin Hanchuan throw one small water ball after another without any sign of stopping, it gradually realized that something was wrong.

Why is he constantly using skills?
Don't all mages have a limited mana pool?

Judging from the attack power displayed by the young man in front of him, he is just a newcomer who has just entered the mage profession, and his mana is terrifyingly low.

But why hasn't his blue bottomed out yet?
Bang bang bang! !

—5!

—6!

……

—8!

Although the damage values ​​are pitifully low, they just keep going on and on.

The ogre's health bar, which had initially held 900 points, now has less than 500 left.

The ogre finally realized that if it didn't fight back, it would really be crushed to death by the young mage's water ball.

Roar! !

The ogre, still in a sluggish state, suddenly roared to the sky. A black light emanated from its body, dispelling the water stains on its surface. The moment the sluggish effect wore off, it stomped heavily on the ground. The ground in the courtyard shook, and an invisible wave spread outwards from it.

"An elite-level ogre actually possesses a lord-level intimidation skill!" Lin Hanchuan was a little surprised, but he remained calm. Having killed many ogres, he knew what kind of situation he would face next.

Intimidation is an area-of-effect attack that can cause nearby targets to enter a stunned state.

Depending on its current distance, a level 5 elite ogre can only cause the stun effect on itself to last for a maximum of 1 second.

Just as I thought of this, an invisible wave came towards me. In an instant, my body felt as if it had been electrocuted, and I became stiff and unable to move.

"Ding! You have been attacked by the Ogre's Shock..."

Before the system's voice had even finished, the ogre had already thrown his spiked club at Lin Hanchuan.

The distance was too close. Even the moment Lin Hanchuan was released from his stunned state, he realized he needed to dodge, but his single-digit agility meant his body couldn't keep up with his consciousness.

He could only watch helplessly as the spiked club grew larger and larger in his pupils.

boom! !
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58!

The spiked club, over a meter long, slammed heavily into Lin Hanchuan, sending him flying backward and taking away nearly half of his health.

"It was really close!" Lin Hanchuan got up from the ground and looked at the ogre. "First was [Intimidate], then [Throw]. These two skills are generally mastered by lord-level ogres, and a small number of elites who are about to advance to lord-level can also control them."

"It seems you are the latter!"

As he spoke, Lin Hanchuan immediately threw a small water ball at him.

[Intimidation] has a cooldown period, but Lin Hanchuan's [Small Water Ball] does not.

"An ogre with such potential should be well taken care of by your people, but instead you've appeared in Moongazing City. You're plotting something big!"

Many of the monster races in [The Descent] are just like humans; they possess their own intelligence and their own schemes.

Although ogres are a lowly race in the Abyss, they are not stupid. In the previous life, when the player army attacked the Abyss, they had a brief cooperation with ogres.

Logically speaking, this ogre with good potential should be carefully nurtured by its clan, at least towards becoming a general, but it has been assigned to the beginner village to play the role of a black-bearded old man.

This is a big deal!

In its previous life, Mochizuki Castle was also known as the Devil Castle.

Although all the hidden demons in Wangyue City were eventually wiped out by the combined efforts of the top local guilds, they did not reveal why the Abyss had infiltrated Wangyue City in the first place.

There was a lot of speculation on the forum at the time.

But Lin Hanchuan didn't know which one was the real one.

The only thing that is certain is that the top powers in Wangyue City have gained enormous profits behind this!

"I have no ulterior motives. I simply want to attack your human world and merge the Apocalypse Continent into the Abyss!" the ogre grinned.

"It's fine if you don't want to talk about it. After all, what could a level 5 ogre like you know?" Lin Hanchuan said nonchalantly, his hand still throwing small water balls without stopping.

With his skill on cooldown and his spiked club no longer by his side, the ogre seemed to have resigned himself to his fate and stopped resisting.

A few minutes later.

boom! !

As the cannibal's corpse fell heavily to the ground, a system notification sounded in Lin Hanchuan's mind.

(End of this chapter)