Legend of the Pinnacle of Online Games

Chapter 5 F-Rank Hidden Story Mission

"Ding! Successfully killed a level 5 elite ogre, gaining 200 basic experience points. This is the first kill, so an additional 200 experience points are awarded. Killing a monster four levels higher grants an additional 80 experience points!"

[Descent] In order to improve the leveling speed of players in the ninth region so that they can catch up with other regions in the future, the official team will grant players 200% experience points for the first time they kill a monster, 150% for the second kill, 120% for the third kill, and no more extra experience points will be awarded after the fourth kill.

As for killing enemies above a higher level, an additional 10% experience points are awarded for each level above the target level; this is a universal reward rule across all regions.

"Ding! Congratulations! You have successfully leveled up to level 2. Your base attributes have increased by 2, and you have gained 4 free attribute points!"

"Ding! Congratulations! You have successfully leveled up to level 3. Your base attributes have increased by 2, and you have gained 4 free attribute points!"

With the system notification sound, Lin Hanchuan leveled up two times, and his basic attributes on the panel were improved.

Strength 6, Stamina 9, Agility 8, Intelligence 11, Spirit 11
Free attributes: 8
Lin Hanchuan glanced at the panel and put the 4 free attribute points into agility, except for the fact that he could dodge the spiked club thrown by the ogre in his mind, but his body couldn't keep up.

More importantly, agility can affect a mage's casting speed. For example, although the previous small water ball was a skill without a cooldown, due to his single-digit agility, Lin Hanchuan could only cast one every second.

The slowing effect of the small water ball is probabilistic and cannot be triggered every time. The freezing effect can only be triggered after the slowing effect has been stacked three times.

In previous combat against ogres, a hundred or two hundred small water balls only triggered the freezing effect once.

But now, with the increased agility, the attack speed has increased. If you can throw two at a time, you can trigger the freeze effect about once every twenty or thirty throws within the three-second slow effect's duration.

The remaining 4 free attribute points were allocated to Intelligence.

The current attack power is still a bit lacking.

Fortunately, Blackbeard was an ogre. If it had been another level 5 elite demon skilled in movement, he probably wouldn't have been able to kite and kill it so easily.

After all, the damage dealt by each attack is no different from scratching.

The attributes on the panel after adding points will undergo some changes.

Strength 6, Stamina 9, Agility 12, Intelligence 15, Spirit 11
For mages, the most important changes include an increase in mana to 58 points and an increase in base spell attack value to 31.

After adding points, Lin Hanchuan was not in a hurry and stood still, waiting quietly for a moment.

The system beep sounded again.

"Ding! Congratulations! You have become the first player in District 9 to kill a demon-type monster. You have earned the milestone title - Demon Hunter, reputation points +10, and gold coins +5!"

Demon-type monsters, being creatures from other planes, are not common in the Apocalypse Continent. The first kill will trigger a milestone title.

Demon Hunter

Level: Beginner

Against demon-type monsters, attack power increases by 1%, defense increases by 1%, and critical hit rate increases by 1%!

Note: This milestone title can be upgraded by killing more demon-type monsters.

Obtaining the Demon Hunter title was within Lin Hanchuan's expectations. Back in the first district, the official announcement of how to obtain the Demon Hunter title had already been made.

The bonus from the Beginner Demon Hunter is rather lackluster, far less important to Lin Hanchuan than the 10 reputation points and 5 gold coins.

However, the milestone title wasn't the system notification he was waiting for. Lin Hanchuan stared at the ogre's corpse and muttered to himself, "Am I overthinking this?"

As soon as the voice faded, the system voice sounded again.

"Upon entering the No. 56 beginner village, you unexpectedly discover that some of the villagers are actually demons in disguise. You are puzzled by this, wondering why demons, who should exist in the abyss, are appearing in the beginner village of Wangyue City on the Tianqi Continent."

What is its purpose in playing the role of a villager here?
Could it be that the demons of the abyss are about to attack the Apocalypse Continent? Or is there some other purpose?
As a newcomer to the Apocalypse Continent, you are puzzled by this and eager to find the reason behind it!

The system's narration brought a smile to Lin Hanchuan's face: "We've entered a hidden story mission!"

Hidden quests can't be triggered at will.

In the starting village, killing a demon that plays the role of a villager will at most grant some extra rewards, but it's not enough to trigger the hidden quest.

As a veteran player, Lin Hanchuan knew this well. Therefore, during his battle with the ogre, he deliberately spoke some words. His purpose was not to extract information from the ogre, but to increase the conditions for triggering the hidden storyline quest.

The system cannot read a player's mind, but it can judge whether a player has grasped some information about hidden story missions by observing their expressions, actions, and language.

Lin Hanchuan speculated that since almost every starting village in Wangyue City had demons, there must be a huge hidden quest behind it.

The final hidden quest in the main storyline is at least S-rank!
next moment!
"Ding! Congratulations! You have triggered a hidden story quest—[Investigate Beginner Village No. 56]!"

[Investigation of Beginner Village #56]:
Difficulty: F-rank hidden mission

The seemingly peaceful village of No. 56 is actually rife with undercurrents. When you discover a villager disguised as an ogre, it's likely that a group of demons are hiding among them. Find them and gather as much information as possible.

Special Reward: During the investigation, you will gain 1 point of free attribute for each demon killed, up to a maximum of 4 points.

Completion Rewards: Rewards will be determined based on the final completion rate.

Failure penalty: The moment you begin investigating them, you are already walking on the edge of death.

"Finally, I've completed the hidden quest!" Lin Hanchuan looked at the quest description on the panel, his eyes beaming with joy.

It's impossible to get to the main quest right away, and the system would never give a level 3 new player a quest of this difficulty.

The current F-rank quest is just a small side quest in the main storyline. Completing it should unlock subsequent hidden quests; at least killing the village chief and the priest are not required for this quest.

By completing each hidden task released by the system step by step, you can get closer to the final hidden task.

Lin Hanchuan shifted his gaze from his personal panel to the cannibal's corpse on the ground.

The drop rate for the first kill was pretty good; there were several silver coins, a pair of gloves, a dagger, and a ring around the corpse.

Lin Hanchuan, who had not yet learned the art of gathering, walked over and picked up the items on the ground one by one.

Ultimately, we obtained—

8 silver, 34 copper, gloves (level 5 black iron +4, warrior only), dagger (level 5 black iron +3, assassin/thief only), spatial ring (black iron +5).

Lin Hanchuan couldn't use either of the weapons, but he could use the spatial ring.

The spatial ring was dark gray overall, with a red ogre head pattern on the surface and a spiked club tattooed inside. Lin Hanchuan wore it on the index finger of his left hand.

Black Iron +5 quality, provides 20 space slots.

The spiked club was also put away.

Quality Level 5 Black Iron +4!

Its 1.5-meter length means that only special types of warrior players can use it.

As for the corpses of ogres, they are also good stuff.

It can be used as raw material for black iron or bronze level weapons and tools, but its body is too huge. Lin Hanchuan does not have the gathering skill, so he can only watch helplessly as the ogre's corpse begins to fade away after a certain time, eventually turning into wisps of black smoke and dissipating.

Apart from the craters left by the battle, there was no trace of the ogres on the ground.

boom! !

Just then, the door was suddenly pushed open.

Several players entered and looked around.

In the center of the empty courtyard, only Lin Hanchuan stood alone.

One of the hunters, whose head was adorned with the words "Underworld," looked at Lin Hanchuan and asked, "Brother, aren't there any NPCs in this room?"

"No!" Lin Hanchuan shook his head.

Dark Legend noticed the ring on Lin Hanchuan's hand, "Your spatial ring?"

It's only been less than half an hour since the server opened.

Most people were still wearing the equipment given to them by the system, but some people had already put on spatial rings.

"Just got it!" Lin Hanchuan calmly walked past them, staff in hand.

Watching Lin Hanchuan's departing figure, one of the players, a priest with a detection talent, muttered something under his breath.

"Brother Night, he's a level three!"

"Level 3? Really??" Dark Legend was slightly surprised. It hadn't been long. The level 1 veterans outside the village were still chasing and killing monsters, and now there were already level 3 experts in the village.

“Of course it is!” the pastor nodded affirmatively.

"What kind of quest could give so much experience?" Dark Legend was utterly puzzled. He and his newly formed team had just completed a relatively decent E-level quest, only to earn 50 experience points. Looking at the empty courtyard and the craters on the ground, each about 20 to 30 centimeters deep, he said, "Could it be that he killed the villagers?"

As soon as he said it, Underworld Legend shook his head, denying his guess.

The NPCs in the starting village are protected. If a player kills them, they will be immediately punished by the system with a red name.

Other players who kill players with red names will receive special rewards from the system.

The mage named "Arakawa White Owl" who had just walked out did not have a red name.

Moreover, the system doesn't give experience points for killing NPCs.

After leaving the old man with the black beard's house, Lin Hanchuan didn't rush to the next one. Instead, he turned around and walked out of the alley towards the pharmacy.

Judging from the cannibal we just encountered, the demons hiding in the village and posing as villagers are among the better ones of their level.

Going to kill them alone without using drugs would undoubtedly make things more difficult for you.

The account currently holds 5 gold, 8 silver, and 84 bronze.

That's enough to buy a batch of good stuff.

After leaving the alley, Lin Hanchuan glanced at the village map in the square, determined the direction of the pharmacy, and walked straight there.

Drop drop!
Halfway there, a friend's message notification sounded.

It belongs to Cao Renjie.

(End of this chapter)