Online Game Era: Hundred Times Reward
Chapter 4 - Boss! Demonic Wild Dog King

Chapter 4: Boss! Demonic Wild Dog King

[Wanderer’s Shoulder Guard]

Quality: Bronze

HP: +200

Strength: +6

Level Requirement: Lv4

[Forest Wrist Guard]

Quality: Bronze

Attack: +29

Strength: +7

Level Requirement: Lv4

The Shoulder Guard’ stats were rather average, but both HP and Strength were attributes Jiang Chen needed. As for the Wrist Guard, they were truly top-tier among bronze equipment—so good that their stats nearly rivaled the silver longbow Jiang Chen was currently wielding. This was due to their high level requirement.

No need to explain—equip them.

Jiang Chen’s attributes received a substantial boost.

Character: [Lone Ranger]

Level: Lv4

Class: Apprentice Archer

Talent: Hundredfold Rewards

Potential: 5-Star

HP: 480

MP: 180

Attack: 121

Defense: 10

Stats: Strength 31, Constitution 5, Agility 25, Spirit 5

Free Attribute Points: 0

EXP: 900/2100

…

Skill: [Barrage Arrow] (0/300): The archer unleashes a barrage of arrows using superior archery skills, dealing a 2-hit combo. Each hit deals 70% damage. Cooldown: 10 seconds. Mana Cost: 10 MP.

Jiang Chen’s HP was now close to 500, and his attack had reached 121. At level 4, these stats made him practically the overlord of the newbie village.

With his new equipment, his strength had significantly increased. Jiang Chen immediately started practicing on the surrounding wild dogs.

“Swish, swish, swish…”

Jiang Chen drew his bow and loosed one [Refined Iron Arrow] after another, shooting them out like bolts of lightning!

-123!

-121!

-119!

With his new gear, Jiang Chen’s attack power had reached terrifying heights. After just three arrows, the demonic wild dog’s HP had dropped below the execution threshold. A final [Barrage Arrow] was enough to finish it.

The whole battle took less than three seconds. The demonic wild dog collapsed in a pool of blood, granting Jiang Chen 50 EXP and 650 copper coins.

“Ding! You have slain a Demonic Wild Dog…”

“Ding…”

“Ding…”

“Ding…”

With Jiang Chen’s high attack power, the demonic wild dogs in the mountains fell one after another. At his kill rate, he could take down 5 to 10 in a minute—and all with ease.

This kind of combat pace was beyond the imagination of the average player. Most of them couldn’t even kill wild chickens this fast, let alone level 4 demonic wild dogs.

The only regret was not buying blue (MP) potions. Otherwise, Jiang Chen could’ve started leveling up his skills.

In Hope World, skill upgrades were relatively difficult. Players had to use skills to kill monsters in order to gain skill EXP. The higher the skill’s quality, the harder it was to level up.

Take [Barrage Arrow] for example—it was only a silver-tier skill, but it required three times the EXP of leveling up a character, which was a total grindfest.

Since Jiang Chen hadn’t brought any blue potions, he put off leveling his skills for now. His priority was to raise his character level first, which would make upgrading skills much easier later.

“Swish, swish, swish…”

As he thought, Jiang Chen kept busy, constantly drawing and firing his bow at wave after wave of demonic wild dogs.

-127!

-125!

-117!

…

Damage numbers floated in the air. One by one, the demonic wild dogs dropped. Before long, Jiang Chen had leveled up twice.

He had now reached level 6. His agility had increased to 35 points, significantly boosting both his attack speed and movement speed. In two seconds, he could now shoot at least three times.

Perfect.

Keep it up!

At this pace, he’d soon reach level 7 or 8. Once he turned in his quests, he might even break through level 10 and qualify to head to the main city.

After all, the newbie village was only a training ground for players. The real journey began in the main city.

As he pondered, Jiang Chen continued to sweep forward, venturing deeper into the forest.

At this point, for some unknown reason, the monster density began to thin out. Going further in, there were no new demonic wild dogs in sight. At this point, Jiang Chen’s EXP had reached 64% of level 6.

As he ventured deeper into the dense forest and climbed up a hillside, he finally discovered new monsters—three extremely burly wild dogs. Each of them was the size of a small calf, their fur pitch black and bristling, exuding the air of canine royalty.

They didn’t seem like ordinary demonic wild dogs…

Jiang Chen immediately sensed that something was off.

Compared to them, regular demonic wild dogs were like mere pups. These were likely elite monsters.

“Holy crap! It’s a BOSS!”

Even Jiang Chen couldn’t help but be shocked.

Among the three massive demonic wild dogs, one was a level 8 Bronze-tier BOSS, while the other two were elite-tier monsters. Any one of them would be tough to deal with.

To players at this stage, this was a nightmare encounter. But if other players discovered the presence of a BOSS, it would absolutely spark a bloodbath.

To players, a BOSS meant god-tier loot. If you were lucky enough to land the kill, it could make you rich overnight. It was no different than winning the lottery. Especially during the newbie village phase, with the apocalypse looming, top-tier gear could sell for sky-high prices—this wasn’t wishful thinking.

Although Jiang Chen’s current gear was powerful, it was still low-level, and its stat bonuses were limited. A level 1 silver-tier item wasn’t necessarily stronger than a level 10 iron-tier item. In Hope World, level was always a critical factor.

What Jiang Chen needed now was level 5 or even level 10 gear to prepare for his campaign in the main city.

Besides, he had [Hundredfold Rewards]. If he got a bronze drop, it would likely evolve into silver gear, or if he was lucky, even gold.

“A level 8 BOSS?”

Jiang Chen furrowed his brow. He was level 6 now, and taking on a level 8 Bronze BOSS was going to be tough.

After all, he wore cloth armor. One misstep in his positioning and he could be sent straight back to the newbie village.

But since he’d already run into it, there was no reason to back down.

With that thought, Jiang Chen didn’t hesitate. He raised his Stonecore Bow and nocked an arrow.

“Swish!”

A [Refined Iron Arrow] shot forth like a spear, striking the Demonic Wild Dog King squarely on the head.

-93!

Tch… that defense is high!

It had at least three times the defense of a regular demonic wild dog—otherwise it wouldn’t have absorbed so much of the damage.

Jiang Chen tensed, quickly moving his feet.

“Roar!”

The Demonic Wild Dog King let out a low growl. Clearly, the arrow had enraged it. Immediately, the two elite wild dogs charged at him, aiming to eliminate the threat to their king.

“Swish, swish, swish…”

Arrows flew continuously. Jiang Chen backpedaled while firing, keeping perfect rhythm. After all this time fighting wild dogs, his “kiting” technique was getting more refined.

The Wild Dog King didn’t move—good news for Jiang Chen. The elite dogs were already strong enough. If the BOSS joined in, things would get messy fast.

While kiting and evading, his Stonecore Bow kept drawing to full and releasing arrows like silver threads flying through the air.

-113!

-111!

-109!

Strings of damage numbers floated above the elite wild dogs’ heads. In no time, their HP had dropped to critical.

“Awooo…”

“Awooo…”

Three minutes later, both elite wild dogs let out a final whimper and collapsed at Jiang Chen’s feet. Just then, the Demonic Wild Dog King suddenly lunged at him…