Online Game Era: Hundred Times Reward
Chapter 7 - Waterfall Cliff

Chapter 7: Waterfall Cliff

There was a marked area on the map, and at the end of a green route, a treasure chest was drawn.

[Treasure Map]

Description: A unique treasure map marking the location of a golden treasure chest.

Tsk tsk, it turned out to be the location of a golden treasure chest.

This must be a treasure map whose quality was enhanced by the [Hundredfold Reward].

Jiang Chen felt a surge of joy—if the golden treasure chest was in his hands, he could basically open up a platinum item; with some luck, maybe even a diamond item.

In the wilds of the Hope World, treasure chests spawn randomly, each of different qualities, and they contain different grades of treasure.

Generally, treasure chests marked with silver or gold names can only yield equipment or skills.

But regardless of which, they were all excellent items for Jiang Chen—after all, the gold quality speaks for itself.

According to official data, golden treasure chests have a 100% chance of yielding a gold-grade item, and the quality depends entirely on luck. The chance of a higher-grade item is 1%.

Just imagine—if Jiang Chen were to pull a 1% platinum item, and then apply the [Hundredfold Reward], would a diamond item still be just a dream?

However, this map wasn’t for the newbie village. He’d have to wait until entering the main city to put it to use.

At the moment, Jiang Chen had already bought his mana potions and [Refined Iron Arrows], and set out toward his next quest location.

…

Outside the newbie village, on Wild Wolf Mountain.

Jiang Chen pulled back his longbow and fired a barrage of arrows at the ferocious-looking Demonic Wild Wolves.

Unlike the Demonic Wild Dogs, the wild wolves were much stronger, with significantly higher stats.

Their pelts were like steel and could even negate 20% of physical damage.

Only a player like Jiang Chen, with explosive damage, could solo these demonic wild wolves.

Even a party of players at the same level might struggle to grind here.

“Ding! You have killed a Demonic Wild Wolf. Gained 80 experience points!”

“Ding!…”

“Ding!…”

“Ding!…”

After fighting for an hour and a half on Wild Wolf Mountain, golden light once again rose from Jiang Chen’s body.

“Ding! Congratulations, your level has increased to Lv10. You gained 5 free attribute points!”

During this time, Jiang Chen not only leveled up to 10, but also collected: 223 [Wild Wolf Pelts], 197,100 copper coins, equivalent to 19 gold coins.

Additionally, he obtained a silver warrior skill book and five bronze items for other classes.

It was a huge haul. More importantly, Jiang Chen could now equip the [Wind Spirit – Longbow].

After changing gear, his stats received a massive boost.

Character: [Lone Ranger]

Level: Lv10

Class: Apprentice Archer

Talent: Hundredfold Reward

Potential: 5-star

HP: 620

MP: 300

Attack: 291

Defense: 20

Attributes: Strength 46, Constitution 5, Agility 70, Spirit 5

Free Attribute Points: 0

EXP: 50,000/50,000 (Can gain EXP again after class advancement)

Archers are agility-based, known for high attack speed and movement speed—top choice for kite-based playstyles.

But their weakness is also very clear—just look at Jiang Chen’s defense.

Even with top-tier gear, he only had 20 defense.

Then again, archers aren’t meant for melee combat, so low defense is normal.

What Jiang Chen really cared about was his current attack power.

With 291 attack, most cloth armor players wouldn’t even have that much HP.

Even full-constitution shield warriors might not survive two of his arrows.

With stats like this, current quests were no pressure at all.

…

The quest location was in a map north of the newbie village called [Waterfall Cliff].

There was a massive waterfall here, and outside it, wild monsters were densely packed.

Jiang Chen needed to find a cave, which naturally meant engaging with the monsters.

[Demonic Giant Lizard]

Level: Lv10

HP: 1880

Attack: 123–147

Defense: 29

Description: A forest giant lizard corrupted by demonic energy.

With 147 attack, a regular player might get killed in two or three hits…

To make a friendly entrance, Jiang Chen pulled back his Wind Spirit·Longbow.

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh…”

With nearly 300 attack, even level 10 monsters couldn’t endure Jiang Chen’s damage.

Their HP dropped rapidly.

-269!

-273!

-261!

A flurry of damage numbers floated above the Demonic Giant Lizard’s head.

It immediately noticed the intruder and shot out a pitch-black tongue—but its accuracy was poor.

Jiang Chen kept his movements agile, rendering the lizard helpless.

Once its HP hit the execution threshold, Jiang Chen unleashed a [Barrage Arrow] to finish it.

“Ding! Congratulations, you killed a Demonic Giant Lizard. Skill [Barrage Arrow] gained 100 EXP!”

Nice—just two more kills and the skill would level up.

“Ding!…”

“Ding!…”

Soon after, the skill leveled up.

[Barrage Arrow] (Lv2)

EXP: 0/1500

Description: Archers use their refined archery to shoot two rapid arrows, each dealing 75% damage.

Cooldown: 10 seconds. Mana Cost: 15 MP.

The number of shots didn’t increase, but the damage went up by 5%—a solid improvement.

At this rate, the skill would hit higher levels quickly. The number of shots would definitely increase by then.

Jiang Chen walked over and looted the lizard’s corpse.

“Congratulations! Loot obtained: Copper Coin +12. [Hundredfold Reward] triggered—Final Reward: Copper Coin +1200!”

“Congratulations! Loot obtained: Breeze Boots (Bronze). [Hundredfold Reward] triggered—Final Reward: Wind Spirit – Stride Boots!”

[Wind Spirit·Stride Boots] (1/7)

Quality: Silver-grade

Type: Cloth Armor

Agility: +10

Movement Speed: +10%

Attack Speed: +10%

Level Requirement: Lv10

Description: Part of the powerful Wind Spirit Set—dream gear for any archer.

Sure enough, it was part of an elite set. Even though it was only silver-grade, the stats were still impressive.

No need to think—he equipped it right away.

+10% attack speed, +10% movement speed, +10 agility—all crucial stats for an archer.

They’d be invaluable for dealing with the upcoming quest BOSS.

…

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh…”

-271!

-275!

-267!

Jiang Chen shot repeatedly at another Demonic Giant Lizard, and during his ‘kiting attack’ style, everything felt far smoother.

Three seconds later, the lizard collapsed with a thud, granting him 100 EXP and 1100 copper coins.