Ye Ci had swapped out all her arrows for Beginner-level Flame Arrows in order to reach the Boneyard. There was no other reason other than the fact that Fire Elementals dealt extra damage to skeletons. Many Mages with Elemental Talents would form parties to grind here when they were around lvl 25.
It was then that the Mages gained their first Elemental AoE skill, Starfall. With more than ten Mages, coupled with a few Hunters and Ranger, the leveling speed was extremely fast.
However, the Boneyard was still considered a quiet place at this time of the year. The only thing that could be felt on the large map was the cold wind and the bleak background music unique to this map. Ye Ci's destination was the Buren Monastery, so she did not bother with the animals and skeletons along the way. She would either take a detour, or pretend to be dead.
She arrived at the Buren Monastery in no time.
According to the background story provided by Fate, the Buren Monastery was one of the five major monasteries in the Eastern Continent that fell during the War of the Heavens. Unlike the demonized monks in the Blue Cloak Monastery, the Buren Monastery was one of the most loyal monasteries in the Dalayar Continent. In order to defend the dignity of the monastery and the holy relics in the monastery, the monks in the Buren Monastery fought to the last moment against the Naga's army of darkness. Due to their courageous resistance, the Demon King Naga suffered greatly in the end. After the monastery was destroyed, the Naga burned the entire place to ashes out of anger.
As for the remains of the monks in the monastery, they were burnt to a crisp by the Naga's demonic flames. They were also tainted with demonic energy. However, their yearning for the Holy Light caused them great pain, so they came back from the dead and turned into skeletons to protect their former temple.
Although the story was described in the National Library of Champion City, Ye Ci was more concerned about the whereabouts of the sacred relic in the Buren Monastery. In her previous life, a player had revealed that the sacred relic that the Demon King Naga was unable to find was actually hidden in a hidden place in the Buren Monastery, and someone had obtained it.
At that time, when the post was published, it caused a huge uproar. Unfortunately, the person who posted the post was anonymous and did not continue to report it, causing many people to doubt the authenticity of the post. As a Mage, Ye Ci had also come here to search for the sacred relic, but to no avail. Many years later, another player revealed that there was indeed a sacred relic in the Buren Monastery — the Shard of the Ellar Gem.
As a Sorcerer, Ye Ci was not interested in the Ellar Gem, but as a Huntress, she had been drooling over it for a long time. This item had been broken into five pieces during the heavenly war, and they were stored in five different monasteries on the five continents. If one could find all five pieces and combine them, they would become a God-ranked accessory that even Level 100-plus physical attack players would covet.
Ye Ci came to the Buren Monastery today not only to level up, but also to find the whereabouts of the Ellar Gem Shard before any other players entered the place.
As she stood at the entrance of the Buren Monastery, the background music changed into a melancholy tune. It floated gently in the air and dyed the already ruined monastery with an even more sorrowful color.
Ye Ci's equipment was considered good among players of the same level. With such equipment, the level penalty between her and the skeletons was slightly reduced.
However, even so, Ye Ci did not dare to tangle with too many skeletons. Before she reached the grinding point, she tried her best to kite one skeleton at a time. If she encountered a Mage or a ranged skeleton, Ye Ci would have to take a detour. She did not have the advantage in level. If she tangled with a ranged skeleton, she would be the one to die.
Fortunately, killing monsters above her level gave a lot of experience points.
In Fate, monsters that were 5 levels higher than the player's level would give 2 times the experience points. Monsters that were 8 levels higher would give 4 times the experience points. Monsters that were 10 levels higher would give 5 times the experience points. Monsters that were 20 levels higher would give 10 times the experience points.
However … Once a monster's level was higher than the player's, the level penalty was also very high. This was especially true for monsters that were 10 levels higher than the player's level. Not to mention how much damage they could deal, even the chances of breaking through their defense were relatively small. If the player's equipment was poor and their attack was low, most of the attacks would miss. Under such circumstances, the enthusiasm of players to kill monsters above their level was greatly limited.
The skeletons in the Buren Monastery were more than 10 levels higher than Ye Ci. Although kiting a small monster took more than 10 to 20 minutes, the hard work paid off. Every time a skeleton fell, Ye Ci would receive 5 times the experience points. Therefore, she had reached level 21 in less than 4 hours.
She walked all the way to the northern courtyard of the monastery. There was a very powerful NPC there. As long as you paid a certain amount of money, the NPC would teach you a very powerful skill. However, the skill could only be used within the Buren Monastery. After the players' levels increased, there was basically no one who would learn the skill taught by the NPC. However, when the players' levels were low, the NPC was simply a heaven-defying existence.
However, there were too many skeletons wandering outside the courtyard where the NPC stayed. Ye Ci didn't dare to move forward rashly. She could only give up on the flat road and crawl on the roof of the dilapidated corridor. She crawled all the way to the room in the northern courtyard that was still relatively intact.
This path could be said to be extremely dangerous. There were a few times when Ye Ci was discovered by the wandering skeleton mages. If Ye Ci hadn't pretended to be dead before they attacked, she would probably have died by now. She finally got close to the room and crawled in through a hole in the corner of the roof.
As she crawled into the room through the narrow hole, she couldn't help but curse in her heart. This hole was too small. Fortunately, her race was a naturally slender Elf. If she was a Dwarf, an Orc, or a Human, it would probably be impossible for them to come in through this hole.
With a face full of dust, Ye Ci finally successfully landed in the room through the hole. When she landed on the ground, she accidentally stepped on a piece of debris and immediately attracted the attention of the skeletons outside the room. Ye Ci cried out in alarm. Her Feign Death skill was still on cooldown, but the skeletons had already entered the room from outside. She looked around and discovered that there was a broken beam on the roof. It was just wide enough for her to hide.
Thus, without any hesitation, Ye Ci immediately jumped up and agilely climbed up the beam. Her whole body tightly clung to the beam, not daring to move in the slightest.
The beam was about 15 meters away from the door. In addition, when she was hidden, she could numb the skeletons' senses. Thus, as long as the skeletons didn't come within 8 meters of the beam, Ye Ci wouldn't be in any danger.
The sound of bones hitting the stone floor could be heard from outside the room. Ye Ci understood that the skeletons had entered the room. Listening to the noise, Ye Ci roughly estimated that there were at least 7 to 8 skeletons. She nervously held her breath, afraid that the slightest movement would cause her to die a tragic death.
The skeletons stood at the door, using their pitch black eye sockets to size up the room, trying to find the existence that made them feel uneasy. They then began to converse in the language unique to skeletons, which Ye Ci could not understand. In Fate, every race had their own unique language that could only be understood by members of their own race. There was also a common language between the continents, and players would only use the common language and their own race's language to communicate with each other. If a player wanted to learn the language of another race, they would have to find a special item or learn it from a special NPC.
The skeletons chattered for a while, and then some of them left the room. But there was a Mage who walked a few steps, and then returned. He quietly walked towards the beam where Ye Ci was hiding.
Ye Ci's relaxed nerves immediately tensed up again. If there was only one Mage, she would not be afraid, but … if the Mage discovered her, he would definitely call for help. If that happened, Ye Ci would be in for a tragedy.
As the Skeletal Sorcerer approached, Ye Ci anxiously calculated the distance between them.
4 more yards, 3 more yards, 2 more yards ….
Regardless of the result, Ye Ci had already taken out her crossbow and nocked a Flame Arrow. She was waiting for the Mage to get close enough to catch it off guard.
1 more yard.
The Mage stopped in its tracks, and the skeletons outside began to mumble something, as if they were summoning the Mage. The Mage did not move forward, and instead turned around and walked out of the room.
Ye Ci finally let out a sigh of relief. Her palms were slightly sweaty. That was too close. After putting away her weapon, Ye Ci jumped down from the beam. This time, her movements were careful. She did not make any noise and disturb any of the skeletons.
In the corner of the room sat a monk in a purple robe. His name was Hank. However, he was already dead. The only thing that remained was Hank's soul that was unwilling to dissipate. He did not realize that he was already dead, and only thought that he was still doing his research.
"Oh, it's an Elf." Hank raised his head and saw Ye Ci. He seemed very excited, "Did you also hear about the results of my research?"
"Yes, Friar Hank." Ye Ci bowed respectfully, "The entire Dalayar Continent is talking about your great research!"
"Is that so! Is that so! " Hank's soul jumped up in excitement. He patted Ye Ci's shoulder heavily, but Ye Ci did not feel any weight, "You must be here to tell me the good news, right?"
"Yes, Friar Hank!"
"Good, good, good!" Hank said a few good words, "In order to express my gratitude, I have decided to teach you one of my research results."
Three skill options appeared in front of Ye Ci's eyes …
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PS: A little grumbling.
Of course, it has nothing to do with this book.
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Fireworks recently went to dungeon with others and was severely despised. They said that they should not lead newbies in the future and that it was a waste of time.
Angry, you're a veteran. You didn't train as a newbie. Despise your sister! It's as if all veterans are born old. Do you think you jumped out of a stone and did not go through infancy or puberty, and directly entered menopause?!
What the hell!
I seriously despise those so-called veterans who look down on newbies! Damn you! (To be continued. If you want to know what happened next, please go to www.qidian.com. There are more chapters. Support the author. Support the original reading!)
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