Online Game: Low Drop Rate? I Have a Guaranteed Drop System!-Chapter 51: Hidden Quest of the Old Village Head, Upgrade of the Sword Control Technique

Chapter 51: Chapter 51: Hidden Quest of the Old Village Head, Upgrade of the Sword Control Technique

"Hmm? Johnnie!" Wecheat exclaimed in terror, taking a hasty step backward. His voice trembled with disbelief. "Aren’t you supposed to be long gone from the Novice Village? What in the world are you doing back here?"

He was well aware that once someone left the Novice Village, returning was an impossibility.

"Run for your lives!" Wecheat snapped out of his shock, whirling around and preparing to dash away.

"Hmph."Johnnie let out a disdainful snort. Without a word, he summoned the Dragon Patterned Sword. The sword sliced through the air, catching up with Wecheat and his companions in an instant. A flash of cold light later, the group crumpled to the ground, defeated in a single strike.

Against the novice players in the Novice Village, Johnnie’s power was overwhelming, like a god among mortals.

It was a pity that deaths in the Novice Village meant nothing. The players would respawn at the revival point in no time.

Johnnie couldn’t care less. He regarded Wecheat and his ilk with utter contempt.

Shortly after, Johnnie made his way back to the Novice Village and paid a visit to the elderly village head, Wood.

"Ah, my brave adventurer! I knew you’d return," Wood greeted him, his face lighting up with excitement. The old man grabbed Johnnie’s arm and pulled him into the thatched cottage.

"I’ve heard about your triumph over Lane. Regrettably, I have nothing worthy to offer as a reward." Wood rummaged through his tattered clothes and eventually pulled out five stat potions. He pressed them into Johnnie’s hand.

It was evident that the old man had given his all.

"Old village head, you’re being too polite. This is something that I should do." Johnnie replied with a courteous smile. He pocketed the potions. Five free attribute points were nothing to sneeze at.

"By the way, village head, you mentioned needing my assistance with something last time," Johnnie inquired, getting back to business.

Wood’s expression grew solemn. "There is a matter of great urgency. Years ago, my brother was brutally slain by the Ghost Hand Dryadarchon. I’ve recently learned that this fiend has resurfaced near Solaris City, searching for the DryadPearl. Alas, I am bound to this village and cannot leave. Would you, my valiant adventurer, be willing to avenge my brother and eliminate this monster?"

[Ding! Unique Hidden Quest Activated: Avenge the Village Head by Defeating the Ghost Hand Dryadarchon. Reward: Glassy Heart]

[Ghost Hand Dryadarchon: Stage 3, Level 5 Rare Boss. Extremely powerful. Spotted outside Solaris City just days ago.]

"Glassy Heart?"

Johnnie was surprised. He had heard of this thing. It was a special medicinal herb. After taking it, there was a certain probability of awakening a second profession.

However, the probability was very low, probably only around 10%.

But Johnnie possessed the Professional Master skill, which guaranteed success for such probabilistic events. With the Glassy Heart, he could surely unlock a second profession.

His mind drifted to the Hidden Class in Novice Village 177, the Mage of the Five Elements.

Perhaps he could become a master of two extraordinary professions.

The Ghost Hand Dryadarchon is a rare boss at Stage 3, Level 5, and his current strength is barely enough to deal with it.

Still, caution prevailed. He resolved to upgrade his Void Sword to Stage 3 before facing the boss.

Without hesitation, Johnnie accepted the quest.

"Village head, do you have any knowledge of Novice Village 177?" Johnnie asked, hopeful that Wood might hold the key to the Hidden Class.

He nodded and said, "Yes, I’ve heard of it. It’s a newly emerged Novice Village not long ago."

"Village Head, do you know if there’s anything special about this Novice Village?" Johnnie inquired.

He knew that Novice Village No. 177 had a scroll for the Hidden Class The Mage of the Five Elements, but he had no idea how to obtain it. He only heard that it was related to a recent rebellion in that village.

"Special?" Wood frowned and shook his head. "Not that I’m aware of. It’s a brand new village, and I don’t know much about it. If you’re curious, you can go check it out yourself."

That seemed to be the only option.

Johnnie nodded. He couldn’t let this "Mage of the Five Elements" class slip through his fingers. Moreover, with the Glassy Heart from the Hidden Quest, he might be able to awaken a second profession.

He was determined to acquire the Mage of the Five Elements .

"Village Head, if there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave. Don’t worry, I’ll definitely slay that Ghost Hand Dryadarchon and avenge your brother." After bidding farewell, he left the Novice Village.

He remembered that the rebellion in Novice Village No. 177 was due to happen in about half a month.

He wasn’t in a hurry. He decided to first upgrade the Void Sword, complete the village head’s quest to obtain the Glassy Heart, and then head to Novice Village No. 177.

He opened the private chat and contacted Crysic.

Johnnie: "Have you reached Solaris City yet?"

Crysic: "Yes, we’re here. Lina, Holly, and I are grinding levels. Johnnie, all three of us have Hidden Classes. We’re really strong!"

Johnnie glanced at her message and shrugged. No matter how strong they were, could they be stronger than him?

He replied, "Return to Solaris City first. I’ll be there soon. I’ll take you somewhere else to level up."

He thought of the Dragon Monsters outside Twin Cranes City. They were Stage 3, Level 1 monsters, perfect for the Void Sword’s advancement.

Novice Village No. 103 wasn’t too far from Solaris City.

He arrived quickly, and the girls were already waiting in the city.

"Brother Johnnie!" Holly exclaimed happily as she ran towards him.

At this moment, the young girl was clad in leather armor and wielding a long spear. She looked valiant and heroic, nothing like her sickly and delicate self in reality.

"Johnnie, where are we going to level up?" Lina asked curiously.

She had taken a break from her research to enter the game. Otherwise, she would rather stay in her laboratory.

"Johnnie, we’re really powerful. Lina is a Life Sacrifice Priest with amazing healing abilities. Holly is an Evil Spirit Knight with high HP and defense. And I’m a Blazing Mage with explosive damage. We can totally take you to kill higher level monsters!"

"Take me?" Johnnie was speechless. The girls clearly regarded him as an ordinary player.

He said, "In that case, let’s go to a Level 2 city and kill Stage 3 monsters."

"Stage 3 monsters?" Crysic frowned. "Johnnie, don’t be ridiculous. We can’t fight monsters that are a whole rank higher than us."

Lina and Holly nodded in agreement.

Johnnie said, "It’s okay. I’ll take you to level up. Let’s go."

Without further explanation, he led the three girls to the Teleportation Array. He paid 40 gold coins, activated the array, and they arrived at Twin Cranes City.

The city was still deserted, with no players in sight.

Twin Cranes City was a Level 2 city, surrounded by Stage 3 monsters. Since players had just reached Stage 2, they were no match for these powerful creatures.

They walked outside the city to a vast wilderness, where several huge and ferocious Dragon Monsters were wandering.

"Johnnie, are you sure you can take down a Stage 3 monster?" Crysic furrowed her brows, eyeing the massive Dragon monster that stood over three meters tall, feeling unsure in her heart.

"Don’t worry. Dealing with these guys is a piece of cake." Johnnie was confident.

"Brother Johnnie, I’ll help you tank the monster!" Holly looked excited. With a thought, she summoned a Skeleton Warhorse. freewebnøvel.com

"Brother Johnnie, watch this cool move!" She leaped into the air and landed on the Skeleton Warhorse.

Whoosh!

Flames shot up, instantly enveloping the Skeleton Warhorse and Holly.

Even Holly transformed into a skeleton.

She really was an Evil Spirit Knight!

Johnnie was surprised. In his previous life, he hadn’t heard of this profession. He stared at the transformed Holly in shock.

"Brother Johnnie, isn’t it awesome?" The little girl beamed with pride and circled around Johnnie.

A knight with a mount was a real knight.

Johnnie nodded and said, "Holly, you lure the monster, and I’ll take it down."

With Holly around, luring the monster would be much easier.

"Okay!" She agreed and urged the Skeleton Warhorse forward with a whoosh, leaving a long trail of flames on the ground.

Roar...

There were bursts of angry roars. Two Dragon monsters were attracted and started to chase after her with their huge strides.

"Holly, lure only one monster at a time." Crysic reminded her and waved her staff. A decisive fireball whistled through the air and crashed into the Dragon monster.

Boom!

The fireball exploded, sending sparks flying. This was a unique skill of the Blazing Mage, the Explosive Flame Spell.

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Despite the impressive display of the fireball, the damage it caused was pitifully low. Crysic couldn’t even break through the Dragon monster’s Magic defense, only managing to deduct 1 Health point forcefully.

"Johnnie, we can’t beat it." She looked desperate and said.

Holly was also surrounded by the two Dragon monsters, and the situation was perilous.

These Dragon monsters also had magic attacks. They spat out streams of flames, dealing over a hundred points of damage to Holly.

She had a little over three hundred Health points. Even with Lina’s Healing Spell, she couldn’t withstand many attacks.

"Leave it to me." Johnnie wasn’t afraid at all and took action decisively.

Buzz!

The Intent of the Sword hummed. The Dragon Patterned Sword whistled through the air and stabbed into one of the Dragon monsters.

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The damage number flashed. With one strike, Johnnie dealt nearly 200 points of damage to the Dragon monster.

Crysic’s eyes widened in disbelief. "The damage is so high?"

She knew very well how powerful the Dragon monster was. She had allocated all her stats to Spirit and had over ninety Spirit attributes, yet she couldn’t break through the Dragon monster’s defense.

The Physical defense and Magic defense of these monsters were at least a hundred points.

And Johnnie had directly dealt nearly two hundred points of damage. That meant his damage output had reached three hundred points!

[Killed the Dragon monster, obtained 3 experience points]

Soon, Johnnie easily slew one of the Dragon monsters and gained 3 experience points.

And the girls, who were still at Stage 2, Level 1, directly obtained 5 experience points.

"Holly, keep luring the monsters." Johnnie charged at the other Dragon monster and reminded the stunned Holly.

"Oh, okay!" Holly finally snapped out of her shock and continued to lure the Dragon monster.

She still didn’t dare to be careless and only lured two or three Dragon monsters at a time.

[Killed the Dragon monster, obtained 3 experience points]

[Ding! Your The Technique of Swordsmanship for Controlling Swords has been upgraded to level 2]

[The Technique of Swordsmanship for Controlling Swords: level 2 (0/2000). Manipulation range: 20 meters. Number of flying swords that can be manipulated: 2. Mana points consumed per second: 20]

"Hmmm, the The Technique of Swordsmanship for Controlling Swords has actually been upgraded?"

Johnnie was a bit surprised when he heard the system prompt.

He had killed quite a few monsters recently, but most of them weren’t slain by the The Technique of Swordsmanship for Controlling Swords, which was why the The Technique of Swordsmanship for Controlling Swords had only been upgraded now.

Now that the The Technique of Swordsmanship for Controlling Swords had been upgraded to level 2, the attack range had increased, and the number of flying swords he could manipulate had increased to two.

However, the consumption of Mana points had doubled. His current Mana points were barely enough.

It seemed that to continue upgrading in the future, he would need to increase his Spirit attribute.

He took out a small longsword from his bag. It was of gray quality at stage 2. He didn’t think much of it, but it could be used as an emergency weapon for now.

Whoosh...

The sound of breaking through the air whistled. The two longswords flew out, one in front of the other, and his efficiency in killing monsters increased once again.