Chapter 114: Gold Equipment

The Skeleton Soldiers not far away held worn-out bone knives and wooden shields. They wore tattered armor, covered in rust, with many large holes rusted through in numerous places. They wandered aimlessly back and forth along a fixed path.

Xu Feng knew that when many Undead Creatures first revived, they did not have much intelligence. Only after surviving for a long time would they gain intelligence. Some special Undead could even recall some knowledge from their previous lives, such as combat skills.

However, the Skeleton Soldiers before him seemed to lack intelligence, but a faint aura of killing intent emanated from them, clearly indicating they were not simple, newly revived Undead Creatures.

Xu Feng then used his Insight Skill to check their attributes.

“Skeleton Warrior, Three-Star, Health Points, 1100/1100”

“As expected, not just ordinary Skeleton Soldiers,” Xu Feng thought to himself.

Three-Star Skeleton Warriors were mostly Warriors in their previous lives. Many could recall some combat experience and skills from their past lives, making them difficult opponents.

Xu Feng’s power had greatly increased. As long as he wasn’t surrounded by these Skeleton Warriors, dealing with them wouldn’t be too hard.

Xu Feng crept toward one Skeleton Warrior. There were many bushes nearby where he could hide. About seven or eight meters away from the Skeleton Warrior, Xu Feng pointed with his left hand, and the Sword Embryo shot out from his body, transforming into a dazzling sword light that flew toward the target.

With a whoosh, the Flying Sword slashed hard into the Skeleton Warrior. A damage number over 300 floated up from its head.

After being attacked, the green flames in the Skeleton Warrior’s eyes blazed brightly. Its movements, previously sluggish and slow, suddenly became agile. It turned its body continuously, looking around in all directions. Spotting Xu Feng controlling the Flying Sword not far away, the Skeleton Warrior let out a roar, brandished its bone knife, and charged madly toward Xu Feng.

The Skeleton Warrior was very fast. Xu Feng quickly controlled the Flying Sword to keep slashing at it.

“Chop, chop, chop!”

The Flying Sword whistled as it chopped repeatedly at the Skeleton Warrior. Damage numbers of two to three hundred kept floating up from its head.

Controlling the Flying Sword consumed too much energy. In just a short while, Xu Feng’s Sword Element True Qi had dropped by over two hundred points.

The Skeleton Warrior rushed up to Xu Feng and raised its bone knife to chop at his head.

Xu Feng sidestepped to avoid it, swung the Black Iron-grade Longsword in his right hand, and struck the Skeleton Warrior.

-9! -18!

The Black Iron-grade Longsword’s attack was too weak. Even with his talent bonuses, it was barely enough to break the defense against a Three-Star monster.

Fortunately, the Sword Embryo was very effective, with high attack power. Each strike reduced the Skeleton Warrior’s Health Points by a small portion.

Soon, the Skeleton Warrior’s Health Points were nearly depleted. The Flying Sword circled around from behind and directly pierced the Skeleton Warrior’s skull, clearing its last bit of health.

With a crash, the Skeleton Warrior’s bones scattered across the ground. A palm-sized Treasure Chest appeared on top of the broken bones.

“A Fate Treasure Chest!”

This was a treasure that could only be obtained by killing Alien Invaders. It was a gift from Earth’s Will, and also a way for Earth’s Will to encourage Earth’s Chosen to hunt Alien Invaders.

Glancing at the other Skeleton Warriors wandering nearby, Xu Feng bent down, picked up the Fate Treasure Chest, and opened it.

A golden light flashed, and a Gold Grade Short Blade appeared before Xu Feng.

“Item Name: Greedy Blade, Gold Quality, Attributes: Damage 132-165, Strength +8, Agility +7, Constitution +11; Life Steal +3, 15% chance to trigger Quick Slash effect when attacking. Quick Slash: Damage reduced by 10%, Attack Speed increased by 30%, lasts 5 seconds. Equipment Requirement: Three-Star!”

This was the first Gold Grade weapon Xu Feng had obtained, but it was a single-handed blade, which didn’t match his attributes.

After admiring it for a moment, Xu Feng stored the Short Blade in his Storage Ring.

The Flying Sword’s attacks were indeed powerful, but they consumed too much Sword Element True Qi. Xu Feng took out some food to replenish his True Qi. Once his True Qi was fully restored, he set his sights on another Skeleton Warrior.

Just like leveling up in online games, the process of killing monsters was boring and tedious. But now, every additional Undead Creature eliminated weakened the Death Fortress’s power by a fraction, making the Village of Sacrifice’s Guardian Beast a little safer.

Undead Creatures did not drop crystals that could increase Free Attribute Points, but the drop rate for Fate Treasure Chests was quite high. On average, one Fate Treasure Chest appeared every three or four kills. Moreover, the items from the chests were mostly Three-Star Silver or Gold Equipment, so it was still quite profitable.

Repeating the monotonous process of luring and fighting monsters, Xu Feng lost track of time. He didn’t know how long it had been when he looked up and realized there were no Skeleton Warriors left in sight.

Xu Feng rubbed his sore wrist and hid in a bush to rest, taking the opportunity to check his loot.

“A Running Scroll that increases movement speed by 30%, a Strength Scroll that temporarily increases Strength by 15 points, various gems for socketing…”

His Storage Ring was filled with all kinds of items.

“Huh, there’s actually a Gold Grade short sword.” Xu Feng’s eyes lit up as he pulled a foot-long short sword from his Storage Ring.

Because this short sword was only one-third the length of a normal one-handed sword, when he first obtained it, Xu Feng thought it was a long dagger and casually tossed it into his Storage Ring. Only now did he realize it was actually a one-handed sword.

He threw the Black Iron-grade Longsword in his hand into the Storage Ring and equipped this Gold Grade short sword.

“Item Name: Mist Rain Sword, Gold Quality, Attributes: Damage 132-151, Agility +12, Spirit +10, Critical Strike +2, Armor Break +3, Attack Speed +12%, has a chance to trigger Mist Rain effect when attacking. Mist Rain: creates a rain mist within three meters of the target, reducing the target’s attack speed by 25%, and increasing own Dodge by 5.”

“This sword pairs well with my Drizzle Sword Technique,” Xu Feng said with a smile, gripping the short sword.

He swung it a couple of times in his hand. Apart from being a bit short and having a close attack range, it felt quite good to use.

Just as he was about to stand up and continue troubling the Undead Creatures, Xu Feng suddenly saw a semi-transparent shadow wandering not far away. It moved very slowly and would pause briefly near the remains of Skeleton Warriors, as if collecting something.

From the corpses of Undead Creatures, one could only gather Undead materials. These materials were filled with an aura of death, and the energy of the undead was too abundant. Even if sold at the Fate Store, they wouldn’t fetch many Fate Points. Xu Feng was low on Energy Value, so he didn’t use his Gathering Art.

It seemed someone was collecting these Undead Creature materials.

Xu Feng didn’t mind. Those were things he didn’t need, so as long as they didn’t bother him, it was fine.

In his previous life, Xu Feng had also followed behind powerful players, picking up materials they didn’t want to survive. Empathizing with others, seeing someone collecting materials he didn’t need, Xu Feng smiled faintly, feeling a slight ache in his heart.

After the invisible person moved farther away, Xu Feng emerged from the bushes, left the area, and continued forward.