Chapter 5: Chapter 5: You Are Worried That I Will Die, But I Am Worried That There Are Not Enough Monsters to Kill
The young master John mentioned by Ben is John Long, whose awakened profession is also a mage. He was the classmate Alex met at the library door yesterday.
If most people heard Ben's invitation, they would eagerly agree, but Tom didn't. Tom knew his relationship with Ben was poor. Even if such a good thing happened, it wouldn't be his turn. Ben's invitation was definitely a trap.
"What nonsense, Mr. John? If you want to be a bootlicker, do it yourself. Don't drag me into it. I'm allergic to dog hair!" Tom retorted immediately.
After speaking, he covered his nose with his hand and looked at Ben with disgust.
Tom's answer almost made Ben furious. He pointed at Tom and said angrily:
"Shameless. I see how you can clear the abyss without teammates. When you two die in the abyss, and your careers are taken away, leaving you as ordinary people, don't blame me for lacking classmate loyalty."
After saying these harsh words, Ben walked away angrily without even looking at the two of them.
Let's see how cool you two are after entering the abyss trial.
Alex heard the threat in Ben's words and rolled his eyes secretly, thinking, "This guy's brain must have been kicked by a donkey. He needs a wake-up call."
If Ben hadn't walked away so fast, Alex would have slapped him in the face. Although the words of Tom's three teammates were unpleasant, it was human nature. But Ben's words made it clear he hoped the two would die in the abyss. If they didn't die and were stripped of their careers to become ordinary people, Ben would likely still harbor ill intentions. This was going too far.
Alex would not let such a thing happen. After watching Ben and his teammates enter the abyss, Alex said to Tom, "Tom, do you trust me?"
Hearing Alex's serious words, Tom replied without hesitation, "If I don't trust you, who else would I trust?"
"Okay, if you trust me, come with me. I guarantee you can pass the level."
After Alex finished speaking, he strode towards the abyss portal. Tom saw Alex's actions and followed resolutely.
The unusual actions of the two sparked discussions among others.
"You see, that's Alex who awakened as a mage. Unfortunately, his talent is rubbish, and he became a useless person."
"He dared to enter the abyss without forming a team. Is he mentally disturbed from the shock?"
"With his talent, no team would want him."
"True."
The students present, including the teachers, were not optimistic about Alex. A teacher saw Alex walking towards the abyss and couldn't bear it, shouting:
"Alex, I know there's a gap in your heart, but don't do anything rash. Use the escape scroll after you enter. At least you can become an ordinary person and continue living."
But before the teacher finished speaking, Alex had already walked into the portal.
[You have entered the Goblin Forest.]
After entering the abyss, Alex felt like he had entered another world. After a few seconds, Tom also teleported to Alex's side.
Looking far into the distance, they saw a lush forest. The tallest trees were sixty or seventy meters high. Looking left and right, there were bushes all around, except for a three-person-wide path to the southeast.
"Alex, stay behind me. If there's trouble, I can hold them off for a while."
Seeing the path ahead, Tom volunteered to walk in front.
After crossing the path, the two truly entered the forest. In the forest, there were many monsters wandering around.
**[Name]:** Goblin Scavenger lv1
**HP:** 500
**Attack Power:** 7
**Defense:** 0
**Evaluation:** The weakest monster at the bottom of the abyss.
Seeing the monster's attributes, Tom breathed a sigh of relief. The attack and defense of this goblin were very low. It shouldn't be a big problem if he lured them one by one. Although Tom said he trusted Alex outside, he was still a little skeptical in his heart. But Tom planned to face it all by himself.
Just when Tom was about to lure the monsters over and kill them one by one, he found Alex walking up to the monster openly. Faced with Alex's unabashed behavior, the Goblin Scavengers rushed toward Alex with howls, wanting to tear him into pieces.
"Alex, it's dangerous! Get away quickly."
Alex's actions shocked Tom. He thought Alex couldn't accept his talent and wanted to commit suicide. He was about to stop him when eight fire wheels emitting scorching heat suddenly appeared around Alex.
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Before the Goblin Scavenger could reach Alex, they were instantly killed by his skills. After one round of skills, the corpses of 10 Goblin Scavengers lay around Alex.
"Kill the Goblin Scavenger and gain 10 experience points."
A large number of kill prompts echoed in Alex's ears. The 10 monsters provided Alex with 100 experience points, still 400 points short of an upgrade.
After killing the monster, Alex squatted down to search for loot. After searching for a while, Alex stood up cursing, "You're truly worthy of your name, you bunch of poor creatures! Not even a copper coin from 10 monsters."
Alex's scolding brought Tom back to his senses. Tom approached Alex with his mouth wide open.
"Holy cow, Alex, what kind of skill is that? Why does it do so much damage?"
Tom obviously knew about Alex's talent. He was able to kill Goblin Scavengers instantly despite the 90% damage reduction. Could it be that Alex had another hidden talent?
"Alex, doesn't your talent reduce damage by 90%?" Tom asked uncertainly.
Regarding his best friend's doubts, Alex did not hide it and directly showed his skills.
**[Skill]:** Flame Wheel (Level B) lvmax
**Mana Consumption:** 1500
**Casting Time:** Instant
**Effect:** Summon 8 flame wheels to protect yourself. Each flame wheel causes 5000 points of skill damage. The flame wheel can push away enemies close to you. The attack range is 8 meters. The skill duration is 6 seconds and the skill cooldown is 4 seconds.
Tom fell silent after seeing the skill's effect and pinched his own face.
"Alex, am I seeing this right?"
Alex nodded, "That's right."
Tom said happily, "Great, I thought you couldn't bear it and would do something stupid, hahaha. Now it's okay, you can carry me through."
Facing Tom's reaction, Alex smiled slightly. When he was among the monsters just now, Alex could feel that Tom was sincerely worried about his safety, so Alex did not hide his skills.
Moreover, Tom was also very sensible and did not delve into how Alex obtained his skills, saving Alex a lot of explanation.
The two continued walking forward and found that more than ten Goblin Scavengers appeared nearby. As soon as the monsters appeared, Alex still walked up to them openly. When the monsters rushed over, he activated the Flame Wheel skill.
The moment the skill was activated, a group of Goblin Scavengers around them were instantly drained of their health and turned into cold corpses.
After doing this several times, Alex figured out the power of his skills. "The Goblin Scavenger's HP is only 500, and his defense is 0. My skills are just right to kill him instantly."
Alex stopped being cautious and felt it was inefficient to attract monsters by himself, so he asked Tom to join in attracting monsters.