Chapter 6: Chapter 6: Get a Barbecue Grill
After the two of them continued to lure monsters, all the nearby Goblin Scavengers had been defeated. After killing more than 50 Goblin Scavengers, Alex successfully reached level two.
Upon reaching level 2, Alex noticed some changes on his panel. After the upgrade, all attributes increased by 1 point, and he was granted 5 points of free attributes.
**[Name]:** Alex
**Level:** lv2
**Life:** 400
**Mana:** 30300
**Strength:** 6 (affects physical attack, physical defense)
**Agility:** 7 (affects critical hit rate, speed)
**Intelligence:** 13 (affects spell attack, spell defense)
**Physical Strength:** 8 (affects health, resistance)
**Skill Points:** 1260
**Evolution Points:** 0
**Free Attribute Points:** 5
**[Talent]:** Cooldown reduction (G level)
**[Skill]:** Magical Body (A Level)
**[Skill]:** Flame Wheel (Level B)
Seeing the numbers in the skill point column reassured Alex, making him feel stable. He immediately clicked on the Flame Wheel.
"Ding, it is detected that the B-level skill Flame Wheel meets the upgrade conditions. Do you want to spend 500 skill points to upgrade it to an A-level skill?"
Do you even need to ask?
Hearing the system prompt, Alex chose to agree immediately.
After agreeing, Alex had another A-level skill in his skill bar.
**[Skill]:** Searing Array (A Level) lv1
**Cost:** 2000 + 100 mana per second
**Casting Time:** 5 seconds
**Effect:** Summons a movable magic circle to burn the enemy, causing 10,000 fire damage per second. The attack range is 20 meters. While causing damage, you can choose whether to repel the enemy unit. The skill duration is 1 minute, and the cooldown is 3 minutes.
Alex was overjoyed to see the new skill in the skill bar. The level 1 Goblin Scavenger only has 500 health points, and the level 2 Goblin is probably not much stronger. Even if Alex's damage is reduced by 90%, he can still cause 1,000 points of damage per second. With Alex's skills activated, no monster in the Goblin Forest could stop him. Even the boss would only last a few seconds.
After maxing out the skill, the damage of the Searing Array was greatly increased.
**[Skill]:** Searing Array (A Level) lvmax
**Cost:** 5000 + 200 mana per second
**Casting Time:** 3 seconds
**Effect:** Summons a movable magic circle to burn the enemy, causing 30,000 fire damage per second. The attack range is 30 meters. While causing damage, you can choose whether to repel the enemy unit. The skill duration is 2 minutes, and the cooldown is 2 minutes.
"Perfect!" Alex sighed in satisfaction after reaching the full level. When the skill was at level 1, there was still a 2-minute window period. After the skill reached full level, there was no need to worry about it at all. As for the mana consumption of skills, Alex felt no pressure at all.
Alex's intelligence is 13 points, allowing him to recover 13 mana points per second. With the blessing of 500% mana recovery, Alex recovers 65 points per second. By adding 5 free attribute points to intelligence, the recovery speed can be increased by 25 points per second. Although it is not as good as the consumption of 200 points per second, it ensures that Alex's mana will not bottom out.
After a wave of skill enhancements, Alex's monster spawning speed became more efficient. After killing another 50 Goblin Scavengers, Alex saw a new monster.
**[Name]:** Goblin Wanderer lv2
**HP:** 800
**Attack:** 10
**Defense:** 0
After obtaining the monster's information, Alex summoned the scorching magic circle and stepped forward. Upon noticing Alex's figure, the nearby goblins began shouting loudly and calling for reinforcements.
This is the difficulty with monsters like goblins. Although they are weak individually, they tend to attack in groups and run if they cannot defeat their foe. Many newcomers suffer from this disadvantage. If other teams saw the goblins calling for reinforcements, they would likely seek a small terrain to fight in, avoiding attacks from all sides.
But Alex didn't need that at all. Faced with the surging goblins, Alex almost laughed out loud. With a move of his hand, the scorching magic circle moved in front of him. Before the monsters could get close, they were burned to death by the flames of the magic circle.
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Damage numbers kept popping up on the monsters' heads, and Alex's ears kept receiving kill prompts.
[You have killed the Goblin Wanderer, and your experience value has increased by 20 points.]
[You have killed the Goblin Wanderer, and your experience value has increased by 20 points.]
In less than 5 seconds, all the monsters in front of Alex were killed, contributing a large amount of experience. It takes 1,000 experience to upgrade from level 2 to level 3. Looking at the experience bar, Alex found that he was still 600 experience short of reaching level 3.
"Work harder and strive to reach level 3 as soon as possible."
After upgrading to level 3, Alex can get another 1,000 skill points, allowing him to upgrade the Searing Array to an S-level skill. Although the damage of the A-level skills is currently sufficient, Alex remains cautious. There's no way around it, given Alex's talent, which reduces damage by 90%.
Alex's talent cannot be solved for the time being, so he can only increase his damage by upgrading his skills.
After briefly cleaning the battlefield, Alex picked up 37 copper coins. Tom, on the side, suddenly said, "I didn't have breakfast. I'm a little hungry." Then Tom took out two pieces of bread from his backpack and stuffed them into his mouth.
"I wish I had brought a barbecue grill."
These words made Alex roll his eyes. "Why don't you bring a tent to sleep in?" He quipped before snatching another piece of bread from Tom's hand.
After eating the bread, the two continued heading deeper into the forest. At the same time, Ben's team also encountered Goblin Wanderers. Faced with the siege of dozens of goblin monsters, the faces of the warriors acting as human shields in the team changed wildly, and they almost turned and ran.
At the critical moment, John Long took action. Waves of cold air emitted from his right hand, and with a slight shake, a layer of frost spread in front of the warrior. This skill was one of the three C-level skills John Long obtained from the library yesterday.
**[Ice Trail]** (Level C) lv1
**Effect:** Consumes 30 mana, reducing the movement speed of targets within 10 meters by 20%. The skill duration is 10 seconds, and the cooldown is 12 seconds.
After the skill is released, the speed of the rushing goblins is instantly reduced significantly.
"Young Master John is amazing!" Ben, who was following John Long, exclaimed in amazement, his face full of flattery. But John Long had no expression on his face and said calmly:
"Warriors, pay attention to your position and don't be surrounded by too many monsters. Others focus on the target I attack."
After speaking, John Long began to cast a spell with his right hand. After 3 seconds, a fireball the size of a fist appeared.
**[Fireball]** (C level) lv1
**Description:** Consumes 25 mana points to condense a fireball and cause 250 points of damage to the enemy. The casting time is 3 seconds, and there is no cooldown.
Next, the five-person team began to cooperate to kill monsters. With the Ice Trail slowing down the monsters, the five used kiting tactics. In about five minutes, all the monsters were defeated.
"Huh, these monsters can call for reinforcements. They're really difficult to deal with. If it weren't for Mr. John's deceleration skills, we might not have passed so easily."
While cleaning up the loot, Ben did not forget to fawn over John Long. Others in the team heard Ben's words and agreed wholeheartedly.
"That's right, Mr. John has good awareness and strong operation. If it were anyone else, they'd be in a hurry."
John Long, who stood aside to recover his strength, listened to the crowd's praise. Although he didn't say anything, a smile appeared on his face.