Chapter Twenty-Five: Gray Wolf
Mysterious Necklace:
Rarity: None
Required Level: None
Luck: 3
Special Skills: Soul Passage, Transformation
Features: Cannot drop, cannot trade
Features: Can evolve
Description: None
The evolution process did not have any dazzling effects; the ruby embedded at the end of the necklace turned slightly redder, and that was it.
Luck increased by 2 points. The extent of this luck’s impact is still unclear, and it is unknown if it is useful.
Rarity and required level are still none, but two special skills have been added.
Soul Passage and Transformation?
“Success,” Starry nodded.
What are these two special skills for? There isn’t even a description.
“I can’t explain it clearly for now; let’s take on some quests first, and then we can test it after we leave the city,” Starry said.
I wonder what Starry is holding back, Zane replied.
…
By the way, Starry, check the friends list; they should have added me.
“Let me take a look…” Starry opened the friends list.
A bunch of unread messages showed up next to the plus sign.
System Notification: “Endless Sea” has requested to add you as a friend.
Agree.
Almost instantaneously after agreeing, Endless Sea sent a message.
“Heroine, you finally accepted my friend request… I forgot to ask which city you guys are in.”
“Yunshui City,” Starry replied.
“… I’m already in Twilight City. How about I teleport over to develop with you guys?” Endless Sea said.
“No need; the cost of teleporting once is one gold coin, and you probably need it for class changing, right?” Starry said.
“WTF, Heroine, if you hadn’t mentioned it, I would’ve forgotten. That ridiculous knight mentor actually charged me a gold coin registration fee. I really have no money left to teleport now,” Endless Sea lamented.
“You should level up over there; with the Shattering Hammer, your leveling speed shouldn’t be slow.”
“Okay, I’ll come over as soon as I save enough money!”
Next
System Notification: “Zanny’s cousin” has requested to add you as a friend.
Agree.
The friends list instantly added a gray avatar. Looks like she’s already asleep.
Then there were a series of unfamiliar IDs.
Most likely added by passersby from Beginner Village.
No need to worry about that; let’s check Zane’s.
There are also friend requests from Endless Sea and Zimei, in addition to requests from “Ming Traveler,” “Nangong Gong,” and “Chuxue.” They must be the few people from the group.
Agree.
Nangong and Endless Sea’s avatars are still bright, while the others have already gone offline.
Two bald heads.
But then again, upon reflection, I really don’t have the standing to say anything about them… Sleepwalking doesn’t count, right?
…
“Youths, the Gray Wolves outside the West Gate have been harassing our merchant caravan. If we don’t show them some color, our caravan won’t be able to survive here. Are you willing to help me? Of course, I will provide you with appropriate rewards,” a middle-aged man said bitterly.
“Beep”
System Notification: Mos has issued a B-level quest “Exterminate Gray Wolves (0/100)” to your team. Do you accept?
Accept!
System Notification: Quest accepted successfully. Head to the West Gate of Yunshui City and give the rampant Gray Wolves outside the city a lesson!
“Gray Wolves are pack animals; you must be careful not to get surrounded!” Mos reminded with concern.
“Understood,” Starry replied.
After wandering around other places for a while and finding no additional quests, Starry controlled both characters and walked out of the West Gate.
Due to the arrival of adventurers, the gates of all frontline cities are open around the clock, so there’s no need to worry about night owls being unable to leave the city.
…
In the grass. Zane reminded.
“I see it,” taking advantage of the Gray Wolves thinking they hadn’t been detected, Starry stepped forward swiftly, and the Qiu Yue Sword drew a crescent arc.
“Whoosh”
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Blood spattered from the Gray Wolf’s back, and its health bar dropped by three-quarters in an instant.
At this moment, Starry also saw the information of the Gray Wolf.
Gray Wolf
Rarity: Black Iron grade
Level: 13
Health: 600
Attack: 37-45
Defense: 21
Skills: Call for Companions, Sprint
Description: If you encounter a lone Gray Wolf, do not get overconfident; you might be the one surrounded in the next moment.
With 600 health, 37-45 attack, and 21 defense, this creature’s attributes completely outclassed the poisonous spider boss from Beginner Village; remember, this Gray Wolf is just an ordinary Black Iron grade monster!
Monsters outside the city should be designed based on players’ attributes after class changing; otherwise, such overpowered attributes wouldn’t make sense.
And Starry and Zane are currently challenging it with their pre-class change attributes!
Even so, with Starry’s current outstanding attack power of 170-185, she could deal tons of damage even without class changing.
The Gray Wolf saw its perfect disguise was exposed, and the threat from this woman was extraordinary.
Better to flee!
Sprint.
The Gray Wolf’s usual movement speed is about 150% of that of a normal player, but after using Sprint, it quickly created several meters of distance.
“Thousand Flash Step!” Starry’s movements changed underfoot, and before the Gray Wolf could call for help, she pierced a sword into its body.
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The Gray Wolf collapsed weakly and dropped a few copper coins.
The experience from a level 13 monster is usually quite plentiful; Zane noticed the experience bar visibly flickered.
“Try using the necklace’s special skills,” Starry suddenly suggested.
Zane was just about to ask how, but he found that, unbeknownst to him, he had returned to his original perspective! Moreover, his body acted according to his consciousness (obviously).
“I’ve returned?”
“Sort of, but this way, your sleep will be completely ineffective.”
Although the perspective centered on his original body, he could still share all of Starry’s senses, and conversely, Starry could do the same.
“How did I do that? Can I use my body in your stead?”
“Of course, but if we control the body together, it will put a huge burden on it; try not to use it unless necessary.”
“Got it.” Zane took off the mysterious necklace. “Uh… how do I use it?”
“Well… I’m not sure either; you’ll have to figure it out yourself.”
“…”
“Soul Passage!” Zane pointed the necklace at the Gray Wolf.
It seemed something was being drawn out from the Gray Wolf’s body, transforming into a wisp of white smoke, which was absorbed into the ruby of the necklace.
The ruby began to emit a subtle white light, particularly eye-catching in the darkness.
Gradually, a Gray Wolf pattern appeared on the ruby, and that wisp of white smoke reappeared, returning back into the Gray Wolf’s body.
“Hiss, why does it look like an evil artifact?” Zane felt a bit scared.
Starry’s forehead veined into a big井. “Evil? This is a gift from your grandmother, isn’t it?”
“That’s true; my grandmother is so good to me; she wouldn’t harm me.” Zane nodded. “Let’s try the next one.”
“Transformation!”
The necklace erupted with a burst of white light, enveloping Zane’s entire body.
The white light condensed into a circle that continuously spun and shrank.
After 5 seconds, as the light dissipated, a Gray Wolf stood still in its place.
“Awoo——!”
Starry immediately checked the information.
Gray Wolf (Fengchen Yanhua)
Level: 10
Health: 700
Attack: 32-35
Defense: 3
Skills: Call for Companions, Sprint, Venomous Claw
Description: A strange Gray Wolf.
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