BXBX NOVEL Chapter 118: Level Surge, Second Class, Just a Step Away!
Last time, when facing the not-so-tanky boss, Shadow of Hatred, Sterl took it down in three moves.
And this time, a single Star Point Finger sent the tough-skinned Blood Wolf Demon straight to its doom!
The move was so impressive that Sterl didn\'t even look back after insta-killing the BOSS. He immediately activated Bloody Rush to leave.
He was all about that carefree style.
Sterl thought to himself, "This was really cool!"
The only problem was, after pulling off the stunt, he realized something.
Wait a minute! I left, but the BOSS loot is still back there.
Although he had insta-killed the Blood Wolf Demon, there was an animation where the BOSS\'s body slowly fell and disappeared before the loot would appear...
By the time Sterl realized this, he had already flown quite a distance.
"Flying back isn\'t impossible, but it\'s too embarrassing..."
"I\'ll lose all the cool points I just earned..."
He was frustrated!
This led to the earlier scene—
Sterl, uncharacteristically, sent a message to Faye. He initially thought he would need to hint at it, but the little girl from the Water Blue Clan was so perceptive that she proactively offered to collect the loot for him!
This immediately made Sterl breathe a sigh of relief.
Even though he might not desperately need a BOSS\'s loot, what if it dropped a highly suitable skill or equipment with great potential for his build?
For Sterl, not gaining something valuable would be a huge loss!
...
After finishing his conversation with Faye, Sterl made a mental note of the location where the player team encountered the BOSS.
Sterl planned to return later, after the Divine Power and Law Power that had leaked from the players\' bodies had been worn down by the world\'s will.
Then, he continued flying towards the location of the Netherworld Water!
This time, halfway through the journey, Sterl transformed into Constantine\'s form, activating Divine Flame Drive along with Bloody Rush for dual-core acceleration.
At this point, he no longer needed to grind for points.
Sterl had already secured the top spot on the leaderboard with a solid lead of ninety thousand points.
Considering that in the coming days, players would be gathering around the Netherworld Water, especially those at the top of the rankings who would surely be vying for the items the Dark Moon Alliance specifically needed to earn the goddess\'s reward, they wouldn\'t have time to grind monsters for resources.
Sterl felt that his lead was unshakable.
After about five hours of flying, Sterl stopped in a dilapidated house in front of a giant checkpoint. Around him, a storm raged, with dark clouds as black as lead completely covering the sun.
The wind and rain created a somber atmosphere.
It was very fitting!
The Netherworld, once all of its world origins have been taken, will inevitably collapse!
Sitting inside the broken house, Sterl began to sort through his previous gains.
To earn points, he had killed over five thousand wild monsters, including nearly a hundred elite monsters. Aside from the NPC-like Wind Song Elves, who didn\'t drop anything, Sterl had amassed a significant amount of resources.
At this moment, he opened his panel—
The first benefit from his monster farming spree was experience points.
Since he was in the Netherworld, Sterl had been taking on higher-level challenges with significant bonuses. The monsters, driven by the world\'s will, came to him willingly. Although his farming efficiency wasn\'t as insane as in the Village of Death, it was still comparable to regular farming zones.
Sterl had now accumulated enough experience to level up to 57.
Next came the various loot drops—
First, he had collected over seven hundred purple gold coins, and an innumerable amount of potions and materials. Sterl was overwhelmed by the sheer quantity: potions for alchemy, materials for enhancing equipment, and items for crafting special tools...
In short, once Sterl left the Netherworld, his long-standing issue—where his rapid leveling made upgrading equipment cost-ineffective—would finally be resolved. He used to find himself needing new gear every ten days or so after just spending a fortune.
Now, because Sterl was so wealthy, cost-effectiveness no longer mattered. Even a slight improvement was better than letting the money sit idle in his backpack.
Then, Sterl sorted through the various pieces of equipment that had dropped.
While the drop rate for regular and elite monsters wasn\'t high, the sheer number he farmed resulted in a total of 243 pieces of second-class or higher-tier equipment...
Though the highest quality among them was gold, with most being iron or bronze, Sterl wasn\'t impressed. However, selling them all would still net him considerable wealth and resources. More importantly, it could significantly boost the strength of his second-class subordinates!
Because none of them had a complete set of gear.
When Sterl returned, he could immediately elevate his faction to a mid-to-upper level among the Earth human tribes.
"They don\'t need to do much, just help Linna and Rayna level up and protect them." he planned.
Sterl quickly categorized the remaining loot—
There were 56 skill books, with the highest quality being blue. They were all standard offensive, support, and healing skills. After a quick glance, Sterl didn\'t find any with significant potential for skill points.
There was a pile of miscellaneous items, including potions for increasing experience gain, healing potions, energy recovery potions, and various teleport scrolls. These teleport scrolls were what Sterl had exchanged for using a high-level experience potion before entering the Netherworld.
Looking back, Sterl realized he had lost out.
This time, the loot included a total of sixty-nine teleport scrolls—more than he could use in years.
"Once I get out, I doubt Teresa will be able to handle so many items. I\'ll need to connect with the Dark Moon Alliance." Sterl frowned slightly. Too much loot could be a hassle.
Given the Earth human tribe\'s frugal nature, flooding the market with these resources would certainly lead to devaluation.
Sterl estimated that selling them all would result in a significant loss of purple gold coins.
He thought it would be more practical to offload these resources through the Dark Moon Alliance. With the consumption market of over seventy countries, the resources he was putting out would be just a drop in the ocean, unlikely to affect market prices.
...
After sorting everything, Sterl stored all the materials back into his backpack.
He also frustratingly discovered that his backpack was almost full.
In the world of [Transcendence], a player\'s backpack capacity is determined by their level, and it can also be expanded by creating [backpack items].
For most players, the capacity that comes with leveling up is more than enough. Only those who are heavily involved in crafting professions usually need additional space.
But today was an exception. Sterl\'s monster farming efficiency was so high that he absolutely needed extra backpack space. Otherwise, he couldn\'t carry all the loot...
"Maybe the Dark Moon Alliance\'s reputation shop has some for sale?" Sterl muttered as he closed his eyes to start refining his experience points.
With the help of his arcane skill, he quickly refined the experience points...
It only took him half a day.
Sterl reopened his eyes, and he was pleasantly surprised as he looked at his panel.
He had reached level 59!
It wasn\'t easy!
Sterl felt a bit emotional. After pretending to be a second-class player for so long, he was finally about to reach level 60 and could undergo his second class advancement!
Once he completed the second class advancement, he would gain new skills from his class! His combat power would skyrocket! Additionally, he would receive rewards for being an interdimensional traveler and gain access to his second primary star!
This would significantly boost Sterl\'s battle capabilities!
Of course, he wouldn\'t rush it. His plan was to secure the second portion of the Netherworld Water, allowing him to gain an additional 80 levels of attributes for free!
He wouldn\'t advance to his second class until he achieved this goal!
After completing his leveling, Sterl quickly flew back to the place where he had met Faye earlier. He swiftly absorbed the Divine Power and Law Power, which had been nearly worn down by the world\'s will.
This round brought Sterl\'s Divine Power to 0.31 and his Law Power to 31 points.
He had a hunch that while Divine Power was still accumulating gradually, once his Law Power reached 50 points, it would undergo a significant transformation.
After finishing up, Sterl flew towards the location of the third Netherworld Water.
Now, he had serious business to attend to!
The reason Sterl was in a hurry to level up was to confront the legendary soul guarding the third Netherworld Water!
He was even a bit excited at the thought. If another legendary crystal dropped, allowing him to gain another point, wouldn\'t that be amazing??
The more Sterl thought about it, the more thrilled he became!
This was why he chose to digest his experience points before heading to the third Netherworld Water.
Even with legendary abilities, Sterl knew that facing a legendary soul was risky. It was safer to max out his level first.
As for why he didn\'t max out his arcane skill proficiency, it was mainly because it would take too much time. Sterl was afraid that while he was training, other players might come and die, wasting some Divine Power and Law Power before he could finish.
That would be a huge loss.
Sterl quickly returned to the dilapidated house where he had been meditating earlier.
He then flew over the towering checkpoint, heading towards the sky-piercing pillar of light.
When Sterl arrived at the location of the third Netherworld Water, he wore a serious expression because it was different from what he had initially imagined.
The area containing the Netherworld Water was no longer underground.
Instead, it was in a pool on an open-air plaza.
Near the pool, beneath the checkpoint, several giant statues of deities stood guard.
Sterl also saw that an army from the native Netherworld realm was stationed nearby, protecting the pool.
Each soldier had a strange expression and looked extremely ferocious.
Clearly, on the eve of the world\'s destruction, the world\'s will had already brainwashed and controlled these natives, turning them into its soldiers.
They were resisting the Dark Moon Goddess!