Whirlwind Slash requires 25 Evolution Points to advance to the Expert Rank, but Daniel did not have enough Evolution Points.
Therefore, he could only choose other skills.
"Add points to Wind Erosion Gold Split!"
[Wind Erosion Gold Split: Cast upon the target area. Range 20 -> 50 meters. Reduces the enemy's Attack Power (20% -> 25%) and Movement Speed (20% -> 25%), while dealing continuous Gold Element and Wind Element damage over a certain period (Intelligence * 10 -> 15). Skill Duration 60 -> 90 seconds. Skill Cooldown 300 -> 250 seconds.]
It cost 5 Evolution Points.
"The range increased to 50 meters?"
Daniel was slightly surprised.
50 meters was already a very large range, and the Wind Erosion Gold Split skill now possessed a certain level of deterrence.
Beside the corpse of the Barren Grass Worm King, there was also a piece of equipment shimmering with gray light.
"Equipment dropped?"
[Barren Necklace: Bronze Rank. Strength +5, Agility +5. Equipment Requirement: Level 5.]
"A small piece of excellent equipment."
Equipment Ranks: Inferior, Common, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Epic, Legendary, Mythical.
Daniel immediately chose to equip it.
In the game godfall, acquiring equipment was very difficult.
Even in the late game, many people still wore Bronze Rank equipment.
"Time to farm monsters!"
Daniel continued forward.
Soon, a group of monsters appeared before his eyes.
[Ghost-Face Wolf Beast: LV 7 HP 800]
The Ghost-Face Wolf Beast was a famous player killer in Novice Village, known for its high speed and high attack power; its only drawback was its low HP.
The Ghost-Face Wolf Beast had a keen sense of smell, and the moment Daniel appeared, they discovered his whereabouts.
"Awoo!!!"
Seven or eight Ghost-Face Wolf Beasts charged toward him.
Daniel did not attack immediately. Instead, he used Wings of Wind Forging to fly into the air and continue luring monsters.
"Owooo!!!"
"Owooo!!!"
Daniel caused a huge commotion. In just a short while, forty or fifty Ghost-Face Wolf Beasts were following behind him.
The ground began to tremble. Other surrounding monsters fled in fear of provoking the Ghost-Face Wolf Beast pack.
"That's enough of them. Wind Erosion Gold Split!"
Daniel roared, and countless metal and wind elements appeared in front of him.
"Rumble!!!"
A massive tornado began to form, containing countless sharp metal blades inside!
"Whoosh!!!"
The tornado reached a diameter of fifty meters! All the Ghost-Face Wolf Beasts were engulfed!
"-554!"
"-544!"
"-542!"
"-523!"
"Owooo!!!"
"Owooo!!!"
In just a few seconds, the tornado had turned blood-red, saturated with the blood of the Ghost-Face Wolf Beasts!
The stench of blood spread far away!
[You have killed a Ghost-Face Wolf Beast, you gain 1000 Experience Points.]
[You have killed a Ghost-Face Wolf Beast, you gain 1000 Experience Points.]
[You have killed a Ghost-Face Wolf Beast, you gain 1000 Experience Points.]
[You have killed a Ghost-Face Wolf Beast, you gain 1000 Experience Points.]
... [You have leveled up. Current Level 6. You gain 5 Free Attribute Points.]
[The Wheel of Fortune starts spinning. You obtain the weapon golden wind longsword.]
[You have leveled up. Current Level 7. You gain 5 Free Attribute Points.]
[The Wheel of Fortune starts spinning. You gain 33 Attribute Points.]
[Your battle has ended. You triggered the Soul Painter Talent. You obtain a painting.]
System notifications kept ringing, and Daniel's level immediately reached Level 7.
"The Wheel of Fortune actually dropped equipment?"
Hearing the system prompt, Daniel raised an eyebrow.
[golden wind longsword: Gold Rank. Strength +50, Intelligence +50. When you attack, there is a 30% chance to reduce the cooldown of Whirlwind Slash by 50%, and a 30% chance to gain a Wind Forging Shield. Equipment Requirement: Level 5.]
"So powerful!"
The high attributes granted by the golden wind longsword were one thing, but the most important effects were reducing the cooldown of Whirlwind Slash and the chance to gain a Wind Forging Shield.
A 30% chance was already very high.
He could essentially refresh the skill and the shield with three attacks.
Daniel calculated that his Wind Forging Shield value was around 2,000, while the damage dealt by ordinary players to him did not exceed 20 points.
Even if he stood there and let them hit him, it would take them a long time.
Moreover, a new shield might generate before they could even break the current one, making him practically invincible.
The Soul Painter Talent provided Daniel with 10 Attribute Points.
Daniel put all of them into Strength.
"Deep in the forest there is a Serene Witch, the only way to contact Elune, the Dawn's Glimmer. That woman is a Level 15 Gold Wing BOSS, though. I wonder if I can kill her?"
His talent required killing a deity to acquire a talent, and as far as Daniel knew, the only deity present in Novice Village was Elune, the Dawn's Glimmer.
She was originally a subordinate deity of the Goddess of Order—the Dawn Goddess—but for unknown reasons, she fell and became an evil god, lurking near Novice Village.
In his previous life, countless players died by her hand.
"If I level up along the way, I should be able to reach Level 10. I'll go check it out first."
Daniel continued forward.
Not long after he left, a group of people hurried over.
"Sister Ailin, this should be the place. Those Ghost-Face Wolf Beasts don't have much HP. If all five of us attack together, we should be able to finish them in ten minutes..."
A girl was excitedly introducing her discovery, but her voice suddenly stopped.
Five female players appeared here.
"What... what happened? Why are there so many corpses..."
A red-haired girl looked at the ground covered in Ghost-Face Wolf Beast corpses in disbelief.
The others also looked astonished.
"Pearl, are you sure these are the Ghost-Face Wolf Beasts you were talking about? Why are so many dead?"
A tall girl looked at the red-haired girl.
"I... I don't know either. I just discovered this place and then one of the Ghost-Face Wolf Beasts instantly killed me. Could it have been killed by other monsters?"
The girl named Pearl guessed.
"Unlikely. Based on my observations, monsters generally have fixed activity areas and don't usually move around. Was it another player? But how did he do it?"
The tall girl stroked her chin in thought.
"Let's keep going. Maybe we'll find something else. If it really was a player, we should ask him to deal with the Ice Wolf Society!"
Another girl suggested.
"Right! Let's keep following!"
The group chased in Daniel's direction.
The further they went, the more shocked they became.
All they saw were monster corpses!
The entire path they walked was littered with corpses!
Many monsters were sliced in half, the means of damage unbelievably bloody!
"Are we chasing a BOSS? Let's go back. I'm a little scared. The monsters here are already Level 10, and any random one could instantly kill us."
One of the girls in the party was very frightened.
"Dermy, you have a Hidden Class and you're a Shield Warrior! Be brave! We're relying on you."
Another girl encouraged her.
"Boom boom boom!!!"
Suddenly, a huge noise came from the front.
"That expert is right ahead! Let's hurry up!"
On a high ground, Daniel was fighting a massive monster.
[Dread Skeleton Giant (Silver Wing Rank): LV 10 HP 12000]
A Silver Wing Rank BOSS!