[You possess the F-rank main profession 'Archer'. Transferring to the SSS-rank main profession 'Star Chasing Hunter' will overwrite the Archer profession. Do you wish to proceed?]
"Yes."
As Lin Chen confirmed, the scroll transformed into countless stars, converging into a brilliant torrent of starlight that surged into his body.
[Congratulations! You have successfully transferred to Star Chasing Hunter!]
[Your Archer profession has disappeared!]
[You have acquired new professional skills!]
The profession transfer phenomenon flashed and faded, and Lin Chen felt as if he had grasped a new power!
He opened his skill bar and saw the Star Chasing Hunter skill icons twinkling with starlight within it:
[Bow and Crossbow Expert] (SSS): Your mastery of bows and crossbows has reached the pinnacle of perfection. When using bow and crossbow weapons, Attack +30%, Critical Damage +50%, Attack Speed +100%.
[Star Speed Lightning] (SSS): Gain an Agility attribute bonus of 100 × your own level, and an Attack Speed bonus of 1% × your own level.
[Starfall] (SSS): When firing an arrow attack, there is a 3% chance to trigger a meteor shower from the starry sky, dealing 150% of attack power as area damage, with a radius of 500 meters (can be toggled off).
[Star Chasing Moon Treading] (SSS):
Effect 1: Gain the divine speed of a Star Chaser, increasing your movement speed by +200% for 300 seconds.
Effect 2: During the duration, you can activate 3 displacements, each with a maximum range of 10 meters × your own level. Consumes 20,000 Mana, cooldown 480 seconds.
[Star Plucking Hand] (SSS): Infuse both hands with the power of stars, increasing attack speed by +200% for 300 seconds. Consumes 10,000 Mana, cooldown 420 seconds.
[Star Arrow] (SSS):
Effect 1: Gather the power of stars into an arrow, making it penetrative, piercing targets within 500 meters, dealing 300,000 + 300% attack power damage.
Effect 2: For every 10 levels gained, range +10%, up to a maximum of +100%.
Cost: 5,000 Mana
Cooldown: 60 seconds
[Nine Stars Alignment] (SSS):
Effect 1: Rapidly unleash nine consecutive penetrative arrows, with a range of 500 meters, each arrow dealing 150,000 + 150% attack power damage.
Effect 2: For every 10 levels gained, range +10%, up to a maximum of +100%.
Cost: 10,000 Mana
Cooldown: 120 seconds
[Arrow of the Firmament] (SSS):
Effect 1: Condense an arrow that pierces the firmament, with a range of 1000 meters, possessing penetrative properties, dealing 400,000 + 300% attack power damage.
Effect 2: For every 10 levels gained, range +10%, up to a maximum of +100%.
Effect 3: Can be charged for release. For every second charged, damage +5%, range +10%, up to a maximum charge of 10 seconds.
Cost: 30,000 Mana
Cooldown: 150 seconds
[Dreamy Star Song] (SSS):
Effect 1: Gather power to unleash a starry arrow light, transforming into 10,000 arrows that erupt, causing widespread bombardment over a 2000-meter area, each arrow dealing 100,000 + 200% attack power damage.
Effect 2: For every 10 levels gained, arrow quantity +10%, up to a maximum of +100%.
Cost: 25,000 Mana
Cooldown: 300 seconds
...Due to his current level, the Star Chaser profession has unlocked nine professional skills: three passive skills and six active skills!
Looking at the skill descriptions, the range of several offensive skills seemed decent, perfectly suited for dealing with the monster siege.
Lin Chen tried to activate his talent on one of the skills.
[Prompt: Due to the profession scroll reaching its sublimation limit, this skill can no longer be sublimated through the Super God trait. Do you wish to continue copying and replacing?]
"No."
Lin Chen could only give up.
If he couldn't sublimate the skill's grade, copying and replacing it would be meaningless, so he naturally wouldn't waste his copy attempts.
Indeed, encountering such a 'bug' wasn't that easy.
Soon, he walked into a small teleportation array, and after one teleportation, arrived at the edge of the barrier.
"Peerless Dust is here!"
"You scared me, I thought he wasn't coming."
Seeing Lin Chen, the players gathered at the eastern edge immediately perked up.
Although they were annoyed by Lin Chen's independent attitude, the players had to admit that without Lin Chen's participation, they probably wouldn't be able to overcome this difficult challenge.
The scene of Lin Chen instantly killing Mastering the Rivers and Mountains and others, as well as the terrifying damage that erupted at the time, was still vivid in their memories!
At this moment, a large number of players were gathered at the eastern edge, spreading out along the eastern defense line.
Not a single person walked out at this time; everyone was hunkered down within the barrier, and the atmosphere was quite tense.
Lin Chen scanned the surroundings and then walked forward alone.
Everyone he encountered consciously made way for him; no one dared to approach and speak.
He passed through the defensive barrier and stepped onto the plain.
Looking around, the land was vast and boundless, but no monsters were moving.
It seemed that due to the monster siege event, those low-level monsters were restricted by game rules and would not appear temporarily.
"Twelve more minutes."
Lin Chen checked the event countdown and found there was still some time.
So, he opened his backpack.
With a flash of light, a tea table appeared out of thin air.
He then took out a teapot, teacups, and a chair, and actually sat outside, leisurely sipping tea.
These items were, of course, not spoils dropped from killing monsters and leveling up, but rather exchanged with points when he copied the profession scroll at the Crystal Stele Shop earlier.
That's right, in the Crystal Stele Shop, in addition to the categories closely related to the game, there was also a "miscellaneous goods" category, and you could even exchange for food in the shop.
Lin Chen estimated that these furnishings probably existed to complement the "safe houses" within the base.
In fact, on his way over, he had seen many people spend points to exchange for the right to use safe houses.
Safe houses possessed a certain defensive capability. If monsters truly attacked the base, and one's life was in peril during intense combat, they could hide in a house temporarily to recover before coming out to fight again.
Lin Chen naturally disdained such a thing; his points would be wasted if he kept them, so he exchanged for a tea table and drinks, and enjoyed them alone.
Whoosh~ Whoosh~
A cold wind blew, silence filled the surroundings, subtly exuding a chilling aura.
Lin Chen, however, occasionally closed his eyes, as if savoring the endless aftertaste.
"Before, my eyes only saw smoke. Today, I discovered that enjoying tea is also a wonderful pleasure."
He took a small sip of fragrant tea and murmured to himself leisurely.
On the eve of the monsters' arrival, a strange murderous aura permeated the surroundings.
Lin Chen didn't mind it; in fact, he quite enjoyed this chilling atmosphere.
The slight chill stimulated his mind, making his thoughts clear, and he rather liked it.
"Honestly, Peerless Dust is so handsome, especially his profile. His features are sharp, and he's incredibly cool."
"He is handsome, but he also feels a bit violent, like someone you shouldn't approach..."
Some female players unconsciously turned their gaze towards Lin Chen.
Lin Chen was already good-looking, and after entering the game, he completely shed his former decadent appearance.
Because he only equipped one boot armor piece, he was still wearing a novice outfit.
The white novice attire perfectly matched the Flowing Shadow Bow in his left hand, accentuating his aloof and solitary aura, like an exiled immortal descended to the mortal realm.
Of course, the players knew very well that this guy had absolutely nothing to do with 'immortals'; 'demon' was probably closer.
But it was precisely this contrast that made the female players even more captivated, unable to help but fantasize secretly.
Unfortunately, Lin Chen never looked back once from beginning to end.
At a certain moment, Lin Chen put down his teacup, raised his eyes, and looked indifferently into the distance.
There, a beam of heavenly light suddenly descended, like a colossal light gate, from which continuous roars of beasts emanated—
The Monster Siege has begun!