Qin Chuan's words sent the Hunter into deep thought.
He was hesitant.
The beast skull was something he had obtained through a narrow escape from death; he had originally intended to use it to reach a higher level, but he had unexpectedly met his downfall when the Wolf King ambushed him.
Although he survived, he lost a leg and became completely crippled.
At this thought, a raging fire of anger burned in the Hunter's heart.
He couldn't seek revenge on his own anymore; he could only rely on someone else.
Moreover, in his current state, keeping the beast skull was useless, so he might as well vent his pent-up frustration.
If he couldn't live well, the Wolf King shouldn't expect to live either!
As for Qin Chuan taking the quest reward in advance, the Hunter didn't mind.
He knew the rules of Apocalypse.
After some consideration, the Hunter slowly spoke, "I can give you the beast skull, but don't forget your promise. Bring me the Wolf King's head within three days."
Qin Chuan's face lit up with joy, and he quickly said, "It's a deal."
"Ding! You have accepted the time-limited quest — Hunt the Wolf King."
"Quest Description: The Wolf King ambushed the Hunter, causing him to be disabled. The Hunter desperately wants to kill the Wolf King for revenge. Bring back the Wolf King's head, and you will receive a generous reward."
"Quest Reward: 3,000 EXP, 30 Silver Coins, 30 Hunter Favorability."
"Quest Countdown: 3 days."
"Please note: You have received the quest reward in advance. If you fail to complete the quest on time, the reward will be reclaimed, and 5 points will be deducted from All Attributes as a penalty."
Along with the system notification, the Hunter took further action.
He went to the bed, moved it aside, took out a wooden box from underneath, and solemnly handed it to Qin Chuan.
"Ding! You have obtained a special item — beast skull."
"[beast skull (Unique Item)]"
"Effect 1: [Beast's Blessing]: Gain an additional 5 Free Attribute Points for every level up."
"Effect 2: [Hunting Moment]: Gain 1 Evolution Point for every (100 monsters / 1 BOSS) killed. Limited to use on equipment or skills. The points required to evolve the same target will increase. (Current Evolution Points: 1)"
"Note: Quest reward received in advance. Locked. Cannot be traded, destroyed, or discarded before the quest is completed. Does not drop upon Death... Powerful!"
Qin Chuan whistled.
As expected of a unique item, these attributes are truly impressive.
In Apocalypse, leveling up grants 1 point to secondary attributes and 2 points to the primary attribute, plus 5 Free Attribute Points, totaling ten attribute points.
Now, Beast's Blessing gives an extra 5 points.
This means one level up for Qin Chuan is equivalent to one and a half levels for others.
Even considering that Qin Chuan's Hidden Classprovides more attribute gains, 5 Free Attribute Points is still a value that cannot be ignored.
As the saying goes, a small lead leads to a big lead. With Qin Chuan's memories, his early-game advantage will quickly snowball, eventually allowing him to stand at an unprecedented height!
Moreover, even in the late game, the beast skullwill not go out of style.
It could even be said that the late game is when this item truly shows its value.
The true power of the beast skull isn't actually Effect 1, but Effect 2.
Gaining Evolution Points by killing monsters.
Although the scope of use is limited to equipment and skills, the point is that Qin Chuan doesn't need to evolve anything else.
A player's strength comes from three sources.
Talent, which is fixed upon entering the game and cannot be changed, only strengthened.
Next are equipment and skills.
And the core of the early game is skills.
Especially Shadow Stealth and Shadow Dagger, both of which are excellent skills.
Furthermore, the beast skull comes with one Evolution Point, which is an unexpected surprise. Qin Chuan planned to find a place to use it and improve himself.
Composing himself, Qin Chuan left the Hunter's hut without looking back.
Hunting the Wolf King wouldn't be easy; he should at least level up a few times and boost his attributes first.
It was also a good time to accumulate Evolution Points for the beast skull.
Qin Chuan's performance just now was witnessed by the surrounding players.
Especially his action of taking the wooden box from the Hunter left many players dumbfounded.
What's going on? How did this guy manage to get a quest?
Immediately, some players raised protests.
"How can this guy get a quest?"
"Cheating! This guy must be cheating!"
"Not necessarily. I saw that kid's tone was very firm just now. Does this cripple respond to the stick rather than the carrot?"
"Whoosh."
"Thud."
The player who spoke arrogantly bit the dust on the spot.
"Let me try!"
A player stepped forward and said righteously, "Old geezer, hand over your quest!"
"Whoosh."
"Thud."
More players swarmed forward, trying to obtain items from the Hunter.
Some players tried a different approach and blocked Qin Chuan's path.
Qin Chuan didn't want to waste time arguing with these people, so he directly activated Shadow Stealth.
Seeing Qin Chuan's figure suddenly Vanish, several players were stunned.
"Where's the person? How did he disappear?"
"Is this... a stealth skill?"
"That's not right. I'm an Assassin too, why don't I have stealth?"
"This guy must have bought a VIP pass! Quick, show me the recharge portal, I want to swipe my card!"
"Rigged! It must be rigged!"
...Walking in the shadows, Qin Chuan looked at his skills.
"Shadow Stealth has actually started its cooldown!"
Qin Chuan made another pleasant discovery.
He was a Warrior in his previous life, but he also knew the characteristics of Assassin skills.
That is, stealth skills usually only start their cooldown after the stealth is broken!
However, the Shadow Assassin broke this limitation, with the cooldown starting directly while in stealth.
Qin Chuan knew exactly what this meant.
He could completely wait for the skill to cool down while in stealth, and then immediately enter stealth again after launching a Stealth Strike!
He wouldn't need to be like ordinary Assassinplayers, who, after breaking stealth, either have to use Vanish or engage in a prolonged fight before being able to use stealth to escape again.
His safety was absolutely guaranteed!
The only minor drawback was that the cooldown for Shadow Stealth was a bit long, a full 20 seconds.
"It seems I should evolve Shadow Stealth first to shorten the cooldown."
"Or get some cooldown reduction gear."
Qin Chuan thought to himself.
While thinking, Qin Chuan passed through the crowd.
He once again felt the power of the Shadow Assassin.
And that was permanent stealth!
For conventional Assassins, stealth has a time limit.
Even if the stealth skill is maxed out, there will eventually be a time limit, and the drawback of the cooldown only starting after breaking stealth meant there would inevitably be a gap.
The gap period is when an Assassin is most vulnerable!
But Qin Chuan was different. As long as he wanted to, he could achieve infinite stealth!
Furthermore, there was one more thing that distinguished him from conventional Assassins.
Qin Chuan didn't need to find opportunities at close range; he only needed to throw a dagger from afar, and conventional stealth detection methods would have a hard time finding him.
No matter how much his enemies racked their brains, they would never imagine an Assassinappearing dozens of meters away.
With the help of stealth, Qin Chuan soon arrived at the village entrance.
The Newbie Village was already bustling and lively, but the level of activity outside the village was ten times higher!
Looking as far as the eye could see, countless players were striving to level up.
After the initial chaos, players had found the most suitable way to level up, which was to form teams.
But even with a team, the efficiency of killing monsters wasn't high.
There was no helping it; the monsters in Apocalypse were too cunning.
Qin Chuan observed from the shadows for a moment and chose to continue forward.
There were too many people here, making it unsuitable for him to perform. He had to go to a higher-level area to train.