After Shadow Stealth finished cooling down, Qin Chuan directly entered Stealth mode and simultaneously looked for the next target.
It was still a Level 5 Boar, but this time, Qin Chuanstood forty meters away.
Although Qin Chuan was confident he could hit the Wild Boar from a hundred meters away, there was no need.
If equipment dropped, he'd have to run over to pick it up, which was troublesome.
Since forty meters combined with a weak point attack was enough to instantly kill a Level 5 Boar, why bother making things difficult for himself?
While thinking, Qin Chuan had already finished aiming. With a flick of his wrist, the black Shadow Dagger flew out silently.
The Wild Boar, currently lowering its head to eat grass, was completely unaware that the Shadow of Death had already enveloped it.
-657! (Weak Point Attack)
The Wild Boar's health bar was instantly cleared, contributing a generous seventy experience points.
Qin Chuan's gaze swept over.
As expected, not even a single pig hair dropped.
Regarding this, Qin Chuan remained calm.
He had been grinding in Apocalypse for ten years and already knew the game's nature.
The difficulty was sky-high, and the drop rate was abysmal.
However, Qin Chuan didn't expect these small monsters to drop good items. To really get equipment, he'd have to farm BOSSes. His main goal was to level up.
One Wild Boar gave seventy experience points, so a little over a dozen would be enough to level up.
He was killing one pig every eighteen seconds, which would only take a few minutes.
Calculating this way, Qin Chuan couldn't help but secretly click his tongue.
Too fast.
This leveling speed was too fast.
"The first player to reach Level 10 gets extra rewards. I missed it in my previous life, but this time I can definitely push for it."
With a clear goal, the next step was to grind.
Qin Chuan transformed into a Wild Boar killer, appearing and disappearing like a ghost in the tall grass, instantly killing with every strike, never needing a second hit.
Immersed in the pleasure of instant kills, Qin Chuan soon received the notification he desired.
"You have leveled up to Level 2!"
"You have gained 5 Free Attribute Points!"
"The power of Shadow is gathering, you have gained an additional 5 Free Attribute Points!"
"beast skull's blessing has activated, you have gained an additional 5 Free Attribute Points!"
A string of notifications made Qin Chuan stop in his tracks.
"Even among hidden professions, there are ranks."
Qin Chuan mused.
His Heavy Armor Warrior in his previous life would gain an additional 3 Free Attribute Points upon leveling up, besides the regular points.
But the Shadow Assassin directly gave 5 points!
As expected of a unique hidden profession, it was indeed powerful.
Adding the attribute points granted by the beast skull, Qin Chuan could gain a total of 20 attribute points per level, which was double that of ordinary players!
"Cheating, definitely cheating!"
"Oh, I'm the one cheating, so that's fine."
Qin Chuan had a calm expression.
Cheaters were people everyone wanted to kill, but if he was the cheater, he would only feel the cheat wasn't powerful enough.
For the 15 Free Attribute Points he had, Qin Chuanplanned to allocate them to Agility and Strength in a 2:1 ratio.
Agility was the main attribute for Assassins, increasing attack speed, movement speed, and critical hit rate, making it extremely cost-effective.
But speed alone wasn't enough; attack power also needed to be considered.
To further accelerate his leveling speed, Qin Chuanplanned to hunt higher-level Wild Boars. Without better equipment, he needed to increase Strength to gain attack power.
While contemplating, Qin Chuan finished allocating the points, and his panel attributes were refreshed.
[Nickname]: Night Wanderer
[Profession]: Shadow Assassin
[Level]: 2 (50/2000)
[Attributes]: Strength 11, Constitution 6, Agility 20, Spirit 5
[Attack]: 16
[Defense]: 8
[Health]: 160
[Mana]: 60
...
His health was quite low, but Qin Chuan didn't care.
As an Assassin, the innate conditions were there; maxing out Constitution didn't have much meaning.
Moreover, Qin Chuan was a unique ranged Assassin. He would hit and run, never foolishly trading blows with enemies.
After allocating the points, Qin Chuan advanced again.
This time, he set his sights on a Wild Boar further away.
[Wild Boar]
Level: 7
Health: 1050
Attack: 105
Defense: 70
Skill: Charge
...
The attributes were significantly higher than the Level 5 Boar.
This was one of Apocalypse's hidden settings: monster levels were segmented by five levels, and the higher the level, the greater the attribute leap.
However, players also had their own means of improvement, which were equipment and skills.
Additionally, there were profession advancements, commonly known as first and second awakenings.
"Level 7 Boar, although it has over a thousand health, it's worth a try."
The Shadow Dagger condensed in Qin Chuan's hand, and he raised his hand to throw it.
-782! (Weak Point Attack)
The damage had increased significantly, but against the Wild Boar with its greatly increased health, he couldn't achieve an instant kill.
The attacked Wild Boar let out an angry roar, lowered its head, and began to Charge.
Qin Chuan slightly furrowed his brows, activated Shadow Stealth, and his figure disappeared from his original spot.
The Wild Boar, however, charged straight ahead regardless.
But Qin Chuan had already started moving while in Stealth. By the time the Wild Boar charged to his original position, Qin Chuan was already over ten meters away.
When Shadow Dagger cooled down, the low-health Wild Boar instantly died.
"Ding, you have killed a Level 7 Boar, gaining 70 experience points. Killed a monster 5 levels higher, gaining an additional 35 experience points."
A total of 105 experience points. He could clearly see the experience bar moving forward a small segment.
But Qin Chuan was not satisfied with this result.
Compared to taking two hits to kill a Level 7 Boar, Qin Chuan preferred to instantly kill a Level 5 Boarwith one hit.
The latter's base experience points plus the extra bonus resulted in higher overall efficiency.
Qin Chuan couldn't help but start thinking.
Could it be that he still had to go back to the village to buy a bow and arrows?
After careful calculation, Qin Chuan felt this method didn't make much sense.
Qin Chuan had the Sniper God talent. Even if his damage was discounted when using a bow and arrows, he could still deal considerable damage.
However, without the ability to instantly kill, he would have to rely on kiting with movement.
It wasn't that Qin Chuan couldn't do it, but his level was too low, and he could easily be targeted by surrounding Wild Boars.
Without enough Agility, a regular player couldn't outrun a Wild Boar with the Charge skill.
Once caught, with Qin Chuan's squishy physique, the result would definitely be instant Death.
Instead of running around everywhere, it was better to stand further away.
If forty meters wasn't enough to instantly kill a Level 7 Boar, then he would stand even further away.
Qin Chuan refused to believe that at eighty meters, after his damage was doubled, he still couldn't instantly kill the Wild Boar.
"Uh, can the Shadow Dagger fly that far?"
A question surfaced in his mind.
To verify his guess, Qin Chuan decisively aimed at a Wild Boar eighty meters away.
At this distance, the Wild Boar was just a small dot.
However, Qin Chuan saw it clearly.
At the same time, he had a feeling that if he attacked, he would definitely hit.
Swish.
The black dagger flew out in a straight line. Under Qin Chuan's gaze, the dagger's body continuously dissipated, eventually turning into Shadow energy and returning to the world at a distance of fifty meters.
Qin Chuan couldn't help but frown, then relaxed.
He found the root of the problem.
It was his own attributes.
His current panel attributes were not enough to support his skills flying dozens or even a hundred meters away.
"My current damage, at a distance of fifty meters, without a critical hit, and including the weak point attack, the Shadow Dagger can deal 976 true damage, which isn't enough to instantly kill a Level 7 Boar."
"Unless I can get 100% critical hits, but with my current attributes, I can't do that."
Qin Chuan's gaze turned to the Level 6 Wild Boar nearby.
[Health]: 900
Very good, you're the one.