A God-tier Counter-damage Priest, I am the Master!

5: Talent upgrade!Although he had discovered a treasure, Bai Tian did not rush out recklessly. Instead, he first hid in the distance to observe the basic information of these monsters.

——[Vicious Silver Crocodile]

(Normal Monster)

Level: 8

HP: 1600

Attack: 166

Physical Defense: 88

Magic Defense: 80

Skill: Death Roll.

These ordinary Silver Crocodiles were all Level 8 monsters. Although their attributes weren’t particularly high, the shallow pond was filled with no less than eighty or ninety of them.

Bai Tian then looked at that crocodile BOSS with a single horn.

In [Nine Heavens], you can only observe the basic information of wild monsters if the level difference does not exceed 10 levels.

——[One-Horned Silver Crocodile King]!

(Elite Boss)

Level: 9

HP: 20000

Attack: 688

Physical Defense: 300

Magic Defense: 280

Skills: Bloodlust, Savage Charge.

Holy crap!

A mere Level 9 BOSS, and the lowest-tier Elite Boss at that, yet its attributes are this exaggerated?

It’s important to know that in the game, BOSS tiers are further divided into Elite, Master, and Demon.

For the same Level 9 BOSS, Elite is the weakest, while the attributes of Master and Demon tiers would be even more terrifying.

But one thing everyone knows is that BOSSes have a guaranteed equipment drop mechanism.

This BOSS’s attack power is as high as 688, extremely fierce.

Without a critical hit or using a skill, the damage from one of its attacks on him would be at least 675.

This meant Bai Tian would need to Rebound its attack three times to kill the BOSS.

Moreover, the BOSS was surrounded by so many of its minions... After pondering for a moment, Bai Tian’s eyebrows twitched.

It’s completely doable!

But the prerequisite was that he needed enough mana potions to sustain himself.

Once Bai Tian had a plan, he immediately teleported back to the city.

Although it was already late at night, players’ figures were still everywhere in the game, showing just how captivating [Nine Heavens] was.

Bai Tian went directly to the pharmacy to buy potions.

It has to be said, the system is truly ruthless!

Low-grade Health Potion, one bottle: 20 copper coins.

Low-grade Mana Potion, one bottle: 25 copper coins.

Bai Tian currently had 5 silver and 75 copper. Gritting his teeth, he spent it all, purchasing 23 bottles of Low-grade Mana Potion.

After buying them, he immediately rushed towards the BOSS location.

Due to the long distance, the journey took 41 minutes. It was now 3:50 AM deep into the night.

Huh!

Bai Tian suddenly frowned, noticing a pair of Novice Straw Sandals in the shallow pond.

Did someone die there?

Had someone been here already?

Since someone already knew about the BOSS and the wild treasure chest here, he needed to speed up.

——

At the same time, Jade Star Painting Moon, who had already reached Level 4, received a message, and her eyes immediately lit up.

”An Elite Crocodile King BOSS, and a wild treasure chest? Are you sure?”

Jade Star Painting Moon asked the person who sent the message back.

”Sister Yue, absolutely certain.”

”The new Assassin recruit we got today even sent me a screenshot.”

”That guy was greedy and tried to use Stealth to steal the treasure chest, but ended up getting killed in one bite by the BOSS, even dropping his straw sandals.”

While shocked, Jade Star Painting Moon also felt puzzled.

During the closed beta, there didn’t seem to be a Crocodile King BOSS in the Novice Village, let alone any mention of wild treasure chests.

How come after the open beta, the game’s maps and monsters have changed so much?

But regardless of the changes, Jade Star Painting Moon knew what a Novice Village BOSS and a wild treasure chest meant.

She immediately asked, ”How many people do we have on this Novice Island, and what are everyone’s levels?”

”Sister Yue, we’ve recruited over a hundred newcomers. All are currently online, average level 2, with a few elite ones reaching Level 3.”

Hearing this, Jade Star Painting Moon’s eyes brightened: ”Immediately assign me a team of Priests and a team of Tanks.”

”Also, have all those elites who reached Level 3 party with me. We’re going to rush and kill the BOSS.”

After giving the order, Jade Star Painting Moon added another question: ”By the way, that Assassin who discovered the BOSS and the wild treasure chest, did he see anyone leveling up in the Jungle Blood Leopard area?”

”Sister Yue, he said he didn’t see anyone. But all the Jungle Blood Leopards there have been cleared out.”

Hearing this, Jade Star Painting Moon frowned.

Ordinary monsters above Level 6 take 120 minutes to respawn after being killed.

The game had just started its open beta, yet someone cleared out all the Jungle Blood Leopards within two hours?

Could it be that someone on this Novice Island drew an S-rank or higherTop-tier Soul Talent?

Realizing something, Jade Star Painting Moon urgently said, ”Quick, gather everyone and come with me to the BOSS location immediately...”

——

Meanwhile, Bai Tian had already begun his actions.

Knowing someone had been here, to increase efficiency, Bai Tian directly used Level 1 Conversion, converting his 708 mana points into health.

Immediately, his total HP soared to 898 points.

Bai Tian lured four ordinary crocodiles from the shallow pond at once.

Bai Tian currently had 191 magic attack. One of his attacks could deal 103 damage to an ordinary crocodile, which was quite considerable.

When the four crocodiles closed in and bit him, four damage numbers popped up above his head one after another.

Damage: -153!

Damage: -154!

Damage: -155!

Critical Damage: -310!

Bai Tian’s 898 HP immediately plummeted to a mere 126.

But at the same time, two of the four crocodile monsters died instantly, rebounded to death.

10x Rebound: -1530, -1540, -1550, -3100!

The crocodile that had previously been hit by Bai Tian’s basic attack and dealt a critical hit to him died on the spot.

The remaining two crocodiles were also left with only a few dozen HP each.

Bai Tian first cast a Healing Spell on himself, recovering 400 HP, then finished off the other two low-health crocodiles with two basic attacks.

In just a short while, he had taken down four Level 8 crocodiles. Very efficient.

——”(Ding Dong!)”

”(You killed four Vicious Silver Crocodiles. Killing monsters 3 levels higher, experience gained: +320, bonus experience: +32!)”

”(Your mana permanently increased by 4!)”

The game mechanics of [Nine Heavens]: killing monsters 3 levels higher grants an additional 10% experience; 5 levels higher grants 20%; 10 levels higher grants 30%, with a maximum cap of 100%.

Picking up 21 copper coins and restoring his status to full, Bai Tian continued without pause.

Bai Tian lured 4 crocodiles each time, not daring to be too greedy.

He could basically handle 3 batches of 12 crocodiles within a minute.

After 5 minutes, half the crocodiles in the shallow pond had been cleared by Bai Tian.

Although no equipment had dropped yet, he had already earned 2.5 silver coins.

After harvesting another batch of crocodiles, a delightful system notification suddenly sounded.

——”(Ding Dong!)”

”(Your Soul Talent has leveled up. [Rebound] upgraded to D-rank.)”

The Rebound Talent leveled up?

Bai Tian was overjoyed. He immediately checked:

——[Rebound]!

(Super S-rank Soul Talent)

Current Level: D (0/2000) Can be upgraded!

Effect: After suffering any damage, Rebound 20 times the damage to the attacker.

It became 20 times?!

Awesome!

After killing another 2000 monsters and the talent upgrades to C-rank, would the Rebound effect then be 40 times?

That would be absolutely insane!

With his talent upgraded, Bai Tian became bolder. He next lured 5 crocodiles at once.

With the current high 20x Rebound effect, each crocodile would die from the Rebound after hitting him once.

Efficiency greatly increased!

In no time, there weren’t many ordinary crocodiles left in the shallow pond.

——”(Ding Dong!)”

”(Congratulations on reaching Level 6. All attributes increased by 1, free attribute points increased by 10.)”