Chapter 64 Silver Moon Outfit
When Eric was within a distance of 90 feet from the Mountain Bear Warrior, the creature swiftly detected his presence. It promptly opened its formidable jaws, emitting a resounding battle cry, and lunged towards Eric with a colossal spiked club in hand.
Eric immediately drew the Abyssal Blade, positioned his longsword horizontally, and used Parry.
Eric was knocked back 15 feet, creating some distance between him and the Mountain Bear Warrior. He hadn't taken any damage yet and turned to run into the stone forest upon landing.
If struck by the charge, the Mountain Bear Warrior would immediately employ Hamstring to impede Eric's movements, preventing the player from escaping.
In the previous life, an Elementalist who was farming Mountain Bear Warriors got hit and immediately used Frozen Starfall, freezing the Mountain Bear Warrior for 8 seconds, seizing the chance to create distance, and kiting it. This was because the Mountain Bear Warrior would only charge the first time it encountered someone; afterward, it would use trample skills. As long as you stayed out of reach, you'd be safe.
Moreover, the area was filled with large rocks, making it easier for players to use them to outmaneuver the Mountain Bear Warrior.
Eric swiftly activated a speed scroll, granting him a slight advantage in speed over the Mountain Bear Warrior. Although the difference wasn't significant, it was enough to prevent the Mountain Bear Warrior from catching up.
As he ventured into the dense stone forest, Eric swiftly pivoted and unleashed Thunderbolt.The 45-foot-long strike penetrated the Mountain Bear Warrior's armor, dealing -15, -19, and -23 damage. Even without level suppression, Eric's attack and skill damage were still strong despite a 50% attribute reduction.
After using the skill, Eric's speed decreased momentarily, allowing the Mountain Bear Warrior to catch up and strike in anger with its spiked club.
Eric made a sharp turn, dodging behind a nearby rock. The club missed Eric and hit the rock, scattering some debris.
This attack gave Eric another 24 feet of distance.
With Thunderbolt on cooldown, he activated Swordsoar Ascension, increasing his attack range to 45 feet. As long as he maintained a 15-foot distance, the Mountain Bear Warrior couldn't hit him.
Eric continued to turn and swing his sword, dodging the club when the distance closed. Sword light after sword light struck the Mountain Bear Warrior, which could only roar in frustration as its health steadily declined. It hadn't expected a human to be so agile and cunning, dodging behind rocks and widening the gap.
As the Mountain Bear Warrior's health plummeted below 7%, another Mountain Bear Warrior suddenly emerged from behind a massive rock, obstructing Eric's path and initiating a charge.
"Get lost!"
Facing the sudden Mountain Bear Warrior, he used Abyssal Bind, immobilizing it and interrupting the deadly charge.
Having immobilized the Mountain Bear Warrior, Eric naturally didn't waste the skill. He immediately used Wind-chasing Sword, quickly finishing off the wounded Mountain Bear Warrior with a slash to the neck, followed by Double Slash, causing bleeding damage, and then another Slash.
In less than 3 seconds, he took down 16% of the Mountain Bear Warrior's health. Seeing the wounded Mountain Bear Warrior closing in, Eric sidestepped behind the immobilized one.
He raised the dark Abyssal Blade high and swung it down forcefully.
Thunderbolt!
Both Mountain Bear Warriors took three consecutive damage ticks of -16, -19, and -23, with the wounded one collapsing to the ground.
System: Killed Mountain Bear Warrior, six levels above. Experience points increased by 600%, gaining 36 experience points.
For level 3 Eric, this amount of experience was negligible, but using skills against enemies six levels higher significantly increased his skill proficiency. Each use raised it by 3 points, quickly leveling Slash to 3. With the Abyssal Blade's properties, it became a level 5 Slash, further enhancing its power. Double Slash also leveled up to 2, and with the Abyssal Blade, it became a level 4 Double Slash, significantl increasing the bleeding damage.
The immobilized Mountain Bear Warrior roared, finally breaking free of the chains, wanting to crush Eric. However, Eric didn't give it a chance, immediately widening the gap by 15 feet and continuing to kite it.
Although Swordsoar Ascension had a long cooldown and short duration, the combination of Thunderbolt, Double Slash, and Parry allowed him to wear down the Mountain Bear Warrior slowly.
In less than a minute, another Mountain Bear Warrior fell.
However, the Mountain Bear Warrior didn't drop anything worthwhile for Eric, only three hard stones and two copper coins. But killing Mountain Bear Warriors was an excellent way to grind skill proficiency.
Eric continued to move forward, killing Mountain Bear Warriors along the way. The Mountain Bear Warriors respawned quickly, often attracting two or three at a time. Fortunately, the narrow stone forest slowed down the large Mountain Bear Warriors, making it easier for Eric.
Seeing this, Eric had an idea. Then, he began attracting more Mountain Bear Warriors, soon gathering over 20 of them chasing him. The narrow stone forest space prevented them from spreading out, making it much easier for Eric.
He continuously used Thunderbolt and various skills to whittle down the Mountain Bear Warriors behind him.
Eric kept attracting new Mountain Bear Warriors while killing the old ones, steadily increasing his skill proficiency.
Three hours later, Thunderbolt finally leveled up to 3, Slash to 5, Double Slash to 4, Wind-chasing Sword to 3, Swordsoar Ascension to 2, and Zephyr Stride to 2.
The skill upgrades made it increasingly easy for Eric to kill monsters. With the Abyssal Blade's enhancement, a single Thunderbolt could deal over 90 damage to a Mountain Bear Warrior, Slash over 60 damage, and Double Slash's bleeding damage was also formidable.
However, Eric's level was still 3, and he was far from reaching level 4. Without the curse, he would've reached level 4 long ago.
Observing the field strewn with corpses of Mountain Bear Warriors, Eric decided to take a momentary respite and gather the loot, as the bodies were starting to impede his progress.
In Divine Realms: Legends, if players didn't collect monster drops, the bodies took 24 hours to despawn.
The loot from hundreds of Mountain Bear Warriors was impressive—over four silver coins, a large amount of materials, seven Moon Stones (still far from the needed thirty), and some Common Level equipment for levels 7 to 10.
"Isn't this the Silver Moon Outfit?" Eric picked up a silver-white helmet from the ground, slightly surprised.
The Silver Moon Helmet, Bronze Level plate armor, required 35 Strength, +43 Defense, +5 Strength, +4 Agility, +4 Stamina, +1 Combat Recovery, Durability 40/40, restricted to Berserkers and Swordsmen.
This piece was one of the five items in the Silver Moon Outfit. Collecting two pieces activated the first set effect, four pieces the second, and five pieces the third. Each set effect was better than the last, making it one of the best sets for Berserkers and Swordsmen before level 10. However, the drop rate was meager, making it challenging to complete the set.
Unlike other equipment, the Silver Moon Outfit had no level restriction, only attribute requirements. As long as the attributes were met, it could be worn.
Eric's interest in the Silver Moon Outfit suddenly sparked.
Perhaps the high drop rate was because the map hadn't been fully explored yet. In the future, he might not be so lucky.
35 Strength was a requirement most players would meet around levels 8 to 9, but with Eric's attributes, he could wear it at level 5 once the curse was lifted. Collecting a full set would significantly boost his stats, making fighting a level 5 Shield Warrior in Bronze Equipment child's play. The thought of it excited him.
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