Chapter 21 Elvus
Ernest was a bit surprised; he had to admit that Alan's idea was somewhat crazy.
But having witnessed Alan's skills, Ernest knew that Alan's method was entirely feasible.
"Alright," Ernest replied.
"Then let's find Elvus first." Alan sent a team invitation to Ernest.
"I'll help you level up first."
The distribution of experience points was still 90-10 in favor of Ernest. There was no other way because 90-10 was the limit.
Then, Alan started to one-shot the wild monsters.
One arrow took down a Stone Beetle.
And because of Lightning Leap, some Stone Beetles were killed by the lightning before Alan even had to shoot.
Even though Alan faced an experience penalty for high-level players helping low-level ones, his monster-killing speed was just too fast.
In just ten minutes, Ernest reached level six.
After another fifteen minutes, Ernest was at level seven.
Then, in just ten more minutes, Ernest reached level eight.
This was because Alan had started to encounter elite-level Stone Beetles, which gave them more experience points.
"Ice King, your damage is the highest I've ever seen. Did you awaken a special talent?"
"Yes." Alan nodded.
Ernest wisely didn't ask what Alan's talent was because that would be crossing a line.
Talents were everyone's secret.
Even though Alan had been reborn, he only knew about many people's talents through hearsay.
He might have known the general level, but the specific effects of the talents were completely unknown.
For example, Ernest.
Alan knew he had a god-level talent, but what the talent's attributes were, he had no idea.
At this moment, Alan and Ernest heard a scolding voice coming from deep within the cave.
"Elvus, you ungrateful scum! David has been so good to you, and you actually stole his ore."
Alan and Ernest cautiously approached.
Up ahead, Alan saw three NPCs.
Elvus was a somewhat short young man, while the other two were burly men.
[Elvus: Level 10.]
[Health: ???]
[Attack: ???]
[Skills: ???]
[Note: He was originally a spy placed by Daniel beside David, carrying very valuable items.]
Apart from Elvus, the other two NPCs had similar attributes.
Health, attack, skills—all were question marks.
The difference was that their notes indicated they were David's disciples, and helping them could yield unexpected benefits.
If it were an ordinary player, they would definitely choose to help these two NPCs.
But Alan didn't. Although he already had a plan, he still wanted to wait and see if any new plot developments would occur.
Ragnarok should not be treated as a simple game.
You had to treat it as a parallel world and see the NPCs as real people with flesh and blood.
Only then could you gain more rewards.
Ernest followed Alan, still watching from a distance without making a sound.
"David's ambition has no bounds. As a resident of the newbiw village, I must alert the village chief about his plans. The chief must stop David, even if it means killing him!"
Elvus, though small in stature, had an exceptionally determined look in his eyes.
"He actually wants to use Icefire Ore to release a boss that surpasses the limits of the newbie village. If that happens, our village will face a major catastrophe."
Hearing this, David's two disciples sneered, "Enough. It's not your place to tell Master what to do."
"Daniel is incompetent. David is the only suitable candidate for village chief."
The two sides were at an impasse.
'As expected! David was deceiving me!'
Alan's eyes became subtle.
'He took the Icefire Ore not to enhance my weapon quality as he claimed, but to release a certain boss.'
'What other hidden bosses are there in this newbiw village?'
'Could it be Lysandra?'
There wasn't much time for Alan to think, as Elvus and David's two disciples had already started fighting.
The three of them were evenly matched in strength, but due to the numerical disadvantage, Elvus quickly fell into a losing position.
An arrow whistled through the air.
Alan made his move.
His arrow sliced through the air and hit Richard Miller's head.
[-2512.]
A huge critical damage number appeared.
Meanwhile, a large number of damaged objects also appeared above Alan's head.
[-1256.]
Reflective damage!
Alan's eyes narrowed. His current life-stealing attribute wasn't enough; facing monsters with reflective damage, he absolutely couldn't withstand it.
The opponent was a level 10 boss, and regardless of how poor their attributes might be, they wouldn't be inferior to the Twisted Treant King. In fact, they might even be stronger.
Caught off guard by the sudden attack, Richard gazed at them coldly.
"Adventurers, huh? I suppose Daniel sent you to aid this traitor."
"Well, in that case, you better be dead."
As he finished speaking, Richard raised his large sword and slashed down.
Alan, quick on the draw, shot an arrow that interrupted Richard's attack rhythm.
However, Richard's 50% reflective damage effect made things tricky for Alan.
This reflective damage was extremely troublesome in the early stages of the game.
Alan's current set also had a reflective damage effect, but it was only 10%.
The difference between the two was obvious.
Ernest also knew the opponent had reflective damage, which was trouble for him as an assassin.
"How do we fight this?" Ernest asked in a deep voice.
"Kite them." Alan's expression was cold.
Although the reflective damage had a significant impact on him, it wasn't entirely unmanageable.
After all, they were mainly assisting Elvus in the fight.
"Richard and Joseph both have reflective armor, with very high reflective attributes, but their health isn't that high."
Elvus's voice echoed through the air as he raised his hand, sending two dark glows spiraling into Alan's body.
[You have received Elvus' blessing, reducing the damage you take by 10%.]
Alan's eyes lit up. This blessing was a timely help when he needed it most.
He immediately switched to the Longbow from the Forest.
The reason for this was that the Forest Longbow could bolster one's health by 500 points and also possessed a 2% lifesteal effect.
Confronting opponents with reflective damage, he found life stealing became crucial.
'Your reflective damage is strong?'
'As long as my life stealing is stronger, you can't compete with me.'
Although Alan's main weapon wasn't part of the Treefolk Set, its base health regeneration per second was still as high as 180 points.
Equipped with the Forest's Longbow's life stealing and fortified by Elvus' blessing that reduced damage by a solid 10%, Alan was in a prime position to kite Richard and Joseph.
Another high critical damage appeared.
Alan's health dropped by over a thousand points.
His health regeneration effects started to kick in.
Ernest stood there, still waiting, not making a rash move.
As an assassin, when encountering an unfavorable battle environment, he must stay calm and wait for the perfect opportunity to strike.
"Kill this kid first." Joseph roared and charged at Alan.
Twisting String Arrow Technique!
Alan used the powerful impact of the Twisting String Arrow Technique to forcefully push Joseph back.
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