Before him lay a treasure mountain, yet he could only return empty-handed. Nie Yan was extremely depressed.
The area was a habitat for fifth-tier creatures, where many fifth-tier creatures roamed, such as Flame Earth Drakes and Elemental Giants. Nie Yan carefully avoided them, continuously expanding his exploration range. After crossing through an area inhabited by third-tier monsters, Nie Yan finally arrived at a map where first-tier creatures spawned.
Nie Yan’s eyes locked onto a black mammoth. This black mammoth resembled an elephant, slightly larger in size, with long tusks extending from its face, about two yards long, dragging down to the ground. The sharp tusks were like pointed cones.
He stealthily approached and cast a scout ability on the mammoth.
Dark Mammoth: First-tier creature.
Nie Yan checked the Dark Mammoth’s health, which was around thirty thousand.
He had no choice but to try defeating the Dark Mammoth.
If he couldn’t even defeat a first-tier Dark Mammoth, he might as well pack up and go home, since the Dark Mammoth was already the lowest-tier creature in the ancient world.
However, the Dark Mammoth was so massive that Nie Yan didn’t know where to begin. Skills like Spinal Sever would definitely be useless.
Thinking for a moment, he considered that Shadow Dance steps might work.
The Dark Mammoth was feeding on the ground, eating wild grass growing there.
Nie Yan took out the Headless Knight Doro’s Cavalry Crossbow, loaded it with several bolts, raised the weapon, aimed at the Dark Mammoth’s head, and pulled the trigger. Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Five bolts shot toward the Dark Mammoth.
Thud! Thud! Thud! All the bolts struck the Dark Mammoth, and damage numbers of two or three hundred floated above its head.
The Dark Mammoth, attacked, immediately flew into a rage and charged toward Nie Yan.
Roaring, the Dark Mammoth charged forward like a heavy tank, shaking the ground as it trampled forward.
The Dark Mammoth suddenly swung its head, sweeping its long tusks sideways toward Nie Yan.
Nie Yan leaped aside, supporting himself with his right hand to flip three yards away, dodging the Dark Mammoth’s charge. Suddenly accelerating, he slashed the Dark Mammoth with Zennarde’s Sword. With a plop, the sharp blade sliced through the Dark Mammoth’s tough hide, blood spraying out.
The Dark Mammoth swung its trunk toward Nie Yan.
Nie Yan flipped backward, dodging the attack.
The Dark Mammoth kept attacking Nie Yan, who used various methods to evade. As the battle progressed, he became increasingly surprised. He noticed that during the fight, he felt much freer than before, able to use skills more flexibly with fewer constraints.
Is this the feeling of a Shadow Dancer? Nie Yan thought excitedly. Although he hadn’t completed his class change, his current fighting style was already quite similar to that of a Shadow Dancer.
Suddenly, the Dark Mammoth accelerated forward.
Nie Yan used Shadow Dance steps to dodge the Dark Mammoth’s charge, then slammed his elbow forward with a loud bang, striking the left side of the Dark Mammoth’s head. The Dark Mammoth staggered back, shaking its head, showing signs of dizziness.
Could a simple elbow strike cause dizziness?
Nie Yan thought in surprise. He gradually understood that Shadow Dance was an entirely new combat system. Every move of the Shadow Dancer, even the most basic kicks, elbow strikes, or punches, could become powerful weapons against opponents. Compared to warriors, their attack power might not be as strong, but they were more agile!
After realizing this, Nie Yan’s opponent suffered. No matter how the Dark Mammoth charged or swept its tusks, it struggled to hit Nie Yan. Conversely, Nie Yan could easily land heavy blows on the Dark Mammoth, impeding its movements.
Soon, the Dark Mammoth’s health rapidly dropped. When it was down to around three thousand, the Dark Mammoth roared and charged toward Nie Yan.
As the Dark Mammoth drew closer, Nie Yan stepped back slightly, then with a deep breath, he launched a kick.
This was a prepared strike, his foot slamming into the Dark Mammoth’s forehead.
The Dark Mammoth’s head slammed heavily onto the ground. Nie Yan leaped high, swinging Zennarde’s Sword down. With a plop, the blade plunged into the Dark Mammoth’s neck.
The Dark Mammoth let out a weak cry and lay motionless on the ground.
Nie Yan checked his experience bar, which hadn’t increased. However, this battle had opened his eyes to an entirely new world.
Searching around, he found that the Dark Mammoth hadn’t dropped anything.
Nie Yan felt a bit disappointed. These monsters gave neither experience nor loot. How stingy!
After defeating the Dark Mammoth, Nie Yan suddenly received a system prompt.
Holy Shadow Dancer Class Change Quest: Progress 1, Kill 500 first-tier creatures.
Finally, he had received the prompt for the Holy Shadow Dancer class change quest. The first task required defeating 500 first-tier creatures. The number was large, but the difficulty wasn’t too high.
Since the Dark Mammoth had dropped nothing, Nie Yan could only give up. He turned to leave, walking a few hundred yards away, when suddenly he remembered something and ran back. Approaching the Dark Mammoth’s corpse, he slashed at its head, slowly cutting it open and retrieving a green crystal from inside.
This was it!
This emerald-green crystal was a first-tier core crystal.
Compared to ordinary equipment or gems, this core crystal was the most valuable. It could be used to feed the Dark Winged Dragon, enabling its evolution.
I should collect more core crystals first, then feed them to the Dark Winged Dragon when I return, Nie Yan thought. After retrieving the core crystal, the Dark Mammoth’s body quickly disappeared, being purified. The Dark Mammoth was also a dark creature!
Seeing nothing else was left behind, Nie Yan swiftly dashed toward the distance.
He wanted to collect enough core crystals for future use. Not only first-tier ones, but second-tier, third-tier, even higher. The more, the better. The Dark Winged Dragon would require a massive number of core crystals for its future evolution. This place was definitely a great spot to collect them.
Currently, the Dark Winged Dragon was only sixth-tier, yet already no flying mount could rival it. If it evolved further, reaching seventh-tier, eighth-tier, or even higher, it would become invincible.
First, he should complete the first part of the Holy Shadow Dancer class change quest. Nie Yan estimated that defeating 500 first-tier creatures would take at least seven or eight days. If he was slow, even that might not be enough.
Nie Yan began his journey to farm first-tier creatures and collect core crystals. Without pause, he kept defeating first-tier creatures, gathering more and more core crystals. After about five or six hours, he had already collected over thirty.
In addition to first-tier creatures, he also started cautiously testing against some second-tier creatures. In the ancient world, time passed quickly.
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