The Fire Forest, this is the closest leveling spot to Xia Yang City. Because of the influence of the Summer Kingdom, all the trees here are fiery red, and their leaves emit a faint flame.
Chen Tian appeared here and said lightly, "Fire Forest, a level thirty-three leveling area. With my combat skills, I should be able to accumulate experience here!"
Chen Tian smiled faintly. He was a Lone Wanderer, unlike other players who had level restrictions. Once a level requirement was met, they couldn't gain experience without completing a breakthrough quest.
He, Chen Tian, could continuously store experience points. Since the quests were difficult, he might as well find a way to accumulate experience first and then have a significant breakthrough when he leveled up.
Chen Tian looked at the fiery trees in front of him and then stepped into the forest. The danger level of the Fire Forest was the lowest in the entire Summer Kingdom, so Chen Tian was not worried about being defeated here.
Moreover, as long as it was a game, Chen Tian was confident that he could win and clear it.
The Fire Forest, countless trees in fiery red appeared before Chen Tian's eyes. The fiery trees towered towards the sky, making the entire sky seem to turn fiery red.
Chen Tian, wearing his Cold Robe, felt no discomfort. If he were to take it off, his physique would likely be instantly evaporated by the terrible heat.
Chen Tian walked along the path in the Fire Forest. He was very puzzled why he hadn't seen a single monster yet!
All he could see were trees, and not a single monster for him to kill. What was going on?
Was this even a leveling area?
Chen Tian looked at his surroundings. It was just trees, and the place was eerily silent.
Chen Tian instantly sensed something was wrong, and then a fiery leaf shot towards him from behind.
The terrifying flame was like a raging inferno, as if it could burn everything. The leaf was as sharp as a steel blade.
Chen Tian's senses instantly detected danger. At the same time, he slightly tilted his neck to the left, and the fiery leaf grazed past his neck by three millimeters.
Skill: Extreme Dodge.
Chen Tian turned around, but couldn't find the attacker. Who attacked him!
He couldn't see the other party's figure at all. What was going on?
Chen Tian observed his surroundings. The Fire Forest was strange. Perhaps the creatures to level up against were not monsters.
Chen Tian cautiously looked around, trying to figure something out, but still couldn't discern anything.
Chen Tian looked around. There were only trees, no sign of any living creature. Where did that attack come from?
Then, his Bone Dragon Twin Blades instantly appeared in his hands. The Bone Dragon Twin Blades emitted a faint purple glow. Chen Tian was also puzzled. They had clearly reached gold quality before, so why had they reverted? This was truly strange.
Although it was strange, Chen Tian did not let his guard down. He was like a hunter, staring intently at the trap he had set. Once the target appeared, he would strike swiftly.
As Chen Tian walked through the Fire Forest, nothing happened along the way.
It was as if a calm water surface had not been stirred, serene beyond measure.
Suddenly, Chen Tian's senses activated automatically. Numerous fireballs appeared around Chen Tian, rushing towards him from all directions like a rain of bullets, engulfing him in the center.
Chen Tian saw this and knew it was not good. He let go of his twin blades with both hands, and instantly his two Bone Dragon Twin Blades began to intertwine and defend.
Skill: Twin Blade Guard.
Under the protection of his twin blades, the fireballs couldn't cause any damage; they were blocked by the barrier.
When the fireballs stopped their assault, Chen Tian's twin blades returned to his hands. Chen Tian looked around, still unable to find any sign of a living creature.
So, what was attacking him?
Chen Tian began to ponder, his mind racing, countless conclusions appearing in his thoughts. He finally settled on one conclusion.
Chen Tian's lips curled slightly. He walked up to a fiery tree and extended his Bone Dragon Twin Blades. The terrifying blades instantly cut into the tree.
The tree collapsed, and an angry roar emerged. A small figure appeared at the top of the tree, looking at Chen Tian with fury.
Then, it opened its mouth, and a fiery red fireball shot out, rushing towards Chen Tian.
"Little fellow, it seems it was you who ambushed me just now."
Chen Tian also slashed with his twin blades, instantly cutting the fireball in half. The two halves flew to the sides and exploded.
Chen Tian approached the little fellow. It had a fiery red body, flame-shaped eyebrows, and a cute, tender face. Chen Tian directly extended his finger and tapped on its information panel.
Fire Sprite
Race: Elf Race
Element: Pure Fire Element
Level: Thirty-three
Health: 21050/21050
Strength: 3500
Speed: 3500
Skill Mastery: 3800
Element: 3100
Skills: Fireball, Flame Shield, Blazing Inferno.
Trait: Flame Assimilation.
Chen Tian looked at the little fellow. It was of the Elf race. He hadn't expected to encounter a monster of this race in the second level.
In the Era of Time and Space, there were many races, and the Elf race was one of them. However, the Elf race was divided into several branches, such as Elemental Elves, Nature Elves, Order Elves, and so on.
The Fire Sprite was undoubtedly a member of the Fire Elemental Elves. Chen Tian noticed an additional elemental stat for this creature. Different races had different attributes.
For example, the Fire Sprite had elemental stats, the Beast race had perception stats, and the Human race had physique stats.
Chen Tian hesitated. Just as he was about to deliver the fatal blow, countless fireballs appeared around him.
This time, Chen Tian was prepared and wouldn't be on the defensive. Numerous blade-like projectiles shot out from his twin blades, slicing all the fireballs in half.
With Body Reinforcement and the buff of "Growing Stronger with Each Battle," Chen Tian's stats far surpassed those of these sprites.
Then, Chen Tian looked at the surrounding fiery trees. They began to spin rapidly, creating a vortex of blades that instantly collapsed the trees.
As the trees collapsed, countless Fire Sprites appeared before Chen Tian's eyes.
There were over a hundred of them. These Fire Sprites had merged with the trees through their Flame Assimilation trait, which was why Chen Tian hadn't seen who was attacking him earlier.
But after seeing the information, he understood. These sprites used their trait to hide within the trees, deceiving everyone. They also possessed some degree of intelligence.
They understood cunning and ambush. If the ambush failed, they would return to the fiery trees, giving players the illusion that the area was empty, while allowing them to attack with ease.
However, Chen Tian had perception stats, and their ambushes were rendered ineffective against him, leading to the current situation where they were all exposed.
"You want to play hide-and-seek with me? You're still too young."
Chen Tian said confidently. "So what if you hide? Now you're all out in the open."
Then Chen Tian stepped forward. Air currents constantly flowed beneath his feet, instantly boosting his speed.
Skill: Gale Shadow Dance.
Countless afterimages of Chen Tian flashed past the Fire Sprites. Simultaneously, the fiery sprites turned into starlight, a fiery red glow that flowed towards the sky.
In an instant, Chen Tian cleared the battlefield. Before him appeared a treasure chest, and it was a treasure chest emitting purple light.
Chen Tian was surprised. A treasure chest! This was a special reward that players could trigger in Adventurer Mode. Treasure chests of different colors offered different rewards.
A treasure chest with purple light guaranteed items of at least purple quality.
Chen Tian never expected to trigger the rewards for Adventurer Mode. He was a Lone Wanderer, so he could trigger all sorts of guild mechanisms.
This was the benefit of being a Lone Wanderer: enjoying everything alone. The last time he triggered a reward was... well, the last time!
Chen Tian walked up to the treasure chest and opened it. Several rays of purple light shot towards him.
An interface appeared before Chen Tian.
"Ding! Congratulations to player for killing three hundred and thirty-one Fire Sprites, gaining 13,300 experience."
"Ding! Congratulations to player for obtaining treasure chest reward: Fire Element Mastery!"
"Ding! Congratulations to player for obtaining treasure chest reward: Fire Element Affinity!"
"Ding! Congratulations to player for obtaining treasure chest reward: Sacred Fire Token!"
"Ding! Congratulations to player for obtaining treasure chest reward: Skill Fireball!"
Chen Tian looked at the rewards before him and began to examine them one by one.
Fire Element Mastery: Allows the player to master the Fire Element and control flames.
Fire Element Affinity: Allows the player to control any flame with 100% efficiency.
Sacred Fire Token: A token of the leader of the Fire Elemental Elves. Holders of this token command the life and death of all Fire Elemental Elves. (Note: The Monarch comes first, the token second.)
Skill Fireball: Players can use Fire Elements to condense a huge fireball that deals damage. The longer the condensation time, the larger the fireball and the stronger its power. Cooldown: thirty seconds.
Chen Tian looked at the rewards before him and then snapped his fingers. Instantly, a flame appeared on his finger.
Chen Tian looked at the tiny flame on his finger, feeling it was too insignificant. What could this flame do? It couldn't do anything, could it?
"Big brother, he's just up ahead. I saw that Fire Element Saint heading this way."
"Hurry up and chase him! We must defeat him. I've wanted that Fire Element Mastery for a long time."
"Of course, as one of the top thirty players in our guild, you naturally deserve such a skill."
"Wait, why is he here?"
A group of people slowly stopped in front of Chen Tian. Chen Tian and they made eye contact. Chen Tian looked at the group before him. There were more than a dozen people. Their names all had the prefix "Fire Flame."
Chen Tian didn't know who they were, but the name "Fire Flame" felt very familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before.
"Kid, I'll ask you, what are you doing here? Leave quickly. This area has been temporarily booked by our Fire Flame Guild."
The leading young man spoke fiercely. Chen Tian was displeased and instantly turned away, making the flame on his finger dissipate.
The young man opposite him turned cold. Just as Chen Tian was about to leave, he was suddenly surrounded.
"What do you want?"
Chen Tian asked coldly. He was not afraid of these people; they were just level thirty-five players. His current buffs had not completely worn off, and he could still contend with them.
However, Chen Tian didn't want to provoke the Fire Flame Guild. After all, they were a guild, and he was just one person. Numbers always had an advantage.
But Chen Tian not looking for trouble didn't mean they wouldn't cause trouble.
"Kid, I'll ask you, did you just use the ability of Fire Element Mastery? You killed the target of our Fire Flame Guild. You must give us an explanation, otherwise, there's no need for you to leave alive. Go directly to the resurrection point!"
The player named "Fire Flame - Yan Mo" looked greedily at Chen Tian.
Chen Tian said coldly, "So what? It's my reward. What do you want?"
"Kid, don't you know? That target was our Fire Flame Guild's target. Since you took action and killed it, it means you are against our Fire Flame Guild."
"It is a disgrace to our guild. So, kid, obediently hand over all the rewards you obtained, or we will take them ourselves."
"Wilderness PK is different from arena PK. Dying here means dropping equipment, and it's random. You don't want your equipment to drop, do you?"
"You can try!"
Chen Tian said without fear. Others might be afraid, but he, Chen Tian, was not.
In the game "Era of Time and Space," there were many types of PK, but different PKs had different rules.
For example, wilderness PK is a type of PK that takes place in leveling areas. Players can directly attack and defeat other players. A player who dies will respawn at the resurrection point, and the defeated player will randomly drop ability stats and equipment to the opponent.
Arena PK is balanced. It involves players making bets before the match. What is lost is the bet. Wilderness PK is completely random.
But Chen Tian was not afraid of wilderness PK. Chen Tian was a Lone Wanderer, and his equipment was the Ever-Changing Orb, so it would not drop. This was his exclusive weapon and could not be dropped under any circumstances.
Coupled with the Lone Wanderer's "Infiltrate" ability, Chen Tian's stat points were fixed and could not be scattered. Therefore, even if Chen Tian died, he would not lose anything, at most, he would lose some experience.
But what was the use of that? Chen Tian's accumulated experience was already a lot, and losing a little experience would not make a difference.
He was not afraid at all. It could be said that the Lone Wanderer class was designed precisely to protect Chen Tian.
Chen Tian was not afraid of losing anything if he died. Instead, he was worried about the opponents, because their mode was not Lone Wanderer!
"Kid, it seems you refuse a toast and prefer to be forced. Attack! Take that ability from him!"
The player "Fire Flame - Yan Mo" was enraged. He had to obtain that ability, as it perfectly matched his profession.
As long as he obtained that ability, he could advance several steps in the guild's ranking.
Chen Tian looked at his words, his expression instantly turning cold. His twin blades appeared, and he assumed a fighting stance.