Online Game: Starting with an SSS-Level Plundering Talent - Chapter 19

Chapter 19: Chapter 19: Premium Set, Leaderboard Opening
[Killed Elite Boss Goblin Chief, gained 100 experience points]

[Plunder talent activated, Strength +10, Physical Crit +1, Attack Speed +1]

[You have cleared the Secret Area of Goblin (Normal), overall rating SSS]

[Additional rewards: Level 1 Life Stone 5, Magic Stone 5]

The notification flashed.

John felt a bit disappointed that the Plundered attributes from killing the boss did not benefit his mage class.

However, the SSS rating did grant him an extra five Life Stones and five Magic Stones.

Life Stones and Magic Stones can be embedded in armor. A Level 1 Life Stone increases health by 10 points, and a Level 1 Magic Stone increases mana by 10 points.

Two stones of the same level and type can be combined to create a higher-level stone.

But like Enhancement Stones, the success rate decreases as the embedding level increases.

John didn’t plan to embed these stones right away since his current equipment quality was too low.

Common equipment has one gem slot, premium equipment has two, and rare equipment has three slots.

The highest-level artifact equipment can have up to six gem slots.

Nearby, the two surviving Goblin Knights saw their slain leader and finally reacted, roaring in anger, “Despicable human, you will pay for harming Goblins! The great Demon King will not spare you!”

Bang! Bang!

John didn’t bother arguing. He swung his staff, casting magic to easily kill the two knights.

With the battle over, Sini happily ran over, exclaiming, “Master, I got 10 gems.”

From clearing the Secret Area, she also received five Level 1 Life Stones and five Level 1 Magic Stones.

Not knowing their use, she handed them all to John.

John accepted the gems without hesitation and turned his attention to the items dropped by the Goblin Chief: a longsword and a treasure chest.

The longsword was a Level 1 premium item, granting +10 physical damage and +2 strength.

These attributes made it an excellent premium item, but neither he nor Sini could use it.

John put away the longsword and eagerly opened the treasure chest.

[You opened the Secret Area of Goblin chest, gaining 10 Skill Stones, 1 Star Set, 1 Azure Bird Set, and 1 Origin Stone]

Sure enough, there was an Origin Stone!

John was thrilled.

He had targeted this Secret Area of Goblin specifically for the Origin Stone.

The conditions for an Origin Stone to appear were stringent; it only appeared on the first clearance of a Secret Area of Goblin if the rating was S or higher.

After that, the Secret Area of Goblin would no longer refresh.

The Origin Stone has a single effect: it allows the selection of a second class.

John had originally planned to choose a priest class, which also benefits from high spirit attributes.

But now, with his strength attribute reaching an astonishing 344 points, far exceeding the violent output physical classes of the same level.

He decided to choose a physical output class to utilize his strength attribute effectively.

[You used the Origin Stone, opening the second class selection]

[Current available classes: Knight, Warrior, Archer, Assassin, Priest]

The prompt appeared.

Among the physical damage classes, there were four options: Knight, Warrior, Archer, and Assassin.

Archers were ranged attackers, which conflicted with the Mage class, and Knights leaned towards defense, with limited strength benefits.

That left only Warriors and Assassins.

Assassin!

John didn’t hesitate and chose the Assassin class.

Mages’ greatest fear was enemies getting close.

The Assassin class dealt deadly damage only when in close proximity to the enemy.

John could already imagine the despair on his enemies’ faces when they realized he was also an Assassin.

[You have chosen the Assassin Apprentice class and learned the skill Assassinate]

[Assassinate: Level 1, deals physical damage equal to 50% of strength to an enemy, consumes 5 mana points, cooldown 5 seconds]

John used the 10 Skill Stones he had just obtained from the chest, converting them into 10 skill points, and upgraded Assassinate.

[Assassinate: Level 10, deals physical damage equal to 95% of strength to an enemy, consumes 5 mana points, cooldown 5 seconds]

[Note: Current skill max level. Upgrade to Tier 1 Assassin, consume 10 skill points, and the skill can be upgraded to Deadly Strike]

John now had 5 fully leveled skills, and make them upgrade to 10 level.

But only 5 skill points left.

Upgrading apprentice skills to beginner tier required 10 skill points.

Then each level thereafter also required 10 skill points.

John’s skill points were far from sufficient.

Many players would focus on upgrading 1 or 2 skills.

but John didn’t want to do that.

He would find a way to get more skill points later.

John checked the two sets of equipment from the chest, both of which were premium sets with set bonuses.

[Fire Phoenix Feather Crown: Premium, Tier 1 Mage class; Mana +50, Spirit +2]

[Fire Phoenix Belt: Premium, Tier 1 Mage class; Health +50, Spirit +2]

[Fire Phoenix Ring: Premium, Tier 1 Mage class; Magic Damage +10, Spirit +2]

[Set Bonus: Mana +100, Magic Damage +10, Magic Crit +1]

[Note: The legendary Fire Phoenix set contains the power of the divine bird, greatly enhancing magic damage]

…

[Star Boots: Premium, Tier 1 Warrior class; Speed +10, Strength +2]

[Star Bracers: Premium, Tier 1 Warrior class; Physical Defense +5, Magic Defense +5, Strength +2]

[Star Ring: Premium, Tier 1 Warrior class; Physical Damage +10, Strength +2]

[Set Bonus: Health +100, Physical Damage +10, Physical Crit +1]

[Note: This legendary set is forged under starlight, its gleaming points resembling stars, greatly enhancing physical damage]

Both sets were top-tier premium equipment.

The set bonuses, especially the hidden attributes of physical and magical crit boosts, were impressive.

“Master, this set is so powerful!” Sini exclaimed, her eyes shining as she looked at the Star Set in John’s hands.

“Take it,” John generously handed the set to Sini.

He could use both sets, but switching back and forth was too troublesome. The Fire Phoenix set provided him the greatest enhancement.

[Announcement: The number of Tier 1 players in the world of Gods has reached 10,000. Leaderboard is now open]

[Announcement: The number of Tier 1 players in the world of Gods has reached 10,000. Leaderboard is now open]

[Announcement: The number of Tier 1 players in the world of Gods has reached 10,000. Leaderboard is now open]

Suddenly, a series of three system announcements echoed, causing quite a stir in the world of Gods.

The leaderboard was opening so quickly.

John had expected.

It was only the fifth day, and already 10,000 players had completed their Tier 1 class advancement.

The monsters in the world of Gods were formidable, making leveling up no easy feat.

The most challenging task was clearing the path from the novice village to the Tier 1 city.

Each novice village had a 10th-level elite boss blocking the way to the city.

Other novice villages didn’t have a powerhouse like John; defeating this elite boss must have come at a great cost.

“Master, I made it to the leaderboard,” Sini exclaimed in delight.

“Really?” John, curious, opened the leaderboard to check.

There were three leaderboards in total: the Level Leaderboard, the Equipment Leaderboard, and the Pet Leaderboard.

[Level Leaderboard:]

[First Dark Angel, Assassin, Level 29]

[Second Ritchie, Earth Knight, Level 26]

[Third Demon Emperor, Holy Mage, Level 26]

[Forth Butcher, Berserker, Level 24]

[Fifth Gaia, Dragon Knight, Level 24]

…

[Tenth Gale, Shadow Assassin, Level 22]

[Equipment Leaderboard:]

[First Diamond Giant Shield, Lower Divine Artifact; Owner: Ritchie]

[Second Dragon Fang, Tier 1 Rare; Owner: Dark Angel]

[Third Judgment Spear, Tier 1 Rare; Owner: Gaia]

[Pet Leaderboard:]

[First Junior Earth Dragon, Elite; Owner: Gaia]

Sure enough, Sini’s ID appeared at the bottom of the Level Leaderboard.

The three leaderboards only displayed the top ten, and unlike the Level Leaderboard, the other two were not fully populated.

The Pet Leaderboard had only one entry, Gaia’s Earth Dragon.

The Equipment Leaderboard listed only rare quality or higher equipment.

Given the current player strength, defeating bosses of rare quality was nearly impossible, so the two rare items on the list were likely obtained through hidden quests.

“All familiar names!” John’s eyes turned cold as he looked at the players on the leaderboard.

These individuals, with privileged backgrounds, considered themselves superior.

When disaster struck, instead of resisting, they became lackeys of the Dark Humans.

He intended to settle accounts with them, one by one.