A series of explosions resounded once more.
The body of the Black Water Jiao immediately burst into pieces, then plummeted into the depths of the water.
[Congratulations to the player for killing level 30 Black Water Jiao (Lord-level), experience gained +500000, points +240, extra experience gained for killing above your level +500000, extra experience gained for killing a Lord-level monster +500000]
[Congratulations to the player for being the first to kill a level 30 Lord-level monster, additional points +300, experience +500000, would you like to make a server-wide announcement?]
[Your experience is full. Level has been raised to level 20, gained 3 free attribute points, 3 skill points to distribute freely]
[Congratulations to the player for being the first to reach level 20, additional points +200, would you like to make a server-wide announcement?]
"Good grief, two million experience for one monster, that's just insane." Mu Rufeng smiled as he saw he had reached level 20.
"Announce it, announce everything!"
Then, ignoring the multiple alert tones in his ear, Mu Rufeng dove directly into Black Water Lake.
There was no other choice; all the valuable loot from the five monsters had fallen into the lake.
Mu Rufeng, wanting to collect them, naturally had to go into the water.
Luckily, Mu Rufeng's Flame Armor was completely immune to the lake water and toxins.
In no time, Mu Rufeng had collected the items dropped by the five monsters into his item slot and burst out of the water.
In a certain wild area.
"We got Purple Equipment, we got Purple Equipment!" Qu Lianhong exclaimed at the sight of the splash of purple on the ground.
"Lucky, we actually got Purple Equipment." Cheng Youlin, gasping for breath beside him, was also surprised.
Zhou Wen stepped forward to pick up the purple equipment, his face also showing delight, "It's the Corpse Ghost Magic Wand, a level 10 Purple Equipment."
"I'm a Mage, I'll use this equipment first." Zhou Wen said, looking at the others.
Everyone present raised both hands in approval, with no one objecting.
[Congratulations to the player 'Salted Fish Zombie King' for being the first to kill a level 30 Commander-level monster, hereby making a server-wide announcement!]
[Congratulations to the player 'Salted Fish Zombie King' for being the first to kill the Lord-level monster, the level 30 Black Water Jiao, hereby making a server-wide announcement!]
[Congratulations to the player 'Salted Fish Zombie King' for being the first to reach level 20, hereby making a server-wide announcement!]
[The first player to reach level 20 achievement unlocked, points leaderboard activated, level leaderboard activated, equipment leaderboard activated]
A series of announcements left Zhou Wen and the others dumbfounded.
Upon coming to their senses, they all exclaimed.
"Holy shit, is this for real?"
"Damn, what's going on? Not only did we kill a level 30 Commander monster, but we also took down a level 30 Lord-level monster?"
"Hey hey hey, level 20, this guy reached level 20, how long has it been since the announcement he reached level 10?"
"We're all exhausted, only Captain Zhou has the highest level, how come others are all freaking level 20 now."
"This is just unbelievable, how did he level up? How did he take down a level 30 Lord monster?"
The crowd discussed animatedly, faces filled with astonishment.
"This... this..." Zhou Wen didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Wait, it seems the last announcement said three leaderboards were opened, right? Let me check." Cheng Youlin immediately opened the level leaderboard.
What appeared before them was a series of level rankings.
1, Level 20, ID Salted Fish Zombie King (Mage)
2, Level 9, Wayde Morgan (Warrior)
3, Level 8, ID Murong Qifeng (Mage)
4, Level 8, Chu Feng (Magician)
5, Level 8, ID The Milk-White Snow Child (Warrior)
6, Level 8, Jack Chopin (Mage)
7, Level 8, Kiyota Eijirou (Magician)
8, Level 7, ID Ruan Ruansoft (Magician)
9, Level 7, Li Zaihu (Warrior)
10, Level 7, Zhou Liulong (Warrior)
11, Level 7, ID Little Cutie (Warrior)
20, Level 7, Zhou Wen (Mage)
The leaderboard displayed the top one hundred, but the gap was clearly evident.
First place at level 20, directly more than twice the gap to the second place.
The gaps afterward weren't too big.
"Ah? Captain Zhou is only twentieth?" a Contractor exclaimed.
"Really, huh, Salted Fish Zombie King being first makes sense, but why is the second place a foreigner? Hey, seems there are also Japanese and Korean people."
"Indeed, out of the hundred thousand people, they are level 3 Contractors from all over the world."
"Let's be honest, this Salted Fish Zombie King is really powerful, level 20 is blindingly amazing."
People chattered looking at the level leaderboard.
"It's pretty good to be in the top twenty out of a hundred thousand people," Zhou Wen said with a smile.
Being in the top twenty was also thanks to the other Contractors unanimously deciding to weaken the monsters to the brink and let Zhou Wen deliver the last blow.
Initially, Zhou Wen was reluctant, wanting everyone to level up together.
But after a discussion with everyone, they finally decided to let Captain Zhou level up first.
Because having a high level in the early phase didn't provide much advantage, only after reaching level 10 with an extra skill was there a significant improvement.
Of course, Equipment was also incredibly important.
Once one person's level was high, he could lead others in hunting monsters to level up, this way, leveling up would actually be faster than if everyone leveled up together.
"Holy shit, you guys, check out the equipment leaderboard!" Cheng Youlin suddenly exclaimed.
The group hurried to check the equipment leaderboard.
[Equipment Leaderboard]
1, [Dragon Tooth Wand] Level 30 (Golden Legend) Owner: Salted Fish Zombie King
2, [Dragon Tooth Sword] Level 30 (Golden Legend)...
3, [Dragon Tooth Blade] Level 30 (Golden Legend)...
4, [Dragon Scale Armor] Level 30 (Golden Legend)...