Chapter 1 A Treasure Mountain

Before him was a mountain of treasures, yet he could only return empty-handed. Nie Yan couldn't help but feel frustrated.

This area was populated by level 5 creatures, Flame Earth Dragons, Elemental Giants, and the like. Nie Yan cautiously avoided them, constantly expanding his search range. Passing through an area populated by level 3 monsters, Nie Yan finally reached a map where level 1 creatures spawned.

Nie Yan's gaze locked onto a Black Mammoth. This Black Mammoth resembled an elephant, but slightly larger. It had long tusks, about two yards long, that extended all the way to the ground, like sharp cones.

He slowly crept closer and cast Detect on the mammoth.

Black Mammoth: Level 1 Creature.

Nie Yan checked the Black Mammoth's health, which was over 30,000.

He could only try to kill it.

If he couldn't even kill a level 1 Black Mammoth, he might as well pack up and go home. The Black Mammoth was already the lowest-level creature in the Ancient World.

However, the Black Mammoth was so huge, he didn't know where to begin. Skills like Spine Break would definitely be useless.

After thinking for a moment, he wondered if Shadow Dance Steps might work.

The Black Mammoth was foraging in place, eating the wild grass growing on the ground.

Nie Yan took out Doron, the Headless Horseman’s Crossbow, loaded it with several arrows, raised the crossbow, aimed at the Black Mammoth's head, and pulled the trigger. Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, five arrows shot towards the Black Mammoth.

Thud, thud, thud. All the arrows hit the Black Mammoth, and damage numbers of two to three hundred floated above its head.

Attacked, the Black Mammoth immediately went berserk and charged towards Nie Yan.

Roar! The Black Mammoth roared, charging like a heavy tank, shaking the ground with every step.

The Black Mammoth suddenly swung its head, its long tusks sweeping towards Nie Yan.

Nie Yan jumped away, supported himself with his right hand, and leaped more than three yards away, dodging the Black Mammoth's charge. He suddenly accelerated, and the Zennarde's Sword in his hand sliced across the Black Mammoth's body. With a *poof*, the sharp Zennarde's Sword cut through the Black Mammoth's tough hide, and blood spurted out.

The Black Mammoth's trunk whipped over.

Nie Yan flipped backward, dodging the Black Mammoth's attack.

The Black Mammoth kept chasing Nie Yan, who evaded its attacks in various ways. As the battle deepened, he became more and more surprised. He found that he was much freer in combat than before, able to cast skills at will, with fewer skill restrictions.

Is this the feeling of Shadow Dance? Nie Yan thought excitedly. Although he hadn't successfully changed classes, his current fighting style was already very similar to Shadow Dance.

The Black Mammoth suddenly accelerated forward.

Nie Yan used a Shadow Dance Step to dodge the Black Mammoth's charge. He slammed his right elbow out. With a loud bang, his elbow struck the Black Mammoth's left brow. The Black Mammoth was heavily hit, staggered back a few steps, and shook its head, showing signs of dizziness.

A normal elbow strike could cause dizziness?

Nie Yan thought in surprise. He gradually understood that Shadow Dance would be a completely new combat system. Any move in Shadow Dance, even the most basic kick, elbow strike, or punch, could become a powerful weapon to threaten opponents. Compared to warrior classes, their attack power might not be as strong, but they were more agile!

After grasping some of this, the Black Mammoth was in trouble. No matter how it charged, attacked, or swept with its tusks, it was difficult to hit Nie Yan. Conversely, Nie Yan could easily land heavy blows on the Black Mammoth, hindering its movements.

Soon, the Black Mammoth's health rapidly decreased. Seeing that its health was less than 3,000, the Black Mammoth roared and charged towards Nie Yan.

The Black Mammoth got closer and closer. Nie Yan took a few steps back, shouted, and raised his foot for a kick.

This was Nie Yan's charged strike, a kick to the Black Mammoth's forehead.

The Black Mammoth's head slammed heavily into the ground. Nie Yan jumped high, and the Zennarde's Sword in his hand slashed down, *poof*, burying itself to the hilt in the Black Mammoth's neck.

The Black Mammoth whimpered and lay on the ground, unable to move.

Nie Yan checked his experience points, which hadn't increased. However, this battle made him feel a whole new world.

After searching, the Black Mammoth hadn't dropped anything.

Nie Yan felt depressed. These monsters didn't give experience or drop items. They were too stingy.

After killing the Black Mammoth, Nie Yan suddenly received a system notification.

Saint Shadow Dancer Class Change Quest: Quest Progress 1, Kill 500 Level 1 Creatures.

He had finally received the Saint Shadow Dancer class change quest notification. The first step required killing 500 level 1 creatures. The number was huge, but the quest difficulty wasn't high.

Since the Black Mammoth didn't give anything, Nie Yan could only give up. He turned to leave. After walking a few hundred yards, he suddenly remembered something and ran back. He walked to the Black Mammoth's corpse, hacked at its head, slowly cut it open, and took out a emerald green crystal.

That's it!

This emerald green crystal was a level 1 crystal core.

Compared to ordinary equipment and gems, this crystal core was the most valuable. Feeding it to the Darkwing Dragon could allow it to advance.

He would collect more crystal cores first, and then feed them to the Darkwing Dragon when he returned. Nie Yan thought, after taking out the crystal core, the Black Mammoth's body quickly disappeared, purified away. The Black Mammoth was also a dark creature!

Seeing that nothing was left behind, Nie Yan flew away into the distance.

He wanted to collect enough crystal cores for future use. Besides level 1, he also wanted level 2, level 3, and even higher, the more the better. The number of crystal cores required for the Darkwing Dragon to advance in the future was very large, and this was definitely a good place to obtain crystal cores.

Currently, the Darkwing Dragon was only level 6, and it was already impossible to find a flying mount that could match it. If it advanced even higher, to level 7, level 8, or even more, it would be invincible.

He would complete the first quest objective of the Saint Shadow Dancer class change quest first. Nie Yan estimated that it would take at least seven or eight days to kill 500 level 1 creatures. If he was slow, he might not even be able to complete it in seven or eight days.

Nie Yan began his journey of farming level 1 creatures and collecting crystal cores, constantly farming level 1 creatures. The number of crystal cores he collected increased, and after about five or six hours, he had collected more than thirty.

In addition to level 1 creatures, he also began to tentatively deal with some level 2 creatures. Time quickly passed in the Ancient World.

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