6. Solo kill: Level 3 Boss!

The game Evolution no longer grants free attribute points upon leveling up.

As a mage levels up, their attributes automatically increase: Strength, Agility, and Constitution each rise by 1 point, Intelligence by 2 points, Health by 10, and Mana by 20.

This was one less thing for Su Yu to worry about.

Glancing at his status panel, Su Yu nodded quietly to himself.

“My spell power has reached 26 points now. I should be able to one-shot level 4 wild monsters. Time to head to the high-level monster zone for training!”

Su Yu casually cast a Magic Missile, aiming to end the life of the wild boar in front of him before moving on.

But what happened next caught him off guard.

The wild boar hit by his Magic Missile didn’t fall like its companions. Instead, it roared and charged straight at Su Yu.

Su Yu paused, looking closely at the boar.

This one was noticeably larger than the others, with several tufts of golden fur atop its head, giving it a fierce appearance.

[Black Wild Boar Leader (Normal)]

Health: 500

“A wild boar boss spawned! No wonder I couldn’t one-shot it.”

“But since it’s a boss, it should drop some good loot!”

Su Yu thought, reacting swiftly.

He calmly sidestepped two steps, narrowly avoiding the boar leader’s charge.

Then, he struck it with a Magic Missile followed by an Ice Arrow activated from a scroll.

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Two large damage numbers popped up, and the boar’s health immediately dropped below 70%.

The boar snarled in pain, its eyes turning blood red. It let out a fierce howl and charged at Su Yu once again.

However, Su Yu had been a level 64 expert in his previous life. With the simple AI of these low-level monsters, it was nearly impossible for them to land a hit on him.

He smoothly sidestepped the charge again without breaking his rhythm.

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Two more spells hit the target.

The boar boss’s health fell below half.

The Black Wild Boar Leader’s proud charge skill couldn’t touch the human before it. Su Yu’s practiced movement kept him perpetually out of reach.

The boar gave its all, using every trick it had, but it couldn’t land a single blow on this frustrating human.

Not once.

Eventually, under the relentless barrage of spells and magic scrolls, the boar leader let out a mournful wail and collapsed to the ground.

“Ding! You have slain [Black Wild Boar Leader Lv.3], gaining 30 experience points.”

“Monsters in the newbie village are so weak! No challenge at all.”

Su Yu stepped forward, rummaging through the boar boss’s corpse to pick up the dropped items.

The boss was generous, dropping several valuable items.

[New Moon Wand (Excellent) Lv.3], [Black Iron Boots (Excellent) Lv.3], Skill Scroll [Lightning Arrow (Normal)], [Wild Boar Leader’s Tusks (Excellent)] x2.

“Oh? A skill scroll dropped?” Su Yu’s eyes lit up.

In Evolution, some basic skills could be learned from class mentors, but most especially high-quality spells were acquired through skill scrolls.

Skill scrolls were far more precious than equipment. He hadn’t expected the wild boar boss to drop one!

This might be related to the first-time kill of a level 3 boss in Nolan Village.

“Lightning Arrow? Along with the Lightning Chain I got from the old mage’s quest reward, it looks like I’ll be focusing on the lightning mage path early in the game!”

Su Yu smiled and immediately chose to learn this spell.

[Lightning Arrow (Normal)]: Releases a lightning attack on the enemy, dealing 130% spell power as magic damage, with a 20% chance to paralyze the target. Cast time: 1.5 seconds; Mana cost: 5 points.

[Paralysis]: The target cannot move or attack for 0.5 seconds.

Without hesitation, Su Yu spent 1,100 spirit coins to upgrade the skill to blue rarity.

After the upgrade, the attributes of Lightning Arrow changed dramatically.

[Lightning Arrow (Rare)]: Releases a lightning attack on the enemy, dealing 390% spell power as magic damage, with a 40% chance to paralyze the target. Cast time: 0.5 seconds; Mana cost: 15 points.

Satisfied with the upgraded Lightning Arrow’s stats, Su Yu nodded approvingly.

In Evolution, lightning spells are characterized by high single-target damage, fast speed, and an added paralysis effect.

However, compared to other elemental spells, their area of effect is smaller than fire spells, their control ability weaker than ice spells, and their defensive capability inferior to earth spells.

Each elemental spell has its own strengths.

In his previous life, most mage players specialized in just one elemental school.

But Su Yu was different. With 7 billion spirit coins at his disposal, he could easily master multiple elements simultaneously!

The New Moon Wand was still unusable due to level restrictions.

Su Yu tossed the wild boar boss’s loot into his backpack, humming a tune as he headed toward the higher-level wild monster zone.

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Meanwhile, while Su Yu was battling the wild boar boss, Snow Cream and her daughter found a group of five players leveling on the other side of the wild boar area.

“Excuse me, have you seen a young man called ‘Nemesis’?” Snow Cream asked politely.

“No.”

“No.”

“I haven’t either,” four of them shook their heads.

The remaining one, a kind-hearted archer, replied, “You might want to check the monster zone across the way. After all, the wild monster area is huge, maybe...”

But the archer’s words trailed off abruptly.

Archers have a wider field of vision than other classes. Looking into the distance, he could just make out Su Yu fighting the wild boar boss, surrounded by a pile of boar corpses at his feet!

“Boss! Boss! Look over there! What’s going on?!” The archer couldn’t focus on leveling anymore and shouted, pointing far away.

“What?”

The “Boss,” a warrior who had just felled a wild boar, looked up in the archer’s direction but saw nothing.

“There’s nothing there!” The warrior looked confused.

The other teammates also said they saw nothing.

“You guys have poor vision... Come with me, let’s get closer and see!”

The archer was excited as he ran around the monster zone toward Su Yu’s location.

At the same time, he told Snow Cream and her father, “You two should check it out too. Something big seems to be happening up ahead!”

Seeing the archer’s enthusiasm, his four teammates exchanged glances.

Having been grinding wild boars for half an hour, they were already bored, so they didn’t protest and followed the archer’s lead.

Snow Cream and her father exchanged a look. Curious, they decided to follow as well.

...

After Su Yu finished dealing with the wild boar boss, he hadn’t gone far when seven players approached him. Among them, the father and daughter looked somewhat familiar.

The seven players gazed at the ground littered with wild boar corpses, disbelief written all over their faces:

“Oh my God! How can there be so many wild boar corpses? Is this a bug?”

“The boars must have been killed quickly, or else they wouldn’t have left so many corpses unrespawned.”

“Shocking! Dozens of wild boars butchered in the wilderness, and the reason is...”

The archer among them had just witnessed Su Yu’s battle with the wild boar boss and knew it was his doing.

With eyes shining, he approached Su Yu and lowered his voice:

“Friend, where did you get that cheat? Is it reliable? Sell it to us! We promise to pay top price!”