Chapter 38: Holy Priest, Targeted by the Demon Race
[Han Xiangning requests a trade. Do you accept?]
After Zhou Han accepted, he quickly obtained the golden treasure chest and opened it without hesitation.
[You have obtained the Azure Cloud Sword. Please check.]
Huh!
Didn't expect such good luck—it actually turned out to be platinum grade.
A platinum-quality item from a golden chest—this was a huge jackpot.
[Azure Cloud Sword +6]
Grade: Platinum
Attributes: Attack +1500, Critical Rate +50%
Special Effect 1: Increases physical lifesteal by 30%.
Special Effect 2: Increases attack power by 6 times during combat. The effect disappears 5 seconds after leaving combat.
Special Effect 3: Reduces the defense of targets hit by 40%.
As expected of a platinum weapon, it directly increased attack by 1500, and the crit rate reached 50%—on average, every two attacks would trigger one critical hit.
The first effect provided lifesteal, the second gave a massive attack multiplier, and the third reduced armor. It was truly a top-tier damage-dealing weapon.
After equipping it, Zhou Han packed all the previously replaced equipment and weapons in his inventory and handed them over to the two sisters.
He then checked the level rankings.
[Level Rankings]
1. Zhou Han: Level 20 (84.6%)
2. Han Xiangning: Level 10 (11.9%)
3. Han Qinxue: Level 10 (10.5%)
4. Ou Huang: Level 9 (0.3%)
5. Jia Feiqiu: Level 8 (96.2%)
6. Gou Tuo: Level 8 (86.4%)
7. Mei Aoxue: Level 8 (63.0%)
8. Lin Fan: Level 7 (93.3%)
9. Zhang Deshuai: Level 7 (90.0%)
...
Not bad—these guys are really taking off!
After looking, Zhou Han was surprised to find that the people who had insanely good luck opening jars in the morning had directly dominated the rankings and entered the top ten. By tomorrow, they would be able to change classes.
It could be said that one lucky pull had completely changed their fate.
Zhou Han suddenly felt a sense of crisis. If there were lucky players like this opening jars every day, his first-place position would face serious threats.
After all, a total of 100 million players had entered the Divine Demon Continent—there would always be some insanely lucky ones.
"No, I can't slack off. I have to widen the gap while I still have the advantage."
Zhou Han reminded himself silently.
It was getting dark, and it was impossible to grind monsters now. Staying outside the city at night was definitely not an option.
During the day, Zhou Han had already encountered a Shadow Demon.
And from the commander of Azure Thunder City's words, it was clear that the situation was far from optimistic—the demon race had already fully infiltrated.
Not far from where Zhou Han had just left, three figures appeared within the shadows. Their entire bodies were shrouded in black mist, making it impossible to see their exact forms.
With their appearance, the surrounding environment instantly became dark and eerie.
"What's going on with the Shadow Demon? Why can't we contact him?"
The leading figure spoke in a hoarse and sinister tone, filled with anger.
"Boss, the Shadow Demon was discovered and killed directly," one of the underlings replied cautiously.
"Killed? Those damn Feiyu Army bastards again!"
The leader smashed a nearby tree with a single palm strike, venting his dissatisfaction.
"This wasn't done by the Feiyu Army, but by a young man with extraordinary strength.
I've been lurking in Azure Thunder City for years—someone like this shouldn't be unknown. It's as if he appeared out of nowhere."
Another subordinate voiced his confusion.
"Hmph! I don't care who it is. Anyone who dares oppose my Abyss Demon Race will die without a burial place."
The leader immediately issued his command, a cruel smile filling his eyes.
"Don't worry, boss. I'll continue lurking and find his whereabouts. Heh, when the time comes, I'll avenge the Shadow Demon."
One of the underlings volunteered eagerly.
"Good. You've done well. I'll remember your contribution."
"And make sure to find a way to capture that human woman. That's an order from above. Do you understand?"
The leader pointed at another subordinate.
"Please give me some time. The Shadow Demon's exposure has made the Feiyu Army alert—it won't be easy to act inside the city."
"Fine. I trust your abilities. That's all for today…"
As his voice fell, the three figures merged back into the shadows and disappeared.
...
Meanwhile, Zhou Han had already returned to the city and reunited with the Han sisters.
Perhaps recalling last night's incident, both girls blushed and looked awkward when they saw Zhou Han.
Seeing how shy they were, Zhou Han naturally didn't bring up what happened last night to tease them—it would only make things uncomfortable for himself.
"Have you two decided what class to choose?"
Zhou Han quickly changed the topic.
"I'll go with a Holy Priest. I'll just play a support role," Han Qinxue said first.
After all, charging into battle wasn't something she could do. Her combat will and skills were too lacking—it required talent.
She had learned that Holy Priests could buff teammates and restore health, which seemed pretty useful.
Although the Holy Priest class had many subclasses, including combat-oriented ones,
from her explanation, Zhou Han understood—she was basically choosing to be a healer.
Looking at the fullness of her chest, this healer would definitely have a lot of "milk."
"Holy Priest is good—strong survivability! Xiangning, what about you?"
"I… I actually wanted to choose Holy Priest too, but since my sister picked it, I'll go with Mage!"
Han Xiangning said hesitantly. She also wanted to take it easy.
But having two identical classes wasn't ideal and had many drawbacks.
Mage was also a ranged damage class—she only needed to cast skills, making it simple and easy to play.
The three of them discussed further before finally confirming their choices and began their class advancement.
The night passed peacefully, without any incidents like yesterday.
The next morning, the three went to the clay jar merchant to claim their daily free jar.
[Your free clay jar has been delivered. Please check it.]
"Open Clay Jar 1."
[You obtained a skill book. Please check.]
Huh!
Was this a one-shot success?
Not bad—he actually got a skill book.
But what quality was it?
It definitely wouldn't be Star-grade or higher, since there was no server-wide announcement.
[Sensory Technique (Common Grade)]: Allows detection of threats within 2 meters.
After reading it, Zhou Han felt a bit disappointed. It was just a common-grade skill book.
And the effect wasn't great—only detecting threats within 2 meters.
It was basically useless. If a strong opponent got within 2 meters, even if you sensed the danger,
you wouldn't have time to react anyway.
Even after enhancing it twice, the effect was still mediocre.
[Sensory Technique +2]: Can detect threats within 4 meters.
Four meters was still not enough.
"I wonder what kind of effect would appear if I fused this Sensory Technique with Appraisal?"
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