Chapter 1 Your Level is Too High

Stone Peak simply nodded at Hei Zi and Lonely Snow's surprise.

"Peak, your leveling speed is too fast."

"The highest level I've seen before was only level 9. I'm afraid that in this entire White River City area, no player has reached level 10. Moreover, there's no news on the official website saying that anyone has reached level 10 and entered the city. This means that no player has reached level 10 yet. Peak, you reaching level 10 now definitely makes you the number one player in the Star-Moon Kingdom."

Hei Zi was incredibly excited. Only advanced players knew how difficult it was to level up from level 8 to level 9, let alone from level 9 to level 10. The difference in experience points was at least several times greater. Stone Peak's level was now far ahead.

If the people from Martial Union knew, they would probably be regretting it now.

People who play games know that taking one step ahead puts you ahead in every step. A slight difference in the early stages will become larger and larger later on. As long as you gradually expand your advantage, you will eventually make the people from Martial Union tremble, even fear you.

Lonely Snow on the side was stunned, not knowing what to say.

He was previously worried that continuing to entangle with Martial Union like this was not a good solution. But now, seeing Stone Peak reach level 10 and take out a bunch of mithril-grade equipment, he was full of confidence. If this continued, they would eventually crush Martial Union under their feet and become one of the overlords of White River City in the future.

"Alright, hurry up and change your equipment, we're going to find a place to level up." Stone Peak said with a helpless smile, looking at Hei Zi and Lonely Snow's excited expressions.

He had been too busy to take care of his team, but now, there was still a lot of time before the trade with Blackwing City, so he might as well bring Hei Zi and the others along.

In the future, he would definitely form a guild, but forming a guild required a core backbone, otherwise, it would be chaotic. The current team members were the future core backbone. Therefore, from now on, Stone Peak decided to improve the overall strength of the team. If all the team members could reach level 10 and arrive in White River City early, it would be a huge help to him.

Hei Zi and Lonely Snow smiled at each other and changed into their new equipment.

Before, they were a mix of level 5 and 6 bronze equipment and Xuan Tie (Dark Iron), but now, most of their equipment was level 8 Xuan Tie equipment mixed with level 8 mithril equipment. Their strength had increased greatly. If they were to face the people from Martial Union again, they would definitely not be as embarrassed as before.

"Peak, if we level up here, what about Cola and the others? They said they are being watched all the time, and it's dangerous for them to go to the wilderness to level up." Hei Zi asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, I've arranged for them to do something more meaningful in the small town. After Martial Union leaves Hurricane Canyon, let them come here to level up. You'll probably be surprised then." Stone Peak said with a smile.

Hei Zi and Lonely Snow looked at Stone Peak's mysterious smile, their hearts full of curiosity about what task Stone Peak had arranged for Cola and the others that would surprise them so much.

"Alright, let's go level up."

Stone Peak smiled without saying a word. In fact, Martial Union watching Cola and the others was not all bad. He didn't have time to let them do it before, but now that they couldn't go out to level up anyway, they could just try it out. If Cola and the others could really do it.

Then the plan he wanted to implement would be easier and more confident.

Silent Swamp was a monster area for levels 15 to 20, but the outer areas of the swamp were all level 15, the interior was level 16 to 18 monsters, and only in the core area would level 20 monsters appear.

Stone Peak had Abyssal Blade, which could reduce the level suppression by 5 levels, making the outer area perfect.

"Let's go take a look over there."

Stone Peak looked at the system map and pointed to the black pool water bubbling in the distance.

Although Hei Zi and Lonely Snow didn't say anything, they were always uneasy in their hearts. After all, there were level 15 monsters everywhere here. Even if their equipment was improved, they would have no problem dealing with level 10 ordinary monsters, but level 15 monsters were completely impossible.

Just as Stone Peak and the others stepped beside the black pool water, a large number of bubbles emerged from the black pool water, and a pair of dark, beady eyes slowly emerged from the pool water, looking at Stone Peak and the others in the distance.

"Peak, I feel like it's not safe there. Look, there's a pair of big eyes looking at us in the pool water." Hei Zi looked at the pair of eyes the size of fists and felt a chill in his heart, feeling that the monster lurking inside was definitely not an ordinary monster.

Just as Hei Zi was speaking.

The monster in the pool also surfaced, and its huge body slowly revealed itself in front of Stone Peak and the others.

Steelhide Hippo, Elite, Level 15, HP 6000.

"Peak, that's a level 15 elite, let's get out of here quickly, we'll be in trouble if it chases after us." Hei Zi said nervously, looking at the approaching Steelhide Hippo.

Stone Peak naturally knew that Hei Zi and Lonely Snow couldn't beat level 15 monsters, let alone elites, but he had ways to deal with some monsters with special weaknesses, and the hippo in front of him was one of them.

After the evolution of God's Domain, in order to be more realistic, the weaknesses of monsters like hippos were also strengthened. As long as you found a way to deal with the weaknesses, these monsters were easy to deal with.

Just after the Steelhide Hippo emerged, a bunch of level 15 Swamp Hippos emerged from the black pool water, numbering more than twenty.

Swamp Hippo, Common, Level 15, HP 2000.

Seeing these hippos leaving the pool menacingly and walking over, Stone Peak took out a Stealth Scroll from his backpack and said softly, "You guys also use Stealth Scrolls."

Hei Zi and Lonely Snow immediately took out Stealth Scrolls after hearing this.

The greatest effect of the Stealth Scroll was that it was effective against level 15 monsters. After use, it would greatly reduce the user's sense of presence, making them semi-transparent, lasting for half an hour.

Just as the two used the Stealth Scroll, they immediately discovered that the hippos walking over suddenly stopped and looked around, as if they had suddenly become invisible.

"Hippos have extremely poor eyesight, and they can't see clearly beyond a certain distance. After using the Stealth Scroll, our figures will become almost transparent, so they naturally can't see us." Stone Peak explained, "Hei Zi, use Shadow Arrow to attack the Steelhide Hippo, and be careful to keep a distance of more than 25 yards from it, so it won't be able to see you."

Hearing Stone Peak say this, Hei Zi suddenly understood and immediately began to try.

A Shadow Arrow flew out and hit the dozing Steelhide Hippo, causing 24 points of damage. Although the damage was extremely low, it angered the Steelhide Hippo, which immediately turned its head to look at the place where the Shadow Arrow came from, but did not see a single figure. So it took a few steps towards the place where the Shadow Arrow came from, and found that there was still no one there. Just as it was about to return to the pool, another Shadow Arrow hit its body.

The Steelhide Hippo was really angry. It snorted violently and rushed towards the place where the Shadow Arrow came from, but after rushing for more than ten yards, it found that it still could not find the enemy that attacked it, and began to spin around in place.

Hei Zi secretly laughed when he saw this silly Steelhide Hippo in the distance, but the Shadow Arrows in his hand did not stop. One after another, he ran and shot at the same time, and soon led the Steelhide Hippo away from the hippo group.

At this time, the pool was full of level 15 Swamp Hippos.

Stone Peak quietly approached.

After approaching within 20 yards, the Swamp Hippos discovered Stone Peak and immediately left the pool, more than twenty Swamp Hippos, rushing towards Stone Peak in a mighty manner, enough to easily flatten a level 15 team.