Chapter 45 -45-Shadow Archer Slain: Crimsonfeather Hunter Class Change Complete!

Chapter 45: Chapter45-Shadow Archer Slain: Crimsonfeather Hunter Class Change Complete!

Immediately afterward, EXP and loot notifications flooded John’s vision.

[You have defeated a Lv23 Ten-Thousand-Player-Tier Boss while underleveled!]

[You have gained 3,500 EXP!]

[You have obtained 60 gold coins!]

[Current EXP: 8,010/7,000!]

[Ding! Your level has increased to Lv21!]

[Current EXP: 1,010/7,500!]

[You have obtained 5 Free Attribute Points!]

[Unique God-Rank Talent "Supreme Evolution" triggered!]

[You have obtained the SSS-Rank Affix: Projectile Amplification!]

John invested all five attribute points into Strength.

[Strength +5!]

[Voidwalker Trait triggered!]

[Constitution, Agility, and Wisdom have each increased by 5!]

[Current Core Attributes: 1,150!]

He looked at the newly acquired Affix.

It was another [Projectile Amplification].

John immediately embedded it into the Void Staff.

[Projectile Amplification ×2!]

[The effects of both Affixes are calculated multiplicatively!]

[Projectile skill damage has increased to 2,500% of its original value!]

The golden patterns across the Void Staff became even brighter.

From now on, whenever he used Void Spear, its damage would be multiplied by another five times.

At the same time, a large number of quest notifications appeared before Zoey.

[You have killed the Shadow Archer!]

[S-Rank Class Change Scroll quest "Crimsonfeather Trial" completed!]

[You have successfully changed to the Hidden Class: Crimsonfeather Hunter!]

[Stored EXP is now being settled!]

Upgrade light erupted from her body again and again.

[Your level has increased to Lv11!]

[Your level has increased to Lv12!]

...

[Your level has increased to Lv15!]

[You have obtained 25 Free Attribute Points!]

Zoey invested all twenty-five points into Agility.

The A-Rank Bloodfeather Hunter Set she wore began glowing crimson.

The power of her new class started transforming the equipment’s appearance.

The originally bright-red light armor gradually changed into a mixture of deep crimson and pitch-black.

Several feather-shaped armor plates extended from the shoulders.

A short cape composed of dark-red feathers of light appeared behind her waist.

Whenever she moved, tiny blood-colored motes scattered from the cape’s edges.

Her red twin tails rose high beneath the impact of the energy.

Her petite and adorable appearance faded slightly, replaced by a dangerous, razor-sharp aura.

[Your S-Rank Talent "Scarlet Hunter" has evolved!]

[You have obtained the SS-Rank Talent: Bloodfeather Resonance!]

[Bloodfeather Resonance]

[Rank: SS]

[Effect 1: Converts 15% of your maximum HP into additional Physical Attack.]

[Effect 2: For every 1,000 points of maximum HP, ranged skill damage is increased by an additional 5%.]

[Effect 3: HP bonuses gained through equipment and skills are increased by 50%.]

Zoey stared blankly at the talent description.

Ordinary archers pursued Agility, Critical Rate, and Attack Power.

In the future, however, she could simply stack HP.

The higher her HP became, the greater her Physical Attack would be.

Her ranged skill damage would increase alongside it.

She was becoming a high-burst archer with the HP of a tank.

At the spot where Glen had died, large clusters of equipment light began appearing one after another.

[S-Rank Weapon: Shadowblight Longbow!]

[A-Rank Set: Shadowfeather Stalker Set!]

[A-Rank Accessory: Soul-Devouring Ring!]

[A-Rank Accessory: Blackfeather Quiver!]

[S-Rank Skill Book: Shadowstep Swap!]

[A-Rank Skill Book: Shadow Arrow Split!]

[A-Rank Skill Book: Silent Snipe!]

Nearly every piece of equipment and every skill was intended exclusively for archers.

John had not even bent down when a hand landed on his shoulder.

Zoey stared at the equipment covering the ground, her eyes shining so brightly that they were almost frightening.

"Name your price."

"I want all of it."

John did not know whether to laugh or cry.

"Forget it."

"You can have everything."

"Really?"

"These were dropped by the target required for your Class Change Scroll. You should naturally get priority."

Zoey did not stand on ceremony.

She swiftly picked up every piece of equipment on the ground.

The S-Rank [Shadowblight Longbow] replaced her original Bloodfeather Longbow.

The bow’s body resembled two curved black wings.

Dark-red bloodlight flowed through its center.

The [Shadowfeather Stalker Set] also covered her existing equipment, adapting itself to her Hidden Class.

[Maximum HP +4,200!]

[Agility +240!]

[Ranged Damage +20%!]

[Bloodfeather Resonance triggered!]

[Additional Physical Attack +630!]

[Ranged Skill Damage increased by an additional 20%!]

Zoey stared at her soaring HP and Attack Power, and her breathing momentarily stopped.

Her current HP already exceeded that of many shield warriors at the same level.

John examined her from head to toe.

"You can stand at the front when we fight bosses from now on."

The excitement on Zoey’s face instantly disappeared.

"I’m an archer."

"It would be a waste not to tank monsters with that much HP."

"Get lost!"

Nonoa stood nearby hugging her staff, watching the two of them bicker.

All the equipment Glen had dropped had now been distributed.

John looked at Zoey and Nonoa.

"The Class Change Scroll has been completed."

"It’s time for us to part ways."

He had already spent nearly an entire day in Giantwood Town helping Zoey complete her class change.

Zoey had only just obtained her Hidden Class and still needed time to familiarize herself with her new skills and equipment.

Nonoa also needed to manage the attributes and skills she had acquired after leveling up several times in succession.

Naturally, neither of them felt comfortable asking him to continue helping them.

"Thanks for everything."

Zoey patted the Shadowblight Longbow on her back.

"I owe you one."

John waved dismissively.

The three exchanged a brief farewell.

Zoey and Nonoa prepared to return to Giantwood Town and familiarize themselves with their new combat abilities.

John directly used a Return-to-City item and teleported back to Sunset City.

The light faded.

The familiar main-city plaza appeared before him.

John opened his Void Arsenal.

A pet egg covered in thorn-like patterns rested quietly inside.

[Thorn Sprite Egg]

[Rank: S]

[Hatching Requirement: Player must reach Lv20.]

[Current Status: Hatching requirements fulfilled!]

He could finally hatch it.

However, high-quality pet eggs could not simply be incubated using body heat.

They required a stable magical environment during the hatching process, and the energy concentration had to be continuously adjusted according to the pet’s attributes.

Ordinary players had no choice but to find a specialized pet shop.

John opened the map and headed directly toward Sunset City’s commercial district.

...

[Miracle Pet House]

The shop was filled with magical devices of every shape and size.

Inside the transparent cultivation chambers lining both walls, John could see young wolves, birds, slimes, and all kinds of magical beast cubs he could not identify.

A shop assistant approached him.

"Honored guest, are you looking to purchase a pet or hatch one?"

"Hatching."

John took out the Thorn Sprite Egg.

The instant the S-Rank pet egg appeared, the surrounding mana began converging toward it.

The assistant’s eyes widened.

"S-Rank?"

He hurriedly put away the ordinary product catalog he had been preparing to recommend.

"A pet egg of this quality requires at least an A-Rank incubator."

"However, the hatching process may take more than seven days, and there is a chance that the pet’s innate attributes could be damaged during incubation."

John frowned slightly.

"What’s the best one you have?"

The assistant quickly turned to the final page.

[Stellar Mana Incubator]

[Rank: S]

[Effect: Provides the most stable possible hatching environment for a pet egg, greatly reducing incubation time while slightly improving the newborn pet’s initial aptitude.]

[Price: 800 gold coins.]

Eight hundred thousand dollars.

The shop assistant carefully observed John’s expression.

An ordinary player who saw this price would probably slap him across the face with the catalog.

John directly selected the purchase option.

[Gold coins -800!]

[Purchase successful!]

Endbringer’s Trial Grounds was now like a money-printing machine that never stopped operating.

At every moment, players were paying ten silver coins for admission.

Even after deducting the system’s maintenance fees, money continued flowing endlessly into John’s account.

Eight hundred gold coins could no longer be considered a large sum.

The shop assistant immediately became even more respectful.

He carefully placed the pet egg inside the incubator.

The transparent chamber door closed.

Emerald-green mana gradually spread across the eggshell.

[Pet egg analysis complete!]

[Estimated hatching time: 20 hours.]

[The device cannot be opened during incubation.]

[Forcibly interrupting the process may cause the hatching to fail!]

John stored the entire incubator inside his Void Arsenal.

By the next time he logged in, he should be able to meet his first pet.

Hopefully, it would not be too ugly.