The Strongest Sword God Reincarnation
Chapter 63. The Mountain Beast Fighter

The sky is dull grey. The full moon shone, spreading a silvery faint radiance throughout the quiet forest. From the crystal clear lake, one could hear the sound of frogs. Fireflies danced throughout the forest. The scene was like a fantasy from a children's fairy tale.

This place was the Moonlight Forest, also known as the "Eternal Resting Land" by the players.

The moment Shi Feng arrived at this place, the first thing he did was to take out an Isolation Scroll. Immediately, he activated the magic contained within the scroll.

The dazzling magical runes written on the scroll came rushing out, and Shi Feng's body suddenly became blurry. If looking from a far distance, it was very hard to notice Shi Feng's existence.

The enchanting magic rhyme written on the scroll rushed out, and Shi Fengs body suddenly became blurry. If looking from afar, it was extremely difficult to know Shi Fengs whereabouts.

Each Insulation Roll costing 40 Copper Coins. That was practically the entire fortune of an average player.

Despite the high price, the impact is incredible. Isolation Scrolls can greatly reduce the player's sense of presence, making it difficult for enemies around to find them. The scroll had a duration of half an hour, and it was a must-have tool when exploring dangerous areas.

Although it was not as effective as Assassin's Concealment, it was better than not for Jobs that lacked Concealment.

When the Isolation Scrolls were used, within a radius of 30 meters, players would not be easily found by Common Monsters below Level 15. Unless, of course, let's say the player is looking to die and attack the monster.

Following which, Shi Feng infiltrated the forest. He headed to the middle region of the Moonlight Forest in search of the Moon Stone, wanting to remove the curse of hatred even a little faster.

The Moonlight Forest was a Level 9 monster area. Its location was not in the Star Moon Kingdom, but in an isolated place. Each City had a Teleportation Gate that was directed to the Moonlight Forest. In Shi Fengs previous life, over 90% of the Level 9 players in the God's Domain would grind treasures here. However, even if a player was already Level 10, that place would still slaughter them. That was because the monsters here usually stayed in groups of three to five, and they had strong skills. One mistake could lead to the team being eliminated. Even so, players would still survive, rushing towards their deaths over and over again as if they were possessed. As a result of the continuous deaths, the Moonlight Forest was referred to by others as the Eternal Land of Rest.

Meanwhile, the reason these players would survive to a certain level was mainly because the monsters here dropped the Gemstones. Moreover, the fall rate is relatively high. The number of Treasure Chests here was also high. As long as one found a Treasure Chest, there was an 80% chance of obtaining a Gemstone.

Gemstones were extremely precious within the God's Domain. The reason being, they were able to increase the Attributes of a piece of equipment. Depending on the color of the Gemstones, the Attributes they increase are also different: red increases Strength, yellow increases Agility, blue increases Resilience, purple increases Intelligence, and green increases Energy. Tier 1 Gemstones can increase Attributes by as much as 2 points. However, such an amount should not be underestimated. A piece of Bronze Equipment could have one Gemstone pinned into it, while a piece of Mysterious-Iron Equipment could have two Gemstones into it. If every piece of equipment worn by a player were equipped with a Gemstone, the accumulated number of Attributes would be extremely frightening.

That is why the demand for Gemstones is so overwhelming. The price of Gemstones would always remain high, causing many players to take great risks of farming Gemstones in the Moonlight Forest.

Moreover, there were various resources such as ores, herbs, rare foodstuffs, and so on in the Moonlight Forest. However, the most famous part about the Moonlight Forest was still the fifty-man Dungeon, the "Sleeping Fort" located there. The Dungeon was also a location to exchange Card Sets. However, only after the Dungeon had been completed by a team would players from the same Area be allowed to enter the Dungeon to exchange their Card Sets.

However, Shi Fengs current goal was not the Card Set, but the Moon Stone. The Moon rocks can only be found in the core area of the Moonlight Forest. Merely, Shi Feng could not help but be cautious while taking action. Not mentioning the extreme danger found in the Moonlight Forest, Shi Feng was only Level 3 now and he entered the Level 9 monster area.

If he were to die by accident, then the 200,000 EXP he collected would be useless, and he would have to start collecting it again. He had yet to reach Level 10, so he could not activate the Teleportation Gate found in the City. If he were to die, his only choice would be to return to Red Leaf Town; if he wanted to return to this place, his only option would be to gather the required experience.

Right now, Shi Feng was far behind the experts leading the way regarding levels. It would be a real nightmare if Shi Feng died once and had to collect another 200,000 EXP.

Shortly after entering the forest, Shi Feng could see Level 9 Shadow Leopards hiding above the trees or in the bushes, each preparing to ambush their enemies. If not for the Isolation Scrolls, Shi Feng would have long since been discovered.

Shi Feng was certainly not an opponent for a Level 9 monster, so he could only avoid it. Moreover, his goal here was not to kill monsters, and moreover, there was no need for him to fight with the Shadow Leopard.

Shi Feng carefully circled the Shadow Leopard, one after another. After spending more than an hour to do so, he arrived at a vast and towering forest made of stone.

In this stone forest there was a group of war maniacs called Mountain Beast Fighters. They were a group of indomitable warriors who were not afraid of suffering. The thing they liked the most was fighting, and the fiercer, the better. At the same time, they were also guarding a large pile of treasures, and among those treasures were the rarely seen Moon Stones.

However, the entire stone forest was filled with these armored giant creatures. Holding a barbed baton at the height of two people, these creatures patrol the stone forest, preventing anyone from entering. If Shi Feng were to set foot in the stone forest, there was a 100% chance for him to be found. At that moment, that group of Mountain Beast Fighters would rush over, and the swings of each of those thorny batons easily turned Shi Feng into meat paste.

Level 9's

HP 1100/1100

"It looks like I can only clear the way slowly." After searching for half a day, Shi Feng still had not found a safe way to penetrate the heart of the forest. His only choice was to kill on his way there.

Shi Feng could not help but admit that the difficulty of the Epic Mission was indeed very difficult. This was only the beginning, but he was already required to face a Level 9 Mountain Beast Fighter. He did not know what kind of challenge he would encounter any further.

Fortunately, he was very familiar with the terrain of the Moonlight Forest. He knew many methods to deal with the Beast Warrior before him.

These Mountain Beast Fighters were extraordinarily powerful, and their attacks were beyond ordinary. Even Shield Warriors and Guardian Knights of the same level were unable to take more than a few blows from them. However, their bodies were extremely large, so their Movement Speeds became relatively slow. In Shi Fengs previous life, there were many Elementalists who used Frozen Arrows to reduce their speed. They then made use of the unique terrain of the stone forest to evade the attacks from the thorny baton, fishing and killing the Mountain Beast Fighters…

After that, this stone forest became a sacred ground for long-distance players. Mountain Beast Fighters could be seen being fished through various means throughout the stone forest.

Although Shi Feng did not possess any speed reduction skills, he could use other methods to augment them. As for baiting the Mountain Beast Fighter, he possessed such a rare skill, the Defense Blade [1], which could increase his attack range by quite a lot. Shi Feng could not believe that a Sword King expert, like himself, could not defeat a Level 10 Elementalist regarding utilizing the terrain to dodge attacks.

After properly observing the terrain, Shi Feng performed a simulation exercise in his mind five times.

Doing mental simulations will have a tremendous effect during the actual work. Therefore, each expert often performs a mental simulation of the work before actually taking action.

The reason why experts were experts, was because the preparations they made were far more than others.

There were often many average players who admired the experts within the God's Domain. They would lament their own bad skills, determining that they would never be able to reach the level of these experts. But in reality, they had no idea how much effort these experts were putting in each day. The suffering that these experts experienced every day far exceeded that of ordinary players. That was the reason why they could shine brilliantly.

After running the entire simulation, Shi Feng took out a Black Steel Beer and a Speed Scroll.

Black Steel Beer could reduce monster levels by 2. Other than the Attributes of the Hell Blade, Shi Feng would not be suppressed due to the level difference, even when facing Level 9 monsters. He will be able to deal damage normally. As for the Speed Scrolls, each of them cost 25 Copper Coins. This increases the user's Movement Speed by 25% over a 10-minute duration. These scrolls were lifesaving items while in the wilderness. Shi Feng bought a total of twenty of them just for such a case.

If ordinary players found out about this, they would definitely curse Shi Feng as a spender. Such items would only be used when one was in a life or death crisis. Meanwhile, Shi Feng used it to kill the Common Monster. That's too wasteful.

If Shi Feng were not cursed, he could easily lure out these monsters, just based on his Attributes. However, his Attributes were now reduced by 50%. The pressure is too great, so it is safer to use Speed Bulungan.

If Shi Feng messed things up, it was not just a matter of losing levels. He would also waste 200,000 EXP.

Shi Feng took a deep breath, calming his body as he looked towards the nearest Mountain Beast Fighter. After which, both of his legs exploded with force, dashing towards the Mountain Beast Fighter.

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TL Notes:

Normal attack distance increased by 10 meters after use. Able to intercept up to a maximum of 6 long-range attacks or 3 melee attacks. Duration 25 seconds.