Star Abyss Walker

Is Chapter 3, the beginner village, really that difficult?
In the early morning, a light mist enveloped the town.

After a frantic repair and disassembly process, he had handled almost all the electrical appliances and machinery in the town, finally accumulating over 21000 production skill experience points.

Next, let's start upgrading our throwing skills!
[Congratulations! Your skill "Throwing Technique" (Rank C) has been successfully upgraded to Level 4, greatly increasing your attack power and granting you an additional 1 point of Strength!]

[Congratulations! Your skill "Throwing Technique" (Rank C) has been successfully upgraded to Level 7, greatly increasing your attack power and granting you an additional 2 point of Strength!]

A total of 3 points of strength were gained.

At this moment, my attack power reached 7-14 points, which should be considered top-tier attributes given that other players are not going out to kill monsters and level up at this stage.

Just as the morning light pierced through the mist and poured into the town, I looked towards the sunrise with my hand axe in hand, and suddenly felt a pang of emotion. Logically, I should have been awake in my rented room at this time, preparing to go out for a delicious KFC breakfast...

Unfortunately, this is the wilderness, and such conditions are not available.

Just then, a tinkling sound came from beside my ear.

[Triggering Quest "Clean Up the Shelter" (Rank D)! Quest Objective: Leave Winterspring Town, clear out the monsters around the town, and kill 20 Crested Serpents. Quest Reward: Character Experience +5000!]

……

A D-rank mission, not bad!

A thought struck me: this must be a daily refreshed task, right? And since it's a newbie village task, it's relatively safer.

However, having only one hatchet is not enough.

So I brought along a hammer with an attack power of only 0-1 from the storage room. My base attack power is high enough and I don't rely on weapons. Moreover, after my throwing skill is upgraded to level 7, I can basically hit the target every time within ten steps. Having two throwing weapons for tiered throwing should be enough.

We left the town while the fog was still thick.

Outside the town, a cold wind howled, and everywhere there were dense forests and wild grasses.

With a ding-dong sound, the system notification bell rang.

[Please note that you have entered the wilderness. Do you wish to switch to combat mode immediately?]

confirm!

As soon as I confirmed the switch, my body suddenly felt heavy, and a faint blood-red outline appeared around me. In addition, a full green health bar appeared above my head, along with the words "Chasing Shadows".

That's my game ID, a name I came up with with my best friend, Fatty. We grew up together and are as close as brothers, so we always do things in perfect harmony.

In the game, my name is Chasing Shadow, and his name is Chasing Light.

In real life, my name is Ding Han, and his name is Yang Wei.

I wonder how Fatty is doing now. He didn't even make it into the top 10000 during the closed beta, which shows that he has only average gaming talent. Now that he's in this 100% realistic game world, I don't even want to think about what might happen to him!

Therefore, I must become stronger quickly, truly thrive in this Star Abyss world, find Fatty, and save his life!

"Hiss..."

Just as I was lost in thought, I heard a sound from ahead, followed by a health bar popping up from behind a tree.

It's appeared! The quest objective monster!
【Cockscomb Snake】(Common)
Rating: 2
Attack: 3-5
Defense: 0
Qi and blood: 120
Skill: Deadly Venom; once attacked, it will cause continuous damage.
Details: The crested snake is a mutated creature that bites anyone it sees and is extremely ferocious.

……

coming!

The crested snake's small eyes darted over, and it quickly slithered and twisted its body as it swam over!
This was my first battle in the Star Abyss. I was a little nervous and excited, but with my level 7 throwing skills, I had no reason to be afraid of this level 2 beast.

He lowered his body, aimed at the seven-inch mark, and suddenly threw the hand axe!
"Shua~~~"

The hand axe spun through the air, and as expected, it never missed within ten paces. With a "thud," the axe blade struck the crested snake's neck, splattering blood everywhere. Immediately afterward, a number, neither too big nor too small, jumped up.

"82!"

Although the damage formula in "Star Abyss" is unknown, dealing 82 damage to a monster with 0 defense and an attack power of 7-14, plus the damage boost from throwing skills, might be considered reasonable.

The next second, the hammer strikes!

"69!"

A fantastic number appeared, and it was done in seconds!
[You have killed the monster "Crested Serpent" and gained 300 character experience points!]

The experience points are pretty good. At this rate, I should be able to reach level 4 after completing this beginner village quest.

Level 5, on the other hand, is a watershed moment.

In the closed beta version, players will awaken either the Elemental Furnace or the Spiritual Furnace after reaching level 5, depending on their class. I chose the Super Warrior class, so I will awaken the Elemental Furnace. With the Furnace, my overall strength will be greatly enhanced!

Take it slow, there's a bright future ahead!

I walked over and retrieved the axe and hammer from the crested snake, but unfortunately, they didn't drop anything.

And it's unclear whether there's such a thing as "drop rate" in this 100% realistic Star Abyss world. If there is... the setting of monsters dropping equipment is actually quite abrupt.

I got the answer to this question not long after.

"Hiss~~~"

With a sharp hiss, the fourth crested snake died under the hammer. At the same time, a golden light flew out from the crested snake's corpse and fell into my extradimensional storage space!
The alternate dimension storage space is essentially the player's inventory, but it uses an alternate dimension space mode.

"Zi~~~"

A glimmer of light appeared before my eyes, and I could easily see a cube-shaped storage space with sides of 1 meter. Every player receives the same storage space upon spawning, 1m x 1m x 1m, which is quite fair. At this moment, the first item appeared in the storage space, an item the size of a fist, resembling a treasure chest or some kind of crystal.

[Congratulations! You have killed the monster "Crested Serpent," gaining 300 character experience points and an additional "Ability Crystal" x1. Open the Ability Crystal to obtain loot!]

So that's how it's set up...

I was immediately relieved. Monsters or bosses don't drop any gold or items when they die, but they do drop Power Crystals. Opening a Power Crystal will give you a corresponding reward.

This avoids the abruptness and awkwardness of monsters directly dropping loot.

"Hmm, that makes perfect sense~~~" (self-deceiving doge emoji)

The next moment, the ability crystal was activated!

"Om~~~"

The treasure chest began to sway, and the next second it emitted a faint light, revealing a gray boot.

【Winterspring Boots】(Quality: White)
Defense: 2
Equipment requirements: none
Description: Boots favored by residents of the Dongquan Town area.
……

I was slightly pleased and bought the item, even though it was a pair of trash boots.

But at least it adds 2 points of defense, which is definitely a good thing for me at this stage, especially since it's a white-grade item, which is actually quite good.

In Star Abyss, equipment is clearly tiered. The initial equipment tiers are as follows: gray, white/common, green/excellent, blue/superior, purple/epic, orange/legendary, cyan/immortal, etc.

Of course, at this stage, I can only access gray and white equipment at most; even green is probably a luxury I can only dream of.

……

After nearly half an hour of careful maneuvering, they finally killed 20 crested snakes in the forest.

The mission was completed the instant the 20th crested snake was killed.

Congratulations on completing the mission "Clean Up the Shelter" (Rank D). Reward: 5000 Character Experience!

By this time, you have gained a considerable amount of experience points.

After repeatedly clicking the upgrade button, two golden beams of light rained down from the sky, and the level was raised to 4.

All 6 attribute points were allocated to Strength, while the remaining 1 skill point was set aside to learn a skill when the opportunity arose. Of course, the priority was to learn basic marksmanship, as only by mastering basic marksmanship could one have the ability to protect oneself.

Feeling a bit tired, we returned to the village.

It was still that same little house. I decided to take a nap first. After staying up for so long, now that I had mastered the "achievement" of practice makes perfect, there was no need to keep going.

After swallowing two cookies made from earthworms and cockroaches while suppressing his nausea, he drank a glass of water and then lay down on Irelia's bed. The moment he closed his eyes, he drifted off to sleep.

……

"Ding Han!"

In my dream, I heard the fat man's voice.

"Where the hell am I?! Holy crap!!!"

The fat man's voice was hoarse and desperate.

"what?!"

I woke up suddenly from my dream, drenched in sweat, with beads of sweat even sliding down my chin.

What a terrifying dream.

Looking outside, night had already fallen. Popeye the Sailor Moon girl Irelia said she would be back in the morning, but now it was already dusk. Perhaps she had been delayed by something.

Just as I was wondering, I faintly heard the roar of an engine, and then the earth in the town shook violently!
"Boom~~~"

A loud bang illuminated the darkness.

A single shell destroyed the building in the center of the town!
The violent impact shattered the few remaining panes of glass in the window instantly, followed by gunshots from outside.

"You bastards from the underworld, I'll fight you to the death!"

Grandpa George rushed out with a hunting rifle, but his body was almost instantly pierced by a burst of bullets.

In the shadows, a tank rushed into the town, followed by more than a dozen figures carrying submachine guns, heading straight for the small room of the sheriff where I was.

'Damn it!'

I was sweating profusely. Was the difficulty of the beginner village really this high?
Could those people outside really be the Dark Tide organization, one of the major villains in "Star Abyss"?!

It's impossible to avenge Grandpa George now; let's focus on protecting ourselves first.

I suddenly smashed open the back window, and after passing through it, I nimbly flipped myself up. As long as I escaped Winterspring, the world was vast and boundless. Once I reached level 100 and was fully equipped with divine gear, I would definitely come back to avenge Grandpa George and Grandma Alice!

"Grandpa George, I will definitely avenge you. Rest in peace!"

I charged forward without looking back, but after only a few steps, a dozen dark gun barrels were pressed against my forehead...

"What the hell?"

A sharp pain shot through the back of my head, and I instantly fainted.

(End of this chapter)