I, the Necromancer, will crush the gods!

Chapter 17 The Quirky Girl, the Shielded Badge

After the two people left, Jiang Chen took the time to grind monsters outside the northern suburbs.

"Killed the Vanguard Goblin, experience points +350"

"Killed a Fallen Goblin, experience points +400"

"Slay a Goblin Warrior, experience points +360"

On Jiang Chen's screen, notifications for gaining experience kept coming in, and the experience bar was also increasing rapidly.

He has now summoned 44 skeleton warriors, a huge number.

The 20x perfect boost makes the Skeleton Warrior's attributes terrifying, allowing it to instantly kill any monster in the area.

The area is now filled with goblin monsters around level 10 or 11, and the experience required to level up has increased significantly.

Jiang Chen checked and saw that it had increased by more than three times, meaning that the upgrade speed was now getting slower and slower.

At this rate, a skeleton warrior would need to kill at least tens of thousands of goblins to level up once, which...

Even though the skeleton warriors were slashing tirelessly, their speed had become far too slow.

Jiang Chen kept grinding until it got dark, and then he saw his experience bar.

He still had a third of the experience needed to reach level 11, which was a bit beyond his expectations.

There was no other way but to eat something first. Jiang Chen took out the dry rations he had brought and started eating.

He plans to stay in the field for the rest of the time; going home would be a waste of time and there's no need for it.

"The experience required to reach level 11 is already so much, how difficult will it be to reach level 15?" We also need to factor in the time it takes to get back, and we don't know if we can reach level 16 in seven days.

He suddenly remembered that last year, his older sister Jiang Ruo had gone from 0 to 16 before being admitted to Shenlong University.

How did Jiang Ruo reach level 16? Even if her class is a Swift Swordsman, in terms of leveling speed alone, it's impossible for her to surpass that of a Necromancer…

Jiang Chen felt that there must be something he had overlooked.

He carefully recalled everything about Jiang Ruo from last year, and then thought about all the little things Jiang Ruo had done at that time.

He quickly realized something…

It's a dungeon, a dungeon. There's a dungeon called the Deadmines in the suburbs.

If there's any variable, it's definitely this instance; it's possible that Jiang Ruo entered this instance back then...

Judging from her upgrade, the difficulty of the dungeon she's facing must be at the nightmare level.

Those are filled with elite monsters, and the experience gained is quite substantial.

Right, Jiang Chen remembered that when Jiang Ruo came back last year, close to the college entrance examination, she looked like she was injured and had been treated.

"My sister must be farming the Death Mine dungeon in the suburbs. I have to go check on her tomorrow!"

Jiang Chen felt that he was pretty close to guessing.

It was already late at night. Jiang Chen had set up camp in the wilderness, and all the monsters around him had long been wiped out by the skeleton warriors.

For safety's sake, Jiang Chen concealed all the skeleton warriors in the surrounding forest and entered a meditative state.

With his current attributes, he doesn't need to worry about anyone ambushing him in the middle of the night.

A cold wind blew, and the eerie atmosphere of the forest made the surrounding temperature drop a few degrees... When Jiang Chen was meditating in the middle of the night, he heard the warning sound from the skeleton warrior and quickly opened his eyes.

I could clearly sense someone approaching in my direction.

Jiang Chen was taken aback. It was already this late, who could be coming? Were they people who had come to level up nearby?

Regardless, it still left people with some doubts, and Jiang Chen became more vigilant.

In this world, we must always be extremely vigilant.

He lit a fire on the ground to heat the food, making his location particularly conspicuous in the night.

With the rustling of footsteps, the figure quickly arrived in front of Jiang Chen.

Upon seeing that face, Jiang Chen was taken aback. He had seen him that afternoon; the archer and mage were chasing this man in black.

After maintaining a safe distance from Jiang Chen, the man in black spoke.

Hello, do you have anything to eat?

The voice was clear and crisp. Jiang Chen was taken aback, but quickly realized that it belonged to a woman.

Her eyes were very clear in the night. Jiang Chen nodded lightly and handed her a sweet potato.

To make leveling up easier, he only prepared sweet potatoes and water, thinking it would be more efficient.

The woman in black did not show any disgust, perhaps because her current situation did not allow her to have the option to show disgust.

After taking it, he removed the black cloth from his face and began to eat heartily, seemingly because he was really hungry.

Jiang Chen saw a handsome, smiling face, about the same age as him, exuding youthful energy.

However, Jiang Chen didn't use his detection skill, as that would be impolite. After only a few bites, the girl in black suddenly turned bright red, and Jiang Chen quickly handed her a bottle of water.

She ate too fast and choked.

The two sat quietly by the fire, neither of them speaking.

The woman ate with great elegance, clearly indicating she was not from a commoner family.

As she ate, she stared at Jiang Chen with her bright, sparkling eyes, as if trying to uncover some secret.

"Thank you for the food. By the way, what's your name?"

Jiang Chen didn't respond easily. The two of them had only met by chance, and perhaps after the woman left, they would never cross paths again.

"I didn't expect you to be such a calm and collected person. How about this, we use our detection skills on each other."

Jiang Chen thought for a moment and didn't refuse, so the two began to cast detection spells on each other. In just an instant, a look of surprise appeared on Jiang Chen's face.

The woman in black chuckled: "You can't find out anything about me, can you? Haha."

"I've seen you already. So your name is Jiang Chen, and you're level 10. Wait, let me check your class..."

Necromancer, how strange, I've never seen a profession like yours before.

"I saw you summon several skeletons around you before, but I can't see them now. Undead summons, they look really powerful..."

"I've been the one doing all the talking, why aren't you saying anything? Are you unable to speak? What a pity..."

Jiang Chen ignored him and said indifferently, "Why can't I see your message?"

The girl in black's face lit up: "Hehe, you've finally spoken..." "Want to know why? Hehe, it's simple."

After she finished speaking, she opened her palm, and a pale gold badge appeared in her fair palm.

"The shielding badge, when worn, will prevent the other party from seeing your information as long as their level is no more than 10 levels higher than yours!"

"Alright, I won't tease you anymore. I'll put it away now, and you can investigate it again!"

Jiang Chen remained silent and used his investigation technique.

Name: Lin Cai'er

Level: 19

Class: Shadow Assassin

Suddenly, a sound came from the woods behind them...