I am the Arcane Archer, and all my skills are self-created.

"Again!"

Li Wu roared, and all his previous dejection and confusion were burned away the moment the "Soul of Devouring Fortune" talent was triggered!

He now has only one thought on his mind—kill monsters!

Kill all these slow-moving corrupted tree spirits and turn them all into your attribute points!

Almost instinctively, he drew back the bowstring again, this time with much more practiced ease.

hum!

Another pure white energy arrow condensed and took shape.

Aim, lock on!

call out!

The arrow of light pierced the air and struck the new corrupted treant with perfect accuracy!

-10!

The familiar damage numbers popped up.

One more arrow!

-10!

……

After a while, Li Wu discovered that he could not condense a new energy arrow by pulling the virtual bowstring with his right hand!

What happened?

He subconsciously glanced at his attribute panel, and the blue bar in the upper right corner representing mana was empty!

Li Wu was completely stunned and stood there dumbfounded.

In just a short while, he has already fired five arrows, depleting his mana!

This……

Five Arrows True Man?

How can we play like this anymore!

"roar!"

In the instant he was stunned, the corrupted tree spirit, which he had shot four times and which had 160 points of health left, strode heavily and swung its vine-covered arms at him!

A foul, putrid wind blew in!

Li Wu's pupils shrank sharply. He wanted to dodge, but his body was frozen in place because it was the first time he had faced a monster's attack directly, and he couldn't move.

Done!

At this critical moment!

A dark shadow flashed by!

Clang!

Hua Zitong's figure blocked his way, her worn-out woodcutter's knife precisely blocking the tree spirit's swinging "arm," producing a dull thud.

The immense force forced her back half a step, and a damage number appeared above her head.

-20!

She even lost 15 points of health from that hit.

-20!

-20!

Hua Zitong didn't stop. Using the force of the block, she turned and swung her wood-chopping knife in an arc, continuously slashing at the tree spirit's trunk and causing a series of steady damage.

Li Wu stood behind her, looking at the back of that person who was clearly thinner than herself but seemed incredibly reliable at this moment, her face burning with embarrassment.

A grown man with a hidden profession was defeated after only five arrows at the start of the game and had to be saved by a girl.

That's shameful! Absolutely fucking shameful!

"Bang!"

With another muffled thud, the corrupted tree spirit finally collapsed unwillingly under Hua Zitong's tireless attacks, scattering into a pile of fragments.

【Ding! 】

[You participated in the defeat of the 'Corrupted Treant' and have gained 1 experience point.]

Before Li Wu could recover from his shame, another notification sound rang out, one that only he could hear!

[Ding! The talent 'Soul Devourer' has been successfully triggered!]

[You have successfully absorbed the life energy released by the hatching tree spirit. Luck +0.01, Intelligence +0.01]

Only this notification sound could cheer Li Wu up.

At this moment, Hua Zitong silently walked over, picked up a few copper coins and a piece of rotten wood dropped by the monster, and then turned to look at him.

Her expression was calm, without sarcasm or comfort; she was simply stating a fact.

"Your mana is insufficient, and your attribute values ​​are also very low."

Li Wu nodded bitterly, his voice a little hoarse: "One arrow consumes 20 points of mana. I only have 100 points in total."

"As for the attributes, none of them exceed five points."

A barely perceptible ripple flashed in Hua Zitong's clear eyes.

A level 1 player only has 100 mana points. Five arrows and they're out of mana. How are they supposed to level up? They can't even solo a monster of the same level with a bit more health!

No wonder this hidden profession never rose to prominence in my previous life, and didn't even make a ripple.

And attribute points? How can the attribute points be so low? Isn't the minimum five attribute points?

Hua Zitong thought to herself, "If it weren't for my jade pendant, you wouldn't have awakened this trash class, and you wouldn't only have these few attributes."

The guilt she felt over the jade pendant deepened even further.

"Your damage is too low, so just stay behind me. I'll help you level up first, and then we'll increase your stats!"

After saying that, Hua Zitong charged at a corrupted tree spirit again.

What followed was a peculiar scene unfolding in the swamp.

A girl in black, wielding a wood-chopping knife, nimbly maneuvered through the horde of monsters, drawing the attacks of all the corrupted tree spirits.

Not far behind her, a young man holding a light bow mechanically repeated the three actions.

Draw the bow and shoot an arrow.

Meditating helps with recovery.

Draw the bow and shoot an arrow.

Every arrow he fired was incredibly accurate, taking away 10 points of the monster's health.

However, because Hua Zitong deals high damage, her monster-killing speed is actually not slow.

Li Wu's experience bar is slowly increasing.

[Ding! The talent 'Soul Devourer' has been successfully triggered!]

[You have successfully absorbed the life energy released by the hatching tree spirit. Luck +0.01, Intelligence +0.01]

[Ding! The talent 'Soul Devouring Fortune' has been successfully triggered! ...]

【Ding! ...]

The notification sound of the talent being triggered never stopped in my mind.

Time passed by, second by second.

Finally, as the tenth corrupted tree spirit howled and turned into wood chips, the two completed their first small task.

"Let's go to the next place." Hua Zitong's voice was devoid of emotion.

Next up are field mice and slimes.

These two places are veritable hell on earth for beginners.

"Damn it! Don't steal my monster! I saw this one first!"

"Bro, let's team up. You could fight for ages and still not kill it!"

"Please, brother, let me touch it, I just need one more!"

Everywhere was bustling with noise, with a dozen people surrounding a squeaking field mouse or a bouncy slime, swords flashing and shadows flying, the scene even more spectacular than fighting a boss.

They're stealing monsters faster than they respawn!

However, this actually gave Li Wu a chance to shine.

He only needs to stand still, draw his bow and shoot an arrow, and wait for the field mouse or slime to spawn before firing an arrow.

After securing the monster, Hua Zitong went up to finish it off!

The two worked together very quickly!

After killing the field mice and slimes, the two immediately went to collect herbs and ores.

After all that fuss, two hours had passed, and the sky was starting to get even darker.

When they returned to the dilapidated starting village, they submitted all the quests at once.

Finally, a series of rapid system notifications rang in Li Wu's ears!

[Ding! You have completed the quest 'Cleanse the Corrupted Treant' and have gained 10 experience points!]

[Ding! You have completed the quest 'Field Mice Outside the Village', and have gained 10 experience points and 5 copper coins!]

……

With the distribution of the final mission reward, I finally have enough experience points!

A gentle golden light suddenly burst forth from his body, enveloping him entirely!

【Ding! 】

Congratulations! You have reached level 2!

Your Strength +1, Agility +1, Intelligence +1, Constitution +1, Spirit +1!

You have gained 5 free attribute points!

Your health and mana have been fully restored!

Finally... it's upgraded!