[Killed level 10 Goblin Patrol, EXP +300]
[Killed level 11 Goblin Soldier, EXP +350]
[Obtained Goblin Bone]
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The notifications flooded the screen like a storm, and the experience points were rising rapidly.
44 Bronze-Tier Skeleton Warriors were killing monsters in the forest.
With his skills improving, Mark Lin once again enjoyed the thrill of one-hit kills.
These Bronze-Tier Skeleton Warriors could instantly kill the level 10 and 11 goblin monsters with a single strike.
Efficiency rose again. Starting from level 10, the experience required for leveling up increased once more—by almost three times.
Leveling up was getting slower and slower.
By this calculation, Mark Lin needed to kill at least 5,000 Goblins just to gain one level.
The Skeleton Warriors fought tirelessly, killing monsters non-stop, but it still wasn't enough.
By the time night fell, Mark Lin was still 30% short of reaching level 11.
He built a campfire in the forest and ate the food he had brought from home.
He had no plans to return yet; time was limited and he couldn't afford to waste any traveling back and forth.
"At this rate, I'll probably reach level 13 by tomorrow. Whether I can reach level 15 the day after tomorrow, I'm not sure yet."
"After level 15, the leveling speed will slow down even further, and I still need to save one day to rush back. So, at most, I can reach level 16."
"How did my sister level up back then?"
"Although she was a legendary Sword Dancer class, her leveling speed couldn't have been faster than mine."
"There must be something I overlooked."
Mark Lin pondered deeply, recalling the knowledge he learned in school, combined with his sister Mary Lin's movement path at that time to make a judgment.
Suddenly, he realized something.
The West Sea Mine dungeon.
"Could it be that my sister teamed up with others to enter a dungeon?"
"And it must have been at least nightmare difficulty."
"The nightmare-level dungeons are filled with enhanced elite monsters, which definitely give lots of experience."
"That's why she came back injured and was treated by someone."
"Yes, it must be that."
Mark Lin clenched his fist, feeling confident his guess was right.
"I'll go check it out tomorrow."
With this decision made, the night grew deeper. The monsters within a 500-meter radius around Mark Lin had been cleared.
The Skeleton Warriors hid in the darkness, while Mark Lin began to meditate.
With 44 Skeleton Warriors guarding him and his passive skills active, he had no worries about safety at all.
The forest at night wasn't completely silent. Occasionally, the distant howls of wolves echoed.
The rustling of leaves stirred by the wind added an eerie atmosphere.
The temperature where Mark Lin was located was colder than other places, and with the Skeleton Warriors' presence, the night breeze felt like a chilling cold wind.
Around midnight, one of the Skeleton Warriors suddenly gave an alert. Mark Lin snapped out of his meditation.
The Skeleton Warrior had detected someone approaching their location.
"Is it a professional leveling up?"
"Not many people come to the forest to level up at night. Could they be lost?"
Mark Lin didn't move but raised his guard in his heart.
When outside, you can never let your guard down.
The campfire at night was the best guiding light.
Soon, the newcomer appeared within Mark Lin's view.
"It's her."
Mark Lin recognized the black-clad figure he had seen earlier that afternoon—the one who had fled.
"Do you have any food?"
Her voice was pleasant to hear.
A pair of large eyes shone brightly and clearly in the firelight.
Mark Lin took out a sweet potato and handed it to her.
He had only prepared sweet potatoes and some clean water.
She didn't refuse, removing her mask and devouring the sweet potato hungrily. She really must have been starving.
Behind the mask was a delicate and refined young face, looking no older than 18 or 19, full of youthful vitality.
Mark Lin didn't use any Detection. Using Detection on strangers is impolite and can even provoke hostility.
"Thank..."
Before she could finish, she suddenly started coughing violently.
She was speaking while eating but choked on the food.
Mark Lin quickly took out a bottle of water and handed it to her.
After a few sips, she managed to calm down.
"Thank you."
She finally finished her sentence, and Mark Lin nodded slightly, indicating no need to thank him.
She continued to eat the sweet potato slowly and gracefully.
While eating, her beautiful eyes occasionally glanced at Mark Lin, sparkling with some unknown thoughts.
When she finished, she finally spoke, "What's your name?"
Seeing that Mark Lin didn't answer, she continued, "Don't like to talk? How about this—we both use Detection on each other."
Mark Lin thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
Both their fingertips glowed faintly as they cast detection spells on each other.
Mark Lin was stunned. His detection failed—he got no information at all.
The girl suddenly giggled mischievously, as if she had pulled off a trick, "Hehe, did you get nothing at all?"
"So your name is Mark Lin, level 10... Necromancer? I've never heard of that profession before, so strange."
"In the afternoon, I saw you had a skeleton with you—your summoned creature? Undead summons are quite rare."
She suddenly became talkative, sentence after sentence.
"Why aren't you talking? Don't tell me you're mute? Doesn't look like it."
Mark Lin looked at her calmly and asked faintly, "Why?"
She looked amazed as if discovering a new world, her face full of wonder, "So you really can speak."
"Why?" Mark Lin asked again.
Her smile remained, "You want to know why detection spells fail? It's because of this."
She took out an item that looked like a badge, "This is called a Shielding Badge. As long as you wear it, detection spells cast by anyone whose level is not higher than yours—level 10—will fail."
She put away the Shielding Badge, "Now try Detection on me."
Mark Lin nodded and cast a detection spell.
This time it succeeded.
[Ivy Ning, level 19, Shadow Assassin.]
A breeze blew past, and Ivy Ning's smile vanished instantly. Mark Lin also looked to one side.
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