Chapter 423: The Players of the Fourth Calamity (Part 3)

Su Chen was unaware of Xu Le's thoughts, the "Treasure-Giving Boy."
Even if he knew, he would only laugh it off indifferently.
And he would add, "Child, you're too attached to appearances."
Su Chen had no time or inclination to care about Xu Le, not even bothering to find out who Xu Le was.
"You...how can you be so powerful!"
A black-armored undead stared in disbelief at the young man before him, merely with a casual sword strike...
Su Chen casually picked up the items dropped by the black-armored knight.
This was the second boss he had encountered.
[Congratulations to player Xiao Chen for defeating the area boss, the Black-Armored Knight]
[Congratulations to player for gaining a large amount of experience and breaking through to the third tier, level eight]
Leveling up by killing monsters was something Su Chen excelled at.
Having dealt with the Black-Armored Knight, and seeing the smaller monsters that had already fled far away, Su Chen didn't even bother to finish them off. He headed to the next location.
......
Xu Le smiled.
Holding the equipment he would acquire in the future, he far surpassed these newbies. While others were still outwitting a chicken, he was already slaughtering a flock, reaching Tier 1, Level 3 in less than half a day.
"If my Diligent Learning Talent were still here, I might already be Tier 1, Level 4 by now."
Xu Le stared at his stagnant experience bar, filled with regret.
He had traded a Venerable-level talent for a King-level talent.
And such a useless King-level talent at that! He didn't dare use it at all!
But there are no "ifs."
Just as Xu Le was still reminiscing about his Venerable-level talent,
a notification sounded in his mind.
Not only him,
everyone in the area received the same notification.
[Player Xiao Chen from the village, ID 88888888..., has successfully defeated the regional boss, the Black Armor Knight. Players in the Anfeng City area can now travel to other city areas and trade with players from other areas.]
"Xiao Chen...? Is this the Xiao Chen I'm thinking of?"
"Are you kidding me, bro? I finally managed to beat a chicken, and now you're telling me someone has already soloed the regional boss?"
"I don't believe it. Oh, I can't even open my eyes. I hope this is all an illusion."
"...."
If they had first heard the news of this Xiao Chen defeating the newbie village boss, they might have been jealous and speculative. But... while they were still killing chickens, someone had already soloed the regional boss. The insurmountable gap made them curious. What kind of person was this?
Xu Le felt bitter. That person had defeated the regional boss even earlier than in his previous life.
The reason... was self-evident.
He felt a deep sense of powerlessness... even with the accumulation from his previous life, catching up with that person was still far too difficult.
Even glimpsing its silhouette was a luxury.
He knew all too well how powerful the regional bosses were; for newcomers like them, they were a nightmare. He'd been soloed in less than half a day.
That person must have spent most of that time traveling.
......
Su Chen's strategy was simple:
Fight bosses
Bosses in different cities
He was farming everything in sight.
This left many players in various regions completely bewildered.
While they were still debating whether to team up to kill the chicken or the duck, their region boss was already being taken down.
They initially thought it was someone stealing the boss.
But they discovered that a person named Xiao Chen had simply left after defeating the region boss.
It was indeed someone stealing the boss, but now there was a problem:
They could leave the city, but because they hadn't defeated the newbie boss, they couldn't leave the village.
This led many players to exclaim that a cheater was involved.
Before they knew it, Su Chen had directly reached the capital of this kingdom.
Here, the final boss of this kingdom resided.
Su Chen wanted to clear this dungeon before leaving.
The soldiers on the city walls were still unaware of what was happening.
A greatsword unleashed a torrent of light.
The seemingly indestructible city walls shattered.
Su Chen's experience points jumped dramatically.
Within the royal city, powerful figures emerged one after another.
“Who goes there? How dare you force your way into the royal city!”
Many fifth-tier powerhouses were present within the royal city.
However, their anger vanished the moment they appeared, their words barely fading before turning to bewilderment and terror.
A destructive aura that enveloped the sky suddenly descended.
【Congratulations to player Xiao Chen for destroying the Corrupted Kingdom, gaining a large amount of experience, and breaking through to the ninth level of the fifth tier!】
With a single move, the kingdom's cultivators, along with the yet-to-be-seen final boss, were all transformed into warm experience points.
Besides the abundant experience, Su Chen also obtained numerous item cards and a reward of resurrection coins. He didn't care about these things and casually placed them in his spatial storage.
......
At this moment,
More than half a month had passed.
The players had settled into a routine, no longer debating whether to kill chickens or ducks.
Hunting jackals, wolves, tigers, and leopards began gradually. Top players could team up to hunt monsters, often at great cost, but reaping enormous rewards and gaining a significant advantage.
Xu Le was now far ahead. While the top players were still active in the village, teaming up to hunt first-tier monsters, he had already left the village to hunt second-tier monsters solo. His early lead had become invaluable; his current strength allowed him to slaughter ordinary players like chickens and ducks.
In his previous life, it took him over a month to reach this point.
"Soon, a month will be up. Then the 'Destiny' game will send us out of this world and back to our original world."
Their current strength was still too weak to log into the game for extended periods.
[Congratulations to player Xiao Chen for defeating the Frostwolf Kingdom boss, Frostwolf King. Players in the Frostwolf Kingdom can now access other kingdoms.]
"???"
"What did I just hear?"
"The dungeon boss has spawned?"
"Damn it, I haven't even left the starting village, and you're telling me the dungeon boss is gone?"
"Are you kidding me?!"
"Xiao Chen, it's Xiao Chen again! Who is this guy?!"
"......."
Several players were stunned.
This wasn't just a matter of skill level.
This was a completely different matter!
Even though Xu Le had long known this scene would unfold,
when it actually happened, it still filled him with unbearable bitterness.