Chapter 23. Undead Unit: Bandit

"【Healing Hand】Level: 2. Instantly restores 400 health to the target unit. (Intelligence × 20)"

One moment, Lin Chen’s health had just dropped by more than 500. The next, it instantly recovered by 400.

Not only that, as a light, ethereal tone rang out, specks of green starlight began to emerge around Lin Chen’s body.

The Healer’s level 10 skill, 【Wind of Revival】, activated.

"【Wind of Revival】Level: 10. Over 10 seconds, restores a total of 50% of the target’s maximum health."

After using two healing skills, Lin Chen did not pause. The Rusty Iron Sword in his hand quickly stabbed into the surrounding bandits.

-375.

-752!

-754!

...

These bandits did not dodge, and Lin Chen did not dodge either.

He and the bandits simply stood there, rooted in place, trading blows with the weapons in their hands. Damage values kept floating above their heads like rising steam.

This absurd scene lasted for more than a full minute.

During the process, Lin Chen even drank a bottle of the lowest-grade health potion.

After one minute, the surrounding bandits had fallen in a heap.

"CLANG!"

The last bandit staggered backward, then finally collapsed to the ground with a muffled thud. A ray of light suddenly lit up around Lin Chen’s body.

At the same time, his health, mana, and stamina were restored to full almost instantly.

【You have leveled up.】

Lin Chen was stunned. Killing bandits had actually leveled him up.

Then, a series of system notifications sounded inside his mind.

【You have activated the Heavenly Ladder Rankings. Congratulations, you have entered the rankings.】

Afterward, a ranking list appeared in Lin Chen’s vision.

However, at present, there was only one lonely name on the list.

"Rank 1: Programmer. Beginner Village Code: 9527. Class: Healer. Level: 11."

Lin Chen smiled faintly. "I didn’t expect to be the first to reach level 11."

...

At the same time, it was not only Lin Chen. At that instant, every player across the entire Land of Godslaying received the notification.

"Someone made it onto the Heavenly Ladder Rankings?"

"I always thought this so-called Heavenly Ladder Rankings was just for show. I didn’t expect someone to actually get on it."

At another landing point in the Land of Godslaying: 【Blood Moon Wasteland】.

A woman holding a blue equipment scepter was clearly stunned for a moment. She had obviously not expected the class that reached first place on the Heavenly Ladder Rankings to be a healer mom, just like her.

"Programmer? That name is kind of interesting."

Beside the woman, a Warrior smoothly wrapped an arm around her slender waist and sneered. "Don’t worry, Yuting. Even if we don’t go looking for Lin Chen, as long as you heal me, I’ll make it onto the Heavenly Ladder Rankings sooner or later too."

Zhao Yuting raised her head and looked at the man beside her. She nodded.

"Brother Tian, I believe you."

However, when she looked at the name 【Programmer】, she was clearly a little dazed. For a moment, no one knew what she was thinking.

...

On Lost Coast.

Lin Chen was currently crouching on the ground, beginning to loot the corpses.

The wild was different from instance dungeons. After killing monsters, one had to pick up equipment from the corpses oneself.

He rummaged around for a while and obtained a total of 2 silver coins, a green shield, an earring-type accessory, and a level 10 Warrior broadsword from the bandits.

Aside from these, there was nothing else good.

"There are two skill books too?"

After searching for a while longer, a level 12 Warrior skill, 【Shield-Breaking Slam】, appeared in Lin Chen’s backpack.

There was also a Beast Tamer skill, 【Forest Wolf Summoning】.

After level 10, if players wanted to learn new skills, aside from buying them in specific shops and exchanges, they could only obtain them as drops from monsters.

However, what Lin Chen cared about was not the equipment or skill books, but the black souls floating above these corpses!

【Do you wish to awaken this soul?】

【Current maximum number of undead you can store: 2.】

When he saw this description, Lin Chen’s brow clearly twitched.

As his level rose, the number of undead he could store had also begun to increase. Above all twenty bandit corpses lying on the ground floated these black souls.

However, before making a choice, Lin Chen raised his head slightly and glanced into the distance.

Near a boulder, the five-person squad led by the long-legged beauty Tomato immediately shuddered.

Under Lin Chen’s icy gaze, the five of them hurriedly retreated.

"Quick, quick, quick! Go!"

"Fuck, how did he notice us?"

At this point, how could the long-legged beauty have any other thoughts? Unlike in Beginner Village, they could now switch their own status. If they angered Lin Chen, he could switch to a red name, which was the so-called 【Slaughter Status】. Under red-name status, he could attack players.

Twenty level 10 monsters had failed to kill Lin Chen even when ganging up on him. They had no confidence they could survive against Lin Chen.

In just a few seconds, they slipped away.

At this point, Lin Chen was the only one left in this place. Lin Chen turned back and continued looking at the souls above the corpses. After thinking for a moment, he walked over to the largest corpse. This bandit’s weapon had been a hammer, and he had also had the thickest health. Lin Chen had taken three slashes to kill him just now.

Lin Chen waved his hand at the corpse and selected "Yes."

Then, a black human figure began crawling up from the ground.

"【Undead Unit: Bandit】

Health: 750.

Attack: 190.

Physical Defense: 36.

Magic Defense: 37."

When he saw these values, Lin Chen clearly laughed.

At present, including his spider monster, he could also summon an undead whose attack power was equivalent to a Warrior holding a level 10 green equipment weapon.

His combat power had soared!

Afterward, Lin Chen continued to release the 【Undead Revival】 skill, and that undead spider was also summoned by him.

In an instant, two undead monsters stood at his side.

"Let’s go. Time to find monsters."

Lin Chen was in no hurry to find the so-called "main city." Right now, his most important priority was increasing his attack power, while leveling up along the way.

The two undead units followed behind him as he moved deeper in.

The monsters occupying and roaming around this area were basically all level 10 monsters, 【Bandits】. Although wild monsters killed in each small area would refresh again after half an hour, Lin Chen did not need to wait in place. As time passed, the players on the coastline behind him would gradually finish forming parties and come over to grind monsters. He did not want to be disturbed.

Lin Chen walked deeper and deeper, and the number of monsters gradually began to increase.

"Stop right there!"

"This mountain was opened by me..."

Another wave of bandits was drawn over by Lin Chen. They came running in, imposing and ferocious.

But in the next moment, an energy arrow came whistling over and struck the head of the bandit running at the very front.

That bandit died instantly. However, the other bandits behind him were not affected in the slightest and continued charging in to kill.

Lin Chen stood in place, drawing his bow and nocking arrows. The two undead behind him instantly went forward to meet them.