The evil witch BOSS just wants to develop in a low profile

【Star Mark·Fighter】(30th Anniversary Exclusive Edition) (Non-tradable)

Level: 2 (0%)

【Talent】

Adamantine Will·Iron Bones (SS Grade): You possess an iron will and body.

【Skills】

Basic·Skull Crusher: LV1 (0%)

Qi Specialization (Passive): LV0

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“Gained a passive fighting specialization.”

After carefully examining his stats, he discovered that he had leveled up to level 2.

【Fighter】 only gained a passive "Qi Specialization".

【Netherworld Warlock】 gained nothing.

Zorn smiled instead.

“It seems like a disadvantage in the short term, but it’s definitely a huge gain in the long run.”

Within the world of 【Holy Relic·Eternal Poem】.

If no skill is obtained after leveling up, then a more powerful skill, or even forbidden art, is guaranteed to be obtained upon the next level up.

Since 【Netherworld Warlock】 didn't gain a skill upon reaching level 2, it means that Zorn will definitely gain an extremely powerful "Extraordinary Spell" when he reaches level 3.

It might even be a powerful forbidden art similar to "Scythe of the End".

Furthermore, by combining it with the power of the Calamity Black Mist, Zorn can completely leverage the powerful spell he desires.

Such an opportunity won't come often for 【Netherworld Warlock】.

As for 【Fighter】.

This passive skill is more desirable than an active skill.

The passive skill "Qi Specialization" allows Zorn's Qi to grow faster, be used more flexibly, and also enhances the power of "Qi".

The strength of a fighter lies in this Qi.

With this "Qi Specialization", the fighter's ability in close combat is enhanced significantly.

【Fighter】 rapidly strengthens Qi and enhances strength at low levels.

Meanwhile, 【Netherworld Warlock】 remains steady, accumulating more powerful netherworld witchcraft.

This can be said to be one of the best combinations for early-stage leveling.

Inside the carriage, Zorn checked his stats, immersed in the joy of leveling up.

Meanwhile, outside in Augran City.

The city was dancing with death and disaster amidst the unrest of the rat plague!

……

June 6th.

The 【Rat Plague】 in Augran City officially erupted on a large scale.

Tragic rat tide disasters unfolded in many parts of Augran City.

In the old city, tens of thousands of gray rats and doom rats surged through the streets, and pedestrians couldn't avoid them.

After the rat tide passed, only skeletal remains were left.

New city district.

Led by the Doom Night Ratmen, they smashed windows and doors, dragging residents into the sewers.

A tragic bloody graduation ceremony took place at the Noble Academy, with thirty to forty students and teachers dragged underground by the rat tide, their fate unknown.

The most tragic was the Holy Sun Church, where tens of thousands of disaster rats climbed to the top of the tower, biting through the ropes, causing the church's sacred bell to fall.

Even those arrogant disaster rats wanted to attack the Holy Sun Church.

However, a massive number of disaster rats were ignited by a mysterious flame during the assault.

Tens of thousands of disaster rats burned in the raging flames in front of the Holy Sun Church, illuminating the depths of the night.

Although it was just the sacred bell falling.

The impact it caused was unprecedentedly bad.

That night, the 【Rat Plague】 incident in Augran City was transmitted to every corner of the continent through steam telegraph and other means.

In the early hours of the morning, the Steam Daily factory worked overtime to print the 【Rat Plague】 incident in Augran City.

The next day, when the sun rose.

Amidst the cries of newsboys waving the Steam Daily.

The 【Rat Plague Incident】 in Augran City officially landed on the front page headlines of the Holy Relic Continent.

It was also on this day that the Calamity Extraordinary event began to emerge on the continent.

A new era was roaring in with the tide of steam.

……

Early morning.

The backyard of the manor, beneath the dense forest.

Zorn was using Qi, practicing the Basic·Skull Crusher that had already reached level 1.

Star Mark Qi was integrated into it, and every punch contained astonishing destructive power.

Coupled with "Qi Mastery", Zorn felt as if Qi was surging and flowing through his body like raging waves.

While adapting to the all-round transformation effect after advancing to level 2, Zorn also took stock of his consumption.

“The sacrifices I offered to the Hidden Land before are almost two-thirds consumed.”

“The remaining one-third can help me advance twenty to thirty percent of my level progress.”

“Fortunately…”

Zorn retracted his final punch of the Skull Crusher and looked south.

Woooo...

Faintly, he could hear the roar of the steam tide.

Mixed in with the roar of steam was the clamor of workers communicating while working in the steam factory.

“Fortunately, the steam factory has been activated.”

“Giving my netherworld characteristics a place to dwell.”

“At the same time, thanks to the BUG characteristics of the dual sequence, my leveling speed is quite fast.”

The layout that previously cost a lot of time and money has now become a powerful engine for Zorn to develop steadily.

Breakfast time.

Zorn picked up the freshly baked Steam Daily from Augran City.

Sure enough, many pages were densely packed with reports of yesterday's rat plague outbreak in Augran City.

The newspaper's accompanying pictures included a scene of the rat swarm devouring the Holy Sun Church's tower, biting off the sacred bell.

There was a scene of tens of thousands of rats marching through the streets, dragging pedestrians.

There was a scene of rats crawling all over glass windows, breaking in.

Of course, the bloody ceremony at Augran City's Noble Academy, with the scene of bloodstained wreckage, was also reported.

Fear and unease were enveloping Augran City.

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As the front line for the landing of Calamity forces.

Augran City is facing the first major test of the Extraordinary Era wave.

Being in Augran City, Zorn knew very well that Augran City had attracted the attention of the entire continent, and the vortex storm of the extraordinary and the calamity was rising higher and higher.

“Hmm?”

After reading the newspaper, when his gaze swept across the small advertisement area in the middle of the newspaper.

Some special combinations of words attracted Zorn's attention.

After slightly analyzing them using different arrangements and combinations.

Zorn's mind stirred slightly.

“Extraordinary gathering, is it finally… coming?”

“The time is tomorrow.”

“It seems… the rat plague has also catalyzed the actions between the extraordinary.”

After finishing breakfast, Zorn roughly read the newspaper.

“Is the situation in the basement any better?”

Zorn looked at the old butler, Gronk, beside him.

“Currently, the basic door frames have been blocked quite tightly, and that hazy green miasma shouldn’t be able to float up.”

“Furthermore, I will check it every day.”

Old butler Gronk said this.

“Hmm!”

Zorn nodded, Gronk was still very reliable in his work.

Yesterday, the 【Rat Plague】 broke out.

After returning, Zorn checked the sewers and the basement.

Toxic miasma with pollution and curses had already spread in the sewers.

Although the rat holes in the manor's basement were blocked, the toxic miasma was still constantly seeping in.

Zorn could only order Gronk to seal the door to the basement entrance.

Once ordinary people are infected with toxic miasma with pollution and curses, they will either become seriously ill, or be polluted and mutated, with parts such as the head or limbs, arms, etc., becoming rat-like, and then turning into mutated ratmen.

Calamity!

For ordinary people, it is a life-threatening disaster!

“Tomorrow… is the extraordinary gathering in Augran City.”

“It can be considered a more important gathering among the extraordinary in June.”

“Not only will many special extraordinary individuals with powerful means participate.”

“At the same time, there will be some special good things appearing.”

“And these special good things, precisely, no one here recognizes.”

“This is an excellent opportunity to pick up bargains.”

With this in mind, Zorn looked at the butler Gronk and said.

“Uncle Gronk, I need to use a sum of gold pounds, about 5000 gold pounds.”

Gronk didn't ask Zorn what he was going to do and nodded immediately.

“I will go to the bank to retrieve it for you this afternoon.”

Zorn currently has about 1800 gold pounds in his hands.

Adding the 5000 gold pounds taken out, a total of 6800 gold pounds, is enough for Zorn to have enough gains at the exchange meeting between the extraordinary.

Although it is said that it is likely that not so much will be used.

But being prepared is always Zorn's principle.

When the goddess of luck is not standing on Zorn's side, Zorn will use gold pounds as a weight to gain an overwhelming winning rate.

Although Zorn doesn't have to continue his studies after graduation.

But Zorn himself began to learn geography and steam navigation knowledge.

Knowledge in these areas can play a significant role in the future.

After enjoying a hearty lunch, Zorn originally wanted to take a nap for a while, while better digesting the sacrifices he had previously seized.

“Young Master Zorn, a lady is visiting you, and she is waiting outside the manor.”

Vanessa walked in with the message.

“Oh?”

Hearing this, Zorn rubbed his brow.

“Coming… so fast? Shouldn’t be!”

“Did something go wrong in some link?”

Through the window, Zorn saw a tall, middle-aged lady wearing a well-fitting, concise black dress and a veil, lighting a lady's cigarette, standing at the door.

She was looking at the window, and in the depths of those silver pupils, there seemed to be a reflection of Zorn in the room.