Zhang Yi opened the leaderboard and saw that he had reached the top of the Heaven Ranking in Safe Zone No. 886 with a level of 17 and 55% experience, leaving Storm Angel, the second place, trailing by a full 40%!

It proved that reaching the top of the Heaven Ranking was indeed easy for Zhang Yi, as long as he wanted to.

While other players were still teaming up to share the experience of level 15 or 16 monsters, Zhang Yi was already soloing level 18 or 19 monsters, reaping all the rewards. His monster-killing speed was several times faster than that of ordinary players, making it easy to create a massive level gap.

Zhang Yi's return to the top sparked heated discussions among the players in Zone 886—

[Gentle Breeze and Flying Snow] (Female, Level 15 Mage): "Everyone, look! Yinuo Qingcheng is back at the top of our Zone 886 level ranking! (Drooling) (Drooling)"

[Immortal Abode] (Male, Level 16 Archer): "Amazing! When I checked this morning, he was still in fifth place, just over level 15. He leveled up twice in just one morning! Can you help a little brother level up too? (Pleading)"

Meanwhile, in a certain wilderness map, King's Glory, who was teaming up with his allies to hunt level 18 Mutated Black Bears, saw the messages in the regional chat channel and gritted his teeth in anger: "Yinuo Qingcheng, if you hadn't killed me twice before, would the top of the Heaven Ranking be yours?"

Recalling how his team, King's Divine Battle, was wiped out by Yinuo Qingcheng in the wild last night, King's Glory became even more furious: "Damn it, Yinuo Qingcheng, I swear I'll make you disappear from this world!"

At this moment, a mage under King's Glory spoke up: "Captain, everyone is farming in the Undead City of Treasure Town now. Should we move there too? I heard the skeletons and undead monsters there have a high drop rate, and there's a chance to get set equipment!"

"No need," King's Glory seemed to have his plan: "Besides the high drop rate, don't you know the monsters in the Undead City are much tougher than those of the same level in the wild? Why should we risk going in to farm?"

As King's Glory finished speaking, the mage seemed to understand: "Captain, you mean..."

King's Glory chuckled: "Let them farm for two or three more days until they've almost completed their sets, then we'll storm into the Undead City and take it from them. Those who resist, we kill!"

"Isn't it much easier to get a set this way?"

At the entrance of the Undead City.

Hearing the system notification that he had obtained a piece of Undead Set equipment, Zhang Yi eagerly opened his backpack and took out a black magic robe—

[Undead Robe] (Part of the Mage Undead Set):

Quality: 2 stars

Level: 17

HP: 150

Additional Attribute: Intelligence 7

Class Restriction: Mage, Beastmaster

Description: Crafted with the power of the undead, this equipment is much stronger than ordinary gear. Mage Undead Set Bonus: Two pieces/5% casting speed, three pieces/10%, four pieces/20%, five pieces/30%, six pieces/40%, seven pieces/50%.

Finally, after farming since last night, a 2-star Mage Undead equipment dropped! And it even adds 7 points of intelligence, which is perfect for Zhang Yi, who is pursuing maximum damage output.

With his Divine Enhancement, Zhang Yi didn't hesitate to take out 25 Level 2 Enhancement Stones from his bag and quickly upgraded the Undead Robe to the top level.

Level 25 Undead Robe, HP 525, Intelligence 25. Unlocks the exclusive talent [Undead Protection]: The wearer gains an undead shield with 10% of maximum HP every 10 seconds, refreshing automatically every 10 seconds.

Undead Protection, not just similar to the [Angel's Protection] talent of the [Guardian Armor], but exactly the same, is a great defensive talent.

So, having just reached level 17, Zhang Yi immediately equipped the Undead Robe. It was only then that he remembered he hadn't used the 20 free attribute points he accumulated from level 13 to 17. Zhang Yi added all 20 points to intelligence.

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Since he's pursuing damage, he might as well go all out!

With the 25 points from the Undead Robe, he accumulated 45 points of intelligence, giving Zhang Yi a 63-point attack boost!

Compared to the Level 25 Guardian Armor, the Level 25 Undead Robe had 105 less HP.

Armor typically provides more HP, and at the same level, armor's base HP can be twice that of a mage's robe!

Unfortunately, the Level 25 Guardian Armor was bound and couldn't be traded, so he could only take it back for dismantling, which would return 12 Level 2 Enhancement Stones.

Energy Crystals, Zhang Yi farmed one in the Undead City all morning, and with the quest rewards, he had two, but he still needed a lot more to reach the quest's goal of 10.

After submitting the quest, Zhang Yi left the Undead City.

After a half-hour journey, he returned to Hope Town at 11:30 AM.

With 30 minutes to spare, he wasn't in a hurry and decided to eat first.

Last night's steak was tasty but a bit too greasy, so he planned to try something different today.

So, Zhang Yi opted for something even greasier...

He spent 1 Gold Coin in a restaurant on a pot of charcoal-grilled bullfrog, paired with a bottle of red wine that had increased in price to 60 Silver Coins as his level rose. Sitting alone at a table, he ate and drank, making the other players around him, who were eating a few Silver Coins' worth of fried rice or noodles, drool with envy.

A warrior uncle eating egg fried rice exclaimed, "Damn, this guy is loaded! The money he spends on one meal is more than I earn all day doing quests and killing monsters in the wild!"

A mage girl nibbling on a plain steamed bun said, "That grilled bullfrog looks so delicious, I really want to try it too..."

After a satisfying meal, Zhang Yi arrived at the Hope Town Guard Hall at 11:55 AM, relying on his memory.

This was where the NPC guards of Hope Town resided, and at the entrance stood a level 20 NPC guard in armor, holding a spear. Zhang Yi's target was this NPC guard—Mog!

At this moment, Mog was just an ordinary NPC, with no question mark above his head, unable to trigger any quests.

Zhang Yi wasn't in a hurry and waited at the entrance of the Guard Hall, his gaze fixed on the NPC guard Mog, making Mog feel a tingling sensation on his scalp.

Until noon arrived, when suddenly a global announcement from the Apocalypse world echoed in the air!