Musclebound Necromancer?! Are You Kidding Me?

Chapter 17 – Strength Miracle

"Anyway, I can't use it, and among the five of us, aren't you the only sword cultivator? Who else would I give it to?" Qiao Yu retorted.

"Don't you know the value of Grade B equipment? If you sell it, you could buy a house in Kyoto!" Ma Fei said, a bit agitated.

"Yeah, I know, so what?"

Qiao Yu looked at Ma Fei with some confusion.

Ma Fei's mouth dropped open as he glanced at the Dragon-Piercing Sword and then at Qiao Yu, his emotions a complex mix.

"This lousy Nightmare King, what bad luck!"

Qiao Yu had already figured out the Soul Core, and it really only dropped one piece of Grade B equipment, nothing else.

At this moment, the server-wide announcement sounded again.

[Congratulations to Mage player Qiao Yu for achieving the first kill of the Nightmare King in Nightmare Village. Reward: 10 free attribute points. We hope other players will continue to strive.]

"What the heck? It's that Qiao Yu again? Is he the favored child of the Inner World? This damn Inner World has been open for almost three years, and he's gotten another boss first kill?"

"This must be some undiscovered hidden dungeon, right? How did this kid find it? Could he be a new Lucky One player?"

"And didn't he just finish the Novice Trial a few days ago? Now he's taken down a boss too. He's definitely cheating!"

"This kid is like a cow doing a handstand, absolutely amazing!"

Amid the discussions of many players, the name Qiao Yu was now gaining some fame in the Inner World.

After adding all the free attribute points to Strength, Qiao Yu checked his attribute panel.

Name: Qiao Yu

Class: Necromancer

Realm: Apprentice (lv7)

Strength: 123 (Strength Miracle)

Defense: 6

Agility: 9

Spirit: 0

Intelligence: 0

Mana: 300/300

Health: 70/70

Experience Points: 30/70

Talent: Mage's Braveheart (Level Unknown)

Skills: "Strength Miracle" (Grade A)

Equipment: Skeleton King's Ring (Grade C)

Skill Books: "Skeleton Summoning" (Grade F), "Withering Technique" (Grade B)

Although he didn't get much equipment, the free attribute points he earned this time pushed Qiao Yu's Strength over a hundred!

"Strength Miracle? Does it mean using brute force to knock others senseless?" Qiao Yu muttered to himself.

He looked at his health bar with some concern. His Strength had increased, but his health was only 70 points, as fragile as paper.

Sigh, I'll have to think of some way to protect myself later. This damn game Inner World is really hard to play.

I still need to play it safe and not take unnecessary risks.

Qiao Yu complained in his heart.

[Hidden Quest completed, preparing to transport back to the real world. Please get ready.]

As the system prompt sounded, a flash of light appeared, and the five of them reappeared in the classroom.

Wherever you enter the Inner World from in the real world, you'll reappear in the same spot when you exit.

As soon as they appeared, exclamations erupted in the classroom.

"Qiao Yu... Qiao Yu is back!"

"The class president and Zuo You are back too! Go notify Teacher Xue and the principal!"

Before Qiao Yu could react to what was happening, a man rushed over and hugged him tightly, the scent from his armpits overwhelming Qiao Yu's sense of smell, making it hard for him to breathe.

"Qiao Yu! You guys scared me to death! I almost thought you wouldn't come back!"

Seeing the five of them appear, Xue Jinlong finally let out a sigh of relief.

"What exactly happened to you guys?" Xue Jinlong quickly asked.

Qiao Yu awkwardly scratched his nose and recounted how the five of them accidentally entered a hidden dungeon.

Principal Hong laughed heartily, his shiny forehead gleaming in the sunlight.

"I knew it! They must have fallen into a hidden dungeon! Jinlong, you're in luck now. These five students of yours are definitely going to be the hot picks for college recruiters!"

"Whether it's Huaxing or Kyoto, they'll have their pick!"

The other students in Class 4-4 erupted with excitement upon hearing this.

"Wow! Our class has produced five geniuses who can get directly admitted to top universities!"

"Our Class 4-4 will be the undisputed genius class from now on!"

"Sigh! When will I be as outstanding as Qiao Yu and the class president?"

"Fist warning! Isn't Zuo You and Zhao Ziyue excellent too?"

The students of Class 4-4 eagerly surrounded Qiao Yu and the others, discussing animatedly, while Ma Fei thoroughly enjoyed the envious looks.

He straightened his back, trying to project an air of elegance.

Ma Fei discreetly glanced at Qiao Yu, his eyes filled with admiration and a strong fighting spirit.

Just wait, Qiao Yu! Next time we go into a dungeon, I'll make you regret giving me the Dragon-Piercing Sword!

He believed that with the help of such a powerful piece of equipment, once he reached lv11 at the Beginner Tier, he would definitely be able to defeat Qiao Yu!

Zhao Ziyue raised her head in confusion, completely unaware of what had happened.

She only remembered stepping into a void and fainting, then waking up in the classroom.

What happened? Why are so many classmates surrounding me? How did my Inner World level become lv5? Where's the Nightmare? Did I travel through time?

"Teacher Xue, you guide them for now. I'll go report to the higher-ups that we've produced five geniuses!"

After saying this, Principal Hong happily left.

He was set to retire next year, and he hadn't expected to have five geniuses fall into his lap before retirement, perfectly capping off his career in education.

With Qiao Yu and the others' return, their story spread throughout the entire Fourth High School.

"Hey! Have you heard? Class 4-4 produced five geniuses! They not only led the entire class to successfully clear the Novice Grade S dungeon but also triggered a hidden quest!"

"I know! One of them is named Zuo You, the class beauty, hehe... hehe... hehe..."

"Zuo You won't do! She's too flat. It has to be the other one, Zhao Ziyue. Oh man, she could smother me to death!"

"Ugh! You men are all perverts! That Qiao Yu is the real genius! He's a hidden class Necromancer! Handsome, with a cool demeanor, waving his hand, and countless undead creatures swarm out. How cool is that!"

"I've seen him! I've seen him! He's really handsome! Devastatingly handsome! Does anyone have his contact info?"

"Necromancer... Would he summon a bunch of undead to capture someone... Oh, so embarrassing!"

The students of Fourth High School were abuzz with discussion. In this era, outdated things like phones were long gone, and remote discussions were conducted through the crystal in their minds, directly communicating in the Inner World.

Meanwhile, Ma Fei was almost driven to high blood pressure by the campus chatter!

Why! Clearly, there were five geniuses, but the boys were all talking about Zuo You and Zhao Ziyue, and the girls were all talking about Qiao Yu.

No one was talking about him, Ma Fei? Why!

He hid his IP address and posted on the Inner World's forum module.

"There's also a sword cultivator named Ma Fei among the five! He's the class president of Class 4-4 and single-handedly slew a Nightmare in the Inner World!"

"And he's no less handsome than Qiao Yu..."