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The inherent skill priority of an Awakened was one point. Depending on the profession, different skill priorities would be added.

Standard professions added one point of skill priority, so the basic priority of an ordinary Awakened was two.

Elite professions added two points of skill priority, so the basic priority of an Elite Awakened was three.

So on and so forth, the basic priority of a Hero profession was four.

In addition, depending on the star level of a skill, the additional priority would be different. One-star skills had a priority of one, two-star skills had a priority of two, and three-star skills had a priority of three.

For example, if Bai Xiaowen, as a Hero, learned a three-star skill, "Group Fear," then when he used this skill, the total priority would be four plus three, which was as high as seven.

Regardless of whether it was "Purification," "Mind Cleansing," or "Firm Will," any skill or item that tried to resist the effect of "Group Fear" would be useless as long as the priority was lower than seven. This was the advantage of having a high priority — it was overbearing.

The effect of the Bone-Softening Grass would only take effect four hours after the consumption. Therefore, Bai Xiaowen and the others waited patiently until midnight.

The cooldown of the Black Soul Stone, "Return of the Dead," was over. Bai Xiaowen directly summoned Skeleton No. 1, which had been killed earlier, and commanded the three summoned creatures to attack the camp of the Yellow Turban soldiers.

The first few Yellow Turban soldiers in the wooden house were killed in their sleep.

The Yellow Turban soldiers in the wooden houses in the back rushed out one after another, but their movements were somewhat distorted and sluggish. They had an additional negative status: Poisoned. Within four hours of the poison taking effect, their Dexterity would decrease by three points.

How many points of Dexterity did an ordinary Level 1 Yellow Turban soldier have? After their Dexterity was reduced by three points, their Dexterity was about the same as an untrained ordinary person.

The three summoned creatures charged and broke through the enemy lines, while Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi followed behind to shoot. They formed an arrow formation and advanced in an orderly manner through the camp of the Yellow Turban soldiers.

Li Shuyi was very happy to see the proficiency of his Shooting specialty increase rapidly.

Bai Xiaowen's Shooting specialty had already advanced to Level 1, so the increase was relatively slow. However, after killing seven or eight Yellow Turban Soldiers, his shooting proficiency had risen to 70% of Level 1. Leveling up was just around the corner.

Moreover, although the drop rate of the defeated Yellow Turban Soldiers was low, the Psionic Points they gave were not discounted. Bai Xiaowen was in a good mood as he watched the Psionic Points on his Attribute Panel continue to rise.

Boom!

Like a wave crashing into a reef, the three summoned creatures came to a sudden halt.

Shouts and curses rang out. Two burly men with yellow scarves came forward, blocking the skeleton soldiers and shadow assassins. Behind the two brawny men, there was another brawny man with complete armor and a long saber in his hand!

Bai Xiaowen quickly used [Insight].

This burly man with a full set of armor was called Liu Neng. He was a Yellow Turban Corporal, and his profession was "School Swordsman" Level 2 (Elite). The two Yellow Turban Warriors in front of him were obviously his trusted soldiers. They were both level 2 and stood out among a group of level 1 Yellow Turban Warriors.

"Surround and kill!" Bai Xiaowen spat out two simple words. His strategy was to let the summoned creatures surround the Yellow Turban Corporal while he and Li Shuyi quickly killed the two level 2 Yellow Turban Warriors!

Li Shuyi, who had cooperated with Liu Neng once, understood and fired his crossbow.

Yellow Turban Corporal Liu Neng brandished his long saber and was about to charge forward, but two skeleton soldiers raised their shields and blocked his saber. The shadow assassin moved swiftly and circled behind Liu Neng. He stabbed his dagger into Liu Neng's back, forcing him to defend himself.

The two level 2 Yellow Turban Warriors didn't cause much trouble for Bai Xiaowen. Their Agility was only two or three points, and they were completely suppressed by Bai Xiaowen. Out of ten attacks, four or five would be dodged. In the same amount of time, Bai Xiaowen had already fired dozens of bullets!

With Li Shuyi's crossbow shooting, one of the Yellow Turban Warriors fell quickly and dropped a bronze treasure chest.

"Bang!"

Before Bai Xiaowen could rejoice, he suddenly heard a shout and his whole body trembled!

"This is the [Berate] skill of Yellow Turban Corporal Liu Neng!" Bai Xiaowen fell into a negative state of "Fear," but he didn't panic.

The movements of the three summoned creatures became sluggish, and they became stiff.

The Yellow Turban Corporal Liu Neng sneered. He swung his long saber, and with a slash, the powerful force pushed back the skeleton soldiers blocking his way. He strode forward and slashed directly at Li Shuyi!

Liu Neng wasn't stupid. He judged that Li Shuyi was the weakest link in the group. As the saying goes, it's better to break one of the enemy's fingers than to injure ten. He didn't care about the others and took advantage of the three seconds of [Berate] to control Bai Xiaowen. He planned to go around and kill Li Shuyi first!

However, after only 1.5 seconds, Bai Xiaowen regained his ability to move! He snorted and exerted force on his feet, slamming into Yellow Turban Corporal Liu Neng's chest. He aimed his Desert Eagle at Liu Neng's heart and started shooting wildly!

Liu Neng didn't expect Bai Xiaowen to get rid of the negative state of [Berate] so quickly. He took a hit, and his long saber became weak. Then, he felt a sharp pain in his chest.

Vital Attack!

Vital Attack!

…

Liu Neng's corpse fell with a thud. Old Goblin, who was about to attack, silently retracted his hand and sighed with envy. "Hero Class …"

Bai Xiaowen, who had a Hero Class, didn't have a skill to remove negative states. He had to take the full power of [Berate]. However, the difference between his Class and Liu Neng's meant that the duration of [Berate] was greatly reduced. It was only about half of its original duration.

After Liu Neng died, he dropped a slightly larger light silver treasure chest.

After killing the last remaining Level-2 Yellow Turban Corporal, the first area of the campsite was cleared. Bai Xiaowen ordered the skeleton soldiers and shadow assassins to set the entire campsite on fire. Even the other two areas of the campsite that hadn't been cleared were in a mess.

Bai Xiaowen quickly opened the treasure chest.

The Yellow Turban Corporal's treasure chest only had a Battle Rating of D. Bai Xiaowen was unlucky enough to encounter a 1/3 chance of getting a bye. When he saw the Spoils of War Card turn blank and dissipate into Psionic Particles, Bai Xiaowen was stunned.

Fortunately, the Elite School Swordsman and Yellow Turban Corporal Liu Neng's treasure chest had a Battle Rating of B. It meant that he wouldn't get a bye twice.

Notification:

You have received a special item: Yellow Turban Army Corporal Waist Tag.

Bai Xiaowen frowned slightly. After thinking carefully, he assigned this special item to Li Shuyi.

"Why are you giving it to me?" Li Shuyi was a little surprised.

"I've checked the information in the guild. With this special item, there's a chance that it will affect the matching world of the class-change mission. It might even become a prerequisite item for the class-change mission!" Bai Xiaowen said. "Let's try our luck. Even if it's useless in your hands, it's better than having it with me."

Li Shuyi nodded and put away the Yellow Turban Army Corporal Waist Tag.

"You can draw the second card." Bai Xiaowen thought about the 1/3 chance of getting a bye and felt that he wasn't lucky today.

"Don't blame me if I don't get a good draw." Li Shuyi was already eager to try. This kind of lucky draw was very fun.

The card flipped over and the light dissipated. Instantly, Bai Xiaowen, Li Shuyi, and Old Demon's expressions changed.