Everlasting Evolution: Permanent HP Gain Per Attack

Shadow Kill keenly sensed something amiss, but he didn't care.
If Lin Tianhao helped him complete this quest, he could leave the novice village.
As for what Lin Tianhao planned to do afterward, that was none of his concern.
"I'll help you reach level ten, and then we'll find the old drunkard."
Lin Tianhao sent a party invite.
He had originally planned to grind monsters to increase his health. Once he reached level ten, he wouldn't gain any more experience while still in the novice village.
So he simply helped Shadow Kill out.
With Lin Tianhao's help, Shadow Kill leveled up quickly.
In less than half an hour, he had reached level ten.
"Let's go find the old drunkard."
Lin Tianhao headed towards the mine, where ore was likely located.
However, after searching the area, they couldn't find the old drunkard.
"Where did this guy go?"
Shadow Kill frowned.
Lin Tianhao also frowned. He felt like he was being watched.
This feeling of being observed was very unsettling.
"Come out. You've been following us for quite a while."
Lin Tianhao looked around. He was very confident in his intuition; someone was definitely nearby.
Shadow Kill was surprised. Someone was around them, but he hadn't noticed at all.
"Hahaha, truly, new talents emerge in every generation. So young, yet so skilled."
A loud laugh echoed, and then an old man with a wine gourd walked out.
Old Drunkard: Level 12
Health: ???
Attack: ???
Skills: ???
(Note: The tavern owner of the novice village seems to be searching for something near the mine. Perhaps you can be of assistance.)
If ordinary players encountered him, they might actually accept a quest from the old drunkard.
Lin Tianhao looked at the old drunkard, who also looked at Lin Tianhao with his sleepy eyes.
"Snow Emperor, you've become quite famous in our novice village recently. But you're already level ten, why haven't you gone to the main city yet?"
Lin Tianhao smiled. "Alas, it's not that I don't want to leave, it's just that the old village chief is giving me too much."
"Oh? The old village chief asked you to kill me?"
Lin Tianhao raised an eyebrow. "It seems you know. In that case, allow me to experience your skills, senior."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Tianhao shot an arrow.
Whoosh!
The arrow tore through the air.
The old drunkard narrowed his eyes and performed a backflip, smoothly dodging Lin Tianhao's arrow.
"Hey, don't be so quick-tempered. We can talk about this."
The old drunkard looked at Lin Tianhao with a smile.
"What the old village chief can offer you, I might be able to offer you more."
As he spoke, the old drunkard placed his wine gourd in front of Lin Tianhao.
"Have a drink. You can leave the novice village, and all the grudges here will have nothing to do with you."
"Ding, the old drunkard has issued a quest to you."
"Quest Requirement: Drink a cup of wine and immediately leave the novice village."
"Quest Penalty: None."
"Quest Reward: Free Attribute Points +50."
Lin Tianhao and Shadow Kill exchanged glances. They both saw shock in each other's eyes.
The reason was simple.
The reward offered by the old drunkard was too generous.
From a certain perspective, it had even exceeded their expectations.
Other players needed to complete the old village chief's quest to leave the novice village.
They only needed to take a sip of wine.
Not only that, but they could also get such a generous reward.
Fifty free attribute points were equivalent to leveling up ten times.
"As for your quest penalty, don't worry. After drinking my wine, you'll be teleported out of the novice village."
"The old village chief won't be able to impose any quest penalties on you."
Lin Tianhao knew that the old drunkard was telling the truth.
The quest was simple, and the reward was generous.
But he still hesitated.
The reason was simple.
The quests on his two quest scrolls, if completed, would grant him blessings from the gods, and the worst outcome would probably be better than this.
Shadow Kill only hesitated slightly before accepting the quest.
He hadn't planned to continue participating.
Now that there was such a good opportunity to end things, he had no reason to refuse.
After Shadow Kill drank the wine, he left the novice village.
The old drunkard smiled at Lin Tianhao. "What about you?"
Lin Tianhao didn't answer. Instead, he directly drew his bow and shot an arrow.
Whoosh!
The arrow tore through the air.
A cold glint flashed in the old drunkard's eyes. "What exactly did the old village chief offer you that makes you willing to go this far for him?"
As he spoke, the old drunkard spat out a mouthful of strong wine.
The wine transformed into a flying sword in mid-air and flew towards Lin Tianhao in the blink of an eye.
Lin Tianhao used his longbow to block the flying sword and rolled to the side.
The entire sequence of movements was fluid and seamless.
At the same time, he drew his bow and shot another arrow.
The battle began!
Lin Tianhao knew very little about the old drunkard. His attributes, his skills—Lin Tianhao knew nothing.
When he completed the previous quest, Lin Tianhao received twenty free attribute points, and he added them all to his movement speed.
This increased his movement speed by another two points.
His attack speed was already sufficient at this stage.
Because his damage was too high, even an attack speed of three point something couldn't be fully utilized.
Movement speed became an attribute that Lin Tianhao needed to focus on developing next.
As long as his movement speed was high enough, his kiting ability would be greatly improved.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
…
Lin Tianhao's attacks were continuous. He didn't blindly pursue damage, but instead focused on preventing the old drunkard from dealing damage.
However.
The old drunkard's combat experience was much richer than Lin Tianhao had imagined.
He splashed wine from his gourd and then threw a fire starter.
Flames engulfed Lin Tianhao.
Lin Tianhao had no way to dodge.
-921.
-921.
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…
The burning damage continued, and Lin Tianhao felt his scalp tingling.
The flames burned for a full eight seconds!
More than seven thousand health points vanished into thin air.
Lin Tianhao retreated and used the Stringing Arrow Technique.
He wanted to knock the old drunkard into the air. Only in this way could he quickly deplete the old drunkard's health with combos.
The old drunkard saw Lin Tianhao's intention. He used his wine gourd to deflect Lin Tianhao's arrow and then threw the gourd at Lin Tianhao.
Lin Tianhao was shocked and immediately dodged.
He had tried his best to create distance.
But his movement speed was still not enough. The wine gourd exploded five meters in front of him.
Boom!
With a loud bang, Lin Tianhao was sent flying by the gourd's explosive force.
-8520.
A huge damage number appeared above Lin Tianhao's head, and his health bar dropped sharply.
Before Lin Tianhao could land, the old drunkard transformed into a blur and appeared below him.
Bang!
The old drunkard punched Lin Tianhao from below, sending him flying into the air again.
-1029.
Because he was launched into the air, Lin Tianhao couldn't attack, but he didn't just sit and wait for death.
In an instant, he switched his main weapon, and the complete Black Iron Treant Set appeared on his body.