Chapter 139: Having Settled Matters, He Leaves Without a Word

After picking up the items on the ground, Zhang Shan left with Feng Yun Yidao and Boss Wu, heading toward the Tianmen Pass map.

As for the group lying on the ground—the Heaven and Earth Dragon-Slaying Sword faction—Zhang Shan no longer cared about them. After all, they had a deep grudge between them.

If it weren’t for those Qi Kingdom players looking for trouble, Zhang Shan wouldn’t have bothered helping them.

But now, he had conveniently lent them a hand. As long as their teammates arrived quickly enough, there was still a chance to revive them.

That way, they wouldn’t lose a level’s worth of experience.

Zhang Shan and his group ran deeper into the Tianmen Pass map.

Their real purpose for coming here was to grind monsters and defeat bosses; fighting other players was only incidental. If they hadn’t been blocked, Zhang Shan wouldn’t have even paid attention to them.

After Zhang Shan left, the Qi Kingdom players and the Heaven and Earth Dragon-Slaying Sword faction called for their teammates and slowly helped each other back up.

Because the skirmish had taken place right at the city gate of Tianmen Pass, many other players witnessed it.

The legendary power of the artifact-wielding masters once again shook the entire New World.

In the world chat channel:

“A breathtaking battle just unfolded at Tianmen Pass. The artifact master took on hundreds alone, chasing the Qi Kingdom players into a panicked retreat.”

“No way, dude, you’re exaggerating. How could one person possibly chase down hundreds? Even if they were pigs, it wouldn’t be that easy.”

“Not exaggerating at all! Many people saw it. Hundreds of Qi Kingdom players were blocking outside the city gate. The artifact master just happened to pass by and wasn’t allowed to leave, so a fight broke out. The artifact master was like a tiger among sheep, instantly crushing hundreds of opponents.”

“Man, I just don’t believe it. Sounds like reading a fairy tale.”

“The guy above is a bit exaggerated. The artifact masters aren’t alone—they’re three people.”

“Do the other two even count? One’s a berserker who can’t catch anyone, and the other’s a priest who’s just tagging along.”

“It’s true. I saw it too. The artifact masters’ attack power was terrifying. One shot did over a thousand damage. Fragile targets dropped in one hit, and even tanks took only two or three hits. They cut through hundreds like slicing vegetables, scattering them everywhere.”

“Waaah, I just happened to pass by and got hit by the artifact master too—innocent bystander.”

“Damn, 9,000 damage? Seriously? How did the Six-Barrel Bodhisattva get their attack power so high?”

“No idea. Looking at the equipment list, the artifact adds 4,000 attack power, but the other 5,000-plus? No clue how they managed that.”

“Come on, level 30 accessories only add a few hundred attack power, plus main stats. There’s no way to reach over 9,000 attack power, right?”

“It’s really puzzling. But that’s just how it is. Maybe the artifact masters have some ridiculously powerful skills that boost attack power.”

“Could the Hunter class have skills like Flame Heart, increasing damage by 50%?”

“Who knows? Six-Barrel Bodhisattva won’t say. We’ll find out once everyone gets skill books later.”

Zhang Shan glanced at the world chat as he ran.

He couldn’t help but admit, these players had vivid imaginations. But there was no way they could guess his secret King of Beasts talent.

Besides the artifact and other equipment, Zhang Shan’s attack power mainly came from two passive skills, each adding ten percent.

Together, they added twenty percent—a significant boost at his current attack power.

It was like having two extra offensive gear pieces.

After running for a while, they spotted a cluster of wild monsters.

“Are we going to farm here?” Boss Wu asked.

“Let’s look for another spot. This place is too close to the main road. I’m afraid players from other countries will come harass us.”

Zhang Shan hadn’t made up his mind when Feng Yun Yidao spoke up.

“Then let’s find another place.”

The Tianmen Pass map was truly massive—almost absurdly so.

Zhang Shan estimated the scale using the mini-map.

Even riding the Red Hare, running nonstop from one end to the other would take several days.

But a large map was normal; after all, Tianmen Pass was a public map.

With so many players in the New World potentially coming here, a small map wouldn’t even have enough space for them all to stand, let alone grind.

A large map was necessary to accommodate so many players.

However, the design of Tianmen Pass had one drawback—all players could only exit through a single city gate.

No matter where you wanted to go on the map, you had to teleport to Tianmen Pass first, then exit through the city gate.

By the late stages, with more and more players arriving, Zhang Shan wondered if the city gate would become clogged with traffic.

He wasn’t sure if the New World’s game designers had planned any features to solve this problem.

Following the mini-map, Zhang Shan and his group searched nearby for other monster clusters, hoping to find a safer farming spot.

Otherwise, constant harassment from players of other countries would be endless, making it impossible to grind and level up.

Soon enough, they found another monster group, far from the main road.

“Let’s farm here. Even if a few players spot us, it’s fine—normal players wouldn’t dare mess with us.”

“Alright, this spot works. If players are targeting us specifically, there’s nowhere to safely farm anyway. This place is good—easy to advance and retreat.”

The location had a narrow entrance, perfect for bottlenecking.

Only three to five players could enter side by side at once. If only a few came to cause trouble, they were easy to deal with—Zhang Shan could handle them with a few shots.

If many came, Zhang Shan holding the choke point meant no one could break through his firing range.

After all, only three to five could enter at a time; charging in was like delivering themselves to him.

With the spot chosen, they began to farm.

Zhang Shan sent his panda cub forward, while he kept firing relentlessly. Feng Yun Yidao raised his axe and followed behind, slashing monsters.

With the panda cub tanking, Zhang Shan could save some equipment durability, focusing solely on output without worrying about taking hits.

Feng Yun Yidao’s sweeping skill slashed across all monsters in front at once.

If only his attack power and speed were higher, his farming efficiency wouldn’t lag behind Zhang Shan’s.

Having an AoE skill was truly satisfying.

Currently, in the New World, many classes had AoE abilities. Only the Hunter, Rogue, and Support classes lacked them for now.

Zhang Shan could only strike monsters one by one, while others cleared groups at once. Though AoE skills had cooldowns, they were short—just a few seconds once fully leveled—making them very useful for farming.