Strength over : 130,
Agility over : 110,
Spirit : 60,
Constitution : 160.
The giant axe in its hand should also be a Fine-grade weapon, not losing out at all against the attacks of the two-handed greatsword.
However, the wielder of the weapon was far inferior.
The greatsword quickly swept aside the giant axe and slashed onto Rune's shoulder, cutting deep.
Unlike the other Minotaurs, this time, Noah felt obvious resistance.
If cutting other Minotaurs was like cutting tofu, then Rune was undoubtedly a piece of wood.
This sword strike did not cut Rune in half, only cutting into his shoulder about twenty centimeters.
With the sharpness of the two-handed greatsword and Noah's strength of up to 215, it shouldn't have been like this.
Noah mused, the opponent most likely had a defensive talent or skill.
"Kill."
Seeing the main target, Noah paid no attention to anything else and focused on killing Rune.
He dodged the attacks of the other Minotaurs if he could, and ignored them if he couldn't.
With his current Constitution, ignoring most attacks was not a big deal; the Minotaurs blocking his way fell in one sword strike and couldn't stop him at all.
If it had been when he first entered the instance, even facing Rune would have been a tough fight, let alone massacring in the Blood Hoof Tribe.
But after more than four hours of growth, Noah at this moment was enough to crush everything.
Rune roared repeatedly but was helpless; the injuries on his body continuously increased, and finally, Noah cut off his head with a sword, and his massive body fell to the ground.
The pleasant system prompt sounded immediately after.
[Congratulations on clearing the Advancement Instance: Rise of the Orcs (1). Your evaluation is S, and you have received the following rewards: strength crystal * 30, agility crystal * 30, constitution crystal * 30, spirit crystal * 30, Equipment - Scarlet Blood Heavy Axe]
[Since this is the first clear, your contribution far exceeds others, and you have received additional rewards: strength crystal * 50, agility crystal * 50, constitution crystal * 50, spirit crystal * 50, Special - wu han root seedling, Skill - Scarlet Blood of the Wild Bull, Title - Pioneer]
[Your Rank has been promoted to First Order]
[Your Talent has been enhanced, adding three skill slots]
[You have awakened the inherent skill: Rank Suppression]
A series of system prompts sounded one after another, but Noah didn't have time to check them.
After Rune was killed, the surrounding Minotaurs did not scatter but became even more frenzied, launching a death charge at Noah.
Noah didn't indulge them at all, constantly swinging his two-handed greatsword, cutting down the charging Minotaurs like slicing vegetables. For some reason, the strength of these Minotaurs had weakened, making Noah's slaughter even smoother. In just a few minutes, the entire Blood Hoof Tribe was covered in corpses, with only him left alive.
After clearing the instance, you can choose to exit immediately or stay for a short while.
Exiting at this point no longer required waiting for one minute.
However, Noah was not concerned about the threat of the Minotaurs, so he wasn't in a hurry to exit.
Putting away his blood-stained two-handed greatsword, Noah began to take stock of his gains.
The rewards for clearing the Advancement Instance were very generous. The regular rewards and first clear rewards combined amounted to 80 attribute crystals for each type, totaling 320 for the four attributes, not to mention the skill and equipment rewards.
The instance evaluation was S, which was normal. After all, it took four hours, so it was impossible to get the highest SSS.
Was it a loss?
Noah didn't think so.
If he had waited until after four hours and entered the instance with overwhelming attributes, he would definitely have gotten SSS, and the first clear wouldn't have gone to someone else.
But that was being wise after the event.
If he hadn't gone in, how would he have known the instance difficulty, and how would he have known the best time to enter?
To snatch the first clear, how could he not take some risks?
The S-grade reward was also good. The main difference from SSS was in the attribute crystals; other rewards were similar, and most importantly, he got the first clear.
Relaxing his mood, Noah continued to check. After clearing the Advancement Instance, he successfully advanced to First Order, gaining +3 skill slots, enhanced Talent, and awakening the inherent skill: Rank Suppression.
"What is an inherent skill?" Noah wondered, but he wasn't in a hurry to look, instead focusing on the most important Talent first.
[Talent: Born Sacred (EX-Grade)]
[Effect 1: Undying (No method can completely kill you. After death, you can choose to revive on the spot or in a safe location.)]
[Effect 2: Getting Stronger with Every Breath (As long as you breathe, you will become stronger in all aspects, and you can perfectly control it. The higher the Rank, the greater the increase.)]
After reading it carefully several times, Noah confirmed that the description of the Talent hadn't changed a single word.
It seemed that merely advancing to First Order was not enough to cause a significant change in his Talent.
The so-called enhancement should refer to Effect 2.
With a slight realization, Noah couldn't help but show joy. The rate at which he got stronger with every breath had indeed increased.
When he was Zero Order, each attribute increased by 0.2 per minute, but now it had become 0.5, a full 2.5 times increase.
0.5 per minute, 30 per hour, which was 720 per day.
The attribute crystals he just got suddenly didn't seem as appealing, and the regret of not getting an SSS evaluation instantly vanished.
"Hahaha."
Laughing three times, Noah began to look at the so-called inherent skill.
[Rank Suppression]
[Rank: First Order]
[Type: Passive, Inherent Skill]
[Awakened at First Order, as Rank increases, it forms an all-round suppression against those with lower Ranks. For each Rank lower, suppression is 10%]
This was Noah's first First Order skill.
"No wonder those Minotaurs became weaker," Noah suddenly realized. The Minotaurs were Zero Order, while he was already First Order. Under 10% suppression, they were naturally much weaker.
This made Noah realize the importance of Rank.