I cautiously proceeded forward while stepping across the rocks on the valley floor. The map was displayed as red in my interface, meaning that the mobs here were considered dangerous for someone my level. Although my Defense and HP had increased drastically as of late, it would be embarrassing to capsize in the gutter due to a moment of carelessness.

……

Beside me, the Sky Obsidian Greedy Wolf let out a low, angry growl and stared down a certain direction with its blood-red eyes.

Not long after, a black panther rushed into view and stared at me and the Sky Obsidian Greedy Wolf with greed. It had long teeth that were covered in saliva.

The Level 130 shadow-rank monster had incredibly high Attack. It also had a passive that increased its attack speed by 40%, making it a highly-offensive with ridiculous DPS.

But the only thing the panther’s sudden appearance elicited in me was a smile. Level 130 shadow-rank mobs were nothing to me now.

I locked onto it and activated Thunderous Charge!

Whoosh!

I blitzed toward the mob like a lightning arrow,...