Reign of the Hunters (200+)

Chapter 319 & 320

Ye Ci mounted Ol' Four, and immediately headed to the Sea of Sand.

The Sea of Sand was a small desert map surrounded by trees with a river running through the center of the map. Despite the hot sun, the environment in the map was not entirely hostile to players. The resupply point of the map was located in a small forest at the northeastern part of the map, but was too far away from the spawn locations of the map's monsters. Players who wish to level up in this map had to form themselves into parties to increase their efficiency.

And that was why players leveling in the map solo were few and far between. When Ye Ci finally made her way to the resupply area, it was packed with new players who were partied up into small groups. From the appearance of their equipment, they have spent quite some time on the map, as many of their equipment were the loot drops of this map.

The new players were shocked by Ye Ci's appearance in the Sea of Sand, and they were especially intimidated by the presence of Ol' four. Some of them even began to whisper among themselves.

"Wow, she looks like she has a very high level. Do you think she's level 60 yet?"

"She might be at an even higher level."

"Hey, have you guys not been to the forum? She's the Solo Queen of our continent, Gongzi You! She's a top-tier Huntress!"

"Are you for real now?"

"What would Gongzi You be doing here?"

And Gongzi You proceeded deeper into the Sea of Sand with the envious gaze of the players fixated upon her.

Ye Ci traveled between the spawn points to see if the spots have been taken by players. She would move away from an occupied spot, and continued to the next location in search for a suitable spot.

She finally found a small crater that housed three spawn points for the Sand Snakes. With the high spawn rate of the monsters, even a party would be hard pressed to handle their numbers, which meant that players would usually give the area a wide berth.

She dismissed Ol' Four, and summoned Ol' Six. The creature with its sleep interrupted let out a long yawn before it was set by Ye Ci on her shoulder where it can continue its sleep while earning experience points.

Despite numbering in the hundreds, the Sand Snakes were barely a threat to Ye Ci due to their vast level difference. She sprinted around the Sand Snakes, and drew them into a tight group before throwing a bomb into their midst.

Under normal circumstances, Ye Ci would not be able to gain experience from these kills, but the level requirement was lowered due to the presence of Ol' Six, and she was able to watch with satisfaction as numbers signifying the gain of EXP rose from the dead snakes.

Ye Ci sat waiting for the next spawn once the snakes were all dead. She left all the carcasses of the dead snakes untouched. These would then be removed from the game by the system once the snakes respawned.

Ye Ci was able to raise Ol' Six's level to level 15 after clearing away more than a dozen waves of snakes. It had grown to the size of a kitten as it sat lazily on Ye Ci's shoulder, and she was satisfied with her progress.

As she continued to wait for a new wave of monsters to spawn, a party of 5 approached the crater. It was apparent that they have been leveling in the spot judging from their familiarity with the terrain. They were shocked to see the ground littered with dead snakes and the lone figure before them.

The leader of the party was a man with her staff. He stood not far away from her with eyes narrowed. "Breeze, should we go to another spot?" asked the female Rogue beside him.