It can be said that it is one of the few second-stage strange fires in the White River City area, possessing a deadly attraction for blacksmiths, and besides, Hundred Ghost Forest is not too far from Red Leaf Town, so it would be a pity not to obtain it.
Whether Shi Feng wants to make a fortune or just forge, it will be of great help.
Now Shi Feng is still a few hundred proficiency points away from becoming an intermediate blacksmith apprentice, but even if he becomes one, forging Mythril-rank Silver Dawn is extremely difficult.
The success rate for intermediate apprentices forging Mythril-rank equipment is only 2%, and for novices it's a miserable 1%.
Adding the 20% from the Book of Forging, the 5% from the Black Iron Emblem, and the 5% from the Rune Hammer, even an intermediate blacksmith apprentice only has a 32% success rate. Moreover, crafting Silver Dawn requires three extremely rare materials, destined to keep the number of Silver Dawn forged low. If Shi Feng attempts to forge Silver Dawn with such a low success rate, he cannot afford the loss; failing once costs dozens of silver coins, which is not much, but the materials are scarce and cannot be obtained at will—much time is needed for them to respawn.
Furthermore, the Abyssals' advancement relies on obtaining ten Silver Dawns.
Thus, Ice Blue Demonic Flame is indispensable.
A second-stage Ice Blue Demonic Flame can significantly increase forging success rates, not to mention the many conveniences it will bring later; Shi Feng must undertake this trip to Hundred Ghost Forest.
Shi Feng left Red Leaf Town and headed north.
Due to his stamina, Shi Feng dared not run too fast—running faster consumes more stamina, but maintaining a certain speed keeps consumption in line with increase, although this speed varies with player attributes and is hard to control.
When passing the level‑5 monster area, the Gray Wolf Prairie.
In the grass that reaches half a person's height, player corpses lie scattered everywhere, mostly solo players, with few squads wiped out entirely.
After venturing a few hundred yards deeper into the prairie, a sudden commotion came from the dense grass ahead, and Shi Feng immediately drew his weapon.
He saw two level‑5 players burst out, disheveled, their clothes stained with blood, and even their weapons gone. Upon seeing Shi Feng, they said nothing and charged straight at him.
Just as the two burst from the grass, a group of level‑5 White‑Eye Gray Wolves also sprang out, relentlessly pursuing the two. While chasing, the wolves kept howling, as if informing other wolves of the prey's location.
White‑Eye Gray Wolf, level 5, HP 540.
Shi Feng instantly understood: these two were trying to draw the wolves away.
"Kid, your luck is terrible—since you're going to die anyway, why not lure the wolf pack for us?" an assassin sneered at Shi Feng.
Saying that, the two increased their speed toward Shi Feng.
But they greatly underestimated Shi Feng.
As the two were about to run past Shi Feng's back, he struck instantly, grabbing both of their arms and, using his immense strength, hurled them straight into the oncoming wolf pack.
The two hadn't even reacted before they crashed into the wolves, knocking three or four of the charging White‑Eye Gray Wolves to the ground, eliciting mournful howls.
"You…" the assassin hadn't even managed to shout his curse before the nearby White‑Eye Gray Wolves seized his throat and limbs, tearing at him, his HP plummeting as he let out agonized screams.