Reincarnation of the Strongest Healer

The glimpse of victory seemed to be an impossible reach for the predicament that Xu Feng was in.

Health was abysmally low, and his mana had long been drained dry. Without any mana, there was no way he could continuously buff himself and heal his lost health.

Additionally, the melee strike from the new staff had long turned dull, due to the durability decreased to the point of near junk.

By the 4 minute mark, Xu Feng had counted that the kill counts were up to at least 100 plus.

What made it bittersweet was that the Grave Fiend only dropped 1 EXP for each of the kills he made.

With such overwhelming disadvantage and experience, one might have collapsed from the mental or emotional damage, to be precise.

However, who was Xu Feng?

Was he someone who would give up just because others deem it as impossible?

The answer was an absolutely no!

Thus, near the inevitable demise that everyone believed it to be, Xu Feng pulled out his ultimate trump card.

"Tier 1 Scroll of Arcane Explosion!" At the last second, Xu Feng finally utilized the offensive ragged scrolls obtained from Sandy.

As the tattered scroll slowly fell to its ground, Xu Feng received the Necrotic Strike, his health dropping to only 30%. Despite this, a cold grin could be seen on his face.

The air crackled with latent energy as the scroll activated. The Tier 1 Scroll of Arcane Explosion, an artifact of raw, untamed magic, unfurled its arcane power in a brilliant, destructive display.

The scroll's runes flared with an intense light, casting a shimmering aura that clung to the surrounding darkness.

As the scroll's magic surged forth, a wave of arcane energy erupted, cascading through the ranks of the Grave Fiends.

The blast was not merely a shockwave of raw force but a carefully crafted spell that disintegrated the very essence of its targets.

Each Grave Fiend caught in the explosion's radius was engulfed in a brilliant conflagration of energy, their grotesque forms dissolving into luminous particles.

The scroll's devastating magic carved a path through the undead horde, leaving a trail of obliterated Fiends in its wake. The ground trembled under the immense power unleashed, and the air was filled with the echoes of the spell's overwhelming force.

Still standing at his corner, Xu Feng's menacing grin could be seen, terrifying the remaining Grave Fiends who were supposed to be emotionless.

"What? No longer dare to advance?" Xu Feng taunted, clearly knowing the reason for their fear.

It was not because it had witnessed its fellow companion being obliterated to death. Instead, it was the lingering Arcane energy that remained around him from the tattered paper scroll.

At this time, Xu Feng finally managed to clear one of the doubts that he had been having.

Why did Sandy allow him to choose another round of free scrolls?

Did she really become generous after getting along with him?

Or was it because Xu Feng's limited offensive power worried her?

So many questions popped up in his mind, but none of the answers he came up with seemed to be plausible. That was until he had been brought to the Arcane Vein, followed by a forced Arcane Trial.

Yes, the word Arcane!

One or two times could be considered a coincidence, but the fact that he encountered it thrice meant that it was all predestined.

'I'm a mysterious figure in the eyes of other players, but in reality, I'm also up against an unknown entity,' Xu Feng thought, feeling a cold chill run down his spine.

The fact that this unknown figure had managed to anticipate his every move and orchestrate events from the shadows was deeply unsettling.

The ability to completely conceal their presence, making Xu Feng believe he was making independent decisions while in fact, every action was meticulously planned by this unseen adversary, was terrifying.

The realization that his every choice was being subtly guided by someone else, without any visible sign of their interference, left him stunned. This unseen force's manipulation of the situation was not only a testament to their cunning but also a stark reminder of the precarious nature of his current predicament.

'Just who it is that is toying with me?' Xu Feng wanted to find out, but realized it would be a futile effort.

Till now, he had not noticed a single clue that could lead to this unknown entity. Not to mention, this was just his mere deduction without any concrete evidence.

Maybe he was really just overthinking things and being paranoid.

But what if the possibility of his deduction being true?

As long as it was not completely zero, the possibility existed and that made Xu Feng realize why the Arcane Trial left such traumatic after effects to players.

Alas, without any clues, Xu Feng could only accept that he managed to last more than 5 minutes and gave up trying to escape.

He did a final rush and killed a few more Grave Fiends before being swarmed to death, successfully completing the first trial.

The timer showed 5 minutes and 43 seconds. It was already an impressive record as a healer without much offensive ability yet.

System: You have completed the Hell Mode difficulty survival mode! Evaluating ranking record… You received an S- evaluation!

"An S- evaluation huh." A look of astonishment appeared on his face.

An S- evaluation was an amazing ranking feat considering the difficulty and the harsh grading system.

Normally, one would already be satisfied with a B- rating. After all, the system was truly one heck of a bitch in terms of grading player's skills and combat.

The rating might have come as a surprise, but Xu Feng knew this was merely the beginning.

Sure enough, after the system evaluation, it went straight to the next trial, or the final trial.

System: The final trial is fighting someone one-on-one.

"A one-on-one fight?" Xu Feng was dumbfounded.

If it was after he got his mega upgrade as a Cleric, then he wouldn't be afraid.

However, that wasn't the case here. He was determined to be the strongest healer, but the start was extremely rocky and tedious.