Chapter 12: Young Master Dai Driving a Sports Car
Oh, Iron-toothed Rat, a hyena in the wilderness, indeed the prey that players currently love and hate has appeared.
The reason for love is because this creature is valuable, that front tooth sells for 10 Bone Coins, while Xiaodao's Wild Chicken only sells for three Bone Coins.
The reason for hate is that this creature is almost everywhere, at least in groups of three or five, and when hunters are out in numbers, you can hardly see them. Only when hunting alone or isolated, and not handling the bloody scent of prey well, can you easily spot them.
Basically, the most likely threat for hunters returning home full of harvest is these guys.
If you can't quickly eliminate them, be careful, especially when the Iron-toothed Rat cries, more of them will soon appear.
The Iron-toothed Rat quickly darted towards the skeleton, targeting the wild chicken.
"Damn! Looking for death." Xiaodao rushed forward, swinging his spear and fought the Iron-toothed Rat ferociously.
The spear in his hand whirled powerfully, keeping it from getting close.
Xiaodao focused mainly on defense, ensuring his own safety, taking almost a full minute to finally slice a blood-streak on the body of the Iron-toothed Rat.
"Squeak!" The injured Iron-toothed Rat cried out, seemingly realizing it couldn't take down the target alone, and began calling for companions.
"Just waiting for you to call for help!" At Level 15, Xiaodao's attack suddenly accelerated, piercing and pinning it to the ground.
"Squeak!" The Iron-toothed Rat struggled, letting out urgent cries.
Xiaodao wasn't in a hurry to kill it.
"They are coming as expected!" Soon, six Iron-toothed Rats darted out of holes hidden by wild grass, heading towards Xiaodao - hardly any New Hunter is an opponent to them; escape is the only option.
So Xiaodao fled, but unfortunately, his speed wasn't fast.
Quickly, six Iron-toothed Rats drew closer.
He turned his head, holding the steel sand gun he'd fashioned in the village, commonly known as "scattershot," only suitable for close combat, and sprayed a cluster of sand particles, covering the six Iron-toothed Rats.
The cries of agony formed a cacophony, none were killed, and each continued to emit pitiful cries while convulsing.
Xiaodao hesitated not, stepping forward to jab each one to death with his stone-tipped wooden spear.
Beep: Congratulations, you have killed a Level 5 Iron-toothed Rat and gained Experience: 1.
Beep: Congratulations, you have killed a Level 5 Iron-toothed Rat and gained Experience: 1.
...!
A total of seven, Xiaodao cheerfully and speedily tied their tails together, hanging them on the small skeleton.
"Back to safety first."
"The task isn't urgent!"
The hunting operation only took a dozen minutes.
In a little over a minute, he reached the entrance of the valley where the tribe was located.
At the gate stood a giant Human Head Willow, its Cannibal Head fruits indiscernible as either human heads or fruits swaying in the wind.
As Xiaodao approached, the eyes opened, casting a ghostly green light on him.
Here they come again.
Xiaodao gazed over.
A head popped out from a hole hidden by weeds.
Just one, only one?
Cautiously nearing Xiaodao, it stopped approaching upon reaching a certain distance, grinning fiercely at him.
Xiaodao, initially reluctant to bother, was annoyed.
He gazed around, seeing nobody.
Thunk!
The Iron-toothed Rat, thinking it was secure, toppled over, dying with its eyes open.
Never hesitating, Xiaodao triumphantly gave it the finger.
It's just a Level 5 Iron-toothed Rat, not worth picking up.
Scattering Bone Powder onto the ground, it transformed into skeletal bones that assembled together, and yet another Level 5 Skeleton appeared, directly heading towards the target.
Swiftly approaching, grabbing at the rat's corpse.
A sudden gray shadow leaped out from the grass, biting forcefully.
Crack! The Skeleton's neck snapped, its head rolling down.
"Damn! Fooled by a rat?"
Thunk!
Thunk!
Thunk!
Beep: Congratulations, you have killed a Level 10 Wild Beast, Elite Iron-toothed Rat, gaining Experience: 500, awakening inclination for related skills 10%.
"Damn, good experience, another elite?"
Beep: Obtained the hidden quest, the first player to awaken skills.
Reward: The first player to independently comprehend skills, comprehension speed increased by 300%, comprehension reaching ninety percent can be completed directly, second place increases by 200%.
Failure results in forfeiture of extra rewards.
Beep: Congratulations, awakening inclination for related skills reached 30%.
Slightly surprised, "Very good!"
Then hesitating for a moment, Xiaodao again took out a pinch of Bone Powder and scattered it.
Shaking his dizzy head, feeling quite fatigued.
This time, the revival point was for a Level 10 White Bone Skeleton.
The White Bone Skeleton cautiously approached, oh boy, the grass concealing the elite Iron-toothed Rat contained a hidden entrance, no wonder.
This time successfully bringing back the big and small two Iron-toothed Rat corpses.
The large one, an elite, weighed at least sixty to seventy pounds.
Saw more Iron-toothed Rats watching from afar.
"Damn, can't afford to provoke, gotta slip away."
Xiaodao swiftly headed back with the prey.
The Iron-toothed Rat surprisingly followed.
Swoosh!
A Cannibal Head suddenly swooped down from the tree, biting the Iron-toothed Rat, its mouth stretching to the ears and swallowing the rat whole, swelling up to twice its size before slowly floating back to the tree.
Seeing this, Xiaodao swallowed hard.
Too dangerous outside, the task isn't urgent.
Hey? Upon checking the task, Xiaodao was a bit stunned.
Task: Veteran Hunter's Ambition. (Can submit!)
Wasn't the task requirement a Level 20 Wild Beast? What's the matter?
Upon reflection, it seems a Level 10 elite might suffice.
Without hesitation, Xiaodao headed to the Veteran Hunter's dwelling with two skeletons in tow.
"Damn, so much prey, and even the Skeleton Revival Skill." Cries of astonishment rang out, Xiaodao ignored them and forged ahead.
Soon, more than ten players hurriedly approached, blocking Xiaodao's path. They were all muscle kids, not a single adult.
"Brother, selling prey? Buying Level 5 Iron-toothed Rats for a thousand RMB each." A muscle brat arrogantly spoke.
"Young Master Dai is generous, Young Master Dai is straightforward, brother, here's your chance for wealth. Aren't you going to thank Young Master Dai? This price, only Young Master Dai can pay." The little brats beside started flattering, this is a game, how revolting can it get.
"Make way, not selling." Xiaodao frowned.
The leader, Young Master Dai, who was only Level 6, was called Young Master Dai Driving a Sports Car, clearly a wealthy one.
Xiaodao actually held some disdain for the rich, just couldn't stand them.
"See, Young Master Dai, this kid and the military dagger both love to act superior and think they're remarkable." The wind blows cool on the ass remarked loudly.
"Humph, brother not giving face?" Young Master Dai wasn't pleased among so many subordinates.
"Move aside." Xiaodao was too lazy to bother; in reality, even second generations fear public exposure, yet in games they act so recklessly?
"Dare not give Young Master Dai face, brothers surround him." The wind blows cool on the ass shouted.
Immediately, more than ten muscle brats surrounded Xiaodao, each itching to move and staring fiercely.
"Young Master Dai, wanting to rule in Wugubu Tribe, this kid and the military dagger must be dealt with." The wind blows cool on the ass shouted, casting an indulgent look at Xiaodao.
"Kill!" Young Master Dai shouted, but it was awkward, no one moved.
"Really kill?" Someone hesitated.
"Damn, just a game, do you think it's reality? Don't worry and kill, Young Master Dai won't let brothers suffer losses." The wind blows cool on the ass yelled boastfully.
"Whoever kills them gets a reward of five thousand...!"
Thump!
Before the sentence finished, a spear pierced Young Master Dai's face.