Monsters Are Coming

"Found it."

Mahua’s voice came through, and Jiang Luo looked up as he snapped back to reality.

Not far away, a plant over one meter tall, covered with spikes, was slowly twisting its body.

Decomposition scan:

[Thorny Grass]:

Hunting Level: Level 3.

Target Description: A plant-type life form unique to the Senluo Forest Region in the Pale Continent. The spikes secrete a pain-inducing toxin (spiritual toxin) when they hit a target, causing intense agony.

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A Hunting Level 3 target was still too strong for them just starting out in the game.

But thinking of how hard it was to come across a monster, Mahua decisively stepped forward, his jet-black claws striking straight at the thorny grass.

The blow landed on the thorny grass with a dull thud, causing it to instantly retaliate.

Countless thorny vines whipped at Mahua like crazy, with the sound of "swoosh swoosh" piercing the air.

Thwap thwap thwap.

The thorny vines lashed at Mahua, who hadn’t activated his Petrification Form, knocking him down to the ground with a painful wail.

Jiang Luo, who had landed nearby, also decisively used his "Extraction" ability on the thorny grass.

The sensation of spiritual power draining away felt like "whoosh whoosh" emptying, as dense green bubbles appeared on the thorny grass, its body melting rapidly like butter in boiling water.

Before the thorny grass could launch a second wave of attacks, it disappeared without a trace, leaving only a cluster of green bubbles forming a plant essence mass.

"Damn, the output from Extraction is so high. Killing something way beyond our level is so easy, it’s godly."

At this moment, Challenger Tips sounded in his mind.

Killing the thorny grass only awarded evolution points, with no sacrificial power rewards.

This was obviously due to the Extraction of the Life Soul, with the sacrificial power portion of the rewards presented in the form of a plant essence ball.

Jiang Luo switched to his Main Form and stepped forward to collect the plant essence ball into his Space Bag.

Turning his head, Mahua was still rolling on the ground.

"Mahua, is it really that painful? Does the stone-statue ghost form also get poisoned?"

"It’s a spiritual toxin, you try it." Mahua’s voice was hoarse, his eyes blood-red.

"I won’t try it. They say 89% of players in the damage-taking stream give up early on. What are you thinking now?"

"Just now, I did think about giving up, but I crushed that thought. I’m going to push on and see."

After taking a while, Mahua finally stood up, looking completely exhausted.

Seeing Mahua’s state, Jiang Luo could imagine how fierce those old players in the damage-bearing stream must be to have persisted until now.

Heaven to the left, warriors to the right.

The forum wasn’t lying to me.

No wonder players in the damage-taking stream are treated the best in every team.

Encountering the first monster already made Mahua, a loyal tank build player, think of giving up; it’s terrifying to think about.

While they were chatting, a large group of players surged in behind them, and the sight of new players once again filled their vision.

Jiang Luo immediately switched to Life Soul Form and, alongside Mahua, continued to explore forward, searching for plant-type monsters to hunt.

On an initial attempt, the power of extracting Life Souls is overpowered in the current scene.

It’s practically a hunting divine artifact. They must seize the time to grow stronger, so they can explore other regions in the future.

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Colorful Mist Coast, Frosty Winter Snowfield, Cave World... especially the Emperor Tomb Mountain Range battlefield that stirred his blood as a backseat driver, that is where he and Mahua belong.

Before entering the game, he had set a small goal: to join a guild within the United Battle Group.

Preferably the Divine Hall Guild under the leadership of the Divine King.

But before that, they had to prove their strength, as the Divine Hall Guild only recruits the elite.

"Let’s set off, the steps toward the Emperor Tomb Battlefield start from hunting."

Half an hour later, Mahua lay on the ground panting heavily after successfully hunting another monster. Then he turned his head to Jiang Luo, who was picking up the plant essence ball:

"Da Luo, I want to discuss something with you."

"Go on."

"How about you play the stone-statue ghost, and I switch to extracting Life Soul instead?"

"Get lost."