The few of them were lying in a patch of grass that was half the height of a person, motionless. After a while, Qian Dakui raised his head slightly, took a careful look, and quickly retracted his gaze.
"Boss Luo, it's right in front of us!" he said in a low voice, looking serious.
The grass around them was hard, and the surface of the leaves was covered with tiny thorns. Qian Dakui's exposed skin, including his face, was full of cuts after climbing for about ten meters.
This was the highest point in the area. Luo Yuan lifted his body slightly and looked about a hundred meters in front of him.
It was a lake about ten acres in size. Because of the rich water source, the trees around it were more verdant than other places.
Some of the plants had even evolved to have aerial roots that were covered with fine hair like a banyan tree, which hung down and plunged deep into the water.
A few strange and huge mutated beasts were looking down at the water, their ears pricking up from time to time as they observed their surroundings.
At this time, a giant yellow-green beast slowly crawled over. Its appearance could still vaguely see the characteristics of a lizard in the past. Its heavy body caused every step it took to leave a deep pit in the soft ground.
Including its tail, the mutated lizard was about six meters long, and its surface was covered in layers of yellowish-green scales. Each scale was the size of a fist, and there were circles of fine black patterns that looked like tree rings on them.
The color of the patterns was slightly lighter, but the deeper it went, the darker it became. The center was a black dot. As the lizard moved up and down, the patterns seemed to come alive, constantly changing and twisting.
However, unlike the previous lizards, there were no scales on its head at all, only dark brown wrinkled skin like the bark of an old tree. Its facial features also showed the unique three-dimensional sense of a mammal.
As soon as it reached the shore, it caused a huge commotion. A few mutated beasts nearby whimpered and ran away.
The mutated lizard raised its head in satisfaction and growled. Its long tail was like a steel cable, swaying slightly. It walked to the shore, lowered its head, and started drinking water leisurely.
The corpse of the Black Owl, which was left with only its white skeleton, was not far from the shore. Its black feathers were scattered all over the ground, and with just a rough look, there were more than a hundred of them!
Luo Yuan lowered his body again, his heart pounding. He looked at the three of them and said, "I'm going over. What about you guys?"
Qian Dakui and the other two looked at each other and said awkwardly, "We can only take you here. Next, we will go to other places to hunt. It's not that we're not loyal, but the strength of this place isn't something we can stay for long! "
This place was indeed too dangerous for them. Luo Yuan was not surprised by their reaction. After all, they were just acquaintances. Even if it was for benefits, they would not risk their lives. He said, "Alright, but thank you anyway. I hope we can meet again."
Although Qian Dakui believed that Luo Yuan would not fall out with him over such a small matter, he was still relieved when he saw that Luo Yuan was really letting them go. He quickly waved his hand and said, "You're being too serious, Elder Luo. I hope you won't take it to heart after this.
We'll leave you all the weapons and ammunition we've seized, but you can only use them outside. Do not bring them back to the base, or else they'll be confiscated! "
Yang Dawei took off a backpack and threw it on the ground.
Luo Yuan nodded.
"Then we'll leave first. Take care."
The few of them retreated carefully until they were about ten meters away. Then they stood up and quickly left the dangerous area.
After they left, Luo Yuan checked the weapons in his backpack. There were five high-explosive bombs, a flash bomb, a sniper rifle, 12 armor-piercing bullets, and hundreds of bullets.
Bringing too many would be a burden, so he had only brought ammunition and a sniper rifle that Luo Yuan had requested. Most of the weapons, including the mortar, had been left behind.
Luo Yuan lay on the ground, planning to collect the feathers after the mutated lizard left.
After a while, it finished drinking water. However, it did not seem to be in a hurry to leave. Perhaps the environment there was more comfortable. It crawled slowly to a big tree by the lake and lay down. After a few seconds, its transparent eyelids drooped slightly and it actually began to doze off.
Luo Yuan waited for another half an hour, gradually getting impatient.
"If it wants to die, then don't blame me!" If he had only had his Zhanmadao before, Luo Yuan would have hesitated. However, now that he had so many weapons and ammunition, he did not believe that he could not kill a blue rank creature.
From the reaction of the creatures around it when it had first arrived and the oppressive aura it emitted while lying on the ground, Luo Yuan could tell that it was a blue rank mutated beast.
He picked up the sniper rifle and inserted armor-piercing bullets one by one. Then he locked on to the mutated lizard's position through the scope.
As soon as he felt the urge to kill, the system's long-awaited voice sounded. "Beep! Triggered E-level mission: Kill the Rampage Lizard. Time limit: 30 minutes. Accept, cancel!"
"Accept." He was slightly excited. It was time for him to level up after this battle.
He took a deep breath and put his eyes in front of the scope again, aiming at the mutated lizard's closed eyes. The defense of a blue rank creature was too strong. Even armor-piercing bullets could not hurt a blue rank creature. If he wanted to kill it with a sniper rifle, he would have to hit its weakest point … its eyes.
The effects of his meditation were starting to show. After a few deep breaths, he quickly calmed down. A few seconds later, he pulled the trigger.
A creature's instinct for danger was far stronger than a human's. Just as Luo Yuan pulled the trigger, the Rampage Lizard sensed something. It suddenly opened its eyes and raised its head in alarm.
"Bang!"
As the dull sound of the sniper rifle rang out, a small flower of blood quickly bloomed on the Rampage Lizard's back.
"Roar!"
It was like a long whistle, distant and lingering, carrying with it a bloodthirsty anger.
It suddenly stood up, its blue eyes quickly turning blood-red. It let out an oppressive roar, swinging its barbed tail non-stop. Soon, it had locked on to Luo Yuan's position.
It ran on all fours like a heavy tank, rumbling as it charged straight towards them. It did not dodge or evade at all. The nearby trees were knocked down by its terrifying strength like wheat straw, and the dense forest was actually forcefully knocked out by it, leaving a path several meters wide.
Luo Yuan threw the sniper rifle away and stood up. He did not have much hope for his marksmanship, so naturally, he had no regrets.
"Looks like I'll have to use the old way," he muttered to himself as he looked at the approaching Rampage Lizard.
"But this thing isn't bad either. It can save me a lot of energy if I use it well." He took out two grenades, pulled the rings open at the same time, and threw them with all his might.
Once he was done, he stomped hard on the ground and dashed toward the Rampage Japalura at high speed.
Luo Yuan's sense of space and control of his body were excellent. The two grenades flew through the air in a graceful arc and landed accurately in front of the Rampage Lizard.
He did not slow down, but his eyes narrowed slightly. The next moment, a blinding white light and a ball of flame rose at the same time.
The flash grenade and the explosive grenade exploded.
"Roar!"
The Rampage Lizard's high-speed body was hit by the explosive grenade, and its eyes were blinded by the bright light. It could no longer maintain its balance and fell to the ground. Its mass was a few tons, and its huge weight brought about a terrifying inertia. It could not stop its body at all, and the trees along the way were all knocked down by it.
By then, Luo Yuan was already closing in on its position.
His proficient level of knife skills did not only bring him knife skills, but also a lot of physical force exertion techniques.
For example, a high intensity explosion in a short period of time.
At this moment, all the veins on his body were bulging, and his body seemed to have grown an inch taller. His face was flushed, and his feet suddenly sped up. His legs crisscrossed like the wind, and the momentum he brought was like a level-seven typhoon, rolling up countless sand and leaves to form a long wave behind him.
His bloodshot eyes were locked on the Rampage Lizard's throat, and a cold murderous intent spread from him. Even the air around him seemed to have started to solidify.
In less than two breaths, he had quickly closed in on the Rampage Lizard. He unsheathed his knife, and an emerald green arc cut through the air.
The knife passed!
The throat was cut!
Luo Yuan did not stop after he sheathed his knife. He did not slow down until he was about ten meters away.
He sat on the ground, and the veins on his body quickly disappeared. He was panting and sweating profusely.
After fighting for more than 10 seconds, his remaining 11 points of stamina had been completely exhausted. At this time, even a white level mutated beast could easily kill him.
He held his knees, his eyes fixed on the Rampage Lizard, which was on the verge of death.
It struggled to stand up, and a large amount of blood spurted out of its throat like a high-pressure nozzle. It let out a hoarse roar, and as the blood flowed out, its struggle became weaker and weaker.
Finally, its legs gave way, and it fell to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Ten seconds later, a series of notifications were heard.
"Level E Mission: Kill the Rampage Lizard. Completed. Mission Completion Time: 1 minute 15 seconds. Mission Rating: Excellent. "
"Basic Experience Reward: 1,600!"
"Excellent Evaluation Reward: Experience + 1,600!"
"You have leveled up. You have been rewarded 1 attribute point and 5 skill points. You are now level six!"
"Your energy and injuries have recovered!"
"Finally, I've leveled up." Luo Yuan could feel his weak body recovering quickly. He was delighted. He had already accumulated 41004800 points, and with the addition of 3,200 points, it was more than enough for him to level up.
However, when he thought about the 9,600 points he would need for the next level up, his excitement faded a little. Leveling up in the future would only get harder.
Based on the system's nature, once you had gotten used to the difficult missions, they would no longer give you any easier ones.
Just like the last time he had killed a guard-level beast, no matter how many normal green beetles he had killed, the missions would not appear. The difficulty of future missions would only get higher.
He calmed himself down and opened the attributes panel.
Character: Luo Yuan
Occupation: Hunter
Level: 6
Experience: 25009600
Attributes:
Strength: 12 (10)
Dexterity: 12 (10)
Physique: 11 (10)
Intelligence: 13 (10)
Sensory Perception: 12 (10)
Will: 13 (10)
Skills: Science 16, Mathematics 14, Mandarin 19, English 16, Finance 17, Computer 9, Dancing 1, Drawing 3, Gaming 6, Negotiation 9, Communication 7, Cooking 3, Driving 1, Hand-to-Hand Combat 4, Knife Skill Proficiency: 0, Gun Skill: 1
Special Skills: Identification, Synthesis
Unassigned Attribute Points: 1
Unassigned Skill Points: 5
Incomplete Missions: None
Luo Yuan was hesitant when it came to allocating the attribute points. He did not know whether he should allocate them to Physique or Dexterity. His weakness was his lack of endurance. He would not be able to continue fighting for more than a minute. If he used all his strength, it would be even shorter. If there were too many enemies, or if the battle dragged on, he would be in danger.
If he added Dexterity, his endurance would be even worse. But if he added Physique, the upgrade would be negligible. At most, he would be able to last a little longer in a battle.
This was a difficult choice! Luo Yuan believed that the battle would only take a few seconds, so he decided to add Dexterity. As for his Physique, he would have to think about it later. Maybe he could slowly improve it through high-intensity training.
As a warm current flowed out of his body, Luo Yuan once again felt that the world had slowed down. His Dexterity had reached 13 points, which meant that his reflexes were three times faster than others. 375 times faster, including the optic nerve.
If there was a TV or a movie to watch, he would be disappointed. He would tragically find that he could only see flashing images instead of a complete video.
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