In a high-end villa area in the city of HZ, a stunning woman dressed in a white gown sits at the dining table, exuding a celestial aura. Her graceful movements resemble that of a fairy in a painting.
At that moment, a middle-aged man enters the dining room and remarks upon seeing the woman, "Miss, didn't you rest enough?"
The woman shakes her head and replies, "A few hours of sleep is sufficient to recharge. I've been in a sleep state inside the game vault, so there's no need to sleep for too long. I have to go online early and focus on leveling up."
"By the way, Uncle Liu, why did you log out at this time?" the woman asks.
Uncle Liu remains silent for a while, then recounts to the woman what happened in the game.
After listening, the woman furrows her brows slightly and ponders for a moment. She says, "Our goal in the game is to develop industries, not to dominate others. There's no need to confront those proud and powerful players. We can just hide our identities and wear masks when we leave the city."
"No, the proud and powerful players are guarding each city gate now. Everyone who leaves the city is required to display their identity. In the game, identities cannot be changed. Even if we manage to sneak out, it will create a negative mindset among our own people. Most of them are young and full of energy, and they won't accept this. It will make them feel like we're surrendering to the proud and powerful players," Uncle Liu earnestly explains.
"So, what do you suggest, Uncle Liu?" the woman asks. She knows that Uncle Liu must have a solution if he logged out and came to see her.
"Miss, how is your relationship with Dust Seal?" Uncle Liu asks.
As soon as Dust Seal is mentioned, the woman's indifferent expression disappears, replaced by a look of annoyance. She says, "Nothing special, just a normal business relationship."
"Uh..." Uncle Liu gives her a skeptical look and says, "Miss, can you ask him to cause some trouble for the proud and powerful players? That way, they won't have time to bother us, and we'll have more time to develop. Our problem now is that we're running out of time. If we're given more time, we might not be afraid of them."
The woman hesitates as she thinks about Dust Seal's attitude towards her. The idea of asking him for help gives her a headache. After all these years, it's the first time she has felt so lacking in confidence in front of a man. Most men would eagerly assist her.
"I'll try my best," she finally agrees, considering the development of the conglomerate's industries.
Wu Shaochen spent the entire afternoon and evening hunting in the Tiger Roar Forest. He killed a total of 126 jungle tigers, earning 52,920 experience points. His Poison Talent reached the maximum limit of 480 points, and his Immortal Body increased by 126 points. His life force grew by 727 points, reaching a total of 6,200 points when combined with the title bonus.
After more than six hours, Silver Wolf reached level 15, but Wu Shaochen himself hasn't even leveled up once. Currently, his experience is at: lv16: 70406/80000.
This speed is incredibly slow for him. He can kill a jungle tiger in just a few seconds, but finding one is a difficult task. So far, he hasn't been able to find a single jungle tiger in the Tiger Roar Forest. It's unclear if there's a quest-related reason, but the tigers he kills don't seem to respawn, or the respawn time is quite long.
"Ah, I wonder if the city lord's troops have passed through yet. I should have cleared this area by now. If they haven't passed through and the tigers respawn, don't blame me for not clearing them all," Wu Shaochen complains. He doesn't want to continue grinding here; the efficiency is too low. If he keeps grinding, others will catch up to his level. Although he doesn't want to level up too quickly, he also doesn't want others to surpass him, or he'll lose face.
He lists the only piece of black iron equipment he obtained in his backpack on the auction house, pricing it at 20,000 gold. After more than six hours, the price of black iron equipment has dropped to 10,000-20,000 gold per piece. Even bronze equipment has several transaction records. It seems he shouldn't underestimate anyone; players grow quickly.
Fortunately, the level 21 monsters drop high-quality black iron equipment, and the item priced at 20,000 gold is quickly bought. However, Wu Shaochen isn't happy at all. After more than six hours, this is all he has gained. He might as well go and kill some members of the proud and powerful group.
"Let's go deeper and see. It has been more than six hours, but I haven't seen the jungle tiger king that the city lord mentioned. I hope I haven't been deceived," Wu Shaochen mutters to himself.
He continues to venture deeper into the forest. At this point, he is already considered to be in the deepest part of the Tiger Roar Forest. As he goes further, the surroundings become eerily quiet. There is no sound at all, and the light diminishes, creating a gloomy atmosphere that sends chills down Wu Shaochen's spine.
"Why is it so quiet?" Wu Shaochen swallows nervously, feeling like something is secretly watching him.
"Maybe I should just give up?" Wu Shaochen starts to lose his nerve. The situation is getting a bit too frightening.
"Gurgle."
However, at that moment, Wu Shaochen suddenly hears a very faint swallowing sound. Though the sound is small, in this quiet environment, it stands out.
"Come out!" Wu Shaochen shouts, looking towards the source of the sound, but he sees nothing.
Now, Wu Shaochen is even more unnerved. Without hesitation, he turns around and runs away. Damn, this is much scarier than watching a horror movie.
However, just as Wu Shaochen was running away, a figure suddenly pounced towards him.
Wu Shaochen reflexively rolled to the side, narrowly avoiding the attack. He quickly looked towards the assailant, only to see a massive tiger emanating black aura.
In a hurry, Wu Shaochen used his Insight skill.
[Demonized Jungle Tiger King](Golden-tier boss)
Level: ???
Attributes: ???
Skills: ???
"What the hell? All question marks? It's over ten levels higher than me?" Wu Shaochen was dumbfounded. The ancient saying is true: one should never provoke a tiger's behind. He definitely couldn't handle this.
Without hesitation, Wu Shaochen ran towards the outskirts. Since he couldn't see its attributes, he had no way to fight back. But the tiger king had no intention of letting him go and pounced again. Wu Shaochen evaded with a sharp turn, changed direction, and continued running, putting some distance between them.
The tiger king missed again, quickly changed direction, and continued to chase after Wu Shaochen. To his surprise, the tiger's speed surpassed his own, and the gap between them was gradually closing.
"This damn thing must have a speed of at least 500. It's insane," Wu Shaochen complained. He activated his extreme speed, instantly increasing his velocity and widening the distance between them once again.
As the tiger king saw the increasing distance, it opened its mouth wide and let out a loud roar. Wu Shaochen was hit by an invisible attack.
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Dazed for 3 seconds.
"What the hell kind of damage is that?" Wu Shaochen was startled. Without hesitation, he activated Void to dispel the daze and continued his frantic escape.
Finally, just before his extreme speed ended, Wu Shaochen managed to escape the tiger king's sight. Still, he couldn't relax. He continued running without stopping for over ten minutes until he finally left the Tiger Roar Forest. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief, feeling his entire back drenched in sweat.
This is no joke, right? A level 21 jungle tiger, and the boss is a golden-tier boss with an unknown level. Did I get it wrong?
Wu Shaochen, still trembling with fear, looked at the Tiger Roar Forest. He felt like he had been dancing on the edge of a knife all afternoon. He had wanted to find a boss, and he found one, but he nearly lost his life. It seems that until his strength improves, he shouldn't come here again.
As Wu Shaochen regained his composure, he suddenly noticed a private message in the chat channel. He wasn't sure when it was sent, so he opened it to read.
Xue Er: "Can you... help me with something?"