Chapter 9 - Shock! Lone Powerhouse!

  At this moment, in the crowd ahead, a middle-aged man became excited.

  "Fantastic! Big Lei has leveled up! Avenging Chen Jun will be even easier now."

  "Old Wang, what happened to Chen Jun exactly?"

  "Ah, it's like this. Chen Jun and I were exploring together. Just as we arrived at that small grove, we ran into two highly poisonous Nine-Ringed Snakes head-on. Seeing the situation was bad, we turned and fled."

  "Unfortunately! Chen Jun was slow, caught up by one of the giant snakes, and swallowed in one bite. I awakened with a speed talent, managed to lead the other snake away and escape here."

  "Fortunately, you guys arrived as well and helped kill that giant snake... Ah! It's really... really terrifying here!"

  Speaking up to this point, the middle-aged man had a frightened expression on his face.

  Lei Jue listened silently, his expression serious.

  In just a few hours, he had established absolute authority in this new team and was respected as the leader by the entire group.

  Even though the middle-aged man was ten years older than him, he still had to call him "Big Lei."

  "Let's go! We'll avenge Chen Jun! Old Wang, lead the way!"

  Lei Jue said calmly.

  "Big Lei, follow me!"

  Old Wang hurriedly stepped forward to lead the way.

  At that moment, the group headed towards Qin Feng's hiding place...

  Hearing this, Qin Feng also understood something.

  The person he had killed earlier, the one the snake had swallowed, was probably Chen Jun mentioned by Old Wang.

  Just then, Lei Jue and his group approached.

  Qin Feng quickly held his breath, crouching in the bushes, carefully hiding.

  He wanted to wait for these people to leave before approaching to extract the snake's corpse.

  However, as the group passed by Qin Feng's hiding place, a beautiful girl in blue jeans suddenly turned her head, as if she had noticed something, and looked towards Qin Feng's hiding spot.

  "Who?!"

  The beautiful girl's name was Liu Yan. At this moment, she stared vigilantly at the bushes ahead.

  It turned out she was a telepathic talent.

  The distance between them was less than ten meters, and she heard Qin Feng's heartbeat.

  Her sudden reaction surprised everyone, and they all looked towards Qin Feng's hiding place.

  "Who's there?"

  "Come out!"

  Everyone was on guard.

  In this perilous world, where one could lose their life at any moment, no one dared to be careless.

  In the bushes, Qin Feng sighed helplessly and reluctantly stood up.

  However, he wasn't worried at all.

  Even if Lei Jue and his group joined forces, they were not his opponents.

  "It's you!"

  Liu Yan looked at Qin Feng somewhat unexpectedly, as if she recognized him.

  Qin Feng was slightly puzzled.

  It seemed like he didn't know this girl.

  "Liu Yan, do you know him?"

  Old Wang asked casually.

  Liu Yan was stunned, then immediately realized something, her pretty face blushing slightly.

  She didn't know Qin Feng personally. It was just that in the chat channel, everyone had avatars and names.

  Among the thousand people in the newbie village, there were only a few who looked good, and Qin Feng was one of them.

  Liu Yan, also concerned about appearances, had noticed him and remembered him.

  But she couldn't admit that she remembered him just because he looked good.

  "Well... I saw his avatar in the chat channel, so I remembered him. This person is called Qin Feng."

  Liu Yan pretended to be calm.

  Then, she looked at Qin Feng and said, "Qin Feng, what are you doing here?"

  "Just passing by."

  Qin Feng said casually.

  Liu Yan sighed, "It's dangerous in the wilderness. Wandering alone is easy to get into trouble. Not long ago, we lost a teammate."

  Saying this, she looked at Lei Jue.

  "Big Lei, why not let Qin Feng join us? It's pitiful and dangerous for him to be alone outside."

  Old Wang also echoed, "Big Lei, Chen Jun had an accident, and we're short of one person. Why not let Qin Feng join us to strengthen our team?"

  Upon hearing this, Lei Jue nodded slightly.

  The initial strength gap between humans and beasts was significant. Humans of the same level were not opponents of beasts. Cooperation was an inevitable trend.

  Various forces would definitely emerge in the future.

  If he wanted to expand his influence, he had to build his own force and have more people join him.

  Realizing this, Lei Jue looked at Qin Feng.

  "Qin Feng, show your attributes and talents. As long as they're not too bad, I'll accept you."

  Lei Jue said indifferently, with a somewhat lofty tone.

  Upon hearing this, Liu Yan was delighted, "Qin Feng, quickly reveal your personal information, let Big Lei take a look!"

  Old Wang also said, "Qin Feng, our Big Lei is a Level 2 powerhouse. Teaming up with us is your lucky day."

  As these words were spoken, everyone smiled.

  In their eyes, as long as Qin Feng heard that Lei Jue was already a Level 2 powerhouse, he would definitely join them.

  However, Qin Feng casually replied, "No need, I prefer being alone."

  Leaving behind these words, he turned and walked away.

  This stunned everyone.

  Did they hear correctly?

  Did this guy just refuse the kind offer from Big Lei?

  Didn't he know that Big Lei was not only a Level 2 powerhouse but also had a powerful D-level talent?

  For a moment, everyone's minds couldn't quite grasp the situation.

  Lei Jue was also stunned.

  He looked at Qin Feng's back with some regret.

  "Let's go! No need to insist!"

  Leaving these words, he led the way.

  Everyone followed, muttering in their mouths, expressing difficulty in understanding Qin Feng's behavior.

  "Ah, this person is really..."

  Liu Yan looked at Qin Feng's back, stomping her foot in frustration, and followed the others...

  Not long after, Lei Jue and his group had walked far away.

  Seeing this, Qin Feng quietly returned.

  He didn't want to team up with these people. It would not only expose his cards but also hinder his progress.

  Soon, he reached the side of the snake's corpse and began extracting...

  [Endless Extraction Successful! Gain 2 points of energy attribute!]

  Energy increased again!

  Qin Feng was pleased.

  In this way, he had extracted all the Level 1 beasts in the newbie plain, and there was no need to leave anything behind.

  Now, he headed towards the end of the newbie plain to find new beasts...

  Just after Qin Feng left, on the other side, there were exclamations from Lei Jue and his group.

  At this moment, in that small grove.

  Lei Jue and the others saw the giant snake that Qin Feng had gutted, and each of them was shocked on the spot...

  The scene was filled with a strong smell of blood, the snake's intestines spread across the ground, and beside it lay a human corpse, Chen Jun's body.

  Everyone was stunned for quite a while before someone spoke up.

  "Judging by the dry state of the blood at the scene, this

  snake died earlier than the one we killed."

  The one who spoke was a guy with glasses named Qi Jie.

  Before coming to this world, he was a student at a prestigious university, always fond of reading Conan novels.

  "Qi Jie, are you saying that the other party killed it faster than us and is stronger than us?"

  "Yes."

  Qi Jie nodded slightly and walked forward to examine the snake's corpse.

  After a moment, he looked shocked.

  Lei Jue hurriedly asked, "Qi Jie, what's the matter?"

  Qi Jie raised his head, "Big Lei, if I'm not mistaken, this should be the work of one person because there's only one set of footprints at the scene. And looking at the snake's injuries, it was a single fatal blow, a direct seven-inch cut, instantly killing it!"

  His words shocked everyone.

  "My God! One strike to kill! A master! This is definitely a master!"

  "Could it be true? The defensive power of this snake's scales is extremely high. I couldn't break its defense even after dozens of strikes. Can someone really cut through it in one blow?"

  "So, that person is a master!"

  Lei Jue also took a deep breath, "One strike to kill! Even though I'm already Level 2, I dare not say I can solo a Level 1 beast. Could that person be a Level 3 master?"

  Qi Jie took a deep breath, "I'm not sure about the person's level, but what I can confirm is that they have the strength of a Level 3 powerhouse, and they're a lone wolf!"

  "A lone wolf? Qi Jie, do you think that person could be Qin Feng?"

  Liu Yan's voice came from the crowd.

  Qi Jie's eyes lit up, "Hey! Now that you mention it, it's possible!"

  This statement left everyone stunned.

  Then, they seemed to realize something, and they exchanged glances.

  In the next moment, everyone seemed to think of something, and they all looked at each other.

  "Ah! This person is..."

  Liu Yan looked at Qin Feng's back, stomping her foot in frustration, and followed the others...

  Not long after, Lei Jue and his group had walked far away.

  Seeing this, Qin Feng quietly returned.

  He didn't want to team up with these people. It would not only expose his cards but also hinder his progress.

  Soon, he reached the side of the snake's corpse and began extracting...

  [Endless Extraction Successful! Gain 2 points of energy attribute!]

  Energy increased again!

  Qin Feng was pleased.

  In this way, he had extracted all the Level 1 beasts in the newbie plain, and there was no need to leave anything behind.

  Now, he headed towards the end of the newbie plain to find new beasts...

  Just after Qin Feng left, on the other side, there were exclamations from Lei Jue and his group.

  At this moment, in that small grove.

  Lei Jue and the others saw the giant snake that Qin Feng had gutted, and each of them was shocked on the spot...

  The scene was filled with a strong smell of blood, the snake's intestines spread across the ground, and beside it lay a human corpse, Chen Jun's body.

  Everyone was stunned for quite a while before someone spoke up.

  "Judging by the dry state of the blood at the scene, this snake died earlier than the one we killed."

  The one who spoke was a guy with glasses named Qi Jie.

  Before coming to this world, he was a student at a prestigious university, always fond of reading Conan novels.

  "Qi Jie, are you saying that the other party killed it faster than us and is stronger than us?"

  "Yes."

  Qi Jie nodded slightly and walked forward to examine the snake's corpse.

  After a moment, he looked shocked.

  Lei Jue hurriedly asked, "Qi Jie, what's the matter?"

  Qi Jie raised his head, "Big Lei, if I'm not mistaken, this should be the work of one person because there's only one set of footprints at the scene. And looking at the snake's injuries, it was a single fatal blow, a direct seven-inch cut, instantly killing it!"

  His words shocked everyone.

  "My God! One strike to kill! A master! This is definitely a master!"

  "Could it be true? The defensive power of this snake's scales is extremely high. I couldn't break its defense even after dozens of strikes. Can someone really cut through it in one blow?"

  "So, that person is a master!"

  Lei Jue also took a deep breath, "One strike to kill! Even though I'm already Level 2, I dare not say I can solo a Level 1 beast. Could that person be a Level 3 master?"

  Qi Jie took a deep breath, "I'm not sure about the person's level, but what I can confirm is that they have the strength of a Level 3 powerhouse, and they're a lone wolf!"

  "A lone wolf? Qi Jie, do you think that person could be Qin Feng?"

  Liu Yan's voice came from the crowd.

  Qi Jie's eyes lit up, "Hey! Now that you mention it, it's possible!"

  This statement left everyone stunned.

  Then, they seemed to realize something, and they exchanged glances.

  In the next moment, everyone seemed to think of something, and they all looked at each other.