Chapter 37 - Mysterious Place

  Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

  In the blink of an eye, the eight hellhound duos pounced.

  The encirclement was unstoppable!

  Qin Feng had the talent for speed, with extremely fast reflexes.

  Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

  He dodged three hellhound attacks in the blink of an eye.

  But the attacks of the remaining five were unavoidable. He had to face them head-on.

  Clang! Clang! Clang!

  A series of metal clashes!

  A single slash blocked three steel-like claws, sending three hellhounds recoiling.

  Bang! Bang!

  Then, two muffled sounds!

  Qin Feng was blasted away.

  It was the last two hellhounds, their claws heavily pounding Qin Feng's chest, sending him flying...

  Immediately, the first three hellhounds, taking advantage of their success, continued their pursuit.

  Before Qin Feng could land, the three giant dogs had already arrived, opening their mouths to bite.

  One aimed for Qin Feng's chest, one for his right leg, and one for his neck.

  At this moment, Qin Feng was suspended in mid-air, unable to control his body, and unable to evade. The situation was extremely unfavorable.

  At that critical moment, he kicked with both feet while swinging his long blade...

  Bang! Bang!

  Two muffled sounds!

  Both kicks hit the heads of two hounds!

  The two giant dogs were kicked away.

  Crack!

  Then, in the dark night, a flash of blade light!

  The last giant dog was split in half, blood splattering...

  [Successfully killed Level 10 Hellhound Duo (Mutant Level), gained +1000 energy points.]

  [Successfully killed Level 10 Hellhound Duo (Mutant Level), gained +15 judgment points.]

  [Successfully killed Hellhound Duo! Dropped Dark Seal Fragment!]

  Bang!

  Qin Feng landed on both feet, stabilizing his stance.

  Protected by both physique enhancement and Bear King Battle Armor, he surprisingly suffered no injuries.

  Even the hellfire of the hellhounds couldn't leave a single scorch mark on his armor.

  This was the effect of the Bear King Battle Armor's +100% fire resistance.

  Bang! Bang!

  The two kicked-away hellhounds heavily fell to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

  This turn of events left the hellhounds dumbfounded!

  Each of them stared at Qin Feng in shock, none daring to approach for an attack.

  They hadn't expected that under such a siege, not only did Qin Feng escape unscathed, but he also managed to kill one of them.

  This human was too terrifying!

  A gust of night wind blew, causing Qin Feng's clothes to flutter, and his cloak to billow.

  Qin Feng appeared like a war god in the wind!

  He sneered and charged towards the hellhounds.

  Howl! Howl!

  The hellhounds roared in shock, scattering in all directions, turning to flee.

  But Qin Feng wasn't willing to let them go and chased after them...

  The hellhounds' will to fight collapsed, and at this moment, they were defeated like a mountain crumbling.

  Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

  Howl! Howl!

  Suddenly, the sound of breaking air echoed over the wilderness.

  The pitiful cries of the hellhounds continued incessantly...

  [Successfully killed Level 10 Hellhound Duo (Mutant Level), gained +1000 energy points.]

  [Successfully killed Level 10 Hellhound Duo (Mutant Level), gained +1000 energy points.]

  [Successfully killed Level 10 Hellhound Duo (Mutant Level), gained +1000 energy points.]...

  In the blink of an eye, Qin Feng had killed three in a row.

  Only four hellhounds were left desperately fleeing.

  At this moment, they had reached the vicinity of a towering ancient tree.

  Qin Feng then noticed behind the old tree, there was unexpectedly a novice village protected by a huge defensive barrier.

  However, inside the village, rows of novice wooden houses were all dilapidated, emitting a strange aura.

  Simultaneously, the four hellhounds, upon seeing the village, revealed expressions of delight.

  Soon after, one by one, they pierced through the barrier and entered the village.

  In an instant, only the last one remained, not yet passing through the barrier.

  Qin Feng quickly caught up, and with a swing of his long blade...

  Crack!

  A flash of blade light!

  Blood splattered!

  [Successfully killed Level 10 Hellhound Duo (Mutant Level), gained +1000 energy points.]

  [Successfully killed Level 10 Hellhound Duo (Mutant Level), gained +15 judgment points.]

  [Successfully killed Hellhound Duo! Dropped Dark Seal Fragment!]

  Nice!

  Killed another one!

  Another 1000 energy points!

  And 15 judgment points!

  This is really cool!

  [Successfully killed Hellhound Duo! Dropped Bronze Treasure Chest!]

  "Oh damn!"

  "It exploded!"

  "Finally, it dropped a treasure chest!"

  Qin Feng was overjoyed.

  But now, time was of the essence, and he had no time to pick up the treasure chest. He continued to chase the other three hellhounds.

  For him, these three hellhounds were like moving resource repositories, and he couldn't possibly let them go.

  Swoosh!

  In an instant, he caught up to the protective barrier and decisively passed through it...

  Bang!

  A deafening roar!

  Qin Feng's body hit the barrier heavily, causing it to warp slightly.

  The next second, the tremendous force of rebound sent him flying out.

  Bang!

  A muffled sound!

  Qin Feng heavily fell to the ground, rolling in all directions, causing the ground to tremble.

  This unexpected obstruction left him a bit dumbfounded.

  The three hellhounds, who were escaping for their lives, were also startled by this abrupt scene.

  In their panic, they turned around and saw Qin Feng being bounced out.

  They instantly revealed expressions of joy, breathing a sigh of relief.

  Haha!!

  This terrifying human couldn't even get in.

  They were finally safe.

  Afterward, the three hellhounds turned around and fled deep into the village, disappearing in an instant.

  "Oh damn!"

  Qin Feng, recovering from his confusion, quickly sat up.

  Upon sitting up, he couldn't see the hellhounds anymore.

  Then, he looked at the barrier in front of him, feeling a bit frustrated.

  This barrier blocked his entry but didn't stop the hellhounds. It was indeed strange!

  Qin Feng slowly stood up, feeling quite puzzled.

  At this moment, a prompt from the heavens echoed in his mind.

  [Reminder: You have discovered a highly dangerous area—the Lost Village!]

  [Reminder: You need the Dark Seal to penetrate the protective barrier and enter the Lost Village.]

  Huh!

  The Lost Village?

  Qin Feng's eyes lit up, feeling pleasantly surprised.

  It seemed like he had found a remarkable place!

  This was similar to when he discovered the zombie, full of danger but with enormous rewards.

  Often, dangerous places were treasure troves.

  The more Qin Feng thought about it, the more excited he became.

  Unfortunately, to enter the village, he needed to obtain the Dark Seal; otherwise, he couldn't pass through the protective barrier.

  "It looks like I need to get the Dark Seal first..."

  Qin Feng muttered to himself.

  Oh well!

  He decided not to dwell on it too much.

  Since he couldn't enter, he would deal with other matters first.

  Thinking of this, he looked at the hellhound corpses around him.

  Right now, a bronze treasure chest was floating above one of the hellhound corpses, along with a black seal fragment.

  Seeing the chest, Qin Feng's eyes lit up, and he quickly approached to pick it up...

  This time, he had killed six hellhound duos, gaining 6000 energy points.

  Now, his leveling progress was at level 6 (7960/8000), just 40 points away from reaching level 7.

  Thinking about it made him feel great!

  At this moment, he picked up the treasure chest, further boosting his mood.

  Just then, a notification from the heavens came.

  [Announcement: In this novice village, two people have reached level 5 or higher, activating the regional chat channel automatically.]

  Huh!

  It should be Liu Xuan reaching level 5.

  Qin Feng checked the sky; it was almost dawn.

  Liu Xuan's leveling was faster than expected.

  It should be the benefits of the doubled resources.

  [Reminder: In the regional channel, those below level 5 are limited to three daily messages. For levels 5 to 9, the limit is ten messages. For those above level 10, the limit is thirty messages.]

  [Reminder: Every one thousand novice villages are grouped into one region; Novice Village 911 belongs to Region 1.]

  [Announcement: Connecting to Region 1, regional chat channel link initiated...]

  Oh damn!

  One region has a thousand novice villages.

  That's one million people!

  This scale is not small!

  By the way, the regional chat channel is about to open; it must be interesting inside.

  Thinking of this, Qin Feng quickly opened the Heaven's Path Light Screen and entered the chat channel...