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The game was still the same, and the forest was just as it had always been; however, as Xiao Jie walked through the eerily dark forest, he heard the distant howls of wolves and barking of dogs.
Xiao Jie's mindset was completely different from the trepidation he felt during previous adventures, as if he were walking on thin ice.
At this moment, he had the feeling he was walking in his own territory.
The thrilling fight that morning had given him new insights into the game world.
It was as if a fierce beast had defeated another for control of a territory.
Walking through the forest where he had won victory, he felt completely at ease.
This relaxation was not an underestimation of danger, but rather an acceptance of all threats in the game world as a natural part of it. Since they were natural, he naturally wouldn't be particularly tense in dealing with them.
In the distance, a large group of walking corpses appeared within the two players' line of sight.
