"Ah..."
"Ssss—!"
Li Mingyou stared at the series of achievement notifications in front of him, inhaling sharply.
Come to think of it, these achievements did exist. It was just that Li Mingyou had completed so many achievements that he couldn't quite remember them all. He never expected them to be unlocked in this way.
From these notifications, it was clear how frustrating the achievement system in Infinite Dungeons was. For example, killing 100,000 elite monsters would only give 10 points to all attributes, and the second achievement, Elite Butcher, required killing 10 million elite monsters!
Apart from Li Mingyou, no other player would ever be able to complete such absurd achievements...
With the unlocking of these achievements, Li Mingyou's attributes reached an outrageously high level.
[Name]: Li Mingyou
[Level]: 4 (59/200)
[Status]: Health: 1200/1200, Mana: 1200/1200
[Strength]: 140
[Agility]: 120
[Constitution]: 120
[Mentality]: 120
[Free Attribute Points]: 0
[Skills]: Swordsmanship Overview
[Equipment]: Exquisite Longsword, Adventurer's Leather Armor, Adventurer's Leather Pants, Adventurer's Leather Boots, Black Snake Bracers
[Combat Power]: 14
[Comprehensive Evaluation]: Rookie ceiling, I call you the strongest!
Reputation: 3
At level 4, with these attributes, it could already be described as invincible. The bronze-level boss in the novice village probably wouldn't be much of a challenge. If it weren't for the fact that it didn't play fair and liked to summon other monsters during fights, Li Mingyou could already attempt to face it.
Having successfully completed his goal, although Li Mingyou was still slightly unsatisfied and his condition was perfect, it was getting late.
The sun was setting, and the golden rays of the evening sun bathed the forest, creating a magnificent glow. However, the people in the forest had no time to enjoy this beautiful sight.
Nightfall was approaching... The forest would be particularly dangerous at night, and even Li Mingyou didn't plan to stay any longer.
Even though his attributes made him fearless of the beasts in the forest, the darkness would drastically reduce his leveling efficiency. It was better to head back and rest, adjusting his condition.
"It's time to head back..."
He stood up, sheathed his sword, and began walking back toward the village.
After crossing into the outer district and reaching the edge of the level 2 monster zone, he finally noticed signs of human activity.
It seemed that some teams with faster progress had already started moving into the level 2 monster zones.
Li Mingyou took a glance at the level ranking, and Yang Xuan was still in second place with his experience progress at (37/50).
As a new player, this was already impressive. Zhang Peng, who was third, had been surpassed, and Wang Tao, originally fourth, was now in third. His experience progress was at level 2 (28/50).
It seemed that, without the anomaly that was Li Mingyou, Yang Xuan would be the strongest new player in Novice Village, with a noticeable gap between him and the others.
However... once Li Mingyou was added to the mix, Yang Xuan instantly looked much less impressive.
Li Mingyou's experience progress was already at level 4 (59/200), meaning he had gained a total of 209 experience points. Yang Xuan had only 47, which was a huge gap.
Based on Li Mingyou's estimate, Yang Xuan would likely need to wait until the third day to reach his current progress.
But by that time, the gap between them would only grow wider!
As he reached the outer district, Li Mingyou relaxed considerably. The monsters here no longer posed any threat to him. He could stand still and let them hit him without even triggering his defense. His thoughts then drifted to Sha Na.
This cute girl in the game had always been to Li Mingyou's liking, which is why she had been his first love during the beginner period. In reality, Sha Na was even more realistic and better looking than in the game, with the same gentle and kind personality, and she was completely obedient to him.
It was really nice that the affection she had for him in the game carried over into the real dungeon world...
A faint smile appeared at the corner of Li Mingyou's lips as he began looking forward to visiting Sha Na's house later, maybe even staying over for the night.
However, as his pace quickened, trying to return to the village sooner, a group of shady-looking individuals suddenly appeared from the sides of the path. One of them was a large man, probably weighing around 300 pounds, with tattoos covering his arms and chest, along with a skinny, tall guy.
"Got a problem?"
Li Mingyou's expression immediately darkened, cursing under his breath.
"Well, not really," one of the tattooed men walked up to him with a smug grin. "It's just that my brothers and I are a little tight on resources. We were hoping you could lend us something..."
"If you're sensible, just hand over your weapon and the monster's corpse, and we'll let you go without trouble."
"Oh?"
Li Mingyou smiled.
As expected, these scumbags were specifically waiting to ambush someone.
If they saw someone who looked like trouble, they'd act casual, but if they saw someone alone or wounded, they'd surround them, steal their weapons and monster corpses, and sell them in the village to make some money for gear or potions.
"Boss, look, this guy has some good stuff on him!"
The skinny man, with sharp eyes, noticed the longsword at Li Mingyou's waist and exclaimed in surprise.
"Yeah, that's right!"
The fat man, hiding behind the others, grinned when he saw the weapon. "With this, we'll have an easier time stealing monsters and collecting tolls from passersby!"
So, they had even engaged in monster-stealing activities, swooping in when someone else had weakened a monster, and taking the kill for themselves, keeping all the experience since they weren't in a team.
These guys truly had no shame at all!
"Kid, hand over everything now, or we'll make you regret it!"
The tattooed man brandished a short sword and waved it at Li Mingyou menacingly.
"Try looking at me like that again?"
Li Mingyou looked at him calmly, a pleasant smile on his face.
"You little bastard, don't understand words, huh? I'll show you..."
Before he could finish, Li Mingyou had already drawn his sword and thrust it into his left eye. With a powerful blow, the sword pierced straight through his brain, and the white tip of the blade protruded from the back of his head.
"F*ck you, still trying to make a move? You're asking to die!"
The other tattooed man quickly drew his short knife, but didn't even notice his companion had already stopped screaming in agony.
The skinny guy reacted fastest, his mouth hanging open in shock as he stared at the scene, almost popping his eyes out.
"Wait, wait... Strong Brother, look at Wang Brother!"
The tattooed man who had been stabbed in the left eye now had a red number slowly appearing above his head.
-270!
With his high attack power and the critical hit to the vital spot, the blow to the under-level 2 tattooed man resulted in nearly 300 damage.
Naturally, the man was instantly killed, only able to let out a scream before falling silent.
The remaining tattooed man and the fat leader quickly realized something was wrong, and the atmosphere fell into eerie silence.
"Bro... I think we've had some misunderstanding. How about we..."
"Misunderstanding? I don't think so."
Li Mingyou replied indifferently, then simply ignored their pleas. He couldn't think of any reason to spare such scum.
He slowly walked forward, decisively delivered one more sword to each of them, and with three brief screams, he turned around and headed back to the village without looking back...