Trap, Defensive Wall!

The Novice Village is a safe zone where player PK is prohibited.

Even if these people had superior numbers and were shouting loudly, as long as Xiao Wen didn't leave the village, they couldn't do anything to him.

But would Xiao Wen choose to drag this out?

No!

He strode out of the Novice Village, his left hand conjuring a Duel Disk, his right fingers resting on the cards, and drew a card!

Trap Card: [Defensive Wall]!

[Defensive Wall] - Trap Card

Duel Effect: Activate during the damage calculation of an opponent's turn to negate battle damage and draw one card from your hand.

Summoning Effect: Creates an air wall with zero defense based on the player's level, blocking enemy advance. The air wall's HP (duration) is affected by player level: 10000 * player level.

With the summoning effect clearly in mind, Xiao Wen's face was filled with shock, and he couldn't help but exclaim.

"The stats of these Duel Cards are truly overpowered!"

His current level was 6. If he used it, the crystal wall he created would have a whopping 60,000 HP.

Even without defense, 60,000 HP was enough to keep these people busy for a while.

"Fine, you guys are lucky today. I originally wanted to teach you a lesson, but unfortunately, I didn't draw any powerful monsters."

Xiao Wen muttered, placing the trap card in his Duel Disk.

As the card was inserted, Xiao Wen clearly felt a subtle power fluctuation enter the ground, without causing the slightest ripple.

He looked up into the distance, where a group of players were running towards him with fierce expressions.

Fist Masters, Swordsmen, Lancers, Battle Mages, and other classes were at the forefront.

Archers were positioned in the middle, while Mages provided support from the rear.

These nearly a hundred people were not amateur players. They were at least from well-known guilds, and their team awareness and professional control abilities were far beyond those of others.

"Whoa, these guys really spared no expense!"

Xiao Wen smacked his lips, his expression becoming quite strange.

It was common knowledge that players from this Novice Village couldn't leave to hunt monsters.

But it wasn't an absolute rule.

If Xiao Wen remembered correctly, it was possible to hunt monsters in other villages, provided you had the money. The price was about 5 gold coins per person per hour.

How much profit could be made from hunting monsters in the early stages of a Novice Village?

Because the cost-effectiveness was negative, no one ever used this feature.

Yet, these people were using it for him.

Judging by the sheer number of people, the vast majority were not from this Novice Village. This operation must have cost at least several hundred, if not a thousand, gold coins, which translated to tens of thousands of Kyushu coins!

"My goodness, having money is great," Xiao Wen couldn't help but sigh after doing the conversion.

Ahead, the group of players advanced step by step, accelerating continuously while maintaining their formation.

They were not at all careless because of Xiao Wen's earlier boasts. Instead, they became more cautious, choosing to form an alliance to deal with Xiao Wen together.

"Boss, do we really need to be this careful? With nearly a hundred of us rushing them, even a King-tier player would have a hard time. And this kid?"

A player named Mu Li in the alliance asked in a low voice.

Ahead, a burly Fist Master turned his head and glared at his subordinate, "Keep your voice down! This kid isn't that easy to deal with! He's a dark horse that suddenly appeared in the Kyushu gaming world. The fact that he managed to kill a level seven Lord BOSS before the Wind Emperor is enough to explain a lot."

"Also, be smart later. If you need to run, run. Don't die! The monster attack on the village is urgent, and we need to level up as quickly as possible. Did you hear me!"

Mu Li nodded repeatedly and stepped forward, walking on the hard ground, but a faint sense of unease lingered in his heart.

"Kid, should I call you brave, or should I call you stupid? Daring to confront so many of us here. Do you know that one of our spits could drown you? Be sensible and hand over the Guild Founding Token!"

The group rushed forward and stopped less than fifty meters from Xiao Wen, attempting to persuade him to surrender.

It wasn't that they were afraid of Xiao Wen, but rather that it was quite difficult to obtain specific items from a player's inventory who had no kill count.

Moreover, it was best not to fall out with a player whose strength was unknown, unless absolutely necessary.

Xiao Wen looked at the crowd ahead with a half-smile, his face full of amusement. "Be sensible? Let me tell you something. You've fallen into a trap."

"Trap Card, activate!"

He spread his five fingers, raised his hand, and instantly, beams of light shot up from the ground beneath the opponents, forming walls that enclosed them.

"I'm in a good mood today, so I won't hold it against you. You're far from capable of taking the Guild Founding Token from me. Let the people above your heads come themselves."

After speaking, Xiao Wen turned and left, paying no further attention to the group.

"Oh, and one more thing. This is a warning. If you dare to appear before me again, I'll make you regret it!"

Inside the Defensive Wall, the group of players stared at each other, completely bewildered.

What the heck was that?

Weren't we supposed to be out here for that kid?

How did we suddenly get trapped?

And what the heck is this wall surrounding us?

"Hah!"

A Fist Master punched out, striking the wall and leaving behind two hundred damage.

Then, everyone saw the total HP of the Defensive Wall.

Sixty… sixty thousand??

Oh, my goodness!

While these people were wailing and continuously attacking to deplete the Defensive Wall's HP, Xiao Wen had already returned to the entrance of the Nightmare Forest.

Compared to the desolate emptiness before, there were now some player footprints visible here.

"Rewards really do move people,"

Xiao Wen clicked his tongue, glancing at the human footprints on the ground, and walked straight into the forest.

The Nightmare Forest now was even quieter than when Xiao Wen had entered before. Walking through the woods, one could hear the sound of dew drops falling onto dead leaves.

His gaze fell upon the deck in his Duel Disk, and Xiao Wen quietly drew a card.

Monster Card: [Insect Warrior]!

[Insect Warrior]: Level 2; Insect/EARTH

ATK: 500; DEF: 700

Description: Insect Warriors living in forests, preferring to live in groups, possessing not weak destructive power and strong reproductive capabilities.

"Insect Warrior? With a base attack of 500, if multiplied by its level, it would have an attack of one thousand and a defense of one thousand four."

Xiao Wen's eyes lit up; he instantly felt much more confident.

Grinding monsters in the Nightmare Forest required strength, but even more so, efficiency!

With Xiao Wen's own strength, he naturally wasn't afraid of the level 10 monsters in the outer areas, but it was always too slow for him to kill monsters alone.

A Summoner, what kind of Summoner would they be if they didn't fight with summoned creatures?

Pinching the card with two fingers, he placed it on the Duel Disk.

At that moment, Xiao Wen seemed to hear a buzzing sound from the depths of his mind, and the card transformed into a ball of light.

"Come out, Insect Warrior!"