Map Function Activated

[Jungle Treant]:

[Level]: ???

[HP]: ???

[MP]: ???

[Skills]: ???

A string of question marks left Nan Feng dumbfounded.

Damn it, I run into a ferocious beast that's nothing but question marks right off the bat. How am I supposed to play this game?

Fortunately, Nan Feng's reaction speed was fast enough to get out of dodge early, or he'd already be a pile of fertilizer.

Even so, Nan Feng still got smacked in the face by one of the Treant's vines, losing 185 HP.

That hurt like hell!

Nan Feng covered his bloody face with one hand while running for his life.

The Jungle Treant's vines were only about 50 or 60 meters long, and Nan Feng quickly escaped its attack range.

The vines behind Nan Feng danced wildly, creating bursts of air-splitting sounds.

The duck that was about to be eaten flew away, and the [Jungle Treant] was very angry.

"I curse your ancestors."

Nan Feng turned around and flipped off the [Jungle Treant], cursing under his breath.

Seemingly sensing Nan Feng's curse, the [Jungle Treant]'s branches shook non-stop, and its two-to-three-meter thick trunk slowly crawled out of the soil!

"Damn it, it can even move on its own!"

Nan Feng didn't dare to stay any longer and ran for his life.

He ran all the way back to the cabin, hid behind the window, and observed for a long time. Only after confirming that the [Jungle Treant] hadn't followed did he breathe a sigh of relief.

"That [Jungle Treant] is less than 2 kilometers away from my cabin, that's too close..."

Nan Feng felt that his cabin was surrounded by danger.

I wonder if the other Chosen Ones are in the same situation?

"I can't go east. I'll go south later when my stats are full."

The south was where he found the [Poison Marsh Toad] before. Nan Feng decided to wander in that direction to see if he could find anything.

During his rest, Nan Feng opened the [Chat Channel] again.

At this time, the Chosen Ones were either hunting ferocious beasts or chopping trees and picking up stones. There wasn't anyone in the [Chat Channel].

Ling Qi: "Is there any kind brother who can come and save me? I'm so hungry~ sniffle~"

This girl named Ling Qi had been calling out in the [Chat Channel] for 3 days. Nan Feng couldn't help but admire her perseverance.

She can really shout.

After resting for another ten minutes, the wound on Nan Feng's face had completely healed, leaving no scars.

"It's about time to go out."

On the level leaderboard, Nan Feng had been squeezed out of the top ten, falling to 12th place, which made him feel a strong sense of urgency.

I have to hurry up and level up!

This time, Nan Feng changed direction and headed south, soon arriving at the small pool where the [Poison Marsh Toad] lived.

After clearing out the ferocious beasts around the pool, Nan Feng's experience points had reached (455/800).

"This area is basically full of level 1 and 2 ferocious beasts, which give too little experience. I need to go further away."

After walking a distance further, Nan Feng heard the system prompt.

[Announcement: Chosen One Xiao Luo is the first in this area to reach level 4, gaining +1 Reputation!]

[Ding! It has been detected that a Chosen One in this area has reached level 4. The map function is now open to all Chosen Ones in this area!]

"Map function?"

Nan Feng opened the panel and found a [Map] panel.

Opening the map, most of the area was pitch black, and only the area Nan Feng had explored was lit up.

In the [Chat Channel]:

Qiu Feihong: "Good lord, Xiao Luo is already level 4? That leveling speed is too fast, isn't it?"

Bao Jian: "Ahhh, I'm not convinced, I want to level up too!"

Wu Yuansheng: "What's the use of reputation? Can the big shot come out and explain it?"

This sudden announcement made the [Chat Channel] lively.

But after a long time, Xiao Luo didn't come out to say anything, and the others didn't keep asking, and went to do what they needed to do.

"Being the first to reach level 4 actually has rewards..." Nan Feng muttered, "Then I have to hurry up and strive to be the first to reach level 5."

Nan Feng continued onward, hunting as he went, and finally encountered a ferocious beast he hadn't seen before.

[Armored Beetle]

[Level]: 3

[Health Points]: 430/430

[Mana Points]: 150/150

[Attack Power]: 110

[Defense Power]: 120

[Skills]: Bite, Super Defense

Level 3 ferocious beast, Armored Beetle!

This Armored Beetle was about the size of two fists, its heavy shell etched with profound patterns. Its pair of massive pincers were incomparably sharp; a bite from those would sever a finger.

"This little thing has pretty high defense."

This was the first Level 3 ferocious beast Nan Feng had encountered. Compared to the previous Level 2 elite Poison Marsh Toad, the Armored Beetle's Attack Power and Health Points were inferior, except for its slightly higher Defense Power.

This ferocious beast posed little threat to Nan Feng.

With that thought, Nan Feng decisively opened fire.

Thwack!

[Super Defense]: -40!

Nan Feng's shot struck the Armored Beetle's shell, and the mana bullet actually sparked against the carapace, deflecting to the side.

The shot only dealt 40 points of damage.

"That's so low?"

Nan Feng was secretly startled. At this rate, he would need 11 shots to kill one Armored Beetle. This efficiency was far too low.

Whoosh!

The Armored Beetle, having been shot, immediately spread its wings and pounced at Nan Feng.

Most beetles could fly. Nan Feng wasn't alarmed at the sight, and instead, he resolutely fired two more shots.

Miss!

Miss!

Both shots missed.

But this was also within Nan Feng's expectations. He knew his marksmanship; hitting stationary targets was fine, but hitting moving targets was too unreliable, relying entirely on luck.

The Armored Beetle lunged onto Nan Feng's arm, its two large pincers biting down fiercely!

Bite!

-29!

The Armored Beetle's attack only dealt 29 points of damage to Nan Feng, which wasn't a big deal.

"This Nan Feng has a Defense Power as high as 81 points now. I'm pretty tough, you know."

Stamina and Energy affected the Defense Power stat. Yesterday, Nan Feng had eaten Vigor Herbs and drunk honey, plus he had leveled up and received 4 Stamina points as a reward for killing the Dart Bee Queen. All of this combined had caused Nan Feng's Defense Power to skyrocket.

Putting away the Desert Eagle, Nan Feng pinned the Armored Beetle against a nearby tree trunk. Then, he pulled out the Wooden Dagger and stabbed it into the gap in the Armored Beetle's shell.

[Weak Point Attack]: -150!

Seeing the pale red -150 float up, Nan Feng was immediately delighted.

"Just as I thought."

The Armored Beetle's rear shell had extremely high Defense Power and even came with the Super Defense effect, which halved damage.

But conversely, the body not protected by the rear shell was the Armored Beetle's weak point.

Nan Feng stabbed two more times, each strike triggering Weak Point Attack, and he easily killed the Armored Beetle.

[Ding! You have killed a Level 3 common ferocious beast, Armored Beetle, and gained 30 experience points.]

In this battle, Nan Feng consumed 29 Health Points and 12 Mana Points.

"The consumption is a bit high, but this experience is still pretty good."

Nan Feng needed to hunt three Level 2 ferocious beasts to gain 30 experience points. (Experience gained from killing a lower-level ferocious beast = (Ferocious Beast Level * 10) / (1 + Level Difference))

Looking at his remaining health, which was 208 points, Nan Feng gritted his teeth and decided to level up to Level 4 here first.

"The further away from the wooden cabin, the more dangerous it will definitely be. Leveling up first is definitely the right choice!"

No sooner said than done.

Nan Feng used his left arm as bait, attracting the Armored Beetle to bite him, and then took the opportunity to stab it to death with the Wooden Dagger.

"My dear left hand, I'm afraid you'll have to suffer today."

Nan Feng looked at his left arm, which was covered in wounds, and thought to himself.