Pig Crashed into a Tree

Although the Armored Beetle was a level 3 ferocious beast, it was not very large. Nan Feng could easily pin it against a tree trunk and keep it from moving.

The price he had to pay was 29 Health Points and the pain of being pinched by its claws.

"Just nine more Armored Beetles and I can level up, but my health won't hold out..."

"I need to buy some snacks online."

After killing another Armored Beetle the same way, Nan Feng opened the Trading System and looked at the Fragrant Roasted Meat.

It took 50 units of materials to buy one serving of roasted meat.

Its effect was restoring 5 Health Points per minute for 10 minutes, for a total of 50 Health Points.

"What a profiteer."

Nan Feng spat, but instead of buying it right away, he chose to add Xiao Luo as a friend first and try to haggle.

When he was little, Nan Feng often went grocery shopping with his mother. Her bargaining skills were incredibly formidable; she was known as the Queen of Haggling, and every vendor in the market bowed before her. After watching her for so many years, Nan Feng had picked up a few tricks himself.

Though he had never haggled when buying things before... Seriously, what young person haggled these days?

The friend request was approved quickly. Before Nan Feng could say anything, Xiao Luo sent him a message first.

Xiao Luo: "?"

Nan Feng thought to himself, This guy looks like the cold and aloof type. Watch me charm him with the Thirty-Six Techniques of Bootlicking.

After deliberating for one second, Nan Feng sent him a message: "Big shot, let's get close~"

Xiao Luo: "Get to the point."

Damn, so cold... Nan Feng was taken aback. He had not expected Xiao Luo to be completely unmoved by his Thirty-Six Techniques of Bootlicking. This was definitely a tough one.

Nan Feng gave up on trying to flatter him and went straight to the point. "Big shot, I want to buy some Fragrant Roasted Meat. Can you make it cheaper?"

Xiao Luo: "How much do you want?"

Nan Feng: "Six... Five servings."

Nan Feng: "I'll buy five servings of roasted meat for 200 units of materials. How about it?"

Xiao Luo: "No. I want 100 units of materials and 3 Clean Fresh Water."

Xiao Luo decisively rejected Nan Feng's attempt to haggle, then gave his bottom-line price.

Nan Feng did the math. Damn, he had not shaved off even a single unit!

Still, Nan Feng's mana potions were not as popular as Xiao Luo's roasted meat. He could not sell many in a day, so this trade was not really a loss for him.

But Nan Feng was annoyed. As the son of the Queen of Haggling, he had failed to cut even a single unit off the price. Could Someone Nan take that kind of disrespect? Who was this guy looking down on?

Nan Feng: "I came here to haggle, but I didn't cut off even a single unit. You're making Someone Nan lose face here!"

Xiao Luo was silent for a few seconds before replying, "Then... 2% off?"

Nan Feng: "Big shot, come on, let's trade!"

Nan Feng exchanged 95 units of materials and 3 Clean Fresh Water for 5 Fragrant Roasted Meat.

He had saved 5 units of materials just by talking, but Nan Feng felt... it did not seem very useful.

"Five servings of roasted meat can restore 250 Health Points. That's enough for me to reach level 4."

Nan Feng ate one serving of roasted meat first and slowly recovered his health, then began looking for more Armored Beetles.

There were very few level 1 and level 2 ferocious beasts in this area, while level 3 Armored Beetles were everywhere. It was a great place to level up.

Unfortunately, the Desert Eagle was completely countered by the Armored Beetles' shells. Nan Feng could only use the Wooden Dagger to kill them, greatly reducing his hunting efficiency.

"This is Armored Beetle territory. I wonder if I'll run into a Beetle King?"

While hunting Armored Beetles, Nan Feng constantly kept watch over his surroundings, wary of elite- or lord-level ferocious beasts suddenly appearing and giving him a nasty surprise.

However, his concern seemed unnecessary. In half an hour, Nan Feng killed seven Armored Beetles in a row without seeing any trace of a Beetle King.

Level (755/800)!

After killing two more, Nan Feng would reach level 4.

"To be safe, I'll recover some health before continuing."

Nan Feng did not get carried away. Instead, he found a relatively safe place and quietly waited for his Health Points to recover.

He only had 153 Health Points right now, which was still quite dangerous.

While waiting, Nan Feng glanced at the rankings and discovered that he had returned to the top ten, now in eighth place.

Rank 1: Xiao Luo (Level 4)

Rank 2: Wu Yuansheng (Level 4)

Rank 3: Shen Pan (Level 4)

Rank 4: Su Yihan (Level 4)

Rank 5: Su Ziran (Level 3)

Rank 6: Xu Ming (Level 3)

Rank 7: You Ran (Level 3)

Rank 8: Nan Feng (Level 3)

...

Everyone in the top five had already reached level 4.

"Who are fourth and sixth place? I haven't seen them before..." Nan Feng thought back for a while but had little impression of them.

Nan Feng did not spend much time chatting in the group, so it was perfectly normal for there to be people he did not know.

"These two leveled up so quickly. They actually passed me. They probably found some ferocious beast nest..."

Nan Feng had previously discovered a Dart Bee Hive and exploited a loophole to kill many Dart Bees, gaining a large amount of experience.

Those two had probably done the same.

But Nan Feng was not worried. His leveling speed was not slow while hunting Armored Beetles here; he had gained 210 experience in just half an hour.

It just cost him quite a bit of health.

A few more minutes passed. Nan Feng checked his Health Points and saw that they had recovered to 203.

"Once I kill two more and reach level 4, I'll find somewhere else to level up." Nan Feng made up his mind.

Brawling with ferocious beasts was too dangerous. Nan Feng still preferred keeping his distance and dealing damage with the Desert Eagle.

He continued onward, searching for Armored Beetles.

Rumble!

All of a sudden, Nan Feng felt the ground tremble slightly, as though some ferocious beast was charging wildly through the forest!

Any ferocious beast capable of causing such a commotion had to be huge!

Without a word, Nan Feng climbed up a large tree and hid himself beneath the leaves.

The ground continued to shake. Holding his breath, Nan Feng peered through gaps in the foliage and searched all around for the ferocious beast.

At the same time, Nan Feng quickly bought two more servings of Fragrant Roasted Meat, preparing to restore his Health Points to full in case of a crisis.

"I seriously can't eat any more..." Over the past half hour, Nan Feng had already eaten five pieces of roasted meat. Just looking at it now made him feel nauseous.

If it were not for the fact that this stuff could restore health...

Frowning, Nan Feng stuffed the roasted meat into his mouth in huge bites. It was delicious.

The vibrations grew more and more intense. Even the large tree Nan Feng was in began to sway slightly.

Buzz, buzz, buzz!

Hearing that sound, Nan Feng perked up and hurriedly looked down.

An Armored Beetle the size of a basketball flew over from the distance and landed on the tree trunk—on the very same tree Nan Feng was hiding in!

Eye of Insight!

With a thought, Nan Feng hurriedly activated the skill.

Ironclad Beetle

Level: 4 (Elite Ferocious Beast)

Health Points: 260/980

Mana Points: 190/250

Attack Power: 190

Defense Power: 180

Skills: Bite, Super Defense

A level 4 elite ferocious beast!

"Damn, 180 Defense Power and 980 Health Points? Even ten of me couldn't beat it... Wait?"

Nan Feng suddenly froze and checked the Ironclad Beetle's attributes again.

"It only has 260 Health Points left?"

"...There's another ferocious beast here!"

Nan Feng quickly realized what was happening.

That was right. The Ironclad Beetle was only the size of a basketball. There was no way it could make the ground shake.

The only possibility was that the Ironclad Beetle was fighting another ferocious beast!

And the cracks all over its shell confirmed it.

Rumble!

Nan Feng's guess was quickly proven true.

A giant wild boar over three meters long came charging recklessly toward them.

The boar was covered in bloody wounds, spraying blood as it ran. It looked terrifying. Those wounds had all been inflicted by the Ironclad Beetle's massive pincers.

"Snort, snort!"

The giant boar spotted the Ironclad Beetle on the tree trunk. Its eyes turned red, and it charged forward at full speed!

Savage Charge!

Boom!

The tree shook violently!

The pig crashed into the tree!