Basic Attributes

The torrential rain poured down for an entire day. Only by evening did it gradually begin to ease, while the valley had already become a vast expanse of water. Who knew how those Sprites had managed to avoid the rainstorm and flash floods.

Wang Wu was quite happy, though. Over the course of the day, he had killed twelve Wandering Mantis Swordsmen, nine Lost Butterfly Boys, and one Homeless Hedgehog.

But he had not seen even a single Gray Rat Knight. Those gray rats were really crafty.

As for himself, under the effects of his Level 3 Self-Healing Talent, he had consumed a total of 450 Satiety points and successfully healed all his injuries, restoring his Health Points to full. The entire process had taken three hours.

That speed was astonishing.

Wang Wu had also noticed that after his Self-Healing Talent leveled up, the speed and efficiency of his recovery improved dramatically, but the Satiety required also increased. It seemed to be directly proportional.

Otherwise, with Level 2 Self-Healing before this, he would have consumed at most 300 Satiety points and taken six or seven hours to fully recover.

"So keeping your belly full is important."

"Then what Talent should I upgrade next?"

Wang Wu began to ponder. It had rained all day, and with nothing else to do, he had eaten the corpse of the Second Fire Scorpion Priest. Not only had he gained 300 Satiety points, he had also obtained 25 points of Spiritual Qi, another point of Ordinary Flame Resistance, and 0.5% Growth Rate.

Once his Health Points had fully recovered, he had additionally gained one point of Fire Resistance. His overall Fire Resistance had now reached 4/10.

His total Growth Rate had reached 15.7%.

Very good.

Including the 12 points of Spiritual Qi left over from before, he currently had 37 points of Spiritual Qi, enough for another upgrade.

"Level 5 Stealth has already reached its limit, unless I grow into the next stage."

"I've currently raised both Self-Healing and Danger Sense to Level 3. Their effects are undoubtedly excellent, and both are extremely important, but I have to take reality into account and consider things as a whole."

Wang Wu thought carefully. Just as he had never fought over the Golden Three Minutes, because at this stage, it did not match his overall strength.

So even his Spiritual Resonance Talent, he planned to set aside for now instead of upgrading.

"If the rain stops tomorrow, I can continue upgrading Danger Sense and Self-Healing. Otherwise, I may have no choice but to improve my Basic Attributes."

His gaze moved back and forth across the Attribute Bar. Then he looked outside at the unbroken curtain of rain and still felt uneasy. Mainly, he did not trust the Gray Rat Clan. Those five White-Haired Rats were clearly one of a kind in the entire valley.

The Black Snake Clan had been formidable before, right? Yet the Black Snake territory had been limited to above the cliff, unable to expand into other parts of the valley.

Even the current Flame Scorpion Clan, though they occupied the cliff, had clearly not anticipated this torrential rain. They had been forced to divide their forces, and even the two Fire Scorpion Priests had run into the rock crevices to shelter from the rain.

But then there were the White-Haired Rats and the Gray Rat Clan.

The five White-Haired Rats occupied a small, low hill. They did not seem particularly conspicuous.

But the Gray Rat Clan occupied an enormous patch of shrubs. By rough calculation, it was five hundred meters long and two hundred meters wide. That alone revealed whose war potential and economic potential were greater.

At that moment, Wang Wu could not help but entertain a darker thought. Three days ago, when the Gray Rat Clan had suddenly tried to befriend him, had it really been because they had no way to deal with him?

Or was it that the five White-Haired Rats simply had a different way of doing things?

If they had calculated that Wang Wu would sooner or later find a way to reclaim this rock crevice, wouldn't that amount to a different kind of sitting atop the mountain and watching tigers fight?

The more he thought about it, the more terrifying it became!

At the thought, Wang Wu could barely sit or lie still.

He immediately made his decision. Increase defense!

His original Defense had been 5 points. After consuming 20 points of Spiritual Qi, it became 6 points.

There was nothing particularly miraculous about the process. He only felt streams of heat spreading out from his abdomen and swiftly flowing into the bones throughout his body. It seemed like he had become a little stronger?

Wang Wu waved his tiny paw in confusion, but it did not feel much different.

After thinking it over, he simply ate another Scorpion Sentinel. His Satiety immediately overflowed to 380 points, leaving him so stuffed that he could barely move.

Worse still, his Level 5 Stealth Talent would temporarily fall to Level 3 Stealth because of it.

His Danger Sense would also drop to Level 2.

Sure enough, binge eating had no benefits.

Wang Wu smiled bitterly. Fortunately, it was not a major problem. This Scorpion Sentinel had given him 5.9 points of Spiritual Qi, which, together with the 17 points he had left before, was just enough for another upgrade.

This time, after hesitating for a moment, he still decided to continue upgrading Defense, raising it to 7 points.

The heat surged and settled into his limbs and bones. That hazy, faint sense of growing stronger immediately became much clearer. His bones had obviously become harder.

He tried ramming his body against a rock, and he could easily tell the difference.

Before, his bones had felt soft, as though they had no support at all. Forget leaving claw marks on stone—he even felt weak when using his tiny paws to scratch tree trunks.

But now, after Wang Wu extended his little claws, although their shape and size looked unchanged, their hardness... those who knew, knew.

If he slashed with these claws, he should be able to break through the Black Snake Priest's Snake Scale, right?

Wang Wu chuckled smugly, but he was so uncomfortably stuffed that he could not remain still. Instead, he hopped back and forth through the rock crevice in the dark, treating it as familiarizing himself with the terrain.

Come to think of it, the layout inside this rock crevice was rather complicated.

At first, he hopped back and forth with his eyes open. Once he became familiar with it, he tried hopping with his eyes closed, until every detail was clear in his mind.

By the time he could move freely through the rock crevice with his eyes closed, hopping wildly without hitting the walls, the extra 80 Satiety points had finally been used up.

"Phew!"

Letting out a long breath, Wang Wu finally found a spot and remained still for three seconds, entering Level 5 Stealth. Then, accompanied by the patter of rain, he swiftly drifted into sleep.

Nothing unusual happened that night. When Wang Wu woke again, he discovered that the temperature had dropped somewhat. A light rain was still falling outside, white mist blanketed the entire valley, and it had seeped into the rock crevice as well, leaving everything damp.

Another 300 Satiety points vanished, replaced by another 0.5% increase in Growth Rate. His total Growth Rate had reached 16.2%, and the feeling that he had grown a little larger became increasingly pronounced.

Wang Wu felt that if he had precise units of measurement, he should be able to measure slight increases in his current body length, height, and even weight. Like a child growing a little every month, this growth was continuous. It was not as if he would suddenly transform only when his Growth Rate reached 100%.

So, if he was not mistaken, once his Growth Rate reached 20%, there would be more obvious changes.

He was looking forward to it.