Extinguished

The system's prompt sound increased by nine levels.

Yun Xi didn't want to miss out on more rat lives, but all the low-level rats that she could kill with one hit were already dead.

Only three medium-sized rats and the rat leader remained.

The village chief was fighting the basketball-sized rat leader, Hada and the middle-aged man were each dealing with a medium-sized rat, and the last one had its sights set on Yun Xi, who was also attracting a massive amount of aggro.

Medium-sized Rat Fiends were completely different from the small rats. Their HP was as high as 200, and their speed and strength were not on the same level as the small rats.

The small water arrows Yun Xi conjured were dodged by it, making her regret not having learned the Immobilization Technique yet.

Previously, Yun Xi had unleashed 10 small water arrows, consuming 200 Spiritual Energy, and now had 90 Spiritual Energy remaining.

Even if all 90 Spiritual Energy were depleted, she could only deal a total of (29*1 + 90) damage, which would only deplete about half of the rat's HP.

Yun Xi didn't panic. She calmly extracted a White Crystal into her hand and began to absorb the Spiritual Energy within.

While feeling the Spiritual Energy in her body slowly increasing, Yun Xi quickly dodged the medium-sized Rat Fiend's charge.

"Little girl, be careful!" The middle-aged woman, holding the little girl, dodged nimbly and did not forget to remind Yun Xi to be safe.

She regretted not being a Sorcerer. Holding her daughter made her feel restricted; otherwise, she could have gone forward to help.

The twins split up, one going to help their elder brother Hada, and the other choosing to help Yun Xi, distracting the Rat Fiend for her.

However, the twins' stat points were all allocated to Spirit, and their Physique was not much different from Yun Xi's. Even though they had learned martial skills from their father, the effect they could produce was minimal.

Yun Xi surveyed the situation on the field. She didn't need to force herself to kill this medium-sized Rat Fiend; she just needed to hold on until the village chief finished dealing with the rat leader.

But plans couldn't keep up with changes. Suddenly, the rat leader seemed to have used a special strange technique, and a cloud of black mist spread from its body.

In an instant, the bonfire was extinguished.

Yun Xi knew it was bad. They couldn't afford the consequences of the bonfire being extinguished.

As expected, the rats were as if divinely aided.

Under Yun Xi's Spiritual Energy vision, she saw the medium-sized rat's HP bar directly increase from 200 to 300, a full 1.5 times difference.

This was the difference between having and not having the Guardian Spirit Flame.

If she guessed correctly, under the close-range Strange Energy pollution from the rat leader, the bonfire could no longer be relit.

The village chief's and Hada's fireballs landed on the bonfire simultaneously, but as Yun Xi had predicted, the extinguished bonfire showed no reaction.

What's more, if the rats weren't dealt with quickly and the bonfire wasn't relit as soon as possible, many wild Strange Creatures would be attracted by the scent of humans.

By then, even if the village chief was a mid-level Sorcerer, he wouldn't be able to protect everyone.

Everyone's pressure instantly increased.

The only fortunate thing was that with the help of one of the twins in the surrounding engagement, Yun Xi's Spiritual Energy finally recovered to its maximum value. This used up two of her White Crystals, which was equivalent to two Gold Coins, or 20,000 Copper Coins.

Perhaps due to the bonfire being extinguished, Yun Xi felt that the medium-sized Rat Fiend was somewhat smug. It puffed out its belly, as if showing off its 300 HP.

Seizing this opportunity, Yun Xi decisively cast the Water Arrow Technique and Water Ball Technique simultaneously, unleashing an attack of (29*1 + 100)*2 = 258 points.

This was the maximum attack Yun Xi could unleash at this stage, consuming a total of 200 Spiritual Energy.

The water arrows and water balls hit the Rat Fiend directly, sending it flying more than ten meters away.

Its 300 HP dropped to 42.

Taking advantage of its weakened state to finish it off, Yun Xi sent out one last Water Arrow Technique, consuming 20 Spiritual Energy, dealing a total of 49 damage, which was just enough to kill it instantly.

[Ding, congratulations to the player for +2 free attribute points.]

One of the twins, who was closest to Yun Xi, clearly saw this scene and was somewhat dumbfounded.

Was this the power of a Sorcerer? No, that wasn't right. Why wasn't his elder brother this strong?

The black mist was too dense. Even with Yun Xi's Spiritual Energy vision, she couldn't see the scene of the village chief and Hada fighting.

At this time, she had 70 Spiritual Energy left. Yun Xi calculated in her mind, absorbing White Crystals while moving closer to Hada's direction.

The village chief was strong, and the middle-aged Warrior's level was not low; she likely didn't need her help. Hada was only a novice Sorcerer, and facing a Rat Fiend with increased HP would definitely be very difficult.

Of course, Yun Xi was also doing it for herself. Killing malicious Strange Creatures could bring her benefits, and no one could refuse free attribute points/free skill points.

One of the twins behind Yun Xi did not follow. He chose to go near the bonfire to look for his mother and sister.

As Yun Xi got closer to Hada, a scent of blood gradually reached her.

Yun Xi quickened her pace again. She didn't have time to think further and directly distributed the free attribute points she had gained from the previous battle evenly between Spirit and Physique.

Instantly, Yun Xi's speed increased by about two times.

When the smell of blood under her nose reached its limit, Yun Xi finally saw the scene before her.

The other twin had already fallen into a pool of blood, while Hada was raising his saber, fighting the Rat Fiend to the death.

His Spiritual Energy was long gone, and it was truly not easy for him to persist until now.

Seeing the Rat Fiend about to bite his neck—

Yun Xi's Spiritual Energy had recovered to 180 points. Without hesitation, she simultaneously unleashed her maximum Water Arrow and Water Ball attacks, dealing 129 + 109 points of water-elemental damage.

The Rat Fiend's remaining 180 HP was instantly cleared.

[Ding, congratulations to the player for gaining +2 free skill points.]

Hada didn't have time to thank Yun Xi before he passed out.

Yun Xi quickly went to check on the two brothers. Fortunately, they were still breathing.

A loud noise from a distance indicated that the village chief's battle with the rat leader was also coming to an end.

As expected, almost in the next instant, the black mist completely dissipated, and a bonfire quickly ignited.

"Hada, are you two alright?" The village chief 'flew' over swiftly, his clear eyes showing obvious worry.

"Village Chief, I've already checked. They are seriously injured," Yun Xi replied quickly.

The village chief let out a sigh of relief. As long as they weren't dead, it was fine.

He quickly gave them both a tube of potion, then looked at Yun Xi.

"Adventurer, are you injured? Here, this is for you." The village chief handed Yun Xi a tube of the same potion.

Yun Xi was overwhelmed with gratitude. "No need, Village Chief, I'm not injured."

"Ah?" This time, it was the village chief's turn to be stunned.

A newly spawned adventurer, facing a Rat Fiend of level 2 or higher, and not getting injured?

He then thought that new adventurers were usually immune to damage and didn't dwell on it too much.