Kill Strange Creatures

Could it be a mark from the enemy that wiped out my clan? Has it found me?

In an instant, many thoughts flashed through Yun Xi's mind.

"What do you mean?" After a long time, she heard her own dry voice.

"The mark on you will help you complete this task."

"Do you know what kind of mark this is?" Yun Xi asked again.

Yu Nanfei shook his head.

"However, I know how to remove the mark, if you need it."

Yun Xi pondered. Being marked meant the other party could find her at any time; it was a ticking time bomb.

No matter who the marker was, removing the mark was the best option for her.

"Yu Nanfei, I need it. I want to get rid of it." Yun Xi didn't explain further.

"Alright. Since that's the case, then do your best to complete the task. When I regain my freedom, I will tell you how to remove the mark."

"Okay."

Although there was no task prompt, Yun Xi knew that she had accepted Yu Nanfei's mission.

At this moment, she realized that the task's significance for her was no longer just about the extraordinary mission rewards. It also concerned Yu Nanfei's freedom… and her mark.

With the topic concluded, Yun Xi didn't linger.

Of course, even though the two had formed a slight connection, the shopping contract still needed to be signed.

Yu Nanfei had to guarantee that the 'Information Extraction Technique' earring was personally refined by him and would not cause any negative effects for Yun Xi.

Facing Yun Xi's caution, Yu Nanfei generously signed the contract, and the entire process went smoothly.

After leaving the Enchanting Accessories Shop, Yun Xi headed out of town. After two months, she was once again on the outskirts of Qinglan Town.

At this moment, it was drizzling.

This light rain had been falling for half a month.

Holding a paper umbrella bought from the general store, Yun Xi observed her surroundings as she walked outward.

Perhaps because of the rain, there weren't many people on the outskirts of Qinglan Town today. Only a few patrol team members were still diligently guarding their posts.

Just then, a beautiful woman with a graceful figure approached her. She wore a patrol team badge on her waist and had a serious expression. "Young lady, the weather is bad today. Why are you out here?"

Her gaze was sharp as she scrutinized Yun Xi, her fingertips holding a rune, ready to unleash it.

"I'm out to level up," Yun Xi said, unfazed by the woman's vigilance.

Few citizens of Qinglan Town ventured out alone. And on a rainy day, venturing out alone… the patrol team would usually investigate, just in case they were human-shaped Strange Creatures.

In most towns, the citizens trusted their local patrol teams the most.

Take Qinglan Town as an example. The contracts of patrol team members usually included clauses about loyalty to Qinglan Town and doing their best to protect its residents.

Even in the wilderness, ordinary people could safely seek help from patrol team members if they encountered them.

This was because, under normal circumstances, patrol team members received corresponding contribution points for helping citizens, so they generally wouldn't refuse.

Contribution points were linked to 'Noble Titles,' and their importance was self-evident.

"Do you mind if I use this?" The woman jiggled the rune in her hand, which was the most common low-level identification rune.

"This rune won't work on me. I have anti-detection equipment. If you're not at ease, you can try it," Yun Xi replied honestly.

The woman's probing gaze didn't change. After a few seconds, she lowered her eyes and let out a soft sound, "Fine, consider yourself cleared."

"There's Strange Energy emanating from the Continuous Rain Cave to the south. If you want to kill Strange Creatures, you can go check it out, but be careful."

Continuous Rain Cave? Yun Xi wasn't a native and had no idea where the Continuous Rain Cave was. But she didn't ask the woman further. Anyway, as long as she got close, the Strange Creatures would smell her and come looking.

"Okay, I'll go take a look."

Yun Xi hung the White Crystal pendant that Yu Nanfei had given her on her wrist, making it easy to check its color changes.

From Qinglan Town's south gate, Yun Xi could choose to head southeast or west.

Among these directions, the White Crystal pendant gave off the most intense color to the south, about half black.

It was known that the White Crystal pendant could detect Strange Energy up to LV10. Half black meant around LV5, which was perfect for her leveling.

Yun Xi stepped towards the south.

The light rain pattered down, making light rustling sounds on the umbrella.

The sound of the rain usually masked many anomalies.

It wasn't ideal to go out hunting monsters on a rainy day, but there was no choice. This light rain had been falling for half a month, and she didn't know when it would stop.

With only half a month left until the mission started, Yun Xi couldn't just sit at home and wait.

Fortunately, she hadn't allocated all her free attribute points to spirit. Her current constitution of 19 points made her senses extremely sharp.

Just like at this moment, a faint pattering sound came from behind her.

If her constitution hadn't been enhanced, Yun Xi wouldn't have noticed it at all.

Yun Xi suppressed the urge to move, lest she alert the enemy, her limbs tensing as she prepared for battle.

The next moment, a red streak shot from her right rear.

Yun Xi quickly dodged to the side, and at the same time, a cold glint flashed in her hand.

When she came to her senses, a piece of red material had fallen to the ground.

She held the 'Careful Sword', and a drop of bright red blood slid down it.

"Screeeech—" The agonizing cry of her attacker sent shivers down her spine.

Yun Xi had already turned around, facing her opponent.

Before her stood a strange creature resembling a large toad, and the object she had severed and dropped was the toad's tongue.

This strange creature was unexpectedly fragile; its attacking tongue was severed with ease. Looking at its health, it was only 100.

This was a Level 1 Strange Creature.

The subsequent battle was surprisingly smooth. Yun Xi's Constitution Attribute completely overwhelmed the large toad. Without even using any techniques, she sent it to its demise with the Careful Sword.

[Ding, congratulations to the player for gaining +1 Free Attribute Point.]

Gaining 10 experience points, Yun Xi leveled up to 6.

[Level: 6] [Experience: 0/70]

Upon leveling up, she received +2 Free Attribute Points and +1 Free Skill Point.

With the toad as a starting point, the subsequent battles were incredibly smooth.

On rainy days, frog and toad strange creatures were exceptionally common, mostly Level 1 to Level 2 lesser creatures.

For the only Level 5 strange creature, Yun Xi resolved it with an Immobilization Technique and a few Fireball Techniques.

The Light Control Technique and Counterattack Technique were not activated.

Yun Xi's four months of effort since the game's internal testing had not been in vain; she was very satisfied with her learning progress.

At the same time, she once again realized how crucial a useful technique was.

If she had only known Water Ball Technique and Water Arrow Technique today, she would not have been able to retreat unscathed when facing that Level 5 strange creature, at least not without injuries.

The experience points required for LV1-LV10 were very few, only needing (Level * 10) experience points. Yun Xi reached LV10 in just three days.

However, starting from LV11, the required experience points would be 10 times that of LV1-LV10, meaning (Level * 100) experience points.