I Won't Let You Have an Easy Time Even If I Die

Lin Li, whose entire net worth had dwindled to just thirty bucks, remembered that today was the day to pay the electricity bill—nearly two hundred dollars. Given his current situation, there was no way he could afford it.

If he didn't make any money today, he might come home tonight to find the power cut off.

Now that a Rabbit Exotic Beast had suddenly appeared before him, his eyes lit up as he stared at it.

In that moment, the Rabbit Exotic Beast in his sight had transformed into a stack of self-moving cash.

The Rabbit Exotic Beast, caught under Lin Li's gaze, couldn't help but shiver. It had never felt such a greedy stare.

Instinctively, it spun around and bolted, not even bothering to finish drinking.

"Don't run, I won't hurt you..."

Seeing the Rabbit Exotic Beast flee, Lin Li's heart clenched in panic. He quickly grabbed the Spirit Artifact Longsword leaning against a big tree and chased after the escaping beast, shouting as he ran.

"Rustle, rustle, rustle..."

The lush grass and shrubs swayed as the Rabbit Exotic Beast, terrified by Lin Li's greedy glare, fled in a blind panic.

"Don't run, I mean you no harm."

The "friendly" shouts from behind made the Rabbit Exotic Beast's heart pound with fear. As a Pale Gold Spiritual Light flickered in its eyes, its escape speed suddenly picked up a notch.

"Dammit, why is this Rabbit Exotic Beast so fast?" Lin Li had been chasing for two or three minutes and still hadn't caught up, which shocked him.

After all, the six Rabbit Exotic Beasts he'd killed earlier were less than half as fast as the one fleeing ahead.

Lin Li didn't know yet that the Rabbit Exotic Beast he was chasing had awakened a speed ability, making it much faster than its peers under its power.

"My electricity bill—I'm not letting you get away..." Lin Li, now flat broke, shouted in his heart.

Though he hadn't awakened a speed ability, poverty drove him to tap into his running potential, and his pursuit speed surged dramatically.

The Rabbit Exotic Beast, at First-Order Mid Stage, had its speed ability, but it was up against an enemy at First-Order Peak, driven by desperation.

The distance between them shrank fast, and the Rabbit Exotic Beast, running for its life, felt utter despair.

At this point, it knew escape was hopeless. Since the human behind it wanted it dead, it wouldn't let him off easy after it died.

Having decided to get revenge on the hateful human before its death, the Rabbit Exotic Beast suddenly paused in its run, then changed direction.

Lin Li, hot on its heels, saw the beast slow down as it veered off, and his heart leaped with joy.

"Splash..."

A massive, fat Boar Beast rolled around in a muddy, murky pond. With every turn of its body, splashes of filthy water flew onto the bank.

"Snort..."

It grunted in contentment, then, feeling a bit hungry, stopped rolling and climbed out of the mire onto the shore.

"Rustle, rustle..."

The grass nearby rustled, and the Boar Beast, about to forage, halted.

A moment later, two figures—one small, one large—leapt out from the tangled underbrush.

"Thud."

Having finally caught up to the Rabbit Exotic Beast, Lin Li decisively thrust his Spirit Artifact Longsword, just as he had with the ones he'd killed before.

The Spirit Artifact Longsword, glowing with Pale Gold Spiritual Light, struck true and steady, piercing the Rabbit Exotic Beast's small skull.

"Bang."

The Rabbit Exotic Beast, killed in one blow by Lin Li, crashed heavily by the pond's edge. Its sizable body hit the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Haha... looks like the electricity bill and food money are covered." Lin Li, having slain the Rabbit Exotic Beast with a single stab, grinned happily as he watched its body twitch occasionally.

"Snort..."

A familiar grunt rang in Lin Li's ears. Still smiling, he turned to look to his right front.

When he saw the creature that had made the sound, his happy grin froze, then quickly faded.

It was a fierce boar, one point eight meters long, one point two meters tall, with sparse, stiff bristles on its back, a deep brown coat, and two sharp tusks jutting from its mouth.

"Holy crap... that's one huge Boar Beast. If it rams me, my scrawny arms and legs won't stand a chance."

The joy of killing the Rabbit Exotic Beast evaporated in an instant. Lin Li, who had been smooth sailing since morning, felt tension creep back into his heart.

The Boar Beast was an omnivore, eating anything. It glanced at the dead Rabbit Exotic Beast, then at the tender-skinned human before it, figuring it had its lunch and dinner sorted.

"Snort..."

A grunt full of delight reached Lin Li's ears. Now he got a taste of what the Rabbit Exotic Beast he'd killed had felt not long ago.

"Damn, this Boar Beast is looking at me like I'm its next meal!"

Sweat kept beading in his palms from the tension... Lin Li, gripping his Spirit Artifact Longsword tightly, slowly backed away.

The Rabbit Exotic Beast he'd killed wasn't far off, and he desperately wanted to grab its corpse and leave—after all, that was his electricity and food money!

But this terrifying, fat Boar Beast's strength was unknown. If he rashly went for the Rabbit Exotic Beast's body, he might end up in extreme danger.

"Hmph..."

The Boar Beast, a First-Order Peak creature, saw the delicate-skinned human before it and felt smug at its own imposing image. It let out a self-satisfied grunt, then took a step closer.

That dead Rabbit Exotic Beast wouldn't be enough to fill its stomach, and it couldn't let this tender human slip away.

"This guy... isn't planning to let me go."

Lin Li's heart pounded as he noticed that every step he took back, the Boar Beast took one forward. That behavior made the creature's intent clear.

Turn and run. If I turn and run now, with my speed, I should be able to shake off this ferocious Boar Beast.

"When you encounter an exotic beast in the wild, you can't easily expose your back to it. That could cost you your life."

Just as Lin Li was about to spin around and flee, the warning from that Beast Hunter Guild examiner named Hao Zhuang suddenly echoed in his mind, snuffing out the thought of turning away.

PS: Thanks to "08a" for the 200-point tip.