Jackalmen

Lunch was still wild fruit and roasted meat.

Like the five veteran players, after tasting the wild fruit and roasted meat, the new players were all amazed by how realistic the taste system was.

It was exactly like eating roasted meat in the real world!

Ranger gnawed on roasted meat as he complained that it was ridiculous.

After eating and drinking their fill, Lin Feng led the players into their afternoon work.

"For this afternoon's hunt, I plan to explore farther out, so I'll need stronger followers."

Lin Feng said.

The stronger followers naturally referred to the five players who had reached Level 1.

"Besides prey, the tribe needs to stockpile some wood for Building Houses. I'll leave the logging task to the rest of you. There are enough trees in the valley, so do as you please."

Lin Feng told the remaining players.

In the early stages of the game, logging was an efficient way to level up, especially when paired with the quests he had issued.

A logging quest appeared on all the players' quest panels, except for Liubai Dianmo.

He was in charge of Improved Bows and Arrows.

The new players excitedly picked up Stone Axes and began their great logging endeavor.

Liubai Dianmo also started wandering around the valley, looking for the type of wood best suited for improving bows and arrows.

Meanwhile, Lin Feng led the five veteran players out of the valley and into the wilderness to hunt.

"How big do you think this game's map really is?"

As he walked through the wilderness and looked at the endless expanse around them, Da Qing sighed.

"No idea. According to the setting, our current location is only a large island. There's an even more vast continent to the west."

Wanhuatong said.

All this information was available on the official website. Since he could not log into the game during the day, he had been studying the few snippets of background information on the site.

He had practically memorized them.

Game time always passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, the sky had begun to darken.

Their afternoon haul was still good. They found a nest of Wild Chickens—five in total—and wiped them all out.

There were also several Wild Chicken eggs.

Their other prey included a Wild Rabbit and a lone Wild Dog.

With the hunt over, Lin Feng's quest was successfully completed as well, and he reached Level 5.

All attributes +2!

"Starting tomorrow, I'll leave the task of hunting outside the valley to you."

Lin Feng said on the way back to the valley.

Da Qing and the other four immediately showed excited expressions.

During the hunt, the chief had already taught them all kinds of hunting techniques and precautions.

They could hardly wait to put them into practice.

"Don't worry, Chief. We'll definitely bring enough prey back for the tribe!"

Da Qing patted his chest and made his solemn promise.

Just as the players were immersed in their hopes of hunting independently, a sudden change occurred.

Three figures suddenly burst from the bushes beside them and lunged at Lin Feng and the five players.

"Watch out!"

Lin Feng shouted in a low voice, raising the Stone Spear in his hand.

The dark figure had already pounced in front of him. It was too close for him to use the Stone Spear properly, so Lin Feng could only hold it across his body to block.

With a crack, the wooden shaft snapped. A vicious wolf-like head appeared before Lin Feng's eyes, inches away.

Jackalmen!

Lin Feng had no time to think. He drove a front kick into the Jackalman.

Having reached Level 5, his Strength Value was as high as 15 points, three times that of an ordinary Human Race member!

Although Jackalmen were physically stronger than ordinary Human Race members, they only had around 10 points, far inferior to Lin Feng now.

With a howl, the nearly two-hundred-pound Jackalman was kicked flying.

Jackalmen were humanoid creatures that walked upright. They generally stood between 1.9 and 2.2 meters tall and weighed around two hundred pounds.

They had tough gray-black fur and heads like jackals.

Though they could walk upright, when they dropped to all fours, their running and pouncing speed increased greatly.

Compared with ordinary Human Race members, Jackalmen were practically savage beasts!

Lin Feng kicked the Jackalman attacking him to the ground, but the players were not so lucky.

The other two Jackalmen had targeted Da Qing and I Shoot You Innocent, who were walking at the front.

I Shoot You Innocent was an Agility Class player. After reaching Level 1, aside from his main Agility attribute being 9 points, all his other attributes were only 6 points.

With 9 Agility, he should have been able to dodge the Jackalman's attack.

But since it was his first time being attacked by a monster, he failed to react and evade immediately.

Perhaps because the game was too realistic, he froze in panic for a second. That second was enough for the Jackalman to knock him down.

With only 6 points in Strength, he could not resist the Jackalman's pounce at all and was pinned directly to the ground.

The next second, the Jackalman's sharp fangs bit into his neck.

His vision went black, and his connection to the game was cut off.

When he tried to log back in, the system informed him that he had to wait twenty-four hours to revive.

Lying on his bed, he angrily tossed his helmet aside.

"What kind of trash game is this? Revival takes that long?"

Savage World.

Compared with I Shoot You Innocent, who had been instantly killed, Da Qing was in much better shape.

When the Jackalman attacked, he too fell into brief panic, but he quickly reacted.

He stretched out both hands and firmly braced them against the Jackalman's shoulders.

As a Strength Class player, he had 9 points of Strength after reaching Level 1, not much weaker than the Jackalman.

He desperately gripped the Jackalman's shoulders. Though he was forced back several steps by the impact, he ultimately was not knocked down.

"Help me!"

He shouted at Wanhuatong and the other three nearby.

The three of them finally came to their senses as well.

Wanhuatong was closest to Da Qing. He immediately swung his Stone Spear and stabbed at the Jackalman attacking Da Qing.

After Three Rounds of Drinks and Wind Flower Snow Moon, meanwhile, stabbed at the Jackalman tearing at I Shoot You Innocent's corpse.

On the other side, after kicking the Jackalman attacking him away, Lin Feng did not hesitate. He charged straight toward the Jackalman rolling on the ground.

The broken Stone Spear thrust forward.

Jackalmen were slightly stronger physically than humans. An ordinary Jackalman had around 10 points of Strength, while its Agility and Constitution were around 7 points.

At Level 5, Lin Feng surpassed the Jackalman in all four attributes.

The Jackalman rolling on the ground had no time to resist before the Stone Spear pierced its chest and nailed it to the ground.

Pulling out the half-broken Stone Spear, Lin Feng looked toward the players fighting the other two Jackalmen.

The remaining four players were fighting the Jackalmen in pairs, but the Jackalmen had them screaming repeatedly.

After Three Rounds of Drinks and Wind Flower Snow Moon joined forces against one Jackalman, but it showed no fear and viciously attacked them both.

After Three Rounds of Drinks thrust out his Stone Spear, but the Jackalman seized the chance and grabbed the wooden shaft.

With a slight exertion of force, the wooden shaft snapped with a crack.

Wind Flower Snow Moon saw his chance and stabbed his spear into the Jackalman's left ribs.

But his mere 6 points of Strength were not enough to inflict much damage. The Stone Spear pierced the Jackalman's fur and struck its ribs, but was stopped by the hard bones and could go no farther.

The injured Jackalman let out a pained howl, but only became more ferocious.

"Damned Human Race, die!"

The Jackalman turned around, ignoring the Stone Spear lodged in its body, and pounced on Wind Flower Snow Moon, knocking him to the ground.

As intelligent creatures, Jackalmen could speak.

But the players could not understand this world's language, so they had no idea what the vicious Jackalman before them was shouting.

After knocking Wind Flower Snow Moon down, the Jackalman bared its mouth, exposing sharp fangs as it bit toward his throat.

Just as Wind Flower Snow Moon was about to die beneath its jaws, Lin Feng had already rushed to his side. The Stone Spear in his hand pierced through the Jackalman's nape and emerged from its throat.

The spear tip grazed Wind Flower Snow Moon's cheek and stabbed into the grass.

Wind Flower Snow Moon broke out in a cold sweat. If that thrust had been even slightly off, Lin Feng would have taken him out too.