Entering the Village

"Clang!" The sound of metal striking metal traveled far through the air. Fang Bie and Yinsen finally arrived at the edge of the village and saw what the Zombies were besieging.

"The Iron Golem really did spawn; otherwise, these Zombies wouldn't be coming so frequently!" Fang Bie said, unsurprised. A massive golem stood in front of the village, surrounded by countless Zombies.

The reason for the Zombies' constant arrival must be that the village contained something threatening to them. If there were only a few Villagers, they would have long since been turned into their own kind during the attacks.

If that were the case, the Zombies would just stay there, so how could they be continuously spawning?

[Iron Golem]: Health 25.

Fang Bie could see their remaining health through the Biological System. This Iron Golem actually had only 25 health points left, even though its base health attribute was as high as 100.

"Fang, should we help them?" Yinsen asked beside him.

Fang Bie answered without hesitation, "Of course. While this group of Zombies is attacking the Iron Golem, we'll go kill those Skeletons shooting arrows. You stay here and pick off the Zombies, but be careful not to hit the surrounding Villagers, or that Iron Golem will attack you."

"Alright, you have to trust my archery." Yinsen replied confidently. Fang Bie nodded slowly and quietly crept toward the forest.

There was a reason this group of Zombies chose to attack today. It was an overcast day with no sun, which meant these monsters wouldn't burn under the sunlight.

It was no surprise that these monsters, which possessed basic intelligence, chose today to strike.

Fang Bie moved slowly along the forest, getting closer and closer to the Skeletons. He remembered the first time he encountered a Skeleton; he had wanted to push his caution to the limit, wishing he could drown these monsters in water.

But now, even if dozens of Skeletons fired at him simultaneously, it would at most force him to flee, not cost him his life.

That was why Fang Bie was so bold. As he quietly crept up beside the Skeletons, they were still mechanically firing arrows, unaware that a grim reaper had arrived at their side.

"Clatter!" The sound of bones colliding rang out. Fang Bie's sword struck a lone Skeleton, instantly cutting its already low health in half.

Fang Bie didn't continue his attack but instead lunged behind a tree. Just as he vanished from sight, several arrows pinged and ponged into the tree trunk.

Following the sound of arrows whistling through the air, the remaining four Skeletons began firing at each other, aside from the one Fang Bie was still attacking.

Fang Bie was once again utilizing the mechanics of the Skeletons in MC, or rather, the characteristics of these aggressive mobs.

Skeletons and Zombies would actively attack the person or monster that hit them first until they were defeated.

The monsters lacked high-level intelligence; they prioritized attacking whatever attacked them, and Fang Bie had happened to choose an angle that forced them to attack one another.

After he finished off that Skeleton with one sword strike, the remaining four Skeletons continued to fire at each other incessantly.

Fang Bie leaned against the tree, waiting. After the four Skeletons decided the victor, he slashed the last two, which were left with only a sliver of health, in one blow. The five Skeletons that would have been enough to put them in a desperate situation died miserably in the forest just like that.

Outside, Yinsen had quietly climbed to the roof of a building and was busy picking off the Zombies from above.

He hadn't even finished the stack of arrows he brought before all the Zombies were lying on the ground. This level of precision made even the recently returned Fang Bie sigh in admiration.

"The surrounding Zombies have been cleared out. Shall we go down?" Yinsen suggested.

Fang Bie had already put his sword back into his inventory. He couldn't be sure if the Iron Golem would attack them the moment it saw hostile intent, or only if they actually started attacking the Villagers.

So, to ensure their safety, he decided to put his weapons away in his inventory first.

Under Fang Bie's persuasion, Yinsen followed suit and put away his bow. After all, for them, drawing weapons was just a thought away, so it wouldn't have much of an impact.

"The Iron Golem is the creature with the highest known attack power in this world. It possesses a damage capability with a ceiling as high as 31 points. It will also launch you into the air. Unless you have extremely high damage reduction, you are almost guaranteed to die if it hits you twice."

Fang Bie explained the combat power of this seemingly clumsy iron fellow in detail. The two of them walked past it gently; even though they had the strength to fight it, they wouldn't be reckless enough to engage it at this moment.

They also collected the Rotten Flesh dropped by the Zombies. Since they were not the same species, they felt no psychological disgust while picking up such things.

If these Zombies had human appearances, Fang Bie would likely have felt uneasy even picking up their drops.

"Fang, this really is a great place!" Yinsen exclaimed. "We can make use of this place next time. With so many houses unoccupied, it's practically a natural settlement!"

"Theoretically, these houses belong to the Villagers, but they don't possess true intelligence. Aside from acting according to simple programming, they don't have any other reactions. We could build a frame and pen them in; that would also protect them from monster incursions."

Fang Bie stroked his chin, pondering. He truly couldn't bring himself to treat these square-headed guys as his own kind. They couldn't communicate; perhaps they could talk and trade, but that was just a result of the world's settings.

After the two of them tried to converse with these guys for a while, they gave up completely. Not only could they not communicate, but they couldn't even understand simple speech. They only reacted when Fang Bie took out items corresponding to their professions based on their attire, at which point a trade window would appear before his eyes.

"20 Wheat for one Emerald? Too expensive!" Fang Bie shook his head. Even if he had wheat, he wouldn't come to trade it, let alone the fact that they didn't have any.

They had only just managed to secure enough food and clothing; they lacked automated farming facilities and large amounts of mineral resources. Every resource had to be used where it mattered most. Even if they wanted to trade with these Villagers, that would be a matter for the distant future.

They abandoned the idea of trading and wandered around the village instead. This was a rare, well-equipped village; not only did it have a library, a high tower, a Blacksmith, and a well, but it also had seven or eight houses of various styles.

Fang Bie had come specifically for these buildings this time, mainly the library, the Blacksmith, and the well. In all the settings, these three types of buildings basically contained all sorts of treasures.

Adhering to the principle of never leaving empty-handed, Fang Bie walked decisively into the Blacksmith to search for that chest whose location never changed.