The entire chat channel instantly fell silent.
No one spoke for a long time.
At that moment, everyone could see that a level 1 mutated ferocious beast was far too powerful.
Even a level 2 powerhouse was utterly helpless against it!
"Wait! I just checked, and Boss Qin Feng is ranked fifth."
"Huh! He really is!"
After a while, people started speaking in the chat again.
Seeing this, everyone switched to the rankings channel.
Qin Feng stirred at the news and switched to the rankings channel too...
[Novice Village No. 911 Level Rankings] First: Liu Xuan, level 3. Second: Long Shan, level 2. Third: Wu Yong, level 2. Fourth: Yu Wen, level 2. Fifth: Qin Feng, level 2. Sixth: Gu Ming, level 2. Seventh: Lei Jue, level 2. ... Tenth: Liu Yuan, level 2...
Huh!
I really am fourth, and Liu Yuan has dropped to tenth.
Qin Feng muttered inwardly.
Strange!
Why did someone just say I was eleventh?
Right, those people only checked my ranking after the announcement came out.
But afterward, I killed another five Grassland Gray Wolves in a row, and my ranking shot up again.
It all happened within a few minutes, so those people hadn't noticed.
Having thought it through, Qin Feng understood.
Then he switched back to the chat channel, which was filled with exclamations.
"My God! Boss Qin Feng really is ranked fifth."
"That was so fast! Five minutes ago, I saw him in eleventh place, and now he's fifth!"
"Yeah! Boss Qin Feng is freaking awesome!"
Just then, Lei Jue's avatar flashed.
He started speaking too.
Lei Jue: "So Qin Feng was ranked higher than Liu Yuan all along! Come to think of it, how could a ferocious beast whose first kill awards reputation possibly be weak?"
Lei Jue: "Some people actually said earlier that a level 1 mutated ferocious beast wasn't that strong. What a joke!"
His words were mocking, clearly aimed at Liu Yuan.
The atmosphere in the chat immediately grew a little tense.
After all, Liu Yuan was a level 2 powerhouse, someone ranked in the top ten.
No one dared to speak carelessly.
In this world filled with slaughter and without anyone to enforce order, offending a powerhouse was unwise.
But Lei Jue was ranked seventh, higher than Liu Yuan.
He wasn't afraid of Liu Yuan at all.
Naturally, Liu Yuan saw Lei Jue's words.
But instead of replying, he quietly slipped away.
At this point, how could he still have the face to remain in the chat channel?
The awkwardness lingered in the chat channel for quite a while, with hardly anyone speaking.
Just as everyone was feeling awkward, another person's avatar flashed.
"Brothers, my Boss Liu is dead, and so are my three teammates. I'm the only one who escaped. Boohoo!"
"Huh! You're from Liu Yunchang's group?"
"Yes! Our group was almost wiped out. If I didn't have a speed talent, I'd probably be dead too. Boohoo!"
"My God! Is the Fanged Wild Boar that terrifying? There were five of you, one level 2 powerhouse and four level 1s. Even if you couldn't beat a level 1 mutated ferocious beast, couldn't you all get away alive?"
"You have no idea how terrifying the Fanged Wild Boar is. That thing is even more fearsome than a level 2 ferocious beast!"
"My God! It's stronger than even a level 2 ferocious beast!"
"Hiss! That's terrifying!"
Everyone exclaimed in astonishment.
The survivor continued, "Everyone, I'm all alone now, and my arm is injured. I'm panicking! Does any team still need someone? Please come help me! Boohoo!"
"Where are you? Is the Fanged Wild Boar nearby?"
"I'm forty li south of the novice village. The Fanged Wild Boar isn't far away. But it didn't chase me. Boss, are you coming to help me?"
"No! I just wanted to know where the Fanged Wild Boar was so I could steer clear of it!"
"..."
"..."
Everyone was speechless.
Qin Feng's eyes, however, lit up.
In the chat, the survivor had already revealed the Fanged Wild Boar's location.
It looked like his opportunity had arrived!
The Fanged Wild Boar was a level 1 mutated ferocious beast.
Killing it would give him more energy, and he could extract attributes from it too.
Besides, mutated ferocious beasts provided two to three times as much energy as ordinary ferocious beasts.
More importantly, the Fanged Wild Boar had killed four humans.
As long as Qin Feng found the Fanged Wild Boar, he could find those four corpses.
Then he could extract some new talents.
At that thought, Qin Feng grew excited and hurried toward the Fanged Wild Boar's location...
At the same time, beside a stretch of riverbank on the edge of the Beginner Plains.
A fierce battle had just taken place here.
An ugly giant frog had been hacked to death on the spot, its blood and green fluids spilling all over the ground.
The heavy stench of blood filled the air.
That giant frog was a level 2 ferocious beast.
At that moment, three people stood beside its corpse, each wearing a proud expression.
One of them was Liu Xuan, the only person to have awakened a C-rank talent this time.
He was also the first powerhouse in the novice village to reach level 3.
To Liu Xuan's left stood a burly man.
His name was Wu Yong, and he had been a professional boxer on Blue Star.
After coming to this Slaughter World, he had awakened a D-rank talent-Strength Berserk.
To Liu Xuan's right stood a fat man weighing over three hundred jin, holding a shield as tall as a person in his left hand.
His name was Long Shan, and he had been a professional sumo wrestler on Blue Star.
After coming to this Slaughter World, he had awakened a D-rank talent-Constitution Berserk.
All three were among the novice village's best.
By joining forces, they had formed the strongest of all the teams and were leveling up extremely quickly.
Now, Liu Xuan stood first in the level rankings.
Long Shan was second, and Wu Yong was third.
"This level 2 ferocious beast gave a lot more energy than a level 1 ferocious beast!"
Liu Xuan looked at the giant frog's corpse by his feet and smiled in satisfaction.
Wu Yong nodded. "Yeah! I just got a share of 14 energy points. I'm level 2 (276/300) now. I only need to kill two more ferocious beasts to reach level 3. By the way, Long Shan, how far along are you?"
"I'm level 2 (291/300)!"
"Holy shit! Long Shan, you only need to kill one more ferocious beast to reach level 3. That second-place silver treasure chest in the novice leveling rewards is as good as yours!"
Long Shan smiled. "Not necessarily! There's always someone better out there!"
As he spoke, he opened the rankings channel.
One look left him stunned.
"Holy shit! Qin Feng was still ranked eleventh ten minutes ago. In just this little while, he's already reached fifth!"
"What?!"
Liu Xuan and Wu Yong were both shocked and hurried to check the rankings.
What they saw left them dumbfounded.
"Holy shit! This Qin Feng levels up fast!"
"Enough talk! Kill monsters! Kill monsters! Let's hurry up and kill monsters to level up! Don't let this guy catch up!"
Now feeling a sense of urgency, the three hurried away...
Meanwhile, Qin Feng followed the location given in the chat, hurrying toward the area where the Fanged Wild Boar had appeared.
With his speed talent, he traveled extremely quickly.
Half an hour later, he finally reached the vicinity of the Fanged Wild Boar's whereabouts.
His powerful sense of smell picked up the faint scent of blood drifting through the air.