Qin Feng had barely taken a few steps when the Heavenly Dao issued an announcement.
[Announcement: Novice Li Yue has been killed by a level 1 ferocious beast, a Gnawing Giant Rat!]
Qin Feng was startled.
This was the second novice to be killed, and it had happened while she was in a team.
That meant the situation they had encountered was very dangerous.
A thought struck him. He quickly abandoned his original route and followed the path with the fewest footprints.
Something had occurred to him: when he extracted from Wang Qiang, he had obtained a talent.
When he extracted from the level 1 Bloodfang Rabbit, he had obtained 2 strength attribute points.
Clearly, level 1 ferocious beasts were different from humans.
Level 1 ferocious beasts were too low-level to have much in the way of talents. They only had strong bodies, so he had extracted attribute points.
In that case, he might as well look for Li Yue's corpse. Perhaps he could obtain another new talent, which would be more worthwhile.
That was why he chose the path taken by the fewest people.
A route with fewer people was more likely to see trouble.
At present, he had no idea where everyone had gone, so he could only use this logic to make a guess.
With a saber in each hand, he hurried in that direction...
[Announcement: Novice Zhou Cheng has been killed by a level 1 ferocious beast, a Gnawing Giant Rat!]
Another one had died!
He had also been killed by a Gnawing Giant Rat!
Qin Feng was shocked.
Those two had most likely died in the same place.
Then the danger that group had encountered was more terrifying than he had imagined!
At the very least, an entire team had been unable to handle it, and two people had died in succession.
Should I still go?
He hesitated for a while, but continued hurrying in that direction.
As the saying went, fortune was found amid danger. How could he find opportunities without taking risks?
And so, Qin Feng carefully moved through the bushes and grass, remaining extremely cautious.
This was a world filled with danger. One careless move could mean death for real.
He only had one life, and he had to cherish it.
Besides, the place he was heading toward might be extremely dangerous.
A quarter of an hour later, he arrived near a depression in the ground.
Before he even got close, he smelled blood.
He quickly crouched low and approached the depression under the cover of the thick wild grass.
Once there, he saw that the depression was a complete mess. Footprints and claw marks were everywhere, along with broken bushes and signs of fierce fighting.
At that moment, two mutilated corpses lay in the center of the depression: a fat man in a chef's uniform and a woman in a black dress.
The smell of blood in the air was exceptionally strong, and blood covered the ground.
Seeing the two corpses, Qin Feng grew a little excited.
His guess had been right. He could extract two more talents.
However, he did not walk over immediately.
Beside the two corpses lay a black giant rat, a full meter long, with sharp teeth, a pointed snout, and savage eyes. Its entire body exuded a vicious aura.
That should be the level 1 ferocious beast, the Gnawing Giant Rat.
By now, Qin Feng had gained some understanding of this world of slaughter.
Level 1 ferocious beasts had 3-star combat power, but little in the way of talents or skills.
Humans, on the other hand, had all awakened talents.
This was a kind of balance provided by the Heavenly Dao.
At present, Qin Feng's combat power rating was 1 star.
By rights, he was no match for this giant rat.
Fortunately, both of the Gnawing Giant Rat's hind legs were broken, and several bloody wounds had been punctured into its body. It lay there on its last breath.
Clearly, a group had surrounded and attacked it, leaving it gravely wounded here.
That gave him the perfect chance to pick up the scraps.
He was confident he could kill a severely wounded Gnawing Giant Rat.
With that thought, Qin Feng crouched low and approached the Gnawing Giant Rat under the cover of the grass.
Five meters... four meters... three meters... two meters...
Just as Qin Feng came within a meter of the Gnawing Giant Rat, it seemed to sense something. It immediately snapped out of its daze and jerked its head up...
Qin Feng lunged forward at once. The blade in his left hand flashed as he thrust it straight at the giant rat's throat...
Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!
The giant rat shrieked in alarm!
It wanted to dodge, but with both hind legs broken, it had no way to evade the blow.
At that critical moment, it swatted a claw straight at the steel saber.
Smack!
The giant rat's strength was immense.
The steel saber was knocked clean away.
But just then, a cold gleam flashed in Qin Feng's right hand as he thrust his other steel saber forward.
This was his follow-up move!
Squelch!
Blood sprayed!
Empowered by the Strength Berserk talent, Qin Feng drove his saber through the ferocious beast's thick hide and into the giant rat's throat...
Squeak, squeak... squeak...!
The giant rat let out a piercing scream.
Whoosh!
Qin Feng pulled out the steel saber!
Blood spurted more than three meters.
Gurgle... gurgle...!
Strange sounds came from the giant rat's throat. Blood gushed from its throat and mouth, until finally its head tilted and it collapsed heavily to the ground, dead.
Just like that, he had picked off a level 1 ferocious beast that would have taken four or five people attacking together to kill.
Hum!
Just then, a streak of white light rose from the giant rat and flowed into Qin Feng's body...
[Successfully killed a level 1 Gnawing Giant Rat. Gained +30 energy points!]
Qin Feng immediately felt a comfortable warmth spread through his whole body.
At the same time, the level field appeared in his mind.
[Level]: Level 1 (30/100)
Killing a level 1 ferocious beast had earned him 30 energy points, changing his level from level 1 (0/100) to level 1 (30/100).
In other words, once he obtained 100 energy points, he could advance to level 2.
This was a good start.
Quite pleased, Qin Feng walked over again and pressed one hand against the Gnawing Giant Rat...
A flash of white light passed!
That comfortable feeling spread through his entire body again.
[Endless Extraction successful! Obtained 2 agility attribute points!]
Not bad!
His agility had risen to 11 points, exceeding the normal value for an adult. His strength had increased again.
Right now, two even greater benefits remained.
With that thought, Qin Feng walked toward the woman's corpse nearby.