The direction Bai Yi headed this time was the area where she had first awoken. She had already remembered the approximate locations of the mutant creatures nearby.
Although Bai Yi claimed she feared nothing, she didn't dare to take risks in hunting these mutant creatures.
*One should still follow their heart.*
As Bai Yi consoled herself in this way, she led twenty Bloodthirsty Beetles around these mutant creatures, slaughtering all the wild monsters spawned by the game nearby.
Not every one of them had a treasure box, but to Bai Yi's delight, these treasure boxes could all be stored in her warehouse.
She collected the treasure boxes she encountered, preparing to take them back to her territory and open them all at once.
This journey of bullying weaker creatures also showed Bai Yi the diversity of the so-called wild monsters in the game.
Besides the usual Wild Wolves and Black Bears, Bai Yi also saw obviously magical creatures like Slimes and goblins.
There was even a Fake Dragon that reached lv.21, about seven to eight meters long, and without wings!
However, it also inherited the characteristic of refreshed wild monsters, with average strength and only 1200 blood volume.
Under the impact skill with 30 damage from the Bloodthirsty Beetles, its massive body was almost unable to dodge, and just one beetle's strike left it half-blooded; only one unlucky beetle was bitten directly by the dragon and killed instantly.
After sweeping through a large wave of wild monsters, Bai Yi finally understood how Jun Lin achieved the first kill.
"If Second-tier wild monsters were only at this level, even green soldiers could gang up and kill them, making Jun Lin's first kill at the start of the server not seem impossible.
Maybe he even killed it by himself, considering I could even take out that Slime just now!"
Bai Yi felt no shame at merely being able to take down a Slime; on the contrary, she was quite proud.
More importantly, Bai Yi discovered that they all actually counted as real creatures!
She could actually use her superpower to read gene entries from them!
For the sake of these wild monsters she might not encounter again, Bai Yi decisively gave up gene reading on Infinite Moss, using her magic power on these wild monsters, successfully reading three gene entries.
These were Material Digestion from that lv.1 Slime, Rapid Reproduction from an lv.9 goblin, and Dragon Scale from that Fake Dragon!
This was Bai Yi's biggest gain this time!
Looking at the Fake Dragon, which was finished by the Insects and whose corpse slowly disintegrated into light points, the panel gave a reminder:
[A perfect victory, you gained 210 experience points, you gained an Iron Treasure Box*1]
[You have leveled up from lv.4→lv.5 (180/250), you gained 1 free attribute point, you gained 1 skill point]
[Your attribute constitution 8→9]
"Was there actually a treasure box here? But was the next level after the Wooden Treasure Box really iron? I thought it would be bronze."
Now knowing the target, finding the hidden treasure box seemed easy.
Pincing her nose, she walked into the stinky Dragon Nest, kicked around randomly among the hay, and Bai Yi kicked something hard.
After pushing aside the hay, it turned out to be a treasure box.
It looked similar to a wooden box, only two sizes larger, with grayish-white iron strips edging it.
At this point, Bai Yi was extremely grateful that treasure boxes didn't require her to open them by hand; enduring the smell, she clicked on the treasure box lightly and hurriedly ran off, without watching the box's opening animation.
After running about a hundred meters out of the Dragon Nest, Bai Yi began to look at the panel's prompts:
[You opened an Iron Treasure Box and gained Barracks blueprints—Four-legged Dragon Beast Nest (1st Rank/Blue)*1, First-tier Rune Sword (1st Rank/Blue)*1, Thin Dragon Blood Crystal (1st Rank/Blue)*1]
[Four-legged Dragon Beast Nest Blueprint (1st Rank/Blue): After studying it, you could use materials to create [Four-legged Dragon Beast Nest], required materials: Wood*50, Fresh Blood Flesh*100, Dragon Blood Grass*5]
[Four-legged Dragon Beast Nest (1st Rank/Blue): You could consume materials to recruit units [Four-legged Dragon Beast], the nest comes with three initial units, recruitment cost: Fresh Blood Flesh*2]
"A blue weapon! And it actually dropped the barracks blueprints for the Fake Dragon!"
Bai Yi's eyes suddenly lit up, and she quickly retrieved the Rune Sword from the panel.
It was a silver-white one-handed sword with a leather scabbard. Although Bai Yi had to hold it with both hands due to its weight and size, its power was undiminished.
[First-tier Rune Sword (Blue): A boutique Rune Sword produced by the Karan Chamber of Commerce, enchanted with First-tier Sharpness and Flame Runes, slices through iron like mud, attack coefficient 1.8, extra attack power +20, physical penetration +5, additional fire damage of 10 points per attack.]
"Magic equipment? Does this world actually have magic?"
*Questions once again arose in Bai Yi's mind; she had felt something was off just now.*
"Why did the game-refreshed wild monsters not seem like the monsters of this world?"
But now wasn't the time to ponder this issue. Bai Yi held the Rune Sword in her hand, feeling a certain self-defense ability.
Bai Yi had originally planned to turn back. However, with the Rune Sword, her confidence was renewed, and she decided to walk a little further towards the edge of the forest.
This time, however, Bai Yi was not so lucky.
Just as she crossed a bush, she encountered an "old acquaintance."
"Awo Meow!"
"Hey there, Big Cat!"
Under a tree not far away, the Big Cat Bai Yi had seen earlier today was crouched there, scaring her into raising the Rune Sword in her hand, forgetting even to unsheathe it.
However, upon closer inspection, Bai Yi noticed something was wrong with the Big Cat.
Underneath the Big Cat was a pool of already darkened blood, with one of its hind legs twisted at an unnatural angle.
There was also an exaggerated wound on its belly, where one could even see a bit of pale insides.
[Fierce Toothed Cat]
Life Value: 1152/4250
Magic Power Value: ???/???
Level: lv.29 (2nd Tier)
Attribute: Strength 12 (Original 30), Spirit ???, Agility 24 (Original 36), Constitution: ???
Talent:
Cat's Agility (Green): Even after mutation, the agility belonging to the cat persists, Agility +50%
Thick-skinned (Green): Strong body! Strength +10, maximum Life Value +1250, reduces 10 points of physical damage.
???
Skill:
Intimidation (Green): Emit a fierce roar, exuding the aura of a Hunter, causing targets to fear.
Wind Blowing (Purple): Guides the airflow around oneself, increasing movement speed by 100%, with the next melee attack causing an additional 50% physical damage.
???
[This is no tiger, this is a sick cat!]
"Whoa! Blood-lacking boss!"
Upon seeing the Big Cat, Bai Yi felt the urge to retreat. Even seeing it in such a poor state, she hesitated to make a move.
*It might be like those elephants tied with a thin iron chain.*
*The fear from the Big Cat when she had first awakened was still deeply engraved in Bai Yi's mind.*
*No way!*
*If I don't take it down now, there'll be even less chance once it recovers in the future!*
*After all, it's just a blood-lacking mutant creature!*
*And I have so many Beetles and two bodyguards!*
*I can't back down!*
In the moment of making her decision, Bai Yi felt as if she broke through some kind of shackle, her thoughts becoming exceptionally clear, and a plan quickly formed in her mind.
She commanded the beetles to split into three waves, one for a frontal assault to disorient the Big Cat, while the other two advanced from the sides.
The two bodyguards were stationed by her side. The insects didn't need to kill the Big Cat instantly, just to hold it off; in its current state, the Big Cat couldn't last long.
*Even relying on the beetles to grind could whittle down the remaining thousand-plus blood volume!*
Bai Yi raised her hand, and the bush behind the Big Cat suddenly swelled, wrapping it up.
The Big Cat, which had been on alert for Bai Yi, completely failed to expect that the bush behind it would attack.
Caught off guard, it became entangled.
Buzz!
The beetles, well-prepared, would not miss this opportunity created by their owner, transforming themselves into cannonballs as they charged.
The battle erupted in an instant.
......
Fierce Toothed Cat: Frequently appears on the edges of woods, widely distributed near White Poplar Mountain, solitary, but during mating seasons, both parents care for the young, highly aggressive, possessing mild Wind attribute superpower, can reach Second Tier when mature, some powerful individuals can reach Third Rank, extremely dangerous.
—"Compendium of Mutant Creatures in White Poplar City"