"Ren Zhong, brother, not to brag, but given enough time and materials, the blast traps I set can even kill a Third Level Ruined Beast! And speaking of Second Levels, I've already blown up quite a few!"
As Zheng Tian was introducing abilities, Ou Youning proudly held his head high, almost getting his tail up in the air.
Zheng Tian: "Stop it, don't jinx it. Although Iron Worm Forest mainly has First Level Ruined Beasts, occasionally there are Second Levels roaming. With our current equipment, dealing with Second Levels isn't cost-effective—winning would still be a heavy loss; if encountered, we must avoid them. Let alone Third Levels!"
Ou Youning scratched his head sheepishly, "Haha, I just want Ren Zhong to be reassured and believe in our strength."
Zheng Tian: "Since you don't have a clear professional inclination yet, why don't you stay with Hanyu and be responsible for her safety? Here's your gun. Take it. It's the standard equipment of the town's Night Watchman, with a caliber of 5.22mm, moderate power, and a magazine capacity of forty-five bullets. I've added a four-time scope."
"Okay."
Ren Zhong silently gripped the machine gun in his hand.
This marked his first time holding a weapon in his life.
He seemed calm but couldn't control his heart from racing.
Ren Zhong understood what this meant.
In this unfamiliar world, holding a gun was akin to holding a glimmer of hope.
Although it was his first proactive hunt, the harsh lessons learned from those brutally killed by hunters and various Ruined Beasts outside the dense forest had long made him acutely aware that this world was fraught with danger, where human life was worthless.
Ren Zhong: I can do it!
...
The end.
Ren Zhong died again.
Hastily.
Extremely carelessly.
Not only did he die, but Zheng Tian's entire team was also annihilated.
In the morning, Zheng Tian was still brimming with ambition for the future, nearly making Ren Zhong delusional, thinking someone adept at going with the flow and skilled in disguise really could carve out a new realm.
Unexpectedly, just two hours later, this semi-professional team, ranked high in Starfire Town, met a catastrophic end.
Ren Zhong floated wordlessly in mid-air, seizing the last moments of his "Underworld God's Eye View" to observe the chaotic scene.
A humanoid green-shadow zipped across the ground at astonishing speed.
It moved so fast that the naked eye could scarcely track it.
The person it finally targeted was Chen Hanyu, who was struggling to crawl away.
About thirty seconds prior, Chen Hanyu had been cut in half at the waist but was not yet dead, her tenacious will supporting her as she fought to crawl forward.
Meanwhile, the green shadow approached Ren Zhong, and only after thoroughly tearing him apart did it return to finish off Chen Hanyu, who had managed to crawl nearly five meters forward, leaving a long trail of blood on the ground.
As for the others, they were already long dead.