Chapter 540: Chapter 530 The Rabbit is Thought of Again

The bright “Merit” character was incredibly dazzling, leaving those players who hadn’t left the city, or just left the city without a chance to act against the groundhogs, completely dumbfounded.

“This is terrifying, run for it!” someone shouted.

The rest turned and ran.

“There are wild boar demons over there, they’re heading up the mountain! Chase them!”

The Groundhog King burst out with a roar, leading a swarm of groundhogs in every direction.

True, this group had once again chosen the wrong direction.

But with three hundred thousand groundhogs, even if they ran the wrong way, as long as a portion went the right direction, that was still tens of thousands!

These groundhogs didn’t rely on any special tactics; they just sprinted and threw a basket of carrots at any silhouette they saw, not caring whether it was a comrade or an enemy.

Even though the game still had a setting where comrades couldn’t be hurt, the shockwave still blasted the groundhogs all over the place.

Some flew out horizontally, others tumbled all over the ground, and some were blasted straight up into the sky.

Unfortunately, these unpredictable flying objects moved incredibly fast, and some quickly caught up with the retreating player army and smashed right into the crowd, then they screamed, “Kill them!”

Boom, boom, boom…

For a moment, carrot clouds exploded one after another outside the West City Gate, and the sound of explosions was accompanied by countless screams and the chaotic sight of limbs and bodies flying everywhere, bloodily enough that players within the city dared not look directly.

“This is too scary… these groundhogs are too frightening! Are these really just groundhogs?”

“My God, are those really carrots they’re throwing? Why do I feel like they’re giant thunderbolts?”

“Forget it, forget it, let’s exit through another gate. The West City Gate is no longer an option.”

Inside the city gate, players cried out in alarm, and those who had planned to leave through the West City Gate for leveling, now changed their exit points, heading for the other gates instead.

Outside the North City Gate, a group of independent players rushed out, formed from various small teams.

As soon as they left the city, without any hesitation, they collectively sped up, scattering and sprinting away.

“Hurry up, hurry up! The first monster in the new world, whoever kills it first will definitely go down in history!” a burly man exclaimed excitedly.

A white-haired swordsman carrying a big saber instantly overtook him, then suppressed his own speed and said as he ran, “What’s the rush? New world, new opportunities, but also new dangers.

Who knows how terrifying the monsters here can be! Let others test the strength of the wild monsters first, then it won’t be too late for us to make our move.”

The burly man became anxious, “Liu Yi, have you lost your mind? It’s the very first monster, killing it means making history.”

Liu Yi seemed completely indifferent as he glanced and responded, “Fame is but vanity, what use is it?

Look back at the Imperial Palace in the Imperial City; those who sit on the Dragon Chair or stand below it, which one of them actually cares about such empty fame?

Although we’ve been informed by the system on arrival that the integration level of this world isn’t high, keeping the game’s reality at merely twenty percent.

Death has no penalty, but don’t forget, the time dead counts as three days, and three days is a long time!

New world, new opportunities, if you die once, you fall behind massively.

Fall behind once, fall behind at every step.

Do you want to develop safely or risk it all for vanity?”

The burly man fell silent.

A young girl caught up from behind; she had pitch-black hair, an excellent figure, especially at the bust, which almost seemed to split her robe open.

As she passed by, countless wolf whistles sounded, and all eyes converged on her.

However, she didn’t mind at all; being one of the top three beauties of Cangshan Mountain World, she was accustomed to such attention.

She smiled and said, “Big brother is right, San Shan, you should listen to him. Vanity is truly useless.”

But San Shan didn’t agree and argued, “Liu Ye’er, you always agree with whatever your brother says!

But I disagree on this; tell me, isn’t it possible that the player who hunts the first monster will get more system rewards?

The first pioneer reward has to be substantial.”

Liu Ye’er’s brows furrowed slightly as she looked at Liu Yi, “Brother, San Shan seems to have a point.”

Liu Yi laughed, “Who said I wasn’t going to compete? Does acting later necessarily mean I’ll kill the monster later than those who act first?”

San Shan and Liu Ye’er were taken aback, then smiled.

Liu Ye’er said with a grin, “Brother, are you planning to let others test the strength of the wild monsters first, then take action?”

Liu Yi nodded, “In an unknown world, where everything is uncertain, caution is the parent of safety.”

Having said that, he looked toward West City Gate, “This time, I must advance ahead of Zun Shen, no matter what, and then give him a good smack or two to make him stop thinking about my sister all the time!”

Liu Ye’er blushed and said, “Brother, be serious! Why bring him up?”

San Shan said, “Isn’t that being serious? Zun Shen led a hundred thousand people out, if we lag behind, we really might fall behind him in the lead again. Liu Yi, I’ve checked; the wild monsters in the north are a bit complicated, with crocodiles and turtles by the river, and wolves on the hillside.

These monsters in Newbie Village, their levels are not low.”

Liu Yi replied, “We won’t touch these, such wild monsters in Newbie Village are not for newborn novices to provoke.

I believe the same holds true for this world…”

“So why are we still running this way?” asked San Shan.

Liu Ye’er replied with a chuckle, “Silly San Shan, can’t you see the obvious?

The place we’re in should be West Kunlun’s Newbie Village.

Might be the system was worried we’d be unfamiliar and wouldn’t know how to play, so they replicated the original Newbie Village’s wild monsters here.

Although it’s just our guess, look at the wild monsters around us…

Chickens, snakes, turtles, groundhogs, wolves, bears, and so forth…”

These could correspond one-to-one with the initial wild monsters of Newbie Village, so this speculation is very likely true!

The Imperial Court must be thinking the same, which is why General Yu had gone east to hunt chickens, but he is backed by the Cangshan Mountain Imperial Court; we can’t afford to provoke them.

General Yu is petty-minded; it’s better to stay away from him.

In the west, the groundhogs’ level isn’t low either, and since Zun Shen has taken a hundred thousand men there, even if we went, we might not be able to snatch any monsters to kill.

And it’s clear they intend to overwhelm the higher-level groundhogs with sheer numbers, to aid Zun Shen in leveling.

We have too few people; we can’t replicate that method.”

San Shan said, “I still don’t get it, what does this have to do with us heading to the north? The wild monsters here aren’t any lower level than the groundhogs.”

Liu Ye’er massaged her temple and said, “Idiot, complete idiot! Think about it carefully, what is missing when we compare the wild monsters of this Newbie Village to those of the Cangshan Mountain World’s Newbie Village?”

San Shan compared them one by one and finally stamped his foot, exclaiming, “I know!”

Liu Ye’er smiled, “At least you’re not completely hopeless!”

San Shan chuckled, “After what you said, how could I not figure it out? But that tiger in Cangshan Mountain Newbie Village is also a BOSS, can the three of us handle it?”

Liu Ye and Liu Ye’er both furiously massaged their temples, groaning, “Hopeless!”

Liu Yi took a deep breath and said, “We’re talking about rabbits!”

San Shan slapped his forehead and said, “Ah, how could I forget about that thing! Right, why haven’t we seen any rabbits? Rabbits and chickens, those are the two most worthless creatures in a laborer’s Newbie Village.

If General Yu has set his sights on chickens, if we find rabbits…”

San Shan chuckled mischievously.

Liu Yi said, “It’s good that you understand. You’re tall, so take a good look around and try to find the rabbit’s territory first.”

Liu Ye’er kindly reminded, “Look carefully, rabbits are white. If you see a patch of white on the grassland, that’s probably it.”

San Shan gave him a look and said, “I’m just slow, not actually dumb! Do you think I’m Five Mountains or something?”

Five Mountains, who had been following silently at the back, scratched his head and looked around with vacant eyes, “What are you all talking about?”

Everyone simultaneously massaged their temples…

…

Around them, there were many with the same idea as Liu Yi, San Shan, Five Mountains, and Liu Ye’er. Many people, after dashing out, at a glance saw no rabbits in the distance. Not approaching the wild monsters, they directly circumvented them.

Meanwhile, at the South City Gate, a graceful figure walked out.

Wherever she passed, no one dared to approach, and they all stepped aside.

Even after she exited the South City Gate, no one dared to follow.

She was Li Hongyi, the strongest being in the Cangshan Mountain World and its first Empress!

Although she had asked General Yu to investigate the details of this world, once General Yu had left, she also left the Imperial Palace and stepped out of the South City Gate.

“Don’t you trust General Yu?” Li Hongyi’s shadow suddenly asked.

Li Hongyi said, “I trust no one! Moreover, General Yu has great ambition. If he was not a few levels below me, he would have challenged my position long ago.

Do you think he volunteered to scout the monsters outside the city truly for the good of the Imperial Court?

He simply wanted to take the lead, kill more monsters, learn more about this world, and take a few steps ahead of me earlier.

He wants to catch up to me!

So, even if he investigates the information of this world, he will not share everything with me.

Rather than waiting for him, I’d rely on myself.”

The shadow chuckled, “Then why waste time in the court?”

Li Hongyi shook her head, “I still need to appear harmonious on the surface. General Yu and I came together because of the Heavenly Gate. Now that we’ve breached the Heavenly Gate and left the Cangshan Mountain World, the unknown compels us to join forces.

Joining forces is better than being adversaries.”

The shadow said ominously, “Then kill him!”

Li Hongyi said, “Easier said than done?”

The shadow was silent for a moment, “Then become stronger!”

Li Hongyi nodded, then looked towards a group of snakes in the distance.

The shadow immediately said, “Don’t go!

As a spiritual body, I have a stronger sense of power than you. I can feel those snakes are not simple; you might not gain any advantage from them.

I think you should try looking for rabbits…

Chickens and rabbits, those are the two most worthless animals in Newbie Village.

Since General Yu has taken the chickens, you can completely take the rabbits.”

Li Hongyi nodded, “Yes, that’s also my plan!

According to the information, rabbits are not around the city.

This is a completely different wild monster layout than in Cangshan Mountain Newbie Village.

The system, having replicated the wild monsters over here, wouldn’t make such a change for no reason.

There must be a reason for such irregularities, and when odd things happen, there must be demons afoot!

I suspect that this is the system hinting at something to us.

Even more, I suspect that the rabbits might be hiding a hidden quest!

So I let General Yu have the chickens, betting on him moving first while I bet on something bigger.

It’s just that I didn’t expect Yin Kui to take so long without finding any trace of the rabbits.”