“Boss, shall we take down this Demon Bear together?” Zhong Yongnian quickly asked Zhou Bai’s opinion.
He knew very well that the highest level of the beasts outside was only level 9, and Zhou Bai was level 9 too. With their assistance, they could definitely take down the Demon Bear.
“Okay.” Zhou Bai nodded, then looked at the Demon Bear, which was already preparing to attack the person it had knocked down, and hurried to confront it.
At this moment, the Demon Bear sensed Zhou Bai’s threat—or rather, Zhou Bai’s flesh and blood attracted it even more. Upon seeing her, its attention immediately focused on her.
The two quickly clashed.
The huge bear paw raised, revealing sharp claws, aiming straight at Zhou Bai’s most vulnerable head and neck.
Zhou Bai directly used her iron axe to defend and counterattack against the bear paw. The axe’s defense absorbed much of the force, but Zhou Bai still lost 150 HP.
Keep in mind, she still had equipment attribute bonuses!
The damage was really high!
Zhou Bai muttered to herself, and the next moment, the other bear paw also swiped down.
She could only spin quickly to respond.
Then came pushes, grabs, scratches, and clawing—the Demon Bear pressed closely, determined to knock her down, its movements growing faster.
At this moment, Zhou Bai finally understood why the group couldn’t handle this Demon Bear.
One strength overpowers ten skills.
The Demon Bear’s strength was just too great.
Every time Zhou Bai clashed with it, she felt her hands going numb from the shock.
She had to start using a cautious, low-profile tactic, repeatedly chopping at the bear’s nose and eye sockets. She remembered these were the bear’s weak points, and figured it was the same for the demon beast.
Sure enough, facing this threat, the Demon Bear’s attacks weakened slightly. Taking advantage of its retreat, Zhou Bai chopped off a significant portion of its health.
Much more efficient than the whole team before.
“Nice, awesome!”
“Keep hitting its eyes.”
“Health bar dropping, dropping!”
“…”
The group, previously bullied by the Demon Bear, couldn’t help but cheer and applaud from the sidelines.
Hearing this, Zhou Bai stumbled slightly, then glanced back at Zhong Yongnian. “Together?” Didn’t we agree to take it down together?
Zhong Yongnian realized this, cleared his throat, and quickly shouted, “Those with HP below 300, step aside to rest and recover. Those with HP above 300, keep an eye on your health throughout.”
As he finished, the cheering group hurriedly drew their weapons and charged in. The boss is so strong, they almost forgot.
Zhou Bai attacked head-on, while they assisted from all sides. Any hit would at least chip away some of the Demon Bear’s health.
The Demon Bear, annoyed by their harassment and sensing danger, let out a low roar, preparing to unleash an area attack skill.
Having witnessed its sound attack before, Zhou Bai wouldn’t give it the chance. She switched her iron axe for a spear and thrust heavily into the Demon Bear’s eye.
A piercing scream echoed on the scene.
Though their eardrums hurt and their HP dropped significantly, the group saw an opportunity.
While the Demon Bear howled in pain, they chopped and stabbed as much as they could.
The Demon Bear’s health bar rapidly dropped under their efforts.
Watching the health bar, Zhou Bai estimated the moment and delivered a final heavy blow.
Before the Demon Bear could counterattack, its health hit zero, and its massive body collapsed.
【Congratulations Host, defeated lv.9 Demon Bear, obtained Honey9, Bear Paw4, Bear Meat9, Bear Hide9, Experience90, Copper Coins90, randomly gained Permanent Stamina Attribute Points +2.】
Stamina +2? Zhou Bai was a bit surprised. This was her first time getting attribute points from a drop, and it was stamina. Her eyes involuntarily brightened.
So attribute points could also be gained by killing monsters?
Is this chance only for high-level beasts?
She made a mental note to verify this when she had time.
At this moment, with the system notification, the Demon Bear’s body disappeared on the spot.
Seeing this, everyone breathed a long sigh of relief.
Victory!
“Boss, thank you. Without you, we would have had to give up this resource point for now,” Zhong Yongnian said sincerely.
Who would have thought there was such a high-level mini-boss hidden near the bamboo forest?
They’d have to be more careful in the future, scouting first. Otherwise, if surrounded by beasts, the whole team would be in trouble.
The game changed day by day, and monster levels kept rising. Most they met yesterday were level 6 or 7; today suddenly level 8 or 9.
“If you hadn’t encountered it, I might have run into it later,” Zhou Bai shook her head, then added, “Don’t call me boss, just call me Zhou Bai.”
“How long have you been here?” Zhong Yongnian asked curiously, noticing she came out of the bamboo forest.
“A while. I just gathered a lot of bamboo strips and wind-and-rain orchids,” Zhou Bai replied, revealing some information.
Sure enough, Zhong Yongnian was surprised when he heard “wind-and-rain orchid.” “There’s wind-and-rain orchid in the bamboo forest too?”
“Yes, quite a lot. When you gather later, be careful. There are demon bamboo rats guarding it. Watch out for sudden attacks; some will suddenly burrow out of the ground,” Zhou Bai warned.
“Thanks.” Zhong Yongnian quickly responded. They didn’t even know there was wind-and-rain orchid inside! Its value was much higher than bamboo strips. Even if Zhou Bai was hiding it, no one would mind, but she still told them.
“No need to thank me. I can’t gather it all alone anyway. The resources are there; if everyone gathers more, the territory can make more equipment,” Zhou Bai said casually, then glanced at the recent loot and continued, “The Demon Bear dropped a lot, including 2 stamina attribute points. I’ll keep one set; you guys split the rest.”
Hearing Zhou Bai’s first sentence, Zhong Yongnian silently gave her a thumbs-up in his heart. Such a broad vision!
But when he heard about the attribute points drop, he was a bit surprised but still declined her offer, “No, no, you basically did all the fighting.” They didn’t have the face to take it!
Without Zhou Bai, they might have had to give up this resource point. Now they could continue gathering bamboo strips and wind-and-rain orchids.
“You helped too, keep it! The attribute points are already a big benefit for me,” Zhou Bai insisted.
“How about this? We take 20% of the harvest,” Zhong Yongnian said, seeing her attitude, he could only accept, but only agreed to 20%.
“50%!”
“…Fine!” When did taking stuff ever feel like too much?
They reached an agreement.
“So what’s your plan now?” Zhong Yongnian asked.
“I’m going to check out the Misty Forest and look for rain tree resin,” Zhou Bai replied.
“We just came back from there. That place has the most people. In the rain, all the trees turn into rain trees. Cutting them yields wood and randomly drops rain tree resin. The drop rate isn’t low, but there are many small demon beasts, so be careful,” Zhong Yongnian shared information about the Misty Forest.
“Got it.” Zhou Bai nodded, then thought about their return from there and guessed they must have rain tree resin. She continued, “How much rain tree resin do you have? Sell it to me at the territory’s purchase price! I won’t go there for now; I’ll just bring the materials back.”
After sending the materials back, Diana could make more equipment so other residents could go out too.
Though dangerous outside in the rain, the harvest was great—a good chance to improve. They couldn’t just laze at home.
“…Okay.” Zhong Yongnian agreed again. They wouldn’t lose out anyway.
But his gaze toward Zhou Bai had changed somewhat.
Maybe they should learn from her.
The higher the levels of people in the territory, the better for the territory. They needed to think long-term.
After the trade, both sides parted ways.
Watching Zhou Bai leave, others quickly gathered around Zhong Yongnian.
“The boss is really nice! Such a broad vision.”
“When will I be as strong as her?”
“No, isn’t the boss rich? So much rain tree resin, and she can just take it all!”
“Normal! She’s high level, kills high-level beasts, gets more copper coins, so she’s rich! And she mostly kills monsters alone.”
“Jealous! Leveling up early in the game instantly puts you ahead.”
“Let’s all work hard to kill more monsters and level up. There’s still room to catch up!”
“…”
As everyone chatted happily, Zhong Yongnian withdrew his gaze and said, “Enough chatting. Let’s hurry into the bamboo forest to gather bamboo strips and wind-and-rain orchids. The equipment’s duration is less than an hour. We have to return to the territory before it ends and gather more materials.”
Hearing this, others remembered what Zhou Bai said and quickly agreed.
Makes sense. As long as they were willing, they could do quite a lot for the territory.
Then, the group quickly entered the bamboo forest, racing against time.
At this moment, they didn’t realize that sometimes the formation of a territory’s atmosphere happens subtly and imperceptibly.
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