"I wonder what the feelers part of the forest looks like?" Zayen was about to take a step forward when suddenly a system notification appeared in front of him with the voice of the system that sounded in his mind.
[ System Announcement: John Catar has been killed by a Level 1 Magic Beast—Flaming Fox! ]
What?!
Dead? How long had he been out?
And he was killed by a Level 1 magic beast.
The chat channel once again exploded.
"Fuck... Someone was just killed like that, and that too by a level one magic beast."
"Damn it... this world is truly that dangerous."
"I'm going; who wants to team up with me? I'm very strong."
"No more going solo, never again. I want to team up."
"Everyone, we can't just wait here to die! We have to kill magic beasts and level up, or it's a dead end!"
"Form teams! Let's form teams together! Strength in numbers!"
"Anyone who wants to form a team with me can come to my location on the map."
"Everyone, I awaken an SS-grade talent with two S-grade talent skills. If anyone wants to join my team, they can follow my location on the map and come find me."
"Me, me, me! I want to join your team; just wait for me. I am coming right now."
"Me too; wait for me."
"So what if you got some S-grade talent? So what? I am the apostle chosen by Zeus—King of the Sky and Lord of Thunder. Those who want to team up with me, hurry and sign up and then come to my location in an hour."
As soon as he finished speaking, the whole chat channel was exploding with messages. Everyone wanted to join his team.
"Give way... Big boss, me; I want to join your team."
"I want to join your team."
"Wow! Big brother is so handsome! Can your little sister join your team?
"I only accept the strong; the weak are not worthy of teaming up with me." When the message was sent in the chat channel, everyone fell silent.
At this moment, those who were chosen as an apostle were the most sought-after. Everyone wanted to join them, but they too wanted those who had awakened C-grade or above-grade talent on their team.
Zayen silently watched it all, unmoved. He didn't want to reveal his Eternal-grade talents just to form a team. He didn't want to expose his trump card.
Soon, around a thousand people formed around two hundred small groups in the chat channel. Then everyone set off to find their team members.
Fifteen minutes later, only Zayen was left in the chat channel, who had not joined any team. He waited for another five minutes as he observed the chat, hoping to gather any valuable information before moving out.
By now, many players had already regrouped with their parties and begun hunting magic beasts.
Before long, the distant sound of battle echoed through the trees—
shouts, roars, spells exploding, weapons clashing.
"I wonder what the magic beasts in this forest look like," Zayen muttered.
Without any delay, he began walking forward.
As Zayen continued to walk forward, he saw mountains in the distance, as well as a river. The immediate surroundings were filled with weeds and shrubs, some of which were over a meter tall, exuding a primitive and wild aura.
A gust of wind blew, carrying a strong smell of blood in the air. It seemed to remind him that this was a world full of slaughter, where one could lose their life at any moment.
He hadn't walked far away from his previous location when he found the surroundings were in a mess.
There were red bloodstains everywhere, as well as traces of battle.
On the ground lay the corpses of rats like beasts, one after another, some even smashed to pieces, leaving only remnants.
These rats, like magic beasts, were as big as rabbits, and their teeth and claws were incredibly sharp.
Underneath the seemingly calm grassland, so many rats like magic beasts were actually hidden.
Zayen immediately used the system's identification function to scan the corpse of a rat near him.
[Level 1 Marshroot Rat: A communal creature, often active underground. Adept at launching sneak attacks from below.]
"Communal creatures… and adept at sneak attacks. No wonder John met with misfortune. With so many Marshroot Rats, even his strength wouldn't have been enough to fend them off."
"Judging by these corpses, they must have been working as a team here not long ago."
However, just as Zayen was studying the Marshroom Rat corpses, a prompt suddenly appeared.
[System Notification]: Player Ronan Vesk has been killed by a Level 1 Magical Beast—Crimson Fang Wolf.
"Huh! The second person to die. His world is truly denegreous."
In this world, ultimately, one still has to rely on oneself. Ayen sighed with emotion.
[System Notification]: Player Liu Yan
has been killed by a Level 2 Stonehide Boar.
[System Notification]: Player Amara Okoye has been killed by a Level 1 Venomspike Serpent.
[System Notification]: Player Svetlana Morozov has been killed by a Level 3 Razorclaw Panther.
What? Four dead!
Are the magic beasts in the forest that strong?
At this moment the messages kept popping out in the chat channel.
"Damn it, where did this red fox come from? It has already killed two people in our team."
"This Big Rat's burrowing skill is too powerful, making it impossible to guard against, and it leaves after attacking, not fighting us head-on at all."
"I also encountered it just now. If it weren't for the defense talent skill, then I might have been killed too."
It seems I need to be careful. Zayen read the messages from the chat channel and then continued to walk forward cautiously.
Not long after, Zayen discovered a human corpse lying ahead.
The corpse's neck had been bitten through, and the ground was covered in blood.
Around him were several Mushroom Rat corpses, along with traces of a struggle.
Just as Zayen was about to take a step forward, he suddenly felt a strong wave of killing intent wash over him. The air around him seemed to freeze for a moment.
Zayen was no stranger to killing intent, as he had lived with it for years, surrounded by dangerous people and darker streets. But this… this was different. This killing intent was cold, sharp, and terrifyingly pure, like the gaze of a predator locking onto its prey.
"Divine Manifestation—activate!"
Without a hint of hesitation, Zayen instantly activated [Divine Manifestation]. A shield made of pure, glowing light bloomed into existence behind him, forming in an instant as divine energy rippled through the air.
BOOM!!