Yes, it was very slow.
Negut frowned, swung his hand out, wanting to shove the Licker aside but… when his hand touched the Licker's head, the sound of bones snapping rang out.
Crack!
Negut: "…"
He widened his eyes, seeing the Licker's neck get snapped by his hand, bent a full 180 degrees, its head pressing against its own back.
It died so fast it didn't even have time to let out a single sound, and then…
Thud!
The Licker fell to the ground, no longer moving.
[Ding! Congratulations on killing a Licker, you have obtained 2 free attribute points.]
Negut stared at the zombie Licker's corpse on the ground, standing still for nearly 10 minutes before he could even process what had happened.
It was because he was too strong.
The Licker's Strength was only around 35 points, but Negut's Strength had already reached 65, nearly double that of the Licker.
To make it easy to compare, he was a grown man, while the Licker was just a seven-year-old child.
"Damn it!" Negut cursed loudly. "With this, why would I even need to rely on my Class? Just using my fists is enough."
Even though he said that, he still thought using his class would be better. After all, his Strength being this high was thanks to the ring Lilith had given him.
It was just that… to upgrade that ring, he needed to pay a lot of Energy Points. So in the end, he still had to rely on his class.
"But…" Negut looked at the Licker's corpse, frowned, and muttered, "I should've encountered zombies or a few types of low-level monsters. Why did a Licker appear?"
"Could it be…" Negut thought of a possibility: the Government had raised the difficulty, or it was simply that the area he had teleported to happened to have a high-level monster like a Licker.
Negut shrugged, not wanting to think anymore, because no matter which case it was, he wasn't worried.
With strength like his, what was there to worry about?
Right then, a notification panel appeared before his eyes.
[Mission 1: Hunt (1)]
[Requirement: Kill 100 monsters]
[Time limit: 48 hours]
[Description: Within 48 hours, kill any 100 monsters]
[Reward: The shorter the completion time, the higher the bonus points]
Seeing the notification panel, Negut found a secluded spot and began testing the summoning skill he possessed.
After all, he should thoroughly understand his class. That was the best option.
Negut examined the Slime spawn rates displayed before him.
[Spawn Rate: Rank F (60%), Rank D (50%), Rank C (9%), Rank B (1%).]
"Slimes are usually only Rank F creatures. A Slime of a higher Rank has never appeared." Negut muttered, "Even though scientists used many methods to create new Slime species, they all failed. That's also why Slimes are considered the most useless creatures."
"Then let's try it… see what kind of power a Rank D Slime, or an even higher-Rank Slime, would have."
Negut said it and did it, starting to summon Slimes.
[Ding! You consumed 1 Energy Point and successfully summoned a Rank F Slime.]
Negut frowned as he looked at the green Slime in front of him.
Its body was the size of a tennis ball, green in color, with no eyes, nose, or mouth. Its shape resembled a bizarre, huge droplet, exactly like in fantasy games.
[Name: Slime]
[Level: 0]
[Rank: F]
[Description: Can attack with slime fluid, easily causing burns if the target's skin is thin or if they have no protective gear.]
Negut sighed. Nothing special. He directly sacrificed that Slime, recovering a bit of stamina and mana.
He continued summoning.
[Ding! You consumed 1 Energy Point and successfully summoned a Rank F Slime.]
"Again!"
[Ding! You consumed 1 Energy Point and successfully summoned a Rank F Slime.]
"Keep summoning!"
[Ding! You consumed 1 Energy Point and successfully summoned a Rank D Slime.]
[Name: Explosive Slime]
[Rank: D]
[Description: Sacrifices itself to create a small explosion, dealing damage equal to 2 x [Spirit].]
"Ah!" Negut immediately felt delighted when he saw a red Slime. There was even a symbol on its body, like a blazing explosion.
"My Spirit has already reached 130 points. If it explodes, it will deal damage equivalent to 260 Spirit." Negut muttered. Although he didn't know how strong an explosion worth 260 Spirit would be, it seemed not bad.
"But…" Negut suddenly noticed a problem, which was… how was he supposed to carry this Slime?
Was he supposed to hold it?
"Ah!" Negut suddenly remembered the knowledge he had learned at the academy. Scientists said that Slimes were not considered 'living creatures' because they had no thoughts. They were like a type of fungus, acting only on cellular instinct.
He immediately stored the Explosive Slime in his storage space. Sure enough… he could keep it inside this space.
"Hahahaha… great, then I don't need to worry about the number of Slimes anymore." Negut laughed loudly, then began summoning nonstop, searching for higher-Rank Slimes.
…
Somewhere else.
In the area that was truly meant for the Newbies.
Erik, together with Selina and a few other trainees, was facing a group of one-horned rabbits.
Although the four rabbits in front of them were only twice the size of normal rabbits, their speed was very fast, and the poison on their horns made them afraid.
In reality, that poison wasn't too dangerous, but it could paralyze whoever was hit for one hour to several hours, depending on the target's physical strength.
Besides that, their horns were very sharp, like drill bits. If you weren't careful, you would be seriously injured.
Erik used his signature skill. He brought his hands together, and a wind sphere slowly formed, but it was only the size of a tennis ball.
Then…
"Agh!!!" Erik yelled as the wind sphere flew toward the one-horned rabbits, forming a gale that swept toward them.
Although that gust wasn't very strong, it was enough to restrict their movement.
"Now!" Erik shouted.
Selina gripped her foil and charged at the rabbits. The sharp tip of the blade, like a drill, stabbed toward the rabbit closest to her.
But at this moment, that rabbit jumped backward, dodging her attack.
"What?!" Selina jolted, but she quickly calmed down and continued charging at that rabbit.
Seeing this, Erik cursed inwardly, "Tch! Useless. What are you still looking at? Move up!"
"Yes!"
"Yes, young master."
"Let's go, young master only needs to stand in the back."
Those four people were all hired by Erik. After all, he wasn't very confident going alone with Selina, and besides, he wanted to secure a high ranking in the 'Newbie Trial', so he hired a few more people to fight alongside him.
Although those people only had D-rank talents or classes, at least they were obedient and easy for Erik to command.
Even though it was only four one-horned rabbits, Erik's group of six still had to spend nearly 20 minutes fighting before they could kill them all.
Erik panted, feeling the mana in his body run dry, then flopped down onto the ground, waiting for his mana to recover.
Selina and the four others were quite tired as well.
Here, only Erik and Selina had Energy Points from before entering the 'Newbie Trial', so they had already upgraded to Level 5.
The other four were different. They came from not-so-wealthy families and couldn't access Energy Points early, so their levels were still 0.
However, seeing the four rabbits lying on the ground, Erik smiled and said, "A start like this is very good. But… Selina, you're too slow."
Hearing that, Selina frowned, feeling a bit uncomfortable. If it were Negut, he definitely would have used the nicest words to praise her, and would even have asked after her with tender concern.
But with Erik, he didn't care how she fought or whether she got hurt. Just that one scolding made her truly disappointed.
However, Selina knew clearly… so what if she was disappointed? It was better to go with Erik, a Rank B Awakened, than to go with a cripple who was only an Awakened rank [F-99].
Endure a little, and it would be fine.
Selina frowned and glanced at her beautiful arm. A cut had appeared on her fair skin. Although it wasn't deep and only bled a little, the one-horned rabbit's poison had seeped into her body.
She let out a sigh, then said, "I'm injured, so my movements are a bit slow."
Erik frowned when he heard that and shouted softly, "Damn it! You got injured the moment we entered the trial. Then how are we supposed to complete the mission on schedule? Selina, if you can't fight, then don't slow down my mission progress."
Selina pressed her lips together, fury surging in her heart. But in the end, she could only restrain herself, sigh, and say, "Sorry."
"Huh!" Erik snorted disdainfully, walked over to the four rabbits, and checked them a bit.
As for Selina, she sat still on the ground, not knowing whether her choice was truly right or wrong.