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The pitch-black computer screen emitted a blinding white light, but this time Lu Xun was prepared and closed his eyes in advance.
"Trying to ambush me? Too naive," he laughed smugly.
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Sunlight filtered through leaves and branches, leaving a golden dappled pattern on the ground, while a gentle breeze rustled through the treetops.
Underneath a large tree, Grinya Loran opened her eyes and looked around with a confused gaze.
Where was she?
She seemed to have arrived in the depths of a primordial jungle, but the sunlight here was bright and the breeze soft, making her feel very comfortable.
She had full control over her body; it seemed the evil god hadn't followed her through that light curtain.
Thinking of this, Grinya froze in place, her face turning a ghastly pale.
What was she supposed to do now?
She hadn't forgotten that this place was teeming with undercurrents, and it was highly likely that cultist conspiracies were hidden here. As a weak, unarmed woman, she had no power to resist.
"You're finally awake."
A person stood in the shadow of the tree, wearing primitive furs. An almost handsome face was painted with yellow and white pigments, looking like a primitive tribesman who had just stepped out from the wild.
The moment Grinya saw him, her heart was filled with extreme terror. But immediately afterward, she somehow calmed down, feeling as if the person before her was very familiar and close.
"You were talking in your sleep just now, saying nonsense about exams, families, magic, and dreams. You must have eaten a poisonous mushroom to be like this." The man approached her, the concern on his face appearing genuine.
For some reason, even though Grinya had absolutely no memory of this man, she subconsciously believed everything he said without the slightest defense.
The man helped her up and said, "Let's go back to the tribe. I'll brew some medicinal soup for you, and you can get some good rest."
Grinya opened her mouth, intending to agree, but suddenly, another ancient and stern mysterious voice rang in her ears.
"Trying to ambush me? Too naive."
These words instantly shattered all of Grinya's filters. The man before her wasn't a primitive at all; he was clearly a hideous dagger goblin!
It held a small knife and was lunging toward Grinya's waist!
Grinya was both shocked and enraged, reacting instantly. Although her level 6 physical attributes were strong, realizing the truth now was a bit too late. A wound was grazed across her waist, and while it wasn't life-threatening, the intense pain made her face contort in agony.
She was sincerely grateful to that great existence. If he hadn't suddenly reminded her, she might have already perished under the blade of this hideous goblin!
"Damn, I missed!" The goblin actually spoke in human tongue, which greatly surprised Grinya.
However, the situation was far from good. Grinya was injured, and this was her first time facing a magical beast in a life-or-death battle; she lacked the courage to fight to the death.
But suddenly, the pain in her waist mostly dissipated. To Grinya's shock, she also realized she was gradually losing control of her body.
It was the evil god!
The evil god had followed her here!
Grinya was overjoyed, casting a look of pity at the pathetic goblin.
Poor creature, it had no idea what kind of great existence it was about to face.
But in the next moment, the evil god's words made her heart drop into an icy valley.
"How did you get hurt?"
Facing this questioning tone from the evil god, Grinya was so ashamed she didn't dare say a word.
'I'm sorry, Evil God. I'm useless and have disappointed you!'
Lu Xun looked at the health bar that had lost a third of its total and was shocked.
What the hell? He hadn't even done anything yet and he'd already lost a third of his health?!
He only needed one look to assess the situation. The hideous goblin in front of him still had blood on the tip of its knife.
There was no doubt about it—he had been ambushed by a goblin!
And it was only a level 5 goblin!
What an absolute disgrace!
"Damn you, take my sword!"
Lu Xun shouted in anger, instantly releasing his current strongest skill—and the only one he had learned—Air-Piercing Sword Dance!
Grinya's figure suddenly vanished, transforming into hundreds of sword qi strikes that continuously slashed the goblin's body before finally merging back into one. Grinya elegantly sheathed her sword without looking back.
The goblin stood dazed. It couldn't understand how the human who had been so foolish a moment ago had suddenly become so fierce.
Its health bar emptied, and it fell to the ground, disappearing into illusory particles.
A real man... no, a real woman never looks back at an explosion!
【You have killed a dagger goblin (lv5)】
Following the system prompt, Lu Xun suddenly noticed that his character level had increased slightly.
He had gone from level 6 to level 7.
From this, Lu Xun reached a startling conclusion.
Killing monsters provided experience!
He had thought the only way to level up in this game was by consuming experience potions, but it turned out grinding mobs worked too.
Then what about killing people?
Lu Xun recalled his experiences; it seemed that didn't work.
When he had killed so many people in the cult base dungeon, his experience hadn't increased at all.
It appeared that only killing these magical creatures would grant experience points.
...
"Blazing Fire Tornado!"
Buze Kritov shouted as the scorching heat caused the river water to begin boiling.
The goblin was bathed in crimson flames, screaming in agony before turning into a green experience bar that entered Buze's body.
Buze knew that the experience points gained from defeating magical beasts on Wuxin Island were temporary. Once they left the island, these points would be cleared.
However, freshmen could use these experience points to temporarily gain the ability to face magical beasts head-on.
"Master Buze, thank you so much! If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would have been killed by that monster."
The freshman Buze had saved was moved to tears of gratitude, looking as though he wanted to rush forward and hug Buze's leg.
Buze sheathed his sword and looked at him. "The goblins on Wuxin Island are special magical beasts corrupted by evil god power. They have the ability to manipulate the human mind. Don't be careless, understand?"
"I know, but who could have guessed we'd run into a monster like a goblin right after entering Wuxin Island? I heard from upperclassmen that they used to start with level 1 slimes." The freshman felt very wronged. He was only level 1, yet he had to face a level 5 goblin with mental manipulation right at the start. It was simply impossible.
He couldn't understand why the academy would place such monsters at the starting point.
Buze also furrowed his brows.
He was also confused by this issue.
Most freshmen were merely an apprentice mage who had just started, and they lacked the ability to deal with these monsters at the beginning.
The academy was well aware of this, so every year the starting points on Wuxin Island featured very low-level slimes for the freshmen to practice on.
But this year's magical beasts were clearly different.
Had the policy changed?
Rate on N.U.
