His broadsword was somewhat weak, but it still accurately struck the giant bear's head.

Jiang Hao noticed that his pupils began to dilate, and then his mouth opened wide. Jiang Hao, who had wanted to deal with the giant bear as soon as possible, hesitated and decided to wait a little longer.

As expected, after the initial shock, Qiu Si quickly delivered another probing strike.

Then, with a shout, like a mad dog, he lunged in front of the giant bear's head, yelling, "I'll kill you! I'll kill you..." as he gripped his broadsword with both hands and frantically slashed at the bear's head, pushing Luo Zaidu aside.

Jiang Hao was somewhat surprised.

He had never seen a teammate go so crazy because of the damage bonus from his talent.

After holding out for about twenty minutes, the bear's skin loosened, and it collapsed completely to the ground. Jiang Hao and his teammates then stopped.

The giant bear was dead; there was no intact spot left on its head. But Qiu Si kept hacking away until he was exhausted. Then he collapsed to the ground and burst into tears.

Jiang Hao walked over, reached out and helped him up, saying, "Brother, you've killed it, well done!"

Qiu Si hugged Jiang Hao tightly, still sobbing. The two magical shields were compressed and automatically merged into one large magical shield, enveloping them both.

Everyone else remained still, simply watching him silently.

After a long while, Qiu Si finally stopped crying. After releasing Jiang Hao, the large magic shield split into two smaller magic shields, each enveloping the original two people.

Qiu Si wiped away her tears and said softly, "Um... I'm so sorry, I... I... before we came here, my... my whole family died. Only... only me, only me, survived because of playing the game. They... they were all killed by these monsters..."

"It was a bear, a white bear. It killed my brother, my brother was only seven years old... only seven years old... After it killed my brother, I was too scared... I didn't dare to stab it with a knife. Then it killed my father, and I... I was terrified. I still didn't dare to kill it with a knife. Then... then it tried to kill me. I rode away on my Shuofeng Tiger, but when I got to the door, I wanted to save my mother... She was still inside... I didn't dare to go in... I didn't dare to go in... Then... then I heard my mother scream. I still didn't dare to go in. I forgot I had a talent, I forgot! I didn't dare to go in, I didn't dare to go in and see, I didn't dare to see how it killed my mother..."

Qiu Si burst into tears again. No one knew how to comfort him.

Jiang Hao could imagine the scene: a timid and cowardly boy, capable of saving his family, but forced to watch helplessly as his family was killed by a monster because of his cowardice.

Jiang Hao already disliked the boy somewhat, but now he felt more sympathy for him.

What did he do wrong?

He was just a coward. He was well protected by the country and had no fear of losing his life. It was this messed-up world, those monsters, that destroyed his family. They made him even more cowardly and burdened him with the heavy psychological pressure of standing by and watching someone die.

Can we blame him entirely on this boy who looks no more than a teenager?

Jiang Hao walked up to him, put his hands on his shoulders and said, "Brother, this world needs you, our country needs you. We need you to be brave, countless little boys in our country need you to be brave, and countless fathers and mothers in our country still need your protection."

"The fact that you came here with us means you're already very brave. The fact that you rushed out and used your weapon to kill the monster just now is already very brave. When the next monster appears and tries to kill us, will you still dare to rush out and use your knife to kill them?"

Qiu Si had already stopped crying. He just looked at Jiang Hao without saying a word. He didn't know if he would dare to rush out with his knife if another monster rushed out.

Jiang Hao glanced at the giant bear's corpse on the ground, but didn't rush to revive it. Instead, he raised his staff again and brought it down towards another enormous creature in the Heavenly Eye's field of vision.

Another enormous polar bear appeared beneath Jiang Hao's staff. However, this one was noticeably smaller than the first.

Those who had just joined the battle all attacked immediately.

Seeing that the giant bear was still lying motionless on the ground, Qiu Si wiped away his tears, drew his broadsword, and immediately slashed at it.

Then came the third, the fourth...

At first, Jiang Hao deliberately pulled the giant bear, but later, seeing that Qiu Si gradually became bolder and more skilled at cooperating with the team, he started pulling other monsters.

There was a gigantic monster with white fur like a squirrel but no tail; there was also a peacock-like monster covered in white feathers and dragging a huge white tail; some were enormous, the size of three houses, while others looked smaller than a pheasant. In short, Jiang Hao had searched through almost every powerful monster he could find in the forest.

As Qiu Si watched the terrifying monsters being killed one by one, their corpses littering a large area, he gradually felt a sense of accomplishment. Most importantly, the monsters here gave a considerable amount of experience, allowing him to level up four times in a row.

Everything began to enter a positive cycle.

Jiang Hao certainly didn't intend to turn a timid boy into a fearless warrior through such a simple method.

He simply wanted to subtly influence the boy through teamwork, gradually reducing his fear and guilt.

That's all.

For half a day, Jiang Hao led his team in fighting monsters. Countless monsters had died at their hands. Eventually, everyone in the team was completely exhausted.

It's not that I'm tired, it's that I don't have enough energy.

After the world merges, all players entering the Spirit Ruins will have stamina limitations. They must eat something to replenish their stamina every 12 hours at most, otherwise they will feel weak all over and even standing will be difficult.

So the group sat cross-legged, and Yun Xinghe took out a cloth bag of dried fish and distributed it to everyone, four pieces each, enough to sustain their energy for 12 hours.

Jiang Hao recognized the dried fish and remembered that the city lord of Jinling City had once brought out similar dried fish. He knew that these were probably prepared by the city lord of Jinling City for everyone.

Jiang Hao couldn't help but think of Blue Star, the place now called the Number Realm. He wondered if the deep-sea fish that the city lord of Jinling City had mentioned had been caught, and whether the people of Rabbit Country were eating it yet.

Jiang Hao quickly finished the four pieces of dried fish and felt that his strength had been fully restored. So he walked to the diamond-level giant bear corpse and used his skill: Resurrection!