Continuing along the forest path, there was no one to be seen in the woods on either side.

A level 3 wild rabbit with only a yellow health bar hops and skips around in the woods.

Jiang Hao used a detection technique.

[The harmless little rabbit]

Faction: Neutral

Level: 3

Life: 360

Physical attack: 60

Physical defense: 10.2

Speed: 21

Skills: None

Yeah, one swipe of its claws could kill it instantly.

Yes, it could also kill that assassin with a single claw strike.

I can't beat them, I'm outta here.

Continuing forward, there is a grassy area ahead, with several level 4 pheasants wandering between the trees and the grass.

With another exploration spell, Jiang Hao was surprised to find that the pheasant's health had reached a terrifying 520, and its attack power was as high as 88.

Jiang Hao remembered that Junlin Tianxia's health was 90.

So that means... this chicken can peck a soldier to death in one bite?

Damn it!

As I continued walking forward, just as I emerged from the woods, a system notification sounded in my ear.

"You have left the forest. There are ferocious beasts of level 5 or higher outside the forest that will attack players. Please be careful. If you die, you will respawn at the starting village. Each death will result in a 30-minute forced weakness. Have a pleasant journey!"

Well, it's just standard gameplay, nothing to be afraid of.

Jiang Hao continued walking along the path.

As the view opened up, Jiang Hao finally saw his surroundings clearly. Ahead lay a vast expanse of green grass, and to the left and in front of it, rolling green hills, not very high and rather delicate. To Jiang Hao's surprise, to the right of the grassland stretched a vast ocean. Standing there, he could faintly hear the sound of the waves.

There are definitely poisonous snakes and wild beasts in the mountains; it's too dangerous for a level 1 newbie to go there.

Why don't we go for a walk on the beach?

Jiang Hao suddenly noticed a monster with a red health bar standing at the crossroads ahead, its large sword gleaming with a chilling light.

Jiang Hao didn't dare get too close, so he cast a detection spell from a distance.

Poor Ryan

Iron-level elite

Faction: Gnoll

Level: 6 (World Boss)

life:

Physical attack: 1425

Physical defense: 214

Speed: 112

Skill: Cleave - Swings a large sword forward, dealing area damage equal to 150% of attack power to surrounding enemies.

Bite: Bite a target within melee range, dealing 110% of attack damage and restoring Ryan's health by half the damage dealt.

Jump twice in succession. Each time you land, you deal 80% of your attack power as damage to all targets within melee range and stun them for one second.

Charge, quickly approach a target, deal 100% damage, and stun them for two seconds.

Heavy Strike: A powerful, charged attack that deals 250% of your attack power as damage to a single enemy.

Character description: Poor Ryan is an ordinary commander in the gnoll army. He was banished to the frontier by the gnoll chieftain for peeping at the gnoll chieftain's concubine taking a bath. He seems to have come with some purpose.

Hiss~

Jiang Hao took a deep breath, utterly shocked by the monster's attributes and skills.

That's freaking awesome!

No wonder the priest from the Starry Night Guild warned him that he couldn't defeat the monsters ahead.

It turns out he really didn't underestimate himself.

Jiang Hao dared not take another step forward and turned to walk towards the beach on the right.

I heard that defeating a world-class boss can drop special equipment. I wonder what that pervert who peeked at the leader's wife taking a bath will get?

Jiang Hao shook his head. These things were too far removed from his abilities. After all, with his current strength, he couldn't even beat a little mouse, let alone poor Ryan.

Jiang Hao felt that he was the one who should feel sorry for himself.

Not far along, Jiang Hao saw several level 5 animals with yellow health bars by the roadside. They looked a bit like large cats, stretching out their long heads and looking around.

Jiang Hao didn't recognize what kind of species it was, so he cast a detection spell on it.

【weasel】

Faction: Neutral

Level: 5

Life: 700

Physical attack: 120

Physical defense: 19

Speed: 35

Skills: None

Holy crap!

Jiang Hao was already speechless about the monsters' health and attack power in the Lingxu game.

This seemingly harmless weasel was able to wipe out the elite teams of the four major guilds!

And what's with this terrifying speed?

A weasel can run faster than a rabbit?

Does that mean once you provoke it, you can't escape even if you want to?

This game has another point to complain about!

Continuing forward, they finally arrived at the beach. The sand was silvery-white, like a mirror, with waves leaving ripples on its surface. The water was crystal clear, a far cry from the greyish, muddy waters Jiang Hao had previously encountered. The sky was blue, the clouds high, and a cool sea breeze made Jiang Hao forget he was in a game.

Jiang Hao was about to sit down and enjoy the sea breeze when he caught a glimpse of the white sand moving in the distance. He immediately turned his head and saw a white-shelled turtle struggling to crawl along the beach with its short legs.

If it weren't for the unusually prominent red health bar above its head, Jiang Hao would have had a hard time spotting it.

Cast a detection spell.

White-shelled sea turtle

Faction: Hostile

Level: 6

Life: 1320

Physical attack: 140

Physical defense: 40

Speed: 6

Skill: Resilient. Retracts head and limbs into shell, increasing physical defense by 40 points and restoring 100 health per second. Duration: 5 seconds. Cooldown: 20 seconds.

Although he was mentally prepared, Jiang Hao still couldn't help but gasp when he saw the turtle's health and defense.

With a defense of up to 40 points, not to mention Jiang Hao, a level 1 mage, even the archer with the highest attack power couldn't break through its defense, let alone take away a single drop of its health.

With a health pool of 1320, and considering the mechanics of Lingxu, if it recovers 1% of its health per second during battle, that's 13.2 per second.

Don't be fooled by the turtle's pitiful speed of only 6 points. Even if it stands still, what can Jiang Hao do to it?

Not to mention, the sea turtle also has a defensive skill. Can you believe a level 6 monster has such a powerful defensive skill?

Are you sure this isn't the boss?

Jiang Hao had no doubt that even if he brought all the elite teams from the four major guilds together right now, they still wouldn't be able to handle this sea turtle the size of a washbasin in front of him.

I thought upgrading talents would be simple, like sprinkling water in the morning.

But it wasn't until he encountered this sea turtle that Jiang Hao finally realized just how difficult it was to fight monsters five levels higher.

Should we give up?

Jiang Hao asked himself this question.

Do I have to go back to the entrance of the newbie village and fight those people for the level 1 little mouse?

Jiang Hao racked his brains and finally came up with a feasible method. So he immediately turned around and walked back, wanting to quickly test whether the method would work.

Returning to the spawn point of the level 1 mice, Jiang Hao found that there were even more people there. Each spawn point for a single mouse could attract at least a dozen people. Live mice were nowhere to be seen, but dead mice were everywhere.

Not wanting to attract attention, Jiang Hao quietly picked up one and then walked along the path towards the edge of the woods.

Upon arriving at the territory of the level 2 monster, the squirrel, Jiang Hao chose a less crowded direction and headed deep into the woods, far from the path.

After confirming that no one was around, Jiang Hao placed the little mouse he had picked up on the ground.

He used a skill unique to necromancers: Resurrection!

Monsters of a higher level than yourself must be killed by yourself to revive. This level 1 mouse is the same level as Jiang Hao, therefore its revival was successful!

A flash of gray light appeared, and the little mouse that was already dead on the ground actually stood up unsteadily.

The little mouse, enveloped in a gray light, rapidly withered its fur and flesh, clinging tightly to its skeleton before crumbling into small pieces, revealing the white skull beneath. These small pieces of flesh then began to clump evenly onto the white bones until they disappeared completely.

The rat skeleton shook its head, and a tiny, eerie blue flame flickered within its otherwise empty skull.

Jiang Hao instantly realized that he could control the skeleton rat with his mind.

With a thought, the skeletal rat began circling around him on the ground, like a docile pet dog.

Jiang Hao then realized that it was actually faster than a live mouse.

I quickly used a detection spell to investigate.

Skeleton Rat

Faction: Necromancer Summoned Items

Level: 1

Life: 120

Physical Attack: 21

Physical defense: 3.6

Speed: 7.8

Skills: None

Health increased by 20 points, physical attack increased by 5 points, defense increased slightly, and speed increased by 1.8.

Jiang Hao jumped up excitedly.

A comprehensive upgrade!

This attribute value completely surpasses that of warriors!

Although 20 mana points were consumed, they will be restored in two seconds, so there's no need to worry at all!

"The name 'Skeleton Rat' isn't quite right. From now on, you'll be called Skeleton Warrior Rat."

Unexpectedly, the skeleton rat on the ground stood up and nodded at Jiang Hao.

Then it circled around Jiang Hao, but its four short legs pawed at the ground even faster.

Ah, this...