Surviving the Maze of National Destiny: Hints from the Chinese Characters I Understand

[Ahead of you lies a canyon. Continue along the canyon, and you'll encounter a group of about 20 level 5 flying bats. Their leader is a level 6 flying bat. Inside a cave in the rocky cliff, they've collected quite a few valuable items: 2 bronze treasure chests, 5 cod, 5000 ml of drinking water, and a Metamorphosis Pill.]

Good grief, a flying maze creature has appeared? This thing is not easy to deal with, and I don't have any ranged attack methods.

Lin Mo fell into thought: If he encounters flying maze creatures in the future, and they don't approach him on their own, wouldn't he have no means of countering them?

If these flying creatures also have some ranged attack methods, then won't I be constantly on the defensive?

Fortunately, I could understand the hints and choose to bypass them.

However, this is not a long-term solution; we must develop a ranged attack method.

In survival games, you can't be one-sided; being a well-rounded player is the right approach.

Ignoring the passage ahead, Lin Mo looked at the passage behind him.

[Behind you lies a rice paddy. Although it has been ravaged several times by the maze creatures, you can still extract about 5 pounds of rice. A group of six greedy level 3 rodents live here. They are unruly and need a strict father to discipline them. Are you willing?]

This direction poses no threat; it offers upgrades and a chance to harvest 5 kilograms of rice. If there are no better options, this is the place to go.

Lin Mo discovered that Kabu's lucky talent was really useful; the resources he encountered became much more abundant.

[To your left lies a desolate desert. There's nothing here—no maze creatures, no supplies.]

Huh? This is the first time I've encountered this kind of terrain, and there's nothing there at all.

[To your right lies a mountainous area. In a cave dwells a level 5 wild boar couple, they are telling a terrifying "human story" to a level 4 wild boar baby. The little boar vows to spend its entire life wiping out all humans and restoring the boar family's former glory! There's also a pet equipment blueprint in the cave, used as bedding for the boars. This blueprint is called "Excellent Death Grip," suitable for pets with hands. Similar to Wolverine's claws, it can automatically retract and extend—pretty cool, but its scratches can be quite painful.]

Lin Mo was overjoyed and looked at Kabu beside him. "How about I get you a toy?"

"Kaji! (ヾ(✿ﾟ▽ﾟ)ノ)" Great!

Lin Mo was surprised to learn that there was even battle pet equipment. This thing was of excellent quality, perfect for equipping Kabu. Kabu had strong defense but average attack power, but with this claw, it would be a completely different story.

With a weight of 500 pounds, which family could withstand such a blow?

let's go!

Lin Mo shielded Kabu in front of him and hopped into the passage.

[Congratulations on reaching a new milestone! You have earned 2 maze points, bringing your current score to 6. Your exploration progress on the first floor is 25%. You will enter the third floor after reaching 100%.]

I heard a notification as soon as I entered the passage; the second level had reached the first node.

At the end of the passage was a mountainous area. Lin Mo and Kabu walked into a smelly cave halfway up the mountain. The light was dim, but Lin Mo and Kabu's intrusion instantly shattered the "family warmth" inside the cave.

There, a burly male wild boar (level 5) and an equally robust female wild boar (level 5) were gathered around a half-grown wild boar cub (level 4), grunting and "telling" a human story.

"Huff huff ha huff (Son, people are the most despicable. They like to grill kidneys, stir-fry them, and stew pig's trotters. Look, your plump front trotters are their favorite, fatty but not greasy. Your ribs, um, right here... um? Who?)"

The piglet's eyes lit up as it listened, and it made "ooh ooh" sounds in response, shouting, "Pigs will conquer nature!"

When Lin Mo and Kabu appeared at the cave entrance, the cave fell silent instantly.

The piglet was the first to realize that it remembered that in the "human story" just now, humans were all despicable and weak villains!

Now that its enemy had met, it was filled with rage and let out what it thought was a majestic howl. It lowered its head, bared its not-yet-fully-grown tusks, and pawed the ground with its four hooves, charging at... the largest of them all, Kabu!

"Awooo! (Human, take this! My Pig Charge! For the glory of the pig family!)"

Kabu was tilting its head to examine the "little snack" that was rushing towards it. When it saw this, it was stunned for a moment, and then subconsciously raised its short, chubby but powerful forelimbs and slapped it like it was swatting a fly.

"Snap!" The sound was crisp.

The piglet charged fast, but returned even faster. Its "brave" charge drew an arc in mid-air, the whole pig spinning 720 degrees in mid-air, before crashing with a "thud" into the soft haystack beside it, its four hooves in the air, its tusks embedded in the hay, only its tail still wagging helplessly, emitting dizzy "grunt-grunt" sounds.

Pig Dad and Pig Mom: "...Do you know how much damage a big diaper can do to a child?"

Lin Mo: "..."

Kabu looked at his palm, then at the piglets thrashing about in the haystack, a hint of confusion in his small eyes, as if to say: Is that all?

"Roar!!!" Pig Dad was the first to wake up from his daze. Seeing his "beloved son" being slapped away, his eyes widened in fury. He roared and bared his two fangs like scimitars. A cloud of yellowish-brown dust rose around him, and he crashed into the culprit, Kabu, like a heavy tank!

Pig Mom followed closely behind, flanking from the side, her target being Lin Mo, who seemed "easy to bully".

When Kabu saw the big guy charging towards him, instead of retreating, he excitedly let out a "goo" and imitated the other guy, burying his head and sticking out his butt. His 500-pound fleshy body crashed into the other guy like a jackhammer!

"Thump—!!!"

An extremely muffled roar echoed through the cave, sending dust swirling down.

Daddy Pig's proud charge landed squarely on Kabu's incredibly thick chest.

The expected scene of the fleshy ball being knocked away did not occur. Kabu's fat body only swayed violently back and forth, plowing two shallow furrows under its feet, before it stood firmly.

On the contrary, Daddy Pig felt as if he had crashed into a steel wall covered in rubber. His tusks were numb from the shock, his head was buzzing, his momentum came to an abrupt halt, his four hooves staggered, and he crashed to the ground.

Kabu, seizing the opportunity, stretched out his two short, chubby front legs, grabbed his father's thick neck, and then, using his weight advantage, like a wrestler, slammed him to the ground with a "whoosh!" The ground shook three times.

Daddy Pig was thrown around and was completely disoriented. He struggled to get up, but Kabu sat down on him... and then he was slapped hard across the face.

On the other side, Lin Mo faced the attack from Pig Mom with ease and composure, his level 9 swordsmanship giving him absolute control over the rhythm of the battle.

He easily dodged the charging pig mother's tusks by sidestepping, and in the instant they passed each other, he swiftly and precisely swung his steel knife at the pig mother's hind leg joint.

"Crack!" The bones broke.

Lin Mo is now able to crush those of the same level and even kill those of higher levels.

Facing a level 5 boar is nothing more than a battle that leaves your clothes slightly dirty.