The whole nation is trying to survive on the cable car; I'm choosing one of three options at ea

The next second, the bear trap and the monster appeared simultaneously inside the cable car.

The animal trap fell to the ground with a dull metallic clang.

Su Mu gripped the axe tightly in one hand and kept the other hand on the trigger of the pistol, aiming the muzzle at the dark figure, his entire being in a state of high alert.

He's already dead?

He took two steps forward, swung the axe, and began smashing it repeatedly on the thing's head.

"I'll teach you to slap me!"

"I'll let you crash into me!"

"You'll wear me down!"

The dull thuds of the axe blade slicing into flesh echoed one after another, and green blood splattered everywhere.

He didn't use a gun; every bullet was extremely precious to him.

Until the confirmation message appears: "[Slayed Elite Wraith Bat (Lv1 Green), Experience +10.]"

Su Mu then stopped moving.

After his vision adjusted, he could make out the outline of the thing—a basketball-sized body with dark blue skin and a distorted human face.

It is three to four times the size of a regular bat, about the size of a basketball, and its overall outline is still that twisted bat shape.

But his appearance...

Even uglier.

The face became clearer—not a blurry outline, but the shapes of the features were clearly discernible. The eyes were of different sizes, the larger one almost taking up half the face, the smaller one narrowed into a slit. The mouth stretched to the ears, revealing three layers of fine, sharp teeth, stacked one on top of the other, like the blades of a meat grinder.

Its skin wasn't the typical grayish-brown muddy texture of a common bat; instead, it had a dark bluish sheen. Su Mu poked it with the handle of his axe.

hard.

It's very hard.

Like a stone.

No wonder it could make such a loud "smack" sound outside.

Su Mu opened the system to view the detailed information.

Elite Creepy Bat (Lv1 Green)

[Race: Uncanny]

【property:???】

[Note: A low-level creature of the Ghost Clan, an evolved form of the common Ghost Bat. Attributes cannot be viewed; relevant illustrations or talents are required.]

Same here, still unable to view.

Su Mu did not rush to break it down.

He figured he'd wait until his [Disassemble] skill reached level two before processing the green-quality elite monster, hoping to get some good materials from it.

Then he looked at the ground.

Besides the body, there was also a box.

It's also a wooden box, but it's different from the boxes dropped by ordinary bats—this box has a dark blue pattern inlaid around its edge, making it look more high-end.

Su Mu reached out and opened it.

A yellowed drawing lay quietly inside.

[Obtained: Small Arrow Box Blueprint (White)]

Su Mu's eyes lit up.

Arrow casket?

He quickly checked the details.

[Small Arrow Box Blueprint (White)]

[Type: External Weapon Blueprint]

【Crafting a Small Arrow Box (Lv1)】

【Materials required: 5 Mystic Crystals, 10 Wood】

[Arrow Box Attributes:]

Height: 0.5 meters

[Attack Method: Auto-reload, auto-aim, auto-fire, ignores fog]

Reloading time: 10 seconds per reload

[Attack range: 100 meters x 100 meters (centered on the cable car)]

Base firepower: 15

[Note: Requires a "wooden arrow" to use. Wooden arrows can be crafted at a crafting table.]

Su Mu looked at the note and his lips twitched.

Do I have to make my own wooden arrows?

Moreover, 0.1 iron ingots... that is, 1 iron ingot can make 10 arrows.

The consumption isn't much, but the problem is—

Where are the blueprints for making the wooden arrows?

The system didn't provide it.

Su Mu rubbed his temples.

Well, I have to go look for it again.

But for now, let's focus on making this quiver first.

After all, this thing's firepower is only 7 points less than his pistol.

You should know that gun is a green-level LV3.

I don't know if it's because it's a vehicle-mounted weapon or something else.

Moreover, this quiver is an active weapon, unlike animal traps which can only wait passively. With this, he won't have to sit idly by and listen to the "snap" sound when he encounters a night attack in the future.

Of course, before that, you should first raise your level to level 2.

After gaining 10 experience points, his experience has now overflowed, resulting in a loss of a full 1 experience point.

So he took out the [Level 1 Strength Breakthrough Talisman].

However, Su Mu did not use it immediately.

Instead, he first took out a bottle of mineral water, unscrewed the cap, poured some into his palm, and simply rinsed the bloodstains off his face. He then rinsed his hands with the remaining water and straightened his blood-stained coat.

He wasn't a germaphobe, but the card-drawing process always needed to have a sense of ritual.

After cleaning up, Su Mu picked up the talisman and took a deep breath.

[Should I use a "Level 1 Strength Breakthrough Talisman"?]

confirm.

The talisman transformed into a golden light and merged into his body.

Su Mu originally thought that upgrading would be a matter of a flash of golden light and a brief change in the panel data.

However, the next second he realized he had oversimplified things.

A warm sensation rose from my abdomen and quickly spread to my limbs and bones.

Immediately afterwards, the 100 experience points he had accumulated seemed to transform into tangible white light, flowing and traversing his body like countless tiny rivers, washing over every inch of his flesh and every bone.

The feeling was strange—it didn't hurt, but I could clearly sense some kind of dramatic change happening inside my body.

Then, a faint stench emanated from him.

Su Mu looked down and saw some grayish-black, sticky substance seeping from his skin, carrying a faint fishy odor. Like... detoxification?

Before he could think it through, he felt his skin begin to tighten.

His muscles, which had become somewhat flabby due to prolonged sitting in front of the computer and lack of exercise, now felt as if they were being tightly gripped, stretched, and reshaped by an invisible hand. He could feel the lines of his chest, abdominal, and arm muscles becoming clearer, his skin taut, even making his already slightly oversized shirt look a bit tight.

A mere ten seconds later, everything returned to calm.

Su Mu clenched his fist.

Different.

totally different.

I drank the strength potion before, and it gave me the feeling of "being stronger".

Now, it's a feeling of complete renewal from the inside out, far more than just an increase in numbers.

He stretched his shoulders, and his originally somewhat thin figure was now much more proportionate. Although he didn't become a muscular hunk, he at least looked lean and strong.

Su Mu opened his personal panel:

Name: Su Mu

[Level: 2 (0/200)]

Race: Human

Hunger level: 75

【Strength: 26】

[Physical Fitness: 8]

[Agility: 8]

【Spirit: 17】

A total of 10 attribute points were added, with 8 points added to Strength, and 1 point each added to Constitution and Spirit.

Su Mu seemed to be deep in thought.

The effect of the Breakthrough Talisman is to "force the attribute points gained after leveling up to be biased towards the Strength tree," but it does not specify how to allocate them.

It now appears that these 10 attribute points were randomly assigned, with a slight bias towards strength. The 8:1:1 ratio is unclear whether it's fixed or random.

He cannot make a judgment at the moment and needs more samples to make a comparison.

However, a 10-point increase in attributes is equivalent to more than a quarter of the original total attributes. And the 8 points added to Strength alone directly increased his Strength value by a third. The actual combat power improvement brought about by this kind of increase is not just a simple number.

Especially when combined with the talent that [any attack will lock onto the monster's weak point]...

Su Mu's lips curled up slightly.

If he were to encounter an old goblin again now, he could probably take it down with a single axe swing, without feeling as tense as he did during the day.

Just then, a familiar notification sound rang in my ears:

[Your current level is Lv2. You have been granted one opportunity to choose one of three personal talents.]