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

She recalled her experiences along the way.

Opening a treasure chest yielded three grenades, while others got armor and weapons. Finding a monster-free ruin, thinking his luck had finally turned, he was immediately targeted by hunters and chased across most of the Dark Zone before he could even enjoy his loot. Having barely survived, he found Su Mu, hoping to gain some experience points, only to watch as Su Mu inserted an ancient coin into a broken machine, causing the coin to multiply several times over.

How can someone be so lucky?

Lin Yuwei took a deep breath and pulled down the hood of her cloak, covering most of her face.

"I'm leaving," she said, her voice muffled. "You'll have to handle things here yourself."

Su Mu turned his head to look at her.

"I've already given you the information about the secret realm," Lin Yuwei said. "If I go there myself, it doesn't count as giving it to you. Go by yourself."

Su Mu nodded. He hadn't originally planned to enter the secret realm with her... not because he didn't trust her, but because he didn't know the rules of the secret realm yet, and having another person would increase the uncertainty. Her suggestion to separate was exactly what he wanted.

"Okay," Su Mu said.

Lin Yuwei didn't say anything more. She pulled her cloak tighter, the light distorted, and she vanished into thin air. Su Mu could see her silhouette through his glasses, moving rapidly northwards, at a clear speed, without even turning her head.

He withdrew his gaze and turned to walk towards the east section of the zoo. The entrance to the secret realm was behind an artificial hill in the east section, about two kilometers away according to the map.

After Lin Yuwei left, Su Mu counted the ancient coins in his backpack as he walked. Eighteen coins. He had found two on the hunter and emptied sixteen from the machine. He put the coins in a separate bag and weighed them in his hand; they were heavy.

What exactly is the use of this thing? He racked his brains but couldn't figure it out. The machine was specifically designed with a coin-operated mechanism, indicating that it was a form of hard currency within some system. But what system that was, he had absolutely no idea.

Su Mu tied the bag, stuffed it into the innermost part of his backpack, and stopped thinking about it. Time to get down to business.

He opened the map and glanced at the coordinates of the secret realm information. It was in the eastern part of the zoo, at the boundary between the herbivore and carnivore areas, near a group of artificially constructed hills. To get there from his current location, he would have to cross most of the herbivore area.

Su Mu kept a low profile, moving quickly along the tree line and the edge of the bushes. The animals here were sensitive to outsiders, but not in a frenzied attack; they were more wary and avoidant. Most of the time, as long as he didn't approach them, the zebras, wildebeests, and antelopes would only glance at him before continuing to graze.

A few fools will rush over.

A mutated antelope burst from the bushes, horns pointing forward, moving as fast as a runaway bicycle. Su Mu dodged to the side, summoning his spear from thin air and casually thrusting it through the antelope's skull. The antelope's carcass lunged forward two steps, collapsed to the ground, twitched twice, and remained motionless.

[Killed a Lv4 mutated antelope, experience points +0.01.]

Su Mu holstered his gun without lingering. The scent of antelope blood would attract other creatures, and he had to leave the area before they arrived.

He continued fighting his way through, gaining several hundred more experience points. His experience bar was now level seven, about five hundred points short of level eight. At this rate, if he focused on leveling up, he could reach level eight in another hour or two.

As they approached the artificial hills, Su Mu suddenly slowed down.

Twenty meters ahead, next to a fallen, dead tree, crouched a creature about the size of a small dog.

It's not a dog. It's a leopard. A leopard cub.

It was about the size of a typical puppy, with long, slender limbs and paws that still had the rounded, blunt feel of a cub. Its fur wasn't the typical golden-yellow with black spots of a leopard; instead, it was a silvery-white, metallic base color with dark gray spots irregularly distributed along its back, running from the spine to its ribs. Its eyes were amber, with round pupils... the cub's pupils hadn't yet closed into vertical slits, making it look less like a predator and more like a curious kitten.

It was tilting its head, looking at Su Mu with its round eyes, its tail swaying gently behind it.

[Silver-spotted leopard cub (Lv3)]

[Race: Mutant Beast]

【Strength: 12】

[Physical Fitness: 15]

[Agility: 58]

【Spirit: 6】

[Skills: Stealth (moves silently in grass or bushes), Speed ​​Boost (bursts a short-term increase in movement speed)]

[Note: Juvenile, not yet an adult. The silver-spotted leopard is a rare subspecies of mutated leopard with extremely high growth potential. Adult silver-spotted leopards can reach Lv8-Lv10, and some elite individuals can break through Lv10.]

Fifty-eight points of Agility. Level 3, several times higher than monsters of the same level.

Su Mu looked at the data and quickly calculated in his mind. This thing has a high growth potential, especially in agility. It's definitely worth using the [Contract Box].

However, this thing was much faster than he had expected, and even if he rushed over now, he might not be able to catch it.

The silver-spotted leopard cub tilted its head and stared at him for a few seconds, then suddenly shrank back, as if it had suddenly realized that this thing in front of it was not something it could mess with.

It turned and ran, its four paws bobbing on the ground before its entire body shot off like an arrow. Its speed was so fast that it left a blurry silver afterimage in Su Mu's dynamic vision, disappearing into the depths of the bushes in the blink of an eye.

Su Mu didn't give chase. He glanced in the direction where the silver-spotted leopard had disappeared... There was a faded sign there, with the silhouette of a roaring lion drawn on it, and below it read "Predator Zone - 300 meters ahead".

The cub ran into the predator enclosure. If he chased after it, he might face not just a few cubs, but the entire pride of lions, the leopards, and even things he didn't want to provoke for the time being.

Besides, his current goal isn't to capture pets, it's the secret realm. He'll consider these things after he's dealt with the secret realm matters, if there's still time.

Su Mu withdrew his gaze and walked towards the artificial hills.

The closer to the eastern area, the lower the density of herbivores, replaced by omnivores he couldn't name, which were somewhere between herbivores and carnivores.

A porcupine, twice the size of a normal porcupine, strolled slowly past him. Its quills, like rows of black steel needles, gleamed coldly in the sunlight. It glanced at Su Mu, neither attacking nor fleeing, but simply walked on leisurely.

Su Mu didn't make a move. Killing these things was troublesome for someone with little experience. Although the spikes stuck in his body couldn't break through his defenses, pulling them out was difficult.

The terrain ahead began to change. The flat grassland was gradually replaced by rolling hills, and artificial rock formations appeared and disappeared among the trees. Su Mu stopped, squatted behind a clump of bushes, took out the zoo map from his backpack, and unfolded it.