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

He picked up the root, pinched it with his fingers, and scraped the surface with his fingernail to squeeze out the remaining sap. He then stirred it in water.

Then another bite.

Constitution +3

One more bite.

Constitution +1

One more bite.

Constitution +1

He repeated this process, slowly squeezing out the remaining red sap from the root and drinking it sip by sip.

Until the water in the bottle turned from light red to almost transparent, and the roots faded from dark red to grayish-white, it completely lost its effect.

Su Mu glanced at the panel.

[Constitution: 8→24]

Although his physique and strength are still vastly different, they are no longer so abnormal.

more importantly.

16 points.

A root as thick as a finger, soaked in water, added 16 points to constitution.

Su Mu looked down at the intact blood ginseng in his hand, his Adam's apple bobbing.

This is just one of its roots.

The sap just from the roots is enough to cause this; imagine if you ate the entire blood ginseng plant...

But he didn't act impulsively.

When he drank that water, he could feel... the stronger the effect, the more intense the body's reaction.

When I drank it for the last time, my heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of my throat, and my blood vessels felt like they were about to burst.

Although I managed to pull through, if this had continued, it might really have turned out as the instructions said... "The flow of qi and blood would be reversed, with serious consequences."

Do what you can.

Su Mu wrapped the intact blood ginseng in damp soil again and stuffed it into the deepest part of his backpack.

This should be taken only after your body can tolerate it, or after you find some other way to help. Taking it now is too risky.

But this one gain alone is enough to make it worthwhile.

Su Mu leaned against the tree branch and let out a long breath.

The next step is to go directly to the retreat point and gain experience along the way.

He slid down from the tree, checked his bearings, and headed northeast toward the nearest evacuation point.

He didn't walk fast from there, killing monsters as he went.

The density of cat demons in this mountain forest is indeed high; you can encounter one or two every hundred meters. Su Mu has already figured out their habits: they will run away when they hear gunshots, but as long as they don't make too much noise, they will go about their business as usual.

Once you get the hang of a large wrench, it's more efficient than a gun. One wrench, one clean and efficient.

The experience gain is indeed slow. A level 1 cat demon only gives 0.1 experience points, and a level 2 one. After walking for almost an hour and killing nearly sixty cat demons, the experience bar only climbed from 107 to a little over 150.

Su Mu noticed a problem... Along the way, the average level of the cat demons he encountered was between level one and two, with the occasional level two, but he hadn't seen a single level three. And there wasn't even a trace of any of green quality or higher.

Is it because of the geographical location? Or is this forest only suitable for low-level monsters to survive?

He wasn't entirely sure. But compared to the previous zombie area, the monster level distribution here was indeed quite different. The ratio of level one to level two zombies was about twenty to one, while here it was about three to one, with a much higher proportion of level two monsters, but then the levels dropped significantly.

In any case, this is a good thing for him. At least he doesn't have to worry about something he can't beat suddenly appearing.

However, one thing bothered him... the evacuation point was much farther away than he had imagined.

The straight-line distance on the map is only seven kilometers, but this is a mountainous area. He is currently halfway up the mountain and needs to go down to the evacuation point in the northeast. He must first go down the mountain and then cross a flat area at the foot of the mountain to reach that marker.

At this pace, it would take at least two or three hours to walk back.

Fortunately, you can level up along the way, so it wasn't a wasted trip.

Su Mu wiped the blood off his wrench on the weeds and continued walking.

After walking for about half an hour, the mountain slope began to flatten, and the trees became thinner. Through the gaps between the tree trunks, he could already see the outline of the foot of the mountain...

It was a village.

No, to be precise, it was a wasteland.

The ruins of the houses were scattered on the flat ground at the foot of the mountain, like a set of overturned building blocks.

Some houses had collapsed roofs, revealing dark beams underneath; some walls were still standing, but covered with cracks and vines; and some were reduced to foundations, mostly swallowed up by weeds and bushes.

It doesn't look like it was just destroyed.

The weathering of the bricks and stones, the thickness of the vines, and the mottled marks on the wall... all suggest that they have been eroded by a long period of time, or that they have aged faster under the influence of some force. It's also possible that both are true.

Su Mu stopped and squatted behind a clump of bushes, carefully observing the ruins.

Then he saw the cat demon.

Not just one or two, but a whole group.

They wandered around the ruins in twos and threes... Some lay on the collapsed rooftops basking in the sun, some wandered among the rubble, and some squatted on the well platform licking their paws. Looking around, there were at least twenty of them.

Moreover, most of them are level two.

Su Mu's gaze swept over the cat demons, and he was about to consider whether to go around them when suddenly...

His gaze stopped.

In the center of the village, in front of a relatively intact ancestral hall, squatted a cat demon that was significantly larger than itself.

That thing was at least two or three times the size of an ordinary cat demon, and its whole body was covered with dark green fur, not the green of leaves, but that kind of... moldy, poisonous green.

The hair on its back stood on end, like it was covered in steel needles. Its eyes were scarlet, and its vertical pupils were twice as thick as those of an ordinary cat demon, emitting a cold, eerie light in the shadows.

The most striking feature was its mouth... On each side of its mouth was a curved fang, extending from the upper jaw, about the length of a finger, with a dark green luster at the tip. Saliva dripped from between its teeth, falling to the ground with a soft "hissing" sound, corroding small pits into the ground.

Su Mu's pupils contracted slightly.

【Venomous Cat Demon (Lv2 Blue)】

[Race: Mutant Beast]

【Strength: 58】

[Physical Fitness: 48]

[Agility: 62]

【Spirit: 12】

[Note: This is a mutated form of the cat demon, extremely poisonous and incredibly fast. It is recommended to kill it from a distance; do not get close.]

Looking at the data, Su Mu quickly compared it to the previous giant axe-wielder in his mind... Strength 72, Constitution 65, Agility 28.

This venomous cat demon's strength and constitution were about one-third lower than the giant axe-wielder's, but its agility was more than thirty points higher. With 62 points of agility, it was more than twice as fast as an ordinary cat demon.

Speed ​​type.

He glanced again at the venomous cat demon beside him... On the steps of the ancestral hall, a silver-white box lay quietly.

Silver Treasure Chest.

Su Mu's gaze swept back and forth between the treasure chest and the cat demon several times.

To fight or not to fight?

He quickly analyzed it. The Venomous Cat Demon's constitution was 52 points, significantly lower than the Giant Axeman's 65 points.

The giant axe-wielder fell after taking a volley of bullets from him...

Moreover, the giant axe-wielder looked tough and thick-skinned. If this venomous cat demon was like the previous cat demons and didn't have much armor, it would probably only take a few shots to kill it.

Unfortunately, I can't see the armor; this is just my guess.

This might be what's in the "detailed attributes".

I'm still hesitant to do it.

The allure of the silver treasure chest was simply too great.

"Damn it, not even fighting level 2 monsters, this is no way to play it safe."

beat.