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

After packing his things, Su Mu stood up and glanced at the surrounding ruins.

The corpses of the cat demons he had killed with his silencer were scattered everywhere, most of them not yet decomposed. But he didn't care to pick them up at the moment... He was still 5.8 experience points short, he needed to level up first.

He glanced around; a few cat demons were still wandering on the east side of the ruins. One level two cat demon was squatting on the collapsed chimney, licking its paws, while two level one cat demons were rubbing their heads against each other at the base of the wall.

Su Mu raised the pistol fitted with a silencer.

"puff."

The level-two cat demon on the chimney tilted its head, fell from its height, and landed motionless in the pile of rubble.

[Defeated Lv2 Cat Demon, experience points +1. Current experience points: 195.2/200.]

The two level-one cat demons at the base of the wall were startled by the sound of their companion falling. They pricked up their ears and looked around, but they didn't hear any gunshots and couldn't immediately determine where the danger was coming from.

"biu, biu...."

The four soft sounds almost came together. The two cat demons fell to the ground simultaneously.

[Defeated Lv1 Cat Demon, experience points +0.1. Current experience points: 195.3/200.]

[Defeated Lv1 Cat Demon, experience points +0.1. Current experience points: 195.4/200.]

4.6 more is needed.

Su Mu didn't linger in the ruins but instead retraced his steps. He remembered several areas with a high density of cat demons when he came down from the mountain. Going back now and clearing those areas would give him enough experience.

He walked quickly, his steps light and steady.

After installing a silencer, his tactics completely changed. Before, he had to be careful about the noise when firing, avoiding it whenever possible, and relying mostly on a wrench for close combat. Now it's different... he can shoot while moving, like he's firing from a mobile shooting range.

A cat demon peeked out from the bushes.

"puff."

Fall down.

[Experience points +0.1.]

Two cat demons were chasing and playing under the tree.

"Pfft. Pfft."

They fell to the ground one after the other.

Experience points +0.1.

A level-two cat demon lay on a tree trunk, looking around warily, as if it had sensed something was amiss.

Su Mu stopped and raised his gun to aim.

This thing reacted much faster than a Level 1 bullet. The instant he pulled the trigger, it jerked back behind the tree trunk... but it was still a beat too slow. The bullet entered through its ear and exploded inside its skull. The body fell from the tree and crashed into a pile of fallen leaves.

[Defeated Lv2 Cat Demon, experience points +1. Current experience points: 198.7/200.]

1.3 more is needed.

Su Mu quickened his pace and found the last lone level-two cat demon halfway up the mountain.

"puff."

[Defeated Lv2 Cat Demon, experience points +1. Current experience points: 199.7/200.]

0.3 more is needed.

He glanced around but didn't see any other cat demons. Just as he was about to continue forward, he caught a glimpse of something moving in the bushes... a level one cat demon, very small, seemingly just recently reached adulthood, crouching behind a bush, trembling.

Although the gunshots were muffled by the silencer, the sound of its brethren falling one after another clearly terrified it.

Su Mu raised his gun.

"puff."

[Defeated Lv1 Cat Demon, experience points +0.1. Current experience points: 199.8/200.]

It's still 0.2 short.

He waited for a while, but did not encounter any new cat demons.

"Almost..."

Su Mu frowned and opened the system panel to glance at the experience bar.

199.8/200.

Kill two more level one monsters, or one level two monster, and that will be enough.

He quickened his pace, heading towards the evacuation point. The map showed a large forest ahead, and if nothing unexpected happened, the density of cat demons wouldn't be low.

Sure enough, less than five minutes later, another level one cat demon appeared ahead.

"biu, biu".

Experience points +0.1. Current experience points: 199.9/200.

Last 0.1.

Su Mu slowed his pace, his gaze sweeping across the woods.

A level one cat demon was sunbathing on a rock, completely unaware of the approaching danger.

He raised his gun and aimed it at the hairy head.

"puff."

[Defeated Lv1 Cat Demon, experience points +0.1. Current experience points: 200/200.]

[Experience points full, level up now.]

Su Mu slowly exhaled, put away his pistol, found a thick tree, climbed up it in a few quick movements, and sat on a sturdy branch.

He took out the pale silver [Level 3 Agility Breakthrough Talisman (Blue)] and examined it in his hand for a moment.

The talisman shimmered with light, its silver patterns seeming to come alive, slowly flowing across the paper. Holding it in your hand, you could feel a slight warmth, as if it were breathing.

[Level 3 Agility Breakthrough Talisman (Blue)]

[Effect: When Lv2 experience points reach 200/200, use this to break through to Lv3 and forcibly allocate the attribute points gained after leveling up towards the Agility tree.]

Su Mu took a deep breath.

"use."

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

Just like the last upgrade, a warm sensation rose from my abdomen and quickly spread to my limbs and bones.

But this time the feeling was gentler, unlike the violent tearing and rebuilding of the past, but a slow, continuous permeation.

The white light coursed through his body like countless tiny streams, washing over every inch of flesh and bone. He could clearly feel a subtle change taking place within him... not an increase in strength, but... a feeling of lightness.

Yes, it's light.

My whole body felt lighter. It was as if excess weight had been removed from my limbs; my joints became more flexible, and my muscles contracted and relaxed more rapidly. Even my breathing became easier, and the resistance to air entering and leaving my lungs seemed to have decreased.

He tried clenching his fist. The strength didn't increase explosively like before, but the speed of his fist was noticeably faster... There was almost no delay between the brain issuing the command and the fist clenching.

This process lasted about ten seconds, much shorter than the last time.

The white light faded, and everything returned to calm.

Su Mu opened his eyes and moved his body. The feeling of "lightness" was still there, as if he had unloaded several kilograms of weight, and his movements were much more agile than before.

He opened his personal panel:

Name: Su Mu

[Level: 3 (0/400)]

Race: Human

Hunger level: 72

Strength: 58 (originally 56+2)

[Constitution: 25 (originally 24+1)]

Agility: 14 (originally 8+6)

[Spirit: 18 (originally 17+1)]

"good."

Although the panel still looks somewhat "distorted", it has improved a lot compared to before.

Su Mu nodded in satisfaction, then turned his attention to something more important.

Draw Talent