The developers still haven't forgiven the players.

"What is it?"

"Get away from me."

"come out!"

The unknown often means fear, so the players gathered together and used shouting to relieve their tension.

This mountain forest is rich in moisture, obviously surrounded by a large river, and its vegetation is so lush that it is comparable to a tropical rainforest.

In such an environment, even sunlight can only barely filter through the gaps in the leaves, and the low-lying bushes naturally make the area feel even more secluded, making it difficult to see what is hidden inside.

Fortunately, these uninvited guests soon emerged from the bushes on their own.

They have a strange appearance; their head has a pair of antennae that make up a quarter of their total body length. They are grayish-brown all over, with dense black spots on their backs.

If you had to put it in perspective, these monsters look similar to slugs, only much larger, with the smallest one being over a meter long.

In fact, many insects, if enlarged to the same scale, would be considered disgusting by human aesthetic standards.

This color scheme of slugs is even more striking to players.

Not to mention that these emerging slugs surrounded the players, and many of them looked uncomfortable.

Aside from a small number of players with a penchant for the unusual, the vast majority of gamers still prefer to fight monsters like Tiger Vanguard and Tree Guardian, which conform to normal human aesthetics.

As more and more slugs emerged from the shadows of the bushes, the pervasive stench in the air became increasingly unbearable.

"Damn it, this is disgusting, kill these things right now."

With a look of disgust, Roupeng gripped the wooden spear in his hand and stabbed at the slug closest to him.

Incidentally, they went out to hunt monsters as a team. Although they couldn't go empty-handed, they didn't have any good weapons.

Most players simply found a piece of wood on the spot, sharpened one end, and used it as a weapon.

He thrust the spear down with the meat.

The imagined scene of blood splattering did not occur.

Although these monsters resemble slugs, their skin is not as soft and fragile as a slug's; instead, it is quite tough and resilient.

The wooden spear only slightly dented the spot where it struck; it didn't even break the skin.

"Isn't this a bit too hard?" His eyes widened, and he almost doubted whether the power he had gained from the upgrade was real.

The slug he stabbed wouldn't just take the beating without fighting back.

It suddenly sprang up, and at the same time, the round mouthparts under its antennae opened, revealing a ring of fine, sharp teeth, and lunged straight at the fleshy face like a facehugger.

Rou Peng froze on the spot. He was just an ordinary person, and even though he suddenly had power, he didn't know how to use it.

After all, this isn't a game where you can automatically attack by pressing a button; you still have to control your body to move.

Just as the meatball was about to be attacked by the slug, Tenka Fubu suddenly appeared and punched the nearly one-meter-long slug away.

Amidst the surprised expressions of Dog Brother and the others, Tianxia Buwu unceremoniously took over the command: "Don't just stand there. These large toothpicks you have aren't sharp enough. Just use your fists. If you really find it disgusting, use stones to smash them."

The situation is already quite clear.

This team of players had unintentionally stumbled into the slugs' habitat and were now surrounded by a large number of slugs. Running away was definitely too late, so they might as well grit their teeth and get rid of these slugs.

At least for now, it seems that this monster is not particularly strong in individual combat, and it is not impossible to kill it.

Dog Bro came to his senses and steeled his resolve.

Anyway, I'm just out here to fight monsters, so a little disgusting is fine, it's better than getting eaten by these bugs: "Damn it, let's do it!"

He took two steps forward, caught a small slug, and rained down punches on it.

"It's just a game, what's there to be afraid of?"

Seeing Dog Brother make a move, the entire district's "walking sideways" decisively followed suit.

Upon hearing this, the players present realized that they were just playing a game and hadn't actually encountered such a monster in real life.

Still annoyed that they had been frightened earlier, they vented their anger on the slugs.

Regardless, these players were all leveled up and their strength was greater than that of the slug monster. When they got angry, they appeared quite fierce.

Many players got more and more into the game, and to make it easier to exert force, they even shouted while throwing punches.

"drink!"

"ha!"

"Black Tiger Claws Out the Heart!"

"The mouse is in a maze."

"A tornado destroyed a parking lot."

"An encounter in another world, enjoying delicious food!"

"?"

Brother Niu subconsciously turned his head to look at the player who shouted the last sentence.

The campus spring scenery is cradling a slug monster in its arms, rolling around on the withered leaves, with a strange smile on its face.

It rolled twice to pin the slug down, seized its opportunity, and suddenly bit one of the slug's tentacles.

With a bite force comparable to that of an adult hyena, it snapped the tentacle off on the spot. You could even see that the campus spring color's cheeks twitched secretly, as if it was chewing.

Seeing this, Brother Niu's eyelids twitched wildly. He suddenly felt that his brother-in-law, a martial arts fanatic, was at least a normal person.

"Phew~"

Tenka Bubu was panting heavily, the slug at his feet had turned into a puddle of minced meat, its original form unrecognizable.

Realizing that it would be difficult to break through the monster's defenses with just his fists, he quickly picked up a rock and smashed it down. After several heavy blows, he finally managed to kill the monster.

To his surprise, wisps of blood mist were floating from the slug sauce beneath his feet.

【Ding! 】

[Dissipated blood energy detected. Players can refine and absorb it to level up.]

The player interface, which is usually quiet and almost non-existent, suddenly popped up a notification at this moment.

The most crucial point is that, perhaps because of the close proximity, this system notification appeared on the interface of all players simultaneously.

"So killing this thing levels you up? You should have said so earlier."

The players were only forced to fight back because they didn't want to be bitten by these disgusting monsters.

It has now been discovered that killing monsters and absorbing their blood essence after death can actually level you up.

The players' gazes towards the slugs immediately changed; they looked at them as if they were wriggling experience packs.

Who says slugs are disgusting? These slugs are fantastic!

Previously, players were worried that too many slug monsters would appear, and they didn't know how long it would take to kill them all. Now, players are only worried that there aren't enough of these slug monsters.

"Slug-chan, I need your help in my cultivation!"

……

"get out of class is finally over."

Peng Zhi, who had been sitting in his seat daydreaming all morning, suddenly perked up.

Having experienced that groundbreaking game, even just a few hours without playing it gave him a withdrawal reaction, like ants crawling all over his body.

Now he rushes back to his dorm, puts on his helmet, and goes off to roam the game world.

Duan Jianhui inappropriately put his arm around Peng Zhi and looked at his other two roommates: "Should we eat at the cafeteria or go out for lunch?"