Gao Wu: If this BOSS isn't nerfed, is it even playable?

Chapter 73 Convergence
With a flick of his wrist, Lin Ye swung the spear, which was still pinning the hound's carcass, into a heavy warhammer with one hand, and swept it out with a whooshing sound that tore through the air!

boom!
The other hunting dog, which was charging at the front, was struck hard in the waist by the corpse of its companion, and the crisp sound of bones breaking could be clearly heard.

It flew out like a tattered sack, crashed into the wall, slid down, twitched twice, and then fell silent.

Almost simultaneously, Lin Ye took a half step forward with his left foot, lowering his center of gravity to avoid the wild boar's tusk charge.

The spear in his right hand pressed down, the tip of the spear like an iron rod, slamming heavily onto the head of the third hound!

Click!

The skull was fractured.

The mutated hound didn't even have time to let out a scream before it collapsed to the ground.

Only one LV.9 mutated wild boar remained.

It let out a terrified roar, its massive body displaying a flexibility disproportionate to its size, and turned to flee.

But how could Lin Ye let it run away?

He strode forward, his spear seemingly becoming one with the ground, and then suddenly thrust it upwards!

Then, an extremely condensed black spear light pierced precisely through the wild boar's soft belly!

The battle is over.

From the moment the attack was launched to the moment the area was cleared, it took only ten seconds.

Lin Ye flicked the blood off the tip of his gun and turned to disappear into the shadows of another alley.

For him, this was just a warm-up.

The real hunt has only just begun.

……

You have killed a Level 10 mutated wolf.

You have killed a Level 10 mutated wolf.

【…】

[Ding! Your level has been increased to LV.13!]

Experience points are increasing at an extremely rapid pace.

The experience bar, which was already close to LV13, was completely filled.

Lin Ye added the 1 free attribute point he had just gained to his Spirit.

The feedback from improving one's mental attributes is immediate.

His perception has broadened, and he is more sensitive to subtle changes in his surroundings.

As for skill points, he allocated them to [Spear Stance].

Just as Lin Ye walked past the entrance of an alley, a gust of wind carrying a fishy smell came from behind him on the left!

Lin Ye didn't even turn around.

Quickly sidestep to dodge.

A black and yellow blur flew past his nose, then landed heavily on the ground in front of him.

It was a lithe, mutated leopard, with a level of LV.11.

When its attack missed, it immediately arched its body, letting out a threatening growl, its golden beastly eyes fixed on Lin Ye.

Not far behind it was another disemboweled corpse; judging by its uniform, it was also a contestant from a certain school.

Clearly, Lin Ye's passing by had disturbed its feeding.

However, it didn't wait for a second attack.

Lin Ye, however, preemptively launched an attack.

The mutated leopard instinctively tried to dodge, but it was horrified to find that its movements were incredibly sluggish!

[Crushing] Full of aura.

With a difference of 2 levels, the leopard's legs went weak and it turned into a panting kitten.

puff!
The spear pierced its abdomen with pinpoint accuracy.

Lin Ye exerted force with his wrist and suddenly flicked it upwards!
The mutated leopard let out a shrill scream as its entire body was flung into the air!
Before it could fall, Lin Ye's spear shot out like a dragon, striking out in mid-air in an instant!
It hit the heart directly.

You have killed a Level 11 mutated leopard.

Lin Ye holstered his gun and continued walking deeper into the ruins.

……

A few hours later.

After several hours of hunting and exploration, Lin Ye became certain of two things.

one.

For the other martial arts prodigies who grew up in a greenhouse, this place was a veritable hell. The unknown environment, the grotesque monsters they had never seen before, and the fear that death would truly "come" weighed on their nerves like mountains.

In this state, if they can unleash even half of their full potential, they are considered to be people of great resilience.

The LV.12 warrior who wet himself in fear after being scared by a LV.9 wild boar is not an isolated case.

This is probably the result the event organizers wanted to see.

Use the harshest reality to select the true warriors.

Of course, Lin Ye also believed that among these hundreds of contestants, there must be people like him who could thrive in this environment.

The second thing is that, in order to increase the efficiency and difficulty of the selection process, the organizing committee deliberately increased the monster density in this virtual ruin.

The number of monsters here far exceeds that of a real-world ruined city.

You can encounter one almost every few steps, and if you venture a little deeper, you'll run into a whole group.

This would be a desperate situation for others, but for Lin Ye...

It's simply heaven.

Lin Ye stopped in front of a relatively open city square.

In the center of the square, a giant fountain that had long since dried up and was covered in cracks became a temporary landmark.

At this moment, a few dozen contestants had gathered around the fountain.

They mostly huddled together in small groups, their faces showing either lingering fear of surviving a disaster or sheer exhaustion from trying to stay upright.

Everyone had some kind of injury, and their combat suits were covered in dark red blood and dust, making them look disheveled.

The atmosphere in the square was oppressive and tense; apart from occasional hushed conversations, almost no one dared to speak loudly.

A fragile peace is maintained here because the rules of the first stage strictly prohibit participants from attacking each other.

Lin Ye's gaze swept across the crowd, and soon he spotted a familiar figure in a corner.

Zhang Yuqing.

She was leaning against the fountain pool, carefully cleaning a wound on her right arm with a strip of cloth.

The wound wasn't deep, but the flesh was turned inside out, clearly caused by some kind of sharp claws, and it was still oozing blood.

Her face was somewhat pale, and her breathing was slightly rapid, but her eyes remained sharp, constantly alert to her surroundings.

Lin Ye's approach made her instantly alert.

"who!"

She turned around abruptly, and Tingyu was placed in front of her, the sword gleaming coldly.

When she saw that the person who came was Lin Ye, her tense body suddenly relaxed and she let out a long sigh of relief.

But the next second, her eyes were filled with deep surprise and disbelief.

Along the way, he had been besieged by mutated beasts several times, and he had to fight his way out with all his might, even getting injured in the process.

Ke Linye...

He was completely unharmed?
At most, it could only be described as a slightly dirty hem.

Did he not encounter any mutated beasts?

how can that be!

This place is too dangerous; you could be ambushed if you're not careful.

She was only slightly injured because she was ambushed.

Lin Ye walked straight to the fountain and took out two simple bags made of animal hides from behind his back.

He made this on a whim using the hide of a mutated beast he had killed before.

To survive in these ruins for three days, clean water and food are essential.

Lin Ye squatted down and aimed the opening of one of the animal skin bags at the thin stream of water flowing from the fountain pipe.

The water was murky and had a rusty taste.

Zhang Yuqing frowned slightly as she watched this scene, about to remind him that the water couldn't be drunk directly.

But then they saw Lin Ye fill one bag with water and pour it into another animal skin bag.

A magical scene happened.

The originally murky water became clear at a speed visible to the naked eye as it flowed from the first leather bag into the second!

When the second bag was filled, the water inside was clear and transparent, completely different from the previous sewage.

Zhang Yuqing's pupils dilated slightly.

She instantly realized that Lin Ye must have filled the first animal skin bag with sand, charcoal, or something similar to make a simple filter!
He... seems incredibly experienced!

　This is the first update today. There will be more updates at noon and in the evening, so please stay tuned. Thank you!
　　
　
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