Crossing the wilderness to survive, starting with a broken kitchen knife.

The appearance of the raccoon cat is just the beginning.

More animals and even monsters rushed towards the altar from the depths of the woods. In the sight of Zhang Shi and others, the figures of various beasts flashed between the trees.

Zhang Shi's expression was somewhat solemn. If such a large number of beasts rushed towards the altar at once, it would be difficult for Jin Ping and the other three to stop them.

"Moo~"

A bull emerged from the forest and charged towards the altar with great momentum. The bull was sturdy, its sharp horns reflecting a faint light, and its eyes were red, as if it had mad cow disease.

Ge Dalong was worried that the bull would charge over and smash the fence, so he quickly activated his magic wand, unleashing a ball of energy that hit the bull.

In an instant, the energy ball hit the bull, exploding its flesh and blood, and blood rained down all around.

Seeing this, Zhao Feng killed a giant rat that was digging a hole with a hammer and praised Ge Dalong for his awesomeness.

The bull's charge was like a signal, and the beasts and monsters in the woods rushed out and surrounded the altar. Among them were beasts, slimes, and even goblins.

At first, Zhang Shi had time to use his equipment's beast bonuses to deal with some of the larger beasts. But when the monster tide reached the fence, the various monsters displayed their unique abilities, leaping and crawling, and a large number of them rushed into the fence. Zhang Shi had no choice but to use Old Duan to engage in close combat.

Seeing the situation was dire, Wu Qing pulled a cloth bag from her backpack. It was bulging, seemingly filled with a lot of stuff. Wu Qing decisively set it and the bag on fire. Suddenly, a strong, subtle fragrance emanated from her surroundings in the open space.

"Hold your breath!"

Wu Qing took out another bottle of pills and quickly distributed them to everyone. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw everyone had taken the pills.

All kinds of monsters in the field fell to the ground and fell into a deep sleep after smelling the strange fragrance. Some of the larger beasts could still stand, but their bodies were shaking and it seemed that they could not hold on for much longer.

"Wow, Breaking Bad!"

Seeing this, Zhao Feng was about to go out with the hammer in his hand, but Zhang Shi stopped him and asked in confusion.

"Why are you stopping me? There's plenty of experience here."

Zhang Shi had discovered long ago that the number of monster tides was constant. He was worried that the number of monster tides would decrease and new monsters would appear on the altar.

"Don't make things complicated. Our target is the elite monster summoned by the altar."

The four of them stood back to back on the altar, watching their surroundings with vigilance. The clearing was filled with dormant monsters, and the woods remained eerily quiet, but the so-called elite monster was nowhere to be seen.

The strange atmosphere lasted for a while, and the red light above the altar gradually became weaker. It seemed that it would dissipate soon.

"System prompts that the sacrifice is about to fail."

Zhao Feng became anxious when he saw the prompt.

"What happened? Why did it fail?"

Ge Dalong's face was grim, and he said slowly: "Sacrifice requires sacrifices. If the sacrifices are not enough, the sacrifice will fail."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shi calmed down, grabbed Old Duan and started killing.

Everyone reacted upon seeing this, and even Wu Qing joined the battle with a spear in hand.

It’s not quite right to call it a battle, it’s more like a massacre.

In the wilderness, the law of the jungle is the most basic principle. If you don't pick up the butcher knife, when the monster wakes up, you will be the one to be slaughtered.

The monsters lay motionless on the ground, and the four of them dealt with them efficiently. Even those dead monsters, their flesh torn and blood gushing, were cleaned up by the system after a few seconds, leaving no trace of flesh and blood. Only the red light on the altar flickered more intensely, and the four of them gained a large amount of experience. They all reached level 4, and Zhang Shi was almost at level 5.

The four of them killed countless monsters. The red light on the altar began to condense, dyeing the entire forest blood red.

"Rumble"

The altar began to shake slightly again, and the blood-red light dissipated, revealing a cocoon.

Seeing this, the four of them gathered together without any prior arrangement.

"Pull!"

There was a sound of a sharp weapon cutting from inside the cocoon.

A dark, ape-like creature emerged from its cocoon. This strange creature had twin horns on its head, like flowing lava, gleaming crimson. Behind it, a pair of enormous wings, like bat wings, covered half of its body. Its sharp fangs were bared, and its appearance was somewhat similar to that of a goblin, but even more ferocious.

Zhang Shi held Old Duan in his hand, his heart in his throat. The monster before him couldn't be determined in terms of level or strength, making it difficult to gauge its strength. So Zhang Shi tried using Ding Zhen to assess it.

"Ding, confirmed at first glance, identified as: Gargoyle."

[Gargoyle (Green): Panel (Unknown) Ability Value: 44]

[An elite monster of the exquisite level, possessing high magic resistance and a body as hard as stone. It can also cast some basic magic.]

The gargoyle glanced around and, upon seeing Zhang Shi and the other three, a fierce gleam flashed in its eyes. It spread its wings and leaped into the air, charging towards Zhao Feng, who was in the front.

The gargoyle was incredibly fast and powerful. Zhao Feng, relying on his high Strength attribute, attempted to force a fight with it. However, before his hammer could even land, he was knocked back by the gargoyle.

Everyone was anxious when they saw Zhao Feng being attacked.

Ge Dalong activated his magic wand, condensing three energy balls in succession and shooting them at the gargoyle. The gargoyle shielded itself with its wings, and the energy balls, as powerful as bombs, vanished without causing a ripple.

As if provoked, the gargoyle shifted its target towards Ge Dalong, attempting a counterattack. Zhang Shi quickly drew his bow and unleashed a triple attack on the gargoyle. Sensing the arrow's unusual power, the gargoyle flew high into the air to evade the attack.

Zhang Shi took the opportunity to share the identification information and checked on Zhao Feng's condition.

Wu Qing had already helped Zhao Feng up. The special armor Zhao Feng wore helped him block the gargoyle's attack, but he was not feeling well due to the huge force.

Wu Qing stuffed a pill into his mouth, and Zhao Feng finally recovered. He stared fiercely at the gargoyle in the sky, gripped the hammer tightly, and turned his head to shout at Wu Qing.

"Sister, take out whatever goodies you have. I'm going to skin this beast today."

Wu Qing's backpack is like Doraemon's pocket from another dimension.

She stretched out her bare hand, and an object like an eggshell appeared in her hand.

Wu Qing's expression showed a rare trace of pain.

“I’ve only managed to make one of these.”

"Don't worry, I'll compensate you when I get back."

Wu Qing glared at Zhao Feng, clenched her palms tightly, and crushed the "eggshell".

Zhao Feng felt a chill in his crotch.

Suddenly, a mist filled the field, and everyone felt as if they had endless energy. Checking the interface, they found a new BUFF column.

[Blue Seal Grass Incense: For 5 minutes, increase the Strength of all friendly units within a 100-meter radius by 8 points.]

Zhao Feng excitedly exclaimed "Wow!" and discovered that his strength attribute had reached a terrifying 23 points.