Oh no! I, the weakling, have become the villain!

Xu Yao had already guessed from their conversation that this place was not simple.

"At least there's danger here!" Xu Yao sneered.

Since these people are unwilling to reveal their hand, there's no need for me to continue playing along with them.

Since they would be enemies sooner or later anyway, Xu Yao gripped his sword tightly and walked forward step by step.

Xu Yao soon realized that his guess was correct; this place was indeed very dangerous!

A strong smell of blood wafted over, and Xu Yao could even smell the burning smell of flames in the air.

A giant black python slowly slithered out from behind Xu Yao.

Xu Yao watched the giant python slowly approaching and flicked his wrist slightly.

The black python instantly split in two, its bright red blood splattering across the ground in a beautiful display.

Just then, a pleasant sound came, and a silver-white badge appeared in Xu Yao's hand.

Xu Yao looked at the experience bar on the system panel, then looked around, and finally chose to leave.

Xu Yao discovered that he had consumed about one-third of his fighting spirit.

It seems this task is indeed not so simple, and the further you go in, the higher the level of the monsters become.

But this is good, as it will further stimulate Xu Yao's combat abilities.

Although he doesn't possess powerful weapons like other players, Xu Yao is still quite strong and has mastered some formidable sword techniques.

Xu Yao led his team to continue advancing into the distance.

However, just as Xu Yao and his group were moving forward, a group of people were also moving forward deep in the forest.

"Captain, should we take a break?" a slightly younger young man asked the captain in the group.

"No need, we've only just left the forest, why would we need to rest?" the captain said, glancing at the young man.

Beside the captain were two other middle-aged men.

"Captain, aren't we worried about Xu Yao?" the young man asked, somewhat puzzled.

Because in the young man's mind, his captain, although he seemed approachable, was actually a cautious person.

Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to be stationed at the Imperial Capital's academy, and she wouldn't have so many suitors.

"Don't worry, that guy is no pushover. Nothing will happen to him. Besides, I want to see how long he can hold out."

The captain said calmly, but his gaze was fixed on Xu Yao's back.

After killing the armored rhinoceros, Xu Yao continued deeper into the forest.

After walking for a while, Xu Yao suddenly felt a pain in his body.

Looking down, I saw that there was an arrow stuck in his shoulder.

Xu Yao looked up and around, his face turning pale instantly.

At this moment, Xu Yao was surrounded by a dense swarm of poisonous bees, numbering in the hundreds!

Moreover, the stingers of these poisonous bees all glowed purple, clearly indicating that they were highly venomous.

"Damn it, why am I so unlucky?" Xu Yao complained helplessly.

He was really unlucky; he had just defeated a monster and immediately encountered this situation.

This kind of situation only happens in TV dramas or novels, even in China.

It's unbelievable that this has happened to me; I'm speechless.

However, there is no other way now but to do my best to release my fighting spirit.

Xu Yao then felt a tingling sensation on his arm, and a palm-sized throwing knife appeared in his hand.

Xu Yao picked up the throwing knife and examined it carefully.

The throwing knife looked like it was made of ordinary steel, but Xu Yao was certain it was not.

Because there were wisps of light blue lightning wrapped around the throwing knife, Xu Yao tried swinging it once.

With a loud crash, the tree in front of Xu Yao was cleaved in two.

Xu Yao stared in shock at the flying knife. Was this the power of battle qi?

However, Xu Yao quickly came to his senses; he didn't have time to sigh now.

Because swarms of poisonous bees were rushing up from all around him, Xu Yao quickly took out his bow and arrow and shot at the bees.

Upon hearing the warning sound, Xu Yao immediately hid and then specifically sought out the poisonous bees' weak points to attack.

Under Xu Yao's attack, the poisonous bees slowed down and eventually died one by one.

Xu Yao finally breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what profession you are in, dealing with poisonous bees is extremely difficult.

Xu Yao was also a thief, but he was still somewhat embarrassed when facing the poisonous bees.

Although he wasn't afraid of the poisonous bees, he found the insects annoying, especially their buzzing noise!

Fortunately, I am now a King-level player, otherwise I probably wouldn't have been able to tolerate the interference from such sounds.

Losing their own judgment, they were eventually surrounded and killed by these poisonous bees.

After Xu Yao killed all the poisonous bees, he prepared to continue his advance.

However, just as he was about to leave, he suddenly sensed a sense of danger that sent chills down Xu Yao's spine!

"As expected of a Douhuang-level magical beast, it discovered me so quickly?" Xu Yao muttered to himself in surprise.

Xu Yao knew that his current strength was no match for a Douhuang-level magical beast. If he were caught, he would probably die here!

In the brief moment that Xu Yao was stunned, he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen.

Xu Yao was sent flying by the impact and crashed heavily to the ground. He felt as if his internal organs had shifted.

After Xu Yao struggled to his feet, he saw a dark, magical beast appear in front of him.

This is an eagle, its entire body is dark green.

Moreover, when its wings are spread out, it looks like a small fighter jet, with a wingspan of more than two meters.

And it was still fanning itself, as a gust of wind blew by.

The wind blew so hard that Xu Yao couldn't open his eyes; this was an ability possessed only by wind-type mages.

"So this is the Wind Eagle King," Xu Yao thought to himself.

This magical beast is a ninth-tier magical beast, so Xu Yao dared not be careless.

He summoned his Netherwolf to lure the Wind Eagle King away, and then quickly fled.

These magical beasts are social creatures; once they discover traces of humans, they will gather together to attack them.

This is why so many people hunt monsters in the Monster Forest.

Because there are many monsters in the Monster Forest, humans simply cannot survive without hunting them.

However, although they are social monsters, there are exceptions, such as this Wind Eagle King.

This Wind Eagle King is not a social magical beast, and it has already reached the peak of the eighth rank.