Chapter 7: Mutant Bats
Night falls, raindrops fall in the forest, and when stepped on, they make an enticing "patter" sound.
I had been running at a fast pace for nearly ten minutes, and in this forest, apart from humans and goblins, I hadn't seen anything else. However, when I climbed over a small mound, I finally discovered a new monster!
"Squeak!"
The giant bat, shrouded in flames all over its body, let out a harsh cry. Its entire body was blood-red, except for its eyes which were green!
Flare Bat (Normal Monster)
Rank: 5
Attack: 4-10
Defense: 4
Blood: 500
Attack type: Toxin attack
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I was slightly startled, it turned out to be a level 5 monster, its attack power was countless times stronger than that goblin's, and it had 500 HP, plus an unpredictable toxic attack!
I took a look at my own attributes and began to ponder in my heart -
A wandering scholar (vagabond)
Level: 3
Life: 210
Attack: 11-17
Defense: 4
Reputation: 1
Lucky: 0
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My attack is still okay, but my defense is much worse. The Flame Bat can easily break through my defenses and also has a poisonous attack, which is really not easy to deal with!
However, wealth is sought in danger, I must go up and rush ahead of other players!
I immediately swung my iron sword and charged forward, striking the Flame Bat with a slash!
"Crack!"
A dazzling number "85" soared high!
I was overjoyed, and the full-force added attack was indeed extremely fierce, almost killing a large chunk of the Flame Bat's health with just one sword!
At this time, the Flame Bat also seemed to be burning with anger and immediately launched an attack on me. However, I quickly swung out my second sword before it could act, directly knocking off nearly a hundred of its chi!
At last, the Flame Bat flapped its fiery wings and landed on my arm, instantly sending a wave of pain through me.
Combat prompt: You were attacked by Flame Bat, losing 51 points of blood!
"Damn! You've taken out a quarter of my blood in one hit?"
I was shocked and lost color, this Flame Bat's attack is indeed fierce!
I dare not hesitate, before the Flame Bat's next attack arrives, I must quickly finish it off, after all, I've leveled up two levels by killing monsters and don't have any awesome defensive equipment, so I can only level up like this!
Two consecutive "whooshing" sword strikes went down, and on the top of the Flame Bat's head, two numbers "91" and "87" jumped out in succession!
The Flame Bat's attack speed is slow, but its second bite still came!
All I saw was a flash of green light, and a stream of toxic liquid spewed out from the Flame Bat's mouth. In an instant, I felt a numbness all over my body, and my blood and energy plummeted by as much as 70 points!
Combat Alert: You have been poisoned by Flame Bat's venomous attack. Your HP will decrease by 2 points every 3 seconds for 60 seconds!
I was slightly stunned, and indeed poisoned. Fortunately, the toxin wasn't as terrible as I had imagined. 3 seconds at 2 points, and even after 60 seconds, it only reached 40 points!
In fact, I didn't think about it, but now ordinary players can't afford to buy potions at all. The cheapest red potion costs 20 copper coins, and a goblin only drops 2-3 copper coins when killed. Ordinary players simply cannot level up so lavishly, and only I am blessed with such good fortune without realizing it!
"Whoosh, whoosh!" Two swift sword strikes landed on the Flame Bat's back, instantly extinguishing its last remaining vitality. It let out a mournful cry before falling to the ground, bursting into a scattering of copper coins!
"Ding!"
Combat Tip: You killed Flame Bat, gained 120 experience points!
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I couldn't help but burst out laughing, indeed high risk comes with high reward, a goblin's experience is only 10 points, but I didn't expect that killing a flame bat two levels higher would give me 120 experience points!
Digging out those copper coins from the mud, counting them, there were as many as 14, which was more generous than Gobulin!
However, my energy has also dropped to less than half, this expense is indeed a bit big, but it's still worth it!
Then, he directly drank a blood bottle and continued killing the second flame bat!
In less than a minute, the Flame Bat was knocked down with a desperate fighting style, earning 120 experience points and 19 copper coins. However, the legendary bat blood required for the quest still hasn't been found!
It wasn't until I cut down the fifth Flame Bat that I finally heard a "plop", and a drop of bat blood, frozen into a water droplet shape, fell to the ground.
Bat Blood
Nothing worth seeing, directly threw it into the package.
But when I killed five flame bats and got 600 experience points, I had already spent two small potions and 40 copper coins were gone, such an expense was really heartbreaking!
In the forest, it was quiet, with only the sound of a Flame Bat flapping its wings, "Whoosh, whoosh". At this moment, I heard a voice behind me, someone exclaimed in surprise: "Damn! This kid actually killed a level 5 monster by himself!"
I turned around to find three players with only level 2 standing there, staring at me. Before long, one of them came forward and summoned a flame bat. Who knew that the flame bat was so fierce? It directly bit off half of the player's health, scaring him pale as he shouted: "Old Second! Old Third! Hurry up and help!"
Two more players immediately stepped forward, swinging their short rods and striking the Flame Bat's forehead twice in a row. Suddenly, two numbers jumped out:
“12！”
“8！”
I watched from a distance, almost laughing out loud. They didn't even have any decent weapons, yet they dared to take on this terrifying 5-star monster head-on, which was no different from seeking death!
As expected, in less than two minutes, the three of them couldn't withstand Flame Bat's fierce attack and were defeated one after another, turning into white light to resurrect back in the city, leaving behind a heavily injured Flame Bat!
A good thing is being offered on a silver platter; why wouldn't one take advantage of it?
I rushed forward immediately, and the iron sword suddenly swept down through the air!
"Crack!"
Among the crisp sounds, the flame bat let out a mournful cry and fell to the ground. At the same time, there were two consecutive "ding dong" sounds, as if something had fallen to the ground!
I couldn't care about anything else, and immediately began to rummage through the mud, only to find that apart from 17 copper coins, there was also a bat's blood, and another, a dull-colored leather armor!
I was slightly startled and quickly picked up the leather armor, also taking a look at its attributes.
Bat Wing Armor (White Equipment)
Defense: 8
Required level: 4
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I couldn't help but laugh, heaven is helping me, I was worried that I didn't have any armor to protect myself, now it's all good, this is like a gift from the heavens, if those players from earlier knew about this, they'd be green with envy!
Looked at the experience bar, just a little bit more and I'll be upgraded to level 4!
So I directly drank a red potion and knocked down another Flame Bat not far away, amidst a shower of golden light, I officially leveled up!
"Ding!"
System Prompt: Congratulations, your level has been upgraded, increasing 20 points of physical strength and acquiring 5 free attribute points!
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Haha! Finally started work!
I immediately put on the bat skin armor, and my defense jumped from 4 points to 12 points. I also added all 5 points to strength, so my attack became 16-21!
That bat wing cloak may not look very good, but after all it's the first piece of clothing I've ever made, and possibly even the first piece of clothing to come out of this newbie village. So wearing it on my body, I'm still thrilled to bits!
After getting 12 points of attack, I rushed to find the Flame Bat again, and with a loud sword, I slashed it. Suddenly, a number appeared on the Flame Bat's head - "248"!
"What?!"
I could hardly believe my eyes, actually finishing off half of a level 5 monster's health with just one sword?
After flipping through the records, I suddenly realized that it was actually a burst of attacks!
Even so, I can still take down Flame Bat with one sword, 124 points of blood, which is already quite good!
At this time, the Flame Bat also launched a fierce attack on me. For a moment, I only felt a slight pain in my body. When I looked at my vital energy again, I didn't expect that the Flame Bat's poisonous attack had only caused 24 points of damage to me!
I'm overjoyed! It seems that after putting on the bat leather armor, with a huge boost in defense, I can now fight continuously!
Then, he excitedly picked up his iron sword and continued to look for trouble with other Flame Bats!
Time flies, and in the half hour after the opening of "Ling Xiao", I have collected 19 bat bloods, and also successfully leveled up to level 5. Facing monsters of the same level, attributes are no longer suppressed by levels, making it even more enjoyable to kill them, almost every three swords can solve a flame bat!
After flipping a Flame Bat for the second time in a row, he picked up the spoils of war from the ground - Bat Blood!
I counted carefully, and there are already 20 bat blood in the package, it's full! I can go back and report now!
Then, I immediately turned around to prepare to return to the village, but at this time, a chill wind came from the right side, and the whole person couldn't help but shiver. When I turned my head to look back, I was even more frightened!
In the distance, a huge bat suddenly appeared, its entire body engulfed in flames, at least ten times larger than the flame bats, like a small airplane floating in mid-air!
Mutant Flame Bat (Mutated Creature)
Rank: 8
Attack: 20-28
Defense: 18
Gasoline: 2000
Attack type: Variant toxin attack
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I was taken aback, this is actually a quasi-BOSS-level creature! The high attack power is terrifying, with an upper limit of as many as 28 points, and the defense has also reached 18 points. With my current level 5 and 26 attack points, I can barely break through its defense!
The Variant Bat didn't seem to want me to think too much, and it pounced on me directly. Its sharp claws instantly left a mark on my armor!
A burst of intense pain came, and a "98" damage number directly popped up on my head!
Although the number is auspicious, I didn't feel any excitement at all. Hurriedly swinging my sword to counterattack, with a "ding" sound, I chopped out 110 points of damage on the Fire Bat's forehead!
The numbers aren't bad, but it'll take at least 20 swords to take down this variant bat. Looking at the medicine in the package, there are still 5 small bottles of medicine left. Will they be enough to kill this flame bat?
