Chapter 18

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Closing the System page, Lin Xiu raised his axe and observed the Venomweb Spider with great concentration.

The spider seemed to be completely enraged. The black fur on its body stood up, and the bleeding wound stimulated the spider’s simple nerves, making it unable to withstand the pain anymore.

Like a raging bull, it charged toward Lin Xiu!

“Good, I want to see how thick your skin is!”

There was no fear on his face. Like a bullfighter in the arena, he used light and elegant steps to dodge the spider’s piercing and silk attacks time and time again.

After only four slashes, the spider turned into a ball of white light and disappeared quietly.

Clink!

The moment the spider disappeared, two golden coins immediately fell to the ground. At the same time, Lin Xiu also saw a white long tooth beside it. It was obviously the material dropped by the Venomweb Spider.

Reaching out to pick up the coins and tooth, Lin Xiu immediately chose to appraise them.

[Gold Coins]

[Type: Money]

[Reference value: 100R]

…

[Venomweb Spider Teeth]

[Type: Forging Material]

[Usage: Forging weapons or equipment]

[Reference value: 200R]

“Not bad, one monster has already recovered 300 HP. It seems that as long as I kill enough, I can earn a few thousand at the same time.”

Looking at his experience bar, which had increased by 20 percent, Lin Xiu was very happy.

He only needed to clear four more level 2 monsters to level up to level 2.

Closing the interface, Lin Xiu looked at the two forks in front of him.

On the left side of the intersection, the ground was covered with traces of frost. The stones on the wall were also covered in frost. The temperature seemed to have dropped a lot.

On the right side of the intersection, it was even more humid, and there was more purple mucus on the road. It was obvious that the monsters inside were mostly mollusks.

Just as Lin Xiu was about to make his choice, the footsteps behind him got closer.

He turned around warily. At this moment, Ding Shiyu and Wan Zhuoyun had already appeared at the position where he had fought earlier.

Looking at the traces of corrosion on the ground, Ding Shiyu looked at Lin Xiu with a complicated gaze.

She did not expect Lin Xiu to actually finish off the monster so quickly, not giving her a chance to attack at all.

“I don’t have time to waste with you. Please do whatever you want.”

Seeing that the two of them did not take the next step, Lin Xiu immediately turned around and left, directly walking into the fork that was invaded by the frost.

Having tasted the sweetness of farming monsters, he did not intend to waste any time on the two of them and the choice.

He walked deeper into the cave.

Seeing Lin Xiu’s figure disappear, Wan Zhuoyun’s expression was uncertain, and his entire person became silent.

“His adaptability is very strong. He killed a level 2 monster in less than two minutes. We must act as soon as possible!”

Ding Shiyu narrowed her beautiful eyes. After thinking for a moment, she chose to follow him immediately.

Wan Zhuoyun also carried his big sword and entered the left fork. The two of them planned to follow Lin Xiu all the way, preparing to find an opportunity to kill the other party.

…

Thud, thud.

The sound of footsteps echoed in the spacious cave.

A few of the Greater Rats hiding in the shadows subconsciously shrank their heads, staring at the cave entrance in the distance.

There, a dark figure surged, seemingly planning to come over.

“Hiss… The temperature in this cave is really cold.”

Lin Xiu breathed towards his freezing right hand. He climbed over the rocks with some difficulty and climbed into another cave.

He had been in the cave for more than half an hour, but he had only encountered three monsters along the way.

If not for his high movement speed, he would probably still be fighting against the annoying flying insects in the long tunnel.

Looking at the experience bar that was just a little bit away from leveling up to two levels, Lin Xiu’s expression was rather helpless.

Looking at the entrance of the cave where a lot of feces had piled up, Lin Xiu’s spirit jolted, and he immediately observed his surroundings.

In front of him was a very wide cave. It was more than ten meters wide and more than ten meters high.

What surprised him the most was that in such a cold environment, there was an underground river nearly two meters wide on the left side of the cave.

“The monsters here should be enough for me to level up to two levels.”

Sensing a rustling sound beside his ear, Lin Xiu immediately gripped his blood-stained axe and slowly walked inside.

Squeak squeak!

Lin Xiu had just walked out a few steps when a sharp voice suddenly sounded from within the empty cavern.

The sound was like the cry of a mouse or the sound of an insect flapping its wings.

However, one thing was certain. Lin Xiu must have intruded into the territory of some kind of animal and was threatened.

However, he did not stop. Instead, he looked around and took a few more steps inside.

Rustle!

The animal that made the sound seemed to have lost its patience and had already scuttled out from a dark corner.

Lin Xiu, who had been paying attention to his surroundings, immediately discovered a figure beside the pile of rocks in front of him!

Following the light from the luminous stone on the wall, Lin Xiu clearly saw a large rat with shiny fur squatting beside the stone!

The size of the rat was comparable to that of a small dog, and it had a pair of sharp teeth that were almost ten centimeters long. Its finger-thick flesh-colored tail was swaying slightly, and its blood-red beast eyes were emitting a scarlet light in the dark environment.

It looked extremely scary.

After seeing the latter’s complete appearance, even though Lin Xiu was mentally prepared, he was still startled by that huge rat.

However, he still cast a general skill ‘Appraisal’ at the first moment and immediately got into a combat stance.

[Bloodthirsty Greater Rat]

[Type: Beast]

[Level: Level 3]

[HP: 270]

[Attributes: Attack 16, Physical Defense 8, Magic Defense 0, Agility 5, Spirit 1]

[Active Skills: Level 1 Bite, Level 1 Spread Plague]

[Passive skill: Level 1 Bloodthirst]

[Strength evaluation: This is a wild beast with thick skin and flesh. It usually appears in groups. Using physical attacks on it is not the best choice.]

Looking at the introduction on the System panel, Lin Xiu’s vigilance instantly rose to the highest.

What he was most concerned about was not the high attack and physical defense of the Greater Rats, but the description that these beasts usually appeared in groups!

This clearly showed that there was definitely more than one Greater Rat in the huge cavern.

Therefore, after understanding this point, Lin Xiu did not alert the rats. Instead, he very steadily retreated to the entrance of the cave, planning to wait for the other two people to come before attacking together.

Even though Wan Zhuoyun and Ding Shiyu had obvious killing intent toward him.

However, the two of them had not killed a single monster in half an hour after entering the Catacombs. In addition, this cave was a path that the three of them had to pass through. Unless they did not want to continue, they had to eliminate those rats first.

Standing at the entrance of the cave, Lin Xiu took out two pieces of bread from his System Backpack and started eating.

Not only could the System Backpack store all kinds of equipment and materials, but it could also store things from the real world.