“Bang! Bang!”

The rusty sword slashed twice in a row across the big-eared rabbit’s neck—its weak spot, granting a 50% damage bonus!

“31!”

“37!”

As expected, after gaining some points, my attacks became much sharper!

A level 3 big-eared rabbit has 120 HP. I took out half of it in one go, then slid back three yards, while swinging my rusty sword through the air!

“40!”

Great, I hit the big-eared rabbit’s weak spot again with precision.

A blow to my chest—one hit from the big-eared rabbit also cost me 41 HP, but that was its only chance to attack. Before it could strike again, my rusty sword swept across its neck, killing it!

“Plop!”

Another thigh hair—perfect, quest complete! And it even dropped a beginner’s health potion, a high-quality item that instantly restores 80 HP!

Excitedly picking up the thigh hair, I turned to head back to the newbie village, but suddenly felt a chill behind me. Glancing back, my heart started pounding wildly—half from excitement, half from nerves.

Beneath the dense forest canopy, a super big-eared rabbit covered in green fur was staring at me intently. Clearly, this one was very different from the others!

Big-Eared Rabbit Leader (F-rank Lower BOSS)

LV-5

A shiver ran through me—I actually encountered a BOSS-level monster!

In Skyler, BOSSes range from F (lowest) to SSS (highest), and each rank is divided into upper, middle, and lower tiers. The big-eared rabbit leader before me was F-rank lower tier—the lowest level BOSS. Still, with my rusty sword and ragged clothes, anyone with sense would run for their life. BOSS-level monsters are simply not something newbies can challenge.

Chapter 5: Gleaming Breastplate

“An F-rank lower BOSS, huh?”

The corners of my mouth lifted slightly. I was level 2, it was level 5—the gap was less than 5 levels, so the chance of missing wasn’t too high. That meant there was a chance I could take it down.

Feeling confident, I got ready!

“Rustle, rustle…”

Stepping on the soft grass, I barely moved before the big-eared rabbit BOSS launched its attack—fast as lightning. But I wasn’t slow either. Tilting my body, I traced a perfect arc with my footwork, and my rusty sword flashed, slashing at the BOSS’s belly!

“21!”

Damn, its defense is really high!

At the same time, I quickly judged that this big-eared rabbit had about 2,500 HP. I’d need to slash it a hundred times to take it down!

The big-eared rabbit BOSS squealed, spinning around to swipe its tail. That short tail was like a steel whip, slamming hard into my back!

“61!”

A burning pain—this attack power is way too high!

I only had 110 HP total. One more hit and I’d be done for—completely outmatched. At the same time, I regretted it deeply. The rules in Skyler are different from the games I played before—I really got the short end of the stick!

Can’t win? Then it’s time to run for my life, or I’ll drop back to level 0 if I die—all those big-eared rabbits I killed today would be for nothing.

Scanning my surroundings, I quickly assessed the terrain and chose the path to the right—there were fewer big-eared rabbits there. One BOSS was already enough trouble; if I attracted more monsters, it’d be a dead end.

I ran as fast as I could, constantly changing my footwork. Trees, bushes, and grass all became obstacles. The big-eared rabbit hopped around, but I weaved through everything, minimizing the distance of every move. This way, the speed gap between me and the BOSS was almost eliminated.

While sprinting, my eyes darted around—and suddenly, I spotted something!

Not far ahead, a patch of thorny woods appeared. That was Snakeblood Bramble—according to the published data in Skyler, this tree is highly poisonous. Once poisoned, you lose a significant amount of HP every second. Production-type players can harvest Snakeblood Bramble as an ingredient to make poison for assassin players—a must-have for killing!

Of course, players’ levels are too low right now; no one can harvest this wood yet.

At this moment, inspiration struck. Seeing the Snakeblood Bramble was like grabbing a lifeline!

“Whoosh!”

Leaping forward, I entered the bramble thicket. These shrubs, about a meter high, were nothing to me. I landed precisely in the inner circle of the brambles, carefully avoiding touching any of them. The poisonous trees of all sizes surrounded me.

“Squeak!”

The big-eared rabbit BOSS was clearly about to go berserk. It jumped in as well, but its body wasn’t that big—about the size of a washbasin. While it was still in the air, my rusty sword slashed through the air, coming down on the BOSS’s head like Mount Tai!

“Down you go!”

I struck with all my might, knocking the big-eared rabbit BOSS into the Snakeblood Bramble like a soccer ball. Just as I expected, the BOSS was instantly pierced all over, bleeding and screaming in agony, and it was now poisoned—its HP dropping rapidly.