It seems to be a BUG. When I squeezed into the crevice between the rocks, only one of the large pack of gray wolves could get close to me, which gave me a glimmer of hope. If this really is a BUG, then the situation just now where I couldn’t lure four wolves at once must have been the work of some mischievous designer.

After using a bottle of ketchup, I started drawing my sword and hacking at the gray wolf that got close to me. I found that it could only deal 5 points of HP damage to me, and due to the environmental constraints, its attack frequency was greatly reduced. On the other hand, I could let loose, turning sideways and swinging my sword down with all my might, one strike after another.

In this way, even though I didn’t bring any potions, I could keep killing these high-experience wolves, and I didn’t even have to spend time looking for monsters.

Unknowingly, another four hours had passed. I checked the time—it was already six o’clock. In another hour, it would be dinner time. My stomach had long been rumbling, but in this situation, I really didn’t dare imagine what would happen if I logged off. Hannah Cooper told me earlier that she had already reached level 8 and, miraculously, made it into the national top 100,000...

Grace logged off to sleep. Linda Harris and a few others were still online. I saw that she was already level 7. Although not as high as Hannah Cooper, it was still pretty good, especially for a girl playing games.

The wolf pack outside the rocks had already disappeared, with only a few still wandering around. I roughly calculated that in these four hours, I had killed nearly 300 wolves, but only got one green piece of equipment and three white ones, plus a few bottles of red potion. With such a drop rate, no wonder people cry and shout about having to spend RMB to buy gear. And the experience required to level up is just too much—killing 300 wolves still didn’t get me from level 9 to 10. Looks like the rumors are true: every level ending in 9 is especially hard to level up, and the experience required is off the charts. You can reach level 99, but level 100 is basically a myth...

After quickly finishing off the last few wolves, I finally let out a sigh of relief and walked out of the rock crevice. The sky outside was unbelievably clear!

Three hundred wolves didn’t give me much equipment, but I did get quite a bit of money—roughly just under two gold coins.

I took out the green equipment and looked at it. It was a bow:

[Wolf Tail Longbow] (Green Equipment)

Attack: 18-32

Stamina: +6

Agility: +4

Required Level: 10

...

Looking it over carefully, I originally thought my Beast Sword was top-tier, but compared to this bow, it was basically trash—not only was the attack much lower, but even the bonus stats were far worse.

Wait, which one of us is training as an archer?

I checked my friends list, and it turned out to be “Temptation of Greens”—Grace!

I should consider whether to give her this top-tier bow. I can imagine, if I hand this bow to her, she’ll definitely act all sweet and say I’m so good to her. Worse yet, she might even joke about marrying me in return...

A drop of cold sweat slid down my nose—the warrior who just bravely faced the wolf pack was finally feeling afraid!

“Awooo~”

A wolf’s howl rang out, and I remembered my real purpose here—the Gray Wolf Leader!

Just as I expected, when I rounded a rock, there sat the imposing Gray Wolf Leader atop a large blue stone. Amusingly, all its subordinates were lying quietly below the rock, having turned into experience points.

Gray Wolf Leader

Level: 13 (BOSS)

Attack: ???

Defense: ???

...

Time waits for no one. If the small mobs respawn, I won’t be able to kill them instantly!

I quickly rushed forward and slashed at the Gray Wolf Leader’s neck.

“56!”

This damage number didn’t disappoint me. For a level 13 BOSS, being able to deal that much damage was already pretty good. Unfortunately, to the Gray Wolf Leader, it was like a tickle—its HP bar didn’t even budge!

“Smack~!”

A fierce claw landed on me, and I lost 25 HP. Even with my 43 defense, I still lost that much health. This BOSS really lives up to its reputation...

After several consecutive strikes, I finally made the Gray Wolf Leader feel pain. When it angrily opened its bloody maw, I took the opportunity to throw in a pack of “Ah Hua’s Ketchup.”

System prompt: “Gray Wolf Leader” has consumed “Ah Hua’s Ketchup” and cannot recover HP for 10 minutes.

Wasn’t it supposed to be 30 minutes? Why is it only ten? Maybe it’s because it’s a BOSS?

Whatever, keep slashing!

Chapter 14: Big Gains!

When the Gray Wolf Leader’s HP dropped to about 1/5, I immediately retreated back into the rock crevice. Though it growled angrily outside, its huge body couldn’t fit in, and there was nothing it could do while I slowly recovered my HP.

Forty seconds—OK, HP full! With ketchup, that 3 HP per second recovery really makes a difference!

I jumped out of the crevice and continued to tangle with the Gray Wolf Leader. Whenever I wore down another 1/5 of its HP, I’d come back to rest, leaving it staring helplessly from outside the rocks.

I threw another pack of ketchup in the middle. After five rounds like this, the Gray Wolf Leader’s HP was finally depleted!