After that little farce, I finally set out on my journey, heading to the west side of the village to clear out the monsters near the outpost!

Along the way, little goblins were running all over the place, often charging at me with small axes in hand, shouting loudly. However, I no longer paid any attention to these level 1 mobs. With a flick of my Glimmering Battle Axe, I sent the little goblins flying into the air, gained 10 experience points, and casually pocketed 3 copper coins!

According to the settings in ""Ling Tong"", in the China region, there are two main cities, and within the jurisdiction of each main city, there are five secondary cities. Around each secondary city, there are numerous towns and villages, and these small villages are the newbie villages where I am now.

At this time, a large number of players were logging into the game. During the after-work rush, many people even skipped dinner and jumped straight into the game, which quickly made the newbie village overcrowded. There was no way to level up at the village entrance anymore, so players began to head into the forests around the village. Of course, there were many higher-level monsters waiting for them there, which could bring experience and wealth, or possibly death!

As for the west side of the village where I was heading, there were quite a few players killing level 3 little goblins, and some had already formed groups of three or five to hunt even higher-level fire bats and wild wolves. However, after I crossed a hill, I found slimes of all sizes appearing around me, and finally, I didn’t see any other players here!

Slimes are green, mud-like monsters skilled at venom attacks, which is quite a headache because venom attacks are ranged. These cunning slimes can use hit-and-run tactics to lead players in circles, making it very frustrating!

Just then, a slime excitedly rushed toward me. When it was just a few steps away, it suddenly stopped, bent its body, and shot a stream of green liquid at me. Instantly, a sharp pain hit me, and my HP dropped by as much as 70 points!

I was stunned and quickly checked the slime’s stats—

【Green Slime】 (Normal Monster)

Level: 10

Attack: 25-35

Defense: 10

HP: 800

Attack Type: Venom Attack

……

Damn! It’s actually a level 10 monster! No wonder the quest difficulty is 80. At my level 7, I’m definitely at a disadvantage fighting it!

Luckily, I now have bat leather armor and wilderness boots, which greatly increased my defense. Otherwise, I’d probably lose more than half my HP in one hit!

Without hesitation, I stepped forward and swung my axe, but to my surprise, the slime actually bounced back a step, and my attack missed completely!

I couldn’t help but curse inwardly. I quickly chased after it, but this time I didn’t act rashly. I waited until the slime started to move before swinging my battle axe. With a dazzling arc, the Glimmering Battle Axe swept across where the slime retreated, almost deforming it with the blow. Venom oozed from its wound, and its HP dropped by 254 points!

It seems that although the slime’s attack is high, its defense is quite poor. It’s a high-attack, low-defense type of monster, perfect for leveling up! Of course, that’s only if you have enough health potions for support!

I felt a bit smug—this time I was really foresighted. I didn’t bring much else, but I sure brought a lot of potions!

After dodging the slime’s attacks a few times, I had completely figured out its movement pattern. I could almost tell which corner it would run to just by the way it moved its butt, and my Glimmering Battle Axe could land almost every hit. Each slime only has 800 HP, and when I struck the fourth blow, it finally let out a miserable “squeak” and died, dropping some copper coins!

I checked the log—a single slime, because I killed a monster three levels above me, actually gave me 260 experience points!

I was absolutely thrilled. While others were still killing goblins for 10 experience points each, I was already soloing these fearsome slimes!

In the distance, there was a simple outpost ahead, with two panicked village militiamen standing on it, and the area below was full of slimes. The place had already been taken over by them, and my task was to turn them all into my experience and copper coins!

Just now, a single slime dropped as many as 48 copper coins—definitely a wealthy monster!

Time was precious, so I continued to advance cautiously. After luring a slime, I quickly retreated, then killed it one axe swing at a time. I could still withstand the attack of a single slime, but if there were more, even chugging 300-point potions wouldn’t be enough. After all, the slime’s attack reached a terrifying 35 points. Even with my black iron battle boots, if it were someone else, they’d probably be killed instantly!

Time ticked by, and each slime took me almost a minute to kill. Killing them was fast, but luring them was a skillful task. A few times, I accidentally lured an extra slime, making me scramble to gulp down potions and almost die on the spot!