At that moment, a middle-aged man in the crowd ahead became excited.
“Great! Leader Lei has leveled up! Now it will be easier to avenge Chen Jun.”
“Old Wang, what exactly happened to Chen Jun?”
“Ah! Well, I was scouting with Chen Jun, and when we reached that small grove, we encountered two highly venomous nine-ringed snakes. We realized the situation was bad and turned to flee.”
“Sadly! Chen Jun was slow and was caught by one of the giant snakes, who swallowed him in one bite. I awakened with the Speed Talent, so I was a little faster and managed to lead the other snake away to here.”
“Thankfully, you all arrived and managed to kill this giant snake… Ah! This place is truly… truly terrifying!”
The middle-aged man looked fearful as he spoke.
Lei Jue listened silently, his expression serious.
In just a few hours, he had established absolute authority within this rookie group, being revered as the leader by everyone.
Even though the middle-aged man was ten years older than him, he still had to address him as ‘Leader Lei’.
“Let's go! We'll go avenge Chen Jun! Old Wang, you lead the way!”
Lei Jue said calmly.
“Leader Lei, follow me!”
Old Wang quickly stepped forward to lead the way.
Immediately, the group headed towards Qin Feng's hiding spot…
Overhearing this, Qin Feng realized something.
The highly venomous nine-ringed snake he had killed earlier, the one who had devoured a human, must be the Chen Jun Old Wang mentioned.
Just then, Lei Jue's group approached.
Qin Feng quickly held his breath, crouched in the bushes, hiding carefully.
He wanted to wait for these people to leave before going forward to claim the giant snake's corpse.
But as the group passed by Qin Feng's hiding place, a beautiful girl wearing blue jeans, as if she had discovered something, suddenly turned her head and looked towards Qin Feng's hiding spot.
“Who’s there?!”
The beautiful girl's name was Liu Yan, and at this moment, she was staring vigilantly at the bushes in front of her.
It turned out, she was a Hearing Talent.
They were less than ten meters apart, and she could hear Qin Feng's heartbeat.
Her sudden surprise shocked everyone, making them all look towards Qin Feng's hiding spot.
“Who is it?”
“Come out!”
Everyone was on guard.
In this dangerous world, where death could come at any moment, no one dared to take any risks.
In the bushes, Qin Feng sighed helplessly and could only get up dejectedly.
However, he wasn't worried at all.
Even if the seven of them from Lei Jue's group joined forces, they wouldn't be a match for him.
“It's you!”
Liu Yan looked at Qin Feng with a hint of surprise, as if she recognized him.
Qin Feng was slightly taken aback.
He didn't seem to recognize this woman.
“Liu Yan, do you know him?”
Old Wang casually asked.
Liu Yan was startled, then she remembered something, and her pretty face turned slightly red.
How could she know Qin Feng? She had just seen his avatar and name in the chat channel.
Out of the thousand people in this newbie village, most looked awkward and ugly, only a few were handsome.
Qin Feng was one of them.
Liu Yan was somewhat of a beauty enthusiast, so she took notice of him and naturally remembered him.
However, she hadn't expected to run into him here.
But she couldn't tell him that she remembered him because he was handsome.
“That… I saw his avatar in the chat channel, so I remembered him. This person is called Qin Feng.”
Liu Yan pretended to be calm.
Then, she looked at Qin Feng: “Qin Feng, how come you are here?”
“Just passing through!”
Qin Feng said calmly.
Liu Yan sighed: “It's very dangerous in the wild. You're wandering around alone, you could easily get into trouble. Not long ago, one of our teammates was killed.”
As she spoke, she seemed to think of something and turned to look at Lei Jue.
“Leader Lei, why don't you let Qin Feng join us. He’s alone and wandering around, it’s quite pitiful, and also dangerous.”
Old Wang also chimed in: “Leader Lei, Chen Jun is gone, we are one person short. Why don't we let Qin Feng join, he's perfect to fill the gap in our combat strength.”
Upon hearing this, Lei Jue nodded slightly.
In the early stages, the gap in strength between humans and beasts is significant.
Humans of the same level are no match for beasts, and cooperation is essential.
In the future, various large and small forces will surely emerge.
He wanted to expand his influence, so he needed to build his own force, attracting more people to join him.
After understanding this, Lei Jue looked at Qin Feng.
“Qin Feng, show us your attributes and talents. As long as they're not too bad, I'll take you in.”
Lei Jue said calmly, his tone slightly arrogant.
Hearing this, Liu Yan's face lit up with joy: “Qin Feng, quickly reveal your personal information, let Leader Lei take a look!”
Old Wang also said: “Qin Feng, our Leader Lei is a level 2 powerhouse. You’re lucky to be able to join us.”
These words drew smiles from everyone.
In their eyes, Qin Feng would definitely join them once he heard that Lei Jue was already a level 2 powerhouse.
But unexpectedly, Qin Feng spoke calmly: “No need, I like being alone.”
After dropping these words, he turned and left.
Everyone was stunned.
Wow~!
Did they hear correctly?
This guy actually rejected Leader Lei's offer.
Didn’t he know that Leader Lei was not only a level 2 powerhouse, but also possessed a powerful D-grade talent?
For a moment, everyone's brains couldn't process what was happening.
Lei Jue was also taken aback.
He looked at Qin Feng's back, feeling a little annoyed.
“Let's go! No hard feelings!”
After dropping these words, he took the lead and walked away.
Everyone followed, murmuring to themselves, unable to understand Qin Feng's actions.
“Sigh! This person is really…”
Liu Yan watched Qin Feng's back, stomped her foot in anger, and followed the group to leave…
Not long after, Lei Jue's group walked away.
Seeing this, Qin Feng returned quietly.
He was unwilling to team up with these people, because it would not only expose his cards but also hinder his progress.
Soon, he reached the snake's corpse and started to extract…
【Infinite Extraction successful! Gained 2 points of Vitality attribute!】
His Vitality had increased again!
Qin Feng was delighted.
Having extracted everything from the level 1 beasts in Newbie Plains, there was no need to stay here.
At this moment, he headed towards the end of the Newbie Plains, searching for new beasts to find…
Not long after Qin Feng left, the other side was filled with the surprised cries of Lei Jue and his group.
At this moment, in that small grove.
Lei Jue and his group saw the giant snake that had been disemboweled by Qin Feng, and they were all stunned.
The air was thick with the smell of blood, the giant snake's innards were scattered on the ground, and next to them lay a human corpse, Chen Jun's body.
The group stood dumbfounded for a while before anyone spoke.
“Looking at the state of the dried blood on the scene, this giant snake died earlier than the one we killed.”
The speaker was a bespectacled young man named Qi Jie.
Before he came to this world, he was a student at a top university, and in his spare time he loved reading Conan novels.
“Qi Jie, you mean, they killed it faster than us, they are stronger than us?”
“Yes!”
Qi Jie nodded slightly and walked forward to examine the snake's corpse.
After a moment, his eyes widened in shock.
Lei Jue hurriedly asked: “Qi Jie, how is it?”
Qi Jie looked up: “Leader Lei, if I'm not mistaken, all this must have been done by one person, because there are only one person's footprints at the scene. And look at the snake's wounds, a clean cut through the seven inches, a one-hit kill!”
These words stunned everyone.
“My God! One-hit kill! Expert! This is definitely an expert!”
“No way? This snake's scales have extremely high defensive power, I hacked at it dozens of times and couldn't break through its defense, how could that person cut through it in one strike?”
“That's why I said he is an expert!”
Lei Jue also took a deep breath: “One-hit kill! Even though I'm level 2, I wouldn't dare say I could defeat a level 1 beast in a one-on-one fight. That person could kill the giant snake with one strike, is he a level 3 expert?”
Qi Jie took a deep breath: “We don't know what level that person is, but it's certain that he has the strength of a level 3 powerhouse, and he's a lone wolf!”
“Lone wolf? Qi Jie, do you think that person could be Qin Feng?”
Liu Yan's voice rang out.
Qi Jie's eyes lit up: “Whoa! Now that you mention it, it's actually possible!”
These words stunned everyone.
Then, as if they had thought of something, everyone looked at each other…