The Extraordinary Players’ First Battle
"Come quick, look over here, the guy is over here!"
At this moment, next to an abandoned building about one kilometer away from the camp, seven or eight players were cautiously approaching a colossal figure that was not far away.
"Ada, didn't you mention earlier that you wanted to fight some tigers? Come on, here's your chance to perform now."
Liu Chuanfeng crouched down low as he hid behind the two burly figures. Then, he looked sideways at Huang Da beside him and said with a smile.
"Master brother, you're teasing us now."
Huang Da glanced at the saw-toothed tiger gnawing on the corpse of the gnolls from a distance. He shrank his neck and looked at Liu Chuanfeng in an aggrieved manner. "We have yet to discuss the matter of the magic potion. Look at those that have awakened their Extraordinary Seeds and obtaining special abilities, I'm the only one…"
"All goods sold are non-exchangeable and non-refundable!" Liu Chuanfeng raised his eyebrows and quickly interrupted Huang Da's sentence, "Furthermore, this potion only awakens the Extraordinary Seed and is entirely a matter of personal luck. Think about it, at least you didn't explode like Old Xu, right?"
"Stop talking about that, I'm still very much annoyed."
When Xu Zhe heard Liu Chuanfeng mention him, he turned his head and waved his hand in dissatisfaction.
The five of them took the potion, and four of them were awakened. He was the only one that exploded. Did this make any sense?
Thus, he had no other choice but to blame his own misfortune.
"I say, dear brothers, can you all stop the chatter now? We can attack now."
Zhuang Dafa stuck out his plump belly. He was holding onto a spear he stole from somewhere as he pointed at the saw-toothed tiger who was lying prone in front of the pile of jackal corpses, eating in gusto. "That's the thing that made me miss out on an important task. I won't let him go this time."
"The NPC mentioned before that this saw-toothed tiger is also an Extraordinary Creature. Its body has important materials that can be used to synthesize potions. So, let's not waste our time any longer, and let the slaughtering do the talking." Li Yuncheng followed Zhuang Dafa and explained further.
"Is that so?" Zhuang Dafa's eyes lit up instantly. "Then, we can't miss this chance."
Xu Zhe looked at the saw-toothed tiger in front of him and frowned slightly. "This saw-toothed tiger's difficulty is much higher than the gnoll leader. It has greater speed and strength, and it knows when to escape. The saw-toothed tiger managed to slip away from us after we stunned it the last time."
After saying this, Xu Zhe paused slightly, then glanced back at the camp some distance behind them, and then said, "The point is that we have very few people now. Some players are either doing missions to run the map or are currently offline. We're now a bit far away from the camp, and I don't know if it'll be too late once we resurrect."
"Screw it, let's just charge ahead!"
The two burly figures standing at the front of the team listened to the chattering of the people behind them. They were a little impatient. One was carrying a thick plank, and the other was carrying a bone cleaver that Liu Chuanfeng temporarily borrowed. Bang bang bang bang bang, heavy steps were heard as they rushed out of hiding.
"Crap, were these two brothers always this reckless?"
Zhuang Dafa, who originally wanted to take the lead, could not help but scream out when he saw Hua Yu and Guan Xiong's combat technique. They were 100% genuine tankers.
Li Yuncheng nodded next to him. "They're too impulsive! It's purely to show off!"
"So manly!" At the next moment, Zhuang Dafa clapped his hands in praise as he looked at the burly figures of Hua Yu and Guan Xiong. His round face and small eyes were filled with envy.
Li Yuncheng was slightly at a loss for words. He thought about his previous experience of pushing a toady from silver to platinum and diamond rank. That flunkey was just as mindless when dealing with missions.
"Quick, quick, quick! Everyone, keep up! We're starting our hunt!"
From the back, Xu Zhe looked on as Hua Yu and Guan Xiong started rushing out. Nobody continued hesitating as the battle was already breaking out. They just had to feel it out for themselves during this initial wave.
It just so happened that Xu Zhe was still bemoaning his failure to awaken the Extraordinary Seed. He was also very curious about how useful these people's awakened Extraordinary abilities could be in practice.
"Alright."
As soon as Xu Zhe's voice fell, he followed a figure and jumped out of hiding. This was the player named Mao Ming who had awakened the Extraordinary Seed after taking the potion. The opponent's resilience was strong, and his physical fitness was beyond that of other players. Hence, he immediately followed him.
"Ada, you too!"
After Liu Chuanfeng watched Mao Ming rush out, he glanced at Huang Da beside him.
"I… I'm not as strong as those guys!" Huang Da hesitated.
"You can't be this terrified!" Liu Chuanfeng got a little angsty. "If you're being like this, I'll really regret selling you the potion."
"Alright, alright." Huang Da pursed his lips helplessly. He grabbed a weapon with only a small spearhead attached to it before rushing out.
When Xu Zhe, Li Yuncheng, Liu Chuanfeng, and Zhuang Dafa saw that the four of them had rushed out, they looked at each other and immediately ran after them.
As they ran, several among them could immediately feel the gap between the players who had awakened the Extraordinary Seed and the ordinary players. Even Liu Chuanfeng, who was said to be the fastest runner in the village, was able to keep up with Huang Da at first, but after a couple more steps, saw Huang Da rushing to the front ahead of him.
"Damn, if these people went ahead and joined the Olympics, they'd win the gold medals without a hitch!"
Liu Chuanfeng could not help but curse as he ran. At this moment, he seemed to be regretting getting the two-hundred-yuan transaction for the bottle of potion.
On the piece of vacant land in front of them was the creature with a shoulder height of more than two meters, length of five to six meters wide, and a body almost as large as a car. It was lying prone on the hill of gnoll corpses as it feasted.
For an extraordinary beast of its size, predation was not incredibly difficult, but its colossal size also meant huge energy consumption. Therefore, the free supper delivered to its door was something that it had not encountered for a long time.
Before this, it saw quite a few people near the gates of where the humans had gathered. It originally wanted to take the opportunity to prey on a couple of them, but the strangest thing happened—all the prey it had killed vanished into thin air instead.
Furthermore, there were numerous skilled people, wielding a variety of weapons to attack it. Although it was not all afraid, the situation was not to its advantage. Not to mention, there was an archer amongst the human group who could pose an actual threat to it. With that, it chose to retreat.
However, these humans appeared to be tactful as well. They even piled up the corpses of these gnolls and sent them straight to it.
It was initially worried that it was a trap. Unfortunately, after doing a couple of trial runs, it could no longer contain its hunger, so it came here to feast on it.
While eating happily, its vigilant ears suddenly moved and heard the sound of other creatures approaching.
The saw-toothed tiger raised its big, blood-soaked head and looked toward a dark corner. It soon saw two very robust humans rushing toward it.
"Kitty, come to daddy!"
Hua Yu held onto a big wooden board, almost half the height of a person in his hand. He ran wildly with both his legs the whole way and felt the feeling of blood boiling all over his body. His strength seemed to continually increase as he ran too.
When he noticed that the saw-toothed tiger was getting closer, Hua Yu's heart did not feel the slightest bit of fear; On the contrary, it bubbled with excitement.
There was almost no hesitation. With a sudden force generated by both his legs, his whole person suddenly launched into the air with the wooden board in hand before slamming toward the saw-toothed tiger.
The saw-toothed tiger was first wary of the few people who suddenly jumped out, but it did not see the figure as a threat at that moment. Having said that, it became furious. After all, food protection was part of the extraordinary beast's natural instinct.
The moment Hua Yu dashed toward it as he held onto the wooden board, the saw-toothed tiger's two sturdy forelimbs suddenly lifted before coming down against Hua Yu's wooden plank.
When facing a behemoth like the saw-toothed tiger, ordinary people had almost zero probability of resisting its attack. They would be pushed straight to the ground and might even spit blood out at first contact.
The second the saw-toothed tiger raised its forelimbs to dash at him, Hua Yu shouted violently. The hands gripping the thick planks exerted an overwhelming force, and a muffled bang was heard. It stunned the few people who were following him.
Not only was Hua Yu not knocked down by the saw-toothed tiger, but he even stood his ground as he held up the plank with both hands to withstand the hard blow.
"Woah, f*ck. That's… awesome!"
"This is a real transformation! We have a tank!"
Liu Chuanfeng, Zhuang Dafa, and other players who saw the scene exclaimed out loud.
For a behemoth the size of the saw-toothed tiger, this kind of attack would bring down a big buffalo, let alone a lone human. Consequently, Hua Yu being able to resist made everyone's blood stir.
This was the power of an awakened Extraordinary Seed!
This was the so-called Extraordinary Power!
The saw-toothed tiger was slightly at a loss when it did not successfully bring down the human in front of him in one blow. It actually had intelligence similar to that of a three or four-year-old child, and its intelligence could even be said to be on par with that of dolphins and elephants.
The human standing in front of it looked very sturdy and tall, but that was only as far as humans went. He was still considered a small being when compared against the colossal figure of a saw-toothed tiger with a shoulder height of more than two meters.
"Heh!"
A loud shout was suddenly heard.
Guan Xiong, who dashed over with Hua Yu, saw the moment the saw-toothed tiger lifted its forelimb. He raised the bone cleaver in his hand and slashed at the saw-toothed tiger's shoulder.
"Roar!"
A furious roar akin to thunder sounded out.
The saw-toothed tiger roared out in agony as Guan Xiong's bone cleaver cut it. A long wound of about 20 to 30 centimeters wide appeared on its shoulder.
Its huge behemoth body lifted into the air and pounced onto Hua Yu, who was holding onto the wooden plank seven to eight meters away. Then, its thick paws raised high as it brushed Guan Xiong off in a single blow, sending him flying into an old building nearby. A loud bang was heard before a vast crack was seen on the building's side.
"Ahhh!"
After both Hua Yu and Guan Xiong were sent flying, Mao Ming, another player who had awakened the Extraordinary Seed, arrived at the scene. He was holding a spear in his hand, and as he looked at the saw-toothed tiger, the only thing he could do was stab it.
Even though the saw-toothed tiger was huge, it was still extremely agile. The moment Mao Ming's spear pierced it, he was thrown into the air by the behemoth. The saw-toothed tiger opened its huge mouth and bit
The whole movement was done in one go, and it happened as fast as lightning.
"So fierce!"
Xu Zhe, Liu Chuanfeng, Zhuang Dafa, and Li Yuncheng saw the saw-toothed tiger's performance from the back, and they all stopped to take in a quick cold breath.
The gap between ordinary humans and ordinary tigers was big enough already. This saw-toothed tiger was at least three to five times larger than the tigers they usually saw in terms of size and strength. Two of the players who had awakened the Extraordinary Seed were sent flying the second they engaged the opponent.
If the few of them were to go in, it would be just like before, and it would be as if they were delivering food to its doorstep.
Even if there were forty to fifty players here who depended on their constant resurrection tactics to face it, it would probably still not be possible for them to defeat it.
The saw-toothed tiger's strength and agility were beyond them. Ordinary people could not pose a significant threat at all, even with the help of weaponry. Furthermore, when it actually felt threatened, it would be impossible to keep it still.
Presently, only Phoenix's bow and arrows could frighten the saw-toothed tiger. Her precise shooting skills left a trace of fear in the saw-toothed tiger's mind.
"Motherf*cker, how do we fight this thing?"
Liu Chuanfeng touched his long, frayed hair and looked at Xu Zhe and the others. They were all old acquaintances now, so there was no need to mind their wording.
"Let's retreat!" Xu Zhe heaved a sigh and said helplessly. "This saw-toothed tiger is not something we can deal with. The distance we have to run to get back here after resurrection is too far; it'll be too late!"
He originally wanted to see how strong these players who had awakened the Extraordinary Seed were since he had missed out on an opportunity himself. It looked good for now. They might be better than the average players, but it was definitely not as significant as he had imagined.
"F*ck, I'm afraid we can't retreat even if we wanted to." Zhuang Dafa's voice was heard from the side.
The saw-toothed tiger's gaze had turned toward the four other people now. Its eyes seemed to be filled with bloodthirst.
There were not a lot of humans around. The crucial point was that the Phoenix it feared was not around, so it simply wanted to slaughter all the little bugs that were disturbing its mealtime.
The saw-toothed tiger suddenly jumped up and lightly landed on its four limbs. Its enormous build leaped forward as it continued to bound toward these few people.
Suddenly, a cry of pain echoed out once more.
The tiger that was about to pounce on the four in front of it stopped abruptly. It twisted its body and bit at its own tail.
"It can't be?"
"Ada!"
"This tactic is so familiar!"
Xu Zhe, Liu Chuanfeng, and Zhuang Dafa exclaimed aloud the moment the saw-toothed tiger turned around.
They quickly saw Huang Da, who had walked around behind the saw-toothed tiger at some point before this. One of his hands was lifting the tiger's tail, and he had pierced through the saw-toothed tiger's vital part with a short spear that he held with his other hand.
As the saw-toothed tiger started screeching in pain, it turned around with its forelimbs and huge mouth to bite at Huang Da. However, Huang Da was faster. By the time the behemoth turned around, he had jumped as far as three to four meters away from it.
Then, the saw-toothed tiger pounced once more. Huang Da rolled on the ground and evaded its attack again. Immediately after this, he wielded the short spear as he stabbed continuously from all directions, seemingly trying to find another opportunity to attack.
"Motherf*cker, the kid got himself some agility bonus!"
Liu Chuanfeng looked at Huang Da's movements and cried out instantly.
They could not test out what Extraordinary Powers Huang Da possessed after awakening the Extraordinary Seed before. Hence, his current performance was stunning and shocking.
"He has a bandit's attributes!" The others looked on as Huang Da dangerously avoided the saw-toothed tiger's attacks, and they could not help but envy him.
Bam——
Just as the saw-toothed tiger was about to launch another attack at Huang Da, a human who dared to hurt its vital part, a stone the size of a basin suddenly hit the saw-toothed tiger's head.
Near the abandoned building where a big crack could be seen, Guang Xiong's bare skin was covered with a layer of stone armor. He emerged from the debris holding the bone cleaver lent to him by Liu Chuanfeng.
The saw-toothed tiger was dazed by the stone thrown by Guan Xiong. It roared once more and became enraged. Soon, it dashed toward Huang Da again. This time, its movements caused a breeze to form on the leveled ground, clearly displaying its vigor.
Huang Da seemed to be startled by this attack as he was unable to dodge. When he was about to be overwhelmed by the saw-toothed tiger, suddenly, another muffled sound was heard, and a thick wooden plank appeared in front of Huang Da, shielding him.
Hua Yu, who had just been hit by the saw-toothed tiger, had stood up. With a faint red light glowing all around his body, and with his mighty strength, he had abruptly resisted the saw-toothed tiger's attack.
When Hua Yu blocked the saw-toothed tiger's attack, a long spear suddenly appeared from behind it. It was Mao Ming, who had been bitten and thrown aside by the behemoth.
The saw-toothed tiger overturned all three of them in their first encounter, but no one went back to the resurrection point. Hua Yu and Guan Xiong were only slightly injured, while Mao Ming was the only one who suffered the worst, not that they could tell at this moment.
"So cool!"
Zhuang Dafa's small eyes on his round face were shining like little stars as he shouted out loud.
"I knew it. It's impossible for them to be defeated so soon after awakening the Extraordinary Seed." Xu Zhe also had a smile on his face.
Li Yuncheng watched as the few people moved their lips and murmured repeatedly. "I want the potions too. I want to awaken as well."
Liu Chuanfeng turned his head and ran toward the camp. "You guys go ahead and fight; I won't make much of a difference here anyway. Big bro is going to look for the goddess now. I can't wait any longer."