Gacha games can't save this bizarre world.

The stronger the prey killed, the greater the benefit, ranging from enhancing physical functions to increasing psionic energy, extending lifespan, and even restoring youth.

According to Damian and his group, during the period of psychic dormancy, there was once an old, extremely wealthy man who, in an attempt to regain his youth, spent a great deal of money hiring two hunters to protect him while hunting in the Great Hunting Grounds.

He went from being frail and old in his seventies or eighties to being in his forties and in his prime.

Unfortunately, they were unable to leave the Great Hunting Grounds and ended up encountering a bronze-level monster.

Now, there's no need to take such risks. If you can really come up with hundreds of millions of dollars, selling a bottle of high-grade magic potion that can extend your life by five or eight years wouldn't be a problem.

I'd heard before that some extraordinary individuals were searching for a plant called the Snow Orchid in South America, said to prolong life and cure terminal illnesses. However, that thing grows in a small, secret realm infested with hordes of extraordinary giant pythons!

Orange stroked his beard and said, "Since there's a treasure chest here, I absolutely can't miss it! You go ahead with your work, I'm going to find the treasure chest!"

With that, it jumped into the air, and a yellow cloud appeared beneath its feet. It then flew away, leaning on its salted fish spear.

By this time, Zhao Hao had gained a sufficient understanding of the Great Hunting Grounds.

According to Damian and his group, the closer to the center of the Great Hunting Grounds, the more dangerous it is.

Many native supernatural beings and powerful "players" will appear in the central area.

As for Zhao Hao... he must have been trapped in the middle area before he entered.

"In that case, I have to go join the fun!"

Zhao Hao lightly touched the ground with his feet, and he flew up to a height of several tens of meters, then looked around.

Sure enough, from the perspective of observing qi, the further outward one goes, the fewer ominous signs there are, while the closer one gets to the high mountain in the middle, the more ominous signs there are.

They could even detect several malevolent spiritual energies.

These should be several bronze-level extraordinary creatures or monsters that are not good at hiding themselves.

Great, let's go take a look over there.

Zhao Hao and Ju Zuo shared the same thought: since they were already here, they couldn't leave empty-handed.

However, Orange was obsessed with treasure chests that offered no reward, while Zhao Hao was aiming for the bigger ones!

Orange constellation, oh Orange constellation, you've become too narrow-minded!

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The four-person team was surrounded by the Ironback Centipede and the Eight-Eyed Tentacle Toad, and they were in a state of utter agony!

However, the two extraordinary beings were also wary of each other, and although they were eyeing each other menacingly, they did not make a move.

Being stuck in the middle like this isn't a solution, so the four of them tiptoed, inching their way to one side step by step.

Just then, the chubby boy noticed that there were two people waving at them from behind a big tree not far away.

The two men didn't dare to make a sound, they could only make gestures and mouth shapes.

The four of them slowly retreated towards the two monsters, walking three or four meters away, but neither of the monsters moved.

Just as he had walked five or six meters, the handsome Smoot stepped on a tree branch, just like in the movies, he always had to step on something.

With a "click," as if the referee had shouted "start," the giant centipede and the giant toad immediately began their fight!

The giant centipede had many legs; countless sharp red legs moved silently and swiftly across the ground, darting towards the giant toad like a shadow!

The giant toad was no slouch either. It opened its big mouth and flicked out its tongue so fast that it was impossible to dodge and stuck directly to the centipede's body!

The giant toad braced itself on the ground with its four short legs, tilted its head back, and began to forcefully contract its tongue, pulling the giant centipede into its mouth.

The giant centipede swung its body, its length of over ten meters coiling around the giant toad. Its long, red, dagger-like legs pierced the toad's resilient green skin, while its enormous mouthparts bit into the toad, injecting venom!

Almost in the blink of an eye, the two were locked in combat, resembling a strange, large, fleshy ball of green, black, and red, about five meters in diameter. They rolled and struggled on the ground, smashing against trees as thick as washbasins, causing them to crack and fall leaves!

The four of them were so frightened that they almost flew away and ran away as fast as they could.

"Quick, hide behind the tree!" the two shouted later.

Then one of the men took out a prismatic crystal the size of a baby's fist.

He held it in his palm, closed his eyes tightly as if he was exerting force, and then a small crystal cluster "grew" out of the crystal in his hand!

It's about a little longer than a fingertip, and very thin.

"That's enough! Don't make it too powerful, it's too dangerous if it's too noisy," his companion said.

As he spoke, his companion picked up the protruding crystal cluster, shook his cloak, and vanished completely.

Although he was gone, his voice rang out: "I'm going over there, be careful."

The crystal man said, "You be careful too." As he spoke, he looked at the giant toad and the giant centipede, who were still locked in a fierce battle, neither gaining the upper hand.

The chubby boy and Moster noticed that the fallen leaves on the ground had been trampled.

That person has become invisible!

Could it be that person's cloak...? Maybe it's like my pocket watch?

Smoot glanced at the pocket watch, though he already felt he couldn't completely trust it.

The giant toad hadn't been spotted before; it only appeared on the pocket watch when it made a move.

It's very likely that this pocket watch has limited capabilities and might not be able to detect powerful, well-hidden monsters.

Just like radar detecting stealth fighters.

After about three or four minutes, the giant toad and the giant centipede fought even more fiercely.

Suddenly, the man appeared beside them and laughed, "It's done! I placed it very close; it's stuck to the toad's back!"

The man with the crystal said, "Alright! Now watch me, you all cover your ears!"

"Boom!" A violent explosion occurred, and six or seven large trees around were knocked down by the shockwave, leaving a crater more than a meter deep in the ground.

The giant toad's back was blown apart, leaving a huge bloody hole more than two meters in diameter. The giant centipede was also broken into three pieces, all of which were twitching on the ground!

The two men quickly moved closer, one pulling out an exquisitely crafted silver-white longsword, and the other a strange wooden staff entwined with vines.

The cloaked man plunged his sword into the giant toad's eye, all the way to the hilt.

The giant toad convulsed for a moment, and then died.

The two men hissed and gasped. It felt as comfortable as taking a shot of marijuana.

The man with the crystal said a few words to his companion, then called out to Smoot and his three companions, "Come here quickly. This giant centipede is for you. Don't blame us if it dies later!"

The four approached cautiously, puzzled by the man's meaning.

The man in the crystal said, "You must have just arrived here not long ago, right?"

The four people said yes, they had only been there for a few hours.

The man with the crystal said in a pleasant tone, "I knew it would be like this."

It turns out they've been here for a week already!

They belong to the first wave of players who were drawn in from the very beginning.

"Besides you, we also encountered two other groups like you, one group arrived three days ago, and the other group arrived one day ago..."

"The earlier you enter, the more information you will receive..."

"There were originally twenty-two of us! We came here during a school-organized camping trip..."

"...We each received a tool or ability. But..."

"We've encountered so many monsters this week, the strongest of which were almost despair-inducing..."

"Just three days ago, while we were crossing a mountain stream, we were spotted by a group of flesh-winged monkey bats. During the fight, we fell into the stream. It turned out that the stream was full of countless giant carnivorous insects..."

A small team of twenty-two people was reduced to just the two of them within a week.

Both of them had two or three items on them, such as the exploding crystal, the invisibility cloak, the elven longsword, and the fireball staff...

The reason the four were called over was to have them kill the giant centipede. After all, they were partly responsible for getting those two monsters together.

"Killing monsters can bring benefits. Such as strengthening the body, enhancing mental strength, and even potentially gaining abilities!"

The two people were actually quite nice; they even gave the four-person group some benefits.

Smoot picked up a stone and smashed it repeatedly on the centipede's head, the sound like metal striking stone.

After smashing it more than a dozen times, they couldn't lift the stone anymore. Then it was Wad's turn and the little fat guy's turn. They smashed it for more than a minute and finally managed to kill the iron-backed centipede.

However, this thing is also incredibly resilient. Even with its head section reduced to less than two meters, it has managed to survive for so long.

After killing the Ironback Centipede, the four of them immediately felt a warm current coursing through their bodies. That feeling... was even better than when they used marijuana!

"It feels so good! It feels so good!" the chubby boy exclaimed.

The two said goodbye to the four-person team and were about to leave.

Since they're not in the same team, there's no benefit to be gained from killing monsters. Being together just results in higher-level players carrying lower-level ones.

At this moment, Nasmot suddenly laughed and said, "Wait, you saved us, we can't leave without showing our gratitude. We were being chased by the giant toad because we found a treasure chest, so we should all get a share!"

Upon hearing this, the two were overjoyed. The treasure chest was extremely valuable, and it was certain to contain food!

After all, finding something to eat here is quite difficult. Who, besides Bear Grylls, would dare to eat the meat of this giant toad?

Upon arriving at the pond, they indeed found the treasure chest inside a hollow in a dead tree.

Several people lined up in the tree, and the invisible man knelt down and opened the treasure chest.

After a brief flash of light, the contents of the treasure chest appeared.

Two large hams, a large bag of bread, a leather water sac, a ruby ​​two centimeters in diameter, an oak seed, three bottles of red potion, a metal gauntlet, a dagger, and a parchment scroll!

Ham bread goes without saying, it's something to eat.

The water bag is no ordinary item; it contains cool spring water that is refreshingly cool to the taste. It not only quenches thirst but also restores physical and mental strength.

For example, Wade's sonic gun consumes mental energy; a small sip is enough to fire dozens of shots—surpassing even a nutritional supplement.

The gem is a psionic gem, which can be inlaid into the Crystal Man's fireball staff to increase its power.

The oak seed can summon a three-meter-tall oak treeman to fight for you for one hour, with a five-hour cooldown.

The medicine is a therapeutic agent that can treat internal and external injuries, and to a certain extent detoxify and relieve negative effects.

The metal gauntlets are an extraordinary piece of equipment that increases strength by approximately +3 and allows you to unleash powerful punches.

The dagger, however, was a ritualistic dagger that increased psionic power, which was of little use to these people.