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Continuous hunting left Jiang Kai a little tired.

With his current attributes, every time he used Chasing Nine Tribulations, it consumed a large amount of stamina and energy.

"My basic attributes are still too low," Jiang Kai muttered to himself.

His stomach growled, and since it was getting dark, Jiang Kai recalled a hidden cave he passed by earlier. He decided to head there to rest temporarily.

Inside the cave, there was spring water flowing. He filled a cup with spring water, took out some jerky, started a small fire, and sat on a stone to eat and rest.

The sound of the spring water trickling and the flickering firelight suddenly reminded Jiang Kai of the Newcomer Trial. Back then, he, Zhuzi, and Su Nuannuan sat around a campfire together.

At that time, they were also afraid, but with companions by his side, he never felt lonely.

But now, he was all alone.

"Nuannuan is probably also in the military. I wonder if the two of them got assigned together," Jiang Kai muttered to himself.

Although Nuannuan was just a doctor and a girl at that, she possessed a strength that other girls did not have. With Nuannuan taking care of Zhuzi, Jiang Kai felt more at ease.

"If it weren't for Huang Da, I wouldn't be in this mess where I can't even find a guild or a team." Jiang Kai narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Huang Da, you almost killed me in reality, and now you're using the Black Tortoise Guild to suppress me. I'll settle this debt with you sooner or later."

Letting his thoughts wander for a moment, Jiang Kai took a deep breath to regain his composure.

Out of boredom, he took out today's spoils.

There were a total of sixteen black ape corpses, some of the earth element and some of the wood element.

"Killing sixteen of them earned me 980 experience points. I'm still 600 points short of leveling up."

"I remember that black ape corpses are priced based on their age, generally between 50 and 100 star coins. Most of mine are in the juvenile and young adult stages, so they're worth around 50 or 60 star coins each."

"Altogether, they're worth less than 1,000 star coins, which converts to about 10,000 alliance coins."

Jiang Kai silently calculated in his heart. At this hunting pace, it would still be impossible to gather the 800,000 required for his elder brother's medical fees within a month.

"1 gram of Blood Essence Crystal is around 500 star coins, and a Heavenly Bone is 700 star coins. But the drop rate is so low—it's tough." Thinking of this, Jiang Kai decided to increase his hunting speed the next day.

"I wonder if my elder brother and Yingzi saw the note I left…"

"Have Zhuzi and Nuannuan logged in yet…"

After experiencing so much that day, Jiang Kai could no longer hold on. Before he knew it, he had fallen asleep.

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When Jiang Kai opened his eyes again, the sky outside the cave was still dim and gray.

He looked at his watch—it was 4:30 AM.

After washing his face with clear water, Jiang Kai stomped out the fire and left the cave.

Thanks to last night's rest, Jiang Kai was full of energy and quickly moved through the forest.

Whenever he saw a lone black ape, he would strike immediately and take it down.

Two hours later, as Jiang Kai killed his sixth Powerful Black Ape, the system voice chimed in.

[Congratulations! You have reached level 6. Your current attributes are: Strength 22, Constitution 26, Agility 39, Spirit 39.]

[Talent "Double" is active. Attributes updated: Strength 24, Constitution 28, Agility 42, Spirit 42.]

Seeing his attributes increase, Jiang Kai wasn't surprised anymore.

Just after checking his stats, Jiang Kai looked up and noticed something strange near a valley in the distance—four or five towering Powerful Black Apes. Some were sitting, and others were lying down, but none of them moved away.

Seeing this, Jiang Kai found it odd.

This was the first time he had seen so many adult Powerful Black Apes gathered in one spot.

And given the normally restless nature of black apes, they wouldn't usually stay put in one place.

But these apes were all standing still…

It almost looked as though they were guards standing at the gates of a city.

"Could there be something in that valley?" Jiang Kai wondered.

Thinking this, Jiang Kai felt a little eager to investigate.

However, the six adult black apes at the valley entrance made him hesitate.

Their positions weren't far apart. Even if he could take out one or two apes quickly, the others would still be alerted.

And with the higher attributes of adult black apes, being chased by four of them at once would mean certain death.

Just as Jiang Kai was debating whether to take the risk and scout ahead, he suddenly noticed a faint green shadow flickering about seventy to eighty meters northwest of him in the dense forest.

If it weren't for Jiang Kai's Ghost Eyes, he wouldn't have spotted it at all.

"Are there other people here?" Jiang Kai widened his eyes.

After spotting the figure, Jiang Kai soon realized there was a team of at least twenty people hiding over there.

It might not even be a single team—it could be multiple teams.

Just as Jiang Kai was staring at them, someone over there turned around and, by sheer coincidence, caught Jiang Kai's gaze.

For a moment, their eyes met, and both sides froze.

It had to be said—there was something magical about eye contact. Even when looking down, you could sometimes just feel that someone was staring at you…

"Well… I've been discovered," Jiang Kai thought awkwardly.

The person who noticed Jiang Kai reported to their companions, and soon several people were looking his way.

Jiang Kai was now fully exposed.

With no choice left, Jiang Kai carefully crouched and approached them.

"Where's your team?" A burly man with a face full of stubble looked behind Jiang Kai in surprise.

"I'm alone," Jiang Kai said. "What are you guys doing?"

"Alone?" The man frowned, glancing at Jiang Kai's chest. Sure enough, there was no team insignia.

"Which guild are you from?"

"I just passed the Newcomer Trial yesterday and haven't joined a guild yet," Jiang Kai replied.

Although the man seemed puzzled by Jiang Kai's answer, it appeared he had more pressing matters and didn't want to waste time on a newbie.

"If you insist you're alone, fine. Since you've seen this too, we'll follow the usual rule: whoever gets the kill gets the treasure chest." the man said.

Jiang Kai frowned. "What treasure chest?"

"The valley is the Elite Black Ape's lair. You don't know that?"

Jiang Kai thought for a moment and replied, "I saw the black apes guarding the entrance, so I figured something was there. But I didn't know what it was."

The man curled his lips in disdain and gave Jiang Kai a look of utter contempt. "You really are a newbie. Don't drag us down… That's probably the Elite Black Ape's lair. Once they reach elite rank, beasts tend to collect treasures—like equipment or valuables taken from players they've killed, rare ores, materials, or even artifacts."

"They like to stash their collections in a treasure chest—what I just called the Elite Black Ape's Treasure."

Jiang Kai's eyes instantly widened. The word "treasure" filled him with fighting spirit.

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