Different World Online

I slept soundly all night and woke up early the next day.

Taking advantage of the warm heat from the stove, Steve put on his clothes, put on his backpack and left the hotel.

After a night's rest, he was ready to cross the Lurking Forest.

The Lurking Forest is actually quite dangerous, especially the southern part close to Maple Leaf City, where cultists and other things are rampant;

As for the area north of the Lurking Forest near Silvermoon City, it is not that dangerous.

First, Silvermoon City is a powerful city, one of the largest in the entire North.

The second reason is that the Shadow Forest to the north of Silvermoon City is a holy place for the high elves. Ever since the elves and the druids fell out, most druids are reluctant to get close to the Shadow Forest and Silvermoon City, including the druids of the primitive sect.

On the way out of the city, Steve bought two Maple Leaf City specialties - maple syrup pies, and left this bleak city;

Next, his destination was Silvermoon City.

Walking in the lush forest, Steve kept recalling the forest survival experience taught by old Pete.

When walking in the forest, the most important thing is to protect your head and feet;

The leaves of tall trees often obscure the vision of unwary adventurers, causing them to ignore attacks overhead;

By the same token, the ground where a large amount of fallen leaves have accumulated may also hide deadly traps.

Walking lightly in the woods, Steve habitually entered stealth mode, his figure gradually blurred, and the high bit rate of 1080p was directly changed to 360p;

Although the experience gained from sneaking around in unnoticed places is small, it is better than nothing;

After such a long period of fighting and living, his experience value has reached 870, only 900 points away from 30 points of upgrade experience;

There was no conversation along the way. After fighting off a wave of kobolds and three waves of goblins, Steve managed to survive until the evening.

Picking a tall pine tree, he manually trimmed the branches close to the ground and skillfully climbed up to the top of the branch.

Night is the most dangerous time in the forest, as numerous predators come out to hunt at night, and most carnivores have a very good sense of smell;

Therefore, Steve was not going to travel at night, and at the same time, he was not going to spend the night on the ground;

While lighting a bonfire can make a cold night more bearable, the crackling sound of a burning bonfire can also attract predators.

This is Toril, a different world!

The wolves here curse, the fires here don't scare away predators, and the ground here is not suitable for solo camping.

Climbing up the tree, Steve found a thick two-branched tree trunk about 10 feet above the ground, surrounded by lush pine needles and leaves;

The strong smell of pine trees can cover up the subtle smell on their bodies. At the same time, these deciduous pine trees in winter can effectively block the sight of predators. The rustling sound of pine leaves blown by the wind can also cover up the sound of their heartbeats and breathing.

After simply cleaning his 'bed', Steve leaned against the tree trunk, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

The night is getting deeper and deeper.

In the darkness, a sparse sound of leaves rubbing against each other suddenly sounded in the bushes not far away.

In the bushes, a pair of eyes glowing red slowly looked up at the pine tree, and a slight and excited hoarse voice sounded.

"Human beings...living creatures...sent to the high priest..."

"Don't do it... Mark first... Please the master... Ritual..."

The whispering sound like rubbing leaves gradually died down, but Steve, who was sleeping, still knew nothing about it.

Soon, the ground in the bush was roughly cleared, and rotten leaves were piled up on the side. The being in the darkness cut his wrist, and bright red blood dripped slowly;

The sharp claws grabbed the blood-stained soil, crushed it into a circle shape, and then placed a dry palm inside the circle.

"Great black-blooded beast, witness this hunt. I am willing to use the blood and soul of my prey to please your ever-restless soul!"

The next second, the dry palm disappeared, and a blood-red light shot rapidly towards Steve on the tree.

"Swish~" a sound so soft that it is barely audible.

A red ball of light instantly appeared above Steve's head;

Steve, who was half asleep, felt a blood-red spot outside his eyelids. He woke up suddenly and opened his eyes, and saw a red ball on his head.

What happened?

Just when he was confused, a palm-sized pocket blowgun shot out from below and pierced Steve's waist and abdomen without any hindrance.

Seeing this, Steve subconsciously looked down and met a pair of cold eyes flashing red.

"Tsk... this is being targeted, dark vision or infrared vision?"

After a brief complaint, Steve was the first to pull out Alex, which was disguised as a branch and stuck in the tree trunk. He pushed hard with his feet and jumped down from the tree in an instant.

The person on the other side was obviously an experienced hunter. When he saw that his attack was easily avoided by the prey, he ran away without a second thought.

However, he underestimated Steve's tantrum.

Without thinking, Steve, who was still in mid-air, instantly launched [Void Jump].

In an instant, he caught up with the guy who disturbed his sleep and stabbed out with the spear in his hand at high speed.

The guy who was running away frantically seemed to have eyes on his back. He suddenly jumped forward and barely avoided Steve's attack.

"Yohoo~Dogecoin still wants to run away!"

With a strange cry, Steve, who was in pursuit, made full use of the advantage of his long-handled weapon and without a word, he swept it across, with the wide blade at the front cutting towards the attacker's hind legs;

The attack came too fast, and seeing that he had no way to dodge, the attacker pulled out a strange weapon without saying a word and blocked Alex's attack direction.

However, he didn't know that Alex's attacks ignored blocking.

"Swish!" The sharp blade slashed past, and a sharp scream echoed through the forest;

The attacker's feet remained neatly in place, with large streams of blood flowing down his trouser legs.

"Don't... don't kill..."

Before he could finish his humble plea for mercy, a gun tip flashing with a cold light appeared from the back of his head.

Looking at the attacker whose eyes were gradually darkening, Steve took back Alex, spread his hands helplessly, and said innocently:

"I'm sorry, you've finished talking. Remember to speak earlier next time."

After saying that, Steve took out a torch from his backpack, and then ignited the red light on his head with flint, so that he could see clearly what was attacking him.

The attacker was about six feet long, covered in black hair, with a ferocious jackal head and a large, protruding mouth full of sharp, blood-stained teeth;

The upper body is dressed in yellow-brown sleeveless leather armor, and the strong arms end with clawed palms; the lower body is dressed in smelly animal skin shorts, and the calves are in recurved shape.

It was clearly a gnoll.

The lance stretched forward, the sharp front blade separating the vest of the Jackal attacker, and Steve saw a 'bloody claw' symbol on his chest;

"Malegobi! The beast of black blood, the god of hunting, Mara!"

Steve's face darkened as he read out the name of the hunting god, Mara, without hesitation.