Exploit.

Isaac sighed when he realized how simple the newbie area was.

There was a village.

There was the bridge that left the newbie area.

And then, there was the forest.

It disappointed Isaac, but he decided to concentrate on leveling up.

Most of the forest was packed with players, and he had little choice outside of going deeper into the woods.

It was dangerous, and there was a much higher chance of dying, but Isaac had a plan.

He decided to use his former fight as an example and use the trees to his advantage. He wasn't sure how effective it would be or even if the creatures could climb, but it was worth a shot.

Isaac walked deeper into the forest until the sounds of players and creatures fighting had faded away entirely.

He scurried up a nearby tree, quickly making his way to the top.

Isaac was able to see almost fifty meters in any given direction, though some nearby trees were attempting to block his view. He did have a clear line of sight to a small, spacious area, in which he was able to spot a group of five large boars.

[Adult Wild Boar!]

[Level 5]

[HP: 39/39]

Each of these creatures were level 5— 3 levels higher than Isaac.

''Please work,'' Isaac whispered, taking a rock from his pouch and placing it on the saddle of his slingshot.

He aimed the weapon toward the closet wild boar.

*SWISH*

The rock left the slingshot, flew through the sky, and struck the wild boar on the side!

''GRAA!'' The boar growled furiously!

The entire group of wild boars scanned the area but were unable to find the culprit.

Isaac viewed the scene with a set of weary eyes.

[-3 HP]

''Only 3... Are you joking me?!'' Isaac gritted his teeth and started shooting more and more rocks.

The wild boars irritably stomped around, but rocks kept pelting them.

No matter how much they looked, they couldn't find the source of the attacks.

Some rocks were off the mark, but more hit them than not.

It took some time, but the boars finally managed to trace the direction of the incoming projectiles.

Isaac saw the creatures looking up toward him with pure malice in their eyes.

He started shooting faster and faster, causing more rocks to miss. Even so, the damage output increased from the sheer number of stones he was launching.

[-3 HP]

[-6 HP]

[-3 HP]

Finally, one of the wild boars dropped dead, becoming tiny pixels that floated into nothingness.

[You Killed Adult Wild Boar!]

[30 XP Earned!]

The other four wild boars arrived at his location and started slamming against the base of the tree. Isaac had to adjust his position to keep from falling.

He hooked his legs around one of the branches, doing his best to maintain his balance. If he fell, he was dead!

Isaac soon got a break as the boars' stamina was depleted.

Not only that, but the creatures were also injured from slamming against the tree's bark.

Isaac didn't hesitate to unleash a hail of rock bullets on the exhausted beasts!

*SWISH*

*SWISH*

Soon the four wild boars fell to the ground, turning into pixels shortly after.

[You Killed Adult Wild Boar!]

[30 XP Earned!]

[You Killed Adult Wild Boar!]

[30 XP Earned!]

[You Killed Adult Wild Boar!]

[30 XP Earned!]

[You Killed Adult Wild Boar!]

[30 XP Earned!]

[LEVEL UP!]

[Level 2 -> Level 3]

[Name: Wraith]

[Level: 3]

[HP: 35/35]

[XP: 50/150]

[SP: 10]

[White Coins: 35]

[Title: None]

[Class: Marksman]

[Legacy: None]

[Legacy Rank: No Legacy]

[STR: 9]

[AGI: 20]

[VIT: 20]

[STA: 20]

[PRE: 31]

[CHA: 10]

[Map]

[Inventory]

[Help]

[Log Out]

Isaac landed on the ground and snatched up the items that the wild boars had dropped.

His gains were 5 Adult Wild Boar Furs and 3 Adult Wild Boar Meats.

''This seems like cheating...'' Isaac muttered.

'I doubt using the trees to your advantage was within the game developer's estimations... Or it was possible that this strategy would be useless in the future...'

He wasn't sure, but he certainly planned to exploit it.

Isaac ran further into the forest until noticing a Level 6 Adult Wild Boar.

Quietly, he climbed into the branches of another tree and swiftly repeated the process.

The boar became angry very quickly.

Even so, there was only one. Since Isaac's focus wasn't split, he managed to take it down before it managed to uncover his location.

The boar's 45 HP dropped to 0 in record time!

[You Have Killed Adult Wild Boar!]

[40 XP Earned!]

Isaac left the tree and grabbed the fallen item.

He received a single Adult Wild Boar Meat (Common)

The level 5 Wild Boars had only given White ranked items.

''Nice...'' Isaac mumbled, planning to sell the acquired loot— he might even have enough money to buy that Flintlock.

After some time, he managed to make it back to the area with the Baby Wolves. He was only about a hundred meters from the forest entrance when something grabbed his attention.

Isaac's ears twitched as he heard some yelling in the distance. He walked closer to the shouts and found a group of three arguing with another group that only consisted of two.

''You stole our kill!'' A young man with short brown hair yelled angrily. He was standing next to a young girl with jet-black hair.

''You would have died if I hadn't. I did you a favor!'' An older man snorted arrogantly.

''The wolf had 2 HP!'' The young man yelled in response.

The older man snorted again, ''So what? Even a wolf with 2 HP would instantly kill the likes of you.''

''Y-You!'' The young man was boiling in rage.

''Brother, don't,'' The younger girl pulled on the young man's sleeves, trying to drag him away before the argument became more heated.

Isaac sighed and made to leave. This wasn't his problem.

However, he stopped in his tracks when he heard the arrogant man's following words.

The older man smirked, gesturing to the two other men.

''I wonder how close this place is to real life," The older man said as he reached out and touched the young woman's hair.

''Kyaa!'' The girl retreated instantly, but that wasn't the end of it.

''It actually feels real?! HAHAHAHA!'' The older man yelled crazily.

The young man and woman went pale as the older man went insane.

''I wonder what else feels real?!'' The man grinned with excitement. He pushed the girl onto the ground while his companions held her brother back.

The older man licked his lips and reached for the young woman's thigh-

*BAM*

''ARGH!'' The older man was knocked back slightly as something slammed against his forehead.

He didn't actually feel pain— but he was still surprised by the sudden action.

[-9 HP]

''I lost 9 HP? What the fuck?!''

[Caius - HP 9/18]

*BAM*

Another rock struck his forehead, and he turned into pixels before he could say another word. A simple prompt floated over where his body should have been [Dead]

''C-Caius?!'' His friends were shocked, but 4 rocks whistled through the air, and they had no time to think. Two stones collided with the men, causing their bodies to turn into pixels as well.

The brother and sister pair were shocked. They looked around worriedly but couldn't find a single soul.

Isaac had already left the place, happily staring at the floating prompts before him.

[You Killed Caius!]

[30 XP Earned!]

[You Killed Kailo]

[25 XP Earned!]

[You Killed Wenko]

[25 XP Earned!]

[LEVEL UP!]

[Level 3 -> Level 4]

''Alright... Level 3 players give 30 XP, and Level 2s give 25 XP.''

He left the forest and opened his Interface.

[Name: Wraith]

[Level: 4]

[HP: 40/40]

[XP: 20/250]

[SP: 20]

[White Coins: 35]

[Title: None]

[Class: Marksman]

[Legacy: None]

[Legacy Rank: No Legacy]

[STR: 9]

[AGI: 20]

[VIT: 20]

[STA: 20]

[PRE: 31]

[CHA: 10]

[Map]

[Inventory]

[Help]

[Log Out]