First Humiliation

Following the old dirt road, which runs through the dense and strange forest, Lin Yun felt as if he was in some horror movie, where the creature could attack at any moment.

whosh… whosh…

The sound of the icy wind blows through the trees like an ominous howl ringing in the ears of those who enter the forest.

"I think I need to get used to these strange and scary places. It's just a game, but it's so real that I still feel scared." Lin Yun wasn't fearful, but he wasn't brave either.

A scary situation of this kind still requires a stronger mindset.

"If I had chosen another race…" A feeling of regret arose in his heart, but he couldn't help it.

Starting over might be acceptable, but I wouldn't do it because I had already spent a week at the training camp and didn't want to do it again.

Thus, Lin Yun gritted his teeth and continued walking along the old road.

Looking at the map, a river could be seen not far away, as well as fruit trees and the Little Sprouts.

shshshshsh!!!!!

Strange sounds similar to something dragging on the ground are heard, and the expression on his face becomes more serious as his fists are closed to quickly attack any creature that appears.

shshshshshsh…

"This side of the Silent Moon Forest is where the Little Sprouts live, the creatures I need to defeat for firewood. The quest does not say the amount required, so the reward must be calculated according to the amount taken. The points in the current STR attribute do not allow me to carry much, I need to level up and improve this attribute, but I also need to improve the AGI attribute to be able to attack more often."

Amidst the murmurs and thoughts, a creature walked through the surrounding bushes, revealing its appearance.

A tree-shaped creature the size of a child.

This is Little Sprouts, the creature from the quest.

About one meter tall, but with the appearance of a miniature tree. Its trunk was light brown and dry, almost brittle, covered in lumps and wrinkles that resembled the bark of an aged tree, right in the middle there were two small holes for the eyes and a larger one underneath for the mouth. Twisted branches and thin branches stretched out in all directions, without a single leaf. The creature resembles a dry-walking tree.

Little Sprout - Level 3

As a starting village, the creatures would also be low-level, there would be no point in placing such powerful opponents that even a newbie could not defeat.

"…" Lin Yun closed his eyes and took a deep breath to calm himself, that was the most hideous creature he had ever seen, it was so realistic that he almost fainted from fear.

Fortunately, he knew it was just a game and that the creature didn't exist. He just needed to get used to these scenes so he could deal better with future situations.

"My stats are higher than a level 3 creature, so I shouldn't have any problems defeating this thing" The young man was optimistic about his situation, but it's a shame that the reality is not what he thought.

stomp!!! 

Lin Yun stepped on the ground hard to quickly run towards the creature, his left fist clenched ready to strike the aged, cracked tree bark, but something he hadn't thought of happened.

The Little Sprouts had a snare-type skill called the Branch Trap, where a branch traps the target's leg and lifts it upside down.

Thus, when Lin Yun rushed over without thinking that there might be any trouble, the trap was activated.

Two branches as thin as an adult's finger catch his legs and lift him until he is turned over.

Suddenly, three more Little Sprouts appear, the twisted branches piercing his body as if he were a tied-up doll.

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Several red dots appear on top of its head.

The creatures' attack power is so low that only one point of the damage is caused, but Lin Yun couldn't even reach the branches to break, so he could only stand upside down and let himself be attacked until he died.

"This first adventure is too humiliating…" Lin Yue preferred that no one came so as not to be seen in such a humiliating scene.

Fortunately, his luck is that this place is not part of the board's hunting quests, otherwise, it would have already been seen by another player.

In five minutes, the HP was reduced to zero.

ding… ding…

"You died"

"-1 level"

His body became an explosion of light before disappearing and returning to the central square of Ashton Village.

The level lost wasn't worrying because there wasn't even a level to lose.

Instead of leaving again, he sat on the wooden chair in the square and opened the forum to see if there were any hints about the creatures around the village. It was no surprise to find several tutorials.

"I see… It seems like I was very hasty and amateurish, thinking that old MMOs were like this. It is very different. Even the weakest creatures have their tricks."

Noticing his mistakes, Lin Yun spent some time looking at the tutorials to learn more about the regions around Ashton Village before leaving again.

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Returning to the same place, the four Little Sprouts were crawling there randomly.

Lin Yun already knew about the mistake and would not make it again.

Charging at high speed with large steps, the young man leaped with his fist raised towards the nearest Little Sprout.

PANG!!! CRACK!!!!

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The dry bark shattered upon first contact, spreading to the sides until it was completely shattered and transformed into an explosion of light, leaving only a piece of wood on the ground.

Little Sprout was defeated with just one punch.

whosh!!!! whosh!!!

The others did not stay still and quickly attacked with their twisted branches in an attempt to trap Lin Yun.

stomp!!!

One of the legs steps on the ground with force to push the body backward at high speed, dodging the branches.

Lin Yun rushed to the side before jumping towards the nearby Little Sprout again.

PANG!!! PANG!!!

Following the same attack pattern, the young man defeated another creature.

"You level up"

The moment the second was defeated, the system announced the level increase.

crack!!! crack!!!

Without backing down, he stepped on the twisted branches, breaking them like rotten wood.

Lin Yun continued advancing and attacking the other two.

"You level up"

More levels were raised.

The strategy for dealing with Little Sprouts is simple: attack quickly with a sharp blow and break the trap's branches.

This is the basic tutorial for dealing with this low-level creature.

Four creatures were defeated in a few moments after the previous humiliation.

Lin Yun's lack of information caused him a huge defeat, something he would not commit again.