Look carefully at the surroundings.
There were no signs of damage.
Even animal footprints were rarely seen.
Gu Shao Shang walked to the high slope in front and looked around from above.
He could only see the occasional Giant Rabbit, not even a single Prairie Wolf.
Perhaps it was because Gu Shao Shang had killed too many last night.
He thought to himself.
Coming down from the high slope, Gu Shao Shang nodded at Lin Youyu and said, "The situation is pretty good.
If there are no surprises, we can move here tonight."
"Okay, then we'll start moving in the afternoon!"
Lin Youyu nodded and said.
As for moving, they would talk about it in the afternoon.
What was most important now was to let Gu Shao Shang level up to 10 first.
Therefore, Lin Youyu changed the experience point distribution to give everything to Gu Shao Shang, keeping none for herself.
She also wanted to see if Gu Dage's already SSR talent would have new changes after leveling up again.
...
Having reached level 9, hunting those wild beasts no longer yielded much experience.
Coupled with his SSR talent, Gu Shao Shang had enough confidence.
Therefore;
He discussed it with Lin Youyu, and the two decided to head directly to the Redwood Forest in the north to take a look.
No fierce beasts had been found on the outermost grassland in the south yet.
But there must be some in the Redwood Forest in the north!
Walking north;
This was the first time the two of them had walked in this direction.
The closer they got to the Redwood Forest, the more they could feel the immense size of these giant redwood trees.
When viewed from a distance, they only felt tall and large.
But looking at them up close.
They were simply gargantuan!
Standing under the huge redwood trees and looking up, one couldn't see the top.
The average height of these redwood trees was at least over 100 meters, and some exceptionally tall ones even reached two to three hundred meters.
The diameter at the base of the trunk could exceed twenty meters.
Terrifyingly large!
Fortunately!
These were just normal trees, not some plant-type monsters.
Otherwise, it would be truly hard to imagine a giant tree two or three hundred meters tall standing up and turning into a treant.
Just thinking about it felt terrifying.
Walking into the Redwood Forest, Gu Shao Shang found that it wasn't as gloomy as it looked from the outside.
Because the leaves of the redwood trees were not the broad type, coupled with the massive trunks and sufficient distance between trees, sunlight from the sky could completely shine into the forest.
However, the two had to stop after walking for a while.
"Gu Dage, is that a fierce beast?"
The two hid behind a tall redwood tree, secretly looking at a giant creature lying on the ground not far away, currently feeding.
It was a giant beast covered in scales.
Even lying on the ground, it was over a meter tall, its entire body a dusty gray, similar to the hard keratin layer on an alligator's back, but its head looked like a lion's, and it even had a lion-like mane.
It looked like... a combination of a lion and an alligator!
At this moment;
Lin Youyu also took out the survival handbook from her backpack and turned to the creature illustration pages at the very end.
--
【Crocodile Lion】
【Level: 10 ~ 20】
【Generally distributed near areas with water sources, they are ferocious low-level fierce beasts!】
--
So this thing was called a Crocodile Lion.
Gu Shao Shang nodded, glancing at the Crocodile Lion's level.
Level 10.
Just right at the threshold of fierce beasts.
So it was a gatekeeper.
He thought to himself.
Level 10 was good.
If the level were higher, Gu Shao Shang would have had to retreat with Lin Youyu first.
Then they would have to change locations and go deeper into the Redwood Forest to look for other fierce beasts.
"Xiao Yu, stay here.
If I need help, I'll call you over."
Gu Shao Shang turned his head and said to Lin Youyu beside him.
"Okay, Gu Dage, be careful!"
Lin Youyu nodded obediently and said.
Immediately, Gu Shao Shang walked out from behind the redwood tree, holding the unsheathed Black Sheath Longsword in one hand, and slowly walked towards the Crocodile Lion in front.
*Tear*!
*Crunch*! *Crunch*!
The Crocodile Lion used its sharp teeth to tear apart the flesh and skin of the corpse in front of it, chewing the large mouthfuls of delicious fat and swallowing them.
Just then --
The Crocodile Lion, which had been feeding, suddenly paused its movements, then slowly turned its massive head to the side, its dark golden vertical pupils reflecting a human figure.
Fierce beasts had slightly higher intelligence than ordinary wild beasts.
But only slightly higher.
Therefore, after only a moment of curiosity, the Crocodile Lion stood up and let out an angry roar at the human in front of it.
*Roar* --
The Crocodile Lion's roar was more like a lion's; alligators didn't make such sounds.
Seeing that he had been discovered, Gu Shao Shang simply charged forward directly.
Seeing that the human in front of it was not scared away by it, but instead accelerated and charged towards it, the Crocodile Lion also felt its authority being challenged.
Mere humans were just blood food for them fierce beasts.
Where did they get the guts?
The next second --
The Crocodile Lion instantly pounced with extreme speed.
Sharp claws flashed with cold light in the air, followed immediately by a paw strike on Gu Shao Shang's blocking arms.
*Bang* --!
Gu Shao Shang was instantly sent flying by a massive force.
He flew a full six or seven meters before landing on the ground and sliding for a distance before stopping.
*Hiss* --
Gu Shao Shang gasped.
He felt like his arms were about to be crippled.
50 points of Health were directly deducted!
That was more than one-third of Gu Shao Shang's maximum Health.
This was still because he had used his arms to block.
If it had hit his chest directly, that one strike would have deducted at least seventy or eighty points of his Health.
Half his life would be gone!
Fortunately;
The next second, Gu Shao Shang's Health began to recover at a rate of 13 points per second.
In just two seconds;
His arm, which had felt like the bones were broken just moments ago, had already recovered.
The Crocodile Lion opposite seemed a bit confused.
It looked at its claws.
Then looked at Gu Shao Shang in front of it.
This human... why wasn't he dead?
Just as the Crocodile Lion was wondering why its paw strike hadn't killed the human who dared to provoke it, Gu Shao Shang had already recovered the lost 50 Health points.
Then, grinning, he charged up again.
This time;
Gu Shao Shang didn't plan to block anymore.
He planned to trade blows with this Crocodile Lion!
*Tear*!
Roaring, the Crocodile Lion tore open the flesh and skin on Gu Shao Shang's chest with a paw.
And Gu Shao Shang also slashed at the Crocodile Lion with his sword.
Health - 75!
Health + 104 (Overflow)!
The scales on the Crocodile Lion's body provided it with strong defense; Gu Shao Shang's sword strike indeed didn't cause it much damage.
But similarly;
Its paw strike also didn't cause any substantial damage to Gu Shao Shang!
It wasn't even as much as his Blood Drain!