On the fourth morning, Lin Yue encountered the biggest crisis so far.
Seven mutant sheep, their bodies now fully exposed with fangs, no longer hid in the grass but surrounded the shelter from all directions.
Within their vertical pupils, the image of a human standing on the rooftop was reflected.
Lin Yue gripped the iron spear tightly in his hand.
The wind grew stronger.
For some reason, Lin Yue felt that the wind seemed to lower the temperature a bit.
In the desert, yellow soil was occasionally blown up, and wild grass shook chaotically.
Lin Yue contemplated his strategy to break out of the standoff.
On this two-meter-high rooftop, there was no worry about being knocked down by these sheep, whose size was merely larger.
The worst would be getting surrounded.
Life-threatening... shouldn't be, right?
Looking at these creatures that looked like sheep but had gaping bloody mouths, emitting terrifying sounds, Lin Yue wondered if sheep and wolves in this world had some forbidden love, resulting in these entities.
Gripping the iron spear, he laid down the shield and picked up the iron axe from the inventory.
The iron axe was actually quite sharp; the previous mutant sheep was killed instantly when the axe chopped down on its head.
However, that was after the iron spear pierced its neck first, rendering it almost powerless for resistance, resulting in close proximity kills.
Lin Yue waited.
As long as the sheep approached the shelter, he would strike with the iron spear or launch a throwing axe attack, if not kill them, then at least heavily injure them.
However.
Ten minutes passed, then twenty.
Sweat increasingly covered Lin Yue's forehead, yet he realized the sheep stood like statues about ten meters away, unmoving.
Goodness, do they even have tactics?
He felt these sheep indeed exceeded his understanding, wondering if other people encountered mutant creatures that dropped Copper Treasure Chests, were they all like this?
If they didn't approach, he'd have to resort to long-range attacks, but he didn't have suitable long-range weapons.
Should he try throwing an axe?
The iron axe only required one wood and one iron block, and Lin Yue had plenty of these resources now.
Why not give it a try?
He clicked to craft, and instantly ten iron axes appeared in the inventory.
Seems like a good opportunity to practice axe throwing skills now?
Holding an iron axe in his hand, he aimed at the nearest sheep and hurled it fiercely!
The sheep saw Lin Yue throw the axe, quickly leapt to the side, and effortlessly dodged it.
Subsequently, Lin Yue threw another axe, and the sheep swiftly jumped to another side.
By the time Lin Yue threw the third axe, all the sheep turned their gaze towards him.
What Lin Yue needed was precisely such a moment!
Having become familiar with the mutant sheep's leap and movement amplitude, he hurled the fourth axe, but this time aimed at another sheep!
The nearby one, along with others, was caught off guard, and as the axe flew over, it didn't even have a chance to react, being firmly swept away from its two front legs.
Its scream had just sounded when Lin Yue's next iron axe swiftly followed!
However…
This axe flew to another side, slicing off half of that sheep's head.
[You obtained a Copper Treasure Chest]
Goodness, this is absurdly ridiculous.
Lin Yue continued throwing the remaining six axes one by one, never able to hit any more sheep despite aiming.
Nonetheless…
After receiving consecutive severe injuries, the mutant sheep herd was no longer as ferocious as before, showing some panic, influenced by the squeals and screams of an injured sheep, and gradually retreating.
Lin Yue observed from the rooftop.
He could manufacture more iron axes or simply throw iron spears, but those five mutant sheep were farther away, making it more challenging than maintaining the standoff.
Waiting for whoever couldn't hold out.
Lin Yue calculated that if he climbed down the ladder to open and close the stone door, two or three sheep might follow, but merely feinting with a few axes and entering the shelter would prevent them from catching up.
Stretching his aching right arm, Lin Yue set down the iron spear and wooden shield, taking out water from his inventory to drink.
Although in a standoff on the rooftop, he faced no risk, unlike the opponent, needing tension.
He opened the game panel.
Sitting on the rooftop, drinking water while browsing the group chat was quite enjoyable.
"Wooden bows require wood and fiber… no fiber for sale. Slingshots require wood and leather… well, also not for sale."
Lin Yue wanted to complain about the construction system, putting hard-to-find materials into what could be crafted early on.
Nonetheless, it didn't matter, just dragging it out.
Lin Yue opened the trading mall again, searching for anything new.
However, he soon discovered something.
The buying power of water had declined.
Having just searched for "water," previously only he had listed water; now there were over a hundred listings!
What were these people doing before?
Moreover, they were not selling in the previous 15ml or 30ml amounts but like him, in 100ml or 200ml batches.
Despite this, buyers showed no action; the group chat continuously listed seller names and insulted them repeatedly, with many joining in.
Goodness, are you mocking those without water?
Almost four more days to go.
How many days can you last just drinking urine?
Lin Yue stated that eventually, they'll beg!
After watching for a while, Lin Yue stood up again, looked at the mutant sheep, and noticed they seemed weary, lying back down.
Lin Yue thought, placed the ladder by the edge of the roof, and pretended to descend it, moving towards that direction.
Soon, the sheep got up again, watching Lin Yue's every move vigilantly.
Lin Yue soon returned to the highest spot, and the sheep laid back down after a while.
He stood up, repeating the action seven times, until the sheep seemed unable to sit still and started moving toward the shelter again.
This was the result Lin Yue wanted; he repeated it a few more times until one sheep seemed restless and came closer, still wary.
Lin Yue casually took out a piece of mutant sheep meat he had previously obtained and tossed it to the ground.
He wouldn't eat it anyway, throwing it wasn't a loss.
After doing so, he soon noticed an effect.
The five sheep were attracted by the fresh scent of blood, now unable to resist, their eyes fixed in that direction!
However, just then.
"Buzz..."
A strange noise suddenly appeared, Lin Yue raised his head to search in confusion, suddenly discovering a strange object appeared next to the small forest where he had chopped trees.