The Twilight Forest.
As a new dimension, its world resources are richer and more diverse than those of the Nether.
Ores, stones, and trees are vital resources found everywhere.
Compared to the original game, the most eye-catching innovation is the eight bosses.
Each boss has its own unique characteristics, serving as the primary enemies players must face.
The Naga is the first of these bosses.
Subsequent content can only be unlocked after challenging and defeating the Naga.
"How is this serpent monster so powerful?"
After failing the challenge countless times, Kira Oakmoor helplessly retreated from the courtyard.
After some time spent exploring, he was now wearing full iron armor and wielding an iron sword, capable of slaying zombies at will.
Compared to ordinary players, he also possessed divine tools like the SlashBlade and a shield, making him utterly fearless of bosses; he would draw his blade the moment they met.
However, it was a pity.
A whole day had passed since he entered the Twilight Forest challenge.
His best record was only reducing the giant serpent to half health!
"Its body is massive, its scales are hard, and it can even smash through blocks. It's simply too powerful!"
It looked like one giant snake, but in reality, damage could only be dealt by attacking the head. Its green body was a dazzling blur that was difficult to handle.
Though he hadn't defeated the Naga, there was still some good news.
Regaining his composure, Kira Oakmoor happily confided in the audience on the other side of the screen.
"You guys definitely won't believe what I've discovered! A shocking secret!"
"Look at this!"
Taking out a crafting table, Kira Oakmoor held it like a precious treasure.
It looked no different from an ordinary crafting table—a resource seen everywhere—but the audience who had been watching knew better.
Unlike the crafting tables found in the wild or those that spawned in the open...
This was something Kira Oakmoor had crafted himself using wood planks!
"Oakmoor, the representative of our Samurai Nation's wisdom!"
"If it weren't for you, who would have known that crafting tables could be crafted by oneself?"
"My god, such a huge secret, and we're only discovering it now!"
"Since crafting tables can be made, can other tools be as well?"
"Compared to that idiot Mountwell, Oakmoor is our hope!"
Yes, until now.
Galen Yu had already cleared the Nether and obtained alloy armor.
Yet the Samurai Nation had only just researched the major secret that crafting tables could be manufactured, and they were shocked by it.
Upon learning this news, Headmaster Quill of the research institute was surprised but also felt like laughing.
"Since crafting tables can be manufactured through wood planks, then the crafting table and furnace Galen Yu had when he first entered the civilization were built by himself!"
In other words, something they figured out the moment they entered the game...
The Samurai Nation, or rather the entire world, took this long to figure out?
"A representative of wisdom, indeed!"
Resources weren't as scarce now as they were at the start of the game. Knowing the crafting recipe for a table was at most a convenience at certain times; it wasn't a major event.
Aside from this point being widely publicized by Kira Oakmoor...
There was another piece of good news.
"I feel the aura of the SlashBlade in this world!"
The SlashBlade was currently a mod power unique to Kira Oakmoor.
Characterized by speed and precision, it could deal high damage in a short time.
He thought he had lost the chance to upgrade it after leaving the previous civilization, but now he was fortunate enough to encounter it again.
Upgrading the skill was also very simple.
After using a wooden sword to kill three creatures in the Twilight Forest, the next moment...
Surging power swirled around his body, and he received an upgrade.
[NAMELESS BLADE: WOODEN PUPPET HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO SHARP BLADE: WHITE SHEATH]
It went from one use per day to two uses per day.
The wooden blade became iron, and the damage was enhanced!
"I am full of power! Naga!"
He immediately turned back to challenge the boss, re-entering the courtyard that had been destroyed beyond recognition.
The Naga had restored its full health, and its giant body appeared brightly before his eyes.
"Five minutes should be enough!"
Moving from the Wooden Puppet to the White Sheath, the iron blade in his hand was indeed much smoother.
Combined with the experience accumulated from previous boss fights, he could predict movement patterns to dodge. After five minutes of sustained combat...
Kira Oakmoor finally wore the Naga down to low health.
The high-intensity combat state left him exhausted and panting, but his eyes were sharp.
"Great! With my iron sword and shield, I will take the boss's first kill!"
Blocking attacks with the shield could stun the Naga, providing an opening for attack.
Thinking of the words 'First Kill', Kira Oakmoor grew more excited.
As a boss and also a master of a mini-chunk, the first person to kill it would definitely receive extra rewards!
It was worth spending an entire day researching the tactics to deal with the Naga!
But just as he raised his shield to defend...
The Naga's eyes turned redder, and a powerful force transmitted through his arms.
[ANGRY CHARGE]
An attack the Naga used at low health; it could ignore shields and send a person flying several meters.
"The shield failed?!"
Falling from the sky, Kira Oakmoor's status was extremely poor.
He could only abandon the crusade and exit the courtyard.
"What a shame, I was so close!"
Feeling regretful, Kira Oakmoor knew very well that staying alive was most important.
At least he was still alive and had a chance for the first kill!
Looking up at the sky, the twilight seemed to have deepened a bit.
There is no day or night in the Twilight Forest; the sky is always twilight, but from the subtle changes...
Kira Oakmoor knew it was nighttime outside.
"The timing should be about right. I'll go home first. Once I get the Golden Apple, I'll definitely get the first kill!"
Thinking this, Kira Oakmoor hadn't walked far from the Naga courtyard...
When he suddenly froze in place.
He saw many creatures appearing not far away. They were bizarrely shaped, their bodies rotting, letting out low roars.
Zombies!
It was a dense pack of zombies!
"Did they come through the portal? How can there be so many zombies!"
Unlike ordinary zombies, these zombies wore tattered equipment, and their movements seemed more agile and nimble.
Monsters also spawn in the Twilight Forest, mostly in mines.
There should never be such a terrifying number!
Furthermore, they were very alert. Kira Oakmoor only locked eyes with them for a second before they swarmed toward him to kill!
Accidentally getting hit, his already low health plummeted into the critical range!
The bullet comments were a bit panicked.
"Where did all these zombies come from!"
"They're different from ordinary zombies. This is definitely something new!"
"Yeah, ordinary zombies look cute after seeing them too much, but these look dangerous!"
"They look more like modern products. Who is trying to harm our Oakmoor?"
"Stabbing from the shadows, truly the lowest of the low!"
"Mountwell encountered them too!"
Back in his chunk, Ronan Mountwell, who had been suppressed for a long time, took out his weapon.
In the Nether, he always had to watch his positioning to avoid falling into lava; he hadn't had a hearty battle in a long time.
Now, let these zombies feel his wrath!
Only after four sword strikes did he sense something was wrong.
Zombies used to have very little health and could be killed in a few hits. Why was their health so high now?
The damage was different, too; a single touch took away a huge chunk of his health.
And the more he fought, the more they came. When he turned around, Ronan Mountwell was surrounded by the horde!
"A zombie tide? How are there so many zombies? Where did they come from!"
Using the old tactic, he dug three blocks down and filled one above him.
Hiding underground, Ronan Mountwell suddenly remembered.
The word 'Crisis' was faintly visible on the tattered clothes of the zombies, and on the platform where he picked up the Golden Apple in the Nether...
Similar words were written there.
Doesn't that mean...!
"Retribution has really come?"
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