The ferocious wolf was hurled through the air and crashed into a towering tree, snapping it in half.
As the wolf's body slid to the ground, its neck twisted at an unnatural angle, signaling its death. Upon closer inspection, one could see a palm-sized bloody hole in the belly of the beast, piercing straight through to its back and shattering its ribs and spine.
Chen Wei, with his Level Three strength, easily overpowered the Level Two mutated fierce beast, ending its life with a single blow.
Lin Ming then transformed into a true assassin, targeting Level Two and Level Three mutated fierce beasts as he continued his hunt.
Unfazed by fatigue, Chen Wei had been engaged in this relentless combat for over an hour. Yet his exchange points had not even reached the 20 million mark. The sheer number of Level One mutated fierce beasts was a significant obstacle, impeding his progress.
"If I can't break through this horde of Level One mutated fierce beasts, I'll just fight my way through," Chen Wei resolved, a fierce gleam in his eyes as he adapted his strategy once more. He decided to hunt the Level One beasts, using their sheer numbers to his advantage.
Fighting with brute force was slow, but he had an ace up his sleeve: the system's weapons. This was the solution he had envisioned.
"System, I need two laser guns!" Chen Wei demanded.
"Exchange completed for the Host," the system promptly responded.
"Congratulations, Host. You have successfully exchanged for two laser guns, currently at Level One," the system announced.
After deducting 20,000 exchange points, his balance stood at 18,200,000.
Chen Wei accessed his personal storage and grasped the two laser guns. They were hefty, modern laser machine guns that, despite their size and weight, felt like mere toys in his hands due to his formidable strength.
"Upgrade the laser guns to Level Two!" Chen Wei commanded.
The upgrade was successful, costing him 200,000 exchange points and leaving his balance at 18,000,000. Now at Level Two, the guns had enough power to take down Level Two mutated fierce beasts. After the upgrade, Chen Wei could feel the weapons in his hands grow significantly larger and at least ten times heavier, adding noticeable heft to them.
Chen Wei's eyes gleamed with madness as he stood his ground, watching the mutated beasts charge straight at him. With a ferocious roar, he bellowed, "Die, all of you!"
With a whoosh, the twin laser guns in his grasp unleashed two horrifying red beams. The hefty beams, as thick as a man's arm, burst forth from the barrels, writhing like serpents as their deafening roars continued unabated.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
The lasers' reach spanned twenty meters, slicing through the Level One mutated beasts in their path and cleaving their bodies mercilessly in two.
[Congratulations to the Host for slaying a Level One mutated fierce beast, a wild boar.]
[Congratulations to the Host for slaying a Level One mutated fierce beast, a wild cat.]
[Congratulations to the Host for slaying a Level One mutated fierce beast, a wild bull.]
[Congratulations to the Host for slaying a Level One mutated fierce beast, a wild wolf.]
[Congratulations to the Host for slaying a Level One mutated fierce beast, a pangolin.]
...
Amid his frenzied firing, Chen Wei's data panel was flooded with a cascade of system notifications. His exchange points skyrocketed at an alarming rate.
[18 million.]
[18.5 million.]
[19 million.]
[22 million.]
...
In mere minutes, Chen Wei's exchange points had surged to 22 million and were still climbing wildly. Before him, the bodies of Level One mutated beasts toppled over, only to vanish as the system reclaimed them.
Each Level One mutated fierce beast, upon being killed and having its body and crystal nucleus recycled, yielded 30,000 exchange points. In under five minutes, Chen Wei had taken down over two hundred such beasts.
His exchange points soared once more, hitting 28 million.
"Haha..." Chen Wei watched his exchange points soar and couldn't help but laugh heartily, a wild glint in his eyes. "Come at me, all of you!"
From within the dark woods, the sound of a one-sided slaughter echoed. There was no chance for a comeback in this true massacre. With a Level Two weapon in hand, hunting down Level One mutated fierce beasts was as effortless as slicing through tofu with a heavy blade.
In under thirty minutes, another 1,000 mutated fierce beasts besieging Chen Wei had fallen. His exchange points soared to 58 million. More than two hours had elapsed since the battle began, bringing the total time close to three hours.
At this pace, Chen Wei was on track to amass 100 million exchange points in under two more hours.
"Wuwu..."
"Awoo..."
But the weapon in Chen Wei's grasp was so formidable that it struck terror into the hearts of the rampaging Level One mutated fierce beasts. They no longer attacked mindlessly and instead began to flee.
"This is bad!"
Chen Wei's face paled at the sight. Activating his Lightning Step, he dashed toward the thickest cluster of mutated fierce beasts.
The slaughter continued, but the pace of the hunt had slowed considerably.
An hour ticked by, and Chen Wei's exchange points had only climbed by 10 million, reaching 68 million, still 32 million short of his goal.
Now, it was past 4 AM. With daylight approaching in just a few hours and the timing of the nuclear strike unknown, Chen Wei knew he had to make the most of every second of his hunt.
"This won't do. At this rate, I might not gather enough in time."
Furrowing his brow, Chen Wei continued his hunt while rapidly strategizing.
"That's it. The robots! I'll have the robots assist me in hunting the mutated fierce beasts!"
A spark of inspiration struck Chen Wei as he recalled the system's robots. Beyond the farm assistants and guards, there was an All-purpose Robot. Without hesitation, he asked the system, "System, can the All-purpose Robot aid me in hunting the mutated fierce beasts?"
"Affirmative, Host," the system responded.
Chen Wei gave a slight nod and checked the price. An Intermediate All-purpose Robot cost a mere 5,000 exchange points.
"I'll take 10 Intermediate All-purpose Robots and 10 weapons! Upgrade the weapons to Level Two!" Chen Wei immediately conveyed his request to the system through his thoughts.
[Congratulations, Host. You have successfully exchanged for 10 Intermediate All-purpose Robots, deducting 500,000 exchange points.]
[Congratulations, Host. You have exchanged for 10 laser guns, deducting 100,000 exchange points.]
[Congratulations, Host. Your weapons have been upgraded to Level Two, deducting 1,000,000 exchange points.]
[Current balance: 66,400,000.]
Following the successful exchange, a glint of ferocity flashed in Chen Wei's eyes. He promptly summoned the 10 Intermediate All-purpose Robots and commanded, "The ten of you, arm yourselves with these weapons. We're going to hunt down the mutated fierce beasts together."