Chapter 25: Being Targeted (Part 5)

  "Little elf, if I can defeat the bloodthirsty wolf, do I still need to do death trial tasks?" Su Ming's face was full of resentment. If he could slay a fourth-stage late-stage demon beast, he would definitely be able to defeat his several uncles and wouldn't need any task rewards at all.

  "Master, completing the death trial task will not only reward you with a task reward but also bring unexpected surprises. As long as you can complete it, I absolutely won't let your adventure be in vain."

  The little elf's words moved Su Ming, he knew that his thinking had become narrow-minded. The death trial task was a reward for those brave warriors, not set up for him to win the game. As long as he could complete the death trial task, it would be of great help to him in the future.

  "I accept the task." Su Ming thought for a long time before making an absolute adventurous decision once and for all.

  "Quest accepted, kill a 4th-tier late-stage demonic beast - Bloodthirsty Wolf, and obtain the attack attribute - Frostbite during the quest. After completing the quest, receive the high-level Earth Spirit skill - Shield Breaker, usable three times a day, with the attack attribute Frostbite permanently activated."

  Attack attribute - Freeze, is an auxiliary attack skill. When using spiritual power to attack the enemy, the spiritual power will be attached with frost. Once hit, it will slow down the enemy's movement speed. The strength and duration of the freeze effect depend on the difference in strength between the attacker and the attacked.

  Advanced Dark Soul Technique - Shield Break, is also a supporting attack skill that can break through the enemy's certain defensive ability, thereby making subsequent attacks achieve unexpected results, and is one of the best auxiliary skills for defeating stronger enemies.

  Hearing the sprite's words, Su Ming reluctantly accepted this death-defying task. The two rewards were worth risking his life for.

  After accepting the task, Su Ming did not immediately head to the Desolate Forest, but instead spent a day chatting with Xi Yu and his mother. He didn't know if he could come back alive this time. Although he hadn't been in this world for long, he had already developed feelings for his mother Gu Lan, father Su Han, and adopted sister Xi Yu, treating them as his own closest relatives.

  At dawn, the sky was dull and dark, with fine rain falling. Su Ming held a sharp sword in his hand and wore a mysterious iron bow on his back. He quietly left the courtyard and rode a unicorn towards the desolate forest.

  According to the sprite's instructions, there are four late-stage bloodthirsty wolves in the wasteland forest, and the specific location can only be known after arriving at the wasteland forest.

  A moment later, Su Ming appeared at the entrance of the wilderness forest in a small town wearing hunter's gear. This small town was built by Xicheng Prefecture to provide trading and supplies for beast hunters, as well as to purchase hunting spoils from them immediately.

  Su Ming's high-profile unicorn attracted a lot of attention, in this small commercial town, riding beasts represent identity, if Su Ming didn't dress up to look mature enough, many hunters would have taken Su Ming as their prey. In the wilderness and forests, there are many loose cultivators who make a living by hunting warriors, their targets are generally weak members of tribes with identities.

  Su Ming purchased some hemostatic herbs and analgesic herbs. He no longer had any Rebirth Pills on him, so once he was injured, he could only rely on his own healing abilities. According to the little demon's words, with Su Ming's current strength, his healing speed was extremely slow.

  Su Ming bought the hemostatic herb instead of the wound-healing pill not because the herb was more effective, but because he didn't have enough money on him. When buying the herb, he haggled over the price, becoming a temporary sensation in the small town and earning the scorn of many hunters who had set their sights on him, while also being marked as someone to be avoided.

  After the preparations were completed, Su Ming rode a unicorn into the Desolate Forest, previously he had entered the forest once under Su Han's escort and was almost bitten to death by a second-order late-stage saber-toothed tiger. This time, relying on his own strength, he could defeat the saber-toothed tiger, but his goal this time was the even more powerful Bloodthirsty Wolf, a fourth-order late-stage existence, with almost no hope of victory.

  As soon as Su Ming entered the outskirts of the forest, he was targeted by three loose cultivators. Under the gaze of the small sprite, Su Ming learned that their cultivation levels were: one mid-stage Mortal Heart Realm, one late-stage Mortal Heart Realm, and one Mortal Heart Realm Great Perfection. If Su Ming were just an ordinary late-stage Mortal Heart Realm cultivator, being targeted by them would only leave him praying for wealth not to be taken, rather than his life.

  At this time, Su Ming finally realized that the desolate forest was not as simple as he had believed. Inside, there were not only ferocious demonic beasts, but also a kind of deadly loose cultivator.

  "Little elf, which direction has a secluded spot." Su Ming muttered to himself.

  "There's a place about 300 meters in the direction of four o'clock that's big enough for four people to fight." The little elf immediately knew what Su Ming was thinking and said what he wanted.

  "Since you've set your sights on me, I'll play along with you guys." Su Ming sneered with a smile, not putting the three people following behind him in his eyes at all.

  A few minutes later, Su Ming jumped off the unicorn and turned to walk away from it. He didn't want the unicorn to participate in the upcoming battle, although the unicorn had the strength equivalent to that of a human at the late stage of the Mortal Realm. However, Su Ming wanted to fight alone against the three of them, which would be a good test of his own strength.

  "Come on, aren't you guys tired? I'm exhausted." Su Ming stretched his waist, looking completely nonchalant.

  "Good boy, you've actually discovered us. Well, since you know, hand over the money and goods on your person as well as the unicorn behind you."

  Three men in martial attire emerged from behind a cedar tree, with the leader, a burly man with a thick beard, speaking menacingly.

  "What if I don't pay?" Su Ming said with a hint of playfulness as he looked at the three people in front of him, smiling.

  "Don't hand it over? Don't blame me for being ruthless." The big-bearded man had a ferocious look, his battle knife quivering in his hand, as if he would take Su Ming's life with one slash if he didn't hand it over.

  "A good man doesn't take advantage of others, it seems I'm not lucky today, just came in and got robbed." Su Ming's face changed, with a resigned look, his right hand went into the sleeve of his left arm, as if to pull out the money he was carrying.

  "Boss, this kid is quite sensible..." A scholar-like man behind Big Beard fanned himself and said lazily, but before he finished speaking, his eyes suddenly widened and he dodged behind Big Beard. However, he was still a bit too slow, and a dark iron dagger pierced his heart like a venomous snake.

  "You..." The young scholar grasped a dagger at his chest with one hand and pointed forward with the other, looking at Su Ming with an unwilling expression.

  "Old Three, Third Brother." The big-bearded man and another tall man exclaimed in unison, then the big-bearded man tightly grasped his battle knife and charged towards Su Ming with a fierce slash, while the tall man supported the scholar who was slowly falling.

  "Third brother." The tall man yelled again, tightly embracing the scholar in his arms: "Big brother, you must kill him, to avenge third brother."