The Era of Gods-Chapter 742: Ways to Leave Novice Village

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Thanks to their defense and counterattack tactics, more and more of the small black people were being spear-killed. As their numbers dwindled, the pressure on them lessened, and victory seemed only a matter of time.

Indeed, that was the case. When there were only about twenty of the small black people left, they huddled together, holding thick wooden boards, and started to push back. The small black people, sparse and few, threw a few spears before they began to retreat.

A few evolvers using pots as small shields charged rapidly to the left and right, seemingly aiming to encircle the enemy, but just then, from the direction the small black people were fleeing, another twenty or so burst forth. Most critical among them were two small black people sitting on the shoulders of their own kind. Lin Xiao immediately knew that the few who had rushed forward were in danger.

Having likely learned from previous setbacks, the evolvers who noticed the shoulder-riding small black people halted their charge, turned around, and retreated to regroup with their comrades.

But it was too late. The shoulder-riding small black people raised the skulls in their hands and emitted bizarre cries. Two evolvers stumbled and fell to the ground unresponsive, only to be hit by over a dozen spears each. They were instantly covered with spears, and after three consecutive volleys, not even several layers of coats could stop the assault. The two who had fallen turned into porcupines.

Recovering from the effects of some secret technique and unable to rise again, a group of small black people rushed over and brutally struck them with their spears. All that could be heard was a series of agonized screams as the two were horrifically stabbed to death.

As for the rest, they had already taken the opportunity to flee.

Lin Xiao watched the small black people jubilantly carry back the two corpses and then glanced in the direction of those who had escaped. After a moment’s thought, he turned and walked away.

For now, he did not wish to make contact with other evolvers.

The next day, which was the seventh day since entering this world and still before dawn, Lin Xiao had already woken up when a loud voice resounded out of nowhere in his ears:

"The seven-day protection period has ended. Your evolution journey officially begins!"

A simple and modest sentence, but it signified that many newbies who were previously protected were now directly thrust into the brutal fight for survival. He looked toward the other side where, in another classroom separated by a wall, lay a group of students still too afraid to take action. After today, regardless of their willingness, danger was approaching, and considering their situation, it was uncertain how many would survive until tomorrow.

Gently laying down the girl in his arms, her long eyelashes quivered as she opened her eyes to look at him. He gently patted her smooth cheek and whispered,

"It’s alright, go back to sleep."

Heading to the corridor as the sky began to brighten, he could faintly make out the school’s perimeter wall, which, over the past seven days, seemed to be covered in vines and moss as if time had accelerated. The playground looked as if it had not been cleaned for an entire semester, with weeds growing everywhere and the concrete floor cracked and uplifted by the underground growth. Even in the crevices of the corners of the school building’s corridor, he could see some stubborn weeds, presenting a desolate scene.

This sense of desolation was particularly pronounced today.

Suddenly, Lin Xiao seemed to realize something and turned his head to look in the other direction. Peering out from the corridor, he saw a towering pillar of light in the dark night sky that had appeared at some unknown time. It was especially eye-catching against the blackness.

The moment he saw the pillar of light, a piece of information unexpectedly entered his mind.

Lin Xiao instantly understood that the pillar was the way out of Novice Forest, and anyone regardless of strength could go to the pillar to take the challenge. Success in the challenge would mean leaving Novice Village to enter the main cities of the various races.

"Then, I will go there in three days!"

He withdrew his gaze and looked to the right, observing from a high vantage point the silhouettes of a group of small black people that had emerged beyond the surrounding wall—a sight that would not have been possible before.

"Thud!"

A sound of a heavy object hitting something came from behind the school building. With it still being early dawn, it definitely wasn’t the noise of any student.

Zhuo Jing quietly came to his side, hugging his waist and leaning into his embrace, she said softly,

"Today, everyone will have to face the danger directly. What are they going to do?"

Lin Xiao, holding the delicate body of the girl, spoke in a calm voice,

"The monsters nearby are not very strong, and the school’s layout is quite suitable for becoming a monster den. It won’t be long before a large number of monsters come here; we must leave this place."

Whether it was monsters being attracted or some unknown force guiding them, it was no longer safe here.

Of course, the most crucial factor was that, judging by the rate of the school’s decay, the building would not last much longer and would soon collapse, making it uninhabitable.

He paused in thought for a moment before adding,

"I will stay here for another three to five days. You lead them to train for a few more days. After a minimum of three days and a maximum of five days, we will leave this place together."

Zhuo Jing nodded and said,

"My evolution progress has reached 73 percent at Rank 1. I’ll strive to evolve to Rank 2 within three days."

Lin Xiao rubbed her little head with his large hand, holding her close in his arms as the two quietly stood in the corridor, looking outside.

As soon as it was light out, Lin Xiao left the building. However, this time he chose a different direction. Perhaps because of the numerous small black people tribes hunting in the previous direction, the number of monsters he encountered was fewer than expected. Besides, the small black people were weak and nimble, which made them difficult to kill, yielding miserably few Evolution Points per kill.

The area behind the school, though also a jungle, was active with monsters different from the other side. Lin Xiao’s favorite among them was a kind of gigantic beast with a stature of over four meters and covered in long hair.

This creature was an enhanced version of the Gorilla Monster, incredibly thick-skinned and resilient, capable of easily breaking a tree as thick as a man’s thigh with just one slap. Its strength was extraordinary.

Moreover, this beast possessed a Talent whereby its attacks carried some sort of gravitational force, disrupting an opponent’s reaction. Lin Xiao had witnessed firsthand an evolver dressed in a security uniform twist his body involuntarily and fall under its palm while trying to dodge a slap. The enormous palm twisted and distorted half of the body, flinging flesh, blood, and clothing together with chunks of bone, as blood and shattered organs spurted out, evidently leaving little chance for survival.

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The force of that slap must have been tens of thousands of pounds.

All five evolvers were wearing security uniforms, likely security guards from some residential compound before coming here, with an evolution degree of at least Rank 1.

After one of them was left crippled by a slap, the others probably couldn’t do anything against the monster for a long time and chose to abandon their companion and run.

It was then that Lin Xiao emerged from his hiding spot, flashing past the huge beast to appear behind it. The gigantic creature also froze in thought for three seconds and remained stationary as he swung his hand around and chopped half of the beast’s neck open, drenching himself in its blood.

If it had been any other control skill, such terrifying injuries and deadly threat would definitely have awakened the target early, but the Power of Time is supreme, saying three seconds means three seconds, no discount.

Three seconds were enough for him to swing several cuts. With his strength now reaching as high as five thousand kilograms and even exceeding ten thousand pounds, he would be unstoppable, even if the huge beast had thick skin and flesh.

In less than three seconds, he had chopped its entire head off.

A glow emerged from the corpse. Picking it up to look, Lin Xiao was pleased to see it was a bladed weapon.

After grinding for so long, he had finally found a suitable weapon, a truly touching drop rate.

Although it was still a common item with only fifty added points of attack, it was much stronger than the Bone Chopping Knife he held.

He had used the Bone Chopping Knife for so long, and it had so many notches it was no longer sharp. Cutting a tree would have been difficult if his strength wasn’t sufficient.

After collecting his spoils of battle, he approached the dying security guard and looked at him.

The evolver reached out to Lin Xiao, his mouth full of blood foam opened as if to speak, but no sound came out.

He shook his head and said,

"I can’t save you, but I can give you a quick end. Blink if you agree."

"Pft!"

Seconds later, he carried his knife and left, leaving behind a body whose warmth was rapidly fading.

"Roar!"

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A huge beast roared and its slap sent tree shards flying. Lin Xiao stepped on a tree to gain leverage and flipped to the back of the massive beast, slicing nearly ten centimeters into its nape with one horizontal slash of his knife. Without any reluctance, he withdrew his knife and dodged the beast’s large palm, bending low to deliver another cutting blow to the neck bone.

Against such powerful but clumsy opponents, he didn’t even need to activate his Talent.

Killing one huge beast could increase his Evolution Degree by two tenths of a percent, a Rank 2. Keep in mind that now, killing a Black Gorilla Monster only gave him about three thousandths of a percent in Evolution Points. Not to mention that each one percent in evolution could increase his strength by eighty kilograms—just one beast could enhance his strength by forty kilograms, with a remarkably significant growth margin.

Though the unit of measurement for evolutionary enhancement was strength, it actually encompassed strength-correlated constitution, reflexes, and other attributes as well.

Having evolved to this point, Lin Xiao’s actual combat power was almost comparable to a Rank 6 Transcendent Level in the Main World.

He estimated that reaching Rank 3 would be equivalent to Rank 6 in the Main World.

In this jungle, traces of other evolvers were found from time to time, with some from the same era as Zhuo Jing, others wearing ancient clothing, and even ancient soldiers and aristocrats clad in armor, a mix of many kinds.

Like the numerous students still staying in the school, there were those daring to venture out to evolve and those who stayed in safe zones, afraid to take the risk.

Compared to the relatively restrained school environment, the human nature of the evolvers outside was fully and vividly displayed in the face of danger.

Powerful evolvers enslaved the weaker ones. He once passed by a supermarket that had been dragged into this place and saw two or three dozen elderly, weak women being subjugated by seven or eight security guards plus strong men. Ordinary people were forced to serve them, and women were naturally used as tools to vent their desires. Here, the most vicious side of human nature was completely unleashed.

Three days later, the already decaying school canteen was easily toppled by a huge beast. Although the huge beast was killed by Zhuo Jing, two out of the nine people were beaten to death, beyond the point of rescue.

This was the first death in the team. Fortunately, in this dangerous world, everyone was prepared for death, and since it was a death in combat, it did not affect everyone’s mindset.

Early before dawn that day, Lin Xiao had summoned six survivors, excluding Zhuo Jing.

They had long been ready with their bags packed, but apart from them, he could also hear faint breathing from the next room. Frowning, he asked,

"Who leaked the message?"

One of the boys stepped forward uneasily and said,

"Big brother, can we take Little Ying with us?"

Another boy also spoke up,

"I also want to bring someone."

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