Beginner's Chopping Knife: (White Equipment)
Strength +2
Agility +1
These are the attributes of the weapon in Lu Fan's hand.
In this world, weapons are categorized as White Equipment, Black Iron Equipment, Bronze Equipment, Silver Equipment, Gold-tier Equipment, Platinum Equipment, Diamond Equipment, Epic, and Mythic.
White Equipment is the most basic gear, and the added attributes are quite simple.
This beginner's chopping knife was issued uniformly by the teachers of Class Three when taking students to level up in the wild, to hone their combat awareness. It could barely be considered a weapon.
As for the attributes, they were almost negligible but still better than Lu Fan fighting fierce beasts bare-handed.
Seeing Lu Fan draw his weapon, the Bloodthirsty Grey Fox also knew it was time to strike proactively.
Even if it didn't attack, Lu Fan, feeling threatened, would initiate the fight.
"Yingying—" The grey fox's cry sounded somewhat soft and cute, but its blood-red eyes and drooling sharp mouth gave Lu Fan no impression of any cuteness.
The Bloodthirsty Grey Fox was extremely fast. Its half-meter-long body rapidly closed the distance to Lu Fan, shrinking hundreds of meters to less than five meters in an instant.
Then, the fox suddenly leapt up, claws slashing through the air.
Lu Fan squinted his eyes and held the beginner's chopping knife in front of him as a shield.
"Clang—"
"Puchi!"
The Bloodthirsty Grey Fox immediately used its Bloodthirst Combo. One claw was blocked by Lu Fan's chopping knife; sparks flew as the claws and blade clashed, and a scratch appeared on the chopping knife.
The other claw slashed deeply into Lu Fan's arm, a bone-deep wound appearing instantly, blood spurting out.
The sharp pain made Lu Fan's facial muscles stiffen, but as a top student, his combat awareness was strong. He immediately swung his chopping knife back and struck the fox firmly.
"Puchi!" The Bloodthirsty Grey Fox did not expect a level-10 human to have such rich combat experience and retaliated with a slash.
This slash opened deep wounds on its abdomen, revealing its internal organs faintly.
In this exchange of injuries, Lu Fan clearly gained more.
Without this approach, given the fox's agility advantage of five points over Lu Fan, it would be very difficult for Lu Fan to wound such a fierce beast.
After landing his strike, Lu Fan pressed the attack. Taking a step forward, he struck another chop at the fox.
The Bloodthirsty Grey Fox, injured and less agile, was struck again by Lu Fan's blade and was now on the verge of death.
However, it was still a level-10 monster with high attributes. Before dying, it clawed at Lu Fan's calf, leaving two more wounds.
Lu Fan's final chop landed on the fox's skull, ending the fight.
This level-10 monster gave Lu Fan 120 experience points, and Lu Fan could also skin it and sell the pelt at Jianghai City's material market.
The pelt of such a level-10 monster should be worth around eighty Dragon Coins, a decent income.
But risking one's life to hunt a level-10 beast just for eighty Dragon Coins was clearly not cost-effective.
Only material hunters with slightly stronger strength would do this kind of risky work.
Lu Fan sat down heavily on the ground, the pain from several wounds unbearable.
He took out the buns his aunt had made from his inventory and ate them two bites at a time.
Bun: (Level 1 Food)
Effect: After eating, it can restore some injuries.
This was a bun Lu Fan's aunt learned to make from a crafting usable as a simple health potion.
After swallowing one, Lu Fan's wounds began to heal somewhat, and the bleeding stopped.
After resting briefly, Lu Fan quickly skinned the Bloodthirsty Grey Fox, placed the pelt into his inventory, and continued moving toward the coordinates on the Divine Treasure Map.
Time quickly passed.
The sun was already westward, and Lu Fan had finally crossed about fifty miles to reach the RockyPlains coordinates (341681, 674331).
By now, Lu Fan had at least a dozen wounds, and the beginner's chopping knife was completely ruined from several battles.
Along the way, Lu Fan had been attacked three more times by similar aggressive beasts like the Bloodthirsty Grey Fox.
Relying on his solid strength, he killed them one by one and eventually arrived here.
"I hope this Divine Treasure Map won't disappoint me; otherwise, I might really not be able to make it back alive."
Lu Fan smiled bitterly and prayed inwardly after arriving at the coordinates.
He didn't even have a class advancement skill, yet he had made it this far—it really wasn't easy.
If this treasure map couldn't help him change his fate, a weaponless person like him would only face death upon encountering aggressive beasts above level 10.
"System, use the treasure map!" Lu Fan silently commanded.
Then, the system's voice came through:
"Ding— The host's current coordinates match the Divine Treasure Map's coordinates. Treasure map use successful!"
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