CHAPTER 138: CHAPTER 132: THE FIRST PERSON IN PUBLIC BETA_2

Seeing the giant serpent with a swollen belly, the leading Witch’s eyes became like vertical snake pupils, emitting a hissing sound, but the giant serpent showed no sign of stopping, continuing to charge forward at full speed, ignoring them entirely.

"Damn it, how many Deadly Rock Snakes have these invaders killed? To make the Fierce Poison Rock Python Leader so angry, the number must be quite large." The leading Witch’s face became even more grim.

The losses were probably severe; otherwise, the Fierce Poison Rock Python Leader would not personally pursue.

After all, in the entire tribe, there are only two such leaders.

He said no more, but focused on urging the mutated Wind-Seeking Rock Python beneath him.

Soon, they standing on the back of the Wind-Seeking Rock Python were shocked, as they saw more than a dozen Fierce Poison Rock Pythons, with another leader among them!

Completely stunned, aside from the ones guarding the nest, both leaders had brought all the deployable Fierce Poison Rock Pythons with them.

What on earth did these invading enemies do?

"Damn it!" Small Knife, on this side, felt uneasy too because he had lost contact with the Witch Bone Mad Wolf.

While fleeing, he scattered some Secret Bone Powder, and a dozen Bone Birds appeared.

He had intended these Bone Birds to gather intelligence.

But then Small Knife was dumbfounded.

Because the Bone Birds couldn’t fly; their wind-leaking bone wings flapped uselessly, unable to take off.

"For crying out loud! Are you considered birds? Do you deserve the name bird?"

Pauper

Small Knife could only reluctantly leave these Bone Birds here, spreading them out to avoid being wiped out all at once.

As time went by, he felt the connection with the Bone Birds vanish rapidly.

In mere seconds, all the Bone Birds were gone.

However, Small Knife showed a relaxed smile.

Because the pursuing speed was not as fast as he imagined.

The quick death of the Witch Bone Mad Wolf indicated the enemy’s strength and quick reactions.

But now, though the Bone Birds died, the distance between them and the pursuers was neither too far nor closing in.

He didn’t know that the pursuing Wind-Seeking Rock Python was a mutated Fierce Poison Rock Python, which had lost its most potent poison but gained speed; in terms of speed alone, it was already a top-level Fierce Beast.

So, under normal circumstances, players reaching the level of Witch could hardly escape, and being caught was inevitable.

This was the price to pay.

Even if one took an easy route to kill the Fierce Poison Rock Python, a significant price must be paid.

And under normal conditions, even knowing the weaknesses of the Fierce Poison Rock Python, those not at the level of a Witch couldn’t possibly kill so many.

As time went on, another alert would be triggered.

Coincidentally, Small Knife’s situation of slaughtering a large number of Deadly Rock Snakes in a short time can hardly be called cheating but rather unusual.

Then, while running at full speed, he occasionally released revived Skeletons.

Using the time it took for the Skeletons to be killed, he easily judged that the enemy couldn’t catch up.

Since the Enhanced Skeleton Wind Horse couldn’t catch up, exhaustion wasn’t a concern, allowing for maintaining extreme speed continuously.

This was unparalleled even by normal Fierce Beasts.

As for wear and tear, Small Knife didn’t care.

Moreover, relying on occasionally restored skills, racing speed, he drew farther and farther away from the pursuers.

So, he bolted straight back to Wolf Fang Pass.

Successfully arrived.

No choice, he made his escape through sheer capability.

The place was still bustling, with numerous NPCs completing tasks and earning income.

The entire massive Witch Residence was surrounded tightly.

Seeing this, Small Knife breathed a sigh of relief.

Upon looking closer, the Witch wasn’t there?

No, they were!

The standing Totem Pole was still there.

At this moment, the Witch, Black Soul Crow, had his hand pressed against the wall, the blood-red light rapidly merging into it, charging the Witch Residence.

He was using Witch Power, which looked similar to Blood Qi, but it was referred to as Witch Power.

Having favorability with the Witch, these common practices weren’t hard to understand.

So Small Knife knew that Blood Qi in combat was the essential energy of flesh and could be replenished by eating meat, among other things.

Then Witch Power was the force of Blood Qi plus the soul, challenging to recover once consumed.

So Witches appeared rather thin and old, though their actual ages weren’t usually high, and their lifespan wouldn’t extend; instead, frequent use of Witch Power would reduce it.

All the drawbacks resulted in mortals wielding combat strength equivalent to low-level Cultivators, and with the help of the Totem Pole, who could pool collective power, a distinct trait of the Witch.

Innate Martial Artists also held combat strength comparable to low-level Cultivators, but without those downsides, however, it required aptitudes for greater breakthroughs.

Of course, when it comes to the wealthy, whether it’s Witch aging or breakthrough challenges for the Innate, it’s not a concern.

Many Miracle Elixirs could solve these problems.

The premise is, are you rich?

So, when Small Knife saw even the Witch, Black Soul Crow, consuming Witch Power to earn such small money, only two words popped into his mind first.

Pauper.

In a short time, the Witch, Black Soul Crow, stopped and started walking back, looking much paler.

Upon seeing Small Knife, he suddenly frowned, his eyes transforming to look like the eyeballs of a Black Soul Crow, emitting a dark glow.

"You’ve gotten yourself into trouble? Rock Python Tribe’s pursuit mark?" the Witch, Black Soul Crow suddenly stopped.

"What trouble? I’ve just killed some poisonous snakes." Small Knife hurriedly checked himself.

The attribute status was perfectly intact, without any abnormalities?

The Witch, Black Soul Crow, with his eyes casting a ghostly light, scanned Small Knife’s body.

A serpent-shaped phantom surprisingly emerged from Small Knife’s body.

Beep: You have discovered the Death Mark of the Deadly Rock Snake family." Small Knife watched as the serpent shadow settled on his arm, its gray-white color resembling that of a stone.

So inconspicuous, yet it was a Death Mark?

At this moment, upon checking the attributes, the Death Mark had already been added. Countdown: 6 days, 14 hours, and 45 minutes...!

Death Mark: A grudge mark formed following the massive slaughter of the Deadly Rock Snake family.

Tip 1: This will lead to relentless pursuit by the Deadly Rock Snake family, and as symbiotic allies, the Rock Python Tribe will regard you as a mortal enemy.

Tip 2: When the countdown ends, the Deadly Rock Snakes will be unable to locate you for long-distance pursuities.

Tip 3: Survive for seven days, and the Rock Python Tribe will cease their chase due to acknowledging your strength.

Tip 4: Even if the Death Mark disappears, you’ll emit an aura that intimidates the Deadly Rock Snakes, and they’ll sense you once close.

Upon seeing the mark, the Witch, Black Soul Crow’s expression worsened, he gasped sharply and said,

"How many Deadly Rock Snakes did you kill to form a Death Mark?"

Forget it, I won’t ask, but my advice is for you to leave the tribe. Survive for seven days and the mark will disappear; otherwise, Wolf Fang Pass might be demolished because of you, and you’ll have to bear all the losses caused." At this moment, the Witch, Black Soul Crow, looked very serious.

"Sure enough, the pursuers are truly formidable, even the Witch, Black Soul Crow, is frightened." Small Knife sighed, having considered this issue during his journey, and thought three million experience points were no easy feat to achieve.

Directly post the task, high rewards.

The Witch, Black Soul Crow, glanced briefly, clearly tempted, the rewards were too generous; with this reward, plus his savings, he’d have enough to upgrade the Totem Pole metal.

But finally, the Witch, Black Soul Crow shook his head and said, "I don’t accept certain death tasks."

"If it becomes too overpowering, evacuate; let me return to the tribe to bring reinforcements." As Small Knife spoke, he immediately upgraded himself and modified the task requests.

Instantly, he reached Level 80.

This way, he was considered at the level of a Witch, able to take on other Witch tasks, gain favorability, and post tasks; otherwise, despite high rewards, other Witches would overlook.

Beep: Congratulations, you’ve reached Level 80, the Newbie Village upper limit, reward: Newbie Village Map, available from the birthplace tribe’s trading Witch or warehouse Witch.

Tip: Also, as the first player to reach Level 80, you are awarded the full Newbie Village Map.

Beep: Congratulations, as the first to reach Level 80 during open beta, reaching the Newbie Village upper limit, reward: Path of Transcendence, you’ve acquired your tribe’s token, enabling you to choose any Path of Transcendence from the tribe, no tasks required.

Tip: Tribe tokens can be obtained from the Great Witch at the tribe.