Wu Shaochen, accompanied by two women and the Silver Taro, which had grown to knee height, headed towards Liu Family Village as they had mentioned. Beyond Blackwind Ridge lay Tiger's Roar Forest, a place that, judging by its name, was teeming with tigers. He wondered about their strength.

As the trio and the wolf entered Tiger's Roar Forest, the two women clung to each other, their faces showing fear as they cautiously followed behind Wu Shaochen. However, Wu Shaochen seemed indifferent, eager to test his significantly enhanced strength against some monsters.

"Roar!"

A roar echoed as a massive tiger blocked their path. The two women instinctively stepped back in fright, while Wu Shaochen calmly cast Insight.

[Jungle Tiger]

Level: 21

Health: 48,000

Physical Attack: 520

Physical Defense: 280

Magical Defense: 220

Movement Speed: 105

Skill: Pounce Kill: Leaps at the target, dealing 160% physical damage and knocking down targets with lower attack. Cooldown Time: 20 seconds.

After examining the tiger's stats and comparing them to his own, Wu Shaochen rubbed his nose. Am I really this strong now? A level 21 monster can't even break my defense?

With a defense of 543, the tiger's 520 attack was indeed insufficient to penetrate his defenses. Even its skill could only inflict a couple of hundred points of damage, which was negligible to Wu Shaochen, who had over 5,000 health.

This was due not only to his equipment but also to the nearly two hundred points he had invested in Constitution. Players gained 5 attribute points per level from 0-10, totaling 50 points by level 10, and 10 points per level from 11-20, totaling 100 points. Even a level 20 Shield Guard focusing entirely on Constitution wouldn't have as many points. Wu Shaochen's first kills and realm advancement rewards had given him far more attribute points than players of the same level, and Shield Guards typically prioritized Physique, which offered greater benefits than Constitution.

With his Immortal Body, Wu Shaochen didn't need to worry about Physique. He had achieved his small goal: becoming a tanky Assassin!

A smile played on Wu Shaochen's lips. Can't break my defense? This could be interesting. Today, I'm not going to play it safe; I'm going head-to-head with you.

Wu Shaochen activated his speed boost and charged at the Jungle Tiger with incredible speed, unleashing a combo of skills: Backstab, Heavy Blow, and Weakness Break.

-1769 (Backstab ignores 50% defense, equipment ignores 15% defense)

-1754 Silence!

-2490 Critical Hit!

The three skills dealt over 6,000 damage to the Jungle Tiger, applying three layers of poison.

Wu Shaochen then began his normal attacks. With his speed boost, his attack speed reached 154%, equating to 2.5 strikes per second.

-1007

-1007

-1712 Four layers of poison damage!

His damage per second exceeded 3,000, terrifyingly high. The Jungle Tiger, with its 48,000 health, lasted only a little over ten seconds before collapsing.

Wu Shaochen licked his lips. "This kind of fighting is quite satisfying. After playing it safe for so long, should I start taking a more direct approach?"

"Then again, why waste energy when poison can do the job? A couple of strikes and it's over," Wu Shaochen concluded, finding poison more enjoyable.

Meanwhile, the two women watched Wu Shaochen in shock from a distance. "He's amazing! He took down such a huge tiger in just a few moves."

"Let's go." Wu Shaochen called out and continued forward.

The two women quickly followed, their eyes filled with admiration as they gazed at Wu Shaochen's back.

Wu Shaochen led the two women and the wolf through the forest, taking over an hour to reach Liu Family Village. If he had been alone, he could have covered the ten kilometers in just over twenty minutes, but with the two women, their pace was much slower.

Along the way, they killed twenty-four Jungle Tigers, earning 10,080 experience points, reaching: LV16: 17,486/80,000. Poison damage increased to 452 points, and the Immortal Body added 24 health points, bringing his total health increase to 601 points, with a total health of 5,511.

Wu Shaochen returned Silver Great Wolf to the Pet Space and entered Liu Family Village with the two women. The small village, with only a few dozen households, was nestled among mountains on three sides, with the only open side being the path through Tiger's Roar Forest. Wu Shaochen felt something was off but couldn't quite pinpoint it.

Upon returning to the village, the two women shed their previous timid demeanor, running and shouting, "Dad, Mom!"

Soon, the villagers of Liu Family Village came out one by one, overjoyed to see the two women return safely.

The women's parents were simple villagers. Upon learning that Wu Shaochen had saved their daughters, they expressed their gratitude profusely. Seeing them about to kneel and kowtow, Wu Shaochen quickly stopped them, thinking to himself:

"Why do they always resort to kneeling and kowtowing? Can't they show gratitude in a more practical way?"

Wu Shaochen had initially agreed to escort the women back, thinking it was a quest, but was surprised when no quest hint appeared. It turned out he was just being a good Samaritan.

"Sigh, why doesn't this game follow the usual patterns?"

The women's parents insisted on inviting Wu Shaochen to their home for a meal, but he declined. He needed to return to the city to turn in a quest and then log off for lunch. It was already noon after all the commotion.

Just as Wu Shaochen was about to leave, an old man hobbled over with a cane and asked, "Young man, are you heading back to Jinling City?"

Wu Shaochen nodded.

The old man hesitated for a moment and said, "Young man, could you do me a favor?"

Wu Shaochen's eyes lit up. "Is there really a quest?"

He quickly replied, "Sir, I love helping others. What do you need me to do?"

The old man shakily pulled out an old parchment scroll from his robe and handed it to Wu Shaochen. "Young man, could you take this parchment scroll to the Lord of Jinling City and inform him that the seal has loosened? We hope the Lord can send troops to guard it!"

"Ding, the Village Chief of Liu Family Village has given you a quest: Deliver the parchment scroll to the Lord of Jinling City and relay the Village Chief's message. Quest reward: Unknown. Do you accept?"

"Hmm, unknown reward? Another hidden quest, this could be good." Wu Shaochen quickly accepted.

After accepting, Wu Shaochen prepared to return to Jinling City. He bid farewell to the two women, and under their reluctant gazes, crushed the Town Return Scroll.

"Ding, special quest in progress, unable to use Town Return Scroll."

"What the heck, seriously? Can't return to town? It's over twenty kilometers to Jinling City, and I have to run back?" Wu Shaochen was quite frustrated. In the Novice Village, there were no Town Return Scrolls for sale, and he had to rely on his feet every day. Now, in the Main City, he had bought Town Return Scrolls but still had to rely on his feet. He had never used the Town Return Scrolls, which was quite annoying.

Well, I can't just return the parchment scroll to the old man. It's a hidden quest, and the reward is bound to be good.

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"Fine, I'll consider it exercise." Wu Shaochen sighed and reluctantly started running towards Jinling City. Without anyone to escort this time, he couldn't be bothered to deal with the tigers he encountered and just wanted to get back as soon as possible.