Creeping up the hill, Lu Li quickly found the Mantis Queen's nest.
Just as he thought, the nest was still in its infancy, without even a guard.
Lu Li casually picked up a stone and threw it towards the cave entrance.
After a while, a sharp shriek came from inside the cave.
A mantis monster, purple all over and the size of an adult, rushed out of the nest, glaring around menacingly.
Its information immediately appeared on Lu Li's panel:
Name: Mantis Queen (Lord Creature)
Level: Lv.5
Hint: This creature's level is much higher than the player's; it is recommended to retreat immediately!
Lu Li directly ignored the last line of the hint and appeared openly in the Mantis Queen's field of vision.
Although his current level was Lv.0, in a one-on-one fight, this Lv.5 Mantis Queen was definitely not his opponent.
The terrifying aspect of a Lord Creature lay in its endless subordinates, and the Mantis Queen's subordinates were currently all eggs without attack power.
With a thought, Lu Li's right arm rapidly transformed, becoming a three-foot-long Blade Arm!
The Blade Arm Mantis's innate ability — Blade Arm.
As he slowly paced, Great Strength and Swiftness activated simultaneously, once again boosting Lu Li's combat power.
However, Lu Li was not in a hurry to attack; instead, he continuously provoked the Mantis Queen with stones, acting extremely sneaky.
He was waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity for the opponent to expose a weakness.
Finally, the Mantis Queen could no longer endure it and shrieked as she pounced towards Lu Li.
At this moment, Lu Li shifted his steps, quickly lying down on the ground!
The Blade Arm, transformed from his right arm, stabbed directly into the Mantis Queen's abdomen, using the inertia and the power amplification of Great Strength to forcefully cut open a gash!
The Mantis Queen had no idea that this Lv.0 player would be so powerful and immediately turned to flee back into her nest.
But how could Lu Li give her a chance?
With an accelerated charge, he raised his Blade Arm and brought it down, directly severing the Mantis Queen's head!
First victory achieved!
A pleasant notification sound came from his mind—
Detected that player Lu Li is the first player globally to kill a Lord-level creature. Do you wish to make a global announcement immediately? Yes/No.
Note: After a global announcement, you will receive a First Kill Treasure Chest × 1.
The peculiarity of the apocalyptic game was revealed for the first time.
When a player completed a pioneering achievement, the option for a global announcement would appear.
If he gave up the announcement, he would not receive the pioneering reward.
Lu Li unhesitatingly chose to defer the reward.
Before his own strength was formidable, showing off would only bring trouble!
Raising his hand, Lu Li split open the Mantis Queen's head and took out a red yuan crystal.
A second-order yuan crystal, one of which could increase a player's experience by 20 points.
However, Lu Li did not absorb it but put it in his pocket.
He then activated his Soul Devour ability on the Mantis Queen's corpse.
Devoured Lv.5 monster soul, Divine Soul Points + 10
Plunder Ability — Blade Arm (Silver)
Plunder Ability — Insect Swarm Deterrence (Gold)
Detected that the ability 'Blade Arm' can be advanced. Do you wish to trigger the advancement quest? Yes/No.
Lu Li raised an eyebrow and directly chose to trigger the quest.
Without relying on items, the quality of an ability could not be advanced.
But Lu Li was different.
His Soul Devour was extremely special!
Any ability plundered by Soul Devour, as long as a similar ability appeared, would trigger an advancement quest.
Complete the quest, and the ability could successfully advance.
Failing the quest would only cause the ability to disappear, with no impact on Lu Li himself.
Ding! Ability advancement quest has been triggered!
Quest content: Kill 100 Blade Arm Mantises within twenty-four hours!
Quest reward: Challenger's Treasure Chest × 1, ability 'Blade Arm' advances to Gold quality!
Kills: 0 / 100.
"The advancement quests are still so unreasonable..." Lu Li sighed helplessly.
Killing 100 Blade Arm Mantises on the first day of the apocalypse was simply impossible.
It seemed that the Blade Arm ability would be lost before he even got used to it.
However, Lu Li didn't care; at worst, he would devour the soul of another Blade Arm Mantis and re-acquire the ability.
He still needed to clear out the nest; those unhatched mantis eggs were all good things.
Although they didn't drop yuan crystals, each egg could provide him with a small amount of Divine Soul Points.
Accumulated together, it was a considerable fortune!
Subconsciously throwing a Reconnaissance into the cave, Lu Li raised his leg, preparing to crawl in.
But just then, a dangerous aura suddenly emanated from the cave entrance.
There was still a monster in the Mantis Queen's nest!
Lu Li sharply recoiled, and a strong gust of wind swept past him, leaving a shallow bloodstain on his chest.
Another Mantis Queen, even larger than the previous one, crawled out of the cave entrance, baring her fangs and pouncing outwards!
"Damn it, there's another Mantis Queen!"
Lu Li was greatly alarmed, did a clumsy roll, and immediately put distance between himself and the Mantis Queen.
If not for the good habit he developed in his previous life, throwing a Reconnaissance into the cave first, Lu Li would probably have been dismembered and died on the spot!
Just as Lu Li was adjusting his breathing, preparing to use his previous method to kill the Mantis Queen in front of him, a cry of surprise came from behind him.
"Lu Li, run over here quickly!"
"Xu Xiao?!"
Lu Li was slightly stunned, then immediately retreated in the direction of the voice.
Three figures quickly appeared in Lu Li's field of vision; the leading girl had a ponytail and a delicate face, undoubtedly Xu Xiao.
"Why is she here? Following me?"
Lu Li frowned slightly.
In his previous life, he didn't have much interaction with Xu Xiao; after surviving the initial period of the apocalypse and leaving school, he never saw her again.
Later, he heard that she formed her own team, and even later, came the news of her tragic death in an insect tide.
Lu Li only knew that this girl was powerful, but he wasn't really sure what her specific abilities were.
"Lu Li, why are you here alone?"
Seeing Lu Li approach, Xu Xiao quickly asked, while simultaneously pressing her palms down, and glowing particles emanated from her body.
Rings of light spread out, making the girl appear like a fairy.
"Amplification-type ability?!"
Lu Li's pupils constricted at the sight, and he immediately understood why Xu Xiao was able to form her own team in his previous life.
Amplification-type abilities could temporarily increase the ability quality of all players within range, which was very valuable after the apocalypse.
And a leader with an amplification-type ability could usually easily recruit suitable teammates.
"I thought there were fewer people on the back mountain, so I came to try my luck."
Lu Li casually made up an excuse.
"You're really 'loyal and devoted.' Zhao Hui treats you like this, and you're still working so hard!"
Xu Xiao was somewhat disappointed.
But despite her words, she still protected Lu Li behind her.
"Wang Chao, Ma Han, quickly block that monster!"
"Alright, Class Monitor!"
A fat and a thin boy responded in unison, displaying their abilities one after another.
Among them, the fat Wang Chao's skin hardened all over, becoming tough and resembling a turtle shell!
And the thin Ma Han pulled back his arms, conjuring a long bow of flames!
Although their coordination was still a bit rusty, they already had the nascent form of a team.
Naturally, this was inseparable from Xu Xiao's command:
"Wang Chao, hold your ground, don't confront it head-on! Ma Han, shoot its head, fighting as you retreat!"
Lu Li, who had already retreated to Xu Xiao's side, felt the changes within his body and asked nonchalantly:
"How did you end up on the back mountain?"
"Nonsense! Wasn't it because I was worried something would happen to you!"
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