Monsters Are Coming-Chapter 1100 - 296: Lone Wolf Mode, Hunter Form

The lid of the old-fashioned game pod slowly lowers.

The hoses retracting into the game pod's vent walls automatically connect to various parts of Ning Shu's body, and the nutrient solution gradually covers his head.

The green light on the genetic repair liquid tank connected to the game pod lights up.

When Ning Shu's view shifts to the virtual desktop, he notices a burning crimson flame icon marked below with the words: Monster World.

Eager to earn sacrificial power as quickly as possible, Ning Shu decisively clicks to enter.

After a brief moment of darkness, the realistic game scene appears.

The first scene is the Emperor Tomb Mountain Range.

The camera pierces through the clouds, diving towards the earth like a hawk.

The peaks, sculpted by billions of years of wind and frost, rise and fall, with exposed rock veins resembling the twisted spines of a giant beast, and as the footage progresses rapidly, the mountain range flows like an undercurrent, wrapping in a sense of oppression as it approaches.

Finally, the camera hurtles towards the bottomless abyss at lightspeed on the ground.

A pitch-black tower rises from the abyss, piercing the sky, surrounded by swirling black mist, where countless sinister Evil Spirits roar and howl.

The frame ultimately freezes on the platform above the tower.

A domineering figure standing in mid-air suddenly opens its eyes to look back, with blood light bursting from its dark red pupils.

Instantaneously, four blurry silhouettes gradually appear from the darkness, standing beside the domineering figure.

At this moment, a blood-colored Waning Moon ascends behind these five figures, and the words "Emperor Tomb Mountain Range" emerge from the void.

The picture suddenly tears apart.

The scene jumps from the eerie and terrifying Emperor Tomb Mountain Range to the Colorful Mist Coast.

Under the shimmering waves, a blue sea elevates a stretch of silver sand, and the view follows the camera pushing towards the sea.

The islands of the Ascension Clan appear faintly amid the colorful mist, with the Shuyan Domain suspended above the wave peaks, amidst the brutal combat scenes of the Ancient God Arena... The final focus is on the destructive torrent composed of twelve elements, with a muscle-bound champion fighter's right arm like the roots of an ancient tree, clenched in readiness, stepping into the void to throw a punch, confronting the rushing elemental torrent, and the instantly erupting force, like a wildfire, shatters the elemental torrent.

Following this are the Frosty Winter Snowfield (two major armies of the Lord of Jile), the Adventurer World (formerly Cave World, showcasing dungeons), the Senluo Forest Realm (ending focus on a foreseeing mushroom), the Land of Chasing the Sun... Each scene jumps rapidly from a bird's-eye view, ultimately descending to the southern part of Earthquake Continent, onto a frozen lake.

The view sinks, with the cold wind like the breath of an ancient giant beast, swirling up fragmented ice crystals, weaving into a pale mist at low altitude.

The ice lake mirrors the sky's golden wheel.

Beneath the ice layer, numerous massive shadows lurk in deep blue depths, outlines vague yet filled with a sense of threat.

At the edge of the ice lake, jagged black peaks jab at the sky like fangs.

This is evidently the soon-to-be-released seventh Newbie Village.

At this moment, "Eternal Silence Ice Lake" appears on the screen before fading into invisibility as the scene dims.

The entire opening sequence lasted 8 minutes.

Though not long, Ning Shu's heart is engulfed by a sense of urgency, keen to skip this segment and enter the game.

Make the most of every minute and second to earn sacrificial power.

[Welcome to Monster World, start selecting your initial Life Soul.]

The blue Crystal Wall for Source Reception suddenly reveals itself from the void, quickly closing in on Ning Shu's view.

Without a moment's hesitation, his gaze decisively focuses on the Scatter Arrow Soul, completing the selection.

For players starting out, the Three Illusion Gods are often recommended on forums.

Especially for team players, the combined use of the Three Illusion Gods yields output, damage taking, and perception — strong traits with no early-stage weaknesses.

However, in terms of hunting efficiency, critical hits, Power Barbarian Axe, Rushing Thunder, and Scatter Arrow, those following the ultimate output path are unparalleled.

Among these, the Scatter Arrow Soul offers powerful single-target damage and group output capability.

Most importantly, the Scatter Arrow Soul is a ranged output.

For early development, Scatter Arrow is one of the strongest choices for lone players.

The only drawback lies in shooting accuracy issues, as for most players unacquainted with bows, the Scatter Arrow Soul's drawbacks overshadow its advantages.

Before Monster World's release, Ning Shu played as an archer in other games.

Therefore, he resolutely locks in the Scatter Arrow Bow this time, preparing for an extreme long-range burst route to enhance hunting efficiency.

...

Several minutes later.

Ning Shu pushes through the crowd amidst curses to enter the newly unveiled newbie scene: Eternal Silence Ice Lake.

With a gust of cold wind roaring through, he shivers involuntarily.

Then he decisively switches to Life Soul Form, twisting into a hovering longbow enveloped in fiery flames.

There are few players outside, with snail-like monsters all around.

They have translucent blood-colored shells, leaving trails on the ice surface that crystallize into dense ice spikes, seen from afar like clusters of moving blood-colored crystals.

Upon scanning, the monster information surfaces in his mind.

[Frost Eroded Snail Spirit (Monster)]:

Hunting Level: 2

Target Introduction: One of the unique monster types in the Eternal Silence Ice Lake region, feeding on ice attribute spiritual energy in the air, existing at the bottom rung of the food chain, not adept at fighting.

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The bowstring tightens, sight locking onto the Frost Eroded Snail Spirit.

Qi-Blood releases, converging at the center of the bowstring, pulling forth a condensed Qi-Blood burning arrow.

Twang.

The burning blood arrow slices through the chill, leaving a crimson flame trail in the air.

The Frost Eroded Snail Spirit's icy crystal head bursts on impact, with the remainder suddenly retracting into its shell.