Chapter 11: Spider Web
"Boss, that's the Gale Rabbit!"
Li Meng and Gobuba crawled into a bush.
In the depths of the forest beyond the bush, there was a spot illuminated by sunlight.
Golden rays of sunlight shone down, making the forest clearing bright.
In that bright spot, a giant white rabbit was basking in the sun.
Its size was enormous.
Even while lying down, its shoulder height exceeded two meters.
[Wind Blade Technique: LV2]
Its attributes were average, but its magic power was quite high.
A goblin stealthily approached the Gale Rabbit from the forest behind it.
The goblin suddenly leaped out, shouting loudly.
The Gale Rabbit was startled, jumping up in fright.
The air in front of it distorted.
In the next moment, an almost invisible wind blade shot out.
A tree twenty meters away was suddenly split in half, crashing to the ground with a rumbling sound.
The panicked Gale Rabbit, now jumping about like a headless chicken, dashed randomly through the forest.
Ahead of the frenzied rabbit, another goblin suddenly burst out from the bushes.
The sudden appearance scared the rabbit again.
The massive creature jumped up in alarm and fled in a different direction.
A tree blocked its path, and it crashed straight into it.
With a loud "boom," accompanied by the sound of breaking bones, the Gale Rabbit's enormous body collapsed to the ground, twitching.
Soon, it stopped moving entirely.
Li Meng was speechless as he watched this unfold.
He hadn't expected the old saying, "waiting for a rabbit by the tree stump," to come true in another world.
It turned out there were indeed creatures foolish enough to crash into their own deaths.
"Gale Rabbit! Gale Rabbit!"
As the rabbit died, the goblins immediately ran out from their hiding places.
They shouted excitedly, salivating as they surrounded the Gale Rabbit.
"What a sharp cut. Is this the power of magic?"
Li Meng clicked his tongue as he observed the smooth cut on a nearby tree stump.
A tree that required two people to encircle had been cleanly severed.
Even a tree behind it bore a half-meter-deep gash.
The destructive power of the Wind Blade Technique was astonishing.
Gobuba approached the Gale Rabbit's corpse.
With a loud command, the surrounding goblin underlings backed away in fear.
Gobuba raised its sharp claws and began tearing into the rabbit's belly.
Before long, a strong smell of blood filled the air.
The sweet scent of blood intoxicated the surrounding goblins.
Drooling, they stared greedily at the corpse.
After much effort, Gobuba pulled out a heart larger than its head.
Carrying the heart, Gobuba ran to the boss with a fawning expression.
"Boss, boss, here's the heart you like!"
By now, Gobuba had thoroughly learned its boss's preferences.
Li Meng particularly enjoyed eating the hearts of prey.
Taking the heart from Gobuba, Li Meng took a big bite.
The warm, bloody flesh slid down his throat, making Li Meng squint slightly.
The heart was indeed delicious and perfectly suited to his current taste.
"Boss, can I go eat the meat now?"
Li Meng waved him off.
Gobuba immediately turned and ran greedily back to the Gale Rabbit's corpse.
It leapt into the rabbit's belly and began devouring the tastiest internal organs.
After some time, Gobuba finally ate its fill and left.
With Gobuba gone, the goblins, who had been waiting eagerly, pounced on the rabbit.
Dozens of goblins swarmed the Gale Rabbit's massive corpse, devouring it at a speed visible to the naked eye.
[Skill acquired: "Wind Blade Technique"]
The system's notification made Li Meng grin.
The skill he'd longed for was finally his.
Turning slightly, Li Meng glanced at a nearby tree stump.
"Wind Blade Technique!"
The air in front of Li Meng distorted.
A gust of wind erupted, and a visible, transparent wind blade shot out.
Wood chips flew as the tree stump ten meters away was gouged deeply.
A half-meter-deep cut appeared on the stump.
Li Meng's face turned pale, and a wave of dizziness caused him to collapse to the ground.
"Is it because my magic power attribute is too low?"
Struggling to sit up, Li Meng shook his dizzy head.
His pitifully low magic power likely contributed to the aftereffects of using magic.
Perhaps the side effects were due to insufficient magic capacity.
"Boss, are you... are you okay?"
Gobuda's voice suddenly sounded from behind, startling Li Meng.
Standing up, Li Meng turned and glared at him.
Gobuda shrank back, stepping away in fear.
Gobuda nodded hurriedly.
He patted his round belly and wiped his mouth.
Rubbing his still-dizzy head, Li Meng shook it again.
He decided that for the next system reward, he needed to prioritize improving his magic attribute.
Without higher magic power, the Wind Blade Technique was essentially a useless skill.
The commotion in the forest lasted less than half an hour.
After that, only bloodstains remained where the Gale Rabbit's corpse had been.
"Move out, let's go!"
At Gobuba's urging, the hunting party continued on.
Three hours later, in a certain part of the forest.
This part of the forest was dark and damp.
The ground was covered with a thick layer of dead leaves.
Beneath the leaves lay water, making the ground feel soft underfoot.
Walking through the forest, Li Meng glanced around.
This section of the forest seemed even denser than the previous one.
Looking upward, he saw layer upon layer of dense foliage, blocking out any sunlight.
The air was filled with a strong smell of decay.
"Boss, this is the territory of Ghost Spiders. We need to leave!"
Gobuba suddenly noticed something, running to Li Meng in a panic.
"Ghost Spiders? Are they dangerous?"
Gobuba nodded vigorously.
"Ghost Spiders are Tier 2 magical beasts, and there are lots of them!"
Li Meng raised his head, looking into the depths of the forest ahead.
Gobuba quickly turned and ordered the goblin underlings to halt.
The goblins in the forest stared at one another in confusion, unsure why their boss had stopped them.
Meanwhile, Li Meng approached a large spider web.
The web was massive, spanning two trees.
Judging by its color, it seemed abandoned, covered in dust and grime.
Li Meng reached out and touched the web.
The web trembled suddenly, emitting a "buzzing" sound.
Spider webs in the treetops also trembled, producing the same sound.
The "buzzing" quickly spread deeper into the forest.
Li Meng's face changed, and he hurriedly tore down a piece of web.
Leaving those words behind, Li Meng bolted toward the way they had come.