They had absolutely nothing!!
This world is so dangerous! How am I supposed to live on?!
What distressed Meng Lei the most was that he was actually encountering a beast tide when he had only just frickin’ transmigrated here. This was practically a hellish way to open things!
“Hurry! The adults are to follow me outside the village to stand against the beast tide!”
“The old, weak, women, and children, go to the shelter!”
A strong, muscular, and well-built man that was over two meters tall stood on top of a large rock and directed the villagers. His name was Hudders, and he was the captain of the guards in the village. He was also the strongest fighter in the village, so the villagers respected and trusted him very much.
Under his command, all the adult men congregated in front of him one by one, while the old, weak, women, and children ran toward the shelter at the village center. Although everyone was in a panic, they moved in an orderly manner, nevertheless!
It was evident that this wasn’t the first or second time such a situation was occurring!
True, Magical Beast Village is situated at the Magical Beast Ridge’s fringes, after all. Therefore, it is the easiest to come under a beast tide’s attack. The villagers must have experienced beast tides more than just once!
Meng Lei sighed inwardly.
The Magical Beast Ridge passed through the entire continent, nearly dividing Heaven’s Vault Continent into two halves, the east, and the west. Countless wild beasts and magical beasts lived within, and it was known as “The Most Dangerous Place On The Continent”!
The wild beasts in the forest frequently went berserk and attacked the villages at the forest’s fringes. The villages suffered huge losses every time, and fatalities were commonplace. The parents of this particular body’s original owner had precisely died in a beast tide!
It could be said that human lives were the most worthless thing in this world!
I wonder how many people are going to die in the beast tide this time?
Before Meng Lei knew it, he had already reached the village center. The old, weak, women, and children filed into a long line. Uncle Leo, who was in charge of guarding the shelter, called out loudly, “Don’t crowd around, go one at a time! The ones at the bottom, hold the ladder steady!”
The shelter was built dozens of meters underground. It was like a tunnel, or a basement, and was connected to the surface by a ladder. Next to it was a large rock that would be used to block off the shelter’s entrance later!
The large rock was very big. Two to three meters tall, one could tell with just a glance that it was very sturdy. Meng Lei couldn’t help heaving a sigh of relief. With such a large rock blocking the top, the shelter should be very safe, right?
No, wait. If everyone outside died in battle, would a bunch of old and weak people, women, and children be able to push off the large rock and exit from within?
Uncertainty and nervousness welled up in Meng Lei!
Howl!
Growl!
“Kill them!
“Kill all of these b*stards!”
Beast howls and the sounds of fierce battle could be heard coming from afar, conjuring fear in everyone’s hearts. Although Meng Lei wished he could take a look at and learn more about this world’s magical beasts, that was all he could do—wish!
He was just a youngster that was slightly older than a child now and belonged to the domain of people being protected. What he should be doing right now was to enter the shelter, and not run over to create more trouble!
“What are you spacing out for? Hurry and go down!”
At this point, Uncle Leo’s chastising voice rang out beside his ear. Meng Lei gave a start and hurriedly responded. Just as he got ready to enter the shelter, he suddenly noticed a ball of glowing white light dropping off Uncle Leo!
“Uncle Leo, you’ve dropped something!”
Just as Meng Lei paused in his tracks and was about to point it out, a cold and emotionless voice suddenly rang out in his ear. “Ding! Dropped item discovered. Will you pick it up?”
(⊙o⊙)
Meng Lei was stunned. He subconsciously looked in Uncle Leo’s direction. In just that short amount of time, all the old, weak, women, and children had gone into the shelter. He and Uncle Leo were the only two people left now!
“What are you looking at? Hurry and go in!”
Uncle Leo berated him furiously with a fierce expression on his face, “Don’t waste time and stop hemming and hawing. I need to go to the village entrance to fight against the beast tide!”
Very evidently, the voice from earlier hadn’t come from Uncle Leo!
Am I hearing things?
Chapter 2: Assimilation Successful, Non-Stop Powering Up
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“Ding! The Most Powerful Pickup System at your service!
“The Most Powerful Pickup System can pick up all dropped items in the world, including but not limited to money, items, skills, vitality, spiritual power...
“By picking up money and items, the host can become rich!
“By picking up skills, vitality, and spiritual power... The host can become powerful!
“Pick up everything!
“Everything can be picked up!”
In tandem with the cold and emotionless voice’s explanation, a stats interface appeared before Meng Lei’s eyes!
Host: Meng Lei
Race: Human
Wealth: 0
Physical Body Constitution: Normal Human Being (0.5/10)
Spirit: Normal Human Being (1/10)
Skill(s): None
Meng Lei’s mind felt foggy. Was his cheating device finally here a month after he had transmigrated here?
“Ding! Dropped item discovered. Will you pick it up?”
“P-pick it up!”
Meng Lei subconsciously responded.
“Ding! Pickup successful. Host’s Physical Body Constitution +1!”
A warm current appeared out of nowhere in his body
