67: Chapter 67 Hidden Resources, Beginner Village Boss

One second before the avatar ship disappeared, Chen Fan subconsciously controlled the captain to face the sky and took a screenshot.

A "beep" sounded; it was a fake consolation message from Fangs.

"Don't worry, I got out safely." Chen Fan sneered.

"That's good. Research it as soon as possible, and tell me the results when you're done."

"Fine."

Casually closing the chat window, Chen Fan watched as a few Sailors carried the savage onto the patrol boat.

"Report, Master. This guy's skin is indeed tough. I tried cutting it a few times with my knife, and there wasn't even a mark."

"Hmm, it's fine."

Chen Fan waved his hand, examining the savage pinned to the ground.

He was nearly 1.9 meters tall, with jet-black skin all over.

His facial features were no different from a human's; the only difference was his forehead.

On his forehead, there grew a 30-centimeter horn.

After a moment of contemplation, Chen Fan opened the system interface.

"Recruit!"

[Recruit failed; the target refuses to be recruited.]

"Oh?"

Chen Fan shook his head with a chuckle.

He hadn't held high expectations anyway; he was just trying it out.

If it had succeeded, he would have had an endless supply of horns.

Since the soft approach didn't work, he would have to use the hard approach.

"I want to see if this thing is a plasma energy core."

With a wave of his hand, Kuka walked up carrying his great saber.

He gestured a few times, then swung his blade down.

"Clang—"

A piercing sound rang out as the great saber struck the savage's neck, sparking.

The recoil forced Kuka to take two steps back before he could steady himself.

However, the savage's neck remained unscathed; there wasn't even a scratch on his skin.

Kuka's eyes widened. "Master, this thing is a bit strange. My blade..."

"Alright, alright, stand down."

Chen Fan waved his hand, stopping Kuka's speech, and turned to look at Kadel.

"You try taking a shot."

As soon as he finished speaking, Kadel raised his hand and fired a shot.

"Clang—"

The massive bullet struck the savage's neck, sparking a burst of light.

Strangely, after grazing his neck, the bullet was actually deflected.

"What the? This thing is that tough?"

Chen Fan frowned, feeling troubled.

How was he supposed to deal with skin that even the keen giant gun he bought for 500,000 couldn't penetrate?

Nearby.

Lairuilei saw Chen Fan's furrowed brows, and her eyes turned cold.

The clear wind bow instantly materialized, and a green ball of light flickered constantly in her hand.

"Don't."

Chen Fan shook his head, stopping her.

Since the savage had already been caught, he would figure it out sooner or later; there was no need to waste Lairuilei's energy.

Thinking about it, Chen Fan took a long saber out of his storage space and slowly walked toward the savage.

He had lived for so long, and he had never seen such tough skin; if he didn't test the feel of it, he would feel like he was doing himself a disservice.

Swinging his arm, Chen Fan raised the long saber high and slashed down hard at the savage's neck.

The savage seemed to realize that Chen Fan was the leader of this group.

Seeing Chen Fan overestimate himself by trying to cut him, he couldn't help but sneer.

The strength of his skin was top-tier among the savage tribe, almost reaching the point of being impervious to blades and guns.

Just because this overestimating outsider in front of him wanted to...

Wait!

The savage's pupils suddenly dilated, and he looked in disbelief at the blood flowing down the tip of the blade.

Intense pain radiated from his neck.

He hadn't experienced this feeling for many years.

The savage's lips trembled, and he turned his head to see what exactly had injured him.

However, just as he turned his head, he discovered that his head had turned a full 180 degrees.

His head, which had originally been bowed, was now facing the sky.

Before his ugly face could show a look of fear, his head lost support and fell to the ground with a "thud."

Blood gushed out like a fountain.

On the deck, the Crew Members looked at each other in dismay.

The savage, whom not even Kuka's great saber could cut nor Kadel's bullets could pierce, had actually been decapitated by Chen Fan in one strike?

Chen Fan was also stunned for a moment, then immediately swung the blade again at the savage's head.

In an instant, the head was split in two, revealing the root of the horn buried in his forehead.

Kuka blinked, lifted his great saber in disbelief, and hacked down hard.

"Clang—"

Another burst of sparks sent his blade flying.

At this moment, the Crew Members immediately understood where the problem lay and all stared at the long saber in Chen Fan's hand.

"Master, this thing... may I take a look at it?"

Kuka's tone carried a hint of bashfulness.

After all, this long saber didn't look like much, yet it was actually sharper than his great saber.

Chen Fan smiled and tossed the long saber over.

Kuka took a deep breath and swung the blade again.

Half of the head was split down the middle and rolled away.

Kuka looked dejected, returned the blade to Chen Fan, and went to squat to the side to count stars.

It was as if his self-confidence had suffered a massive blow.

Chen Fan looked at the long saber in his hand, his eyes flickering slightly.

It was this long saber that had started his cheat-like journey.

He had originally thought it was all a coincidence, but now it seemed this blade clearly had a significant origin.

"I must get back all the long sabers I traded away."

Secretly making a resolution, Chen Fan focused his attention on the horn emitting purple light before him.

[Obtained Item: plasma energy core x1.]

Indeed!

Chen Fan nodded slightly; it seemed his intuition had been correct.

Just as he was carefully studying it, the system sound rang out again.

[Game Announcement.]

[Player: china, obtained hidden supplies, activated new dungeon.]

[china obtained rewards: Gold Coins x10k, Wood x10k, rope x10k, Nails x10k, Cloth x10k, Steel x10k, Gunpowder x10k, various supplies.]

[Server-wide rewards: Gold Coins x1k, Wood x1k, rope x1k, Nails x1k, Cloth x1k, Steel x500, Gunpowder x200.]

[Newbie Village BOSS will appear in five days; please prepare yourselves, players.]

The series of notifications left Chen Fan with a ringing in his ears.

After recovering, he subconsciously opened his inventory, his pupils suddenly dilating.

The rare mineral cluster went from 103 to 203, and the energy focusing crystal also went from 101 to 201.

Even more terrifyingly, plasma energy core, alloy ingot, and nano-fiber bundle each increased by 5!

"The 'various supplies' the system mentioned actually meant this much? So generous?"

"And everyone on the entire server received generous rewards."

"Wait!"

Chen Fan's breath hitched; these rewards were meant to fight the Newbie Village BOSS.

In other words, the strength of the Newbie Village BOSS was far greater than the level of these rewards.

After all, the server-wide rewards were something everyone could obtain.

What kind of BOSS could it be, that it required such a massive amount of supplies to fight?

Thinking of this, Chen Fan couldn't help but feel his scalp tingle.