Wan Lihan stood at the edge of the wild mountain ridge, his hyper-focused survival instincts calculating his first trajectory. If a toad is naturally toxic, its habitat must be near a water source that is deeply contaminated, he thought flatly.
Tracking the faint, bitter scent of sulfur through the thickets, he located a murky, bubbling river pass. Sure enough, a massive Low Tier Green Poisonous Toad was wading through the shallows. Lihan paused, analyzing the tactical limits of his current weaponry. My main blade relies heavily on poison, which will be completely useless against a toxic beast. I must destroy its brain through pure physical force.
Utilizing the exact same strategy he had used against the hippo, Lihan scaled the adjacent cliffside path, patiently waiting for the monster to position itself directly below his coordinate. The moment the toad settled beneath the rocky ledge, Lihan threw his weight forward. He pushed and drove his shoulders against a massive, unstable boulder until the heavy stone plummeted off the cliff.
Smash!
The giant boulder crushed the toad's skull instantly, killing it on the spot. However, a thick, volatile cloud of toxic green air erupted from the ruptured skin. Knowing the vapor was deeply dangerous, Lihan did not rush down to harvest the corpse.
Leaving the gas to dissipate safely, he turned on his heel to locate the Low Tier Iron Fang Wolf. Traveling a mile down the river basin, his sharp gaze finally locked onto the predator as it bent its head to drink from a clear stream. Lihan launched an explosive forward rush, but the wolf’s reflexes were sharp; it leaped aside, instantly retaliating with a snapping jaw strike directed at his throat.
Lihan slapped a defensive paper onto the air. Clang! His Shield Talisman flared to life, but the wolf's bite pulverized the barrier into floating ash within a second. So its iron teeth can easily shatter a low-level defensive inscription, Lihan calculated coldly as he twisted his torso, fluidly dodging every rapid claw swipe and lunging bite.
Seizing a brief opening, Lihan whipped his wrist, throwing a barrage of venomous projectiles. Three poison darts pierced the wolf's shoulder, the rogue toxins instantly weakening its muscular frame. With a sudden burst of his 10th Layer Qi speed, Lihan launched forward and drove his steel straight through the wolf's heart.
Resting for a brief moment to catch his breath, Lihan methodically sliced away the pristine fangs and harvested the beast core. He returned on foot to the river pass. The toxic green vapor had finally stopped producing, allowing him to safely harvest the toad’s valuable skin and venom sacs.
With two contracts completed, Lihan tracked toward a rugged, shadow-drenched canyon to find his final target: the Low Tier Golem. He searched the rocky valley for a while but found absolutely nothing through the barren landscape. Suddenly, a massive, jagged boulder sitting right beneath his feet began to violently shift and rise.
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Lihan executed a rapid sprint, retreating several meters into the dust as the earth coalesced into a giant, towering stone monster.
Lihan sprinted back toward the golem, driving his mid-grade blade forward in a heavy thrust. Clang! The steel could not penetrate the dense stone hide. Before he could reset his stance, the golem's massive stone hand caught Lihan by the torso, violently hurling his body across the canyon into a pile of jagged rocks. The monster immediately sprinted toward his fallen position.
Lihan stood up immediately, ignoring the bruising as he swallowed a basic healing pill to mended his chest. His mind rapidly scanned his options. The bomb talisman, he remembered.
As the golem charged down his position, Lihan sprinted straight toward the incoming monster. Moving with blinding speed, he slapped a newly drawn Bomb Talisman directly onto the golem’s torso and executed a rapid, backward leap, retreating far across the clearing. "Boom!"
A violent explosion rocked the canyon, shattering the monster's chest into flying rubble. However, Lihan’s blank gaze narrowed as the loose rocks began violently pulling back together. The golem did not die; it was actively fixing itself from the scattered debris. There must be a core anchor hidden inside its structure, Lihan calculated.
Sprinting back toward the monster while it was still in the middle of its reconstruction process, his sharp eyes caught a glimpse of a glowing, dense spiritual core resting deep within the hollow crevices of its chest. But before he could strike, the stones snapped shut. The golem was fully fixed once more.
Lihan retreated a safe distance away, pulling a second Bomb Talisman from his vest. Holding the paper firmly between his fingers, he launched into a desperate frontal assault. The golem sprinted toward him in unison, its massive stone arms swinging downward. Lihan managed to slip past its guard, successfully planting the explosive script right against the location of its internal core—but his movements were a fraction too slow.
The giant golem's hands clamped around his physical frame, tightening its grip with absolute, bone-crushing force, pinning Lihan's body against its chest.
Trapped in a life-or-death deadlock with no other choice, Lihan bared his teeth, shouting fiercely into the dark. "Boom!!"
BAAM!
The internal blast erupted with terrifying kinetic force. The violent shockwave violently pushed Lihan’s body backward, sending him tumbling across the dirt. He immediately forced himself back onto his feet, keeping his guard up as he swallowed another healing pill to stabilize his internal channels. Through the smoke, he saw the shattered golem struggling frantically to pull its broken stones back together.
Lihan sprinted forward one final time, driving his blade straight into the exposed, damaged core, completely shattering the magic circuit.
Hauling his heavily exhausted, aching body on foot, Lihan made the long walk back to the Xinwu Sect. By the time he reached the privacy of his personal supervisor office, the night had fully blanketed the mountain. Spent from four hours of nonstop travel and brutal combat, he collapsed onto his cot and fell into a deep sleep.
The next morning, Lihan woke up early and walked straight to the grand Exchange Hall. He placed his massive bounty across the counter. The elder inspected the pristine toad skins, the shattered golem core, and the razor-sharp iron fangs, calculating the immense payout.
Lihan received 1340 spirit coins.