Chapter 1 The Beginning

The swamp hippopotamus was the size of a small car. More than twenty of them charged forward, like a fleet of cars speeding toward Shi Feng. The ground trembled, the momentum fierce and awe-inspiring.

Lonely Snow, watching from a distance, gripped his mithril battle-axe nervously.

What exactly did Captain Shi Feng want to do?

These were more than twenty Level 15 swamp hippos, not only thick-skinned and having 2,000 HP, but also possessing earth-shaking power in their movement. Getting hit by them would be unimaginable.

But Shi Feng remained unusually calm, quietly waiting for the hippos to get closer and closer.

Fifteen yards…

Ten yards…

Five yards…

Just as they were about to reach him, Shi Feng finally moved. The dark Abyss Blade was raised high, releasing a chilling light. Qingse electric arcs crackled around the blade, and he swung it fiercely at the oncoming hippos.

Feng Lei Shan (Wind Lightning Flash)!

Three arcs of electricity, one after the other, flew towards the charging hippos. Seeing these arm-thick arcs of electricity, the hippos instinctively shuddered, wanting to stop and dodge. However, the hippos behind crashed into those in front, one hitting the other, and no one could avoid the attack.

They all took the three hits head-on.

The arcs of electricity flashed, followed by pig-slaughtering screams and the acrid smell of burnt flesh.

A series of damage numbers appeared above the heads of the twenty-plus hippos, dazzling the eye. Each hippopotamus suffered a terrifying damage of -356, -481, -648. Some triggered critical hits, dealing over a thousand damage, instantly reducing their HP to zero, and they died.

The remaining ten-plus hippos were charred black, their health bars entering the danger zone, turning blood red. On the side of the health bar appeared a status buff: Damage Amplification, increasing all damage taken by 20% for 20 seconds.

The remaining hippos were immediately terrified and wanted to scatter and flee.

Shi Feng didn't give them a chance. He leaped into the air above the hippos. The Silver Lake, emitting a light blue glow, combined with the power of thunder and fire. Yan Lei Bao (Flame Lightning Burst) crashed down in the center of the hippos, the erupting thunder and fire engulfing them all.

With the Damage Amplification effect, this time it caused over nine hundred points of damage, instantly killing all the swamp hippos.

The twenty-plus huge swamp hippos crashed to the ground with a thud, shaking the earth, as if twenty-plus cars had fallen from the sky, heavily hitting the ground. The shockwave caused by the impact spread in all directions, breaking branches on the trees and scattering them in the air.

Lonely Snow, watching from a distance, was completely stunned.

Both visually and physically, it was extremely shocking.

Dealing over a thousand damage in one move to the Level 15 swamp hippos, and killing them in two moves... how strong was that attack power?

Wouldn't he be able to kill ordinary players with a single sword strike?

He even wondered if he and Shi Feng were playing the same *God's Domain*. The difference in strength couldn't be described as being a few levels stronger. It was a world of difference, a difference in life levels.

"Lonely, you pick up the drops, I'll go help Hei Zi," Shi Feng instructed, turning to chase after the steel-skinned hippo.

Lonely Snow nodded blankly, still in a daze, thinking he had seen a hallucination. But after rubbing his eyes, he saw the fallen swamp hippos still lying there, with items and gold coins scattered on the damp ground.

He knew that it was not a dream, but real.

Looking at the system notifications and experience bar, Lonely Snow was shocked again.

System: Exceeding level 7 to kill the swamp hippopotamus, experience gained increased by 700%, gaining 1650 experience points.

System: Exceeding level 7 to kill the swamp hippopotamus, experience gained increased by 700%, gaining 1650 experience points.

System: Exceeding level 7 to kill the swamp hippopotamus, experience gained increased by 700%, gaining 1650 experience points.

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After a series of displays, the experience bar also increased a lot at once, already reaching level 8 69%. The experience gained was too terrifying.

They painstakingly killed level 8 monsters, carefully, and each person only got dozens of experience points for each monster killed, and it took an hour to increase a little. But Shi Feng killed a group of level 15 swamp hippos in a few moves, and the three of them split the experience and still increased a lot.

Only now did Lonely Snow understand why Shi Feng leveled up so quickly.

Lonely Snow became even more awed by Shi Feng, and there was even a hint of fanaticism in his eyes. Following a strong player like Shi Feng, the future would definitely be limitless. Even if he couldn't become a strong player like Shi Feng, as long as he continued to work hard, he could become a true expert.

On the other side, Hei Zi constantly harassed the steel-skinned hippo, causing its life to continue to decline.

However, the elite steel-skinned hippo's combat recovery speed was not slow, and its health was high. It could recover a lot every 5 seconds, and the damage caused by Hei Zi was low. To kill the steel-skinned hippo, it would take at least twenty minutes.

But Hei Zi was enjoying it, sending one Shadow Arrow after another, getting more and more excited.

Because it was extremely difficult to challenge monsters beyond your level in *God's Domain*, and now he could kill a level 15 elite that was 7 levels higher. It would be an unparalleled honor to tell others in the future. This sense of accomplishment became Hei Zi's greatest motivation.

"Hei Zi, use Evil Whiplash," Shi Feng said in the team chat after arriving.

"Okay." Hei Zi saw Shi Feng coming and knew it was time to deal with the steel-skinned hippo.

As Hei Zi finished chanting, nine black thorns bound the steel-skinned hippo's four legs, greatly restricting the steel-skinned hippo's speed. However, the steel-skinned hippo's strength was too great, and it broke one thorn in an instant, and the remaining eight were only a matter of time.

At this time, Shi Feng used Chasing Wind Sword, quickly came behind the steel-skinned hippo, and instantly slashed three swords on the steel-skinned hippo's body, sparks flying.

Each sword only caused 22 points of damage to the steel-skinned hippo, which made Shi Feng slightly surprised.

As expected of a steel-skinned hippo, its physical defense was amazing, and it also had the talent of steel skin, reducing all physical damage taken by 70%. Even his attack power could only cause more than 20 points of damage. If it was an ordinary physical output player, it would probably only cause two or three points of damage, which was not as fast as the steel-skinned hippo's health recovery speed.

However, Shi Feng's attack was not over. He used Feng Lei Shan (Wind Lightning Flash) again, causing -125, -160, -211 damage to the steel-skinned hippo, instantly enraging the steel-skinned hippo, which turned around and crashed into Shi Feng.

However, with the restraint of the thorns, the turn was much slower, allowing Shi Feng to easily dodge it. He launched another series of attacks, using one skill after another, but the damage was generally low.

"Awoo!" The steel-skinned hippo was furious, and suddenly leaped, wanting to use War Stomp.

War Stomp could stun everyone within a 15-yard radius for 5 seconds, which was the steel-skinned hippo's ultimate weapon.

Shi Feng was quick-witted and used Abyss Shackles, firmly locking the steel-skinned hippo in place and interrupting the War Stomp.

Shi Feng thought everything was fine, but suddenly felt a chill all over his body, unable to move, and unable to use any skills.

"This is Tier 1 magic, Death Lock," Shi Feng was shocked. Based on his many years of *God's Domain* experience, he immediately knew the trick he was caught in, but this trick was definitely not from the steel-skinned hippo.

"That's right, this is specially prepared for you, so you can rest in peace," a shadow suddenly appeared from behind Shi Feng, it was the assassin expert Jue Tian (Absolute Heaven) he had seen last time.

At the same time as Jue Tian appeared, the silver-white dagger in Jue Tian's hand also slammed into Shi Feng's back, a sneak attack instantly causing 357 points of damage to Shi Feng.