Global Killing: Awakening SSS-level Talent at the Beginning Chapter 5:

This benchmark serves to gauge beast strength with considerable accuracy.

When assessing humans, however, the margin for error grows substantially.

Particularly for a multi-talented individual like Qin Feng, it leads to severe underestimation.

Once he finished scanning the details, Qin Feng closed his personal info panel.

Right then, a subtle shift appeared on his face as he gazed toward a specific direction.

His heightened sense of smell picked up a faint bloody odor drifting from there, rapidly heading his way.

Was an injured beast drawing near?

This idea flashed through his mind, followed by distant footsteps and murmurs of conversation.

"Damn it! Our squad is so cursed, facing two giant rodents at once, costing us one member!"

"Right! The whole team got hurt, and Li Yue with Zhou Cheng perished right there."

"Luckily, Mr. Hu stayed sharp, pulling back while battling and luring the giant rat into that pit for a group takedown."

"Hey! Quiet down! That other giant rat was on its last legs, badly wounded. Did it get away?"

"Move fast over there! We can't let it slip!"

"Let's go!"

The words barely faded when the footsteps quickened.

Qin Feng felt a jolt of surprise.

From their talk, it wasn't about a missed giant rat.

The five survivors were heading straight his way.

Originally, their group numbered seven.

They had clashed with a pair of giant rodents.

In the fierce fight, one rat ended up gravely hurt, while Li Yue and Zhou Cheng fell instantly, leaving the remaining five wounded.

Realizing the dire straits, the quintet fought a retreating battle, ultimately exploiting terrain and cunning to slay the pursued giant rat.

Now, they returned to finish off the critically injured one.

Sensing trouble, Qin Feng swiftly dropped into the underbrush and slipped away...

He had zero desire to clash with them, seeing no point in it.

Moreover, he was simply capitalizing on their efforts.

Thanks to his speed talent, Qin Feng moved with exceptional agility and swiftness.

His bolstered olfactory sense allowed him to anticipate paths ahead.

In mere moments, he had stealthily withdrawn, putting distance between himself and the spot.

Not long after, furious roars erupted from behind.

"Who?! Who stole our kill?!"

"You bastard! Cursed thief!"

From afar, Qin Feng caught those bellows and nearly burst into laughter.

He wasn't some saint.

Besides, in this brutal killing-filled world, mercy only spells your doom.

Snatching every resource by any means remains the core rule everywhere.

Here, it's thrive or perish!

Qin Feng paid no heed to those folks and kept hunting for corpses...

Fifteen minutes later, guided by his acute smell, he located a blood-toothed rabbit carcass.

Endless extraction yielded 2 extra strength points, leaving him deeply satisfied...

Following that, he pressed on with his corpse hunt...

Meanwhile, across the novice plain, over 200 teams battled desperately against various level 1 beasts.

Qin Feng merely roamed, scooping up bodies and siphoning attributes, living the easy life.

Time flew by in three hours.

He uncovered over a dozen beast remains in succession.

Including blood-toothed rabbits, giant rodents, prairie gray wolves, wild boars, venomous nine-ringed snakes...

He even spotted a pattern.

Each level 1 beast allowed just three endless extractions.

Gaining 2 attribute points per pull.

The fourth yielded nothing.

Through this sweep, all blood-toothed rabbits, giant rodents, prairie gray wolves, and wild boars on the novice plain had been tapped thrice by him, no further need to seek them.

Only the venomous nine-ringed snake he'd encountered once.

Additionally, seven more humans met their end in that period.

He discovered one body, harvesting the F-rank talent - visual enhancement, a decent pickup.

Right now, amid some bushes.

Qin Feng pulled up his personal info to review his gains.

【Name】: Qin Feng

[Level]: Level 1 (30/100)

[Strength]: 20

[Agility]: 21

[Physical]: 18

【Energy】: 30

[Talent]: Endless Extraction (SSS Grade), Super Strength Enhancement (D Grade)

Speed ​​enhancement (E grade), smell enhancement (F grade)

Visual reinforcement (grade F)

[Skill]: None

[Combat Strength Evaluation]: 2 stars

"The combat rating has hit 2 stars at last."

Scanning the stats, Qin Feng brimmed with joy.

This marked merely the combat rating.

Factoring in his array of talents, his overall might surely touched 3-star peak, or even 4 stars.

At present power level, soloing any level 1 beast posed no issue.

After the thrill subsided, Qin Feng dismissed the attribute display.

Suddenly, a wind gust carried a pungent, mutton-like stench through the air.

"Oh! This... it's the scent of the venomous nine-ringed snake!"

Qin Feng inhaled deeply, his eyes gleaming.

Without delay, he crept toward the odor's source...

Over these three-plus hours, while others slayed beasts tirelessly.

He had roamed extensively, mapping out the novice plain's layout.

Just five types of level 1 beasts roamed this expansive field: blood-toothed rabbit, giant rodent, prairie gray wolf, violent wild boar, and venomous nine-ringed snake.

The former four offered him zilch now, solely the venomous nine-ringed snake remained extractable twice more.

Yet their scarcity made them elusive.

Having traced one at last, he wouldn't let it escape.

Thus, he advanced with utmost caution.

Gentle breezes bore the intensifying stench.

As Qin Feng neared the source, the fishy mutton odor thickened, now laced with an odd fruity sweetness.

Odd!

What caused the fruit scent?

Intrigued, Qin Feng quickened his stealthy approach.

Before long, he reached a grove where the aroma peaked.

The target lay close.

He crouched low, using dense shrubbery for cover.

In this peril-laden realm, vigilance never wavered.

After tens of meters, through foliage gaps, he spied the prize...

Beneath a towering tree ahead, a five-meter python lay coiled.

Nine vivid red rings adorned its form, impossible to miss.

The venomous nine-ringed snake indeed!

Qin Feng drew a steadying breath, excitement surging.

Dispatching this serpent would grant more energy attributes.

As the novice plain's mightiest level 1 beast, the venomous nine-ringed snake uniquely supplied energy stats.

Lately, Qin Feng noted energy as the toughest attribute to acquire.

The rarer, the more invaluable.

"Huh! Look at that snake's gut..."

Abruptly, he noticed its swollen abdomen, like it had gulped down a hefty meal.

This left it sluggishly coiled on the earth.

Moreover, a small mound rose behind the behemoth.

Next to it sprouted a half-foot spirit grass.

Seven fan-like green leaves crowned it, topped by a red spirit fruit akin to a ping-pong ball.

That peculiar fruity whiff emanated from the crimson spirit fruit.

Currently, the serpent guarded the spirit fruit, body encircling it protectively.

"That red spirit fruit must be a rare treasure. No wonder the snake defends it so fiercely. Looks like I've struck gold this time!"

Eyes alight with eagerness at the sight of the spirit fruit, Qin Feng felt a thrill.

Resolve hardened.

Gripping his dual blades, he lunged silently at the colossal snake.

Swiftly, he closed in, now merely five meters distant.

Yet suddenly, the snake whipped its head around, slit-pupiled eyes fixing on his position.

It had detected Qin Feng!