Published: January 31, 2025
“Roar.” A huge roar came from behind Wen Yu, causing a tightness in his chest. Simba was getting closer, and at that moment, Wen Yu could already see the Exchange Stone Pillar.
“Ahhh!” Under the immense pressure, Wen Yu couldn't help but roar, his legs moving like the wind, quickly surpassing the increasingly slow one-eyed beast.
Ignoring the feelings of his temporary teammate, Wen Yu sighed with relief. Given the current situation, he realized that he could probably escape without needing to level up here.
It was definitely a bad strategy to try to escape Simba’s pursuit with the level-up trial right under his nose.
However, contrary to his expectations, a violent wind sound erupted behind him. In the distance, Simba leaped forward, choosing to pursue Wen Yu instead of the one-eyed beast that was right next to him!
Simba would not let any creature that invaded his territory go.
Wen Yu heard the fierce wind from behind and the strong stench that followed. In a life-and-death crisis, he lunged forward, narrowly dodging Simba's attack. He used his hands to push off the ground, rolled forward, and then exerted force with his legs, quickly sprinting toward the nearby Exchange Stone Pillar.
Wen Yu was only a few meters away from the Exchange Stone Pillar. With the terrifying boost in his physical abilities, that distance vanished in an instant. Meanwhile, Simba, ignoring the already halted and trembling one-eyed beast, pounced again toward Wen Yu.
“Level up, level up, hurry!” Wen Yu shouted towards the stone platform as he saw Simba getting closer.
Fortunately, the stone platform produced by the sovereign reacted quickly. As soon as Wen Yu shouted the words “level up,” it directly deducted 1000 points from him, and his body vanished without a trace.
Like a small mountain falling from the sky, Simba's sharp claws fiercely slashed across the Exchange Stone Pillar. Just as Wen Yu's figure disappeared near the stone platform, Simba's claws made direct contact with the pillar.
“Roar…” Accompanied by Simba’s painful howl, the Exchange Stone Pillar remained standing, completely unchanged. However, Simba's right foreleg trembled incessantly, clearly injured by the tremendous force that had struck the pillar.
Simba was furious. He had never been harmed since he was young and had never felt such intense pain. The crucial thing was that this injury was entirely his own mistake; how could the king of beasts allow this?
Simba roared in anger, watching as the human disappeared, then turned his head to look at the one-eyed beast trembling in place.
His eyes surged with killing intent.
……
“Phew, phew, I’m saved.” Wen Yu wiped the cold sweat off his forehead, talking to himself.
The thrill of escaping death made Wen Yu tremble all over. Under the immense pressure from Simba, he had nearly unleashed all his potential, and even after entering the challenge space, his hands and feet felt weak.
“What should I do now? When I go out, Simba won't be blocking me at the stone pillar exit, will he?” Wen Yu felt he had no strategy. The situation had been too dangerous; all he could do was preserve his life for now and take it one step at a time. Or rather, live one more second was one more second.
This was the sorrow of the weak in the apocalypse.
“Ding, the level-up challenge will begin in 30 seconds. Please prepare, challenger.”
The clear prompt interrupted Wen Yu's thoughts.
Wen Yu set aside his irritation and anxiety, calming himself as he looked into the challenge space.
The entire challenge space was roughly the size of a basketball court, surrounded by a barrier glowing with white light. Wen Yu pressed against this barrier with force.
It was soft and warm, almost like being inside a living creature, and the barrier hardly rebounded against his strength; all his force was absorbed.
In his previous life, Wen Yu had also experienced the upgrade trial from level one to level two, and the space was identical to now.