So sneaky!
Si realized.
These magical beasts had been saving their skill points to turn the tables at critical moments. She had been smugly thinking they were all idiots, but it turned out she was the clown. If she had foolishly gone to fight the White-Eyed Tiger without knowing this, she would have been killed by it a thousand times over!
"ROAR!!!"
The White-Eyed Tiger, after its major skill update, let out a furious roar.
The entire forest could hear this kingly roar.
Watching the White-Eyed Tiger's speed soar to 2000, Si's breath caught in fear, almost suffocating herself. What kind of monster was this? She had never heard of a monster with a speed of 2000. She couldn't even see clearly at 500 speed; at 2000, she'd probably be torn apart before she even realized she was dead.
Gulp.
Swallowing saliva.
Cold sweat trickled down her face.
Even though winter hadn't arrived yet, why did it suddenly feel so cold?
This world is just too cruel!
This kind of big boss is simply not something she can handle, okay?
Come on, she's still in the beginner village! Is it really okay to have this mid-to-high-tier boss block the entrance? She knew anti-cliché trends were popular now, even the Demon King might ambush the hero at the beginner village, but right now she really wished this world followed old-school RPG settings!!!
While Si was having a one-person inner monologue, the battle continued. The Greedy Moon Wolf King didn't seem surprised by the White-Eyed Tiger's changes. The wolf pack's morale instantly surged. Like the formidable enemy, the White-Eyed Tiger, they chose to use skill points for a breakthrough in the heat of battle. The White-Eyed Tiger opted for forced resistance enhancement, while they chose to increase their own output. One thing was certain: these magical beasts couldn't fully grasp the wonders of the system and skill points like humans, unable to use skill points to learn desired skills.
Hiding nearby, Si saw this and suddenly clenched her fist in frustration. She noticed this point and realized that the outcome of two titans clashing wouldn't benefit her, the third party.
Because while these two were fighting, they were also improving themselves. The growth of magical beasts inherently occurred through constant battle and feasting, filled with cruel and violent aesthetics. This battle between the Greedy Moon Wolf King and the White-Eyed Tiger might be both danger and opportunity for them, as their strength continuously increased.
Magical beasts don't possess human-level intelligence.
They can't actively learn skills.
So after the White-Eyed Tiger became the overlord of this area, its strength hadn't improved. Even though it accumulated many skill points, it never used them because no opponent helped activate those points. Now, the Greedy Moon Wolf King, coming to contest the territory, brought pressure and motivation, reigniting its potential!
Damn it.
Thinking of this, Si felt extremely furious.
These damn wolves.
If not for them, the White-Eyed Tiger wouldn't have gained such a huge boost.
At this moment, her heart was filled with malice.
"Good, fight well, best if both sides annihilate each other!"
Although the battle between the White-Eyed Tiger and the Moon-Devouring Wolves could be considered a natural law.
Their progress was also inevitable.
Si trying to deny this phenomenon might actually make her the 'evil' one.
But she didn't mind being that villain at all.
After all, this forest was also where she lived now.
If these two didn't die, her safety couldn't be guaranteed.
Si, whose thoughts often inexplicably drifted toward naive kindness, always ruthlessly suppressed such ideas. In her previous life before the last, she was just a man with a sharp tongue. Even though she talked about being a selfish scoundrel, when things happened, her body would act on its own. That was just how she was. But later, due to an incident before her transmigration, she stopped clinging to that meaningless kindness.
Besides, throughout her lifetimes combined, she never seemed to encounter anything good. Kind people aren't favored by the world. Look, in her previous life, she didn't do anything, yet still suffered from school bullying. So, since the world doesn't care about these things, why couldn't she be someone who loves herself selfishly?
So even though she knew she was the outsider in this forest, she still wanted the Wolf King and Tiger King to annihilate each other, so she could occupy this good place.
But her somewhat conflicted and tangled thoughts probably wouldn't be understood by many.
The battle between the Moon-Devouring Wolves and the White-Eyed Tiger was dazzling.
With Si's basic abilities, she couldn't follow the entire fight. She couldn't even see their movements clearly, only vaguely noticing the White-Eyed Tiger charging into the wolf pack. The wolves increased their magic power, and their basic abilities improved. From the occasional corpses thrown out and the blood everywhere, it was clear this battle was extremely violent and cruel—a fighting style she couldn't learn or accept.
"So terrifying. Maybe it's a good thing I didn't choose to learn warrior skills. Seriously, I really don't dare engage in close combat with such ferocious magical beasts. It feels like it would hurt unbearably."
Si put herself in the combat role. Even if she added many warrior skills to her hypothetical self, she couldn't accept the final outcome. Unless overwhelmingly strong, any close combat would end like this. The feeling of getting injured bit by bit in battle—just thinking about it felt like an absolute nightmare. So now she was immensely grateful she chose the Mage class.
And Mages, even if killed, are instantly defeated.
Quickly, not too painful.
Only toward the end of this battle.
Could she see the situation clearly.
The wolf pack was mostly dead.
The White-Eyed Tiger had many wounds, some with large chunks of flesh torn off, its beautiful fur stained red with blood. But at this moment, it looked majestic. Its golden eyes seemed even more imposing. Standing at the center of the battlefield, with shattered magic as its backdrop, it appeared incredibly powerful.
Truly the king of the forest.
Now the White-Eyed Tiger's level had risen to lv19.
All average abilities increased to 2000.
Speed even broke through to 3000.
These stats gave Si a headache.
Wasn't this change too drastic?
Could you not do this?
She levels up, the Boss levels up too.
And it gains more than she does.
What kind of nonsense is this?
Shouldn't Bosses stay in their caves, waiting for her to level up, gear up, and then come challenge them?
If this were a game.
It would definitely be a hellish game with terrible player experience.
Sorry, she broke down. Now she felt stung by her own Make complaints. Because she was the character in this 'hellish game.' Someone tell her how to fight this 'beginner village Boss'?