Damn it! Let's smash the darkness together!

"Hey!"

Seeing the shark laugh in a very anthropomorphized manner, Xu Shu's lips curled up into a smile.

He had succeeded, "Clown Nature"!

"Now, let's see who the real clown is!"

Xu Shu made his move, refusing to spare the shark after gaining the upper hand. He opened his mouth and spit out a white sweep that rapidly expanded in the air, shooting out and transforming into a two-meter-wide giant spider web that slammed down overhead.

Black Widow, Spit Silk!

The spider web trapped the shark, which kept laughing uncontrollably, its body spasming, unable to dodge in time.

As it laughed and twisted its body, its strength was much less than normal, and it couldn't break free for the moment.

This gave Xu Shu, who was stepping back to gather strength in his arm, plenty of time.

He took three deep breaths, each breath adding more strength, as if he was gearing up three levels, and he unleashed a perfectly executed uppercut!

Boom!

There was a loud noise, and his fist heavily struck the shark's huge lower jaw, fracturing it and sending its massive body flying off the ground.

Despite its immense size, weighing several tons, it was still flipped over by a single punch.

This, was the power of a Warrior!

If the shark had been a person with companions around, they would have given him a thumbs up and admired him.

"Who dares to stand still and take a full-strength hit from a Warrior of the same rank? I would call you a true hero!"

But what could the shark do?

It wanted to move, but it couldn't!

Its muscles spasmed as it laughed. By the time it recovered, it was mysteriously trapped by a spider web. By the time it broke free, that powerful, heavyweight uppercut was already smashing down irresistibly!

Seeing this, Xu Shu picked up a two-finger-thick steel bar lying nearby, aimed at the belly of the shark, found the right angle, and stabbed it fiercely, piercing right through the massive shark.

He stirred vigorously a few times, and with a crackling sensation, he mashed its heart.

"Ow~" The shark let out a mournful cry, crashed heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust, and immediately stopped breathing.

This story might sound long, but it actually happened in a flash.

From the moment Xu Shu approached it to the dust settling, the whole process took less than ten seconds.

Excluding the prop "Clown Nature," the moves Xu Shu made took only three steps.

One Spit Silk to control, one charged punch, and then finished off with a sharp weapon.

After these three moves, it was an instant kill!

Xu Shu's heart pounded wildly, a normal phenomenon when going all out. His heart rate was extremely high at the moment.

With just three moves, Xu Shu eliminated the man-eating shark without a hint of pleasure on his face. Instead, he looked around cautiously, pried open the shark's skull, found a white, shiny crystal core inside, and quickly left.

He knew very well how dangerous it was outside; every minute he lingered increased the risk of being discovered by other monsters.

Therefore, after a quick battle, he immediately grabbed his spoils of war and ran, never lingering.

As for the shark's flesh, the meat of such mutated animals contained toxins that were hard to remove, rendering it largely inedible. Moreover, there was nothing valuable on such low-level monsters, so Xu Shu had no regrets leaving it behind.

Luckily, because he acted quickly and decisively, he attracted no other beasts.

After successfully returning to the prison, Xu Shu hurried to close the gate before he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"Not bad! Such a big shark should provide quite a bit of experience, I wonder what level I'm at now."

The initial victory lifted Xu Shu's spirits. He shook his hips, and suddenly a dazzling light emanated from below him, and a screen emerged out like a 3D printer in front of him.

*[Promotion Network]

*[Gu Pan (Tai Chu), First-Rank Warrior]

*[Contribution:1]

—

"Huh, gained a bit of contribution, because I killed a small monster?"

Xu Shu stroked his chin, thinking the Promotion Network really knew how to motivate people, adept at the lure of data.

In this way, humans gaining rewards for each monster they killed would naturally find it hard to be complacent.

"Let's see how much my level has improved."

Xu Shu knew that "tier," or "First Rank," required promotion to ascend to "Second Rank," and he had not yet reached the full 20th level of First Rank needed to progress.

Therefore, he opened his personal attributes.

[Curse Seal: Warrior (Legendary) Level: 1/20]

"Hmm?"

Xu Shu was confused.

Why didn't his Curse Seal level go up? There wasn't even a progress bar. Wasn't it said that fighting monsters would lead to leveling up?

Did he miss some steps?

Thinking it over, Xu Shu took out the crystal, which contained strands of white mist swirling around inside, resembling a unique gemstone.

This was the Erosion Crystal, which Xu Shu recognized from books.

The white Erosion Crystal, the lowest quality "common" level, had its specific value depending on the shark's level.

Even if it was a Level 1 white Erosion Crystal, taking it to the city to exchange could fetch 40,000 in common currency.

Clearly, the shark was worth more than Level 1, so it could definitely be exchanged for more.

"Just two or three more creatures to kill, and the living expenses for my family for a year would be no worry. Indeed, Transcendents make money fast!"

"But why isn't the Curse Seal leveling up?"

"What's wrong? It's not that I have to lie on the monster and suck its blood or brain during the fight, right?"

The thought of that scene made Xu Shu think, even if he was a bit twisted, he couldn't be that twisted.