Shen Xingyan looked at the unusual rabbit that had suddenly appeared next to him, losing his vigilance for a moment. The small rabbit looked quite cute—a tiny creature with snow-white fur that seemed much more appealing than the black and gray fur of the giant rabbits.
However, as they say, if something looks too good to be true, there's a catch. Shen Xingyan instinctively tried to back away, but suddenly felt that he had fallen into a kind of stupor, frozen in place. In this state, Shen Xingyan didn't even think to check the white rabbit's attributes.
At that moment, the newly appeared white rabbit lunged at Shen Xingyan, sinking its sharp incisors into his arm.
Above Shen Xingyan's head, two health loss notifications appeared: -6, -6.
Only then did Shen Xingyan wake from his stupor and come to his senses.
He quickly retreated, trying to increase the distance between himself and this outwardly cute, but in reality, vicious rabbit. However, despite all his efforts, he only managed to get a short distance away. If he relaxed even a little, the ferocious white rabbit would immediately attack him again.
Using this brief respite, Shen Xingyan quickly checked the white rabbit's attributes:
Name: Elite Giant Rabbit
Level: 3
Skill:
Bite — a single-target attack with an additional 10 points of physical damage, 15% chance to cause bleeding, 4-second cooldown.
Charm — applies to a target with lower mental strength than its own; if successful, puts the target into a state of stupor for 1 second, 10-minute cooldown.
Strength: 22 points
Agility: 14 points
Physique: 14 points
Spirit: 14 points
Health: 140/140 points
Physical Attack: 22 points
Magical Attack: 14 points
Defense: 14 points
Speed: 14 points
Innate Skill: Rapid Movement — increases movement speed by 20%, duration 10 seconds, 1-minute cooldown.
Seeing these attributes, Shen Xingyan frowned, finally understanding the reason for his sudden stupor.
"A Charm skill? So it turns out that elite monsters in the Star Source world have an extra skill compared to ordinary ones—I didn't know that before," Shen Xingyan thought with surprise.
This cute-looking rabbit turned out to be a Level 3 elite rabbit, whose attributes significantly surpassed those of ordinary giant rabbits. Confronted with such an opponent, Shen Xingyan felt that the situation was becoming difficult.
"With my current attack, I can only deal 2 points of damage per strike. With its 140 health points and considering my attack speed and my defensive stance, it'll take me about a minute to kill it. And it deals 6 points of damage to me even without using its skills. With its 14-point attack speed, it'll kill me in ten seconds, even without using skills. And if it activates its attack skill, it can deal 16 points of damage—who can withstand that? As long as it hasn't used its innate skill, I can try to maneuver, using my slight speed advantage."
Thinking this, Shen Xingyan didn't stand idle—he attacked the rabbit with the Dragon and Elephant Fist technique while simultaneously retreating.
The surrounding professionals, who were relatively close to Shen Xingyan, saw the white rabbit and immediately scattered, afraid of getting caught in the crossfire. They knew that in a combat state, it was usually impossible to leave the battlefield. They could only do so with special items or skills, but they clearly didn't have such capabilities. If the rabbit turned its attention to them, with their levels and attributes, they definitely wouldn't be able to win, and the losses would be huge.
Those who had previously considered the "old farmer" a show-off now relished his predicament: "That's poetic justice! If you show off, you get what you deserve! Look what's happening now—you were 'lucky' to randomly meet an elite monster. How satisfying!"
"Yeah, that little rabbit appeared at just the right time. Now the 'old' farmer is definitely going to go bankrupt!"
They whispered and snickered maliciously, but not too obviously—they enjoyed watching other people's troubles but didn't want to become objects of ridicule themselves.
One of them, noticing a sudden change in Shen Xingyan's combat stance, thoughtfully rubbed his chin: "Although I can't see his attributes, judging by how the 'old farmer' is now directly confronting the rabbit, he most likely took some kind of potion. He's definitely at a loss now—who can afford such expensive potions?"
Indeed, this man's guess was correct. Realizing that a quick death awaited him with his current stats, Shen Xingyan had already come up with a plan. He mentally opened the Star Source shop and quickly found the health potion section. His gaze lingered on the low-level potions for a moment, but he immediately moved on to the mid-level ones. Without hesitation, he spent 1 silver coin to buy a single vial of a mid-level potion and immediately drank it.
Seeing his health gradually recovering, Shen Xingyan stopped retreating, and only when the danger had passed did he begin to regret the money he had spent. The mid-level potion he had just bought could restore 500 health points in a minute, an average of over eight points per second. With this recovery rate, Shen Xingyan could completely withstand the attacks of the elite white rabbit, without even worrying about its skills. He just needed to maintain his attack tempo and kill the rabbit within a minute.
Now that the risk was gone, Shen Xingyan couldn't help but sigh: "The base commander was right—donating can truly change one's fate! At least today it saved my life. Sigh... farming is dangerous! Oh well, I'll consider it paying for experience."
The cost of this one vial of potion completely wiped out his entire hour's earnings, and then some—he lost a few hundred more copper coins. This made him realize: "You need to be much stronger to venture into the wilderness!"
With the potion's support, Shen Xingyan stopped retreating and even went on the offensive. The Dragon and Elephant Fist technique, with its 16-point attack speed bonus, allowed him to deliver strike after strike to the white rabbit's face. The feeling of combat helped him forget his recent disappointment. After spending so much money for a single minute of combat experience, he decided he would enjoy it to the fullest!