Back at the rented room, as soon as Wang Zhifan took off the wolf hide armor unsuitable for the current season and put it back into his inventory, he noticed his phone on the bed had received a new message.

He picked up the phone to find that it was from Chu Wei, sent not long ago, informing him of the approximate start time for today's Gray Realm cleanup and asking him to meet at the Dongjiang Second Bureau a bit earlier.

"Sending notifications this early, Chu Wei and her management bureau staff are truly busy."

It was actually barely eight in the morning. Wang Zhifan originally planned to relax for a while before going out for breakfast, but since choosing to become a temporary worker for the management bureau, his days had suddenly become busy.

Of course, regardless of any reluctance in his heart, Wang Zhifan now valued this Gray Realm cleanup work greatly and couldn't give it up lightly.

This is not only because he was currently short on money but also because, after the Goddess of Fortune statue incident yesterday, he realized Gray Realm was not as simple as he once thought. There were bound to be many secrets and treasures waiting for him to uncover, and exploring the Gray Realm as a temporary worker backed by the towering tree of the management bureau seemed like his best option at the moment.

So for the next half of the day, Wang Zhifan first went out for breakfast and then changed into suitable gear to head to Dongjiang Second Bureau for work.

But the fact proved that even though the Gray Realm was quite peculiar, it couldn't truly be a place filled with treasures. Most Gray Realms, except for various monsters needing timely handling, held little of value.

Especially the Gray Realms currently being cleared by Wang Zhifan as a temporary worker along with Chu Wei and others, all had been investigated by the management bureau's designated assessors. If there were easy-to-kill bosses, the assessors would handle them themselves, and if a boss was not easy to kill, it indicated a higher-level Gray Realm, which the bureau wouldn't assign Wang Zhifan's clearing team to handle.

Thus, by the evening of that day, after Wang Zhifan, Chu Wei, and Ah Liao finished all assigned tasks and received their day's wages, as they took the bus back to the rented room, the only gain for Wang Zhifan was this salary of less than a thousand bucks. Rewards for bosses or special events were completely absent.

"Today's Gray Realm cleanup was really boring... Hope tomorrow's instance has some excitement."

At this time, the sun had already set below the horizon. Just off the bus, Wang Zhifan strolled along the well-lit streets towards his rented room, musing to himself.

Since becoming a player and starting to take on instances, he found himself gradually addicted to the positive feedback of gaining rewards from playing instances. Every day after completing that day's instance, he would begin to daydream about the treasures he might earn from tomorrow's run, almost neglecting the inherent dangers of playing instances.

But today was evidently not an ordinary day. Just when Wang Zhifan considered the current street he was on very safe, he suddenly noticed something unusual up ahead.

About twenty meters in front of him, a sewer manhole cover suddenly lifted from below, and out leapt a tall, hairy monster with sharp teeth!

The monster stood on two feet like a human, yet its entire body was covered in gray-black fur, and its limbs and head resembled those of a vicious wolf.

Standing nearly two meters tall, its strong and sharp claws looked extremely intimidating. As soon as it jumped out of the sewer, it charged towards a pedestrian on the sidewalk, knocking them down in nearly the blink of an eye, and began savagely tearing at the unfortunate person's flesh with its claws, filling the once-peaceful street with screams and cries!

"Huh?! What is that thing?!"

Wang Zhifan was equally shocked. He truly hadn't expected a monster to suddenly appear on such a bustling, well-lit street, not to mention that the creature ignored the crowd and directly attacked someone to eat!

"I need to call the police!"

Uncertain of the monster's origins and strength, he immediately decided to run, just like the majority of screaming pedestrians on the street. Planning to reach a safe place before calling the authorities to resolve this sudden incident.

However, just as Wang Zhifan turned and hadn't run more than ten meters, he suddenly sensed something huge charging at him from behind, prompting him to swiftly dodge the surprise attack from behind.

"Another... Xia Country player spotted..."

After dodging, Wang Zhifan realized the tall, hairy monster with a wolf's head that had ambushed him was the same one, now staring at him with two crimson eyes while speaking broken Xia Country language, evidently possessing considerable intelligence.

"What are you?! Why are you attacking me!"

Seeing that this strong-looking monster had its sights set on him, Wang Zhifan both confronted it and retrieved the Wolf-Slaying Blade from his inventory.

Yet, in response to Wang Zhifan's interrogation, the tall monster with a wolf-like head displayed a cruel, humanlike smile before suddenly bursting forward with terrifying speed, charging ferociously at Wang Zhifan! A muscular, hairy arm swung out like lightning, claws sharp and pointed thrust straight towards his chest!

"So fast... but still not faster than me!"

As a player who exceeded expectations with strength at 31 and agility at 29, Wang Zhifan's speed and reaction abilities were difficult for other players to imagine. Just as the monster's explosive charge reached him, appearing capable of instantly impaling him, he dodged almost miraculously, narrowly avoiding the monster's claws, standing unscathed just a few meters away.

The reason he hadn't attacked the monster directly with his blade was that he judged its arms to be longer than his sword. Attempting a body strike might expose him to counterattack, while striking at its claws could find him toppled by its massive body. After all, although this creature's explosive speed was slightly less than his, the difference wasn't large.

"An intriguing... prey... but today... you... must die!"

After the Xia Country sword-wielding youth before him dodged his sudden assault once more, the tall, hairy, wolf-headed monster showed no fear. Instead, his ferocity grew more apparent. After uttering a harsh phrase, he suddenly lunged at Wang Zhifan, seemingly unafraid of being counterattacked by such a reckless approach.

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