Picking Up Attributes From Today - Chapter 6

Chapter 5: Bug Plug-In, Death of the Fire Wolf King 9
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Scarlet blood formed a river, and its pungent smell enshrouded the village entrance!
Twenty or thirty strong men held the city walls and continued to kill the beasts, but the beasts seemed to be endless—they kept coming, and the men continued to kill. However, the beast tide still showed no sign of dying down!
The guards gradually got tired, and their combat effectiveness continued to decline. Soon, the situation became unfavorable for the guards!
“This won’t do. We’ll fail to hold on sooner or later!”
“Captain, hurry up and find a way to kill that Fire Wolf! Otherwise, the beast tide won’t die down!”
When Hudders, who was entangled in a fierce battle with the Fire Wolf King, heard his subordinates’ shouts, he became extremely anxious. He knew that the root of the beast tide not dying down was this Fire Wolf King!
It was very likely the beast tide’s leader!
If the Fire Wolf King didn’t die, the beast tide wouldn’t die down!
The problem was he was unable to kill the Fire Wolf King. He had actually been at a disadvantage in the battle with the Fire Wolf King!
Killing the Fire Wolf King was but a dream, so Hudders could only be anxious inside!
In comparison, Meng Lei, on the other side, achieved repeated successes!
“Ding! 1 Green-Scaled Python killed, 20 gold coins gained!”
“Ding! Dropped item discovered. Will you pick it up?”
“Ding! 1 Wind Wolf killed, 18 gold coins gained!”
In less than 10 minutes, Meng Lei had killed 5 beasts in succession and accumulated hundreds of gold coins. At the same time, he had also picked up 4 light balls, including 4 Physical Body Constitution light balls and 1 Spirit light ball! 6
His attributes were quietly changing!
Host: Meng Lei
Race: Human
Wealth: 108 gold coins 3
Physical Body Constitution: Trainee Warrior (20/100)
Spirit: Normal Human Being (5/10)
Magic Power: 0 (0/10) 5
Spell(s): Fireball Technique
Surprisingly, his physical body constitution had received a fortyfold increase from the initial 0.5 to 20!
His Spirit had received a fivefold increase from the initial 1 to 5!
As for his Wealth, he now had 108 gold coins! 1
This wasn’t a small amount!
One had to know that the spending of an ordinary villager of Magical Beast Village was just a few gold coins, and 108 gold coins would be enough for them to spend for 2 to 3 years! 6
All of this happened in only a quarter of an hour!
I’m this much stronger!
This system is so buggy! 1
When sensing the strong powers that were about to gush out of his body, Meng Lei had an urge to look up at the sky and laugh.
With such a buggy cheating device, it’d be hard for me to not be awesome!
“Ahhh!”
At that moment, a scream of pain echoed. Hudders was seen flying out backward, smashing against the village walls, and knocking out a hole in it. His chest was a charcoal black, and his clothes were also on fire. He was clearly hit by a fireball!
“Captain!!!”
“Are you alright, captain!”
“Captain, how are you…” 1
This sudden scene frightened all the guards. Their captain was a Second-Grade Warrior, and he was actually injured by the hit of a First-Grade Magical Beast! How was this possible!?
Roar!
After one successful hit, the Fire Wolf King walked step by step toward Hudders, elegantly. Fire-elemental magical substances gathered in its mouth, and a fireball was in formation! It was going to launch a fatal blow to kill Hudders completely!
“Captain!”
“Protect the captain!”
“Beast, stay away from the captain!”
The guards revealed shocked expressions, but they all rushed toward the Fire Wolf King, roaring angrily!
“Don’t come here!!!” Hudders yelled hoarsely, “Leave me be! Do your own duty! Don’t let the beast tide destroy the walls!”
“Captain!”
The guards’ eyes were blood-red!
“Don’t you even listen to me now?” Captain Hudders struggled and stood up. “Everyone, guard the wall. This beast is mine to take!”
“Captain!!!”
The guards’ eyes were red, but they dared not disobey their captain’s order. Captain Hudders had an extremely high reputation in Magical Beast Village, and nobody dared to question his words!
“Beast, come here if you dare!”
Captain Hudders’s face was grim. His huge sword pointed toward the Fire Wolf King, and he roared furiously!
Roar!
The Fire Wolf King released a low roar, opened its mouth, and spat out the fireball!
“Beast, come here, I’m not afraid of you!”
Hudders looked at the high-temperature fireball coming right at his face and held the huge sword in his hand, his eyes full of determination. “Since it’s come to this, I’ll have to fight with my life by burning Battle Aura…”
Boom!
The fireball was shot over at high speed and was about to hit Captain Hudders when another fireball suddenly shot out from the side! It hit the Fire Wolf King’s fireball accurately! 2
The two fireballs collided together and exploded!
The fire blasted into the sky, while sparks spattered and dust flew around them. The surroundings were in a mess!
“What’s going on?
Hudders froze!
The guards froze!
The Fire Wolf King also froze!
A fireball?
Where did the fireball come from?
“Captain Hudders, kill it first!” shouted Meng Lei, pointing at the Fire Wolf!
“Little Meng Lei?” Hudders was stunned, but when he saw the fingers of Meng Lei’s right hand, his whole body felt a shock. “Flames? You actually know how to use magic?” 3
A pinch of hot, red flame was swaying on the tips of Meng Lei’s fingers, releasing an astonishing heat. Nobody would dare to doubt the terrible energy contained in this small flame at all!
“Captain Hudders, let’s talk about everything after finishing off this Fire Wolf!” 1
Meng Lei could understand Captain Hudders’s feelings, but this wasn’t the time for an explanation at all. The top priority was to kill the Fire Wolf and stop the beast tide! 2
Captain Hudders nodded hard. “You’re right, we’ll kill this beat first! Go to the back and use magic to sneak attack and constrain this beast’s movement. I’ll take it head-on. We’ll kill this beast together!” 7
After he finished speaking, Hudders used his final strength and rushed forward!
This time, Captain Hudders saw hope, and his eyes were full of fighting spirit. He rushed with big strides in front of the Fire Wolf King and swung his huge sword instantly, aiming for the Fire Wolf King’s head!
Roar!
The Fire Wolf King let out a low roar, scratched the ground with four claws, and retreated. If this had happened earlier, it could have easily jumped away and spewed out a fireball, attacking while dodging!
Unfortunately, this time, when the Fire Wolf King just jumped up, a fireball flew over forcefully through the air, striking right at the Fire Wolf King’s abdomen! 4
Boom!
The fireball exploded instantly, and like a detonated grenade, it released a fiery flame!
Howl!
The Fire Wolf King howled, and its waist arched!
“A good opportunity!” 1
Captain Hudders fixed his gaze, his right foot kicked on the ground, and then he dashed like a flash of lightning. A faint earth-brown halo covered the surface of the huge sword as it stabbed out forcefully!
Pfft—
Blood oozed out wildly, and the Fire Wolf howled!
“Slash again!”
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Chapter 6: Beast Tide Receded, Harvest After the Disaster
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Boom!
Hudders’ sword pierced right through the Fire Wolf’s throat!
The terrible Second-Grade Magical Beast collapsed on the ground!
“Ha… Haha… Hahaha…”
Captain Hudders staggered, almost unable to stand stably, but his expression was high-spirited. He was so excited that he looked up and laughed.
His laughter was heard by everyone around the village entrance!
“It died?”
“The Fire Wolf is dead!”
“Captain killed the Fire Wolf!”
“That’s wonderful…”
Everyone felt ecstatic!
“Phew! Finally killed it!”
Meng Lei breathed out a mouthful of dusty air, and he relaxed completely. But, when he saw the empty Wealth column on his personal attributes interface, he couldn’t laugh anymore. 2
His 108 gold coins were all gone! 5
He only got 5 fireballs…
“So costly!” Meng Lei smacked. “Fortunately, the Fire Wolf is dead!”
The Fire Wolf King’s death had a huge impact on the beast tide. The madness and fierceness in the wild beasts’ eyes gradually disappeared. Soon, they lost all their fighting spirit and retreated.
This was what a beast tide was like. Once the leader died, the remaining beasts would all scatter. There was no way they would stay and continue risking their lives to fight!
After all, the leader had forced the vast majority of the beasts to come. Once the leader died, they would run away immediately!
This was indeed the case!
The initially wild and bloodthirsty beast tide retreated like a tide, and within a few minutes, they retreated completely, leaving only corpses, wreckage, and blood all over the ground!
“Retreated?”
“The beast tide retreated?”
“The beast tide finally retreated!”
“F*ck, I thought I was going to die…”
The top of the village wall was suddenly filled with noises!
Some waved their swords and roared loudly with faces flushed red, while others collapsed on the ground and breathed heavily!
The beast tide had finally retreated, and they had obtained victory!
“Captain, are you okay?”
Several guards jumped off the village wall and helped Captain Hudders up, their eyes full of concern and admiration!
“I’m fine!” Captain Hudders shook his head, and his gaze actually fell on Meng Lei. “Little Meng Lei, it was thanks to you just now. If not for you, we’d be in danger today! But you hid pretty deep, huh, boy? I didn’t even know that you, boy, are actually a Magician!” 1
Meng Lei was actually a Magician!
Upon hearing that, all the guards looked at Meng Lei with a completely different look in their eyes than before!
Shock!
Confusion!
Disbelief! 3
As compared to Battle Aura, which didn’t have much requirement on natural talent, the cultivation of magic was much stricter!
Battle Aura!
With Battle Aura cultivation methods, so long as the physical body constitution was not too weak, all ordinary people could cultivate it!
However, magic was different—it was really strict with its requirement for natural talent. Among 10,000 people, there may not necessarily be one person who possessed talent for magic!
Thus, Magicians were much rarer than Warriors!
What was rare was precious. Therefore, Magicians became the “nobility” among the strong, becoming the word that represented prestige, mysteriousness, and strength!
There were numerous legends about Magicians on the continent, but most people had never seen a Magician in their whole life! And because of this, there was a little bit of… awe in the looks that everyone gave Meng Lei! 1
Whatever Meng Lei was in the past, at the moment, he released magic, he was covered with the halo of mysteriousness and prestige, and nobody dared to look down on him anymore!
“I can only use the Fireball Technique!” 2
Meng Lei scratched his head. He knew himself the best—he wasn’t a proper Magician yet, not now!
“That’s still very awesome!”
…
The beast tide ended!
The old and the weak walked out of the shelters. They started post-disaster clearing up, treating the wounded, dealing with beast corpses, mending village walls…
Everything was going smoothly and orderly!
For a village that relied on natural resources like Magical Beast Village, the beast tide was definitely a disaster, but it also often meant a great opportunity. After every beast tide, a lot of carcasses would be left behind! 1
The fresh meat could be consumed, the furs and skins could be made into clothes and armor, while the extra things could be used to exchange for daily items, such as salt, sauces, and ironware!
Also, because there were no deaths during this beast tide, it was pretty much a big harvest. Every household got their share of fresh meat, the villagers were joyful, and their faces were full of happiness!
All this food would last them for a very long while!
Meng Lei also returned to his simple home carrying a big wild boar. In the following days, this big wild boar would be his food!
I’ve got to enjoy myself properly today!
He split firewood, made a fire, and roasted the meat!
After half an hour, oil dropped from the golden roasted meat, releasing an amazing fragrance. Meng Lei swallowed his saliva, and his eyes were full of hunger!
Food shortage had always been a problem for the village. For someone who had no parents, was weak, and completely unable to fight like him, he could only pass his days by getting food rationed by the village!
He wouldn’t die from hunger, but he couldn’t eat till full either!
Today, he was finally having a filling meal!
After a period of torturous waiting, the roasted meat was finally cooked. Meng Lei could no longer contain the hunger in his belly, so he grabbed a light brown boar leg and started nibbling.
“Hmm… Nice!”
When one was hungry, whatever that they ate tasted nice. There were no sauces on this roasted meat, only some rough salt, but Meng Lei ate it like it was a great delicacy!
“Eating alone?”
Captain Hudders had walked over when he wasn’t noticing. He held a jar full of good wine in his hand!
“Captain Hudders, why are you here?”
Meng Lei put down the boar’s leg in his hand. He looked a bit ungraceful with oil all around his mouth.
“Haha, I was wandering around alone, and I arrived at your place… Come, let me try it!”
Captain Hudders handed the wine jar in his hand to Meng Lei, grabbed a piece of roasted meat himself, and started eating. “Eh? It’s good! Your roasted meat is so fragrant…” 1
“Wine?”
When Meng Lei smelled the fragrance of wine coming from inside the wine jar, his throat moved a little. In a resource-scarce small village like Magical Beast Village, wine was a rare item just like books!
Ordinary people definitely couldn’t get to drink it!
Gurgle…
“Sh*t! So hot!”