Chapter 43: The Center of Attention

"One day? I've been unconscious for this long?"

The Whisperer asked, enduring the excruciating pain in his chest, "Cough, cough... What happened? Has someone already claimed first place? Was it Black Eagle or Papaya Star Spirit?"

Moonlit Cat replied hastily, "It wasn't Black Eagle or Papaya Star Spirit. It was that Star River!"

"In just over three hours, his score skyrocketed by more than three hundred points, and then, at a terrifying speed, he directly seized first place!"

"Not only that, but the rewards for second and third place were also claimed. One is called Lonely Brave Soul, and the other is called Yun Tianming."

"People in the chat channel are speculating that they are very likely a group!"

Hearing this, the Whisperer was equally astonished: "What!?"

However, the moment his emotions stirred, he could not help but spit out a mouthful of fresh blood.

The Whisperer quickly clamped his mouth shut, his face turning pale as sheet.

Moonlit Cat on the other end clearly noticed that something was wrong with him and asked, "Boss, what's wrong with you?"

Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, the Whisperer said with difficulty, "Never mind the ranking rewards for now. I'm injured, severely injured!"

"If I'm not treated in time, I won't last long before I die."

"What!?" Moonlit Cat was extremely shocked and asked hurriedly, "Boss, is the Spirit Spring Water useless?"

The Whisperer gritted his teeth and said, "Useless!"

"Spirit Spring Water can only treat minor injuries. My injuries are too severe now; I need much more powerful recovery items!"

He paused for a moment and continued, "Old Cat, I have a task for you now."

"Go and pool the entire team's resources, do everything in your power to help me find some items with healing effects. If there are none, go to the trading channel for help and trade for them by any means necessary."

"Remember, no matter the cost!"

"Then go tell the brothers that the elite monsters in the new region are unprecedentedly powerful, and they have thick skin. Without recovery items, it's simply impossible to take them down!"

Sensing the gravity of the situation, Moonlit Cat immediately hung up the private chat and began rapidly reporting the situation to the members of the team.

However, at the current stage, apart from Spirit Spring Water, there were very few other items with therapeutic effects.

Some were even inferior to the Spirit Spring Water in terms of effectiveness.

Extremely anxious, Moonlit Cat began posting a message simultaneously in both the chat channel and the trading channel.

[The 'God's Whisper' team is offering a high price to purchase healing items and potions, and is willing to offer a blue greatsword in exchange.]

At the same time, another large team, the 'Airplane Men Group', also posted the exact same purchase request.

However, their offer was even more astonishing: a blueprint for a blue-grade bracer directly.

The entire Area 107 channel instantly plunged into an uproar.

At the current stage, the preciousness of blue-grade equipment went without saying.

Even Han Xing and his group had not dropped any blue equipment before obtaining the leaderboard rewards.

In the chat channel, some survivors began to discuss: "Both major teams are looking to buy healing items and are even willing to part with blue equipment and blueprints. Could something have happened to their bosses, Whisperer and Papaya Star Spirit?"

This speculation was already very close to the truth.

Although many among them were tempted by the conditions offered by these two major teams, no one possessed healing items of sufficient weight.

By the late hours of the night, as more and more survivors reached the 900-point milestone, they inevitably encountered the regional boss.

The elite monsters, at least level 5, made them experience what true despair felt like.

The equipment of many people was even inferior to that of the Whisperer and his group, and they were severely injured or directly killed by the elite monsters in a single encounter.

A few survivors who managed to survive by a stroke of luck now vented their grievances in the local network.

"Damn it! The elite monsters in this area are simply too terrifying. Their stats are so high, and their skin is so thick. How are we supposed to fight this?"

"To the person above, me too. I barely managed to inflict a slight wound on that elite monster by risking injury, but the monster instantly went berserk and didn't give me any chance to counterattack..."

"Stop complaining. We're still considered lucky to have escaped with our lives. Look at the leaderboard; so many names have already disappeared. They're probably already dead..."

Only then did they notice that many names on the leaderboard had indeed vanished, sending a chill running down their spines.

Being able to escape with one's life after encountering an elite monster was already the greatest stroke of misfortune among fortunes.

Other survivors were utterly shocked.

By this point, they also understood the early-stage map generation mechanic of this world.

In the area where each survivor was located, there was a powerful monster. Without defeating it, a new map could not be generated, and they could not break through 1,000 points.

The system locked this data down tightly.

At this moment, someone asked.

"Since this regional boss is so formidable, is there truly no way to deal with it? Logically speaking, the system wouldn't set up an unbeatable enemy for us in the early stages, right?"

As soon as this person finished asking, the chat channel fell silent. This was also what many people wanted to know.

At this moment, a weak male voice rang out in the chat channel.

"Cough, cough... This friend is right. The system won't set up an unbeatable enemy for us."

The speaker was Papaya Star Spirit, the leader of the Airplane Men Group. He had often posted strategy guides before and had a good reputation in Area 107.

As soon as he spoke, the other survivors held their breath, eager to hear his insights.

At this time, Papaya Star Spirit said, "Cough, cough... To be honest, I also encountered an elite monster, but I am ashamed to say that I also barely managed to escape from that monster with my life."

As Papaya Star Spirit, who had consistently remained in the top three for the past few days, his strength was undeniable.

His words caused the other survivors to elevate the danger level of this regional boss by another two notches.

Papaya Star Spirit continued, "However, this failure was not without its gains."

"Through my observations over this period, I found that the stats of the monsters encountered by everyone should be roughly similar, leading me to a general conclusion."

"To defeat this level-5 elite monster, you need at least a green-grade main weapon to inflict damage on it. This is a hard requirement; those who don't reach it shouldn't even bother thinking about it."

"If you have other green equipment on you, it can increase your fault tolerance. In addition to these, you also need decent combat awareness."

"However, what's even more important is that you must have healing items, or you must have healing-type skills!"

"Otherwise, once the monster goes berserk, no matter who you are, you will inevitably sustain damage. Without healing potions, it's simply impossible to continue fighting."

When Papaya Star Spirit finished speaking, a collective gasp of shock echoed through the chat channel.

At this moment, someone else chimed in.

"So that's how it is. The elite monsters in this area are actually this terrifying?"

"You must have recovery potions, or you simply can't clear the stage?"

"Then Star God, Lonely Brave Soul, and the others—how did they get through? Could it be that they have recovery potions in their hands?"

That person's guess was entirely correct; Han Xing indeed possessed a large amount of Life Secret Potions.

Many people thought of this at the same time, and for a moment, everyone's focus concentrated on Han Xing.

That night, Han Xing's private chat messages exploded directly!

Everyone was desperately craving the recovery potions in Han Xing's hands!