Jiang Kai didn't want anyone to discover his whereabouts, so he quickly entered the forest and headed towards King's Valley.

On the way, he took out the information card Hu Yan had given him and found the details about King's Valley.

In King's Valley, there are over twenty types of monsters, including the Mighty Black Ape, Iron Armored Lizard Dragon, and Ghost Banshee.

In the Calling, similar monsters often gather in one area, ranging from low-level to high-level.

For example, in King's Valley, you can see low-level Mighty Black Ape cubs as well as mature Mighty Black Apes.

Monsters of the same level are categorized by their strength into five levels: "Common," "Elite," "Warrior," "Leader," and "King." The higher the level, the stronger the monster.

Among them, the first four levels of monsters will keep reappearing after being killed, but once a "King" level wild monster is killed, it will not reappear.

Apart from the "King" level BOSS of a species, King's Valley also houses eight powerful creatures, generally referred to as map BOSSes.

In terms of special item drops, Elite and above monsters have a small chance of dropping "Nuclear Soil," Warrior and above monsters have a very small chance of yielding "Essence Crystal" upon dissection, and Leader and above monsters have a very small chance of yielding "Heavenly Bone" upon dissection.

The value of Nuclear Soil needs no further explanation; as long as it's usable Nuclear Soil, it will definitely sell.

Essence Crystal is a very important item for equipment crafting, optimization, and enhancement in the Calling, while Heavenly Bone is a crucial ingredient for upgrading talent levels.

Additionally, King-level monsters are guaranteed to drop a "Summoning Skull," and map BOSSes are guaranteed to drop a "Wild Totem." Once all the Summoning Skulls and Wild Totems in the area are collected, a formation can be set up to summon the "Guardian Lord" of the area.

The strength of the Guardian Lord is beyond imagination. The larger the area occupied by China, the stronger the Guardian Lord becomes.

Ordinary people can't handle such a level of BOSS; even a swarm tactic would only lead to needless sacrifice.

Once the Guardian Lord is summoned, China will dispatch super experts from the War God Temple to intervene.

Even so, those experts, who seem like gods in the eyes of ordinary people, cannot guarantee victory. If they fail, the Guardian Lord will lead a beast army to reclaim lost territory until it retreats to a large area before disappearing.

Currently, China's area is stuck at 98,000 square kilometers because they cannot defeat the latest Guardian Lord!

Of course, the so-called pioneering is about repeatedly trying to defeat the Guardian Lord, which is why each major region is striving to collect Summoning Skulls and Wild Totems.

Hu Yan's information card includes information on King-level and map BOSSes!

【Currently, King's Valley has obtained seven Summoning Skulls and one Wild Totem. There are 17 King-level BOSSes and 3 map BOSSes remaining in the area, with approximate locations as follows.】

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Jiang Kai frowned, "Why give me this stuff, as if I could actually defeat them."

However, the information about the Summoning Skulls and Wild Totems at the bottom of the information card still piqued Jiang Kai's interest.

Seven skulls, with the Azure Dragon Guild obtaining two, and the Carefree Guild, Black Tortoise Guild, Xuanyuan Guild, Demon Slayers Guild, and Heavenly Sword Guild each obtaining one.

Each skull is priced at a staggering 7 million Star Coins, equivalent to 70 million Alliance Coins!

The Wild Totem was obtained by the military, and its price is unknown.

"Goodness, these are astronomical prices!" Jiang Kai couldn't help but exclaim. Compared to the skulls, Nuclear Soil is just trash!

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Kai decided to stay grounded; there's no point in thinking about Summoning Skulls right now.

"However, the information card marked the approximate locations, which makes it easier for me to avoid these formidable BOSSes."

As Jiang Kai strolled through the forest, he suddenly heard sounds of a fight not far away.

He immediately put away the information card, took out the Nine Tribulations Chasing Death, and moved stealthily towards the source of the sound.

Before long, he discovered an open area where a team of seven was besieging a beast.

The beast had a face like a monkey, was entirely black, stood over three meters tall, and had an exceptionally strong body!

Its back was covered in black rocks, which were fused with its body like barnacles on a reef.

"A Mighty Black Ape of the earth element?" Jiang Kai squinted slightly, hiding behind the bushes to observe the battle.

The seven hunters around it had "Heavenly Sword" embroidered on their chests and wielded various weapons. Four surrounded the black ape, while three stood on the periphery.

"Shanshan, data assessment! This earth-element black ape's defense is too strong; it's hard to penetrate!" a robust middle-aged man shouted.

He wielded a double-edged broadsword with both hands, clad in purple-black leather armor, constantly swinging the giant sword to prevent the black ape from breaking through.

Behind him, a girl with a delicate face glanced at her watch and said, "Captain, assessment complete. Earth-element Mighty Black Ape, approximately 15 years old, in its youth, Strength 172, Agility 68, Physique 142, Mental Strength below 20."

"Earth-element defense bonus is 20 points."

The middle-aged man snorted, "Level 15... we're averaging level 19, we should be able to handle it. Focus on attacking its chest; the back defense is too high, can't penetrate!"

At that moment, the Mighty Black Ape roared, leaping high in place and swinging its arms down towards the middle-aged man!

Suddenly, a man holding a shield in both hands rolled on the ground, raising the shield in front of the captain.

With a loud boom, both the shield bearer and the captain were knocked back.

Fortunately, the shield absorbed most of the attack, and the two quickly regrouped to surround the Mighty Black Ape again.

"Goodness, a strength of 170 is no joke! A few more hits like that, and the dragon bone shield won't hold up!"

"Agility is its weakness, Du Lei, use the paralyzing venom on its legs! Everyone else, get ready; once Du Lei succeeds, attack immediately!"

A man in a cloth shirt on the periphery circled behind the black ape, and when it was unprepared, he threw a vial at its leg.

The vial, made of some special material, exploded upon impact with the black ape's leg.

A large amount of dark green liquid spilled from the vial, enveloping the Mighty Black Ape's leg.

Seeing their companion succeed, the four combatants immediately launched a fierce attack on the black ape.

These four were likely not low-level; their movements were quite agile. Even so, they frequently encountered danger when facing the Mighty Black Ape.

Fortunately, they compensated for the gap in strength through teamwork.

After more than ten minutes, the battle was nearing its end. The Mighty Black Ape's chest was covered in wounds, its breathing was labored, and its eyes were dull, clearly on its last legs.

However, in the Heavenly Sword Guild's team, all four combatants were injured, with one severely wounded and receiving treatment from the team doctor.

Jiang Kai shook his head. Is this what real hunting looks like?

A seven-member team, averaging level 19, well-equipped and coordinated, struggling to barely kill a level 15 Mighty Black Ape?

No wonder everyone says the game's difficulty level in the Calling is hellish!

As the team was wrapping up, Jiang Kai took the opportunity to leave first.

Avoiding detection by anyone was currently the best way for Jiang Kai to evade the Black Tortoise Guild.

After moving away from the battlefield, Jiang Kai checked his watch.

The watch displayed six words.

"Unknown Beast, Dangerous."

This was the result after he compared it with the Mighty Black Ape using his watch.

"It doesn't even have updated data on the Mighty Black Ape; seriously, this is too basic!" Jiang Kai was at a loss for words. It seems like the watch he bought for nearly 3,000 was a rip-off.

With the database not updated and unable to assess attributes, it seems only the recording and payment functions are left.

With little support from the watch, Jiang Kai had to analyze on his own.

"I remember the Mighty Black Apes here are mainly of wood and earth elements, both with strong back defenses, so attacking the chest is necessary."

From watching their battle, Jiang Kai also gained some practical experience.

As Jiang Kai was about to move on, he suddenly heard a noise behind him.

He quickly turned around.

From the dense forest, three giant beasts emerged one after another!

These three beasts had their backs covered in tough vines, as solid as a turtle shell. The largest one was three meters tall, and the smallest was nearly 2.5 meters.

Their pitch-black eyes were fixed intently on their prey.

Seeing this, Jiang Kai was completely stunned.

"What the hell..."