Ning Yi first looked at the three doors in the current room, only to find that what lay behind them got scarier one after another, either monsters or traps.

Even with his current enhancement, going in meant certain death.

He chose to return to the previous room.

Because there were still two doors in that room he had not checked.

[This is a monster room. Behind the door is a hungry kobold (E+). Even alone, since you have ranged attack capability, you can kill it without taking damage.]

[This is a monster room. Behind the door is a dense swarm of man‑eating bees (E‑). Because there are too many, you will die for sure if you go in.]

So the room with the hungry kobold was the only one he could explore now?

After pondering for a moment, Ning Yi decided to go in and try.

It would be a good chance to build some real combat experience.

After all, who knew when he would next find a room he could “kill without taking damage.”

Of course.

To be safe.

Before entering this room, he still called Jiu out from “Homestead,” planning to have her cover him from the side in a moment.

This was not cowardice, it was that he had always been cautious by nature. In a world this dangerous, even with a hint‑type cheat ability, being careful would never be wrong.

Click.

Once everything was ready, Ning Yi turned the doorknob.

What appeared before him was a barren wasteland, yellow earth in all directions.

By a small dirt slope not far away, a monster about the size of a human was lying prone on the ground.

This monster had a hyena’s head, brown fur all over its body, filthy overall, as if it had not bathed since birth.

[Target: Kobold]

[Name: None]

[Power: E+]

The National Fate Game text appeared before his eyes.

Then came the golden finger: [This is a kobold that has been starving for several days. It will attack any living thing without hesitation. Its attack methods are: close‑range pounce and bite. Since you have ranged attacks, you can kill it without taking damage.]

“Roar!?”

At that moment, the kobold also spotted Ning Yi and Jiu.

Its eyes lit up from extreme hunger, it roared and charged at the two without a second thought.

* * *

Outside at this time.

Almost everyone’s attention had been captured by Korea and Kyushu’s citizens were no exception.

After all, most Kyushu citizens did not have a good impression of Korea, especially since its citizens had deliberately come to provoke them earlier.

If there is a spectacle, you watch it.

“Stop gawking, God Ning has resumed exploring and he’s run into a monster!”

At that, one person’s comment instantly drew everyone’s attention.

The Kyushu citizens were startled, then noticed that at some point Ning Yi had left the Marriage Room and opened a white door.

And behind that white door was a vicious‑eyed, extremely frightening dog‑headed monster.

“Don’t panic, God Ning just got a personal reward. With perfect archery that never misses, he’ll be fine!”

“And there’s also the elf big‑sister with him!”

“Right, I just saw this kobold is only E+ in power and the elf big‑sister is C‑rank, that’s two ranks apart.”

“But judging by God Ning’s look, he wants to solo the kobold?”

The Kyushu citizens began to discuss.

At first, they were flustered, because God Ning was the first of all players to encounter a monster.

But when they saw the kobold was only E+, most of them relaxed.

After all, the elf girl was C‑rank.

However, when they saw Ning Yi intended to face the kobold alone, their hearts rose again.

Although Ning Yi had received one enhancement.

To be honest, they had little sense of the monsters’ power levels in the National Fate world and they did not know whether Ning Yi could beat the kobold now.

How could they not worry?

Meanwhile, the Koreans who had just suffered a “backstab by their own national player” suddenly seemed to find a vent and swarmed in.

“Overreaching Kyushu man, you think one enhancement is enough to challenge a monster?”

“That monster looks nasty at a glance, tear that Kyushu man apart!”

“Go, monster!”

“Haha, the Kyushu man is dead!”

“Let disaster descend on Kyushu!”

The Kyushu citizens simply could not be bothered to reply.

All their attention was on the livestream.

* * *

Bang!

With dust spraying from the ground, the kobold, like a brown shadow, shot toward Ning Yi.

This speed was faster than a human sprint champion.

If this were before Ning Yi’s personal reward, he would probably have been killed in one exchange, with no time to react at all.

But now it was different.

Ning Yi’s eyes narrowed. He stamped his right foot and slipped nimbly to the side, dodging the attack.

Next, he gripped the longbow with his left hand and drew an arrow with his right.

Whoosh!

He did not need to aim. The arrow became a streak of black light and struck the kobold’s head squarely.

In fact, Ning Yi had intended to blow its head off.

But the hardness of the opponent’s skull exceeded his expectations.

The arrow was actually wedged by the skull.

“Roar!”

The kobold’s ferocity was provoked, its eyes redder. It opened a mouth full of sharp fangs and pounced at Ning Yi even more savagely.

Ning Yi did not panic.

He calmly prepared, aimed and shot again.

Puft!

Foul blood sprayed.

This shot was true, driving straight into the kobold’s left eye.

“Roar!”

In pain, the kobold crashed to the ground and rolled madly.

Then its movements slowed and soon there was no response, as if it were dead.

But Ning Yi did not lower his guard.

He aimed at the kobold’s other eye and loosed another arrow.

“U‑roar!”

A scream rang out again.

Clearly, this kobold was pretty smart, it even knew how to play dead.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

After a few more finishing shots, the thing finally went still for good.

The next second, a white light slowly rose from the kobold’s corpse, then condensed at the side into a jagged short sword glinting with metallic light.

“Loot drop?”

Ning Yi’s eyes brightened slightly and he stepped forward to pick it up.

[Target: Hyena’s Bite]

[Type: Short Sword]

[Quality: D]

[Trait: On hit, there is a very small chance to inflict a bleeding effect on the enemy.]

[Evaluation: A fairly sharp iron short sword, suitable for beginners.]

Not bad at all.

At least he had a melee weapon now.

Gurgle—

Suddenly, his stomach protested.

Only then did Ning Yi realize that after being selected by this game, he had not eaten.

On top of that, before killing the kobold, he and Jiu had fought ‘several rounds’ and now he was starving.

‘Claim two portions of food and water!’

He silently recited in his heart.

It was two portions because Jiu needed to eat too.

Which meant he had to find food and water quickly. The free food and water only covered three days for one person and with one more, they would only last a day and a half.

* * *

Seeing Ning Yi kill the kobold effortlessly without lifting a finger and even get a loot drop.

The Kyushu citizens relaxed and cheered.

“66666!” (go, go, go, go, go.)

“Worthy of God Ning!”

“Good thing he got that personal reward earlier, otherwise to be honest, it might not have been certain.”

“Indeed, that monster moved even faster than Usain Bolt, a normal person probably would not even react in time.”

As for the citizens of Korea, America and Sakura Country.

They were very disappointed. They had wanted to see the kobold tear that Kyushu man apart.