Woke Up to Find the Game I Made Came True

As night fell on this day, Baiye Village was not enveloped by darkness.

The peculiar flowers blossoming on the Creation Tree released a unique fragrance while shedding tiny luminous spores that diffused throughout the entire territory, illuminating the land.

After a day of preparation, the villagers, following Ye Bai's instructions, hid in their homes. Only Carrie, along with four villagers armed with bows and arrows, and Ye Bai himself, stood by the central Creation Tree in the village, ready to confront the first wave of attacks during the territory upgrade.

Among these four villagers, besides Roman, who Ye Bai had sent to scout the surrounding area, the other three were special talents: Lucy, Shawn, and Vider from the third batch of refugees.

Vider's talent, **Mineral Identification**, was better suited for the **Blacksmith** profession. Thus, Ye Bai adjusted his previous training strategy for Shawn, planning to cultivate Shawn as the territory's hunter.

Special talents are not easily found. The presence of special talents in both batches of refugees was a result of Ye Bai's **First Lord** title and good fortune.

"They're here!"

Ye Bai, using the Creation Tree's bird's-eye view, monitored the territory's movements. As night fell, he spotted 'black dots' appearing at the edge of the territory.

At this, the four villagers next to Ye Bai, except for Carrie, showed looks of tension and unease, gripping their bows tightly. However, with their loyalty at 60, they managed to overcome their fear and stood their ground without fleeing.

From a Level 0 territory upgrading to Level 1, the attacking monsters would generally be between Levels 5 and 15, depending primarily on the type of 'wild beasts' nearby.

If wild animals are considered meat resources that ordinary villagers can hunt, then wild beasts pose a threat to the average villager. Only those with some combat ability can deal with them.

For example, a hunter working in a Hunter's Lodge can handle individual wild beasts with bows and traps, similar to hunting deer or rabbits, obtaining leather and meat. A professional hunter can handle even more types of wild beasts.

Additionally, military professions like territory guards, sentries, and patrol teams can engage in battle with wild beasts.

The black dots approached from three directions. They were not spawned out of thin air but were the nearest wild beasts to the territory.

Normally, when establishing a territory, if there are wild beast habitats nearby, they would migrate beyond the range of the Creation Tree, similar to wild animal herds. The stronger the beasts, the further they move away from the territory. Eventually, like NPC towns, the farther one travels from a town, the stronger the monsters encountered.

In terms of game mechanics, the Creation Tree itself has a protective effect. It makes stronger animals aware that this is its territory and prompts them to stay away.

However, the only exception is during territory upgrades. At such times, the Creation Tree loses its protective barrier, becoming vulnerable, and its scent spreads outward, causing nearby living creatures to go into a frenzy, desperate to destroy it.

The higher the level, the farther the aroma spreads, which is why higher-level upgrades attract stronger monsters.

These beasts attacking the territory prioritize targets they encounter first—the villagers. Once hatred is locked, even if the villager hides in a building, the monster will attack the building until it's destroyed.

If no living beings are encountered, the beasts will follow the scent to destroy the Creation Tree.

The Creation Tree is the most important core of a territory. It has a 'health bar.' If attacked and damaged, it must be repaired with resources; otherwise, its functions will be inaccessible. If the health bar is depleted, the territory will be declared destroyed, and all troops, professionals, and villagers will become rogue forces.

Therefore, Ye Bai only brought five villagers to guard the Creation Tree, while the others stayed locked inside their homes. This meant all incoming beasts would move directly toward them.

However, the quickest pack of wolves approaching from the northwest direction never appeared in Ye Bai's line of sight.

"Clang! Clang! Clang..."

The northwest area, designated for future military planning, had no buildings. Once the dozen or so wolves set foot on that area, they each triggered a sharp metallic device.

**Hunting Trap**

**Level:** Ordinary

**Damage Upon Hit:** 100-150 (+500)

Effect: 100% chance of inflicting bleeding, 50% (+40%) chance of slowing, 20% (+30%) chance of crippling, with 50% additional damage to beastly creatures.

Inlay: Source Energy Crystal (Crude)

Hunting traps are essentially standard animal traps that are difficult to trigger for humanoid enemies but very effective against wild beasts. Before becoming professionals, hunters working in the Hunter's Cabin relied more on traps than bow and arrows for hunting.

The only drawback of this item is that its durability is related to the damage inflicted. For example, if used to hunt a rabbit with only 20 health, the trap’s durability can still be used 5 to 7 more times. However, if used to hunt a prey with a long health bar that exceeds the highest damage capacity, it can only be used once.

Now, the Source Energy Crystals embedded on the trap bring additional damage but do not increase its durability. Therefore, after triggering the trap with wolves that have 180-200 health bars, the trap cannot be used anymore.

However, with the current damage, it's no longer necessary.

"Awooo..."

More than ten wolves didn't even make it past the 'military zone' marked out by Ye Bai before they all collapsed to the ground.

The additional damage from the Source Energy Crystals is fatal for ordinary monsters under level 20, not to mention the enhanced probability of triggering negative effects like [Slow] and [Cripple].@@novelbin@@

As for why Ye Bai could ensure the traps would work?

Of course, she had to thank Roman, who she had sent out on the fifth day of establishing the village. Roman had explored the surrounding environment in concentric circles according to Ye Bai's 'coil mapping' method, allowing her to understand the distribution of nearby beasts.

Once the direction of the beast’s habitat was determined, drawing a straight line from the Life-Giving Tree as the starting point during the village upgrade would inevitably become their movement route. Ye Bai had already instructed the villagers to stay indoors, minimizing the chance of drawing aggro, and then set up traps along that path, ensuring a high chance of success.

The wolf's habitat was the closest to the village, and they were the fastest, so they fell into the trap first.

After waiting for some time, the residential area in the southeast direction remained eerily quiet, with doors firmly locked.

The villagers held farming tools like hoes and axes, nervously standing guard behind the doors, not daring to make a sound.

"Thud, thud, thud..."

Far away came the heavy sound, which soon grew louder and faster, even causing the ground to tremble slightly.

"Huff... huff..."

The footsteps were accompanied by growling sounds. Crimson-eyed wild boars with sharp black spines and protruding tusks arrived.

A total of eight boars rushed into the residential area all at once.

At this distance, Ye Bai and five villagers could already see their figures from the elevated position near the Life-Giving Tree.

"Clang! Clang! Clang..."

"Ouch~!"

The traps in the center of the 'well' layout were triggered again, and the boar herd suddenly skidded to a halt, starting with the lead boar emitting a painful shriek.

Unlike the wolves, which didn't even have a chance to scream because they were similar to the cave bats Ye Bai had killed in a dungeon—high-attack, low-health glass cannons—the boars were different.

Not only were they 3-4 levels higher than the average 10-12 level wolves, but they also had thick, tough skin, typically with 800+ health bars, and decent damage output. Their weakness was their attack method of charging, which made them poor in mobility and less agile.

At this moment, the boars stepped on the traps, not dying like the wolves but instead entering a critically wounded state due to the pain, letting out cries of agony. Their formation immediately became chaotic, and they began to scatter and ram in all directions.

As soon as the first boar stepped on the trap, Ye Bai raised her bow and loaded a fire arrow, aiming at a circle of haystacks prepared during the day.

Loaded the arrow, pulled the string—shoot!

...And missed!

"Ahem..." Feeling the eyes of the five people next to her focusing on her, Ye Bai coughed lightly and quickly grabbed another fire arrow.

See? With this abysmal hit rate of bow and arrow, it's no wonder Ye Bai didn't choose it as her initial weapon for the dungeon.

"Whoosh!"

The second rocket ignited the haystack prepared earlier in a flash, causing the flames to shoot up dramatically and illuminating the residential area like daylight.

Ye Bai had been using non-free mode, which was subject to hit rate. However, compared to her own archery skills, this mode was clearly more reliable. After all, the system's hit rate was directly influenced by distance and target size. The haystack was only thirty meters away and an easy target. The first arrow missing was simply due to Ye Bai's "luck taking a nosedive."

As the haystack ignited, the wild boar herd, which had previously been directionless, now had a clear target—anywhere but the flaming residential area.

"Fear of fire" was a trait all beasts shared, though the priority of this fear varied between different creatures.

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However, after the flames appeared, the wild boars that scattered away from the residential area barely made it a few steps before one by one, they collapsed to the ground.

With a 100% chance of triggering bleeding, which took off 30 health points per second, and with the slowdown and crippling effects enhanced by the energy crystal to 90% and 50% probability respectively, these wild boars, already critically wounded by the traps, didn't have much time to struggle.

"That's great!"

Seeing the crisis averted, the four villagers beside Ye Bai, who had been on edge, breathed a massive sigh of relief and cheered enthusiastically.

At this moment, Ye Bai raised her bow, nocked an arrow, and aimed the icy tip toward the northern forest that hadn't been logged yet.

"It's not over yet."

Carrie seemed to sense something and turned her gaze to the same direction as Ye Bai.

The other four villagers, noticing this, felt a pang of anxiety and followed their gaze.

The forest remained eerily silent.

Then, faintly, a heavy footstep echoed...

Unlike the wild boars, this footstep was slower and heavier, each step rhythmically pounding like it was stepping on the hearts of the onlookers, exuding an inexplicable intimidation.

"Thud, thud, thud..."

The footsteps grew louder, and the branches swayed with the moving sound.

Suddenly, a crisp 'clang' rang out, and the thudding stopped—a familiar sound of a trap activating.

Just as the four villagers perked up—

"Thud, thud..." the footsteps resumed.

This time, they were even faster. Clearly, the owner of those footsteps was not only unscathed like the wolves and boars but had also been enraged, accelerating toward their direction.

A moment later, a towering shadow emerged from the forest.

Posing on its hind legs, the figure stood a full three meters tall, with a pair of crimson eyes like other beasts. Its brown-black fur reflected a silvery glow under the spores' light.

With a 'perception' skill, some of the giant bear's attributes appeared in Ye Bai's vision.

**[Brown Bear]**

- **Level:** 18

- **Status:** Berserk, Bleeding, Slowed

- **Health:** 3040/4000

The broader and more intricate style of the health bar, compared to the previous creatures, unmistakably marked this bear as an **Elite Monster**.

"The main act has arrived," Ye Bai said with a smirk.