Chapter 40: Ten Days! Max-Level Sword Saint

The next day.

Rustle—

Rustle—rustle—

The sound of leaves being blown and rubbing against each other rose up, surging over the jungle along with a morning breeze.

Tang Zheng rested his legs on a thick tree branch, leaned his back against the trunk, opened his eyes, and took out his pocket watch to open it.

"Eight-oh-seven. I wonder if the time in this world is exactly the same as in my previous life." Tang Zheng closed the pocket watch again and looked up at the forest, which was still filled with a dim atmosphere.

Even though the sun had long since risen, there was still not much sunlight due to the obstruction of the dense branches and leaves.

However, compared to the dark of night, the visibility was much clearer.

Tang Zheng had already been awake for a while; to be precise, he had been in a half-asleep, half-awake state all night, perhaps due to the physical enhancement brought by his level.

Although he hadn't slept for long the entire night, he didn't feel any drowsiness or fatigue.

If it weren't for the poor visibility in the jungle, Tang Zheng would have started moving long ago.

Whoosh!

Tang Zheng, sitting on the thick branch, tilted his shoulder, and his body immediately fell from the tree.

At the moment just before landing.

Bang!

Tang Zheng adjusted his landing posture, and his feet landed steadily on the ground.

"Start moving."

Tang Zheng held the iron sword in his hand and spoke softly with a calm gaze.

As he completely entered the territory of the ogres.

The number of goblins encountered in the jungle gradually began to increase. At the same time, a large number of goblins were turned into Tang Zheng's experience points.

One day!

Two days!

Four days!

Over the course of several consecutive days, hundreds of goblins were turned into Tang Zheng's experience, including some wild beasts and ordinary monsters.

The level of "Sword Saint" increased again, reaching 9lv!

The number of goblins slaughtered seemed quite large, but in reality, it wasn't much; the entire Great Forest of Tob was exceptionally vast, and a hundred goblins were merely a tiny fraction of the many goblins within the ogre territory.

Moreover, these slaughtered goblins were just the number of goblins Tang Zheng encountered normally in the jungle, averaging only 20 goblins per day.

Therefore, it was not many at all.

Additionally.

Tang Zheng discovered that not all goblins existed in groups; many goblins gathered in small numbers to live and hunt.

It wasn't that Tang Zheng wasn't trying hard to slaughter more goblins.

Rather, the limitations of the jungle environment were simply too great; for thirteen hours every single day, the forest was in a state of complete darkness.

This was quite unfriendly to Tang Zheng, who was a human, whereas goblins, despite their weak strength, possessed the innate racial ability of "Night Vision."

The night was simply not suitable for hunting.

Furthermore, the dense jungle also caused certain obstacles to Tang Zheng's movements, and the range he could cover each day was very limited, which further compressed Tang Zheng's mobility.

In the time that followed.

Tang Zheng's daily routine became monotonous; he was either slaughtering goblins or on his way to slaughter goblins.

If he was lucky, he could run into an ogre.

Because as long as an ogre existed, there would inevitably be a goblin colony nearby.

As time passed.

Tang Zheng himself didn't even realize that the massive increase in the number of dead goblins had caused the outer areas of the forest to begin to reek with a faint, foul smell of blood.

It was the smell gradually emanating from the large number of goblin corpses that had not been disposed of and were rotting.

Instead of attracting a large number of wild beasts in the jungle, it actually caused many beasts to flee the outer areas in fear, migrating toward the central area of the jungle.

The beasts had already begun to realize that a terrifying monster had appeared in the outskirts of the forest!

Year 4 of the New Era.

Month of the Lower Wind, June 11th.

It had been ten days since he entered the Great Forest of Tob on the 2nd.

In a small goblin colony.

"Waa!!"

"Waa—" "..."

The screams and wails of goblins rang out densely.

Tang Zheng swung the iron sword in his hand expressionlessly, the sword light flashing through the air incessantly.

Whether it was because of the large number of goblins slaughtered or the increase in his "Sword Saint" level, Tang Zheng's technique with the sword became increasingly proficient.

He lifted his foot and kicked.

The heavy force sent a goblin flying directly, smashing into several other goblins that were trying to escape in the distance.

Tang Zheng pushed off with his feet, caught up in a few steps, and as his blade flicked.

The heads of several goblins soared into the air and fell to the ground.

A moment later.

All the goblins were dealt with, and Tang Zheng followed his usual method, cutting off the ears of these goblins, putting them into a bag, and storing them in his item box.

Gulp~

=9+Shu_Ba

Gulp~

Tang Zheng picked up the water bag at his waist, poured several large gulps into his mouth, and only then let out a breath.

Immediately after.

Ignoring the corpses on the ground and the bloody smell permeating the air, Tang Zheng took out a piece of cooked wild boar meat and began to gnaw on it in large bites.

"This small goblin colony actually doesn't have an ogre? What a pity."

Tang Zheng thought silently while his cheeks were puffed out, chewing.

The surrounding goblin corpses did not affect his meal at all; after all, after living in the jungle for this period, he had already become somewhat accustomed to it.

Thinking of this.

Tang Zheng simply squatted on the ground, put the iron sword aside, held the water bag in one hand and the wild boar meat in the other, replenishing his energy and resting.

The wild boar he had caught a few days ago had been cooked directly by Tang Zheng using "Heating" magic, then sliced and put into his item box; whenever he wanted to eat, he could just take it out.

At this moment.

From a distance, Tang Zheng's appearance was about the same as a savage.

The sturdy linen clothes on his body were somewhat tattered, covered everywhere with traces of plant leaves and twigs from the shrubbery.

His originally short black hair had also grown much longer, looking messy.

This was actually the fifth set of clothes Tang Zheng had changed into; the previous clothes were even more tattered than the current ones.

If it weren't for mastering the "Odorless" magic, Tang Zheng would likely be emitting a sour stench all over his body right now.

However.

Through the skin exposed by the tattered clothes, one could clearly observe that Tang Zheng's entire body had, unknowingly, developed a sense of sturdiness and muscularity.

"Status Board."

Tang Zheng thought silently in his heart.

[Status Table]

Player: Tang Zheng

Justice Value: 35 [Neutral]

HP: 113 (8%) MP: 13 (1%)

Physical Attack: 113 (8%)

Physical Defense: 13 (1%)

Agility: 113 (8%)

Magic Attack: 13 (1%)

Magic Defense: 13 (1%)

Comprehensive Resistance: 0 (0%)

Special: 0 (0%)

Total: 28%

[Ability Table]

Innate Ability: [Player]

Comprehensive Level: 11lv

Experience Bar: 1721/5000

Occupation:

Basic Class: Genius Lv.1 (Warrior……)

Intermediate Class: Sword Saint Lv.10

Skill Points: 19

Passive Skills: Item Box, Slash Enhancement (10%)

Active Skills:

Warrior: Instant Reflex, Four-Light Consecutive Slash, Rapid Slash, Stealth

Magic: Paper Making (Tier 1), Heating (Tier 1), Minor Wound Healing (Tier 1), Magic Arrow (Tier 1), Odorless (Tier 1)

Class Skills: Pharmacy, Alchemy

(End of Chapter)