SWNOVELXO Chapter 23: the hunt
After resting for a while, he stood in place and released his soul aura widely
Moments later, the ground was shaking beneath his feet. When he was sure the monsters were coming, he activated his spiritual skill and fog filled the entire place within a 50-meter radius. He climbed onto a tree and waited for the monsters.
After a few minutes, dozens of ten-year-class spirit beasts had entered the field, and five hundred-year-class spirit beasts had entered the field. Zhang Yong had looked at everything from the system map.
Zhang Yong descended towards the ten-year-old monsters, and his movements within the fog seemed fluid and every swing cut off their heads. Of course, Murasama's sharpness had a role in the matter, except that Zhang Yong noticed that the ominous aura around Murasama was increasing little by little, and the heads of the monsters were flying, even though it was the matter. Nothing to be proud of, these are just ten-year-old monsters, and most of them were young
(27 ten-year-old monsters were killed
The host got it
5400 experience points
2700 feelings points
)
"This is even more fun than contemplating, there is still more to come."
With a smile that never left his face, Zhang Yong turned towards the remaining hundred-year monsters, one of which was a large rhinoceros with a thick skin. Zhang Yong jumped on top of him, making him mad and furious, rushing and hitting the trees around him. Then he plunged the sword into the monster's neck from above, causing it to stagger around. He continued to plunge the sword into the monster's neck until it reached the spinal bone and separated it, resulting in the monster's death.
(Congratulations to the host for killing a 152 year old bloody rhinoceros monster
The host got it
3040 experience points
1000 feelings points
)
Then he headed towards the next monster. It had the appearance of a tiger, but it was emitting blackness around it. Naoto rushed with the sword head with wind steps, trying to end the matter with a quick stab, but the black tiger jumped to the side, avoiding the attack, then rushed towards Zhang Yong and attacked him with his claws.
Zhang Yong grabbed Murasama's front and used it to defend, but was pushed back. He raised his robe, jumped into the air, and used the robe to hide his presence in the air. Then he picked up his sword and used gravity to increase the force of his blow, decapitating the monster with one strike.
(Congratulations to the host for killing the shadow tiger
He is 126 years old
The host got it
2520 experience points
1000 feelings points
)
Naoto began to think a little as he read the notices, and he seemed to understand a little what that person in his Spirit Sea meant. Normally, Naoto should be afraid of facing spirit monsters, but he felt nothing of this.
Then he rushed at the third monster, it was a lion-like monster with a golden color, three eyes, and sharp fangs
"Is this the Three-Eyed Lion, a monster that can control ultimate fire?"
Above the ordinary items, there were the ultimate attributes, which were the most powerful form of the item. Most of the Spiritual Beasts born with this ability carried the bloodline of the Golden Dragon, which was the son of the second God Dragon King who controlled the power.
This monster possessed a certain amount of mental power, but since it was not yet a thousand years old, it was no different from a normal monster, but certainly its age was close to a thousand. Zhang Yong attacked it directly from the front. The lion had a little awareness due to its mental quality and avoided the attack and fired a large fireball. Naoto had no chance to escape due to the close distance
Naoto was injured as a result of the blow and was thrown backwards five meters. At that moment, the fog cleared from the place, revealing a presence as small as a mouse and another as large as a cat.
"Damn, I let my guard down."
Zhang Yong spat blood on the ground and Naoto forcefully picked up his weapon and charged towards the lion, and the lion lunged in the same manner
The two were about to collide, one with his claws and the other with his sword. Naoto was waving the sword over and over again, and all the lion did was strike with his claws. Every meeting left behind a spark, but from the lion's eyes it looked as if he was playing with his prey, nothing more.
Zhang Yong jumped back in an instant and used the wind steps to surprise him from behind. Before he could make any move, the lion jumped into the air and heard the sound of his blazing roar that melted everything under him. Even the surrounding trees were not spared. Naoto tried to move away from the damage area, but he was injured in his right leg. But he didn't have the chance to treat her, he ran on one leg to search for a safe area, when the lion landed on the ground, he looked at Zhang Yong who was running and shot a ball of flame at him.
It burned everything in its path
Zhang Yong couldn't dodge it due to its speed
It hit his back and threw him away
The lion went to the place and began monitoring his whereabouts, but he did not find anything and left the place
After a while, a stone disappeared from the area, and a hole in the ground appeared in its place. Zhang Yong was sitting in that small hole
"I almost died"
It turned out that Zhang Yong had used the Illusion Card and the Robe to hide from the lion's sight, and then used the small tree to treat his wounds.
The damage from the previous battle was getting worse and worse
After the treatment, Zhang Yong got up and began to examine his current condition
"This lion seems to be my limit, I have to reach level 20 first."
As for Zhang Yong's current state, dealing with hundred-year-old spirit beasts in their early years was relatively easy, but those close to breaking through to a thousand years were too strong for him.
(A The host wants to discover the mystery card)
"Do you remember me now?"
(I want the host)
"Good"
The system took out the mysterious card and handed it to Zhang Yong. The shape and writing of the paper were constantly changing
Until I stopped
(The host obtained the Intelligent Spiritual Ring Contract Card)
"Intelligent Spiritual Ring!"
The matter was first mentioned in the second book of the work, and the hero of the story had then acquired the bond of two monsters, the 400,000 Ice Jade Scorpion Empress and the Million-Year-Old Daydream Worm Monster, and later founded the Monstrous Spirits with his teacher Yi Lai Ke Si, who was known as Electrolocus and The spirit beasts had relied on a symmetrical contract between the spirit beasts and the spirit master where the spirit beasts lived. Even if they lost their lives within a person's spirit sea, there might have been more information, but Naoto had forgotten about it, after all, each book held more than a thousand chapters. It is impossible to remember something without forgetting something, even in the timeline he was in, he had forgotten many events, so he hoped not to change anything in the original story, so as not to suffer from the butterfly effect.
But suddenly an idea flashed in his mind
"Why don't I steal the opportunity of the hero of the second bookand contract with the Scorpion Empress?
This was what Zhang Yong thought before he remembered that it was a risky bet
The main character at that time was able to contract her due to his possession of the Daydream Worm, in addition to the fact that her life was approaching its end at that time and she had no other choice.
But currently, it could be said that if he appeared in front of her, he would literally be courting death
"I can help you"
The mysterious voice spoke inside Zhang Yong's mind
"How could you help me and why would you?"
Zhang Yong inquired about the matter, he didn't have much confidence in the voice or even knew what caused it, so he couldn't take any chances.
"Let's say I repay the debt of you allowing me to stay in your Spiritual Sea. As for the method, you have to reach level 30 first, get that lion as your second Spiritual Ring, and obtain the ability of Absolute Fire."
Zhang Yong did not completely trust the voice
But what he was asking for was exactly what he wanted so he had no problem with it so he agreed to it
Zhang Yong returned to the outer circle
He repeated the same thing and all that came to him were small ten-year-old monsters
The emerging spiritual beasts were killed by Zhang Yong ferociously, and nothing remained except his blood-soaked sword and some beasts, of which there were five or six remaining.
Zhang Yong followed them and killed them all, and with a flick of his wrist he removed the blood stuck to his sword
(Congratulations to the host for reaching level 12)
"It's still too far away"
Zhang Yong went like a madman, killing all the ten-year-old monsters around him, and his sword did not stop cutting
Zhang Yong didn't know what he was thinking, was he thinking at all?
His mind was a blank slate and all he could think about was leveling up
All he left behind was a trail of blood and body parts scattered all over the place
Even at night he couldn't sleep,
He felt more and more thirsty to fight against a strong opponent
Considering that danger was everywhere, he could not sleep
The next day, it seemed as if the monsters of the ten years had disappeared, and he made his way to the edges of the central region, and every monster he met had one fate, which was death.
Fortunately for him, all the hundred-year-old monsters he encountered were weak
He spent three days in the forest
(Congratulations to the host for reaching level 19)
"There's not much left"
Zhang Yong looked at his sword, which emitted an ominous and dark aura that was stronger than before
"All my sword drank was the blood of monsters, and it seemed that the aura around it had increased."
Zhang Yong meditated to heal his wounds as he sat on top of the corpse of a huge pig, and all he was feeding on was the flesh of the monsters he was killing.
He jumped off the pig and started walking into the forest. He looked at his condition and began distributing the status points he had gained
(The host added ten points to strength, fifteen points to agility, and seven points to endurance)
He made his way towards the middle of the middle circle.
A noise was heard filling the area, when Zhang Yong heard it, he hurried over to him
In the place there was one boy among the corpses, in front of him was a giant snake
Without thinking, he rushed towards the snake and cut off its head with one blow
"Tch, weak"
(Congratulations to the host for killing a 242 year old Datura snake
The host got it
4840 experience points
1000 feelings points
)
In fact, the snake was not weak, but the sword that cut was sharp enough to kill with one blow
Zhang Yong continued his walk, not caring whether the boy lived or died.
(The level of the elementary distance skill has reached the second level)
"I still have a long way to go"
Zhang Yong continued to walk on his way, and along the way, the Hundred Year Spirit Beasts abounded,
Each monster was more ferocious than the one before it
The deeper he went, the more monsters he encountered and the more difficult it was to deal with them
"I've run out of spiritual energy"
Naoto sat on the ground and meditated to regain his soul energy
(The host has reached level 20, a soul ring must be absorbed to advance)
"it's time"
Now that Zhang Yong had reached level 20, it was time for revenge
Zhang Yong returned to the area where he fought, but the place had not changed even the slightest, it was a black, charred area
Zhang Yong took the map job
He began searching and wandering through the area constantly until he found traces that belonged to him, but it was not certain, so he followed them
After walking for about half an hour, energy vibrations appeared in the area, so he hurried to explore it
What appeared was a golden three-eyed lion fighting a giant bird with black feathers
After searching a little, Naoto found that this was a space bird, distinct from the thousand-year-old space element
Although the lion had not reached the level of a thousand years, the fight was even. The lion continued to throw fireballs and roars that shook the ground, while the bird moved to the side of the lion and attacked with its claws.
The place was getting hot, Zhang Yong moved sideways to try to find a loophole when he reached the tree behind the bird
He looked up the tree where he found a nest at the top
"Understood"
Naoto climbed the tree lightly until he reached the nest, and found there a white egg with bumps on it. Naoto carried the egg and wanted to put it in the storeroom.
The mother bird noticed and returned to the nest, attacking Zhang Yong, thinking that he was trying to kidnap her young. The lion took advantage of the loophole and fired a large fireball at the bird, causing it to be seriously injured and to fall to the ground.
"Here we meet again"
Zhang Yong walked with calm steps towards the lion, picked up his sword, and surrounded himself with spiritual energy to strengthen his body. He focused all his weight on one foot and rushed towards the lion. The lion let out a violent roar and also lunged, and they met in the middle. Then the lion used the moment of encounter to cut Zhang Yong's arm holding the sword, making him... He struggles to keep it in his hand
In a moment, the lion tried to throw another fireball up close
"Not this time"
Zhang Yong moved his wrist and cut off the fireball, scratching the lion's face slightly, but the force of the attack forced the two to retreat
"First Soul Ability"
Zhang Yong activated his spirit power and instantly fog filled the entire place. Zhang Yong quickly advanced to the lion's place. When he got close enough, the lion sensed danger and began to spin around itself, giving Naoto the opportunity to penetrate it.
It was a deep stab in the left rib of his body, then the lion turned to Naoto and fired another flame ball
Zhang Yong jumped away, leaving the sword planted in its place
"All you know is to use this skill."
Zhang Yong opened the system store and took something, then directed it to his mouth and then threw it at the lion. The next moment, a loud bang was heard in the place.
(The host bought a grenade for 2000 points)
"You should be proud, she is twice as valuable as you."
Zhang Yong approached the explosion site
'Wait, I didn't hear the death notice,' he suddenly thought
From the smoke of the explosion, the lion jumped and its jaw pierced Zhang Yong's shoulder
The sound of his screams was heard throughout the forest
Before he tried to push the lion away, and the more he continued to try to remove his jaws, the more the lion was tearing off more of his flesh
"As if I would be content to become your food."
At that moment, a hawk-like sound was heard from the side
That was the sound of the mother bird that had been struck by the lion. She flew at high speed towards the lion and scratched his third eye, and her attacks continued. She was not protecting Zhang Yong, but rather she was protecting her egg that he owned. Even if she was a spiritual beast, she possessed a strong instinct. It was not a survival instinct, but a maternal instinct. Zhang Yong got out of the situation and walked away from the fight
"System, I want a treatment pill."
(2500 points spent on a medium level healing pill)
Naoto took the pill and swallowed it, and the torn flesh slowly began to heal again, but it was not a serious injury
Naoto rushed into the area again, this time from the direction of his sword
He approached, grabbed his sword and pulled it out, then quickly climbed over the lion, approached towards the head and stabbed its third eye, but he did not stop, he continued to insert it more and more as he aimed for the brain.
"Just die, you f***ing bastard."
With a final push, he pierced the lion's skull and killed it
(Congratulations to the host for killing the 952-year-old Three-Eyed Golden Lion
The host got it
19040 experience points
1000 feelings points
)
The lion fell to the ground, a lifeless body. When Zhang Yong turned to the mother bird, he rushed to her and examined her
"She's already dead"
The mother bird sacrificed her life to protect her baby, Naoto stood and bowed to her respectfully
"If it weren't for you, my situation would have been over. As a thank you for helping me, I will take care of the egg. It will also be a great help to me."
Zhang Yong returned to the lion's corpse and extruded a dark yellow soul ring from it
Zhang Yong sat down and began to absorb the ring, and very quickly the ring floated above his head. At first there was some conflict, but with time the conflict began to lessen little by little, and the ring began to merge with him.