13: Day 3

"Oh, that feels so good."

At six in the morning the next day, Lin Zhizhi, who had been woken up, got up from the sofa and stretched lazily, letting out a soft groan.

Her budding figure was on full display at this moment, but no one present showed any inappropriate expressions.

"Time to get up, wash up, and eat something. We'll head to the zoo soon."

Fang Yuan ignored the scene before him and continued to call out to Lin Zhizhi, who was still half-asleep. She held no allure for him; she was just an ordinary-looking girl.

"Hey, I'll be ready in a second."

Hearing his voice, Lin Zhi instantly sobered up. She then quickly splashed water on her face and grabbed some bread to eat.

The entire process took less than ten minutes, and she was ready, standing by Fang Yuan's side.

"Let's go!"

Seeing her get ready so quickly, Fang Yuan said nothing more. He grabbed his black iron long saber, opened the door, and stepped into the mist.

As soon as he entered the mist, a strange sensation welled up in his heart. A faint, unknown energy surged into his body, seemingly tempering it.

Baa! Baa!

After advancing several hundred meters, sounds similar to sheep bleating penetrated the mist and reached their ears.

The sudden sounds invigorated Fang Yuan. Today, they were finally going to start working. Following the direction of the sounds, he quickly ran forward, holding his black iron long saber.

Lin Zhizhi followed closely behind. In less than ten seconds, they had already covered a distance of over a hundred meters. Through the mist, eight brown mountain goats, each about 1.5 meters tall, appeared before their eyes.

The eight mountain goats were currently chewing on leaves in the median strip of the road.

[Earth Rock Goat]

Rank: Black Iron Level Four

Talent: Heavy Hoof

Fang Yuan focused his gaze, and soon the information about these goats appeared in his mind. They were indeed eight Black Iron Level Four Earth Rock Goats.

Encountering Black Iron Level Four monsters right at the start clearly indicated that the monster Rank in the Haishi Void Realm had increased again.

Compared to the second day, when monsters were generally Black Iron Level Three, the third day had seen an increase to Black Iron Level Four.

Despite the increase in monster Rank, Fang Yuan showed a slight smile. He was precisely lacking monsters above Black Iron Level Four to raise his Rank.

Upon finding suitable prey, Fang Yuan immediately stepped forward with his saber, stomping heavily on the ground and leaping into the air.

Swish!!

The long saber cut through the air, and one Earth Rock Goat was split in two.

A single strike kill. After this Earth Rock Goat died, a subtle energy was absorbed by Fang Yuan, and he gained one-thousandth of the advancement energy.

Baa!!

Seeing their kind die, the remaining seven Earth Rock Goats instantly raised their heads, their crimson eyes fixed on the culprit before them.

With a series of piercing bleats, all seven Earth Rock Goats charged at Fang Yuan.

Their powerful hooves struck the concrete ground heavily, making a series of thudding sounds, and even sparks could be seen, demonstrating how strong these Earth Rock Goats' hooves were.

When these creatures got within a few meters of their target, half of them continued to charge, their thick horns leading the way like spears.

Their spiral horns were over thirty centimeters long, and combined with a high-speed charge, they were enough to pierce a body.

The other three kicked off their hind legs, leaping high into the air, their front hooves targeting Fang Yuan below.

Several horns and several pairs of hooves attacked simultaneously. Facing the attacks of the seven Earth Rock Goats, Fang Yuan swung his saber one by one. With the nearly eight hundred points of strength, he swung and retracted his saber, and three goats bled on the spot.

Using these three openings, he easily dodged the seemingly terrifying attacks.

Seven Black Iron Level Four monsters—if it were an ordinary Black Iron Level Five True Spirit Professional, he would probably need to struggle for a while before being able to kill them one by one.

Thump!!

The front hooves of the two goats in the air struck down heavily. Their hard hooves, under immense power, created small pits several centimeters deep in the tough concrete ground.

Fang Yuan pursued the advantage, turning and swinging his saber again, splitting two more goats in half.

The other two charging goats, with their horns lowered, rushed past from the side. Due to their excessive speed, these two Earth Rock Goats lost control of their bodies and crashed straight into a wall by the roadside.

Their sharp, hard horns directly punched holes in the walls. Under Lin Zhizhi's gaze, the two Earth Rock Goats were stuck in the wall.

Seeing this, she immediately ran forward, her Iron Fists striking heavily at the vulnerable necks of the Earth Rock Goats.

Crack!!

With a crack, the monster's neck was instantly broken by the impact. Powerful force erupted on it, directly pulverizing the entire neck into mush.

With the neck connecting the head and body smashed, the Earth Rock Goat's body, lacking bone support, instantly collapsed to the ground.

The monster's vitality was incredibly tenacious. Even with its neck broken, it had not completely lost its life; its limbs were still flailing wildly.

Not only was it moving, but its four hooves still possessed Black Iron Level Four strength. If she were kicked, she would likely suffer a fracture on the spot.

Looking at the last frenzied prey, Lin Zhizhi seized an opening and swung her fists again. Under the enhancement of the [Iron Fist] Talent, her Black Iron fists once more landed on the already broken neck.

Bang!!

With the powerful force, her Iron Fists broke through the tough goat hide, and blood splattered. When she retracted her fists, the Earth Rock Goat, having suffered two heavy blows, finally stopped moving.

After dealing with one monster, Lin Zhizhi turned her gaze to the Earth Rock Goat less than two meters away.

With the same action, two resounding punches brought down this Earth Rock Goat, and she harvested its experience.

"I've already killed two monsters, and it's just the beginning. It looks like I'll be leveling up to Black Iron Level Five today..."

Lin Zhizhi, who had for the first time killed a full-strength Black Iron Level Four monster with her own power, excitedly shared her joy with Fang Yuan.

She had already accumulated seventy percent of the energy needed. Barring any accidents, she was certain to reach Black Iron Level Five today.

"Still, Cousin, your black iron long saber is so good. One saber, one goat. Unlike me, who can only rely on a pair of fists."

When Lin Zhizhi saw Fang Yuan, who had killed six Earth Rock Goats and was still neat and tidy, she looked enviously at the black iron long saber in his hand, which was streaked with monster blood.

A sharp black iron long saber provided a significant boost to the attack power of a Black Iron Rank True Spirit Professional.

The tough hide of the Earth Rock Goat offered no resistance to the black iron long saber; one swing, and they were all split in half.

If Lin Zhizhi had a black iron long saber, she too would only need one strike to sever an Earth Rock Goat's neck.

Of course, that's not to say that with a black iron long saber, she could easily kill Black Iron Level Four monsters like Fang Yuan.

It's important to remember that monsters are not only powerful but also incredibly fast and reactive. Even an ordinary Professional with a Black Iron weapon would find it difficult to kill monsters of the same Rank.