8: Chapter 8: Crazy Hunting
“Haha, since I have the ability, why not go all out and maximize my Rank? The Void Realms outside aren't as easy as the Haishi Void Realm.”
Fang Yuan strapped his flashlight to his waist, freeing his hands to grip his black iron long saber, his gaze coldly fixed ahead, awaiting the monsters’ arrival.
The Haishi Void Realm is different from other Void Realms; the monsters' Ranks are very low, making it very suitable for newcomers who have just become professionals.
Other Void Realms are full of dangers, and a terrifyingly powerful monster might emerge from some corner.
This problem will not occur in the Haishi Void Realm; its timeline limits the strongest monsters appearing on the first day to generally not exceed Black Iron Level Three.
Even if the darkness descends and the monsters’ strength increases again, the current monsters are at most Black Iron Level Four.
Thump! Thump!
The flashlight's beam quickly served its purpose of attracting monsters, and various footsteps echoed from all directions. In the darkness, pairs of unusual lights appeared.
Moments later, Little Spiders, Worms, Clown Monsters, Flying Bats, and more appeared all around.
Upon discovering the two, all sorts of monsters swarmed forward, baring their fangs and claws, as if to tear them to shreds.
“Be careful, stay behind me. I’ll leave some Level Two monsters for you.”
Facing over twenty monsters, including two Level Three Little Spiders, Fang Yuan calmly instructed the person behind him.
With that, his hands tensed, and all his strength was poised to strike.
As a Level Three Little Spider first approached within ten meters, Fang Yuan stomped his feet, and his entire being transformed into an afterimage, colliding with it.
Whoosh~!
The saber light flashed, and the large spider’s body was split in two from the middle, instantly killed.
Killed Little Spider
Devoured Little Spider Origin, Physical Body strengthened by 1%
Ignoring the prompts, Fang Yuan was completely immersed in a fervent combat awareness, his heart pounding in his chest, erupting with an endless surge of power.
He wielded his black iron long saber like a madman, turning it into an afterimage. Everything around him seemed to slow down. With every strike, a monster was killed.
He hadn't forgotten the person behind him. Every three strikes, Fang Yuan would deliberately change his attack direction, only severely injuring the monsters and leaving them for Lin Zhizhi to gain experience.
The monsters didn't approach all at once; the intervals between them left ample time to easily deal with all of them.
At this moment, Fang Yuan transformed into a warrior traversing the battlefield, swiftly moving back and forth among the various monsters, striking them down one after another, harvesting their lives.
The dangerous situation Lin Zhizhi anticipated did not occur; his performance was too dazzling. Not a single monster could break through his defense and reach her side.
All the monsters she could reach were half-dead, and she could easily gain experience with just two or three casual punches.
A few minutes later, Fang Yuan killed the last Level Two monster that attacked him with a single strike, and the surrounding gray blood covered the entire street.
The corpses of over sixty monsters showed how intense the battle had been just minutes before.
Fang Yuan
Rank: Black Iron Level Four (7.1%)
True Spirit Talent: Source Devour
…One battle, the energy provided by dozens of monsters only gave him a one percent increase in progress.
Fang Yuan felt a slight improvement in his body, and his mood brightened. Although the increase in Rank was very small, by relying on his Talent to devour the monsters’ Origin, he also gained a slight increase in strength.
In a few minutes, his strength increased by more than ten points, reaching six hundred and forty points.
The growth in strength made him deeply realize the terror of Source Devour.
“Let’s go, it seems the monsters around here have been cleared out.”
Seeing no more traces of monsters around, Fang Yuan continued to lead Lin Zhi deeper into the gray mist… Deep into the night.
The cold was bone-chilling. In a spacious living room, Fang Yuan and Lin Zhizhi were huddled around a bonfire, warming themselves.
“Cousin Fang Yuan is mighty! I think I can reach Black Iron Level Four tomorrow.”
Lin Zhizhi held a cup of hot water with both hands, her mouth not stopping as she showered praises on the person next to her.
From leaving the convenience store around 5 PM to deep into the night at midnight, she had gained tremendous rewards by following Fang Yuan.
At this moment, she was only twenty-four percent away from leveling up, a speed as fast as riding an airplane.
Looking at the young man across the bonfire, Lin Zhizhi’s heart was still in turmoil. In the past few hours, she had seen that Fang Yuan was an existence that swept through everything in this Haishi Void Realm.
All the monsters were no match for him; Level Three monsters and Level Two monsters were all dealt with in a single strike.
What still made her heart hard to calm was that not long ago, they encountered a Level Four Blood Spider.
She had expected a big battle, but the result was that after a few strikes from Fang Yuan, its body was chopped into seven or eight pieces.
This was simply not the strength a Black Iron Level Four professional should possess; even a Level Five professional’s performance shouldn’t be this abnormal.
“Alright, it’s time to rest.”
Fang Yuan ate his usual snacks, satisfied his hunger and thirst, and after his damp clothes were dried, he got up and walked to the adjacent room, lying straight on the soft big bed, preparing to rest.
The soft touch made him quite emotional; after more than ten years, he was once again lying on a soft bed.
After nearly half a day of fighting, a professional’s body would feel incredibly fatigued. As soon as he lay down, Fang Yuan felt his entire body go numb and he couldn't muster any energy.
He had barely stopped, fighting continuously, and his spirit was largely depleted.
The continuous fighting naturally brought huge rewards. Although the experience provided by Level Two and Level Three monsters wasn't much, it had already brought him one step away from leveling up.
Fang Yuan
Rank: Black Iron Level Four (96.4%)
True Spirit Talent: Source Devour (Silver)
Talent: Metal (1.1%) Wood (1.2%)… His Rank remained unchanged, but with the help of his True Spirit Talent, his strength had approached seven hundred points, comparable to a powerful Black Iron Rank Six professional.
The surging power made Fang Yuan feel like he could smash a giant beast with one punch, but as his strength increased, he could clearly feel that it became increasingly difficult to grow.
“This Void Realm is truly magical.”
Closing his eyes, clearing his combat thoughts, Fang Yuan recalled his experiences of the past half-day. He developed a strong interest in the Void Realm.
It had only been fifty years since the disaster, and people had only a superficial understanding of the Void Realm. No one knew where the Void Realm came from or why it possessed various magical effects.
The wonder of the Haishi Void Realm puzzled everyone in Sea City; what immense power could create a Void Realm where time was frozen at a certain moment?
Countless thoughts swept through his mind, and Fang Yuan slowly fell into slumber.
By the bonfire, Lin Zhizhi curled up, her gaze vigilantly watching the windows and door, her body ready to unleash its strongest power at any moment.
Unlike Fang Yuan’s confidence, she was just an ordinary professional, with mediocre Talent and average combat power.
To sleep soundly, Lin Zhizhi used several empty cans to set up some alarms around the windows and door.
More than ten minutes later, after setting everything up, she dragged her tired body to another room, collapsing completely onto the bed.
As soon as she lay down, the highly vigilant Lin Zhizhi fell into a deep sleep in less than three minutes.