18: S-level talent, instant movement!

After entering the dungeon.

Xia Qi immediately saw the countless sky-obscuring trees here.

Damp, deep, silent, and oppressive!

"No wonder it's called the Twisted Jungle; there are so many trees here."

Xia Qi sighed, and at the same time, threw an Insight Technique.

[Twisted Treant]

[Rank: 10]

[Strength: 50]

[Agility: 50]

[Intelligence: 50]

[Physique: 100]

[Skill: Earth Spike]

After the Insight Technique was thrown, the originally quiet giant tree revealed a ferocious face, staring fiercely at Xia Qi.

This monster's attributes were much stronger than those in the novice dungeons, especially the high Physique, meaning it was very durable.

A typical Professional Squad, without an Elemental Awakener and only Melee Talent Professionals, would struggle significantly against this kind of monster.

Unfortunately, the one who arrived was Xia Qi, whose S-grade Talent: Lightning Control specifically countered wood-attribute monsters.

The trees here were extremely dense; just a quick glance suggested there were likely no less than a thousand Treants.

The Twisted Treant awoke from its slumber, its thick branches transforming into a withered wooden hand that smashed down fiercely with the sound of rushing wind.

Instantaneous Movement!

With a whoosh, Xia Qi instantly vanished from the spot, and the Treant's swift attack missed entirely, kicking up a cloud of dust.

[Instantaneous Movement (Copy)]

[Quality: S-Rank.]

[Effect: You instantly move within a two-hundred-meter radius, and energy consumption is slightly reduced.]

The Instantaneous Movement talent was an amplification of the A-Rank Talent Flash. After midnight last night, the talent abilities refreshed. Considering he was here to grind in the Twisted Jungle, and the monsters' attributes were not weak, Xia Qi prioritized amplifying a life-saving talent among the available A-Rank Talents.

After amplification, it unsurprisingly reached S-Rank. The effect of Instantaneous Movement was much stronger than Flash, and the energy consumption was also greatly reduced.

As long as Xia Qi wished it, no one could touch his body before his energy was depleted.

Frenzy Lightning!

After the Treant's attack missed, Xia Qi didn't stand on ceremony, raising his hand and sending a bolt of lightning down.

A puff of smoke drifted past, and a visible crack was split into the Treant's tall body. If its Physique hadn't reached one hundred points, Xia Qi estimated that this Frenzy Lightning could have split the Treant in half.

The heavily damaged Twisted Treant frantically twisted its body, slowly moving toward Xia Qi, intending to use its long reach advantage to lash out at this hateful human.

Unfortunately, the Treant's movement was too slow; it had only managed to move a step or two before the next bolt of Frenzy Lightning descended.

Boom!

The violent power of the lightning instantly tore a huge gap in the Treant, causing its trunk to catch fire.

After four bolts of lightning, the pitch-black, fire-spewing Treant wailed and collapsed, kicking up a cloud of dust.

[Killed Rank 10 Twisted Treant, Experience +300]

[Obtained Hard Wooden Block.]

The effect of Good Fortune was evident right now; this first monster dropped Materials.

After putting the Materials into the Awakener Space, everyone who underwent an Awakening gains a storage space. The size of the storage space varies depending on the Rank of the talent.

A B-Rank Talent only provides the size of a backpack, whereas his S-Rank Talent started with a one-cubic-meter storage space.

As the Awakener's Rank increases, the storage space will continue to expand.

This was quite convenient; at least he didn't need to carry a backpack every time he left the city to hunt monsters.

Xia Qi could just put some daily necessities directly into the storage space.

After killing one Twisted Treant, Xia Qi had grasped the strength of a Rank 10 monster.

Due to the attribute counter, it was killed by only four bolts of lightning. Similarly, if it were another monster, it might take seven or eight bolts to kill it.

However, Xia Qi was only Rank 7 now. The effect would be different once his Rank increased.

With a thought, looking at the vast, boundless thicket, Thunder Breathing quietly activated, and endless Frenzy Lightning began to surge.

[Killed Rank 10 Twisted Treant, Experience +300]

[Obtained one Tree Core.]

[Killed Rank 10 Camouflage Treant, Experience +310]

[Obtained Hard Bark.]

With the blessing of Thunder Breathing, it was difficult for monsters like Treants to harm Xia Qi. As soon as he sensed danger, Xia Qi would immediately use Instantaneous Movement, giving the Treants no chance to strike him.

Under the enhancement of two S-Rank Talents, the situation where he should have been surrounded by countless Treants had now turned into Xia Qi single-handedly surrounding the entire Twisted Jungle.

"This feels great, the leveling speed is so fast!"

As Treant after Treant was struck dead by lightning, Xia Qi's heart grew excited.

If he continued grinding at this speed, it wouldn't take long to reach Rank 10.

He might even reach Rank 12 today.

As for after Rank 12, Xia Qi wasn't sure. The experience points required to level up might change again after Rank 10.

He started pushing horizontally from the edge of the Twisted Jungle, advancing step by step. Every few breaths, a tall tree would crash down, turning into scorched wood.

An hour later, a leveling light appeared around Xia Qi.

His Rank had reached 8.

He had pushed a hundred meters inward from the perimeter of the Twisted Jungle.

Within a hundred-meter radius, all the Treants had been killed.

If a Professional Squad saw such terrifying leveling efficiency in the wild, they would probably scream that they had seen a ghost.

He only needed to move his thoughts, and the lightning would strike wherever directed, like Maggots on Bone.

This easy and comfortable way of leveling was unimaginable for anyone else.

After leveling up, the energy he had depleted was replenished, and all his attributes were strengthened.

Xia Qi didn't even need to rest and immediately started his Second Monster Grinding Journey.

"Not a single monster can be left behind; this is experience,"

Xia Qi muttered excitedly, and the surging lightning continuously churned through the forest.

To verify the conjecture in his heart, he materialized a set of Demonic Bone Armor on his body.

With one Instantaneous Movement, he arrived in the middle of the Treant Group, and Nine Heavens Thunderclap was immediately activated!

RUMBLE!

Thunder and lightning flashed. The dark, obscure forest instantly became as dazzling as daylight, surrounded by brilliant lightning that crackled and fell like raindrops.

After one strike of Nine Heavens Thunderclap.

Within a hundred-meter radius, the bodies of all the Twisted Trees suffered horrific tearing. The sparks caused by the lightning strike immediately began to burn fiercely, constantly spreading to the surroundings.

"It seems one Nine Heavens Thunderclap isn't enough to clear the monsters. I'll hit them again!"

Thunder Breathing circulated, mobilizing the internal lightning energy once more. After the cooldown period passed, the second Nine Heavens Thunderclap was released.

When the violent lightning fell, the Treants, whose bodies were already torn, could no longer withstand the pressure this round, and shattered wood chips flew everywhere.

"No monsters left..."

Xia Qi looked at the bare ground within a hundred-meter radius.

With just two Nine Heavens Thunderclaps, he had cleared out all the surrounding monsters.