12: All fear stems from insufficient firepower.

10086 Novice Village.

Bai Zhaoning and Chen Yichun stayed in bed for a full hour before getting up.

Due to the fear of an uncertain future, the two women only shared one piece of bread.

Before setting off, they also spent 40 copper coins to buy two bottles of Junior Rejuvenation Pills (restores 15 HP per second for 20 seconds).

Upon re-entering the Battle Chicken territory, the two women immediately activated their domains.

This time, without Huang Chen escorting them, they were exceptionally cautious.

However, after yesterday's battle, the Level 1 Battle Chickens posed no threat to them at all.

In just a few seconds, the first Battle Chicken turned into a white light and disappeared.

A white light flashed over both of them simultaneously, and their levels became Lv2 0/500.

In the Star Abyss, monsters below Level 5 do not drop equipment, and the amount of gold coins dropped is the same as their level.

They put all the potential points gained from leveling up into Agility.

Huang Chen had said that the higher the Agility, the faster the speed, and the better the control over one's body.

With one having 10 Agility and the other 15 Agility, plus the suppression from their domains, they could now farm Battle Chickens without taking any damage.

Thus, the two women cooperated, and the proficiency of their moves rapidly increased.

About an hour later, Bai Zhaoning's eyes lit up, and she looked at Chen Yichun, asking, "What's your proficiency at now?"

Chen Yichun checked her panel and smiled, "My Basic Swordsmanship is 97% at Level 1, and Basic Movement Skill is 38% at Level 1. What about yours, Sister Ning?"

"My Basic Movement Skill is 42%, and Basic Swordsmanship just leveled up to Level 1."

When fighting monsters, Bai Zhaoning was always a bit more "brave" than Chen Yichun, and her proficiency increased faster accordingly.

"Sister Ning, quickly check how much the bonus is for leveling up!"

"Okay, I'll take a look."

[Basic Swordsmanship Level 1, damage dealt during attack increased by 20%, attack speed increased by 2%]

"So, my attack power is 5 now, and with the Basic Swordsmanship bonus, it becomes 6."

"That's not much!" Chen Yichun pouted slightly, a bit disappointed.

Bai Zhaoning laughed, "You can't calculate it that way. When our levels are higher and our attack power increases, plus the hundredfold bonus Huang Chen mentioned, the damage will be terrifying then."

"For now, let's hurry and level up. Huang Chen told us to level up as much as possible these few days; our leveling up helps him."

"Mhm mhm!" Chen Yichun thought of Huang Chen's instructions, nodding her head like a chick pecking at rice.

She certainly didn't want to become a widow right after getting involved with a "sugar daddy."

As time passed, the two became more adept at fighting and had already begun to deal with prey separately.

After four hours, their experience points had reached 401/500.

Chen Yichun rubbed her sore arm and said, "Sister Ning, we need to rest. My stamina is almost depleted, only 27/80."

Bai Zhaoning nodded, "Mine's also depleted. Let's rest and eat something."

Bai Zhaoning then opened the shop panel and scrolled to the bread section.

Just as she was about to buy it, Chen Yichun stopped her.

"Sister Ning, we have money now, why don't we eat something else?"

Bai Zhaoning saw that her balance was already two silver and dozens of copper, and immediately agreed.

The two scrolled through the food category in the shop.

Lobster 10 silver, can't afford it!

roasted chicken 1 silver, uh, just ate it yesterday, forget it!

Corn on the cob 15 copper, too low in value, not eating it!

Huh?

Large hot dog 30 copper, this is good.

"Hahahaha..." Chen Yichun burst into laughter.

All fear stems from insufficient firepower.

Now with ample firepower, their mood also brightened.

The two played around for a while, and the gloom that had hung over them for the past few days gradually dissipated.

A moment later, Chen Yichun tentatively asked, "Sister Ning, how about we try the Mystic Rabbit area?"

Bai Zhaoning looked up at the Mystic Rabbit area, which was close at hand, and hesitation flickered in her eyes.

[Mystic Rabbit Lv2]

[HP: 80/80]

[Attack Power: 8]

[All Resistances: 0]

[Movement Speed: 8 meters/second]

No one was snatching monsters now, and although the Mystic Rabbit's improvement wasn't significant, Bai Zhaoning felt it was better to be cautious.

So she said, "Our level and Movement Skill are about to increase. How about we play it safe and fight for another hour?"

"Alright!"

Time was life now; they couldn't afford to spend one or two hours waiting for stamina to recover.

So, they reluctantly spent 40 copper coins to buy two bottles of Junior Stamina Recovery Pills (restores 20 stamina per second for 20 seconds).

Under the effect of Life Link, Bai Zhaoning alone took the medicine, and both of them recovered fully.

Then the two plunged back into the monster horde, continuing their chicken-killing journey.

After more than half an hour,

[Congratulations, Host, your Bonded Goddess Chen Yichun has gained 10 Potential Points, rewarding the Host with +10 Potential Points.]

[Congratulations, Host, your Bonded Goddess Bai Zhaoning has gained 15 Potential Points, rewarding the Host with +15 Potential Points.]

"Huh? Leveled up again!"

Huang Chen, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them with joy.

He put all 25 potential points into HP, bringing his health to 760 points.

His stamina and HP were almost full now, should he challenge the eighth stage?

In a moment, Huang Chen rejected his own idea. There were still 23 hours, and he didn't know how strong the eighth stage was. It would be best to wait for the two women to level up again.

As soon as Bai Zhaoning and Chen Yichun leveled up, they immediately stepped into the Mystic Rabbit area.

Under the suppression of their domains, Level 2 Mystic Rabbits were indeed not much stronger than Battle Chickens.

It was like going from fighting a 3-year-old child to fighting a 5-year-old child.

[Team killed Mystic Rabbit, EXP +3]

Mystic Rabbits originally gave 5 experience points. Divided equally between two people, it rounded up to 3 points.

Experience points Lv3 3/1000.

"Sister Ning, at this rate, we only need to kill 333 Mystic Rabbits to reach Level 4, but I still feel it's too slow."

Chen Yichun picked up two copper coins from the ground, her expression a little mournful.

When would Huang Chen return?

If he came back, with his monster-killing speed, she could just lie down and relax.

Wouldn't it be much better to just be a little girl picking up copper coins?

"Hmm. Shall we go check it out?" Bai Zhaoning also felt it was a bit slow, especially after putting all her potential points into Agility, the Mystic Rabbits couldn't even touch her.

Higher firepower naturally led to a desire for higher returns.

So, Bai Zhaoning took the lead, swiftly moving further away with Chen Yichun.

Both women had a speed of 15 meters/second, and since low-level monsters don't actively attack, they reached the Level 3 monster Black Tortoise area in just over ten minutes.

[Black Tortoise Lv3]

[HP: 200/200]

[Attack Power: 15]

[All Resistances: 2]

[Movement Speed: 4 meters/second]

Low agility, high attack, high HP, high defense—wasn't this a natural target?