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After who knew how long, the noisy alley finally fell silent again.
Before heaps of Kabane corpses, Fang Li stood there, shaking the blood droplets from his dagger and steadying his breathing.
"Finally won..."
It had not been easy.
Although things had gone rather smoothly at first, before long, the Kabane trapped in the back had collectively turned into spiders, clinging to the walls one by one and lunging at Fang Li like lizards.
Dealing with those Kabane descending from above had taken quite a bit out of Fang Li.
If the alley had not been so cramped, and if Fang Li had not already cut off the arms of many Kabane and killed some of them, he definitely would not have been standing here unscathed.
"With my current strength, even with tricks, this is about all I can manage."
Fang Li was somewhat dissatisfied.
"I need to increase my strength as soon as possible."
The three elements of a Main God Envoy's strength were attributes, skills, and equipment.
At present, Fang Li only had a talent in the skill department. His attributes were utter garbage, and his equipment was merely an ordinary dagger with no bonuses.
If not for the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, then no matter how much Fang Li exploited openings, he could at most survive the Kabane's attacks. There would have been no possibility of killing them in return.
Therefore, Fang Li was still far too weak. He had yet to rise beyond the level of an ordinary person.
Still, as a Main God Envoy who had only just entered the Main God Space, Fang Li's accomplishments were already extremely impressive.
"Besides, the more I kill, the more proficient my methods of killing become."
Kurusu Kunoichi had said that Fang Li had never trained in any martial arts.
That was indeed true.
But when it came to fighting to the death, Fang Li's instinctive killing techniques could genuinely compete with Kurusu Kunoichi's swordsmanship.
Of course, those were merely methods of killing. Fang Li still lacked far too many things.
Such as defense.
Such as evasion.
Fang Li knew almost nothing about those techniques.
As for evasion, Fang Li could still rely on his AGI, which was considerably higher than that of an ordinary person, to dart back and forth in straight lines.
But when it came to defense, Fang Li truly knew nothing beyond instinctive blocking.
"I'll have to plan things out properly afterward."
While he was thinking, Fang Li had already recovered more than half his stamina.
So, Fang Li turned his attention to his gains.
This round of slaughter had allowed Fang Li to kill another sixteen Kabane, earning 1,600 Exchange Points.
Together with the Exchange Points he had accumulated earlier, Fang Li now had a total of 7,500 Exchange Points.
For a newcomer who had only just entered the Main God Space to achieve this much, it could not be called unprecedented, but calling him one in ten thousand would be more than justified.
After all, in the Main God Space, over ninety percent of newcomers who went through their first Instance World earned less than half of what Fang Li had.
That was without even counting the newcomers who died.
Moreover, those gains only came after they had gone through an Instance World, returned to the Main God Space, and received evaluations and rewards based on their completion of the Main Quest.
Fang Li had not yet returned to the Main God Space, nor had his Main Quest rewards been calculated.
Once the Main Quest rewards were accounted for, Fang Li would only gain more. There was no chance of gaining less.
By then, Fang Li would truly be making a fortune.
Naturally, those Exchange Points would have to be converted into strength.
"If I get the chance, I need to kill more Kabane. Every Exchange Point counts."
Leaving those words behind, Fang Li turned around and prepared to leave.
However, at that moment, a voice suddenly rang out.
"Hey~~ You're pretty impressive."
The unexpected voice made Fang Li's pupils contract. He sharply raised his head and looked toward its source.
Then Fang Li froze.
"Whoosh—!"
A fierce gust suddenly swept in from afar, passing over the rooftops.
On the roof of a house beside the narrow alley, a girl stood facing the wind, looking down at Fang Li from above as her clothes fluttered around her.
The girl had shoulder-length black hair, dark as ink.
She wore an outfit primarily of red, mixed with white and black. It resembled training clothes and had clearly been designed for ease of movement.
At her neck, a blue ribbon-like cord had been tied into a bow, doing nothing to diminish the girl's cuteness and beauty.
For a moment, Fang Li even thought he was looking at a Goddess.
The girl's figure, standing against the silver moon and night sky with the wind at her back, was simply too beautiful, enough to make any man stare blankly.
Fang Li, however, did not stare blankly.
That was because he knew the girl looking down at him with those amber eyes.
—Mumei.
That was the girl's name.
At least, it was her current name.
And in Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, only the original heroine bore that name.
That was right.
The girl before him was the original heroine.
And she was no ordinary heroine.
"You..." Fang Li spoke with uncertainty.
"What? Did I scare you?" Mumei tilted her head and said in an innocent tone, "Don't worry. I'm not a Kabane, so I won't eat you."
Hearing that, Fang Li grumbled inwardly.
Of course I know you're not a Kabane.
But in a sense, you're no weaker than one.
Even your form of existence is the same.
Unaware of what Fang Li was thinking, Mumei leaped directly from the roof, landing lightly before him. She raised her head, bringing her exquisite, doll-like face close to his.
"—!"
That overly cute and delicate face suddenly drawing near made Fang Li instinctively take a step back.
Ignoring Fang Li's surprise, Mumei curiously studied his face. Then her gaze shifted to the dagger in his hand. Pointing at it, she said,
"Hey, can I take a look at your weapon?"
"My weapon?" Fang Li asked in surprise. "Why?"
"Just let me see it." Mumei offered no explanation, merely saying, "Don't worry. I have my own weapon. I won't steal your things."
As soon as she finished speaking, Mumei ignored whether Fang Li agreed or not. She abruptly reached out and snatched the dagger straight from his hand.
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