"Gain 300 Experience," the Ashamed "Rock" Team

A burnt smell drifted through the air.

The two Trolls that had seemed so dangerous and driven the "Rock" Team into a desperate situation were defeated so easily by a single Lightning Strike.

The atmosphere grew somewhat quiet!

Even the captain, Dosari, who had had his ankle crushed and had been screaming in pain, fell silent.

Discovered Third-Tier Magic "Lightning Strike." Requires Basic Mage Class, level requirement "15–21." Current conditions not met...

The information from the Attribute Panel appeared before Tang Zheng.

The Basic Mage Class could be converted through "Genius," but he clearly did not meet the level requirement yet.

What a pity.

Tang Zheng muttered inwardly.

Then, noticing the silence in the area, Tang Zheng could more or less guess at the complicated emotions within the "Rock" Team.

The Troll they had been unable to defeat despite exhausting all their strength had been effortlessly dealt with by their own client.

It was difficult for anyone not to feel conflicted about that.

Not to mention—

Someone capable of using Third-Tier Magic would rank among Platinum Rank or even Mithril Rank Adventurers.

The "Rock" Team was already having trouble reaching Gold Rank, let alone those Adventurers of even higher rank!

After a brief silence,

Tang Zheng broke the atmosphere first and hurried toward Captain Dosari.

Looking at Captain Dosari lying on the ground, his expression twisted by excruciating pain,

Tang Zheng crouched down. Seeing that the Troll's hand was still clamped tightly around the man's ankle, he said, "Captain Dosari, I'll remove the Troll's hand for you."

Captain Dosari nodded instinctively. Immediately afterward, his face flushed.

It was unclear whether it was because of the pain caused by Tang Zheng forcibly prying the Troll's hand off his leg, or for some other reason.

After Tang Zheng pried off the Troll's rough, dark-yellow hand, he tossed it aside and turned his gaze to Captain Dosari's lower leg.

The entire lower leg had been crushed flat, hanging limply on the ground in a twisted shape. The bones inside it hardly needed mentioning—it was undoubtedly a comminuted fracture.

An injury of this severity would have left him disabled in Tang Zheng's previous life!

But in this world, although it was somewhat serious, it was not a major problem. After all, even Resurrection Magic existed.

"Minor Healing!"

Tang Zheng extended both hands toward the lower leg and spoke in a low voice.

Soft white light enveloped Captain Dosari's lower leg. Under the effects of Healing Magic, the flattened limb slowly expanded as though being inflated, while its twisted shape gradually straightened.

The lower leg, which had just gone numb, began to feel intense pain again. Captain Dosari sucked in a breath of air, but still endured without crying out.

As the light faded,

The lower leg, which had barely looked like a leg before, could now at least be recognized as one.

Seeing this,

Tang Zheng cast Minor Healing again.

By the time the second Healing Magic ended, Captain Dosari's entire lower leg appeared to have returned to its original state.

"On the surface, there shouldn't be any problem now, but the bones inside have suffered comminuted fractures."

"Two spells can only repair it superficially. To recover completely, you'll probably need several more treatments. I'll heal you again after I've recovered some mana."

Tang Zheng exhaled and spoke softly.

The "Rock" Team had treated him quite well along the way. Since he could help them, Tang Zheng naturally would not be stingy.

Captain Dosari was covered in sweat, and even his lips had turned pale. Clearly, the pain produced as his lower leg healed had been too intense. "Thank you, Tang."

"There's no need to be so polite, Captain Dosari," Tang Zheng said.

Just then,

Archer Bask helped the injured brothers, Land and Lerr, over. Seeing the captain's current condition, they breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Tang Zheng with gratitude.

"Are you two all right?"

Tang Zheng rose to his feet and looked at the two brothers being supported.

"Don't worry. I'm not going to die." Lerr grinned. Aside from his equally pale complexion, he had no obvious injuries.

However, since Archer Bask was supporting him, he had likely suffered some internal injuries despite his lack of visible wounds. Tang Zheng remembered that the other Troll had kicked him away.

"I've broken a few ribs." A trace of blood marked the corner of Land's mouth. "But I won't die either."

"Once my mana recovers, I'll treat you two," Tang Zheng said with a nod.

Land laughed. "All right."

"Huh?" Archer Bask's ears twitched. He suddenly turned toward the Troll lying on the ground with its arm severed by lightning. "It's still alive?"

As soon as he said this,

The faces of the "Rock" Team members turned cold.

Tang Zheng's eyes lit up instead. Before anyone from the "Rock" Team could act, he had already reached the Troll lying on the ground.

His short sword flashed!

Following the wound the arrow had left in the Troll's eye, he thrust deep into its brain and twisted hard.

The Troll, which had only one breath left, completely lost its life.

The clean, decisive movement left the members of the "Rock" Team somewhat astonished.

Perhaps even Tang Zheng himself had failed to notice that his movements had unconsciously taken on a ruthless edge!

Gained 300 experience!

Tang Zheng saw the information flash across the Attribute Panel, and a hint of delight passed through his eyes.

That was quite a lot of experience.

It directly raised Tang Zheng by one level. Combined with the bits of experience he had gained earlier, his current level had risen to Level 5.

"Are you all right?" Nfirea jumped down from the carriage and hurried over, his face filled with concern.

The members of the "Rock" Team instinctively glanced at one another, then showed respectful expressions as they looked at Nfirea standing before them.

"Don't worry. We definitely won't delay the journey ahead." Captain Dosari planted both hands on the ground and stood up on one leg, speaking hurriedly.

"That's not what I meant."

Nfirea's cheeks flushed when he heard this. He waved his arms and shook his head, just about to continue when he suddenly noticed every member of the "Rock" Team looking past him with awe on their faces.

"You should rest for a while first."

Grandmother Lizzie walked over with her hands behind her back, her face expressionless.

"Yes, my lady."

Captain Dosari spoke solemnly, though his one-legged stance looked somewhat comical.

A Magic Caster capable of using Third-Tier Magic was not someone a small team like theirs could afford to offend, especially since she had just saved their lives.

The other three members of the "Rock" Team lowered their heads, their faces reddening. As Adventurers, they had actually been rescued by their client. It was truly humiliating.

Yet no matter what, they had never expected

That their employer possessed such formidable strength, yet had hired an Adventurer team for protection. No—perhaps from the very beginning, she had only intended to hire some laborers.

Grandmother Lizzie ignored the "Rock" Team and looked toward the direction where the Goblins and Trolls had appeared.

That area belonged to the Great Forest of Tob, south of the Azerlisia Mountains. It was not only vast beyond measure but also extremely dangerous. E-Rantel stood right beside this forest.

"Looks like it's time to clear out Monsters again," Grandmother Lizzie murmured.

Goblins were Monsters with an extremely rapid rate of reproduction. Combined with the beasts and other Monsters in the forest, they ventured out to attack humans almost every year.

Therefore, the Adventurer's Guild in E-Rantel had tasks to clear out Monsters posted year-round.