Overall Level 9 Lv, Spellcaster Level

Of course!

Besides their webbing, Executioner Spiders also possessed a certain amount of venom. However, they needed to capture their prey first, then inject the venom through their fangs. The process was rather slow.

With Tang Zheng's speed, these Executioner Spiders could not get close to him at all!

The Iron Sword continuously sliced through the air. The mucus staining its blade rapidly evaporated under the high heat, making the already fishy stench in the air even stronger!

Time passed bit by bit.

The sound of swords cutting through the air intertwined endlessly with the shrieks of Executioner Spiders!

A moment later...

Tang Zheng panted heavily, standing on the ground with one hand braced against his knee. Severed limbs from Executioner Spiders lay scattered all around him.

Of the nearly hundred Executioner Spiders, Tang Zheng had killed roughly two-thirds in one go. The rest had already scattered, and tracking them through the jungle was impossible.

What a pity!

Tang Zheng let out a deep breath.

There was nothing he could do about failing to kill them all. The methods he currently possessed truly lacked any large-scale attacks.

Tang Zheng estimated that these Executioner Spiders were around Level 2 to 3!

That might sound like a very low level!

But one had to know that ordinary soldiers in the Re-Estize Kingdom were at roughly that level.

In other words, one Executioner Spider was about as strong as an ordinary soldier!

Of course, if equal numbers of both sides appeared in the forest, then a force of over a hundred soldiers facing the same number of Executioner Spiders would probably only be slaughtered.

After all!

Even Tang Zheng could not outrun these Executioner Spiders in an environment like the forest.

Tang Zheng guessed that this group of Executioner Spiders was likely the strongest group of Monsters in the outer region. They should have occupied the area between Wise King of the Forest Hamsuke's territory and the Troll Tribe's territory.

He finally understood a little why people in this world turned pale whenever the Great Forest of Tob was mentioned, filled with fear and taboo!

This was only the forest's outer region. The three great Forest Rulers deep within all possessed "Hero-class" strength. Aside from Wise King of the Forest Hamsuke, the other two had numerous subordinates.

Yet the entire Re-Estize Kingdom only had two Adamantite-ranked Adventurer teams!

Tang Zheng did not dare breathe too hard at the moment, because the foul stench filling the air was so thick that it made him nauseous.

The heated Iron Sword was indeed useful, but the smell of heated blood and severed limbs was suffocating!

"Experience: 2985/1000"

Ignoring the foul smell, Tang Zheng immediately looked at the experience value on his Attribute Panel.

"I should be able to level up twice." Tang Zheng thought happily. "Level up!"

[Ability Table]

Talent: [Player]

Overall Level: 9 Lv

Experience Bar: 685/1500

Class:

Basic Class: Genius 1 Lv (Warrior, Priestess/Priest, Pharmacist, Alchemist, Mage, Thief)

Intermediate Class: Sword Saint 8 Lv

Skill Points: 13

Passive Skills: Item Box, Slash Enhancement (8%)

Active Skills:

Warrior: Instant Reflection, Fourfold Slash of Light, Quick Slash, Stealth

Magic: Paper Making (1st Tier), Warming (1st Tier), Minor Wound Healing (1st Tier), Magic Arrow (1st Tier), Odorless (1st Tier)

Job Skills: Medicine Making, Alchemy

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"I've finally reached above Level 8." Tang Zheng looked at the information on the Ability Table.

Overall Level 9 Lv!

A delighted expression appeared on Tang Zheng's face. He immediately took out the Tier 2 Magic Scroll, "Item Appraisal," which he had bought from the Mages Guild.

Just as he was about to open the scroll and use it to obtain the skill.

He suddenly noticed that the two upgraded Zero-Tier Magic spells on the Ability Table did not have an "↑" mark after them.

Tang Zheng froze for a moment before finally realizing why. He raised a hand and slapped his forehead.

"I was only paying attention to my level. I almost forgot that my current Spellcaster level isn't high enough at all."

The delight on Tang Zheng's face faded. Somewhat helplessly, he put away the Magic Scroll.

The levels he had gained so far were mainly in Sword Saint, meaning his Warrior level. His Spellcaster level was still the same as his Genius Class, only 1 Lv.

"I'll max out my Warrior level first."

Tang Zheng exhaled and looked at the numerous broken Executioner Spider bodies on the ground.

He remembered that these Executioner Spiders had Poison Sacs in their abdomens.

Tang Zheng crouched down, cut open the abdomens of several dead Executioner Spiders, and removed the relatively intact Poison Sacs inside.

However.

Most of the Executioner Spiders had been badly damaged by Tang Zheng. After some effort, he only managed to collect twenty intact Poison Sacs.

After dealing with that,

Tang Zheng finally left the foul-smelling place. However, he did not go far. Instead, he stopped beside a large tree roughly seventeen or eighteen meters away.

Having just dealt with those Executioner Spiders, he needed to recover some stamina. Besides, this area was the territory of that group of Executioner Spiders.

The remaining Executioner Spiders had also been frightened away, so there was no need to worry about attacks from other Monsters.

Furthermore.

According to Tang Zheng's estimate, the Troll Tribe's territory should not be far from here.

He casually grabbed a handful of leaves from the ground.

Tang Zheng used the leaves as a rag, wiping the Executioner Spider blood from the Iron Sword.

The effect of the Warming spell had long since faded. Thinking back to how increasing the Iron Sword's temperature had enhanced its destructive power during the battle, that seemed like a good method!

It was somewhat like a roundabout form of enchantment.

However, raising the Iron Sword's temperature would also affect him.

Tang Zheng's gaze fell on the Iron Sword. He easily raised it one-handed by the hilt, then casually swung it a few times.

The blade cut through the air, continuously producing sharp, rapid sounds.

Every time the Sword Saint Class increased by one level, his overall strength improved greatly. If that was merely a visible change in numbers,

then Tang Zheng had discovered that after each level-up, using a sword became more natural to him. He even gained techniques that he had never learned himself.

It was as natural as breathing, yet also as if he had trained for a very long time!

This change.

Amazed Tang Zheng.

In the game YGGDRASIL, the Class panel was simply a Class panel. But in the New World, raising a Class level felt more like gradually mastering the abilities possessed by that Class.

For example, when he had been attacked by poisonous insects in the forest earlier!

Tang Zheng had relied solely on instinct. He did not even need to look before easily swinging his sword and killing the poisonous insects attacking him.

Even when he had faced that Black-Green Serpent, all kinds of blocking techniques had naturally come to him.

Before being transported here, Tang Zheng had been an ordinary person. There was no way he could have mastered such techniques. They had clearly all come from the Sword Saint Class.

After resting for around half an hour.

Tang Zheng felt that he had recovered enough. He picked up his sword again and continued eastward.

Along the way ahead.

Tang Zheng did not encounter any more beasts, much less Monsters. Instead, all kinds of birds became more numerous.

Birds with strange appearances that he had never seen before, their feathers mostly dark in color, occasionally flew overhead or perched among the dense branches and chirped.

Tang Zheng frowned and continued onward, though his footsteps became much lighter.