Of course!
Besides its webs, Gallows Spiders also possessed a certain degree of venom. However, they had to capture their prey first before injecting the venom through their fangs, making the process rather slow.
With Tang Zheng's speed, these Gallows Spiders could not get close to him at all!
The iron sword continuously swept through the air. The mucus coating its blade rapidly evaporated under the high heat, making the already fishy stench in the air even stronger!
Time passed little by little.
The whistling of his sword and the shrieks of the Gallows Spiders constantly intertwined!
A moment later...
Tang Zheng panted heavily, one hand braced against his knee as he stood on the ground. The severed limbs of Gallows Spiders littered the area around him.
Of the nearly one hundred Gallows Spiders, Tang Zheng had slain roughly two-thirds in one go. The rest had 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 attack.
Tang Zheng estimated that these Gallows Spiders were around Level 2 to 3!
Don't let those levels fool you!
In the Re-Estize Kingdom, ordinary soldiers were at about that level.
In other words, one Gallows Spider was roughly equivalent to an ordinary soldier!
Of course, if equal numbers of both appeared in the forest, a force of over a hundred soldiers facing the same number of Gallows Spiders would probably only be slaughtered.
After all!
In an environment like the forest, even Tang Zheng could not outrun these Gallows Spiders.
Tang Zheng guessed.
This group of Gallows Spiders was very likely the strongest group of magical beasts in the outer region. They should occupy the area between the territories of Hamsuke, the Wise King of the Forest, and the Ogres.
He finally understood why people in this world turned pale and became full of apprehension whenever the Great Forest of Tob was mentioned!
This was only the forest's outer region. The three great Forest Lords deep within all possessed Hero Rank strength. Aside from Hamsuke, the Wise King of the Forest, the other two had large numbers of subordinates.
Yet the entire Re-Estize Kingdom only had two Adamantite Rank adventurer teams!
Tang Zheng did not dare breathe too deeply at the moment, because the foul stench filling the air was simply too strong and made him feel nauseous.
The heated iron sword was indeed useful, but the smell of heated blood and severed limbs was practically suffocating!
"Experience Points: 2985/1000"
Ignoring the foul smell, Tang Zheng immediately looked at the Experience Points on his Attribute Panel.
It should be enough to level up twice. Tang Zheng thought happily. Level up!
[Ability Table] Innate Talent: [Player] Overall Level: 9 Lv Experience Bar: 685/1500 Classes: Basic Class: Genius 1 Lv (Warrior, Priestess/Priest, Potion Maker, Alchemist, Magic Caster, Thief) Mid-tier 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: Papermaking (First-Tier), Warming (First-Tier), Minor Healing (First-Tier), Magic Arrow (First-Tier), Odorless (First-Tier) Class Skills: Potion Making, Alchemy ...
"I've finally raised it 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 Second-Tier Magic Scroll, "Item Appraisal," which he had bought from the Magic Caster's Guild, from his Item Box.
Just as he was about to open the scroll and use it to obtain the skill.
He suddenly noticed that the two Zero-Tier Magic spells he had upgraded on the Ability Table did not have an "↑" mark after them.
Tang Zheng froze before realizing what was wrong. He raised a hand and slapped his forehead.
"I was so focused on my level that I nearly forgot my current Caster Level isn't high enough at all."
The delight on Tang Zheng's face faded. With some helplessness, he put the Magic Scroll away.
The levels he had raised so far were mainly in Sword Saint, meaning his Warrior Level. His Caster Level was still the same as his Genius class, only 1 Lv.
"I'll max out my Warrior Level first."
Tang Zheng let out a breath and looked at the many mangled Gallows Spider corpses on the ground.
He remembered that these Gallows Spiders had Venom Sacs in their abdomens.
Tang Zheng crouched down, cut open the abdomens of several dead Gallows Spiders, and removed the relatively intact Venom Sacs from inside.
However.
Most of the Gallows Spiders had been damaged badly by Tang Zheng. After putting in some effort, he only managed to collect twenty intact Venom Sacs.
After dealing with all that,
Tang Zheng finally left that foul-smelling place. However, he did not go far. Instead, he stopped beside a large tree about seventeen or eighteen meters away.
Having just dealt with those Gallows Spiders, he needed to recover some stamina. Besides, this area was the territory of those Gallows Spiders.
The remaining Gallows Spiders had also been frightened away, so there was no need to worry about other magical creatures attacking him.
Additionally.
Based on Tang Zheng's estimate, the Ogre territory should not be far from here.
He casually grabbed a handful of leaves from the ground.
Tang Zheng held the leaves like a rag and wiped the Gallows Spider blood from the iron sword.
The effect of the Warming spell had long since faded. Thinking back to how raising its temperature during the battle had increased the iron sword's destructive power, that method seemed rather good!
It was somewhat like an indirect form of enchantment.
It was just that increasing the iron sword's temperature would affect him as well.
Tang Zheng's gaze fell on the iron sword. Holding the hilt in one hand, he easily lifted it and casually swung it a few times.
The blade cut through the air, repeatedly producing sharp, rapid whistles.
With every level gained in the Sword Saint class, his overall strength increased by quite a bit. If that was merely a visible numerical change,
then Tang Zheng discovered that with every level gained, his use of the sword became more natural. He even gained techniques that he had never learned himself.
It was as though it came naturally, yet also as though he had trained for a long time!
This change.
Amazed Tang Zheng,
In the game YGGDRASIL, a class panel was merely a class panel. Yet in the New World, increasing a class's level felt more like gradually mastering the abilities that class possessed.
For example, when he had been attacked by venomous insects in the forest before!
Tang Zheng had relied solely on instinct. Without even needing to look, he could easily swing his sword and kill the venomous insects attacking him.
Even when he had faced that Black-Green Giant Snake, all sorts of blocking techniques had come to him naturally.
Before transmigrating, Tang Zheng had been an ordinary person. There was no way he could have possessed such techniques. They had clearly all come from the Sword Saint class.
After resting for about half an hour.
Tang Zheng felt that he had recovered enough. He picked up his sword again and continued eastward.
For the rest of the journey.
Tang Zheng did not encounter any more wild beasts, let alone magical beasts. Instead, all kinds of birds became more numerous.
Various strange birds he had never seen before, with rather dark-colored feathers, occasionally flew overhead or perched among the dense branches and chirped.
Tang Zheng frowned and continued onward, though his footsteps became much lighter.
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