Karma Value - Surrounded!

He watched the numbers on the Attribute Panel change.

Tang Zheng felt that all his effort over so many days had finally paid off. "Sword Saint" had already reached max level.

Next, he needed to raise the "Genius" Class. Once he raised it to level 10, he should be able to meet the basic prerequisites.

"The experience requirement has already reached '5000.' As my level goes up, the experience needed is increasing too." Tang Zheng swallowed the boar meat in his mouth.

Still, there was nothing he could do about that.

Tang Zheng had always been worried that, in the later stages of leveling, there simply would not be enough Monsters for him to kill.

He shook his head.

That was not something he should be thinking about right now.

"The Karma Value changed."

"I killed so many Goblins, yet the value changed in a positive direction. So this 'Karma Value' is judged from the perspective of my own race?"

Tang Zheng looked at the Karma Value on the Status Table and thought this over.

In the game "YGGDRASIL," the stat known as "Karma Value" was also a very important number.

It was not only tied to certain issues with race, equipment, and Classes, but also greatly amplified or weakened the effects of some skills.

For example, the eighth-tier spell "Moral Distortion" could twist an individual with a high Karma Value into a negative Karma Value.

As for the tenth-tier "Divine Flame," the higher the Karma Value, the greater the damage it dealt. When the value was negative, its power was even inferior to a first-tier attack spell.

In Tang Zheng's view, having a "Karma Value" that was either too high or too low was not a good thing. In "YGGDRASIL," there were quite a few skills and spells that targeted Karma Value.

Keeping "Karma Value" at a low level was a decent choice.

If there were no requirements from Class, race, or equipment, then even keeping the "Karma Value" stat at 0 at all times would be safer.

Gulp~

Tang Zheng took another swig of water, his gaze falling on the Iron Sword, which already had quite a few notches in it.

It seemed this Iron Sword had reached the point where it needed to be scrapped. Luckily, he had prepared ten Iron Swords beforehand, so it was not as if he would have no weapon to use.

"Judging by how the stats provided by intermediate Classes are higher than those provided by low-tier Classes."

"The attack level of a max-level 'Sword Saint' should surpass the standard of a level-15 Adventurer in the New World. Maybe it won't be too much higher, but it should be... around level 17?"

Tang Zheng speculated inwardly.

If paired with the skill "Quick Slash" and the passive bonuses, it would cause 120% physical attack strength, raising its power by at least another level.

Rustle!

Rustle, rustle!

Rustle, rustle, rustle—

Hm?

Tang Zheng raised his head expressionlessly and looked toward the movement coming from behind the thicket ahead.

Bang!

The heavy sound of footsteps stepping on leaves rang out. A huge dark-yellow figure pushed aside the tall shrubs and walked out.

"A Troll?"

"I knew it. There are quite a few Goblins in this Goblin community. How could there be no Trolls?"

Seeing the Troll appear, not only did Tang Zheng show no panic on his face, the corners of his mouth even split into a smile.

But the next moment!

The smile on Tang Zheng's face froze.

Behind the Troll that had walked out first, another Troll appeared.

Two?

Rustle, rustle, rustle—

Ssshh—

Rustle, rustle, rustle—

From the surrounding Forest, the sound of branches and leaves constantly rubbing against each other rang out.

One heavy footstep after another approached.

The smile on Tang Zheng's face vanished completely.

One Troll after another walked out from all around, spreading out as they surrounded Tang Zheng!

"Hey, hey, six Trolls? That number is a little abnormal," Tang Zheng muttered to himself.

The appearance of six Trolls made the atmosphere instantly turn heavy.

Tang Zheng stood up, his expression grave.

With his current level and strength, dealing with one Troll would not be any problem. Dealing with two would not count as much trouble either. But dealing with six at once...

This was no longer a question of whether he could fight them.

"Whatever little intelligence Trolls have, they shouldn't be capable of setting up traps."

Tang Zheng's eyes flickered. He angled his body slightly, doing his best to keep more of the Trolls within his field of vision.

The small Goblin settlement he had just wiped out was nowhere near enough to support six Trolls, and the enemy had appeared in a clear encirclement formation.

That did not fit the Trolls' low intelligence, either.

However!

The Trolls clearly had no intention of giving Tang Zheng time to think.

"Human!"

"Roar!"

"Die!"

Almost at the same time, the six Trolls' savage faces let out great roars, and they brandished the huge wooden clubs in their hands as they charged at Tang Zheng.

Heavy footsteps rang out in unison.

Their thick bodies, over two meters tall, made the Trolls' charge stir up an invisible gale and pressure.

He could not let himself be surrounded!

The thought flashed through Tang Zheng's mind. He quickly swept his gaze around and soon locked onto the Troll farthest from him.

"Magic Arrow!"

In this situation, it was clearly not the time to conserve mana.

Mana was drawn out of Tang Zheng's body.

In an instant, three magic arrows condensed in midair and shot in unison toward the Troll farthest from him.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The three magic arrows slammed rapidly into the Troll's chest, and three fist-sized bloody holes appeared.

"Ah-roar." The Troll let out a pained howl.

However!

To a huge, thick-skinned Troll, an injury of this degree was nowhere near enough to cause any serious damage.

After all, Tang Zheng's "Magic Attack" value was only 13 points.

He had not expected the Magic Attack just now to deal much damage to that Troll, either.

When the Magic Attack landed, the Troll's charging motion stalled, instantly opening a gap in the "circle" that had originally been forming around him.

The moment Tang Zheng launched the Magic Attack, he had also moved, rushing toward that gap.

"Wah-roar!"

When the Troll struck by the Magic Attack saw Tang Zheng charging over, it angrily swung the huge wooden club in its hand.

A heavy sound of air being torn apart rang out!

Whoosh!

As Tang Zheng charged forward, he quickly crouched down, letting the huge wooden club graze over his head. He dodged the attack and used the chance to completely break out of the Trolls' encirclement.

"I'll play with you next time."

Without looking back, Tang Zheng kicked off the ground and quickly left the area.

However!

The six Trolls behind him clearly had no intention of letting Tang Zheng go. They roared in unison and chased after him.

Boom—boom—

The heavy footsteps made the ground tremble faintly again and again.

The dense bushes and obstructing trees seemed as though they did not exist to the Trolls. As their massive bodies charged forward, the interlaced branches and leaves were all smashed to pieces.

The forest was their home ground!

But for Tang Zheng, those branches and bushes seriously hindered his speed.