The Prey Had Decreased, and My Luck Had Worsened?

The blazing sun began to slowly sink toward the west.

The light within the Great Forest of Tob also visibly changed, gradually growing dim.

After Tang Zheng escaped the pursuit of those Trolls, he immediately found a place where the trees were relatively sparse and the bushes were low to rest and recover.

This kind of environment made it relatively easier to observe his surroundings. At the very least, the Trolls' enormous bodies would be noticed at once.

"Minor Wound Healing!"

A soft white glow appeared in Tang Zheng's hand before merging into his body.

In an instant, the tiny wounds on his cheek and body rapidly recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The wounds on his body did not look serious, but in the wilderness, if they were left untreated, they could easily fester or even become infected.

According to the "Rock" team's wilderness survival experience, that was the truly dangerous part.

Fortunately, one Minor Wound Healing was enough to restore those wounds.

Tang Zheng clearly felt a warm current flow through his entire body and limbs, and the tightness in his chest eased considerably as well.

"What exactly is going on?"

"Why did it actually make the Trolls band together?"

Tang Zheng's cheek revealed an unpleasant expression as he thought in confusion.

He knew very well that as the number of Goblins he slaughtered increased, it would inevitably attract the attention of the Troll Tribes in the forest. After all, to them, Goblins were also reserve food.

But the situation before him...

Obviously, it was not enough to attract the Troll Tribes' attention.

"Could a special individual have appeared among the Goblins or the Trolls?" This thought flashed through Tang Zheng's mind.

The New World was different from a game. In a game, all individuals of a race were the same, but in a true world like the New World, it was perfectly normal for individuals within a race to display differences.

Although such a thing had not appeared in the anime, that did not mean it was impossible.

As the saying went, two fists could not fight four hands!

One or two Trolls were nothing to worry about, but once their numbers increased, the situation from earlier would inevitably occur.

His physical attack was high, but his physical defense was too low. If he were hit several more times, he would not be able to withstand it.

"I'll have to be more careful with my actions from now on." Tang Zheng muttered softly to himself.

As the sun set,

Tang Zheng followed his usual method. He found a large tree and climbed to the top, then put on his black robe, making his figure even harder to see in the already dark surroundings.

Late at night!

Tang Zheng had his eyes closed and was in a light sleep when his ears suddenly twitched.

Rustle~

Sss...

The faint sound of footsteps lightly crushing the grass on the ground gradually approached the large tree where Tang Zheng was.

Tang Zheng, who had been half-asleep, woke up at once. However, he did not open his eyes, continuing to maintain the posture of sleeping with his eyes closed.

The forest at night was extremely lively.

It was perfectly normal for wild beasts or Monsters to pass nearby. He had encountered such things many times before.

The reason Tang Zheng had not opened his eyes to observe was that in this pitch-black environment, the two sides had to be extremely close.

Otherwise, with human eyesight, it was simply impossible to see creatures in the darkness clearly.

After a while,

The faint footsteps paused, and the sound vanished just beneath the large tree where Tang Zheng was. However, the footsteps soon began again and gradually faded into the distance.

Tang Zheng's breathing became steady once more, and he continued resting with his eyes narrowed.

Although he remained in a light sleep throughout the entire night, in an environment like the Great Forest of Tob, more than twelve hours of every day were dark.

With his sleeping time stretched out, he would not become sleepy. In fact, his mental state would not even deteriorate.

The next day,

Warm sunlight once again streamed through the leaves and fell upon the ground.

Tang Zheng turned over and leaped down from the tree. He reached out and stored the black robe draped over him into his Item Box before beginning the day's schedule.

While gnawing on rye bread, he began searching for Goblins and Monsters!

Time passed bit by bit.

From when the sun rose high in the sky until it sank toward the west,

Tang Zheng raised the Iron Sword in his hand and marked a large tree. An exasperated expression appeared on his face.

"My luck is terrible today. I only ran into ten Goblins." Tang Zheng complained with a headache.

These Goblins were still the kind without a tribe.

Of course, besides Goblins, he had also encountered a few Monsters and quite a few wild beasts.

Giant Snakes were relatively common. Tang Zheng still had the corpses of several Giant Snakes, each three or four meters long, stored in his Item Box.

However, ordinary wild beasts gave too little experience. As for Monsters, he had encountered a huge beetle half a meter long, but unfortunately, it had escaped.

Although these Monsters gave quite a bit of experience, it was only about equal to the combined experience from three or four Goblins. Yet killing them was far more troublesome than killing Goblins.

Tang Zheng had indeed grown fond of killing Goblins lately. After all, one sword was enough for each of them, and it was not troublesome. If he happened to encounter a tribe and followed them back, he could obtain a huge wave of experience.

Over the next few days,

The number of Goblins Tang Zheng encountered remained low. During this period, he even killed many ordinary wild beasts that he had previously been too lazy to slaughter.

After all, before this, Tang Zheng could kill around thirty Goblins every day, normally obtaining around "500~600" experience points each day.

Now, the number of Goblins he encountered was so low that sometimes it was even in the single digits.

This not only left Tang Zheng feeling somewhat irritable,

Although the number of Goblins Tang Zheng had slaughtered during this period was not small, compared to the Goblins that caused massive trouble along the borders of the entire "Re-Estize Kingdom" every year, it was truly insignificant.

After failing to encounter a worthwhile number of Goblins for several days in a row, Tang Zheng could only attribute it to his terrible luck.

Month of the Lower Wind.

June 16th.

Tang Zheng had come to this world on May 16th, and exactly one month had passed by now.

He had entered the Great Forest of Tob on June 2nd, and had now spent half a month in the forest.

Perhaps because it was the one-month anniversary of his arrival,

Tang Zheng's luck suddenly improved considerably today. After several consecutive days of barely encountering any Goblins, they began appearing in droves.

The Iron Sword in his hand had long since become eager for blood. In a single day, he slaughtered twenty-one of them, and his experience points rose by a substantial amount.

Experience Points: 2620/5000

Moreover,

Tang Zheng discovered that there were clearly many Goblins in this area. There was a good chance that a large Goblin tribe was nearby.

At night,

Rustle~

When some kind of wild beast passed beneath the large tree where Tang Zheng was, its body brushed against the bushes and made a faint sound.

Tang Zheng leaned halfway against the tree trunk, his head resting on his arms, his left leg casually crossed over his right. He did not pay much attention to the movement beneath the thick branches.

The Deodorize spell was enough to completely eliminate every scent from his body. Even beasts with the keenest sense of smell could not detect him.