Fewer Prey, Worse Luck?

The blazing sun gradually began to set.

The light within the Great Forest of Tob also visibly started to dim.

After shaking off the pursuit of those Trolls, Tang Zheng immediately found an area with sparse trees and low bushes to rest and recover.

Such an environment made it easier to observe the surroundings. At the very least, with the Trolls' enormous size, he would be able to spot them immediately.

"Minor Healing!"

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

In an instant, the small wounds on his cheeks and body rapidly healed at a visible pace.

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

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

Fortunately, a single Minor Healing was enough to heal those wounds.

Tang Zheng clearly felt a warm current flow through his limbs and body, greatly easing the tightness in his chest.

"What exactly is going on?"

"Why would the Trolls actually join forces?"

An unpleasant expression appeared on Tang Zheng's face as he pondered in confusion.

He knew very well that as the number of Goblins he slaughtered increased, it would inevitably draw the attention of the Ogres in the forest. After all, Goblins were also a reserve food source for them.

But the current situation...

Clearly was not enough to attract the Ogres' attention.

"Could it be that a special individual appeared among the Goblins, or among the Trolls?" The thought flashed through Tang Zheng's mind.

The New World was different from a game. In games, every individual of a race was the same, but in a real world like the New World, it was perfectly normal for exceptional individuals to appear within a race.

It had not appeared in the anime, but that did not mean it was impossible.

Two fists could not beat four hands!

One or two Trolls were nothing to worry about, but once their numbers increased, situations like the one earlier would arise.

His Physical Attack was high, but his Physical Defense was far too low. If he got hit a few more times, he would not be able to take it.

"I'll have to be more careful with my next moves." Tang Zheng murmured softly.

As the sun set.

Tang Zheng followed his usual routine, finding a large tree and climbing up it. He put on his black robe, making his figure even harder to spot in the already dark environment.

Late at night!

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

Rustle~

Scuff~

The faint sound of someone lightly stepping on grass and crushing leaves gradually approached the large tree Tang Zheng was in.

Already half-asleep and half-awake, Tang Zheng immediately became alert. However, he did not open his eyes and maintained the posture of sleeping with them closed.

The forest was lively at night.

It was perfectly normal for wild beasts or magical beasts to pass nearby. He had encountered it many times before.

Tang Zheng did not open his eyes to observe because, in such pitch-black surroundings, unless the two sides were very close.

With human vision, it was simply impossible to make out creatures in the darkness.

After a while.

The faint footsteps paused. They stopped directly beneath the large tree Tang Zheng was in, but soon resumed and gradually moved away.

Tang Zheng's breathing steadied again as he continued dozing.

Though he remained in a light sleep the entire night, in an environment like the Great Forest of Tob, where there were more than twelve hours of darkness every day.

As long as he slept for longer, he would not become sleepy during the day or suffer from mental exhaustion.

The next day.

Warm sunlight filtered through the leaves and shone upon the ground again.

Tang Zheng turned over and leaped down from the tree. He reached out, stored the black robe draped over him in his Item Box, and began the day's routine.

He gnawed on rye bread while searching for Goblins and magical beasts!

Time slowly passed.

From when the sun rose high into the sky until it began to set.

After raising his iron sword and marking a large tree, Tang Zheng revealed a helpless expression.

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

Those Goblins were also the kind without a group.

Of course, aside from Goblins, he also encountered several magical beasts and quite a few wild animals.

Giant snakes were fairly common. Tang Zheng still had several giant snake corpses, three or four meters long, stored in his Item Box.

However, ordinary wild animals gave too little Experience Points. As for magical beasts, he had encountered a massive beetle half a meter long, but unfortunately, it escaped.

While those magical beasts gave quite a bit of experience, it was only equivalent to the combined experience from three or four Goblins. Yet killing them was far more troublesome than killing Goblins.

Tang Zheng had indeed enjoyed killing Goblins recently. After all, he could kill one with each swing of his sword, and it was not troublesome. If he was lucky enough to encounter one belonging to a settlement and followed it back, he could gain a huge amount of experience.

Over the next several days.

Tang Zheng still encountered very few Goblins. He even killed quite a few ordinary wild animals that he had previously been too lazy to bother with.

Before this, Tang Zheng could kill around thirty Goblins a day and normally gain roughly 500 to 600 Experience Points daily.

Now, the number of Goblins he encountered sometimes even dropped to single digits.

This made Tang Zheng somewhat irritated.

Although he had killed quite a few Goblins during this period, compared to the Goblins that caused enormous trouble along the borders of the Re-Estize Kingdom every year, it was truly not much.

After failing to encounter a decent number of Goblins for several days in a row, Tang Zheng could only blame it on his bad luck.

Lower Wind Month.

June 16th.

Tang Zheng had arrived in this world on May 16th. Exactly one month had passed since then.

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

Perhaps because it was the one-month anniversary of his transmigration.

Tang Zheng's luck suddenly improved greatly today. The Goblins he had barely encountered over the past several days began to appear again.

The iron sword in his hand had long been thirsting for blood. In a single day, he killed twenty-one of them, and his Experience Points rose by a large amount.

Experience Points: 2620/5000

Moreover.

Tang Zheng discovered that there were clearly quite a lot of Goblins in this area. There was a good chance that a large Goblin settlement was nearby.

Night.

Rustle~

As some kind of wild beast passed beneath the large tree Tang Zheng was in, its body brushed against the bushes, producing a faint sound.

Tang Zheng leaned halfway against the trunk, resting his head on his arms with his left foot casually crossed over his right. He paid little attention to the movement beneath the dense branches.

The magic Scent Removal was enough to erase every trace of smell from his body. Even the most sharp-nosed wild beast would not be able to detect him.