Without the Black Gold Ancient Blade's properties, Jiang Yang would probably have been half-crippled the moment he jumped down.
Of course, that also had something to do with Jiang Yang's combat experience.
His current fighting style was all about raw stats, with no technique whatsoever.
A blacksmith needed strong iron of his own. It seemed necessary for him to train his combat skills!
Jiang Yang glanced around. His battle with the Foul Giant Lizard had caused a huge commotion and attracted many Zombies.
These Zombies were not only attacking him, but also attacking the Foul Giant Lizard. After all, they were neither the same species nor creatures from the same place.
He had to end this quickly!
The Virus on Zombies was contagious. Jiang Yang had only injected Captain America Serum and had not become a Professional, so he did not know whether he was immune to the Virus.
The Foul Giant Lizard's massive body attracted many Zombies, while the three people upstairs attacked frantically, drawing the Foul Giant Lizard's attention.
Jiang Yang seized the opportunity to approach the Foul Giant Lizard. A faint gleam flashed through his eyes, followed by a sliver of Silver Light blooming from the Black Gold Ancient Blade, like a crescent moon.
His mental power was drained, and a brief wave of dizziness washed over him.
Weapon skill, Crescent Slash!
The Black Gold Ancient Blade flashed with Silver Light, its blade aura extending seven or eight meters and leaving a huge gouge in the ground.
The Foul Giant Lizard let out a painful hiss. A line of blood appeared across its thick neck, and several nearby Zombies were cut down along with it.
"Brother Jiang!"
Ye Qingwei condensed another wisp of green light and threw it toward Jiang Yang. As warmth flowed through his body, Jiang Yang regained some clarity.
Holy crap.
That single skill had actually consumed more than forty points of his mental power.
It had practically drained him dry.
That was why he had felt briefly dizzy—too much mental power had been drained away.
But the skill's power was also incredibly strong. One strike had wounded the Foul Giant Lizard and taken out several surrounding Zombies in passing.
A warm current traveled from the hilt of the Black Gold Ancient Blade into Jiang Yang's hand, then began flowing throughout his body, healing his injuries and easing his fatigue.
A victorious first battle. Awesome!
Jiang Yang walked over to the Foul Giant Lizard's head and used the Black Gold Ancient Blade to pry out its teeth. At the same time, he pulled a small green bead from its skull.
Name: Swamp Poison Pearl. Level: Level 1. Description: Obtained by killing a Foul Giant Lizard. Can be used to enhance weapons, granting them poison properties.
"Not a bad haul."
Jiang Yang stored the teeth and poison pearl in his spatial storage, then turned to look at the approaching Zombies.
This Foul Giant Lizard was a Level 1 Monster, but most of these Zombies were still Level 0.
Within about a week, all these Zombies would advance to Level 1. By then, their speed and strength would increase significantly, making them very difficult to kill.
At this early stage of the Apocalypse, however, these Zombies were weaker and slower than children. Some even had missing limbs and limped when they walked.
This was the easiest time to kill Zombies.
At that moment, all three people upstairs were dumbfounded, their bodies stiff.
Xiao Wan even rubbed her bright, lively eyes.
Holy crap, what did I just see?
Young Master swung out a streak of Silver Light, then cut down that Monster?
Since when had this kid become so powerful?
The young master only knew how to chase girls every day. It would have been impressive enough if he was not impotent, yet he actually had this kind of combat power?
It seemed she needed to get to know her young master all over again.
Even as Xiao Wan marveled, a delighted smile curled at the corners of her lips.
Now that the world had ended, Young Master had become so strong. She no longer needed to worry about his safety. Maybe this kid would even have to protect her!
Thinking that the eldest young master she had always looked after possessed such a side to him, Xiao Wan felt a shared sense of pride rise within her.
After his shock faded, Wu Lei fell silent.
He clenched his fists, yearning for greater strength.
Otherwise, he would never be able to repay Young Master Jiang's kindness.
He knew his intelligence was definitely not enough. His only use was being a thug. If his master was even stronger than his thug, what use was he?
In truth, he was overthinking it.
Jiang Yang merely wanted a meat shield that could disgust his enemies.
Besides shock, what Ye Qingwei felt even more was admiration!
Brother Jiang knew so many things. Since even she could become an Ability User, Brother Jiang surely was no ordinary person.
And Brother Jiang really had not lied to her!
The moment there was danger, he rushed out immediately... to protect me... I have to make good use of my ability. I can't let him get hurt.
After seeing Jiang Yang deal with the Lizard Monster, Xiao Wan immediately took out a safety rope and threw it down.
"Young Master, hurry up!"
"Put it away for now. I have other plans!"
Jiang Yang swung his blade and killed several Zombies. At this stage, Zombies moved clumsily and slowly. With Jiang Yang's physical abilities five times greater than an ordinary person's, they were no match for him.
Since that was the case, should he go take Ye Fan's opportunity first?
Jiang Yang looked toward Linjiang University. Their luxury hotel was very close to Linjiang University.
If nothing unexpected happened, Ye Fan had surely also arrived near Linjiang University and might be planning how to get inside.
Facing Ye Fan, who possessed seven years of Apocalypse experience, Jiang Yang still felt some pressure.
At that thought, determination flashed through Jiang Yang's eyes, and he waved toward the people upstairs.
"You three hide well. I'm going to Linjiang University. I'll explain when I get back!"
With that, Jiang Yang sprinted toward Linjiang University. The hotel had been modified in advance, so it would not be in danger for the time being.
Monsters like the Foul Giant Lizard were rare and would not appear again anytime soon.
What he needed to do now was seize Ye Fan's opportunity first.
That Inherited Profession was the foundation of Ye Fan's future rise!
At the same time, Jiang Yang needed to find someone else: the Lin University School Beauty, the Kendo Club's ace, and a future superpowerhouse.
One person's strength was limited. Jiang Yang needed a team, one capable of gaining a foothold in the Apocalypse, and he had long since chosen its members.
At the very least, all of Ye Fan's teammates from the original novel had to be included. Jiang Yang simply had to recruit them before Ye Fan did.
A crunching sound came from nearby. It was the sound of bones being chewed apart.
Qiu Chan wore a kendo uniform and hid inside a wardrobe. Through the crack in its door, she could see an ugly Monster wandering around the Kendo Club's training hall.
Most of the students and teachers had now turned into Monsters resembling walking corpses.
"I never thought the fantasies from movies and novels would become reality one day!"
Qiu Chan murmured, her gaze shifting to the Kendo Club's weapon rack, which was filled with wooden swords for practice.
At the very top sat an antique Tang Saber. It had been there ever since her first day at the Kendo Club. It was said to be part of the school's collection from when it had first been founded and had a history of several hundred years.
As for why there was a Tang Saber there, swords and sabers were not so different. Even the kendo of the neighboring island nation involved slashing around with samurai swords.
Tearing Zombies apart with her bare hands was obviously impossible, so what she planned to do next was clear.
"One, two, three..."
Qiu Chan counted the Zombies inside the Kendo Club. There were five in total.
Besides them, there was also a Zombie with an especially long neck, perhaps some kind of Mutant Zombie or similar Monster.
Six in total. Could she take them all out safely?
Qiu Chan took a deep breath. This was not ordinary kendo practice, where there was no danger of death. She had to be careful.
She roughly estimated that the weapon rack was a full five meters away, while the nearest Zombie was only three meters from her.
However, these Zombies were all mindless. Qiu Chan believed that as long as she kept calm and performed normally, there would not be much of a problem.
In an instant, a fierce, resolute gleam burst from Qiu Chan's eyes!
At the same time, she violently shoved open the wardrobe door. Her slender body was as agile as a leopard as she lunged toward the weapon rack.
Just as she had expected, the surrounding Zombies noticed the movement and pounced at her one after another.
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