"Uh..." The young man was stumped by her question and rubbed his nose.
"I mainly thought he looked young, like a student."
"A student?" Leng Yuan's voice remained flat.
"Have there been few students lost outside the city every year?"
"Many who have just awakened are eager to prove themselves and underestimate the dangers of the wilderness."
"It is better to face reality sooner than throw their lives away for nothing."
"Lu Fei, we are a patrol squad. Our duty is to monitor energy fluctuations and eliminate high-risk monsters, not babysit newcomers."
"They make their own choices and bear the consequences themselves."
Lu Fei wisely shut his mouth.
He knew that although the captain's tone was cold and harsh, she was not without the intention of warning him. That was simply how she always spoke.
Yang Yu heard most of their conversation.
His face showed no expression, but his heart was calm.
Though their words were unpleasant, their core message was a warning.
He could tell.
Besides, he had already gotten used to it since the awakening ceremony ended.
He had no interest in arguing with these people, much less proving anything.
Facts were always the strongest weapon for slapping people in the face.
He merely withdrew his gaze as if he had never noticed the two of them, then continued toward Wild Boar Forest without hesitation.
Watching Yang Yu's unhesitating back, the young man on the hillside helplessly shook his head.
"Ugh, warning him was useless."
"Do what we need to do." Leng Yuan withdrew her gaze, her tone still indifferent.
"Continue monitoring him. The moment the energy fluctuations exceed the critical value, report it immediately."
"Yes."
Yang Yu entered Wild Boar Forest. The towering trees instantly blocked out the sky, and the light dimmed at once.
The forest was quiet, filled only with the rustling of wind through leaves and his footsteps crushing dead branches and fallen leaves.
A dangerous aura silently spread through the air.
He slowed down and warily surveyed his surroundings.
Just then, a rustling sound suddenly came from the bushes ahead to his left.
Here it comes!
Yang Yu's gaze sharpened, and his right hand instantly gripped the sword hilt at his waist.
The next second.
A massive black wild boar with two sharp tusks suddenly charged out of the bushes!
Its bloodshot eyes locked onto Yang Yu as it let out an enraged roar. Its four hooves flew as it barreled toward him like an out-of-control little tank!
[Wild Boar] [Level: 5]
An information panel appeared before Yang Yu.
So it was only an ordinary Level 5 monster.
A cold curve lifted at the corner of Yang Yu's mouth.
The hunt had begun!
Facing the aggressively charging wild boar, Yang Yu's expression did not change in the slightest.
He did not even move his feet half a step.
He was as calm as a lifeless rock.
Just as those sharp tusks were about to touch his body.
He moved.
There was no flashy movement, nor any unnecessary footwork.
He simply yanked his right hand from the sword hilt at his waist!
"Blade Draw Slash!"
A silver streak of icy light flashed through the dim forest at incredible speed!
Fast!
Too fast!
So fast that the sword's path could not even be seen!
Pfft!
Accompanied by the dull sound of a blade piercing flesh.
The charging wild boar abruptly stopped.
Its body froze in midair.
The next second.
A line of blood burst from its neck!
-784!
A huge damage number so frightening it made one's scalp tingle slowly floated up above the wild boar's head.
[You killed a Level 5 Wild Boar. EXP +55!]
The wild boar's enormous body crashed heavily to the ground. It twitched twice, then went completely still.
An instant kill!
A complete and utter instant kill!
And 55 EXP. That was the 10% EXP boost from the Advancing Novice Adventurer Badge. Not bad.
Yang Yu slowly sheathed his sword without even glancing at the corpse on the ground.
He opened his Attribute Panel and took a look.
[Blade Draw Slash] [Level: 9 (1320/10000)]
Very good.
One skill use gave 220 proficiency points.
He only needed to use it another forty-odd times for his Blade Draw Slash to reach Level 10.
By then, its power would surely undergo a qualitative leap.
Perhaps it would even gain a new special effect.
Of course, he needed to actually strike monsters with it. Using Blade Draw Slash in place would not increase proficiency.
Yang Yu's eyes grew even more fervent.
He needed more monsters!
He did not linger and continued deeper into the forest.
Soon, he found a new target.
This time, it was three wild boars gathered together.
Yang Yu did not hesitate at all and charged straight toward them.
"Roar!"
The three wild boars spotted him, the intruder, and immediately roared as they charged him from three different directions.
Faced with an attack from all sides, Yang Yu still wore that calm, unruffled expression.
At that moment, his mind began operating at high speed.
Calculating the three wild boars' speed, distance, and attack angles...
Everything was clearly laid out in his mind.
Just as the wild boar on the far left was about to hit him, his body shifted one tiny step to the right.
That single step was enough for him to narrowly evade the wild boar's charge.
At the same time, the sword in his hand left its sheath once more!
"Blade Draw Slash!"
Silver light flashed!
-810!
The wild boar on the left fell in response.
By then, the wild boars in front of him and to his right had also reached him.
Yang Yu did not even look. He swung his sword backward!
"Blade Draw Slash!"
The 0.4-second cooldown was almost negligible.
Pfft!
-828!
The wild boar on the right followed in its companion's footsteps.
Only the last one remained.
Yang Yu turned around. Facing the final wild boar that was already right before him, he could not even be bothered to look at it. The longsword in his hand swung again as though by instinct.
"Blade Draw Slash!"
-835!
The battle was over.
From beginning to end, the entire process took less than three seconds.
The three Level 5 wild boars had not even touched the corner of his clothes.
[You killed a Level 5 Wild Boar. EXP +55!] [You killed a Level 5 Wild Boar. EXP +55!] [You killed a Level 5 Wild Boar. EXP +55!]
A series of system notifications rang out in his mind.
Yang Yu checked his EXP bar. It was already over halfway full.
Leveling here was fast.
So he continued slaughtering monsters without restraint.
Whenever he encountered fewer monsters, he also used the Roar skill to train its level.
However, he did not use Bloodthirsty Battle Intent. Losing 10% of his health each time was no joke.
Just like that, half an hour passed.
The sky had darkened as well.
Yang Yu had reached Level 7.
[Name: Yang Yu] [Class: Warrior (D-Rank)] [Level: 7 (0/4500)] [Strength: 32+10] [Agility: 21+10] [Constitution: 37+30] [Spirit: 9+10] [Equipment: Blood-Stained Iron Sword, Black Iron Fortress, Advancing Novice Adventurer Badge] [Skills: Blade Draw Slash, Roar, Bloodthirsty Battle Intent.]
By then, his Blade Draw Slash had finally reached Level 10.
[Blade Draw Slash] [Level: 10 (0/20000)] [Effect: Deals 2000% physical damage. Cooldown: 0.3 seconds.] [Special Effect 1: Execution Recovery. When this skill kills a target, restores the user's stamina.] [Special Effect 2: Sword Qi Projection. Releases a Sword Qi attack that deals 1000% physical damage to all enemies in a straight line. Maximum Sword Qi range: 10 meters.]
The moment Yang Yu saw the skill effects, the grin on his face widened.
It was actually a ranged attack.
What the Warrior class lacked most was ranged attacks, which was why Warriors were often used as meat shields.
But now, he was different. Different from most people in the Warrior class.
With such a precious ranged attack, he would not need to rush in and trade blows when facing difficult bosses.
For a moment, Yang Yu felt somewhat doubtful.
Were the Warrior's basic skills really this powerful?
But then he shook his head again.
Because for ordinary people, raising this skill to such a level would take years to reach Level 10.
After all, it required a great deal of combat.
At the same time, his War Cry skill had also reached Level 5.
However.
Something unexpected happened: the Level 5 War Cry did not gain any additional special effects.
[War Cry] [Level: 5 (0/1000)] [Effect: Let out a roar, drawing the aggro of enemies within a 35-meter radius whose Spirit is below 40, while reducing their attack power by 15%. Cooldown: 3 seconds.]
Perhaps this was the difference between skills awakened by the class itself and skills learned afterward!
But upon seeing the War Cry skill, he thought of a faster way to farm monsters.
But just then.
Yang Yu suddenly sensed a tremendous cracking sound from the distance—the sound of a large tree being violently snapped in two.
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