Falling Leaf Forest

"Brother Qiang, over here!"

Hua Qiang had just gotten off the No. 904 bus when he heard Mo Yanran's voice.

Looking up, he saw a girl in brown leather jacket and pants, brown combat boots, a longsword on her back, and a Great Saber in her hand, waving to him beside the city gate.

Hua Qiang felt a little embarrassed. He had actually made a girl wait for him.

If anyone who knew him saw this, they would definitely despise him from the bottom of their hearts.

A grown man, and a big fat man at that, actually made such a delicate, beautiful young girl wait there?

That was simply too much!

"Yanran, sorry, I'm late!"

"Hehehe... I just got here too. Here!"

Mo Yanran handed the Great Saber she was holding to Hua Qiang.

"I was afraid you'd forgotten to bring a weapon, so I brought you a saber along the way. Just happened to, you know!"

A warm current flowed through Hua Qiang's heart. This girl was so thoughtful, and she cared about his feelings.

"Thank you!"

Hua Qiang accepted the saber and thanked her solemnly.

The hilt was wrapped in leather, and it felt comfortable in his grip.

The saber's weight was just right too. It felt as though it had been carefully selected and custom-made for him.

He had also brought an iron sword from home. It was rather worn-down, even rusted.

And it did not suit the combat techniques he practiced.

Now, with this Great Saber in hand, he felt his courage swell considerably.

"Brother Qiang, let me hold onto that iron sword for you first!"

Mo Yanran took the iron sword from Hua Qiang's hand and placed it into her Storage Bag.

Hua Qiang glanced at it, feeling deeply envious.

Having a Storage Bag would be so convenient!

Unfortunately, it was far beyond what he could afford.

Even the lowest-grade Storage Bag cost several hundred thousand.

He only had a little over twenty thousand on him right now, so he did not dare indulge in such wishful thinking.

He had to speed up and make money!

The two walked to the city gate, displayed their Martial Artist badges, then left the city amid the repeated warnings of the guards.

After walking several li farther, they arrived at the edge of Falling Leaf Forest.

As far as the eye could see stood towering trees, blotting out the sky and sun, cutting off even the sunlight.

"Brother Qiang, we've entered the forest's outer edge now. Level-one exotic beasts can be found here.

"These exotic beasts are far larger than normal, and their attacks are powerful. We need to stay alert!"

Mo Yanran looked around as she explained the relevant knowledge to Hua Qiang.

"Okay, Yanran. You need to be careful too!"

They had both left the city to train, so naturally they had to face danger head-on. Otherwise, there would be no point in the training.

Of course, they stayed close together as well, so they could look after each other if anything happened.

Hua Qiang carried the Great Saber in his hand, his mind highly focused.

It was his first time leaving the city and entering the territory of exotic beasts. To say he was not afraid would have been a lie.

What was more, his soul belonged to a transmigrator from Earth.

In that peaceful age, with cities kept so clean, it had been difficult to encounter even snakes, insects, rats, or ants in daily life.

Now that he had suddenly entered the territory of exotic beasts and had to face such things head-on, revulsion churned in his heart and his scalp prickled in waves.

There were quite a few exotic beasts in the outer reaches of Falling Leaf Forest.

This had been deliberately arranged by the city base's administrators, so newly minted Martial Artists could train here.

It would build their courage, temper their fighting spirit, and hone their combat skills.

Following the principle that a cautious sailor could sail for ten thousand years, Hua Qiang moved forward slowly, remaining vigilant of his surroundings at all times.

In the distance, a figure suddenly sprang from the grass.

It was an enormous rabbit covered in gray fur.

This was a Red-eyed Steel-toothed Rabbit, a level-one exotic beast.

Last night, Hua Qiang had looked up information online about the types of exotic beasts in this world.

So the moment this rabbit appeared, he recognized it.

When the rabbit saw Hua Qiang, it seemed to see a mountain of delicious meat and immediately charged at him.

Fuck!

A rabbit actually ate meat, and it even dared to attack a human on its own initiative!

This world was truly insane!

Hua Qiang fixed his eyes tightly on the rabbit's movements.

Under such intense, focused scrutiny, the Red-eyed Steel-toothed Rabbit seemed to slow down in his eyes. Every step and every movement became a slow-motion shot.

He could even predict the rabbit's next landing point and the path of its movements.

Suddenly, a voice rang out in his mind.

You carefully observed the Red-eyed Steel-toothed Rabbit's movement trajectory and comprehended the skill—Prediction!

Your Prediction skill is beginner-level!

Fuck!

That worked too?

Hua Qiang did not even know what to say.

Just by watching the rabbit's movement trajectory, he had comprehended the Prediction skill.

This was a cheating skill, wasn't it?

When fighting someone, he could predict the direction of their next move and where their Martial Weapon would strike.

He could learn in advance what weaknesses would appear on their body.

If his saber occupied those predicted points ahead of time, would that not be the same as the opponent charging straight into his blade?

That was practically handing themselves over to die!

Hua Qiang wanted to test whether this skill was useful.

He immediately fixed his gaze on the Red-eyed Steel-toothed Rabbit.

The next moment, he had already locked onto the rabbit's next foothold in his mind. He could even see how its body would twist and which weaknesses would be exposed before him.

He swung the Great Saber in his hand, too lazy even to use a saber technique, and slaughtered the rabbit at its weak point.

Slaughter Points +120

Fuck!

So many Slaughter Points!

He had merely killed one rabbit and gained 120 Slaughter Points.

Good heavens, if he killed a hundred rabbits, would that not be 12,000 Slaughter Points?

That was equivalent to 1,200 points of vitality. Wouldn't he advance directly to Martial Master?

Hua Qiang's hands trembled slightly as he immediately added all 120 Slaughter Points to his vitality.

His vitality rose directly from 164.6 points to 176.6.

Killing exotic beasts was much faster than killing chickens and pigs. Exotic beasts really were the best!

He felt a warm current flow through his body, and the strength in his body increased by several degrees.

Hua Qiang was ecstatic, his eyes shining as he searched all around, afraid of missing even the tiniest place where an exotic beast might be hiding.

"Wow! Brother Qiang, you're amazing! You killed a little bunny so quickly."

Hearing Mo Yanran's praise, Hua Qiang's mouth twitched.

Was that a little bunny?

That was an exotic beast, okay? And it ate people!

Mo Yanran put the rabbit's corpse into her Storage Bag and said, "This rabbit meat can be sold for money, and its fur is worth money too."

Hua Qiang thought even more highly of the girl. She was not extravagant, understood thrift, and was a capable homemaker!

Next, Hua Qiang's luck kept coming. Several Red-eyed Steel-toothed Rabbits appeared before him in succession, charging at him without regard for their lives.

It was as though, in their eyes, this fat man was a delicious feast, a lamb awaiting slaughter.

He easily dealt with five Red-eyed Steel-toothed Rabbits and gained 600 Slaughter Points.

Without hesitation, he added all those Slaughter Points to his vitality, which soared directly to 236.6.

Feeling the explosive power within his body, Hua Qiang looked forward even more to the opponents yet to come...