"Goblin Butcher"

"He climbed up just like that?"

The shadow revealed a shocked expression once more.

The town wall was not very high, only about five meters. Climbing it was not an impossible feat.

But Feng Buzhi had Pei Chao on his back—a burly man standing 1.95 meters tall and weighing nearly a hundred kilograms. That did not even include the strange weights strapped to Feng Buzhi and Pei Chao, which totaled another twenty kilograms.

Most crucially, Feng Buzhi's climb had been far too effortless. He had barely seemed to exert himself before easily scaling the wall.

The shadow passed through the wall in confusion and saw Feng Buzhi sprinting wildly across the town's buildings.

"So fast!"

In his eyes, Feng Buzhi was like an agile ape, constantly running and leaping across the rooftops!

The shadow hurried after him.

Though his body no longer possessed any strength, his speed was not bad. Even so, it took considerable effort for him to catch Feng Buzhi.

"Did you merge with the Weird that can conceal its aura? That must be it. You merged with a Weird that can conceal its aura, didn't you?"

The shadow continued questioning him, but Feng Buzhi gave no answer. All he could do was keep observing Feng Buzhi's body.

Logically speaking, even if Feng Buzhi had merged with a Weird capable of concealing its aura, he should still have been able to spot some clues. Yet after watching for quite a while, he found nothing at all.

It truly seemed as Feng Buzhi had said: he was using nothing more than the power of the human body itself.

But how was that possible?

If the Human Race's body had been powerful enough, then the Human Race would not have...

The shadow clutched his head, trying to recall memories from the past. But perhaps too much time had passed, or perhaps something was wrong with his body—some things had become too unclear to remember.

It was early morning, and many people had already gathered in the town's central plaza, lining up to exchange for food.

Qin Chengming was still responsible for maintaining order here, just as he had been the previous night.

Having gone the entire night without sleep, Qin Chengming yawned.

Normally, he should have been relieved from his shift by now, but the Mutual Aid Society was still in its infancy and lacked manpower.

The person who was supposed to replace him had been assigned another task by Wang Chen, so he could only hold on here for another day.

Just then, a sound rang out.

A blood-soaked figure leaped down from a building above and to the side. It was Feng Buzhi, with Pei Chao on his back.

Feng Buzhi wore a crude leather armor provided by the Goblins. Both the armor and his body were covered in sticky brown blood, which had oxidized after being exposed to the air for too long.

Although his clothes had changed and strange devices were tied around his arms and legs—weights filled with stones—Qin Chengming recognized Feng Buzhi at a glance.

There was no helping it. Feng Buzhi had left far too deep an impression on him the night before.

As for the bearded Pei Chao on Feng Buzhi's back, Qin Chengming had known him from the start.

Qin Chengming's face was filled with confusion.

In just one night, had the two of them switched roles?

The night before, the bearded Pei Chao should have been the one carrying Feng Buzhi here. At that time, Feng Buzhi had been severely wounded and missing half an arm.

Yet now, the bearded Pei Chao was the one barely clinging to life, weak and listless. Qin Chengming even saw several wounds on Pei Chao's back.

What exactly had happened?

Qin Chengming remembered that Feng Buzhi was supposed to have followed Dr. Norton to the Mutual Aid Society's infirmary for treatment.

Before Qin Chengming could think further, he saw Feng Buzhi vault over the barricade like Pei Chao had the night before and charge straight toward the crystal at the center of the plaza.

Qin Chengming hurried after him. "You don't need to do this. If you're injured, you can use the crystal first. You..."

Before he could finish, Feng Buzhi, who was about to reach the crystal, suddenly collapsed to the ground and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Feng Buzhi's body convulsed continuously after falling. Qin Chengming rushed over to support him and had several nearby Mutual Aid Society members look after the bearded Pei Chao, who had been thrown aside.

The convulsing Feng Buzhi seemed to be crawling toward the Plaza Crystal. Seeing this, Qin Chengming helped drag his body forward. Since they were less than a few meters from the crystal, he soon helped Feng Buzhi touch it.

"Thank you."

After thanking Qin Chengming, Feng Buzhi opened the crystal's information.

[Personal Information]

Feng Buzhi

Title: "Goblin Butcher" (Activated) (Currently able to activate 1 title)

Race: Human Race

Rank: Unranked

Soul Level: Unranked

Abyss Points: 838 (+699)

"Goblin Butcher": Fear, wail—you are a devil, you are a butcher, you are the nightmare Goblins can never shake off.

Title Effect: All Imp-type Monsters will cower before you and will not actively attack you during the day. This title's effect is doubled in the Endless Abyss.

Current total holders of this title: 39,276

Requirements:

The following three conditions must be met.

1. Independently kill 100 Goblins within one day.

2. While completing Condition 1, cause at least one Goblin that has gone berserk at night to suffer a mental breakdown.

3. When completing Conditions 1 and 2, your rank must not exceed First Rank.

After a night of slaughter, his Abyss Points had reached 838.

The 139 Goblins had provided him with 699 Abyss Points in total, averaging five points per Goblin.

The four Goblins and giant spider he had killed before had provided him with seventy points. By that estimate, one giant spider should have been worth around fifty Abyss Points.

Besides that, he had also obtained a title called "Goblin Butcher." Tapping the title revealed its detailed information.

It appeared that this title was why, after dawn, those Goblins would always keep their distance whenever they came near him.

Without analyzing it any further, Feng Buzhi quickly selected [Basic Cultivation Assistance].

His body became more solid, while hunger and emptiness returned once again. Feng Buzhi quickly ordered two more [Extravagant Meal]s. The first gave him a steamed Australian lobster, while the other was a steaming black pepper tomahawk steak.

Under Qin Chengming's baffled gaze, Feng Buzhi, who had just coughed up blood, once again began feasting on a lavish meal.

It was not only Qin Chengming. The shadow also showed a puzzled expression.

Of course, the reasons for their confusion differed somewhat.

In the shadow's eyes, Feng Buzhi's actions were an outrageous waste.

The chatty shadow quickly spoke up. "Initial Town No. 74396 possesses the excellent trait [Basic Cultivation Assistance]. It seems you have already found a way to make use of it, but what you are doing is far too wasteful.

"I have observed you for quite a while. Although I do not know why you can run so quickly while carrying Pei Chao, your body has not merged with a Weird yet, has it?

"Let me offer you some advice. You should first go to the altar and merge with a Weird.

"The best way to use [Basic Cultivation Assistance] is after your body has merged with a Weird.

"By training your mutated organs, it can accelerate the organs' mutation process and help you enter a rank more quickly.

"What you are doing now is merely training your body. It is meaningless.

"It is like using weapons. What you are doing is like a child carefully carving a wooden sword, while everyone else is an adult hammering steel swords in a blacksmith's shop. Do you think you can defeat them?"

Faced with the chatty shadow's persuasion, Feng Buzhi did not respond. He merely glanced at him.

He did not want to waste words on this shadow.

The chatty shadow understood Feng Buzhi's look. "You mean foundations, don't you? But haven't I already told you? You have reached the Subtle stage. Your foundation is already solid enough.

"If your foundation is poor, then all of us might as well go die.

"Forget entering a rank—even among those at Third Rank and Fourth Rank, there are very few who can reach the Subtle Realm..."

The chatty shadow continued prattling on without end, and Feng Buzhi still ignored him. After eating both [Extravagant Meal]s, he moved the weakened Pei Chao over and had him touch the crystal as well.

Soon, after using [Basic Cultivation Assistance], Pei Chao also began wolfing down an [Extravagant Meal].

At that moment, the chatty shadow began shouting in exasperated fury. It was bad enough that Feng Buzhi was wasting Abyss Points himself, but he was even making Pei Chao waste them alongside him...