S-Grade Growth!

These Horned Sheep fought back fiercely.

There were several times when Coal Ball was almost hit by the Horned Sheep, but even if the attacks landed on it, they were negated by the Void Body's 50% dodge chance.

So far, it hasn't suffered any serious injuries.

On the contrary, the three Horned Sheep were tormented to the point of being on their last legs.

Just then, one of the Horned Sheep saw Coal Ball reappear as a black light, and it let out an angry bleat before suddenly headbutting.

The Horned Sheep's second skill, Sky Piercing Horns, was activated!

This time, Coal Ball wasn't so lucky. The Void Body's 50% dodge chance didn't trigger, and it was instantly launched into the air by the sheep's horns.

The sharp goat horns pierced Coal Ball's skin, causing a string of black, crystal-like liquid to flow in the air.

Han Xing's heart clenched instantly.

This crystalline black liquid should be Coal Ball's blood. Void Clan creatures have a different physical structure from ordinary creatures.

After being launched into the air, Coal Ball landed on the ground and rolled several times before quickly standing up.

A wound appeared on its abdomen, looking somewhat gruesome.

"Woof..." Coal Ball let out a low growl. Although injured, it was still as ferocious as ever!

Seeing this, Han Xing quickly said, "Coal Ball, come back."

Coal Ball turned its head, looking at Han Xing blankly.

Seeing that Coal Ball's injuries weren't as serious as he had imagined, Han Xing breathed a sigh of relief. He waved his hand and said, "Good job, leave the rest to me!"

Hearing this, Coal Ball obediently ran back to Han Xing's side.

At this time, the two Horned Sheep had been blinded by anger.

"Baa!"

The Horned Sheep glared with bloodshot eyes, panting heavily as they charged fiercely towards Han Xing!

However, the next moment, two arrows carrying a chilling light rapidly magnified in their eyes.

Pfft! Pfft!

The two arrows hit simultaneously.

"Baa~ Baa~"

The heads of the two Horned Sheep were pierced by the arrows. After a miserable cry, they breathed their last.

On the field, only the last Horned Sheep remained, but it was also unable to escape its fate.

They were already on their last legs from being tormented by Coal Ball. If Coal Ball's level wasn't only 1, and its attack power wasn't low, it could have easily taken down these four Horned Sheep by itself.

At this time, a system notification appeared.

[Killed Horned Sheep LV3*4, gained 120 experience points, pet 'Coal Ball' gained 80 experience points.]

Han Xing squatted on the ground, checking Coal Ball's injuries.

Coal Ball obediently lay on its side, licking its wounds.

"This is troublesome. How should I treat a pet's injuries?" Han Xing rubbed his head, thinking with a headache.

He looked at his backpack. There were only two items with healing effects.

Spirit Spring Water and Life Elixir.

"Will these two things work on pets?"

Han Xing wasn't sure, but there was no better way at the moment. He sighed and said, "I can only try."

Han Xing took out a bottle of Life Elixir and then told 'Coal Ball' to lie still.

Then, he opened the glass bottle containing the elixir, and a rich fragrance entered his nostrils.

Just smelling the elixir made him feel refreshed.

"Hiss~"

Han Xing greedily took two breaths and then poured out the entire bottle of Life Elixir.

The emerald green liquid shimmered with specks of fluorescence, and after coming into contact with Coal Ball's wound, it was quickly absorbed.

"It works!" Han Xing's eyes lit up.

Then, he saw 'Coal Ball's' wound healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

At this rate, it would heal completely in a few minutes.

"What a powerful effect!"

Han Xing was excited. This was the first time he had personally witnessed the effects of the Life Elixir, and he was stunned for a moment by its powerful healing ability.

At the same time, Han Xing breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

"Thank goodness... the Life Elixir also works on pets. Otherwise, I would have had to let 'Coal Ball' rely on its own self-healing ability to recover."

Pets all have self-healing abilities, and that includes humans. The difference lies only in the speed of recovery.

However, a pet's combat power is greatly reduced when injured. In severe cases, it could even die.

If that happened, Han Xing would probably be heartbroken.

Thinking of this, he picked up Coal Ball with one hand and said, "You did well today, but your level is still a bit low. I'll take you to level up for a while."

After regaining its energy, Coal Ball stretched out its short legs and kept flapping them.

A dozen minutes later, Han Xing approached another cloud, only a dozen square meters in size.

Upon entering, he found two level 4 Mud Slimes.

The battle began. Coal Ball, having just recovered from its injuries with the Life Elixir, regained its formidable combat power.

It used its extreme speed to rush ahead of the monsters, engaging in close combat.

However, this time Han Xing didn't let it fight alone.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Arrows shot out, and both Mud Slimes suffered armor-piercing damage.

Just then, a black light flashed.

Coal Ball's sharp claws scratched several wounds on them that emitted black smoke.

This was the effect of Coal Ball's third skill, Void Force, which, in addition to inhibiting healing, also had the effect of reducing defense.

So, Han Xing directly activated his skill, Multi-Shot Barrage!

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

All five arrows hit.

And they easily penetrated the slime's flesh, causing terrifying damage without even needing to trigger any armor-piercing effects.

The two Mud Slimes were directly taken down by this wave of attacks!

Han Xing was shocked: "Is this the defense reduction effect of Coal Ball? It's really powerful!"

"For creatures that don't have high defense to begin with, each arrow can deal maximum damage after their defense is reduced!"

The cooperation with Coal Ball was so enjoyable that Han Xing clenched his fist excitedly.

[You have killed Mud Slime lv4*2, gaining 80 experience points. Pet 'Coal Ball' gains 60 experience points.]

[Pet 'Coal Ball' has leveled up.]

"Leveled up?"

Han Xing couldn't wait to check Coal Ball's stats.

[Pet Information: Void Dire Wolf (cub)]

[Race: Void Clan]

[Level: LV2]

[Strength: 9, Agility: 16, Spirit: 8, Constitution: 9]

"Holy crap!"

Han Xing exclaimed instantly.

Although it only leveled up once, Coal Ball's stats instantly increased by a notch. Strength, Spirit, and Constitution each increased by two or three points, which was within expectations.

But the Agility attribute directly increased by 5 points!

What kind of concept was this?

You have to know, the total attributes gained by these human survivors for each level up was only 4~6 points.

And Coal Ball gained 14 attribute points directly when leveling up, almost three or four times the difference!

As long as it levels up a few more times, Coal Ball's base attributes could even crush himself in full gear!

Han Xing could clearly feel that Coal Ball's speed had increased significantly. In the black light-enhanced state, he couldn't even catch Coal Ball's figure, let alone hit it.

"Is this the pet with S+ growth? So terrifying!"

"If this continues to level up, it'll definitely be a big boss template!"

Han Xing was extremely excited, filled with anticipation for Coal Ball's future growth.