The Ghoul's charging speed was indeed very fast—for an ordinary person.
But in Asa eyes, it was still too slow.
At this distance, Asa didn't even need to turn and dodge; he simply thrust his short sword forward lightly. The Ghoul, as if committing suicide, actually lunged its own head right into the blade in Asa hand.
"Puchi—"
The short sword pierced through the back of its head, its blade covered in foul-smelling fluid.
[EXP +5]
Withdrawing the short sword, Asa slashed backward in one smooth motion, decapitating the Ghoul hiding by the side of the door.
Even for a necrophage, being decapitated meant it was as dead as could be.
Asa sheathed his sword. The entire battle had taken less than three seconds and was filled with ease and leisure.
Watching the entire process, Yennefer was completely stunned.
When did a Herbalist gain such martial prowess?
A single Ghoul, which an ordinary strong villager could never defeat and usually required a group to fight or a large sum of money to hire a Witcher, was now dead.
Yet these two Ghouls had been easily killed by Asa.
[What have you been through all these years?]
Yennefer's gaze was complex. Compared to her own turbulent fate, perhaps this handsome Herbalist also possessed an unknown past.
Asa also frowned slightly, not because the EXP from the Ghouls was too little, but because there was no loot.
As everyone knows, killing monsters must yield loot.
For instance, the Wendigo from the previous world could drop a Wendigo Remnant Soul, but in this world, killing a Ghoul just left behind a complete corpse.
To extract materials, one would have to process the Ghoul, something only a Witcher could stomach.
Asa chose to decline.
In his perception, there seemed to be no survivors left in this village, so it shouldn't matter what he did next, right?
Walking out of the room, Asa raised his chin at Yennefer:
"My lady, I didn't disappoint you, did I?"
Yennefer swallowed and said, her voice trembling:
"You did very well."
As if unwilling to be left behind, Yennefer took the lead and walked inside. Behind her, Asa frowned. Why did Yennefer look like she was in heat on the spot?
From the moment they met, Asa could feel that whenever he got close, Yennefer's heart rate would accelerate rapidly.
Even if her original setting was that of a passionate character and he was indeed as handsome as the readers, she shouldn't be acting like this.
There must be a hidden reason.
Could it be?
Asa gaze shifted to the Non-Human Charisma on his panel. Could it be that Yennefer, possessing a quarter of elven blood, also counted as a non-human creature?
Yennefer
On the other hand, while Asa still needed a short sword to kill Ghouls, Yennefer's combat was more direct. With a wave of her hands, blue-green lightning shot out from her palms, instantly turning the Ghouls in the room into charcoal.
Asa took it all in, but he didn't feel much envy because he could discharge electricity too.
Just kidding—Teacher Ye, please teach me cool magic!
There weren't many monsters left, so Asa left them for Yennefer to handle.
When a lady wants to show off, it's best not to hinder her, especially a proud Sorceress with immense self-esteem.
She also easily dealt with the monsters inside the house.
"We'd better burn this place down."
Yennefer looked at Asa.
Naturally, a noble and proud Sorceress couldn't be expected to do such dirty work, so it had to be Asa.
He shrugged and turned to walk into the house.
While gathering the corpses of the villagers and Ghouls, Asa took the opportunity to loot.
This was the territory of the Kingdom of Aedirn, so his main goal was naturally money.
The currency in the game was Krown. It was clear these villagers weren't very wealthy. Asa didn't find a single Crown, only a few hundred copper coins.
Based on the conversion of 100 copper coins to one Crown, it was only a few cents.
Well, it's better than nothing.
Asa didn't scavenge the entire village like Leon would. He ignored other supplies like cured meat or herbs. He might have taken them in a game, but now with resident evil and the 2077 World as his backing, couldn't he have as many ordinary supplies as he wanted?
Even coins like Krown, made of copper-aluminum alloy, Asa could have as many as he wanted. He could easily manufacture them in the resident evil world. People here wouldn't think they were fake; instead, they'd think these shiny coins were a new issue.
Just watch the productivity of modern society.
Post-battle looting is a must-have part of a game. After finishing the routine, Asa dragged the mangled corpses of the villagers to the center of the village and started a large fire, sending thick black smoke into the air.
Life, death, and illness are commonplace for people in this world, so neither of them felt much emotion. Watching the bodies melt in the fire, they turned and left.
To their surprise, not far behind the village, a brown old horse was still alive.
Asa gently patted the old horse's head and climbed on. There were no stirrups or saddle, but the old horse remained very docile.
Seeing this, Yennefer didn't say a word, riding her black horse at the very front.
However, Asa felt like she was a bit unhappy.
Actually, Asa wasn't unwilling to stay in Yennefer's embrace, but he needed to check the rewards for the favorability level.
Those lightning spells earlier had great visual effects, but that was just the tip of the iceberg for Yennefer.
In the setting, she also knew teleportation spells, mind spells, and so on. Asa was curious about what he could get from Yennefer.
The [Lover] bond relationship—favorability can reach the [Heart-to-Heart] level at most.
This proved that even though Asa was Yennefer's white moonlight, Yennefer still had reservations.
Asa didn't care. Sooner or later, he would pry open Yennefer's tightly closed doors, both mentally and physically.
[Claiming...]
A notification sounded:
[Congratulations on obtaining a set of Black Silk Lingerie (Auto-Repair Version).]
"Are all the first-tier rewards becoming this kind of thing now?"
Asa felt somewhat helpless,
"This system doesn't seem very decent. No wonder—it turns out I've been contaminated too."
With a critical mindset, Asa admired it for a moment before the black tight-fitting bodysuit was placed into the system warehouse.
Next was the second item:
[Magic Amulet (Star-shaped Necklace): Wearing it allows you to maintain a certain level of clarity when subjected to mental attacks.]
"Not bad."
Asa thought that even if he couldn't learn magic in the Witcher world, he would have items to immunize him against the illusion attacks of those ghosts and vengeful spirits in the Hell World.
Of course, Asa still felt he should develop in the Witcher world for a while before considering going to the Hell World.
The final item was still consistent with the system's style, its value gradually increasing with the level:
[magic Book: Basic Introduction to Natural Magic.]
Asa recalled that when Ciri studied under Yennefer, this book was one of her magic textbooks.
It could be considered an elementary school textbook.
"Not bad, not bad. A bountiful harvest."
Trailing behind Yennefer, Asa simply took out the magic book and began flipping through it on his own.