Chapter 7: Killing Cai Lang, Reaching Level 2
Along the way, they encountered quite a few wild monsters.
But with Zhou Han's powerful defense, he no longer needed to be as cautious as before.
Even when facing groups of monsters, there was no need to avoid them.
He would just charge straight in and go all out in a fierce assault!
[System Notification: Your enhancement points are sufficient. Do you want to perform a second enhancement on the "Rusty Iron Sword"?]
"Enhance!" Zhou Han nodded.
[You have activated your talent: Infinite Enhancement. Consuming 10 enhancement points, the common-grade weapon "Rusty Iron Sword+!" has been successfully enhanced. The new attributes have been updated on the panel. Please check!]
"Nice! Looks like the enhancement success rate is 100%!" Zhou Han felt this must be some hidden effect. So far, he had enhanced four times, and every single one succeeded without failure.
A streak of white light swept across the iron sword, and its attribute data slowly appeared on the virtual panel.
Zhou Han focused his gaze on it.
[Iron Sword +2]
[Grade: Common]
[Type: Longsword Weapon]
[Attribute: Attack +90]
[Special Effect 1: Severe Tetanus. Targets hit by your normal attacks will definitely be infected with tetanus. Under severe tetanus, the target loses 120 HP per second for 10 seconds.]
[Special Effect 2: Sword Qi. After every three normal attacks, the next normal attack will definitely trigger a sword qi, dealing (Attack * 3) damage to all enemy units within a 3-meter radius.]
[Description: The rusty iron sword has become sharper, hiding mysterious power. It doesn't look simple.]
"Strong, way too strong!" Zhou Han laughed happily. After two enhancements, the effects were even more impressive.
Including his base attack, Zhou Han's total attack had now reached 100 points.
The special effects had also become much stronger.
The tetanus effect had changed from a 50% chance to a guaranteed trigger.
That meant a single normal attack not only dealt 100 damage but also caused the enemy to lose an additional 120 HP.
His damage output had skyrocketed instantly.
The sword qi effect was also excellent, capable of dealing area damage, making it easier to farm monsters and improve efficiency.
With Zhou Han's current attack power, it meant he could deal 300 points of area damage.
If he got surrounded in the future, dealing with it would be much easier.
"Buzz! Buzz!"
From a patch of flowers, over a dozen giant wasps suddenly rushed out and launched a fierce attack on Zhou Han.
"Thanks for delivering yourselves!" Zhou Han smiled slightly, raising his rusty sword and charging forward without fear.
He knew this place before and used to go around it.
But now, these giant wasps posed no pressure to him at all.
[You have successfully triggered the Sword Qi effect, dealing area damage!]
Along with the system notification, the sword qi burst forth.
Although the wasps were flying in the air, most of them were still caught in the attack and instantly killed.
The remaining ones were so frightened that they fled immediately.
After chasing the Flame Wolves earlier, Zhou Han had traveled quite far.
After slaughtering the wild monsters along the way,
he finally arrived at the rocky cliff from before.
…
"Zhou Han!"
"Where is Zhou Han?" Han Xiangning shouted anxiously.
"Don't panic yet! There are so many Flame Wolf corpses on the ground. What exactly happened?" Han Qinxue quickly reminded.
"Could it be that he really defeated the Flame Wolf pack?" Han Xiangning's eyes showed a trace of hope. Although she knew it was difficult, she wished Zhou Han was still alive.
"Heh! Defeated the Flame Wolf pack?"
"He's probably dead beyond recognition!" Cai Lang sneered inwardly.
He had climbed down from the cliff, planning to pick up Zhou Han's equipment.
But just as he was about to search, he caught a glimpse of a figure from the corner of his eye.
"You… you're not dead?" Cai Lang was instantly terrified out of his wits, falling to the ground in panic.
"I've finally been waiting for you!" Zhou Han had a cold smile on his face.
"Listen to my explanation! I accidentally stepped on you, I apologize!"
"I really didn't do it on purpose!" Cai Lang trembled, begging desperately.
"Heh! Apologize?"
"You really are naive. Do you think this is some children's game? Today is your death day!"
Holding his iron sword, Zhou Han slowly approached Cai Lang, his eyes filled with killing intent.
"D-don't come any closer! I was wrong, spare me this once!"
Zhou Han said nothing and kept walking forward step by step.
His icy gaze made Cai Lang tremble uncontrollably.
"Fine! If you want to kill me, I'll fight you to the death!"
Cai Lang's face turned ferocious as he raised his blade and slashed at Zhou Han.
0,
0,
What was going on?
He couldn't even break his defense?
Zhou Han stood there like an unshakable mountain.
Cai Lang's face was instantly filled with despair and regret.
If he had known this would happen, why did he provoke Zhou Han?
"Are you done attacking? If you are, then you can die now."
Zhou Han's cold voice carried no emotion.
As soon as he finished speaking, his sword slashed down.
Cai Lang didn't even have time to say anything before collapsing to the ground.
After twitching a few times, he stopped moving completely.
Killing a person felt different from killing beasts.
Even though Zhou Han looked composed, he was actually quite tense—after all, he was only an 18-year-old.
This was something he would have to gradually get used to.
In this world, the strong ruled, and the weak were eliminated.
To become strong, one needed a strong heart.
"Ah…"
"Th-this…"
The sisters screamed and hugged each other in fear, clearly shaken by the scene.
At the same time, they were shocked by Zhou Han's strength.
He killed Cai Lang in one strike—his attack power must be over 100.
What a terrifying thing that was!
"Zhou Han, what a coincidence! To meet you here in this world!" Han Xiangning said happily.
Seeing that Zhou Han was alive, she was the most relieved.
"Yeah, quite a coincidence!" Zhou Han smiled.
"Anything else?"
"If not, I need to hurry and farm monsters." Zhou Han had no intention of chatting.
"Ah~ Leaving so soon?" Han Xiangning was a bit reluctant.
"Zhou Han! I'm Xiangning's sister, Han Qinxue!"
"We hope to form a team with you. Could you consider it?"
Zhou Han smiled and declined, but after hearing their reasoning and confirming experience distribution, he agreed.
After forming the team, the three began hunting monsters together.
"Zhou Han, I hear barking sounds—there should be quite a few monsters over there!"
Soon, the sisters' abilities proved useful.
At the location, Zhou Han found a group of Earthscale Dogs and quickly wiped them out.
With their cooperation, they gradually developed good teamwork, and Zhou Han found the process extremely satisfying.
"These level 1 beasts are no match at all!"
"Zhou Han, you're too strong!" Han Xiangning's eyes were full of admiration.
"So, have you fallen for me?" Zhou Han teased.
"I… I…" Han Xiangning blushed, too shy to respond.
Zhou Han checked his experience bar.
Level 1: 91%—he was close to leveling up.
"We should find stronger monsters."
Soon, they ventured deeper into the forest.
"Zhou Han, there's a cave ahead. I spotted level 2 monsters!" Han Qinxue reported.
They arrived at a dark cave where several green snakes were basking at the entrance.
[Green Scale Snake]
[Grade: Common]
[Level: 2]
[HP: 310]
[Attack: 43]
[Defense: 29]
[Skill: Snake Venom. Sprays venom at a target, causing 30 HP loss per second for 5 seconds. Cooldown: 40 seconds.]
[Description: Highly toxic. It is recommended to prepare healing potions.]
"Stay back. This poison is too dangerous for you." Zhou Han warned.
After they retreated, Zhou Han quietly approached and struck one of the snakes.
The five snakes immediately retaliated with venom.
-150
Zhou Han lost 150 HP instantly, but one second later, his HP was fully restored.
After the fourth attack, a sword qi burst out.
-300
-300
The snakes were torn apart, leaving only two barely alive.
Zhou Han seized the opportunity and finished them off.
[System Notification: You have successfully killed a Green Scale Snake. You gained 2 enhancement points, 5 EXP, and 20 copper coins.]
…
[Congratulations! You have reached Level 2. You gained 20 enhancement points. Your new attributes have been updated.]
"Finally leveled up!" Zhou Han felt delighted.
Just as he was about to check his new stats,
his eyes lit up.
This time, his luck was good—an equipment drop appeared.