SSS Grade Saint Knight - Chapter 69

Chapter 69: Frenzied Slaughter! Leveling Up Three Times!

TL: YYang

Tempest Mountain Range.

Within the towering forest.

A massive, level 19, agile-bodied, silver-tier Fierce Wind Tiger, walked along the path.

Its large limbs stepped silently on the ground, making not a sound.

Its dark green eyes scanned the surroundings, seemingly in search of prey.

“Roar!”

Suddenly, it paused, lowering its body.

It let out an intimidating roar towards the dense forest ahead.

“Victory Spear!”

At that moment, accompanied by a low shout, a golden, dazzling spear radiating strong magical energy shot out from the forest!!

Whoosh!!

The speed of this golden spear was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, it was about to pierce the magical beast!

“Roar!!”

The Fierce Wind Tiger let out a low growl, and a breeze of cyan wind appeared around its body.

With a slight exertion of its limbs, it left a shadow and swiftly dodged away!

Buzz~~

At the same time, three wind blades formed around the Fierce Wind Tiger, slicing through the air with a whistling sound towards the direction from which the spear flew!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The wind blades were extremely powerful and sharp, directly cutting through the shrubs and branches along the way!

“Roar!!”

At that moment, a large, fierce wolf head suddenly emerged from the shrubbery, followed by its entire body leaping out.

It was a Gale Wolf, standing about 140 centimeters tall and over 260 centimeters long, with a massive build!

Its fur was a sleek blue-gray, and through it, its robust muscle lines could be seen.

The Gale Wolf was a rare gold-tier magical beast within the Tempest Mountain Range.

It mastered wind attribute innate spells, had extremely fast speed, and fierce biting power.

Its level was generally above 18, with a large physique.

Ordinary magical beasts dared not provoke it easily, and regular professional teams would only flee upon encountering it.

Judging by its size, this Gale Wolf was evidently more ferocious and robust than an ordinary one!

However, at this moment, a tall figure was sitting atop the broad back of this strong Gale Wolf!

This figure had a resolute face, wore white-green light armor, and carried a massive warhammer emitting golden holy light on his back.

Two runes spun above his head, exuding the aura of strength and intelligence.

This person was Zhou Yi, who had been traversing the Tempest Mountain Range for nearly a month!

Compared to a month ago, his Forest Set light armor was no longer clean and bright.

Dark red bloodstains covered various parts, with several visible damages.

Of course, compared to a month ago, Zhou Yi’s aura had become much more fierce.

Facing the three rapidly approaching wind blades that sliced through the air, Zhou Yi gripped the warhammer in his hand and swung it forcefully!!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

With one hammer strike, the three wind blades were smashed into nothingness in the air.

“Roar——”

Realizing that its survival wind blade skill had been smashed by a hammer, the Fierce Wind Tiger knew that the human before it was not to be trifled with.

With a low growl, it turned and fled without hesitation!

“Xiao Hei, go.”

With an order, the Gale Wolf under Zhou Yi’s command stretched its four legs, chasing after the Fierce Wind Tiger.

Both the Fierce Wind Tiger and the Gale Wolf belonged to the wind attribute magical beasts, known for their speed.

But the Gale Wolf was a gold-tier magical beast, while the Fierce Wind Tiger was only a silver-tier magical beast.

The difference in tier allowed the Gale Wolf to close the 30-meter gap between them in less than 5 seconds!

“Die!”

Seeing the Fierce Wind Tiger so close in front, Zhou Yi raised the Mystic Light Warhammer, glowing with the holy light of Weapon Blessing, high in the air, and, with the powerful momentum from the Gale Wolf beneath him, smashed it fiercely towards the Fierce Wind Tiger!

Bang!!

The warhammer struck the Fierce Wind Tiger’s hindquarters, the massive impact force sending it flying five or six meters with inertia.

It landed powerlessly on the ground, losing its life.

With the Fierce Wind Tiger dead, the Gale Wolf slowed its pace, came to the corpse, and began to feed.

On its back, Zhou Yi flipped over, landing steadily on the ground.

He then pressed the button on the right side of his smartwatch on his right wrist.

This smartwatch was issued by the supply base after verifying his professional identity.

It contained a map of the Tempest Mountain Range and some essential functions like sending distress signals and location information.

“Buzz——”

After pressing the button, a map was projected in mid-air.

This was the map of the Tempest Mountain Range, and the light dot representing Zhou Yi’s position was located in the northeastern outskirts of the Tempest Mountain Range.

“In a month, I’ve covered almost nine-tenths of the outskirts of the Tempest Mountain Range. I encountered quite a few professionals along the way, but unfortunately, I still haven’t found any news about the Extreme Cold Ice Lotus.” Zhou Yi frowned.

Today was July 25th, and in nine days, Suhang University’s new student competition would begin.

From here, returning to the supply base and then back to Suhang University would take at least two days.

This meant he had at most seven days left for exploration within the Tempest Mountain Range.

“There’s only one-tenth of the area left, five days should be enough to sweep it all. By then, if I still haven’t found any trace of the Extreme Cold Ice Lotus, I’ll have to head back.”

“However, before setting out again, I should use up all the experience I’ve accumulated during this time.”

Closing the map, Zhou Yi’s information panel appeared in his mind.

[Name: Zhou Yi]

[Profession: Saint Knight]

[Level: 13 (26730/2500)]

[Talents: Protection of the Holy Angel (S+), Stone Skin (D-)]

[Skills: God’s Hand LV1 (S-Rank), Light’s Punishment LV5 (A-Rank), Holy Light Guardian LV5 (B+ Rank), Holy Fist Combo LV4 (B Rank), Holy Light Cross LV7 (B Rank), Holy Storm LV7 (B- Rank)……]

[Attributes: Strength: 144, Constitution: 152, Agility: 143, Intelligence: 156]

[Special Bloodline: None]

Unlike in dungeons, magical beasts in the Tempest Mountain Range often appeared alone.

Even if they appeared in groups, it would be at most a dozen or so beasts together.

It wouldn’t be like in dungeons where hundreds of monsters appeared at once.

Moreover, the levels of the beasts in the mountains varied, sometimes encountering lower-level beasts that gave little experience when killed.

Other times, the beasts were too high-level to defeat, forcing him to avoid them.

Yet, even so, in this month of frenzied slaughter, Zhou Yi gained over 26,000 experience points!!

“Time to level up.”

As before, leveling up required manual action.

With a month’s worth of accumulated experience, Zhou Yi didn’t hesitate and proceeded to level up.

One had to admit, the 26,000 experience points accumulated over a month were indeed substantial.

It allowed him to level up several times in a row.

[Congratulations, you’ve leveled up to 14. You gain 10 free attributes, 10 skill points.]

[Congratulations, you’ve leveled up to 15. You gain 10 free attributes, 10 skill points.]

[Congratulations, you’ve leveled up to 16. You gain 15 free attributes, 15 skill points.]

……

[Level: 16 (230/22000)]

He leveled up to 16, and all the accumulated experience was finally exhausted.

After leveling up, he gained 25 new free attribute points and skill points.

By default distribution, Zhou Yi evenly distributed all his free attribute points, while the 25 skill points remained unused for now.

His skill levels had already reached a certain height.

Simply raising a skill by one or two levels with skill points wouldn’t be very effective.

It was better to save up more skill points and upgrade his skills significantly in one go.

After distributing the free attributes, Zhou Yi clearly felt his strength increase considerably.

More importantly, with his level reaching 16, his internal magical energy had multiplied several times!!

“Now, if I want to use the S-Rank skill God’s Hand, I won’t have to worry about my magic being drained all at once.”

A smile appeared at the corner of Zhou Yi’s mouth.

The higher the level of a professional, the harder it became to advance.

For example, this month, he had to frantically kill magical beasts to accumulate enough experience to level up three times.

If he wanted to continue leveling up to 17, it wouldn’t be as easy.

It might take over ten days.

This was considering his four-dimensional attributes far surpassed those of his peers, and he had powerful skills.

For an ordinary professional, leveling from 16 to 17 in less than three months would be impossible!!

“No wonder when I rejected the Genius Cultivation Contract at the supply base, the supervisor didn’t seem to care. They were waiting for me here.”

In the world of Blue Star, without background resources, venturing into the wild alone to level up was extremely dangerous, with a high risk of death.

Zhongxia Country provided all citizens with resources to level up to 10 for free, and held transfer ceremonies nationwide.

They also used the college entrance examination to select talented students for more precise cultivation, ensuring accurate resource allocation.

As a top university, Suhang University already provided plenty of resources.

But no one would complain about having too many resources.

Therefore, as Director Wang mentioned, many geniuses at Suhang University had signed the Genius Cultivation Contract, which was likely true.

“If it were an ordinary genius, they might have signed the cultivation contract when facing difficulties in leveling up. Unfortunately for them, the system provides me with daily attribute and skill points, allowing me to grow stronger even without any resources!”

Zhou Yi shook his head, looking at his four-dimensional attributes.

Strength: 150!

Constitution: 159!

Agility: 149!

Intelligence: 162!

Now, his four-dimensional attributes had reached an average of 150 points!

“With an average of 150 points in the four-dimensional attributes, plus a profession level of 16, I should be able to completely overpower other special admissions students.”

Zhou Yi grinned, eagerly anticipating the upcoming new student competition.

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