Roar~
A cat-tailed dog discovered Shen Ping and his group, roaring and quickly rushing through the tall grass towards them.
"Shen Ping!"
Bai Feng shouted.
This Cat-Tailed Dog was only a mid-level Beast Soldier. For them, it could be killed with ease, and even for Shen Ping, it wouldn't be too difficult to deal with.
"Here it comes!"
Shen Ping didn't say anything, but stared intently at the charging Cat-Tailed Dog.
Unlike the common Horned Wild Boar, this Cat-Tailed Dog was extremely fast, already approaching an Advanced Beast Soldier. Its claws were exceptionally sharp; if touched, skin would be instantly cut open.
Thump thump.
Shen Ping's heart rate visibly accelerated.
This was his first battle.
Whoosh.
In less than tens of seconds, the Cat-Tailed Dog's figure was already close, the cold wind generated by its high-speed charge rushing at him.
Two meters away.
Shen Ping moved. He stomped his foot on the ground, his body rapidly sliding sideways, while his battle blade fiercely slashed towards the Cat-Tailed Dog's waist. But at this moment, the Cat-Tailed Dog's claws also shot out, colliding with the battle blade.
Bang.
The immense recoil forced Shen Ping to retreat more than ten steps.
"You struck the target with your blade once, gaining 1 Comprehension Ability point!"
Shen Ping was stunned.
Striking the target with a blade could also grant Comprehension Ability??
Oh my.
This Golden Finger is quite powerful!
And just as he was in a daze, the Cat-Tailed Dog attacked again.
"Not good!"
Shen Ping's pupils constricted. It was too late to react.
Whoosh.
A cold arrow shot out, directly piercing through the Cat-Tailed Dog's head. The arrow, along with the Cat-Tailed Dog, was fiercely pinned to a nearby abandoned pickup truck.
"When fighting monsters, no matter what situation you are in, you must always remain calm, otherwise, you will surely be the one to die!"
Chen Ying's clear voice rang out. She walked towards the abandoned pickup truck and pulled out the arrow. This arrow was not cheap; the Materials for its production were very expensive, but its power was also immense.
Looking at the Cat-Tailed Dog's corpse.
Shen Ping felt lingering fear and quickly said, "Thank you, Ying Jie."
He couldn't be distracted in battle; this Golden Finger almost got him killed.
Bai Feng, Wang Zhan, and Li Zi shook their heads slightly. For his first battle, Shen Ping's performance could only be described as mediocre.
Although every newcomer, when first entering the Wilderness Area and fighting monsters, would panic and be unable to calm down, Shen Ping's strength was, after all, close to a Senior Warrior. Facing a mid-level Beast Soldier was so difficult for him, clearly indicating poor practical combat and psychological quality.
"Continue!"
Captain Bai Feng spoke.
Over the next few days.
The team stayed on the outer edge of County 0385, and Shen Ping rapidly improved through continuous battles with Beast Soldier-level monsters.
At the same time, his Comprehension Ability points also increased rapidly.
Swinging his blade, deep breathing, three times every day.
Puff.
The battle blade arced, a powerful vertical chop, severing the head of the tank-like Horned Wild Boar in front of him.
Chen Ying, sitting at the front desk of a two-story abandoned shop, smiled and said, "Not bad, not bad, you're progressing very quickly. In just five or six days, you can already single-handedly kill a Horned Wild Boar that's close to an Advanced Beast Soldier!"
Shen Ping processed the Horned Wild Boar's Materials, then scratched his head, "Ying Jie, stop praising me. I know I'm a bit lacking."
These past few days, the Captain, Brother Wang, and Brother Li basically stopped coming to watch, clearly a bit disappointed with his performance.
However, he didn't care, after all, he was a man with a Golden Finger.
Chen Ying leaped to the ground and walked over to comfort him, "Xiao Shen, don't be discouraged. Everyone starts this way. Take your time, don't rush. With your innate talent, you'll catch up to us sooner or later."
Shen Ping nodded, then changed the subject and asked, "Where are the Captain and the others?"
"The Captain and Brother Wang are looking for a target; it will probably take two or three days. But don't worry, they won't be too far away."
Chen Ying said, then motioned with her chin towards a nearby spot, "Keep going."
On the tenth day of entering the tower.
On the balcony of an abandoned small building.
Just after midnight.
Shen Ping took three deep breaths consecutively, then went to a distant place to find a lone Beast Soldier-level monster to fight.
The sound of Comprehension Ability increasing continuously echoed in his mind.
Returning to the balcony of the small building, he opened the virtual attribute panel.
[Comprehension Ability points: 51]
[Exchange count: 1]
Seeing this.
Shen Ping's eyes suddenly lit up.
His Comprehension Ability points finally met the exchange condition.
He clicked exchange without thinking.
Boom.
As the virtual box vibrated.
Shen Ping immediately felt as if a certain lock in his mind had opened, becoming incomparably clear. His thoughts operated at a hundred times the speed, and many previous difficulties seemed to suddenly become clear.
He subconsciously closed his eyes.
Memories flashed continuously like a tide.
Among them, memories of various body exercises and watching videos of blade techniques and movement techniques were particularly prominent.
Before this.
He had also sorted through these memories, but even with muscle memory, he felt that the blade techniques and movement techniques in those videos were very difficult to imitate and practice.
But now.
The movement techniques and blade technique actions from the videos in his memory flashed repeatedly in his mind.
As if enlightened.
Shen Ping suddenly saw the key to these movement techniques and blade technique actions.
"Flowing Wind"
He took out his battle blade and began to practice the blade technique from his memories on the balcony.
Swish swish.
As he continuously practiced, his blade technique became more proficient, and his movement technique also became much more agile. In the end, his blade technique moved with the wind, and his blade shadows were as fast as lightning, continuous and unending.
Whoosh.
A moment later.
Shen Ping sheathed his blade and suddenly opened his eyes.
"This, this Flowing Wind blade technique, I actually mastered the first level!"
Although the Flowing Wind blade technique was not as good as the Nine Heavy Thunder Blade created by the world's second strongest person, it was still a relatively difficult one to get started with. And now, in less than tens of minutes, he had successfully mastered the first level!
If this were to spread, no one would believe it.
"Could it be, could it be that exchanging Comprehension Ability points grants a chance for Epiphany?!"
One Epiphany.
And he directly mastered the first level of Flowing Wind.
If he had a few more times.
Wouldn't he directly master the Flowing Wind blade technique?
Shen Ping had an urge to burst out laughing at this moment, but he held back. After all, there were too many Beast Soldier-level monsters around; if they were attracted, even with Ying Jie present, it would be very difficult to deal with them.
"Thus, it seems that as long as Comprehension Ability continues to accumulate and improve, with continuous Epiphanies, one day, I will also be able to reach the level of a peerless Genius!"
Shen Ping's heart was stirred. At this moment, he felt that the road ahead was smooth.
…
The next morning.
The sky had just begun to lighten with the first hint of dawn.
Chen Ying, leaning against the wall with her sniper rifle, was startled awake by the commotion outside. She quickly got up and looked, only relaxing when she saw it wasn't monsters besieging the small building. However, a smile appeared on her lips when she saw a figure not far away.
"Not bad, still quite diligent."
She mumbled, then flipped over to the balcony, sitting on the edge to observe the fight. Shen Ping was recruited into the team by her, and they also lived in the same community, so even if the Captain hadn't instructed her, she would still take extra care of Shen Ping.
Shen Ping's performance these past few days had indeed been a bit poor. Even with his rapid improvement later, he was only barely able to catch the eye of their Elite Warrior Squad. To follow them and hunt those Warlord-level monsters, he was still far from enough.
But being poor didn't matter, as long as he worked hard, he would catch up eventually.
What Chen Ying worried about was Shen Ping being disheartened and becoming decadent, but now it seemed he hadn't, which greatly pleased her.
Puff, puff.
Blade shadows flickered, and the bodies of Beast Soldier-level monsters fell one after another.
"His combat ability has improved again, and his movement technique is much faster... Wait a minute, those corpses... are all Advanced Beast Soldiers??"