Nolan had never heard of such an ability, but he knew that humans possessed special skills called "innate abilities."
He only knew that this not-so-old human in front of him must be a famous strong individual in the human world.
Nolan didn't pay much attention to Big Goblin Woodfruit's occasional cautious glances at him.
Who would care about a dead person... oh, a dead goblin?
Having seen all his intel, how could Nolan possibly let Big Goblin Woodfruit leave alive?
The only reason the other party was still alive was to provide Nolan with the locations of goblin settlements in the outer areas of this forest.
The next day, Nolan continued his leveling endeavors, carrying Big Goblin Woodfruit.
However, he had already cleared out most of the goblins in this area, and reality wasn't a game; goblins weren't NPC monsters that would stay in fixed locations.
After half a month, even the dim-witted goblins would surely have realized that a creature specifically slaughtering them had appeared in the forest.
So, after an hour, Nolan only gained about 200 experience, a severe drop in efficiency compared to before.
"Are you sure there are no other goblin settlements nearby?" Nolan asked, dropping Big Goblin Woodfruit in front of him and looking at him coldly.
"There aren't any... Human Lord."
"All the goblin tribes here have been killed by you, Human Lord."
Big Goblin Woodfruit clasped his hands on the ground, his head down, speaking in a trembling voice, then cautiously added: "More goblins require going deeper into the jungle."
Thump. Nolan twisted his wrist, thrusting his iron sword into the soft soil, his fingers tapping the hilt as he pondered slightly.
He wouldn't go deeper into the jungle!
Dealing with ogres was no problem, but dealing with trolls, who were stronger than ogres, would be quite tricky.
His strongest attack method currently was physical attacks, and against trolls with powerful regeneration, physical attacks would have their damage greatly reduced!
In the anime, the trolls' recovery speed was already exaggerated, and in the light novel version, Ainz even blew off half of Troll Gu's head with one strike.
However, in just a short while, Troll Gu's head recovered as good as new.
According to Ainz, even if Troll Gu's body was smashed into a meat paste, given some time, he would still recover!
This terrifying recovery ability was completely the bane of warrior-type professions!
Thinking of the trolls' powerful recovery ability, Nolan felt it best not to provoke that group of trolls.
Moreover, the Eastern Giant Gu was above Level 30, which was definitely not something he could deal with at his current stage.
"Will the commotion caused in the outer areas have already been noticed by the trolls?" This thought flashed through Nolan's mind, a solemn look appearing in his eyes.
"Let's go."
Grabbing Big Goblin Woodfruit, Nolan continued to search for goblins and monsters in the forest.
He didn't plan to get close to the deep parts of the forest; if any accidents occurred, he could quickly evacuate from the outer areas.
The month's worth of supplies he had originally prepared was almost depleted.
However, there was no shortage of wild beasts in the forest; Nolan had three wild boars stored in his item box alone, so he didn't need to worry about food.
Even the scarce water had been replenished in the small river.
He still needed about 3000 experience to raise his talent to Level 10. Although the rate of gaining experience had slowed down, at most, it would only waste an extra day or two.
At the same time, in the eastern region of the Great Forest of Tob, the Forest Rift.
The term "Forest Rift" didn't refer to a special terrain like a canyon, but rather an area within the lush jungle that wasn't covered by forest or where trees didn't grow.
For example, a large area of dead trees that appeared for some reason, or an area remaining after a fire, could all be called a "Forest Rift."
This area was a hill extending from the Angerer Mountains, merging with the forest.
Logically, such terrain would not affect the growth of trees, but at this moment, most of this area was barren.
Even where there were trees, they had been damaged, some appearing to be cut down and scattered haphazardly, others uprooted entirely and thrown on the ground like discarded junk, and still others were shattered fragments of wood.
In short, there wasn't a single well-preserved tree in this area.
And in a location at the very bottom of the hill, covered by vegetation, there was a huge cave, four or five zhang high, exceptionally conspicuous.
This cave was where the trolls lived.
Trolls and ogres had similar living habits, with no great demands on their living environment, but they still preferred to live in dark, damp caves.
For trolls, who also possessed night vision, the dark cave environment was no hindrance.
There were no trolls or even ogres guarding the outside of the cave, as no monsters in this area dared to invade here.
However, at this moment, outside the cave, two Big Goblins, about 1.5 meters tall, with light greenish-blue skin, were waiting anxiously, occasionally looking into the depths of the cave, their bodies radiating fear.
After some time, a goblin, only about the height of a normal human child, walked out of the cave dejectedly.
Looking at this goblin's lighter skin tone and drooping pointed ears, it was clear that he was also a Big Goblin, and an unaged one at that.
The two Big Goblins guarding the cave entrance showed expressions of shock and excitement on their tense, fearful faces, and quickly went to greet him.
"Agu, are you... are you alright?" one of the Big Goblins stammered, asking with concern.
They were Big Goblins of the Jick tribe, and Agu in front of them was the fourth son of the tribal chief.
"It's too dangerous."
"Doing this, you'll be eaten by the trolls," another Big Goblin said, full of concern and worry.
Agu looked up at the two Big Goblins, showing a somewhat forced smile, and also a bit of dejection.
The two Big Goblins, who didn't seem too stupid, understood something from Agu's expression, but they didn't share Agu's dejection.
It seemed there was no surprise.
"The trolls won't care about such things; they just treat us as food," one of the Big Goblins whispered, glancing at the depths of the cave out of the corner of his eye as he spoke, shrinking his neck in fear.