newbobooks Chapter 149 Skill Upgrade, The Vanished Villagers
Chapter 149 Skill Upgrade, The Vanished Villagers
The most likely way for a human to become stronger without relying on external forces is by achieving a breakthrough in the proficiency of their own skills.
When Zhang Xiaoyuan recalled how her mastery of the [Stone Shattering Strike] skill progressed from novice to beginner, her power level increased by 100 points in an instant.
Based on the numerical feedback he received with each level up, he leveled up 33 times in one go, which is more than 6 times that of a middle-aged man.
A few minutes later, the energy fluctuations emanating from the middle-aged man's body returned to calm.
However, when the middle-aged man sensed the change in himself, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
"I've become stronger?!"
The middle-aged man opened his mouth, then coughed violently, the cough landing on the dead hedgehog monster.
An attack that would normally only leave a small hole in a hedgehog monster is now directly corroding the dead hedgehog monster into a pool of black liquid.
While the death of the hedgehog monster and its significantly reduced resistance are certainly factors, it also shows that the middle-aged man's skills have been noticeably enhanced.
Zhang Xiaoyuan's lips twitched involuntarily as she watched the middle-aged man's attack method.
No wonder this hedgehog-like monster disregarded its image and shot out most of its quills. Even a beast couldn't bear such humiliation after such an insulting attack.
"Oh no, my beast core!"
The middle-aged man suddenly cried out in alarm and hurriedly ran towards the hedgehog-like monster that had turned into black water, but there was no trace of the beast core left.
His expression turned somewhat unpleasant, but then returned to normal.
"Never mind, such a significant increase in strength is more precious than a beast core."
Having died once, the middle-aged man is now very open-minded and doesn't take such trivial matters to heart.
Moreover, with his increased strength, he will find it easier to kill monsters and obtain more materials in the future.
"Young man, I'm Cha Shao from Cha Shui Village. I've been out hunting monsters for a while now, and my family doesn't know the details yet. I need to go back and let them know I'm safe, so I won't bother you any longer."
"I am deeply grateful and need no words of thanks. If you ever have the chance to help me in the future, please call me and I will definitely come!"
Char Siu patted his chest and said that, then left.
"must."
Zhang Xiaoyuan nodded, her expression strange. Char siu? There's such a name?
However, when Zhang Xiaoyuan thought about the name of the village, she couldn't help but wonder what the child of the char siu was called. Could it be char siu bao?
"We've already solved problems in three villages, so there's still half left."
He Qing stretched, feeling like he'd had a truly fulfilling day.
Although he was just a driver, he had participated in the process of hunting monsters. He should go back and write a report to try and win the title of outstanding employee for this quarter.
"Comrade Xiaoyuan, where do you think we should go next?"
He Qing stepped forward and asked Zhang Xiaoyuan.
The remaining three villages are located in different directions and are not adjacent to each other.
Zhang Xiaoyuan glanced at the list and chose the leftmost village.
Since this village is the closest to where Ishida is, once we arrive at the village and deal with the monsters there, it will be time for lunch.
"okay."
He Qing looked at the village Zhang Xiaoyuan pointed to and responded with interest.
If he remembered correctly, the meatball soup in this village was quite delicious.
Near a village close to Zhang Xiaoyuan's destination, a dark-skinned boy who looked like a high school student was holding a homemade gun and panting as he looked at the fields in front of him.
Several children stood nearby, grinning as they looked at Ishida.
"Big brother, are you sure you can do it?"
"Big brother, you're such a loser!"
"Big brother, if you can't take a break, you should rest for a while."
'Damn mole monster!'
Ishida's already dark face darkened further as he looked at the mole monster that had only poked its head out of the field and was grinning at him.
……
"We've arrived at Liuwang Village."
He Qing shouted and stopped the car.
The streets were deserted, appearing very empty.
"Sigh, why are there so few people today? Where did everyone go?"
He Qing scratched his head and walked towards a shop at the entrance of the village, the same meatball soup restaurant he often ate at when he came to Liuwang Village for research.
When he got closer, he found that the store was closed, and the sign on the door had been changed to "Temporarily Closed".
"That's not right. Even when the boss was sick before, his family would make meatball soup. Why is there no one here today?"
"what happened?"
Zhang Xiaoyuan noticed He Qing's strange appearance and asked him a question.
"Comrade Xiaoyuan, I've noticed that there are fewer people in Liuwang Village today. Perhaps something has happened. Let's find someone to ask."
He Qing frowned, thought for a moment, and then led Zhang Xiaoyuan in one direction.
No one was in the village, but the village secretary was at home; he should know what had happened.
However, when they arrived at the village secretary's house, not only was the village secretary not there, but even the village secretary's family members were not there.
"Something's wrong, something must have happened!"