Clinging to the Witcher world to become a god of martial arts

The horses' hooves pounded on the loose, scorched earth, each step crushing carbonized twigs with a soft "crunch."

Two horses, one brown and one black, slowly traversed the dark jungle at a moderate pace.

Lorne looked around.

This is the second forest he has entered since coming into this world.

Compared to the first one, there are no birdsongs or insects flying around here, only the mournful sound of the wind stirring up ashes.

The charred wooden stakes pointed straight at the crimson sky, some still smoldering, with dark red sparks flickering.

"Why did such a large-scale fire occur?" Lauren muttered to herself as she flipped through the encyclopedia.

"Fire is common in the fire element zone, isn't it?" Lorne assumed matter-of-factly.

Firewood sounds like a type of wood that is extremely easy to ignite. With such a large forest filled with fire elements, it wouldn't ignite at the slightest touch.

"No," Lauren corrected. "The abundance of fire element is simply due to the dissipation of fire-attribute magic, not an open flame."

He gestured with two parallel fingers, explaining: "Under normal circumstances, the relationship between the element of fire and fuel is like this."

Lorne was a little confused. Aren't the three elements of fire simply: combustible material, air, and an ignition source?

In his view, the jungle had clearly met these three conditions, so it was only right that a fire was set on.

Lauren simply explained to herself, "If no external factors had disrupted this balance, the fire wouldn't have happened..."

"Alright." Rudolph was used to Lauren's nagging.

"We're about to reach the Elemental Tide Zone, so there's no need to dwell on those meaningless questions anymore."

"Okay." The captain said, and Lauren had no choice but to put away the encyclopedia and stop trying to find out why.

The black horse was carrying a lot of supplies, which were quite heavy. Every step it took was accompanied by the cracking of the scorched earth.

"Lauren." Nina, noticing this, was a little worried: "Why is Edelweiss growing in underground cavities?"

This question really hit Lauren's sweet spot.

As a qualified wizard apprentice, he usually enjoys studying these strange phenomena.

"There are many reasons," Lauren began to elaborate, "The most important one is the nature of edelweiss."

"It doesn't need water to grow; it only needs an environment abundant with fire element..."

Nina clearly didn't want to hear those technical explanations, so she interrupted Lauren:

Is there a possibility that the ground surface might fracture?

"Probably not." Lauren pondered, "The surface is usually 3-5 meters away from the nearest underground cave."

"Even if the fire loosens the surface, it would still take at least ten adults working together to break through it," he estimated.

Nina ignored Lauren.

A casual question can easily lead to a lengthy and complicated explanation from him.

Lorne listened quietly to the side, and he understood why Lauren, a wizard apprentice, would be ordered around by a nobleman.

The atmosphere within this team is quite different from my preconceived notions about the world...

At least for now.

He felt relieved.

Since his transmigration into this world and his sacrificial destiny, Lorne has felt an extreme aversion to the distorted concepts of this world.

Ralph's death further aggravated this.

It was Ralph's task to look after the children, and more importantly, it was his duty as a knight.

For Lorne, fleeing was his instinct for survival.

From both sides' perspectives, neither of them was wrong.

You shouldn't have shown us kindness... Even now, Lorne still can't let go of the guilt, knowing full well the enormity of his sins.

What he erased was not just a vibrant life.

He is also a devoted husband to his wife and a father whose children eagerly await their return.

...

"The Edelweiss Forest isn't far from the central part of the resource zone." Rudolph flipped through the map:

"According to the markings on the map, we should be able to reach the Elemental Tide Zone in less than half a day."

The group set off at dawn and arrived at the Elemental Tide Zone by noon, which was already considered very fast.

After entering the Firewood Forest, Lorne did not rest, but kept practicing his breathing technique.

Using fire elemental energy for breathing exercises, although the speed is greatly reduced and it is very painful, the advantage is that the effect is excellent.

The horses also slowed down considerably, which made breathing quite effective.

[Completing a breathing exercise with the aid of fire element (Good) doubles the effect and grants +3 experience points.]

[Completing a breathing exercise with the aid of fire element (Good) doubles the effect and grants +3 experience points.]

[Completing a breathing exercise with the help of fire element (excellent) doubles the effect and grants +5 experience points]...

Breathing exercises can strengthen the body, and their effects are doubled when enhanced by the fire element.

After a long period of breathing exercises, Lorne's physique finally underwent a change, and this change was also recorded in the panel.

[Breathing exercises regulate the body; with consistent practice, changes will gradually occur in the body.]

[Cumulative: Constitution +1]

Perhaps because of the gradual breathing exercises, this improvement in physical condition did not involve the pain of muscle tearing.

Lorne guessed that each of his breaths brought a slight increase in his physical condition.

However, these changes are insignificant and not enough to be displayed on the panel.

However, quantitative change leads to qualitative change. Through my persistent efforts, my physical strength eventually reached a level that could be displayed on the panel.

[Attributes: Constitution 6, Strength 6, Agility 7, Spirit 2, Magic 0]

The improvement in physical fitness has leveled the gap with strength.

When one's strength is too high and one's physical constitution is too low, the body may explode and one may die.

At first, Lorne felt a bit bloated, but it got better as he continued to breathe.

Lorne felt that his current physical strength was not significantly different from that of his previous life, and that once he reached 7 points, it would most likely be the same as in his previous life.

I estimate that he can unleash the power of the Threefold Strike—the power of the internal organs—right now!

But what is certain is that there will still be some backlash, though it won't be particularly severe.

As Lorne pondered the dough, he noticed that the horses had slowly driven out of the Edelweiss forest.

Beyond this side of the jungle lies another grassland, but a pale red barrier can already be seen in the distance at the edge of the field of vision.

Once you pass the barrier, you've entered the central part of the resource zone.

"Finally out," Lauren complained. "The burnt smell in the jungle was unbearable."

"Yes." Nina agreed with Lauren's point of view this time.

"We can already see the boundary of the fire elemental zone," Rudolf said, pointing to the barrier in the distance. "But the elemental tide zone is still some distance ahead."

"Hopefully we can find those damn elves soon!" Lauren rubbed her throbbing head, not wanting to suffer any longer.

He bore the mental energy consumption of the three protective runes, and even though he had opened his mental sea, the loss was still significant.

"Let's rest after leaving the fire elemental zone." Rudolf was also greatly exhausted, after all, he hadn't activated his mental sea.

"What's that?" Nina noticed the strange thing ahead and pointed to the horizon.

Lorne looked up at the horizon, where crimson swirling clouds were slowly gathering.