Talent level increased by one, a transcendent Star Wizard

At this moment, the big man felt a deep sorrow, knowing that he was probably going to die here today.

Just when the burly man was at his wit's end, a figure appeared behind Xia Jian, wielding a spear and thrusting it at him.

Xia Jian became wary and dodged the attack with a lazy roll, but the spear still grazed his arm.

Turning to look at the attacker, he saw that the man was burly, with a red face and bloodshot, glazed eyes, clearly having drunk quite a bit.

"Kid, you actually dared to go up the mountain alone? You must have a death wish!"

The burly man's voice reeked of alcohol, and he staggered as if he might collapse at any moment.

Xia Jian frowned. It was really embarrassing that he had been stabbed by such a person.

Fortunately, no one will know after today.

Thinking of this, Xia Jian flashed forward, thrusting his long sword straight at the burly man. After a few rounds, the burly man, who was covered in alcohol, was beaten to a pulp.

The burly man seemed to have regained some consciousness and hurriedly looked at his companion, wanting to ask for help.

However, the other side showed no intention of helping, and had already rushed out of the tent to the edge of the camp.

"Damn it! What a waste of my time..."

The burly man was filled with shock and anger.

Before he could finish cursing, Xia Jian's longsword had already slit his throat.

Torn between despair and terror, the burly man clutched his neck and slowly collapsed.

Xia Jian pursed his lips, then chased after the fleeing bearded man.

Perhaps out of sheer fear, the burly man with the thick beard wandered aimlessly through the forest, failing to notice the rocks he was walking on. Coupled with his leg injury, he tripped over a rock and fell down the hillside.

The burly man with the thick beard hurriedly got up from the ground, then gripped his long sword and cautiously surveyed his surroundings.

The forest was unusually quiet tonight. The big man's clothes were already soaked with sweat. Just as he reached out to wipe the sweat from his face, he caught a glimpse of a dark figure that had appeared in front of him at some point.

The big man was startled, and then with a thud, his legs went weak and he knelt on the ground.

"Grandpa, spare me! I have lots of money, lots of money, I can give it all to you."

As Xia Jian approached step by step, the big man was filled with fear. Knowing that he couldn't run far due to his leg injury, he could only keep kowtowing and begging Xia Jian to spare his life.

Xia Jian remained expressionless and unmoved, simply approaching the burly man step by step.

He knew that letting such a ruthless bandit go today would only lead to more misfortune for others, and that the best course of action was to help him pass on to the afterlife.

"By the way, I have the Knight Training Manual and Knight Skills, please don't kill me!"

The burly man continued to pray, but just as Xia Jian approached, a white light appeared on the longsword in his hand, and he swung the sword towards Xia Jian's head.

Xia Jian was prepared, and with the strange blessing of his level 10 basic swordsmanship, he dodged the white sword energy by simply turning his head slightly.

Without giving the big man a chance to cheat or bluff, and without asking about the knight's skills and the iron box, Xia Jian focused his energy and spirit on the sword and swung it with an ordinary sword strike.

Clang...

The longsword in the big man's hand snapped in two.

Under the astonished gaze of the burly man, his entire body was cleaved in two by the longsword.

Ugh~

Seeing the various internal organs scattered on the ground made even a mentally strong player like Xia Jian feel nauseous.

I used to think this move was cool, but now Natsumi just finds it disgusting.

With the killing over, Natsumi's tense mood eased.

He used his longsword to examine the bandits' clothes, but only found a few copper coins.

"Pah! You poor bastard!"

Xia Jian spat, then turned and headed up the mountain.

There were still a few bandits left to kill. It's not a big deal if they escaped, since they can't cause any major trouble. But it's a big deal if they take their "personal belongings" with them.

When Xia Jian returned to the bandit camp, the pungent smell of blood filled his mind.

As time went on, the corpses of the bandits killed by Xia Jian continued to bleed, and the entire camp was stained crimson.

Xia Jian first checked the camp. Apart from a few bandits who had already fallen asleep, all the other bandits who could run away had run away.

After sending the sleeping bandits to their deaths, Xia Jian began searching the place for what was inside.

When they finally found the largest tent, they spotted the black metal box in a corner.

It must be said that Xia Jian was quite surprised to see the iron box in his hand.

The reason I didn't ask the bandits about the whereabouts of the iron box was that I already assumed deep down that the iron box had been violently dismantled, since the bandits didn't have the patience to study it slowly.

However, perhaps because it couldn't be opened, the tin box was treated like trash and left unattended in a corner.

After a closer look, Xia Jian observed that the black iron box was square and had some floral patterns engraved on it.

Judging from the slash marks, the bandits had obviously violently dismantled the box, but it doesn't seem they opened it.

After putting the tin box away, Xia Jian didn't check it immediately, but instead began searching for other items.

Whether the bandits were too poor or the good stuff had already been taken by other bandits, Xia Jian only managed to find a dozen or so silver coins in the camp.

As for knightly arts and skills, and even the bandit leader's beautiful concubine, not a single one was seen.

"Never mind, finding the tin box is good enough."

Although Natsume coveted the Knight Skills, he couldn't find them and there was nothing he could do.

As for leaving the bandit leader to be interrogated?

His time was far more valuable than that of the bandits; who knew how those cunning bandits would waste it?

Instead of dragging things out with the bandits, it's better to just end this whole thing and cut off all ties. Whether we find them or not is entirely up to fate.

However, it was clear that luck was not on Xia Jian's side.

Just as Xia Jian was about to continue searching for a while, the roars of wild beasts rang out from the surrounding area, as if some wild animals had been attracted by the smell of blood.

Although Xia Jian is very strong, the beasts here are equally powerful; the tigers are almost two or three times stronger than the tigers on Blue Star.

If several of them appear at once, even he would have a hard time dealing with such ferocious beasts.

Xia Jian glanced at the bandit camp littered with corpses, then looked at the moon in the sky to determine his location, before disappearing into the forest.

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After walking through the forest for two days, Xia Jian finally made it through and came to a main road.

At this moment, pedestrians continued to walk on the road, and Xia Jian breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this scene.

The journey was far from peaceful; they encountered several large predators, including a rare and powerful tiger—a black-skinned, blue-eyed tiger that was three meters long.

That black tiger was incredibly fast, possessed superhuman perception, and was even stronger.

Although Xia Jian and the tiger were evenly matched in strength, whenever Xia Jian activated the abilities carried by his basic swordsmanship, the black tiger would simply leave, leaving Xia Jian completely helpless along the way.

They couldn't catch up, and if they tried to fight back, the tiger would run away. It was as cunning as if it had become a spirit.

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