One Piece: Starting with Coercing and Enticing Nami

A spray of blood splattered out, but Thoth didn't stop. He leaped up and flew to the other side of the sky, placing his feet on its shoulders. He gripped his sword with both hands and thrust it down. With a soft thud, the blade pierced the back of its neck.

Immediately following, amidst the mournful cries of the deer, Thoth drew his sword and leaped into the air. The instant he landed, he charged forward, slamming his shoulder into the neck of a deer, causing it to stagger.

With a swift horizontal slash, a gruesome gash appeared on the deer's neck.

Thoth stopped. After hunting down three elk, the remaining dozens of deer had already run far away.

Slowly exhaling a breath of stale air, Thoth turned to look at the three elk lying on the ground, screaming and struggling. He stepped forward and delivered three sword strikes to finally release them from their clutches.

At this moment, wisps of warmth slowly flowed out from deep within her body.

A light curtain panel appears.

Swordsmanship proficiency +3.

He was thrilled. Just as he had thought, at his current level, only large beasts like this could help him grow.

Looking around, the tranquil forest was now filled with birds flitting about in the treetops.

"I inquired this morning and found out that tigers, wolves, and bears roam this mountain forest, and animals like leopards and wild boars also exist there."

Approaching a deer, with his sword hanging at his side, Thoth slowly adjusted his breathing, gathering his strength. Two seconds later, the blade slashed out from his side in an instant, and with a soft "plop," the deer's head was severed from its neck, and warm blood spurted out.

Then, following the same method, in less than a minute, the three deer carcasses were scattered in the grass, filled with a strong smell of blood and the sour smell of rotting intestines.

Gentle breezes carried the fishy smell of the area, spreading towards the distant mountains and forests.

Entrapment is a form of law enforcement; those who are willing will take the bait.

Thoth carried pieces of blood-stained deerskin to a nearby stream, washed the blood off the hides, and used sturdy ropes he had bought at a general store to firmly bind the folded pieces of deerskin to his arms, legs, and waist, thus putting on his makeshift armor.

Simple adjustments to position should be made to avoid affecting physical agility.

It's a bit ugly, but compared to safety, that's nothing.

Before long, the hoarse, mournful cawing of crows could be heard from the woods.

Half an hour later, a rustling sound came from the bushes in the distance, and amidst the low howls of wolves, more than twenty gray-brown wolves cautiously emerged one by one.

Not far away, under an ancient tree, Thoth, who had been dozing with his eyes closed, slowly opened them.

A slight smile played on his lips as he rose, sword in hand, and strode forward, arriving in the middle of the chunk of meat. In the blink of an eye, he was surrounded by wolves.

They crouched low, growling and hissing, wrinkling their noses and baring their canine teeth.

Its dark green wolf eyes gleamed with a fierce light.

The howls of wolves rose and fell, as if warning Thoth to get out of there.

After a standoff lasting half a minute, the hungry wolves launched the first attack, with the alpha wolf howling and the pack pressing forward.

Thoth held his sword, unwavering in the face of any eventuality. Suddenly, amidst the sound of hurried footsteps, a wolf attacked from behind. Thoth dodged it, and the instant it landed, he stepped forward and unleashed a slashing strike with his sword.

With a soft thud, it struck the wolf squarely in the waist.

Copper head, iron tail, tofu waist.

It refers to the distribution of strengths and weaknesses among wolves.

With this powerful sword strike, the wolf died instantly.

The death of his companion ignited the ferocity of the wolf pack. In the blink of an eye, the wolves pounced. Thoth's gaze turned serious. A wolf attacked from the side. Thoth's eyes flashed, and his left arm shot out. The wolf's jaws snapped shut, and although it hurt, it did not penetrate the four layers of deerskin protection.

Thoth swung the wolf and smashed it into another wolf that pounced on him.

He smashed it until it staggered, then stepped closer and pierced its neck with a sword.

He then kicked it over.

With his left hand, he gripped the wolf's throat, which was biting his arm. In excruciating pain, the wolf released its grip and struggled. The pack roared and charged forward one after another. Thoth used the wolf as a shield with one hand and swung his sword with the other, slashing and stabbing repeatedly.

009. Practice makes perfect!

Amidst the piercing howls of wolves, the sword flashed like a mirror, and lives slipped away from his grasp.

Kicks, blade slashes, wolves as shields.

Wailing, running, swords at the edge.

One by one, the wild wolves turned into corpses, and faint warm currents emerged from their bodies. In the battle, their proficiency continued to increase, and the sword moves in their hands gradually became more refined.

Breathing, coordinated with footwork, he moved nimbly across short distances, the sword moving with him, the basic sword techniques in his mind being executed one by one.

Thoth's gaze turned cold. With a snap, a wolf leaped up and bit the blade. Thoth flicked his wrist, and in pain, the wolf released its grip. But Thoth was right there and kicked him in the face.

Wolf flew down, and once again closed in and thrust his sword down.

Blood splattered, and amidst howls, the wolf died.

In just over ten minutes, the wolf pack had left behind eighteen wolf carcasses. Just then, the alpha wolf let out a howl, and the remaining seven wolves slowly retreated, their fierce and fearful eyes fixed on Tot.

Seeing that they were about to retreat, Thoth suddenly threw the bloodied wolf he was holding, which had been bitten by its own kind, to the ground.

Stomp on the head

A sword pierced his neck.

Amidst the wailing and lamenting, Thoth's swordsmanship gained another point of proficiency.

Seeing that Thoth was still provoking him, the alpha wolf bared its teeth and its eyes glowed red. It hesitated because Thoth no longer had any subordinates to use as shields. After killing nineteen wolves in a row, Thoth's breathing was also a little heavy.

The alpha wolf could also tell that Thoth was tired.

Seeing its hesitation, Thoth couldn't help but sigh. In this world, whether it was wild beasts in the forest or fish and beasts in the ocean, their intelligence was mostly much higher than that of the wild beasts in his previous life.

The longer you live, the higher your IQ becomes.

Therefore, at this moment, we should feign weakness to the enemy.

How could a mere wild beast possibly know anything about the Thirty-Six Stratagems? Seeing that Tote seemed to have no intention of pursuing him, the alpha wolf felt confident once again.

Suddenly it let out a furious howl, and this time even it attacked itself, with a total of eight wolves rushing at once.

The alpha wolf nimbly darted around in an arc from behind.

At that moment, one of the creatures directly in front of him suddenly leaped up from two meters away and pounced on Tote in the blink of an eye.

With its mouth wide open, the wolf howled, saliva spraying from between its teeth, and at that moment, Thoth suddenly shifted to the right.

In the instant he dodged the wolf's bite, he grabbed the wolf's hind leg with his left hand, then twisted his waist and swung out horizontally. With a thud, the three wolves were hit in the head.

Among them was the alpha wolf, and at that moment, Thoth turned around and looked at the alpha wolf, who was over two meters tall and had a muscular build, with its body tilted to one side.

He charged forward suddenly, stabbing his sword deep into the alpha wolf's shoulder and neck. Amidst its howl, he kicked it in the face, sending it flying.

With a flick of his wrist, he swiftly slashed at another wolf that was shaking its head, and with a soft thud, a deep, bone-revealing gash appeared in its abdomen.

He took a step to the right and charged, then the next one had its forelimbs severed by a sword.

At this moment, the remaining four wolves saw that the alpha wolf was about to die and finally knew they had to run away. They let out a mournful cry, tucked their tails between their legs, and turned to run away. Suddenly, there was a whooshing sound.

The wolf in Toth's hand was suddenly swung away, crashing into one of the wolves. The two rolled on the ground, howling in pain.

He rushed forward in two strides and easily dispatched the three wolves with two sword strikes. He glanced at the last three that had already run far away, then turned back to the three wolves that were still alive.

With the last alpha wolf dealt with.

A warm current surged from deep within my body.

With the danger over, Thoth relaxed and took a deep breath.

However, at that moment, a system notification suddenly appeared from the depths of my consciousness.

[Hint: Your swordsmanship "Beginner Level 100/100" proficiency has reached the maximum value, and your swordsmanship skill will automatically advance.]

[Hint: Your swordsmanship skill has improved from "Beginner" to "Proficient"! Gain +1 to your Constitution attribute!]

[Hint: Your swordsmanship "Practice Makes Perfect" 0/200, next level "Slight Achievement".]

At the same time, the moment the prompt appeared from the depths of his consciousness, a powerful warm current surged forth from the depths of his consciousness and immediately seeped into Thoth's limbs and bones.

The bones in his body cracked and popped as they were tempered by this power, becoming more toned and taut. His muscles and internal organs grew stronger, as if he were immersed in a hot spring.

Immediately afterwards, an unbearable pain surged from within, as if the physical strength that had been built up over many years had been completed in an instant.

Furthermore, along with the excruciating pain, the basic sword techniques in Thoth's consciousness began to practice on their own. They were still the basic sword techniques, but they became increasingly refined and fluidly combined.

Dot, block, hang, split; wipe, cloud, pick, tease; collapse, lift, stab, intercept.

Once, ten times, a hundred times... ten thousand times, the sword movements became second nature, and subtle adjustments began to appear in the bones and muscles of the body.

Just as practice makes perfect, those traces that could only be transformed into instincts through arduous training were silently imprinted on Thoth's consciousness and body.

Not long after, Thoth's eyes slowly focused, his right hand holding the sword slowly rose, and then a series of basic sword techniques were swiftly and powerfully executed.

A chilling glint filled the air around her; her nimble steps were accompanied by even, rhythmic breathing.

A flash of cold light disappeared in an instant, and with a crisp cracking sound, the carcass of a wolf on the ground was cleanly split in two.

Thick blood flashed through the air with the kinetic energy of the sword, drawing an arc on the ground.

Thoth stopped, quietly examining the iron sword in his hand, and looked down at the several new nicks and nicks on the blade.

"If it were me now, with my understanding of swordsmanship and the application of physical strength, I should be able to protect this ordinary iron sword much better!"

Thoth sighed inwardly, marveling at the profound depth of swordsmanship. He was confident enough to say that even at the level of mere practice leading to mastery, swordsmanship was truly vast and complex.

I can easily crush my past self.

A belief was growing in my heart.

A light screen panel appeared. Looking at the changes on it, in addition to the improvement in swordsmanship level and the basic attribute [Constitution] reaching 9.1, due to the auxiliary use, unarmed combat skills also increased by 5 points of proficiency in this battle.

Swordsmanship (Practice Makes Perfect 0/200)

[Unarmed Combat (Beginner Level 6/100)]

After closing the light curtain panel and stretching my body in place, the fatigue I felt earlier had subsided considerably after the improvement in my physical attributes.

Clenching his fist, power surged from his body; a mere 1 point increase significantly improved Tot's physical abilities.

According to Thoth, each point of improvement in basic attributes is not a simple addition or subtraction, but rather an exponential increase.

As time goes on, even a difference of just one point can become a world of difference in strength.

However, improving one's swordsmanship not only allows for physical adjustments but also increases attributes, Thoth recalled: