Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Seeing this message, Gray’s heart was filled with joy. He hadn’t expected Aikasha to forge the weapon so quickly.
Opening the message, the contents appeared before Gray’s eyes:
[Aikasha has sent a Tier 1 weapon to you. Do you wish to receive it? Yes/No]
At the bottom of the message, there was a message from Aikasha:
“I didn’t expect the forging to go so smoothly either. I’ve already sent the item to you. If you need another, you can contact me again.”
She was still as straightforward as ever.
The next time he contacted her, he would probably have to wait until he was going to get a tier 2 weapon.
By then, the dragon egg would have already hatched, and he would be able to explore more dangerous areas.
Gray put this matter aside and clicked on the screen.
A shiny knife appeared on the ground in front of him.
The knife was only slightly longer than an adult’s forearm. Perhaps because of the need to travel through the jungle, the knife was designed as a machete, which could be effectively used to clear tree branches blocking the way.
Gray immediately took the knife and waved it. The blade was slightly pressed against his hand, but it did not seem heavy. When he swung it, it felt very heavy. This feeling immediately made him fall in love with the machete.
Gray took out the cloth wrapped around the machete and wrapped it around his right hand, declaring that the machete was completely useless.
Everything was ready. The next moment was the hunting time!
Gray raised his vigilance in his heart and carefully walked in the direction of the current.
With the experience of hunting the gnawing rabbit last time, his footsteps were steady and light, trying to make sure that he did not make any mistakes.
However, after a short distance, Gray found that there was a shining light in front of him. The water source was there.
It was a small stream. The stream was not wide, and it was clear to the bottom.
Gray saw a long-armed ape standing by it, drinking water from the stream.
Gray opened the appraisal:
[Violent Ape]
[Strength level: Tier 2]
[Classification: Beast]
[Ability: None]
[Species description: A kind of agile and hot-tempered ape. The more angry it is, the more powerful it gets. After calming down, it can quickly recover to its peak condition.]
At this moment, Gray was already very close to the ape. If he got any closer, it was very likely that it would be alarmed.
Gray whispered to the dragon egg:
“Can you aim at this distance?”
The dragon egg gave a negative answer.
When he was facing the gnawing rabbit, it was the rabbit that took the initiative to rush over. Only then did the dragon egg successfully hit it.
Gray nodded, indicating that he understood.
He tightened his grip on the machete and continued to shorten the distance.
Suddenly, the violent ape that was drinking water stopped its movements and looked in Gray’s direction and began to bare its teeth.
He was discovered!
Gray did not care where he had made a mistake. The senses of a wild beast were far more sensitive than his, not to mention that he was the one who took the initiative to close the distance.
Strike first!
Close the distance as much as possible, and create conditions for the dragon egg to launch its Dragon’s Might!
Gray held his machete horizontally in front of him, using it to block any incoming attacks. Then, he took a step forward and launched an attack at the violent ape.
The violent ape was clearly surprised by Gray’s sudden move. The machete that Gray held horizontally in front of him had a chilling glow that made people’s hearts palpitate.
Its rich combat experience reminded the violent ape to temporarily avoid the edge of the blade.
The violent ape turned its body and dodged into the jungle next to it. Gray followed closely behind. The violent ape picked up a pebble that had been washed smooth by the stream from under its body and threw it at Gray.
Danger!
Gray’s eyebrows jumped. He felt the immense power carried by the pebble. He suddenly stopped and raised his machete to block the attack.
Clang!
The pebble struck the machete, creating a loud and clear sound.
The force caused Gray’s arm to go numb, and he almost lost his grip on the machete’s handle.
Fortunately, although the pebble’s force was immense, the tier 1 weapon was able to block the attack.
Gray secretly counted himself lucky. If he was still using the dinner knife as a weapon, his brain would have already exploded.
The violent ape was not going to let him off. Seeing that Gray’s momentum was blocked by his throw, it did not run away.
It turned around and jumped onto a tree by the stream. Using the tree as a springboard, it jumped and attacked Gray’s flank from the side.
Good timing!
Sensing the hostility, Gray reacted quickly. His numb arm turned the blade and met the violent ape’s direction.
However, he was still one step too late. Due to the violent ape’s anger from the sneak attack, it was stronger, and its speed was much faster than before. This jump was a lot faster than expected.
Before the blade had completely turned around, it had already arrived in front of Gray.
Gray was helpless and could only change his moves to block it.
Clang!
The sharp claws and Gray’s weapon clashed, unexpectedly producing an even more intense impact sound than before.
So heavy!
Gray felt his arm almost break. The strength of a tier 2 violent ape was not something he could fight against.
“Do it!”
Gray shouted with difficulty, and the familiar feeling behind his back appeared once again.
The dragon egg condensed its strength, and it was once again activated through Gray’s body!
The violent ape, which was in the middle of the tussle, did not expect him to have such a back-up move. It was hit accurately, and almost fainted in an instant.
Gray heaved a huge sigh of relief. He knew that he had already won.
Gray sighed in his heart. As expected of a tier 2 wild beast. No, according to what Aikasha had said, the ape could even be said to be a top tier 2 wild beast.
It was hard to imagine that he would not be able to withstand even a single blow it.
After taking a short breather, in order to avoid any more trouble, Gray hurriedly went forward to finish off the violent ape. A surge of life force surged into Gray’s body.
Gray found that his progress in the later part of his level had changed to (8/10) . After killing another beast, he would be able to advance.
A Guardian actually advanced before his own troop. Gray felt that he should be the only one that fits that description.
A familiar system notification popped up. Gray used the system to break down the violent ape. As expected, he obtained a mana crystal and some meat and dropped items.
Just as Gray was about to find a place to rest, he suddenly realized that there seemed to be something at the place where the violent ape had been standing.
Was it something from the violent ape?
Curious, Gray walked forward and found that it was actually a bright red fruit.
The fruit was the size of a fist, with golden patterns on the bottom and top. Most importantly, even if Gray only looked at it closely, he could smell the strong aroma of the fruit.
It was good stuff.
Compared to humans’ purposeful gathering activities, animals usually gathered fruit for food. In other words, the fruit they picked should be edible.
The violent ape picked such a fragrant fruit for the purpose of eating it.
Gray was not pretentious. He had not eaten for a long time since he transmigrated. Although the jungle blurred one’s grasp of time, a human’s stomach would not lie. Gray was hungry.
Gray first scooped up the water with his hand and drank to his heart’s content. Then, he washed the fruit in the stream and put it in his mouth.
The fruit was not too big. It was just big enough to enter his mouth. He took a bite, and immediately, a feeling of surprise filled Gray’s heart.
Gray only felt that as the skin of the fruit cracked, his mouth was filled with a strange fragrance, and his mouth was full of saliva. His throat began to suck the juice of the fruit uncontrollably.
The sweet juice had the fragrance of trees and herbs. Even without the mixing of artificial products, it was still very satisfying.
It was really a wonderful flavor. Gray could not help but secretly praise it.
He had never thought that a fruit could have such a delicious taste.
And what was even more amazing was that he actually felt the fatigue on his body swept away!