Chapter 8: Level 2, Obtaining Intermediate Level of Vibration

Levi Snyder

Black Snake Breathing Method: Level 2 (1002/5000)

Golden Cross: Level 2 (3/5000); Special Effect: Vibrate (Intermediate)

Levi unsheathed Frostmourne, and his body shook violently with power, and the power shifted from him to his sword.

Frostmourne clanged and hummed with power as it slashed through the void.

Clang!

Clang!

The beautiful cold light shimmered in the dark, and the ordinary wooden stake was divided swiftly into four near parts.

[Golden Cross Proficiency +1]

He turned and switched his target to a large stone, using the same amount of strength.

This time, the slash only sliced an inch into the stone, and the sword was embedded in it.

Levi pulled it out forcefully with great effort and put the sword back into its sheath.

“I can cut through ordinary wooden posts now at the intermediate level. Perhaps at the next level, I can achieve Knight Fred’s mastery. As for Ripple…”

It wouldn’t take that long to go from the first level to the second level. After all, only 1000 experience points were needed.

However, from the second level to the third level, the difficulty increases sharply.

That means Levi is temporarily stuck in a bottleneck situation. His neck breakthrough will be at least half a year away.

He wasn’t in a hurry. After mastering intermediate vibration, he felt strong. However, he lacked combat training, so he planned to experience combat training once in a while.

A real battle.

Levi decided to go to the mountains in the back to look for opponents. He had already thought of the perfect tool for actual combat.

The province of Montenegro is called the Black Mountain for a reason: it has dense, black forests that do not wilt, and many ferocious beasts hide within its leaves and snowy fields.

The Blackwater Valley is located at the base of a branch of the Montenegro Mountains.

On the outskirts of the forest, there are a few wild beasts. The most representative creature is the mountain wolf, and they usually appear in groups of three or five.

According to his archery experience, he gains more proficiency in actual combat, so the mountain wolf is undoubtedly a great target for him.

They are natural hunters with an average height of more than one meter. They were much larger than the wolves he had seen in his previous life.

Their bones are thicker, and they are much more aggressive. That is an evolutionary trait, given that there are many strong beasts in the Montenegro Mountains.

The giant northern bear is as strong as a knight, and some other beasts are as strong as a Great Knight, like the Silver Lion or the Armoured Mammoth.

Of course, Levi was no match for them.

His target was a small pack of wolves, or better, a single wolf.

Knight Fred’s men would follow closely, so he’d be safe regardless.

As for the other high-levelled beasts, they only prowled in the centre of the forests, so the likelihood of meeting them was incredibly low.

A large snow deer trotted by the mountains—a common herbivore in the forest—and Levi would hunt one every now and then when he was training his archery skills.

They are a good source of food, and they are really delicious.

Knight Fred was also an experienced hunter; he was in charge of guarding the area and keeping Levi safe.

The effective range of his bow was 120 metres, and Levi was about 80 metres away from the deer.

Whoosh.

The arrow pierced through the deer’s skull, killing it instantly.

“Use this as bait. The mountain wolf’s nose is sensitive, so they will surely come soon,” Levi said to himself.

“Knight Fred, let’s climb up the tree.”

Levi sat on the tree, waiting for his prey to arrive.

Time passed slowly.

Not long after, the sound of howling wolves came from the forest not far away.

Immediately afterwards, different wolves howled in response.

“Four wolves.”

“Need my help?” Knight Fred offered.

Levi shook his head and said, “Just watch my back.”

After a while, four mountain wolves as big as calves appeared in the clearing below them, and they vigilantly sniffed the surrounding area.

Fortunately, Fred and Levi were experienced hunters. They had long masked their scents with their surroundings.

All four wolves gathered around the deer’s corpse, and the strongest wolf started to dig out its belly.

The alpha must eat first.

A rope swung from above them, and Levi landed on the ground heavily, shaking the ground around him.

Boom!

The thick snow cushioned his fall, and he landed smoothly.

The mountain wolves heard him and growled, warning him to stay away.

Levi did not budge.

Led by the alpha, the other wolves growled and pounced towards Levi.

They were fast and nimble—even the most experienced hunters ran up the trees to avoid them.

However, a mountain wolf didn’t realize what had hit it until it split into four, its internal organs spilling all over the floor and staining the snow red.

[Golden Cross Proficiency +5]

Sure enough, the increase in proficiency was much higher.

The alpha looked at Levi in horror. It knew it was no match for Levi and fled.

“Absolutely not,” Levi sneered.

Levi’s boots clomped against the thick snow, chasing after the wolf.

Although his armour was heavy, it was weightless thanks to his training. He quickly caught up with one wolf, and another wolf was dismembered in an instant.

[Golden Cross Proficiency +4]