King of Beasts Chapter 6 - Hope for Leveling Up

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        The demon cat was suppressed like this. Lu Ran looked at the demon cat whose neck had been bitten off and felt that it was too magical. Although everything here is called a projection, the demon cat with blood flowing out of it looks like a real living being no matter how you look at it…         Kitty, you died so miserably.         But it was either you die or I perish.         Hmm?         Before Lu Ran could brood for too long, suddenly, the demon cat held by Ha Zong was surrounded by white light, and it and the blood flowing out of it completely shattered into motes of light and disappeared within the white glow!         “Woof??”         Discovering that the spoils of battle mysteriously disappeared right before its eyes, Ha Zong revealed a stunned expression.         What shocked it even more was what happened next. The demon cat that had supposedly completely vanished actually left behind a tiny trace that ultimately converged and turned into a firefly-sized speck of light, flying into Ha Zong’s body.         At this moment, Ha Zong felt that his physique seemed to have been strengthened again.         “Levelling up from killing monsters?” Seeing the changes after the demon cat’s disappearance, Lu Ran immediately thought of something as he looked towards Ha Zong.         However, upon seeing that Ha Zong’s growth level was still Level 1, he couldn’t help but feel puzzled.         “I couldn’t have been wrong just now… Ha Zong’s strength has been enhanced by killing the enemy, although not much, but it has indeed been improved.”         “Was one not enough to level up?”         “How many would it take for it to rise to Level 2?”         “Wait! Maybe this is the purpose of the existence of the trial secret realm.” Lu Ran thought a lot all of a sudden.         Lu Ran’s original idea was to complete the novice mission normally, avoid conflict, endure for a day, then make plans and attempt higher difficulty challenges after becoming more familiar with what’s happening to his body.         But realizing that leveling up was possible through killing monsters and that Ha Zong’s combat power was far stronger than what he imagined, his thoughts wavered.         Is it possible to properly increase Ha Zong’s level here?         After all, the final rewards seem to be related to the overall performance in the trial. Carefully scraping by to the end versus battling to survive till the end would surely result in different rewards, right?         Perhaps this novice trial secret realm wasn’t as terrifying as he imagined, but rather a great opportunity for newbies to train instead.         It was very likely that the previous poster’s miserable state was because they were too weak!         Of course, it is also possible that there are even more powerful enemies in the secret realm… But at least, if they encounter a demon cat like before, Ha Zong seems to be able to handle them!         Lu Ran was very conflicted. He wanted to seize every opportunity as he had a premonition that the mysterious black card would definitely impact the world. Yet he also worried that his greed may lead him into danger.         “Woof!!”         At this time, Ha Zong kept digging the ground with his paws, as if looking for the missing demon cat…         “Stop it.” Lu Ran said with black lines on his face: “That guy has completely disappeared already. Next… let’s stay here and rest. You should rest and recover your strength.”         “Woof?”         Lu Ran ignored Ha Zong who tilted its head. He was actually very dissatisfied with the Data Eye’s capabilities.         If he could see Ha Zong’s experience bar between Level 1 to Level 2 through the Data Eye, or at least display a percentage, that would’ve been great. But unfortunately, neither through the Data Eye nor viewing Ha Zong’s data through the contract card allowed him to know just how many demon cats needed to be killed for Ha Zong to advance from Level 1 to Level 2.         However, Lu Ran also made an unexpected discovery, that is, he noticed that the Data Eye seems capable of viewing his own information.         【Race】: Human         【Beast Tamer Level】: Apprentice         【Beast Tamer Skills】: None         It was all very basic information. The only thing that caught Lu Ran’s attention was the so-called Beast Tamer Skills.         There was also a Skills column under Ha Zong’s attributes.         But whether it was Ha Zong’s or his own Skills column, it showed no skills… Just how could they obtain skills exactly?         If they managed to obtain skills, perhaps their combat power could increase by a bit more.         “Just now we had a battle here and caused quite a commotion…”         “It’s likely that’ll attract new enemies over, so we just need to lie in ambush here. This place is rather spacious, allowing us to grasp the initiative to a certain degree if enemies come.”         Lu Ran explained to Ha Zong as he decided to remain at this “spawn point”. It was definitely better than going through those complicated bushes.         This was Lu Ran’s final decision. It all lay in the hands of fate now.         “Woof!” Ha Zong nodded, indicating its obedience.         In its understanding, Lu Ran was in charge of thinking while its job was fighting.         “Keep vigilance of the surroundings.”         While waiting for prey to wander over, Lu Ran didn’t idle either as he continued observing with the Data Eye.         After all, according to the tips, the Data Eye could not only see creature information but resource information as well.         What are resources?         After exploring for a while, Lu Ran made some interesting discoveries.         Ordinary weeds and trees do not show any display when viewed with the Data Eye, but there are some unique plants nearby that Lu Ran has found useful.         For example, he found a red mushroom under a tree.         【Name】: Hemostatic Mushroom         【Grade】: Common         【Description】: A fungus that can be crushed and applied to wounds to slowly heal them. Do not take it orally, otherwise you will have hallucinations and see little people dancing.         Also, he found several green fruits on a slender tree that was completely different from other giant trees.         【Name】: Wood Scale Fruit         【Grade】: Common         【Description】: A juicy fruit which gives a strong sense of satiety. After eating, it can restore some physical strength. Wood Scale Fruit is deeply loved by fruit bugs, and there is a high probability of obtaining additional protein nutrition after eating.         “Fortunately, we didn’t leave directly. There are still such resources nearby, but these resources are ridiculous…” Lu Ran’s stomach ached. If they had left here at the beginning, it would still be a question whether they could find such resources elsewhere.         Ignoring the trollish descriptions, with just these two resources alone, camping here, they likely wouldn’t have issues persevering for a day so long as they didn’t encounter excessively powerful creatures.         “Can these things be used?” Since the demon cat disappeared directly just now, Lu Ran was also worried that the hemostatic mushroom and wood scale fruit he picked would also disappear.         But facts have proven that Lu Ran was indeed thinking too much. After he dug out a hemostatic mushroom to test it, this hemostatic mushroom did not disappear. It seems that it just cannot be taken out of the secret realm.         “Not bad.” Lu Ran’s eyes lit up. With these things, he is now more confident that Ha Zong can level up well.         Hmm?         “Uh…” While Lu Ran was in a good mood, he felt a burst of heat coming. He saw that Ha Zong had run over at some point, panting hot air at the hemostatic mushroom, drooling, and seemed to be asking if he could eat it.         “Didn’t you eat just before you came here?”         “Woof!”         “You just fought once, how could you have burned everything you ate earlier? And this is an external medicine, not food. You are not allowed to eat anything here without my permission.”         “Woof.”         “Absolutely not.”         After communicating with Ha Zong, facing Lu Ran’s disdainful gaze, Ha Zong finally gave up the idea of eating the hemostatic mushroom. In fact, compared with eating meat, Lu Ran’s husky prefers to eat non-meat foods such as vegetables and fruits, so it also has a nickname called “vegetable dog”.         Next, Lu Ran began to pick wood scale fruits with difficulty. Although he and Ha Zong did eat before they came here, they could only last for half a day at most. When they become hungry, their abilities in all aspects would definitely decline.         At this time, wood scale fruits that can restore some physical strength, satiate hunger, and quench thirst are very important.         Some time later.         Lu Ran had collected all the nearby wood scale fruits and hemostatic mushrooms.         It also has been half an hour since they arrived.         What made Lu Ran speechless was that they have not encountered new enemies by staying in place.         “Should we take the initiative to attack?” Lu Ran frowned, but the next moment, his expression changed immediately.         Rustle, rustle, rustle...         Ha Zong, who was lying on the ground squinting, suddenly opened his eyes and became alert.         Because a familiar sound could be heard again.         “Experience points are here!”         “Woof woof!”         However, Lu Ran didn’t have time to be happy for too long, because the rustling sound… came from all directions.         Lu Ran’s heart tightened. The number of creatures that came this time… was definitely not just one!         A moment later.         A drop of sweat flowed down Lu Ran’s face.         The black shrubbery were swept aside again, and five figures appeared from them.         Ha Zong: ...         Lu Ran: ...         Hah, is this really an easy novice trial secret realm? Lu Ran was confused.         He suspected that the creator of the secret realm was targeting him! He didn’t even cheat!

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