The first round seemed to be a draw.
But Elvin knew that he was no match for the Mountain Cat in terms of speed, strength, and endurance.
Even if it was just a kitten, it was still a kitten that had gone berserk. The gap between their levels was hard to make up for with skills.
The rapid exchange of blows dazzled Gleim, who had been maintaining his bow and arrow posture. Although he was anxious and sweating, he didn't dare to shoot rashly, in case he accidentally hurt Elvin, who was entangled with the Mountain Cat.
Elvin was now facing Gleim. He signaled him to calm down with his eyes. He decided to use a more aggressive fighting style when his stamina was at its peak. Otherwise, the consequences would be unpredictable if it continued to drag on.
"Ha —!"
Elvin took the initiative to attack. This time, he used the Rising Sails technique.
He held the sword with both hands and raised the tip of the sword. The muscles of his whole body tightened, like a ship that was ready to set sail. This was the best attacking style in the White Sail Swordsmanship.
The center of gravity leaned forward, and the way of breathing in his mouth and nose changed slightly. Suddenly, the dead leaves and sand under Elvin's feet flew. His whole body suddenly accelerated.
"Stab!"
The momentum of this sword was very amazing. Even if there was a wall in front of him, it seemed that the sword could pierce through it.
The Mountain Cat saw Elvin rushing over like a reckless boar, and there was a trace of human disdain in its eyes. It was difficult to change direction when rushing at high speed. This attack style was suitable for dealing with opponents with large bodies and low flexibility. But the attack trajectory could be predicted, and it couldn't even touch its own tail.
Sure enough.
At the moment when the sword was about to reach its body, the Mountain Cat jumped high and easily dodged Elvin's sword. Its sharp white teeth went straight for the back of Elvin's neck.
In fact, even a beast instinctively knew that Elvin's tactics were wrong. How could Elvin, who had been trained as an orthodox Knight since he was young, not know?
At the moment when the Mountain Cat just jumped, Elvin lowered his body and flew to the side. His body was almost parallel to the ground. At the same time, he shouted,
"Shoot!"
Fei Yu tore through the air and arrived.
Elvin knew that ordinary arrows could hardly pose a threat to the ferocious lynx, but all he wanted was an opportunity.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Mountain Cat was twisting its body in the air to avoid the arrow, Elvin used the inertia to twist his body and swing his sword. The long sword was like a triangular sail on a boat that suddenly flipped, drawing a bright sword light and sweeping past the Mountain Cat's hind leg.
Blood spurted out.
Elvin, whose back was heavily smashed onto the ground, seized the last opportunity when he passed by the lynx and kicked its soft belly.
"Roar —!!"
In the process of cultivating the White Fan Swordsmanship, the essence of the White Fan Swordsmanship had always been, "Balance! Balance! Balance! "
It was this kind of long-term training that had completely turned into the body's instinctive control of balance. It allowed Elvin to swing out an exquisite sword in a situation where it was almost impossible for him to lose his center of gravity, and also increased their chances of survival by 30%.
That's right, only 30%!
Although the sword just now was successful, Elvin was very sure that the Mountain Cat's injuries were not serious due to the feline's agility. It was still uncertain whether they could escape from the cat's mouth.
However, when Elvin leaped up from the ground and prepared to continue his victory, he only saw a figure with somewhat unsteady footsteps flash by and disappear into the impenetrable canopy of the trees.
Slightly stunned, Elvin did not understand why the Mountain Cat, whose injuries were not serious, would suddenly run away.
With his understanding of ferocious beasts, such a smooth sword wound would heal on its own in less than a night. At most, it could only be considered a minor injury.
It was precisely because he was afraid of this extraordinary physical quality that Elvin didn't dare to clash head-on with this big cat from the beginning to the end. Although its size was not exaggerated, it had no problem crushing Elvin, a mere trainee Knight, in terms of strength.
However, Greem seemed to have expected this situation from the start. He carried his longbow and walked to Elvin's side, explaining.
"Predators in the wild would never fight to the death with an enemy that they are evenly matched with. An evenly matched battle would mean an increased possibility of injury, and injury would mean a decrease in hunting ability. A lack of food would bring about a series of negative consequences, and in the end, the strongest predator would be weakened or even killed.
The Mountain Cat probably felt that it was not worth it to get injured for our two hundred pounds of meat. It did not lack food in this forest, so it retreated. "
Elvin heard this and nodded slightly, accepting the explanation.
"Let's go quickly. If another adult ferocious Mountain Cat comes back for revenge, we really won't be able to leave."
Elvin looked at Gleim, who had just vowed to avenge his companion, but now his eyes were wandering, almost like a frightened bird.
He did not remind him. Normal predators were territorial, not to mention ferocious beasts. The possibility of there being another Mountain Cat in this forest was extremely low.
However, this was not a place to stay for long. The two packed up and left quickly with the hound Jim.
Their luck was not bad, and there were no accidents on the way back.
Stepping on the moonlight that shone on the ground, the two walked out of the forest awkwardly. Even though they were very familiar with the forest, walking in the forest at night was not a good experience.
They returned home safely.
In the next few days, other than his unwavering sword training, Elvin also took the time to concoct potions from the herbs he collected and gave them to Sanji.
Thanks to the efficiency of the herb collection, the "White Stone Pharmacy" now had a sufficient supply of goods. Elvin had about a month of free time, which allowed him to fully understand the world and plan his future development.
Now, Elvin was …
Sitting behind the counter of the pharmacy, bored out of his mind, he stared at the endless stream of people outside the window with a pair of dull eyes.
"Sigh … What happened to the promised free time?!"
He rested his chin on the counter, looking like a salted fish that could not get any saltier.
Elvin knew that he could not blame Sanji.
These few days, a precious fish species, the red-bellied sturgeon, was migrating. Sanji was called by his father to help out on the fishing boat. If they were lucky, the fish they caught during the migrating season would be equivalent to a few months of income. Not many fishermen could resist this temptation.
Without Sanji, he had no choice but to take over. The good news was that the sales of the "Live Fish Potion" increased greatly during the fishing season, and the pharmacy also made a lot of money.
After sending off the last customer in the evening, Elvin sat behind the counter to check the accounts for the day. He decided to go to the nearby "York Dad Tavern" and order the signature cheesesteak to reward himself after the reconciliation.
"Beep! Physical fitness assessment system has been activated!"
The electronic notification that suddenly rang in his ears made Elvin feel energized. Only then did he realize that after interacting with all kinds of people for the past few days, his data analysis vision had collected all the data of the people in this world!
"Display!"
Name: Elvin Garrett
Attributes: Vitality 0.6 (1)
Strength 0.58 (1)
Agility 0.62 (1)
Intelligence 0.8 (1)
Skills: White Sail Swordsmanship (Beginner, includes Breathing Technique, Swordsmanship, Magic Potion) Archery (Beginner) Grammar (Master) Nautical Knowledge (Beginner) Pharmaceutics (Beginner)
Elvin noticed that the labels were different from the measurements of physical fitness in his previous life. He guessed that it had been magically modified to have a sense of deja vu.
Among them, Physique included physical strength, stamina, and recovery ability; Strength was based on Physique, representing the explosive power and output of the entire body system; Agility was also based on Physique, including mobility and reaction ability; Intelligence was similar to his previous life, including memory, observation, imagination, thinking, judgment, reasoning, and many other aspects.
As for how the specific values were calculated, Elvin did not know. However, there was a notification at the back of the data analysis vision:
There was no horizontal comparison between the labeled attributes.
In this world, through innate talent and hard work, the theoretical upper limit that an ordinary person could reach was (1). Therefore, this did not mean that the value (1) was an adult's physical fitness. For most ordinary male adults, having around (0.4) was already considered very healthy.
Although limited by his age, his physical fitness was still in a period of rapid growth. However, the general physical data that exceeded that of an adult's was still satisfactory to Elvin.
Especially the high (0.8) intelligence attribute, which gave him a sense of superiority in terms of intelligence.
"That's right, I've fought with that big cat before. Its physical data should have been collected. List the physical data of the Ferocious Lynx! "
Name: Ferocious Lynx
Attributes: Vitality 1.3 (1)
Strength 1.1 (1)
Agility 1.4 (1)
Intelligence 0.3 (1)
Skills: Hunting Techniques (Master)
Looking at the Ferocious Lynx's data, Elvin's back was covered in a layer of cold sweat. He secretly sighed at his good luck.
The Lynx was indeed extraordinary. Even if it was just an ordinary animal, it could have such ferocious data after being Ferocious. It could be said that other than its intelligence, it had exceeded the limits of ordinary people.
Ordinary people would not be spared if they encountered it!
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