Chapter 7

### Chapter 7: Zeng Cheng's Growth

After the ambush, Ye Zhan returned to the first two-headed wolf. Instead of continuing the attack, he first dodged to avoid the two-headed wolf's attack.

As soon as Ye Zhan dodged, the two-headed wolf immediately leaped into the air, pouncing towards him with its large claws aimed at his shoulders.

When a two-headed wolf attacks humans, its claws always target the shoulders. If they grab the shoulders, the two large mouths will bite, and you're basically done for.

Ye Zhan's strategy against the two-headed wolf was to cut its claws.

Once a two-headed wolf's front claws are injured, its attack power is reduced by more than half. Without a good weapon, cutting the claws of a two-headed wolf would be a foolish act, as its fur is very thick. However, with the Tang knife, Ye Zhan was not afraid. The +13 sharpness was enough to cut through its fur.

*Swish...*

Ye Zhan suddenly crouched, kneeling on his left knee, and then slashed horizontally with the Tang knife, severely cutting both of the two-headed wolf's front claws.

*Howl...*

The two-headed wolf let out a惨嚎 and immediately fell to the ground. The sharpness of the Tang knife, combined with Ye Zhan's powerful slash, directly severed the tendons in the two-headed wolf's front claws.

With this, the once fearsome two-headed wolf was essentially crippled.

In his previous life, Ye Zhan and his friends Li Xing and others had engaged in extremely brutal hunts of monsters in the company building, suffering greatly from the two-headed wolves.

At that time, they had no idea how to deal with the two-headed wolves. They would just rush in with machetes and axes, and each time, one or several people would die before they could kill a two-headed wolf.

Even after they became Evolvers, dealing with the two-headed wolves was still very difficult. The two-headed wolves were extremely agile, and their two heads could reach out from both sides. Even if you attacked from behind, they could quickly turn around and bite you.

"I wonder how Li Xing and the others are doing? But to save my parents, I can't help them. I hope they saw my message in the group and are prepared, so that more of them can survive."

Ye Zhan sighed, then saw that the other two two-headed wolves were already charging over. He quickly activated the [Wind Wings] and slid between the two wolves.

As he passed through, Ye Zhan's Tang knife slashed the front arm of one of the two-headed wolves, immediately severing it. The two-headed wolf howled and fell to the ground.

In a moment, both two-headed wolves were crippled.

With the last two-headed wolf, Ye Zhan was not afraid at all. He charged forward, using the sharpness of the Tang knife to continuously slash, and quickly finished off the last two-headed wolf.

Ye Zhan had not exerted much effort to kill all three two-headed wolves.

Turning to look at Zeng Cheng, he saw that Zeng Cheng was swinging a large sword, slashing wildly in all directions. He had completely forgotten the footwork and slashing techniques that Ye Zhan had taught him.

However, with the skill [Reckless Swing], Zeng Cheng had managed to cut several wounds into the hyena men.

Ye Zhan shook his head slightly, but he knew that anyone in such a situation would not be able to immediately apply combat techniques effectively.

If he were only dealing with one monster, Zeng Cheng could use the techniques Ye Zhan had taught him, but facing four monsters at once, he immediately lost his composure.

The main reason was that his mind was in chaos.

This was something that anyone would inevitably experience. In his previous life, Ye Zhan had also been in chaos, but in the most dangerous moments, he could become extremely calm and focused.

This was the reason he had survived in his previous life.

"Fatso, don't panic. Calm down and use the footwork and slashing techniques I taught you. Just keep repeating them."

Zeng Cheng had already been hit several times by the hyena men, who wielded axes. His body was covered in several cuts.

Hearing Ye Zhan's words, Zeng Cheng said with a pained expression, "Brother Ye, it's easy for you to say. If I use the method you taught me to attack the one in front, what about the ones behind and to the sides? They'll just cut me."

Ye Zhan shouted, "Then charge forward quickly. After you kill one monster, sweep to deal with the ones on the sides and behind. If you charge fast enough, the monsters behind won't be able to catch up, and the ones on the sides will only give you minor injuries. It's all about timing."

Hearing this, Zeng Cheng seemed to understand. He looked at the four hyena men, who were about 1.5 meters tall, and suddenly became determined. He raised his large sword and quickly moved forward.

"Damn it, I don't believe that my 200 pounds of meat can't kill a 1.5-meter-tall, skinny guy."

*Pfft...*

Zeng Cheng's sudden charge caught the leading hyena man off guard. He was slashed heavily on the right shoulder.

The Han sword was extremely sharp and had a +1 critical hit, which meant it could deal damage through the force of gravity. It instantly split the hyena man's body in half, blood gushing out, and intestines spilling on the ground.

*Ugh...*

The fatso, seeing this, felt like vomiting, but he remembered that the other hyena men were already chasing him. If he hesitated, he would be cut. So, he forced himself to swing the large sword horizontally.

*Pfft, pfft...*

The hyena men on the left and right, having charged too close, were also cut. Although their axes hit Zeng Cheng, their injuries were more severe, and their bellies were sliced open.

The hyena men's axes were far inferior to Zeng Cheng's large sword. When they hit him, his fat only opened a small cut, but when he hit them, it was a fatal wound.

"Quickly kill the two injured ones," Ye Zhan shouted again.

Zeng Cheng, whose mind was blank, immediately roared and stabbed the hyena men on both sides, finishing them off.

The hyena man behind, seeing his companions killed, panicked and fled.

"Chase him, don't let him escape. If a monster escapes outside, it might attract more monsters."

"Okay," Zeng Cheng, having killed three monsters, felt a surge of confidence. He roared and, despite his 200-pound body, chased after the hyena man.

Seeing the small and agile hyena man running fast, the fatso, in a panic, threw his large sword. It pierced the hyena man's body, and he slowly fell to the ground.

"Haha... Brother Ye, I killed four, I killed four monsters." Zeng Cheng was excited and danced around.

Ye Zhan nodded in satisfaction, smiled, and patted Zeng Cheng's shoulder, saying, "Good, from now on, you are a qualified warrior."

After tidying up the scene and bandaging Zeng Cheng's wounds, Ye Zhan found some prepared food in the restaurant and they had a big meal together.

The disaster had erupted at 6 PM, and the food in the restaurant was already prepared.

Zeng Cheng's injuries were not severe, thanks to his fat, which provided a buffer when the axes hit him, resulting in only a few cuts.

Ye Zhan's backpack contained first-aid supplies, so it was easy to bandage him.

After fighting for a while, both of them were very hungry. They ate voraciously, quickly finishing a pile of food.

After eating and drinking, the fatso asked, "Brother Ye, what do we do now? Do we go out to kill more monsters?"

Ye Zhan said calmly, "I'll make you some armor first, then we'll go."

"Armor? What kind of armor?" Zeng Cheng asked in surprise.

Ye Zhan went to the kitchen and found several sturdy iron buckets. He used Zeng Cheng's large sword to split the buckets into sheets of iron.

Then, he found some ropes, drilled holes in the iron sheets, and threaded them through.

"Come here," Ye Zhan said.

The fatso immediately understood that Ye Zhan was going to put the iron sheets on his body.

"Is this going to work?" Zeng Cheng asked, somewhat doubtful.

Ye Zhan said calmly, "The early monsters aren't that strong. This iron sheet can at least protect you from a fatal hit. It may not look good, but it's practical."

The fatso nodded and said nothing, allowing Ye Zhan to put the two iron sheets on his body, turning him into an iron bucket man.

"Brother Ye, why don't you make one for yourself?" Zeng Cheng asked, seeing that Ye Zhan had only made one for him.

Ye Zhan pointed to the two-headed wolf's corpse and said, "I'll use that. I'm a Sword Saint, an agile Evolver, so leather armor is enough."

"Oh, I see," the fatso said, suddenly understanding.

Ye Zhan then skinned the two-headed wolf, made a piece of it, and wrapped it around his body. Although the two-headed wolf's skin was not as strong as the iron sheets, it was enough to protect against simple attacks.

With the armor, the fatso felt even more confident. "Brother Ye, let's go hunting now to level up faster."

Ye Zhan nodded and said, "Okay."

Immediately, Ye Zhan and Zeng Cheng continued to search the floors for isolated monsters to kill. Looking through the large steel-reinforced glass at the Sanhe Hospital outside, Ye Zhan thought, "The spider should appear tomorrow. Getting that skill ring will give me an additional skill. Although it's just a support skill, it's extremely useful."

This skill ring was one of the main reasons Ye Zhan had come here. In his previous life, he had seen someone in the camp use a skill similar to Spider-Man's web-shooting, where a white thread was shot from the wrist, sticking to something and allowing them to swing or climb.

Such a support skill was extremely useful for hunting monsters in the wild, making one more agile and mobile.

That person had once said he obtained the skill by killing a spider in the Sanhe Hospital. However, he later died during an outing, and the skill was wasted.

In this life, Ye Zhan wanted to obtain this skill, which would definitely provide him with significant help.