Starting with the goblin extermination

Arlando 3563, Ashwood, Outer Reach.

Logan dodged quickly, his feet gleaming with a faint red light.

[Proficiency +1]

Wolf Attack LV1 (99/100)

A huge spiky boar swept past him and slammed into a nearby tree, leaving a large cluster of sharp, needle-like thorns stuck in the branch.

With a loud crack, the tree collapsed.

Elsa, stuck in the tree, jumped aside to find another spot to watch the battle.

She was a little bored.

Logan, on the other hand, felt very relaxed.

For Logan, this was a practice session, much like the training grounds in town, only with more complex terrain, more spacious facilities, and larger, more aggressive puppets.

It can even move.

It's also very fast.

This is the perfect time to practice the [Wolf Raid] combat technique.

As for why he returned to the forest after just coming back from it...

that is because--

Logan took to heart what the blacksmith Dalak had said.

He needs some time to calm down and reflect.

He also took to heart what the goblin Krug had said.

He also needs to rest well in preparation for the next Bronze-level promotion mission.

For him, a pressure-free battle and a comfortable way to improve his combat skills not only deepened his understanding of combat techniques and allowed him to reflect, but also served as the best form of rest.

So, combining the two perspectives, Logan abandoned the idea of ​​spending the whole day in bed with Elsa.

I really wanted more.

Who would have thought that Elsa would actually take Ellis's words to heart?

New poses, new tricks, that amazing flexibility really made Logan unable to stop.

Moreover, a physique of 6 points is truly remarkable.

In the end, Elsa even begged him for mercy.

When Elsa woke up the next day, the lingering tingling sensation made her bite Logan's shoulder and beg for another round.

But he turned back into the forest.

Of course, this only applies to the outer edge of the forest, and specifically the most remote area.

They had cleared a small goblin camp, and throughout the process, Logan told Elsa not to get involved.

For Logan, facing a group of ordinary goblins, he didn't even need to use combat skills; his physical strength alone was enough to crush the entire camp without even a drop of blood getting on his face.

But I'm here to practice my combat skills.

If you just keep using [Wolf Attack] in the training ground, even after releasing it more than ten times, you will only increase your proficiency by a pitiful little bit.

It must be done in real-world practice.

Logan deliberately slowed down the pace of the fight, using only the Wolf Strike technique sparingly to dodge and weave, and throughout the process, he consciously tried to feel and experience the pumping sensation in his muscles when using the combat techniques.

Just like it is now.

The spiky boar roared and turned around, its short, thick limbs slamming into the ground, sending dirt flying, as it rammed into Logan once more.

The enormous fangs, stained with yellow, drew ever closer to Logan.

But at that moment, Logan was picking up a leaf and examining it closely.

The gray spots on the leaves only cover a quarter of the entire leaf, proving that they should have been located in the central region on the outskirts of the Ash Forest.

However, in reality, they have only walked for about half an hour since they entered the forest.

In this area, one could only see scattered goblins without any settlements, or ordinary wild beasts like gray wolves.

It is absolutely impossible for a large-sized spiky-backed wild boar to be present.

It seems that the forest has been acting strangely again since the shadow leopard appeared yesterday.

The inner and outer boundaries have been pushed outward once again, and the overall strength of the monsters on the outer perimeter has increased.

This is very unfriendly to low-level adventurers.

The wind howled, and a sense of oppression washed over him. Logan could smell the stench of the spiky boar.

He pushed off the tree trunk with his left foot, and his entire body instantly appeared on the other side.

The spiky boar missed its target again.

But Logan will not give it another chance.

He tightened his legs and braked suddenly. A red light burst from the soles of his feet, and he landed on the right side of the wild boar. The gray-white longsword swiftly pierced the wild boar's neck from the side.

Blood spurted out suddenly, but luckily Logan had already dodged to the side, thus avoiding being splattered all over.

[Proficiency +1]

[Wolf Attack] LV1 - [Wolf Attack] LV2 (1/100)

The "Special Skill: Footwork" has been unlocked.

Category: Specialty

effect:

1. Eliminate all pre-start animation delays for movement actions, allowing you to unleash maximum sprint speed from the very first step.

2. Significantly improved balance; gains a balance check bonus when moving through difficult terrain.

Introduction:

He never seeks balance; he is balance itself.

......

The massive carcass of the spiky boar collapsed with a crash, splattering dirt onto its bleeding wounds and congealing into black clumps.

Logan felt heat rising from the soles of his feet, and his leg and core muscles were constantly tightening, relaxing, and tightening.

He used [Wolf Attack] once again to dash forward.

The muscles tensed and relaxed.

His body, which had been standing still, instantly appeared under another tree with a gust of wind. The moment he set off, he directly skipped the acceleration phase and burst out with maximum speed.

The omission of the pre-animation was a real surprise to Logan.

Although the wind-up animation is only a very short period of time, in battle, even a moment can feel very long.

I've become faster and more deadly.

Let's try the second effect.

He climbed the big tree in front of him using both his hands and feet.

A huge branch stretched out in front of him, and Logan mustered his courage and gently stepped over it with his right foot.

Elsa was sitting on a branch of another large tree nearby, swinging her long legs and tilting her head to look at him.

Her large, light blue eyes showed a look of confusion.

Logan planted his right foot, then placed both feet on the branch that was only two arms' width apart.

Steady and steady.

He walked forward slowly.

At first, he spread his arms out to try to maintain his balance.

But he soon realized that it was completely unnecessary.

Whenever Logan felt his body tilt to one side, his muscles would instinctively straighten back into place, as if he were a roly-poly toy.

He began to quicken his pace.

Soon, the branch narrowed to only an arm's width, but he still stood firmly.

The results were good, but Logan wanted to test the limits of this specialty.

He suddenly kicked off the tree branch.

Click—!

The branch broke, and he jumped onto the branch of another large tree. The leaves were shaken and fell down, but Logan did not make any extra movements and landed steadily.

But he underestimated his weight.

Click!

The tree branch beneath his feet snapped with a crash, and Logan fell flat on his backside!

The specialty works well, but the quality of the branches is not very good.

Elsa, watching Logan's comical antics from the tree, couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Then she jumped.

boom.

Her light body landed in Logan's arms. Elsa patted the fallen leaves off his head and then gently placed a kiss on his head.

......

When we returned to Riverwood, a quarter of the orange sunset was already obscured by the temple's spire.

Logan led Elsa toward the direction indicated by the blacksmith Darlak.

Walk 500 meters along a dark, narrow alley behind the guild, then turn left, and then turn right at the next intersection uphill.

The two smelled a mixture of incense and sulfur.

A dilapidated two-story wooden house came into Logan's view, with the name of the small shop written on a wooden sign.

【Blind Owl House of Curious Objects】