Zhang Yanhang had always believed that one only truly qualified as a Second Tier Awakened, or rather as a Second Tier Peak Awakened, by increasing one’s strength to over ten tons. He was very happy to be making such quick progress towards this minor goal, but unfortunately, it would not be easy to continue increasing his strength so swiftly.
"To upgrade the S-rank Talent Bear Power to SS-rank requires 729 E-rank Talents of Ant Power. Given the drop rate of one Treasure box per twenty First Tier Monsters, it requires about fifteen thousand Crimson Iron Ants.
However, the remaining number of Crimson Iron Ants in the small-scale Crimson Iron Ant Nest Dalagu is probably only about three thousand by now, so the remaining gap of over ten thousand can only be filled by the Crimson Iron Ants in new Ant Nests."
Thinking about this, Zhang Yanhang was even more determined to dig a tunnel to other Crimson Iron Ant Nests right after fighting the Crimson Iron Ants, because whether it was the Crimson Iron Ring, Crimson Iron Heart, or the possibly useful Crimson Iron Teeth, the further upgrade of these Equipments all depended on the new Crimson Iron Ant Nests.
Moreover, an important factor was that the teleportation channel to the Main World was closed, so even if Zhang Yanhang cleared out all the Monsters in the small-scale Crimson Iron Ant Nest Dalagu in advance, he could not return to the Main World prematurely. Get full chapters from NoveIꜰire.net
Therefore, rather than idle away the remaining four days, he might as well start digging a tunnel to other Crimson Iron Ant Nests to pass some boring time.
Although the tunneling would undoubtedly be a lengthy process, Zhang Yanhang believed that with Alchemy at his disposal, it shouldn’t be too difficult of a task, merely a matter of time.
If there was still ample time after the tunnel was completed, he could use the remaining time to partially clear the new Crimson Iron Ant Nest. If there was little time left after tunneling, Zhang Yanhang could only simply enter the new Crimson Iron Ant Nest for some initial exploration and leave the thorough cleaning until the next opening cycle of the teleportation channel.
"Besides increasing my strength, I also value Double Strike highly, and indeed, as I had previously predicted, it increased the attack power of an extra attack to 25% more than the attack itself, bringing the overall extra attack power to 125%.
Furthermore, the chance of triggering an extra attack also increased by 1.2%, cumulatively rising to 6%, where previously about 21 attacks triggered an extra attack, and now it is one extra attack per 17 attacks.
I feel that if I continue enhancing it, I will eventually reach the point where nearly ten attacks will definitely trigger an extra attack. Then, if I could throw a hundred punches in a second, I could definitely trigger ten extra attacks.
Now that the attack power of the extra attack has become higher than the attack itself, in the future, if I encounter any Monster that is too tough or has formidable defensive power, I might rely on increasing the Attack Speed to trigger more extra attacks, thereby breaking through with stronger extra attacks."
Speaking of a hundred punches in a second, Zhang Yanhang somehow felt this number was oddly familiar, like it was a characteristic feature of some Fist Technique, though achieving a hundred punches per second would currently still be difficult for him.
Of course, the difficulty mainly lies in how to swiftly deliver a hundred punches with corresponding strength, otherwise, if strength was not required, he might try to go for a hundred punches per second right now, even if he couldn’t complete it to 100%, but at least throwing several tens of punches should be fairly effortless.
"I feel like I might subsequently look for a Talent that provides boosts in Agility and speed, whether it’s Movement Speed or Attack Speed, both are very useful to me, with Movement Speed increasing my hunting efficiency and Attack Speed further enhancing my combat capability."
Zhang Yanhang felt that this idea was a reasonable necessity, not wishful thinking, especially since the more Monsters he hunted and areas he cleared, the more likely he would find a Talent related to Agility.
After all, the Attribute list only contains five Attributes: Strength, Agility, Constitution, Intelligence, and Charm. Having secured the SS-rank Talent Longevity Mountain and Fortune Sea for Constitution and the S-rank Talent Bear Power for Strength, based on his experiences so far, finding related Agility Talent shouldn’t be too difficult.
As long as he finds Monsters that excel in Agility, this Attribute, tightly bound to physical fitness, should definitely be easier to come across than those related to Intelligence or Charm.
"Now that I’ve upgraded my Talent, what should I do next?" Zhang Yanhang used the Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil Skill to scan the nearby environment and noticed that the Crimson Iron Ants in the neighboring area seemed to be gathering, but it would likely take a few more minutes before they would approach.
Why could Zhang Yanhang’s Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil cover such a far distance this time? Well, it’s because the area nearby was really empty.
After staying in the Outer Zone for a long time and then suddenly entering the Inner Area of the small-scale Crimson Iron Ant Nest Dalagu, Zhang Yanhang felt a sudden sense of spaciousness. This clarity stemmed not only from the visual openness but also from the partial lift of restrictions on his Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil skill.
The Inner Area being entirely excavated meant no overlapping layers or walls of the Crimson Iron Ore tens of meters thick like in the Outer Zone, so the interference that Zhang Yanhang’s Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil Skill had faced before was completely eliminated.
Now, Zhang Yanhang’s Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil could directly scan the entire area he was in. Additionally, due to the thinness of the Crimson Iron Ore walls between the Inner Areas, he could also monitor the movements of the Crimson Iron Ants in the neighboring areas—a truly liberating feeling.
Of course, being able to monitor the movements of the Crimson Iron Ants in the Inner Area also related to his current location. The Inner Area had been excavated to form five zones similar to the ’square’ where Zhang Yanhang was currently located.
Since Zhang Yanhang had entered through the passage located in the central C position, he could scan both areas to his left and right.