Chapter 8 8: Breakthrough
Zam runs as fast as he can, the first time in his life that he ran so fast, his speed should be the same as that of first-layer body-tempering.
The wolf was slowly catching up to him, he can't help but be nervous. Just looking at the angry face of the wolf, as though it can't wait to tear him apart.
Finally, Zam saw the trap in the distance, the wolf was almost catching up to him.
Zam arrived at the trap, then leaped at the roped hanging at the tree in the center of the trap. The whole was concealed with leaves so the wolf didn't find anything strange, in addition apart from it's not too intelligent, it was fuming with anger.
The wolf jumped and tried to bite Zam, but he skillfully avoided it and kicked it downwards, plummeting toward the spike trap.
The wolf died on the spot, he also got down, and blood dripped from his leg he has a deep cut. The wolf still manages to injure him, he can only smile bitterly.
This was better than he expected, he manage to kill a first-layer body-tempering wolf on his own with only a cut on his leg. Thinking about he felt proud of himself, and can't wait to show it off to the captain and others.
Suddenly Zam who was smiling widely become stiff, at the corner of his eyes, Zam saw the wolf's body disintegrating slowly.
Shortly after, the wolf's body disappeared, and what was left was a white light, before he could react, at the speed of light the white light entered his body.
'Crack'
Zam heard a cracking noise in his body, he was delighted to find out that he was about to breakthrough. He then relaxed and sit down, slowly Zam felt like his skin was getting thicker, and his bone getting stronger.
The Body Tempering realm as the name implies is strengthening or tempering the body so that it can store qi.
As time goes by Zam can feel his strength improving, and his senses were enhancing, now he finally figures out how the wolf evades his arrows.
After some time, he successfully broke through and set foot on the body-tempering realm, Zam punches the air.
'swish'
He smiled widely, he was three times stronger. He can't help but admire himself for killing the wolf, such a disparity in strength.
Looking at his cut on the leg, he was surprised that it healed, not entirely healed but the cut got closed.
"This time our village will rise." Zam's eyes were hot, such a miracle, by killing one first-layer wolf made him breakthrough.
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Outside of the dungeon
Half an hour has passed since Zam entered the dungeon, and the two were already on their edge, the captain and others took too long to arrive.
Shortly after, the two's faces lit up seeing a group of people in the distance, it was Arnoux's group. The two instantly go toward the group.
"Ohh, where is Zam?" upon arriving Arnoux immediately found one person missing.
"Captain, Zam go in alone... We tried to convince that idiot, but he won't listen at all." The two then explain what they experience.
"What!, a teleportation portal!" Everyone was surprised, but Arnoux was much more surprised.
He didn't even see a teleportation array much less a more advanced teleportation portal. Even in the Oland Kingdom where they were located, a teleportation array was super rare. There were only three cities in the Oland Kingdom that has a teleportation array, you can imagine how rare it is for a kingdom that has dozen of cities.