"It's okay to not get it right the first time, we'll continue tomorrow."
Hearing his wife not even asking, Peng Zhi frowned. 'Were you supposed to borrow food or chat with him?'
Didn't even ask?
However, he suppressed his dissatisfaction, shook his head and let the thought go.
"Alright, let's go to sleep."
Peng Zhi waved his hand, not thinking about the matter any longer as he grabbed a pear to eat.
Upon hearing her husband's words, Zhang Yuan relaxed. Seeing him eating a pear, she glanced at the remaining two pears and frowned, "Didn't you say to save on food? There were only three pears, and now you've eaten one."
"I was a bit thirsty. The pear quenches thirst. Okay, okay, there are still two left, aren't there? Let's go to sleep quickly."
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Strange roars
Human screams
Various sounds intermingle in the darkness of the night. This night is not as peaceful as it appears on the surface.
Having done some exercising followed by some stretching and massage, Li Ming slept until the next morning.
When he woke up, the sun had risen not too long ago. Checking the time, it was only seven o'clock sharp.
Feeling refreshed, he got up and stretched. There was slight soreness in his body, but it wasn't as bad as he had imagined.
"Stretching really works."
A smile rose at the corner of Li Ming's mouth. If things continued like this, his training progress wouldn't be hindered at all.
"No, it's maybe the effect of the massage?"
After praising stretching in his heart, Li Ming suddenly thought of the scene where Peng Zhi's wife was massaging him vigorously last night and again, he wasn't sure.
Was it the massage that worked better, or his own stretching?
"Forget it, I'll know it after trying out tonight."
Always having someone else's wife give massages seemed inappropriate. Li Ming shook his head, dismissed the thought and decided to experiment with independent stretching tonight.
Looking out the window, everything seemed calm...
If it wasn't for the zombies wandering on the same floor and the eye-catching red bloodstains.
Li Ming's eyes were gloomy. He quietly retracted his gaze. From yesterday to today, the night had not been calm at all. The screams, the roars were like the sounds of death echoing in the ears. He forced himself not to worry and barely managed to fall asleep.
If it hadn't been for the exercise and the massage, he knew he wouldn't have been able to sleep so soundly in the middle of the night; the screams would have likely woken him up.
It's a pity, even after hearing these screams just before death he sympathized with them, but ... he was just an ordinary person. It was hard enough to save himself, how could he save others?
"Huh~~"
With a light sigh, Li Ming stopped thinking about these matters and quickly put on his shoes to go to the bathroom to wash up. Fortunately, there was still water.
After cooking and eating three eggs in the morning, Li Ming picked up his long sword and continued practicing in the room after finishing breakfast.
The long sword stably pierced out, the power of his waist, legs, and arms all exerted.
Bow Step Thrust!
"Whoosh..."
[Bow Step Thrust proficiency +1]
Some transparent information floated by. Li Ming felt he understood a bit more about how to thrust his sword. After that, he retracted his sword and thrust again.
"Whoosh..."
[Bow Step Thrust proficiency +1]
Retrieve sword, stand up, thrust.
Every thrust was made with full force, using every bit of energy that could be exerted. By now, every thrust made by Li Ming was done proficiently. Therefore, with every thrust, he gained a proficiency point.
Each slash with a sword improved his proficiency, making the process of increasing his skill level seem easy.
However, each powerful thrust of the sword was incredibly exhausting. After performing the move merely ten times, Li Ming was already feeling weary.
Biting down on his teeth, he forcefully made twenty powerful thrusts before he couldn't muster any more strength.
[Bow Step Thrust Skill Level +1]
As another information line floated through his field of vision, Li Ming gradually familiarized himself with the proper method of wielding his longsword.
Yet, the string of strenuous thrusts had left his right hand and legs feeling weak. Unable to continue, he was forced to sheathe his sword and rest.
[Bow Step Thrust (Beginner Level 55%)]
After checking his proficiency in the Bow Step Thrust, he nodded in satisfaction and took a deep breath, sitting down to rest.
He wondered what changes would come after he achieved full proficiency.
Pondering over this thought, Li Ming felt the exhaustion in his body and decided it would be best to stretch. After taking a few sips of water, he got up and began stretching.
He rested until nine in the evening, and feeling somewhat revitalized, he resumed his sword practice.
"Whoosh..."
[Bow Step Thrust Skill Level +1]
With the information floating by, Li Ming became more focused on his practice. With the morning session as groundwork, practicing now felt far smoother.
Regrettably, he was still limited by his endurance. Even gnashing his teeth in determination; he only managed to thrust the sword about thirty times before running out of energy.
Looking at the proficiency of the Bow Step Thrust, it had risen to 85%. He was only fifteen points away from leveling up!
"Nearly there."
Li Ming took a deep breath and shakily sat down to rest, his body exhausted to the point where his muscles trembled.
After a substantial gulp of water and a ten-minute rest, he rose to stretch, then continued to rest. Half an hour later, around ten-thirty, Li Ming felt his legs shake less and with determination, he stood back up.
Unsheathing his sword, he thrust.
"Whoosh..."
He put all his strength into the move, but the thrust lacked power. Thankfully, as he had given it his all and his movements were accurate, his proficiency still increased.
Li Ming clenched his teeth and managed to swiftly thrust fifteen more times, finally maxing out his proficiency.
Upon his eager gaze, a new stream of information sprung up in his mind.
[Bow Step Thrust (Beginner Level 0%)]
"Beginner Level, so it has leveled up...So the key to sword thrusting turns out to be the waist."
An understanding flashed through Li Ming's mind. Unable to help himself, he gripped his sword according to his newfound insight, and fiercely twisted his waist as he thrust his sword.
"Whoosh..."
He thrust fiercely, but the longsword did not make a sound.
At that, he gave a wry smile, knowing that his lack of energy had led to an unqualified thrust. He reluctantly sheathed his sword.
"Phew, it's almost eleven. Time to stretch, then eat."
Out of breath, Li Ming thought it would be counterproductive to rush his training. A rest for recovery would yield better results.
Moreover, glancing at the Tang Spear nearby, he thought it would be unwise to dissipate his focus on two weapons simultaneously. Concentrating on mastering one specific weapon seemed a better choice.
"I'll focus on mastering the sword thrust first. Once my every thrust holds great power, or I hit a plateau in the level up, only then will I practice the spear."
After all, a sword is shorter than a spear, better suited for scenarios where space is limited, thereby making it more convenient.
Decided, Li Ming put his sword away at the head of his bed, got up, and began stretching. Sighing, he left his room and headed for the communal kitchen to prepare lunch.
As he opened the door, he saw Zhang Yuan, dressed in a red blouse and white shorts, heading toward the kitchen.
This woman does love her shorts.
"Ready to make lunch?"
As they crossed paths, Li Ming quickly averted his gaze from her long legs and looked at Zhang Yuan, smiling as he greeted her.