After walking for a while longer, Zhang Ye encountered another fang rabbit. That fang rabbit was hugging a big beetle and gnawing on it. When it saw Zhang Ye, all four of its ears perked up as it became vigilant towards him.
And Zhang Ye also looked solemn.
I must succeed this time!
Currently, the farthest-reaching magic he could cast was a third-order light magic spell—[Light Ray].
[Light Ray]would condense a light ball the size of a marble. In the next moment, the light ball would transform into a light pillar as thick as a chopstick and hit the position he designated at the speed of light. Of course, its power was limited. Its single-target power was half a level lower than that of the explosive fireball, and its damage range wasn't as wide as the explosive fireball's. However, its advantages lay in its long range and its built-in penetration ability.
The maximum range of [Light Ray]could reach over a hundred meters. At the farthest distance, the damage would be attenuated to be about the same as that of a second-order big fireball.
It should be enough!
At this time, Zhang Ye was thirty to forty meters away from the fang rabbit.
To ensure the success of killing the monster this time, Zhang Ye was extremely cautious. With a wave of his hands, twenty light balls immediately condensed around him.
Seeing this display, the fang rabbit was so frightened that its hairs stood on end and it immediately took off to run.
But how could Zhang Ye let it get away?
"Spread the light wings!" Zhang Ye shouted loudly. Twenty light rays shot out from behind him. From the front, it really looked like the "Spread the light wings" in a certain game. The visual effect was really cool!
"Squeak, squeak, squeak!" The fang rabbit screamed in fright and hurriedly tried to dodge. But light rays moved at the speed of light. No matter how fast it was, it couldn't dodge something moving at the speed of light.
Under Zhang Ye's perfect control, the twenty light rays covered the area where the fang rabbit was in just a few minutes, and immediately dust and smoke billowed everywhere.
After a while, the dust and smoke dissipated. The fang rabbit was lying there covered in blood, with several holes pierced through its body. It died instantly.
Suddenly, Zhang Ye felt an invisible energy flowing into his body, replenishing some of the physical strength he had consumed. His body became stronger and his mind became clearer.
This must be the improvement effect brought by killing monsters! Zhang Ye thought joyfully. He had finally successfully killed a first-order fang rabbit!
Aira, who was watching from the side, couldn't help but say, "Did you really need to cast twenty third-order magics to kill a first-order fang rabbit?"
Zhang Ye gave a sly smile and said, "Why not? Even when a lion attacks a rabbit, it goes all out."
Just then, a lizard crawled out of the grass beside them. Zhang Ye immediately analyzed it.
[Green Forest Lizard: First-order poison-type magical beast!]
Without a second thought, Zhang Ye raised his hand and sent out twenty [Light Rays], covering the position of the Green Forest Lizard at lightning speed. In a short while, the Green Forest Lizard was dead!
Green Forest Lizard: I was just taking a stroll...
Aira: "..."
Well, this kid was a terminal patient with "insufficient firepower phobia", and it had even developed into an incurable cancer.
However, there were indeed benefits to his approach. By going all out and having excessive damage output, the possibility of accidents occurring was greatly reduced.
He ran over to check the corpses.
The bloody corpses made Zhang Ye frown. He felt a bit nauseated, but the impact wasn't too great. Zhang Ye could endure it.
Zhang Ye knew that since he had just arrived here and was seeking the path of the strong, he would surely face even more bloody and brutal battles in the future. So he had to adapt as quickly as possible.
This was the quality that a protagonist should possess!
He took a few deep breaths to calm his inner feelings.
Then he quickly picked up the corpses of the fang rabbit and the Green Forest Lizard and threw them into the rattan basket condensed by magic, preparing to take them back as dinner.
"Do these magical beasts have crystal cores in their bodies?" Zhang Ye asked.
"No. The probability of first-order magical beasts condensing crystal cores in their bodies is very low. It will be slightly higher for third-order ones. Only when they reach fifth-order or above will they definitely condense crystal cores."
"I see." Zhang Ye nodded and continued walking in the forest, planning to see if he could encounter a third-order magical beast and try to kill it.
"Roar!" Suddenly, a roar came from the forest ahead. Zhang Ye immediately stopped in his tracks and listened carefully.
"Roar!"
"Howl!"
They were the roars of two magical beasts. One sounded like a wolf, and the other like a bear. Judging from these powerful roars, one could imagine that the magical beasts that made these roars must be quite powerful.
"It seems that there are two magical beasts fighting up ahead. According to the usual pattern, this is a great opportunity to reap the benefits as a fisherman!" Zhang Ye said with a glint in his eyes.
As he spoke, he waved his hand, and a cyan light flashed on his body.
It was the third-order wind magic spell [Gale Technique], which could reduce wind resistance for a short period of time, enhance leg strength, and make one's speed much faster.
This would make it convenient for him to escape if the situation went wrong.
He jumped on the spot a few times to get used to the increased leg strength, and then Zhang Ye began to cautiously make his way towards the direction where the roars came from.
"Roar, roar!"
"Howl!"
The two magical beasts seemed to be fighting, and the fight was fierce. Taking advantage of this, Zhang Ye got closer and finally saw the figures of the two magical beasts.
One was a giant cyan wolf, and the other was a giant black bear.
At this time, Zhang Ye was forty-some meters away from the two magical beasts. He didn't dare to get too close, and this distance was close to the limit of his magic perception range.
The magic perception range of an ordinary third-order mage was thirty meters, while Zhang Ye's could reach fifty meters.
Within the range of his magic perception, he could analyze at will.
Analyze!
[Blue Edge Wolf: Third-order metal-type magical beast!]
[Violent Bear Beast: Second-order dark-type magical beast!]
A third-order fighting a second-order?
Zhang Ye was a bit surprised.
The Blue Edge Wolf in front of him had a shoulder height of one and a half meters. It was even bigger than the Siberian tiger on Earth and looked really tough.
And the Violent Bear Beast was even more formidable. Its whole body was pitch black, with red X-shaped stripes on its chest. When it stood up, it was nearly three meters tall!
At this moment, the Blue Edge Wolf and the Violent Bear Beast were biting and tearing at each other. From time to time, the Blue Edge Wolf would condense metal blades to cut the Violent Bear Beast. However, those seemingly extremely sharp blades could only barely break through the Violent Bear Beast's defense when they cut it. And on the Violent Bear Beast's body, a dark red light emerged. With one slap, it could tear off a large piece of the Blue Edge Wolf's flesh.
At this time, the second-order Violent Bear Beast was actually suppressing the Blue Edge Wolf and beating it. The Blue Edge Wolf was clearly at a disadvantage!
"This is a Violent Bear Beast cub," Aira said. "The Violent Bear Beast is a very brutal magical beast and is also a relatively powerful existence among magical beasts. Generally, magical beasts of the same order can hardly defeat it. So don't look at this Violent Bear Beast cub as only being second-order. Its strength is even stronger than that of a third-order Blue Edge Wolf!"
Zhang Ye nodded. He could feel the surging magic power on the Violent Bear Beast, which was much stronger than that of the Blue Edge Wolf.
The dark red light on its body surface should also be magic, right?
Zhang Ye immediately analyzed it.
[Blue Edge Blade: Third-order metal-type innate magic, condenses Blue Edge blades for attacks!]
[Rampage: Fourth-order dark-type innate magic, greatly enhances physical strength and significantly reduces pain!]
Zhang Ye was a bit surprised that the second-order Violent Bear Beast could use fourth-order dark magic.
Aira explained, "The magic of magical beasts is different from that of humans. It's innate magic that they are born with and master. There aren't such clear level restrictions as those for humans. Currently, this Violent Bear Beast is only second-order, so it can only use the fourth-order [Rampage]. If it reaches fifth-order, it will be able to use the seventh-order [Bloodthirsty Rampage]. At that time, even ordinary seventh-order magical beasts won't be its opponents."
"Adult Violent Bear Beasts are at least existences with seventh-order combat power!"
"No wonder the Blue Edge Wolf is being beaten so badly." Zhang Ye nodded and then asked, "Can humans use magic beyond their own order?"
"Of course they can, but the conditions are rather harsh. First, one must have a good understanding and mastery of magic. Second, one must have enough magic power to support magic beyond one's order, and the quality of the magic power can't be low. Meeting these three requirements enables one to cast magic beyond one's order."
"Those who can cast magic beyond their order are often genius-level figures."
Zhang Ye gave a sly smile and said, "Like me!"
So without further ado, he directly analyzed the magic!
The analysis time for the fourth-order magic [Rampage] reached 10 hours. After 10 hours, he would be able to cast this magic.
With perfect control, even though he was only third-order, he could still cast it!
This was the advantage brought by the system's analysis function!
Seeing that the Violent Bear Beast had mastered fourth-order magic, Zhang Ye also wanted to see if it had mastered other magics, so he used [Copy]on it to check the magics it had mastered.
However, it was a bit of a pity. After all, magical beasts were not humans. They only had a few innate magics. Currently, the only fourth-order magic that the Violent Bear Beast had mastered was [Rampage]. It also had another third-order magic.
[Dark Claw: Third-order dark-type innate magic, condenses dark-attribute magic power on both claws for attacks!]
As for the Blue Edge Wolf, it only had one third-order magic [Blue Edge Blade] and a second-order magic [Blade]. Zhang Ye didn't miss them either and copied and analyzed them all.
Currently, Zhang Ye's analysis conditions were that the target had cast the magic or there were sufficient magic parameters, such as magic books or magic scriptures. If there were none, he could only rely on copying and then checking the magic items for analysis.
"Roar!!" Just after Zhang Ye had finished copying the magics, the Violent Bear Beast suddenly let out a furious roar. A dark red light emerged on its huge bear paws, and then dozens of centimeters long black and red sharp claws condensed. With one palm, it slapped the Blue Edge Wolf and sent it flying.
Immediately, the Blue Edge Wolf suffered heavy injuries, and a bone-deep wound appeared on its shoulder.
But this blow from the Violent Bear Beast also completely made the Blue Edge Wolf lose its 理智. After getting up from the ground, it howled furiously, and its magic power surged. A giant three-meter-long Blue Edge Blade condensed above the Violent Bear Beast's head.
"It's gathering all its magic power into the magic, planning to fight to the death." Aira said solemnly.
Zhang Ye watched this scene and couldn't help but marvel.
The third-order Blue Edge Blade that the Blue Edge Wolf had 凝聚 by gathering all its magic power was probably comparable to a fourth-order magic, right?
"Roar!" Facing the huge Blue Edge Blade, the Violent Bear Beast's eyes flashed with a fierce light. Instead of choosing to dodge, it roared at the Blue Edge Blade and then took the initiative to charge forward.
"Damn, this young bear!" Zhang Ye exclaimed. "This bear cub is really stubborn!"
In the next moment, the giant Blue Edge Blade crashed down, and the Violent Bear Beast also had a black and red light flashing on its claws—Dark Claw!
When the two magics collided, a fierce wind blew up, making the surrounding plants bend over. Zhang Ye also narrowed his eyes.
In this confrontation, the Violent Bear Beast won.
A narrow victory!