The scorching sun gradually began to set in the west.
The light within the Tobu Great Forest also visibly began to dim.
After Nolan escaped the pursuit of those few ogres, he immediately found a spot where the trees were sparse and the bushes were low to rest.
Such an environment made it relatively easier to observe his surroundings, at least he could spot the ogres' massive forms in time.
"Lesser Healing!"
Nolan released a soft white light from his hand, which then merged into his body.
In an instant, the small wounds on his cheeks and body healed rapidly at a visible pace.
His wounds didn't look severe, but in a wilderness environment, if left untreated, they could easily fester or even become infected.
According to the "Rock" squad's wilderness survival experience, this was the most dangerous outcome.
Fortunately, one "Lesser Healing" was enough to restore these wounds.
Nolan clearly felt a warm current flow through his entire body and limbs, and the stuffiness in his chest significantly lessened.
"What exactly is going on?"
"How could the ogres unite?"
Nolan's face showed an unpleasant expression as he pondered, somewhat puzzled.
He knew very well that as the number of goblins he slaughtered increased, it would inevitably attract the attention of the trolls in the jungle, as goblins were also a backup food source for them.
But the current situation.
It was clearly not enough to warrant the trolls' attention.
"Could there be a special individual among the goblins, or the ogres?" This thought flashed through Nolan's mind.
The other world was different from a game; in a game, all individuals of a race are the same, but in a real world like this other world, it's normal for a race to have differing individuals.
Although it didn't appear in the anime, that didn't mean it wasn't a possibility.
As the saying goes, two fists are no match for four hands!
One or two ogres were nothing to worry about, but if their numbers grew, the situation from earlier would recur.
Although his physical attack was high, his physical defense was too low; if he were hit a few more times, he wouldn't be able to withstand it.
"My next actions need to be more careful," Nolan murmured softly.
As the sun set.
Nolan, as usual, found a large tree and climbed up it, pulling on his black robe to make his figure even harder to see in the already dark environment.
Deep night!
Nolan, with his eyes closed, was in a light sleep when his ears suddenly twitched.
Rustle ~
Rustle ~
The faint sound of light footsteps on the ground, crushing leaves, gradually approached the large tree where Nolan was located.
Nolan, already half-asleep, woke up instantly, but he didn't open his eyes, maintaining his closed-eye sleeping posture.
The jungle at night was very lively.
It was quite normal for wild beasts or magic beasts to pass nearby; he had encountered it many times before.
The reason Nolan didn't open his eyes to observe was that in such a pitch-black environment, unless the two were very close.
Otherwise, with human eyesight, it would be impossible to clearly see creatures in the dark.
After a while.
The faint footsteps paused, and the sound disappeared right below the large tree where Nolan was, but soon the footsteps resumed and gradually moved away.
Nolan's breathing returned to normal, and he continued to doze.
Although he was in a light sleep all night, in an environment like the Tobu Great Forest, twelve or more hours a day were night.
With longer sleeping hours, he wouldn't feel sleepy or even mentally exhausted.
The next day.
Warm sunlight once again filtered through the leaves and onto the ground.
Nolan flipped and leaped down from the tree, reaching out to put the black robe he was wearing back into his item box, and began his day's routine.
He gnawed on rye bread while searching for goblins and monsters!
Time passed bit by bit.
From the sun rising high to the sun setting in the west.
Nolan raised the iron sword in his hand, made a mark on a large tree, and revealed a helpless expression on his face.
"My luck is really bad today, I only encountered ten goblins," Nolan complained with a slight headache.
These goblins were the kind that didn't belong to a tribe.
Of course, besides goblins, he also encountered a few monsters and many wild beasts.
Giant snakes, for example, were quite common; Nolan's item box still contained the corpses of several three to four-meter-long giant snakes.
However, ordinary wild beasts gave too little experience, and as for monsters, he encountered a giant beetle half a meter long, but unfortunately, it got away.
Although these monsters gave a good amount of experience, it was only about the total experience of three or four goblins, but killing them was much more troublesome than goblins.
Nolan had indeed enjoyed slaying goblins during this period, as it was one sword, one kill, and not troublesome; if he was lucky enough to find a tribe and follow them back, he could get a large wave of experience.
Over the next few days.
The number of goblins Nolan encountered remained low, and he even killed many ordinary wild beasts that he used to be too lazy to slay.
After all, before this, Nolan used to kill around 30 goblins a day, usually gaining about "500-600" experience points daily.
Now, the number of goblins he encountered was sometimes even in the single digits.
This not only made Nolan feel a bit irritable.
Although he had killed a good number of goblins during this period, compared to the goblins that caused a lot of trouble to the entire "Re-Estize Kingdom" border every year, it was truly not many.
After several consecutive days without encountering a decent number of goblins, Nolan could only attribute it to his bad luck.
Lower month.
June 16th.
Nolan arrived in this world on May 16th, so it had been exactly one month since then.
He entered the Tobu Great Forest on June 2nd, and now he had been in the forest for half a month.
Perhaps it was due to the one-month anniversary of his transmigration.
Nolan's luck suddenly improved significantly today; the goblins, which he hadn't been able to find in good numbers for several days, began to appear.
The iron sword in his hand had naturally been eager for battle, and in one day, he killed 21 of them, and his experience points increased significantly.
'Experience: 2620 / 5000'
Moreover.
Nolan noticed that the number of goblins in this area was significantly high, suggesting there might be a large goblin tribe nearby.
Night.
Rustle ~
As some kind of wild beast passed beneath the large tree where Nolan was, its body brushed against the bushes, making a faint sound.
Nolan leaned against the tree trunk, his head resting on his arms, his left foot casually crossed over his right, not paying much attention to the commotion beneath the lush branches.
The magic of "Remove Scent" was enough to completely eliminate all scent from his body, so even wild beasts with the keenest sense of smell wouldn't detect him.