Chapter 291: Super Escort

Endless Paradise

Three days later, Bai Mu and the Southern Hero crossed the desolate snowfield and arrived at a road with road signs.

Their rest time was very little; they almost didn't stop along the way. Occasionally, they would encounter a few magic beasts attracted by the corpses on the road. The vast majority were killed by the Southern Hero in two or three sword strikes. As for some relatively weak magic beasts, the Southern Hero handed them over to Bai Mu for practice.

The Hero guided him with words from the side, telling him the magic beasts' next movements and moves using precognition magic. He, on the other hand, used the purest martial arts, trying to fight these magic beasts.

Bai Mu changed all his weapons, switching to an attribute-less katana to hone his skills.

The Southern Hero believed that his muscle strength in this world could already reach the level of a beginner warrior approaching an intermediate warrior.

Bai Mu's Strength attribute was at 33 points. This included the Little Pig Doll, Lord's Pendant, Titles, the permanent attribute item boosts obtained in the recent few scripts, as well as the bonus from leveling the Secret Sword Art to max level. Placed in the real world, this was already a superhuman attribute value. He could easily lift a heavy motorcycle like a Harley, flip over a small sedan, and engage in hand-to-hand combat with apex predators like bears.

In terms of pure strength, the difference between him and the warriors of this world wasn't big. However, the Hero said his physique seemed a bit too weak. Warriors usually had to bear the brunt of frontal attacks in a team, and on the Northern Plateau, a qualified vanguard warrior was extremely resistant to beating. Even if hit head-on by weapons like swords, it was very difficult to cut their bodies apart. Powerful warriors could even engage in hand-to-hand combat directly with dragons.

The difference between Bai Mu and them lay in this point. The base defense of warriors in this world was already very terrifying. This was probably not something that could be made up for by training, but a gap caused by race and environment.

The air in this world was filled with Mana, so creatures growing up here would receive varying degrees of enhancement.

If Bai Mu had to give a danger rating to this world, he felt the upper limit could be rated S-grade. According to what the Hero said, that Demon Race with precognition magic could even foresee things a thousand years later. And that great elf mage Serie, no one even knew how long she had lived; it might be thousands or tens of thousands of years. Legend had it that she knew all the magic in the world, and as long as one was accepted as her disciple, they could request any kind of magic they wanted from her—she was simply a character like a wishing machine.

Those famous Demon Race were all monsters who had lived for hundreds or thousands of years as well.

With Bai Mu's current level, even if he used all his fortune, if he encountered one of them, it would only be a dead end.

The Southern Hero, of course, was also a member of the "monsters". The longer he interacted with the Hero and the deeper his understanding grew, the more Bai Mu realized this fact. Therefore, he honed his martial arts and foundation very seriously according to the Hero's guidance.

Over these three days, he indeed suffered injuries quite a number of times during battles. The magic beasts of the Northern Plateau were indeed very strong. If he didn't use skills or take out those bizarre Paradise items, he could hardly gain any advantage in a head-on fight, and was at a disadvantage most of the time.

However, because he had a super escort by his side, he won all these battles. The Southern Hero acutely picked out a few magic beasts that were evenly matched with him. It could only be said that actual combat led to the fastest improvement. After a few battles, his sword-holding posture and force exertion posture were all adjusted. But every time he managed to kill a magic beast, he basically still relied on a life-risking combat style of trading injuries to be the last one standing.

Fortunately, he had reserved enough Healing Ointment, so he could trade his health bar for experience without any worries.

"You've really improved at a godly speed in terms of sword skills, sir. To think you could reach such a level in just five days," the Southern Hero said. "However, the effect of those healing ointments of yours is so good, they must be relatively precious items, right? Using them so frequently, wouldn't it be too extravagant?"

"It's not anything particularly valuable," Bai Mu said. "In about an hour, I can make 300 portions. The materials used are actually very cheap."

"If you're willing to sell these ointments, there would definitely be a huge market for them," the Southern Hero said. "The effect of this kind of ointment is already comparable to intermediate healing magic. For those warriors without a Cleric in their team, it is absolutely a must-have item."

"If I plan to find a place to settle down, being a pharmacist would be a good choice," Bai Mu said. "It's a pity I can't stay on this land for a very long period of time."

"That is true." The Southern Hero nodded, stopping at a fork in the road.

"We take this road." The Southern Hero pointed to the fork on the right. "The people from the Norm Merchant Guild are just ahead. They were attacked by a small dragon pack. Although they repelled the dragon pack, the Cleric in the team was killed by a dragon, and there are too many injured people. The horses and carriages storing food were also taken away as food by the dragon pack. They can only set up camp where they are, unable to move. It won't be long before the dragon pack turns back, and by then, their entire army will be wiped out."

Bai Mu nodded, patted Tu Ya's neck, fed it a handful of dry hay, and simultaneously controlled the magic beast corpse to walk towards that road. They had already arrived at a place with more human activity; road signs, field ridges, and even fences for animal husbandry—human-made structures similar to these were everywhere.

"When the grass grows out in the summer, herders will come nearby to graze. At that time, there will also be many lively festivals," the Southern Hero said. "However, due to the severe cold and the war, the herders have all migrated to safer places."

After walking for a distance, Bai Mu saw stationed tents by the roadside. Warriors wearing armor and holding longswords were standing guard there. Seeing the sleds and the magic beast corpse walking with a weird posture, the other party appeared extremely nervous. But when the Southern Hero stepped forward, their expressions relaxed a lot at once, turning into pleasant surprise; it seemed they recognized this Hero.

"Leave the negotiation work to me," the Southern Hero said. "Thank you for the hard work of escorting the villagers all the way here with me, sir. I'll have my friend arrange a resting place for you. As for that dragon pack, I'll also find some time to go and eliminate them."

Bai Mu said, "If there are many injured people, perhaps I can provide some help."

"Is it that kind of ointment?" the Southern Hero asked.

Bai Mu nodded: "The ointment is one aspect. In addition, I also have some healing methods myself."

Saying so, Bai Mu changed his title, equipping 'Savior'. An active skill 'Emergency Treatment' immediately appeared in his skill column.