There are many benefits to being partially data-driven, like being able to clearly understand one’s own strength. With that in mind, getting stronger becomes much simpler; as long as he improves his physical attributes, he can also enhance his combat abilities.
No matter how strong the attributes are, if they can’t be used in battle, they are meaningless.
Moreover, Su Xiao guessed that since he could be transported to the pirate world, he would also be sent to other worlds, giving him plenty of opportunities to grow stronger.
His current attributes are: Strength 7, Agility 7, Stamina 5, Intelligence 6, Charm 3, and Luck, a pitiful 1.
Strength and Agility are easy to understand; their effects are straightforward and closely tied to his melee combat abilities.
Stamina represents vitality and resilience, while Intelligence relates to spells, though its use is not clear at the moment.
Charm is even more puzzling; does increasing it make him more handsome?
Su Xiao shook his head; the Charm attribute probably isn’t like that. It should enhance social skills or summoning abilities.
As for Luck, it seems to be a very important attribute, incredibly powerful, but also very difficult to improve.
Su Xiao is skilled with a knife, and his future development will likely relate to Strength and Agility. He hasn’t decided on a direction yet, as this is the first derived world he has experienced, making it too early to think about such matters.
While Su Xiao was deep in thought, he heard the sound of branches cracking in the distance; a massive beast was approaching.
Here it comes!
The approaching creature is the master of Kolbo Mountain, a gigantic tiger.
This giant tiger looks similar to a regular tiger but is much larger, standing over four meters tall and measuring at least seven to eight meters long, even bigger than an elephant on Earth; it’s about the size of a house.
The giant tiger has deep yellow fur that looks very textured and shiny, reflecting a soft glow in the bright sunlight.
Su Xiao hid in a tree, keeping a close watch on the giant tiger below, even lowering his breathing.
Such a fierce beast could detect even the slightest sound, so Su Xiao was extremely cautious.
As the giant tiger approached the trap Su Xiao set, it sniffed the air, seeming to sense danger and hesitating to come closer.
However, the few dried fruits on the trap had a deadly attraction for the giant tiger.
These dried fruits were called Wood Tianzhi, which Su Xiao bought from a general store in the royal capital.
Wood Tianzhi is a unique dried fruit in the pirate world, similar to catnip in the real world.
Even though the master of Kolbo Mountain is huge, it cannot resist the instincts of feline creatures; it has no defense against Wood Tianzhi, which is similar to catnip.
It’s known that catnip is often called cat drugs, having a fatal attraction for most feline creatures.
Seeing the giant tiger’s drooling gaze, Su Xiao knew his plan was working.
The giant tiger paced cautiously around the trap, sensing a strange smell but not feeling any immediate danger.
Finally, lured by the Wood Tianzhi, the giant tiger gradually moved toward the center of the trap.
It took a few careful steps forward, then suddenly stopped, turning its head to look around.
Su Xiao, perched in the tree, felt a twitch in his eye and sighed inwardly; the animals in the pirate world seem to be much smarter than ordinary beasts.
From the giant tiger’s behavior, it seemed to have the intelligence of a ten-year-old child or even higher.
Time passed slowly, and a long standoff began; it was a test of patience.
In the end, the master of Kolbo Mountain couldn’t resist the temptation of Wood Tianzhi and lunged forward.
“Boom.”
Dust rose as the giant tiger gulped down all the Wood Tianzhi from the ground and began to chew.
The taste of Wood Tianzhi isn’t good; it’s both bitter and astringent, but the giant tiger chewed it with great enjoyment.
After chewing for a while, the giant tiger began to react, rolling onto its back, its paws in the air, rubbing against the grass.
The master of Kolbo Mountain was rolling around.
Just like a house cat after eating a lot of catnip, it was now having hallucinations and rolling on the ground.
Although the giant tiger looked fierce, it couldn’t suppress this instinct; the drool dripping from its mouth showed it was lost in a hallucination.
The moment was ripe; Su Xiao raised his flintlock pistol, aiming at the ground beneath the giant tiger.
That’s right, the ground. Even if he shot the giant tiger’s eye, it wouldn’t die, and with his marksmanship, he couldn’t guarantee a hit on its eye.
In the dirt under the giant tiger, Su Xiao buried a lot of explosives. He also added some other tricks above the explosives, enough to take care of the giant tiger.
Extending his arm, he pulled the trigger of the flintlock pistol.
“Bang.”
The sound of the gunshot echoed through the forest, breaking the tranquility and startling a flock of birds into flight.
With the explosive force of the gunpowder, a hot bullet flew from the gun, pushing waves of air as it spiraled into the ground, snapping a small green blade of grass and sending shattered leaves flying.
The red-hot bullet first pierced the surface soil, then buried itself in the explosive barrels underground, igniting them with a few hundred degrees of heat.
The sudden gunshot made the master of Kolbo Mountain, who was rolling on the ground, shudder; it tried to get up and run, but it was too late.
“Boom.”
A loud explosion rang out in the forest, shaking all the animals within a kilometer radius, making them look toward the source of the sound.
The more than ten explosives buried underground detonated in succession, causing a chain reaction, and the loud noise merged into one.
The ground where the master of Kolbo Mountain stood erupted, sending dirt splattering in all directions. Among the flying dirt, some iron nails could be seen, which Su Xiao had placed on the explosives to increase their lethality.
This massive creature, weighing several tons, was lifted three meters into the air by the force of the explosion, with hundreds of iron nails driven deep into its body by the blast.
“Roar~.”
A chilling tiger roar echoed, but the nightmare didn’t end there.
Flames shot up, engulfing the master of Kolbo Mountain in mid-air, and the smell of burnt fur filled the air.
“Bang.” The master of Kolbo Mountain hit the ground, and the thick smoke from the burning gunpowder swallowed the giant tiger, accompanied by the sound of sizzling.
Su Xiao stood at a distance in the tree, watching everything with a cold expression, though his face wasn’t looking good.
It wasn’t out of sympathy; he had long since fed that kind of thing to the dogs.
The reason for his grim expression was that the giant tiger hadn’t died; at least, the reincarnation paradise hadn’t given any hint.
The plan was going smoothly, but the strength of the creatures in the pirate world was terrifying.
Jumping down from the tree, Su Xiao, bare-chested, drew the Dragon Slayer Flash from his waist and walked toward the cloud of smoke.
If it couldn’t be killed by the explosion, then he would cut it down. As long as there’s a glimmer of hope for victory, he would have the courage to fight; he never feared battle.
From a certain perspective, Su Xiao was someone who loved fighting.
The feeling of being on the line between life and death in battle would make him forget his hatred and past misfortunes, fully immersing himself in the fight until he defeated his enemy.
Cough, he got up a bit late; recently, he has been typing like crazy, losing track of day and night.
(End of Chapter)