With a loud boom, the crocodile's jaw, which was about to bite Ling Han's head, was struck, causing its entire body to slide several meters backward.
At the same time, Ling Han's adrenaline made him recover part of his strength, and he immediately got up, finally managing to see the crocodile.
But, to his surprise, the crocodile seemed extremely well. Although there was a wound above its enormous mouth, it was only a piece of scale.
This meant that, even with a punch delivered with all his strength, he had only managed to lightly injure the crocodile.
"Damn…" Ling Han clenched his teeth as he saw the crocodile, which had been stunned for a moment, charge toward him again with full force.
Injured and with no time to think much, Ling Han immediately jumped upward and climbed onto a tree branch that was about 5 meters off the ground.
Realizing that he might finally be out of danger, Ling Han's mind immediately began to think rapidly.
"But damn it, how the hell am I supposed to kill this crocodile if not even a punch with all my strength can kill it?", Ling Han bit his lips quickly.
BANG!
However, the crocodile was not giving him time to think.
Upon seeing its prey above, it began slamming into the tree, making it shake and almost causing Ling Han to fall.
If it were not for his reflexes, he would have fallen at that moment.
But the crocodile did not give up and continued slamming...
BANG!
BANG!
"If this continues, this tree won't last even a minute", Ling Han held onto the tree tightly while thinking of countermeasures.
"But damn it, if I had a weapon, why would I get into a situation like this with a mere Rank F monster?", Ling Han cursed.
But if it were anyone else, even a Rank E Guardian, death would probably be the only outcome when facing the Dragon Scale Crocodile completely unarmed.
"Wait... who said I don't have a weapon?", Ling Han's eyes suddenly lit up.
Without hesitation, he immediately grabbed his backpack and began searching inside it.
BANG!
Even with the tree shaking, Ling Han continued holding on with one hand while searching with the other.
BANG!
At that moment, the tree was already starting to become completely unstable and could fall at any moment, when...
"Found it!", Ling Han shouted happily.
Seeing that the crocodile was about to slam into the trunk again, he concentrated his strength in his legs and made a huge leap upward, reaching more than 15 meters in height.
Meanwhile, the tree crashed to the ground with tremendous force, due to the energy Ling Han had applied to it.
On the other side, in midair, Ling Han held the golden horn with both hands and aimed at the crocodile's skull.
With the help of gravity, Ling Han's speed was extremely fast, and he was about to fall onto the crocodile. "I have to get the timing right."
When he was about to make contact with the crocodile, Ling Han threw the golden horn at the crocodile's skull with all his strength.
BANG!
BANG!
With two loud booms, the golden horn struck the crocodile's skull, while Ling Han fell right after, landing on the crocodile's back.
[Ding! You have killed a Dragon-Scale Crocodile (No Rank)]
[You have successfully leveled up, 9 → 10]
[Your rank has successfully evolved, No Rank → Rank F]
[Your evolution factor has doubled. You have awakened a new skill]
A flood of messages appeared in Ling Han's mind, while a mysterious energy passed through his body, healing all of his injuries.
This was one of the benefits that appeared after evolving a rank.
It didn't matter what kind of injury it was. Even a severed arm would be instantly regenerated after a rank evolution.
After standing up and looking at the corpse on the ground, Ling Han did not hesitate and used the golden horn, which was full of cracks, to remove the crocodile's energy core.
After searching for a while, Ling Han finally found it and pulled out a crystal covered in blood.
The energy core was like a crystalline gem similar to a diamond, but with a whitish glow. A Rank F core was as small as an earphone case.
After storing the core, Ling Han looked at the corpse and shook his head.
"It's a pity to leave this behind," Ling Han showed some reluctance.
Not only because of the money, but because this was the first Rank F monster he had killed.
And as a trophy!
However, thinking that the guards could appear at any moment, Ling Han did not hesitate and immediately left at full speed.
He did not want to be exposed because of a mere Rank F corpse.
Besides, the most valuable item of the corpse, the energy core, was already in his hands.
After leaving the central area, Ling Han did not hesitate and immediately spoke:
"Attribute Panel."
Now that his evolution factor had doubled, he was eager to find out one thing.
Had his unique class bonus also increased?