I Can Upgrade My Talent In Everything Chapter 2: 33, a 13 tzameti fanfic

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-Fain's POV-

Huff!

I suddenly woke up, slight tears were subconsciously flowing from my eyes.

"So, It was a dream?" I muttered... A heavy feeling was inexplicably weighing on me.

As cold sweats were continuously flowing in my back. My dream was so vivid that I thought it was reality. A hint of despair and helplessness were still lingering inside me after experiencing that nightmare where my team and family died in front of me.

I hurriedly ran to my mother and sister to confirm If it was really a dream. I feel very nervous that my temperature became slightly lower, and my heart rate was pounding crazily.

I really wish that it was just really a nightmare. I won't lie that even though I was in denial that I won't let myself love them much because It will just make me weaker. But, I didn't realize that they already had a place in my heart.

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-Melissa's POV-

I am preparing our breakfast for today when...

Thud!

The door suddenly opened with a loud sound. I looked in the door's direction to see who it was. After turning my head, what I saw was my son. He has a pale face, his face and clothes were currently drenched with sweat.

'What happened to him? Why does he look like someone who saw the world ending?' I thought to myself full of worry.

I decided to ask him. "Son, what happened to you!? Are you sick?"

He didn't even respond as he hug me. I felt him suddenly sighing with relief...

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"Don't worry mom, I just had a nightmare." He said while releasing me from his hug.

I looked at him for a second. He was now back to his usual self as if what happened to him previously was just all illusion. I was taken aback. Although he was back to his usual self, I felt something subtly change in him. It was the aura around him... He was giving me an illusion of a Soldier that was ready to fight on a battlefield, just by standing beside me I already feel an unwavering resolve coming from him. His back was straight and I felt his bearings become naturally stable and composed.

"Mom, let's wake up Fey... After all, I still have a schedule in the park with her."

I woke up in a daze after hearing him. I just decided to keep quiet and attribute his change as a sign of him finally maturing.

'Yeah, that must be it.' I convinced myself Inwardly.

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-Fain's POV-

Just like that... I had confirmed that it was all but a dream. No, specifically it was a dreadful nightmare that I don't want to experience ever again. I felt powerless because I can't even protect the people around me. It was my fault because Jackson's target is me, they were just implicated.

I don't want to feel that ever again. I vowed to myself to become even stronger faster until no one could stop me anymore. I must control my fate in my own hands!

That's why I need to carry out my plans in advance. because, my current self is too weak to even face Jackson. I need to become stronger and faster until I had the confidence to go after him and kill him.

What happened today will become my shadow. Only by killing him will I obtain peace of mind.

I was reminded once again to not become complacent... And that life is fragile, without absolute strength anyone can die at any time.

...

-2 hours later-

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I am now in the Park with my sister, I also want to have this rest day to unwind and give myself a rest.

Rest is important after all... Work and rest come side by side. Without it, one will collapse eventually because of the accumulated stress.

"So... Fey where do you want to go first?"

"Brother, I want Ice Cream first. After that, I want to watch lots of magic." Fey responded enthusiastically.

We are now walking on the road outside the park. There are different kinds of buildings here. The park was very lively, a crowd of people can be even seen not far from us. Kids are running everywhere, some are playing with their dogs while some were enjoying themselves on a playground.

"It's good to be young." I sighed with nostalgia.

Fey looked at me with confusion in her eyes. "But, Brother aren't you still young? Hmpmp why do you always like an old man."

I looked at her speechlessly.

"When did I act like an old man?" I asked myself with doubt.

It seems that, due to my life experiences. It was inevitable to carry some old habits. After all, my mentality is really mature compared to my age. It seems that I need to fix this lest someone might notice something sooner or later.

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-Five hours later-

Just like that, we tried every fun thing we can. Fey was full of energy. I was wondering where did her energy come from with her little stature. The good thing is that I manage to let myself relax a bit after experiencing the horrendous nightmare.

I decided to visit the Laboratory that Vladimir's Family promised me. I was very excited, because with this... I can finally carry out my plan and strengthen myself biologically. I have a lot of ideas in my mind on how I will strengthen myself.

...𝗇𝑶𝓋𝑬𝗅𝔲𝓢𝕓.𝕔𝚘𝐌

I only contacted the number that Sofia's father gave me, and someone came knocking at my door to bring me to the location of Laboratory.

I must say that I was really impressed with their efficiency and meticulousness. As expected of a noble family, everything was carried out smoothly according to my request. The location is very discreet and far away from the prying eyes of people.

The laboratory was located underground in the fountain. I was really shocked at the resources of Vladimir's family. I was very satisfied I must say because the tools and facilities in the laboratory can even rival the ones that were supported by countries. It can be seen just how powerful their family really is...

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-Fain's POV-

I was now on my way to Celebista Town to hunt the spotted demons that were sighted a few days ago. The Mayor specifically requests our help because of the popularity of our organization when it comes to fighting Supernatural beings.

I am the only one on this mission because of my specific request. I want to gain experience and grind exp as much as possible and reach Rank A within a year.

After that nightmare, I was restless. Every second that passed feels valuable to me. As long as the hidden threat was not resolved I vowed that I would not relax. I would fucking grind as much as possible.

I would never let my guard down again. I need to take precautions and take into account all possible situations. Because a slight mistake or error on my part might endanger me and the people around me. I won't take any chances anymore.

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[Celebista Town]

-I am currently tracking the demons using a device that can detect their energy within 2km of its range. It sounds awesome but with the size of the city, it can only be described as finding a needle in the middle of a haystack.

The people here are very enthusiastic about outsiders. I was just walking randomly when a family of three invited me to have a meal and even introduce me to the things I need to know and the situation in the city.

I even thought that they might have some ulterior motives or schemes prepared to scam me or something... But Nah, they are really just a generous and hospitable bunch.

I am now wondering if my perspective is already twisted to doubt everyone. Though, even If that's the case I would not change anything because It might save my life one day.

While I was walking, I couldn't help but look in awe when passing on every street in the city. If there's one word that I can describe it. It was literally PROSPEROUS as heck.

With humongous buildings, a Crowded market, and Different kinds of establishments. I didn't even see a trace of homeless people.

After hours of touring the city, the device in my hand suddenly beeps crazily. I am now in what looks like a dark alley. Even this corner of the city is spotlessly clean and organized which was very unusual for a place like this. There's definitely something suspicious going in here...

While I was about to walk straight ahead towards it. I suddenly heard two voices inaudibly talking behind the wall not far away from me. If not for my enhanced hearing I would not even hear them. So I decided to sneakily go opposite behind them to eavesdrop on what they were saying.

The two voices are different than what humans should sound like. They are hoarse like those demons. So, it seems that the device in my hands really works.

"As per the order of Lord Beelzebub. We have to distract the human government to misdirect them from our original objectives."

One of the voices says...

"HAHAHAHA, If our plan succeeds we will be rewarded with a demon potion. We can finally rise through the ranks!"

The other one was laughing crazily.

Fuck... These demons would really do anything to cause chaos. Unfortunately for them, they bump into me. I smirked after thinking how I would gain another series of exps.

Fucking 'Probe'!

Name: Cannon Fodder 1

Race: Middle Demon

Degu Amount: D

STR: C

AGI: C

END: F

Name: Cannon Fodder 2

Degu Amount: D

STR: C

AGI: C

END: C

After seeing their pitiful stats, I suddenly lost my interest and decided to end them quickly. Even their name in the interface says so.

Just like that, I manage to locate their hideout in the city. Most of them are fucking weak and their stats were fucking garbage.

So, in just 1 week... I cleared all of them. It was very easy and anti-climatic. If there's one thing that I find difficult, it was more on tracking them. The city is big as hell and the demons were hiding like rats in the sewers after finding out that someone was hunting them. So, yeah I should not have startled the snakes. Next time, I decided to act more carefully and locate all of them so that I can eradicate them in one fell swoop.

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-1 Year Later-

During the past years. I grind for 12 hours a day... I hunt demons in every part of the country. Some even gave me a freaking title. "Demon Slayer" This alias resounded throughout the neighboring countries. I was known as someone who would kill demons at all costs. In the process of killing demons, I save a lot of people causing my fame to skyrocket. I was even promoted in Ranger's eye and received several medals in different countries.

My gains through my blood and sweat finally paid off. I became even more experienced in our line of work. Countless big organizations were offering me their olive branches but I refuse. Finally, my strength had already broken through. I'm now officially A-Rank. When my friends learned that, they were shocked that they almost piss their pants. Am I not worried that my strength was revealed? Absolutely not... With my current strength, few people would dare to provoke me. I am now confident in facing anything that comes on my way. Well, except for monstrous S Ranks obviously. but worry not, those people only act when something that is worthy of their attention. For example, the rise of a demon lord. Plus my talent has already reached A Rank in all aspects.

I can even learn any technique just by looking at it once. If I decided to try anything, I was certain to become an expert at it 100% in a short time. My swordsmanship also reaches the point that I can do anything that Zoro and Dracule Mihawk could, even surpassing them isn't impossible with sufficient time. When holding the sword I felt a strange sensation. It's like I was one with it like it was already an extension of my body just like my limbs. I can even cut mountains 300 meters away from me. not only in my sword but in every weapon my prowess was equivalent to it. If there was the title for Strongest Swordsman in the World here. I would probably be the one to hold it. But who knows? there might be someone out there that is better than me.

Even without the abilities. I'm confident to wipe the floor with the top A-Rank degu users. And this is my stats now...

MC STATS

Name: Fein Bonifacio

Race: Human

Talent: [A] (0/24300EXP)

Ratio: 1 in 1,000,000 Genius

Degu Amount: [A] (0/24300EXP)𝒩𝚘𝗏𝑒𝗅𝑢𝒮𝒃.𝑐𝗈𝑚

Total EXP: 14500

Str: [A] (0/24300EXP)

Agi: [A] (0/24300EXP)

End: [A] (0/24300EXP)

Yup, I am now one in a million genius... a certified monster amongst monsters.

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In the Underground training of Ranger's Eye. A human shadow can be vaguely seen traveling from one tree to another without a sound.

This is Fain trying to remove the sound of his footsteps until it becomes completely unhearable. He knew this move would become an asset and increase his chance to kill his enemies quietly. Just imagine sneaking to the back of an enemy without him knowing that someone was approaching. How frightening was that be? Fain prefers instant killing because this style would reduce the risk of getting injured and save his energy. He doesn't want to make his movements too flashy like other people because he knows that only by removing what is useless and retaining what is useful would he become a frightening opponent.

After practicing for nearly an hour he stopped. He wiped the sweat on his forehead and jump to the biggest tree. During the years of fighting the demons, he frequently sleeps in forests to rest. Living on top of huge trees became a habit. Although he knew that the beast no longer pose a threat to him. Who doesn't want fresh air right?

He looked at his surroundings first before meditating. This meditation method was acquired by him by spending half of his contribution point. You should know that his contribution points had already reached a frightening amount due to him cleaning up demons for a year.

As for what are the benefits of this mediation? Well, it helps him hide his aura and lower his presence to a terrifying degree. Even a person stronger than him might not notice him without fully concentrating.

This mediation method has quite a history. It was rumored that this method was the possession of an S Class Assassin who was previously a member of their organization.

This master assassin has a scary record of assassinating one realm stronger than him several times. Unfortunately, he offended many powerful people. A group of Class S Degu Users ambushed him on one of his mission and he died miserably.

Nonetheless, it can be seen how powerful this meditation technique was... Fain was ecstatic after acquiring it.

Now, he had already learned several useful assassination techniques. Fain can enter a state of heightened focus in which he focuses fully on killing the enemy, preventing himself from hesitating. His perception would double in this state and he can even notice an ant fifty meters away from him, there is a sensible difference between his power in this state and his normal state. He called this "Killing State".

Furthermore, thanks to his perfect body control. He can now dislocate any parts of his body in a second. He is now confident to escape any grappling techniques that the enemies in the future might use against him.

He has also created a new technique that truly belongs to him. He uses his speed and precision with the combination of his degu to create multiple afterimages or decoys to confuse the enemy. Now with the collection of killing techniques he learned, his lethality has reached an unprecedented level.

After finishing his meditation. He decided to go to his laboratory to complete the last set of his training regiment.

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-Fain's POV-

I am now in my laboratory. In front of me was a huge metallic cabin with messy electric wires hanging on it. This machine is capable of producing 200-1000 volts

Some might be wondering what is this for? Well, I used it for myself and I'm not a masochist by the way.

I proceeded to lie down in the cabin and strapped the available dark belts on it to my waist and chest. This is to prevent me from breaking away from the incoming dreadful pain that comes from getting electrocuted. With this method... My resistance to shocks and electricity would increase. After all, a second is enough to determine the life and death of a person and I ain't taking any chances.

After making sure that everything is ready, I took a deep breath and clicked the lowest voltage. With this, a creaking sound was produced. I felt destructive energy invade my whole body. My body was already accustomed to this low voltage for doing it who knows how many times. I'm only warming up my body preparing to challenge the highest voltage that his machine can offer. Even with my strong will and high resistance. I'm still somewhat uncertain if I can bear it.

In my first trials on low voltage. I lost consciousness five times. Getting electrocuted is not a joke, that's why I am using my degu to cover my internal organs. The principle of this was... I would manipulate my Degu into the shape of membranes that covers the organs like lungs with it acting like a protective layer.𝗇𝑶𝓋𝑬𝗅𝔲𝓢𝕓.𝕔𝚘𝐌

I progressively increased the voltage until it reach the highest. With this, I felt my skin breaking slightly and my hair which was protected by degu preventing it from being burnt stood up like a Super Saiyan. Well except for the yellow hair. It felt like being bitten by thousands of ants simultaneously. Time passes, and every second felt like an eternity for me. I gritted my teeth throughout the process but I felt my consciousness slowly slipping away.

I only felt my vision slowly being swallowed by darkness and I lost consciousness.

...

-Two hours later-

I'm now concocting a violet liquid after passing out. My body was stiff and I'm having a hard time moving it. But it's not without benefits though... I felt this time that after recovering, my body would only become stronger again and become more resistant to beatings.

Well enough of that. After mixing up the top 5 most dangerous and lethal poisons in the glass container. I added another three poisonous herbs that I liquidize in a glass container. A drop of one of these herbs is enough to put an adult bear and elephant on the ground. Now, Imagine it mixing with another lethal poison.

Fain can use this on his weapons becoming more deadly. But the real use of this is for himself.

If someone learned of this they would probably think that he was crazy. Well as a matter of fact... He was. There's no denying it, But for him only by being ruthless to oneself can you become ruthless to others and truly become a strong person in both mental and physical aspects. He believes that someone who can't even bear suffering and isn't willing to sacrifice can't ever hope to control his destiny.

The hidden benefit of suffering immense pain had allowed him to become stronger mentally and have full control of his emotions.

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-Fein's POV-

What would happen if a human has perfect genes? is there even a way to perfect it? what would a human with flawless genes look like?

These are some questions that I have had in my past life. Now that I've been transmigrated, these questions kept bugging me. After all, it might become a game-changer if I can do it.

You have to know that the world isn't fair. The prime example of this is already on the very fabric of our existence called "genetic" Some are born to have a good physique. Well, not really... But they already had a good muscle insertion/proportion that it was easy for them to have a good physique with a just little workout. Some are just naturally intelligent and while some had a height that makes everyone look up to them. If there is one thing in this world that is fair to everyone... It's death.

Everyone would eventually die. poor, rich, ugly, and handsome. Everyone is equal in the face of death.

Well not that it matters to me but It's good to have some goal right? and my first goal is to find a way to perfect my genes and become the ultimate lifeform on this planet. Don't misunderstand though. Being the ultimate lifeform isn't equivalent to being the strongest. It just means that you have few to almost zero weaknesses and that you have a superior starting point and monstrous upper limit compared to others. Well, I'm talented already but it's not wrong to want more. Well, it would probably enhance my strength immensely. After all, who knows what a perfect human could do right?

The sides of my mouth tilted on their own while thinking of the infinite possibilities of exploiting the hell out of my body. It's not a pipe dream anymore because my ability increases my talent in almost everything and it obviously would also make me the greatest scientist that will ever exist. I might be even able to cure cancer with just a few days of research and even come up with a way to live eternally if you give me enough time, and resources, and more importantly level up my talent.

That's why I decided to commence my next route of strengthening focusing on unearthing the mysteries and countless possibilities of biotechnology. You have to know that in the realm of biotechnology becoming stronger isn't that difficult. like some boy who was bitten by a spider thus becoming a hero with spider-sense and enhanced physique. A certain biologist became a green muscular giant. and lastly, a thin young man in the military suddenly became a person with a bodybuilder physique with just one injection. you might think that it's all unrealistic and doesn't conform to reality. But... Unfortunately, science has always a way. If science can't explain it, then it just means that science isn't advanced and the unknown is only waiting to be known.

"Brother! a strange scary man is waiting for you at the door!" A panicked voice suddenly interrupted my thoughts.

it's probably my supposed assistant... Conducting research needs a lot of resources and I can't do it by myself. That's why I needed sponsors that can fund me. Luckily there's that Vladimir Family. The viscount even referred me to some of his contacts. It's generous. But no, there's absolutely no free lunch in this world.

I only manage to convince that old fox with a sample of my works. After all, benefits and interests always come first when dealing with powerful people. Sofia's father is no exception. Furthermore, he had already returned the favor with sincerity.

"Let him stay in there first I'll come right away!" I responded with a shout.

I quickly walked toward the mirror to fix my messy hair. I looked at the mirror, there my face... Umm, how to put it. Due to my consistent healthy diet and training, my face became even well defined and has a healthy glow on it. My hair which was dry like and rough like sand in the past has now become shiny. The hair still covers my eyes but it didn't make me look like the usual hentai protagonist anymore. If I may describe I probably look like the anime character I watched in the past. Err, what title was it? Let me think... Well scratch it, but the name of the MC is Kaneki. More specifically his form is called "Grim Reaper" that's why I decided to just directly copy his style where he wears all black clothes and glasses. Why the fuck I would do such a useless thing you might ask? Well, it's cool.

I quickly put on my black suit with a white tie and put a pair of red gloves in my hands real quick. These red gloves are very practical when it comes to killing because when blood splashes I don't have to worry anymore about being found out anymore.

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-Nick's POV-

Looking at the apartment. Well, it looks normal, it was spotlessly clean and looks very normal.

But that's not the point. Why would a person that can even make the President of the QWERTY organization pay attention in a normal-looking apartment? Well, there might be the reason but It's best not to delve into it anymore after all I'm not the type to pry on other people's business. And he is my future boss after all. It's still necessary to have a good first impression.

I knocked on the door twice.

Knock* Knock*

A light sound of footsteps sounded in my ears. In the middle of the door, the small metal suddenly moves aside forming a hidden small hole. Light brown eyes were staring at me. The eyelid was twitching and when I look at the eye it avoided my sight?

Hmm, that I can assure isn't the person I came here for... After all, the description of that person is of a strong man. So, it should be one of his family members?

So I put up my most gentle smile that I can come up with and asked in a slow and controlled voice. "Is Fain Bonifacio here?

My voice became deeper than it should have, but I didn't care about it. After hearing what I said. The eyes shrank and a sound of a person falling came at the back of the door.𝓝𝑂𝐯𝓔𝑙𝗎𝕊𝑏.𝚌𝒐𝗆

"..."

I looked at the door with a speechless face. Fuck! it happened again! I cursed myself inwardly.

'Am I that scary?' I looked at the sky in doubt.

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-General's POV-

Brick looked at Fein and quietly evaluated what type of person he was based on his appearance.

'He looked refined and elegant. I can also sense a vague aura of confidence in him.'

"So you are the Researcher that developed the machine that can detect the talent of Individuals when it comes to Degu energy?" Fain asked inadvertently in wonder.

Fain looked at the Big Guy in front of him. He has tanned skin and messy hair just like what a mad scientist in his mind would look like. The only thing he found hard to believe is the muscular build he possessed. After all, shouldn't a scientist have a frail physique? Well, never mind he himself has a good physique. He chuckled at the silly thought for a moment.

Brick looked a little embarrassed but also proud to hear his achievement. After all, if not for the technology that he developed. The human kingdom would have trouble discovering those who are capable of wielding the strange energy when it first manifested.

Due to the dire need for warriors to fight the animals that suddenly became wild beasts. Human firepower was effective at first but as the days passed. The wild beast became even more threatening than even the latest thermal weapons can't deal with them. After all, the truly strongest weapon of mankind can't be used because they are too damaging to the environment.

Fortunately, it was discovered that the monster's abnormality was due to the strange energy that causes their mutation. The Humans were ecstatic at first and tried to forcibly manipulate it on their own. The result is tragic. Some humans who volunteered for the trial mutated uncontrollably becoming a mutilated monster capable of massacring a battalion of soldiers.

The humans played it safe after learning it the hard way. The influential humans of various kingdoms became united for the first time because their interests were aligned with each other and the threat of wild beast is like a sword of Damocles hanging above their head ready to harvest their life at any time.

They furiously supported and funded dozens of research groups around the world focusing on studying the compatibility of humans and the strange energy they called "Degu". They aren't helpless because several humans suddenly gained strange abilities and they are also capable of growth. This sudden appearance of superpowers is like a light of hope in the midst of the Abyss for the Humans.

The only problem is they are too rare. The probability of a person awakening Degu energy is lower than they previously imagined and they are also incapable of finding out awaken persons. After all, a person with ability doesn't have a significant difference from a normal person except for their leaking aura which was undetectable with the naked eye.

That was when Brick came into the picture. He was known as the Research Madman because he would do anything for research even at the cost of his life. It was even said by one of his family members that when he was sleeping he was muttering some strange scientific formulas. Furthermore, in his basement are fields with strange items and inconceivable animal body parts that he says for "Research Purposes".

But the same person was also the one who invented the machine that can determine the Degu energy amount of a person which flipped the table of the precarious situation of Humans at that time. He proved that his madness for research is his enthusiasm for finding the truth.

Thanks to his contribution, the number of fighters that were discovered had increased four-fold from the previous amount. The research on Degu Energy also made a progress slowly.

"I am your assigned partner, I have heard about the item you gave that can enhance the human physique significantly. My name is Brick Norty by the way." Brick's deep voice carried a unique intellectual air as he bowed slightly.

'This man is more than meets the eye, he looks goofy but I think that it should only be a facade to hide his true face..' Fein noted this on his mind.

It's not that he was paranoid but it's the right attitude to never judge a person in the way they project themselves because it might be a deliberate move by the other party to show what he wants to show to you. Fain has learned this the hard way in his past life. It was also the reason that Fain became a skeptic of people around here. This resulted in him slowly becoming more withdrawn, he isolated himself from the people he deemed friends. It was too late when he realize it.

Fain's eyes became nostalgic and deep, After remembering that scene he couldn't help but clenched his fist tightly. But after a moment he quickly calmed down and breathed slowly.

This didn't escape Brick's eyes. He hesitated for a moment before asking. "Are you okay?"

"Sorry I just remembered some prank that happened in the past" Fain nonchalantly brushed the matter with a joking tone.

"Okay, Umm... So what field of study are we going to do?" This time Brick's face showed madness as if he was ready to dissect a body at any time.

Fain suddenly felt a chill crawling in his back 'Could I still back out? This person doesn't look reliable at all.'

,m He thought with a wary smile.

"Well, we will solely be focused on human genes and probably also delve on that mutated beast."

Hearing the term human genes. Brick's excited face slowly calms down. His face was red and looks like a person who had drunk three bottles of liquor. He looks intoxicated.

"Sorry, I was just a bit excited... I also had some background in Biotechnology. You can rest assured that I would be able to provide a good amount of assistance." Said with certainty.

Fain looked at his new partner with interest and responded calmly. "I have trust with Viscount Vladimir. Just by your achievement, it can be seen that you are a rigorous person. Have pleasant cooperation."

Fain offered a handshake with a smile which Brick gladly returned back with enthusiasm.

No one knows that this scene would become a historic moment that would make the world upside down. The two greatest scientists in the future single-handedly turned the tables with their immense contributions. Million of people would look back reminiscing the glorious era with awe and respect in their hearts𝗇𝓞𝓥𝐞𝗅𝒰𝑠𝚋.𝒸𝑶𝓂

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-General POV-

Time passed since that day...

Fain and Brick started working together and they also became close friends because they had a common topic. Fain had taken advantage of his strong memory and learning talent to brush all the libraries across the cities. His reading speed was frighting that he can finish the thickest book only in one hour. The people who witness him reading madly thought that he was just there to get attention.

Fein ignored all the suspicious and ridiculing eyes during the past days. all the efforts he did enrich his original knowledge of biology. Even then he was still thirsty for knowledge. The feeling for him while reading is like a fish freely swimming in the ocean. He doesn't feel the slightest difficulty at all. So, day after day passed. The nobles of the kingdom even gladly shared some confidential information and the latest breakthroughs they had with him, which helps him deepen his knowledge accumulation.

The rich knowledge allowed him to deduce new theories and formulas that if released would make the biotechnology of the world advance for decades.

He has also had an open discussion with Brick. Brick's IQ had shocked him. Even with his A-level talent, he was unsure whose talent is stronger when it comes to learning and analyzing. He even suspects that he had to upgrade his talent to S level before he could compare with him.

Brick's Insight had provided him with new direction and inspiration. They also didn't neglect to put their new knowledge into practice. The authorities provided genuine pigs and lab rats so they can perform clinical trials for their project. And the result was promising they initially manage to produce a gene corrective device. Obviously, by the name itself, It can correct defective genes of a person. This would help the patients who are suffering from genetic diseases immensely.

Years pass by... Their research finally reach a bottleneck. But the inventions they use are considered to be had already crossed the age. Injections that can strengthen a human's physique to limit instantly comparable to batman. The higher-ups were now vying for his and Brick's favor. The Generals of various militaries contacted him hoping for negotiation. After all, he was protected by the QWERTY Organization which had a terrifying influence and now with his invention also has a considerable powerful army.

Brick and Fain had already a high position in the organization so it can be said that they are part of it. QWERTY Organization has a million years of history. Their rich inheritance can only be imagined but not speculated. It was even said that there was an S-class entity backing them.

Fain has also discovered something. Brick has been studying things related to computer science and information technology. That's why even without his interference it seems that this world should usher in the information age earlier than he expected.

Fain was already promoted to 5-Star Physician and even 5-Star Scientist because of the complex and advanced articles that he published.

He now has a theory on how he would perfect his genes and become an ultimate lifeform. But something is lacking, and that's why he plans to research in-depth the genes of the wild beasts.

Only A-Rank monsters could satisfy this requirement that's why he decided to go on a journey and hunt strong monsters.

During the past few years aside from research, he has also performed various tasks involving intelligence acquisition with the Ranger's Eye. The teamwork of Michael, Kidd, and Fain had to improve by a large margin. They have already reached a point of tacit understanding. Only by glancing at each other, they would be able to understand what the other party wants to express.

Their team became even more famous in the spy circle. Kidd was promoted to B rank while Michael has already reached the peak of his rank and can be promoted with given opportunity.

He wanted to invite Michael and Kidd to Monster World Secret Realm but he only has one ticket which undoubtedly is unfortunate for him.

...

"Are you really leaving now?" Michael asked.

Fein smirked and says with a teasing smile. "Are you envious that I'm the only one going?"

Michael's lips twitched slightly and responded. "We have an urgent task, so even if you had an extra ticket on you we won't be able to."

"Well, I'm just kidding. I won't be able to contact you because the signal frequency in the secret realm is isolated from the outside world. I just want to say that you should be more careful about your mission. Although the demons aren't doing anything now, it should be a calm before the storm." Fein said at Michael with solemnity.

Hearing this, Michael looked extremely worried. "Well, after the damage that we had done to them and with their plan being interrupted one by one. I think they are now cooking some evil schemes to counterattack."

As if thinking something Fein snorted in annoyance.

"What?" Michael asked blankly.

"Well, I and Kidd were being targeted by them after that incident." Fein shrugged helplessly.

Michael patted his shoulders and says. "Well, that Class A demon that you encountered is of a high rank and has pure blood. That makes him a noble, so it is only reasonable to be targeted by them."

"If only you were there. We might have been able to take down that bastard" Fein sighed softly.

...

-Fein's Apartment-

I am now in the apartment saying goodbye to my family with the excuse of important work-related overseas for a year. My mom became worried and persuaded me to think twice. After assuring him who knows how many times I finally manage to convince him.

"Brother, you have to be careful okay? My classmates told me that people overseas are racist." Fey's eyes were a little red and have some moisture on them but she is showing a strong front for her brother.

Seeing this, Fein could feel a warmth that can only be described as Familial love.

"I would, so when I come back you should already become an independent lady okay? and make sure to take care of a mother." Fain responded gently.

Hearing this fey nodded. her shoulders were trembling slightly as if holding back something.

"Brother, I'll go first you take care," Fey said and run away immediately.

"This." Fain sighed.

"Don't worry, she will be fine after a few days. We already talk about something you know what to do right?" My mother's warm voice sounded at my back.

I nodded and bowed at her slightly.𝒩𝒐𝓥𝞮𝗅𝓊𝕊𝐛.𝕔𝗈𝑚

"I'll write once in a while," I assured her with a smile.

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-Lucius Vladimir POV-

"So how's the preparation on the Secret Realm going?" A deep voice resounded in a quiet corridor.

"It's going smoothly, and we have a genius 5-star scientist among them," I replied to him with a straight face.

Lucius was now talking to one of the initiators of the plan and organizer of Secret Realm. In front of him was a wise middle-aged man that has a fixed smile on his face. He stands upright and he looks like someone who experienced the vicissitudes of life.

Hearing this, the middle age was quiet for a moment.

He stared at me but I just kept a neutral unchanging face while staring back at him. The air was tense and this uncomfortable situation continued. After having a staring contest for one minute straight, the old man can't finally take it.

Cough*

"Say, Lucius, are you cooking something?" The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes.

I stared at him and didn't say anything.

"HAHAHA... good move, it seems that your ambition won't be quelled even after all of the things that happened Blood Monarch" The middle-aged man laughed menacingly.

"Max doesn't ever try me, you might be an S Class but you should know that individual strength is not enough in the face of a powerful army. that title doesn't have anything to do with me understand?" I uttered in a chilly voice.

Hearing this, Max suddenly stopped laughing. "I know that more than anyone could, that's why we would settle the old score using today's generation."

After hearing this I finally gain my bearings. Max was my old friend but also my enemy.

'It seems that Fein would have a hard time in the Secret Realm now, but if he somehow manages. to succeed that inheritance might be his..' A glint flashed in my eyes.

...

-General POV-

On a bright sunny day. A carriage with eye insignia in the middle was treading on a bumpy road. The direction of the air made it hard for the carriage to go fast.

Inside the carriage, Fain was quietly organizing his thoughts and plan. He was making sure that everything is prepared and nothing was omitted. He doesn't even know that he was walking into a high whirlpool of conspiracy, a high-risk, and high-reward journey. But even if he knows, he might even welcome it as long as he can advance his strength. Because not being able to grow stronger is more terrifying for him.

I looked in front of the carriage and shouted. "Simon, are you still not there yet?"

"No sir, the air direction is unfavorable, I think that we might be delayed for three hours if this kept going." Simon who was driving the carriage responded.

Fain slightly dragged the window, and as Simon said, the wind was moving in their direction and it was particularly strong. "Well, it can't be helped then."

Simon also shrugged with a helpless expression.

'It's sunny yet the wind is like this, is there some heavenly treasure that spawned here or something?' Simon thought inwardly.

The carriage continuously proceeded, fortunately after traveling for a while, the road became less bumpy and the wind had already subsided.

Fain also noticed the difference, he was glad they could finally proceed smoothly.

That's when he heard a gasp coming in front of him. He couldn't help but stepped down from the carriage with curiosity.

He stared at Simon who was trembling and staring with a wide eye in front of him. I tilted my head to face what it was all about... So, I stared in the direction where Simon was looking at.

There... A fifty meters bear was playing around with humongous but peaceful tornados surrounding it. It was as If the wind was pleasing it deliberately.

I gasped with awe at this rare yet incredible scene. "What the hell?" Is the only word that my mouth can utter.

As if sensing something. The bear suddenly looked in our direction. Its eyes suddenly brightened and it suddenly opened its mouth.

The surrounding tornado was pulled by a strong suction force, the bear compressed the gathered air into his mouth and blasted it toward us.

"Not good!" My body instinctively accelerated at the maximum speed possible instantly thanks to my proficiency in using the Flashing Dash Technique. I also brought Simon with me.

After making sure that we are in the safe range, I looked at the still ongoing powerful wind attack that a B-ranked Degu User couldn't possibly dodge. It finally hit a mountain.

"Simon, cover your ears!"

Simon quickly followed my instructions and covered his ears using his hands timidly.

"Boom"

A loud explosion sounded in the area, and a huge shock even reach us. I was okay because of my strong body but Simon backed off slowly and he coughed a mouthful of blood. His frail and weak body can't bear the strong shockwave.

I took out a small healing potion and gave it to him, which he drank unceremoniously. I didn't have time to protect him because I was watching the Bear's every move. When facing an unknown enemy capable of producing a destructive attack, it's best to always remain vigilant.

So, I decided to use my probe ability, because to win the battle you have to know the enemy.

Name: ???

Race: Mutated Thunderstorm Bear

Degu Amount: A

STR: A

AGI: A

END: S

Abilities: Wind Suction, Wind Redirection, Thunder Storm Domain, Wind Paw, Enhanced Physique

I looked at the stats that was slightly stronger than mine when it comes to endurance. I silently compared it to mine to calculate my chances of winning.𝑛𝒪𝑣𝓔𝐋𝚞𝓢𝓑.𝒸𝔬𝗆

Name: Fein Bonifacio

Race: Human

Talent: [A] (0/24300EXP)

Ratio: 1 in 1000,000 Genius

Degu Amount: [A] (0/24300EXP)

Total EXP: 14500

Str: [A] (0/24300EXP)

Agi: [A] (0/24300EXP)

End: [A] (0/24300EXP)

Skills: Swordsmanship Lvl5 (Grandmaster), Dagger Lvl5, Spear Lvl5, etc...

Techniques: Nanatsu Art, Ryozanpaku's Martial Arts, Assasination Techniques...

Abilities: Storage Space, Stats Improvement, Probe, Map, Lottery, Devouring.

Looking at my abilities that doesn't give me a strong offense. After all, my abilities are biased toward fast growth.

First, let's analyze the abilities... Wind suction and Wind Redirection should be the ones it previously displayed. It seems that this ability can be used for crowd control and can also become a destructive one. Second, Thunderstorm Domain should be an environment ability type where it can make the terrain or surroundings advantageous to it? I should watch out for it. Lastly, Wind Paw and Enhanced Physique are already self-explanatory. It seems that my chance of winning is still there. When it comes to baseline speed we are even, but with my footwork and speed-related techniques, I should be able to outdo it.

Just like that, Fain quickly formulated a battle plan in his mind based on the available information provided to him.

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-Fein's POV-

Now that I decided to fight, I must give everything I got because our strength is almost close, and my only advantage is my battle experience and skill.

The Wind Bear didn't even glance at the destruction that it caused. Instead, it charges at me, the surrounding wind suddenly changed its direction as if supporting the bear and strengthening its momentum. Its speed increased drastically.

"What a smart utilization of skills" I muttered.

For a wild beast, this feat is already incredible, because it just signifies that its intelligence is high. Instead of being passive, I stretched my body and gathered the force in my feet, and run in the bear's direction.

The Wind Bear was surprised by my action, it probably never encountered someone willing to fight it head-off given how strong it was.

When I had come near to it, the Wind Bear lifted its huge paw with sharp claws. I suddenly received a bad premonition after seeing that the paw has a light blue wind rotating on it.

'It was probably the Wind Paw' I thought of the abilities that I had seen on my probe earlier.

I had already thought of ways to avoid this so I just simply used my speed to create a phantom copy of myself to confuse it.

The Mutated Wind Bear looks confused after seeing me multiplied. But it quickly responded by attacking the one that is nearer.

The phantom dissipated and a loud sound of cracking was produced after the paw had hit the ground.

In the ground, a large and deep pit can be seen.

I took a deep breath after seeing the damage it cause. If that attack hits me I would probably have broken bones even with the toughness of my body.

After seeing that its attack was futile, the Wind Bear angrily smashed dozens of my phantom. After seeing this I took the opportunity, activated my trained stealth, and entered my killing state. The surroundings became slower in the eyes but it was also crystal clear that I can even see every pore on the body of the bear.

So just like that, I quietly sneak behind it without making the slightest sound yet my speed was increasing with every step that I took.

When I was already behind it, I subconsciously activated my storage space to retrieve my sword and dagger. I infused some Degu energy on the dagger, my arm that was holding it tightened as the veins in my hands and shoulder became pronounced from the momentum that I was currently gathering. After that, I threw it on the back of Wind Bear.𝗇𝓞𝓥𝐞𝗅𝒰𝑠𝚋.𝒸𝑶𝓂

As if sensing something... The Mutated Wind Bear tilted its head and looked at the incoming dagger. It looked at the dagger intently which caused the air surrounding the dagger to redirect it which decrease its force. The bear waited for the dagger to enter its range and slapped it in a rude manner which caused the dagger to fly away.

'Can it also sense the wind movement? or is it purely beast instinct?' A series of questions pops up in my head as I constantly tried to analyze our battle.

After doing this, the bear looked at me provocatively with a challenging look.

"Fck you!" I cursed it because the bear just imitated a human expression who looks like Dio on the anime in my past life which absolutely looks disgusting that it would probably leave its mark on me for the rest of the year.

'Oh, what a bad day to have eyes!' Fain cursed on his head.

Fain stared at the grinning bear speechlessly. He tightened his grip on the sword. This is the first time that he suffered a loss since coming to this world. And he didn't expect that it would also come from a bear which was slightly humiliating for him.

"Let's see if you still had your smile later" I quickly infused fifty percent of my degu on the sword and made a chopping motion towards the bear.

Sword energy was produced and swiftly came to the side of the bear hitting its shoulder in the blink of an eye.

This is the move that I reproduced on one of the anime called "One Piece" The only difference it had is that it was made of Degu energy and it has a sword intent that I comprehended after my swordsmanship reached a level where it receives a qualitative change, I can even adjust its power according to my needs as long as I have sufficient Degu energy. And the move I just did now is enough to cut a huge Skyscraper into pieces

"Whoooo!"

A sound of wailing resounded in the vicinity. It's probably the first time it felt pain.

I looked at the bear who just received some scratch and light wound on its body "you shall know true pain is!"

But in reality, I was impressed by its body toughness. Because I knew how much damage the attack It just receive right now. It can literally fucking destroy a whole building and it just fucking receives a scratch as a result!?

'Hmmm... So this is what S Class endurance could do' I muttered to myself.

After all, even if I'm the one who was on the receiving end of my own attack right now I would probably end up having only one arm left. Well, that should be the case in case I can't dodge it, which I could...

This is really eye-opening to me and made me realize that I should take this battle more seriously or I'll end up being exhausted.

"I need to end this quickly"

The bear had already recovered from my attack, and its previous easy-going behavior was nowhere to be seen. It looked warily in my direction...

I also stared at it quietly while changing the plans I had after seeing the toughness of its body. I just discovered that I still lack some attack with high penetration. When against an opponent with a high defense it's best to end it quickly and need to make sure to prevent from being dragged into a battle of attrition. And this requires a high penetration. I rummaged my mind for techniques in my arsenal with high penetrating damage. and as a result, I had nothing...

'So the martial arts that I learned is the only thing that I can use right now. Luckily, there's a martial art technique that specifically targets the inner body of enemies.' I thought awkwardly.

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-Fein's POV-

This martial art technique was created because I was inspired to create a technique that would allow me to injure a person internally. It was for ability users that have a tough defense. So the technique principle that I used is similar to Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist.

I named the technique Fist of Gentleness. It's a technique that targets the acupuncture points of the body and infuses it with a slight amount of Degu. The infused degu energy would conflict with the opponent's energy, causing a disruption that would ultimately injure that target's internal organs.

There is a huge restriction in this technique though. And not everyone could use it. Because the user needs to be familiar with the acupoints of the human body, have some extensive knowledge of human anatomy and lastly have perfect control or manipulation of their Degu energy. As a doctor and a scientist, this technique is custom-made for me. Though, I need to use a fist instead of my sword which would increase my risk of getting hit by the opponent's attack because of the reduced range.

I looked at the Wind Bear that was now looking at the sky howling. I was curious about what it was doing so I followed its line of sight and looked at the sky.

Suddenly, the wind bear growled. It was loud enough to disrupt my hearing. Just like that, a huge spike of Degu energy was flowing out of the mutated wind bear. The sunny day was slowly replaced by a surging dark cloud.

The sudden shift of weather reminded me of the Thunderstorm domain that I had seen when I used probed on it earlier.

"Not good" I quickly rushed towards the bear at a very fast speed. I'm not the type of person that would let the enemy use its super move and just stupidly wait for it. First of all, that would put me to risk. Secondly, the only dumb and arrogant person would do that instead of using it as an opportunity, and lastly, as a transmigrator, I have my own pride. I won't let the power of the plot have power over me. those things only happen on stupid MCs on fantasy novels

I quickly appeared beside the bear who was currently flabbergasted like he wasn't expecting me to attack. Did it think that I would just stand there foolishly? So just like that, my hand were quickly wrapped with a trace amount of violet aura. After that, I attacked the acupoints of the bear precisely. The barrage of the attack came and the wind bear was unable to dodge because it was currently launching its special move "Thunderstorm Domain" Which I presume takes a certain amount of time.

The bear looked at me with a confused face because it didn't feel pain. but just as it was ready to complete its final phase of the attack. It finally felt that energy wrecking havoc on its body. Its face slowly transitioned from an initially confused face to a face distorted by pain.

Growl!!*

The Mutated Wind Bear howled in the pain that it was currently experiencing. Just imagine that when it was just a light scratch it was already crying and now that it experiences ruptured organs the pain would undoubtedly become unbearable to it.

Just as I was waiting for it to pass out, the dark clouds in the sky which should have already dissipated unexpectedly condensed a ray of lightning, and it came towards me in the blink of an eye. I knew that I couldn't dodge it so Instead of evading it, I made a defensive posture to cover my vital points.

Suddenly, a huge electric current flowed throughout my body. The lightning tore my muscle tissues and burnt my clothes. It was a pain that I have never experienced before. If I didn't have a high lightning resistance there's a probability of me dying, or at best paralyzed for life. So, I was thankful for my training. My hard work paid off and it save me from the worst-case scenario.

All of this just happens in a second. The lightning went out just as fast as it came. I shooked my head slightly to reduce the nausea and dizziness that I feel. I looked at my current appearance. I was now covered in black ashes and my whole body was exuding a burnt smell like charcoal. As I was about to fall, a hand supported me. I looked towards the owner of the hands only to see Simon who had a worried expression and looked at the passed-out bear in the distance with a horrified face.

So, I also looked at it. It has a human-like satisfied face after passing out. I couldn't even fathom that there would exist a vengeful beast like that. Because at the last minute, It clearly endured the immense pain it was experiencing just to make a counterattack.

I now had taken note of this lesson and decided to be extra cautious next time. But, I'm also thankful and scared at the same time at the ability it has. It was fucking comparable to a natural disaster. The power of nature definitely belongs to one of the most destructive powers in the world. Just imagining the outcome if I haven't manage to stop it earlier. The consequences would be disastrous. Just thinking about it makes me feel a chill crawling on my back.𝑛𝒪𝑣𝓔𝐋𝚞𝓢𝓑.𝒸𝔬𝗆

Now, I understand how powerful a domain could be. A domain can affect the terrain and environment to be advantageous to oneself. So, without absolute strength, It's best to flee early when facing an opponent who had a domain. Specifically, a domain that can affect nature just like the Thunderstorm Domain.

I looked at the passed-out Wind Bear with envious eyes.

"How good it would be if also had domain powers?" I complained quietly.

Though, If I would have given the chance to pick. I would still choose my growth-type ability over a domain. because my ability only gets stronger long term. With enough time, I could beat domain-type users into a pulp.

It is also safe to safe that the domain abilities are rare due to their uniqueness. And that is even more true when it comes to nature-type domains.

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San Luebisto Kingdom

Redrose Town

The San Luebisto Kingdom is a prosperous kingdom that is known for its military might. the kingdom is very strict when it comes to handling the younger generation. Furthermore, it was blessed with geniuses. It was widely known for producing thousands of C-class warriors and at least hundreds of B-class every decade. The most frightening fact is that they had twenty ranks A and their rank S powerhouse amongst the noble and royal family.

At the gate of the town, there are two guards with robust built, and they had a fierce aura around them. The two of them wear a white suit with a shield emblem on their chest.

The guard on the left was constantly observing the people who are lining up. while the guard on the right who has a gruesome scar on his face was the one who was responsible for checking the people who are going in and out of the kingdom.

The kingdom doesn't have strict security because they are very confident in their overall strength. Even a normal townsman has the strength ranging from F to D class. In fact, they are open to outsiders because the ruling body focused on their economy in the past striving to compete with other kingdoms not only in strength but also in economy.

"Did you hear that the heiress of Freya Noble's household would only accept a partner that has the same strength as her?" The guard on the left asked his companion with a gossip-like expression.

Hearing his companion's question, the guard on the right sneered slightly and answered. "Those arrogant young masters now won't even dare to try it, with the A-level strength of the heiress it's obvious that she doesn't want to get married to those pampered brats."

"Shhh... lower your voice or else someone might hear you. You know how cruel those bastards could be if they knew someone was talking shit about them" The guard on the left warned his partner while looking at his surroundings carefully.

Seeing the people in the queue minding their own business his expression eased a little.

The guard on the right responded with a lowered voice. "It is even rumored that even the Mendiola Heir who was known as her most stubborn suitor was beaten badly even though they had the same realm, do you think it's true?"

Hearing the rumor that spread in the past few days. the guard on the left shook his head slightly. "A fire won't start without a spark"

"It seems that only geniuses in other countries have the chance to get the heiress." The scarred-face guard said lightly.

While they were busy talking to each other to ease their boredom. They heard a sudden commotion from the people.

All the people who are lining up took deep breaths, their eyes widen and their hands covered their mouths in surprise.

Seeing their exaggerated expression, the two guards followed their sight.

Hiss*

Because what they had seen is incredible, on the side of a carriage, A gigantic bear was walking. Every time it took a step the ground would tremble. The wind in the surrounding became lively as if cheering for something. What was the most shocking was that a person was lying on the back of it.𝗇𝔬𝒱𝐞𝐋𝒰𝗌𝔟.𝓬𝒪𝔪

"Run!" "A monster!" The people in the queue woke from their shock and screamed in panic.

Seeing the situation that was about to usher in chaos. The two guards hurriedly infuse degu energy into their voices. "Stop! it might be a beast tamer!"

The people were startled by the shout of the guards and instantly stopped in their tracks. They looked suspiciously at the huge bear closely. And as expected, they also saw a person sleeping on top of it. They also thought that it was not possible for it to walk peacefully beside the carriage if it was a wild beast.

"There's really a person on its back," A boy with freckled cheeks said with sparkling eyes.

The crowd also started to calm down after seeing that there was no danger.

...

-Fain POV-

Seeing the crowd in front of us that nearly piss on their pants because of fear I almost couldn't hold back myself from laughing.

Who would have thought that in the future I would have my own pet? I couldn't help but chuckle slightly at the thought of how Voli submitted to me. Voli is the name I decided to call it because of a certain game that I used to play in the past.

Well, it was like this... When it woke up I just fed it my formulated potion that would leave those who drank it temporarily incapacitated. Who would have known that when I poured it on the Wind Bear who had just woken up it would show a disgusted expression? Apparently, the taste of it was enough to make an adult cry.

I'm the creator of the potion. So, thinking of the ingredients I used I was enlightened. After forcing Voli to drink it five times. It aggrievedly submitted to me.

I wondered what is the feeling of riding on the back of Voli. Well, damn me it was the best thing that I experienced in the past week. The fur is so soft and fluffy that it made me relax and comfortable, enough to make me doze off.

"Stop!" The guards shouted nervously while facing me and Voli.

I looked at them with a polite smile that I have practice hundreds of times. "Relax, I had already been here and my companion is harmless. Right, Voli?"

The wind bear nodded with a wronged expression. Apparently, it was still mad after experiencing the nightmare-like taste of my potion. A creation that I was now proud of.

The guards looked at the obedient Wind Bear. Their expression finally eased up and their shoulders visibly slumped down.

"Sorry for that, we were just startled by the bear's majesty" The scarred-face tried to lighten the mood.

An old man by the side approached us and curiously examined Voli. After seeing Voli closely. the Old Man had a change in his expression. "I-isn't this the legendary Thunderstorm Bear!?"

The Old Man exclaimed.

"I-isn't this the legendary Thunderstorm Bear!?"

The Old Man exclaimed.

Fein looked at the one examining Voli. A white hair that reached his waist, and what was worth noting was despite his apparent age, The old man has some lean and explosive muscles that can only be gained through years of effort.

"Old Man, how did you know that?"

The Old Man looked at me with wonder. "You can call me Albert, I'm studying monsters and beasts. I'm quite knowledgeable about their various characteristics."

My ears perked up after hearing about his profession. After all, someone who studies monsters should be strong. Because you had to fight monsters and analyze their characteristic. Obviously, this old man called Albert should have plenty of experience when facing monsters.

I looked at the old man with excitement. Because it happened that I would have to face monsters on my next journey. Undoubtedly, it would be a huge help if someone like Albert would teach me one thing or two about his experiences. It might save me from some troublesome situations and increase my chances of survival in the Monster World Secret Realm. So I activated my probe on him. My probe had evolved after I was promoted to the A level that now I can see the abilities as long as the target's degu capacity doesn't exceed me by two realms.

Albert the Old Max

Race: Human𝑛𝒪𝐯𝔢𝓛𝗎𝒮𝗯.𝒸𝞸𝐦

Degu Amount: C

STR: S

AGI: S

END: S

Abilities: Muscle Enhancement, Physique Enhancement, Explosive Muscles, Ghost Move.

I was astonished by his stats. Although he is only C Rank, his strength and speed are even stronger than mine. Furthermore, his abilities are also related to his physique. If he goes all out he can even contend with average S-ranked degu users. No wonder he has those muscles.

"If it's possible can I chat with you for a while longer? Because it happened that I would like to know more about monsters" I asked him straightforwardly.

Albert looked at me with doubt apparent on his face. "But aren't you a beast tamer? A person who could tame even the Legendary Wind Bear should be a high-level one."

'Oh boy if he only knew'

What Albert said is reasonable. But if he only knew the process of how I accidentally tamed Voli he might doubt the meaning of life. So, I decided to keep this matter to myself. Though, beating Voli in the battle is also a huge factor in successfully taming him. After all, no matter how awful my potion is. A legendary beast would only submit to someone stronger than them or someone who could beat the shit out of them. Furthermore, Voli hasn't fully grown yet so his aversion to following someone should not be that high.

"I only tamed Voli with my strength and a little bit of luck, not by some professional knowledge" I decided to tell him half-truths.

Hearing my answer, Albert nodded his head with understanding. It's not uncommon to tame a beast using violence or strength. In fact, wild beasts and animals don't have that much difference except for their strength and intelligence. Wild beasts that were influenced by degu energy are far more intelligent and stronger than their counterpart. But that doesn't mean that they would lose their instinct.

"Then I don't have an issue sharing to you my experience and some practical knowledge. But in exchange, you had to allow me to study the characteristics and behavior of your beast," Albert looked at Voli with a burning gaze.

Voli who was being looked at with a weird gaze snorted, and made a shooing motion on his face.

Albert had an amused face after seeing Voli's response, he touched his chin as if thinking. "It seems that the theory is true, Higher level beast IQ is comparable to that of nine years old child or even better."

Looking at the perverted gaze of Alber, I couldn't help but shudder. Such a geezer has actually S combat prowess!?

Sigh*

You can't really judge a person solely by their appearance. In my past life where looks reign supreme, people often make mistakes like this. People of my generation became so materialistic that if you are ugly your value is good as shit. Well, it's different though if you are capable. At least you still had a place in society.

"Let's go, I can't wait to roam around the city."

I patted Voli, who understood the gesture so a weird scene was created.

The scarred - face guard had an amused face and says. "A wild beast lining up with humans obediently, what a rare occurrence."

"Well, it looks like it won't be rare in the future." Albert who was next to me in the queue added.

I chuckled at their antics.

After two minutes of waiting in the line. It was finally our turn.

"It seems that it's time to say our goodbye." Simon who was busy inspecting the carriage looked at me with a smile.

"Well, it looks like it would be a long time before we can see each other again." A smirk made its way to my face.

Simon shook his head and turn around while driving the carriage. "Don't die on me!"

After all of that inspection. The guard let us pass after making sure that we don't have some shady items on us.

"So where do we go first??" Albert turned his head towards me.

I placed my hand on my chin as a habit and started thinking.

My appointment with Lucius was still one week away. It seems I need to settle here first and wait. And by the way, get familiar with this kingdom first. After all, this kingdom would prove helpful to me because it has a popular marketplace where trades in all walks of life are happening daily.

'It's decided then.'

"Let's find an inn first and show me around the place," I told him with my usual poker face.

Albert looked at me speechlessly. "With your confident face, I thought you were familiar with the place. It seems that I need to act as a guide for now."

Albert let out a sigh.

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As we were roaming around, the passerby couldn't help but glance at the center of the village. The people had all sorts of reactions when glancing at them from time to time. Some looked with awe, some looked scared, some were filled with curiosity, while the majority were keeping their distance from them.

Because right there, there is a trio that had a weird combination. One was an old man who would look at the bear with scorching eyes every now and then, one was a handsome young man with an elegant demeanor, and lastly, a big fucking bear that would roar at people every time an opportunity presents itself scaring them witless.

"Voli you should stop playing around or we might be kicked out by the guards." Fein looked at his first beast companion helplessly.

Voli snorted ignoring his master. After all, it was enjoying taunting the humans who would look at him with weird gazes. Voli hates it, that's why it felt a kind of satisfaction. At the very least it can vent the accumulated frustration inside him.

Albert stopped suddenly.

Fein and Voli followed looking at Albert with an inquiry on both of their faces.

Albert who was being stared at pointed at the establishment that was now in front of them.

"This is the best inn available in this kingdom."

Fein looked at the luxurious establishment in front of them. It had huge calligraphy on top of it. Fiery Rose Inn was written looking exquisite and noble. He estimates that this Inn had at least eight floors.

Fein nodded with satisfaction. He had no issue with spending money if it would provide them some convenience. After all, although money is important. What is more important is its purpose to improve the quality of life.

Fein jumped off from the back of Voli to the ground smoothly and says. "Let's go, Voli wait for us here okay?"

Voli this time is surprisingly obedient. It only nodded and quietly made its way by the side looking harmless to both animals and humans. Those who would see him would even want to pet him because of its cuteness. The picture of Voli that can put a deep hole in a mountain was nowhere to be seen.

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"Boss, the targets had already entered the Inn." A man with brown hair said excitedly.

He has piercings on his nose and ear and there is almost no available space.

The one who he called boss stood on his side while listening intently.

He has a bandana on top of his head and his left eye was covered with a black eye patch. He also has short brown hair. His face was full of indifference but he gave people who looked at him a fierce vibe as if he would stab anyone who gave him the slightest bit of provocation.

He licked his lips and looked at his subordinate straightly. "Describe the situation.

His voice was deep as an abyss.

The man looked nervous being stared at... But he decided to control himself or else it would be his last day and he still wants to see the beautiful sun tomorrow.

He started to describe their targets. "There is a man that looks the same age as me wearing all black, he looks pretty weak. There's also a perverted old man on his side with muscles. I think he was already going senile. Finally, it seems that the target is a beast tamer because he has a bear at his side. But it doesn't look fierce.

Hearing his henchmen's description, the eyes of the boss that were previously indifferent were quickly replaced by greed.

He looked at his subordinate for a minute...

The one being looked at was already drenched in sweat on his back because of fear. His feet were shaking slightly. He tried to stop quickly but...

"Well, you did a good job." The boss praised with a smile.

The man heard his boss finally sigh with relief. He feels happy because he manage to escape on the tense situation and he also manages to give a good impression to his boss.

Argh*

Then suddenly an arm flew up and blood splattered like tomato ketchup being squeezed with excessive force.

The man who was just about to be happy was now crumpled on the ground due to the immense pain he was currently experiencing. He immediately stops the bleeding on his now missing arm. His face was pale and his lips were dry.

The boss nonchalantly looked at the gruesome scene like nothing just happened.𝗇𝔬𝒱𝐞𝐋𝒰𝗌𝔟.𝓬𝒪𝔪

"I don't want any weaklings in my subordinates."

After leaving this cold sentence, he walk out and gathered his goons to rob the targets.

Thinking about the benefits he would gain, his eye flashed a glint of coldness. Greediness was hiding within them waiting to be unleashed.

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Fiery Rose Inn

Room 136

Voli was lying on the ground which was covered by a red carpet. This carpet's quality was worth more than the yearly salary of an average family in the town. After all, it was made using the fur of an epic feline. This only shows how wealthy the owner of the Inn is.

In front of Voli was a king-sized bed where a teenage boy wearing a black suit was sleeping peacefully. His eyelids would tremble now and then.

Our protagonist was still quietly sleeping unaware that they were being targeted and were being underestimated just like that.

Even if Fein knows, he would just chuckle. Things like that doesn't bother him anymore. Because his confidence stems from his strength. He was not being complacent.

but he knows that most problems can be solved with strength. If he can't solve it, then he was just not strong enough. As long as one has strength... Power, Wealth, and Beauty can be reached just by lifting one's hand. That's why no matter what place. Relying upon oneself and being competent is the way that one can truly live in the world as a winner. Relying on others isn't entirely bad. But unfortunately, it can subtly weaken a person's will because only by taking responsibility can you grow and become someone who can confidently face the future without fear. Becoming strong is not only reflected by how much weight you can carry or how big your muscles are.

Character is also a big part of it. A weak-willed person with strong strength was just like a child wielding a sword. But a strong-willed person even with weak strength can face difficulties and grow in the process.

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Fiery Rose Inn

A young man was sleeping on a huge bed. Beside him was a huge animal, it has silky white fur and a soft belly. It would change position from time to time.

Yes, this two are Fein and Voli.

Feeling a strange sensation beside him, Fein opened his eyes to take a look. Only to see Voli snuggled to him. It was smiling with saliva currently flowing from its mouth. Seeing this scene, Fein had a black line on his face.

"Voli, didn't I say that you can only sleep on the ground" Fein tugged Voli to wake him up.

Even with consecutive attempts to wake him up. Voli didn't give any reaction and continued to sleep like a dead dog.

Seeing this. Fein sighed and look at the ceiling while pondering. He knew that he needs to prepare now because only two days is remaining before he would venture to Secret Realm.𝗇𝔬𝒱𝐞𝐋𝒰𝗌𝔟.𝓬𝒪𝔪

It was said that the mortality rate there is brutally high. Seventy percent of one hundred thousand participants failed to return during the last attempt. So, only those with sufficient strength are allowed to be invited. But even then everyone still had to be cautious and do anything that can increase the chances of their survival.

Fein was relieved because, with Voli, his chances of returning alive had doubled. The frightening power of Voli's Thunderstorm Domain can even hold back several S-Class powerhouses if used properly.

That's why with Voli's laziness and silly behavior. Fein decided to be patient. He wants to treat Voli as his friend and companion. Because only by doing that would Voli remain 100% loyal to him. Voli is still in the growing stage, just imagining how strong Voli would become in the future makes him excited.

Sigh*

Fein decided to stop his thoughts there. It's not good to think like this, counting the eggs before they hatch is stupid and commonly raises red flags.

He stood up quietly and goes through the bathroom first.

Voli should probably awake by then. Standing in the mirror seeing his face that was slowly becoming handsome as the day goes by he didn't know if he should be happy.

After all, being handsome had its disadvantages. He doesn't like being the center of the spotlight. He prefers when he was behind the scenes. When you're appearance is average, your enemy would likely underestimate you. A big advantage if you say so. But, he can't do anything about his appearance, wouldn't he?

It would be hypocritical of him, if he says that he hates it. After all, being handsome has disadvantages. The advantages are also apparent. It's displayed in modern society where appearance became more valuable than capabilities. Just like how handsome stars with no talent can beat their competitors who are talented but didn't have a good appearance. He wondered if Kidd's narcissistic side already had affected him.

'It's good that we separated for a while.'

After being narcissistic for a minute. I washed my face and took my toothbrush to the side.

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-Fein's POV-

After one hour of taking care of my daily needs. Albert knocked on my door. We are now on our way to the famous market or trading place in this kingdom. Voli was reluctant to leave since he didn't want to go out and just want to lay down all day. In terms of laziness, I thought that no one would beat me in my past life. But now...

"So that's the purpose why the gate in the front had a dragon statue," Albert stated jovially while we were walking.

He was telling us the story and origin of this kingdom. Apparently, this kingdom was said to be the den of the mythical dragons in the past.

As we were walking, multiple shadows suddenly appeared in conjunction with several footsteps.

Looking at the front, Albert's face became solemn, and says. "It looks like someone is here to deal with us."

Just like what he said... A man who had a bandana on top of his head appeared. Behind him were dozens of people who had scars on them who were looking at us with greed.

The one beside the person who looks like the boss laughed.

"HAHAHAHA, It seems that it was indeed our lucky day... That beast beside them would sell with a sky-high price to the auction."

While they were busy talking I cast Probe on them. And I was astonished by their status. Because almost all of them are only Rank-E while their boss is only rank C.

I looked at their boss and says. "Where the fuck did your confidence came from?"

I released my aura before he could even speak. The surroundings started to tremble. I focused my aura on the enemies opposite us.

"What is this heavy pressure that is pressing on me?" One of them looked at me with a face as if he was looking at a monster.

The others were also trembling.

"Tsk tsk, just with half of my aura you can't already bear it... Let's see what happens when I fully unleashed it" I stated not hiding the boredom that I feel.

So I deliberately released my momentum. The air suddenly became heavy.

Thud* *thud*

The sound of bodies falling resounded in the area continuously. All of them became unconscious because of my outburst.

Unexpectedly, one of them didn't pass out. This piqued my interest so I walked slowly towards him.

It was the boss, he was kneeling on the ground. He turned his head towards me. His eyes were trembling in horror. "Y-you, how could a strong person like you appear here!"

After saying this he pointed his fingers at me, and a dazzling light suddenly gathered.

"Hehe, you had to pay the price for messing with me." The guy laughed with his bloodshot eyes. "Die!"

But before he can even launch it towards us, Albert who was just beside me earlier suddenly appeared at the back of the man.

'That must be the ghost-move ability'

Albert's arm sharpened causing some veins to pop out. He hacked his arms toward the neck of the guy precisely.

It happened too fast. But in my eyes, it was like I'm watching a movie 5x slower. I witness how his sharp hand cleaved the man's neck like a knife cutting through butter.

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-Fein's POV-

I shook my head with pity.

You won't die if you seek death. Is a famous line of character in Chinese Novels that I have read in the past. And it is true in most cases. There are a lot of people who blindly do stupid acts that would cause their death and misfortune.

"It seems that this guy belongs to De Vera Family" Albert was holding an insignia while inspecting it carefully.

I looked at the insignia and asked. "So what? Are they some bigshot?"

Albert nodded and says with apprehension. "In fact, they are one of the most powerful nobles in this kingdom."

I rubbed my temples at this sudden revelation.

"That's why he was so confident before. But why in his mother was he living his life like this when he can enjoy his life?"

"It might be either that he was kicked out of their family or because of internal conflict. After all, there's always a scheme and machinations happening when it comes to nobles." Albert answered in a sarcastic way.

I nodded with agreement. Nobles are always fighting for their own interests. That's why internal conflict is commonly the cause of their downfall. That's also the case with the royal family. And it's even more intense... Assassinations of princes and princesses are a daily occurrence. Fighting for the position of heir. That's why love between royal brothers and sister are rare. Well, at least that's the case I know.

I activated my storage space to store their corpse. The bodies disappeared out of thin ears one by one.

Albert has an astonished expression and looked at me with incredulity.

"It's one of my abilities."

"Hmm, I am not surprised that you had an A-Rank strength because you can subdue A legendary creature. but I didn't expect you to still have a spatial ability. Very rare if I may say so."

Albert says while examining the surroundings making sure that there are no traces left that would lead to us.

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Sentinel's Trading HubMarket

The place is very spacious, just like other markets. It can be described in two words that are contradictory. It was chaotic but at the same time orderly.

People wearing different kinds of equipment can be seen in this place. It was bustling and lively. Loud voices, sounds of bargaining, and merchant's eyes that were constantly sparkling.

The people who come here are mostly mercenaries, hunters, and adventurers.

Because in here you can find all the necessities needed. Potions that can boost strength temporarily, pieces of equipment in various grades ranging from rare and epic can be found, and the most popular here is the auction that would is being held every year.

Fein, Albert, and Voli were now strolling in the market while constantly looking at the goods that the merchants are selling.

At the request of Fein, Albert quickly leads him here. Because he needed to prepare for his coming adventure in the secret realm. He also hopes to buy armor that could protect him while also not hindering his movements.

After experiencing the gruesome experience of his body being hit by lightning. He decided that would buy armor as a priority. He didn't want to experience the feeling of his body being slowly torn apart. It was painful, moreover, it could also cause hidden injuries if it accumulated.

p Armor could save his vital points like his heart so that when fighting he can fight without being afraid of fatal wounds.

I looked at the various flashy armors that my eyes could reach. But after appraising them one by one, I only ended up disappointed. because most of them are only good in appearance, but their practical use can only satisfy buyers who don't have a rich combat experience. Because veterans wouldn't even glance at these items.

Seeing my disappointed sigh from time to time. Albert told me that there was the last section where old items and random equipment that were deemed worthless were being sold.

"It seems that there's nothing that manages to satisfy you. So how about giving it a try?"

"Well, let's go... It's better to try than return empty-handed" I sighed and followed Albert who was leading the way.

After walking for a minute. We are finally in the section where luck determines whether you get a treasure or trash.

I scanned the place. Although it was said that it was a place where useless items are gathered. Some people who had an adventurous spirit would sometimes go here to try their luck. There are already five of such instances where they got a treasure. Although one of them died after a week because of being robbed. Without strength picking up a treasure is not just a blessing. It is also a curse that would pull those greedy bastards and coveting eyes. That's why when you obtain a treasure, keeping it a secret is the only way. Revealing it should only be considered when you had sufficient strength or strong backing.

Gulu* *gulu*

A loud noise was produced beside me interrupting my thoughts. I looked at the sources of the sound, only to see Voli looking at the meat vendor in the distance. I looked speechless after seeing Voli dripping with saliva while rubbing his stomach.

Albert chuckled slightly.

I took three pieces of gold from my storage space and gave them to Albert who turned his head at me with a questioning look.

"Buy him some meat first, I think this three gold coins is enough to buy dozens of meat right?"

Albert took the gold in my hands and walk to the meat shop with Voli who immediately followed him.

I then proceeded to look at the armors that they sell in the vicinity hoping to luck out.

After half an hour of strolling around and inspecting some equipment.

I managed to buy an interesting item that would let Voli change his size and let him become smaller.

After not finding an armor that suits my needs. As I was about to go toward Voli and Albert. A milky white golden armor that had dark runes on the side caught my attention...

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Fein was looking at the design of armor with interest. It wasn't really aesthetic. Moreover, it looked plain enough to be ignored by anyone who pass by. If not for Fein's acute sense, he wouldn't even noticed something strange on the armor.

Looking at the golden armor that was exuding a sunny and warm atmosphere. Fein carefully brought it into his hands. He caressed the runes which seems to be an ancient language. It was carved exquisitely.

'Probe!'

Name: Ryujin: Armor of Pride (#2 of set)

Type: Defense/Lifesaving

Defense: S

Durability: SSS

Description: An item that was once used by the messenger of Sun God. These items belong to a set.

Specialty:

Guardian of Pride: (Passive) The stronger the will of the user the tougher the armor becomes and the stronger the defense it can provide.

Sun's Favor: (Passive) When the armor gets exposed to the sun, The user's regeneration speed when it comes to health, stamina, and energy would become 50x faster. Furthermore, the capacity would double. Note: the stronger the will the higher the multiplier.

Strongest Pride: (Passive) every time the user kills an enemy, the user's willpower would become stronger.

After seeing the ridiculous stats and abilities of the armor. Fein can't describe his current happiness. It was too sudden. This is a pie falling from the sky. He even guessed he had already used his 10 years of luck in advance

Fein looked at the merchant who lost interest after seeing him pick up the plain-looking armor.

"How much for this armor?" Fein tried his best to hide the excitement inside him.

Lest the merchant notices and increases the price. Their shits only care about profit. If someone would survey what is the most black-hearted profession. No doubt, merchants would be on the top.

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Dei's POV (The Merchant)

I was busy organizing the worthless kinds of stuff that I would sell to the customers. I couldn't help but rub my hands after thinking about the heavenly sound of coins and the sparkly shining golds.

I looked at the idiots who are trying their luck. They are examining the goods in front of me. Although it's undeniable that sometimes there would be a treasure here. But it is rare. And I knew the black-heartedness of people in my profession.

Just like me, we would carefully examine every nook and cranny to find if there's something valuable in our goods.

Nonetheless, without these idiots. I wouldn't earn that easily. So I'm grateful that they are brain dead.

So now, looking at another customer who was inspecting the armor that we already determined as trash. I snickered in my head.

'Heh, another idiot that would give me money!'

But as I looked at his clothes that look expensive, I believe that this young man has some gold on him.

"How much for this armor?" The young man in black clothes inquired.

Hmmm a new face, he must be a newcomer... Should I increase the price? But he might hesitate to buy it. Yosh it's decided then, I would increase the price slightly.

Some might ask, do merchants like me don't feel guilt? No fuck! Everything is worthless in the face of profit! Only profit is eternal in our circle of business. That's why we would do everything just to earn a little more. Even if it means conning an old hag and kids.

I stared at the young man mustering the most polite smile that I can do. "Young man you are lucky. This armor's origin was mysterious. Moreover, you can see that the rune in this armor is written in an ancient language. You can guess how valuable it was.

The merchant's smile turned solemn. And he also deliberately placed his hands on his back to present an image of an expert.

I looked at the young man to see his reaction. Unfortunately, he was expressionless.𝐍𝑶𝓥𝖊𝓵𝚞𝕊𝓑.𝐂𝞸𝓂

Eh? he didn't buy my performance? It seems that this one isn't naive as I've thought.

He looked at me with a straight face and asked. "So how much?"

The merchant sighed after seeing that he wouldn't get an extra profit this time.

So he decided to just honestly state the price. Lest he annoyed the young man and leave.

Ahem*

I coughed to cover my embarrassment for failing to con him and says. "You can have it for twenty-eight silver."

I had no choice but to state the highest price. I nervously stared at the young man. Afraid that he would back out suddenly. I was prepared to lower the price immediately if I saw a sign of him leaving.

"Here it is" The young man gave me one gold coin and left hurriedly.

I looked speechlessly at his back. It was as if he was afraid that I would change my decision.

Looking at the gold coin in my hand, I laughed in contentment.

'It's my lucky day! HAHAHA

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-Fein's POV-

I hurriedly left the Merchant's place, as I was walking on the way to Albert and Voli. my lips would curl up unconsciously making the passerby afraid. They distanced themselves from me as if I were crazy.

But I don't care. Because my happiness was clouding my judgment. I just fucking successfully got an S-Class armor with just one gold coin! This... Isn't it equivalent to giving it to me for free? I couldn't help but think about the greedy merchant.

"Heh, he thought that he can fool me. What an idiot! If he only knows the value of this. He would probably regret it for life" I looked at the armor with appreciation and chuckled at the Merchant's idiocy.

I estimated that this Armor would even reach a whopping price of 30,000 gold coins.

He probably thought that he struck it rich. Well, he fucking deserves this. He probably already conned a lot of people. A kind person would receive kindness, while evil would have a horrible ending.

At least, he gave me free armor. He did a good deed once in his life by selling it to me.

I found a quiet corner in the area. After making sure that the place is devoid of people. He activated his storage space. The armor vanished out of thin air as if it didn't even exist.

After taking care of this. I decide to return to the meeting place Albert and I agreed upon.

...

After Fein left... In the quiet corner, two pairs of crimson eyes were looking in the direction where he left. A glint flashed on the crimson eyes.

"Interesting," A chilly voice resounded throughout the area. The temperature decrease freezing even the smallest substances in the air.

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-Albert's POV-

These past few days is really a surprise to me. I didn't expect to meet a talented young man and a high-ranking beast. Legendary Wind Bear is known for its unparalleled domain that could affect nature.

There are only a few records of Wind Bears in the book. Specifically, there are only five since the appearance of Degu energy. The first one is the Legendary Flame Emperor Bear. The book mentioned that it takes five S-Rank Peak Degu users that are equipped with high-ranked equipment before they manage to defeat it. And all of them were severely injured.

The second one is A legendary bear that could manipulate Wind. All of them only had a single element. This is the first time of their kind to manipulate two elements. Although other Mythical Species could manipulate three. Being able to manipulate two or more elements gave them the advantage of having high resistance to their elements or even immunity. People or monsters that could control 2 elements are called mutants. Thinking of a horrible 4 elemental S-Ranker that was guarding the King of Felmundia, I couldn't help but shudder.

Comparing Voli to that monster is like comparing between a high school student to a college student.

Thinking of this... I wonder how strong Fein is. Being able to subdue a Legendary Beast that has two elemental domains.

I only knew that he was an A-Rank based on the aura he released earlier when we were facing the bandits. I could also deduce that his body is at least A rank because during the battle I could sense that he can see me move even after using my Ghost-Move. His domineering aura even manages to put pressure on me. His potential is limitless. I'm sure that it was only a matter of time before this continent would welcome another S-Rank.

An image of an S-Rank warrior with an S-Rank legendary beast fighting side by side came to my mind. I'm really looking forward to their future feats.

I plan to impart my knowledge and experience to him. He already told me that he would go to the Monster World. He reminds me of myself when I was young. Confident and vigorous. After spending a short time with him, with my years of experience in dealing with people.

I must say that he has a stable personality that you can only see in middle-aged people. But I knew at least that he's a kind person. I wonder what kind of experience that would be enough to make a young person to behave maturely.

Being able to get a ticket. There should be an influential figure backing him. Thinking of the brat in our kingdom that would also go there. I chuckled slightly.

Their meeting would be pretty interesting. They had the same personality and ideals.

"I'm back!" Fein was walking toward me with a happy smile fixed on his face.

I pointed my finger in the direction of Voli who was lazily yawning due to fullness. "He's also finished eating. You look happy. It seems you manage to fulfill your goal here?"

I asked him, I am happy that he finally found something that would be useful to him.

Fein smirked after hearing my question. "I manage to get my hands on a treasure. I would show it to you in the forest later."

Yeah, we will go to the famous "Death Forest" later. Because I would demonstrate some useful tips and knowledge to him using practical situations.

2 days later he would already depart. I still want to spend time with him and teach him a lot of things. But such a short time won't allow it...

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San Luebisto Kingdom

Outskirts

Death Forest

The Forest of Death is known as one of the most dangerous areas in the kingdom. Wild beasts run rampant here. A veteran warrior that has B-Rank strength would die here if not careful. Even within the circle of wild beasts. Hierarchy is strictly applied. Because, in nature, beasts are very territorial. Not to mention those stronger ones. In the outer area of this forest. F-D ranked beasts are abundant. In the middle area, C Ranked are as common as grass. While in the central area, B-A ranks can be found. Of course, like every other place. There would be always a fight for domination. A king title would be those monsters that reach the realm of S-Rank. Fortunately, there's no S-Rank in the Death Forest. A-Rank Peak is the limit.

That's why the San Luebisto Kingdom would send a party of A-Rank mercenaries here to reduce their population. If not, it would become a huge problem.

Three shadows can be seen walking in the outer area of the forest.

"So this forest is that famous!?" A young man with a red tie on his suit exclaimed while looking at the old man with a shocked expression. "So, that's the reason why someone is guarding on the entrance??"

Albert looked contented seeing the reaction of the always calm young man in front of him. He pointed at the trees that has a black leaves in the surroundings. "You always had to pay attention to the tree. When the leaves are messy, it means that it was being frequently visited by flying beasts."

"You had to inspect the fruits, don't just eat anything you see because some are poisonous."

"Always be vigilant when you are near the bushes. Because some beast likes to Hide on Bush and sneak attack on their prey."

While they are walking, Albert would explain some practical tips to Fein. Sometimes he would demonstrate it. He also explains some strange facts that would surprise Fein from time to time.

Even though the outer areas of the forest are abundant with Wild Beast, no one dares to approach them because of Voli. Their instincts were picking up a dangerous signal. After all, Voli as a legendary beast is standing at the top of the food chain. Just by standing there would intimidate any monster that would approach them. Albert and Fein were also deliberately releasing a bit of their aura to prevent being disturbed.

The goal they had is to teach Fein how to survive in the middle area and fight against high-ranking beasts.

Albert would list numerous weaknesses of every monster he knew from time to time.

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After hours of tirelessly walking. We are finally in the central area of the forest. The monsters in the middle area are quite difficult to deal with.

Not because of their strength. C Ranks won't be able to get me serious now because of my strength. But that only applied when they are 1-20. It's different if their number exceeded 100. And that's what we experience in the middle area. The endless beast fearlessly charge at us even though they know that they would die.

We are nearly exhausted to death. Thankfully, my newly bought armor showed its prowess. Although the sun can't boost me because of the thick trees that are surrounding us. Nonetheless, even without it, the toughness and basic stats alone help me to tank most of the lethal attacks of the monsters.

Voli's state is the best amongst us. Because of his strong defense and crazy offensive. Any beast that came near him would be ravaged.

Albert also performed exceptionally. He would even talk to me about the monsters while he was fighting. His experience and skill are undeniable. He almost one-shot all the monsters using their weaknesses. For an old man like him, his stamina is commendable.

The only unfortunate thing that I discovered is. Wild beast and monster with strength ranging from F to C won't give me exp anymore. B rank would give me a minuscule amount. Only A rank and above would help me to fill up my exp bar now. I think that it was due to the huge gap in strength that I can't get exp anymore.

So, this is my current stats now...

Name: Fein Bonifacio

p Race: Human

Talent: [A] (0/24300EXP)

Ratio: 1 in 1,000,000 Genius

Degu Amount: [A] (0/24300EXP)

Total EXP: 15,129

Str: [A] (0/24300EXP)

Agi: [A] (0/24300EXP)

End: [A] (0/24300EXP)

Skills: Swordsmanship Lvl 5 (Grandmaster), Cooking Lvl 9, Climbing Lvl 9, Driving Lvl 10, Spying Lvl 10, Boxing Lvl 9, etc...

Techniques: Nanatsu Art, Ryozanpaku's Martial Arts, Assassination Techniques...

Abilities: Storage Space, Stats Improvement, Probe, Map, Lottery, Devouring.

Swordsmanship is the lowest because it was combat oriented. Furthermore, the basic skills have a cap of 100 while the swordsmanship level cap is level 25. Every level of swordsmanship is a huge improvement.

Lvl 1 swordsmanship- You can inflict severe damage to trees.

Lvl 2 swordsmanship- Your casual swings can cut a big tree in a half.

Lvl 3 swordsmanship- Your casual attacks can now cut boulders, while your strongest attack can put a hole in a mountain.

Lvl 4 swordsmanship- Your casual attack can now produce pressure with the infusion of Degu.

Lvl 5 swordsmanship- The speed of your attacks would be multiplied by 300%. The casual swing of your sword can divide a mountain. The strongest attack could even split an entire island.

That's why when I said that my swordsmanship had reached the level of Dracule Mihawk. I'm not kidding... Imagine the leap of the strength of every level. What about level 17? Could you split a whole country apart?? Well, I'm really getting excited.

This is also the reason that I barely use my sword anymore. And even if I used it, I would try to hold back my attack with all my might. Because a fucking casual attack can even divide a mountain. Wouldn't that ruin our beloved environment? I decided to use my sword only on worthy opponents. For now, let's fight how a real man should be. Fist-to-fist fights are a man's true romance!

I'm trying to level up my swordsmanship to 6. But it's so difficult. I encountered a bottleneck. All I could do now is polish it. My A lvl talent isn't enough. Only by upgrading my talent to S can I level up my swordsmanship to level 6 or 10.

You can see by this how frightening Voli's defense really is. Even in the S rank, it would be in the peak nearing SS rank. With my strongest attack. average S Rankers would be fatally wounded. Well, that's them without using degu energy to enhance their defense though.

Seeing Voli suddenly tap me with his paw, I stopped and looked at him.

Wooo*𝓷𝗈𝑽𝑒𝓵𝒰𝗌𝑏.𝓬𝑜𝗆

While making strange sounds that I can't understand. I looked at his nose which is currently twitching as if he was sniffing.

Albert motioned at me to stop and says. "Legendary beasts are known for their extreme senses. What Voli wants to say is. There's a lot of enemy in the distance."

I was speechless at them. So he also understands the language of beasts!? Hmm... It looks like I need to study this. Well with my talent, it's only a matter of time right?

"Let's go, I want to see how far I can fight them using my full strength."

Thinking of the incoming exps. I couldn't wait any longer. The faster that I level up my swordsmanship, the more assurance I would have when the day that I must fight Jackson comes.

"Shhh!" I motioned them to stop. I hid myself behind the bush and used my perception to its fullest to scan the area.

"I sensed strong presences 15 meters from us," I reminded them.

Albert looked serious and asked. "How many are there?"

"3 B ranks, and 3 A ranks," I answered.

"Well, good enough" He smiled.

Readying myself for the incoming battle. I equipped my sword.

"Your aura suddenly changed after you hold a sword," Albert commented while feeling my change.

I smiled at him and says. "Let's see how these monsters would hold against my full strength"

I channeled my strength at my feet in a controlled manner and vanished.

I saw the beast in front of me. Three of them are white tigers that were now looking vigilantly at me.

'As expected of A ranks, they can still keep up with my speed!'

While the B ranks are gorillas that have rocky abs on them. Their pupils look like a violet Sapphire.

"Eagle Style: Claw of the sky!" I channeled 2% of my degu towards my sword and made a slashing motion.

Boom!*

The slash which has the shape of an eagle claw broke the sound barrier, deafening throughout the Central Area. The nearby beasts fled in panic and the trees were shaken.

I looked at the aftermath of my attack that the system claimed could slash an entire mountain into two.

In the previous place of Gorillas are pieces of raw meat. Blood is scattered in the surroundings. The three white tigers were now looking at the 100-meter pit on the ground with the shape of an eagle claw.

I was amazed while looking at the destruction my casual attack has caused. Eagle Style is the self-created sword art that perfectly suits me. It lets me unleash my deep insights in sword and fuse them into my style.

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I looked at the stupefied White tigers. Not giving them the chance to move. I retracted my sword swiftly and ran in their direction.

My speed was so fast that I literally feel like a feather. Seeing me approaching them. They look at me sharply, warning me from the approach.

I didn't take their warning seriously, causing them to growl fiercely.

Knowing oneself and knowing your enemy, every battle you can win.

"Probe..."

Name: White Tiger

Degu Amount: A

STR: A

AGI: A

END: A

Abilities: Sudden Acceleration, Super Vision, White's Howling, Super Senses, White Wings, White Flame...

The White tigers are higher than me in strength and speed. A peak, that means that they are already at the limit. Luckily, they didn't have an S-class endurance like Voli.

Seeing that, there is no huge gap between our stats. I used my flashing dash to accelerate even further. As I was only 5 meters from them, they howled at me at the same time.

Whooooo!*

Ding!*

You have been affected by a debuff skill.*

White's Howling- It can reduce the target's overall speed by 5%. They can be stacked with it each other.

Current speed decreased by 15%*

'Oh, that's why I feel a little bit slower. 15% huh? Because the three of them manage to hit me? It seems that higher ranks are really leagued smarter than lower ranks. They can even synergize their abilities like this.

"Well, let's see how you would fair with this."

I used my assassination technique that caused let's me produce phantoms.

The White tigers looked at the five identical figures in front of them.

As I was about to taunt them, the tree white tigers became blurred due to their speed. My phantoms dissipated after that.

I looked at them with this belief. They are fast... Even if I used my full speed I would have a hard time dodging that.

I used the new function of my probe again. It lets me know their abilities in detail. They had to have used the ability 100 meters from me though before It can be activated.

That means that if they don't use the ability, I wouldn't be able to know them.

I presume that after the S level. That weakness would vanish. For the time being, it's enough for me though.

[Sudden Acceleration (Active)- It increases the user's speed 15x for 3 seconds. Cooldown: 5 seconds]

[Super Vision (Passive)- The user can see falshoods. It also boosts reaction speed, perception, and clarity of sight.]

[Super Senses (Passive)- The user's sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch are 10x stronger than the average.]

Hmm... So the sudden acceleration huh. What a scary boost. Fortunately, the duration is only three seconds, or else it would be very troublesome.

"Hey, do you need help there?" Albert's loud voice rang in my ears.

He was sitting beside Voli.

"I can manage this, It would beat the purpose if you joined!" I shouted back at him.

Albert chuckled in response. "Don't forget their weaknesses."

To take advantage of the 15 secs cooldown of their Sudden Acceleration. I decided to use my fastest attack on them.

Eagle style: Swift Prey*𝚗𝑂𝔳𝔢𝗅𝓤𝓈𝒷.𝚌𝒐𝑀

My arms suddenly became lighter, and the degu energy automatically flowed through them sucking the wind in the vicinity.

This move helps me suck the wind using my arms as the medium and compressed it to a single point. It sounds complicated but it is quite simple to apply. This would help me boost my attack speed tremendously for a short period of time.

I hacked my sword at them continuously. In just a second I already manage to slash at least 100 times. After images of my sword attack came one after another.

Seeing the barrage of sword slashes, the white tigers leap intending to dodge. By the virtue of their speed. They manage to dodge the first few attacks. But after that, the rest of the slashes hit their bodies directly. Their bodies are now in a precarious state. A level being can tank attacks that can cut mountains. But consecutive attacks of the level are another different matter altogether.

Numerous bruises, and severe cuts with blood gushing from them. With his even if they used sudden acceleration, I can contend with them.

Aware of their current dire situation. The White tigers look at me with extreme hatred and wariness at the same time. They knew that they need to finish the opponent quickly.

I looked at the three of them that are now surrounding me. I focused on them, watching every movement they make. After a minute of stale mate and watching each other's actions. The white tigers couldn't help it any longer.

They are bleeding. The longer the battle takes the weaker they would. So, throwing the remaining hesitation they had. They lunged at me at a very fast speed. They literally looked like a Japanese blur to me right now.

Considering the situation earlier where I can even see a piece of their body to now. My confidence increases, As I was prepared to attack.

A sudden change in the situation occurred. White wings suddenly formed on white tigers that were rushing towards. Squinting my eyes from the sudden bad premonition.

I quickly attack them using my strongest attack which can cut an entire island apart. I clenched my arms using my whole strength causing the muscles to bulge.

"Eagle Style: Hell Slash"

The surrounding forest became black and white from sudden pressure. A black slash was produced from my attack. If one looks closely, the black slash was distorting the space 2 meters from it.

An influx of information came to my head.

[White Wings (Active): It can boost the movement speed up to 100 times for 1 second. Cooldown: 24 hours.]

[White Flames (Active): Extraordinary fire that has a higher temperature than magma. It can ignore defense by 50%.]

"Oh shit"

Just like what I imagined, A ball of white flame came hurling towards my sword slash. Under our watchful eyes, the white flame manages to stop the black slash for at least a second before dissipating. But this was enough for the tigers that were frightened from my attack to dodge. Three beams of light stopped 6 meters from my place. They are the tigers, the white wings behind them also vanished.

The black slash that was as big as a skyscraper instantly penetrated the solid surface.

thud* *thud*

I suddenly felt dizzy, the place was shaking. And the ground was trembling.

I looked confused for a second before it suddenly came to me.

"Fuck, it's an earthquake!"

My attack probably manages to disrupt the tectonic plate underground or something. After all, that was my strongest attack.

Albert who was calmly watching earlier was also staring wide-eyed, witnessing the devastation that was happening.

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Fein looked at the huge deep gully with the shape of a sword in the distance. When seeing its power and the damage it caused to the surroundings. He was surprised.

He knew that if Voli tanked that attack, he would only suffer minor injuries at most. The abnormality of S rank body has long transcended common sense.

Even military tanks would be divided in front of the black slash earlier.

If Albert tanked it, he could still probably survive with his S-ranked endurance.

Albert came near Fein whose brain circuits were running fast.

"How about those tigers?" Albert pointed to them.

The White tigers were lying on the ground, they are breathing hard and sweaty. Even with their color white skin. The paleness on their face is apparent indicating how exhausted they were right now.

Fein's eyes flickered. "It's time to say hello to the afterlife I guess?"

After saying this. He disappeared in his place instantly. Only to appear near the White tigers in a second.

Seeing the enemy appearing beside them. The White tigers looked at each other and finally closed their eyes, accepting their defeat, waiting for their impending death.

After 30 seconds of waiting. The anticipated pain didn't come.

"Hey if you don't fight back to me, how would I supposed to kill you without a guilty conscience?" A helpless voice sounded.

Fein was really in a pinch right now. On the other hand, if he loses to the tigers he would surely lose his life. Plus wasting exp isn't his style.

Shaking his head, he remembered his goal and quietly firmed his resolve. He should stop hesitating. If he wants to become stronger, he should strengthen his resolve first.

Finally, Three heads flew up. Fein ended the life of three White tigers in a swift manner. "Quick death, is better than a painful one."

Albert whose watching this had a nostalgic expression on his face. His eyes were looking at the distant sky, his hands were resting behind his back, and says. "It seems that you finally manage to resolve your last inner obstacle."

...

After another round of fighting in the Central Area. They finally returned to the Inn.

Fein's gains in the last few days aren't small. First, he gained at least 3120 exp. Second, is his experience of fighting the beasts. Third, is his knowledge of the characteristics of beasts. And lastly, he was confident to survive in the wild.

On his upcoming journey to the Monster World. His chances of survival increased. With the combination of his armor, Ryujin the armor of pride, and Voli. He would face all the challenges head-on.

Fein was now packing his equipment. Considering that it was time to meet Lucius Vladimir.

"You have to take care of yourself kid. This old man would feel lonely if you die." Albert came knocking on his door to say goodbye.

Fein offered his hand to Albert and says. "Although our time has come to an end. Within this short time, I learned a lot of valuable information from you. And for that I'm grateful."

Albert shooked his hand with a smile. "It's nothing, I'm really looking forwards to your achievements in the future."

The two stared at each other's faces for a moment. The both of them laughed and made a fist-to-fist gesture.

...

Fein looked at the luxurious gate in front of him. He couldn't help but sigh a little. Time really flies. When he was here last time, he was still a weak chicken that can be slaughtered at any time. The threat of Jackson was constantly hanging above his head every time at that time. But now, his strength increases leaps by bounds. He now has sufficient capital to protect himself and his family from threats.

The guards last time who saw Fein standing at the gate immediately recognized him. The one in the front who looks like the leader puts a smile on his face. He has brown eyes and an average nose. And beautiful eyelashes. He has middle-length hair that was lying on his shoulder.

"Long time no see. The duke already notified us of your arrival." The leader of the guards looked at Fein.

Fein glanced at the familiar guard who led him the way during his visit last time. "Congratulations on becoming C rank."

The leader guard smiled at Fein's sincere congratulations. But his inner thoughts were messy.

'How did this guy knows my strength?'

Reiner was confused for a moment. Because he was trained for a long time that he can control his aura perfectly. That's why even if someone probes carefully, they won't know that he was a Degu energy user. He can control it to the level that when someone looked at him, they would mistake him for a normal human being.

𝗇𝑜𝑽𝑒𝑙𝗎𝑠𝔟.𝒸𝞸𝕞

Fein looked at the interface and information in front of him. He was shocked by the unexpected information he saw.

Name: Reiner White

Race: Vampire

Degu Amount: C

STR: B

AGI: A

END: B

Abilities: Enhanced Senses, Inhuman Physique, Advanced lifesteal, Hypnosis.

He just saw a fucking vampire in real life! No, it's not right... He was still conversing happily with him.

Looking at the guard's abilities. He nodded his head. These are the standard set of abilities of vampires in the movies.

He looked at the other guards. He used his probe ability on them one by one. Just like he expected, they are all bloody vampires. He suddenly felt his hair standing for a while. He would never think that he was being surrounded by these supernatural beings for a while now.

But suddenly his thoughts stopped right there. If their guards are vampires then Lucius and Sophia... He didn't dare continue his thoughts anymore. He decided that he would look at it personally.

The last time he was here, he forgot to use his probe on others.

"Guest are you okay?" Reiner was looking at their guest who was in a daze and says with a worried tone. "Bernard, get some drinks for our guest."

Bernard another guard on the team nodded and ran fast to get drinks.

Fein who was thinking of conspiracy theories in his head was instantly pulled back to reality after hearing Reiner's voice.

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After finally leading the way. Fein saw a familiar mansion in his sight. Even after seeing how grand the things in here once. He still couldn't help but be amazed. After becoming a scientist. His friend Brick Norty explained some facts to him about the Vladimir Family. Except for them being a vampire of course.

He knew that things like that are confidential. It's even possible that only members of the Vladimir Clan know about it. Or some powerful and influential people.

After all, things like this would cause a panic. Vampire existing... Though, given how powerful the Vladimir Family is. This thing doesn't pose a problem to them.

He even had a bold guess on how the Vladimir Clan established their connections. Vampires are known to be immortal in the myth. Well not in the sense that they can't be killed. They can still be killed. Their immortality is more on their infinite lifespan. They won't age no matter how many years pass by. They won't die of old age or other biological causes. They would live eternally as long as they aren't killed. What's more ridiculous is. The older they are the stronger they became.

Their strength is determined by how long they live. Well, he wasn't really sure. There might be an upper limit that he doesn't know. Maybe it depends on bloodline purity or what not. Because like demons, vampires are very particular when it comes to Hierarchy.

So what if Vladimir's Family offered those political figures the chance of immortality in exchange for their support? Hehe. Those greedy bastards would surely be tempted of eternal life. People who sat in power tend to be the type of who prioritize their own interests. He couldn't help but praised his wit after coming up with such a theory. He doesn't understand how he can be good with these things yet become stupid when it comes to math at the same time.

He was curious if vampires are afraid of silver and garlic though. Given how he had seen how Sofia didn't react to the sun when they first met. It was most likely that they were not. Or there's also a probability of them using items that can prevent this.

"The Viscount wants to meet you, just go straight in the guest room" Reiner bowed slowly.

He motioned to his guards. Who in response returned to their respective posts.

Reiner smiled and says."Okay, I will leave you here. I still have some things that need to be taken care of... Have a pleasant experience!"

I responded with thank you to him. Looking at his leaving back. I silently made my way to the guest area.

'Voli should be probably enjoying himself with those meals.' Fein thought after the picture of excited Voli eating premium fish came to his mind.

He chuckled at his companion's childish behavior. He doesn't dislike it at all. In fact, with Voli his days became more lively. The monotonous days were gone. It helps him to become more integrated into this world. The feeling of aloofness and incompatibility that he felt in the early phase gradually faded because of his family and friends. That's why anyone who intends to take Voli's innocence away from him would die by his hands. He won't let anyone who was close to him suffer in any danger.

He won't hesitate to deal with people who have bad intentions. Wherever they were. even if it was Hell he would follow them. He will find them, and he will kill them.𝓷𝒪𝚟𝓮𝓵𝐮𝓈𝒷.𝓒𝗈𝐌

Fain believed that anyone he considers friends should be protected. Because he was the type of person who doesn't like to have an attachment. Because he knows that they will only become his weakness and a burden. But if somehow he became attached to someone. He would go his way out to protect and cherish them. Even if it's a life and death situation. He won't have a moment of hesitation. That's his principle, and that's the kind of person he was. He only has a few select friends, but every one of them was his reverse scale. Touch them you'll die.

As he was walking, he was thinking about his upcoming adventure in the Secret Realm.

His original purpose was to get as much exp possible so that he can upgrade his talent in everything as fast as possible. If he manage to do that, his swordsmanship that was stuck at level 5 would break through instantly. It would tremendously increase his combat prowess.

At that time, he was confident that in this world. No one would be able to beat him when it comes to sword fight.

The second goal is to gather monster genes. The genes he collected from monsters in the Death Forest such as the three White tigers aren't enough. He needs more of them to use as research samples.

"You seem to be thinking about something important."

Fain raised his head at the source of the voice. Beside the seat was Viscount Lucius Vladimir. Unlike his previous appearance. His eyes had the color of crimson. His hair became white, and his skin was as pale as snow.

Thinking of his recent conjectures. Fein's heart started beating fast.

Thud* *thud*

He tried to calm down his fast-beating heart by taking a deep breath.

Lucius gaze at Fein with slight suspicion. "What happened? Why are you suddenly nervous?"

" I just remembered something." Fein forced a smile on his face and answered.

Hearing his answer. Lucius just shrugged and smiled. "You might be wondering how I knew that you were nervous..."

Lucius tried to ease the atmosphere thinking that Fein was probably nervous about meeting a high-ranking person like him. Although it was highly unlikely.

After all, during their last meeting. Fein was confident. So why would he become nervous all of a sudden? This fact confused Lucius a bit.

Fein finally manages to calm himself down. As he was also curious, he decided to ask how did Lucius manage to find out that he was nervous. He looked at Lucius intently waiting for an answer.

Seeing that he manage to pique the young man's interest. Lucius was happy. A smirk formed on his face and says. "Well, I had a special talent."

Lucius looked at the distance pretending to be mysterious and added. "I can hear sounds in long distances. I can also hear the heartbeats of the people near me."

Fein who heard the answer froze. But after thinking of something. He regained his composure and pretended to be calm.

"Ohh... That's why" His eye widen and slightly opened his mouth.

Seeing this... Lucius's mouth twitched slightly. He who had already lived for centuries knows that the young man in front of him was acting.

'What a strange young man... Well, geniuses had their eccentricities.' Lucius thought inwardly.

He didn't know that Fein in front of him manage to discover his Family's dark secret.

Fein looked at the result of his probe. That was very different from the last time.

,m Name: Lucius Vladimir

Race: Vampire

Age: 1,032 years old

Hierarchy Rank: The Blood Progenitor

Degu Amount: S

STR: S

AGI: S

END: S

Racial Abilities: Blood Manipulation, Inhuman Agility, Advance Hypnosis, Convert, Super Regeneration, Enhanced Hearing, Abnormal Physique, Blood Progenitor Transformation, Animagus Transformation, Super Lifesteal, Blood Magic, Gigantification.

This is by far the first time he saw a person who possesses numerous abilities (12) that surpasses what his realm should have. After all, an S-Ranked degu user should only have 7 or 8 abilities at most.

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Fein knew how terrible it was to have 12 abilities. He suspects that even among S Ranks, Lucius is among the top. He can probably hold his own against SS rank if there's even one.

Knowing this fact. Fein decided to be cautious. This old man right here was hiding too deeply. He doesn't want to become involved with them. After all, a high-level figure like him also involves high-level things. Fein as he was now isn't confident to face things of that level yet.

Fein decided to quickly end his conversation with Lucius. The less he talks with him the better.

"So why did you wait for me here?" Fein tried to sound composed as much as he can. "I knew that as the head of the family. you won't really waste your time for a humble person like me right?"

Lucius nodded after hearing Fein. His frivolous face before vanished. He stared at Fein with a stern face that was more befitting of a person in his position.

"First, you have to participate in the Secret Realm under my name." Lucius looked at Fein

Fein nodded. He doesn't have a problem with that. After all, his ticket came from them.

Seeing that Fein didn't have an objection. Lucius nodded his head with satisfaction and continued.

"Second, everything you obtain in the Monster World is yours. However, you have to compete with other participants. You need to be vigilant against them, don't trust anyone easily."

A strange glint appeared in the eyes of Lucius but it quickly disappeared.

Fein scratched his head. Dealing with other people is more dangerous than monsters. Because people are more insidious. They would use various under-hander methods just to achieve their goal. He was clearly aware of the darkness of the World. But he still appreciates Viscount Lucius' warning.𝑛𝑶𝓋𝑬𝓵𝑢𝐬𝒃.𝒸𝚘𝗆

Lucius couldn't help but appreciate Fein even more because of how easy it was to talk to him. So he decided to spill some truth. "I wouldn't have mentioned it. But seeing your cooperativeness I decided to tell you some things."

His voice was solemn.

"In truth, I have some enemies in other factions. People like me are constantly fighting for our faction's interests. Through the years I made a lot of enemies."

Fein who was quietly listening didn't show any expression on his face. As he accepted this invitation. He was already prepared to be involved in the face of situations like this although he didn't really want to, But what choice did he have? This is an opportunity for him to become stronger.

"I Understand your concerns. Any useful information you can provide me about them?"

Seeing the bluntness of the young man in front of him. Lucius laughed in a good mood.

"HAHAHAHA, you have guts!"

After learning that he was already involved in a deep whirlpool of conspiracy where can't back out easily. Fein decisively chooses to get the goodwill of Lucius. There are things that you can't avoid. The best thing you can do when facing such circumstances was to adapt. Advantages do not last long in the face of ever-changing trends. In this case, isn't it better to have a strong backing? Lucius who was the Blood Progenitor would certainly become a big help to him.

"Well, I have a rival called Max Greyfold. He is the President of the Retribution Faction. A guild that existed as long as my Family" Lucius has a nostalgic expression on his face. His eye was blurry as he was reminiscing about his past.

He continued. "The intelligence private organization under my hands have already information about the candidate that Max would send to specifically deal with you."

Just like that... Lucius told him useful intel about the enemy he would face. He also silently remembered the name Max Greyfold in his heart.

Reading the document in his arm. He couldn't help but be amazed by the information-gathering ability of the organization under Lucius. Though, Lucius said that I should still exercise caution.

Shawn Murphy

Affiliation: Retribution Faction

Rank: A-Class Degu User

Threat: S

Specialty: Strong Body and Defense

Abilities:

Advanced Gigantification *Active* - He can increase the size of his body to a frightening degree. There was an instance when he became as big as a castle.

Diamond Skin *Active* - He can turn his skin into a diamond. It provides him a defense that can resist most cold weapons. He once tanked the attacks of multiple A rank degu-users

Enhanced Strength *Passive* - He has the common ability that most degu users have. However, this common ability in hands showed its maximum effect due to its synergy with the rest of his abilities

Explosive Muscles *Passive* - His muscles were enhanced by his degu energy. The higher the amount of his degu, the stronger the boost he would receive. He can also instantly explode his strength to boost the speed of his movement and attacks in a single burst.

Steel Bones *Passive* - It lets him carry a heavy load and supports his heavy body. He can instantly gather force and momentum.

Thunder Punch *Active* - His punch would carry traces of lightning. It would boost his punch lethality and speed.

Evaluation: He can retreat safely in the face of S rank degu-users. A person who loves to fight. He would always challenge people who are stronger than him.

Fein was curious about this Retribution Faction. He decided to investigate this organization himself in the future. Hmm... he notices the threat level in the book.

So he decided to ask Lucius who was sipping a coffee in front of him. "What is threat level for? doesn't rank represents it already?

Hearing Fein's question. Lucius put down the cup of coffee on the table and answered. "As you know, The amount of degu energy on a person doesn't necessarily reflect their overall combat ability. That's why we specifically classify them using threat levels. it intuitively indicates their ability to inflict harm based on the combination of their abilities. Specially analyze by high-level think tanks personnel in my Organization. You can rest assured about its accuracy."

"Shawn Murphy was classified as S level threat because of his Gigantification ability and passives that synergize with it. He was labeled as a troublesome opponent by others who once fought him. So, are you confident in facing him?" Lucius asked with solemnity in his voice.

Fein chuckled slightly. "I can manage it"

"It's good to have confidence. Lastly, Sofia would be going with you to the Monster Realm."

"..."

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"What!? But last time she almost died with just wolves" I raised my doubt.

Lucius chuckled. He had already expected that the young man would react this way.

"Don't worry she has already awakened. And that is thanks to you."

Lucius looked at Fein deeply and gave him a meaningful smile.

Fein was frantically trying to figure out Lucius's words.

'Awakened? What the fuck is that?? Is that related to them being a vampire? So that means when we first met she has not Awakened yet? And what the fuck does that have to do with me? Thanks to me?'

Fein thought that he would get an answer. But his questions earlier were answered with even more questions.

"Well, where she was now?" I decided that it would be easier to get information from Sofia rather than from this Old fox.

"She was in the garden, she was already waiting for you there, Although she is strong now. Be sure to look out for her" Lucius said in a low voice and left.

...

San Luebisto Kingdom

Vladimir Family's Mansion

Vlad Garden

Fein looked at the entrance of the garden. After constantly asking for directions to the garden from the maids. He finally manage to find it. Thanks to the game map, when he returns he doesn't need to ask again.

His game map needs him to go to the place first. After that, it would scan his surroundings and download them in the form of a digital map.

After he made his way to the entrance. What greeted him was the breeze of the fresh air. His nerves relaxed quickly. He looked at the environment that was full of colorful flowers. There are a lot of rare herbs here that would sell astronomically in the market. A small bird suddenly flew beside him. It has a pinkish feather that has pointed blue dots on it. It has twinkling small emerald eyes that were looking at him. Fein evaluated it as cute and petite in his heart.

Fein curiously looked at the bird that was pecking him.

'Does it want something?'

Chirp* Chirp* *Chirp*

As he looked closely. The bird was really trying to convey something to him.

"What is it birdie?" Fein patted the bird's head using his fingers gently. "Do you want some food?"

The bird looked at him puzzledly. While still continuing to use its beak to point in the direction.

"Oh, so do you want me to follow?" Fein scratched his head while looking at the bird.

The bird nodded its head vigorously and flew past him. I just decided to follow it to see what it wants to do.

It was constantly changing its direction. Fein finally determined that it was not flying randomly. Because the bird would sometimes look back at him to see if he was following.

Fein was amused by this. After walking in the garden for a while now. He manages to witness the beauty of the garden in its full glory. There are animals here that were living in harmony. Sometimes he would pass by and see wild animals like lions that would look at him with curiosity from to time. He even saw a few bears playing with cheetahs.

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-Sofia's POV-

In the center of the garden. Several trees with pink leaves can be seen in full blossom. This is not an ordinary tree as it has a scent that those who smell it subconsciously relax.

A wooden chair could be seen swaying at a snail's pace. And with it was a beautiful melody. It can be judged that the one who always hangs around with this kind of place is a person who likes a serene and calm atmosphere.

Sitting in the chair was a girl that was currently sipping on a coconut shell.

'Why was he still not here yet? Did father tell him some weird things about me?'

I was waiting for Fein to come here. Because it's been a while since our last meeting. I want to show him now that I had the strength to protect myself. Thinking of his face, my heart couldn't help but speed up.

I don't why... But I can't take out his domineering appearance from my mind. The image where he holds a sword and as he protects me behind his back.

I feel my head almost explode after imagining it. I look anxiously at the distance. I ordered my pet Sizi to lead him to me.

Minutes pass by as I was waiting. I finally manage to see the bird that I send out. Behind the bird was a familiar silhouette. A man in a black suit was scanning the surroundings with an indifferent face. He was wearing glasses while fixing the red tie on his neck. His dark irises were particularly eye-catching. As if you look at it, the darkness it has would devour you.

I stared at Fein. I can't help but be mesmerized by his serious demeanor.

I quickly shook my head to push those thoughts away.

'No Sofia! You have to distance yourself from him! What if he learns my secret? Would he still treat me the same way?' A worried expression came to her face.

...

The bird finally stopped. Fein looked curiously around. After scanning the place, he manages to see a familiar person sitting on a chair.

'So it was Sofia' A light of understanding flickered in Fein's eyes.

As he looked at her... He couldn't help but notice unfamiliar characteristics in her. He focuses his degu energy on his eyes to strengthen his eyesight.

Finally, he manage to see her appearance which was different from the last.

'So this should be the effect of awakening?'𝓃𝚘𝑣𝞮𝗅𝔲𝑆𝔟.𝑪𝚘𝓶

Sofia wore a corset with a color combination of black and red.

Fein first notice her scarlet irises that were sparkling like a gem. Her skin was paler than before but it gave her a snow-white appearance. As he scanned her face further, he noticed that her baby fats which now gave her a sexier vibe rather than the silly appearance she has when they met first.

'Did she just suddenly became more beautiful?' A thought suddenly passed through his head before quickly brushing it off.

He used his probe into her.

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𝗇𝑜𝑽𝑒𝑙𝗎𝑠𝔟.𝒸𝞸𝕞

Name: Sofia Vladimir

Race: Vampire

Age: 115 years old

Hierarchy Rank: Tier 1 Pure Blood (Awakened)

Degu Amount: B

STR: C

AGI: C

END: C

Racial Abilities: Pseudo Blood Manipulation, Inhuman Agility, Advance Hypnosis, Super Regeneration, Enhanced Hearing, Bat Transformation, Blood Magic.

Degu Abilities: Healing, Dark Domain.

Fein looked at the age of Sofia.

'What!? She was older than me?'

No, it was said that 200 years old in the Vampire World is still considered young. He couldn't help but feel a strange relief.

He scanned at Sofia's ability which was slightly similar to her father. Just like that Blood Manipulation. The only difference is that it has pseudo added to it. He guessed that it's probably a downgrade version of it. He couldn't help but recall the Anime he had watched in his past life where the MC had a perverted ability to manipulate blood. Particularly in the anime called Noblesse. They can change the shape of their blood at will. Some use it to make different kinds of weapons that could reap lives easily.

'It seems that there was really a Hierarchy he notice that the guards in the mansion didn't have class Hierarchy Rank on them when he used his probe. Contrary to them. Which Lucius and Sofia have. He was reminded of the rankings of vampires in the movie he watch in his life and notice a similarity. Half Vampire, Vampire, Noble-Blood, Pure-Blood, Progenitor. These are the rankings that he guessed that was similar in this world. Progenitor is the highest while the Half vampire is the lowest.

It's reasonable that Sofia is a pureblood. After all, his father is the one and only Blood Progenitor. In short the King of Vampires.

Fein didn't need to fight them to guess what their abilities are... After all, it was obvious from their name. And it is also the usual ability of the Vampires.

Inhuman Agility. Vampires were always known for their fast speed. Lime how in the Twilight movie where they could be seen running with a speed comparable to a sports car.

Advance Hypnosis. If you look at Vampires they would be able to command. Though he thinks that they can only control people who have a weak will or are weaker than them.

Super Regeneration. It's the signature ability of Vampires. When he was young, Fein once dreamed to have this. He was envious of how vampires would quickly heal from wounds and injuries inflicted on them.

Enhanced Hearing. Well not just hearing, he knew that all of their senses are enhanced. They can even hear someone talking behind a thick wall.

Bat Transformation. Well, this one belongs to the old vampire movies like Dracula. Only those who possess high bloodline purity could transform into bats.

Blood magic. Fein had no fucking idea about it. But he speculates that it could perform some mysterious attack using blood.

What really caught his attention though is the separate Degu Abilities. Doesn't that mean you can have Racial and Degu abilities at the same time? Isn't that cheating!? Fein silently complained in his heart.

He thought that he was already with his cheat. But he didn't expect there also be someone who would be equally as cheating as him.

The quote there's always someone higher and bigger came into his mind.

He glances at the two abilities at the bottom. Healing, as the name itself, the effect is obvious.

What really piqued my interest is the Dark Domain.

Thinking of Voli's Thunderstorm Domain, this ability should be the same. Except that instead of thunder and storm. It contains a dark element in it.

I'm curious about what its effect. Should I spar with Sofia? Hmm... Well, that's decided then. It's also good to know her abilities so we can have better teamwork later when fighting in the Secret Realm.

"Yo! Long time no see Sofia" Fein smiled while making his way close to her.

Sofia didn't' expect that Fein would suddenly walk at such a close distance to her.

She greeted her back shyly. "Umm long time no see, did father tell you some weird stuff?"

Fein glanced at the small bird that landed on Sofia's shoulder. He pointed at it and says. "You had a nice bird there, and no your father didn't say some weird stuff. Except that you will be joining me in my upcoming adventure"

He said with a teasing tone.

Hearing this, Sofia became paler and responded hurriedly. "Y-yes, Father proposed that I should join you. After all, it would be a good experience and learn some stuff from you."

Fein squinted his eyes with doubt. "Really?"

"Really." Sofia blushed while nodding vigorously.

"So, I've been waiting to ask. I couldn't help but notice that your eyes have a different color on them" Fein asked casually.

He was curious if Sofia would tell him the truth. He didn't ask Lucius because that old bastard is hard to deal with.

He stared at her intently waiting for an answer.

Seeing him ask her about something she was trying to conceal. She turned her head to not meet his gaze. After hesitating for a while. She boldly stared at him

"I'm a vampire"

Fein blurted in surprise. "So it's a contact lens ha..."

"Huh!?"

Fein's eyes widened in surprise. He is not shocked about Sofia being a vampire. Because he already knew it. What he didn't was for her to tell him the truth. After all, he was just testing the water.

Isn't it suppose to be a big secret?

"I really am" Sofia looked at Fein nervously waiting for his reaction. She touched her chest, she felt her breathing slow down due to the nervousness.

'Would he avoid me now? This thought passed in her mind.

"Is that so? Err, okay..." Fein scratched his head because he doesn't know to respond.

He was caught off guard. He can't help but curse his mouth in his head.

"That's it?? Aren't you scared?" Sofia asked with astonishment.

Fein looked at Sofia speechlessly. He can't fathom what's going on in this girl's head.

"Aren't you just a vampire? I have even killed werewolves before. I even fought with a high-ranking demon once. Lastly, I have a pet who can put a hole in a mountain casually."

Although to her he was bragging, Sofia was still happy. He thought that would reject her. But now a lot of weird thoughts were constantly invading her brain.

A red shade appeared on her pale face.

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"Can we spar? I want to see the strength of the so-called awakening" Fein crossed his shoulders near his chest.

Sofia pouted and asked. "Did my father tell you already?"

"No..." Fein walked to a relatively wide open space. "He just told me that you are different than before because of awakening."

"So what's the matter with this awakening thing??"

"Purebloods like me had a certain hidden potential on us. Our powers would only be awakened when we desire something so strongly." While saying this. Sofian couldn't help but peek at Fein's slightly handsome face.

"At that time when you we first against the wolves. I didn't awaken my powers yet. A half month later after that incident did I manage to awaken my powers. Awakened Pureblood would have a qualitative increase in their strength. The best thing is we possess abilities twice the number of average degu user." She continued.

After hearing a somewhat proud tone in her voice. Fein smirked provocatively and gave her a challenging look. "So how about it? Let me see how long you hold me out..."

"Let me wipe off the annoying smirk on your face." Sofia puffed her cheeks and came opposite him while making a fighting stance.

Seeing her provocation. He quickly made a karate stance. He didn't intend to use his sword because that would be straight bullying. Gentlemen like him can't do such a thing. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to proudly raise his head in the future.

"You can attack first, don't hold back let me taste your full strength!" Fein shouted with a grin plastered on his face intending to tease her.

"Hmpp!" Sofia dashed toward Fein and punched him.

Ding*

Inhuman Agility (Passive)- The user's speed would increase by 75.

Enhanced Hearing (Passive)- The user's hearing would be boosted by 200%.𝓃𝚘𝑣𝞮𝗅𝔲𝑆𝔟.𝑪𝚘𝓶

Looking at Sofia's speed that was comparable to a B rank. He quickly ducked his head to avoid the incoming punch.

Seeing him dodge her punch so casually, she can't help but feel irritated a little. So, she followed with another punch.

Fein looked at her punch. In his head, he was continuously using his brain to calculate the trajectory and the wind speed of the area. A-level of fighting talent provides him an incredible instinct. When he was fighting, his brain would subconsciously calculate the best possible moves that would take the opponent down efficiently. The surrounding suddenly changes in his eyes. The ground was replaced by a chess board. The figure of Sofia vanished, she became a chess piece.

Seeing his eyes that was blurry in a daze. Sofia used this chance to infuse degu in her whole body. Suddenly a blood-red mist covered her. She felt her own body that became stronger, tougher, and faster. Becoming comparably to A rank! This is a special characteristic of vampires. Their degu energy mutated due to their race. It was the combination of blood energy and degu. Making its color take the color of blood.

She exerted her maximum strength and made a continuous punch that was faster than a bullet!

Even with this Fein was still in a daze. The punch was dodge perfect. You would see that Sofia's punch was always 1 cm away from him.

Seeing this... It was Sofia's turn to be in daze. What did she just witness!? What kind of unnatural instinct was this!

Fein's pupils regained their luster after she stopped attacking him.

Sofia looked at Fein and asked with concern. "What happened to you?"

Well, I think I just manage to enter an incredible state."

Fein pondered deeply while recalling the incredible feeling. He felt his body move on its own according to the best possible option. He didn't need to command his body. His brain would constantly run past to anticipate the surrounding movements. The way he moves was similar to Goku in Ultra Instinct but at the same time very different. After all, Ultra Instinct is a state that was hard to achieve. He estimates that even if his fighting talent reaches S in the future. He wouldn't be able to learn it.

"So this is Chess Perception?" Fein closed his eyes while turning on and off the state earlier.

You would see an illusion that there was a blue round mirror-like aura surrounding him when in that state.

Similar to Odin in the Kenichi the mightiest disciple.

Fein hasn't thought that he would accidentally enter this state and master it. He was excited considering how powerful this technique was. When using a sword, it would enhance his accuracy and instinct. In a simple sense, it was a slight downgrade version of Ultra Instinct.

"Let's continue our fight, but now use your abilities!" Fein wants to try his newly learned technique.

Those who mastered "Chess Perception" would enter a state of concentration. A 10-meter perfect sphere domain would form around them, the user would be at the center of the sphere. Any attacks that enter the round sphere would be blocked or dodged in advance by the user as long as the user has the required speed to do so. Their reaction speed while using Chess Perception would increase by 300%. That's why the stronger the user the better the effect of this technique. And that's not all... When one mastered it to its limit. Your attacks within the sphere would have the blessing of 100% accuracy. This means that all your attacks won't miss! Well, that's the case if your enemy wasn't faster than you. Because it only improves accuracy not attack speed.

It can be said that this technique can almost be considered a domain type.

Sofia looked at Fein's excited face. She hesitated for a moment before she close her eyes. After a while, blood seeped from her skin forming in the shape of a scythe.

ding!*

As Fein expected, the sound of the system came after Sofia used her ability.

Pseudo Blood Manipulation (Active)- It lets the user manipulate blood. The stronger the control, the more application can be used.

System Evaluation: Ability that is known for its ability to reap lives like a cabbage. Its strong point comes from its versatility.

Fein nodded in agreement after reading the system's evaluation. The potential of this simple-looking ability is only equivalent to nature-type domains. He even thinks that Sofia would be able to do Luffy's 2nd gear if she manages to reach a certain level of control.

Looking at Sofia, he knew that in the future, this girl in front of her would be a force to reckon in the future. A degu user that possesses a domain ability and a perverted blood manipulation. He didn't know why he felt reassured after thinking of this.

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Sofia followed Fein's advice. She closed his eyes trying to fully concentrate. Just like that, she guided her mental and degu energy towards the weird black thing in her mind.

Suddenly, the rectangular diamond thing that was made of black mist trembled and started to release a black light.

Fein looked at the sudden change that was happening to Sofia. He canceled his Chess Perception and distances himself from Sofia. He watch carefully as raging black light seep of from her and started spreading from the surrounding. Seeing that the black light was spreading nearer to his current position and still didn't show signs of stopping. He decided to run, but as he was about to run, his system's timely reminder came.

Ding!*

[Dark Domain- The surrounding 500 meters from the user would be enveloped by dark energy. It would change the place thoroughly making the terrain advantageous to the user. The user would have the authority to manipulate the dark light inside the domain. The dark energy would multiply the user's overall strength by 10x!]

Seeing the ridiculous effect of her domain, Fein was astounded. He knew that whatever the black energy is would help Sofia tremendously. He was excited about what it can do.

"Probe!" After activating the skill, Sofia's updated information appeared.

Name: Sofia Vladimir

Race: Dhampyr

Age: 115 years old

Hierarchy Rank: Tier 1 Pure Blood (Awakened)

Status: [Boosted by dark energy]

Degu Amount: A

STR: C (A)

AGI: C (A)

END: C (A)

Racial Abilities: Pseudo Blood Manipulation, Inhuman Agility, Advance Hypnosis, Super Regeneration, Enhanced Hearing, Bat Transformation, Blood Magic.

Degu Abilities: Healing, Dark Domain.

"This is ridiculous!" Fein exclaimed after seeing the ridiculous upgrade the energy gave Sofia.𝑛𝑶𝓋𝑬𝓵𝑢𝐬𝒃.𝒸𝚘𝗆

10x increase is already equal to Goku's kaioken in Dragon Ball.

He used a probe on himself to compare his stats to hers

Name: Fein Bonifacio

Race: Human

Talent: [A] (0/24300EXP)

Ratio: 1 in 1,000,000 Genius

Degu Amount: [A] (0/24300EXP)

Total EXP: 15,129

Str: [A] (0/24300EXP)

Agi: [A] (0/24300EXP)

End: [A] (0/24300EXP)

Skills: Swordsmanship Lvl 5 (Grandmaster), Cooking Lvl 9, Climbing Lvl 9, Driving Lvl 10, Spying Lvl 10, Boxing Lvl 9, etc...

Techniques: Nanatsu Art, Ryozanpaku's Martial Arts, Assassination Technique, Chess Perception.

Abilities: Storage Space, Stats Improvement, Probe, Map, Lottery, Devouring, Berserk Grieves.

Sofia managed to surpass him in terms of Degu amount!

Fein suddenly felt a strong fighting intent in the distance. Sofia suddenly appeared in front of him. "Let's continue our battle"

Fein was startled after seeing Sofia suddenly appear in front of him. Even with his high perception, he didn't notice his presence at all.

"So dark energy also conceals your presence huh?"

Sofia shrugged. "Probably"

Fein decided to get serious now because Sofia now had the advantage. He retrieved Lapu Lapu's sword and the Death touch dagger that was stored in his special storage ever since he receive it. Because he was more comfortable using a sword than a dagger.

After that, he concentrated and instantly entered the state of Chess Perception.

"Let's see what is stronger. Your dark domain or my Chess Perception" Fein smirked.

...

Sofia's POV

I felt a lot different than before after I activated my Domain. It's not just a boost in power but a boost in the realm. I even have a feeling that I can break the sky with one punch. But I knew that this was just an illusion brought by the sudden increase of strength.

Hearing Fein's challenging words, I was also curious about whose domain is better. Apparently, what he used to fend off my blood bullets earlier is his Domain called "Chess Perception".

I tried to control the dark light hovering in the surrounding. Then I felt it... As if the darkness in the surrounding became part of my body. I can control them as easily as how I move my arms and feet. This feeling is exhilarating. I manipulated the dark energy to form the shape of a scythe. I felt that this energy was more flexible and powerful than my current blood power.

Fein who was watching me condensed my weapon and also activated his Chess Perception. Suddenly I felt different energy that I didn't manage to feel before. This energy is gentle, but I also feel an ominous threat from it.

'So this is Chess Perception'

I quickly held the dark scythe in my right arm and clenched it tightly. And dashed using my full speed which was 10x faster than before.

I saw Fein just stand there. I guess that he was unable to move while he was using his domain.

I swunged my right hand in his direction intending to slash him. As the scythe was made of dark energy, I felt that it was an extension of my body. So after it manages to enter the round blue sphere around Fein. I suddenly felt a resistance. I turned to the thing that block it, and it was his sword.

"Caught you!" I grinned.

As I manipulated the dark energy in the back of Fein to fake the shape of sharp thorns that attacked him.

Fein didn't even look behind as if he has an eye on his back. His dagger flashed instantly.

I only saw how his hand like an afterimage sliced my dark energy in seconds.

Although my speed was boosted making me equal to him when comparing our base stats. But after fighting, I figured that what made the difference between our speed is his technique. Probably some assassination technique and his experience in battle. Every inch of his moves felt calculated. His micropositioning was perfect and every one of his moves had a purpose.

"Giving up already?" Fein said provocatively.

"Hmmph..." I snorted feeling frustrated that I still can't him. "Stop provoking me, you won't succeed."

Fein just chuckled in response to my statement.

,m Suddenly a good idea appeared in my mind that would give me an advantage in our fight.

What if I combined my blood and dark energy? Wouldn't it make my attack stronger and more lethal!? I became excited as my train of thought continues and I became more convinced.

As I was about to do it, I saw Fein cancel his Chess Perception and heard him say in a low voice. "It's time to end this."

"Eagle Style: Crescent Slash!"

I only manage to see a huge slash that forcibly cut my domain in half. Suddenly my vision was sucked by darkness as I fell unconscious due to the backlash of my ability.

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Fein rested Sofia in the swaying chair. He checked her to see if there was no problem in her body. After making sure that she just passed out, he breathe a sigh of relief.

Looking at Sofia who was sleeping peacefully, Fain can't but look in a daze at her extraordinary beauty. Although because of the appearance of the degu energy in this World. Most humans have a good face value than those in his past life. But even then, Sofia's beauty was still out of scale.

Fein woke up in a daze and tried to forget those thoughts. "Could an old soul like me still fall in love?"

Although he was a teenager in his current body. Fein's soul is older and mature. So, he has some inclinations about falling in love with the other party. But he knew that as time passes, he won't able to hold back himself any longer. He was already given the chance of a new life. Why not start a new one and live happily right? There is nothing wrong with it as long as he doesn't harm innocent people. Furthermore, Sofia isn't exactly an ordinary human, is she? She's a damn vampire. Well, a hot vampire... Age isn't exactly an issue when it comes to vampires. Well, with their eternal life, it's just literally a number, right? Fein tried to convince himself. Thinking of Sofia's age in the interface, he became more certain.

Two hours passed... Fein was having the time of his life. A serene and calming environment, a beauty resting on his side. This is just the perfect rest that he didn't seek but needed.

"Ahhmm" Sofia who was sleeping suddenly made a sound. As she opened her apparent confused eyes.

The last thing that she only remembered was... as she was about to attempt her idea. Fein attacked her Domain causing her to pass out. Thinking of how she was defeated. She clenched her fist tightly. She was frustrated because she wasn't strong enough.

'Calm down Sofia.' She tried to push away the frustration that she was currently feeling.

She knew that she was getting ahead of herself and being impatient which was a bad mindset. She thinks that at least she can finally follow his back and fight side by side with him. This fact is enough for her. Thinking of this, her frustration vanished, replaced by sudden happiness because she can finally be with Fein. Sofia had already confirmed her feelings. She tries to not think about it and tried to convince herself that it was only out of gratitude and admiration. But no, it seems that she was in love. Sofia suddenly felt the feeling of butterflies caressing her stomach.

Fein who was quietly enjoying his time glanced at Sofia whose face was red as a tomato.

"Are you sick?" Fein asked with a genuine worry.

Sofia felt warm after seeing Fain's care for her. "No, I'm okay... I just thought about something.

Sofia looked away trying to cover her embarrassment.

Seeing Sofia's weird behavior and the blush on her face. Fein suddenly realized something! His eyes widen, and a smirk formed on his face. As a person who has rich experience. He's not as dumb as others. He would be fcking dense and stupid if he still can't realize the obviousness of her behavior, that Sofia has feelings for him! Thinking of this, a rare genuine smile formed on his lips.

"Okay" Fein calmed himself down.

He knows that he shouldn't rush it. To be honest, Sofia is just his type of girl. Now as the two of them like each other, then only time is needed and everything will fall into place naturally. Feelings can be cultivated with given time. Just like how you water plants to grow them. You need enough patience and discipline to nurture it properly.

Sofia nodded after seeing that Fein didn't pursue it further.

"There are some things that I'm still curious about, but you don't have to answer it if it's secret." Fein sat beside her.

"What's that??" Sofia agreed while taking a sip of her coconut drink to relieve the dizziness that she was feeling after waking up.

"I'm just curious why your father was different from the last time we met. Did he also awaken?" Fein was just curious.

Because the last time he used probe on Lucius. He was just A class... But now with the change of his appearance his degu amount also increases to S. So, Fein was a little confused.

Sofia chuckled and covered her mouth. "You should have heard about Dhampyres? Just like in the myth. Dhampyres are half vampire and half human. That's why we can turn into human to hide our secrets. Just Like this..."

Fein looked at Sofia whose appearance was slowly changing. Her eyes were back from their previous color. Her pale skin became rosy, overall she looks healthier than before.

"Probe!"

Name: Sofia Vladimir

Race: Human

Degu Amount: C

𝒏𝚘𝓋𝓔𝓵𝒰𝔰𝒃.𝔠𝑂𝔪

STR: D

AGI: D

END: D

Degu Abilities: Healing, Dark Domain.

Looking at the information displayed by his ability. This... This design is very human. Fein didn't know what to say. Even his ability was unable to bypass this concealment. He thought that his probe was malfunctioning last time. But now, he finally knew the reason, he was honestly relieved. His ability is not omnipotent after all.

Sofia smiled after seeing Fein staring at her blankly. She puffed out her chest proudly and said smugly. "Satisfied?"

Fein came back from himself after brushing away the system interface, only to see Sofia's puffed-up chest in front of him. You can't let put opportunity presented be wasted right? So he cooperated and stared at it.

Sofia looked at the mongrel's behavior displayed by Fein. She shrank and distanced herself from him with slight alertness in her eyes. "Y-you pervert!"

Fein laughed after seeing Sofia's reaction and winked. "Gotcha"

Sofia snorted after seeing that she was fooled and says in a low voice. "You don't have to do that, you just have to ask and I..."

"What's that?" Fein heard that Sofia was saying something but he can't really hear it.

Sofia blinked innocently and turned her head at Fein. "Nothing."

"Okay." Fein shrugged.

It was probably his imagination, right?

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"So we will go there tomorrow?" Fein asked.

Sofia answered. "Yes, are you ready?"

"Hehe. My hands were already itching for some action." Fein was rubbing his hands.

He can't wait to fight some stronger monster and harvest rich exp. He really wants to upgrade his talent so bad. Because he would have a lot of options after his talent reach S rank. At that time, his swordsmanship which was stuck at level 5 would break through. And maybe he would find a solution to solve Chess Perception shortcoming. Although Chess Perception is good. But if you can't walk and just look at the enemy foolishly. How Fein possibly stand it? He's not the type of person to become passive. Furthermore, if he can move with Chess Perception it would be a game-changing skill that would be equivalent to SSS skills! Well, if there is a ranking in skills in this World.

"This is some relevant information about the secret realm." Sofia handed Fein a book that was covered in a rough sheepskin.

Fein glanced at it before taking it in her hands.

"This isn't confidential right?" Fein stared at Sofia with a strange expression.

Fein was starting to notice how Sofia was providing him with some information that was supposed to be a secret. Like how she answered honestly about her ace. How her father can transform into a human... Isn't it too much? He felt pressure on the trust that Sofia was given to him. But he also felt grateful because she was answering her questions unreservedly.

"No, father asked me to give it to you," Sofia said while playing with the small bird on her shoulder.

Hearing that it was Lucius's intention. Fein started flipping the pages. He touched the pages curious about the soft texture they gave. After that, he proceeded to look at the content. On page 1, Monster World Origin was written on the headline. He started reading it. Apparently, the Secret Realm had already existed since ancient times. A period when gods and demons were still walking on the planet. The secret realm is so mysterious that even after thousand years of existence of constant exploration by Humans. The information they possessed was still quite limited. What was most shocking was the fact that it spans millions of miles bigger than two continents combined. The book mentioned that in the secret realm there is a separate dimension. It was divided into three. Lower Realm, Middle Realm, and lastly Upper Realm. What really astounded me was, in the lower realm, the minimum strength of Monster is A-Rank and the S ranks are abundant. And our predecessors only manage to explore half of it even after their countless sacrifices. That's why only strong people will come here. What's in the Middle Realm? How strong are the creatures there?

There's a theory that this realm isn't natural but artificial... This sentence in the last row of the page 1 caught Fein's attention. What in the name of god who could possibly create this!? He exclaimed in his mind.

There's a lot of benefits when venturing into the Secret Realm that was listed in the book. First, it was said that there were various inheritances from ancient civilizations. During, the last exploration there was a fortunate person that manage to luck upon inheritance. Do you know what happened to him? He died.

Fein knew that even if you are lucky you had to have sufficient strength. Opportunities may turn into danger anytime when the one who encounters them is weakling.

Though, there is a precedent in the history where those who successfully challenge an Inheritance. Even a peasant would become an emperor.

Fein would in sure that, when the opportunity came, he was confident to face it. He even guess that items with the same caliber as Ryujin would be there.

After that Fein flipped the rest of the page. Although, the content was not as surprising as the first and second pages. Nonetheless, it is still as relevant.

The rest of the information is about the safety zones, type of monster, and the experience of veterans that would be helpful for the next people that would explore the secret realm.

Fein gave the book to Sofia after reading it.

"So how about it?" Sofia asked, her eyes were round, looking at him with interest.𝓷𝗈𝑽𝖊𝑙𝑢𝑆𝓑.𝗰𝐎𝓶

"It certainly expanded my horizons. Now, I'm very much looking forward to our adventure there" Fein's eyes were shining due to the excitement that he was feeling.

Since he was going to Secret Realm. Fein decided to use his lottery chance now. He calculated that he probably has 13 now but he is not really sure since it has been a long time since he last check. Why did he let the lottery ticket instead of using it quickly to improve his strength? Well, it was the system's fault. Because apparently... There are three kinds of tickets. Regular, premium, and VIP tickets.

A regular ticket can be expected every month. Usually, it would give decent items and skills with a 60% probability that you would get legendary skills like berserk grieves. The premium ticket can be expected after you fuse 12 regular tickets. Regular tickets need 1 month thus you need to wait for a whole year to have a premium ticket. But it would be worth it because it would give you a certain chance to get legendary skills and a 75% chance to win mythical skills. What are mythical skills? They are skills that that was even rarer than the Thunderstorm domain!

As for the VIP domain... Forget it. You need to collect 100 premium tickets for it. That means a freaking 100 years! It's okay if I didn't need to urgently increase my strength. But in this World. The faster you get stronger the higher chances of your survival are. Although VIP is tempting to him. Because items and abilities that it gave were already on the level of Ultra Instinct, Stand, Time Manipulation and even freaking Reality warping if you are lucky. One step to become a god! Well, he plans to attempt it if he can didn't need to use premium tickets. As long as he can hold out he would not use them. It would be only a last resort. Because VIP ticket is not just game-changing. It was fucking life-changing!

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Name: Fein Bonifacio

Race: Human

Talent: [A] (0/24300EXP)

Ratio: 1 in 1,000,000 Genius

Degu Amount: [A] (0/24300EXP)

Total EXP: 15,129

Str: [A] (0/24300EXP)

Agi: [A] (0/24300EXP)

End: [A] (0/24300EXP)

Skills: Swordsmanship Lvl 5 (Grandmaster), Cooking Lvl 9, Climbing Lvl 9, Driving Lvl 10, Spying Lvl 10, Boxing Lvl 9, etc...

Techniques: Nanatsu Art, Ryozanpaku's Martial Arts, Assassination Techniques, Chess Perception...

Abilities: Storage Space, Stats Improvement, Probe, Map, Lottery, Devouring, Berserk Grieves.

Fein opened his interface. In the abilities, he taps the lottery to see how many tickets he has.

Lottery Tickets: Regular (14)

Seeing that he has 14 short of 1 that he previously estimate he heaved slightly and wiped out the sweat he was feeling.

"Hey what are you doing?" Sofia looked perplexed at Fain who was staring dazedly in the air.𝒩𝗈𝓋𝓮𝑙𝔲𝑠𝑏.𝓬𝑜𝐌

Fein woke up in dazed. He forgot that he was the only that can see the screen. And responded with a red face. "I'm just trying to recall something."

'Damn that was embarrassing!' Fein cursed in his heart.

Sofia nodded but she would still look at Fein from time to time with a worried gaze.

Seeing her actions, Fein's lips twitched. He decided to find a silent place later. The excitement was downed in cold water.

'Premium ticket won't run right?'

"Well, just do your thing first. I need to prepare the items we may need. My father gave me a lot of them." Sofia subconsciously rolled her eyes after recalling her father's behavior.

Lucius gave her storage space that contains a lot of artifacts and lifesaving equipment.

Fein's lips made an arch. "I think he was just worried about you."

Sofia spread her hands with helplessness. "I know, it was just he was being overprotective."

"Well if you don't want the Items just gave them to me," Fein said.

"Well if really want it why not?" Sofia blinked her eyes while looking at Fein.

'What a rich woman!' Fein was speechless by her generosity.

"I'm just kidding, by the way, I'm interested in this place, Can I see the other places?" Fein pretended that he was interested in the place.

Sofia nodded in agreement and says. "Why not? Do you want to be your tour guide today?"

Sofia flashed a beautiful smile that was enough to melt even the coldest of ice. Fein was dazed for a second before coming back himself.

'Idiot not now!' Fein was just about to do some exciting action just now that you can only see in the movie. Thankfully, he manages to restrain himself immediately.

Fein denied Sofia quickly. "No... no. I want to see this place myself. You can rest there and just wait for me."

Who's he joking? He just wants to quickly obtain his premium ticket. Who wants to tour this place?? He's not that idle yet.

"Okay" Sofia answered with disappointment.

Seeing this, Fein's heart aches slightly. He quickly decided to run at the fastest speed he can lest he changes his decision.

Sofia looked at Fein's leaving back and shook her head.

'Well, I would be with him for the rest of the time in the Secret Realm.' Sofia cheered herself.

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Fein's POV

As I walk alone in the garden. I couldn't help but recall my conversation with Sofia. The way she behaves when I'm talking with her is a dead giveaway.

Seeing that I had already walked quite a distance from the previous place I stopped. I opened my interface and rashly tap the lottery section.

Ding* Would you like to synthesize the 12 regular tickets to receive a premium ticket? Yes/No

A familiar sound rang in my ears.

I looked at the yes or no option in front of me. Hehe, are you serious? Do you need to ask... Of course yes. I clicked the yes in the interface without hesitation. I have waited for this fucking ticket for a whole year. I curled my lips upward and clenched my fist from the excitement that I was currently feeling.

Just like that, a lottery system was formed in front of me. Seeing this... I prayed inwardly for the gods to bless me. Every god that I knew wasn't spared from prayer.

I looked at the wheel of the lottery. There are dazzling items and abilities on it. Mythical skills and items occupied 75% of the space. While 20% was godly skills which were only one realm than mythical in terms of quality, and lastly, the causal abilities occupied the rest of 5% space.

I decided to click the red button beside the wheel. And as expected, the pointer by the side rotated at a fast speed that isn't visible to the naked eye. I stared at the pointer nervously, seeing that it was about to stop. I scanned the three most likely abilities that I would receive. The point was in the space of mythical abilities. I think that my luck wasn't enough to get those causal and even godly abilities. It seems that I can only hope for them next time.

The three abilities the pointer was about to stop are good enough for me. The first one was Poison Manipulation. Which would probably allow me to use all the poison in existence? It looked really tasteless but I think the simple it is the more dangerous it is. Who knows though... The second one is Ghecko Substitution. I can't really speculate on what its effect because the name of the ability was a bit vague. And lastly, the best of the three. Future Sight! Although I don't know if it was similar to a time gem where you can see all the possible future or one that would just let you see 10 seconds in the future. but even then, that was already powerful! With this ability, the danger from every battle would be minimized drastically. So I followed the pointer that slowly stopped.

Tick*

My eyes landed on the ability I got. and I was disappointed. Because it was none of the two that I want. The pointer landed on "Ghecko Substitution" Which was the ability I was unfamiliar with. But seeing the violet letter that indicates that it was Mythical I quickly calmed down. Mythical is mythical, It shouldn't be that bad right?

So I hurriedly click it to see its effect

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[Mythical] Ghecko Substitution (Active): This ability allows the user to replace the location of objects and creatures with himself. the skill effective range is 50 meters. No cooldown. It will consume significant amount of degu, but with mastery, it can reduce ther consumption to a certain limit. Note: This ability is absolute, it cannot be canceled by any means unless the user wills it.

Fein gasped after he saw the ability. his eyes were filled with excitement. this is an ability that would give him more strategies on the battlefield! with this ability, as long as the enemy can't kill him in a second, he can easily advance and retreat.𝒩𝗈𝓋𝓮𝑙𝔲𝑠𝑏.𝓬𝑜𝐌

He can replace exchange his place with objects and people? what is that concept? Fein can already imagine himself vanishing and appearing everywhere on the battlefield. The range of 50 meters is already outrageous. This ability is versatile, he can switch his position on the battlefield with his enemies and teammates. A scene was quickly played in his mind where an enemy who was about to stab him, stabbed his teammates to death.

Although he was regretful that he didn't obtain the Future Sight. Nonetheless, he was already satisfied with his ability. After all, he can be too greedy. You can't get the best of both worlds after all.

Fein decided to try his ability. He scanned his surroundings and saw a piece of rock lying 7 meters from his place.

'That would suffice.'

Suddenly, Fein vanished. A piece of rock suddenly appeared in his previous place. Fein also appeared where the previous rock was lying.

'This skill doesn't have cooldown but the degu consumption is a bit high. I can only use 15 times with current degu energy capacity. The good thing is, I can reduce it with after my profiency increase. It seems I still have to work harder!'

Fein was now in the place where Sofia's resting place in the garden was. Seeing that she's not here yet, a brilliant idea suddenly flashed on his mind.

Fein sat on the chair and took a sip of the drinks lying on the table.

'Hmmm, this is delicious Fein curiously examined the coconut shell on his hand.

He looked at the sky thoughtfully. Now that he has a Ghecko Substitution, he won't have to worry about fleeing when he was in danger. He can also hunt enemies that intend to escape easily when the time comes. After tasting the sweetness of the Lottery. He couldn't help for another year to pass and obtain another mythical class ability.

Fain was now confused if he should use the premium ticket that he would get last year or wait for 100 years for a VIP ticket. But after considering it further. He concludes that it was wiser to use a premium ticket. Although the chance of getting abilities that were higher than mythic is low. But low possibility doesn't mean zero. He just needs to be patient. It's impossible to not win one of them after drawing at least 10 or even 25 times right? He shouldn't be that unlucky.

Rather than waiting for 100 years to pass just to get a higher probability of winning Godly and Causal skills. He also had to compromise the mythical skills just for that. Fein wasn't that short-sighted.

Fein's turbulent emotions gradually calmed down. This day for him is just thrilling. The lottery function of the system had given him a big surprise. With enough time he just needs to lie down and wait for his lottery ticket to accumulate he would still become stronger. Although it was a bit slower than when he was taking the initiative and risks. Although his universal talent is already very perverted, having other abilities is welcome. Fein guessed that his ability to upgrade his talent was probably already at the causal level. Although it looks simple, its potential is limitless. He can't help but have a high expectation when the day that he would finally obtain another causal ability.

Suddenly he remembered that he still has 2 regular tickets in the system. Fein hesitated for a moment before using them. He needs some legendary skills, although the mythical ability is tempting, he can wait for another year for one. but now, he vowed that it would be the last two regular tickets that he would use except when really needs them.

After making up his decision. Fein tapped the red button on the wheel of the lottery. Just like that, the pointer moved in a counter clock-wised rapidly.

Ding!*

You got an Item Converge Card!

Ding!* You got an Exclusive Self-Created Techniques Synthesization Card!

The items were automatically transferred to the storage space.

The familiar sound rang in his ears.

'Oh, I didn't get abilities?' Fein looked at the two so-called item cards in his inventory.

This was the first time that he got an item.

Fein retrieved the two cards from his storage space. Just like that, two cards with different appearances appeared on his hand. The first one has a color of gold and black on the edges. There was a sword hammer design in the middle. While the second one was color white with a black scroll drawn in the middle.

'Well, they look cool.' Fein muttered while looking at the badass design of the cards.

After playing with them, he finally used a probe on them to see their effects.

A stream of information appeared in front of him. The first one is the item converge which was the gold and black card.

Item Converge Card- You can combine two pieces of equipment of any rank. (1) time use only.

Fein looked at the simple effect on the card. He quickly retrieved the Lapu-Lapu card and the Death Touch on him. He doesn't want to use it on his armor of pride. Because he still hopes to obtain the rest of the sets. If Ryujin disappeared because of it. He won't even know how to cry without tears.

After activating the card on his mind. The card became a stream of light and fused with the weapons in his hand. Just like that... The Lapu-Lapu sword and Death Touch magically float in the air and fuse with each other resulting in a bright dazzling light causing me to subconsciously cover my eyes.

As seconds passed, the bright light vanished. A dark red sword suddenly appeared in my hand. As I held it in my hand. I felt an inexplicable connection to it. As if it was greeting its new master.

'Fuck, it has a spirit?'

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Fein looked at the blade in his hand that was exuding a chilling aura. He recalled the stats of Death Touch and Lapu-Lapu sword in his mind.

Name: Death's Touch

Type: Growth type

Next Upgrade: Kill 500 B-Rank

Sharpness: B

Durability B

Specialty:

Bloodseeker (Passive)- With every kill, the sword absorbs its blood essence to grow sharper and more durable every time...

Bloodthirst (Passive)- Every time the user manages to injure his enemies using the sword, he will be healed equivalent to the damage of his attack.

Even though he rarely used Death Touch. He still values it due to its ability to grow.

Lapu Lapu's Sword

Type: Magic Sword

Sharpness: C

Durability: C

Specialty: When being infused with degu its sharpness and lightness increase...

As for the Lapu-Lapu sword. Well, it has a sentimental value for him as it was his first sword.

Now, this is the result of the two's fusion. He used his probe on the sword

Name: Abyssal Death Blade

Type: Sword (Growth Type)

Overall Rank: ???

Offense: A

Durability: A

Next Evolution: Dragon Abyssal Death Blade

Requirement for evolution:

Harvest 50,000 souls- 0/50,000

Description: An item that was made by the fusion of two weapons. This sword has a spirit that has an attribute of Death.

Specialty:

Bloodseeker (Passive)- With every kill, the blade absorbs its blood essence to grow sharper and lighter every time...

Bloodthirst (Passive)- Every time the user manages to injure his enemies using the blade, he will be healed equivalent to twice the damage of his attacks.

Death Aura Curse (Passive)- When being infused with degu. The sword's sharpness would rise tremendously. Every wound inflicted would be difficult to heal by normal means.

Killer of Concepts- This sword can attack anything. It can deal damage to concepts and incorporeal things. You can even specifically target the disease inside a person's body. This sword can see the end of all things.

Fein grasped the sword in his hand tightly.

"HAHAHAHA, I finally obtain a sword that was perfect for me!" Fein laughed madly after seeing the Abyssal Death Blade's ability.

The ability of the previous Death Touch dagger and Lapu-Lapu's sword were preserved. But what really shocked him was the last effect. Killer of Concepts! This effect is a big help to him. Because matter how strong he is. He can't hit a soul, could he? Some creatures can't be touched by physical means. Those non-corporeal creatures are a huge threat to him. But with this, he can finally confidently face them.

Just with this effect, his spirit was already in heaven. But, lady luck was probably smiling on him this day. The sword can fucking evolve! Although it needs to harvest 50,000 souls which were a bit cruel even for him. It didn't mention human souls though. So he was certain that the souls of monsters, beasts, and demons are applicable.

Fein looked at the name of the sword's next evolution. Dragon Abbysal Death Blade although he didn't know what its effect would be. But it sounded really badass.

He suddenly remembered that this sword has a spirit so he quickly attempted to communicate with it.

'Ahm, are you there?' Fein passed his thoughts on the sword.

As if the sword felt something. It suddenly trembled. Fein can feel emotions of cheerful and happy.

'So it can't talk?' He guessed that this world was probably equivalent to a child. And when it evolves in the next stage, there's possibility that it would mature.

Fein can't really understand the purpose of having a spirit on a weapon? It is just to soothe the loneliness of wielders? He chuckled at his silly thought. He quickly organized his thought and looked at the last card in his hand which has the same effect as the last except it was used on techniques.

He looked at the techniques on the interface and thought deeply about what technique he should combine.

Name: Fein Bonifacio

Race: Human

Talent: [A] (0/24300EXP)

Ratio: 1 in 1,000,000 Genius

Degu Amount: [A] (0/24300EXP)

Total EXP: 15,129

Str: [A] (0/24300EXP)

Agi: [A] (0/24300EXP)

End: [A] (0/24300EXP)𝒩𝗈𝓋𝓮𝑙𝔲𝑠𝑏.𝓬𝑜𝐌

Skills: Swordsmanship Lvl 5 (Grandmaster), Cooking Lvl 9, Climbing Lvl 9, Driving Lvl 10, Spying Lvl 10, Boxing Lvl 9, etc...

Techniques: Nanatsu Art, Ryozanpaku's Martial Arts, Flashing Dash, Flashing Scabbard, Killer State, Chess Perception, Assassin's Claw, Dou Fingers.

Abilities: Storage Space, Stats Improvement, Probe, Map, Lottery, Devouring, Berserk Grieves.

Fein thought about it carefully before finally deciding. He clicks Killer State and Chess Perception.

Ding!*

Is it confirmed to synthesize Killer State and Chess Perception into one technique? Yes/No

Fein clicked yes and waited in anticipation. Chess Perception and Killer State had a similar effect of increasing perception and the user's accuracy. That's why he thought that they should be compatible. Now, he was curious as to what would the result be.

Ding!* The techniques were successfully fused.

Chess Perception (Toggle On/Off)- The user's body can instinctively dodge and even counter without the user needing to control his body. The user can still move in this state. Attack speed and accuracy are enhanced by 1500% in this state. Attack damage increased by 500%.

Fein looked at the familiar skill effects. He shook his head slightly, a smile was formed on his lips. Although the domain ability vanished. It was replaced by the state. Furthermore, his attack speed along with accuracy had increased. He thought of his newly gained mythical ability "Ghecko Substitution" which would synergize with this. Now his not afraid of sneak attacks because this ability is can be toggled on and off. It was a combination of active and passive abilities.

His gains were really bountiful with these lottery tickets. Now, even when he sleeps. In his dreams, he was probably smiling. Fein plans to kill Jackson after his journey on the Secret Realm. Jackson's life has been long due. Although, he wasn't sure if the other party became stronger during these years. Well, he probably had, but not as fast as him right? After all, Fein has a cheating ability that would make others vomit blood if they knew it.

'Jackson, wait for me! the time would come to finally settle our score.' Fein remembered the nightmare he had last time.

He couldn't help but clench his fist at the despair and helplessness he felt at that time. Although it was just a dream. It was a wake-up call for him.

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Sofia's POV

"Dad, do I really need to bring these things?" I looked at several pieces of equipment and potions on the ground and said to my father.

Lucius nodded with a stern face. Although he looks strict. His eyes were filled with care while he was looking at this daughter.

"You know how dangerous the secret realm is. Plus your boyfriend might also need them."

Lucius added with a teasing smile.

I looked at my father shyly and looked at the ground. "I'm not"

Lucius looked at his daughter who was quietly fiddling her fingers.

"Don't deny it, I'm your father. I knew you since you were a kid.

I turned my head and meet my father's eyes and asked. "Then won't you oppose it?"

My father walk toward me and patted my shoulders. "No, as long as you are happy. And I knew that you would be in a capable man's hand. Don't worry, in this world, there won't be any man who could resist my daughter."

I felt happy inside after hearing my father's approval. And embarrassed at the same time at his last words."I'm not!"

"HAHAHAHA" Lucius laughed loudly looking at his daughter's embarrassed appearance.

"But does he already know your feeling?"

Lucius's face became serious in an instant.

"No, not yet," I responded quietly.

"Well, you have to be fast. A man like him wouldn't lack female admirers. It would be too late if others see their gaze on him.

I suddenly felt nervous inside. A sense of urgency suddenly appeared in my heart.

"He won't look at others, because I'm already here." I ran quickly outside after leaving this sentence.

My father looks stunned after hearing my bold claim.

Lucius looks at his daughter's leaving back. "Did you hear her Alfred? My daughter has finally grown up."

A silhouette of middle age man suddenly appeared in the quiet corner. "She really did."

Alfred as Sofia's butler, he had witnessed her grow since she was a child. Now seeing her leaving such a bold sentence. He knew that her young mistress would soon enter a period and become a woman.

"So how about it, haven't you thought about my offer yet? You are already old." Lucius said with a hint of sadness in her voice.

Albert shook his head and didn't reply.

Lucius shook his head with regret. "Forget it, just let me know if you change your mind."

...

Sofia saw Fein sitting leisurely at her site. Suddenly she felt dizzy and saw her surroundings change. A confused look appeared on her face. Because she suddenly appeared at the place where Fein was sitting.

'What happened!?' A panic look appeared on her face. She began to look at Fein who suddenly disappeared.

Pfffftt!*

Sofia saw Fein who was trying hard to hold back his laugh.

"You're reaction is cute." Fein glance at the cowardly reaction of Sofia.

Sofia pouted after realizing that she was played. "Hmmph I would get back at you someday."

Fein shuddered after seeing Sofia looking at him deeply.

"Hehe... no need to be so serious, I was just kidding" Fein tried to change the topic.

"How did you do that? Sofia stood up on the chair and asked Fein with curiosity. "Is that teleportation ability?"

"Yeah, sorry for that what happened earlier. I was just how you would react to a prank. But now I know" Fein pinched his nose to prevent his laugh.

Sofia rolled her eyes in annoyance. "If it was not you, I have already kicked the ass of whoever tried that to me."

Fein chuckled and sat beside her. "By the way, what's the name of the tea earlier? I like it."

"Oh did you mean this?" Sofia held the coconut shell in her hands. "Eh? Did you drink it?"

Fein nodded. "Why?"

Sofia's reddened. "That was mine,"

"Well, I see no problem." Fein shrugged casually and looked at Sofia with his innocent eyes.

"Y-you" Sofia's head was in a mess at this moment.

She had taken a sip at that, didn't that mean that they have kissed indirectly?

"By the way, where's your butler?"

Fein was curious because he didn't see Alfred during his visit last time, and now even his silhouette was nowhere to be seen.

Hearing Alfred's name being mentioned. Sofia who was in her own world woke up. Her face became sad.

Seeing Sofia's reaction, Fein became worried. "Did something happen to him?"

"No, it's just he doesn't want to become one of us."

"Do you mean vampire?"

Sofia nodded in response to Fein's question. "Father already tried to convince him, but Uncle Alfred didn't want to. He was already like a family to us. And my father treats him as a younger brother."

"Why doesn't he want to?"

"It's related to his family, and he doesn't want to live longer than necessary." Sofia shook her head.

Fein was speechless. Although he knew that some people don't treat immortality as a blessing. He didn't know that there would be some who would dislike longevity. Isn't good to live longer. But yeah, he was aware that everyone has something going on in their life that influences how they look at certain things. A person's belief may not necessarily be appropriate for others. He respected that. After all, there's really nothing absolute in this World. No one can dictate what is right or what is wrong except for the creator. Just like how a certain thing is wrong in one culture but sacred in its counterpart. In this World where, those who have the bigger fist wins, couldn't be more true. Fein won't necessarily interfere with other people's business if it doesn't concern him.

Just like Albert who probably has a different view of immortality. Such as, immortality is a curse? After all, if you look at it from another perspective you will find it reasonable.

Who would want to see their loved ones passed one by one? Who wants to see their family and friends wither slowly and witness them die? You would feel lonely right? You would feel numb right?

You can also get bored with something when you have experienced it thousands of times. Just like how eating the same thing every day. It would make you sick that you don't even want to see it anymore.𝚗𝑂𝗏𝗲𝐿𝐔𝐒𝓫.𝕔𝞸𝑀

Such is the sorrow of an immortal man.

Well, a man's sorrow is another man's blessing.

Because there would probably be a person who can endure those things. A person who was selfish enough and have a will that was comparable to Fang Yuan of Reverend Insanity. That's why there's no absolute in this World.

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"Are all the servants and guards here are vampires?" Fein asked.

"Not really, we have several humans working for us. Just like the Zuo Squad who was with me at that time when we were attacked by the wolves. Zuo Squad is in their training phase because they would become my personal future guards in the future. Now, they had already been converted into vampires personally by my father."

Fein nodded as he understood something. He was quite doubtful why the guards who are pretty weak were accompanying Sofia at that time. It turns out that they are in their probationary period.

"How about Alfred?

Sofia looked downcast. "Alfred is in charge of training them. Although his strength is average, his combat experience is only equal to the strongest servant we have. And Alfred's specialty is logistics. If he only agreed to my father's proposal, his strength would increase tremendously. After all, He's the one who manages everything in the mansion."

Fein decided to shut up after seeing Sofia's downcast look. So he decided to change the topic.

"So how about the other one who loses his arm?"

"He's okay, it was already taken care of by the S-class healer in the capital," Sofia answered softly.

Fein was relieved after learning about the guy's situation. In this World, magical thing like growing a lost limb is no longer a problem. Like Kidd had also recovered his arm.𝒏𝑜𝗏𝑬𝓁𝑢𝓈𝒷.𝔠𝒐𝑚

Fein suddenly heard a gust of wind, a shadow flashed beside them while bowing. "Sir Lucius said that the magical carriage is ready. The two of you can depart."

"Okay we will be right there within a minute," Sofia said on the black silhouette.

The servant nodded still expressionless. And he disappeared in the blink of an eye. But Fein can still follow him in his eyes slightly.

Fein asked in bewilderment. "Who is that? He's strong."

"He is the Fourth strongest in the entire mansion. He is a flame user, also known as Flame King in the Degu Society." Sofia said while sorting all her items in the storage space.

Fein nodded. "So he must be pretty well known?"

He thought at the start that Alfred is the strongest amongst their servants. Due to him being their butler. But it seems that this world doesn't work like that.

Sighed*

'I have watched too many anime.'

Sofia who finished organizing everything they needed tapped Fein on the shoulder. "Are you ready?"

"I'm more than ready" Fein answered with a smirk etched on his face.

Sofia also smiled, her face was filled with excitement. "Let's go to the Secret Realm!"

The two of them laughed and walked side by side with each other.

...

In the back of the Vladimir Family's Mansion. A behemoth flying beast four-winged griffon with a height of 100 meters was lying in the center. It has a luxurious carriage on its back. And besides, it was a crowd of small people. Lucius was there waiting for Sofia and Fein.

"Zukoa, did you already notify them?" Lucius spoke, his demeanor was entirely different when he was facing his daughter.

"Yes my lord" Zukoa was the same black silhouette that notified Fein and Sofia earlier.

Lucius looked at him with appreciation. He was very satisfied with the efficiency of Zukoa. As one of the elite servants. He valued him very much. Zukoa is a Noble-Blood vampire that also mastered the use of degu and blood energy. He mastered them to the point that he can already fuse the two energy with precision. He was a gifted child that wasn't worse than nobles in the Great Kingdoms

So just like that, minutes passed by while they were waiting.

Three shadows finally appeared. One is Voli who looks like he would doze off at any moment and had a bloated stomach. On top of him was Sofia who have a sunshine smile on her as if enjoying the scenery while she was riding on top of Voli. And lastly, Fein who has an expression as if everyone owes him money.

"Didn't I tell you to not overeat? We still had a journey ahead of us" Fein kept nagging at Voli's glutton nature.

He was worried that his companion would walk on a crook path. After all, he still values Voli's potential which was a big help to him. Seeing Voli playing around like this, he was also helpless. It seems that he needs to discipline Voli a little before he walks into a degenerate path.

Voli has a wronged expression on his face after seeing Fein's constant nagging. He just wants to do it a little, what's wrong with that?

"Let him be, isn't just eating. Our little cutie was probably hungry" Sofia added in while stroking Voli's soft hair.

Fein was speechless at Sofia's claim. Voli is cute??? A black line appeared on his face. Where? How? This greedy fat was still considered cute? Where am I? Who am I? What's happening?

Lucius looked at the three. When he sees Voli, he couldn't still believe that such a proudful Legendary Beast submitted to a person. You have to know that taming a beast was already difficult. And it was still a Thunderstorm Bear known for its ferocity and powerful force.

After seeing Sofia on top of it, he was stunned. How could it have fallen so low!? But after seeing that it was in the juvenile stage, a look of understanding finally appeared on his face. If it was tamed while it was still young, that's a different matter then.

Lucius couldn't help marvel at Fein's luck. "You are finally here. You have to look at Sofia for me."

He patted Fein's shoulder like how a proper father-in-law would act. Fein stared blankly at Lucius who was behaving like this. A question mark appeared on his face.

Sofia chuckled after seeing Fein's confused look.

"Even if you don't remind me, I would surely take care of her." Fein didn't want to think too much anymore.

He has already experienced too many ups and downs today.

"Well, let's go." Fein smiled and walks toward the Four-Winged Griffon.

"Take care young miss," The guards said their farewells one by one.

Sofia walked toward her father and hugged him. After that, she followed Fein, then wave at them before closing the door of the carriage.

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