Upon hearing David’s instructions, the five of them nodded and each took ten low-grade crystals back to their rooms. The reason for this was that during the intense battles with the Eyesore and the snake spirit, David realized a weakness hidden within the Embers team, which was that the members had generally low levels.
This meant that when facing opponents of higher levels or stronger power, only David himself could pose a real threat. He also knew that if they didn’t seize the opportunity to solve this problem, it would be a great challenge to the fighting capability of the Embers team. It could even directly lower their team’s fighting power, making enemy like sitting ducks in the face of danger. Therefore, in order to prevent such a situation from happening, David had to ensure that the team members broke through their level bottlenecks with the help of crystals.
Soon, Sally excitedly walked out of her room first. She looked at David and exclaimed, “I leveled up! I’m now a Level 4 esper!” Before her words could settle, the others also came out of their rooms, their faces filled with excitement.
It turned out that, under the insights gained from the battle, each member of the Embers team had increased their comprehension, vaguely crossing the bottleneck of leveling up. With the ten low-grade crystals that David had given them, they could instantly break through this bottleneck.
“This is unbelievable! I wondered why my heart was constantly being stirred during the battle. It turns out I leveled up,” Arnold said in amazement as he felt his stronger body. The others also experienced the profound changes within themselves and were filled with joy.
This made David nod in appreciation. He didn’t expect them to level up so quickly. He decided to take advantage of the momentum and once again took out 100 low-grade crystals from the storage space and handed them to the five of them. He reminded them that this was their last chance to level up using the low-grade crystals, and they had to make good use of it. He wouldn’t provide them with any more in the future; they would have to find their own way to obtain crystals. Being strong from within was true strength. Everyone nodded in agreement.
They knew that after using twenty low-grade crystals, if they wanted to level up by consuming crystals, they would have to use medium-grade crystals or even hunt zombies to improve during battles. So, with confidence on their faces, they believed they could quickly break through their current levels once again.
Next, they sat in the base, laughing and chatting, sweeping away the crisis-filled atmosphere of their daily lives. They suddenly felt that this world hadn’t been invaded by zombies and it wasn’t an apocalypse. The long-lost warmth filled the base and was evident on everyone’s faces. As they chatted, Little Black, who had been keeping watch outside, suddenly started barking wildly. So they took the opportunity to go out and deal with some low-level zombies, with Sally and Duke handling them. The purpose was to train their combat abilities.
Although Duke was a long-range esper, with the help of shadow manipulation, he could also perform close-range kills on enemies. Soon, there were more zombie bodies around Gary’s corpse. David also obtained a dozen low-grade crystals. He distributed all these low-grade crystals to the members of the team because they needed them more than he did at the moment.
It was already dark when David called Little Black back. “Great job today, Little Black! I’ll stew a big bone for you later!” David said, patting Little Black’s head. 𝗼𝐯𝐥.𝗻𝐭
Upon hearing that it would be given a big bone, Little Black instantly became happy, wagging its tail and spinning around David. On the other hand, Cola, who was lounging lazily, showed a disdainful expression. It glanced at David and then went back to sleep on the sofa.
At the same time, David took out the Beast Pill he had obtained from the snake spirit’s body. Looking at the still-glowing Beast Pill, David pondered. According to the system’s explanation, if a beast consumed this Beast Pill, it could level up and also obtain random special abilities.
It was obviously tailor-made for Cola and Little Black. However, David hesitated, unsure whom to give the Beast Pill to. He looked at Cola, who was lazily napping on the sofa, then glanced at Little Black circling around him. After a brief moment of contemplation, he decided to feed the Beast Pill to Little Black.
After all, Cola had already reached the Transcendent level, while Little Black was still at the Commanding level. There was a one-level difference between them, resulting in an imbalance of power. In the previous battles, it was mostly Little Black who faced suppression from the opponents, and it was only when Cola made a move that the crisis was resolved.
This inadvertently increased the risk of injury for Cola. As David’s precious beast, he didn’t want Cola, who could only become a Void-level beast, to face any danger. The loss would be too great for him. So he decided to share some of the future dangers with Little Black, which would also help alleviate the pressure on Cola.
At the same time, David also felt that Cola’s advancement was much faster than Little Black’s. Even without the Beast Pill, Cola’s strength was already unmatched by ordinary beasts. Thinking of this, David no longer hesitated. After placing the Beast Pill in his palm, he called Little Black over.
“Little Black, come here quickly. Once you eat this Beast Pill, you can level up! You will become a Transcendent-level Hellhound!” Upon hearing David’s words, Little Black quickly approached, sniffed the Beast Pill in his hand, and then opened its mouth to swallow the entire pill.
Just as the Beast Pill entered Little Black’s body, the radiance emitted from the Beas pill increased. Little Black’s visible changes were happening at a rapid pace. Not only did its size double, but its fur also became even tougher. Its teeth became sharper as well. It even grew two terrifying fangs that made people shudder. In the blink of an eye, Little Black exuded an endless aura from the void.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host’s beast, Little Black, for leveling up to the Transcendent level!]
Sure enough, the system’s prompt quickly sounded in David’s ears. Although he had anticipated this result long ago, seeing Little Black truly level up, David couldn’t hide his excitement. With this, Little Black and Cola were even closer to the Demon King level. When they both became Demon King-level beasts, he would truly have an invincible force. David excitedly rubbed Little Black’s enlarged head, his face filled with anticipation.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host’s beast, Little Black, for obtaining a random special ability!]
[Random special ability in progress!]
