Five black mutated scorpions lie around Kyran dead,
All of them died the same way as the first one, their exoskeleton cracked because of the powerful impact that they suffer.
Kyran pummeled them to death,
“This is fun…”, Kyran mumbles excitedly, he is intoxicated by the power dwelling inside him.
The dark element inside of him is chaotic and destructive, and it somehow manages to make the black scorpion’s healing ability useless.
Kyran didn’t even reach rank three yet, but he somehow can access an innate spell.
This spell that manages to stop the black scorpion’s healing ability is not trained, Kyran can suddenly access this spell as if the dark element itself taught him.
He didn’t even know how he did it, but he can.
After testing his newfound power, Kyran walks out of the cave feeling fatigue.
While walking towards the cave mouth, Kyran looks at his index finger and finds that it turns black just like a bruise.
Kyran touch his index finger with his other hand before he felt a slight sting.
“When did this happen? The scorpions didn’t manage to hit me”, Kyran mumbles in confusion, the scorpions didn’t get a single hit to him so this bruise came out of nowhere.
Soon enough, the light from the cave mouth can be seen.
Kyran walks out of the cave mouth and got back to the crowd, he turns the sign in front of the cave showing an X mark rather than the number.
It’s a procedure told upon entering the canyon,
This only indicates that the mutated animal in there has been killed, and there should be no other mutated animal in it.
But of course, turning the sign need proof.
That is why Kyran brought four black scorpions’ heads in his hands to confirm it.
“I need to get back fast, Rex or Adhara will get suspicious if I take too long”, Kyran mumbles before heading towards the entrance of the canyon.
But then suddenly, Kyran felt a hostile aura coming from his back.
He throws the scorpion heads to the side and leaped away to create distance,
“Well, Well, You’re quite cautious”, a prickly voice can be heard.
Hearing this voice, Kyran widened his eyes because he somehow remember this voice and also he felt the smell of this man is familiar.
Kyran gazes at the man before he realized who it is, “Hans!”
“You know my name, I guess Rex values you more than I thought”, Hans said softly.
Looking at Hans standing right in front of him, Kyran becomes cautious as he said, “There are people here, you can’t do anything”
Kyran knows that Hans is a powerful Awakened, even Rex needs to be wary of him much less him who just become an Awakened.
He will die if he fights with Hans,
Hans chuckles lightly, his sharp gaze locked onto Kyran like a snake.
“You don’t need to be afraid, I’m not going to hurt you”, Hans said with a mysterious smile.
Kyran glance around the place while cautiously listening to Hans,
Edward told him that if he got pushed to a corner, use every second of the time you have to search and mediate an escape route.
Fleeing is the best option if met with a more powerful opponent.
Nothing is disgraceful about saving one’s life, and Rex definitely agrees with this.
Kyran then replied, “Then why are you here? I’m certain that you’re not here to greet me”
The smile on Hans’ face kept getting wider seeing Kyran’s nervous sweat, he then said while leaning onto the wall, “You’re a kid taken by Rex when he’s on his way to Wedron City, has gifts that put your power above the average person, the record said that all of your family is killed, and since then you are living a normal life”
Hearing this, Kyran frowns as Hans knows everything about him.
It’s like he’s exposed completely naked and defenseless in front of a preying snake, and he can’t do anything about it.
Kyran kept formulating a plan to escape, and the best route is to run to other people.
Although Hans is from the Atkins Family who is sitting comfortably in the 25 Golden Crest, he will not dare to kill blatantly in the public.
“I just have one question”, Hans said taking Kyran’s attention back to him.
He then continues, “What did Rex do to make you strong? I don’t recall you being an Awakened, and gifts can’t be enhanced by normal means”
“You definitely not able to kill those fourth rank scorpions before you met Rex, so tell me, What did he exactly do to make you this strong without being an Awakened”,
Hearing this, Kyran widened his eyes before he frowns.
Kyran got put into his thought because he too doesn’t know what Rex did, he just knows that Rex helped him get strong using his power.
“Oh? You also didn’t know? Let me share my thoughts”, Hans said with a smile.
He then rubbed his chin pretending to think before he said, “There are only two possibilities, either you’re nurtured by the SCO or… nurtured by the Supernatural”
Upon hearing what Hans said, Kyran gritted his teeth.
“I don’t know, and even if I know I won’t tell you anything about Rex”, Kyran said sharply.
Hans chuckles evilly while making eye contact with Kyran, they stare at each other sharply as the Awakened on the surroundings glance at them weirdly.
The tension they emitted is starting to catch the others’ attention.
Looking at this, Hans breaks eye contact before he turns his body around, “Sooner or later, the truth will come out. In the meantime, you can get out of this situation by telling me everything about Rex and hope that you’re not too late”
After saying that, Hans’ body turns into the wind as it blew away.
Kyran looks at where Hans disappeared for a moment with a darkened expression.
~
Meanwhile,
BOOM!
An extraordinary lightning shockwave exploded from Rex’s body, his body now covered by somekind of barrier made of lightning.
Anything that gets too close will be zapped, nothing can’t go past this.
The amount of mana his body currently sustains is insurmountable, the rune on his shoulder glows fiercely with black lightning and it rejuvenates Rex’s body with power.
“That’s the twelfth media, now I’m a peak fifth rank”, Rex mumbles.
Rex is currently sitting in a meditative position with burnt marks all over his body.
Blood can be seen here and there because of the prickling black lightning, but all of the injuries are already healed.
It’s thanks to being a Werewolf that he manages to do this.
Because of his enhanced physique and mana control from Chandler’s technique, Rex creates media upon media without any rest.
It should’ve been impossible for normal Awakened,
They need to rest for a couple of days or even a week before creating another media, but Rex just creates media with no repercussions.
Although pain-filled his entire body, it should be nothing for him.
But the gunshot wound from the silver bullet is still there and throbbing, it almost healed but it’s still there and making the process even more painful than necessary.
Aside from that, Rex even considers bathing using demon cores more painful than this.
It may be because of his mana control that becomes even better and better, and also his insane physique that is second to no one.
At this point, the quiet room is in a mess.
The things around Rex turn charcoal black because of the black lightning, but Rex is currently didn’t care and focuses on himself in a meditative position.
Just like what the system explains,
After creating twelve media in his major joints, Rex needs to make one in his brain and heart.
SWOOSH!
Rex closed his eyes again as another batch of high-grade lightning stones appeared around him, the lightning stones were put in a circle while Rex is sitting in the middle.
The lightning mana gathers slowly creating a black circle on Rex’s chest.
But when the lightning mana was about to touch his heart,
“Arrghhh!!”, Rex suddenly shouted as the pain shocks him greatly.
The pain feels like his heart is being stabbed by multiple swords and even his blood gushed out of his mouth because of this.
Scarlet red blood splattered on the sandy ground,
It was different than when he creates the media in his major joints, and this pain is even more powerful than when he’s bathing with the demon cores!
‘I thought it will be a breeze’, Rex thought while gasping for air.
He’s holding his chest area as he can still feel the pain, it was sudden and it caught Rex off guard.
While he’s gasping for air, the door suddenly opened.
Chandler went inside the room before he saw the scene in front of him in shock,
The place is a mess with multiple charred places with Rex sitting in the middle, he was not expecting to see this kind of scene this early.
“Rex? You’re still here?”, Chandler asks after snapping out of his daze.
He then walks towards Rex who is gasping for air, “What’s wrong? Are you hurt?”, Chandler asks in concern but when he got closer he sucked in a cold breath.
Although it’s not clear, he can feel it,
The terrifying amount of mana that Rex’s body emitted chaotically blaze around Rex’s body.
It’s like a weighing rock that presses anything around Rex, and even Chandler who is Rex’s tutor felt his mana becomes heavy upon feeling Rex’s aura.
“T-This is impossible”, Chandler mumbles in aghast.
His eyes widen widely as he looks at Rex in horror, it’s as if he has just seen a ghost.
He then continues, “How did yo-“
Noticing that Chandler enters the room,
Rex looks at Chandler with a slight smirk, he then sits back resting on his hands with heavy breaths, “I manage to reach peak fifth rank”
~
Somewhere in Ratmawati City,
There’s a huge building in the middle of a beautiful lake.
It’s a beautiful place with a tall and huge building residing in the middle of the lake.
The tall building has three white wings that sprouted from the ground and cover the building like a shell, only the front of the building is exposed and that is the entrance to the building.
A shark symbol can be seen on top of the building, and it’s surely a guild office.
Many people from all sorts of life come and go from this building, and all of them are Awakened and they’re wearing a guild uniform.
A lone woman is currently training with her sword,
She’s currently floating on a big pond that is decorated with lotus leaves, there’s a shining bright blue capsule in the middle of the pond that makes the place rich in water mana.
SHING!!
SLASH!
The woman dance with a sword in her hand doing shadow sparring.
Her blonde hair and her blue eyes match the scenery perfectly as her body moves like flowing water, her movements with the sword are beautiful and a sight to see.
And a lucky man can see this marvelous show from the side.
Feeling that someone is watching her, the woman glance to the side and saw a man there.
The man approached the woman and steps on the pond,
Instead of falling into the water and getting soaked, the man instead walks on the water nonchalantly while keeping eye contact with the woman.
Different from the woman who floats above the water gracefully,
The man’s feet didn’t directly touch the water, but there’s a slight veil of wind that barriers his feet with the water and that is how the man walks on water.
Both of them shows different mastery of elements,
One is a Water Elementalist, while the other is a Wind Elementalist.
Upon arriving in front of the woman, the man then said, “Vanessa Rirgas, Can I have a moment of your time?”
“Who are you?”, Vanessa asks back.
Hearing this, the man bows slightly before he said, “I go by the name Hans, it is an honor to meet you in person and see you train”
Vanessa glance at Hans weirdly before she unsheathed her sword.
“What business do you have with me?”, Vanessa asks in confusion, she heard the name Hans before but she didn’t remember from where.
Hans then replied, “I’m here by the order of Wesley Atkins, and I want to talk to you about your expedition as a Scavenger not long ago to Altstone Forest”
Vanessa frowns, she looks at Hans questioningly before Hans smirk lightly.