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nFrom MC’s perspective:

nI broke into the building after crossing the front courtyard. Surprisingly, I didn’t encounter a worm monster. Inside the building, I see broken wooden pillars, windows, and run-down rooms.

nMy eyes flickered with a slight glint. The building appears to be a normal inn. But to verify, I began to investigate further.

nTime passed,

nAfter one hour, I did find something. It’s the nasty smell of the worm monster. I don’t know where it’s coming from. But I’m sure it’s not anywhere near.

nBut the signs were not good. I have to be careful. Suddenly, I found something strange. It’s not from the inside, rather I heard sounds from outside.

nA group of wizards appeared outside of the building. They are all wizards from different small factions.

nAfter looting and snatching passes, the like-minded wicked wizards formed a group to collect more loot.

nThey walked past various locations and finally ended up here.

n“Yeah”

n“We can use this building for our stay tonight,”

nA deep voice reached my ears. Now I’m certain that other participants have come here. What should I do? My eyes gleamed with a twinkle.

nI wasn’t worried about their appearance. But rather I’m very happy. From them, I can collect details of other places. Especially the location of the main site.

nAfter gaining some clarity, I decided to stay hidden inside the building. When there is a suitable opportunity. I will strike then.

nOutside,

nA team of 6 wizards from different backgrounds decided to enter the building. There is no team leader in this group. Everyone acted according to their wishes.

nCreak,

nAfter entering inside, the group starts to do a preliminary check before settling down. Half an hour later, the wizards set up a tent to stay.

nMeanwhile, I’m observing their movements from the corner. Thanks to the magic cloak, they can’t sense my presence.

nAnd what I’m going to do is to observe them more and listen to their conversation.

nTime passed,

nThe wizards chatted and expressed their worries about encountering strong wizards. They didn’t even forget to mention the news about wizards from the three academies.

nDuring their killing, they did encounter some troubles.

nWhile they were talking they didn’t know that someone else was inside the room listening to their conversation.

nI did good by waiting patiently here. These wizards are 4th level. And it seems no one is leading the group.

nAll of them are wearing different clothes. It seems not all of them are from the Capital. Especially one with a cape that looks menacing.

nHe is constantly looking down at others. I feel he would find an opportunity to silence others. So the infighting would occur.

nMy mouth curves into arcs. If there is a fight, it’s a good opportunity for me. I can verify whether this place has other monsters or not.

nThen I turned to others. I wonder how many wizards were killed by their hands. Looting used to be my specialty.

nSome of their conversations revealed shocking news. My teammates are injured. It seems they had encountered both monsters and wicked wizards.

nI sighed inwardly. But they are not as unfortunate as me. I came across a 6th order monster. If any of these fellows encountered the 6th-order monster, they wouldn’t have survived.

nUnknowst to everyone, a few powerful worm monsters caught their scent and right now they are making their way toward the building.

nThen pushing down these thoughts, I decided to listen further. Because this place hides monster activities. I have a vague feeling that any disturbance would attract strong monsters to come here.

nAnd the presence of these dangerous acids is evidence of that.

nTime passed,

nAt the time of dawn, the building starts to shake from the tremor. Which caused everyone to wake.

n“What’s going on?”

nEveryone walked out of their tent and left the building in a hurry. Anyone who calls tells you that signs remors are not good signs.

nMeanwhile, I didn’t follow them toward the exit. Rather, I stayed inside. And my assumption turned right. The terrible smell assaulting my nostril is coming from the disgusting monster.

nThe increase in smell is a sign that the monster is getting near.

nThen through the broken window, I’m observing the movements outside. And those guys are ready to face the threat. It seems they already realized what is going on.

nA few minutes later,

nThe worm monster appeared above from the ground. Seeing that the wizards began to attack with spells immediately. But I doubt whether they remain unscathed in the end.

nBecause the monster seems to be stronger than the wizards.

n“System, probe the target’s details,” I Instructed the system mind.

nDing! Host’s command is recognized.

nDing! The command is executed.

nStatus Panel

nTarget’s Name: Worm Monster

nType: Earth elemental Monster

nOrder: 5th order early level

nStrength: 423

nVitality: 424

nSpeed: 422

nStamina: 418

nSkill: Sand Attack, Acid Saliva, Fast regeneration.

nA wide status panel appeared in front of my eyes. The next moment, my mouth curves into an arc looking at the power level. 5th-order monster? These guys are going to suffer heavily.

nAlso one of the skills caught my attention. Self- regeneration? This is going to be a headache.

nOutside,

nThe 5th-order monster released a barrage of attacks on them.

nThe wizards immediately realized the terror. They are facing a 5th-order monster, not an ordinary one.

nSeeing that the wizards tried to inflict heavy damage in response. The worm monster became angrier.

nInside the building,

nI’m watching the fight in silence. But at the same time, I’m also on guard. The appearance of the 5th-order monster made me think about the third-order one.

nI don’t want to waste time fighting another 6th-order monster. Then I saw spell attacks land a successive hit to the monster.

nSeeing that I decided to check the monster’s regeneration ability.

nSystem, probe the target’s details,” I Instructed the system mind.

nDing! Host’s command is recognized.

nDing! The command is executed.

nStatus Panel

nTarget’s Name: Worm Monster

nType: Earth elemental Monster

nOrder: 5th order early level

nStrength: 423

nVitality: 390

/424

nSpeed: 422

nStamina: 418

nSkill: Sand Attack, Acid Saliva, Fast regeneration.

nI see a drop in vitality on the status panel. But the points returned to their peak in a few seconds. Seeing that, a quick glint flashed in my eyes.

nSo this is called regeneration. Through the window, I see the condition of the wizards. I don’t know how long they are going to withstand the attack.

nOutside,

nThe worm monster shot acid saliva from its mouth. The attack was so fast that some of the wizards failed to evade the attack.

nArgh!

nThree of the six wizards took heavy damage from the acid attack. Unless treated immediately they will die on the spot.

nAt this time, the wizard wearing a cap made his move. Instead of attacking the worm monster. The wizard wearing a cap made a sneak attack on the injured wizards.

nPfff!

nThe attack was so fast that three of them failed to evade it. After killing the wizards, he immediately collected the passes from them and began to flee from this place.

nHis sudden withdrawal pushed the remaining two wizards to the back foot. The worm monster didn’t stop attacking.

nThe remaining two wizards lost their lives one by one within a few minutes.

nInside the building,

nI wasn’t surprised by the infighting. Rather I’m waiting for this exact moment.

nThe next moment, I walked out of the building.

nMeanwhile, the worm monster is targeting the last one. But the wizard wearing a cap wants to collect the last two passes before leaving.

nBut suddenly he notices someone walking out of the building.

n“Who are you?” He uttered in disbelief. He was sure that no one was inside the building before. So what happened now? Where is he coming from?

nIn response, I chuckled. This guy made it easier for me. Before attacking him, I turned toward the worm monster and cast the magic spell.

nI said, “Gravity Blast”

nA wisp of magic released from my finger and shot at the monster at breakneck speed.

nIn a blink of an eye, the attack reaches the monster’s head and lands a heavy blow.

nBang! ．𝙘𝙤𝙢

nThe spell explodes right after coming in contact with the monster’s head. The terrible gravity magic then tore through the monster’s brain.

nSelf-regeneration is not working for the brain. Using this opportunity, I turned toward the wizard who was wearing a cape.

nThe sudden move caught the wizard-wearing cape off-guard.

nHe realized the newcomer might be stronger. So he decided to run away.

nBut it was too late. The next second, he got attacked by a terrible gravitational force. Which left him half-dead on the spot.

nSeeing that the guy is down. Then I released a few more spells to end the 5th-order monster’s life.

n“System, probe the target’s details,” I Instructed the system mind.

nDing! Host’s command is recognized.

nDing! The command is executed.

nStatus Panel

nTarget’s Name: Worm Monster

nType: Earth elemental Monster

nOrder: 5th order early level

nStrength: 0

/423

nVitality: 0

/424

nSpeed: 0

/422

nStamina: 0

/418

nSkill: Sand Attack, Acid Saliva, Fast regeneration.

nAfter confirming the monster’s death, I turned toward the wizard.

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