Chapter 20 - Appraisal

With the powerful burst of a collision, it changed the landscape of the wilderness.

In the middle of the disturbance, the white wolf king was still alive, but barely breathing, glancing at the white wolf king who is now filled with arrows and blood. Kiro was astonished to notice that the beast was still alive.

"I suppose you were not called the king of wilderness for nothing," Kiro muttered while walking toward its direction.

As he walked toward the white wolf direction, its eyes flashed with determination. The white wolf body suddenly expanded, while the aura around the beast was so frightening even for Kiro.

Scarlet light particles glittered around the beast. Staring at the white wolf, Kiro could help to be astounded from its transformation.

"Master! Be careful! That white wolf king is so determined to drag Master to its death!" Fixie anxiously said. "That white wolf king is using its own lifespan and soul to temporarily boost its power."

"What? Has it gone mad? No..." Kiro did not finish his words. After seeing the thick hatred of the beast, he already knew the answer to his question. The reason why the monster is in an enraged state was because of Kiro killed the silver wolf. If his deduction were correct. The silver wolf he killed was the child of this enranged white wolf.

"[ROOAAR!]"

The white wolf used its howl skill to paralyzed Kiro's mind. The howl of the white wolf was not a physical attack, but a mentality offensive skill. With its own life as fuel, the mental attack was way much stronger than before.

"...Urgh." Kiro coughed a mouthful of blood from the backlash. He was having a hard time to stabilize his clarity.

"Master!" Fixie shouted in fright, but she cannot interfere, the only thing she could do is to lessen the burden of the mental attack. A soft aura enveloping Kiro's mind, gently soothing his immobilized mind.

But the white wolf did not let Kiro stabilize his mind, as it proceeded to its onslaught.

Blue's sharp claw hit Kiro's abdomen, sending him flying ten meters away from the beast.

"Gaah-ha!" Kiro spurted a mouthful of blood, while his abdomen took a substantial blow. Blood was overflowing through his lower half.

Grasping his longbow fiercely, Kiro started his counterattack.

"[Arrow Shock]!"

*𝐵𝐴𝑁𝐺!*

An enormous explosion occurred, but it did not stop the white wolf advance.

Howling in anger, the white wolf bared its fang to Kiro. Activating the Wind Fang creating a huge suction force concentrating on its fang.

"Roaar!" The white wolf moved its fang in a slashing motion. While glittering with a scarlet light, an immense red wind slash rushed through Kiro's direction.

Gazing at the impending danger. Kiro used all of his remaining arrows to activate his current strongest art of archery. But this time, the bow arrow was less than a hundred, there were only sixty and more arrowheads left. Even so, Kiro bet everything to his arrow.

He summoned the sixty-plus arrows in the spatial pouch. Kiro imbued every single arrowhead with immense mana. This time he only focused on sharpening the arrows. He did not care if the wooden shaft could handle the consequence. He only wanted to parry with the upcoming disaster.

"One Hundred Arrow returning In one!" Kiro cried in desperation. With both eyes filled with aggression. Kiro put all of his faith in his archery.

*𝐵𝐴𝐴𝑁𝐺!*

An enormous tremor disturbed the wilderness, startling the low-grade monster in the vicinity.

Eventually, the tranquility of the forest returned with a loud wind blew at the center of the collision, slowly showing the enormous figure of the white wolf concealed from the smoke.

Kiro, who was lying still on the ground, gently raised his head as he tried to peer at the smokey figure. There he saw was the standing figure of the white wolf. Kiro could only produce a bitter laugh upon apprehending the beast was still living.

"... Hehehe, no way... You are still ali-" Kiro cut-off on his words. He noticed that the white wolf wasn't moving. He found the beast's behavior was rather odd. The white wolf should've been pulverizing Kiro at the moment of notice, once it knew that he could not move.

As the smoke slowly dissipated Kiro now has a clear look at the king of wilderness. He saw the imposing look of the white wolf, persisting to stand firmly in front of him. Two dimmed scarlet eyes were fiercely gazing at Kiro's direction, but this magnificent wolf's breathing ceased to exist. Kiro could not help to respect the stubbornness of this white wolf. Even in its last straw of life. The king of the wilderness did not abandon its pride.

Kiro stared at the beast direction for a few more minutes, knowing that the beast was already dead. He can now loosen his guard down, swiftly Kiro's both eyes blurred whilst his head fell on the ground.

"Master!" Fixie screamed hysterically. It was her first time seeing her master fainted like this. What is more, he took severe internal damage from the white wolf.

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"Mm. Good! Good! Hahaha, Kiro, you certainly did not disappoint this old man, but that is a remarkably unexpected development. I did not expect the king of the wilderness would use its life force, for a narrow possibility to drag Kiro alongside its death." Kyros stood there watching the whole scene unfolded exclaimed his astonishment from the white wolf.

"Good thing I prepared some healing potion, just in case a mishap happened to the kid. I presume I better get going." Kyros said. His figure disappeared into the forest.

In the middle of the explosion, Kiro's body was lying on the charred ground.

"Haah~, good work kid," Kyros mumbled. Then he went toward Kiro's direction while examining his body condition. Upon seeing the severe damage from his abdomen. Kyros was astounded to comprehend that Kiro was fighting in such a miserable state.

Touching the ring on his left arm, Kyros summoned the high-grade potion.

"I suppose I went too far, huh," Kyros said as he poured the high-grade potion to Kiro's abdomen.

Kiro's wound sealed up as the gleaming white light engulfed his whole body.

Several moments later, Kiro's body returned to anew with the help of high-grade potion, Kiro's body has been restored to its perfect state, like all of his internal and external wounds didn't exist.

"Mm. This high-grade potion truly lives at its reputation." Kyros said while glancing at Kiro. "I've done my part now it is all up to you, kid."

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Subsequent Kyro's went on his way. Kiro eventually awakened from his slumber. Glancing around at the familiar scenery. He felt it rather odd because there wasn't any pain coming from his body.

"What happened?" Kiro mumbled as he tried his best to recollect the event that had unfolded.

"Master, your teacher helped you to recover your wounds," Fixie said while adding more explanation. "Your teacher used a high-grade potion to mend Master's wounds, he is so generous, Master!"

"Mm. That is his part as my Master if he didn't do this much. I might not last long from that old man crazy training routine." Kiro said, but deep inside him. He is thankful for the old man's kindness.

It is not only about the potion, but with his training course. He knew that his survival skill Improved in leaps and bounds.

"Well, If I see him next time. It is appropriate to give my thanks."

『Ting!~』

『The User Level Increased by four!』

* 𝐶𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐿𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙. 12 *

『The User Base Statistic Increased!』

『Ting!~』

『Skill Basic Archery Evolved to Intermediate Archery!』

* 𝑆𝑘𝑖𝑙𝑙 [𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝐴𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑦] 𝐿𝑣. 1 *

-Does the user wish to see his current statistic?

『 Yes/No 』

Upon hearing the familiar notification bell, Kiro glanced at the transparent screen before him. Kiro tapped the yes button.

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Statistics.

STR: 37 (x5) - 185

INT: 43 (x5) - 215

DEX: 45 (x5) - 225

CON: 53 (x5) - 265

CHA: 53 (x5) - 265

SEN: 50 (x5) - 250

VIT: 93 (x5) - 465

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"Phew~, Fixie, what do you think? With my current statistic, how strong do you think I am now?" Kiro could not help to ask her. He was suddenly abducted by the old man, and he doesn't have any proper base knowledge about Adventurers. While Fixie's information may not be accurate, Kiro thought it was still a good reference.

"Hmm... WIth Master current base stats. Fixie thinks that Master is already at the peak of D-class Adventurer." She said with deep thought. "I think it is better if Master goes to the seminar that Aldin mentioned before," Fixie said, she knew her information may not be correct. She knew accurate information was essential for Kiro.

Abruptly another notification bell echoed inside Kiro's head.

『Ting!~』

『The User accumulated SP Point is now 57 points.』

『The User can now upgrade his Innate Appraisal Skill!』

-Does the user wish to upgrade his skill?

『 Yes/No 』

Kiro was startled by the announcement bell. He nearly has forgotten about their plan to grind his Innate skill.

Glancing at the screen before him. Unmistakably Kiro clicked the yes button.

『Ting!~』

『The User has chosen to upgrade his Innate Appraisal Skill!』

*𝑁𝑒𝑤 𝑓𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑢𝑛𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑘𝑒𝑑!*

『Silence Appraisal skill is now functioning!』

-The user can now activate the appraisal skill without being detected.

*𝐸𝑥𝑡𝑟𝑎 𝑓𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒*

-The user can now see the skill and their effects of the designated host.

『Incognito Statistics is now functioning!』

-The user can now hide and show his real base statistic.

『Protection from the Appraisal user has been unlocked!』

-The user can now block anyone who tried to peer toward his statistic without the user's consent.

Hearing the notification bell, Kiro was astounded to see after upgrading his Innate skill. There would be a lot of new features attached.