Herro felt satisfied after shattering the Iron armor into pieces. He couldn't even move it freely a few hours ago, but now it was like glass compared to his strength.
He was delighted with his growth in Strength, Agility, and other Vitals stats that he had. He then wished to find a stronger opponent to battle so he can get stronger after absorbing them.
Then he remembered what happened before. He was like a miserable puppy in front of a vicious human. He was toyed by the hand of a single Mutant and nearly lost his life if the Mutant is not careless.
He shook his head, denying that wish he had just now, and said to himself that he would train a little bit and he will find an opponent with a higher vital stat than him, not an enemy who overpowered him in all of his stats like the Mutants before.
*Since I suck at explanations, I will try to elaborate on it. Herro can only absorb a vital stat if from his enemy if it exceeds his own. For example, A zombie has a point higher agility than Herro, and the rest are lower. Herro will only absorb and record that one point and will ignore the rest. Vitality is the only exception that works like energy. Herro will absorb vitality from his enemy even though it is lower than his just to replenish the vitality he expended.*
He looked around and saw Kira, who is staring at him from a distance. His expression turned solemn. Kira was still in a period of mourning over her parents' death.
Herro started to walks towards her, and she was just waiting for Herro to arrive. When Herro arrived in front of Kira, he noticed that Kira was pondering something because she had a serious look on her face.
"What is bothering you?" He asked
Kira was surprised that Herro already arrived, and she said, "O-ohhh. N-nothing."
Herro thought she sound weird, but he concluded that maybe it is because of what she's been undergoing right now.
Then before he could speak, Kira asked him a question? "Why did you destroyed that Iron armor?"
Herro smiled after he heard her question and explained, "You saw that? I am just testing my strength." Herro has a proud look on his face.
Kira frown and pouted her mouth while her eyes were rolling from side to side. She was pondering if Herro was telling the truth, and she replied, "Ok?"
[Ok? She's asking a question?] Herro thought in his mind but ignored it eventually because he knew that she was still emotionally unstable.
"Well... what should we do now? Aren't we going to prepare your parents' burial?" Herro took the initiative to ask because Kira was still in a state of shock.
Kira suddenly remembered why she was here, and her expression turned solemn, and she said, "Yes."
Kira started to walk to where her parents' carcasses are.
Herro followed her silently. It did not take them a long time to reach their destination.
Kira walked towards her parents and caressed their heads for the last time. And Kira looked at Herro and said, "Let's start with my mother."
Herro knew what she means, and it was to use Absorption Effect Transfer to transfer the Vital points of her mother towards Kira. Since Kira's parents were Mutants, Herro also needed to use Partial Transfer, so they won't repeat what happened before where Kira's finger turned to claws.
Herro nodded as a response and walked towards Kira. Kira moved a little bit backward to give Herro some space to perform his actions.
Herro kneeled down and touched Kira and her mom's heads simultaneously. "I will start now, Kira."
Kira nodded back as a response.
[System, Activate Absorption, Partial Transfer and AET simultaneously]
[Processing the request...]
[Initiating in three, two, one..]
Then, a suction force appeared in his hand and started absorbing Kira's mother.
This process will take a longer time because it became a little bit complicated. All he needs to do when he absorbs something is to integrate it into his body with the help of the system. But everything is different when he is using AET, and it was even added with Partial Transfer making it more difficult.
This thing is also beneficial to him since he will be able to upgrade his claws if her mom or dad had a stronger claw than Herro.
Kira felt the warmth flowed from Herro's hands towards her head. It was comfortable and as if she was feeling the warmth of her mom's tight embrace.
The process took a long time because of the separation of the Claw traits and transferring the effect. The time they took to finish the process is fifteen minutes if we use an analogy to compare his absorption speed right now and the time when he, it was like comparing a turtle's speed with a race car.
It only took a few seconds for Herro to absorb M2, the last Mutant he absorbed. Sweat was dripping down his forehead. The entire process was tiring and dealing a noticeable amount of stress in his mind.
Although the stress was not that great, it was still enough to let him feel exhausted. He was already feeling quite exhausted after transferring some of his vitality to Kira and vomiting his guts after killing Kira's parents.
Kira opened her eyes after Herro retracted his hands from her head. She looked towards where her mother's corpse was lying, and now it was not there. She let out a sigh and prayed silently.
She noticed that Herro's forehead was sweating. "Do you want to take a rest?" She asked.
"I'm fine. We shouldn't delay the burial." Then Herro signed to Kira using his hands to tell her that she needs to move towards her father.
Kira followed Herro's command and sat near her father's head.
Then Herro started to absorb the corpse and transfer its effect partially while absorbing the claw's trait for himself.
The time they consumed was a little bit longer because Herro felt a lot more exhausted, and the stress on his mind is already great.
Herro lay down after he finished his job. He wiped the sweat that was still forming in his head. Sleepiness has invaded Herro's mind, and he just wanted to close his eyes and sleep.
On the other hand, Kira felt stronger than before, and all the stress in her body is gone. She also felt a lot more energetic than before.
Seeing Herro who is lying down on the floor due to exhaustion, she felt a little bit guilty because she was the cause of his current state.
"Do you want to lie down on a bed? I knew a room here where you can take a rest."
Kira had already explored the place before and already memorized its map on her head. Her intelligence also increased with her physical strength after being injected with the Body Enhancement Serum. She was a lot smarter than before, and her memorization skill is impressive.
When Herro heard the word bed, his ears twitched, and he suddenly got up. He felt his world spin because he suddenly got up. It only happens because he was quite exhausted and not because he is anemic.
"Please lead the way, Kira."
Kira stood up and started to walk ahead of Herro. She was anxious because she hasn't taken a bath for days after Herro had arrived here.
She only took a bath every three days because she took a bath here at the military base. The base and her place were quite far away, so it will be tiring to bathe every day.
She was afraid of the Mutants detecting her presence and attacking her, so she was quite warry about staying at the Military base.
After walking for some time and after entering a couple of doors and turning from alley to alley, they finally reached the living quarters.
The place was clean, and not a single speck of dust could be seen there. Maybe because there is no wind here that will carry dust everywhere, or the place is just tightly sealed.
When Herro saw the bed that really looks comfy, he couldn't resist the temptation to lay his tired body down on those soft beds. In Herro's eyes, those bed was waving at him, telling him to lie there and rest.
Herro totally forgot about Kira's existence and just rushed towards the nearest bed and jump towards it. He felt he was in heaven after lying down in the bed. He smiled and then closed his eyes.
The best was soft, and Herro fell asleep after a few seconds.
Kira smiled after seeing this, and she decided to take a bath. After ensuring that Herro was fast asleep, she closed the door and started walking towards where the bathroom is. She smiled after the image of Herro's sleeping face entered her mind.