Yesterday I joined a group of adventurers that is sponsored and controlled by the Menfis family this was possible because Hilda dragged me and forced my entry into the group.
After killing so many magical beasts I realized that my combat ability is far greater than I thought was my only weak point and my core level with the enlightenment I had my combat skill soared my proof was my ability to seriously injure a level two magic beast even though it doesn't have a high defense and its element was still weakened and an impressive feat since I'm not even at the peak of the dark core.
If I could get a decent weapon I believe I could hurt a level two beast that has a normal defense in the same grail .
The second day of hunting was no different from the first day we only found less magic beasts we only managed to kill twelve magic beasts and we didn't even find a predator with two elements.
But on the other hand I learned a lot watching my companions yesterday I was very nervous and didn't notice much of the elemental arts that were used to hunt the magical beasts, but today I used my eyes to study the elemental arts of my temporary companions.
I tried to record the movement of your elemental energy and auras in my memory every time I try to memorize a new energy flow I feel that memorizing the next one becomes easier and faster I feel my brain is changing in the last few months the changes were subtle at first but I think the cause of that and because in this life I was born with a very good memory is ridiculous compared to my past life and it only got better since I awakened my core, more since I have increased my use of my eyes in the last two months i feel like my mind is getting stronger.
I believe my improvements are caused by my eyes they come from my father and from what my mother said he was a genius magician as he was able to create the pair of eyes so special I believe that even he didn't know what their limit is.
I learned a lot by watching Deneve's aura she compacts her aura in a circular shape her center feels denser than the edges she basically tries to mimic a shield and it seems that way her defense improves, but even though her element is very different from mine I even got a good example of her watching how Deneve creates a fulcrum under her foot using the Earth element she manipulates the hardness of the ground to keep her defense tight I can't do the same as my elements don't share this Earth element characteristic but nothing stops me from trying to replicate it using my aura when I manage to manipulate my aura outside my body.
I had a quicker and easier profit watching Nerie and Dauf as we have the same element as them.
Nerie helped me improve my movement ability she practiced her straight line acceleration ability a lot since she uses a spear she has to have the ability to accelerate quickly in a small space, even if I don't use a spear yet and very useful if be able to emulate your footwork my offensive skills will improve.
I didn't have much gain because my swordplay doesn't match Nirie's spear moves , but watching Dauf I gained a lot of insights into how to use the aura and fire element in conjunction with a sword even though he is a sword-and-shield warrior. their swordplay is much more compatible with me than most fighters who have the Fire element most of them wield heavy weapons, but Dauf showed me how to use the Fire element with a quick fighting style that doesn't rely on a heavy hit they tend to win his fights used pure brute force like Ron using his hammer.
I saw Dauf using his sword being boosted by the fire element while his aura increases the sword's cutting power and a very subtle combination between aura and the fire element, but seeing him defending from magical beasts really inspired me to create defensive moves and body positioning from him and very different from Deneve as she blocks the beasts' attack Dauf uses her strength against them instead of just resisting the bundle of their attacks on her shield.
Even Dauf uses the art of the Flame Shield to defend himself, but as I had analyzed while learning she was correct she didn't increase Dauf's defense , but she still hurt the claws of the magical beasts unfortunately I could n't see how an attack with the wind element behaves when hitting the art of the Flaming Shield.
So even if I manage to create an explosive shield my defense will still depend on the quality of my maturation investing in a maturation with metal parts to block attacks that hit the weak points of the human body since no matter how good my dodge skills are I still I will be settled sometime and my life will depend on defending my maturity.
Watching Hilda didn't help me at all as her skill is not superior to mine her use of the Wind element and a copy of Nirie only inferior and lastly Ron basically uses brute force to hit the magical beasts and I can't get anything useful of its aura and elemental energy, but I still keep it in my memory it could end up being useful for me in the future.
During the second day of hunting I didn't find anything that could be a clue to the person responsible for the magical beasts I wonder what kind of organization would release level two magical beasts in a forest what is the use of this does not generate panic and only inconvenience the groups that were sent to clean this mess are Rank E and Rank D even if it was a larger number of beasts would only need the guild to dispatch a group of Rank C to clear the forest easily in the city should have at least ten of them maybe more.
The only group that was harmed by this event are the novice adventurers maybe someone is trying to impede their progress but the only adventurers who could be targets of an expensive scheme like this would be the institute students, but a delay of two days maybe three won't will harm the institute students a lot unless they are targeting a specific student and having him trapped in the city is good for their plan, not that you can understand having a student where he would be more protected would be useful for whoever released these beasts in the woods.
The only reason I'm worried about it and for the guild reward if I found any clues my group would have a bigger reward, but I didn't find anything different in the woods even when we passed the newly built nest in the center of the woods only had animal tracks.
When voting for the city in the late afternoon of the second day of hunting we went straight to the guild on arrival we found an unknown person besides the guild receptionists he wore a cape over his body but I could see that he was equipped with a full maturation leather when approaching them I felt only danger coming from him seeing his level I could see the reason for my nervousness he was a red core mage with the elements Shadow, Wind and Poison.
As I watched his core he turned to me and I averted my eyes and focused on a receptionist next to him this move would draw less attention than looking away like an idiot.
As my group keeps heading towards the mage I saw Deneve ducking her head towards the mage showing respect for him and behind her the rest of the group imitated her it seems that Deneve knows the mage's identity.
Approaching the receptionist who was next to the mage who for some reason is simply standing facing our group Deneve hands the cores to the receptionist who receives them in silence as we made our way out of the guild I felt the mage's gaze locked on me wait let it be my imagination and he's not looking at me.
Could he feel me watching his core if that's the head of the institute or my mother should have been able to feel my gaze, but as I walked away from the guild I could think better and realized he was the first red core mage who I saw maybe your perception is better than warriors of the same core.
Upon arriving at the tavern to make the tradition of drinking in a group, I saw that I was not the only one affected by the magician, all of them were a shade whiter and with a scared and nervous face.
I didn't warm the silence and I wanted to ask who that wizard was.
"I have no idea who that guy in black in the guild is I just felt he was very strong and dangerous does anyone know who he is?"
" Ullric that was Isley the Assassin aka Mage Assassin he and an A level adventurer has several negative rumors about him but as far as I know he is a very respectable adventurer he made many contributions to the guild his title of Mage Assassin and why he specializes in hunting criminals, but he has never integrated a living criminal all those he captured are killed he hands over his corpse to the guild."
"He is a red core mage with the elements of Shadow and Wind he and one of the strongest mages in town only have two other mages who can fight him."
"I was scared to come across such a famous figure and strong A-rank adventurers are usually not seen in the guild and even less at the guild reception when they reach B-rank it is usually attended in a more refined place than the building . guild."
Curious it seems that he hides his Poison element that's pretty smart as the poison element is more effective as a hidden weapon when your enemy knows about it his guard will be up keeping the Poison element a secret should help him a lot to kill his prey without they know.
When silence threatened to overwhelm the table I had to break it again.
"Is he at the reception because of the cores that were collected from the beasts in the woods maybe he's buying them from the guild even though their level is low for a mage so powerful they're still used as secondary support materials for mages. "
"Maybe Ulric but going to pick them up personally and weird if it was just buying he would send a letter to the guild and get all the cores in his house when the mission is over and weird for him to be at the guild reception."
Before I agreed with Deneve Hilda had a different idea .
"Maybe he's in the guild because of the identity of who released the beasts in the woods to a criminal group responsible so he might have better grail items with the Wind and Shadow elements maybe Isley."
"That's a better reason than just buying guild cores ."
"No matter what Isley's reasons for being there it's unrealistic and anyone's duty at this Ulric and Hilda table you should try to avoid talking about seeing Isley at the guild's reception as this could cause confusion for you."
"Are you not going to tell the Menfis family he was in the guild?"
"Yes but that and about me and the family has nothing to do with you Ulric our mission should end today maybe tomorrow the result of the mission leaves your part will stay in the guild when you get it you should be able to increase your rank since this mission has been classified as urgent this type of mission is worth double points to increase your rank."
With the beer running out and the conversation being over, my participation in this group is over.
"Well I loved doing this mission with you and I hope you all will be alright."
After saying goodbye to the group I made my way to the institute alone Hilda had other plans she was going to spend the night at her family's house today.
Making my way around town I was afraid of being followed and attacked, but I didn't find or feel any danger on my trip to the institute.
And so my magical beast hunting mission was over.