Although these leeches are quite weak and only has their poison resistance and number as their advantage, they still have a beast core inside them
Reif wants to accumulate wealth as fast as possible in fear that his money wouldn't be able to cater to his explosive growth
Just how many mages managed to advance from a normal person to a 2nd circle mage after just a bit more than a month?
Even if there are people like that besides Reif, their number wouldn't be high
Reif clicked his fingers and manipulated the magic barrier he had made. Some parts of the barrier move and turned into sharp spikes that impaled all the seven leeches
Black-colored blood was spilled by the leeches but Reif was completely unharmed. His magic barrier prevented the blood from dirtying his body
After Reif took and store the beast core inside his spatial ring, he continued and went deeper into the swam
Along the way, Reif encountered many leeches but all of them were easily killed by him
Woosh!
Suddenly, a snake hiding within the murky water of the swamp shot its body towards Reif
The snake had green-colored scales and purple eyes. Its purple eyes flashed with cruelty as it opened its mouth revealing a pair of sharp fangs
The snake's fang can definitely pierce through human flesh like a hot knife cutting butter
In return, Reif just moved his right arm not to defend himself but to let the snake bite him
Puchi
The snake's sharp fangs embedded themselves into Reif's skin yet he didn't even wince in pain
Reif's body didn't even flinch from the pain and he completely let the snake bite him
The snake's fang that pierces through his skin quickly injected venom into Reif's bloodstream
To normal people, this kind of situation would be dangerous. They would need to get treated quickly or at least circulate their mana to remove the toxins in their body
However, despite the snake injecting venom to Reif for a few seconds now, the man still didn't make any move to stop the snake
This kind of situation was one of the reasons why Reif entered the swamp. There were tons of magic beasts here that can use poison or venom
Reif doesn't have a reason to fear them. In fact, he would gladly welcome their poisoning. The more poison his body receives, the more potent his poison would be and his immunity against it will also receive a boost
Despite the snake doing its best, the venom didn't even harm Reif in the slightest. The man even felt that the rate at which the venom was injected into him was too slow
As a result, Reif gathered mana in his fingers. The mana was controlled by him and was turned into a sharp blade
With a flash of dim blue light, the snake's body was cut in half. Its head was still biting on Reif but it was already dying
With a wave of his hand, the other half of the snake's body floated in the air and Reif took out the venom soc that is the source of the snake's venom
Without even a single hint of disgust in Reif's face, he directly swallowed the venom sac to let his body digest it
If it was other people, their stomach would surely feel upset and vomit the disgusting thing they had just eaten
However, just how much poison with disgusting taste had Reif swallowed because of that hateful mage that experimented on him? The snake's poison soc was nothing compared to the other poison that Reif ingested
Reif also took the beast core from the dead snake and stored it in his spatial ring. Selling the snake's body along with the core would net him a higher price but Reif's spatial ring has limits
He doesn't plan on hunting just one or two beasts. He can't waste the space inside his ring
After the snake died, Reif continued. Along the way, he met more purple-eyed snakes that all tried to sneak attack him
Sadly for them, with Reif's senses, all of their surprise attacks failed. Even then, Reif still let them bite his arms or legs since they wouldn't be able to harm him with their poison
Reif's action was unreserved as all the snakes that came to him were turned into his magical resources
Whether it be their beast cores or venom soc, all of them were seized by Reif. The way he hunted the snakes were too different than how others did it
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After a few hours of exploration, Reif entered an area with a water level deeper than most areas in the swamp
Areas like this typically have dangers lurking in the water and Reif touch the water with his palm
"[Search!]" Magic ripples spread out from Reif's palm. This is an action that would be seen as idiotic
Probing an area like this with magic ripples will also cause the caster to be noticed
Reif is basically announcing his presence in the swamp. A lot of magic beasts sensed him and their beastly instincts told them that they should kill and eat Reif
The deep level of water instantly stirred wildly as countless purple-eyed snakes emerge
The scene will probably disgust the majority of humans but Reif didn't even bat an eyelid
No matter how disgusting the slimy and writhing snakes were, they are not something that can affect Reif's mind
If it does, Reif should just kill himself as it would be too humiliating
Reif already crawled in thousands of mountain corpses. The tens of lively snakes that all think of him as a prey don't have the ability to make him lose his calm
Before the snakes can even reach Reif, he already jumped into the deep swamp water. An action akin to suicide
However, Reif completely knows his limitations. These snakes are deadly enemies to most only because of their numbers and venom
But if a person has a way to neutralize the purple-eyed snake's venom, these snakes wouldn't be much different than normal snakes
Reif's body was submerged into the swamp aside from his head. The tens of snakes around immediately bit him in all sorts of places and Reif didn't make any move to stop them
The small holes that the snakes' fangs left are too small of an injury. With Reif's regenerative ability, healing that kind of small wounds wouldn't take too much time
Tens of snakes poke holes in Reif's body and injected their venom into his bloodstream. However, no matter how much venom the snakes injected, Reif's face was still impassive
He doesn't have the look of a man that is being bitten by tens of venomous snakes at once
Reif only gathered mana into his fingers again and uses it to cut several snakes in half using only a single move
The snake corpses floated in the swamp and their numbers continuously increase with every move of Reif's hand
Some of the more intellectual snakes tried to move away from Reif but he will just shoot out condensed needles of mana from his fingers and that would already be enough to kill the snakes that don't have a great defense
Reif was leisurely killing the snakes but to the outsider's eyes, he was in a completely dangerous situation
Only about fifteen meters from the area with a deeper level of waters, a young woman wearing a magician's robe can be seen
Her eyes were filled with dread as she stared at Reif and her body can't help but shudder
"S-second Brother, look at that guy! Let's save him!" The girl said while pointing her finger in Reif's direction in concern
The girl was accompanied by a tall older man. When the man turned to look at where his sister was pointing her finger, he saw Reif surrounded by snakes and he had the same thoughts as her sister
For the two, Reif is in great danger. If he won't receive help as soon as possible, he would surely die from the snakes' venom
"Let's go! That kid is in danger!" The man said in urgency. He quickly runs in Reif's direction. When the distance was enough, the man raises his hand and five brown colored magic circles appeared above him
From the magic circles, sharp roots emerged with the intention to help Reif
However, Reif doesn't need help. He turned his head towards the people who want to help him and the two were taken aback by the lack of fear or panic in the kid in danger
"I'm not in danger" Reif said in a tone that lacks any emotion and also raises his right arm causing some of the snakes that bitted him to dangle in the air
To prevent the sharp roots from interfering, Reif releases fiery fire from his palms and he burned all the roots the man had made
Both the older man and younger girl are 3rd circle mages while Reif is only a 2nd circle mage. Even then, Reif managed to effortlessly burn the attack from a magician that has a higher level than him
The two were terribly shocked at Reif's actions. They can't believe that such a young kid will refuse their help and the two can't help but be filled with worry
"H-how can you not be in danger? A lot of snakes are biting you!" The girl said while her body shuddered from the sight of several snakes biting Reif at once
Towards people with evil intentions, Reif won't think twice before retaliating. As for those that have kind hearts and even planned on helping him, he would at least treat them with some respect
Reif might not have any misgivings doing evil things for his goals but he is also someone that will just harm anyone or be rude to them without a reason
"I'm immune" Reif replied to the girl and continued cutting the snakes' bodies in half
Just like what Reif said, he is immune and is not in danger. The way he moves his fingers to cut the snakes in half was casual and relax. He doesn't look like someone that is poisoned or in pain
The scene of Reif casually killing all the snakes that are biting him causing the dark murky swamp water to turn even darker due to the snakes' blood stupefied the pair of brother and sister
They had never seen anyone using their own body as a bait to kill tens of purple-eyed snakes
After just a few minutes, Reif already killed all the snakes in the vicinity. He ignored the two people near him as if they were invisible and took the two things he needed from the snake corpses
The small beast cores were placed inside his spatial ring while the venom soc was directly placed in his stomach
The pair of brother and sister watching his actions almost had their jaws drop to the ground
"Y-you ... why are you eating the venom sac? You might die!" The man said out of concern and Reif just gave him a single word reply
"Immune"
Although the scene in front of them indicated that Reif is really immune, they still can't help but be in disbelief. The two even rubbed their eyes as they thought that their eyes were playing a trick in them
When Reif finished eating all the venom soc and placed all the beast cores inside his ring, only then did he moved to the area with a more solid ground
Reif's body felt incredibly sticky and dirty. He also has a foul smell due to the swamp water but with a simple [Clean] spell, his whole body and clothes returned to their clean state
Reif gave a simple bow to the two and starts walking again to meet more magic beasts but he was stopped by the older brother
"W-wait!" The man called out and Reif turned his head back
"What is it?"
The man looks as if he was making the biggest decision of his life as he looks at Reif with hope
"I-if you are immune to poison, do you also have a way to get rid of it?"