Emma has already stated the primary purpose for her visit to the Mystic Forest. The monster's core, also known as the MAGICAL ORB, was divided into distinct categories and had a variable price.
After slaying a monster you'll gain the orb evolution of the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth. A first evolution monster orb is usually obtained from a certain monster such as a goblin, kobold, skeleton, and so on. All of the monsters you must see inside the E dungeon, to be precise.
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Back in the small cave, Riku was inviting Emma to get back in the Arzotoc Village. After hearing Solomon was still alive as this woman was also helped him to escape.
"Do you want to come with me to the Arzotoc village, Emma? Someone could heal you there and fix your broken legs." He suggested in a polite tone.
It was the appropriate plan for them to lessen the casualties. If they're staying here, the monsters were just endlessly attacking them.
Emma took a glance at him along with her red eyes, thinking how this man possibly bring her to the Arzotoc village with his low amount of mana pool. In her mind, it's already night, the monsters in this forest power up and become more aggressive. No, it's way too dangerous.
She shook her head, embarrassed, but still stated that she was refusing his suggestion. "Thank you so much for saving me, Riku, but I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany you as we didn't have enough power to fight a certain monster."
He understood what she was trying to say; this woman thought he was weak, which was true. "Who said we were going to fight the monster-?" he asked, slightly raising his brows.
And then he didn't finish his sentence since he realized Emma would think he was a monster once she saw his dark gleaming wings.
During his journey to this world, he never saw someone with monster magical prowess, as he did on his own. Even though he could see a villager with the ears of a cat, fox, dog, or other animal, it wasn't enough to persuade him that using his skill in public was safe.
They gained their current power as a result of an American experiment in which the monster's gene was transferred into a single person in order to prevent a dungeon breach that had been foreseen several years ago. It was the right answer to the question that why the people here hadn't had monsters' power.
"S-Sorry, Riku," Emma said softly, "but what did you say? We're not going to fight the monsters?"
Emma didn't simply have quick movements; she also had sharp eyes and a keen sense of hearing.
"Don't worry, Emma; I'm only wondering if there's any way to escape the monster while we're traveling." That was a deception as his main objective was to use his [Fly] ability to bypass the surface's biggest hurdles, which were the monsters.
He returned to the cave with the intention of spending the night with this woman. It was impossible for her to battle any creature in her current state. Whether he was here and the monster attack them, he could utilize his abilities to flee right away; it was also the period when he didn't care if Emma saw his wings.
In the meantime, their chat came to an end since Emma needed to rest in order to regain her strength.
Riku feels unable to leave Emma alone in this location for some reason. To put it simply, Emma would assist him with something, but he had no idea what it was.
•[Dark mode] When the full moon, your physical strength will improve by 15%. And every thirty minutes, the mana pool regeneration would count two mana pools.
His face was illuminated in blue light. The fresh notice from the game system occurred unexpectedly.
Is the dark crow's gene responsible for a new feature? It was simply a side effect of possessing this gene. Everyone in his world knew that when the moon was full, dark crows were much stronger, and when the moon was eclipsed, they had endless mana.
His ability arrived just in time, as he saw his wounds were healing more quickly than usual. Furthermore, he shook his head as he considered how he could take this opportunity to locate Solomon.
'No, I can't do that, the Naga monster and Wendigo emerged in the daylight, which means there's a chance tougher creatures could arrive in this forest,' he said to himself, eager to complete the task and collect the rewards.
Chomp!
Riku bit his tongue and immediately assumed that someone had recognized him. It had to be his father, Haru, or Yui, but he knew it had to be Arisu.
"Oh crap, I forgot about her, she said I needed to go back to the village before the sun went down," he grumbled, his face troubled because they would believe he had already fled.
"What's going on, Riku? Did something happen?" Emma gently opened her eyes, piqued by this man.
He said, aware that he was upsetting this woman, "No, I simply remember that I forgot something."
"Let this night pass if you wish to return to your village; it's hard to survive in that location," she said as she saw Riku emerge from the cave. "Ouch! Hey, where were you planning on going?"
He reminded her and added, "Don't move, Emma, your wounds will flow again if you force yourself." "At the same time, I'll stay outside to scout the area so you may rest properly, as it appears that you're bothered if someone is next to you."
"No, it's not like that; I'm just hearing your voice," she answered, admitting that she was constantly opening her eyes to see what he was up to.
"It's fine, Emma, don't worry about it." He stood outside the cave's entrance after spitting these words, unaware that Emma could still see him there.
Furthermore, Riku exited the cave for whatever reason, or more precisely, he was attempting to employ his [Target] skill. He was hoping to find Solomon inside the 150-meter radius given by the skill.
He added in a deep tone, "This is the first time I'm utilizing this skill after receiving it for a month." He wondered if there would be any casualties once he cast this skill.
In his thoughts, the tremendous pain he felt was like cutting his flesh stuck to his brain, same as the first time he used [Manifest] and [Fly] talents.
He couldn't do anything since he needed to take advantage of the brief window of opportunity to locate Solomon. His mana bank would be depleted if the sun appeared.
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Emma was staring at a man with long black hair who was gazing out into the dark forest, surrounded by little green grasses.
"What is this man trying to do?" she wondered as she watched him stretch his limbs, planning something.
Emma had troubled him earlier for no apparent reason, and she had just made up her mind that messing with this man was risky.
A crucial juncture...
Emma was about to witness a skill displayed by one of the dark crows that she had never seen before in her life.
Swoosh!
While waiting for this man to do something, the wind blew louder and stronger, and she narrowly elevated her body without allowing this man to see her.
[Target!]
Swoosh!
The dark shimmering feathers of the crows were suddenly spread all over the place, and Riku's body was enveloped in an instant.
No, it came out of Riku's body, as if it had come from above and was being blown away by the wind. Her eyes widened, confident that this man was responsible for the feathers appearing out of nowhere.
"Who is this man, and what does he do with those feathers?" Emma blurted, eager to ask him since she sensed a dark atmosphere around her that she couldn't place.
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On the contrary. Riku's eyes glowed red after casting [Target], while his sclera grew larger and blacker. Despite the fact that the feather he released engulfed him, he could still see everything around him.
It looked as if he was searching the area one by one for Solomon's likely position. In the east area, he noticed fireflies, bushes, owls, and kobolds. They were on the lookout for something, based on their motions.
"Come on, Solomon, show yourself-!" Riku abruptly halted his talent casting because he was now crying blood. His eyesight became fuzzy and crimson till... It became distorted, causing him to lose his balance.
Thud
Riku fell to the ground, even, he didn't feel severe pain, still, he was annoyed with the result of his search. "The fuck? Why it's too hard to manipulate all my skills? Don't tell me, my body isn't enough to cast a specific skill."
He slowly leaned his back on the cliff, wiping the blood in the corner of his eyes. Thinking of a new idea to rid of this situation.
Please... Someone help me to perfectly use this skill.
Ding!
The system appeared right before his eyes to help him with his problem.
[Suggestion!]
•[Bloody crow!]